July 28 2014

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Meeting Time: 6:00pm

Location: MakeICT @ 914 W Douglas


All members are welcome to attend, and non-board members can join the conversation when invited.


Legal/Financial/Membership

  • Treasurer Report (as of 7/28/14)
    • Bank balance: $
    • Paypal: $
    • Total: $
  • Membership numbers: 27 active, 21 inactive
    • TO DO: Survey - Jens, Mike (being designed)
  • Social media: 733 Facebook fans, 270 Twitter followers

Policies and Procedures

  • Donation receipts
  • Standing rules
    • TO DO: Jens suggested a re-read of the standing rules. Dominic would send out an email.
  • Board member expectations - Quiz: can you state our mission?
    • MakeICT mission statement: We innovate, learn, and build community at the intersection of art, technology, science, and culture
  • New meeting day?
    • TO DO: Dominic would send out an email discussing other days, possible a week when we were not having other meetings.
  • Board member email addresses
    • TO DO: John - completed
  • Badges
  • Inventory control
    • Design created

Building Topics

  • Internet - Cox 25 mb connection coming soon @ $130/month
  • The floor
  • Keys and access control
  • Studios
    • TO DO: John will create a sign to put on the door to remind people to turn up the thermostat when leaving
  • Signage
    • Question - Do we need to post we have studio space available?
      • We could do that in the front windows and on the MakeICT website

Long Term Planning

  • Opportunities we have to sell stuff
    • Discussion to have some supplies for purchase at MakeICT: Arduinos, starter kits
  • Tool rental from Friend's?
  • Startup Wichita
  • devICT
  • Code School
  • Labor Party space sharing
  • KSBDC
  • Future planning meeting after KSBDC

Check on progress of Community Projects

  • Bus Thursdays
  • Electronic Door
  • EL Sign Instructable

Members' Projects and Recognition

  • Jess B is going on a book tour 2nd or 3rd week of August for the book she illustrated

New equipment/donations

  • Video camera or GoPro to record workshops and other events
    • John has video cameras we can use
  • All so for larger venues a PA system might be good. (Hack one together)
    • TO DO: Mike will check on Freecycle to see if we can get a donation
  • TO DO: We need MakeICT donation form design

Events

  • July 26 - Dremel workshop
  • August 23 - Little Library build
  • DATE? - Limited 3D printer workshop - will print designs from members - James, Tom
  • Build your own 3D printer workshop was discussed
  • DATE? - SumoBot workshop - Ivan is planning on holding one
  • DATE? - MakeICT 1st SumoBot Robot Competition was discussed

Any topics from members or guests who are present

Meeting closed @