===== Meeting Minutes ===== ==== Time and Location ==== * Tuesday, March 13, 2018 7pm * Location: Saskatoon TechWorks, 412 44th St E * [[meeting:february_13_2018 | Previous meeting minutes]] (please read ahead of time) == Agenda == * Attendance: 15 members (Quorum) * AGM Items * Chairman`s Address * John gave a summary of the previous years events and milestones and thanked the membership for a great year * Financials * James read a summary of the 2017 finances * Net Income: $1,536.50 * James motioned to accept the finances, seconded by Andrew and accepted unanimously * Al motioned to dispense with audit, seconded by James and accepted unanimously * James read a summary of 2018 budget * James motioned to accept the 2018 budget, seconded by Andrew and accepted unanimously * Board Election * The nominees are Andrew Wright, Albert La, James Cooper, John Tumbach, Scott Walde, Sheila Maithel * Since there are less nominees than the maximum number of seats, election will be held by vote of confidence * Ballots were filled and then counted by Roger who announced a unanimous acceptance of all 6 nominees * James motioned to destroy the ballots, seconded by Andrew and accepted unanimously == Regular Items == * Equipment, Safety and the Space * Check fire extinguishers * Quick Clean * Equipment check * band saw needs to be adjusted * limit switches are not working correctly on goliath * Previous meeting minutes * January 9 * were tabled due to missing financials * February 13 * were tabled due to missing financials * Both accepted unanimously * New Membership * No New Members * Finances * James read a summary of the monthly finances * Profit of $3059.46 * Expenses of $2922.34 * Net Income of $137.13 * Could we cover our liabilities? Yes * Are our accounts being taken care of promptly? Yes * We are in the black! * Social events / group projects * Small talk / Show and Tell * Mar 27 - Rylan is going to talk about something * Future Workshops / events * March 24-25 - Arduino 101 * March 29, April 5 - Electronics from Zero * May 26 - Makerfaire * We need volunteers to man our booth, 3 or 4 * June 2 - Open house * Acknowledgements * Previous board for their awesome work * Rylan for new tabletop * Roger for being our returning officer * Anyone who has been giving tours of the space on open days/nights * Old Business * Free admission day - a great success * switched to Shaw internet * It's great! * New business * new member incentive - until August 31, 2018 * Old incentive was never utilized * New members who sign up with the paypal subscription get a $50 gift certificate to the SKTechworks store * James motioned to proceed with the above incentive, seconded by Rylan and accepted unanimously * James motioned to repeal the old incentive plan, seconded by Scott and accepted unanimously * throw food waste in the dumpster otherwise it rots in the inside garbage cans and this is how you get ants * Open Floor * Al brings forward and idea for anti-workshops * Get together and learn about a topic that no one knows, together * learn a new board game, a software package, how to make friends * Order a pizza and have fun * Erik mentioned the healthcare hackathon coming up in September and the mini hackathons running up to it * Anyone with ideas for a healthcare hardware thing or interest in participating please contact Erik * Taylor brought up our website is lacking info and out of date on equipment at the space * Rylan went through with his Parents and Sister and made a list, proceeded to leave it at their place where it is super useful * Taylor asked about what are the rules for members that are in arrears * The board discussed this at the last board meeting and is working on policy to clearly and formually define this process * Ultimately a member loses voting rights and access to the space 2 months past their last paid month. * Next Meeting - April 10, 2018 * John motioned to end the meeting, Scott seconded the motion and accepted unanimously * Purgatory box