Officers' Corps Meeting

Date: 2-26-16

Agenda:

• Eagle Scout Project (Darren)
• UNM Rocketry Project
• RFID system changes discussion - tabled
• What’s happening in March
• Paul Rosenberg’s project
  • Quelab is the beneficiary of Paul’s Project
  • On Earth Day (Sat, Apr 22) a combined e-recycle day/Take-aParty
  • W/Cherry Hills Library AT Cherry Hills Library, 9 - 3 (Drop off at 9, event itself at 10)
  • Help will be needed if we want this to be a Quelab “Event” with PR, etc.
  • Resulting e-waste will most likely be stored @ Quelab for a few days, since the scrap yards
• UNM Rocketry Project
  • Avery & Chaz are from MMF (they make the makerbot plushies)
  • Avery is project mgr for the UNM Rocket Team, this is the first year of UNM Rocket Team, Building a 46 ft record-breaking model rocket
  • Dividing build space between Quelab & Air Force research labs
  • Will be working on the electronics systems here, maybe building one section of the rocket here, using electronics area, & woodworking
  • Will be launching it at the Rocket Society site in Rio Rancho on Apr 22th, setting up the pad on the 19th, & launch either 22nd or 23rd
  • (6) student memberships
  • Special orientation for them on Tuesday the 28th w/Josh
  • Gonner worked with the group the other day about what tools we have & some of our policies
  • Discussion on security of their stuff & any tools they bring in
  • Avery wants to share publicity - we can publicise them on our blog, twitter, Charel can coordinate with Makers, possibly on the MAKE: blog, too
  • We offered to help with Tee shirts and/or logos on the rocket - screenprinting or bleach shirt, or the wide format vinyl cutter
• What’s happening in March
  • Spring Break at the Balloon Museum
  • Troy Drones, Josh 3d printing, Alice & balloons
  • 1 day on the week, one on the weekend, Charel will send out dates & details
  • Help is welcome (needed!)
  • Expecting 1K to 2K visitors
• RFID system changes discussion - tabled due to absences
• Financial “Attitude” discussion
  • What is our fiscal attitude? “Just enough to make the bills (& a little extra)”, or should we be trying to make significant amounts of money?
  • Discussion took place
  • “Somewhere in the middle”
  • “We should be in the black & not much more”
  • “That is one of the reasons we are doing the Education stuff” - paying the instructors with the new proposal
  • “Quelab IS in the black. We have allocated funds for emergencies & maintenance & what not”
  • “I like thinking big”
• 2 things to mention (Rebecca)
  • Int’l Open Hackerscape Day Mar 25
  • Int’l Arduino Day Apr 1
• Adric is re-working the VOIP phone system.
  • Currently working for outgoing calls
  • In process to work for incoming calls

• Next Meeting scheduled for March 26th @ 5