Meeting notes 2010-02-26

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Attendance

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

call to order at 715

Introduction of the elected officers.
John would like to reschedule his birthday to June.
We jumped in / crashed the 2600 meeting, welcome to the memebers that stayed for our meeting.
We have our EIN number now, we'll be able to get a bank account.
We're going to form as a 501c3, we're going to wait until the online application comes out so it is much cheaper to

file. $850 to file VS $200.

We have looked at other locations but staying with republic coffee.
- Homework: 1 idea for a weekly meeting place.
- Potential meeting space: Broadway Pizza, large side room, very good pizza. Large room compared to Republic.
- Potential Bluff City Electronics.
Website, we need content ideas / content / projects.
Blog posts for weekly meetings.

Chris's project: Home Made ravioli.
John has our own midsouth makers window Decals. $5 donation for the decal. The $5 also waived when we start collecting dues.
Daniel showing off Mary's Scarf prototype.
Greg's handmade multilayered bracelet.
John explains vinyl printing and glass etching application.

For Joe to do: word press page for a decal.
possibly set up a store to process our own wares.
- - How do we accept payments and retain non-profit?

Midsouthcon! who can work our table. Jim and Daniel will attend.
- We're still having a meeting despite midsouthcon.