Member Meeting Minutes for December 19, 2012

Minutes by Agenda Topic

• Attendees:
  • Scott'
  • Scott^2
  • Jeremy
  • Bob
  • JayPee
  • Forest
  • Dan
  • Gabe

• Called to order at: 7:45

New Members

• None present

Presentation

• Awesome Pittsburgh (Jeb Feldman)

External Collaborations

• Thu, Jan 17th - Carnegie Museum of Art Culture Club making event. Jeremy attended last one, might have useful info to pass along.

Recent Events

• Thu Dec 6: Eat/Drink/Make - Children's Museum of Pittsburgh make night
• Thu Dec 6: Pittsburgh Geek Night at Church Brew Works
• Thu Dec 6: Pittsburgh Lockpick Club
  • new website: http://unlockPGH.org/
• Fri Dec 7: Open Source and the Law
• Sat Dec 8: Learn to Solder - Matt B
• Sat Dec 8: Handmade Arcade
• Mon Dec 10: UAV/Quadcopter group meeting (HackPittsburgh members only)
• Tue Dec 11: Open Source Fabrication
• Thu Dec 13: No Knot Tying Club meeting this month!
• Fri Dec 14: Holiday Ornaments with the Egg Bot
• Sat Dec 15: Intro to Motor Control - Anthony
• Tue Dec 18: LoopPgh

Upcoming Events

• Thu Dec 20: PittMesh
• Thu Dec 20: StartUptown Holiday Party
• Fri Dec 21: No public event
• Fri Dec 28: No public event
• Wed Jan 2: Member Meeting
• Fri Jan 4: Social Entrepreneurship
• Fri Jan 11:
• Fri Jan 18:
• Fri Jan 25:

• Potential Friday Night talks/events:
  • Intro to resistors, capacitors, component labeling
  • Hard drive rescue
  • Costuming
  • Social entrepreneurship (Scott^2, ~January)
  • Flat panel speakers

Unscheduled Classes

• Public welding class
• Ham radio test (spring)
• CNC milling

Project/Shop Updates

• Window Lights project - lights acquired, to be placed in window "soon"?
• Electronics Workstation - next steps?
  • Need to organize electronics components
• RFID project - handing out cards/keys.
• 3D Printer
  • Finishing build, should be done soon, end of month at latest
• Server Rack
• Bandsaw - Done!
• Steel City Code Fest

New Business

Motion to adjourn: