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{{Board meeting notes | {{Board meeting notes | ||
| − | |previous = April | + | |previous = April 19 2010 |
|current = April 26 2010 | |current = April 26 2010 | ||
| − | |next = | + | |next = May 3 2010 |
}} | }} | ||
== Attendance == | == Attendance == | ||
| − | *Joe | + | * Joe |
| + | * John | ||
| + | * Chris | ||
| + | * Daniel | ||
| + | |||
== Agenda == | == Agenda == | ||
=== Old Business === | === Old Business === | ||
| − | * | + | * Continue discussion of new dues demographic |
| + | * Continue discussion of Midsouth Makers, members, and tables at cons | ||
=== New Business === | === New Business === | ||
* Financial Report | * Financial Report | ||
| − | + | * An answer for Rick | |
| − | + | ** Rick proposed something to us, and we have gone two weeks without providing him a response, one needs to be given and soon | |
| + | * Bringing old people back | ||
| + | ** Meetings attendance has dropped | ||
| + | *** Why? | ||
| + | **** Ultimately as the board, we are responsible | ||
| + | *** Who has not shown back up in a while? | ||
| + | *** What can we do to get them coming back? | ||
| + | ** Mailing List | ||
| + | *** Lets get people on it and active | ||
| + | *** Has anyone actually subscribed to the PSOne public list? It's teeming with activity | ||
| + | * Appearance | ||
| + | ** Current style of the main logo has been seen as too "old west" let's work on something sleek like the badge logo | ||
| + | ** Site colors, something is not right with them, let's make the theme match the badge logo a little better | ||
| + | * Promotional Stuff | ||
| + | ** We need something new, short, and sweet that describes us well | ||
| + | ** Something that covers a wide area of description with less wording | ||
| + | ** Our current flyer attempts to cover that wide area with too much | ||
| + | ** The design of our current flyers also is over used, everyone uses the "WE WANT YOU" slogan | ||
| + | ** Flyers, handouts, and other promotional stuff let's get creative | ||
| + | *** Like these [http://www.tcmaker.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/tcmaker-flyer-small.pdf Wallet Cards], [http://www.tcmaker.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/tcmaker-flyer-med.pdf Handouts], [http://www.tcmaker.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/tcmaker-flyer-2.pdf Flyers], [http://www.tcmaker.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/TCM-Trifold-Brochure.pdf Tri-fold] | ||
| + | * Promotional Day | ||
| + | ** Let's pick a weekend that we all or several of us get together and go put up flyers and set out stacks of handouts | ||
| + | * Sponsors | ||
| + | ** Twin Cities Maker has one | ||
| + | ** Harford Hackerspace has four | ||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
| − | === Comes to Order @ | + | === Comes to Order @ 8:30pm === |
| − | + | *John will draft an answer to Rick | |
| − | === Meeting Adjourned @ === | + | *Make sure no one is left out of group conversations, don't want to alienate anyone. |
| + | *Membership, is low. Board should be communicating with people to find out why they haven't come back to meetings | ||
| + | **Maybe send a monthly update with pictures from meetings to show people what they are missing | ||
| + | **Some people may not be coming because they're waiting for us to get a space | ||
| + | *Group activities - Doing things as a group, movies, cook outs, dinner | ||
| + | *We have a lot of good ideas, but we need to execute them | ||
| + | *Potential Sponsors for the group | ||
| + | **We wouldn't want to depend on sponsors to pay the bills | ||
| + | **How would we go about it | ||
| + | **Do we want sponsors? | ||
| + | *Our group logo | ||
| + | *We need something that isn't as busy, but eye catching | ||
| + | === Meeting Adjourned @ 10:02pm === | ||
Latest revision as of 17:27, 30 April 2010
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Attendance
- Joe
- John
- Chris
- Daniel
Agenda
Old Business
- Continue discussion of new dues demographic
- Continue discussion of Midsouth Makers, members, and tables at cons
New Business
- Financial Report
- An answer for Rick
- Rick proposed something to us, and we have gone two weeks without providing him a response, one needs to be given and soon
- Bringing old people back
- Meetings attendance has dropped
- Why?
- Ultimately as the board, we are responsible
- Who has not shown back up in a while?
- What can we do to get them coming back?
- Why?
- Mailing List
- Lets get people on it and active
- Has anyone actually subscribed to the PSOne public list? It's teeming with activity
- Meetings attendance has dropped
- Appearance
- Current style of the main logo has been seen as too "old west" let's work on something sleek like the badge logo
- Site colors, something is not right with them, let's make the theme match the badge logo a little better
- Promotional Stuff
- We need something new, short, and sweet that describes us well
- Something that covers a wide area of description with less wording
- Our current flyer attempts to cover that wide area with too much
- The design of our current flyers also is over used, everyone uses the "WE WANT YOU" slogan
- Flyers, handouts, and other promotional stuff let's get creative
- Like these Wallet Cards, Handouts, Flyers, Tri-fold
- Promotional Day
- Let's pick a weekend that we all or several of us get together and go put up flyers and set out stacks of handouts
- Sponsors
- Twin Cities Maker has one
- Harford Hackerspace has four
Notes
Comes to Order @ 8:30pm
- John will draft an answer to Rick
- Make sure no one is left out of group conversations, don't want to alienate anyone.
- Membership, is low. Board should be communicating with people to find out why they haven't come back to meetings
- Maybe send a monthly update with pictures from meetings to show people what they are missing
- Some people may not be coming because they're waiting for us to get a space
- Group activities - Doing things as a group, movies, cook outs, dinner
- We have a lot of good ideas, but we need to execute them
- Potential Sponsors for the group
- We wouldn't want to depend on sponsors to pay the bills
- How would we go about it
- Do we want sponsors?
- Our group logo
- We need something that isn't as busy, but eye catching