Main Page

Welcome to the baltimore node wiki! Please feel free to peruse and edit. This site is intended as the online brain of the Baltimore Node hackerspace, circa Sept. 2009.

Announcements

We've moved in to our new home! Come visit us at our new space at the Load Of Fun building.

Calendar

If you'd like to host an event at the Node (one-time or recurring), stop by the regular meeting or run it by the discussion mailing list.

Upcoming Events

Sept. 13th 4pm : Open studio. Load of Fun (our home) will be having a building wide open studio. Come help the Node represent by coming in and using the space to work on something! Anything!
Sept. 19th 1pm-4pm : Pedal Hacking Workshop! Learn to build, modify, and hack "guitar pedals", or any similar sound processing devices.
Sept. 20th Dues are due! Pay online with the donate button on baltimorenode.org or give Jon or Adam $50 in person.

Weekly Recurring Events

Stuff that happens every week.

Tuesday

7:30 PM - Regular business meeting. All members welcome.

In the Community

September 5, 2009 Electronica Fest (Poster) - 10AM to 8PM, National Electronics Museum, Linthicum, MD 21090. They're still looking for exhibitors and volunteers. Contact the baltimore-node-discussion mailing list or check the ElectronicaFest2009 page for more details.

Events Archive

Quick links

Ideas, making, fun

Publicity - How to contact us and past publicity.
Project Proposals - Share your ideas for projects. Things you want to work on, things you think other people should work on, things you'd like to learn more about. If you want some help clarifying your ideas, the discussion list would probably be the best place for that.
Event Proposals - Share your ideas for events or workshops you'd like to host, teach, or run at the Node's space.
Challenges - Creativity thrives in competition? Maybe. Add your challenge ideas. Baltimore Node XPrize, ftw!
WikiTips - Tips on how to use the Wiki
Webcam - See if anyone is around

Becoming a Member

Organizational

Current projects

Parts store - small consumables to keep at the Node in return for small donations
Things to fill the Space - Stuff we've got and stuff we need.
501(c)(3) process - A place to document the process of becoming a 501(c)3 and show where we are in the process.
Grants - Possible sources of funding.
Outreach and inclusion - a list of groups, organizations, and populations in the Baltimore area we want to reach out to.
Historical documents - Archive of documents and pages related to starting and planning the Node.

Founding documents

Hackerspace Design Patterns - while not an official document, it's kind of our bible for organizing and running this thing.
Articles of Incorporation
Bylaws
Board of Directors
Logo - Official Logo of the Node

Meeting Notes

Communication Channels

Website: baltimorenode.org
Blog: blip.baltimorenode.org
Twitter: twitter.com/baltimorenode
IRC: #baltimorenode on freenode.net - irc://irc.freenode.net/baltimorenode
Elsewhere: Flickr, Instructables, Facebook

Mailing Lists

Discussion list: Get your geek on, find help with projects, ask questions, get directions to the next meeting, share awesome findings, suggest projects
Announcement list: Low traffic list just for receiving announcements. Subscribe to this list only if you do not want to receive discussion emails. If you are on the Discussion list, you will receive all announcements automatically.

ToDo List

Labor tasks

Pimp work benches. Integrated power strips, shelves, painted legs etc.
~~Get a trashcan~~
~~Polyurethane the bench tops (3 coats done. Just need some light sanding 400+ grit)~~
~~Run BX line between junction boxes on the east wall~~
~~Install outlets on east wall~~
~~Finish painting?~~
~~Mount two more junction boxes for outlets along the east wall~~
~~Mount fire extinguisher~~
~~Glue up two remaining hardboard tabletops~~
~~Miter edge strips and attach to bench tops~~

Intellectual exercises

~~Ponder lighting solutions. The existing lights are way to hot and suck down almost 1800 watts when they're on. We need a nice combination of overhead and work lighting.~~

Administrative

Crank out a new more informative website based on Wordpress (Node members, register here). There is a rough skeleton here, but we need a new theme. Kelly is working on some ideas here.
Work on a Donation Request Letter and seek some donations
Draft Membership Dues policy (Jon or anyone)
Settle on an "official logo"
Stop Hacking and start selling tacos!