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== Legal/Financial ==
 
== Legal/Financial ==
 
* Treasurer Report
 
* Treasurer Report
** Bank balance:
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** Bank balance: $551.65
** Paypal:  
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** Paypal: $414.60
** Total:  
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** Total: $966.25
 
* Taxes
 
* Taxes
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- question about whether to file as a "for-profit" corp or as a non-profit; want to file as non-profit
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- James will file and will also work on 2013 summary for annual report
 
* Wild Apricot
 
* Wild Apricot
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- current members in system
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- will continue to add others with expired membership
  
 
== Policies and Procedures ==
 
== Policies and Procedures ==
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== Check on progress of Building Topics/Projects ==
 
== Check on progress of Building Topics/Projects ==
* Door access update  (PC board not working)
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* Door access update  
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  - card reader doesn't read everything
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- going to research new card reader
 
* EL Sign
 
* EL Sign
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- will add holes and wire hangers
 +
- instructable being created
 
* Bus
 
* Bus
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- controller connected but nothing happened
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- discovered that motor was connected wrong, and now controller led blinks an error code
 
* 3D printer explanation video
 
* 3D printer explanation video
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- to do
 
* Cleanup Dropbox/Google Drive
 
* Cleanup Dropbox/Google Drive
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- to do
  
 
== Check on progress of Member Projects ==
 
== Check on progress of Member Projects ==
* James competing with Dustin on Hack a day contest
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* drawbot being revamped
 
* tesla coil functioning
 
  
 
== New equipment/donations ==
 
== New equipment/donations ==
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== Events ==
 
== Events ==
 
* (Real) Computing for Humans and other Non-robots (April 19th)
 
* (Real) Computing for Humans and other Non-robots (April 19th)
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* ICT Unconference
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- MakeICT presence
 
* Wichita Art and Book Fair (May 9-11)
 
* Wichita Art and Book Fair (May 9-11)
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- Will check on times for setup and whether or not we should be there Friday night
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- Dom plans to bring his table
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- 3D printer
 +
- James laser spirograph
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- will set schedule/work shifts at next meeting
 
* Basic Sewing Workshop (May 17)
 
* Basic Sewing Workshop (May 17)
 
* Riverfest (May 30-June 6)
 
* Riverfest (May 30-June 6)
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- may need to have a "kit" building day in preparation
 
* School STEM Days
 
* School STEM Days
 
** April 17 - Mead Middleschool
 
** April 17 - Mead Middleschool
 
** May 1 - Mclean Magnet
 
** May 1 - Mclean Magnet
 
* Kansas City Makerfaire (June 28-29)
 
* Kansas City Makerfaire (June 28-29)
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- will submit application
 
* Hello World Program (summer)
 
* Hello World Program (summer)
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- will ask for more info
  
 
== Any topics from members or guests who are present ==
 
== Any topics from members or guests who are present ==
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Latest revision as of 17:48, 7 April 2014

Meeting Time: 5:30pm Location: Bluebird Arthouse

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


Legal/Financial

  • Treasurer Report
    • Bank balance: $551.65
    • Paypal: $414.60
    • Total: $966.25
  • Taxes
- question about whether to file as a "for-profit" corp or as a non-profit; want to file as non-profit
- James will file and will also work on 2013 summary for annual report
  • Wild Apricot
- current members in system
- will continue to add others with expired membership

Policies and Procedures

Check on progress of Building Topics/Projects

  • Door access update
- card reader doesn't read everything
- going to research new card reader
  • EL Sign
- will add holes and wire hangers
- instructable being created
  • Bus
- controller connected but nothing happened
- discovered that motor was connected wrong, and now controller led blinks an error code
  • 3D printer explanation video
- to do
  • Cleanup Dropbox/Google Drive
- to do

Check on progress of Member Projects

New equipment/donations

Events

  • (Real) Computing for Humans and other Non-robots (April 19th)
  • ICT Unconference
- MakeICT presence
  • Wichita Art and Book Fair (May 9-11)
- Will check on times for setup and whether or not we should be there Friday night
- Dom plans to bring his table
- 3D printer
- James laser spirograph
- will set schedule/work shifts at next meeting
  • Basic Sewing Workshop (May 17)
  • Riverfest (May 30-June 6)
- may need to have a "kit" building day in preparation
  • School STEM Days
    • April 17 - Mead Middleschool
    • May 1 - Mclean Magnet
  • Kansas City Makerfaire (June 28-29)
- will submit application
  • Hello World Program (summer)
- will ask for more info

Any topics from members or guests who are present

Meeting closed @ 1848