Meeting 20110310

Makerspace Agenda/Meeting

Makerspace intro (5 mins)
Makerspace business (5 mins)
- Monthly budget:
  - income: $1900 (total for Jan)
    - $1700 for Jan (42 members)
    - $200 for Jan (DPRG usage)
  - expense: $929 (est for Feb)
  - surplus: $971 (est for Feb)
  - total startup funds: $6360
  - remaining startup funds: $unknown
- Membership
  - subscribing members: ? for Feb (2 leaving, so ? in Feb)
  - theoretical members: ? (indicated interest but not paid dues)
  - Encourage non-member to make a donation and sign up for recurring dues
- What You Can Do:
  - Download, post, repost, or make new flyers here
  - tell your friends and coworkers
  - drop a note on any relevant mailing lists, forums, or news groups you’re on
Introduce visitors (best to do 15 min in since they often arrive late)
Project updates
- Darkroom/Photography (Ian or Steve Reeves)
  - New donation of equipment on the way
- Tom Servo group build (Haley/Steve)
- Space Balloon (Andrew)
- DIY Hulu Hoops (Steve)
  - mention POV plans, addressable RGB LED strips, Dale’s project
- Photo exhibit (Nicole)
- Clear resin embedded table top (Jonathon)
New Project Proposals
- Boyscout pinewood derby help (Nicole/Doug?)
- Recycled Fashion Show (14 April, Thursday)
- Gustav Stickley exhibit at DMA, open source wood crafting (Exhibit Sunday, Feb 13-Tuesday, Mar 8). ‘Upload your photos and/or videos to Flickr or YouTube and tag them “DIYStickley” by [Sunday,] April 10, 2011.’
To-Do lists
- Physical space ToDo list / building sub-committee update (Eric)
  - Any updates on tools (Glenn, Eric, Paul Wilson)
- Makerspace ToDo list Organizational ToDo list / org sub-committee update (Mark)
  - 501(c)(3) Purpose for article of inc completed (Andrew)
  - Reviewing Bylaws (please see Proposed_Bylaws)
  - Filed for and now have EIN
  - Plan for filing 1023
- Current Needs
Events (20 mins)
- past events
  - Jose I Quinones of http://avayan.com (and a DPRG member?) has donated 2 CNC bots
    - Glenn—status, ongoing
- upcoming events
  - Mar 11 - Picture Gallery - Friday, March 11, 2011.
  - Oak Cliff Earth Day 2011 - Sunday, April 17, from noon to 5pm.
  - Gnome 3.0 Release Party - April, 2011. Gnome Donation Page

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