Difference between revisions of "2015 Annual Meeting"
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== Bylaw Changes == | == Bylaw Changes == | ||
| − | * | + | [[Bylaws|Click here to review the current bylaws]] |
| + | * Should program directors be given a vote on the board? This will include existing program directors (Seth Etter for devICT and Tom McGuire for the Makerspace), as well as future program directors when such entities are created. | ||
| + | ** Current: | ||
| + | *** '''Article V, Section 1:'''The board of directors shall consist of the four Officers as defined in Article IV and two at-large directors, all of whom are considered directors for the purposes of this article. All directors must be voting members of the corporation. Each director shall serve from the time of their election at the annual meeting until the following annual meeting (1 year). No member may serve more than 3 consecutive terms on the board of directors. No director may be compensated for their service as a board member, though the corporation may provide insurance and indemnity for board members as allowed by law. | ||
| + | ** Proposed: | ||
| + | ***'''Article V, Section 1:'''The board of directors shall consist of the four '''elected''' Officers as defined in Article IV, '''appointed program directors,''' and two '''elected''' at-large directors, all of whom are considered directors for the purposes of this article. All directors must be voting members of the corporation. Each director shall serve from the time of their election at the annual meeting until the following annual meeting (1 year). No '''elected director''' may serve more than 3 consecutive terms on the board of directors. No director may be compensated for their service as a board member, though the corporation may provide insurance and indemnity for board members as allowed by law. '''Each role on the board of directors will have one vote in board decisions.''' | ||
Revision as of 13:15, 20 June 2015
- Date: 2015 June 20
- Time: 04:30pm
- For rules regarding votes, see Voting
Contents
President's Report
| June 2014 | June 2015 | Change | % Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Facebook fans | 700 | 1305 | +605 | +86.43% |
| Twitter followers | 260 | 698 | +438 | +168.46% |
| Square footage | ~3,000 | ~8,700 | +5,700 | +190.00% |
| Active members | 25 | 111 | +86 | +344.00% |
- Events
- 20 Workshops
- 17 other events (Off the grid, Arduino Day, Pi Day, Halloween challenge, Arts Festival, Expos, outreach activities, etc)
- 26 Open Hack Nights
- 12 devICT Monthly Talks + hackathons, social events, etc)
- Other Activities
- $117,200.00 Grant money (WCF, Knight Foundation, John, Vanessa, April)
- Featured on Instructables front page (Barb, Jess, Jens, James L, Stephan)
- Launched Meetup.com (Seth, Gina, Mike)
- Started a monthly newsletter (391 Subscribers!)
- Joined with devICT (Seth, Jacob)
- Electronic Door (Tom, Christian, Dustin)
- ArtDOG (WCF, April, Dustin, Jess)
- Benevolent dictator appointments (term: 1 year)
- James Seymour, Electronics
- Gavin Rondeau, Metal shop
- Mike Hutton, Woodshop
- Jess Bechtelheimer, Studio Arts
- Bryan Barr / James Lancaster, Fab lab/3D printing
- Accolades
- Front page of the Eagle - twice! (Roy Wenzl)
- Wichita Business Journal (Emily Behlmann)
- KMUW story (Abigail Johnson)
- Midwest Digest Podcast (Blake Hamilton)
- Contributors of the year
PS - your opinions are important to us! Please take the equipment survey!
Treasurer's Report
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Matters for discussion and voting
Budget approval
Proposed budget for remainder of 2015
Election of the board
For roles and duties, please read the bylaws
- President nominees:
- Dominic Canare
- Vice-president nominees:
- Jens Torell
- Treasurer nominees:
- Dustin Richey
- Secretary nominees:
- Kip Landwehr
- Director at large nominees (2x):
- Curt Gridley
- Tom McGuire
- Barbara Davis
Bylaw Changes
Click here to review the current bylaws
- Should program directors be given a vote on the board? This will include existing program directors (Seth Etter for devICT and Tom McGuire for the Makerspace), as well as future program directors when such entities are created.
- Current:
- Article V, Section 1:The board of directors shall consist of the four Officers as defined in Article IV and two at-large directors, all of whom are considered directors for the purposes of this article. All directors must be voting members of the corporation. Each director shall serve from the time of their election at the annual meeting until the following annual meeting (1 year). No member may serve more than 3 consecutive terms on the board of directors. No director may be compensated for their service as a board member, though the corporation may provide insurance and indemnity for board members as allowed by law.
- Proposed:
- Article V, Section 1:The board of directors shall consist of the four elected Officers as defined in Article IV, appointed program directors, and two elected at-large directors, all of whom are considered directors for the purposes of this article. All directors must be voting members of the corporation. Each director shall serve from the time of their election at the annual meeting until the following annual meeting (1 year). No elected director may serve more than 3 consecutive terms on the board of directors. No director may be compensated for their service as a board member, though the corporation may provide insurance and indemnity for board members as allowed by law. Each role on the board of directors will have one vote in board decisions.
- Current:
