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December 13, 2011 | December 13, 2011 | ||
Meeting called to order at 19: | Meeting called to order at 19:56 by: Bradford Barr | ||
Members Present: | Members Present: Bradford Barr, Toast, Jamie, Jon, Nick, Chris, Martin, Phil, Ben, Tim S., Alberto, Nadir, Emily | ||
Others Present: | Others Present: Jackson, Key, Kevin, Tim, Rich, Lee | ||
[[Quorum]] met? | [[Quorum]] met? YES! | ||
== Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes == | == Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes == | ||
[[Regular Member Meeting 2011 11 08]] | [[Regular Member Meeting 2011 11 08]] | ||
Approved. | |||
== Director Reports == | == Director Reports == | ||
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Here is the November 2011 financial summary: [[file:HacDC_Financials_Nov_2011.pdf]] | Here is the November 2011 financial summary: [[file:HacDC_Financials_Nov_2011.pdf]] | ||
We finished November $200 ahead. We should be clearing expenses on membership dues alone at this point but we had a rash of non-payments (due to PayPal problems?). We added members Mike Chelen and Nadir Abdulhaqq and reinstated Alan McCosh, and lost no one! Getting donations from Design Class, thanks to Emily! | |||
Martin finished the 3rd floor intercom system and we got a big $2191 rent credit from the church - thanks Martin!!! We should sack some of that away in the reserve but can spend some - I think Martin should get a big say due to all his hard work. | |||
Might put some money towards a laser cutter! | |||
=== Secretary's Report === | === Secretary's Report === | ||
Had a visitor from a Hackerspace in NC. | |||
Proselytized HacDC at a local LAN party and met a member of Unallocated Space who was interested in starting a mailing list for Mid-Atlantic Hackerspaces. | |||
=== Director-at-Large Reports === | === Director-at-Large Reports === | ||
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Membership approval needed for audit committee: Bjorn Westergard, Jaime/ITechGeek, and Darius Roberts. Once approved they will be given access to financial and membership records. | Membership approval needed for audit committee: Bjorn Westergard, Jaime/ITechGeek, and Darius Roberts. Once approved they will be given access to financial and membership records. | ||
Approved | |||
We should talk about and possibly commit to having a booth at the 2012 USA Engineering Festival in the Robot Fest area - need ideas and people to volunteer. | |||
Approved | |||
We will talk about what to do with surplus money online and approve next meeting. | |||
== New Members == | == New Members == | ||
=== Leon S. Ciereszko III === | |||
Amateur radio. Electronics. Degree in EE. Likes to work on stuff but doesn't have space for tools. Spent seven years in Germany. | |||
Nom: Martin | |||
Sec: Phil | |||
Approved. | |||
=== Richard === | |||
Works for Nano Racks, sends payloads to ISS. Looking for help with 3D printer. Wants to make kits that kids can use to send stuff to space. | |||
Nom: Alberto | |||
Sec: Martin | |||
Approved. | |||
=== Jackson === | |||
Does data-analysis consulting and scientific programming. Python, R, Matlab. Does some 3D printing. | |||
Nom: Ben | |||
Sec: Toast | |||
Approved. | |||
=== Timothy === | |||
New to the area. Interested in 3D printing and robotics. Heard about us through Daniel Packer. | |||
Nom: Toast | |||
Sec: Nick | |||
Approved. | |||
== Adjournment == | == Adjournment == | ||
Adjourned at: | Adjourned at: 8:45 | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Meeting Minutes]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:15, 4 April 2012
Note: This page serves as the 2011-12-13 Member Meeting's agenda (before the meeting) and minutes (after the meeting).
Time and Location
December 13, 2011
Meeting called to order at 19:56 by: Bradford Barr
Members Present: Bradford Barr, Toast, Jamie, Jon, Nick, Chris, Martin, Phil, Ben, Tim S., Alberto, Nadir, Emily
Others Present: Jackson, Key, Kevin, Tim, Rich, Lee
Quorum met? YES!
Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes
Regular Member Meeting 2011 11 08 Approved.
Director Reports
President's Report
Vice President's Report
Treasurer's Report
Here is the November 2011 financial summary: File:HacDC Financials Nov 2011.pdf
We finished November $200 ahead. We should be clearing expenses on membership dues alone at this point but we had a rash of non-payments (due to PayPal problems?). We added members Mike Chelen and Nadir Abdulhaqq and reinstated Alan McCosh, and lost no one! Getting donations from Design Class, thanks to Emily!
Martin finished the 3rd floor intercom system and we got a big $2191 rent credit from the church - thanks Martin!!! We should sack some of that away in the reserve but can spend some - I think Martin should get a big say due to all his hard work.
Might put some money towards a laser cutter!
Secretary's Report
Had a visitor from a Hackerspace in NC. Proselytized HacDC at a local LAN party and met a member of Unallocated Space who was interested in starting a mailing list for Mid-Atlantic Hackerspaces.
Director-at-Large Reports
Toast
Martin
Member Reports
Old Business
New Business
Membership approval needed for audit committee: Bjorn Westergard, Jaime/ITechGeek, and Darius Roberts. Once approved they will be given access to financial and membership records. Approved
We should talk about and possibly commit to having a booth at the 2012 USA Engineering Festival in the Robot Fest area - need ideas and people to volunteer. Approved
We will talk about what to do with surplus money online and approve next meeting.
New Members
Leon S. Ciereszko III
Amateur radio. Electronics. Degree in EE. Likes to work on stuff but doesn't have space for tools. Spent seven years in Germany. Nom: Martin Sec: Phil Approved.
Richard
Works for Nano Racks, sends payloads to ISS. Looking for help with 3D printer. Wants to make kits that kids can use to send stuff to space. Nom: Alberto Sec: Martin Approved.
Jackson
Does data-analysis consulting and scientific programming. Python, R, Matlab. Does some 3D printing. Nom: Ben Sec: Toast Approved.
Timothy
New to the area. Interested in 3D printing and robotics. Heard about us through Daniel Packer. Nom: Toast Sec: Nick Approved.
Adjournment
Adjourned at: 8:45