Meetings/2010-09
From Makers Local 256
Date/Location
- September 13, 2010
- 7:30pm
- Shop
- Eat before, or bring food with.
- All members
Agenda
| Topic | Presenter | |
|---|---|---|
| Review of Board Action Items | Chairman | Action Items |
| Treasurer's Report | Treasurer | Action Items |
| Netadmin Report | TBD | Action Items |
| Facilities Committee Report | Facilities Committee | Action Items |
| Project | Chairman | Action Items |
| Publicity & Events | Publicity Chair | Action Items |
| New Member Recognition | Secretary | |
| Decide next meeting date | Chairman | |
| Update "Action Items Closed Since Last Meeting" Redmine Filter 'Closed' date to be today's date | Chairman | |
| Change Door Code | Secretary |
Action Items
- Election Talk
Treasurer's Report
Books
- August 2010
- Donations: $577
- Members: $910.33 (25)
- Expenses: $1280.05
- Net Profit: $207.28
- September 2010
- Donations: $130
- Members: $327.33 (14)
- Expenses: $1000
- Net Profit: $-542.67
Events
- Utilities Deposit
- Omegix faxed Huntsville Utilities to ask for a partial deposit. When we first moved in HU used the previous tenant's electricity usage to determine our deposit amount. They said get back to them in 1-2 years and they'd consider re-adjusting it for us based on our actual usage amounts. Should hear back something within a week
- Grants/Awards
- MrWorld and Omegix both won a charitable service award for their involvement with the Make Shop. Two checks should arrive within the Month at either their addresses or the Shop's PO Box. Amount is unknown.
- Enormous donation
- One member, who wishes to remain anonymous, has made a donation of $400 for August. This has allowed us to leave August in the black.
Discussion
- Facilities Committee
- Heating & Cooling
- Spacefelix - Would like some help getting foam this coming Saturday to seal off dropped ceiling in preparation for winter. Will later purchase foam and cladding piecemeal per week to insulate walls of Main Room.
- Recycling
- Spacefelix - Propose moving the blue bin for plastic bottles, cans and paper back into the Main Room to make recycling more convenient. In its current position, it is not being used as extensively compared to being in the main room.
- David Merchant's Truck On Loan
- Spacefelix - What is the status of the truck? Mr. Merchant will be loaning it to us until we are done with it (per an exchange 5/12).
- Heating & Cooling
- Project Updates, Event planning
- HSIS - WAHOO!! We completed a qualifying competition flight and have submitted the results to Workshop88. We will hear the competition results on September 30, 2010. Awesome job guys! (Spacefelix)
- N-Prize - So far, we have completed a general analysis for the rocket sizing for the N-Prize. We are building and firing a test stage to confirm our analysis. In the meanwhile, we are looking to have a test satellite radio beacon built and flown on a high-altitude balloon to test our proposed tracking methods. If you are interested, please contact Spacefelix.
- Engineers Without Borders Appropriate Technologies Lab (ATL) - The local Engineers Without Borders chapter is interested in collaborating with Makers Local 256 in making an ATL for development of harware for their projects. Doug Wells from Engineers Without Borders is coming to present various projects for Zambia as well as photos from their recent trip to the area. (Spacefelix)
