Meeting 20101021

Makerspace Agenda/Meeting

• Makerspace intro (5 mins)
• Makerspace business (5 mins)
  • Makerspace ToDo list
  • Physical space ToDo list
  • Current Needs
  • budget:
    • Monthly budget:
      • income: $1300 (dues + dprg, est for Nov)
      • expense: $921.67 (est for Nov)
      • surplus: $378.33 (est for Nov)
    • total startup funds: $6360
    • remaining startup funds: $2500 (wild assed guess - accurate numbers coming soon)
    • theoretical members: 37
    • subscribing members: 33
  • dues: sign up on the website for recurring donations -> Thanks to everyone that has signed up so far!
    • $370 for May (10 members) (added to startup fund)
    • $490 for June (13 members) (added to startup fund)
    • $630 for July (18 members) (added to startup fund)
    • $750 for Aug (21 members)
    • $870 for Sep (25 members)
    • $1170 for Oct (32 members)
  • What You Can Do:
    • flyers
      • Download them here
      • design/make new ones
      • post them
      • check and repost as needed
      • hand out flyers at meeting - please pass them out or put them up!
    • tell your friends and coworkers
    • drop a note on any relevant mailing lists, forums, or news groups you're on
• Introduce visitors (best to do 15 min in since they often arrive late)
• Project updates
  • Darkroom (Ian or Steve Reeves)
  • TEDxSMU (Alan)
  • Logo design contest (Alan)
  • CNC laser installation (Glenn)
  • Physical space ToDo list / building sub-committee update (Eric)
  • Organizational ToDo list / org sub-committee update (Mark)
• Results of vote for 3 steering committee members
  • New committee members are Eric, Mark, and Steve.
• New Project Proposals
• Events (20 mins)
  • past events
    • Synchronous Hackathon - Friday, October 15, 2010.
    • TEDxKids@SMU - Friday, October 15, 2010.
    • TEDxSMU - Saturday, October 16, 2010.
    • Zombie Walk Dallas 2010 - Saturday, October 16, 2010, 3:30pm-4:30pm, "begins at the Deep Ellum DART station."
  • upcoming events
    • Wootstock - Wednesday, November 3, 2010, Granada Theater, Dallas, TX. Tickets here.
    • Geeks Without Bounds Hackathon - Saturday, November 6, 2010.
    • Hackerspace Call-in - November 7, 2010
    • Dallas Makerspace Open House - we need to set a date for our first annual open house (and grand opening party) - Date is tentative for Saturday, November 13, 2010.
    • HackerSpace Festival - Friday November 12, 2010, through Sunday November 14. 203 Brown St., Huntsville, AL, 35805.
    • First Lego League - Saturday January 29, 2011, 8am-5pm.

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Attendees