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* We have found a promising space at 412 44th St E. The board is negotiating the final details on the new space. | * We have found a promising space at 412 44th St E. The board is negotiating the final details on the new space. | ||
* Andrew is concerned about sharing the front entrance with the other tenant. He believes is it " | * Andrew is concerned about sharing the front entrance with the other tenant. He believes is it " | ||
- | * No changes to the bylaws yet. The board has been focused on financials and finding a new space. | + | * Bylaw changes: |
- | * The board agreed to a framework for corporate sponsorship offerings. Each level includes a paid membership, which would be the same as any other member. Lowest level is designed to allow some of our existing members to provide a bit more if they wish in trade for some marketing. | + | * No changes to the bylaws yet. The board has been focused on financials and finding a new space. |
- | | + | * Corporate sponsorships: |
+ | * The board agreed to a framework for corporate sponsorship offerings. Each level includes a paid membership, which would be the same as any other member. Lowest level is designed to allow some of our existing members to provide a bit more if they wish in trade for some marketing. | ||
+ | * In regards to getting " | ||
+ | * Do we need a single point of contact? Negotiations should eventually go through the board. We will handle it as needed. | ||
+ | * We should put together a list of tools that are available for naming. | ||
+ | * Randy forwarded the form from PCS for sponsorship to Scott. Scott thinks we will need to position ourselves more as a group that promotes maker culture in the public. Andrew Wright also knows somebody at PCS. | ||
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+ | * We had discussed a referral program. We would like to offer a free month membership to an existing member who refers a new member. They will receive the bonus when the new member has paid their third month. This isn't official yet; we will vote on it in the future. | ||
+ | * We would like to add a store to our website for selling merchandise. We can use this to sell T-shirts, Arduinos, consumables for the tools, and other things that we might have on hand. Scott is starting to integrate this into our website. In order to do this, we will need a PST number, which James will be applying for. Send any suggestions for items to sell to the board. | ||
+ | * Events | ||
+ | * Retro video game day this Saturday, July 16, at TechWorks. Open to the public. Starts at noon, goes until we get too tired to play. | ||
+ | * Soldering workshop to be hosted by John. Will be some time in August. Al will promote at the next ETC event. | ||
+ | * Rylan had offered to do host a kiln workshop. No plans yet. | ||
+ | * Al is going to wait on the CNC training workshop until after we move. | ||
+ | * Scott will host another soap workshop after we move. | ||
+ | * Al is also willing to hold a combat robot workshop that includes building a FingerTech Robotics Viper Kit. Al will promote it at the next ETC event. | ||
+ | * Andrew Wright is still willing to hold a CAD workshop. | ||
+ | * Albert will be giving a CAD workshop at ETC in October. | ||
+ | * James will be giving a talk in September at Sask Polytechnic on drones and quadcopters, | ||
+ | * Promotions: | ||
+ | * John has put up a Kijiji ad for TechWorks. He plans to repost it weekly a couple of days in advance of our build nights. | ||
+ | * Newspaper classifieds? | ||
+ | * If we put together a group project that includes some sort of public work, we could get a grant towards it, and that work could lead to visibility. Need to discuss it further with JS. | ||
+ | * Our website is out of date and doesn' |