Meeting 20110106

Makerspace Agenda/Meeting

• Makerspace intro (5 mins)
• Makerspace business (5 mins)
  • Monthly budget:
    • income: $1900 (total for Dec)
      • $1700 for Dec (46 members)
      • $200 for Dec (DPRG usage)
    • expense: $921 (est for Dec)
    • surplus: $979 (est for Dec)
    • total startup funds: $6360
    • remaining startup funds: $1500 (wild guess)
  • Membership
    • subscribing members: 47 for Jan (2 leaving, so 45 in Feb)
    • theoretical members: 52 (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 (Feb 13) [1]
• To-Do lists
  • Physical space ToDo list / building sub-committee update (Eric)
    • Status of upstairs space (Mark)
  • Makerspace ToDo list Organizational ToDo list / org sub-committee update (Mark)
    • 501(c)(3) Purpose for article of inc completed (Andrew)
    • Articles of incorporation updated
    • Reviewing and proposing Bylaws
  • Current Needs
• Events (20 mins)
  • past events
  • upcoming events
    • Jan 10 - Feb 11 - Photopol.us / BFOC Dallas Rides Photo Contest
    • Jan 27 - Winter 127 camera day
    • Jan 29 - First Lego League - Saturday January 29, 2011, 8am-5pm.
    • Mar 11 - Picture Gallery - Friday, March 11, 2011.

Group Project

Attendees

Name	Relation to DMS