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Meeting called to order at __07: | Meeting called to order at __07:40__ by: Red Beard | ||
Members Present: | Members Present: Red Beard, Alberto, Elliot, Jamie, Ben the Pyrate, Tim S, Phil, David, Chris, John, Martin, Xaq, Toast, Brad | ||
Others Present: | Others Present: Danny, Steve, Sean, Richard, Adam, Bill | ||
[[Quorum]] met? | [[Quorum]] met? Yes | ||
== Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes == | == Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes == | ||
[[Regular Member Meeting 2011 07 12]] | [[Regular Member Meeting 2011 07 12]] Approved | ||
[[Regular Member Meeting 2011 08 09]] | [[Regular Member Meeting 2011 08 09]] Approved | ||
== Director Reports == | == Director Reports == | ||
=== President's Report === | === President's Report === | ||
Traveled 30,000 miles. | |||
Hounding AgentSilverfox over GGHC. | |||
Hounding Element14 about GGHC. | |||
Got us an Eagle license, but only a single-user license. (Eagle is a CAD software for circuit boards.) | |||
Handed out about 250 HacDC pamphlets | |||
=== Vice President's Report === | === Vice President's Report === | ||
Moving to Germany (Munich) next week. :,( | |||
Resigning. :,( :,( | |||
We have the equipment for the intercom install. Does anyone want to take over project? (Talk to Elliot after the meeting.) | |||
Church is giving us $2000 for doing the installation. Need to run wires for intercom and new door lock. | |||
Elliot will become an Honorary (non-voting) member until he returns to the area. | |||
=== Treasurer's Report (Tim Slagle) === | === Treasurer's Report (Tim Slagle) === | ||
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=== Secretary's Report === | === Secretary's Report === | ||
Thoftware Thursdays are fun! | |||
=== Director-at-Large Reports === | === Director-at-Large Reports === | ||
==== Toast ==== | ==== Toast ==== | ||
Had another Zine event at the space. People had fun. | |||
==== Brad B ==== | ==== Brad B ==== | ||
Trying to do outreach. | |||
1. Emerge Art Fair will have a piece next week with HacDC. | |||
2. Talking to people at NIST about connecting the space with DC public schools. | |||
3. Talking to a woman from the DC public libraries about doing an LED light show for kids. | |||
4. Trying to keep the space open more with regular events like {S,Th}oftware Thursdays. | |||
== Member Reports == | == Member Reports == | ||
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We can also get other Google benefits including a YouTube channel and a Google Apps account. Applications are in progress and input is welcome, but we are looking at giving HacDC Apps accounts as a member benefit and moving mailing lists over to Google Groups (so individual members could set up their own mailing lists). | We can also get other Google benefits including a YouTube channel and a Google Apps account. Applications are in progress and input is welcome, but we are looking at giving HacDC Apps accounts as a member benefit and moving mailing lists over to Google Groups (so individual members could set up their own mailing lists). | ||
Also, Google Checkout is fee-free for us through 2011, is it worth trying to switch over from PayPal to save $100/mo in fees? They may extend the free period as they have in the past. We could set up regular subscriptions with some XML voodoo that would take me some time to sort out. | |||
I made a YouTube channel for us: [http://www.youtube.com/user/HacDCvideos HacDCvideos] ("HacDC" was already taken.) Right now there are just playlists of the videos other people have posted, but we could eventually have recordings of projects, classes, and events. | I made a YouTube channel for us: [http://www.youtube.com/user/HacDCvideos HacDCvideos] ("HacDC" was already taken.) Right now there are just playlists of the videos other people have posted, but we could eventually have recordings of projects, classes, and events. | ||
=== Xaq === | |||
RepRap is slowly accumulating functionality. Needs more electronics and firmware. | |||
Got in touch with Artemis (non-member who has an internet stalker problem), he'll be coming in on Monday. If you can help out please come by. | |||
=== Alberto === | |||
Conference in New Castle about connected communities. | |||
Giving props to Byzantium. | |||
Somebody with a car please help collect the CNC mill from the Smithsonian. (Martin and John volunteer.) | |||
=== Phil === | |||
National Digital Library wants volunteers for a Hackerspace-like-thing tie in for their activities in DC. | |||
=== Brad === | |||
Biologist from UM is willing to do a hacker introduction to bio stuff. | |||
== Old Business == | == Old Business == | ||
== New Business == | == New Business == | ||
Authorize up to $250 to take care of the extension cord using Brian's electrician. '''Approved''' | |||
== New Members == | == New Members == | ||
=== Sean Rutledge === | |||
Background in Mechanical Engineering. Got into this stuff through Burning Man. Does fire performances. | |||
Nominate: Martin | |||
Second: Elliot | |||
Vote passed | |||
=== Bill Babson === | |||
HAM. Background in network routing protocols and Unix. Likes taking stuff apart and making new stuff. | |||
Nominate: Alberto | |||
Second: Ben the Pyrate | |||
Vote passed | |||
=== Adam Green === | |||
Software Engineer (C#, VB, Java). Has a mill and needs a place to put it. | |||
Nominate: Brad | |||
Second: Toast | |||
Vote passed | |||
=== Steve Beuttel === | |||
Background in Electronics. Likes metalworking and woodworking. Excited about space blimp. | |||
Nominate: | |||
Second: Martin | |||
Vote passed | |||
=== Richard Bullington-McGuire === | |||
Software architect, tinkerer, beginning hardware hacker. Founder of Obscure.org a 501c3. Taught classes in Scratch. | |||
Nominate: Alberto | |||
Second: Red Beard | |||
Vote passed | |||
=== Danny === | |||
Robotics! Signed up to mentor US First team. Software engineer. | |||
Nominate: Brad | |||
Second: Elliot | |||
Vote passed | |||
== Adjournment == | == Adjournment == | ||
Adjourned at: | Adjourned at: 8:35 | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Meeting Minutes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:16, 4 April 2012
Note: This page serves as the 2011-09-13 Member Meeting's agenda (before the meeting) and minutes (after the meeting).
Time and Location
September 13, 2011
Meeting called to order at __07:40__ by: Red Beard
Members Present: Red Beard, Alberto, Elliot, Jamie, Ben the Pyrate, Tim S, Phil, David, Chris, John, Martin, Xaq, Toast, Brad
Others Present: Danny, Steve, Sean, Richard, Adam, Bill
Quorum met? Yes
Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes
Regular Member Meeting 2011 07 12 Approved Regular Member Meeting 2011 08 09 Approved
Director Reports
President's Report
Traveled 30,000 miles. Hounding AgentSilverfox over GGHC. Hounding Element14 about GGHC. Got us an Eagle license, but only a single-user license. (Eagle is a CAD software for circuit boards.) Handed out about 250 HacDC pamphlets
Vice President's Report
Moving to Germany (Munich) next week. :,( Resigning. :,( :,(
We have the equipment for the intercom install. Does anyone want to take over project? (Talk to Elliot after the meeting.) Church is giving us $2000 for doing the installation. Need to run wires for intercom and new door lock.
Elliot will become an Honorary (non-voting) member until he returns to the area.
Treasurer's Report (Tim Slagle)
Here is the Aug 2011 financial summary: File:HacDC Financials Aug 2011.pdf
We were about $100 behind in August despite adding some members - now at 46 paying members. We gained two (soon to be) members (Sean Rutledge and Bill Babson), lost one member (Micheal Epstein) and had one non-paying member who will be dropped next month.
I cancelled our QuickBooks Online subscription after dumping all the data to printouts. The spreadsheets I am maintaining should cover what we need for tax reporting.
We paid a $20 chargeback fee because a (now former) member decided to get his July 2011 dues payment back from the credit card company instead of contacting us and asking for a refund or replying to the emails I sent. If you need to cancel your membership or have any questions about your payments, please contact me ([email protected]) or any of the officers and let us know. Please don't contest the charges or file a dispute with PayPal without talking to us first!
Secretary's Report
Thoftware Thursdays are fun!
Director-at-Large Reports
Toast
Had another Zine event at the space. People had fun.
Brad B
Trying to do outreach. 1. Emerge Art Fair will have a piece next week with HacDC. 2. Talking to people at NIST about connecting the space with DC public schools. 3. Talking to a woman from the DC public libraries about doing an LED light show for kids. 4. Trying to keep the space open more with regular events like {S,Th}oftware Thursdays.
Member Reports
Tim Slagle
I (re)applied to Google Grants and we were accepted this time! We now have an AdWords account with a $329 daily advertising budget. I created a sample ad but we could do a lot more with this - specific ads targeting projects and classes. Does somebody want to manage this? If you have something you want to promote, think of the ad text and keywords and we can set up a Google ad for it.
We can also get other Google benefits including a YouTube channel and a Google Apps account. Applications are in progress and input is welcome, but we are looking at giving HacDC Apps accounts as a member benefit and moving mailing lists over to Google Groups (so individual members could set up their own mailing lists).
Also, Google Checkout is fee-free for us through 2011, is it worth trying to switch over from PayPal to save $100/mo in fees? They may extend the free period as they have in the past. We could set up regular subscriptions with some XML voodoo that would take me some time to sort out.
I made a YouTube channel for us: HacDCvideos ("HacDC" was already taken.) Right now there are just playlists of the videos other people have posted, but we could eventually have recordings of projects, classes, and events.
Xaq
RepRap is slowly accumulating functionality. Needs more electronics and firmware. Got in touch with Artemis (non-member who has an internet stalker problem), he'll be coming in on Monday. If you can help out please come by.
Alberto
Conference in New Castle about connected communities. Giving props to Byzantium. Somebody with a car please help collect the CNC mill from the Smithsonian. (Martin and John volunteer.)
Phil
National Digital Library wants volunteers for a Hackerspace-like-thing tie in for their activities in DC.
Brad
Biologist from UM is willing to do a hacker introduction to bio stuff.
Old Business
New Business
Authorize up to $250 to take care of the extension cord using Brian's electrician. Approved
New Members
Sean Rutledge
Background in Mechanical Engineering. Got into this stuff through Burning Man. Does fire performances.
Nominate: Martin Second: Elliot Vote passed
Bill Babson
HAM. Background in network routing protocols and Unix. Likes taking stuff apart and making new stuff.
Nominate: Alberto Second: Ben the Pyrate Vote passed
Adam Green
Software Engineer (C#, VB, Java). Has a mill and needs a place to put it.
Nominate: Brad Second: Toast Vote passed
Steve Beuttel
Background in Electronics. Likes metalworking and woodworking. Excited about space blimp.
Nominate: Second: Martin Vote passed
Richard Bullington-McGuire
Software architect, tinkerer, beginning hardware hacker. Founder of Obscure.org a 501c3. Taught classes in Scratch.
Nominate: Alberto Second: Red Beard Vote passed
Danny
Robotics! Signed up to mentor US First team. Software engineer.
Nominate: Brad Second: Elliot Vote passed
Adjournment
Adjourned at: 8:35