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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)
Carl | Software Developer | Brought here by Cam | interested in Pi
Cam | Visiting from minneapolis for a few days
Kyle | Furniture making
Mark | Came with Kyle | likes cars | first time
Ryan | Painting, wood sculpture, furniture, skateboards CNC routers
Audio engineer | found out from Ken |
Patrick | referred by Phil at metals supermarket | looking to build a car from scratch
Makes collage | from France | was looking for a studio on Craigslist, Ray suggested she check it out


==== Two Random Members ====
==== Two Random Members ====
Darren | Member for a month | found us on internet from LA | weld, sculpt, glass | working on a tall bike
Aaron | member for ~2 years | from Chicago |


==== Board and Area Hosts ====
==== Board and Area Hosts ====
 
* Lyn - Director at Purple and Wild Events
* Jennie - Vice President
* Simon - Secretary
* Anna - Electronics Area Host
* Ken - Volunteer woodshop authorizer
* Erik - General Area Host
* Ron - Hot Metals Host
* Gerald - Kitchen Area Host


=== Things that need doing around the space ===
=== Things that need doing around the space ===
 
* Need help moving an industrial stove from Evanston to the space - contact Gerald
** Friday between 9 am and 3 pm
* We do not need any more scrap metal unless it is actual sheet metal useful for welding etc.. Please no more random things that are metal or metal-ish donated in hot metals.
** In general: ask the area host first before donating your crap! Er, stuff.
* No goo down the sink
* Wash your own dishes, take out your trash,
* Lounge 2.0 is going to be finished soon - spackling and painting event will happen soon
* Please remove ALL items from the racks between hot metals and the shopbot and the racks between cold metals and the wood shop
** Those racks are going away


=== Awesome Callouts ===
=== Awesome Callouts ===
 
* Ken for cleaning out the sink in hot metals
* Andrew and Aaron and Sam Rose for helping with the mini-Maker Faire
* Ron Bean for hanging hooks in the bathrooms
* Aushra for teaching a class on copper
* Sam Paris for microwave kiln workshop
* Gerald and Shelly for kitchen inventory and planning
* Daniel for painting the lounge 2.0
* Daniel for making iced coffee all the time
* Lyn for running the meeting today
** Feel better soon Justin!


=== What have you been hacking ===
=== What have you been hacking ===
 
* Will made a chain mail dice bag
* Ron soldered a 3x3 LED matrix and wrote a snake program to drive it with an Arduino
* Shelly made a cashew-based vegan cheese cake


=== Announcements ===
=== Announcements ===
 
* Kitchen planning committee meetings happening on Friday at 6 pm and Saturday, time TBD - talk to Gerald and/or check the calendar
** Come help plan and coordinator next steps for the kitchen
* Woodshop authorization will happen on Monday at 7 pm with Ken (and most Mondays in the future
* Analog game night on Saturday - food, games, fun! In lounge 1.0 at 5pm until late
* Cable Access Jam Office Hours - come play instruments with us, talent or skill not necessary!
** Wednesday at 7 in the new space
* Python office hours, Wednesday at 7, come program, chat, ask or answer questions
* NERP - Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi is Monday at 7 in the electronics lab
** Show and Tell - bring your projects!
* Documentary short showing tomorrow night in lounge 2.0 - and I'm happy to shoot video for folks with a DSLR
* 300 Seconds of Fame is happening tonight!


=== Questions ===
=== Questions ===
 
* Where can I see all the events?
** Events calendar - click on Events on the main page


=== Votes ===
=== Votes ===
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Who wants to give a tour?
Who wants to give a tour?
* Thanks to Ron for giving a tour!