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## Purpose
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From the HacDC Bylaws, Article III, Section 2:
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At the annual meeting, the voting members shall elect the Board of
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Directors, review and vote on the standing rules and policies of the
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corporation, receive reports on the activities of the corporation,
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approve the budget and determine the direction of corporation in the
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coming year.
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This meeting will also serve as the monthly meeting for the month of
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March.
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## Time and Location
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March 11, 2014
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Meeting called to order at 1955 by Ben.
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Members Present: Ben, Katie, DavidMc.. 12 in person, 3 online.
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Others Present: ~5
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[Quorum](Quorum "wikilink") met? Yes.
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## Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes
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[Regular Member Meeting 2014 02
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11](Regular_Member_Meeting_2014_02_11 "wikilink") - approved.
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## Recognition
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- Thanks to Evan and Zack for their work on the laser cutter.
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- Everyone involved in Project SEM .
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- David McInnis for adding really cool lighting to the new shelves in
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the basement.
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- Julia Longtin (aka. juri) for more 3D printer tweaking and getting
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ahead on cleaning up the space.
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## Director Reports
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### President's Report
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As reported last month, the BoD has approved accepting the donation of a
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Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The SEM is now ready to be picked up
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and we have about three weeks to collect it. It is currently in Norfolk,
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VA and is a large, heavy piece of equipment. We will need to rent/borrow
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a truck (ideally one with a lift-gate) to transport it up to HacDC, and
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we'll need several strong volunteers to help us load, and unload the
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truck (including bringing it up the stairs and into the workshop).
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Additionally, we will need some help making space for it in the
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workshop. **We are currently shooting for Saturday, March 29th.**
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### Vice President's Report
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admin team is accepting donations of gigabit network switches. we need
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both managed and unmanaged switches. one managed switch with 20+ ports
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which is for the church network. we are getting the space wired for
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gigabit ethernet so cat5e and cat6 keystone jacks and and wall plates
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are welcome.
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### Treasurer's Report
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Here is the financial summary spreadsheet for February 2014:
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![<File:HacDC_Financials_2014_02.pdf>](HacDC_Financials_2014_02.pdf "File:HacDC_Financials_2014_02.pdf").
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We gained two members in the last month: Elizabeth Smith and Ariam
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Mogos. We lost two members in the last month: Tim Dixon and Nick Mapsy.
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We have 46 dues-paying members in good standing, two permanently
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dues-waived members, four temporarily dues-waived members, and five
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members who are behind on dues.
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#### Project Awesome
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Here is the Project Awesome spreadsheet for February:
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![<File:HacDC_PA_Projects-2014_02.pdf>](HacDC_PA_Projects-2014_02.pdf "File:HacDC_PA_Projects-2014_02.pdf").
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Once again we are in the red for the month, so there is no Project
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Awesome dividend. :(
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### Secretary's Report
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NonHacDC calendar is being populated. Need to put it in a more public
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place and open it up to members for editing. Otherwise nothing
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significant to report.
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### Director-at-Large Reports
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No report.
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## [Project Awesome](:Category:Project_Awesome "wikilink") Reports
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### Project LASER
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Dan: Optical maintenance; cleaning lenses, tightening things, etc. Found
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the aluminum track is wearing and has some play. Will try to flip them
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to use the other side, otherwise will purchase new tracks. This is
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expected, normal wear. Aiming laser and combining optic is here, but
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dust is still a problem. Will add air flushing to all optical
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components. Thanks to those who worked on the alignment. The idea of
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having jigs underneath is being put off. The cabinet will need to be
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reworked first.
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### Project BYZANTIUM
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Nothing new to report.
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### Project KITBUILD
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Nothing new to report.
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### Project SUPPLIES
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Still healthy and stable. A few expenses this month, related to lighting
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the new shelves.
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### Project EXPANSION
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We may be able to afford a small vertical bandsaw for about \$100,
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similar to the one we had before. This would help cutting stock
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materials for CNC mill, laser cutter, photolithography fab, etc. Any
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suggestions or objections? Dan: reminds Mirage that we'd like ink for
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the inkjet plotter in the basement.
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### Project SPACECAM
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Kevin: comments on Rob's donation list, very interested in the
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projectors and the scanning/projecting white boards. WebRTC is what will
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hopefully replace Hangouts in the future. Please check it out.
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## Member Reports
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### Justin Myers
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Quick reminder that our first
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[Laurel](http://larcmd.org/vec/)-accredited ham radio licensing [exam
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session](Licensing_Exams "wikilink") starts at noon [March
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22](http://www.meetup.com/hac-dc/events/160901402/) (a week from this
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coming Saturday). Review/questions are welcome at tomorrow's (March 12)
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HARC meeting.
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If you're interested in getting licensed, take your exams here for free!
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Other exam dates this year: [June
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21](http://www.meetup.com/hac-dc/events/160901522/) and [Nov.
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8](http://www.meetup.com/hac-dc/events/160901572/).
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We also need more examiners who can help out at these sessions; if
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you're already licensed (General or above) and want to help, let me
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know.
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### Mirage
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Audio difficulties.
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From chat: Basically, I have a nice HF antenna, and continuing work with
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Imagnus. The USRP is cooperating now. Would like Dan and I to have
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permission to expediently dispose of remaining junk in the basement.
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Three months is far too long!
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### Dan
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New acrylic colors in stock. Non-rastering cutting is working fine
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(laser cutter). Discussion: computer for laser cutter could use more
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memory, but it's windoz XP. Options presented, will look into it.
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## Old Business
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Provide Martin a keyholding honorary (nonpaying) membership. - Approved
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by member vote.
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## New Business
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Approve Article IV of the [Proposed Standing
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Rules](Proposed_Standing_Rules#Article_IV:_Meetings "wikilink"). This
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codifies our existing policies and empowers the BoD to reschedule member
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meetings for the following week in the event that an emergency (such as
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weather) forces the cancellation of a scheduled meeting. - proposed
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rules reviewed in meeting, minor discussion followed - Approved by
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member vote.
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Permit Dan Barlow and mirage335 to expediently dispose of junk in the
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basement for the next few months. - Approved by member vote.
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## Board of Directors Elections
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Results of the elections are as follows:
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### President
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Dan
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### Vice-President
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Chris
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### Treasurer
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Katie
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### Secretary
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DaveMc
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### At-Large Directors (two)
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Zach and Ben
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## New Members
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Chris - electronics, Ham, Windows expert - Approved by member vote.
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## Adjournment
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Adjourned at 2110.
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2024-06-13 01:48:44 +00:00
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[Category:Meeting Minutes](Category:Meeting_Minutes "wikilink")
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