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These standing committees of the [[Staff Collective]] are designed to oversee all the areas of Free Geek, implementing policies that are set by other groups and making policy suggestions to those other groups. Each committee has a [http://lists.freegeek.org/listinfo mailing list] and a queue in [[RT]]. Standing committees are ongoing. Ad hoc committees are temporary.

; Standing [[Action]] Committee
: ''Mission:'' Building and equipment security, staff and volunteer safety, supply, waste removal, and the sale of scrap material.
: ''Programs:'' Recycling, receiving, maintenance and design of the physical plant, building security, general safety, relationships with neighbors.
: ''Email:'' action at freegeek.org

; Standing [[C7]] Committee
: ''Mission:'' The standing committee structure, liaison with board and council especially regarding policy development, financial considerations.
: ''Programs:'' Policy development, load balancing of the committees, liaison with Free Geek Community Council and Free Geek Board of Directors, nominations to the various committees, proposals concerning changes to the committee structure itself; volunteer and staff scheduling; accounting and financial oversight.
: ''Email:'' c7 at freegeek.org

; Ad Hoc [[Events]] Committee
: ''Mission:'' 
: ''Programs:'' In charge of major Free Geek parties and festivals, like Geek Prom, Geek Fair, and the holiday party. Meets seasonally, as needed.  Generally, monthly for a few months before an event, then every other week, then weekly, then freak out right before the event.
: ''Email:'' events at freegeek.org

; Standing [[HR]] Committee
: ''Mission:'' Provides oversight for those areas of Free Geek pertaining to the health and well being of volunteers and staff.
: ''Programs:'' Human resources, volunteer and staff discipline, procedures regarding theft from Free Geek, mediation between conflicting parties, staff and intern reviews, health care and benefits packages, employee manual, oversee the hiring process.
: ''Email:'' hr at freegeek.org

; Standing [[Inreach]] Committee
: ''Mission:'' 
: ''Programs:'' In charge of tours, volunteer rewards, core breakfast, front desk, public email addresses (like [[Volunteer@]] and [[Info@]]), and large donation thank you notes. In charge of room use, tabling, relations with neighbors, and networking with other organizations. 
: ''Email:'' inreach at freegeek.org

; Standing [[Knowledge Bees]] Committee
: ''Mission:'' Facilitating access to information through documentation, training and support.
: ''Programs:'' Education, documentation, liaison with Distro group, technical support, Free Geek library.
: ''Email:'' grok at freegeek.org
 
; Standing [[PR]] Committee;
: ''Mission:'' 
: ''Programs:'' In charge of media outreach & relations, ads & marketing, the main Free Geek website, fundraising, grants, membership development, tabling, networking with other organizations,  and corporate donations solicitation. Also oversees fundraising, grants, and membership development. 
: ''Email:'' pr at freegeek.org

; Standing [[Propagation]] Committee
: ''Mission:'' Outreach to organizations to promote reuse of hardware and use of Free and Open Source Software.
: ''Current Staff Members:'' 
: ''Programs:'' Liaison with Free Geek startups (the replication of Free Geek elsewhere), liaison with GAP volunteers, Hardware Grants.
: ''Email:'' propagation at freegeek.org

; Standing [[Receiving]] Committee
: ''Mission:'' 
: ''Current Staff Members:'' 
: ''Programs:'' [[Basic Intake]]
: ''Email:'' receiving at freegeek dot org

; Standing [[Reuse]] Committee
: ''Mission:'' The testing, building, refurbishing, and sales of reusable equipment.
: ''Programs:'' Freekbox, storebox, grantbox production, build, laptops, testing maintenance and development; retail sales, eBay sales; printer refurbishing and sales; locate, evaluation, and put oddball hardware into reuse; wholesale or bulk sales of to-be-recycled parts.
: ''Email:'' reuse at freegeek.org
: ''NOTE: Reuse is likely to divide into a '''Sales''' committee and a '''Production''' committee in the future.''

; Standing [[Technocrats]] Committee
: ''Mission:'' The selection or creation, maintenance, and technical security of hardware and software used at or installed by Free Geek.
: ''Programs:'' Liaison with Coders group, liaison with ASS group, liaison with Distro group, selection of software commonly used at Free Geek, computer security, technical infrastructure.
: ''Email:'' technocrats at freegeek.org

See the [[Perpetual Meeting Calendar]] for meeting times and attenders.

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