[Imc-makerspace] March Membership Meeting [Sunday, Mar. 29 @ 6pm]

[Gergana Slavova]

Monthly meeting time!  Here's a quick agenda of what we'll discuss:

*) Opens
     -- Post instructubles for workshops on the website: no update
          $) Create instructional video for using our equipment (e.g.
embroidery machine)
     -- Heartland Maker Fest 2014 t-shirts available for sale ($12)
*) Membership/Financial Update
     -- Financial status and future plans
     -- Funding ideas
          $) Grants
              #) Sparks! Ignition: good for the Urbana Free Library in
collab with MU
              #) Community Champions
<http://www.constellation.com/community/pages/community-champions.aspx>:
looking to apply in May or Sept
              #) Awesome Foundation grant (for TUFL workshops?)
              #) Collab with Bike Project: 3D printing bike parts
     -- Equipment
          $) Acquired: Lulzbot 3D printer, new embroidery hoops
<http://www.amazon.com/3-Piece-Embroidery-Hoop-Brother-Machines/dp/B00DB90PB6/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1426961930&sr=8-2&keywords=brother+se400+hoops>
          $) Wanted: MU tablecloth, lock for new 3D printer
          $) Selling Google Glass
          $) Power-free circuit demo from Sparkfun
<https://learn.sparkfun.com/resources/70>
          $) 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
              #) Rules for using/checking out the raspberry pi kits
              #) Business cards
*) Help Desk
     -- Illini Gadget Garage collaboration
*) RFID lock project
*) Py-CU
*) Chambana.net
*) Past events
     -- Pi Day (Saturday, Mar 14, 11am-4pm)
     -- Girls Geek Out @ the Women's Resource Center (Monday, Feb. 16,
3-4pm)
*) Upcoming/potential events
     -- CU Make-a-thon (April 11, 12)
     -- Summer Make-a-tion 2015 - will start planning in April
     -- Game Night
     -- Tech Time @ Kenwood outreach event
     -- Heartland Maker Fest 2015 (Sat, Oct. 3)
     -- Potential workshop with Peter Folk (on using multimeters,
oscilloscopes, and the wixel)
     -- Saturday Open Hours rotation (11am - 1pm): sign up here
<http://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050845adac23aa8-urbana> through May 2015!
*) Other things of interest
     -- GroBotz Kickstarter <http://bit.ly/GroBotz_KickStarter>
     -- Illinois Humanities Council Road Scholars
<https://ilhumanitiescouncil.wufoo.com/forms/z1nh4dz90a9e360/>
     -- IMC Design Charette (Sunday, April 12, 4-6pm)

We're located in the basement room #16 of the Independent Media Center in
Urbana.  For full directions, check our website
<http://makerspaceurbana.org/about-mu/about-makerspace-urbana/>.

See you soon,
~Gergana
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