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== Notes ==
 
== Notes ==
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=== Comes to Order @ 6:45pm ===
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=== Comes to Order @ 6:40 ===
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'''Financial Update'''
 
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* Current Money: 2269.04 Laser Cutter 1400 - Target 2100ish
 
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* Current Paying Members: 33+ JD
 
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** Member unable to pay, board approved to skip a month
 
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** Special Case Established for members unable to pay student dues.
 
 
'''Group Information'''
 
'''Group Information'''
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* Issue on the mailing list
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* Bylaws / Member Rules Discussion
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** Issue resolved between members, no board interaction needed.
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** Addition to specify our stance of Intellectual Property as it pertains to the group and our members
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** Official stance:
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*** Members Intellectual Property remains their own. MidsouthMakers has no claim to member Intellectual Property
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*** MidsouthMakers maintains claim over it's own Intellectual Property of it's logos, icons, and other official depictions
 
* Joe has contacted GEEK Memphis organizers to try to get involved with them
 
* 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?
 
** 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.
 
** Maybe we can do a big meeting with lots of projects and have GEEK group help promote it.
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* Moderation of the mailing list
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** Still waiting to hear more from GEEK Memphis
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** if someone posts something inflammatory, moderate that 1 person and give them a warning
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* 2 Robotic Lawnmowers
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** Give a warning saying "if you post inflammatory stuff, we'll moderate your posts"
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** What do we want to do with them
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* Board vote to change board member number from 6 to 5.
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*** Create a dalik out of it.
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** Vote passed unanimously of 4 present board members (Claudio, Ben, Dan, Joe)
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*** Hack on them with the goal of getting them moving
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* Review Member Rules for possible changes
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*** Revist progress in a month
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* Craft Storage / Craft Supply Swap
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*** Dru and Mark, 6 weeks to get them moving
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** Put out to the group to buy a rolling shelf unit to store craft stuff on
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* Computers small stack - slower ram start selling / auctioning to members
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** Group buy for a storage shelf to store craft supply storage
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** Mark buying 8 of them for $150
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* Darkroom / Storage Room / WTF Room
 
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** Not trying to discredit / Disallow a darkroom
 
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** Try to accommodate another use for the room
 
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** Group already invested $80+ to build out the room
 
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** unused space is only costing group
 
 
'''Shop'''
 
'''Shop'''
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* Shelves need to be organized a bit better
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* Vinyl Cutter computer up and running. Need to give lessons.
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* Tagging and adding wiki pages for tools
 
* Need to fund / install a 220 power panel $350~$450 to install it (Currently $145 towards it)
 
* Need to fund / install a 220 power panel $350~$450 to install it (Currently $145 towards it)
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* Both tables in the shop are powered + Ethernet
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'''Event Discussion'''
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'''Event Discussion'''
 
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* August 25th LAN Party
 
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** Reminder to bring surge protectors
 
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** Feel feel to bring your own chair
 
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** Cliff and Danny doing Food
 
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** Danny buying: buns, chips, dip, soda, cole slaw
 
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*** Will provide receipt for group to reimburse
 
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** Requesting a $10 donation for food for the evening
 
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** Tournament reward 5$, 10$, 20$ spark fun card TeamFortress 2
 
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** Raffle Drawing for Rasberry 2$ ticket
 
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*** Ben: $20 - 10 tickets
 
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* Photography Class - TBD
 
 
* CodeMonkeys 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the Month
 
* CodeMonkeys 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the Month
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** Great turnout last CM
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* Arduino I/O - Class date TBD Material ready 10/8
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** Next meeting 9/6 - Github
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* Processing Programming
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* Arduino Programming - Hardware I/O - 9/22 - Still planning
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* Stained Glass (Rachel) $20 each for 12 people
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* Processing Programming - General Microcontroller?  10/20 - Possibly
 
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* Stained Glass (Rachel) - Looking for small patterns
 
 
'''Membership'''
 
'''Membership'''
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* Need a few more members to be breaking even monthly
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* 3 Pending Members
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** J.D., Binh, John R.
 
'''Next Board Meeting'''
 
'''Next Board Meeting'''
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* September 24 6:30pm @ the space
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10/22
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=== Meeting Adjourned @ ===
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=== Meeting Adjourned @ 8:07pm ===
 

Latest revision as of 13:28, 22 October 2012

<< 2012-08-20 Board Meeting Minutes 2012-10-22 >>


Attendance

This meeting is missing the attendance list.

Agenda

Financial Update

  • Current Money:
  • Current Paying Members:

Group Information

  • Bylaws / Member Rules Discussion
    • Addition to specify our stance of Intellectual Property as it pertains to the group and our members
    • Official stance:
      • Members Intellectual Property remains their own. MidsouthMakers has no claim to member Intellectual Property
      • MidsouthMakers maintains claim over it's own Intellectual Property of it's logos, icons, and other official depictions
  • 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.
    • Still waiting to hear more from GEEK Memphis

Shop

  • Need to fund / install a 220 power panel $350~$450 to install it (Currently $145 towards it)

Event Discussion

  • Photography Class
    • Rest of items needed is on the way
  • CodeMonkeys 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the Month
  • Processing Programming 10/20 - Possibly
  • Stained Glass (Rachel)

Membership

  • 3 Pending Members
    • J.D., Binh, John R.

Next Board Meeting

Notes

Comes to Order @ 6:40

Group Information

  • Bylaws / Member Rules Discussion
    • Addition to specify our stance of Intellectual Property as it pertains to the group and our members
    • Official stance:
      • Members Intellectual Property remains their own. MidsouthMakers has no claim to member Intellectual Property
      • MidsouthMakers maintains claim over it's own Intellectual Property of it's logos, icons, and other official depictions
  • 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.
    • Still waiting to hear more from GEEK Memphis
  • 2 Robotic Lawnmowers
    • What do we want to do with them
      • Create a dalik out of it.
      • Hack on them with the goal of getting them moving
      • Revist progress in a month
      • Dru and Mark, 6 weeks to get them moving
  • Computers small stack - slower ram start selling / auctioning to members
    • Mark buying 8 of them for $150

Shop

  • Vinyl Cutter computer up and running. Need to give lessons.
  • Tagging and adding wiki pages for tools
  • Need to fund / install a 220 power panel $350~$450 to install it (Currently $145 towards it)

Event Discussion

  • CodeMonkeys 1st & 3rd Thursdays of the Month
  • Arduino I/O - Class date TBD Material ready 10/8
  • Processing Programming
  • Stained Glass (Rachel) $20 each for 12 people

Membership

  • 3 Pending Members
    • J.D., Binh, John R.

Next Board Meeting 10/22

Meeting Adjourned @

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