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 === Introductions ===
+==== Board and Area Hosts ====
+* Andrew - President
+* Jennie - Vice President
+* Ed - Director at Large
+* Jonathan - CTO
+* Simon - Secretary
+* Ray - PR Director
+* Ron - Hot Metals Area Host
+* Aushra - Small Metals Area Host
+* Erik - General Area Host
+* Anna - Electronics Area Host
 ==== New People ====
 New People (name - where did you hear about us - what do you make/hack)
+* Srenton - trying to start a makerspace in NW Indiana in Maribel
+* Nathan - Came to check out fabrication and machining
+* Ben - knife-making and metal-working
+* Heather - woodworking
+* Victoria - Programming and crafting
+* Dennis - computers, saw the hacker space in San Antonio
+* Davy - lives nearby
+* Paul - interested in welding and woodworking
+=== What would you want to talk about at a member meeting? ===
+* Hear a State of the Union
+** Account levels, what the board is up to, etc.
+* Meeting once a week is a lot. We might get more people coming in if it were closer to once a month
+* "Hi, this is who we are, this is what we do, and here are contact points for new members"
+* Opportunity to share what people have been making and doing
+* I like having the new people in the meeting to share what they like and what they're up to, and so that we can share what we've been up to.
+* The meeting was originally a member's meeting, then people started bringing friends and that became the focus
-==== Two Random Members ====
+* We used to go through the shop and say "the meeting is about to start"
+* Meeting is good for fellowship.
+* The meeting became a chance for people to connect, glue of the community
-==== Board and Area Hosts ====
+* The meeting as it stands is an open house.
+* We could have the member meeting and the open house alternate weeks.
+* Separate open house puts the focus for new people on using the space, less of who we are.
+* Not everyone who comes to check out the space wants an orientation.
+* Not everyone who comes to check out the space wants to sit through a member meeting.
+* It's harder to get people to come when the invitation is not "come every Tuesday," so an open house that's every other week might cut down on people coming.
+* Need to get new people comfortable with both meetings - how can we make them feel comfortable in the member meeting too?
+* Introducing new people takes too long, I want to vote before those things happen.
+* I wouldn't have joined if the meetings were split.
+* We don't have the people here who don't come to meetings...
 === Things that need doing around the space ===
+* Clear a path to the new woodshop from the old woodshop - there's a pile of wood in the way
+** Daron is goin got do that after the meeting with anybody who wants to help
+* We need an espresso / cappucino machine in the kitchen
+** It's in the works, but waiting until the buildout.
+* Change the message when a password has expired to tell you that your
 === Awesome Callouts ===
+* Jesse for making awesome hats for the Women's March
+* Michael for putting doors on the lounge!!!
+* Lyn for arranging Sunday work party
+* All the people (Burton, Ken, Andrew, Ron, Eric, Erik, and a bunch of other people) who came on Sunday to move things
+* The new board for taking on the project of keeping this place sane.
 === What have you been hacking ===
+* Shelly made some foxes
+* Will is looking forward to assembling a gaming table
+* Andrew and some other PS1 folks are buying Milwaukee Maker Space's robot arm and considering an exhibit for the maker faire
+* Jonathan extended instructions for posting to the blog - so go post to the blog
 === Announcements ===
+* Get-ready-for-the-big-maker-meeting-at-the-space-parties
+** Lyn has a list of ten things to do in the woodshop, come join at 7:30 Wednesday to find out what they are and also help out
+** Followed by Cleanup Party, Sunday at 2 pm
+* Movie Night: showing of "The Internet's Own Boy," a documentary about Aaron Swartz Sunday at 3 pm
+* Come discuss the PS1 presence at the Maker Faire: 6:30 Wednesday, hosted by Justin
+* Analog game night, Saturday at 5 pm
+* Woodshop Authorizations by Ken are starting back up - Monday at 7 pm
+* Ron started a PS1 Flickr Group, wants to integrate it on the entryway screen
+* NERP - Not Exclusively Raspberry Pi - Motors! Motor-control system! Math! (No math required.) Presentation by Jerry Morrow.
+* Potluck on this coming Tuesday. Bring food, eat food!
+* Chicago Maker Faire is happening April 22-23
+** Call for Makers: [http://makerfaire.com/chicago/call-for-makers/], first round closes February 17, second round closes March 3
+** February 7 - Maker Town Hall is happening at PS1
+*** Get tickets [[https://www.eventbrite.com/e/maker-faire-chicago-town-hall-tickets-31268285283]]
 === Questions ===
+* Could we have an online voting system?
+** Jonathan thinking about it, though we have to ensure
+* Who is interested in planning the PS1 presence at the Maker Faire?
+** Andrew, Ken, Will, Jennie
+* How can I get started?
+** Authorizations and authorizers are a good place to start. Ask anybody in the shop, people are generally happy to help.
+** Or send out a message on the mailing list.
 === Votes ===