Meeting Notes 2016-08-23

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

• Danny - moved here from Seattle, is into drones, boats, building tools, googled maker spaces.
• Dexter - In school mechanical engineer, into robotics, found out through JP.
• Abe - mechanical engineer, computers, gaming tech nerd, recommended through Jeremy.
• Austin - tinkering, cars, woodworking , found out through Abe.
• Eng - just graduated mechanical engineer, solid works, automation using sensors, found out through college.
• Scott - wants to learn about ps1, learn python, found out through Python meetup.
• Dr. Harvey - 50 patents, chemistry, electro plating device. Brown introduced him, the guy with a rock crusher. Nuclear physician, knows electronics.
• Trent - graphic designer, art, interest in STEM, found out through Dr. Harvey.

Two Random Members

• Dan - industrial designer, hack LED lighting, carbon nano tube plate lighting, found out from a friend.

• Jacob, interested in power boats, president of Evanston makers, googled maker spaces

Things that need doing around the space

• Finish lounge 2.0
• Back door being open is an issue with security
• Clean up after yourself!
• If you use stuff, maybe buy some more.

Awesome Callouts

• Andrew - for authorizing on wood lathe
• Andrew and Matt - Power washed lounge 2.0
• Ed and bob - took care of mac mini

What have you been hacking

• John Farmer - Working on a guitar.
• Danny - Working on a drone, one has removable arms.
• JP - secured line of sight rights for southeast of O'Hare, for cameras and put on You tube
• Jonny - using software to making a game, based on pet.
• Shelly - finished three more pages for a coloring book.

Announcements

• Friday at 6 - Kitchen planning meeting
• Thursday - barbeque, bring beer and meat, breakfast for dinner
• Wednesday - Python
• Wednesday - Cajoo
• Thursday - Kicad, Andrew S.
• MSnbc book club
• Saturday - Analog game night
• Saturday - Southside mini maker fair
• Sunday - Orientation to PS1

Questions

• Historical significance of PS1, based on the first responder to Chicago fire.
• How do events and access to the space work.

Tour

Who wants to give a tour? Dan will give a tour!