Member Meeting Minutes for Feb 3, 2016

Minutes by Agenda Topic

• Attendees
  • Simon Heath
  • Chad Elish
  • Eli
  • Gene
  • Geno
  • Jim Freach
  • Ryan Priore
  • James Hyde
  • Scott^2
  • Volker
  • John Lewis
  • Chris Yohe
  • Joachim

Called to Order

• Called to order at: 7:37pm

New/Potential Members

• N/A

Recent Events

• JANUARY
  • Sat 23rd @ 7p - Open shop
  • Mon 25th @ 7p - Open shop
  • Mon 25th @ 7p - Software Club
  • Tue 26th @ 7:30p - eGame Writing 101 (Unreal Engine)
  • Wed 27th @ 7:30p - Tesla Club
  • Thur 28th @ 7:30p - Meeting of Holistic Brain
    • Next one Feb 25th
  • Sat 30th @ 12p - Basic Electronics Class
  • Sat 30th @ 7p - Open Shop
  • Sun 31st @ 12p - SHOP CLEAN
    • Cleaned up a ton of stuff! Moved chairs to paramount

• FEBRUARY
  • Mon 1st @ 7p - Open shop
  • Mon 1st @ 7p - Software Club
  • Wed 3rd @ 7:30p - Members Meeting

Upcoming Events

• FEBRUARY
  • Sat 6th @ 1p - Mech Club
  • Sat 6th @ 7p - Open Shop
  • Mon 8th @ 7p - UV Club
  • Mon 8th @ 7p - Open Shop
  • Tue 9th @ 7:30p - eGame Writing 101
  • Wed 10th @ 7:30p - Tesla Club
  • Thurs 11th @ 7p - Steel City Infosec Meetup Lab
  • Fri 12th @ 7:30p - Intro to Programming with Python
  • Sat 13th @ 3p - WPLUG
    • Cancelled
  • Sat 13th @ 7p - Open Shop
  • Mon 15th @ 7p - Open Shop
  • Mon 15th @ 7:30p - Software Club
  • Tue 16th @ 7:30p - Members Meeting

Potential Evening talks/events

• How to write for Make Magazine talk
• From Idea to Laser Cutter talk
  • How to use the cad software, how to go from cad to laser cutting
• From Idea to 3d printer talk
  • How to use the cad software, how to go from cad to 3d printing
• From idea to CNC machine talk
• Create a 3d printing and laser cutting group at HackPGH
  • Ryan and Chris Yohe
• How to use google hangouts server talk
  • John Lewis
• How to use ROS
  • John Lewis

Learning Tracks

• Electronics and Embedded learning track
  • Basic Electricity and Electronics (Jan 30)
  • Learn to Solder
    • Feb 27, Saturday
    • Gene
  • Basic Arduino Programming (TBD)
  • Advanced Arduino Programming (TBD)
  • Sensors Sensors Sensors
  • Motor Control (TBD)
  • Basic Electronics part 2: Semiconductor Devices

• Casting Day
  • Joachim
    • Spring, when college classes are over

• Intro to Programming Python Class
  • Simon and Bob
  • 2/12/16 7:30pm-9:30pm

Shop Projects / Updates

• Autonomous Power Wheels
  • Discussed rewiring of the car
    • Clean things up mechanically and electrically
• Power wheels
  • Need to kick off 2016 season
• Wheelchair
  • Cupcake car.

• 3-D Printer
  • M2 Bot
    • Works great, needs a more quiet fan
  • Mendlemax
    • It's printing but still needs some TLC (Still being worked on).

• Foundry
  • Propane powered, made from propane tank

• Server / Google Hangouts

• New Mill
  • DROs Still needs installed.

• Lathe
  • Being repaired

• Fabrication Station
  • Chairs are Gone!
  • Still needs some TLC

• Welder
  • MIG
    • Going Strong

• • TIG
    • Needs cart and gas.

Old Business

• • Atm
    • Still need to contact

• • Vending Machine
    • John Lewis tried to contact Gabe
    • Simon working on the project

• Club brochure

• Automatic dues payment system
  • We have the code! Chad had lunch with Jim, We are going to put it in a test environment before going further.

• New Space Updates
  • Cooperation with Dale to get larger space

• Podcasting events

• Andrew wants to start Mechanical Classes Learning Tracks

• Memberships for Startups
  • Floating memberships?
  • Charge a little more for companies?
  • Use Ryan's and Chris Quick's startups to try this out?
  • Floating membership affects insurance

• Gene and Eli motion to keep membership terms same for startups as for regular members
  • Board will re-write the proposal and present it again

• Elections!
  • Start Nominations Now!
  • Elections on the 3rd Tuesday of Feb (usually Wednesday but the meeting will be on a Tuesday).

• John Lewis is looking for a computer to run autodesk for the shop
  • Chad may get a couple of awesome expensive Mac books for free which can be used

• John Lewis, wordsmith 101 to help write Make Magazine articles
  • Chris Yohe can help

• Simon hung up pegboard on electronics workbench to hang up connectors, alligator clips, and probes.

New Business

• Brewing Club
  • Steven Owens bought $120 worth of brewing stuff
  • Brewing Club
    • HackPGH will not fund brewing club, this will be paid for by individual brew club members
    • Eli motions, John Lewis seconds, Simon thirds
    • Members vote in favor, nobody opposed

• Cable management system for A/V cables for projector and wifi
  • Adam proposed

• Pitt robotics club line following robotics competition
  • See Eli

Project RollCall

• Joachim brought in awesome binary counter projects
• Chad building K9 from Dr. Who

New Member Induction

• Vote yes for Josh Smith
  • 2 members vouched for him
• Vote yes for James Lomuscio
  • 2 members vouched for him

Move to Adjourn

Gene, John Lewis

• • • Adjourned at: 9:07

Meeting notes by: Geno