[Imc-makerspace] November/December Membership Meeting Minutes
Gergana Slavova
gergana.s.slavova at gmail.com
Mon Dec 2 05:06:25 UTC 2013
Thanks for everyone's time today! Here are a few notes.
Attendees: Jeff, James, Erich, Colten, Liz, Tim, Monica, Emily, Stewart,
Barry, Gergana, Adani
*) Opens
-- UCIMC General Membership Meeting & Potluck (Sat, Nov. 16, 5-7pm)
$) All keyholding MU members need to be IMC members in good
standing
$) Make sure to renew your IMC membership
here<http://www.ucimc.org/content/membership>
-- Noisebridge Anti-harassment policy update
$) Will work on getting it posted on the website by end of year
-- Mailing list move to @makerspaceurbana.org
$) On hold for now
-- Google Glass update
$) Liz will get the ball rolling by filling out a reimbursement
request
$) If you'd like to donate for the Glass, please do so via Square
account
-- PechaKucha <http://www.pechakucha.org/cities/champaign-urbana> night
on Friday, Dec. 6 @ 7pm at the High Dive
*) Membership/Financial Update
-- Financial status
$) We're at a little over $3500 in the positive, still working
towards 20 sustainable members
$) Square/Stripe account update (Erich)
#) Erich and Durl still need to meet to setup Stripe
$) Defining membership
levels<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pMP65IULbQIcNISk9h5XsJZ8jGvzaEKitZ3ue496n_c/edit?usp=sharing>(Emily):
decision and vote
#) Consensus reached and proposal approval:
Several ways to be a member (could be keyholding or not):
$20/month, or
$10/month for student/hardship, or
2hrs/month sweat equity
Also have the option to be a sustainer: approx. $60/year
#) Emily will put together a draft to post on the website
-- Help Desk
$) Going great, more people coming in
-- Funding ideas
$) Selling bike light cross-stitch kits on Etsy
#) No competition of LED + cross-stitch kits out there
#) Will look to do 2 kits: just the pattern + instruction
and one with materials
$) Will ask keyholding members to donate more per month
temporarily
$) Will also do a general ask of anyone who has ever visited the
space
#) On hold until after holidays
$) Food Co-op round-up monthly donation
#) Missed it for 2014, might get on the list for 2015
$) Py-CU workshop
$) Yahoo! Employee Foundation (YEF) funding
#) Can get up to $5000 to use for summer make-a-tion '14 or
other big ticket items
Press printing
3D printing
Soldering/Post-It speakers (maybe also LED magic wand?)
Glowing Chucks
Pewter Casting
DIY Brewing
Home Router hacking
Arduino robotics
#) Any other ideas? Send Emily an e-mail
$) Put up a "Did you enjoy the space? Donate here" sign next to
the donation jar
#) On the list for next clean-up day
$) Should we have a wider range of soldering kits?
#) Something like snowman soldering kit, jewelry kits, etc.
$) Funding from Acorn Media for Help Desk
*) RFID lock project: waiting on Brian to come back
*) Py-CU
$) Would like to confirm affiliation with MU (yay!)
$) In terms of finances, money will continue to be hosted in MU
bank account
$) Also working on an operational manual for Py-CU (will share
with MU when available)
*) Past events:
-- IEEE's Projects Fair (Friday, Nov. 1, noon-4pm)
-- IEEE Arduino workshop (Saturday, Nov. 16, 2-4pm)
-- CUDO event @ the IMC; talked about MU (Nov. 17th)
*) Upcoming/potential events:
-- Circuit Bending with CMKT4 (Friday, Dec. 6 @ 7pm)
$) Spread the word via
Facebook<https://www.facebook.com/events/675765432463555/>or sign-up
directly <http://bit.ly/cmkt4-mu-workshop>
-- Workshop with Project Next
Generation<http://www.finditillinois.org/nextgen/>(Adani Sanchez)
(Dec. 12, 4-5pm)
$) Will do 3D printing, putting computers together, maybe soldering
$) MU is open to doing more workshops in the spring/summer sessions
-- Space Jamboree <http://spacejamboree.com/> participation (Brian)
$) Sounds like a great networking opportunity but might be too
much for our small group?
$) Barry will talk to Brian about our level of commitment, etc.
-- 3D Scanning workshop
$) Already ongoing
-- Urbana Free Library workshops
$) We didn't get the grant, will try again next year
$) Can also talk to them about doing something anyway (*Emily will
talk to Joel*)
-- Potential Orpheum workshops (Gergana)
$) No update from Sonya
-- Glass bead workshop (Dena)
$) December doesn't work for instructors
$) Shooting for January instead
-- Aromatherapy workshop with the food co-op (Emily)
$) Send a feeler out to the Food Co-op; no update yet
-- Family Science Day @ Redbird Arena, Normal, IL (Saturday, April 5,
2014, 11am-4pm)
$) MU is officially registered as an exhibitor!
-- MU table @ Midwest Zine Fest (Saturday, April 12, 2014)
$) Can do!
-- Next clean-up day will be on Jan. 4 @ 10am at the Makerspace
$) Should have a maker sale wall setup at the next cleaning
day
-- James can hook-up bells for other IMC organizations
$) If you want to help out, stop by next Wed
*) Other things of interest:
-- Community Knitting Circle @ U of I's Women's Resource Center (Thurs,
Dec. 12, 4-6pm)
-- New maker project sharing site -
3rdRevolution<https://www.3rdrevolution.com/maker>
Let me know if I missed anything. Happy holidays :)
~Gergana
On Sat, Nov 30, 2013 at 9:07 PM, Gergana Slavova <
gergana.s.slavova at gmail.com> wrote:
> Last meeting of the year, everyone! Hope to see you tomorrow at 6pm at
> the Makerspace (Basement Room #16 at 202 S. Broadway Ave in Urbana).
>
> *) Opens
> -- UCIMC General Membership Meeting & Potluck (Sat, Nov. 16, 5-7pm)
> -- Noisebridge Anti-harassment policy update
> -- Mailing list move to @makerspaceurbana.org
> -- Google Glass update
> *) Membership/Financial Update
> -- Financial status
> $) Square/Stripe account update (Erich)
> $) Defining membership levels<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pMP65IULbQIcNISk9h5XsJZ8jGvzaEKitZ3ue496n_c/edit?usp=sharing>(Emily): decision and vote
> -- Help Desk
> -- Funding ideas
> $) Selling bike light cross-stitch kits on Etsy
> $) Will ask keyholding members to donate more per month
> temporarily
> $) Will also do a general ask of anyone who has ever visited the
> space
> $) Food Co-op round-up monthly donation
> $) Py-CU workshop
> $) Yahoo! Employee Foundation (YEF) funding
> $) Put up a "Did you enjoy the space? Donate here" sign next to
> the donation jar
> *) RFID lock project
> *) Py-CU
> *) Past events:
> -- IEEE's Projects Fair (Friday, Nov. 1, noon-4pm)
> -- IEEE Arduino workshop (Saturday, Nov. 16, 2-4pm)
> -- CUDO event @ the IMC; have an MU table? (Nov. 17th)
> *) Upcoming/potential events:
> -- Circuit Bending with CMKT4 (Friday, Dec. 6 @ 7pm)
> -- Workshop with Project Next Generation<http://www.finditillinois.org/nextgen/>(Adani Sanchez) (potential: Dec. 12)
> -- Community Knitting Circle @ U of I's Women's Resource Center
> (Thurs, Dec. 12, 4-6pm)
> -- Space Jamboree <http://spacejamboree.com/> participation (Brian)
> -- 3D Scanning workshop
> -- Urbana Free Library workshops
> -- Potential Orpheum workshops (Gergana)
> -- Glass bead workshop (Dena)
> -- Aromatherapy workshop with the food co-op (Emily)
> -- Family Science Day @ Redbird Arena, Normal, IL (Saturday, April 5,
> 2014, 11am-4pm)
> -- MU table @ Midwest Zine Fest (Saturday, April 12, 2014)
> -- FYI: New maker project sharing site - 3rdRevolution<https://www.3rdrevolution.com/maker>
>
> If there's anything else, bring it with you to the meeting!
>
> ~Gergana
>
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