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<font inherit/arial,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>Officers’ Corps Meeting</font>
<font inherit/arial,sans-serif;;black;;inherit>9-14-16</font>
Attending: Celeste, Sherie, Darren, Sara, Adric, Gonner, John M., J.T., Eric, Chris, Darrel, Rebecca
Minutes:
- John Murray’s notes of the ad hoc officers’ meeting that took place when the Fire Marshall didn’t show up. * No date for a followup visit from the fire marshall * John M. willing to be here for the sprinkler head work to satisfy the Fire Marshall’s request, first week in October * Darren self nominated as Rental Officer * Darren asked about Library as an area captain? Sherie also volunteered. * Anything for Darren to look at the Auctions - * Adric suggested a Dewar (nitrogen tank) * Charel - we could get more acknowledgement & possible funding if we focus more what we can do, e.g. STEM & STEAM esp classes for school kids * Adric suggested teaming with Coder Dojo? * Sherie suggested Grant writing skills could help * Discussion ensued * Darren reminded of his contact with the Librarian here in ABQ * How many members are interested in volunteering for classes or the like? * Charel to do some research prior to next Community Meeting * Sherie volunteered to assist anyone needing help writing a lesson plan * Sherie reported Aaron asks people using tools outside of PFUDOR to please return them to PFUDOR when done with them. * Adric has been working with the eye-fi card on the Quelab Camera. Turns out the card we have isn’t the one being deprecated, and should continue to work! * Adric replaced the broken lock & the Square phone * Will upgrade the front glass door * Maybe solicit tour sign-ups, or gather contact info, asking if they want to sign up for our general mailing list * The PayPal self service page now has a password of “orientation” * Rebecca reminded that you can also suggest people sign up for our general mailing list * Ray approved moving the teletype; suggestions included upstairs, the harry potter room, the storeroom or the former library * As we grow, how do we track people in the building? * In & Out boards * One on the annex door (the rental space) * Can we track people’s RFID tags passively to know when they have left? * Can we take photos of new members during orientation? * Can we RFID control the metal shop equipment? Some discussion with Eric. He would like to get an additional camera for the metal shop. * Darren said how he checks a space (e.g. the annex) and tells the last officer (typically Adric) a space is secured. He suggested some sort of sign/indicator to show a room has been verified as locked & secured to assist closing the building. * Gonner need time & labor to complete the block house in the front fenced in area * Need about $200 in supplies for block, etc. * He is interested crowd funding the money * Darrel asked about status on having a large calendar in the entry-way to advertise things, like the next orientation or the tour schedule * Discussion on possible forms of digital signage * Calendar? * Events * Notifications (like how the arduino class was canceled) * Darren suggested a list of contact info for all the officers and/or board * Maybe have a sign with contact info (the google voice number) * Darren can make some signs up with phone & our address * Seltzer was suggested as a possible source to check * Darrel suggested we should have more signs around the space - clean up after yourself., etc. * Charel reminded that any signs need to discern themselves from the rest of the papers on the wall * Celeste said: if something is bugging you, make a sign about it * Suggested that Celeste send out a monthly email welcoming new members by first names * Next meeting suggested: 2nd week of November, 16-November, @ 7:00 p.m.
ACTION ITEMS
- Charel to work secure information RE: STEAM/STEM program w/Intel * John Murray to coordinate with contractor for sprinkler head mods per fire marshal’s request * Teletype to be moved to the room under the stairs * Next Officer’s Corps meeting scheduled for 11-16-16