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* Ulisses - starting federated biology-combo group of labs; mostly graduate students or working professionals; space is hosted by Rockville Science Center
* Ulisses - starting federated biology-combo group of labs; mostly graduate students or working professionals; space is hosted by Rockville Science Center
* New Orleans report-back -  
* New Orleans report-back -  
** Mesh Network - John would be open to partnering HAM Radio club on this project; Michelle reaching out to prof at Univ MD Baltimore County; Kevin says to reach out to Open Tech think tank in DC
** Mesh Network - John would be open to partnering HAM Radio club on this project; Michelle reaching out to prof at Univ MD Baltimore County -- Michelle meeting with Foad next week in Baltimore, learning more about their grants for Meth networking; As a followup, Kevin says to reach out to Open Technology Institute, subdivision of the New American think tank in DC.  If anyone has experience with mesh networking in the Mid-Atlantic region, reach out to Michelle
*** DC Broadband Bridge - Kevin heard this used to be in DC
*** DC Broadband Bridge - Kevin heard this used to be in DC -- Kevin reached out to former Broadband Bridge activists, have moved on/burned out, was going well for 5+ years but no longer
*** [https://wiki.hacdc.org/index.php?title=Category:Byzantium Project Byzantium]
*** [https://wiki.hacdc.org/index.php?title=Category:Byzantium Project Byzantium]
* PAR / Recycle Works (Philadelphia) back in the picture - owner of PAR has morphed organization into generic Windows computer training services; Michelle feels this does not
* PAR / Recycle Works (Philadelphia) back in the picture - owner of PAR has morphed organization into generic Windows computer training services; Michelle feels this is out of scope and region
* WordPress work needed - Dreamhost needs us to upgrade to 8.1
* WordPress work needed - Dreamhost needs us to upgrade to 8.1 -- Dreamhost saying it will happen imminently
* AI Machine Learning - Oby interested in restarting this; we started in 2020 on the first course and Oby ; should be a part of the newsletter to gauge interest
* AI Machine Learning - Oby interested in restarting this; we started in 2020 on the first course and Oby ; should be a part of the newsletter to gauge interest



Revision as of 23:46, 14 June 2022


Time and Location

Date: Tue 14 June 2022
Called to order at 7:35pm by
Members present: Oby Ken Kevin Michelle Tayeb Matt
Members remote: all
Others present: Elijah Angelman
Quorum
Quorum met? Yes

Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes

Approved

Recognition

Tayeb for last meeting as a member -- moving to Chicago

New Members

Old Business

  • Ulisses - starting federated biology-combo group of labs; mostly graduate students or working professionals; space is hosted by Rockville Science Center
  • New Orleans report-back -
    • Mesh Network - John would be open to partnering HAM Radio club on this project; Michelle reaching out to prof at Univ MD Baltimore County -- Michelle meeting with Foad next week in Baltimore, learning more about their grants for Meth networking; As a followup, Kevin says to reach out to Open Technology Institute, subdivision of the New American think tank in DC. If anyone has experience with mesh networking in the Mid-Atlantic region, reach out to Michelle
      • DC Broadband Bridge - Kevin heard this used to be in DC -- Kevin reached out to former Broadband Bridge activists, have moved on/burned out, was going well for 5+ years but no longer
      • Project Byzantium
  • PAR / Recycle Works (Philadelphia) back in the picture - owner of PAR has morphed organization into generic Windows computer training services; Michelle feels this is out of scope and region
  • WordPress work needed - Dreamhost needs us to upgrade to 8.1 -- Dreamhost saying it will happen imminently
  • AI Machine Learning - Oby interested in restarting this; we started in 2020 on the first course and Oby ; should be a part of the newsletter to gauge interest

New Business

  • Bike light event last weekend of August -- request that individuals bring/buy their own supplies, spend next weeks ensuring supplies available online
  • Inventory Refinement - Spring Cleaning 2022 -
    • "Retain, Redistribute, or Recycle?" survey - Email Google Forms to existing members with photos attached
    • Basement water issues - (1) coming in from outside (2) not draining inside, possible super-clog that appears that there isn't even a drain (3) water leaking from busted drain pipe along wall; top of wall there is opening with a tunnel (the tunnel is not part of our storage space, was offered to us at one point)
  • Mail in workroom - how can we help get things in order more? who should be picking it up? when should they be picking it up?

Project Awesome Reports

Project SUPPLIES - ???

Project EXPANSION - ???

Project HAMRADIO - ???

Project Electron Microscope (SEM) - ???

Project Media Outreach - ???

Project IT Infrastructure - ???

Member Reports

Director Reports (Governance related stuff)

President's Report

Vice President's Report

Treasurer's Report

Secretary's Report

Director-at-Large Reports

???

???

Adjournment

Adjourned by at ??? by ???