Member Meeting Minutes for August 15, 2017

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• Attendees

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Previous Events/Classes

• Audio over a beam of light.
  • Luc
  • Well attended.

• Laser Cut Sun projector for Eclipse
  • Josh Smith
  • Want to do with action housing people.

• Welding Class

Learning Tracks / Classes

• Soldering Class
  • Design our own PCB and have something which is not an Arduino
  • Geno, Bob, and Cathy will work on it
  • Sometime in August/Sept?

Potential Events/Talks/Classes

• Fidget Spinner class for kids
  • Dave Coakley and Rob Martin
  • Boyscouts and Girlscouts
    • August?

• Intro to Biosignals
  • James Hyde
  • Possibly Nov or Dec

• Intro to Czech and Mandarin
  • Becky

• Intro to CPR
  • Becky and James

• Build a steam engine class
  • Joachim
  • Copper pipe, JB Weld

• MoCa Networking
  • Justin

Shop Projects / Updates

• Autonomous Power Wheels

• Power Wheels

• 3-D Printers

• Metal Shop

• Wood Shop
  • Got large Dust collector
  • Need new 220V line
    • Dave and Chris will do it
    • Gary can help with wire

• Electronics Workstation

• Fabrication Station
  • Rewired

• Automatic dues payment system
  • Wild Apricot
  • Chad to have meeting with Pete from Milwaukee makerspace.
  • We're starting it up!
  • CW working on stuff. We have something from

• Vending Machine
  • Coin Collector needs added
  • Jacques and Dave will help install bill and coin reader

• Server
  • New display on the TV
  • Mac Mini server, Chad

• Laser Cutter
  • CW is working on getting us honeycomb for laser cutter

• Safety Report
  • Need to test alarms next Meeting!
  • We are now requiring anyone who walks into HackPGH who is not a member, sign the release form!

Old Business

• 501c3

• Teaching classes
  • We want to implement the following... You have a choice Lets vote on it.
    • Volunteer hours
    • 1 month membership
    • A class at cost

• Classes
  • There is a new form and process.
  • Will be on site soon.

• Putting cameras in the shop and upgrade to outside cameras
  • ~ $600

• TechShop Updates
  • It's not looking good for them.
  • We need to do our best to help out.

• New space
  • 30,000 sq foot bldg, 3 floors, across from 5th ave school lofts
  • Membership approves further discussion about this space
  • Possibly moving into space next door

• Maker Faire Pittsburgh
  • We pulled out.

• Student, Veteran, Senior Citizen Rates for HackPGH
  • Valid student, veteran, 65+ yrs old ID, maintain status for discount
  • $30 rates

New Business

• Gunshot at the shop
  • Police involved.

Move to Adjourn

Meeting notes by Geno