July 28 2014

Meeting Time: 6:00pm

Location: MakeICT @ 914 W Douglas

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

Legal/Financial/Membership

• Treasurer Report (as of 7/28/14)
  • Bank balance: $
  • Paypal: $
  • Total: $
• Membership numbers: 27 active, 21 inactive
  • TO DO: Survey - Jens, Mike (being designed)
• Social media: 733 Facebook fans, 270 Twitter followers

Policies and Procedures

• Donation receipts
• Standing rules
  • TO DO: Jens suggested a re-read of the standing rules. Dominic would send out an email.
• Board member expectations - Quiz: can you state our mission?
  • MakeICT mission statement: We innovate, learn, and build community at the intersection of art, technology, science, and culture
• New meeting day?
  • TO DO: Dominic would send out an email discussing other days, possible a week when we were not having other meetings.
• Board member email addresses
  • TO DO: John - completed
• Badges
• Inventory control
  • Design created

Building Topics

• Internet - Cox 25 mb connection coming soon @ $130/month
  • Installed
• The floor
  • Cost to seal the floor around $400.00 and involves quite a bit of labor
  • Discussion with landlord
• Keys and access control
  • Keys passed out
  • Access control system in final stages
• Studios
  • TO DO: John will create a sign to put on the door to remind people to turn up the thermostat when leaving
• Signage
  • Question - Do we need to post we have studio space available?
    • We could do that in the front windows and on the MakeICT website

Long Term Planning

• Opportunities we have to sell stuff
  • Discussion to have some supplies for purchase at MakeICT: Arduinos, starter kits
• Tool rental from friend?
• Survey completed, members voted on August 3 Special Meeting for Startup Wichita/devICT partnership
  • 27 member email sent, 18 Yes, 0 No (Sunday, 7/27/14)
• SCORE/SBA meeting
• Future planning meeting after SCORE/SBA meeting

Check on progress of Community Projects

• Bus Thursdays
• Electronic Door
  • In final stages
• EL Sign Instructable
  • Created and being advertised by Instructables

New equipment/donations

• Video camera or GoPro to record workshops and other events
  • John has video cameras we can use
• All so for larger venues a PA system might be good. (Hack one together)
  • TO DO: Mike will check on Freecycle to see if we can get a donation
  • What tools and supplies does MakeICT need?
• TO DO: We need MakeICT donation form design

Events

• July 26 - Dremel workshop
  • Need to create and post Instructables!
• August 3 - Startup Wichita/devICT Special Meeting
  • Agenda?
• August 16- Limited 3D printer workshop - will print designs from members - James, Tom
• August 23 - Little Free Library build (need to post ASAP

Potential future workshops:

• Build your own 3D printer workshop was discussed
• SumoBot competition/workshop series - Ivan is planning on holding one
• Another bike maintenance workshop (more specific topic)
• Sewing workshop (collaboration w/ other ICT people)

Any topics from members or guests who are present

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