Meetings/2013-01-15
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| When | |
|---|---|
| Date | 2013-01-15 |
| Time |
7PM |
| Location | |
| Venue | 21 West North |
| Address |
21 West North St, Akron, OH, 44304 |
| Coordinates |
41.091293, -81.516603 |
Contents |
[edit] Agenda
- Note Taker: Trever Fischer
- Moderator: Chris Egeland
[edit] Introduction and Names
- Chris Egeland - Systems Administrator
- Penny Golightley - Thermodynamics
- Craig Bergdorf - Network Architecture
- Dan Swick - Dot Net DJ
- Trever Fischer - Writes terribad software
- Andrew - Grad Student
- Jeremy Graber - Cellphone processor company in canal fulton
- Heard about us via beacon journal article
- Michael Clark - Circus Arts
- Heard through /r/akron
- Ted Bowen - Juggler, Puzzlecrafter
- Michael told him
- Jim Devro - Retired Machinist from many companies
- Akron beacon journal, wants to learn all of it. ALL OF IT.
- Paul Warnock - Cabinetfurnituremakerfabricator welder.
- Doug - Shows up late.
[edit] Announcements
- We have a mailbox
- Installed on saturday, Chris sent a letter to us to try and confirm that we have mail service now.
- Penny installed signs all over the space. Such as the restroom getting locked and filthy. And a close-out list on the front door.
- Trever is testing the printer in a warmer climate
- Craig is bringing another printer and old server and stuff that plugs in and is loud (lots of loud)
- Juggling Class on the 23rd (Open Night) at 8 PM here, another on the 20th (sunday) at 2 PM in Cleveland Heights, by Michael, right across from the Cedar Lee.
- Penny is making a partyball thing.
- NO IT WILL NOT ROTATE.
- EVER.
- NO IT WILL NOT ROTATE.
- We have an open/close button on the kiosk to control many things.
- Jim brought a cooktop
- Ted wants to make some puzzle pieces
- Penny thinks andy and doug can help out a lot and hopes that they reads the minutes. Or he could just walk in the door as Trever is typing this.
[edit] Membership
- Doug is applying
[edit] Financial Report
- Funds in bank: $1971.31
[edit] Proposals
- None.
- Craig wants a key.
- The time the space could be of high value to me is when inspiration strikes. Also, I keep odd hours and don't want to be restricted to use any hardware I donate in the future.
- Penny is 100% for it.
- Trever is too.
- So does Chris.
- Passes
[edit] Discussion Items
- http://www.pechakucha.org
- Lots of interest. For March 6th, first wednesday of the month.
- Sysadmin position
- Penny as secretary, has no idea how to be a sysadmin. We have sysadmin meetings, but no position where their job is to sysadmin.
- Elections on Feb 26th. Nominations from now 'till Feb 24th.
- Positions:
- 3 Champions
- Secretary
- Treasurer
- Positions:
- Juggling meetings are at 7:30; Ted and Michael need to leave soon, so they interrupt with this:
- Ted wants to do a Rubiks Cube class
- There seems to be interest already
- Ted wants help making puzzle pieces sometime
- Our first fundraiser: Laser cutter or 3d printer?
- Most seem to want a 3d printer. They're cheaper too.
- 5 people 3d printer, 3 for laser cutter.
- Trever found a company based out of Cincinnati for $7.5k
- MakerGear M2 is $850ish, from Cleveland
- Kickstarter!
- Most seem to want a 3d printer. They're cheaper too.
- Envirocellular
- Jeremy Graber
- Recycles cell-phones as a way to generate revenue
- We've got lots of contacts with businesses and such, we can be a great funnel for this
- Several hundred to several thousand extra income per year.
- Nothing for us to lose, except a few cubic centimeters for a box.
- The actual recycling is outsourced to Colorado. 100% American and good for the environment.
- 30% of the funds from the sale of each good phone, $1/lb for bad phones.
- He'll cover shipping for anyone that wants to ship us phones from out of state.
- No startup costs, its a fundraiser thing.
- We'll put out a box
- How many phones should we collect? Doesn't matter, he can swing by a meeting and pick them up or so.
