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Action Item Status
Action Item Status
* '''AMF Paid Up To Date''' - Thank You Rakesh!!!!
* '''AMF Paid Up To Date''' - Thank You Rakesh!!!!
- Nick R. set up a single payment to get AMF.  Nate Y. will get a recurring PayPal payment setup for Nick.
* Inventory Status - Nate Y. - still going on
* Inventory Status - Nate Y. - still going on
- Nate Y. plans to integrate the remaining inventory-taking with the Spring Cleaning event.
- Nate Y. plans to integrate the remaining inventory-taking with the Spring Cleaning event.
* laser cutter rates implemented - instruction updated...unsure of wiki
* laser cutter rates implemented - instruction updated...unsure of wiki
- Laser cutter class showing up for Saturday and Sunday, Nate Y. will fix this or at least look at it.
* NO CUT List posted by the laser - Thanks Nick R.!!!
* NO CUT List posted by the laser - Thanks Nick R.!!!
* Monthly Task List posted on bulletin board for Volunteer Hours. [http://goo.gl/L8DaV9]
* Monthly Task List posted on bulletin board for Volunteer Hours. [http://goo.gl/L8DaV9]
* Spring Cleaning Notice to be sent as soon as date chosen (suggestion?)
* Spring Cleaning Notice to be sent as soon as date chosen (suggestion?)
- Tentatively set up for 5/3!


==Formal Event Request Status== (Ken L.)
==Formal Event Request Status== (Ken L.)
ANNUAL EVENTS - How do we get people interested and committed in helping out?
ANNUAL EVENTS - How do we get people interested and committed in helping out?
* FoolMoon - 4/11 Dusk to Midnight
* FoolMoon - 4/11 Dusk to Midnight
- Nothing planned currently as a group.
* FestiFools - 4/12 4pm-5pm
* FestiFools - 4/12 4pm-5pm
- Nothing planned.
* GameStart Spring Festival - 4/18 10am-2pm - AHA will be there with 1 electric car
* GameStart Spring Festival - 4/18 10am-2pm - AHA will be there with 1 electric car
- Ken got an email from GSS about what we can do.  They are awaiting a reply.
* Penguicon - 4/24-26 (no soldering support, AHA 3D printing hands for Raptor Reloaded [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:596966]
* Penguicon - 4/24-26 (no soldering support, AHA 3D printing hands for Raptor Reloaded [http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:596966]
- Nate Y. will coordinate
* AAHOM TechTwilite - 5/15 6:30pm-9pm
* AAHOM TechTwilite - 5/15 6:30pm-9pm
- We need to tell them what we are doing, but it's thought just requesting a table at this point is sufficient.  Maybe broach the subject for the membership at the election night.
* A2 MiniMaker Faire - Saturday 6/6 10am-4pm
* A2 MiniMaker Faire - Saturday 6/6 10am-4pm
- See Twilight
* Detroit Maker Faire - July 25-26 9:30am-6pm
* Detroit Maker Faire - July 25-26 9:30am-6pm
- See twilight


==Standing Committee Reports==
==Standing Committee Reports==

Revision as of 19:53, 8 April 2015

  • Meeting attendees: Ken L., Nick R., Alex W., Esty T., Tyler S., John H., Larry W., Dan R., Zach S., John N., Nate Y.
  • Meeting starts at: 19:00
  • Meeting ends at: 21:00

(15 min) Open For All!

  • Guests Expected To Attend:
  • Gerald Coggins - Facilities Maintenance Resolution
  • Jon Huhn - Computer Platform Operating System Plans
  • John Nagle - BYB

Bandsaw is still being abused. We need to replace brushes. The back room is very clean otherwise, though.

Questions raised about the duration of reprimands. Reprimands have no duration by default -- member must come into board meeting to address them (either appeal or remove).

Message moderation is done by the Board and Nate Y. in a timely fashion.

John N. has had folks talking about installing Linux on the public PCs, feels it will alienate some users who rely on Windows applications. AHA doesn't have money enough to buy site license for Windows 10, so that's why Linux was in such high demand (can be done now vs. much later on). Zach S. has contact info for the SE-MI Microsoft "evangelist", offered to give Larry info to see if we can get any kind of deal. Board decides to set a target date for resolving the issues with the PCs.

Tyler S. notes that Penguicon folks came down here. Daniel D. from P-con offered to put us in touch with the AutoCAD folks. Also interested in getting the badges. Nate Y. will get in touch with Nuri and Scott about the badges.

Old Business

Action Item Status

  • AMF Paid Up To Date - Thank You Rakesh!!!!

- Nick R. set up a single payment to get AMF. Nate Y. will get a recurring PayPal payment setup for Nick.

  • Inventory Status - Nate Y. - still going on

- Nate Y. plans to integrate the remaining inventory-taking with the Spring Cleaning event.

  • laser cutter rates implemented - instruction updated...unsure of wiki

- Laser cutter class showing up for Saturday and Sunday, Nate Y. will fix this or at least look at it.

  • NO CUT List posted by the laser - Thanks Nick R.!!!
  • Monthly Task List posted on bulletin board for Volunteer Hours. [1]
  • Spring Cleaning Notice to be sent as soon as date chosen (suggestion?)

- Tentatively set up for 5/3!

==Formal Event Request Status== (Ken L.) ANNUAL EVENTS - How do we get people interested and committed in helping out?

  • FoolMoon - 4/11 Dusk to Midnight

- Nothing planned currently as a group.

  • FestiFools - 4/12 4pm-5pm

- Nothing planned.

  • GameStart Spring Festival - 4/18 10am-2pm - AHA will be there with 1 electric car

- Ken got an email from GSS about what we can do. They are awaiting a reply.

  • Penguicon - 4/24-26 (no soldering support, AHA 3D printing hands for Raptor Reloaded [2]

- Nate Y. will coordinate

  • AAHOM TechTwilite - 5/15 6:30pm-9pm

- We need to tell them what we are doing, but it's thought just requesting a table at this point is sufficient. Maybe broach the subject for the membership at the election night.

  • A2 MiniMaker Faire - Saturday 6/6 10am-4pm

- See Twilight

  • Detroit Maker Faire - July 25-26 9:30am-6pm

- See twilight

Standing Committee Reports

(10 min) Financial - Zach S.

  • March 2015 P&L -

(20 min) Governance - Ken

  • Membership Update (Larry W.)
  • Monthly Membership Update [3]
  • Finalized Membership Forms submitted for final approval. - Larry
  • Nate Y to initiate recurring payments w/ AMF
  • Elections coming up in April

- Important dates: 3/23 - Board nomination period starts, 4/16 - Board nomination period ends, 4/23 - Board Elections

- CRM (ie. Salesforce) - Need tasks mapped to AHA processes for testing. -

(10 min) Operations & Facilities - Nick

  • Display Case soon to depart for Gamestart
  • Electric cars will slowly move over to Gamestart as space permits
  • "New" laptops kept in file cabinet. Old Dell now loaded with Fedora
  • Improvement Projects (small laser cutter, redo front desk, kitchen improvement, sand blaster coming as soon as space is made for it) - to be part of Spring Clean
  • Should AHA implement a "points system" that could be applied toward your monthly membership fee? The more unpleasant a task you do (ie. bathroom, the more points you get).

Monthly Maintenance report filed here.

(10 min) Staff - Larry

  • All Shift staff trained [4]

(10 min) Fundraising - Larry

Monthly Fundraising Report - .....link here......

(15 min) Outreach - Larry

  • Class Schedule - April posted any minute now, Website and Social Media updated
  • FYI - I'm organizing a Washtenaw County Wide Meeting for Maker/Hacker Leaders as follow-up to last October. Emily P-R is too busy and we plan to rotate it through the spaces themselves. Date/Time - TBD

New Business