Meeting 20100408

Makerspace Agenda/Meeting

• Makerspace intro (5 min)
• Makerspace business (15 min)
  • hand out flyers to those @ the meeting
  • donations: any amount OK
  • current funds: $3335 of $6000, 1st of 2 meetings until decision regarding space/no space.
  • current members: 16 (+2)
    • budget, $40/month/member?
    • need more members
    • speak at other group meetings
    • post more flyers
  • upcoming events
    • National Robotics Week (also here) at The Generator in Garland. April 17, 11a-5p. Will have a table there to hand out flyers and demo robots and other projects.
    • Oak Cliff Earth Day is Sunday, April 18, 12pm-5pm. Last day for registration is April 5.
    • Recycled Fashion Show Thu, April 22, 9am–1pm.
    • DFW Dragon Boat Festival May 16. No booth or table available; we will be performing some aerial photography and possibly distributing some fliers
• Group introductions (15 min)

Minutes

• 20100408 1915
• 1924 Ed starting meeting
  • handed out flyers at bishop arts district
  • talk about the mason's lodge basement
• 1925
  • question about pricing power upgrade for the basement
  • that would be a good thing to do
  • the good things about it
  • owner is flexible
  • lease rates and sizing
  • external door
  • question about how easy for heavy stuff
  • has an elevator, but no freight door
  • the windows are half-windows about 3 ft X 3 ft
• 1929
  • the bad
    • some evidence of flooding
    • a little mold
    • owner said he sealed up cracks
    • we think humidity might be an issue
    • far south of where we want to be
    • a few blocks away from arts district
    • we could get in and get out fairly easily
• 1932
  • getting into contact with some other owners
  • Also, Mike's Hobby Shop
  • DMS budget
    • if every member pays 40/mo, we can start
• 1939 Ali Emm here
  • Events
  • DPRG National Robotics week
• 1940
  • OAK Cliff Earth Day
  • DFW Dragon Boat Festival
  • + Wildflower festival coming up
  • NTLUG has a booth at the first saturday sale (ntlug starts at 7 and leave at noon)
• 1947
  • NTSU in denton is dropping their engineering department ?
  • add Austin LinuxFest, Saturday
• 1949 end of DMS stuff

Presentation

break out for discussions (no limit)

Attendees