Meeting Notes 2014-11-18

Meeting Minutes
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Agenda

• Intro PS1 and what we're about
• Tell Triano to shut up.
• let new members and visitors intro themselves
• pick 2 random people to introduce themselves
• go over things that need doing around the space
• Awesome callouts
• Announcements

Introductions

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

Announcements

• Sevin is working on requirements gathering for the laser. There's a survey on the mailing list - check it out. Send Sevin an email if you have any questions.
• The scrap wood area is a huge mess. Please be judicious about what you contribute - small pieces that aren't very useful should probably head directly to the trash. Thanks folks.
• Is there any interest in a class on using a wood lathe by a professional turner? Email Ed if you're into it.
• This Thursday is SIGBOT. 7PM in the electronics lab. Darold Higa is going to be presenting research on using genetic algorithms, and robots presumably. This is our robotics interest group - come on out1
• Sunday at 6pm is Pumping Station: Yum - Chef Watson edition. A crazy computer will come up with recipes for you to cook.
• This Sunday is our new member orientation. At 4pm in the lounge is your chance to learn about PS:1 and meet other new members.
• Saturday is analog game night. Come out at 5pm to play some games.
• Vote to rework membership points will be officially announced on the 2nd
• Autodesk Fusion360 is now installed on all the computers in the space. You'll need to create a personal account - this software is free for hobbyist users. Check it out.

Votes

• Vote to Buy a Replacement Tube for Epilog
• Vote to Buy a 4th Axis for Epilog
• Vote to Buy Garment Designer 2.5
• CNC Milling Machine Vote

Minutes

• Meeting begins at 20:03
• Everett greets everyone. Speaks briefly about what a hackerspace is.
• New folks introduce themselves.
  • Daniel read about hackerspaces online. Looking for machine shops - he's come to the right place. Has a lot of random things to make.
  • Lucas found us on google - he's currently working on home automation.
  • Justin found out about from the web. He's into electronics.
  • Matt heard about us from HacDC. He's just getting around to visiting us - he's got a machine shop but is hoping to use other tools, do electronics and programming and some other stuff.
  • Sam (and Bob) live in the neighborhood. They've passed the space a few times and decided to drop in. Sam's into electronics. Bob is a structural engineer - he wanted to check us out.
  • Merche (spelling) is Arturo's friend. He wants to build a small render farm.
• Everett introduces board members and area hosts.
  • "God there's a lot of people here!"
• Announcements
• Awesome callouts
  • Sevin is putting a lot of work into getting us emergency lights!
  • Weston Tanner reached out to Autodesk - we may be benefitting quite a bit. Thanks, Weston!
  • Fitter Dave is plumbing our new fridge, there'll be ice soon!
  • Derek is running four votes tonight.
  • Hef has put a whole lot of time into finances lately!
  • The board in general for wading through finances!
• New folks leave for a tour
• We voted on four issues.
• Meeting adjourns at 20:33