Difference between revisions of "20180322 BOD Notes"
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==Attendees:== | ==Attendees:== | ||
| − | '''BOD''': Chris K, Mike Y, Tanju B, | + | '''BOD''': Chris K, Mike Y, Tanju B, Jay D |
'''Members''': Brain F, Jay S, | '''Members''': Brain F, Jay S, | ||
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* 0 cancelled | * 0 cancelled | ||
| + | '''Total Summary''' | ||
| + | * 46 Total Members as of March 22 | ||
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'''General Discussion''' | '''General Discussion''' | ||
| − | * | + | * Venue request has been withdrawn |
| + | * Mike Y going to poll members of interest in tools to start soliciting donations from companies | ||
| + | * General discussion with Mike organizing a monthly shop safety class, consider coordinating with a space build out | ||
| + | * Heads up about Spring Break with Eng For Kids | ||
| + | * Events per below | ||
| + | * General discussion about making marketing videos working with Jay Starling, focused activities on going discussion in the #marketing channel on Slack | ||
| + | * Discussed adding a second Open House on a Saturday as a one-off, to be scheduled by Chuck and Jay S. Want to keep the current Thurs night event as-is and then supplement that with a Saturday | ||
'''Upcoming Events:''' | '''Upcoming Events:''' | ||
| − | * Apr 2-6 Engineering For Kids doing a day camp at the Station for spring break week. Its on our meetup | + | * Apr 2-6 Engineering For Kids doing a day camp at the Station for spring break week. Its on our meetup calendar |
* May 19 Red Top Mountain Maker's Festival - Saturday May 19th https://wiki.themakerstation.com/Red_Top_Mountain_Maker%27s_Festival_2018 | * May 19 Red Top Mountain Maker's Festival - Saturday May 19th https://wiki.themakerstation.com/Red_Top_Mountain_Maker%27s_Festival_2018 | ||
* Jun 10 Nation Of Makers Conference NOMCon - June 10-11 https://www.nomcon.org/ | * Jun 10 Nation Of Makers Conference NOMCon - June 10-11 https://www.nomcon.org/ | ||
* Jul 21 Mini Comic Con at Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center | * Jul 21 Mini Comic Con at Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center | ||
Revision as of 16:10, 22 March 2018
Attendees:
BOD: Chris K, Mike Y, Tanju B, Jay D
Members: Brain F, Jay S,
Notes:
Planning Agenda
- Introduce Mike as new role for Safety & Equipment Director
- Financial update
- Membership update
- New Items & Updates
- Apr 2-6 Engineering For Kids doing a day camp at the Station for spring break week. Its on our meetup
- May 19 MakerFest at Red Top Mtn State Park May 19th
- Jun 10 Nation of Makers Conference in June (Santa Fe, NM), Adam Savage promo video http://bit.ly/2HS1SFl
- Jul 21 Mini Comic Con at Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center
- Oct 27 ATL Maker Faire & Powerwheels is back to 2 event
- Follow Up/Final decision for Private Event request on a Saturday night in April
- Other items
Discussed
- Introduce Mike as new role for Safety & Equipment Director
Membership Update:
Feb
- 7 new members
- 5 Makers
- 2 Students
- 4 cancelled
- 1 Maker
- 3 Student
Mar
- 2 new members
- 2 Students
- 0 cancelled
Total Summary
- 46 Total Members as of March 22
Financial Update:
- Last month, Feb, sucked we had to pay all of the moving fees
- Down to only losing to ~$250 per month at this time
- Our current runway is 8 months at current run-rate
- Taxes have been filed and accepted by the IRS
- The new financials have been filed in the BOD records for Feb
General Discussion
- Venue request has been withdrawn
- Mike Y going to poll members of interest in tools to start soliciting donations from companies
- General discussion with Mike organizing a monthly shop safety class, consider coordinating with a space build out
- Heads up about Spring Break with Eng For Kids
- Events per below
- General discussion about making marketing videos working with Jay Starling, focused activities on going discussion in the #marketing channel on Slack
- Discussed adding a second Open House on a Saturday as a one-off, to be scheduled by Chuck and Jay S. Want to keep the current Thurs night event as-is and then supplement that with a Saturday
Upcoming Events:
- Apr 2-6 Engineering For Kids doing a day camp at the Station for spring break week. Its on our meetup calendar
- May 19 Red Top Mountain Maker's Festival - Saturday May 19th https://wiki.themakerstation.com/Red_Top_Mountain_Maker%27s_Festival_2018
- Jun 10 Nation Of Makers Conference NOMCon - June 10-11 https://www.nomcon.org/
- Jul 21 Mini Comic Con at Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center
