[Imc-makerspace] Minutes: MakerSpaceU Business Meeting Sunday 8/31/2011

[Brian Duggan]

Thanks, Stewart! Hopefull CU Volunteer gets it together soon.

Brian

On 8/1/11 3:01 PM, Stewart Dickson wrote:
> Here are my notes from the meeting.   (Yours may vary.  -- The
> Unreliable Witness)
> 
> Present:  Jeff Putney, Brian Duggan, Stewart Dickson, Barry Todd,
> Gergana Slavova, Erich Heine
> 
> git remote add upstream git at git.chambana.net:makerspaceu.git
> git push upstream master  (Uses Ssh DSA key)  (Er, what is the p*sswd?)
> Erich, Brian, Chris Ritzo and I are working this out.
> 
> Re: [hackerspaces] Hackerspace Passports
> ...Your hackerspace or hacker con should make a stamp so that people
> with Hackerspace Passports can get theirs stamped with your cool stamp!
> https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Passport
> You can get self-inking rubber stamps with 3 lines of plain text on them
> locally for $16.00
> 
> Brian suggested maintaining an External Relations Liason with other
> HackerSpaces.
> Stewart volunteered for this position.
> 
> IMC IndyMedia & Arts program will require 5 workstations over the next
> two weeks to use for
> Arduino Robotics workshops.
> 
> The suggestion was made to contact Sector67, Madison, WI thanking them
> again for Brian Baker's participation in the Summer Make-ation Arduino
> Robotics lab and offering in exchange a
> group from MakerSpace-U to trek to Madison to present either a Pewter
> Casting or Mesh Wifi workshop.  I sent off an e-mail to
> <team at sector67.org> (Cc: Brian Baker, Brian Duggan)
> today at 11:10AM suggesting that we send a group (with at least three
> weeks advanced notice)
> to Sector67, Madison to present the workshop.
> 
> Jeff Putney suggested that we create a workshop checklist on the
> MakerSpace Wiki
> <http://wiki.ucimc.org/bin/view/MakerspaceUrbana/WebHome>  This would
> contain a list of
> everything required regarding setting up a WorkShop at the MakerSpace.
> 
> Brian Duggan will sadly be leaving us some time between six weeks from
> now and the end
> of October, when his Americorps contract runs out.   The IMC and
> Chambana.net will be losing
> a very valuable and productive member, and the MakerSpace wants to
> maintain continuity during
> the transition.
> 
> Brain said that it would be OK to post an advertisement for the
> Chambana.net Web Admin and
> Computer Help Desk positions at CUVolunteer.org  I have begun this. 
> CUVolunteer.org said:
> "Before you can post events, you'll have to be authorized, and we'll
> send email when this is done - please allow two working days for us to
> do this."  I attempted entering Skill/Interests for the
> MakerSpace-Urbana, but I encountered server errors.  I think that they
> did not go in.
> 
> Continuity:  MakerSpace bookkeeping reports
> IMC Finance Group meets 4:30 PM Thursdays.
> We can request a report at any time.   Durl Kruze, IMC Treasurer,  Carol
> Ammons,
> Danielle Chynoweth   imc-bookkeeper at lists.chambana.net
> 
> It was suggested that someone monitor the MakerSpace bookkeeping reports
> monthly
> and raise an alarm when we drop below a certain safety cushion budget
> threshold -- in time
> to take action to turn it around.  I'm not sure the we have established
> the Treasury/Budget
> point person.
> 
> Brian Duggan gave us a report on what his current understand of our
> available budget is.
> 
> Continuity:  Keep in touch with Brian Bell, Parkland CS/IT Re; Computers
> on the way.
> http://www.parkland.edu/about/directory/csit.aspx
> 
> Continuity: Mini Maker Faire -- Sara Dolinar
> 
> Continuity: Chambana.net -- Colten Jackson is "in training"
> 
> Derek and Erich are working on an electronic sign-in page for the
> MakerSpace and Computer Help Desk -- Phil ??
> 
> Continuity:  Computer Help Desk -- Barry Todd
> Stewart thinks a second person should join Barry to help out with the
> Computer help desk.
> 
> MakerSpace Public Google calendar (from Brian's e-mail of 1/8/11 5:37 PM):
> http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=makerspaceu%40gmail.com&ctz=America/Chicago
> 
> 
> Continuity:  Monitoring UC2B -- Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband --
> http://uc2b.net
> Austin --  The initial build is in the West Bradley Avenue-Bloomington
> Road neighborhood
> 
> Matt (SoapBoxPoet) Findlay expressed interest in painting a wall (A mural?)
> Everyone agreed that we should ask Matt to present a proposal with
> designs of what he has in mind.
> 
> Erich and Gergana -- "Sunday Series" -- afternoon presentations
> 
> Barry will investigate and propose a storage plan involving containers
> for the Arduino kits, etc.
> 
> Future MakerSpace Business meetings:  4th Sunday of the month at 7:00PM
> 
> Did I miss anything?   Please let me know!  Thanks!
> 
> -Stewart
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Brian Duggan
Technical Projects Developer
UC Independent Media Center
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