2022-02-01
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February 1st, 2022
Link to join online meeting: https://meet.google.com/roo-ozzn-jne
Agenda
Summary
- Select Meeting Moderator
- Guest Introductions
- Member Reports
- Upcoming Events
- Recurring Events
- Non-Recurring Events
- Previous Minutes
- Member Attendance
- Recruitment / Retention / Fundraising
- Consent Agenda
- Old Business
- Pinned items
- Action Items
- New Business
- Officer Reports
- Other
- Trash/Recycling Volunteer
- Adjournment
Initialization
Meeting started at 7:10 pm.
Select Meeting Moderator
- Ask for a volunteer meeting moderator (based on @ddlavinder's presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCoF9Trz2Jg&t=8293s)
- It's an optional role, not required.
- Doesn't have to be done perfectly, we can consult MIBS Simplified Rules of Coordinated Consensus through Chaos for guidance and get a feel for what works for SplatSpace membership.
Guest Introductions
Member Reports
Adam has been making a "Lora radio thing" and it works! The next step is to make it talk to Ryan's blockchain empire. Brittany had been in Florida in January, and has been re-adapting to the cold. She made an awesome outdoor cat ladder from the 2nd floor to the first. It's secured to a workbench. The cat has made a desire path through a window that will eventually be filled, so she needs to redirect him. She is struggling with cutting the plexiglass for the window - dremel hasn't worked (melt). Scott recommended jigsaw. Justin suggested a dedicated blade. An extensive discussion about material cuts and plexiglass buffing ensued.
Justin is continuing work on his web presence/software portfolio, a website displaying his art installments and software projects. He's working on a Flask app and has continuing learning a lot through bootcamps. A discussion about bootcamps vs CS degrees ensues, and the use of these types of portfolios for interviews/professional development. Justin is looking for "more professional work" and is able to use his prior work to filter out prudish and unfit employers.
Lewis has created a bunch of shiitake logs out of chestnut oak. A discussion of mushroom inoculation, log gathering, and gleaning roadkill deer ensued. He topped out at 505 collected leaf bags in 2021. Justin offered a bunch of leaf bags to whomever needed them - Blake claimed them, because Lewis has enough.
Mark has been joining videocalls from Biocurious in Silicon Valley, the biggest DIY bio space in the country. They have 8 office space rented to biology startups for $12k a month, with which they pay their crazy rent. Mark attends "Vegan Cheese," an interesting project using yeast to express the needed proteins for cheese. "Kombucha Genomics" is also cool, the yeast and bacteria symbiosis is an interesting avenue for research. "Bioprinter" is a 3d printer that prints cells. It's not a huge group, the conversation is really easy, and Mark recommends that anyone interest in bioprinting should check this out. Mark encourages people to look for meetings as people are creating these communities for very specific interests. Blake notes that the pandemic has created a bunch of these opportunities and communities.
Scott has been helping his wife get her clay and porceline Christmas ornament company running. They need to do some more prototyping, Scott has been lasercutting to prep for this. They have different curing and cooking recipes. Some of the materials aren't available yet. Scott picked up some tape for the space recently. He noticed that there are a ton of cables that need testing, so he bought some wire ties to aid that goal. They had a big cleanup in the past weekend.
Blake has been redoing a linen closet. He bought a Dragonlock on Humble Bundle, a DnD terraine kit. He's been fixing stuff on Jeff's music shelf in the basement. He is working on upgrading and refurbishing 2 guitars. Brittany comments on the American phenomenon of the on popcorn ceiling.
Mark asks Luke what he's into. Luke ran Bioanalytics for several years, developing [what I heard as to be] "ultrasensitive amino acids," diagnostic tests for proteins, with a proprietary method to bind the proteins effectively. Mark recommends that he check out Saturday Science.
Ryan healthfully reflected on having recently euthenized a cat. He expressed being at peace with the experience, and this part of the relationship of pet rescue/stewardship. He is enjoying teaching at Riverside, teaching computer science and computer manufacturing. He's been focusing heavily on this work. He'll be teaching students how to CNC mill.
Upcoming Events
New calendar for 2022 External Outreach Events list
- As usual, check https://www.meetup.com/splatspace/events/calendar for posted events.
Recurring Events
Regular events carried from month to month.
- Cleanup parties are tentatively held on the last Sunday of each month
- Saturday Science is hosted at SplatSpace on Saturdays from 1 - 4pm. by TriDIYBio {Meetup: [1]}
- TriBRAE Beginning Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and Electronics is hosted at SplatSpace monthly on the 3rd Saturday. {Meetup: [2]}
- Triangle Helium Interest Group is hosted at SplatSpace on Wednesdays from 5 - 7:30pm.
- Makers Connect Social Get-Together is held at SplatSpace monthly on the 3rd Tuesday, from 7 to 8:30pm.
Non-Recurring Events
none at this time
Previous Minutes
- Approve minutes from January 4th, 2022
Recruitment / Retention / Fundraising
Member Attendance
- 53 Dues-paying (voting) members
- ? members in attendance
- Quorum requires 13 members
Notes from the Special Action Committee:
Consent Agenda
Purchase policy to be added to the policies on the Wiki: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J11G4HsLQ8tJZxQsX83Ged_h9BR3DabYG7McdvSVO44/edit?usp=sharing
Old Business
Pinned Items
Permanent items of the Old Business section carried from month to month.
- Ryan created New Member Onboarding reference documents:
- For new members (simple version): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1WS6hGOBg1eXdSLeJK2YxhIqZXPscr0Qg/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108561949558363481608&rtpof=true&sd=true
- With Dorbo & key fob instructions: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OPpWS1ZrWfCOaDLCxn67kgUAnkBFq3pc/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108561949558363481608&rtpof=true&sd=true
ToDo Action Items
(Items carried forward from previous meetings, but not up for discussion this month. Recorded here so we don't forget about them.)
- Identify and maintain (online) lists of SMEs (subject matter experts) for each equipment or space. (No Update)
- Member info onesheet: Blake has made some progress. Want to help? Please do! (No Update) Check the link here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1sle-InQ6Vsm-1tvBai0YQDHXqFZ52FFGEkjcEAo_GTw/edit#slide=id.ga9cd7e7756_0_0
- Website: Blake and Ryan got the website onto Splatspace's github. Blake invites any interested people to join the project. The draft is currently up at https://master.d3vo4125o10qad.amplifyapp.com/index.html. Justin and Blake hope to work on this in the next few months.
- Members are beginning to plan meetups and congregate--Ryan is planning to create and install room capacity placards in the work rooms for informational and safety purposes (supporting continuing COVID and social distancing safety, but also general shop safety). SplatSpace lease provides the total space capacity.
- Purchasing new equipment?
- Purchased dust collector for the woodshop.
- List of prospective purchases: https://splatspace.slack.com/archives/C024R8A776Z/p1635106954002400
- Process: Publish to membership (how?), discuss (allow at least a month of discussion), then add to consent agenda for approval/rejection.
- Consent agenda process is defined here: https://wiki.splatspace.org/index.php/MIBS_Simplified_Rules_of_Coordinated_Consensus_through_Chaos#The_Meeting_Agenda
- Incentivization approach to motivate selling the donations earmarked for sale
- Member can sell items earmarked for sale and take 50% of the total sale price for themselves.
- Items being sold will also be posted in Slack, available for purchase by members at a discounted price.
New Business
- Review and see if anything needs edited from the 2020 Safety Code document https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f7ea6mLwwgSszdfBnTaeJ-CY0YVxUPvaNR-oQjVczDs/edit?pli=1
- Create a wiki page for this once it is ready
- Thermostat
- Russell (building supervisor) said that UDI will send us a quote for a wireless remote thermostat. (Work should be covered under lease, according to Scott.)
- If cost is reasonably small, we will likely pay for it even though it might be possibly construed as covered by the property owner in our lease agreement.
- Gift memberships
- Don't have an official process. Would need to figure out payment (how much?), also how to get the gifted member onboarded with the member contract and sponsorship/vetting?
- Somewhat complicated to implement, future discussion required if desired.
- Dorbo
- https://github.com/splatspace/dorbo
- Shares circuit with the woodshop, gets tripped sometimes from the woodshop.
- Discussed options for battery backup. Wifi would also be useful to have on a battery backup.
Officer Reports
President
Vice-President
Treasurer
Report for this month is pending.
- Ryan needs to be added to bank account "Business Resolution" form and the signature card.
Updated on 2/28/2022: Treasurer Report (below)
Account balances as of 1/31/2022:
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This month's income (cash in):
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This month's expenses (cash out):
Income - Expenses = -$2279.37
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Active Member count as of 2/1/2022:
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Monthly Expected Expenses
Current = $2510 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Deficit/Surplus
Current = $2840 - $2510 = $330/mo |
Departing Members: Tony B.
New Members: Ben S.
Arrears: 9 members
- Note: the projection below is based on current member dues and recurring donations.
https://wiki.splatspace.org/images/2/25/Reserve_Projection_2022-02-01.pdf
Donations: Thank you to Blake for being the last remaining recurring donor! Your win is also our win.
Pending: SplatSpace's Charitable Solicitation License Exemption filing is due May 15, 2022, with the NC Secretary of State.
Secretary
Public Relations
At-Large
- Scott
- Will be working on the SplatServer, adding capacity, reorganizing file structure, and making it auto-mounted on the various laptops and workstations in the space. Input from members welcome - contact Scott.
- Shelf update
- Electronics bench cleanup/upgrade update
Other
Trash/Recycling Volunteer
- Ask for a volunteer