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===Attendees=== | |||
* Jenny Tong | |||
* Sam Paris | |||
* Jim Baker | |||
* Shae Kurko | |||
* Jennie Plasterer | |||
* Brian Chojnowski | |||
* Anna Yu | |||
* Erik Wessing | |||
* Shelly Loke-Gayares | |||
* Koun Park | |||
* Matt Triano | |||
* Daniel Conrad | |||
* Justin Conroy | |||
* Simon Pyle | |||
* Ed Bennett | |||
* Tom Judge | |||
* Jason Shanfield | |||
* Andrew Camardella | |||
* Nina Morrissey | |||
* Peter Paul DePasquale | |||
* Dan Zabinski | |||
* Sam Paris | |||
=== Intro to PS1 === | === Intro to PS1 === | ||
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New People (name - where did you hear about us - what do you make/hack) | New People (name - where did you hear about us - what do you make/hack) | ||
* Nina | Woodworking & laser for jewelry & metalworking | Google | |||
* Peter | Student @ SAIC | | |||
* Dan | lived nextdoor, learned about PS1 from Conrad | filmmaker & woodworking | |||
*Eric | interested in Transcarnial Direct Stimulation, radios, RF transmission | | |||
==== Board and Area Hosts ==== | ==== Board and Area Hosts ==== | ||
* Justin - President | |||
* Jennie - Vice-president | |||
* Simon - Secretary | |||
* Triano - Woodworking Area Host | |||
* Shay - Toolcage Area Host | |||
* Erik - General Area Host | |||
* Anna - Electronics Area Host | |||
==== Two Random Members ==== | ==== Two Random Members ==== | ||
* Conrad | |||
** found through friends who gifted a membership | |||
**working on a robot pony | |||
* Jim | |||
**kinetic sculptural work, woodworking, metalworking, etc. | |||
=== Things that need doing around the space === | === Things that need doing around the space === | ||
* Triano - woodworking - empty the dust collector, put away your tools, | |||
* Check the portable shopvac for fullness if it's open | |||
* When it snows, we need to shovel the sidewalk in front of our space | |||
* Take out the trash, don't overfill the dumpster | |||
** Trashcan liners are in the safe (with paper towels, toilet paper) | |||
* Tool cage improvement work is happening tonight - talk to Shae to help out | |||
=== Awesome Callouts === | === Awesome Callouts === | ||
* Justin shoveled snow | |||
* Erik has been helpful and super helpful with lockers | |||
=== What have you been hacking === | === What have you been hacking === | ||
* Shelly - working on dragon head, working on 3-D printing / epoxy eyeballs, will make epoxy sculpt resin scales | |||
=== Announcements === | === Announcements === | ||
*Attendance | * Attendance - we're taking it now | ||
* Endorsement of Metal Supermarket in Niles as a good supplier. | |||
* Chocolate demonstration will happen February 12 by Shelly and husband - more details to come! | |||
=== Questions === | === Questions === | ||
* How can we set up a demo/event at PS:1? | |||
** Pick a date, add it to the mailing list, calendar, meetup | |||
** Email president@ if you need help getting into those | |||
=== Votes === | === Votes === | ||
*[[2016_Budget_Vote]] | *[[2016_Budget_Vote]] | ||
* Numbers are based on the 2015 expenditures | |||
* Area host projections are roughly 20% less than 2015 numbers | |||
* Do people need more money? | |||
* Are there places we are spending money on consumables that individual members should be donating for? | |||
* The cost of consumables is variable across areas. We decided when we moved not to track things too specifically. | |||
** We could track this, but there is overhead in figuring this out | |||
** e.g. Flat discs, grinding discs in hot metal | |||
** Shopbot bits - people provide their own bits | |||
** With electronics, we need consumables to have an electronic lab | |||
* Area hosts should give input on their projected expenditures for the following year | |||
** Area hosts were given the opportunity to adjust the initial values | |||
What are the specific items that money will be spent on? | |||
** 2015 expenditures | |||
* What are things spent on in different areas? | |||
** Hot metals - mostly consumables | |||
** CNC - mostly consumables, and some repair | |||
** Tool cage - Shae came on midway, figuring out what will be necessary | |||
** General areas - lots of paper towel | |||
** Space buildout - based on an estimate from Michael Skilton | |||
* Spending for area host is based on track record, anything larger needs to get voted on | |||
* Could look at third quarter spending and project | |||
* Have asked for spending in past years, but don't have projections based on past usage | |||
* Some expenditure is based on the member-size | |||
* Philosophy in putting together the budget is based on trusting the area hosts to spend the money appropriately | |||
* Current membership & rent - report from Treasurer | |||
** Current rent - $~3900/month, doubles when we take over the new space | |||
** Taking over the space in May | |||
** If we have no membership growth, we will be in fine financial state | |||
** Current membership growth trend is flat | |||
*** Attrition and new members are about equal | |||
** Full members: 114, Starving Hackers 271 currently | |||
** Average person contributes ~$50 (28% full members) | |||
** IRS penalty was eliminated | |||
* Guidelines for emergency fund is to cover 6 months of rents, utility, insurance, professional services | |||
* There are no spending caps on single item spending in this budget | |||
* Jason would be willing to work on a policy proposal with Tom this week | |||
* Treasurer will total up line items each quarter and post them in RT for member review | |||
* Vote passes: | |||
** 34 Aye - 3 nay - 1 abstain | |||
* [[Jewelry_Tools_Vote]] | * [[Jewelry_Tools_Vote]] | ||
* Where will this go? | |||
** Cold metals | |||
* Ventilation? | |||
* Measure passes: | |||
** 36 Aye - 1 Nay - 1 Abstain | |||
=== Tour === | === Tour === | ||
*Thanks to Jim for giving the tour | |||
