Regular Member Meeting 2009 12 08 - Revision history

ITechGeek at 01:23, 4 April 2012

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	== Adjournment ==		== Adjournment ==

	[[Category:~~Meeting_Agendas]]~~		[[Category:Meeting Minutes]]
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Hexagon5un: /* President's Report */

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President's Report

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	=== President's Report ===		=== President's Report ===

	The rent negotiations continue. Nothing has changed since the last meeting. We have to ~~resign~~ the contract in January, so there's still time to discuss terms.		The rent negotiations continue. Nothing has changed since the last meeting. We have to re-sign the contract in January, so there's still time to discuss terms.

	=== Treasurer's Report ===		=== Treasurer's Report ===

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	== Time and Location ==		== Time and Location ==
	December 8, 2009		December 8, 2009
	Meeting called to order at ? PM by President		Meeting called to order at 7:35 PM by President

	Members Present: Ben S,		Members Present: Ben S, Tim C, Derek C, Elliot W, Tim B, Daniel P, Jason D, Martin R, Todd F, William, Alberto, Serge, Eric M, Katie B, Ben S, Dave

	Others:		Others: Honey

	[[Quorum]] ?		[[Quorum]] Achieved.

	== Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes ==		== Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes ==

			Tim C moved to approve. Martin Seconded. Motion carried unanimously.

	[[Regular Member Meeting Minutes 2009 11 10]]		[[Regular Member Meeting Minutes 2009 11 10]]
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	=== President's Report ===		=== President's Report ===

			The rent negotiations continue. Nothing has changed since the last meeting. We have to resign the contract in January, so there's still time to discuss terms.

	=== Treasurer's Report ===		=== Treasurer's Report ===

			The treasurer's report was presented as attached. There was some discussion about how much of our reserve is from pledgie pledges for the software radio. Currently the total donations are $406.98.

			There was a question about the POS POS that we need to return. It will be done tomorrow.

	=== Vice President's Report ===		=== Vice President's Report ===

			Nothing to report.

	=== Secretary's Report ===		=== Secretary's Report ===
	Make: Money program details were received last week. There will soon be a form on the website where you can subscribe to Make: Magazine through HacDC and we'll get 1/2 of your subscription fee.
			Make: Money program details were received last week. There will soon be a form on the website where you can subscribe to Make: Magazine through HacDC and we'll get 1/2 of your subscription fee.

	== Member Reports ==		== Member Reports ==
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	=== Will G ===		=== Will G ===

	FPGA workshop is going well - done with theory and on to FPGAs and towards projects		FPGA workshop is going well - done with theory and on to FPGAs and towards projects. There was discussion about having the donated boards belong to HacDC and not individual members. There's an effort to build a checkin/checkout web app.

			=== Dan Barlow ===

			Martin made a nice wooden case for a power supply.

			=== Dave ===

			All wired pulled that was usable is now hooked up.

	== Old Business ==		== Old Business ==

			== New Business ==

	== ~~New Business~~ ==		=== Director at-large ===

			Todd F. was nominated.

			Daniel P was nominated.

			Todd gave a statement about his candidacy.

			Daniel gave a statement about his candidacy.

	* [[Bylaws#Section_3:_Elections\|Election]] of a director at-large (to replace the resigned member)		* [[Bylaws#Section_3:_Elections\|Election]] of a director at-large (to replace the resigned member)
	* Approval of paying PayPal fees for magazine subscriptions through the HacDC website		* Approval of paying PayPal fees for magazine subscriptions through the HacDC website. Ben S moved. Dave seconded. Motion carries.
	* Creation of annual report (Copy Writing and Scribus Work)		* Creation of annual report (Copy Writing and Scribus Work). There was discussion about the benefits of doing an annual report for HacDC.
	* Donation for the Church Guard for a holiday gift.		* Donation for the Church Guard for a holiday gift. Tim C moved we give $100 to the guard as a holiday gift. Dan seconded. Motion carries.
	* Proposal to retain legal representation for HacDC and the board. The board should be asked to report on the legal consequences of playing an unlicensed movie at the next membership meeting.		* Proposal to retain legal representation for HacDC and the board. The board should be asked to report on the legal consequences of playing an unlicensed movie at the next membership meeting.
			* There was a motion to adjourn from Alberto. Martin Seconded. There were no ayes. Motion dies.

			* Elliot nominated Arc. Dan seconded. Motion carried.
			* Alberto nominated Jamie to be a new member.

			Elliot motioned to adjourn the meeting. Martin seconded. Motion carries.

	== Adjournment ==		== Adjournment ==

Williamgibb: /* Member Reports */

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Member Reports

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	He has also donated a Flip-like (although another brand) video camera to the space.		He has also donated a Flip-like (although another brand) video camera to the space.

			=== Will G ===

			FPGA workshop is going well - done with theory and on to FPGAs and towards projects

	== Old Business ==		== Old Business ==

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 * Donation for the Church Guard for a holiday gift.
 * Proposal to retain legal representation for HacDC and the board. The board should be asked to report on the legal consequences of playing an unlicensed movie at the next membership meeting.
 == Adjournment ==

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Member Reports

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	timball's friend Josh Ruihley wants to buy a Nabaztag		timball's friend Josh Ruihley wants to buy a Nabaztag

			=== Ben S ===

			Has loaned HacDC, on an ongoing basis, a Shure wireless microphone system.

			He has also donated a Flip-like (although another brand) video camera to the space.

	== Old Business ==		== Old Business ==

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	== New Business ==		== New Business ==

	* [[Bylaws#Section_3:_Elections\|Election]] of a director at-large (to replace ~~Serge~~)		* [[Bylaws#Section_3:_Elections\|Election]] of a director at-large (to replace the resigned member)
	* Approval of paying PayPal fees for magazine subscriptions through the HacDC website		* Approval of paying PayPal fees for magazine subscriptions through the HacDC website
	* Creation of annual report (Copy Writing and Scribus Work)		* Creation of annual report (Copy Writing and Scribus Work)
			* Donation for the Church Guard for a holiday gift.
	* Proposal to retain legal representation for HacDC and the board. The board should be asked to report on the legal consequences of playing an unlicensed movie at the next membership meeting.		* Proposal to retain legal representation for HacDC and the board. The board should be asked to report on the legal consequences of playing an unlicensed movie at the next membership meeting.


	=== THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS ARE PUT FORTH ONLY IN THE EVENT THE PRECEDING PROPOSAL IS NOT TABLED WITHOUT DISCUSSION ===		=== THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS ARE PUT FORTH ONLY IN THE EVENT THE PRECEDING PROPOSAL IS NOT TABLED WITHOUT DISCUSSION ===

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	== New Business ==		== New Business ==

			* [[Bylaws#Section_3:_Elections\|Election]] of a director at-large (to replace Serge)
	* Approval of paying PayPal fees for magazine subscriptions through the HacDC website		* Approval of paying PayPal fees for magazine subscriptions through the HacDC website
			* Creation of annual report (Copy Writing and Scribus Work)
	* Proposal to retain legal representation for HacDC and the board. The board should be asked to report on the legal consequences of playing an unlicensed movie at the next membership meeting.		* Proposal to retain legal representation for HacDC and the board. The board should be asked to report on the legal consequences of playing an unlicensed movie at the next membership meeting.

			=== THE FOLLOWING PROPOSALS ARE PUT FORTH ONLY IN THE EVENT THE PRECEDING PROPOSAL IS NOT TABLED WITHOUT DISCUSSION ===
	* Proposal to ban any books or other printed material from HacDC that are not in the public domain. The method of disposal shall not be specified in this motion, but the consensus of the group is that burning all the books is the appropriate way to dispose of any potential legal claims from copyright holders. The board should be asked to report on the consequences of not immediately destroying all printed material that is not in the public domain at the next membership meeting.		* Proposal to ban any books or other printed material from HacDC that are not in the public domain. The method of disposal shall not be specified in this motion, but the consensus of the group is that burning all the books is the appropriate way to dispose of any potential legal claims from copyright holders. The board should be asked to report on the consequences of not immediately destroying all printed material that is not in the public domain at the next membership meeting.
	* Proposal to immediately unplug the Internet connection at HacDC because someone may use it to download a digital file they do not own the copyright to, including the HacDC website. The board should be asked to report on the consequences of not immediately disconnecting HacDC from the Internet at the next membership meeting.		* Proposal to immediately unplug the Internet connection at HacDC because someone may use it to download a digital file they do not own the copyright to, including the HacDC website. The board should be asked to report on the consequences of not immediately disconnecting HacDC from the Internet at the next membership meeting.
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	* Proposal to immediately shut down the HacDC website due to the fact that the copyright for the Drupal code is not in the public domain, and while it is licensed under the GPL, the GPL is not entirely proven in the court and this could open HacDC up to all sorts of legal consequences. The board should be asked to report on the legal consequences of continuing to operate the HacDC website at the next membership meeting.		* Proposal to immediately shut down the HacDC website due to the fact that the copyright for the Drupal code is not in the public domain, and while it is licensed under the GPL, the GPL is not entirely proven in the court and this could open HacDC up to all sorts of legal consequences. The board should be asked to report on the legal consequences of continuing to operate the HacDC website at the next membership meeting.
	* Proposal to immediately bar all cameras, video recorders microphones, and any and all other analog or digital recording devices from the HacDC premises due to the potential of such devices to record copyrighted material or trademarks in the HacDC space that were not addressed in the series of proposals above.		* Proposal to immediately bar all cameras, video recorders microphones, and any and all other analog or digital recording devices from the HacDC premises due to the potential of such devices to record copyrighted material or trademarks in the HacDC space that were not addressed in the series of proposals above.
	* [[Bylaws#Section_3:_Elections\|Election]] of a director at-large (to replace Serge)
	* Creation of annual report (Copy Writing and Scribus Work)

	== Adjournment ==		== Adjournment ==

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	== Member Reports ==		== Member Reports ==

	===Tim B ===		=== Tim B ===
	timball bought a glue gun and has a receipt for $12.63		timball bought a glue gun and has a receipt for $12.63

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	timball's friend Josh Ruihley wants to buy a Nabaztag		timball's friend Josh Ruihley wants to buy a Nabaztag

	~~===~~

	== Old Business ==		== Old Business ==

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	Meeting called to order at ? PM by President		Meeting called to order at ? PM by President

	Members Present:		Members Present: Ben S,

	Others:		Others:
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	[[Regular Member Meeting Minutes 2009 11 10]]		[[Regular Member Meeting Minutes 2009 11 10]]

	~~== Consent Agenda ==~~

	== Minister Reports ==		== Minister Reports ==
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	=== Secretary's Report ===		=== Secretary's Report ===
			Make: Money program details were received last week. There will soon be a form on the website where you can subscribe to Make: Magazine through HacDC and we'll get 1/2 of your subscription fee.

	== Member Reports ==		== Member Reports ==

			===Tim B ===
	timball bought a glue gun and has a receipt for $12.63		timball bought a glue gun and has a receipt for $12.63

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	timball's friend Josh Ruihley wants to buy a Nabaztag		timball's friend Josh Ruihley wants to buy a Nabaztag

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	== Old Business ==		== Old Business ==
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	== New Business ==		== New Business ==

			* Approval of paying PayPal fees for magazine subscriptions through the HacDC website
	* Proposal to retain legal representation for HacDC and the board. The board should be asked to report on the legal consequences of playing an unlicensed movie at the next membership meeting.		* Proposal to retain legal representation for HacDC and the board. The board should be asked to report on the legal consequences of playing an unlicensed movie at the next membership meeting.
			* Proposal to ban any books or other printed material from HacDC that are not in the public domain. The method of disposal shall not be specified in this motion, but the consensus of the group is that burning all the books is the appropriate way to dispose of any potential legal claims from copyright holders. The board should be asked to report on the consequences of not immediately destroying all printed material that is not in the public domain at the next membership meeting.
			* Proposal to immediately unplug the Internet connection at HacDC because someone may use it to download a digital file they do not own the copyright to, including the HacDC website. The board should be asked to report on the consequences of not immediately disconnecting HacDC from the Internet at the next membership meeting.
			* Proposal to hire a 24 hour security guard and a lawyer to seize any materials under copyright from any person entering the HacDC space, including all analog and digital materials that are capable of storing copyright materials, even if after a thorough search, no copyrighted work is found. This includes computers, cell phones, iPods, books, magazines, purses, wallets, pants, etc. The board should be asked to report on the consequences of not immediately hiring the security guard and lawyer.
			* Proposal to hire an additional 24 hour security guard and lawyer combo to ensure that no person entering the HacDC space has in their possession any materials at all with an identifiable trademark visible, including clothing, accessories, bags, shoes, electronics, etc. The board should be asked to report on the consequences of not immediately hiring the security guard and lawyer.
			* Proposal to allow any security guard or lawyer employed by HacDC to perform searches, for any reason at any time, of any and all persons present or attempting to gain access of the HacDC space. Searches could include, but would not be limited to, pocket checks, full body frisking, and cavity searches. The board should be asked to report on the legal consequences of not sufficiently searching everyone attempting to gain access to the HacDC space.
			* Proposal to immediately shut down the HacDC website due to the fact that the copyright for the Drupal code is not in the public domain, and while it is licensed under the GPL, the GPL is not entirely proven in the court and this could open HacDC up to all sorts of legal consequences. The board should be asked to report on the legal consequences of continuing to operate the HacDC website at the next membership meeting.
			* Proposal to immediately bar all cameras, video recorders microphones, and any and all other analog or digital recording devices from the HacDC premises due to the potential of such devices to record copyrighted material or trademarks in the HacDC space that were not addressed in the series of proposals above.
	* [[Bylaws#Section_3:_Elections\|Election]] of a director at-large (to replace Serge)		* [[Bylaws#Section_3:_Elections\|Election]] of a director at-large (to replace Serge)
	* Creation of annual report (Copy Writing and Scribus Work)		* Creation of annual report (Copy Writing and Scribus Work)