Regular Member Meeting 2017 02 14 - Revision history

108.31.149.178: /* Adjournment */ spqr

2017-02-15T02:17:07Z

Adjournment: spqr

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	== Adjournment ==		== Adjournment ==
	Adjourned by at 2115 by Tom		Adjourned by at 2115 by Tom + SPQR

108.31.149.178: /* Adjournment */ adjourned

2017-02-15T02:16:21Z

Adjournment: adjourned

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	== Adjournment ==		== Adjournment ==
	Adjourned by at ~~xxx~~ by ~~xxx~~		Adjourned by at 2115 by Tom

96.88.198.77: /* Project Optical Table Robot (OTR) */ irc

2017-02-15T01:59:18Z

Project Optical Table Robot (OTR): irc

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	=== Project Optical Table Robot (OTR) ===		=== Project Optical Table Robot (OTR) ===
			the belts and gears for the optical table robot are in, and being mounted. the mini now prints rubber(thanks kevin!), and a prototype box for fitting in the radio shack bins has been printed by bobby and myself. with tom's help, i have christened a 32 core machine with 256GB of ram, for large CPU jobs.

	=== Project CRISPR ===		=== Project CRISPR ===

108.31.149.178: halfway through

2017-02-15T01:31:26Z

halfway through

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	== Time and Location ==		== Time and Location ==
	:Date: February 14, 2017		:Date: February 14, 2017
	:Called to order at ~~xxxx~~ pm by ~~xxxx~~		:Called to order at 2005 pm by Tom
	:Members present:		:Members present: Enrique Tom Ken Andrew Bobby
	:Members remote:		:Members remote: juri_
	:Others present:		:Others present: James Nancy Derrick
	:[[Quorum]]		:[[Quorum]]
	:: Quorum met?		:: Quorum met? no

	== Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes ==		== Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes ==
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	* Ben put up some more classroom decor.		* Ben put up some more classroom decor.
	* Julia (et al?) got the Lulzbot printing rubber parts.		* Julia (et al?) got the Lulzbot printing rubber parts.
			local hosts are addressable by DNS.

	== New Members ==		== New Members ==

			James was voted in as a member with unanimous assent.

	== Old Business ==		== Old Business ==
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	== New Business ==		== New Business ==
	* There's been some discussion of changing or frequently rotating door key-codes since the church was robbed last week; we would prefer some kind of RFID thing... discussions ongoing I guess.		* There's been some discussion of changing or frequently rotating door key-codes since the church was robbed last week; we would prefer some kind of RFID thing... discussions ongoing I guess.
			Rockville Science fair is April 23rd and HacDC could have an exhibit. Space is free if we want a table.
			Ken proposes we look into more fundraising such as through fiscal sponsorship arrangements ...?

	== [[:Category:Project_Awesome\|Project Awesome]] Reports ==		== [[:Category:Project_Awesome\|Project Awesome]] Reports ==

108.48.147.166: /* Member Reports */ summary

2017-02-14T05:07:17Z

Member Reports: summary

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	== Member Reports ==		== Member Reports ==
	* Enrique: ~~The~~ March for Science is ~~a couple of months away; it's Saturday~~ April 22. I ~~think HacDC could be involved in setting up some events, even if just social; we should have plenty of out-of-town guest speakers that weekend.~~ I'm ~~also~~ thinking of signs ~~for the event, both the content~~ and ~~the materials. It'd~~ be ~~cool~~ to ~~have~~ LED ~~or electroluminescent~~ signs ~~if they can be bright enough during~~ the ~~day~~ - just to start brainstorming.		* Enrique: (1) March for Science is April 22 - I expect I'll go and I'm thinking of what signs and message would be good to promote. There are DIY instructions for LED-lit signs for example. I think HacDC might want to get more involved in the non-partisan parts of this event, just to start brainstorming. (2) Our best projector has gone 'missing.' Our second-best is mediocre in the contrast department and VGA-only. It would be nice to have good modern projector for presentations in the auditorium. (3) After the meeting, we'll go through encrypted messaging, encrypted voice calls with Signal and encrypting email with PGP, for whoever wants to stick around.

	* Enrique: Where is our good projector~~? We didn~~'~~t find it for the cryptoparty~~. Our second-best ~~projector~~ is ~~ok but aged (a bit antiquated with~~ VGA-only~~, the contrast is suboptimal)~~. ~~If the~~ good projector ~~is permanently gone, should we get a new one? Yes,~~ the ~~previous one was generally kept locked up~~, ~~by the way.~~

	* Also Enrique: we'll ~~be going~~ through ~~Signal~~ encrypted messaging, encrypted calls and PGP ~~encrypted email after the meeting if anyone is interested~~.

	== Director Reports ==		== Director Reports ==

108.48.147.166: /* Project CRISPR */ meetup

2017-02-14T04:59:25Z

Project CRISPR: meetup

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	=== Project CRISPR ===		=== Project CRISPR ===
	We repeated the experiment last week with new materials, unfortunately with mixed results, i.e. the CRISPR sample worked, but the control also worked. So there may be a problem with the Strep-Kan plates or new bacteria strain L21. I suppose it should be done again with both L21 and HME63 strains but maybe someone other than me should go through it this time. - Enrique		We repeated the experiment last week with new materials, unfortunately with mixed results, i.e. the CRISPR sample worked, but the control also worked. So there may be a problem with the Strep-Kan plates or new bacteria strain L21. I suppose it should be done again with both L21 and HME63 strains but maybe someone other than me should go through it this time. I think the next meeting will be Thursday night around 8. It's not on MeetUp because we obviously aren't getting it right. - Enrique

	=== Project SpaceBlimp ===		=== Project SpaceBlimp ===

108.48.147.166: /* Project Electron Microscope (SEM) */ help wanted

2017-02-14T04:56:25Z

Project Electron Microscope (SEM): help wanted

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	=== Project Electron Microscope (SEM) ===		=== Project Electron Microscope (SEM) ===
	We received the new vacuum gauge; it did not include the power adatper. It's a simple part: DC power supply 2W between 9 and 30V connected to an HD15 (VGA) conncetor. It's an easy job but ~~someone~~'~~s gotta do~~ it. ~~- Enrique~~		* Ethan left, so for now Enrique is POC for Project SEM. This is... ok, I guess.
			* We received the new vacuum gauge; it did not include the power adatper. It's a simple part: DC power supply 2W between 9 and 30V connected to an HD15 (VGA) conncetor. It's an easy job but saying that doens't make it more completed. Help wanted.

	=== Project Optical Table Robot (OTR) ===		=== Project Optical Table Robot (OTR) ===

108.48.147.166: /* Project SpaceBlimp */ bullets

2017-02-14T04:54:37Z

Project SpaceBlimp: bullets

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	=== Project SpaceBlimp ===		=== Project SpaceBlimp ===
	Dirk & Sam finished the video!		* Ethan left, so for now Enrique is POC for Spaceblimp but volunteers wanted.
	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhjD4Q3JfMM		* Dirk & Sam finished the video!
	~~-Enrique~~		* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhjD4Q3JfMM

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

108.48.147.166: /* Treasurer's Report */ total

2017-02-14T04:52:21Z

Treasurer's Report: total

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	=== Treasurer's Report ===		=== Treasurer's Report ===
	* Our income for January came 100% from membership dues. It was $1,330 from 30 members - 21 regular, 7 grandfathered in at $50/mo who never come around, 1 student member and 1 dues-waived member. Besides the usual rent, insurance and PayPal fees, we had two extra expenses in January: our vacuum gauge order finally went through ($611 from Project SEM) and a reimbursement to Mirage for 3D printer parts ($308 from Project Supplies). Rent rises from 993 to 1043 in February.		* Our income for January came 100% from membership dues. It was $1,330 from 30 members - 21 regular, 7 grandfathered in at $50/mo who never come around, 1 student member and 1 dues-waived member. Besides the usual rent, insurance and PayPal fees, we had two extra expenses in January: our vacuum gauge order finally went through ($611 from Project SEM) and a reimbursement to Mirage for 3D printer parts ($308 from Project Supplies). Rent rises from 993 to 1043 in February. Balances add up to $12,442.

	=== Secretary's Report ===		=== Secretary's Report ===

108.48.147.166: /* Project CRISPR */ asdf

2017-02-14T04:50:23Z

Project CRISPR: asdf

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	=== Project CRISPR ===		=== Project CRISPR ===
	We repeated the experiment last week with new materials, unfortunately with mixed results, i.e. the CRISPR sample worked, but the control also worked. So there may be a problem with the Strep-Kan plates or new bacteria strain L21. I suppose it should be done again with both L21 and HME63 strains~~, and~~ maybe someone ~~else can do~~ it. - Enrique		We repeated the experiment last week with new materials, unfortunately with mixed results, i.e. the CRISPR sample worked, but the control also worked. So there may be a problem with the Strep-Kan plates or new bacteria strain L21. I suppose it should be done again with both L21 and HME63 strains but maybe someone other than me should go through it this time. - Enrique

	=== Project SpaceBlimp ===		=== Project SpaceBlimp ===