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Board Meeting Minutes
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Meeting started at 07:15 pm

Attendance

Tim Saylor Patrick Callahan Shawn Blaszak Ishmael Rufus Zlatan Klebic Steve Finkelman Dan Meyers

Agenda

Old Business

Flourish Workshop (flourish is March 30-31)
Update on the space hunt
- Status of Lawyer hunt
- get shelves if he doesn't want them?
- do we need to do anything with school factory re: the move?
- did anyone jump on the kickstarter for the move idea? If not, is that because we want to avoid the publicity until the lease is signed?
- Why does the state of Illinois list us as "Not Good Standing" in our "Corporate File Detail Report"?
Budget for moving

New Business

Financial/membership report full starving members in total
What's our policy on non-member tool use?
2dkits building class at ps1 - just pick a date and let them know.
The First Annual Innov8 Denver Fest (Chris Luiz)

Minutes

Shawn has checked the rates for rental trucks with lift gates
- Budget has them: $29.99 per day + $0.99 per mile
Flourish
- We have been approved for our workshop
- Patrick's class
  - needs to buy soldering kits
  - Steve Finkelman will assist
  - Maybe around 20 students max
- We need to confirm info for Ed's Arduino class
The Move
- Haven't contacted the lawyer yet
- Still need to contact the owner about leaving come shelves
- Do we need to inform School Factory? Not for much other than inform them of change of address.
- Kickstarter - At the very least, not until the lease is signed
- Matching granst?
- Rhys suggested an "Alumni Fund"
- New space build-out hackathon
Bucketworks/School Factory
- James is no longer in charge of Bucketworks
- James is now focused on School Factory
Steve wants to have a "Cypher Breweries" beer tasting at the space
Certain non-members have been speding a lot of time here. Tim will explore the issue.
Non-members using tools
- Non-members whenever they happen to be in the space: No
- Non-members when a member is escorting them: No, but the member can do it for them
- Non-members when during a class where the class is about the tools or needs to be used for the class: Yes, but only when they are being directly watched by the instructor.
- Non-member instructors: Yes, but only with board approval
2dKits class
- yes, we want to have it
- Any weekend after Flourish
Chris Luiz Denver wants to do a Makerfair contest
Dan Meyers needs to be re-imbursed for welding equipment
Lindsey is proposing the purchase of a CNC embroidery machine
- Husqvarna
- Floor model is $1200+tax
- up to $1600 for support materials
- Vote to be proposed during the meeting
- will include training for 5-6 people

Meeting adjourned at 07:55 pm

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+Tim Saylor
+Patrick Callahan
+Shawn Blaszak
+Ishmael Rufus
+Zlatan Klebic
+Steve Finkelman
+Dan Meyers
 ===Agenda===
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 ===Minutes===
-Meeting adjourned at XX:XX  pm
+* Shawn has checked the rates for rental trucks with lift gates
+** Budget has them: $29.99 per day + $0.99 per mile
+* Flourish
+** We have been approved for our workshop
+** Patrick's class
+*** needs to buy soldering kits
+*** Steve Finkelman will assist
+*** Maybe around 20 students max
+** We need to confirm info for Ed's Arduino class
+* The Move
+** Haven't contacted the lawyer yet
+** Still need to contact the owner about leaving come shelves
+** Do we need to inform School Factory?  Not for much other than inform them of change of address.
+** Kickstarter - At the very least, not until the lease is signed
+** Matching granst?
+** Rhys suggested an "Alumni Fund"
+** New space build-out hackathon
+* Bucketworks/School Factory
+** James is no longer in charge of Bucketworks
+** James is now focused on School Factory
+* Steve wants to have a "Cypher Breweries" beer tasting at the space
+* Certain non-members have been speding a lot of time here.  Tim will explore the issue.
+* Non-members using tools
+** Non-members whenever they happen to be in the space: No
+** Non-members when a member is escorting them: No, but the member can do it for them
+** Non-members when during a class where the class is about the tools or needs to be used for the class: Yes, but only when they are being directly watched by the instructor.
+** Non-member instructors: Yes, but only with board approval
+* 2dKits class
+** yes, we want to have it
+** Any weekend after Flourish
+* Chris Luiz Denver wants to do a Makerfair contest
+* Dan Meyers needs to be re-imbursed for welding equipment
+* Lindsey is proposing the purchase of a CNC embroidery machine
+** Husqvarna
+** Floor model is $1200+tax
+** up to $1600 for support materials
+** Vote to be proposed during the meeting
+** will include training for 5-6 people
+Meeting adjourned at 07:55  pm