Member Meeting Minutes for Aug 19, 2015: Difference between revisions
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** Current membership votes to allow new member in or not after a month | ** Current membership votes to allow new member in or not after a month | ||
** Get rid of old interview process | ** Get rid of old interview process | ||
** Ideas of membership from whiteboard: | |||
** | ** The ideas below were voted on by the members present | ||
*** 1 month probation with option to extend | *** 1 month probation with option to extend | ||
*** Everyone discusses and votes on potential new member | *** Everyone discusses and votes on potential new member | ||
*** 2 Board members and 3 members vote on member | |||
*** Input from all and board votes | *** Input from all and board votes | ||
*** Get RFID card but no key for a month | *** Get RFID card but no key for a month, must be accompanied by full member | ||
*** Positive ID required | *** Positive ID required (verify but not keep) | ||
*** References | *** References optional but not mandatory | ||
*** Board gives shop tour | *** Board gives shop tour | ||
*** Post name and photo of potential new member during trial period at the shop. They can opt out of photo. | |||
==== Move to Adjourn ==== | ==== Move to Adjourn ==== | ||
Adjourned at: | Adjourned at: |
Revision as of 18:08, 19 August 2015
Minutes by Agenda Topic
- Attendees
- Eli
- Chad
- Geno
- Johnathan
- Jim
- Volker
- Scott^2
- Wesley
- John Balacko
- James Hyde
- Stephen Mitchell
- Steven Owens
- Alex via Google hangouts
- David
- Tim
- Called to order at: 7:38pm
New Members
Recent Events
- Aug 8th - Maker Faire Info Session @ HackPGH
- 30 people came, awesome networking and advertising
- Aug 10th - UV Club
- Aug 12th - Tesla Club
- Aug 14th - Digital Games Night
- Aug 15th - Music & Technology Club
- Aug 17th - Software Group Meeting
Upcoming Events
- Aug 24th - UV Club
- Aug 26th - Tesla Club
- Aug 28th - Arduino Group Workshop: Bring your Arduino projects and work/collaborate on them
- 7-9pm
- Aug 31st - UV Club
- Aug 2nd - Members Meeting
Potential Evening talks/events
- Jon Lewis, Database talk
- updates?
- John Balacko would like to do a talk on use and selection of ICs.
- Tentative Sep 18
- IC Chips and Basic project control
- 7-9pm
- Aug 28th - Arduino Group Workshop: Bring your Arduino projects and work/collaborate on them
- 7-9pm
- Lets restart Movie Night, and Game Night (analog/digital(artemis))
- 2nd and 4th Friday digital and analog
- August 14 Artemis/ Digital Games night sponsored by Johnathan
- Scott Holistic Brain talk
Learning Tracks
- Motor Control - Anthony
- Anthony was not here, no updates
Shop Projects / Updates
- Autonomous Power Wheels
- Did a lot of testing with small RC car and Lidar and ROS
- Will work on full size chassis this weekend
- Will be named Slam-Bourghini
- Power wheels
- Eli will be making few new body panels
- Will make motor easy to replace with new motor during race
- We need people to race, pits, track marshals, etc.
- NYC Maker Faire Sept 26,27
- Hack to the Future is registered for NYC Maker Faire as of 8/19
- 3-D Printer
- Currently down. Almost ready to come back up.
- Needs wiring and calibration
- Currently down. Almost ready to come back up.
- Foundry project by Alex and Wesley
- Updates?
- Alex is looking for bricks
- Server
- Updates?
- Works, no problems
- Open Source Brewing
- Updates?
- Waiting for cooler weather
- New Mill
- Updates?
- Need to get it from Alex
- Crafts area
- Updates?
- We need to keep area clean
- Has power strip, electricity
Old Business
- Sign Ideas
- Due Date: September 12
- Pittsburgh Maker Faire October 10 and 11.
- The call for makers is technically over... But you still have a little bit of time.
- We need to get rid of some stuff here at the shop.
- Still need to get rid of ATM.
- Vending Machine (Back on the chopping block).
- Oscilloscope
New Business
- Gene is stepping down from the board.
- Emergency election, probably next members meeting
- Send email to info@hackpittsburgh.org if you want to run
- New induction procedure.
- 1 month trial period, get rfid card, not physical key
- Allow members to get to know you
- Current membership votes to allow new member in or not after a month
- Get rid of old interview process
- Ideas of membership from whiteboard:
- The ideas below were voted on by the members present
- 1 month probation with option to extend
- Everyone discusses and votes on potential new member
- 2 Board members and 3 members vote on member
- Input from all and board votes
- Get RFID card but no key for a month, must be accompanied by full member
- Positive ID required (verify but not keep)
- References optional but not mandatory
- Board gives shop tour
- Post name and photo of potential new member during trial period at the shop. They can opt out of photo.
Move to Adjourn
Adjourned at: