Meeting 2012-04-24

Streaming audio:

• M3U playlist
• Raw MP3 stream

Agenda

• President's report
  • Status update on building/expansion

• Building: possible new tenant w/long term lease taking top 2 floors. Negotiations are ongoiong, but interest is serious. There will be a meeting of the board Thursday to discuss.
• Current lease: 6 months + 6 months. Current lease may be up May 1st? Need to check. Possibilty exists to sublet from new tenants.
• Renovation date needs to be established for potential compensation due to lack of access to space.
• Roof access should remain available at current space.
• Finding a temporary space may be necessary during renovations.
• Space requirements: want to shop for 1000 sf advertised, 600-700 sf actual.
• Possible embedding in NYPL location
• Desired location: between Houston and 40s, but tbd once situation becomes clearer.
• Daniel will create Wiki page with requirements for any new space. E.g., need roof space for bees.

• Westport Mini Maker Faire
  • Got accepted: occuring this Saturday the 28th. Details on separate Wiki page.
  • 20% of revenues go to Faire

• Treasurer's report

• Financial report
  • $2600 in cash after rent. Will have about $4000 in cash after receivables come in.

• Laser cutter: $6000 required for Chinese version, same as model at Alpha Labs. Includes honeycomb & some additional accessories.

• 501c3 status
  • proceeding; should be more news within 90 days

• Approve budget for Westport Mini Maker Faire
  • Any expenses will be reimbursed post-event

• Selling lockpicks
  • Possibility to sell to group that is currently organizing.

• Bee project expenses?
  • Need a total for reimbursement by interested members, to be paid to Stephen

• Secretary's report
  • N/A

• Director-At-Large's report
  • Please leave the space cleaner and tidier than you found it
  • Garbage goes in bin in back room.
  • Cardboard gets broken down and put in back room

Member Reports

• Dave: wants to schedule build day to organize space. Have $100 in budget for shelves or other portable tool organizing system.

• Robert: Arduino watch advanced workshop in collaboration with Crystal, Robert, Joe.
  • Mobile Dev Camp having hackathon. All mobile, 48 hours, Sphero sponsored. Winners get Sphero. mobiledevcampnyc.com.

• Peter: Stereolithographic printer build w/Guan, code.google.com/p/lemoncurry/wiki/main

• Joe : move to Brooklyn made preclude continued membership.

• Max (visiting): moved from Albany

• Stephen: beer in 2 weeks, bees doing fine, eggplant will be getting delivered

• Steven: precision time protocol accepted into summer of code at Google. 10 nanoseconds speed; needs f/t student. Google needs students to mentor for Summer of Code.

• Kenny (channeled via Daniel): wants better video surveillance, for outdoors with better framerate. Needs Verizon DSL bill payed. Dropped off minidisk. Wants 2 iPod minis left in space for recall -- put in 'mobile devices' box if found.

• Guan: new Reprap electronics working! Based on toaster oven reflow.

• Dave: Wallace printer completed. Scalable design!

• Justin: OpenSCAD phone holder for HTC Inspire show & tell. Holds cards & bills as well as phone.
  • LIght-up bike ideas with Guan

• Crystal: 3D printing of capacitive stylus, shoe platforms, wearables workshops

• Dave Scruton (visiting): available for software work

• Ed Vanderveld (visiting): available for DJ work

• Ananda: This Sunday: pinhole camera day. Put hole in lenscap of a camera

• Keno (visiting): may join eventually

Roll Call

Members: Guan, Daniel, Dave, Jim, Steven, Stephen, Justin, Crystal, Robert, Peter, Ananda, Paul

Non-members: Dave Scruton, Maxwell Hanson, Ed Vanderveld