Meeting Notes 2015-12-01

Meeting Minutes
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Agenda

• Intro to PS1 and what we're about. - Justin lead the meeting
• Let new members and visitors intro 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

Bylaws#Purpose

Introductions

New People

New People (name - where did you hear about us - what do you make/hack)

• Let new members and visitors intro themselves.
  • Jonathon Murphy - coder, computer hardware/electronics, Raspi - finally physically found the location / Meetup
  • Galvin - video production, learning new stuff, welding, CNC, design - meaning to join found out from
  • Ethan S. - product design, woodworking - google workshops
  • Alex - laser cutter maps screen printing - collegue in architecture
  • David K. - woodworking, CNC, film and video production - google search
  • Daniel M. - jack of all trades, woodworking, laser cutting, welding, art projects - from TEDx event
  • Greg - laser cutting, woodworking - Daniel M
• Pick 2 random people to introduce themselves.

Board and Area Hosts

• • Justin
  • Lyn
  • Erik
  • Matt
  • Ron
  • Shae
  • Dean

Two Random Members

• • Erik - woodworking (making cutting board), laser cutting - googled hackerspace Chicago
  • Dave - cook, coder, composer, host of Audio Bascilica - Chicago LUG

Things that need doing around the space

• • Liability release need to be scanned and stored - electronic
  • We need artwork painted on blank walls
  • assemble woodshop lathe

Awesome Callouts

• • Erik Beauchamp - woodworking class
  • Movement of the ATM to the lounge
  • Eric B. for taking care of the move issues and negotiations
  • Michael Skilton - blacksmith class

What have you been hacking

• • Shae - a mess of the tool cage to make it more accessible
  • Justin - robot for competition with a signature move - Geek Bar

Announcements

• • Geek Bar December 9th dumb robot competition
  • Will - Analog game night Dec. 5th from 5pm until
  • Ron - Tier 1 metal shop authorization Sunday, Dec. 6th 10am
  • Erik - check the new locker registry in the wiki - lockers will be audited in 1 week
  • Justin - Beerchurch - noonish closer to 1pm - Kyle is the brew master
  • Dave - Audio Basilica - last time hacked an elmo toy 7pm
  • Sheila - Python office hours
  • TOOOL - lockpicking

Questions

• • New member wiki - newbie programming when?
  • Track to get authorized in tools? What do you want to make? Then you can get find who you need to contact. Office hours are sometimes, just show up.
  • Supplies - put money into donation boxes, some consumables are free, buy wood from Wood World, Owl, Home Depot, Menards, Metal Supermarket, Microcenter, McMaster Carr
  • Once authorized on tools, now what? Tools are first come first serve
  • PS1, we are a non-profit, waiting for the movement of paperwork from lawyers to government agency
  • Member fees? - Paypal on PS1 website, show ids
  • How long have we been around? Six years

Votes

none

Tour

Who wants to give a tour? Everett is leading the tour