Member Meeting Minutes for July 11, 2012
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Minutes by Agenda Topic
- Attendees:
- Called to order at 7:32
New Members
- Daniel Orlowski (not present at previous meeting)
- Ethan/EJ/E Strauss (not present at previous meeting)
- Gil Citro
- Jeff Kephart
- Michael Wally
- QUICK (Names only!) intro of existing members and council members and their roles.
Recent Events
- Fri Jun 22nd - Gabe Wind Turbines
- want to bring turbine to Detroit, need mounting
- Mon Jun 25th - didn't happen: Quanti filming in the shop! Represent! 7pm or earlier if possible
- Fri Jun 29th - Dan lockpicking talk
- Fri Jul 6 - BioHacking and Grinder culture
Upcoming Events
- Fri Jul 13 - Luc's Homemade Radio talk
- Sat Jul 14th - getting started with electroluminescent wire - ticketing for both
- Fri Jul 20 - Finishit Friday * Detroit edition
- Fri Jul 27 - Gone for Maker Fair Detroit
- Fri Aug 3 - Steam Punk 101
- Fri Aug 10 - ???
- seed bombing maybe, sent inquiry to Susan
- VoIP
- Fri Aug 17 - Rope Making
- Fri Aug 24 - 3D Movie Making
- Fri Aug 31 - "FLOAT", a talk by Ben Saks
- Sat Aug 25 - Val's Intro to Processing class
- Fri Sep 14th - 3pm visit to Google (Scott has details)
- show off projects, impress Google
- Potential Friday Night talks/events:
- Hard drive rescue
- El wire talk - September
- Costuming
- Social entrepreneurship (Scott^2, ~September)
Maker Faires!
- Only 2.5!! weeks until Detroit!
- need to figure out who coming and what they are bringing and figure out transport
- Maker Faire Chicago - August 3-5 power wheels focus, individual projects only
- Maker Faire Pittsburgh September 22
- World Maker Faire NYC - Sept 29-30
Unscheduled Classes
- Sat in August (maybe early early October): advanced electroluminescent wire
- tentatively October 6th
- Welding class for members prior to general public welding class
- Tentatively Aug 11th
- Solar powered mesh network (follow up to Sayan's talk)
- Motor Controller class - Anthony
- Soft Circuits II - Liz/Doug Oct/Nov
- tentatively early Oct
Project Updates
- Power Wheels
- need drivers and gadgets
- LEAD Balloon
- aiming for July Launch
Shop Updates
- RFID door-lock project
- chugging along, making progress
- Aim to finish after Detroit
- Button Machine - We need to make buttons for Detroit!
- Button Machine has been purchased!
- Need MOAR!!!
- Council Member position now open - Nominees
- Scott^2
New Business
- Donations are not currently be accepted without council approval
- Need to pare down inventory
- New Dues options
- Paypal still primary option
- PopMoney - electronic funds transfer, preferred method because there is no fee
- Cash - must pay Doug directly, not preferred due to extra effort required
- Finance report
- 3D Printer
- Plan is to buy MendelMax ~ $1000
- Jet will build one first, then shop will build in ~1 month
- Jeff to work on/maintain IRC channel for the shop
- Scott^2 to develop list of meta-resources
Motion to adjourn: Scott jumps the gun and adjourns