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| Bristol Hackspace is a diverse and inclusive organisation where membership is open to everyone, regardless of their background, race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender identity, or disability, and provided it is safe and legal. On the grounds of safety we do not accept membership from those under 18. | Bristol Hackspace is a diverse and inclusive organisation where membership is open to everyone, regardless of their background, race, ethnicity, sexuality, gender identity, or disability, and provided it is safe and legal. On the grounds of safety we do not accept membership from those under 18. | ||
| - | Memberships are issued for named individuals only. We do not offer corporate, shared, or family memberships. We are happy to accept members whose memberships are paid by a sponsoring organisation, | + | Memberships are issued for named individuals only. We do not currently |
| We aim for new memberships to always be available for those interested, but should demand exceed capacity, membership will be limited by way of waiting list. Membership opportunities will then be offered on a solely first-come-first-served basis, with no other selection or qualifying criteria in place. | We aim for new memberships to always be available for those interested, but should demand exceed capacity, membership will be limited by way of waiting list. Membership opportunities will then be offered on a solely first-come-first-served basis, with no other selection or qualifying criteria in place. | ||
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| ==== Your Membership Fee ==== | ==== Your Membership Fee ==== | ||
| - | Your membership payment is a rolling monthly | + | Your membership payment is a rolling monthly |
| - | Your monthly membership donation is solely used towards the charitable | + | Bristol Hackspace |
| - | As a member of Bristol Hackspace, we also ask that you donate some of your time towards the upkeep and improvement of the Space, proportionate to your use. This community involvement is how we are able to keep our suggested donation low. | + | Your monthly membership fee, and any additional donation recieved as part of your regular monthly payment, is treated as unrestricted funds and used towards the charitable aims of Bristol Open Technology Lab CIO, which include the provision, |
| - | Bristol Hackspace | + | As a member of Bristol Hackspace, |
| ==== Becoming a Member ==== | ==== Becoming a Member ==== | ||
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| * Your membership payments having stopped. | * Your membership payments having stopped. | ||
| - | The trustees will give at least 21 days' notice of a meeting where sanctions such as terminating your membership is up for discussion. This is to allow you reasonable opportunity to make representations in advance. In exceptional circumstances the trustees may ask that you do not use Hackspace until a decision has been made. | + | The trustees will give at least 21 days' notice of a meeting where sanctions such as terminating your membership is up for discussion. This is to allow you reasonable opportunity to make representations in advance. In exceptional circumstances the trustees may ask that you do not use the Hackspace until a decision has been made. |
| A resolution to terminate a membership must have the support of a strict majority of trustees to pass. Termination takes immediate effect, unless by the grace of the trustees. | A resolution to terminate a membership must have the support of a strict majority of trustees to pass. Termination takes immediate effect, unless by the grace of the trustees. | ||
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| By becoming a member of Bristol Hackspace you become a voting member of Bristol Open Technology Lab CIO, the incorporated entity that controls Hackspace. This gives you the legal right to vote at general meetings and other rights in accordance with our policies, for example putting forward or supporting purchase proposals. | By becoming a member of Bristol Hackspace you become a voting member of Bristol Open Technology Lab CIO, the incorporated entity that controls Hackspace. This gives you the legal right to vote at general meetings and other rights in accordance with our policies, for example putting forward or supporting purchase proposals. | ||
| - | As Bristol Open Technology Lab CIO is a charitable organisation without share capital all members, and persons who have ceased to be a member within one year, carry a financial liability in the unlikely event the organisation is wound up due to insolvency. The amount of this liability is a maximum of £1 (one GBP) per member, if demanded by the administrator of Bristol Open Technology Lab CIO. | + | In the unlikely event the organisation is wound up due to insolvency, |