Meeting Notes 2016-09-13

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)

Camille | found out about PS1 from Sonya | works at Bosch Dremel, working on educational 3D efforts
Henry | mycology - mushrooms for food, ecological restoration | found us on Meetup.com
Joe | comes to Linux meetings upstairs |
Leo | just moved to Chicago | found us on Google
Pete | just moved here | found out about us at Haystack Art Center in Maine | wants to do woodworking and furniture
Marshawn | wants to make & hack something cool | heard about us through Bethlehem New Life, teaches yoga
Jason | visiting from Omaha for the week | went to IMTS, now exploring Chicago
Devon | woodworking | heard about us from a friend of a friend

Two Random Members

Brian | working on molding & casting, papercrafting & 3D models | member for about 6 months
Sonya | UIC librarian | makes kinetic sculptures | people here are great when you have an idea and are trying to figure out how to make it real

Board and Area Hosts

Justin - President
Jennie - Vice President
Lyn - Director at Wild Events & Purple
Simon - Secretary
Ron - Hot Metals Area Host
Shellie - Arts & Crafts & Socks Area Host
Erik - General Area Host
Gerald - Kitchen Area Host

Things that need doing around the space

Please wash your paintbrushes! Otherwise they die.
Google events still say to meet upstairs - even if they meet downstairs
First Aid kits need refilling
- Erik is working on it
Keep the kitchen clean

things that need doing for the move

Get on the area host google group: Area Host Group
- Or find it at [1]
Sign up to do things on the Airtable list

Some tasks that were mentioned:

SATURDAY around 6 or 7: move the bar
Move everything that is not CNC-related out of the old lounge
Lounge 2.0 ceiling needs to be painted
but really: check out the [2] airtable list and click the signup button

Awesome Callouts

Andrew, Matt, Jason, Anna, and especially Ken (and Justin for offering to help too) and also Ron
- For moving the huge pieces of metal out of a basement to here to make tables
Michael Skilton for initiating making small metals its own area
The unknown organizer of the tool cage - thank you mystery organizer!
Andrew for all the stuff he does because he's doing a lot
Doorman Dave for fixing the wordpress logins

What have you been hacking

Sonya made a butcher block counter top
- Got wood ash and maple from Rebuilding Exchange, lots of handplane
Shelly made more drawings for her book
Kathryn has been learning about how to train for gender transition surgeries
Jennie has made Simon aware of his doppleganger
Adriana has been working on her cat tree - needs to get authorized on the sanding area

Announcements

Kitchen buildout meeting and hours - Friday at 6
Friday evening - Preparation for Monday's International Talk Like A Pirate Day
Monday Morning - Pirate Raid on Krispy Kreme with Gerald & Shelly
300 Seconds Of Fame happens tonight!
Bike Clinic - 8 pm in the shop
October 1, 1-3 pm - Shellie is running a workshop on how to make basic earrings
- If you have roundnose pliers, bring 'em, but no required
CAJOO - Cable Access Jam Office Hours -come and play music, no skill or even instruments required

Questions

Is there an official process to suggest buying a new machine or equipment?
- Member votes- any member can suggest a vote
What is going on here?
- We're a hackerspace. No paid staff, all volunteers, we make things and do things and try to make things work.

Votes

Tour

Who wants to give a tour?

Thanks Ron for giving a tour