November 16 2015

Reports

Governance Committee (Dom)

Area	Status
Electronics	BD initial draft Board of directors review BD revisions Request for comment Board votes to approve
Metalshop	BD initial draft Board of directors review BD revisions Request for comment Board votes to approve
Studio Arts	BD initial draft Board of directors review BD revisions Request for comment Board votes to approve

• Community Advisory Board
  • Goal/purpose?
  • Organizer?
  • Deadline / first meeting date?
• Bonus orientation date: Nov 30

• @TODO (Dominic, no date): Start thread on admin list to discuss Community Advisory Board

Communications Hive (Jens)

Social media stats

	Count	Change
Facebook	1,599	+53
Twitter	936	+48
Meetup	394	+31

• wiki link update (Changed format from http://makeict.org/wiki/index.php/Page_Title to http://makeict.org/wiki/Page_Title)
  • Login outtage occurred
• 2015 Marketing To-do
  • New logo
    • Still planned to be finished by January 1
  • Website update
    • Proposed date of January 1 to have the new website up
  • Member directory on Wiki
  • Videos started for 2016 (Gordon)

• @TODO (Jens, no date): Ask membership about creating a member directory
• @DECISION: A new contract to create an icon that is not a logo will not be negotiated at this time. A text only logo will be finished.

Finances and Fundraising Task Force (Dustin)

Members

	Active	Change
Member count	149	+8

• Treasurers report
• No NetAbility grant

• No word on WCF grant
• @DECISION: February 1 is the deadline for the floor plan and a list of items needed for the "kitchen" area.

Remote Events and Outreach Gaggle (Barb)

• Steampunk Expo
• 2016 Kansas Linux Fest

• @DECISION: MakeICT will not be attending the Steampunk Expo
• No opposition to MakeICT sponsoring the 2016 Kansas Linux Fest.
• Bug lady wants to partner with MakeICT to bring kids to science based learning opportunities.
  • No opposition to MakeICT working with the bug lady.

Special Projects Brigade (Kip)

• Volunteer Network Committee

Programs

Makerspace (Tom)

• Ceramics room progress
  • Ceiling is installed
  • Highest priority for ceramics room is getting the door installed
  • Sink needs plumbed
  • Need walls built for kiln
• Electronics room progress
  • Need a policy for hackables donations
  • Replacement for James

devICT (Seth)

• Partnering with STEMPact2020 on WSU Hackathon

Open Wichita (Seth)

• Moving forward with Riverfest Civic Hackathon

Community Updates

• Startup Weekend Winners

General topics and todos

• The windshield for the bus is at Safelight and needs to be picked up.
• @TODO (unassigned, no date): Pick up windshield for the bus from Safelight
• Goal for the MakeICT Makerspace to participate in it's first Final Friday in March

Calendar

• Reservation (co-working/gallery, Nov 22, Time TBD): Mike Hutton / Sunflower Woodworker's Guild
• November 20-22, Steampunk Expo
• November 21, Noon, LASER Cutter Basics class
• November 21, 2 PM, Explore Gel Printing
• December 2nd Saturday?