Meeting Minutes: July 10, 2012

  • 11 members present
  • Regular Items
    • Treasurers report
      • Member #'s, income, expenses
        • 19 full members.
        • Odemia says we are paid up until September.
        • Have $2k in bank.
        • ISC on submitting our financials.
        • Have confirmation that it is completed.
    • Reports on Committees
      • Door Security
        • Power supply on SheevaPlug died. Has been fixed by repairing it.
        • Paul is only one with a key.
        • Curtis from 220 helped us get in.
        • New members have fobs? (Mike, John, and Jordan)
          • John already got our last spare last month.
          • Paul will bring a fob for John.
          • Mike filling out a form to request one.
        • Keyfob remaining work - what needs to be finished? Can we access it online yet?
          • drostar migrating control from SheevaPlug to SpaceBox.
        • Remove any unpaid members from door list
          • Will remove kab0b.
      • Workshop Committee
        • Quad building went well. Raises interest from potential members.
        • Classes - Ryan/James/JRans to organize a curriculum (Al copter class)
          • Copter class? Al can't remember what that was about.
          • James planning beginner electronics classes.
          • Al willing to do a class on PCB manufacturing.
      • New Tools forum discussion and pledges updates - kickstarter-like pledge drive
        • Forum thread exists. Not much discussion so far.
        • 3D Printer
          • Odemia's printer needs to be wired up and programmed. Odemia is okay with others working on it.
  • Updates from last meeting
    • Status of wiki (website link changed?)
      • Done before last meeting.
    • SKTW computer - MeshCAM upgrade available
      • Download the upgrade – free for several more months.
    • Sign making for the 220 - dead?
      • Dead.
    • T-shirts ordered? Lab coats? - Bergo
      • No progress yet on t-shirt order.
    • Commercial general liability insurance paid?
      • rsilk dropping off insurance renewal forms.
    • Kinsmen education grant (Paul)
      • Paul not here.
  • Special Items
    • Board positions:
      • Kyle (Kab0b) - Secretary - transferring to James (RevEng)?
        • Kyle no longer a member. James will take over.
      • Odemia appointed to board in the interim.
    • Science fair/Maker faire - August 25th - what needs to be done? (Al, Bergo, Kaldonis)
      • Aim to have 3D printer ready for then.
      • Need to book The Den. Bergo emailed them to request it.
      • Need advertising (Paul).
      • Al will ask band about entertainment.
    • Lease renewed monthly? Same rate?
      • Paul is negotiating. Currently month-to-month. Paul has negotiated a new lease. Awaiting review from board.
    • New space?
      • Ad for prospective space on Alberta Ave. gone. Still considering alternatives.
      • FingerTech may need a test starting next month. May be able to work out something to share space.
      • Kaldonis and Bergo looking for spaces.
  • New Business - members may bring new business to the attention of the meeting.
    • Food sales are successful. We have added chips now.
  • Sort through the junk pile (after meeting)
meeting/july_10_2012.txt · Last modified: 2012/07/11 02:19 by reveng
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