Meeting Notes 2009-12-08

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Attendance

• Eli
• Josh
• Ryan
• Geoffrey
• Jeff
• Anne
• Paul
• Nathan
• Jordan
• Jim
• Shawn
• Reuben
• Avner
• David
• Ishmael
• Tim
• Hank
• Micah

Come to Order - 8:15

• Schwag!

• i3Detroit
  • 9 of us visited them this weekend
  • They gave us a Cricket plotter
  • All-in-one silkscreening machine
  • Planning on visiting for January Hackathon

• 501(c)(3)
  • Paperwork is all filled out, now to vet it
  • Thanks Nicky & Ishmael!
  • Will be on the members list for everyone to look at and check through

• Begin thinking about next years elections
  • Talk to Eli if you intend to run
  • Can run as long as you have been a Full $50 member for the previous 6 months from election day, you are eligible.

• Online store
  • In the process of getting it to a functional state pending approval.
  • Think of it like Etsy.
  • PS:One will take %30 cut to cover administrative costs.
  • Can list production or one-off products on there.

• Reciprocity
  • Writing up a formal agreement to enter with other spaces.
  • To be formalized with places like CCCKC, i3Detroit, etc.

• Lease
  • Do we need a new space?
  • Would like to have cooking classes, and other things that are not possible now.
  • Keep an eye out for new places
  • Steve: Can renew for 6 months and then month to month after
  • Set up wiki page with list of things we want/need
  • Chicago Artist Resource is a good place to start --Hank
  • Poll membership about if they want to move and what they want in a new one.

• Freeduino class
  • Will have another class next month, because we sold it out!
  • Price will be raised, previous was at cost. Future will include more in-depth lessons.

• Nominations
  • Jeff Kantarek - VP - Eli
  • Ishmael - Treasurer - Eric
  • Josh - CTO - Jeff K.
  • Nathan - Secretary - Eli
  • Sacha - President - Eli
  • Jim - Director at large - Eli
  • Nathan - Vice President - Paul
  • Eli - Running for PR Director or Director at Large
  • Micah - CTO - Jim

• Eli finished fabric light brite project

• Lightning talks after the meeting