Meeting notes 2010-02-26: Difference between revisions

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Attendance

Joe
Mike D.
Jim P.
Michael
Chris
Wess
Brandi
Kevin
Rick
Jim H.
James B.
Firas
Mark
Brandon
Chad
John
Mitzi
Brad

Count: 18

Pictures

See Flicker for pictures

Agenda

Introductions (if anyone new)
Showing Off Projects
Next Meeting
- We have been invited to have a meeting at Emerge Memphis' facilities to get a better understanding of one another
MidSouth Con Reminder
- Promotional Media Update
- Who else is attending?
- Possible projects to show
Zombie Walk 2010
- Anyone familiar with?
Other Events?
- Does anyone know of any other events coming up that we could appear at?
- If so, list them on the wiki and blog
Organization Structure
- Possible Positions to handle needed responsibilities
  - President - Name on legal documents, Primary name on the bank account
  - Vice-President - Handling of new members, secondary name on the bank account
  - Secretary - Meeting notes, Official paperworks
  - Treasurer - Handling of money, Fiscal financial paperwork, secondary name on the bank account
  - Public Relations - Handles major blog posts and other social media
  - Minister of Silly Walks - ?
- Any bylaws potentially needed for these positions
Spaces
- Any new ideas on locations?
E-mail Accounts
- Everyone who will actually use it is free to have one

Notes

Comes to Order @ 7:15 PM

First attempt at podcasting the meeting
- Attempt failed due to bad acoustics in the room
Brad brings project
- A piece of a robot that he built
- The pan/tilt portion of the vision for the robot
- Utilizes a usb camera and a sonar range finder
Mitzi brings project pictures
- Pictures of the entire process her and her mother went through to make her wedding dress
- Her mother also made everything for the photo album and bound it
Lots of people show up
- Tons of new people
- Several from GOLUM
Zombie walk
- lots of people seemed to like the idea of us participating in it
Dues
- There is a concern of the price of dues
- Suggested for potential tiered membership based on interests
Suggestion of not attempting to redistribute large amounts of old computers
- Can result in eventual cost to the group
- Not many people really interested in actually taking them
- Must be disposed of properly

Meeting Adjourned @ 8:30 PM

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 == Attendance ==
+{{meeting attendance
+|count = 18
+|attendees = * Joe
+* Mike D.
+* Jim P.
+* Michael
+* Chris
+* Wess
+* Brandi
+* Kevin
+* Rick
+* Jim H.
+* James B.
+* Firas
+* Mark
+* Brandon
+* Chad
+* John
+* Mitzi
+* Brad
+}}
 == Pictures ==
+{{flickr link|http://www.flickr.com/photos/midsouthmakers/sets/72157623435168271/}}
 == Agenda ==
+* Introductions (if anyone new)
-== Activity ==
+* Showing Off Projects
+* Next Meeting
+** We have been invited to have a meeting at Emerge Memphis' facilities to get a better understanding of one another
+* MidSouth Con Reminder
+** Promotional Media Update
+** Who else is attending?
+** Possible projects to show
+* Zombie Walk 2010
+** Anyone familiar with?
+* Other Events?
+** Does anyone know of any other events coming up that we could appear at?
+** If so, list them on the wiki and blog
+* Organization Structure
+** Possible Positions to handle needed responsibilities
+*** President - Name on legal documents, Primary name on the bank account
+*** Vice-President - Handling of new members, secondary name on the bank account
+*** Secretary - Meeting notes, Official paperworks
+*** Treasurer - Handling of money, Fiscal financial paperwork, secondary name on the bank account
+*** Public Relations - Handles major blog posts and other social media
+*** Minister of Silly Walks - ?
+** Any bylaws potentially needed for these positions
+* Spaces
+** Any new ideas on locations?
+* E-mail Accounts
+** Everyone who will actually use it is free to have one
 == Notes ==
-=== Comes to Order @ ===
+=== Comes to Order @ 7:15 PM ===
+* First attempt at podcasting the meeting
+** Attempt failed due to bad acoustics in the room
+* Brad brings project
+** A piece of a robot that he built
+** The pan/tilt portion of the vision for the robot
+** Utilizes a usb camera and a sonar range finder
+* Mitzi brings project pictures
+** Pictures of the entire process her and her mother went through to make her wedding dress
+** Her mother also made everything for the photo album and bound it
+* Lots of people show up
+** Tons of new people
+** Several from GOLUM
+* Zombie walk
+** lots of people seemed to like the idea of us participating in it
+* Dues
+** There is a concern of the price of dues
+** Suggested for potential tiered membership based on interests
+* Suggestion of not attempting to redistribute large amounts of old computers
+** Can result in eventual cost to the group
+** Not many people really interested in actually taking them
+** Must be disposed of properly
-=== Meeting Adjourned @ ===
+=== Meeting Adjourned @ 8:30 PM ===