Meeting Notes 2017-10-03

Meeting Minutes
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Agenda

• Intro to PS1 and what we're about. (2 mins MAX)
• Tour leaves (new people)
• Update from the BoD about what's going
• Update from area hosts about what's going on
• Other announcements, events, awesome callouts, what have you been hacking, general discussion, etc.
• 8:15pm SHARP Voting time, if a vote is taking place

Minutes

Board Updates

• Open House Chicago is October 14 & 15
  • Volunteer! Help out just to be in the space.
  • Could have more demos and activities in the space.
• Sunday, October 8 - Space Improvement Day - 10 am - 6 pm
  • Note change from October 7! Skilton will lead people in improvements on the 7th though.
  • Need a list of ideas of things that need improvement in the space
  • Todos:
    • Emergency lighting updates
    • Add and update firelanes
  • Ticketing will happen in advance of that day too.

Announcements, Events, Discussion

• Power Racing Nashville Update
  • Lots of second and third place finishes.
  • Bluesmobile placed second in endurance race
• CO2 tank is empty.
  • Leak?
• Soda fridge
  • Will is wondering if somebody wants to take over purchasing soda and get reimbursed, or take over chez PS1.
• Sam can't log into the blog.
  • He's not the only one.
  • Help?
• Andrew, Andrew, and also people not named Andrew are working on machine control boxes
  • If anybody is familiar with LDAP, talk to Andrew. He could use some help.
• Plenty of safety glasses around the space!
  • More are coming!
• Shopbot strangeness
  • Shopbot would lose track of Y axis mid-run
  • If feed rate is too high (e.g. over 450) it will start to lose steps on the Y axis
• Plasma cutter works with fine cut consumables
• Liability review continues.
  • Waiver is nearly done.
  • Loaned tool policy is nearly done - expect it in the next week.
    • Lathe and other affected tools will come back online when the policy is complete.
  • Considering liability of the space and also individual member/volunteers
  • Working on alcohol policy as well
  • According to attorney and accountant, we do not need a business license because we don't sell goods.
• RT tickets down to 25
  • Could use help creating RT queues
  • Would be nice to have the RT book by Oreilly around the space.
• THOTCON is in March
  • Computer security conference. Tickets will sell out, so buy now if you're interested.
• Vote will happen next week!