Member Meeting Minutes for September 5, 2012

Minutes by Agenda Topic

• Attendees:

• Called to order at:

New Members

• Gary Midock
• Andy Amrhein (now out of town)
• Robert Berger

Recent Events

• Fri Aug 17 - Rope Making
• Tue Aug 21 - LoopPgh in the shop
• Wed Aug 22 - Leah Buechley - LilyPad Creator at Children's Museum https://pittsburghkids.org/events/138/2012/8/22
  • 5:30 - 7:30
• Fri Aug 24 - 3D Movie Making
• Sat Aug 25 - Val's Intro to Processing class
• Sun Aug 26 - Cleanup Day!
  • Shelf labels courtesy of Sarita.
  • Donation policy reminder
  • Stuff between couches/garage doors, can any members help remove/donate?
• Fri Aug 31 - "FLOAT", a talk by Ben Saks

Upcoming Events

• Thu Sep 6th - Lockpick Club
• Fri Sep 7th - 3D Scanning with Kinect
• Fri Sept 14th - Spark Truck at Schenley Plaza
• Fri Sep 14th - 3pm visit to Google
• Fri Sep 14th - Intro to EL Wire
• Fri Sep 15th - Pittsburgh Aero Radio Control Society fun fly
• Fri Sep 15th - Mini maker faire preview
• Fri Sep 21st - FiniSH IT MMF Edition
• Sep 28th - Artemis!
• Sat Oct 6th - Intro to El wire
  • Vote: Passes
• Fri Oct 12th - Garment Making from Pattern to Finish
• Sat Nov 17th - Intermediate Processing w/val - needs vote on date, etc.
  • Vote: Passes
• Adam wants to host outside group PittMesh on 3rd Thursday
  • Vote: Passes

• Potential Friday Night talks/events:
  • Hard drive rescue
  • Costuming
  • Social entrepreneurship (Scott^2, ~September)

Maker Faires!

• Maker Faire Pittsburgh September 22 - 2.5 weeks away!
  • Free to HackPittsburgh Members! (But really, why aren't you presenting/volunteering?!?!)
• Sep 27th&28th - Open source hardware @ NYC Resistor
• World Maker Faire NYC - Sept 29-30

Unscheduled Classes

• Sat in August (maybe early early October): intro to electroluminescent wire
  • tentatively October 6th 1-5pm
• Solar powered mesh network (follow up to Sayan's talk)
• Motor Controller class - Anthony
• Soft Circuits II - Liz/Doug Oct/Nov
  • tentatively early Oct
• Public welding class

Project/Shop Updates

• Power Wheels for NYC.
• Window Lights project - lights acquired, to be placed in window "soon"?
• Balloon launch for October, TBD after MMF.
• Passport Stamp
  • Lives in desk by door, central door
• Do we want to preschedule shop cleanup days every 3-4 months?
• Electronics Workstation - next steps?
• RFID project, next steps:
  • Doug needs to scan cards
  • Council needs to write up liability waiver for cards/keys.
• Shop Garage Sale
  • Tentatively Sun Sep 16th??
• Potentially have "bone-yard build day"
• 3D Printer
  • Gabe ordered some parts, Eli handling the order of the rest.

New Business

• Bicycle rack
• New aerial ping pong drop
  • No active plan, can be picked up if anyone interested
• VIA Festival request
  • Oct. 6th 3-9pm at Shadow Lounge in Ease Liberty
  • looking for people to do interactive demos
  • ??? status of reply, we need to discuss?

Old Business

• Offer from MWally for good deal on DVR

Motion to adjourn: Scott, Sarita seconds