Member Meeting Minutes for July 18, 2017

Minutes by Agenda Topic

• Attendees

Called to Order

• Called to Order At:

Previous Events/Classes

• Intro to Python
• Welding Class

Learning Tracks / Classes

• Edge lit acrylic
  • Rob Martin interested in teaching it
  • 21+ event
  • Friday night July 21 @ 7pm

• Soldering Class
  • Design our own PCB and have something which is not an Arduino
  • Geno, Bob, and Cathy will work on it
  • Sometime in August?

Potential Events/Talks/Classes

• Fidget Spinner class for kids
  • Dave Coakley and Rob Martin
  • Boyscouts and Girlscouts
    • August

• Intro to Biosignals
  • EEG and EKG
  • James Hyde
  • Basic heart rate monitor
  • Bring your own Arduino and laptop
  • $100-150

• Intro to Czech and Mandarin
  • Becky

Shop Projects / Updates

• Autonomous Power Wheels

• Power Wheels

• Laser Cutter
  • Cleaned

• 3-D Printers
  • • Shelf for Printers need to happen..............
  • Boxzy
  • Mendlemax
  • Makegear
    • Adam Casto fixing it
  • DaVinci
    • Chad putting on loan so that we can print ABS.

• Metal Shop

• Wood Shop
  • Got large Dust collector
  • Need new 220V line

• Electronics Workstation

• Fabrication Station

• Automatic dues payment system
  • Wild Apricot
• New Website up

• Vending Machine
  • Coin Colector needs added

• Server

• Maker Faire Pittsburgh
  • October 13,14,15

• Misc
  • CW is working on getting us honeycomb for laser cutter

• Safety Report
  • Need to test alarms Next Meeting!
  • We are now requiring anyone who walks into HackPGH who is not a member, sign the release form!

• Redbull Flugtag

Old Business

• Becky is working on making us a 501c3

• Meta Mesh is giving HackPGH super fast speed internet (1000Mb of BW)
  • The internet is working!

• More Inclusion
  • Every member should be able to give tours
  • We need to be very friendly and welcoming

• Ada compliance for bathroom
  • Ideas to make this happen?

• register maker in residence
  • $250 for maker community to use (Open Source it).

• Teaching classes
  • We want to implement the following... You have a choice Lets vote on it.
    • Volunteer hours
    • 1 month membership
    • A class at cost
    • Subject to approval of the board
      • Simon motions
      • Eli seconds
      • 12 people in favor
      • Nobody opposed
      • Motion passes

• Classes
  • There is a new form and process.

New Business

• Putting cameras in the shop and upgrade to outside cameras.

• TechShop Updates

Move to Adjourn

Meeting notes by Geno