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Date: 03 December 2017 | Date: 03 December 2017 | ||
- | Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. | + | |
+ | Time: | ||
* 5:00 pm Pot Luck | * 5:00 pm Pot Luck | ||
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+ | 1. Board Report | ||
+ | * Just one meeting this month to address a grievance that was filed by one member against another. | ||
+ | * There is news about a pending donation, more to come later. | ||
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+ | 2. Officer Reports | ||
+ | * President' | ||
+ | * No report this month | ||
+ | * Treasurer' | ||
+ | * Catchup on some bills that didn’t get paid automatically; | ||
+ | * Rent went up in November - triple net stuff | ||
+ | * The electricity bill was paid (for first half of 2017), 3Q & 4Q bills to come | ||
+ | * We hope to be hiring an accounting firm to help with the legal-ese stuff | ||
+ | * Education: position currently vacant | ||
+ | * Events Officer: position currently vacant | ||
+ | * Membership: position currently vacant | ||
+ | * Outreach: Charel Morris | ||
+ | * We’ve been invited to Nuclear Museum to participate in their STEM day - Saturday, February 10th - Discover STEM Family Day | ||
+ | * In the past, we’ve had the manual lathe, 3D printing, Gonner’s stuff, too. | ||
+ | * We will need volunteers for this event, and we need a coordinator for this event | ||
+ | * Social Media: Rebecca Snyder | ||
+ | * In June there is a national group “Nation of Makers” - NOMCON, and Quelab should be a part. | ||
+ | * Donations: John “JT” Benedetto | ||
+ | * Working on my new responsibilities as Donations Officer | ||
+ | * Steven Hall has been cleaning the main area of the Annex (Thanks, Steve!), I have been dealing with the donations area. | ||
+ | * We are still evaluating donations on a case-by-base basis, with the real possibility of turning down stuff. | ||
+ | * Facilities: John Murray | ||
+ | * Agreed to work on chemical storage policy at the October BOD meeting. | ||
+ | * Moved some paints/ | ||
+ | * Worked with a private contractor and The Gas Co. of NM to get the overhead space heater in the metal shop and the furnace in the annex operational again. | ||
+ | * Rental: Darren Moody | ||
+ | * We are making $171 a month in rentals, with three benches available in the Annex | ||
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+ | Area Captains | ||
+ | * 3-D Printing: Josh Pedersen | ||
+ | * The old Prusa I3 has been taken apart for parts recycling | ||
+ | * Troy Ross has donated a really nice printer, a Prusa I3-style printer. | ||
+ | * Morgan to write up his report to the 3D printing list | ||
+ | * Arcade - Troy Ross | ||
+ | * No report this month | ||
+ | * Electronics Lab: Aaron Birenboim | ||
+ | * No report this month | ||
+ | * Fiber Arts: Sherie Pennebaker | ||
+ | * Nothing to report this month | ||
+ | * Laser: Craig “Zoot” Goldsmith | ||
+ | * Nothing significant to report this month. | ||
+ | * Metal Shop: Eric Lee | ||
+ | * No injuries reported | ||
+ | * The bridgeport has been fixed, at zero cost! | ||
+ | * Welding: John Murray | ||
+ | * Nothing to report | ||
+ | * Woodshop: Gonner Menning | ||
+ | * Nothing to report | ||
+ | * Josh & Steven are working on the angle adjustment nut on the table saw, with a 3D printed part | ||
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+ | 3. Old Business | ||
+ | * Star Wars Fest - Rio Rancho Loma Colorado library - Saturday, | ||
+ | * They have contacted us to make sure we are coming. | ||
+ | * We will be taking lightsabers, | ||
+ | * Darren is the point of contact for this event | ||
+ | * Josh asked if we can get more tables this year? | ||
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+ | 4. New Business | ||
+ | * Star Wars -The Last Jedi, December 16th at the Premiere Theater in Rio Rancho | ||
+ | * Opening Celebration / Hoopla going on at theater in Rio Rancho | ||
+ | * Darren will be the point of contact for this event. | ||
+ | * THATcamp - Craig | ||
+ | * An annual non conference held by the NM humanities council | ||
+ | * Brings together people from the humanities | ||
+ | * Jan 13, 2018, 10 am – 5 pm, National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque $25 Request for Community Partnership with Edward Gonzales Elementary School - Rebecca Grothe, technology teacher at that school be able to consult with Quelab on purchase decisions | ||
+ | * Installation assistance | ||
+ | * We will be holding evening events, and having a volunteer expert attend would be beneficial | ||
+ | * They got a big grant, and they want help to spend the money | ||
+ | * Is Quelab interested in partnering with the school for this? | ||
+ | * They have set aside a classroom as the STEAM Lab for this purpose | ||
+ | * Rotating classes through the school week for specific projects | ||
+ | * After school clubs to meet in there | ||
+ | * A green screen in the space | ||
+ | * Evening events to get parents in there | ||
+ | * Since there were still five BoD members present, they met, and unanimously approved a provisional agreement, TBD. | ||
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+ | Adjourned 7:06 p.m. | ||
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