Meeting Notes 2016-04-05

Meeting Minutes
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Agenda

• Intro to PS1 and what we're about.
• Let new members and visitors intro themselves.
• Pick 2 random people to introduce themselves.
• Introduce the Board and Area Hosts
• Go over things that need doing around the space.
• Awesome call outs
• Tell me about What You Hack
• Announcements
• Questions
• Votes
• Tour

For extended discussions, we may take stack and borrow from MIBS Rules#Meeting Procedures.

Minutes

Intro to PS1

Bylaws#Purpose

Introductions

New People

New People (name - where did you hear about us - what do you make/hack)

John | new to Chicago | searched for "makerspace" or something | interested in arduinos, is an electronics tech Nick | woodworking, designer, make home goods | looking for a shared working space Andy | moved to Chicago a month ago | 3d printing, photography, woodworking, CNC Manish | interested in electronics & woodwork | learned about from Shen Shen | went to a 3d printing class at public library | does software & electronics

Board and Area Hosts

• Justin - President
• Jennie P. - Vice-president
• Lyn - Director at Purple
• Simon - Secretary
• Shellie - Arts & Crafts Area Host

Two Random Members

• Shellie | Arts & Crafts Area Host | member since 2012 | shared memories of the laser cutter when it was only a glimmer in our eyes
• Mike | Woodworking, interested in welders, forges, metal stuff | saw us or something in Make magazine, which led to us about a year ago

Things that need doing around the space

• Take out the garbage
• Clean your dishes and don't leave them in the sink (or in the space)
• Put tools away when not in use
• Empty all the dust collectors
• Food in the fridge! Eat it, label it, or throw it away before it turns into a monster.

Awesome Callouts

• Lyn and everybody who helped organize the awesome birthday party on Saturday, such as:
  • Gerald for grilling,
  • Shelly for the cake, mural, food logistics, and beyond,
  • Steve Reese for running lockpicking,
  • Shellie for sock tie-dye,
  • Jennie for ungrossing the kitchen & fridge
  • Justin organized the videogames and the lounge
  • The guys who disposed of the fridge
  • Will for running a game & the cupcakes
  • Jonathan Bisson for making buttons
  • Rory for helpfulness
  • Kitchen 17 donated two vegan pizzas
  • Peter Lau got soda pop
• Lauren for doing a great hot metals workshop
• Justin taught making buttons
• Everybody who brought goodies for last week's Tuesday potluck

What have you been hacking

• Dubi made pan whistles out of corrugated plastic election signs
• Will scanned kids with a kinect and 3D printed their heads
• Dubi (with assistance from Shellie) demonstrated his excellent costume of a rider of bears with shorts.

Announcements

• Next Tuesday is 300 Seconds of Fame - 5 minutes to talk about whatever you want
• Game night is Saturday
• Tomorrow: Python office hours at 7, lockpicking at 8
• Friday at 8:30 - Scribble & Quibble - coloring books and light conversation

Questions

• Anybody know how to make a lot panflutes? Talk to Dubi
• How can I join?
  • "Join Us" on our website, sign up through Paypal links, get ID checked by two members: ta da, you're a member
• When should I come to use tools? How can I use tools?
  • Come to a tool authorization in order to get an authorization - check the calendar for events, check the wiki for individual tools, or check the mailing list for announcements of authorization

Tour

Who wants to give a tour?

• Thanks to Shellie for giving the tour!