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* Meeting attendees: Kim, Nate Y., Brian M., Alex W., Henry M., Alec M., Mike Z., Donnie J.
* Meeting attendees: Nate Y., Brian M., Alex W., Henry M., Alec M., Mike G., Kim, Diana
* Meeting starts at: 19:04
* Meeting starts at: 19:04
* Meeting ends at: 20:55
* Meeting ends at: 20:55
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* All Are Worthy. All Are Welcome.
* All Are Worthy. All Are Welcome.


Mike Z. feels the TED filming was "a disaster"Says it was not discussed adequately with the membership, despite it shutting down the space for use by most members.
Mike G. is concerned about cameras having access by non-Board members, and that they are recording audio.  Also the bandwidth has been impacted from additional camerasSuggests limiting the numbers of cameras from five to fewer.


Alec M. is concerned about safety issues with biological specimens brought into the space, would like better heads up about this in the future.
Nate addresses these: cameras not recording audio anymore (it was on by default, now off); Greg does not have access, only Directors; only four working cameras; sending the lowest-quality images allowed.


A good idea would be to communicate to the membership detailed plans of possible disruptive events, far ahead of time.
Mike Z. has some ideas, will draft a document.  References Noisebridge's method of discussing such events, getting some kind of consensus on them from the members.


==Minutes Approval==
==Minutes Approval==


* Jun 2017 Board Minutes: Approved
* July and August approved.


Nate was a dummy and skipped this before Alex left.  Will circle back next month.
==Governance - Collective Ownership==


==Governance - Collective Ownership==
- Elections coming up - Nate will send email about the rules.


- Nate volunteered to add a contact directory to the website.
Need to fill Alex, Nate, and Sarah's position.
Nate will add this in the next couple weeks. -- Didn't happen, sorry!


==Education/Events - Henry Marshall==
==Education/Events - Henry Marshall==
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Henry will be contacting people in the next few week to run recurring events.
Henry will be contacting people in the next few week to run recurring events.


Classes Taught in the last month:
- Tyler will be doing one class a month alternating between 3D printing and CNC router.
 
- Henry will be consistently doing a laser class once he learns the quirks of the machines.  Brian and Nate offered to help teach.
 
Mike G. said his rootkits classes were pretty well-attended.  First class was really well attended, subsequent classes were a little smaller, but the attendees were more intensely-focused on the subject.
 
Mike plans on doing another class on the darknet this month.
 
November Mini-Moog class at AADL, putting together Rhino badges.
 
Kim suggests a costume party or haunted house in October, Nate mentions working the Open House into it?


Jaycees soldering event with well, at least five showed up.


==Finances/Membership - Alex White==
==Finances/Membership - Alex White==


Badges money deposited!
$3032 in the bank.


We lost one reduced member.
We had a $1000 adjustment for utilities to take care of, Alex paid it.
 
Two new members joined this month.  Alex will fill in the details.
 
- Zach Steindler is still paying our meetup membership. We should take this payment over.
Henry in contact with Zach, has not heard back.  Kim said she would reach out, too.


We had one full member moved to reduced.
Alex will reach out to Lauren W. for a status.


TCF does not seem able to make a "general" credit card for AHA; we will need to go through the full process, add future Directors to the account.
Alex is creating some transition instructions for the next Finances Director.


- Zach Steindler is still paying our meetup membership. We should take this payment over.
Alex will add people to the mailing list when people sign up as a new member. Henry and Alex taking care of it.
Henry is in the process of moving it to his account temporarily, then will work with Alex to set it up to use AHA's bank account.


== Fundraising - Nate Yost==
== Fundraising - Nate Yost==
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- No word on any grants this month.
- No word on any grants this month.


- Rotary is interested in giving us a grant as part of a2-awesome.  Larry said this?
- Encouraged meeting attendees to recruit members, donors, etc.
 
- Duo could offer space or food for specific events according to Kim.
 
- Kim suggests getting booths for various events, Art Fair being one.


==Marketing/Outreach - Sarah Lynn==
==Marketing/Outreach==


Not much to add here.
Not much to add here.
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==Operations/Volunteers - Brian Morse ==
==Operations/Volunteers - Brian Morse ==


Alec will be taking over on Thursday until September, since we lost our two volunteers.
Bill is now covering Thursday evening.
 
Brian is still on Saturdays.


Alex will add people to the mailing list when people sign up as a new member. All new members should fill out the online form.
Craig is a new member/volunteer on Saturdays.
Henry will email Alex about inputting existing members who never signed up online (didn't do this, but will do it now).
 
Kale and Augustine on Friday.
 
We need more fliers.  Brian mentioned this to Kale, who wanted to coordinate; has not heard back yet.


====Storage policy====
====Storage policy====


- Efficacy of "Lost & Found" and "Fair Game" boxes
Brian and Larry developed an AHA floor plan of where common items can be stored, and where people cannot store their personal stuff (barring a parking permit).
Going smoothly. Kim volunteers to go through the bin for inventory. She will send emails when things will be gotten rid of the next week.


- After discussion, Brian wrote up a Parking Permit system. Feedback?
Some permits have been expired as of last month, should be re-evaluated.  Looks like there are no current ones left, so action needs to be taken.


Mixed reactions, as expected.  We are going to continue with the policy, and improve it along the way.
- Feedback on the parking permits this month is minimal.


===Clean Table & Trash===
===Clean Table & Trash===


Nate will create "taking out the garbage" instructions and attach them to all the bins.
Trash compactor location, quirks (close door before typing code), code need to be documented.  Nate will do it.


===Volunteer===
===Volunteer===
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- How do we network the new printer?
- How do we network the new printer?
Nate will take a look.  
Nate will take a look.  Info is on the wiki, Tyler might have already made a static IP.


- When can the new cabinets be installed?
- Henry volunteered to move the acrylic to the shelving unit outside the craft room last month. He still needs to speak with Tinker about this.
Henry will measure the cabinets. Brian will think about where they will live.


- Henry volunteered to move the acrylic to the shelving unit outside the craft room last month. He still needs to speak with Tinker about this.
- Brian is planning on mounting the TV on a wall mount. He and Larry will work on it Sunday.  Done!
 
Brian will again re-re-re-inquire about the exterior door access with the landlord.


- Larry donated a portable music stand. The member who needed more space was very appreciative.
Brian said he wanted to recharge the extinguishers, but needed more infoNate mentioned that bringing them into the business usually works best.
   
- Working on the Pick & Place is more difficult when all the BYB interns are here. Henry's interest in a build party is increased. Can we pick a day?
We are putting this on hold until at least August. We will move it into the coworking space when the cabinets are out.


- Does anyone want to own the snack program?
Cabinets mostly installed.
If Brian has a credit card he will be the owner.  No credit card yet.


- Brian is planning on mounting the TV on a wall mount. He and Larry will work on it SundayDone!
Pick and Place idleCan we incentivize people to help finish this project? Free membership for a month?


- Brian will re-contact the landlord about adding an electric lock to the outside door.  No word from the landlord even after a few attempts.  Door is not locked, so this is effectively not an issue anymore.  Much of the work has been completed already, though, if they decide to start locking.
Talk to landlord, have them call someone on the Board before unlocking the door for "someone" who asks.


===In progress===  
===In progress===  
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====All====
====All====


- Has there been a backups on all machines to NAS?
- Has there been a backups on all machines to NAS? Nate wants to know more about this, possible document on the Wiki.


- [Has Bill Putt wired the] second patch panel to rack.
- [Has Bill Putt wired the] second patch panel to rack.
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> Nate wanted to mount a display [on the pole outside the space], how can we make this happen?
> Nate wanted to mount a display [on the pole outside the space], how can we make this happen?
Raspberry Pi (we have one), monitor (Henry has one), monitor mount (Larry has one), HDMI to DVI cable. The door takes priority. This could have priority again since the door is on hold again.
Raspberry Pi (we have one), monitor (Henry has one), monitor mount (Larry has one), HDMI to DVI cable. Henry M. will email Larry about it.

Revision as of 21:07, 13 September 2017

AHA Mission Statement
We seek to establish, build, and support a collective of individuals organized around the principles of community-driven education in the arts and sciences, and to ensure ready access to the tools needed to pursue the realization of those principles.

  • Meeting attendees: Nate Y., Brian M., Alex W., Henry M., Alec M., Mike G., Kim, Diana
  • Meeting starts at: 19:04
  • Meeting ends at: 20:55

Board Meeting Protocol

* Standing Committee Reports - Individual Updates by Assigned Director/Officer presented in the time allotted.

* Open Time: For anyone to bring anything up to the Board. IF the Board agrees the item requires action, it will be put into New Business and addressed at the end of the meeting.

(15m) Open For All

  • All Are Worthy. All Are Welcome.

Mike G. is concerned about cameras having access by non-Board members, and that they are recording audio. Also the bandwidth has been impacted from additional cameras. Suggests limiting the numbers of cameras from five to fewer.

Nate addresses these: cameras not recording audio anymore (it was on by default, now off); Greg does not have access, only Directors; only four working cameras; sending the lowest-quality images allowed.


Minutes Approval

  • July and August approved.

Governance - Collective Ownership

- Elections coming up - Nate will send email about the rules.

Need to fill Alex, Nate, and Sarah's position.

Education/Events - Henry Marshall

Henry will be contacting people in the next few week to run recurring events.

- Tyler will be doing one class a month alternating between 3D printing and CNC router.

- Henry will be consistently doing a laser class once he learns the quirks of the machines. Brian and Nate offered to help teach.

Mike G. said his rootkits classes were pretty well-attended. First class was really well attended, subsequent classes were a little smaller, but the attendees were more intensely-focused on the subject.

Mike plans on doing another class on the darknet this month.

November Mini-Moog class at AADL, putting together Rhino badges.

Kim suggests a costume party or haunted house in October, Nate mentions working the Open House into it?


Finances/Membership - Alex White

$3032 in the bank.

We had a $1000 adjustment for utilities to take care of, Alex paid it.

Two new members joined this month. Alex will fill in the details.

- Zach Steindler is still paying our meetup membership. We should take this payment over. Henry in contact with Zach, has not heard back. Kim said she would reach out, too.

Alex will reach out to Lauren W. for a status.

Alex is creating some transition instructions for the next Finances Director.

Alex will add people to the mailing list when people sign up as a new member. Henry and Alex taking care of it.

Fundraising - Nate Yost

- No word on any grants this month.

- Encouraged meeting attendees to recruit members, donors, etc.

Marketing/Outreach

Not much to add here.

Google Adwords

Have any been added? Nope.

Marketing Email Updates

Nothing new.

Operations/Volunteers - Brian Morse

Bill is now covering Thursday evening.

Brian is still on Saturdays.

Craig is a new member/volunteer on Saturdays.

Kale and Augustine on Friday.

We need more fliers. Brian mentioned this to Kale, who wanted to coordinate; has not heard back yet.

Storage policy

Brian and Larry developed an AHA floor plan of where common items can be stored, and where people cannot store their personal stuff (barring a parking permit).

Some permits have been expired as of last month, should be re-evaluated. Looks like there are no current ones left, so action needs to be taken.

- Feedback on the parking permits this month is minimal.

Clean Table & Trash

Trash compactor location, quirks (close door before typing code), code need to be documented. Nate will do it.

Volunteer

- Kim and Henry will schedule a sorting party for the electronics.

This is done due to the excellent work of everyone listed here. Will re-scope the sorting party to an inventory party!

Equipment

- Fire extinguishers are out of date. Larry says they can be recertified at Spears. Brian will take care of this. Still in progress.

- We are out of button making supplies. We need 2 1/4" shells. Nate will pick some up.

- How do we network the new printer? Nate will take a look. Info is on the wiki, Tyler might have already made a static IP.

- Henry volunteered to move the acrylic to the shelving unit outside the craft room last month. He still needs to speak with Tinker about this.

- Brian is planning on mounting the TV on a wall mount. He and Larry will work on it Sunday. Done!

Brian will again re-re-re-inquire about the exterior door access with the landlord.

Brian said he wanted to recharge the extinguishers, but needed more info. Nate mentioned that bringing them into the business usually works best.

Cabinets mostly installed.

Pick and Place idle. Can we incentivize people to help finish this project? Free membership for a month?

Talk to landlord, have them call someone on the Board before unlocking the door for "someone" who asks.

In progress

- Tyler was possibly going to work on the LDAP June 25th. Has this happened? Wound up cleaning instead. Nate will try and schedule sometime soon.

To Do

All

- Has there been a backups on all machines to NAS? Nate wants to know more about this, possible document on the Wiki.

- [Has Bill Putt wired the] second patch panel to rack.

- Tyler has boxes, conduit, caps, wall hangers, and cables to expand the network, but needs help. Any volunteers? This should be shared with the larger membership.


Annex

Classroom

  • Mount projector.

Signage

> Nate wanted to mount a display [on the pole outside the space], how can we make this happen? Raspberry Pi (we have one), monitor (Henry has one), monitor mount (Larry has one), HDMI to DVI cable. Henry M. will email Larry about it.