Meeting 2011-10-04

Check out Flickr pics of the meeting!

Agenda

• Administrative stuff
  • What are our rental options for the space - Rendall gives an update on chats w/ landlord
  • Guan's work on incorporation and the questions raised
  • Bylaws -- DP will present a rough draft of bylaws based on HacDC+Noisebridge bylaws
  • Business plan -- Julio or DP will show progress and ask for feedback
  • Keys -- can we distribute keys yet? When can we? Is the space situation a show stopper, etc.

• Space
  • Chris, etc. to attempt to wire space to 2nd DSL line that Kenny was using
  • DP to bring a couple of small tables (39" tables from IKEA. I had them laying around)
  • General infrastructure/space/facilities
  • Stuff to buy?

• Planning
  • Workshops, classes, events
  • Working with Kenny on building stuff (if we are)

• Specific projects
  • Bike workshop (JS)
  • Electronics workshop (JL)
  • Take apart a printer
  • Bio sensors (DP)
  • Basic robotics/ Analog robotics (DP)
  • AI/Machine learning (DP, SK, etc.)
  • 3D printing/CNC
  • Lockpicking workshop in late oct (DP)
  • NYC hackerspace mini con (DP)
  • Talking stuff (CS)
  • Add your project here...

Roll call

Chris Stratton, Daniel Packer, Jeff McCrum, Ananda Das, Justin Levison, Guan Yang, Dan Carter, Joe Sadusk, Tim Reuter, Jon Botelho

Minutes

• Proceed as if we're staying in space because Rendall isn't here with update (stay for another 3-4 months) -- keys will be distributed to dues paying members when that is worked out
• Guan getting certificate of incorporation printed at Staples
• Painting party (Jeff's idea), new lighting fixtures, white ceiling (15th or 22nd of Oct)
• Joe to bring in shelving unit
• Ventilation for soldering -- buy soldering irons and
• Vouched for dues paying members: Daniel Packer, Joe Sadusk, Jeff McCrum, Ananda Das, Guan Yang
  • (10 dues paying members currently, ~ $950/mo in dues coming in via paypal)
• Tim, Dan C plan to become dues paying members

Member Reports

• Jeff - thinking about space storage (home depot trip)
• Daniel Packer - Joe looking into space for lockpicking thing
• DP - Justin to check on Parsons space for mini con, DP to email parson guy on list
• AD - made geiger counter kit 300v, got him interested in kickstarter arc sound generator (like arc attack)
• Justin - working on Burdastyle dress,
• Guan - working on display controller using $4 CPLD chip - could possible work on basic verilog workshop w/ DP & CS
• Dan - wants to work on Tweet-a-watt, xbee, arduino to display 7 segment info
• Jon - working on reprap, needs scope
• Joe - also building reprap for a year, sort of working (heated bed needs work), thinking about software projects -- add python to openscad
• Tim - playing with mindstorms
• Chris - working on "making things talk" project - did demo of audio playing from amp chip, using $12 TI STM32 dev kit w/ arm cpu 512K flash