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8.2 KiB
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231 lines
8.2 KiB
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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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## Time and Location
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` Date: Tuesday, March 8`
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` Location: HacDC`
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Meeting called to order at
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` Time: 7:43pm`
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` By: Tayeb`
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## Participants
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- Members Present:
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- Kevin
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- Ken
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- Tayeb
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- John
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- Michelle
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- Gabe
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- Matt
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- Obi
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- Mario
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- Brian
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- Don
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- Others Present:
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[Quorum](Quorum "wikilink") met?
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` Yes`
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## Approval of Previous Meeting's Minutes
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Approved
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## Recognition
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Michelle - initiative taking, leadership All Members - getting out of
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the red
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## Director Reports
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### President's Report
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Tayeb: initial goal to reopen to the public, however we have regular
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online meetings (Online Project Night, Microfabrication, FreeCAD). In
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the future, would like regular meetings of some sort and continue and
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move to "hybrid." Next steps: verify (and fix) tools/equipment and
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prepare space for use.
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### Vice President's Report
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### Treasurer's Report
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Financial Report: Current Balance -- \$11,572.80 We currently have 18
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paying members, \$870 from dues and an additional \$148.16 from
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donations. Rent is \$900 for February, total expenses are \$957.57
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### Secretary's Report
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1. HacDC WorkRoom Safety & Security:
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1. Waiver. [Hold harmless
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agreement](https://www.google.com/search?q=hold+harmless+agreement+makerspace)
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for existing and new members.
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2. Safety Instruction. Training class for existing and new members.
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Short-term: documentation and videos on website. Long-term: an
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online Learning Management System (LMS) like [Video Lessons
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Plugin](https://www.videolessonsplugin.com/) or [other LMS
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plugins on WordPress](https://wordpress.org/plugins/search/lms/)
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3. Room monitoring systems. Possible solutions: room occupancy,
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room safety monitoring, timed entrance, air quality monitoring
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(ie. return Ken's Air Quality monitors)
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2. City of DC Safety & Security:
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1. Christine: HacDC ham radio club is active in emergency
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communications, assisted on the Women's March and is organizing
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an emergency response group. There is also CERT training given
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by the city
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### Director-at-Large Reports
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#### Ken
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#### Kevin
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## [Project Awesome](:Category:Project_Awesome "wikilink") Reports
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### Project HAMRADIO
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### Project SEM
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### Project SUPPLIES
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1. Need to build an (high-level) inventory list that is public-facing.
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Should include dates.
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### Project EXPANSION
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## Audit Committee Report
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## Member Reports
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## Old Business
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1. Wiki-Website Re-Design - the Unified Data Team launched new Wiki and
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new Website for purpose of unifying two platforms, minimizing
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duplicate information, focusing sites for particular audiences. In
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regards to the WordPress Admin, do all 31 users still need access?
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No, they do not.
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2. [ECE Conference on March
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25](https://www.ecedha.org/Meetings/2022-ECEDHA-Annual-Conference) -
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annual conference hosted by Electrical and Computer Engineering
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Department Head Association (ECEDHA) this year in New Orleans LA
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invited Tayeb and Michelle to speak on hackerspace-related panels
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(yay! we found panelists). Goals: promote HacDC, find well-resourced
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partners, represent HacDC well. New programming:
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1. Tayeb's pre-panel discussion Monday veered towards ways to open
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up hackerspaces to the public.
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2. Katie B - former member may have worth of information
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3. [FurnishHopeDC](https://furnishhopedc.org) - Bobby says, "this seems
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like it might be a good group for HacDC to get involved with
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(providing & fixing computers and possibly building furniture out of
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scrap wood"
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### Bylaws Amendments
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- No bylaws amendments (\<-- carry over to next Old Business...several
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board members like this)
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## New Business
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1. **Workspace Opening Up** - status update. Church common areas still
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requires masks. Inside workroom: members welcome to not wear masks
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as long as others give consensus - default to most conservative
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attendee.
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1. Two Saturdays Ago - Matt, Kevin, Tayeb went to get 3D printers
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running again. Need 2-3 more "hackdays" before Octaprint server
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runs with 3 functional printers.
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1. Monoprice printer (Ultamaker style) is working now (yay!).
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2. Second printer needs OEM part costs \$400 (value for \$3500
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printer).
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3. Ninjaflex printer works
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1. Kevin: the rubber does get stuck, so there is a process
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for cleaning out the tube which needs to happen between
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runs in order for it to work again
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2. New likely tools:
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1. ~\$2000-\$2400 for laser cutter - already scoped by Ethan
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and Tayeb
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1. Matt: if do this may need to (1) account for safety
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and (2) increase our insurance liability
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2. Michelle: would like to see a committee formed for
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interested parties to devote long-term success for this
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project
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2. Existing laser cutter - John curious if we need this =\>
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Tayeb feels it should hang around because members like to
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tinker on it but maybe time to relegate to basement to get
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more space.
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3. Build-a-Laser-Cutter idea - Mario could produce a DIY one
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4. "tool certification" - Kevin says FabLab has this for their
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laser cutter use; specifies what kinds of materials you
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can/cannot burn; John points out will take some effort to
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run properly
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2. **Resources for Instructors** - on website, could include: list of
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tools available to instructors and process for requesting access
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(Zoom, Google Groups). How are Tristan/Ethan doing with Jitsi?
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TechSoup Zoom is not free, sadly, so not viable unless demand is
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there. See "OBS Studio" which a member could download and record
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then post. See "Big Blue Button" (see Kevin) - cons: single-screen
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sharing compared to Jitsi's multi-screen sharing. (note: Jitsi does
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recording but does so poorly.)
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3. **UpCycled** - Mario in touch with Orlando on potential
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collaboration related to recycling; see [past
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fundraiser](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/waste-to-wonder-happy-hour-tickets-223441719197?aff=ebdsoporgprofile#).
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4. **[Farm
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Hack](https://marylandorganic.org/2016/02/05/open-source-agricultural-tools-with-farm-hack/)** -
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Michelle interest in non-profit of farmers who hack things together
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to promote sustainable agriculture, maybe invite leadership to talk
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for 5 minutes
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5. **Raspberry Pi Rep** - Kevin says that on occasion a rep from
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Raspberry Pi will drop in on HacDC
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6. **Rockville Sci-Tech Fair on Apr 24th** - Tayeb has requested two
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tables at the event; need to verify we will have power & wifi access
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(event is outdoor)
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7. **Bike Lights** - Tayeb wants to host event to add Persistent
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Vision, artistic art, to bikes and promote bike safety
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8. **Basement Cleanup** - John would like us to consider making space
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use again Spring Cleaning
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1. New Committee: John, Brian, Michelle - first step is go down
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there and assess what to keep/throw out & assess water damage;
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would be nice to get networking going again (see Network Closet
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behind security person's desk); there is also a CNC computer
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which should still work with the CNC mill
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## Board of Directors Elections
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Slate of Candidates -- Michelle Savage: President, Obioma Anomnachi:
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Vice-President, Tayeb Zaidi: Secretary, Matt Stafford: Treasurer, John
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Pancoast: At-Large, Gabriel Altay: At-Large Results of the elections are
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as follows:
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` President: ''Michelle Savage ran unopposed`
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` Vice President: ''Obioma Anomnachi ran unopposed`
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` Treasurer: ''Matt Stafford ran unopposed`
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` Secretary: ''Tayeb Zaidi ran unopposed`
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` At large seats: ''Gabriel Altay and John Pancoast ran unopposed`
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## New Members
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## Adjournment
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Adjourned at
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` Time: 9:17pm`
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[Category:Meeting Minutes](Category:Meeting_Minutes "wikilink")
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