Member Meeting Minutes for July 5, 2017

Minutes by Agenda Topic

• Attendees
  • Chad
  • Dave Coakley
  • James Hyde
  • Geno
  • Adam Longwill
  • Eli
  • Joachim
  • Rob Martin
  • Simon
  • Becky
  • Gene Kern
  • Corrie
  • Tao
  • CW
  • Steve Morrison
  • Jesse
  • Bob Berger

Called to Order

• Called to Order At: 7:33pm

New/Potential Members

• N/A

Previous Events/Classes

• Welding Class

Learning Tracks / Classes

• 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

• Biohacking: The moral Imperative to Build a Better You
• Fidget Spinner class for kids
  • Dave Coakley and Rob Martin
  • Boyscouts and Girlscouts
  • Delay until August
• Edge lit acrylic
  • Rob Martin interested in teaching it
  • 21+ event
  • Friday night July 21 @ 7pm
• Intro to Python
  • July 15 at 2pm
• 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
  • Got basic pathfinding code done
  • Car will actually go backwards in case it gets stuck
  • More progress on mechanical parts

• Power Wheels
  • Signed up for Detroit race
  • See Eli if you want to go

• Laser Cutter
  • Needs cleaned
  • Chad will teach how to clean laser cutter
  • Friday July 14th at 7pm

• 3-D Printers
  • Boxzy
    • Boxzy got fixed, new firmware
  • Mendlemax
  • Makegear
    • Adam Casto fixing it
  • DaVinci
    • Chad putting on loan so that we can print ABS.
    • Eli brought shelf for it

• Metal Shop
  • Mill is working, new switch installed
• 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 This Meeting!
  • We are now requiring anyone who walks into HackPGH who is not a member, sign the release form!

• Redbull Flugtag

Old Business

• Checklist for various tools to keep track of their condition
  • Clipboards are here. Anyone want to help?
  • New website will have inventory page
  • Dave will check status of tools periodically
  • Becky will donate old iPad for tool inventory

• Becky is working on making us a 501c3
  • Paperwork has been submitted

• Volunteer hours being logged
  • Log will eventually be on website
  • Bonus on cleaning bathroom!

• 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

New Business

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

• Wed afternoon, looking at potential new space, church on Forbes
  • Watch on projector

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

• Putting cameras in the shop and upgrade to outside cameras
  • Table until next meeting
  • Eli motions to vote on this next members meeting
    • Becky seconds
      • 7 people vote in favor
      • 2 opposed
      • Motion passed

• 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.

Project RollCall

• Joachim is hacking a fridge motor
• Becky is translating a comic from Czech to English

New Member Induction

• CW Kreimer
  • Approved
• Stephen Zelenko
  • Approved
• Gaston Ceron
  • Approved
• Joe Zajdel
  • Approved
• Jason Khanlar
  • Approved
• Kaine Raden Shore
  • Approved

Move to Adjourn

• Eli motions
  • Simon 2nds
• Adjourned at: 9:35pm

Meeting notes by Geno