Board meeting notes 2010-03-29

Old Business

• Bylaws
  • Finish up bylaws pertaining to the membership
• Dues
  • Hacker Consortium
    • $100 - joining fee, keeps people from dropping in and out regularly
    • $40/month - after
    • No student rate
    • If board sees fit, as a whole they are allowed to create new tiers on the fly (i.e. a member had a wreck and can't pay at the moment)
  • Freeside Atlanta
    • $80/month - regular
    • $40/month - student
    • They are hard set on their dues, but as a result they have a really awesome space
  • Makers Local 256
    • Some pay $300, others $100, some $30
    • They ask that you pay what you think your time is worth, but that leaves it to other members to pickup the slack
    • As a result they have members who pay a lot more and that member gets to have a little/lot more say in things
  • Pumping Station: One
    • $50 - regular
    • $30 - starving maker
    • They've had some setup before where unemployed members may not pay, but I believe they regularly do the starving maker fee

• Soldering Class April 16th
  • given the publicity it has gotten, do we want to do it with thus far only about 6 people (the board) signing up for it
  • Be prepared to have the meeting business and showing off of projects and then start the soldering activity afterward so that people that are not interested in the activity don't have to stick around.