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+Attendees:
+Colleen
+Jim
+Alexia
+Deboralynn
+Scott
+Lance
+Alexia
+Mike
+Kathy C
+Adam
+Carrie
+Brant
+Tom Gr.
+Notes:
+Introductions of individuals at the table
+	- Alexia - Event Coordination, and cattle prodding people
+	- Lance - Volunteer Coordinator
+	- Jim - 3D printing and helping with the fest in general
+	- Mike- Betty Brin Children's museum
+	- Carrie - Betty Brin Children's museum
+	- Kathy - Betty Brin Children's museum
+	- DL - Safety Coordinator and Volunteer Coordinator Assistant
+	- Scott - Helped
+	- Brant - President of MMS, and helped when possible
+	- Colleen - helped Alexia with Event Coordination and assisted where possible
+	- Adam - Organized the event (with assistance)
+	- Tom Gr - represented the owners of the building, and handled the Power Wheels events, had contacts for printing posters and t-shirts, and the electric car club
+Recap -
+	- Summerfest Grounds would like to host in 2015, so why not do a smaller version at Summerfest grounds in 2014.
+	- They want to make sure it's a huge marketing splash
+	- We need to come with them with dates that we want
+	- We will be going with the Maker Faire people
+The idea is that if Summerfest people work on the facilities portion of this
+	- Ticket sales
+	- Physical logistics
+	- Etc…
+We can concentrate on content and making things cool
+What is the numeric expectations for the SF grounds.
+	- They are ok with this being a smaller event to start with
+	- They are not asking for people or dollar commitments up front to start with
+	- There are financial obligations for the Maker Faire moniker
+	- Fees - or cuts for the whole thing
+		○ They will do it as a percentage of the ticket sales
+		○ Their vendors will be able to see food a the fair
+	- What is the Maker Faire fascination?
+		○ Regionally this may make it stronger
+		○ They will provide some marketing
+		○ They will broadcast it
+		○ It is a brand name thing and recognition
+	- Is there a way to say this is a "Makerfest brought to you by Maker Faire"
+		○ This is a question we need to ask the Maker Faire people to see if this will fly
+		○ Let them know what we want to retrain and why we want to go this route
+		○ Adam - doesn't agree that it is worth it to go with Maker Faire
+			§ Cost
+			§ Do they bring much to the table past advertising to the Maker Community that follows them?
+		○ It will help, they do have a good penetration with the Maker Community
+			§ We want to penetrate the markets we know that we will get
+			§ These are not the only avenues that are out there that we can focus on
+			§ We need to identify what markets we want to focus on as primary targets and go for them
+		○ Summerfest will scatter shot to get as many people to come to the festival grounds and see this
+		○ The Summerfest people may have some reservation on the Maker Faire idea --> Should we go with Maker Faire or continue with the Makerfest branding
+		○ Milwaukee World Festivals Incorporated seems to own all the festivals names
+			§ We may not really own this, and need to check if we can get this name
+			§ Do we want to fight for this name or relinquish it
+	- SFG knows that they cannot make the festival go, they are providing the physical location and administration, and assistance with marketing
+		○ They are excited and want to diversify their audience
+	- Who Owns the Makerfest?
+		○ The Milwaukee Makerspace technically owns it because they came up with it
+		○ But really what would it be broadcasted as?
+			§ Milwaukee Makerfest brought to you by the Milwaukee World Festivals in partnership with Milwaukee Makerspace and Betty Brin's Children Museum
+	- How do we deal with bad weather -
+		○ They do have a building or two that can be used
+		○ It is outside, but they do have partitions that can be put up
+		○ There is always concern with the later the festival is in the year with weather
+What do we really want?
+	- Fundamentally
+		○ Convince the world that they don't have to buy everything
+		○ Show them how you can make neat things
+		○ Bring people who make it together
+		○ Bring like minds together
+Concern -
+	- Will our goals line up with them
+	- SFG will obviously want to bring bodies in the door and make money ultimately
+	- What do we want - what we do and what our goals will affect future Makerfests
+	- Sponsors and getting sponsorship from outside companies
+		○ Who do we want and what do we want to sponsor
+		○ What will the BBCM want to have and not have as sponsors
+		○ The SFG are in for a ride and know this
+	- They want opportunities to present to their loyal sponsors
+		○ There are groups that will be able to approach that they normally wouldn't want to sponsor a stage for a music festival.
+		○ New opportunities
+	- Jim - Perhaps it would be wise for a board to own the event that would span multiple groups, so that control and ownership would not be in the hands of one group
+Who is responsible for what? (division of duties)
+Adult Content
+	- Alcohol
+	- Tobacco
+	- Nudity
+We need to know what our do's and don'ts are for this event
+	- What will we not allow
+	- What will we allow
+	- Guidelines
+		○ Need to be acceptable for the groups involved
+		○ Idea - be more assertive in what we want, and not just use Maker Faire or SFG
+We need to talk about dates that we can do this.
+	- September 13 or September 27 are the best dates
+		○ The 13th is better
+		○ They have the first weekend booked for September
+	- The timeline for Maker Faire for application is minimum is 6 months. They don't like that.
+		○ They want 9 months
+	- Primary Choice is September 13th & 14th
+	- Secondary Choice is September 27th & 28th
+	- Do we do 1 day or 2 days
+		○ 1 day for Mini Faires typically
+		○ 2 days for Larger Faires
+	- It may be better that for now we stick to 1 day
+How do we deal with set up for people?
+	- With a two day festival it is typically one to two days before the festival
+	- Take down is a day or two afterwards
+	- Security for the vendors
+	- Do we need indoor space for vendors (or tent space)
+	- The Craft Population
+	- The Artist population
+Cost for vendors and makers
+	- How do we do this?
+	- Sponsorships to subsidize the cost for vendors and makers (who are just showing)
+		○ Many of our vendors only made 1000 or less
+		○ People showing has to be free if they are not selling
+		○  The cost for the maker-sellers for entry as a 'booth'
+Are we cool with not getting paid for curating the event
+	- Do we want to have a goal of funds and money that we want
+	- What are our financial goals
+	- We need enough revenue to cover our costs
+	- Barriers for power wheels
+	- How much do we have to pay and what is SFG covering
+	- We need to know what we want $$$
+	- This has to be on the table when we go to the SFG
+We need to have a conversation with Don and the SFG people about what their expectations
+	- Example - tickets were $5.00 for people 13 and over
+Sponsors
+	- Avnet
+	- Exacta Staffing
+	- American Science and Surplus (soft of)
+	- Mike Davey (discounts on printing and shirts)
+	- Individual members
+	- Donation Boxes
+	- Harbor Freight
+Are there any lines in the sand that SFG has in regards to what they won't negotiate in regards to the event.
+	- And example MIGHT be: "NO weapons will be seen, talked about, hinted on, or displayed in any form"
+Insurance
+	- Who takes care of it
+	- How much do we need
+	- Who takes care of it
+What are our goals and mission of Milwaukee Makerfest overall
+Who are our key people who should represent the group and make decisions
+or 4 people from each group who will keep in mind our key goals when representing the group
+Next Steps -
+	- Come up with goals and a mission statement for the festival
+	- Who are the key representatives
+		○ MakerSpace and Makerfest
+		○ This is something the MakerSpace needs to talk about internally to ensure it's longevity
+	- What is our direction (ultimately)
+Time Frame for the meeting with SFG
+	- That will help move things forward
+	- If the dates are available, will they jump on it?
+How long to determine the core representative for Milwaukee Makerspace/Makerfest
+	- Next week Tuesday, we should have this set
+		○ Representatives
+		○ Direction / goals / mission

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