August 18, 2009

Meetings
Previous Meeting: August 11, 2009	Meeting Procedure	Next Meeting: August 25, 2009

Time: 7:00 PM

Space: Anchor Building, 2929 Spring Grove Ave.

Agenda

Status Updates / Old Business

1. Insurance: Vendy || Fuzz || Jim || Erik
2. Network: Vendy
3. Grand Opening: Kibitz
4. Stove/oven: Kibitz
5. Pop Machine: Kibitz || PlayerTwo

New Business

1. MakerBot: Dave
2. Form 1023 Draft: Dave
3. TODO List: Dave
4. Mendelson's Trip: Dave
5. Space Cleanup - Donations: Craig
6. Sketchduino - Joe

Attendees

• Paul
• Craig
• Chrisha
• ChrisA
• Kibitz
• Jim
• Vendy
• Dave
• Joe
• Fuzz
• Kris

Minutes

Demo of Sketchduino from Joe

• software takes 400x300 bmp, creates a big array
  • creates a line drawing instructions out of that array
  • send the instructions to the steppers
• two types of ways to draw - more linear or more random
• arduino buffers the instructions and sends them to steppers
• built a website, sells permanent etch-a-sketched images
• flexible couplers between steppers and etch-a-sketch knobs
• screen is about 800x600 "pulses", convert into 400x300 "pixels"
• input a variable to compensate for the play in the knobs, different for each etch-a-sketch
• demo: hive13 logo! :)

Jim proposal: egg bots

• bots that draw on eggs
• we could make like a product kit similar to makerbot
• we could do like educational "camp" thing in the summer with kids to draw on eggs
• Jim: i can lead it and i'd like to get others involved
• maybe even Rob can help us understand projections
• lots of different variables to consider. exciting!
• official egg-bot meeting: next week on tuesday

project structure

• work on making a project template on the wiki
• we would all like to see multiple projects ongoing
• Joe: maybe we could even be a "Center of Excellent"

insurance - fuzz

• we have two quotes
• something around $650 and something around $900
• dave: how will we decide which one is better?
  • apples to apples
  • what is covered?
• fuzz: would a major claim kill our org?
• jim: are we required to have insurance by our lease? yes.
• chris: liability may be more important than property right now
  • craig: but we will be getting nicer stuff as we go
• fuzz: we may need to go back in and adjust one or the other so we can compare
• kibitz: time and energy is non-neglible
• chris went to the legal concerns for hackerspaces panel at defcon and liability was the most important thing
• dave: last week we said we wanted it done before the party
• jim: do we have the cash to pay the first premium? answer: sort of.
  • craig: we can make it happen, it will be tight.
  • jim: by next tuesday we will have an apples to apples comparison
• craig: if we could pay monthly that would be nice

gaining members

• did the mixer help? sort of, not really
• fuzz: todo item: invite other groups, etc

network - vendy

• all major cable runs done
• still need to terminate ends, config rack
• cable management, etc
• whenever eric is available it will get done
• fuzz brought a bunch of misc cable that is up for grabs

internet - craig

• still waiting on TW. (boo)
• vendy: let us know when it's here
• can we call and complain?
• chris: give me contact, i will try to pull strings...

grand opening - kibitz

• invite out new neighbors to the party
• pr, see above... not getting done?
• dave: it's time to start taking names
  • fuzz will bring keg of beer
  • chris will bring macaroni
  • craig: maybe try and get everyone to do at least one thing
• kibitz: this thursday: a clean up / set up day
• chris: i have an armored laptop for silent auction
• maybe we need like a street team
  • fuzz will make a 8.5x11 poster
• kibitz: collection of cash?
  • do we need more lock-boxes? aprons?
  • we need official money taking designated people

stove / oven / pop machine

• truck is offline right now
• stuff will get here when it is back and working

makerbot - dave

• ...

form 1023 draft

• Talk:Form 1023 Draft

todo list

• this should be the place you look if you are looking for something to do
• this ought to tie in with the "projects template" etc - organizing work
• shelving - is anyone tasked with this? spend the $100 we budgeted?

space clean up - craig

• we need to go through and see what we can get rid of
• we need to start the deadline system
• escalating warnings
• tape off an area? the dead area
• craig: make an actual inventory for starters to tell people what is here that is going
• one month from now = first deadline
• we have no workbench - we need shelves bad!

mendelson's

• trip is this saturday
• see mailing list

Next Actions

• jim - organize eggbot team
• jim & fuzz - compare insurance apples to apples, post to mailing list
• fuzz - send invites to other local clubs, etc.
• vendy - wrap up networking cable management along with eric the cabling ninja when he is available
• craig & chris - work on getting Time Warner to install our internet asap
• someone? - step up the PR efforts for the party
• fuzz - make 8.5x11 flyer to print/copy/spread
• everyone - volunteer to help with the party somehow (and put your name down!)
• kibitz - organize clean up party on 08/20
• craig & kibitz - figure out the money taking logistics at the party
• dave - continue working with mom to fill out form 1023
• kibitz & craig - coordinate the junk rules / equipment disposal system