Member Meeting Minutes for Dec 5, 2018

Called to Order

• The meeting was called to order at:

Attendees

• Chad Elish, President
• Dave Coakley, Vice-President
• Becky Zajdel, Secretary
• Adam Longwill, Board Member
• Alex Reasinger
• Jesse L (via Google Hangouts)
• Rob Martin (via Google Hangouts)
• Geno Soroka (via Google Hangouts)
• Rob Bedel (via Google Hangouts)

New Members

• Rachel Ballance

Guest Introductions

No guests today!

Quote

"No matter what anybody tells you, words and ideas can change the world." - Mr. Keating, AKA Robin Williams

Past Events

• Micro-controller meetup
• Shop-clean!
  • Thanks to all who attended!
• Tesla Club was held on November 28th.
• Eco-Innovation meeting was held on the November 29th.
• SYLA (via Sam Black) and HackPGH co-hosted a gaming event at the Science Center on November 30th!
• We had our second Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal lecture on Saturday, December 1st. Becky got more Birthday Cake Ice Cream for the next event.

Future Events

• On Tuesday, December 18th we will hold both a Members Meeting and training on Saw Stop right before at 6:30PM.
• Drone and UAV Meeting on December 11th.
• LAN Party will be held on Friday, December 14th!

Shop Updates

• PSAs
  • Please clean up after yourself.
  • Also, please let the board know if we are running low on shop supplies!

• Outreach
  • Tustin Tot Lot
    • Chad signed the final contract got nearly all conceptual approval for the art and budget.

• Tools
  • New laminator was donated by Phil!
  • Sand Blasting Cabinet... also donated by Phil!

New Business

• Alex Reasinger would like to bring in his kiln.
  • It runs on 240-50amps. It's between 3-4ft in diameter. It's good for ceramics and glass.
  • It comes with shelves and a few other items.
  • Becky will send out a survey for Membership approval
• You can now print to the large-format printer from any computer. Instructions are on the Wiki.

• We are going to go ahead and buy D&O Insurance!

• Election for Treasurer
  • Nominations Start Now!
  • FOUR people present have nominated Rob Martin.
  • We will have nominations for a week, and then a one-week

• Kelly from Workshop PGH to Hack and have a small maker night for her employees/members, and in turn they will teach classes here at Hack.
  • Vote

• Power Racing
  • We need a Team Captain for Power Racing.
  • We are opening nominations for Team Captain, so send in your nominations to the info account or Becky now!

• Shop Tours
  • Sign up or PM a Board Member on Slack to give a shop tour.
  • The board has decided to give partial administrative access to a few select members who give tours so that they can grant key fobs.
• Becky will send out a sign-up sheet via email and Slack!

• Project Connect Updates
  • Need to buy the solar bench before end of December. Price goes up 15% afterward.
  • Vote

• Maker Event called "PGH WinterHack"
  • February 23rd
  • Please contact mpac on Slack if you are interested in participating in the event!

Project Updates

• Bedel is working on PCBs. If anyone is interested in learning how to make these, Bedel is willing to teach a class on the subject!

Recognition for AWESOMENESS

Thanks to Mpac for taking over tours for Becky when she was sick!

Move to Adjourn

The meeting was adjourned at: 8:16 PM

Minutes written by: Becky "The Icebox" Zajdel