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 New People (name - where did you hear about us - what do you make/hack)
+* Laurel | Welder, likes to make things with metal, lamps, functional things, mixing metals, steel, copper, aluminum, etc. | learned about from Keon, who works at the Recyclery
+* Sarah | works with metal, making art type things | Laurel's daughter
+* Drew | Architecture background, knitting, woodworking, metal, newer to metal and wood, wants to make a coffee table | found out about us through Will G. at the Maker's Lab at the library
+* Veronica | in Chicago for the summer, doing an internship with Radio Flyer | runs maker space at Georgia Tech | wants to be a toy designer | making a walking music box, made an R/C viking ship | googled "Chicago Maker Space"
+* Tyler | found us through Meetup | with an startup working on UAV and robotics for humanitarian purposes
+* Regan | interested in woodworking | found us online
+* Adam | interested in woodworking, has worked with raspberry pi, 3D printers, etc. | googled maker space in Chicago
+* Erin | builds things that don't exist that don't yet exist
 ==== Two Random Members ====
+* Ava | graphics programmer, used to do 3D printer stuff | returning member
+* Ken | interested in anything mechanical and/or electrical | a friend in Madison referred us
 ==== Board and Area Hosts ====
+* Lyn - Director at Purple
-=== Things that need doing around the space ===
+* Jennie - Vice President
+* Simon - Secretary
+* Ron - Hot Metals Area Host
+* Andrew - CNC Area Host
+* Shae - Tool Cage Area Host
+* Anna - Electronics Area Host
+* Arturo - Kitchen Area Host
 === Awesome Callouts ===
+* Jonny for cleaning up the woodshop. He even cleaned underneath
+* Ken and everybody else who helped with the compressor. One hose away from compressor being installed!
+* Gerald and Shelly for Buccaneer's Galley, delicious biscuits, and cleaning the kitchen
+* Andrew, Matt, Matt, and Ken for realigning the shopbot
+* Matt for conducting shopbot authorization and letting it be filmed
+* Eric for fixing the bandsaw
+=== Things that need doing around the space ===
+* Make sure that the dumpster can be closed. If it's too full, it won't be taken and we get fined $200.
+* Clean the kitchen! Don't leave dishes in the sink. Run the dishwasher, unload it.
+** Clean the sink too! Also the bathroom sinks.
+* Check both of the dust collector bins before working
+** Bins are the white 50 gallon drums
+** More info at [[https://wiki.pumpingstationone.org/Dust_Collector Dust Collector]]
+* Make sure the bandsaw blade is not on upside down
 === What have you been hacking ===
+* Will made a handheld coin operated pong machine
+* Arturo went through ~10 kbluetooth eyboards to find one that would work with Raspberry Pi 3
+** Kensington brand was the winner
+* Aushra made a bronze cast piece of bark with a lost wax process
+* Greg glued fish to his laptop. They're not sea creatures, instead they're copper plate, hand cut and inlaid with black termaline and mother of pearl.
+* Lyn made a purple poncho / cloak
 === Announcements ===
+* Saturday is Lyn's birthday!
+* Tabletop game night is Saturday too, 5 pm in the lounge. There will be cake!
+* Extruder party & 3D printer extravaganza will be Saturday, 1 - 6 pm
+** Bring your printers, we'll be printing here in the space, there will be a competition
+** Free, with $10 recommended donation - fundraiser for the space.
+* Tool cage improvements will happen weekly through the summer, new labels are on their way.
+** As labels appear, please use them. If you see things around the shop, put them away.
+** If you're interested in helping, contact Shae. Will need help with various projects, including deciding which tools go where in the new/old space
+** Tool cage limbo bucket tools will be removed, check it regu
+* Please no tin cans in the aluminum recycling bin, and no aluminum food trays either
+** When we have a forge, we can melt our own aluminum cans
+* Jewelry and small metals office hours happen this Saturday at 3
+** Come check out the tools and discuss possible programming for the future
+* A member has given us some tools
+* Looking for an orange plastic deadblow hammer
+** Sounds like it might be in the shop
+* Lockpicking - come pick locks and learn, tomorrow, 7 - 9 pm
+* Python Office Hours, 7 -9 pm, come play with any programming language, bring a laptop and questions or answers to questions that others might have
+* Weekly music night is tomorrow at 7 pm - CAJOO - cable access jam office hours. Bring an instrument, talent or experience not required
+* It's a potluck tonight - as it is every fifth Tuesday of the month
+** Jennie is going to make death star waffles tonight, Arturo will make hot dogs, Will will restock the soda fridge
+** Thanks to those who brought potluck items tonight!
 === Questions ===
+* Recommendations for polishing acrylic?
+** Jeremy will help (and he did help!)
+* How can I get authorized on the shopbot?
+** Talk to Andrew or check the wiki
+* When do we vote on space choices?
+** There will be a survey first to choose a preferred option.
+** Then a budget will be prepared for the preferred option and it will be prepared as a vote.
+* Can we walk through the new space?
+** We're waiting to make sure that the landlord will make the required improvements
 === Votes ===
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 Who wants to give a tour?
+* Thanks to Ron for giving the tour!