Meeting Notes 2013-07-16

Meeting Minutes
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Meeting Begin: 08:xx

Agenda

Introductions

• Brief overview of what PS1 is (<1min).
• Introduce the present board and area hosts.
• New members/visitors introduce themselves.

Announcements

• Announce events from the calendar.
• Anyone have an event or thing to announce? Now's the time, 1 minute max each.

Votes

• Policy on Minors Vote 3 votes

Tours for Visitors

• Adam will give official tour (make sure liability forms have been signed and that emergency contact info is filled out)

Minutes

• Eric introduced the area hosts that were present

• Eric asked the new people to introduce themselves

And they did.

• Eric made announcements:

• Open house tonight until midnight or whenever people leave

• Tour after the meeting, Steve Farkas to conduct it

• Knitting lab with shellie lewis, wednesday at 7pm

• Thursday night, cnc build club.  Make With Moto will be there for a gonzo build.

• Newbie Orientation on Thursday at 7pm.  In depth introduction to the space.

• Monday 8pm, Pumping Station Yum!

• Saturday July 20th, Chicago LUG at Noon.

• Analog Game night, Saturday at 7pm, hosted by Will.  Playing board games with snacks.

• Math office hours.  Sunday at 5pm.  There will be a presentation on how RSA encryption works.

• Sunday July 28th, Newbie orientation.  

• Announcements:

• Ryan asked if anyone has Liquid Nitrogen safety equipment.  There was a discussion.  

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Votes: Policy on Minors Vote

• Eric described the vote and reasoning behind it, then read the text of the vote in three parts.  After all were read, the votes were held.

• Joel was concerned that this be a starting point of this policy, not the end.

• Joel was also concerned that we specify 18 as the age of majority for our members in the bylaws, he'd like it to be more flexible.

• Jay asked how this would impact existing events with young attendees, namely math office hours and the linux users group.

Vote #1

Yea: 30

Nay: 2

Present: 3

Vote #2

Yea: 31

Nay: 0

Present: 4

Vote #3

Yea: 26

Nay: 5

Present: 4

Meeting End: 9:00