Member Meeting Minutes for December 2, 2009
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Agenda
- New members
- Recent events
- Upcoming events
- Treasurer election
- Duquesne Law Clinic update
- Door update
- Heat update
- Electrical build-out discussion
- Handling member hiatus
- 2010 elections
Minutes by Agenda Topic
Attendees: Forest, Doug, the Matts, Andy, Marty, Jon, Amy, Jim, Bonnie, Logan, Gwen, Derrick, Dan W.
New members
- Logan joins us
Recent events
- Art && Code
- Four classes taught
- Soft circuits by Matt M. and Liz
- Arduino 1 & 2 by Matt S., Jon, and Marty
- Intro to soldering by Andy for Duquesne
- Nerdcore & Knitting Night
- World premiere of Bonnie and Jim's Code Monkey video
Upcoming events
- Friday 12/4: Bill Bennett, a First Robotics mentor, will discuss the program
- Friday 12/4: Matt M. will head up Finish It Friday
- Bring in your mostly-done projects and get them done
- Friday 12/11: Deeplocal will present
- Tuesday 12/15: DevHouse will hold its monthly meeting
- Friday 12/18: Bonnie and Jim will host Hacky Crafty Holidays
- Make cool crafts and have a holiday party
Treasurer election
- Marty is our new treasurer
Duquesne Law Clinic update
- Representatives will meet with the PCKIZ on Thursday
- Topics of discussion will include advertising and mutual relationships
- Topics will also include "getting to know each other"
- We'd like a clear statement of mission
- We'd like to know how we fit into that mission
- Matt and Marty will represent
- Follow-ons may include larger representation
Door update
- Marty is almost done with the door for realz
- He has an enclosure for the inside
- Software is done except for logging to SD card
- Volunteers are welcome to help with exterior enclosures
- Marty will make a wiki page for it
Heat update
- We have a heater!
- It is a gas-based, temporary solution
- Concerns regarding the smell were discussed
Electrical build-out discussion
- TBD
Handling member hiatus
- Vote: The membership is requested to authorize the treasurer to collect any outstanding balance remaining on a suspended member's account before that member can return to good standing. In other words, whatever balance you leave with, you need to make up when you come back.
2010 election
- Council positions are up for reelection
- Elections will happen at the second members' meeting in February
- Nominations should happen at the first members' meeting in January
- Nominations will close at the second members' meeting in January
- If you are interested in serving on the council, start preparing now
TBD
- TBD
Action Items
TBD