Member Meeting Minutes for July 26, 2009
Minutes by Agenda Topic
T-Shirts
- The license plate design is approved
- Pre-orders will be taken
- A link for pre-orders will be posted to the blog
- Revenue generated will be used to buy a few additional t-shirts for ad-hoc sale
Flickr
- The group would like a Flickr account
- It would be nice to have a pool so other group members photos can be included
Mailing List
- A mailing list would help keep updates flowing to the group
- It would also protect user's private email addresses
Consistently using BCC would be sufficient for me, but a mailing list is also fine. --Finsprings 16:38, 26 July 2009 (EDT)
Events and Calendar
- We're having trouble communicating events to the group
- We haven't made the calendar as widely known as we could have
- Can we get it on the front page of the .org?
- Yes, Forest already knocked it out
- We don't want to overwhelm things with Twitter, Facebook, Google Groups, the forum, the wiki, etcetera
- Is there a way to automate replication of event announcements, blog posts, calendar items, etcetera through all the social media channels?
- It seems like the best approach is to use the blog to originate announcements
- Push to other social media e.g. Facebook, Twitter
- Can we connect the Calendar and the Forum with the blog
- Where does RSS fit?
- Could we document a process for posting events and then monitoring comments on the various outlets?
- No real conclusions were reached, may take it to the forums
Urban Treehouse
- An organizational meeting is being held Thursday
- The meeting is not HackPittsburgh specific
- Nick provided an overview of the group
- They provide wood to artists from fallen trees, etcetera
- Artists make projects with the wood
- Nick discussed collaboration with them
- Does anyone with an engineering background want to apply to the program?
- Would anyone with an electronics background want to help artists with their projects?
- Would we consider an intro class teaching lighting, LEDs, etcetera?
Classes
- Yesterday's class was recapped
- What is the policy for having shop members around during classes?
- Courtesy should be observed, keep it quiet, no bandsaws, etcetera
- Marty is working on guidelines for hosting classes
- Marty also has waivers
- We'll set up for Arduino 2 (Physical Pixel) on August 29
Shop
- Inspection by the city occurs next week-ish
- Acoustics were discussed
- Fireproofing was discussed in relation to acoustic treatments
Intern
- We are technically eligible for an intern
- We have things for an intern to do
- Write grant applications
- Solicit donations
- We don't have someone to manage an intern yet
Redd Up
- We'll have shop cleanup on Tuesday
- Nick will post it to the calendar
Financials
- Nick recapped account balance
- Rent can be indexed based on membership
- This has been confirmed with the landlord
- This pretty much ensures sustainability of the space (!)
Miscellaneous
- Manufacturing Assistance Center
- Nick will follow up with blog and forum post
- Google AdWords
- They'll be removed
- They're not making us any money
- Amazon affiliate program
- Benefits re-enumerated
Action Items
Jon:
- Get Arduino 2 scheduled for 8/29
- Get EventBrite set up (done)
- Add event to the Google Calendar (done)
- Get forum post in place (done)
- Get blog post in place (done)
- Get Twitter announcement out (done)
- Get meeting minutes posted to the forum (done)
Matt:
- Set up t-shirt blog entry and order form (done)
Marty:
- Set up Flickr account and pool, communicate to group (done)
- Post class hosting guidelines and waivers
Steve:
- Set up the mailing list, communicate to group
- Follow up on Ruby class
Nick:
- Post a description of the tree project to the forum
- Solicit group members for involvement for the treehouse project
- Post Redd Up to calendar and blog (done)
- Post blog entry and forum post about MAC
Forest:
- Enable RSS for the forums
- Investigate getting the Google calendar on the front page of the .org (done)