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| == Meeting minutes: June 14, 2016 == | == Meeting minutes: June 14, 2016 == | ||
| * 10 full members in attendance | * 10 full members in attendance | ||
| - | * Chairperson' | + | * Intro from John |
| - | * John Tumbach is chairperson, | + | * Board positions were decided at last board meeting: |
| * Wants to review previous meeting minutes at each meeting | * Wants to review previous meeting minutes at each meeting | ||
| * Regular items | * Regular items | ||
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| * James has not looked into the blade yet. Scott has put his blade on there in the mean time. Has donated it to us. | * James has not looked into the blade yet. Scott has put his blade on there in the mean time. Has donated it to us. | ||
| * Al's laser cutter has not yet arrived. | * Al's laser cutter has not yet arrived. | ||
| - | * Rob Philips is willing to donate money to us for us to purchase the laser cutter from Peachy. Albert has prepared a draft agreement for the donation and will be continuing | + | * Rob Philips is willing to donate money to us for us to purchase the laser cutter from Peachy. Albert has prepared a draft agreement for the donation and will be continuing |
| * Peachy' | * Peachy' | ||
| * New business | * New business | ||
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| * Scott has asked companies about corporate sponsorship, | * Scott has asked companies about corporate sponsorship, | ||
| * Rylan has a school bus that he would be willing to turn into a " | * Rylan has a school bus that he would be willing to turn into a " | ||
| + | * Rylan also suggests a workshop that we could offer to parents and their children in the home schooling community. This could lead to the parents becoming members, who would use the space with their children. | ||
| + | * We should ensure our bylaws and/or membership agreement include that members are liable for their guests. | ||
| + | * WD Plastics is interested in having access to a laser cutter, but is hesitant to purchase one. Rylan has suggested some kind of corporate sponsorship or membership for them to use it. Our bylaws currently don't allow for a corporate member (or members to use the space only for commercial purposes), but this is something the board is reviewing. | ||
| + | * Rylan would like the board to come up with a corporate sponsorship plan that he can sell to businesses. | ||
| + | * The next board meeting will be held July 6, 2016. | ||
| + | * Board also discussed holding more social events within the membership. John thinks we should do more of that. Since many of us are busy on the weekends, he would like to come up with things that we can do on a weekday evening. | ||
| + | * John will be hosting a retro video game day. Tentatively scheduled for Saturday, July 16, 2016. People are welcome to bring additional TVs, consoles, and games. | ||
| + | * John would also like to encourage more group projects: things like the MAME cabinet, the vending machine, the bus, etc. | ||
| + | * Other suggestions for social events: dodge ball team, Instructables design challenges, trip to mini Makerfaire in Calgary with Al (early September), RoboGames 2017 (late April) -- can assist Al with his robot. | ||
| + | * Rylan has a working, licensable van with ladder holder that he would be willing to donate to a TechWorks or a member for a project. | ||
| + | * Albert talked with the library about their Innovation Hub. Continuing to discuss with them. | ||
| + | * Marguerite Koole from the ETC Makerspace in the U of S College of Education visited us recently. They have funding to run a makerspace in the basement of the education building. They have full time staff running workshops. They have limited space, equipment, and technical experience/ | ||
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