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Revision as of 00:08, 11 May 2011
Note: This page serves as the 2011-05-10 Member Meeting's agenda (before the meeting) and minutes (after the meeting).
Time and Location
May 10, 2011
Meeting called to order at _7:40_ by _Red Beard_.
Members Present: Red Beard, TC, Toast, Martin, Phil, Brad, Reuben, Elizabeth, Zack, Ben, Elliot, Jamie
Others Present: Adam, Eric
Quorum met? Yes
Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes
Regular Member Meeting 2011 04 12 Approved.
Director Reports
President's Report
Upcoming events:
- Maker Faire
- SF
- (Anyone going?)
- Detroit
- (Anyone going?)
- Scooter Race (Entries?)
- SF
Fundraising Opportunities:
- DCMAT
- ASCAP
- MetLife - Meet the artist
- Weather Station
- Contuning Edubuzzer
- "Photography Project Invites Proposals for Audience Engagement"
- Humanities and Social Sciences Data Challenge
- Ideas that Matter
- Programs Serving Children With Disabilities
- Chesapeake Bay Trust
- National Geographic
- Apps for Communities Challenge, which aims to help bring useful public data to traditionally underserved populations through Web, mobile, or text/SMS- based applications.
We're getting a full-blown copy of Eagle
Vice President's Report
GGHC was fun. Not a turning-point clicker, has a knob. Wireless focus-group controllers. (Also Pong controllers.)
Alberto & Elliot finished an art project and it's up in Artisphere.
Restarting the micro-controllers class soon and recording it. Maybe use Kickstarter to fund the recordings.
Elliot talked to (Church) Brian and we might be able to negotiate lower rent.
Treasurer's Report
Membership: 44 members payed via PayPal Income: Paypal 14 Friends subscriptions: $455 (Donations ranged from $0.25 to $100 /month!) Paypal 41 members: $2050 (Many people doubled up) Paypal unrestricted donations: $300 (Including very generous donation from Japan and several local individuals) Paypal echecks (inc. 3 members): $150 Cash donations deposited: $250 =========================== Total $2955 One time $900 donation earmarked for a specific project and therefore not counted as income. Two Make magazine subscriptions @ 34.95 (net 33.64). Is anyone willing to take over the subscription task? Expenses: 04/26/2011 Debit INTUIT *QB ONLINE 04-25 800-286-6800 CA 1703 BB&T CHECK CARD RECURRING PYMT $10.55 04/18/2011 Debit SFPP STATE FARM RO 27 XXXXXXXXXXX4321 ACH DEBIT $68.58 04/14/2011 Check 1007 CHECK #1007 View $2,526.00 04/04/2011 POS 350 NICE INC. 04-02 415-8684457 CA 1703 BB&T CHECK CARD PURCHASE $20.97 04/04/2011 POS LINODE.COM 04-02 609-593-7103 NJ 1703 BB&T CHECK CARD PURCHASE $37.45 04/2011 paypal fees $108 ============================== Total expenses: $2771 Net income: $183.45 Our anonymous patrons deserve a huge thanks. Any thoughts on how we can show our appreciation?
We're doing better, but we need to keep working at it.
Secretary's Report
TECS is going well, we've covered the hard parts.
Project Byzantium got some press and we're doing a talk at NOVALUG
Director-at-Large Reports
Will G
Brad B
Member Reports
Old Business
Kickstarter?
New Business
New Members
Space Discussion
Adjournment
Adjourned at __