Regular Member Meeting 2022 05 10
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Time and Location
- Date: Tue 10 May 2022
- Called to order at 7:37pm by Michelle
- Members present:
- Members remote:
- Others present:
- Quorum
- Quorum met?
Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes
Recognition
New Members
Old Business
- Basement cleanup - "peel back the onion" of this large project to make progress this year; several did "Part 1 of 2" in April (?) weekend, going to do "Part 2 of 2" with volunteers in June. Organizers: John, Brian, and Michelle. John would like to see a facility that supports what people actually need in the future. Oby thinks "machine shop" is best-case-scenario for basement and more specialty stuff down there. Water wasn't present there, but still does occur when it rains heavily - see Mike/replacement to see if he did what he said and created a barrier to prevent it from getting wet. Safety concerns: chemicals in basement, possible mold even though cannot smell (may need mold detector & dehumidifiers / Brian thinks there are two dehumidifiers). Removing the 1-ton optical table or create an island with machine shop - either way need to remove the shelves (and the stuff on them) to make more room to move. Michelle will send out poll for June 4-5 or June 11-12.
- 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/
- Rockville Science Day:
- What Went Well / What We Did Right (include "Codes of Conduct")
- kids interactive game handouts (Phil / Teresa)
- made links to other organizations (Ulisses, other orgs)
- well-attended member event, esp. post-covid
- Learnings
- lots of kids or parents with kids
- need to bring our own folding table
- What Needs Improvement
- finding a stand that will support a video/monitor
- social media presence / free PR
- need new HacDC banner
- need more reminders about event by HacDC
- brochures need membership-details (Meetup, "cost-benefits")
New 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?
- PAR / Recycle Works (Philadelphia) back in the picture
- WordPress work needed
Project Awesome Reports
Project SUPPLIES - ???
Project EXPANSION - ???
Project HAMRADIO - ???
Project Electron Microscope (SEM) - ???
Project Media Outreach - ???
Project IT Infrastructure - ???
Member Reports
President's Report
Vice President's Report
Treasurer's Report
Secretary's Report
Director-at-Large Reports
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Adjournment
Adjourned by at ??? by ???