Meeting 20100812

Makerspace Agenda/Meeting

• Makerspace intro (5 mins)
  • anyone new, please introduce yourself!
• Makerspace business (5 mins)
  • Makerspace ToDo list
  • Physical space ToDo list
  • hand out flyers to those @ the meeting - please pass them out or put them up!
  • budget:
    • Monthly budget:
      • monthly dues: $840 (est for Sep)
      • monthly expense: $861.67 (actual as of Aug 12)
    • current startup funds: $6230 of $6000 (less what we've spent on deposits, etc)
    • current members: 28
    • subscribing members: 23
  • dues: sign up on the website for recurring donations -> Thanks to everyone that has signed up so far!
    • $370 for May (10 people) (added to startup fund)
    • $490 for June (13 people) (added to startup fund)
    • $630 for July (18 people) (added to startup fund)
    • $750 for Aug (21 people)
  • What You Can Do:
    • flyers
      • Download them here
      • design/make new ones
      • post them
      • refresh the postings
    • tell your friends and coworkers
    • drop a note on any relevant mailing lists, forums, or news groups you're on
• Events (20 mins)
  • past events
  • upcoming events
    • BarcampDallas5 or Google Group Barcamp Dallas or BarCampDallas5 - Saturday August 21, 2010. 15950 Dallas Parkway Suite 500 Dallas, TX, 75248 (214) 613-4444
    • Make:DFW / Dorkbot Joint Meeting - Saturday August 28, 2010 (4th Saturday of each month), 4:00pm-7:00pm, Artifacture Studios (1409 S Lamar St #845, Dallas, TX 75215 972-292-8453)
    • Software Freedom Day - TBA - Saturday September 18, 2010
      • Planning page
    • HackerSpace Festival - Friday November 12, 2010, through Sunday November 14. 203 Brown St., Huntsville, AL, 35805.
  • updates
    • Discuss DMS hosting/organizing the DFW Software Freedom Day event this year ( Sept 18, 2010 )
    • DMS proposal for the interactive art installation for TEDxSMU
    • The Audelia space!! Spread new info about it, discuss it, visit it, and brainstorm over details that will need to be taken care of before we open for business.
      • Lease was signed Friday afternoon, 20100618. Currently waiting on completion of CO (certificate of occupancy) from the City of Dallas!
      • Dallas CO applied for on Tuesday, 20100622.
      • Dallas CO issued (but pending inspections) on Tuesday, 20100727.

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