<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Attendees: Nadia, Jeff, Emily, Elizabeth, Paul, Barry, Gergana<br><br></div>Agenda:<br><br>*) Opens<br><div> -- Post a list of workshops on the website: no update<br></div><div> -- Make sure to close the window when you leave the space!<br>
</div><div> $) <b>Barry will purchase a step ladder</b><br><br></div><div>
*) Membership/Financial Update<br><div> -- Financial status and future plans<br></div><div> $) Net income is over $5k<br>
</div><div> $) Create a committee to work on expansion plans<br></div><div> #) Will start planning for that in the fall<br></div><div> $) Need a subscription service on the website (e.g. Stripe)<br>
</div><div> #) For expediency, will move this from Erich to Jeff<br></div><div> #) Group is ok with that<br></div><div> $) Increase of monthly dues<br></div><div> #) Suggestion to increase key-holding membership up to $25/month<br>
</div><div> #) Decision has majority - passed<br></div><div> #) <b>Emily will clarify on the website that the space is free during open hours</b><br></div></div><div>
<div><div> -- Funding ideas<br>
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$) Selling bike light cross-stitch kits on Etsy: no update<br></div><div><div> $) Will also do a general ask of anyone who has
ever visited the space: no update<br> $) Py-CU workshop<br> #) Introduction to Programming, 2nd Weekend of August, on Friday, Saturday, Sunday (Elizabeth)<br></div><div> #) Will happen after Elizabeth is back from the summer<br>
</div></div><div> $) Funding from Acorn Media for Help Desk<br></div><div> #) Will probably fund us but have not officially heard back<br></div><div> #) Acorn Media can also do seed funding for a capital campaign<br>
</div></div> $) Awesome Foundation grant (for TUFL workshops?): no update<br><div> $) 3D printing keychains for a $1<br></div><div> #) Have a prototype ready<br></div><div> $) Maybe do a Raspberry pi workshop kit (plus keyboard, mouse, HDMI cable) and have it available for rent<br>
</div><div> $) Create signs for:<br> #) 3D printer usage rules (including donation amounts) with 3 options: $1, $3, $5<br> #) Put up a "Did you enjoy the space? Donate here" sign
next to the donation jar<br></div><div> #) Listing of membership levels<br></div><div> #) Better signs for snacks/soda<br></div><div> $) Still waiting to hear back from Yahoo!<br></div>
<div> $) Snack area is working out really well<br><br>
</div><div>*) Help Desk<br></div><div> -- Made $200 on the garage sale<br></div><div> -- Everything else was picked up by Habitat for Humanity<br><br>
</div><div>*) RFID lock project<br></div><div> -- All the parts exist separately, need to be put together<br></div><div> -- <b>Nadia will get a status update from the other members</b><br><br></div><div>
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Py-CU<br></div><div> -- WIT happened last weekend<br></div><div> -- Doing a joint meeting with Coffeeshop Coders next Tuesday<br></div><div> -- Still getting 1-2 new members each meeting (including a new hack-night person due farmer's market table)<br>
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</div><div>*) Past events:<br><div>
-- <a href="http://agorafestival.com/" target="_blank">AGORA Festival</a> (May 2nd and 3rd)<br></div><div> $) MU open during the day (10am - 3pm), Emily presented at 7pm<br> -- Table at the Market (7am-noon) <span><span>+ Garage Sale (10am - 4pm) on May 10</span></span><br>
<div><div> -- Jamie Nelson from UofI's Emerging Technologies group<br>
</div></div><div> $) Panel on Makerspaces & Illinois Emerging Technologies Report<br></div> $) Emily and Colten participated on May 19th<br></div><div> $) Talked to teachers from colleges around Illinois<br>
</div><div> $) Dept of Education is thinking about doing a makerspace on campus (in Armory)<br></div><div>
<span><span> -- PyCU's Women's IT and Computing Open House (<span><span><span><span>Saturday, May 31, 1-4pm</span></span></span></span>)</span></span><br></div><div> $) Small but a good start, great networking opportunity for local organizations<br>
</div><div> $) Consider Champaign Library or other more recognizable location but at a different time of year<br><br></div><div><div><div>*) Upcoming/potential events:<br>
</div></div><div> -- Art @ the Market (July 12, 7am-noon)<span><span></span></span><br>
$) Need to start an ask for old t-shirts from people<br> -- Bloomington Children's Museum workshop (July/August)<br></div><div> $) Low-income camp: July 14-18, 4-6th graders<br></div><div> #) Pick one day and be there for 1/2 of it <br>
</div><div> #) <b>Jeff to make a doodle for best times/dates</b><br></div><div> $) Launching Innovation Station, can do a Saturday workshop anytime<br> #) Should consider getting the Bloomington groups involved here<br>
</div><div> #) <b>Emily will post on the Google group with this info</b><br></div><div><div><div> -- 1st Annual Heartland Maker Fest (<span><span><span><span>Saturday, Oct. 18</span></span></span></span>)<br>
</div><div> -- Illinois State's College of Education conference (T21Con)<br>
$) Have not heard back, dropping<br></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><div> -- MU hosting a Cadet Girl Scout troop (potential Saturday): no update<br></div> -- Potential Orpheum workshops: no update<br>
</div></div><div> -- Glass bead workshop (Dena)<br> $) Might be able to do it as a summer make-a-tion<br></div></div><div>
</div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.7273px"></span></div> -- Google Glass workshop (Liz): no update<br></div><div><div> -- Saturday Open Hours rotation (11am - 1pm): <a href="http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050845ADAC23AA8-makerspace" target="_blank">sign up here</a>!<br>
</div><div> -- Summer Make-a-tion 2014<br></div><div> $) Already have a new spreadsheet so you can claim a workshop<br></div><div> $) <b>Gergana will send out a general ask about this</b><br></div><div>
$) Deadline to decide on the workshops by June 15<br></div><div> -- Another clean-up day: tentatively plan for end of June, right before summer make-a-tion starts<br><br></div><div>
</div><div>*) Other things of interest:<br></div> -- <a href="http://us8.campaign-archive1.com/?u=9d098b0a3c2e10ef7b1dcdfbf&id=bb6de41d61&e=c973750951" target="_blank">UC2B Press Conference</a> - fiber expansion in Champaign-Urbana, May 29 @ 2pm<br>
<br></div><div>It was great to see everyone today. Stay cool! (literally, since it's really hot outside)<br><br></div>~Gergana<br></div>