2009-11-03 Meeting Notes

Agenda

Standard Agenda Items

• Financial update (Mark)
• Membership update (Matt)
• Short notes on personal projects or other wise interesting projects.
• Heads up mention of upcoming events and pointers to info.
  1. Circuit bending workshop will be October 31 from 1pm til done
  2. Art && Code in Pittsburgh November 6th – 8
  3. SketchUp Workshop on November 21 @ 1:00pm
• New things in the space: AV system, projectors, microscope, vintage radiation detector, other stuff?
• Solder/Multimeter workshop: what went well and what we learned [Sepideh (leader), Matt (participant), Mark (observer)]
• Check in on action items from last week
  1. Get more chairs
  2. Find people to offer workshops
  3. Matt will research and begin building an intro to processing/programming class
  4. Baltimore Nodecast
  5. Jon will bring in sponges
  6. Mark will write Sepideh a check
  7. Aaron has been authorized by a vote to spend $50 +-10 for parts for the Circuit bending workshop
  8. Matt will talk with West about administering the server
  9. Mini Fridge would be great
  10. Need to finish windows

Special Items

• Financial update (Mark)
  • Monies Out
    1. Rent
    2. Utilities for two months
  • Monies In
    1. No monies in
    2. Possibly some money from the circuit bending workshop
• Membership update (Matt)
  1. No new members
• Heads up mention of upcoming events and pointers to info.
  1. Art && Code in Pittsburgh November 6th – 8
  • We have a hotel room in Pittsburgh at the Wyndham
  • Be sure to steal workshop materials
  1. SketchUp Workshop on November 21 @ 1:00pm
  • Check action items
• New things in the space: AV system, projectors, microscope, vintage radiation detector, other stuff?
  • Nifty
• Solder/Multimeter workshop: what went well and what we learned [Sepideh (leader), Matt (participant), Mark (observer)]
• Check in on action items from last week
  1. Get more chairs
  • Two more!!
  1. Find people to offer workshops
  • Arduino thermometer workshop is on it’s way
  1. Matt will research and begin building an intro to processing/programming class
  • Still working on it
  1. Baltimore Nodecast
  • Let’s produce more ad-hoc content
  1. Jon will bring in sponges
  • We have sponges
  1. Mark will write Sepideh a check
  • Done
  1. Aaron has been authorized by a vote to spend $50 +-10 for parts for the Circuit bending workshop
  • We now have a stash of pots, switches, LEDs, resisters and goodies. They’re around.
  1. Matt will talk with West about administering the server
  • I still need to talk with West
  1. Mini Fridge would be great
  • It’s on the way
  1. Need to finish windows
  • Build // Hack // Taco
• Short notes on personal projects or other wise interesting projects.

Decisions

• Setup eventbrite for SketchUp
• Promote SketchUp
• Keep an eye out for extra soldering irons

Attending

• Justin Sabe
• Alan Baumumsch
• Mark Huson
• Jon Lesser
• Matthew Forr
• Steve Stowell

Minutes

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