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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)
Bruce | Bart is a neighbor | background in mechanical engineering
Mark | from River Forest, with Bruce | does a bit of metalworking & blacksmithing, wants to learn more about 3D modeling and CAD design
Emanuel | wants to learn about furniture design
Jennifer | does packaging design
Noah | Product design | learned about us at Catalyze, they recommended us
==== Two Random Members ====
==== Two Random Members ====
==== Board and Area Hosts ====
==== Board and Area Hosts ====
* Justin - President
* Jennie - Vice President
* Lyn - Director at Purple
* Brian - Treasurer
* Simon - Secretary
* Ron - Hot metals area host
* Anna - Electronics area host
* Matt Triano - woodshop area host
=== Things that need doing around the space ===
=== Things that need doing around the space ===
* We need a new wood shop area host
** Triano is stepping down
** We thanked him for his years of service and his zero-finger-loss
* Empty the dust collectors
* Take out the trash
* Wash your dishes and the sinks. If the sinks are grey, they should be white.
* Full members need to make their choices on the space planning survey by the deadline, which is today!
* An idea: build a collaborative Rube Goldberg machine to celebrate the new space
* We need a home for a cat that Jennie found and is fostering. The cat is fixed, friendly, and has been checked by the vet.
=== Awesome Callouts ===
=== Awesome Callouts ===
* Matt Triano for everything / 3 years of service for the woodshop host
* Jennie for taking care of and Ken for rescuing BloodFangFireScourge (the cat)
* Justin for getting a mystery box of office supplies at a liquidator and supplying us with pens and rulers for all of eternity.
* Lyn for covering for Simon as Secretary last week
* Jennie and Lyn for running meetings while Justin was out of town.
* for the sewing classes
=== What have you been hacking ===
=== What have you been hacking ===
* Power racing team made a frame for the vehicle.
** June 25-26 is the first race in Kansas City at a Maker Faire
* Simon installed an art thing at Currents, a New Media festival in Santa Fe
* Alex learned Java yesterday and made a cheesy video game / galaga clone.
* Jennie has been hacking dolls ... into pieces
* Ananda has been fabric hacking: trying to find/create a well-fitting underdress pattern for a period piece for 925 AD in Norway
* Lyn made a new pair of pants by adding new legs (one purple lace, one white lace) to gray shorts
* John's working on guitars
** Looking for somebody to strip polyurethane off a fender neck - talk to Noah
* Dubi made a doorstop that says "Hodor"
=== Announcements ===
=== Announcements ===
* Python office hours is tomorrow evening at 7pm in the electronics area. Bring your computer.
* SIGBOT - special interest group in robotics - happens Thursday night at 7pm. Come talk robotics.
* Hebocon is Saturday at Catalyze - it's a sucky dumb robot competition. The robots are dumb and sucky, not the competition. Robot build happens during the day, competition is at 5 pm (maybe).
* Air conditioning in the shop works
* Game night at 5 pm Saturday in the lounge. Board games! Sometimes we order food!
* 9th Annual Zombie March is happening: 3:30 pm Saturday at the Bean in Millennium Park
** [https://www.evensi.us/9th-annual-chicago-zombie-march-millenium-park-the-bean/174960288]
* Somebody challenged Rahm Emanuel to a duel on Saturday
** [https://www.facebook.com/events/260023627663553/]
* Ron is going to be away next week. If you need hot metals stuff, ask him before. Or after.
* Cable Access Jam Office Hours is tomorrow at 7pm. Play instruments, nicely, poorly, with experience or not.
* Fusion 360 meetup is happening June 22
* CADo-ocracy June 24 6-9 pm - CAD office hours
* We need a new woodshop area host
* 300 seconds of fame is happening tonight after the tour & member meeting
* There's a new vote being announced tonight for improving lighting in the new space using a Comed program that subsidizes installing energy efficient lighting.
=== Questions ===
=== Questions ===
* How can I get my ID checked as a new member?
** Board members will be here to check
* Did the disorienation happen tonight?
** It did! It will happen second Tuesday of every month at 7 pm
* Dubi is looking for a shaft ~1-2 ft long for a split-flap display
** Get a cold-rolled steel rod or 6061 aluminum rod from McMaster or Alro - www.myalro.com
** [www.myalro.com] has drops sorted by location
** EMJ Steel sometimes has drop lists online
=== Votes ===
=== Votes ===
Who wants to give a tour?
Who wants to give a tour?
* Ron, as always, because he's a total boss.
