Board meeting notes 2012-08-20

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Attendance

This meeting is missing the attendance list.

Agenda

Financial Update

  • Current Money:
  • Current Paying Members: 33+ JD

Group Information

  • Issue on the mailing list
    • Give anyone chance to bring any concerns to the attention of the board.
    • Board is not forcing anything on anyone.
    • If a member makes a claim wanting a board member to step down, the board must acknowledge the claim and deal with it as an issue before the board.
    • If the member does not make arrangements to bring the issue to the board, the board has to consider the issue resolved.
  • Joe has contacted GEEK Memphis organizers to try to get involved with them
    • GEEK Memphis is aligning something with TechCamp Memphis for a tech week in November?
    • Maybe we can do a big meeting with lots of projects and have GEEK group help promote it.

Shop

  • Shelves need to be organized a bit better
  • Need to fund / install a 220 power panel $350~$450 to install it (Currently $145 towards it)
  • Both tables in the shop are powered + Ethernet

Event Discussion

  • August 25th LAN Party
    • Reminder to bring surge protectors
    • Feel feel to bring your own chair
    • Cliff and Danny doing Food
    • Danny buying: buns, chips, dip, soda, cole slaw
      • Will provide receipt for group to reimburse
    • Requesting a $10 donation for food for the evening
    • Tournament reward 5$, 10$, 20$ spark fun card TeamFortress 2
    • Raffle Drawing for Rasberry 2$ ticket
  • Photography Class
    • Rest of items needed is on the way
  • CodeMonkeys 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the Month
    • Great turnout last CM
    • Next meeting 9/6 - Github
  • Arduino Programming 9/22
  • Processing Programming 10/20 - Possibly
  • Stained Glass (Rachel)

Membership

  • Need a few more members to be breaking even monthly

Next Board Meeting

  • September 24 6:30pm @ the space

Notes

Comes to Order @ 6:45pm

Financial Update

  • Current Money: 2269.04 Laser Cutter 1400 - Target 2100ish
  • Current Paying Members: 33+ JD
    • Member unable to pay, board approved to skip a month
    • Special Case Established for members unable to pay student dues.

Group Information

  • Issue on the mailing list
    • Issue resolved between members, no board interaction needed.
  • Joe has contacted GEEK Memphis organizers to try to get involved with them
    • GEEK Memphis is aligning something with TechCamp Memphis for a tech week in November?
    • Maybe we can do a big meeting with lots of projects and have GEEK group help promote it.
  • Moderation of the mailing list
    • if someone posts something inflammatory, moderate that 1 person and give them a warning
    • Give a warning saying "if you post inflammatory stuff, we'll moderate your posts"
  • Board vote to change board member number from 6 to 5.
    • Vote passed unanimously of 4 present board members (Claudio, Ben, Dan, Joe)
  • Review Member Rules for possible changes
  • Craft Storage / Craft Supply Swap
    • Put out to the group to buy a rolling shelf unit to store craft stuff on
    • Group buy for a storage shelf to store craft supply storage
  • Darkroom / Storage Room / WTF Room
    • Not trying to discredit / Disallow a darkroom
    • Try to accommodate another use for the room
    • Group already invested $80+ to build out the room
    • unused space is only costing group

Shop

  • Shelves need to be organized a bit better
  • Need to fund / install a 220 power panel $350~$450 to install it (Currently $145 towards it)
  • Both tables in the shop are powered + Ethernet

Event Discussion

  • August 25th LAN Party
    • Reminder to bring surge protectors
    • Feel feel to bring your own chair
    • Cliff and Danny doing Food
    • Danny buying: buns, chips, dip, soda, cole slaw
      • Will provide receipt for group to reimburse
    • Requesting a $10 donation for food for the evening
    • Tournament reward 5$, 10$, 20$ spark fun card TeamFortress 2
    • Raffle Drawing for Rasberry 2$ ticket
      • Ben: $20 - 10 tickets
  • Photography Class - TBD
  • CodeMonkeys 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the Month
    • Great turnout last CM
    • Next meeting 9/6 - Github
  • Arduino Programming - Hardware I/O - 9/22 - Still planning
  • Processing Programming - General Microcontroller? 10/20 - Possibly
  • Stained Glass (Rachel) - Looking for small patterns

Membership

  • Need a few more members to be breaking even monthly

Next Board Meeting

  • September 24 6:30pm @ the space

Meeting Adjourned @ 8:07pm