[Imc-makerspace] July Membership Meeting [July 27]

[Gergana Slavova]

Folks, looking forward to seeing you this Sunday for our monthly membership
meeting.  This will take place at 6pm at the Makerspace.

Here's a quick agenda:

*) Opens
     -- Post a list of workshops on the website
      -- Put a list of available equipment on the website
     -- Colten's 3D printing video
<http://makerspaceurbana.org/2014/07/02/3dprintutorial/> posted online!
     -- Colten and his Electronic Waste Orchestra was also featured at Wired
Online
<http://www.wired.com/2014/07/music-hacker-that-turns-e-waste-into-an-awesome-synth/>
!
 *) Membership/Financial Update
     -- Financial status and future plans
          $) Create a committee to work on expansion plans: on hold
          $) Need a subscription service on the website (e.g. Stripe)
               #) Look at all the shiny
<https://makerspaceurbana.org/donate/>
     -- Funding ideas
          $) Selling bike light cross-stitch kits on Etsy
          $) Will also do a general ask of anyone who has ever visited the
space
          $) Py-CU workshop (on hold until August)
          $) Funding from Acorn Media for Help Desk
          $) Awesome Foundation grant (for TUFL workshops?)
          $) 3D printing keychains for a $1: have a prototype of a squirrel
with a ring
          $) Maybe do a Raspberry pi workshop kit (plus keyboard, mouse,
HDMI cable) and have it available for rent
          $) Create signs for:
               #) 3D printer usage rules (including donation amounts) with
3 options: $1, $3, $5
               #) Put up a "Did you enjoy the space?  Donate here" sign
next to the donation jar
               #) Listing of membership levels
               #) Better signs for snacks/soda
               #) Better signs for cleaning up
*) Help Desk
*) RFID lock project
*) Py-CU
*) Past events:
     -- Art @ the Market (July 12, 7am-noon)
     -- Bloomington Children's Museum workshop (July 17 @ 3pm): read all
about it
<https://makerspaceurbana.org/2014/07/24/unity-community-center-workshop/>!
      -- Outta mouths of babes workshop (July 26, 2-4pm)
*) Upcoming/potential events:
     -- Summer Make-a-tion 2014: planning doc
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/1p-ubjl_DhcA1nYc51ilJJpEnXG-9CCSPyXNmUCJ7Ijo/edit#>
     -- International Day of the Girl (Saturday, Oct. 11)
     -- 1st Annual Heartland Maker Fest (Saturday, Oct. 18)
     -- Glass bead workshop (Dena)
     -- Google Glass workshop (Liz)
     -- Saturday Open Hours rotation (11am - 1pm): sign up here
<http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050845ADAC23AA8-makerspace>!
     -- Another clean-up day
*) Other things of interest:
     -- Low-cost CNC machine: kickstarter
<https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1417197574/the-creation-station-open-source-cnc-router>
     -- IMC's 1st Annual Interdependent Film Fest (July 31 - Aug 2): schedule
here
<http://www.designingasociety.net/sessions-and-events/upcoming-events/the-1st-annual-an-interdependent-film-festival-women-make-movies/>

If you have anything else, bring it with you to the meeting!

~Gergana
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