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==== New People ==== | ==== New People ==== | ||
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New People (name - where did you hear about us - what do you make/hack) | New People (name - where did you hear about us - what do you make/hack) | ||
− | + | * Don | 3D printing | 12 year old wants to build a forge | learned about us online | |
+ | * Zack | industrial engineering | home from college out of state | son of Don | ||
+ | * Joe | teaches imagineering class @ Montessori | built a robot that flew an autonomous powered parasail | learned about us online | ||
+ | * Gregor | builds things that include tables. Oh, and a hydrogen processor | First came to a meetup a year ago | ||
+ | * Al | found us through Google | working with python, wants to get into woodworking | ||
+ | * Keith | with roommate recommendation | bikes are fun | | ||
+ | ==== Two Random Members ==== | ||
+ | * Patrick | runs power racing series - next one is in San Mateo in May, then Kansas City, Detroit, Colorado. Milwaukee is in September www.powerracingseries.org, www.makerfaire.com | Member since 2010 | ||
− | ==== | + | ==== Board and Area Hosts ==== |
+ | * Justin - President | ||
+ | * Simon - Secretary | ||
+ | * Lyn - Director at Purple | ||
+ | * Anna - Electronics Area Host | ||
+ | * Shellie - Arts & Crafts Area Host | ||
+ | * Triano - Woodshop Area Host | ||
+ | === Special Announcement === | ||
+ | * We're officially a 501(c)3! | ||
+ | * Awesome Callout and thanks to the previous directors and those who made this happen. | ||
=== Things that need doing around the space === | === Things that need doing around the space === | ||
− | + | * Please wash your dishes, either by hand or by dishwashing machine. Put dishes in and '''turn on.''' | |
+ | * Sweep up the shop (and everywhere else that there is floor) and put tools away when they are not in use. | ||
+ | * Take out the trash. | ||
=== Awesome Callouts === | === Awesome Callouts === | ||
+ | * To everybody who made Pumping Station: One's nonprofit status possible | ||
+ | * Shelly Loke cleaned all the towels in the kitchen | ||
+ | * Shelly & Gerald ran an event making chocolate truffles | ||
+ | * Lyn hosted Pi Day | ||
+ | ** there's still pie and it needs to be eaten! | ||
+ | * Sheila made an emergency pie plate run pi day | ||
+ | * Space planning committee for all of their work | ||
+ | * Eric B for negotiating our lease with landlord | ||
+ | === What have you been hacking === | ||
+ | * Justin & Everett invented a new card game called Thai Pirate Rummy | ||
+ | ** Ask them for the rules | ||
+ | * Lyn made a doodle app for Android | ||
+ | ** Four colors are available. (You'll be surprised what color didn't make the list.) | ||
+ | * Gregor made mozzarella cheese | ||
− | === | + | === Announcements === |
+ | * Everybody is invited: Potluck after the open house/member meeting on March 29th - bring food! | ||
+ | * Birthday party for PS:1 is April 2nd. | ||
+ | * Shelly is running a pathfinder game on Friday starting at 3; feel free to drop in later than that with a character. | ||
+ | * Patrick needs to repeatedly practice taking vitals to get his EMT certificate - he'll take your blood pressure after the meeting. | ||
+ | * Bike night is tomorrow (Wednesday) at 8pm in the shop. Bring your bike, bike accessory, bike-related project, or bike thoughts. | ||
+ | * SIGBOT - Robotics Special Interest Group - is Thursday at 7 in electronics lounge. | ||
+ | |||
+ | === Questions === | ||
+ | * Has anyone installed raspbian on a microsd card for raspberry pi using a mac? | ||
+ | ** Dubi is setting up a pi for the first time | ||
+ | * Do we have t-shirts? | ||
+ | ** There is a link on the website to buy t-shirts | ||
+ | ** [[http://psone.spreadshirt.com/ You can get t-shirts printed on-demand]] | ||
+ | ** But if you want to make other t-shirts happen, do it | ||
+ | * Do we do anything with our sawdust? Can we donate it somewhere? | ||
+ | ** There are stoves that burn sawdust | ||
+ | **if the sawdust contains elements that don't burn safely (acrylic, treated wood), that could be dodgy | ||
+ | === Votes === | ||
− | === | + | ====[[Vote_to_Donate_SEM]]==== |
+ | * [[Vote_to_Donate_SEM]] | ||
+ | ** ''Passed'' | ||
+ | * Guests from the Analytics Lounge: Peter & Josh | ||
+ | * [[http://www.analyticslounge.org/ Analytics Lounge Website]] | ||
+ | ** Goal is a place in maker culture for equipment less focused on making and more focused on measuring & lab equipment | ||
− | + | Questions and Answers: | |
+ | * Analytics Lounge (AL) will pick up the SEM | ||
+ | * Ryan sponsored this vote | ||
+ | * Analytics Lounge is working on creating a reduced dust environment | ||
+ | * We had trouble getting data off the SEM due to it using floppy disks as storage | ||
+ | ** We were able to network it to get data off | ||
+ | ** Analytics Lounge (Peter) has expertise supporting older equipment | ||
+ | ** Considering converting the SEM VGA output to DVI so that the output can be streamed on the internet | ||
+ | * AL membership model: | ||
+ | ** Avoiding paid membership because not sure if there is a large enough user-base for that model | ||
+ | ** Anybody is welcome to come by on Sundays | ||
+ | ** Want to get people involved and educated in using these scientific instruments | ||
+ | ** Goal is to build a community of mutual support and information | ||
+ | ** Looking into grant funding, depending on requirements from funders | ||
+ | ** Part of the charter is a recycling operation for lab equipment | ||
+ | *** Plan is to process donations, rehabilitate gear that is worthwhile, and sell surplus | ||
+ | *** Have talked to freegeek about their experience with this | ||
+ | * If you want to take part or check it out, people are usually around on Sundays. | ||
+ | ** Have chaos hours - if somebody is in the space, come by and they'll let you in | ||
+ | ** RFID tag access system provides up-to-date info of availability | ||
+ | * Co-located with a metal-working shop (Chicago Metal) | ||
+ | ** Those folks have a waterjet with a 55 x 100" bed] | ||
+ | * Contact the analytics lounge at [[http://www.analyticslounge.org/contact/ their website]] | ||
− | + | * Vote passes with 44 in favor, 0 against. 46 votes cast. | |
+ | *10 full members attended the vote. | ||
+ | *37 full members voted by proxy. | ||
=== Tour === | === Tour === | ||
− | + | Thanks to those who gave the tour! I missed exactly who all did that - Lyn, Shelly, and at least one more person. |
Latest revision as of 05:53, 16 March 2016
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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
Introductions
New People
New People (name - where did you hear about us - what do you make/hack)
- Don | 3D printing | 12 year old wants to build a forge | learned about us online
- Zack | industrial engineering | home from college out of state | son of Don
- Joe | teaches imagineering class @ Montessori | built a robot that flew an autonomous powered parasail | learned about us online
- Gregor | builds things that include tables. Oh, and a hydrogen processor | First came to a meetup a year ago
- Al | found us through Google | working with python, wants to get into woodworking
- Keith | with roommate recommendation | bikes are fun |
Two Random Members
- Patrick | runs power racing series - next one is in San Mateo in May, then Kansas City, Detroit, Colorado. Milwaukee is in September www.powerracingseries.org, www.makerfaire.com | Member since 2010
Board and Area Hosts
- Justin - President
- Simon - Secretary
- Lyn - Director at Purple
- Anna - Electronics Area Host
- Shellie - Arts & Crafts Area Host
- Triano - Woodshop Area Host
Special Announcement
- We're officially a 501(c)3!
- Awesome Callout and thanks to the previous directors and those who made this happen.
Things that need doing around the space
- Please wash your dishes, either by hand or by dishwashing machine. Put dishes in and turn on.
- Sweep up the shop (and everywhere else that there is floor) and put tools away when they are not in use.
- Take out the trash.
Awesome Callouts
- To everybody who made Pumping Station: One's nonprofit status possible
- Shelly Loke cleaned all the towels in the kitchen
- Shelly & Gerald ran an event making chocolate truffles
- Lyn hosted Pi Day
- there's still pie and it needs to be eaten!
- Sheila made an emergency pie plate run pi day
- Space planning committee for all of their work
- Eric B for negotiating our lease with landlord
What have you been hacking
- Justin & Everett invented a new card game called Thai Pirate Rummy
- Ask them for the rules
- Lyn made a doodle app for Android
- Four colors are available. (You'll be surprised what color didn't make the list.)
- Gregor made mozzarella cheese
Announcements
- Everybody is invited: Potluck after the open house/member meeting on March 29th - bring food!
- Birthday party for PS:1 is April 2nd.
- Shelly is running a pathfinder game on Friday starting at 3; feel free to drop in later than that with a character.
- Patrick needs to repeatedly practice taking vitals to get his EMT certificate - he'll take your blood pressure after the meeting.
- Bike night is tomorrow (Wednesday) at 8pm in the shop. Bring your bike, bike accessory, bike-related project, or bike thoughts.
- SIGBOT - Robotics Special Interest Group - is Thursday at 7 in electronics lounge.
Questions
- Has anyone installed raspbian on a microsd card for raspberry pi using a mac?
- Dubi is setting up a pi for the first time
- Do we have t-shirts?
- There is a link on the website to buy t-shirts
- [You can get t-shirts printed on-demand]
- But if you want to make other t-shirts happen, do it
- Do we do anything with our sawdust? Can we donate it somewhere?
- There are stoves that burn sawdust
- if the sawdust contains elements that don't burn safely (acrylic, treated wood), that could be dodgy
Votes
Vote_to_Donate_SEM
- Vote_to_Donate_SEM
- Passed
- Guests from the Analytics Lounge: Peter & Josh
- [Analytics Lounge Website]
- Goal is a place in maker culture for equipment less focused on making and more focused on measuring & lab equipment
Questions and Answers:
- Analytics Lounge (AL) will pick up the SEM
- Ryan sponsored this vote
- Analytics Lounge is working on creating a reduced dust environment
- We had trouble getting data off the SEM due to it using floppy disks as storage
- We were able to network it to get data off
- Analytics Lounge (Peter) has expertise supporting older equipment
- Considering converting the SEM VGA output to DVI so that the output can be streamed on the internet
- AL membership model:
- Avoiding paid membership because not sure if there is a large enough user-base for that model
- Anybody is welcome to come by on Sundays
- Want to get people involved and educated in using these scientific instruments
- Goal is to build a community of mutual support and information
- Looking into grant funding, depending on requirements from funders
- Part of the charter is a recycling operation for lab equipment
- Plan is to process donations, rehabilitate gear that is worthwhile, and sell surplus
- Have talked to freegeek about their experience with this
- If you want to take part or check it out, people are usually around on Sundays.
- Have chaos hours - if somebody is in the space, come by and they'll let you in
- RFID tag access system provides up-to-date info of availability
- Co-located with a metal-working shop (Chicago Metal)
- Those folks have a waterjet with a 55 x 100" bed]
- Contact the analytics lounge at [their website]
- Vote passes with 44 in favor, 0 against. 46 votes cast.
- 10 full members attended the vote.
- 37 full members voted by proxy.
Tour
Thanks to those who gave the tour! I missed exactly who all did that - Lyn, Shelly, and at least one more person.