Member Meeting Minutes for April 18, 2012

Copied from Apr 4th version, edit as agenda until meeting happens.

Minutes by Agenda Topic

Attendees: Called to order at

New Members

JP

Recent Events

• Thu Apr 5 - Lock Pick Club
• Fri Apr 6 - Unblurred/GAGI Festival (HackPittsburgh @ Cotton Factory/TeeRex)
• Tue April 10 - Open Source Fab Night
• Apr 12 - Knot-tying club
• Fri Apr 13 - Easter Egg Bot (Matt)
• Sat Apr 14 - Soft Circuits Class
• Sat Apr 14 - Robot fest: Baltimore's MiniMakerFaire - Laura is going
• Sat 14 - Notacon - Cleveland, Ohio, Art/Hacking/Tech conference

Upcoming Events

• Fri Apr 20 - Invention of the Telephone (Luc)
• Fri Apr 27 - Cyborg Theater Field Trip (Laura)
• Fri May 4 - 3D Scanning with the Kinect
• Fri May 11 - Line Following Robot (Eli)

Upcoming Classes

• Sat Jun 9th: PCB Class (Matt) - Details need to be worked out
• Sat Jun 23rd: Maybe a Processing class w/val
• Start thinking about July Classes
  • Welding class for members prior to general public welding class
  • Solar powered mesh network (follow up to Sayan's talk)
  • Motor Controller class - Anthony
  • Soft Circuits II - Liz/Doug Oct/Nov
  • ...

Outside Events

• April 27th: Cyborg Cabaret (Moved from Apr 14th) http://www.showclix.com/event/223344
• April 28th: Pyrotopia - At the Pumphouse. Various levels of volunteers needed (attraction operators needed, among other things)
• June 1st: Pittsburgh B-Sides security conference

Outside requests

==== Maker Faires!

• Only 14 weeks until Detroit!
• Maker Faire Detroit call for Makers is open (through June 1st)
• Maker Faire Chicago - August 3-5

Project Updates

• Power Wheels
• LEAD Balloon
• GE Lights shop window

Shop Updates

• Make Magazine subscription fund
• Electrician Update
• Craft Area cleaned (Eli and Doug), under new management.

Motion to adjourn: 8:37