Meeting Time: 7pm
Location: Lenox

• 5 minute time limit per highest-level bullet point.
• All members are welcome to attend, and non-board members can join the conversation when invited.

1. DanJ to call in by speakerphone
2. Legal/Financial:
   1. Status on Insurance (both for Makerfest and us)
   2. How often do we want to produce Treasurer's Reports? (bylaws do not specify)
3. Policies and Procedures:
   1. Adopting PS:One's Anti-Harassment Policy
   2. New member sign up procedure
      1. Member Release is now up to date with By-Laws (two board members must sign off)
      2. Additional requirements suggested?
         1. Require potential members to join public mailing list first?
            1. And require them to post?
         2. Pair them with a member to spend time during Tues/Thurs?
         3. Guests who can't make Tues/Thurs nights can come during Space Improvement Weekends?
   3. Lapsed Memberships/Late Payments
      1. Current By-Laws (Art.2, Sec.5) have not been enforced until now
         1. Those who pay late have their membership suspended
         2. Must reapply as a new member within 90 days and pay dues owed plus next month's dues
      2. Suggestions
         1. Reduce period to 15 days rather than 90
         2. Turn off access on the 1st or 2nd, but do not suspend memberships until 7th each month
         3. Other ideas?
   4. Proposed Metal Finishing Area
4. Check on progress of Space Projects:
   1. Ed's CNC Router - progress noted recently
   2. Joe's CNC Plasma Cutter - progress noted recently
   3. Kevin's HMMMMMM - progress noted recently. Screen is installed. Two of five speaker mounting points are cut. Hinge safety mechanism installed. Blog post text is written. Post will be up in a week.
   4. Kuka & Enclosure - complete
   5. Makership Program - JasonH agreed to head it up
   6. Discuss the idea of Volunteer Hours
5. New equipment/donations:
   1. Phone/PA System for space (Chris H.)
6. Events:
   1. MakerFest!
   2. Holiday Make-A-Thon with Bucketworks on Black Friday?
   3. BVGN Recap (Next time find a ton of indie artists who need space?)
7. Any topics from members who are present