July 28 2014
From MakeICT Wiki
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.
Contents
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
- Question - Do we need to post we have studio space available?
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
Members' Projects and Recognition
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
Meeting closed @