Board meeting notes 2012-01-09

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Attendance

  • Ben E.
  • Dan H.
  • Joe F.
  • Claudio D.
  • Mark T.

Count: 4

Agenda

Financial Update

  • Current Money
  • Current Paying Members

Shop Group Information

  • Possibility of changing the meeting days

Event Discussion

  • Cisco Class 2
    • Need USB-> Serial adapters for people
  • RepRap Build Off
  • Potential Designing Classes
    • Classes on basic programming, OO, Perl, PHP, C, Java, etc.
  • Midsouth Con
    • Dan, Sonny, Claudio
  • Events Poll
    • http://www.midsouthmakers.org/potential-events-poll/
      • HAM Radio class 8 32%
      • Bath Salts and Balms gift class 6 24%
      • Soldering: Boarduino (again) 8 32
      • Intro to the Linux Shell - Screen and Irssi 8 32%
      • Simple Website creation / Design / Marketing 7 28%
      • Printed Circuit Board Fabrication / Etching 18 72%
      • OpenVZ Virtual Machines - Linux Usage 7 28%
      • Cisco II Class 9 36%
      • Welding Class 15 60%
      • Analog Photography class 8 32%

Upcoming Events

  • Photo?
  • January LAN?

Membership Next Board Meeting

  • February 6th? 13th?
  • Move back to 7pm for board meetings?

Notes

Comes to Order @ 6:00pm

Financial Update

  • Current Money: 2800
  • Current Paying Members: 34

Shop Group Information

  • Possibility of changing the meeting days

Event Discussion

  • Cisco Class 2
    • Need USB-> Serial adapters for people
    • Group buy 4-5 off ebay
    • Feb 11th / 18th - Email brandon
  • RepRap Build Off
    • 4 Potential interested in Nashville
  • Potential Designing Classes
    • Classes on basic programming, OO, Perl, PHP, C, Java, Processing, Fundamentals etc.
      • Email group: request been made for basic intro to languages LF Volunteer to teach
  • Midsouth Con
    • Dan, Sonny, Claudio
  • LAN Party
    • Ben emailing list of what we're providing
    • Seperating oil barrel for waste oil heater
    • Dan / Ben Sams run for Food
    • Friday night last minute prep
  • Welding
    • Joe get with Nick about welding guy to come in and demo
    • Sign up deadline if not X signups
  • Photo
    • Kit has cameras has everything needed to teach the class.
    • We need a write up on more details
    • Claudio follow up with Kit about what he'd be teaching / showing
    • No sooner than 3 weeks 2/4 at the earliest
  • Potential Valentine Event
  • Potential Bath Salts / Gift Basket Class by Mary?

Next Board Meeting

  • February 6th 6:30pm
  • Maker Lunch 1/21 Pizza Hut of Sadness aroud Noon then back to the space for open hack day

Meeting Adjourned @ 7:30pm