meeting:june_08_2021 [Saskatoon Techworks]

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==== Saskatoon Techworks General Meeting ====
--- Time and Location ---
  * Tuesday, June 8, 2021 7pm
  * Location: Saskatoon TechWorks, 412 44th St E, and remote Zoom meeting
  * [[meeting:may_11_2021| Previous meeting minutes]] (please read ahead of time)

== Minutes ==
  * Regular Items

    * Attendance: 8 in person, 3 in zoom (quorum)

    * Previous meeting minutes
      * May 11, 2021
      * Accepted unanimously as read

    * New Members
      * none

    * Finances - monthly
      * Gross profit: $4,268.92  
      * Ordinary expenses: $4,348.10 (Other: $0.05)
      * Net income: -$79.13
      * Liabilities: $1,956.70 
      * Could we cover our liabilities? Yes
      * Are our accounts being taken care of promptly? Yes

    * Social events / group projects    
      * Future Workshops / events
        * TBA

      * Newsletter sign up - [[https://sktechworks.us2.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=03c13b19a0035c0ee0118e5f2&id=5f20d65bfa|Newsletter]]
        * workshops, events, projects, upcoming info - newsletter@sktechworks.ca

  * Old Business
    * Equipment
      * New laser cutter - in slow progress
      * Space reorganization - in progress
      * laser filter box - procuring parts
      * Mitre saw dust port is broken - 3d model design in progress
      * air distribution and vac piping - James chamberlain is back and has started working on these projects
      * belt sander - motor looks like it over heated, investigating repair/replacement
      * OMIO - throwing error, started troubleshooting with OMIO
      * Maker bot replacement button is here, James Cooper will replace after the meeting
    * Weavers guild - no update at this time

    * Covid 
      * Sask Government has announced that we are in stage 1 of re-opening. This mean we can have 30 people and thus can start having workshops again.

    * To Do List
      * Add/Remove/Assign to list

    * If a problem is found with the facilities please contact the board
      * thespace@sktechworks.ca

  * New business
    * foci for this year
      * Space culture
        * Encouraging cleaning/maintenance
        * Teaching safe use of tools
        * Space project board
        * Work on space projects on Tuesday nights
      * Online presence 
        * Training videos
        * Marketing on facebook, youtube, in newsletter
      * Business advancement
        * Attracting new members
        * Providing tools and consumables

    * Video capture day - June 7th
      * some board members captured video and audio for some how-to videos
      * editing to follow 
        * Mena has offered to try and do the editing
    * Roof is leaking
      * landlord is brought in repair personnel - will have to see how it turned out
    * Front has be pressure washed in anticipation of parking lines being painted

    * Open Floor
      * James cooper would like to improve the engravibility
        * Has new lenses on order
        * Is looking into buying a smaller tube to put in the second spot
        * There were no objections at the meeting to do this

    * Acknowledgements
      * Torban for investigating blade for mitre saw
      * Torban for pressure washing the parking lot
      * Andrew for taking care of the VPSes and website
      * To John, Scott, Rylan, Torban, James Cooper for coming to the video capture day and helping out

  * Next Meeting - July 13, 2021

  * Purgatory box
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