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− | Meeting started at | + | Meeting started at 07:05 pm |
− | ===Attendance=== | + | === Attendance === |
− | + | Tim Saylor | |
+ | Patrick Callahan | ||
+ | Shawn Blaszak | ||
+ | Ishmael Rufus | ||
+ | Eric Stein | ||
+ | Zlatan Klebic | ||
+ | Dan Meyers | ||
+ | Steve Finkelman | ||
− | ====Old Business==== | + | === Agenda === |
+ | |||
+ | ==== Old Business ==== | ||
* The First Annual Innov8 Denver Fest (Chris Luiz) | * The First Annual Innov8 Denver Fest (Chris Luiz) | ||
+ | ** This is very light on details. Chris said they'll be figuring out what it'll be in the next few weeks, we should drop it until we hear more. | ||
* 2dkits class | * 2dkits class | ||
+ | ** Suggested a date, ball's in their court. | ||
* Flourish Workshop (flourish is March 30-31) | * Flourish Workshop (flourish is March 30-31) | ||
− | **Payment arrival? | + | ** Payment arrival? Need to order kits soon. |
* Update on the space hunt | * Update on the space hunt | ||
** Status of Lawyer hunt | ** Status of Lawyer hunt | ||
** get shelves if he doesn't want them? | ** get shelves if he doesn't want them? | ||
* Budget for moving | * Budget for moving | ||
+ | ** Minimum savings | ||
** capitalization options | ** capitalization options | ||
− | *** | + | *** fundraisers |
*** prepayment of memberships | *** prepayment of memberships | ||
+ | *** Buy a brick / tool naming rights | ||
+ | *** Kickstarter | ||
+ | ** Staying at 3354? | ||
+ | *** Does land lord Steve want his office? | ||
+ | *** Copy of llSteve's lease with his ll. | ||
+ | *** Roof/Power/Cost | ||
+ | * Non-member tool use policy: does this need a member vote? | ||
− | ====New Business==== | + | ==== New Business ==== |
− | * Pumping Station: Two? | + | * Pumping Station: Two? Matt Campbell contacted info@ regarding starting a south side hackerspace and discussion was had about starting it as a subsidiary. |
* Who set up http://pumpingstationone.wordpress.com/ and can we take it down now? I think we can, and that it was Nathan. -Eric | * Who set up http://pumpingstationone.wordpress.com/ and can we take it down now? I think we can, and that it was Nathan. -Eric | ||
− | * | + | * Who has the Twitter @pumpingstation1 account? |
− | * Financial/membership report | + | * Financial/membership report full starving members in total |
+ | * The extra room is cleared out. We shouldn't move anything into it until we are prepared to start paying for it. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Minutes === | ||
− | |||
* The First Annual Innov8 Denver Fest (Chris Luiz) | * The First Annual Innov8 Denver Fest (Chris Luiz) | ||
− | ** This is very light on details. | + | ** This is very light on details. Chris said they'll be figuring out what it'll be in the next few weeks, we should drop it until we hear more. |
* 2dkits class | * 2dkits class | ||
** Suggested a date, ball's in their court. | ** Suggested a date, ball's in their court. | ||
+ | * Flourish | ||
+ | ** Patrick hasn't heard from the people and needs money soon | ||
+ | ** Patrick will e-mail Aisha | ||
+ | * Space hunt | ||
+ | ** We will be using Matt's dad as a lawyer | ||
+ | ** No one has contacted the new landlord about the shelves | ||
+ | * Non-member tool use | ||
+ | ** Do we need to vote on the policy we worked out next week. | ||
+ | ** Tim will bring it up during a main meeting. | ||
+ | * Tim wants to being up the idea of increasing out insurance in a month or two | ||
+ | * Tim suggested reserving non-essential voting for only the first week of the month. | ||
+ | ** Tim will bring this up at a main meeting | ||
+ | * Pumping Station: Two | ||
+ | ** General support for exploring the idea further | ||
+ | * pumpingstationone.wordpress.com | ||
+ | ** we think Nathan set it up | ||
+ | ** Ish may have control of DNS | ||
+ | ** Tim, Ish, and Nathan can all delete it | ||
+ | * PS:One Twitter Account | ||
+ | ** we think Nathan and Anne have access to it | ||
+ | * Rhys and Eric have control over [email protected], use it for all new PS:One related accounts | ||
+ | * Minimum months of savings | ||
+ | ** Two alternative budgets were started with | ||
+ | *** High spending | ||
+ | *** Bare minimum | ||
+ | ** General agreement that three months is a good minimum | ||
+ | ** General agreement that 4.5 days is a reasonable point to start spending some and 6 months is a reasonable point to spend all overage freely | ||
+ | ** Area hosts will be discouraged from spending their budgets | ||
+ | * Fundraising options | ||
+ | ** High price dinner ($100 per plate?) - generally well received | ||
+ | ** Talking with Evanston - Steve's looking into it | ||
+ | ** Fundraising night at a bar and we get a cut of the drinks - generally well received | ||
+ | ** Donations in exchange for naming rights of tools - Rhys sank this idea | ||
+ | ** Pre-paying of memberships - generally well received but maybe something we should hold off on until emergencies | ||
+ | ** Recruiting at co-working space type organizations - generally thought of as something to look into | ||
+ | *** Brian suggested big monitors around for people to use | ||
+ | * Landlord Steve | ||
+ | ** Doesn't want to completely leave the space | ||
+ | ** General consensus that not much interest in starying | ||
+ | ** Members interested in staying will be responsible for negotiating with Steve | ||
+ | *** The board will provide a list of requirements for an acceptable lease | ||
+ | |||
− | Meeting adjourned at | + | Meeting adjourned at 08:07 pm |
Latest revision as of 18:48, 29 March 2014
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Meeting started at 07:05 pm
Attendance
Tim Saylor Patrick Callahan Shawn Blaszak Ishmael Rufus Eric Stein Zlatan Klebic Dan Meyers Steve Finkelman
Agenda
Old Business
- The First Annual Innov8 Denver Fest (Chris Luiz)
- This is very light on details. Chris said they'll be figuring out what it'll be in the next few weeks, we should drop it until we hear more.
- 2dkits class
- Suggested a date, ball's in their court.
- Flourish Workshop (flourish is March 30-31)
- Payment arrival? Need to order kits soon.
- Update on the space hunt
- Status of Lawyer hunt
- get shelves if he doesn't want them?
- Budget for moving
- Minimum savings
- capitalization options
- fundraisers
- prepayment of memberships
- Buy a brick / tool naming rights
- Kickstarter
- Staying at 3354?
- Does land lord Steve want his office?
- Copy of llSteve's lease with his ll.
- Roof/Power/Cost
- Non-member tool use policy: does this need a member vote?
New Business
- Pumping Station: Two? Matt Campbell contacted info@ regarding starting a south side hackerspace and discussion was had about starting it as a subsidiary.
- Who set up http://pumpingstationone.wordpress.com/ and can we take it down now? I think we can, and that it was Nathan. -Eric
- Who has the Twitter @pumpingstation1 account?
- Financial/membership report full starving members in total
- The extra room is cleared out. We shouldn't move anything into it until we are prepared to start paying for it.
Minutes
- The First Annual Innov8 Denver Fest (Chris Luiz)
- This is very light on details. Chris said they'll be figuring out what it'll be in the next few weeks, we should drop it until we hear more.
- 2dkits class
- Suggested a date, ball's in their court.
- Flourish
- Patrick hasn't heard from the people and needs money soon
- Patrick will e-mail Aisha
- Space hunt
- We will be using Matt's dad as a lawyer
- No one has contacted the new landlord about the shelves
- Non-member tool use
- Do we need to vote on the policy we worked out next week.
- Tim will bring it up during a main meeting.
- Tim wants to being up the idea of increasing out insurance in a month or two
- Tim suggested reserving non-essential voting for only the first week of the month.
- Tim will bring this up at a main meeting
- Pumping Station: Two
- General support for exploring the idea further
- pumpingstationone.wordpress.com
- we think Nathan set it up
- Ish may have control of DNS
- Tim, Ish, and Nathan can all delete it
- PS:One Twitter Account
- we think Nathan and Anne have access to it
- Rhys and Eric have control over [email protected], use it for all new PS:One related accounts
- Minimum months of savings
- Two alternative budgets were started with
- High spending
- Bare minimum
- General agreement that three months is a good minimum
- General agreement that 4.5 days is a reasonable point to start spending some and 6 months is a reasonable point to spend all overage freely
- Area hosts will be discouraged from spending their budgets
- Two alternative budgets were started with
- Fundraising options
- High price dinner ($100 per plate?) - generally well received
- Talking with Evanston - Steve's looking into it
- Fundraising night at a bar and we get a cut of the drinks - generally well received
- Donations in exchange for naming rights of tools - Rhys sank this idea
- Pre-paying of memberships - generally well received but maybe something we should hold off on until emergencies
- Recruiting at co-working space type organizations - generally thought of as something to look into
- Brian suggested big monitors around for people to use
- Landlord Steve
- Doesn't want to completely leave the space
- General consensus that not much interest in starying
- Members interested in staying will be responsible for negotiating with Steve
- The board will provide a list of requirements for an acceptable lease
Meeting adjourned at 08:07 pm