May 4 2015

Governance Committee (Dom)

• New member orientation (Mike/Dom) (working document)
  • How often do we do these?
  • Who runs these?
  • Process:
  • 1. Pay dues
  • 2. Attend orientation (and sign waiver)
  • 3. Apply for key
• Deadline for comments for Machine Access/BD policy before approval
• Volunteer coordinator?
• Install safety sultan (Clark Shultz)

Communications Hive (John)

Social media stats

	Count	Change
Facebook	1169	+61
Twitter	791	+101
Meetup	159	+24

• WiKi pages for members (James S.)
• Update Board Member information (Mike)
• Douglas Design District branding uploaded to MakeICT Drive

Finances and Fundraising Task Force (Jens)

Members

	Balance	Change
Member count	105	+33

• ArtDOG
  • $1,830.91 total
  • April has thank-you's to distribute
  • Board needs to designate how the funds raised will be used
• Members voted on MakeICT fee increase to $25/month from $10/month
  • Fee increase passed (91.89%): 37 members voted - 34 YES, 3 NO
• WildApricot
  • Fee increasing to $70/month in Sept
  • We can lock in $50/month by paying 2 years at once
  • Are we happy with it? Should we lock in the price?
• Trash Service
  • Any concerns with dumpster placement, cost, etc?
  • Applying for grant through Waste Management
• Current Equipment Budget here

Remote Events and Outreach Gaggle (Barb)

• RiverFest
• McLean STEM night
• Maker Faire is moving forward. We expect a meeting with Make Mag to confirm OK use of the name toward the end of the week (John)
• Derby Coding club is moving forward. Working with Finn on it. It would be nice to be able to use the Ultimaker II with them if it is working. Is it working? (John)

Special Projects Brigade (Mike)

• Let's bring the bus home! (Dom)
• Proposal for project approval (Dom)
  • 1. Genesis of idea
  • 2. Recruitment of members
  • 3. Creation of proposal, which should at least include:
    • Purpose of the project
    • Members involved
    • Budget
  • 4. Presentation of proposal to board of directors; if approved
  • 5. Allocation of funds and work on project

Programs

Makerspace (Tom)

• Floor Plan Developments PDF
• Emergency plans
  • Exit pathways
• Wearables Workshop in August (ask Lisa Rundstrom)

devICT (Seth)

• No topics

Community Updates

• No updates

Calendar

• 9 May 2015 - Basic Electronics
• 13 June (tentative) - Robot sumo?
• 18 July - Mini Maker Faire
• 8 August (tentative) - Wearables Tom, Barb, Mike