Regular Member Meeting 2016 03 08 - Revision history

108.28.77.19: 03/08 - New Members

2016-03-10T01:53:16Z

03/08 - New Members

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	== New Members ==		== New Members ==
			Xavier Belaager

	== Adjournment ==		== Adjournment ==
	Adjourned by at xxx by xxx		Adjourned by at xxx by xxx

108.18.14.166: /* Time and Location */ Fixing typo

2016-03-09T23:40:51Z

Time and Location: Fixing typo

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	:Others present:		:Others present:
	Rob Hines		Rob Hines
	Xavier ~~Belaager~~		Xavier Belanger
	:[[Quorum]]		:[[Quorum]]
	:: Quorum met? Yes		:: Quorum met? Yes

Mike Chelen: /* Mike */ .

2016-03-09T01:40:06Z

Mike: .

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	==== Mike ====		==== Mike ====
	* Talking with John JP Pohlhaus about how to post to HacDC blog on behalf of ham radio club.		* Talking with John JP Pohlhaus about how to post to HacDC blog on behalf of ham radio club.
	* Encryption: Privacy, Security & Law Enforcement event was well attended. Thanks Enrique for organizing & presenting!		* Encryption: Privacy, Security & Law Enforcement event was well attended. Thanks Enrique for organizing & presenting!
	* SSL cert for hacdc.org is expired, I'm happy to help with this.		* SSL cert for hacdc.org is expired, I'm happy to help with this.

	==== M. "mirage335" ====		==== M. "mirage335" ====

Mike Chelen: /* Mike */ .

2016-03-09T01:38:21Z

Mike: .

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	==== Mike ====		==== Mike ====
	- Talking with John JP Pohlhaus about how to post to HacDC blog on behalf of ham radio club.		* Talking with John JP Pohlhaus about how to post to HacDC blog on behalf of ham radio club.
	- Encryption: Privacy, Security & Law Enforcement event was well attended. Thanks Enrique for organizing & presenting!		* Encryption: Privacy, Security & Law Enforcement event was well attended. Thanks Enrique for organizing & presenting!
	- SSL cert for hacdc.org is expired, I'm happy to help with this.		* SSL cert for hacdc.org is expired, I'm happy to help with this.

	==== M. "mirage335" ====		==== M. "mirage335" ====

Mike Chelen: /* Mike */ .

2016-03-09T01:37:02Z

Mike: .

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	==== Mike ====		==== Mike ====
	Talking with John JP Pohlhaus about how to post to HacDC blog on behalf of ham radio club.		- Talking with John JP Pohlhaus about how to post to HacDC blog on behalf of ham radio club.
	Encryption: Privacy, Security & Law Enforcement event was well attended. Thanks Enrique for organizing & presenting!		- Encryption: Privacy, Security & Law Enforcement event was well attended. Thanks Enrique for organizing & presenting!
			- SSL cert for hacdc.org is expired, I'm happy to help with this.

	==== M. "mirage335" ====		==== M. "mirage335" ====

Mike Chelen: /* Mike */ .

2016-03-09T01:32:05Z

Mike: .

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	==== Mike ====		==== Mike ====
	Talking with John JP Pohlhaus about how to post to HacDC blog on behalf of ham radio club.		Talking with John JP Pohlhaus about how to post to HacDC blog on behalf of ham radio club.
			Encryption: Privacy, Security & Law Enforcement event was well attended. Thanks Enrique for organizing & presenting!

	==== M. "mirage335" ====		==== M. "mirage335" ====

Mike Chelen: /* Mike */ .

2016-03-09T01:27:02Z

Mike: .

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			Talking with John JP Pohlhaus about how to post to HacDC blog on behalf of ham radio club.

	==== M. "mirage335" ====		==== M. "mirage335" ====

70.192.211.211: 03/08 - Time and Location

2016-03-09T01:16:23Z

03/08 - Time and Location

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	== Time and Location ==		== Time and Location ==
	:Date		:Date 03/08/2016
	:Called to order at ~~xxxx~~ pm by ~~xxxx~~		:Called to order at 20:0 pm by Julia Longtin
	:Members present:		:Members present:
			Alex Turro
			Matthew Hines
			Julia Longtin
			Kevin Cole
			Enrique Cobas
			Bobby Baum
			Ethan Waldo
			Pat KO00
	:Members remote:		:Members remote:
			Mike Chelin
	:Others present:		:Others present:
			Rob Hines
			Xavier Belaager
	:[[Quorum]]		:[[Quorum]]
	:: Quorum met?		:: Quorum met? Yes

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

70.192.211.211: 03/08 - Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes

2016-03-09T01:10:44Z

03/08 - Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes

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	Previous meeting was the Annual 2016 meeting		Previous meeting was the Annual 2016 meeting
	http://wiki.hacdc.org/index.php/Annual_Meeting_2016		http://wiki.hacdc.org/index.php/Annual_Meeting_2016

			APPROVED

	== Recognition ==		== Recognition ==

Mirage335: /* M. "mirage335" */

2016-03-08T23:48:32Z

M. "mirage335"

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	Now, we hackers have actually demonstrated our prowess, having built a massive scale laser-cutter in place. We believe it is entirely possible to offer safety and usability features, comparable to or better than commercial units. Further, plans are underway to build a smaller classroom unit for training purposes. Allocating funds to back our volunteers' hard work will not only ensure timely completion, but also enable us to achieve decent build quality.		Now, we hackers have actually demonstrated our prowess, having built a massive scale laser-cutter in place. We believe it is entirely possible to offer safety and usability features, comparable to or better than commercial units. Further, plans are underway to build a smaller classroom unit for training purposes. Allocating funds to back our volunteers' hard work will not only ensure timely completion, but also enable us to achieve decent build quality.

	Propose allocating $3.5k to ~~EXPANSION~~ from the general fund, and raise the spending authority for this project to $1.5k/month. Absolute priority will be given to these funds being used for the purposes of (1) commissioning a small classroom CNC machine to include laser-cuttting, (2) improve basement CNC machine especially in areas of reliability, safety, and usability, (3) purchase an off-the-shelf laser cutter from eBay costing less than $500 only in the event of community dissatisfaction with our own classroom and basement laser-cutting machines, and (4) purchase needed equipment to fabricate resources for building or maintaing CNC machines at HacDC (eg. drill press chuck).		Propose allocating $3.5k to '''Optical Table Robot''' from the general fund, and raise the spending authority for this project to $1.5k/month. Absolute priority will be given to these funds being used for the purposes of (1) commissioning a small classroom CNC machine to include laser-cuttting, (2) improve basement CNC machine especially in areas of reliability, safety, and usability, (3) purchase an off-the-shelf laser cutter from eBay costing less than $500 only in the event of community dissatisfaction with our own classroom and basement laser-cutting machines, and (4) purchase needed equipment to fabricate resources for building or maintaing CNC machines at HacDC (eg. drill press chuck).

	Financially, HacDC is healthy, can afford this, and should expect a positive return on investing in its volunteer efforts. Our revenue stream has stabilized around relatively committed members, expenses are low enough for a few contributors to back up in emergency, cash flow is positive, and we have over $12k in the bank. Moreover, policies are now in place to better protect our investments.		Financially, HacDC is healthy, can afford this, and should expect a positive return on investing in its volunteer efforts. Our revenue stream has stabilized around relatively committed members, expenses are low enough for a few contributors to back up in emergency, cash flow is positive, and we have over $12k in the bank. Moreover, policies are now in place to better protect our investments.