Meeting minutes: April 11, 2017
  • Attendance: 11 members
  • Motion to accept meeting minutes from March 14, 2017 accepted unanimously. Rylan opposed via lazy putting arm down.
  • New members:
    • Dale
    • Francisco
    • Brandon
    • Kevin
  • Social events
    • 27 April 2017, Soap Making
    • 29 April 2017, Electronics from zero (Scott)
    • 25 April 2017, Show and tell Retro pi
    • ? May 2017, Arduino 102 “You got blink going, now what?” (Scott)
    • 23 May 2017, Puppet Fist (Jeff)
    • 24 June 2017, Robot building workshop
    • 27-29 October 2017, Calgary Maker Faire
  • Acknowledgements
    • Erin did an interview at techworks about how social media affects business and gave a tour of the space
    • Scott did a TV spot on CTV, demonstrated a Breathalyzer with host finishing the circuit and testing
    • James and Scott manned a table at the library event and Al gave a speech
    • Roger for bringing a friend and encouraging to sign up
    • Al for getting front door strike organized and installed
    • Scott and Randy for working on the Door/Access system
  • Equipment maintenance schedule/plan still in development, reminder to take care of equipment and report any issues and/or concerns (ie. bandsaw blade needs replacing). email: thespace@sktechworks.ca
  • Finances
    • Total Profit $584.01 (membership + rental space)
    • $61.70 in donation's
    • ~$584 expected next month
    • Currently break even come September, though some membership and rental space expected to be discontinuing in near future, ~$200/mo estimated not long term
    • +4 members to get to even
  • New Business
    • Strike installed on front door, had to be installed professionally due to front tenant, invoice incoming $500-$900
      • Call for voluntary donations to help cover the costs
    • Board member roles
      • John - Chairman
      • Al - Vice Chair
      • James - Treasurer
      • Andrew - Secretary
      • Scott - Member-at-large
    • Goals for the year
      • Outreach, promote maker culture in Saskatoon
      • Improving the space
        • fixing the drywall
        • optimizing the space through reorganization and modifications
        • utilizing the space upstairs once we are in the black
        • setting up video editing station upstairs
        • new tools, table saw that doesn't scare people
      • Outside collaborations
        • Button making at the library idea, have techworks members help staff the event, details are in the works with Al
      • Scott signed us up for techsoup.com to get cheap legit software
    • Purgatory
      • Rylan took claim to his water cooler that he forgot was his
      • Randy clarified the other one he brought, mostly for parts of compressor and heat exchanger.
  • Motion to adjourn accepted unanimously.
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