Regular Member Meeting 2022 04 12

Time and Location

Date Tue 12 Apr 2022

Called to order at 7:37 pm by Michelle Savage

Members present: Tayeb, Michelle, Oby, Matt, Gabe

Members remote:

Others present: Jason

Quorum

Quorum met? Yes

Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes

Approved

Recognition

Tayeb for opening up the space for the first time, well received

New Members

Edwin -- Michelle and Tayeb to follow up

Old Business

1. Workspace Opening Up - status update

-- Open project night was successful, planning to have the next event in person next Monday. Covid rules same as before, expect vaccination, default to most cautious member.

1. Resources for Instructors - on website, could include: list of tools available to instructors and process for requesting access (Zoom, Google Groups). How are Tristan/Ethan doing with Jitsi?

-- Microfab Mondays worked with Google Meet yesterday, fewer people but the system of using the "@hacdc" email worked

1. UpCycled - Mario in touch with Orlando on potential collaboration related to recycling; see past fundraiser.

-- Mario and Michelle interested in recycling and entrepreneurial endeavors. Talked to someone in NYC, gave rundown on what is necessary if members are interested. Getting tabled for a few months, revisit later this spring. Tristan notes interest, and potential for generating 3d printer filament material.

1. Farm Hack - Michelle interest in non-profit of farmers who hack things together to promote sustainable agriculture, maybe invite leadership to talk for 5 minutes

1. ECE Conference on March 25 - annual conference hosted by Electrical and Computer Engineering Department Head Association (ECEDHA) this year in New Orleans LA invited Tayeb and Michelle to speak on hackerspace-related panels (yay! we found panelists). Goals: promote HacDC, find well-resourced partners, represent HacDC well.

-- Much offered grant writing support, Tayeb mentions Alan offer for NSF grant writing support for adult learning proposal (course support)

New Business

1. Basement cleanup

-- Spring cleaning: John, Brian, and Michelle going to make a first pass to assess water damage and tag items. Second part is actual inventory + social aspect and see if people want to volunteer to see if things are working and/or need to be discarded. Anyone interested please contact Michelle. Tristan volunteers for tagging phase

1. Discuss purchase of new filament

-- Mostly inexpensive, need semi-clear plastic box that seals, need anhydrous dessicant (reusable beads), need two gallon ziploc baggies, and then lastly need the filament (PLA, PETG, couple rolls of Ninjaflex). Potential supplier: https://www.villageplastics.com/

1. Rockville Science Day

-- Tayeb to send out email to assess who is interested

Director Reports (Governance related stuff)

Treasurer's Report

Treasurer notes that Luis Granados was incorrectly listed but now Edwin is a paying member so member number remains the same at 21. $220 net increase in the balance.

Adjournment

Adjourned by at 8:24 by Michelle