Member Meeting Minutes for August 15, 2012

Minutes by Agenda Topic

• Attendees:
  • Doug
  • Scott^2
  • Sarita
  • Jeremy
  • Dan
  • Adam
  • Gabe
  • Eli
  • JP
• Called to order at: 7:35

New Members

• Gary Midock (not present)
• Adam Longwill
  • interested in mesh networks
• Andy Amrhein (not present)

Recent Events

• Thu Aug 2 - Lock Pick Club
• Fri Aug 3 - Surface mount soldering
• Thu Aug 9 - Knot Tying Club
• Fri Aug 10 - Steam Punk 101
• Sat Aug 11 - Welding class for members

Upcoming Events

• Fri Aug 17 - Rope Making
• Tue Aug 21 - LoopPgh in the shop
• Wed Aug 22 - Leah Buechley - LilyPad Creator at Children's Museum https://pittsburghkids.org/events/138/2012/8/22
  • 5:30 - 7:30
• Fri Aug 24 - 3D Movie Making
• Fri Aug 31 - "FLOAT", a talk by Ben Saks
• Sat Aug 25 - Val's Intro to Processing class
• Fri Sep 14th - 3pm visit to Google (Scott has details)
• Sat Oct 6th - Intro to El wire
• Sep 27th&28th - Open source hardware @ NYC Resistor
• Fri Sep 21st - El wire
  • show off projects, impress Google

• Potential Friday Night talks/events:
  • Hard drive rescue
  • Costuming
  • Social entrepreneurship (Scott^2, ~September)

Maker Faires!

• Maker Faire Pittsburgh September 22 - 5 weeks away!
  • Free to HackPittsburgh Members! (But really, why aren't you presenting/volunteering?!?!)
  • Kickstarter is stalled, looking for someone to take over
• World Maker Faire NYC - Sept 29-30

Unscheduled Classes

• Sat in August (maybe early early October): intro to electroluminescent wire
  • tentatively October 6th 1-5pm
• Solar powered mesh network (follow up to Sayan's talk)
• Motor Controller class - Anthony
• Soft Circuits II - Liz/Doug Oct/Nov
  • tentatively early Oct
• Public welding class

Project Updates

• LEAD Balloon
  • aiming for Post Detroit ~end of August Launch

Shop Updates

• Passport Stamp
  • Lives in desk by door, central door
• We need another sort/clean-up day.
• Electronics Workstation - next steps?
• RFID project, next step!
• Shop Garage Sale
  • Tentatively Sat Sep 8th
• Potentially have "bone-yard build day"
• There are currently bids on an oscilloscope and signal generator, see Scott for information

New Business

• 3D Printer
  • Jet is almost done with his printer
  • Vote to buy @ < $1000: 9 for, 0 against, 1 abstain PASS
• Scott^2 to develop list of meta-resources
  • General resources and information for hacker spaces
• Bicycle rack
• New aerial ping pong drop

• Jet will make signs (fire extinguisher, first aid, etc.) and also move first aid to somewhere not stupid

Motion to adjourn: Doug, seconded by Sarita