Meeting Notes 2016-02-09

Meeting Minutes
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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

Bylaws#Purpose

Introductions

New People

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

• Peter | Googled "Chicago Hackerspaces | Likes to knit
• Christine | Learned through Ryan | was cutting acrylic in Vegas
• Ryan | Helped start hackerspace in Las Vegas - "The Syn Shop" | old member of PS1| does electronics, software, hardware, product design
• Rolf | from Germany, working here | need a space to realize projects |
• Rohaja | also from Germany | dreaming about furniture projects
• Zach | dayjob in software, like to do woodworking | did some open shop at REbuilding Exchange, they suggested us
• Jacob | Will referred him | working on a floor that repels snow

Two Random Members

• Z
  • Working on vending machine
  • Learned about PS1 from Andy, came to grand opening in 2009

• Aushra
  • Works on metals, used knitting machines. Would like to incorporate electronics with both of those projects.
  • Nate Moneyfeld introduced her to PS1 at a soft computing workshop

Board and Area Hosts

• Justin - President
• Jennie P. - Vice-president ("The Vulture")
• Lyn - Director At Purple
• Simon - Secretary
• Anna - Electronics Area Host
• Dean - Machine Shop
• Shay - Tool Cage
• Shellie - Arts & Crafts & Digital Media

Things that need doing around the space

• Dust collector filter needs to be removed and cleaned out
  • Reminder to empty the dust collector bins too
• Sidewalk needs to keep getting shoveled this week

Awesome Callouts

• Thanks to the mystery sidewalk shoveler!

What have you been hacking

• Ryan is building a Star Trek replicator
• Anthony is using a spare cell phone to track his car
• Lyn made a new cellphone cover
• Simon refactored some ugly python code

Announcements

• 300 Seconds of fame is tonight
• Tonight is analog game night - board games in the lounge!
• Anti-valentine's day event 11-1pm here
• Chocolate event on Friday run by Shelly
  • RSVP on Meetup please
• Grownup Science Fair - Wednesday, April 20
  • at the Northern Island Field House
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Tour

Who wants to give a tour?

Thanks to Shellie for giving the tour!