Agenda Topics for June meeting Notes from meeting below the line….

Potluck bbq! We need to Do it!

Finances:…

Memberships: We need more!

Hacknights: lots of old regulars MIA why? Meeting Attendance: We need more!

Kickstarter: looking into a kickstarter type funding option to get us 6months worth of breathing space.

• needs perks
  • Tshirts,
  • Hackbags, (small netbook/e-reader totes with a small tool/gadget pouch)
  • We need stickers
  • And while we are at it we need new, Business Cards.
    • card image

Mission Statement: Its in the works, we should amend/fix/ratify it!

Private events: One Saturdaynight July 2nd, sponsored by Adric.

Classes:

• PCB etching class.
• Basic Arduino
• Pinhole camera fun
• Someone want to see if Alan is still interested in a small class on ancient navigation and measure techniques?
• glass blowing/bending?
• classes for artists, (teach them to use LED's or other hackish stuff in their projects)

Next Event:

• Electronic music concert, mid june,

Next Next Event:

• Air and Space, (end of July)
  • Paper airplanes and other gliding contests
  • Model rockets (real models not plastic kits)
  • Water and water and alkaceltzer film can rockets
  • Air pressure/water rockets
  • Balloon/ Kite photography?
  • Astronomy
  • Static Rocket engine test
  • making rocket engines? (just a thought, i know someone who likes to do such things)
  • Launch day?
  • RC and and other aircraft.

Event ideas: look into making a serious program/schedule for the event. sell ad space! Planning details can be found here

Notes: 10 people in Attendance Woohoo!

Still need more members, and cleanup volunteers!

News: Indiegogo launched, http://www.indiegogo.com/Keep-Quelab-Open]

• we need to work on the perks, and a video
• stickers Ray says Check into stubblefield printing -adric will look into it
• we need to spread the word.. this money may help us go 501c3 and also get tot he self funding stage!

Music event, July 15th, at marble,

• Needs a raffle prize that wont cost us more than we will get
  • talk to kemper about tablet
  • Needs a PA amp/speaker
  • Needs promoting!

Mission Statement: Draft was passed around, it was agreed more language about open-ness/source/minds.

• Community of like minded, ideas, projects and shared equipment.
• shared interests, to help and be helped by others.
• solving problems

Next big event: Earth Sky and Air! We need projects, and vounteers! Lets get cracking!

New Cards are needed, if we can we would like a simplified mission statement or flyer on the back

Classes, the idea was supported, and we have ammended the list of possible classes and gained a few volunteers to spearhead some of them

• beginning Linux -Curtis
• paranoia class -gabe
• pinhole and easy photography -adric
• Arduino class is wanted
• Google Sketchup, or Thingiverse class?

Upcoming events:

• Hacknights every Sunday & Tuesday 7-10pm
• Linux Class, 7/12 @ 7pm Free!
• Music of the electrons, Music Show 7/15
• Earth Sky And Air 7/30
• Next Monthly planning meeting, 7/31