• Put “meeting tonight” sandwich boards outside doors 1 and 3
• Ask guests to sign the guestbook
• Project Updates (Show & Tell!) from Members
• Member Recognition for Awesomeness
• Guest & New Member introductions

• “Technology…is a queer thing. It brings you great gifts with one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other.” – C. P. Snow

• Events for 2016
• Safety Note: “A GOOD SAFETY RECORD DOESN’T COME BY ACCIDENT” by Carlos V. Collazo

• Closing Thursday nights to the public - Keith
• Tuesday night is trash and housekeeping night.
• Meeting Adjourns

• Space Tour starts immediately following meeting, meet in front lobby.
• Any interested new members, see a Board Member to discuss the sign-up process.
• One On One Introductions of Members to Guests

Keith called the meeting to order at 7:05pm. He's our Secretary and wears a bow-tie :) We hope our fearless leader is safe and sound. (UPDATE: He arrived and has been confirmed to be safe & sound.)

Show & Tell

• Carl made a table! It's heavy and made of concrete, with an agate cast into the corner.
• Larry made a LEGO vehicle that picks up and moves cans!
• Adrian made a drill jig to make LOTS of Nerdy Derby wheels! Available for use by anyone who volunteers to help produce wheels.
• Carl & Marc made a new “Maker Profile” video. Watch it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNMwdzp_AL0
• Akai broke his cell phone stand…and used the experience as inspiration to make something new & better! Version 2 also has more than the minimum quantity of flair.
• Keith is embroidering some Star Trek logos due to a FREE program to do the FREE designs!
• Tom installed a coolant system on the tools in the wood shop.

Member Recognition for AWESOMEness

• Karen thanks Bill & Joe for assisting with her flat tire at the 'space!
• Amy thanks Karen for teaching her how to alter LOTS of clothes!
• Keith thanks Amy for taking notes!
• Akai thanks Joe & Karen for assisting with transportation!
• Steve thanks Bill for fixing the band saw in the wood shop! He fixed the seized bearings and now it's quieter.

Guest & New Member Introductions

• Mark is a new member as of a couple weeks ago. He works in engineering. Wants to learn more about welding, forging, 3D printing, laser cutting.
• Todd is a new member, also as of a couple weeks ago. He wants to learn everything, but first the CNC router. He has some experience from sign-making.
• Jessie Miller is a theatre-maker and this is her first meeting. She found out about us through her friend [and fellow guest?], Alex.
• <> is a new member, as of a few weeks ago. He grew up around metal-working & fabricating. He was previously a line medic. Enjoys tinkering with things, and thinks the Makerspace is full of great people :)
• Eric heard about us through a friend. Looking to get back into making, while he spends his days doing interior design.
• Mitchell is a student at MATC, looking to learn more about welding at MMS.

Event Highlights - Lots is happening this week!

• Tomorrow:
  • Steve has a CNC router training class @ 6:30pm for the 4'x8' CNC router.
  • Grillers' Night Out begins! Bring some food & fire will make it better.
  • Milwaukee Maker Faire planning / volunteering meeting at 7pm.
• Thursday:
  • Board of Directors meets; members are welcome to attend! If you are a member & are interested in Championing “Makers Night Out” on Thursdays, please attend to voice your support or it will be cancelled.
  • Tom Gr is teaching Part 2 of Circuit-board making class,7:30pm in the Electronics Lab.
• Adrian & team are going to the Madison Mini Maker Faire - go with them to talk about MMS & Maker Faire!
• Scrap metal drive @ St Sebastian's school as a fundraiser - opportunity to teach youth how to take apart electronics for recycling and/or to purchase neat, random scraps. Look for more info on a poster at the 'space.
• Gallery Night is June 3! Contact gallerynight@milwaukeemakerspace.org if you want a table space for showing and/or selling.
• Carl astutely noted that there are only a hundred-fifty-some days until Maker Faire, and we need area champions for…
  • sign-making
  • drone field
  • fort building
  • rockets
  • the laser maze
  • the Artemis Starship simulator
  • If you are interested in any of the above, attend the Maker Faire planning & volunteer meeting tomorrow @ 7pm!