May 18 2015
From MakeICT Wiki
Contents
Governance Committee (Dom)
- Vote to approve Machine Access policy
- @DECISION: Vote on the Machine Access policy was delayed to add additional inputs to the policy.
- @TODO (Dom, by June 1): Send out email to discuss Machine Access updates
- 2015 Annual Meeting
- @DECISION: 2015 Annual Meeting, June 20, 4:30p
- United Way GIV Warehouse shopping - who wants to go? What do we need?
- @TODO (Barb and Jess, ?): pick date, call 211 to schedule United Way GIV Warehouse shopping trip
- New Volunteering page
- @TODO (Dom, May 25): Add description to governance committee on volunteering page
- @TODO (John, May 25): Add description to Web Hive on volunteering page
- @TODO (Jens, May 25): Add description to Finances and Fundraising on volunteering page
- @TODO (Barb, May 25): Add description to Outreach Gaggle on volunteering page
- @TODO (Mike, 25 May): Add description to Special Projects Brigade on volunteering page
- @TODO (April, May 25): Add description to Grant Coordinator on volunteering page
- @TODO (Dustin, May 25): Add description to Business Planning on volunteering page
- @TODO (Gina, May 25): Add description to Marketing Strategist on volunteering page
- @TODO (Everyone, May 25): Add things to do around the makerspace to the volunteering page
Communications Hive (John)
| Count | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| 1199 | +30 | |
| 805 | +14 | |
| Meetup | 177 | +22 |
- No Website update
- @TODO (John, June 1): Share website timeline with the board
- @TODO (Dom, June 1): add a link to the new member process in the "Welcome New Member" email when someone joins MakeICT
- Posted on the forum - Come up with a new name for "Open Hack" night (Mike)
Finances and Fundraising Task Force (Jens)
| Balance | Change | |
|---|---|---|
| Member count | 107 | +2 |
- ArtDOG checks
- 2015 Revised budget
- @TODO (BD's, May 22): Submit revised budgets to Jens
- Update for board review next meeting
- New grant strategy to come following the new budget
Remote Events and Outreach Gaggle (Barb)
- River Fest
- Barb has posted the volunteer schedule
- Wichita Mini Maker Faire
- EP is working on the agreement, MakeICT signers are ready
- Make stated Maker Faires are not geared for kids (per say), geared for makers
- Will put out a call for makers as soon as the paperwork is signed
Special Projects Brigade (Mike)
- Electric bus status
- Jeremiah said the spot where the bus is parked is wet, so we have to wait for the rains to subside to pick it up
- Bus did not take a charge, will need to look at the charging
- We need to pick up the pieces of the buse we can bring to the space
- Will post to Forum for help
- Try to have the bus here by the annual meeting
- Need to send the controller programmer back
Programs
Makerspace (Tom)
- RIaspire.com folks to present retail options 6:45 ish
- @DECISION: RIaspire.com will present proposal for selling electronics parts
- @TODO (Mike, June 1): send summary email
- Charlie, Bike Walk Wichita
- @DECISION: Charlie will present proposal for selling bike parts
- Updates on the floor plan and implementation
- @TODO (Tom, by June 1): setup next floor plan meeting
- @DECISION: Barb is Kitchen Master Chief
- @TODO (Tom, June 1): send out an email on what part of the floor plan is finalized and what is not
- @TODO (Jens, June 1?): Talk to Landlord about heating
- 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)
- Getting started with Open Wichita
- Code for America brigade
- Loosely affiliated with devICT
- First event June 6 - National Day of Civic Hacking
- Game Jam - organized by member Jim Rice
- July 31st - August 2nd, The Labor Party
Community Updates
- Douglas Design District Member Mixer on Tuesday night
- Harvester Arts and Wichita Festivals are hosting a Wayne White film screening on Thursday night
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 - ?
