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Milwaukee Makerspace Board of Directors Meeting - September 16th, 2021

Attendees

Present
  • Tim C
Absent
Guests

Cheers

  • This month's libation of choice:
  • Provided by:

Minutes

  • Meeting called to order by Tim at: : PM
  • Last meeting's minutes approved by

New Business

  • Make 48
    • Contract must include a clause where the production company replace any machine(s) broken.
    • Work through potential issues with sponsors regarding Maker Faire versus Make 48…funding one or both.
  • Highlights of email from founder of Bodgery:
    • One of the things Make48 does in a regional competition is a ton of outreach to large local businesses to build support. Many of them came to watch during the build days, and all got tours of the Bodgery while they talked us up. Several of those companies donated to us directly:
    • Harley Davidson is sending us $750 for new tools
    • Alliant Energy is donating 15 three-month memberships ($2,250), which they’d like to go to under represented makers. We’ve been talking about creating these kind of scholarships for a few years, and this funding support is wonderful. We could partner with a local organization to identify makers of color, do outreach into the community, etc.
    • Tormach sent one of their main tech staff to help out, and she “forgot” an amazing set of gauges, tooling, and accessories in machining.
      • The Badger Bot team donated half of their “materials purchasing funds” ($100) from Make48 to us

One of the sponsors (tool brand Restorer) sent us a new “Restorer”, a handheld grinder/sander/etc tool for grinding/polishing metal and wood.

  • Total Boat donated the surplus of all the materials they sent

* MMS “Wants”

  • Flexibility to invest/distribute donated money as needed.
  • A break-you-buy clause for all machinery used.

* MMS Concerns:

  • MMS has final say on how tools can be used/not used
  • All members that want to be involved, can be involved.

* Must manage expectations and overcommunicate with the membership. * At this point: No call to action of membership

Current Financial Projections

  • Update from Jeff M
  • Membership currently 310 (Maximum was 380); Minimum was ~240 during Covid.

Maker Faire Milwaukee

  • Vote Passed by members to budget $10,000 for the 2021 Maker Faire

UPDATE ON MAKER FAIRE MILWAUKEE

  • Tim C to send Faire update email to members.
  • Faith has lead on signage and shirts
  • Event is MASK ONLY (as per MSOE campus protocol). Email from Tim will include section on health risk potential for volunteers.

New Business

Membership Signups

UPDATE ON SIGNUPS

  • Ensure each person, on each tour, has a sign up sheet. Done! Thank you Bill R
  • Update WIKI to include new members to “members only” goggle group.

Space Improvement Day

  • Sunday, October

Power Wheels

  • Discussion Shelved

Mask Mandate

  • Resolved, continue with current rules until major updates.

President's minute

*MakerSpace engagement

  • Egg drop, Trivia night, other fun member events
  • Members construct patio for Norwich?
  • Change web site to have guests come to appropriate meeting site at ~6;30 to meet members prior to 7 PM meeting start.

Close

  • Meeting was adjourned at: : pm
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