Minutes:Meeting Minutes 20190820
Contents
Agenda for 08-20-2019
Chair: Lew
Introductions
Introduction of i3Detroit
- Presented by a different volunteer each month - 2 minutes
Experienced Members
- Matt C said some things before the secretary has his computer out
- Paul L is a board member and on the fundraising committee
- Rob L has been a member since 2013 but hasn't been here to much lately. He's going to be taking over the vinyl zone from Charlie.
- Art(sAndCrash) is one of our member advocates
- Matt A has been a member for 8 years. He's the classroom zone coordinator.
New Members & Guests
- Frank is a friend of Rob and he's been meaning to come by. He's interested in industrial art.
Show and Tell
- Steve is working on an engraved wooden music box.
- Mike has added lighting and 3d-printed enclosures to Jamie's dragon staff. It lights up all pretty like with multiple patterns.
- Lew has a couple leather messenger bags/purses
New Business
Upcoming Events
Election 2019
- Nominations close at midnight tonight.
- Stump speeches/Q&A will be held after tonight's meeting.
- Voting will be opened soon (announced in the email list by the Secretary) and will run until the next meeting on Sept 2, 2019.
- All members in good standing are allowed to vote.
MEDC Fundraising Campaign
- The campaign runs through October 4th.
- We have raised approximately $8,000 of the $50,000 needed.
- We need people to help out; contact the fundraising committee at fundraising@i3detroit.org to see how you can help.
Some ways to help:
- Pass out the i3 flyers with the grant cards in them at local festivals which are in full swing this time of year
- Talk to local businesses, many donate to local non-profits but please coordinate with the fundraising committee first so we don't all harass the same business
- Car dealers are known to be somewhat generous
- Walmart store managers have a donation budget
- Talk to your employer, many have a donation program for non-profits that their employees volunteer at
- Make something that can be given away as an incentive on our Patronicity campaign website
Events Before the Next Meeting
- Tuesday, August 20
- After the Meeting: Board Candidate Stump Speeches and Q&A
- After the Meeting: Maker Faire Debriefing
- Wednesday, August 21
- All Afternoon/Evening: Cleanup for the Chamber of Commerce Coffee
- Thursday, August 22
- 8:00AM: Coffee with the Ferndale Chamber of Commerce
- 7-10PM: Expansion Meeting/Work Night
- 7-10PM: Monthly BeagleBone Meetup
- 8-9PM: Electronics Lab Orientation with Nate B
- Friday, August 23
- 6-9PM: Friday Night Tours
- 7-9PM: Open Craft Room
- Saturday, August 24
- 12-4PM Detroit Autonomous Vehicle Group Meetup
- 4-6PM: Stitch 'N' B!t¢ħ
- Wednesday, August 28
- 7-10PM: i3 Detroit Sewing Semi-Monthly Sew Up
- Thursday, August 30
- 7-11PM: Bonus Game Night
- 7-10PM: Expansion Meeting/Work Night
- 7-10PM: VR Meetup
- Friday, August 31
- 6-9PM: Friday Night Tours
- 7-9PM: Open Craft Room
- Tuesday, September 3
- 6:30-7:30PM: Fundraising Committee Meeting
- 7:30PM: September 1st Tuesday Members Meeting
Permits vs Tickets
- Yellow permits are self-signed temporary permits for leaving your project out overnight or a couple days. Only valid in large project storage.
- Green is longer term and needs to be signed by a zone coordinator or officer.
- Permits are not the same as tickets!
- Remember to read the permits. They're only for members to use, not guests.
Live-streamed Making
- Thomas is looking to organize a live-streaming night soon to highlight people working on projects to help boost our fundraiser.
- If you'd like to be on- or behind-camera talk to Thomas.
Zone updates
Wood Shop
- The drum sander belt changing procedure is changing. We're switching from pre-cut belts to bulk belts so we can get a wider variety of belt types.
SIGs
Letterpress
- Thanks Sasha for volunteering during Maker Faire! And thanks to everyone who helped load/unload the press cart. We were able to keep it running for the bulk of Saturday and part of Sunday! The letterpress is always a popular demo there from kids (who love getting their own print right before their eyes) to adults (some of whom are printers themselves, or just carved a block once in art class).
- We've got notecards, postcards, and coasters up for grabs in the MEDC campaign!
- Might schedule a public class soon if I can get help with the lasers.
- As always, training upon request: amplesser at gmail
COWBELL
Meeting Metrics
- Time completed: 7:53
- Attendees: 28
Action Item Summary
No action items.
Proposal Summary
No proposals.
Attendance
- Karianne G
- Thomas T
- Steve N
- Chris W
- Frank U
- Sarah G
- Vanessa L
- Matt C
- Paul L
- Matt A
- Sean W
- David H
- Arthur M
- Vivian S
- A'Lisa K
- Jamie B
- Charlie R
- Jan H
- Rob L
- Bryan W
- Kevin F
- Nate B
- Amelia M
- Mike F
- Greg G
- Andrew L
- James O
- L.U. C
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