Difference between revisions of "May 18 2015"

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=== devICT (Seth) ===
 
=== devICT (Seth) ===
 
* Getting started with Open Wichita
 
* Getting started with Open Wichita
** Code for America brigade
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** [http://codeforamerica.org Code for America brigade]
*** http://codeforamerica.org
 
 
** Loosely affiliated with devICT
 
** Loosely affiliated with devICT
** First event June 6 - National Day of Civic Hacking
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** First event June 6 - [http://hackforchange.org National Day of Civic Hacking]
*** http://hackforchange.org
 
 
* Game Jam - organized by member Jim Rice
 
* Game Jam - organized by member Jim Rice
 
** July 31st - August 2nd, The Labor Party
 
** July 31st - August 2nd, The Labor Party

Revision as of 11:17, 18 May 2015

Governance Committee (Dom)

Communications Hive (John)

Social media stats
Count Change
Facebook 1199 +30
Twitter 805 +14
Meetup 177 +22
  • Website update?
  • Do we need to add a link to the new member process in the "Welcome New Member" email when someone joins MakeICT? (Mike)
  • Posted on the forum - Come up with a new name for "Open Hack" night (Mike)

Finances and Fundraising Task Force (Jens)

Members
Balance Change
Member count 107 +2
  • ArtDOG checks
  • 2015 Revised budget
    • BD's please submit by Friday, May 22
    • Update for board review next meeting
  • New grant strategy to come following the new budget

Remote Events and Outreach Gaggle (Barb)

  • River Fest
  • Wichita Mini Maker Faire

Special Projects Brigade (Mike)

  • Electric bus status
    • Talk to Jeremiah
    • Need to clean bus
    • Put on trailer and move to 1500
    • Potential issue getting electric bus into warehouse area

Programs

Makerspace (Tom)

  • RIaspire.com folks to present retail options 6:45 ish
  • Updates on the floor plan and implementation
  • Upcoming/potential workshops:
    • Turntable workshop
    • Traffic Skills 101 Class, bicycle safety
    • Robot sumo workshop
      • @TODO (unassigned, 8 weeks prior to event): Order parts for Robot Sumo
    • Sewing machine maintenance workshop
    • Screen print workshop

devICT (Seth)

Community Updates

Calendar

  • 29 May - June 6 2015 - RiverFest
  • 6 June 2015 - National Day of Civic Hacking (Open Wichita Debut)
  • 13 June - Screenprinting workshop (added by Jens)
  • 13 June - 2nd Saturday - Wearables w/ Tom, Barb, and Mike (move to July/August?)
  • 20 June - 2015 Annual Meeting
  • 27-28 June - KC Maker Faire
  • 11 July - 2nd Saturday - ?
  • 18 July - Wichita Mini Maker Faire
  • 31 July - 2 August - ICT Game Jam
  • 8 August - 2nd Saturday - ?

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Decision Summary

    Task Summary