Member Meeting Minutes for December 5, 2012

Minutes by Agenda Topic

• Attendees:
  • Scott'
  • Scott^2
  • Jeremy
  • Gary
  • Zehn
  • Adam
  • Matt B.
  • Dan
  • Bob
  • Guest:
  • Gabe

• Called to order at: 7:30

New Members

• Luke Kambic
• Steve Irish
• Galen
• Stephen Morrisson
• Erin Close

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

• Fri Nov 9th - Intro to Tesla Coils
• Sat Nov 10th - Singing Tesla Coils
  • Shop now has Tesla Coil courtesy of Scott^2
  • Be careful if you are using, it's high voltage-duh
• Sat Nov 11th - Balloon Launch
  • Reached a new best height for HackPittsburgh of 111,000+ft
• Mon Nov 12th - UAV Group
• Fri Nov 16th - Laptop Modding
  • Shop 'top was modded to add glowing logo
• Sat Nov 17th - Intermediate Processing - val - tickets live
• Sun Nov 18th - Shop cleanup!
• Fri Nov 23rd - No event due to food comas.
• Fri Nov 30th - FiniSH IT Friday

Upcoming 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
  • Matt needs helper(s)
• Sat Dec 8: Handmade Arcade
  • Early admission tickets are recommended
• 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 (need leader!)
• Sat Dec 15: Intro to Motor Control - Anthony
  • Sold out!
• Tue Dec 18: LoopPgh
• Thu Dec 20: PittMesh
• Fri Dec 21: No public event
• Fri Dec 28: No public event

• Potential Friday Night talks/events:
  • 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

New Business

• Server Rack
  • Vote for install of Server rack passes
• Bandsaw
  • Vote for buying bandsaw passes
• ATM
  • ATM will stay for members to discuss potential projects
• Steel City Code Fest
  • Need to gauge interest in putting together shop team
• Facebook

Motion to adjourn: