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)
