2022-06-07
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June 7th, 2022
Link to join online meeting: https://meet.google.com/roo-ozzn-jne
Agenda
Summary
- Guest Introductions
- Member Reports
- Upcoming Events
- Recurring Events
- Non-Recurring Events
- Previous Minutes
- Member Attendance
- Recruitment / Retention / Fundraising
- Old Business
- Pinned items
- Action Items
- New Business
- Officer Reports
- Other
- Trash/Recycling Volunteer
- Adjournment
Initialization
Guest Introductions
Member Reports
Upcoming Events
New calendar for 2022 External Outreach Events list
Some outreach highlights: | |||
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Nuese River Valley Spring Into Trains Show Neuse River Valley Model Railroad Club |
Sat-Sun, Apr. 30 - May 1, 2022, 2022 9:00am - 5:00pm |
Kerr Scott Building, State Fair Grounds, Raleigh, NC | SplatSpace will be hosting a Learn To Solder table |
Maker Faire Asheville | Sat, May 7, 2022 | Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College 340 Victoria Rd, Asheville, NC 28801 |
members from SplatSpace are attending, but SplatSpace will not have an exhibit as a club |
Durham's Home Goods Market | Sat, May 21, 2022 10:00am - 2:00pm |
Black Wall Street Gardens, Downtown Durham, NC | SplatSpace invited to Pop Up Shop, to show how creators work to make the pieces they love |
Engineers Day Durham's Museum of Life and Science |
Sun, May 22, 2022 10:00am - 3:00pm |
433 W. Murray Ave, Durham, NC | looking for SplatSpace participants to host a club table |
Recurring Events
Regular events carried from month to month. As usual, check https://www.meetup.com/splatspace/events/calendar for posted events.
- 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: https://www.meetup.com/splatspace/events/wscnjsyccnbmb/}
- TriBRAE Beginning Raspberry Pi, Arduino, and Electronics is hosted at SplatSpace monthly on the 3rd Saturday. {Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/splatspace/events/bcdctsydcfbzb/}
- Triangle Helium Interest Group is hosted at SplatSpace on Wednesdays from 5 - 6:30pm.
- 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
- Approved minutes from May 3rd, 2022
Recruitment / Retention / Fundraising
Member Attendance
- X Dues-paying (voting) members
- X on-line & 6 members in attendance
- X to reach quorum
Notes from the Special Action Committee:
Old 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
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 one-sheet: 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.
- Purchasing new equipment?
- List of prospective purchases: https://splatspace.slack.com/archives/C024R8A776Z/p1635106954002400 (needs updating)
- Results are being aggregated
- Glowforges
- Move one or both to the metal shop to keep the classroom more usable for events?
- Brittney was able to perform maintenance on Jeff's forge
- Hire a grant writer to apply for grants? Other fundraising applications.
New Business
- Door issues
- 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.
- Lock broke again
- -- Adam N. has fixed it by "rebooting" laptop power supply
- -- Adam and Ryan looking at possibly installing one for the rear basement door as a backup
Officer Reports
President
- Have ordered T-Shirts for sale; working on setting a PayPal account for payments
If you would like one contact Blake at blake@splatspace.org - Looking at new places to rent based on some discussion about our rent going up and maintenance issues
- Looking for recommendations on what drinks to supply the fridge for donation (I get them from Costco)
Vice-President
- EBay sales working, stuff is still listed
- Justin is the appointed single point of contact for UDI and Mr. Russell: please don't call Mr. Russell directly -- bring any issues to Justin, or contact board@splatspace.org
- Bathrooms are now stocked with TP & paper towels, toilets are still dirty
- No word yet about the thermostat.
- I'll follow up with Mr. Russell later this week
Treasurer
Account balances as of 4/30/2022:
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The rest of the Treasurer report for this month is pending (Ryan getting time to finish it).
Donations: Thank you to everyone who donates your time and effort to keeping SplatSpace going. Board members, Sunday cleanup crew, event leaders, and our fellow Raptorcorns!
Pending: SplatSpace's Charitable Solicitation License Exemption filing is due May 15, 2022, with the NC Secretary of State. Anyone want to help complete and submit it?
Secretary
{not present}
Public Relations
At-Large
- Scott:
- Progress made on Electronics bench cleanup/upgrade; thank you to members participating and helping
- Progress made on the SplatServer, adding capacity, reorganizing file structure, and making it available on the network. Input from members welcome - contact Scott.
- Progress made on sorting & testing cables, mice & keyboards from donations & boneyard that are in the main room
- Will be helping to clean the presentation table to make room for effort working on the A/V/media corner.
- Eli:
{no additional information}
Other
- need to add item to next month's new business: we need a policy to handle donations to minimize "Mt Doom" piles taking up space and time.
Trash/Recycling Volunteer
- Ask for a volunteer