Member Meeting Minutes for July 11, 2012

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