Meetings/2011-08

Date/Location

• August 15, 2011
• 7:30pm
• Shop
• 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

Facilities Committee

Recent Improvements

• Section of new loft floor - CrashCart, Enabrintain, and Makers
• Materials rack next to garage door - Korc
• Soda Machine repaired - JimShoe and Korc
• Electrical wiring in FabLab and for Soda Machine - CrashCart
• More waste/recycling bins out - Spacefelix

Planned Improvements

• Shelving In storage area of loft - CrashCart, Enabrintain, volunteers
• Insulate and wall up FabLab - CrashCart and/or Enabrintain and/or volunteers (whoever gets there first)
• continue new flooring in loft - (long term)
• clean and sort tools and main floor - (dates tbd)
• paint stairs - (probably)

New Members

• Devin Boyer

NOTE: All new members, meet with the Facilities Committee for your shop walk through.

Discussion

• HSIS 2: Paper Airplanes - Spacefelix & Bendersgame flying gliders and paper airplanes from near-space altitudes off of weather balloons!
• Classes in Appropriate Technologies Design & Permaculture
  • Appropriate technologies class with Engineers Without Borders in Lineville, AL, planned for a late August weekend. Date will be confirmed post-8/20.
  • Permaculture class will be 3 series of classes in fall. Starts September 10th in Huntsville. It is $45/class.
  • Please inform spacefelix if you are interested.
• Should we spend $50/month on a Dumpster?
• Should we investigate adding more titles for the Shop in order to facilitate shop activities such as events and classes?