Regular Member Meeting 2011 04 12 - Revision history

ITechGeek at 01:17, 4 April 2012

2012-04-04T01:17:46Z

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Sitwon: /* Adjournment */

2011-04-13T01:02:22Z

Adjournment

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	== Adjournment ==		== Adjournment ==

	Adjourned at ~~____~~		Adjourned at _9:02_

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Sitwon: /* Space Discussion */

2011-04-13T00:52:57Z

Space Discussion

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	What are we going to do?		What are we going to do?

			We are in a financial bind.

			== Options ==
			= Talk down the church =
			We do a lot of services for them. Negotiate a lower rent.
			Elliot will talk to Brian soon.

			= Beg the members for more money =
			Everyone on the board has doubled-down.
			Asking members to donate more money. Signup as a member twice or donate via Friends of HacDC.
			Our rent is expensive, we need to keep the lights on.
			We are the cheapest non-free Hackerspace in the country.
			We survive entirely on donations.
			Does your work offer matching donations? We are 501c3 officially now.
			Our deficit is about $15/person per month.
			Personal outreach to members and past members.
			Keep the space open from 5-10 every night so that non-members can come visit.

			= Moving/New Space =
			Need to find a new cheaper space.
			Moving is expensive.
			Deadline is approaching.
			If you're interested in helping, send findings to Toast.

			= Phyllis & Fab Lab =
			Won't get their space cleaned out in time to be useful for us.
			1000 sqft., not much bigger than we have now. They might want to share it with us. Doesn't have a permit, can't be rented yet. Needs to be inspected first.
			Has a ton of cool tools already. Wants to make a not-for-profit (but fairly expensive) Fab Lab for DC.
			Stays on the radar, but not in our immediate future.

			= Mothball the space =
			Move everything into storage until we can find a new space.

			= Peter out and die =
			Nobody wants to do this.

	== Adjournment ==		== Adjournment ==

Sitwon: /* Time and Location */

2011-04-13T00:46:19Z

Time and Location

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	Meeting called to order at _7:45_ by Elliot_.		Meeting called to order at _7:45_ by Elliot_.

	Members Present: Elliot, Jamie, TC, William, Tommy, Martin, Ruben, Toast, Chris, Brad, Ben the Pyrate, Phil, Timball		Members Present: Elliot, Jamie, TC, William, Tommy, Martin, Ruben, Toast, Chris, Brad, Ben the Pyrate, Phil, Timball, John

	Others Present: Shahar, Elizabeth		Others Present: Shahar, Elizabeth

Sitwon: /* New Members */

2011-04-13T00:26:21Z

New Members

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	=== New Members ===		=== New Members ===
	Shahar		Shahar - First time here. Systems Administrator. Sick of computers. Builds destructive things (flamethrowers, thermite, biodisel).
			Nominated: Ben the P.
			Second: Brad
			Vote carries.

			Elizabeth - Multimedia Developer. Background in fine arts. Studied sound and interactive stuff. Wants to meet people and work on collaborative projects.
			Nominated: Brad
			Second: Toast
			Vote carries.

	=== Space Discussion ===		=== Space Discussion ===

Sitwon: /* Time and Location */

2011-04-13T00:25:56Z

Time and Location

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	Members Present: Elliot, Jamie, TC, William, Tommy, Martin, Ruben, Toast, Chris, Brad, Ben the Pyrate, Phil		Members Present: Elliot, Jamie, TC, William, Tommy, Martin, Ruben, Toast, Chris, Brad, Ben the Pyrate, Phil, Timball

	Others Present: Shahar, Elizabeth		Others Present: Shahar, Elizabeth

Sitwon: /* New Business */

2011-04-13T00:20:39Z

New Business

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	** http://haydees.us/		** http://haydees.us/

			Tues, Wed, Thrus
			April 26, 27, 28

			We need to pick a date and get the word out!
			If we show up in large number (make a good impression), we can do it again.
			Possibly combine this with Lightning Talks.
			Possibly bring in our own music/DJ.

			Nice family restaurant, serves alcohol.

			Vote on date: Thrusday, April 28
			Wins by overwhelming majority.

Sitwon: /* Member Reports */

2011-04-13T00:14:36Z

Member Reports

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

			= Martin =
			Robotfest is at the end of the month.
			Lots of people are going to go and show off for HacDC.

			= Toast =
			He finished up Bike class last week. Going to make the wiki better and re-offer the class again.

			= Chris =
			Put soundmodem on two of the OLPCs and put instructions on the Wiki for it.

			... quibbling about what constitutes "space"...

			= Phil =
			Has been doing cool stuff, but nothing to show off yet.

			= Tommy =
			Spent last four months playing with lasers. Started recording on ZapIt paper.
			Upcoming Physic Cookout. (Three cookouts since last injury.) Open to members and friends of members. No observers, only participants.

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

Sitwon: /* Time and Location */

2011-04-13T00:12:36Z

Time and Location

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	Meeting called to order at _7:45_ by Elliot_.		Meeting called to order at _7:45_ by Elliot_.

	Members Present: Elliot, Jamie, TC, William, Tommy, Ruben, Toast, Chris, Brad, Ben the Pyrate		Members Present: Elliot, Jamie, TC, William, Tommy, Martin, Ruben, Toast, Chris, Brad, Ben the Pyrate, Phil

	Others Present: Shahar, Elizabeth		Others Present: Shahar, Elizabeth

Sitwon: /* Director Reports */

2011-04-13T00:07:36Z

Director Reports

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 === Vice President's Report ===
 Spaceblimp4, GGHC, Open House, AVR Class, The Elements of Computing Systems, Bike Shop, Red Bull
 Money.
 === Treasurer's Report ===
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         -- Cash on-hand required to move: expenses of $3000 [1 month overlap of rent: $2000, moving expenses: $500, exiting monthly loss: $500)
 </pre>
 === Secretary's Report ===
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 Open House
 ==== Brad B ====
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 Yuri's Night
 GGHC
 == Member Reports ==