• Meeting called to order at Lenox by Anna K at 7 PM

• Member made a skate board on 3 D printers and wood laminate.
• Sarah made prints for WMSE auction and is working on her traffic cones
• Greg made a box for his air brush supplies
• Dan and Sarah made a board with pictures of all members with leadership positions
• Anna K made a 3D wolf and painted it the darkest black available
• Cherie made a tile at the iron pour last Saturday

• Dan thank Kyle W for reorganizing the Norwich woodshop
• Anna thanked John K for painting racks in laser area
• Thank Tony and Eric for shoveling
• Thanks to all the folks that made the leadership board in the meeting room
• Kathy A for all the food/snacks at Norwich

• Iron pour last Saturday in the ice and snow
  • Goal is to do this activity twice a year

• Dan J, Pres
• Bill R, BOD
• Stefan, BOD
• Anna, BOD, Laser champion
• Hapto, BOD Comm Dir, Tiger Lillies
• Brian F: Electronics champion
• Kathy A: Stained glass

• Total guests: 30ish
• Second-timers: 23

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• Model Monday. Mondays at 7 pm, Norwich: Fusion 360 Computer Aided Design/CAM class with Carl S.
• Most Tuesdays at 7:45 pm, Lenox: Stained glass training with Bill C and Tim E.
• 1st and third Wednesdays of each month at 6-7 PM is NORWICH woodshop training. Must have completed Lenox training first.
• Wednesdays at Norwich: Ceramics and Cerveza with Jeff M. Check website. Sign up for 3 weeks of classes. Limit 5 people.
  • The last Wed of the month is a fancy project night (for intermediate to advanced students)
• Wednesdays at 5pm, Norwich: metal casting and mold building.
• Most Thursdays 6 pm. Steel Tigerlillies women's (she/her pronouns) led sculpture collective at Norwich. Making a disco light for Party/ Wood Powder Coating.
• Thursdays at 6:00 - 8pm, Lenox: Woodshop Orientation Training (please respond to the message on the Members@ Email List to reserve a spot—there are 4 spots per week). See google groups.
• Fridays at 6pm, Norwich: Open-Forge-Friday blacksmithing. Norwich. Beginner class this week.
• Second and third Friday: Board game night.

• First Tuesday, Lenox public meeting
• Second Tue., Mini SID, 6-9 p.m., with making allowed. Dinner will be served after for SID participants.
• Third Tue., Norwich public meeting
• Forth Tue., BOD meeting at 6
• Fifth Tue., no meeting
• LAST Weekend of month SID as usual, with food.

===== Special Upcoming Events ===== (see the calendar)

• January 18th: Corel and Cocktails at Lenox – 3rd Thursday of every month
• Sunday the 21st Printing and Wood carving by hand at Lenox at 1 PM
• Next Board of Directors meeting on Tuesday, January 23th at 6 PM at Norwich building
• 1/24: Giant Settlers of Catan meeting at 6:30 at Norwich
• 1/30 Communication Committee meeting at 6 PM at Norwich
• Feb 10th: World Cafe Input Session at Michell St Arts Center at 1 PM. All members are asked to participate.

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• Tours with Dan J

• New Soda and Snack Area headed up by Geoff L and Kathy A.
  • Norwich prices of can of pop to be LOWERED to $0.50 in the near future
• Pottery area is expanding at Norwich for more hand making projects and slip casting
• Community Development Fund: basic request for up to $100
  • form available on the WIKI
• We need tour guides at the member meetings and people to present their current projects.

• Failure is frustrating.
  • Good news: initial study results illustrate failure builds neuroplasticity (brain rewiring)
  • Stay at it; your brain is working to figure it out
  • Ask for help (our community will offer ~600 opinions)

• Take off your noise canceling headphones before leaving an area. Yes, we have had members leave an area with machines still running

• Board of Director meeting minutes are available for your review on the WIKI
  • BOD meetings are now held on the 4th Tuesday of every month (odd number months at Norwich; even numbered months at Lenox)

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• Members, Please hang around and talk to new and prospective members.
• New Member Sign-ups:
• Wrap-up 8:00 p.m.