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Meeting Notes for March 20, 2012
Attendance
- 21 members
- 3 guests
Topics
Agenda Items
Dust Collection for the Wood Shop
- Matt N. noted that the belt sander has a broken power switch. He will be replaced it soon.
- We discussed bringing permanent power to the Wood Shop. Joe B. has an electrician he knows that may be able to help.
- Two to four 20 amp circuits, with breakers, receptacle boxes, and conduit may cost $100-$200
Milwaukee Makerspace "Makership"
- Introduce a Milwaukee Makerspace “Makership” where we sponsor a maker's membership.
- One idea would be to sponsor someone to complete a project in the space for us.
- Another would be to flat out sponsor a person.
- Joe B. noted other organizations he's been involved with that had similar programs.
- Jason G. explained projects at http://www.lvl1.org/makership/
- People interested in this so far include Pete, Brant, Kevin, and Sean.
- It was noted students will need to upgrade their memberships when they graduate.
- A summer internship was also considered.
ReCap of the Tool at Hand Challenge
- Kevin, Jason H., Pete, and Shane attended the event last week at Sweet Water Organics.
- Pete noted we got some good PR and maybe even a contact with WUWM.
DamCamp
- DamCamp (BarCamp Beaver Dam) is happening on Saturday, 3/24. (Sponsored by the Beaver Dam Makerspace Project)
Make: Beta Team
Anyone want to join the Make: Beta Team: http://blog.makezine.com/2012/03/15/make-beta-team-join-us/CLOSED!
Meet Tim Syth, the new Executive Director of BucketWorks
- BucketWorks is hosting WordPress classes.
- Gallery Night is taking place April 20th and we will be in attendance to represent Makerspace and help give tours.
- A 28-hour hack-a-thon called BuildHealth is scheduled for 4/14-4/15.
Rental Spaces
- Jason G. looked at a new place in the same lot as Sweet Water Organics.
- The space has ~6,000 sq.ft., overhead doors, vehicle docks, etc.
- A tour for other members will be planned for this Saturday at 1:00 PM.
Meeting Adjourned at 8:00 PM
- After the meeting Pete took photos of makers (doing some making) for the web site.
- Brant and Ron discussed a canopy inside to the catch the leaks, but there might be repairs to the roof coming soon from the landlord.
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