Board meeting notes 2010-09-27

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Attendance

• Chris
• Joe
• John
• Kevin
• Walter

Agenda

• Proposed Membership Changes
  • Smaller amount for spouses of members to have access to space. Social Member

• Financial Update
  • Number of members contributing
• Future Event Discussion
  • December 11th For Next LAN Party
  • Halloween Bake Sale Oct 31st 12-3
  • Fiberglass Event - November 5th / Backup date 11/12
    • Kevin has a suggested change to the event
    • What do we need to get ready for this?
    • Mark Turnage mentioned we might want to double check we're clear to do this outside at CBU.
  • Etching Workshop
    • Lets pick a month to set this in and a range of dates
    • We want to find the happy medium between events being too frequent and too far apart
• Update on Spaces
  • Update from Walter: Walter is contacting the city to look for other sites: http://www.downtownmemphis.com/ccrfc.asp
  • Any News from Jeff about the space on Freemont?
  • Set a time / date (If we can) for visiting launchpad co-working facility
  • Set a time / date (If we can) for visiting Peabody loft.
  • Received new contact from Rick about possible space, Daniel is working on exploring that one

Notes

• Proposed Membership Changes
  • Skipped since we're missing Daniel
• Financial Update
  • $230 from the goal
• Future Event Discussion
  • December 11th For Next LAN Party
  • Halloween Bake Sale Oct 31st 12-3
    • Early on a saturday morning
    • Chris called walmart, was told to call back to talk to HR. Was told to talk to a specific person, will try again.
    • Walter is going to try 2 Krogers
  • Fiberglass Event - November 5th / Backup date 11/12
    • Instructional or Informative?
    • Ideas for what to do with the fiberglass. Have a mold ready?
    • Hands on would be around $5 a person.
    • Will have to be outdoors, will be dark while we do this. Bring out work lights and set up.
    • Friday night would be better than a Saturday Morning
    • Will need long sleeve shirts, eye protection, masks, gloves. We will provide gloves and masks.
  • Etching Workshop
    • January
  • Chain Mail
    • December 3rd
• Update on Spaces
  • Update from Walter: Walter is contacting the city to look for other sites: http://www.downtownmemphis.com/ccrfc.asp
    • They don't have any ability to help us out, but they can help us with a loan if we wanted retail space or facade renovation
    • Any space would be in a limited area near union / riverfront area. Not much useful information from us.
  • Any News from Jeff about the space on Freemont?
    • No response yet. Still waiting.
  • Set a time / date (If we can) for visiting launchpad co-working facility
  • Set a time / date (If we can) for visiting Peabody loft.
    • Chris talked to the owner, will follow up about when would be a good time to come visit. Haven't heard back from Launchpad.
  • Received new contact from Rick about possible space, Daniel is working on exploring that one
  • Kevin found an old auto body shop, just west of where chealse meets jackson. 3271 Chealsea Ave?
    • Industrial zoned area, close to a residential area that isn't too great.
    • Parking and the area is a big concern