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=== Board Members ===
 
=== Board Members ===
 
* President - Kim Burton
 
* President - Kim Burton
* Vice President - LaDeana Dockery
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* Vice President - LaDeana Dockery - Absent
 
* Treasurer - David Springs
 
* Treasurer - David Springs
 
* Secretary - vacant  
 
* Secretary - vacant  
 
* At Large Director - vacant
 
* At Large Director - vacant
* At Large Director - Rustin Atkeisson
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* At Large Director - Rustin Atkeisson - Late
 
* At Large Director - Malissa Long
 
* At Large Director - Malissa Long
 
* At Large Director - James Lancaster
 
* At Large Director - James Lancaster
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== New Business ==  
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== Old Business ==  
  
=== Review meeting goals and ground rules ===
 
* Good ideas from [[January 22 Strategic Planning Meeting|2016]]
 
* Volunteer health check
 
* Procedure note we've learned: To avoid ties, president should abstain from voting except to settle a tie. Another good strategy is to have an odd number of board members.
 
  
 
=== Vacancy Filling ===
 
=== Vacancy Filling ===
 
* Vote on interim board member, or hold new election for the open spot. -- Kez, Paul
 
* Vote on interim board member, or hold new election for the open spot. -- Kez, Paul
 
* Area lead vacancies?
 
* Area lead vacancies?
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** Kim will start an admin list/director thread to brainstorm names.
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** Who’s teaching safety classes? David will schedule a safety class.
  
* Ideas:
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* Kez resigned from the board
** Next up from the election.
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** Kim nominates Ken to be appointed to be the secretary. David seconds.
** Appoint someone.
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** James would rather see us have an election. While that’s a good idea, our election processes are in work. If we don’t get a quorum we’d have to appoint someone anyway. Kim did a straw poll vote and most people (86/14%) said the board should just appoint someone.
** Hold a new election.  
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** 4 in favor, 1 opposed, motion carries
** Leave vacant - cannot, per the bylaws
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*** {{Decision|Motion approved tro appoint Ken Steadman to board}}
** Ask for volunteers?
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** Kez violated our policies by misusing her access to send an unsolicited email to all members to override a board vote. This may have sabotaged our new building deal. Her IT permissions have been taken away.
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***James L requests postponing discussion to later in the meeting
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* Paul resigned from the board.
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** Surveymonkey averages: next Jason Bailey, Scott Sullivan, Joel Gutierrez - Kim will contact those people to see who is still an interested member.
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* Fablab - Tom Bloom resigned and had his key turned off.
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** Request that Tom post an apology letter?
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** To be discussed in executive session]
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** Kim moves that we let Tom apply for and receive a key now, before the 30 days is up. No one seconded. Motion withdrawn.
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*** James L - it’s a key revocation or nothing per policy
  
 
=== Finance committee ===
 
=== Finance committee ===
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== Committee Reports ==
 
== Committee Reports ==
  
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Kim will remind people to sign up for committees. Please send recruitment ideas.
  
 
=== Committees ===
 
=== Committees ===
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Attendance
 
Attendance
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{| class="wikitable sortable" ! data-sort-type="Attendance"|
 
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! year !! Saturday !! Sunday !! Total !!Makers !! MakeICT members
 
! year !! Saturday !! Sunday !! Total !!Makers !! MakeICT members
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| 2015|| 1592 ||N?A|| 1592|| 44 ||no count
 
| 2015|| 1592 ||N?A|| 1592|| 44 ||no count
 
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We had a good year but we need to step up our game
 
We had a good year but we need to step up our game
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Friday Saturday Sunday(?) April 26-27th 28(?)  Friday will not be full faire field trip day
 
Friday Saturday Sunday(?) April 26-27th 28(?)  Friday will not be full faire field trip day
  
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** Kim proposes that we honor their request to have their techshop lead have a free MakeICT membership. This person will have to take all regular safety classes, follow badge/guest policies etc. It will be a named individual. Kim Moves. Malissa seconds. 3 in favor, motion carries.
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{{decision|Exploration Place receives a complementary membership for their techshop lead.}}
  
* " Johnny Appleseed of Maker Spaces" Joel Lenoard's visit to Wichita
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* " Johnny Appleseed of Maker Spaces" Joel Leonard's visit to Wichita
 
in attendance
 
in attendance
 
LaDeana Dockery:
 
LaDeana Dockery:
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Thanks, Kirk and James for taking Joel in.
 
Thanks, Kirk and James for taking Joel in.
  
<br>Maker Space= Local Community Workshop
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Maker Space= Local Community Workshop (not a gym)
<br>Good Work=$$$$$
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Good Work=$$$$$
<br>Take a group 3-5 people and go solicit at the following 4 places unannounced
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Take a group 3-5 people and go solicit at the following 4 places unannounced
<br>Grainger- will do small donations locally as for business catalog and tell them about the space
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Grainger- will do small donations locally as for business catalog and tell them about the space
<br>Wal-Mart- $2500 shopping grant at each store tell them about the toys we build
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Wal-Mart- $2500 shopping grant at each store tell them about the toys we build (we have gotten this before for Riverfest tables - we can ask every Wal-Mart in the area)
<br>Home Depot- had a local budget for non-profits
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Home Depot- had a local budget for non-profits
<br>Boy's and Girls Club- Disney has been investing funds for STEAM Projects
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Boy's and Girls Club- Disney has been investing funds for STEAM Projects
<br>Free membership to First Responders  he suggested  20 with the size of our membership 5% so we can have contacts with in the departments and extra eyes around the building, his first maker space membership got a boost and a better neighborhood from doing this.
 
 
 
<br>Have one Major Event Quarterly born from the Maker Space
 
<br>Suggestions:
 
<br>MFG Day October 5 mfgday.com
 
<br>Job Fair- invite employers that have a connection to the makerspace and can use the skills we possess
 
<br>Inventors Lift-Off (April Fools Day) showcase what businesses have come out of the maker space and have a competition for new inventions
 
<br>Fragile-? I can't remember
 
<br>316 Day March 16 Celebrate Wichita and the Makers Movement
 
<br>Community round table discussion- 10 different people 10 different back grounds include one student, media, local celebrity maker, a community leader,business leader, ect, have about 10 tables total see what happens make it an evening at a craft brewery or farm to table
 
  
<br>Praise the heck out of Volunteer As local businesses to give items to praise volunteers with
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Malissa will get a paper copy of the book of lists with board budget funds.
  
<br>Last but not least the Book of List  https://www.bizjournals.com/wichita/ecommerce/product/bookoflists
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Way too many lights being left on.
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Rustin A. - suggest posting procedure on Wiki and Discourse
  
 
== Decision Summary ==
 
== Decision Summary ==

Revision as of 17:26, 26 August 2018

2018 August 26


AGENDA

Roll Call

Board Members

  • President - Kim Burton
  • Vice President - LaDeana Dockery - Absent
  • Treasurer - David Springs
  • Secretary - vacant
  • At Large Director - vacant
  • At Large Director - Rustin Atkeisson - Late
  • At Large Director - Malissa Long
  • At Large Director - James Lancaster

Members

Standing Items

  • Thanks & recognition


Old Business

Vacancy Filling

  • Vote on interim board member, or hold new election for the open spot. -- Kez, Paul
  • Area lead vacancies?
    • Kim will start an admin list/director thread to brainstorm names.
    • Who’s teaching safety classes? David will schedule a safety class.
  • Kez resigned from the board
    • Kim nominates Ken to be appointed to be the secretary. David seconds.
    • James would rather see us have an election. While that’s a good idea, our election processes are in work. If we don’t get a quorum we’d have to appoint someone anyway. Kim did a straw poll vote and most people (86/14%) said the board should just appoint someone.
    • 4 in favor, 1 opposed, motion carries
      • @DECISION: Motion approved tro appoint Ken Steadman to board
    • Kez violated our policies by misusing her access to send an unsolicited email to all members to override a board vote. This may have sabotaged our new building deal. Her IT permissions have been taken away.
      • James L requests postponing discussion to later in the meeting
  • Paul resigned from the board.
    • Surveymonkey averages: next Jason Bailey, Scott Sullivan, Joel Gutierrez - Kim will contact those people to see who is still an interested member.
  • Fablab - Tom Bloom resigned and had his key turned off.
    • Request that Tom post an apology letter?
    • To be discussed in executive session]
    • Kim moves that we let Tom apply for and receive a key now, before the 30 days is up. No one seconded. Motion withdrawn.
      • James L - it’s a key revocation or nothing per policy

Finance committee

  • DevICT/KLF status



Education

  • Recruiting inkscape teachers - Eric
    • no update.

Gun/firearms policy

  • Ken



Security

Committee Reports

Kim will remind people to sign up for committees. Please send recruitment ideas.

Committees

  • Finance (David)
  • Maker Faire

Maker Faire 2018 Recap- lost my notes this is from memory


Attendance

year Saturday Sunday Total Makers MakeICT members
2018 0 0 3109 0 27
2017 1931 937 2868 68 no count
2016 1430 833 2263 49 no count
2015 1592 N?A 1592 44 no count

We had a good year but we need to step up our game 3109 makers, volunteers, MakeICT members, and general public over 2 days 20 MakeICT Members Saturday 7 Sunday- hope more come next year 7 MakeICT booths- goal next year 20 1-2 additional MakeICT members on committee next year, along with someone from Go Create, Make Harvey, and other local maker spaces Great year but want to diversify to grow the faire even more goal 100 booths Friday Saturday Sunday(?) April 26-27th 28(?) Friday will not be full faire field trip day

    • Kim proposes that we honor their request to have their techshop lead have a free MakeICT membership. This person will have to take all regular safety classes, follow badge/guest policies etc. It will be a named individual. Kim Moves. Malissa seconds. 3 in favor, motion carries.

@DECISION: Exploration Place receives a complementary membership for their techshop lead.

  • " Johnny Appleseed of Maker Spaces" Joel Leonard's visit to Wichita

in attendance LaDeana Dockery: Dean Day James Lancaster Kirk Lancaster Kez Cook Christian Kindel anyone else?

Thanks, Kirk and James for taking Joel in.

Maker Space= Local Community Workshop (not a gym) Good Work=$$$$$ Take a group 3-5 people and go solicit at the following 4 places unannounced Grainger- will do small donations locally as for business catalog and tell them about the space Wal-Mart- $2500 shopping grant at each store tell them about the toys we build (we have gotten this before for Riverfest tables - we can ask every Wal-Mart in the area) Home Depot- had a local budget for non-profits Boy's and Girls Club- Disney has been investing funds for STEAM Projects

Malissa will get a paper copy of the book of lists with board budget funds.

Way too many lights being left on. Rustin A. - suggest posting procedure on Wiki and Discourse

Decision Summary

    Task Summary