Meeting notes 2010-02-26

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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

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

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.

Meeting Adjourned @ 8:30 PM