i3Detroit - User contributions [en]

Board Meeting Minutes 20110614

2013-03-20T23:44:53Z

Ed:

Meeting started: June 14th, 2011, 7:59pm

'''Agenda:
'''

Drainage
*in progress, large machinery, tree has disappered details will be forthcoming

Storage/floorplan
*Ross has handed out a floorplan
*small storage creation
*dividers for medium storage

Space next door:
*Get a quote from John on upgrading the electrical pannel up to code in the case of splitting the meter.
*Significant costs to moving to the new space
*Getting marketing campagin setup on kickstarter for "expansion capital"
**Wishlist: Janitor, Auto work, classroom
Scholarship:
*program is adopoted
*1 - 10 members in good standing
*we need the offical number from paul on the number of paying members
*should annouced and be open before MF, deadline August, Sept we annouce who gets them

Membership Processing:
*It's up to Ed to solve this issue with CRM, CRM will become the only sign up form
*Only members who have access to add new members via CRM can issue keys
*Publish the list of those who can add new members
*Nate and Eric will work on the door for improvements
*Change the master password

GHI sponsorship
*meeting tomorrow

Adjourned: 9:46pm

== Resolutions ==

WHEREAS i3 Detroit should be available to the general public, including those in financial need;
and WHEREAS the diversity of its members is an asset to i3 Detroit,

WE RESOLVE:
* To establish a scholarship program;
* That one non-voting scholarship membership, with all membership dues waived, shall exist for each 10 paid memberships;
* That scholarships shall be awarded on a 6 month basis, beginning in January and June;
* That scholarships shall be awarded on the basis of merit, financial need, and diversity;
* That the applications shall be seen only by the board and the officers of i3 Detroit.

[[Category:Organization Information]][[Category:Meeting Minutes]]

File:I3detroit Form 1023 Application.pdf

2013-02-20T15:42:36Z

Ed: moved File:I3detroit Form 1023 Application.pdf to File:I3 Detroit Form 1023 Application.pdf

#REDIRECT [[File:I3 Detroit Form 1023 Application.pdf]]

File:I3 Detroit Form 1023 Application.pdf

2013-02-20T15:42:36Z

Ed: moved File:I3detroit Form 1023 Application.pdf to File:I3 Detroit Form 1023 Application.pdf

File:I3detroit-Form-1023-Application.pdf

2013-02-20T15:41:40Z

Ed: moved File:I3detroit-Form-1023-Application.pdf to File:I3detroit Form 1023 Application.pdf

#REDIRECT [[File:I3detroit Form 1023 Application.pdf]]

File:I3 Detroit Form 1023 Application.pdf

2013-02-20T15:41:40Z

Ed: moved File:I3detroit-Form-1023-Application.pdf to File:I3detroit Form 1023 Application.pdf

File:I3detroit-1023-application.pdf

2013-02-20T15:40:34Z

Ed: moved File:I3detroit-1023-application.pdf to File:I3detroit-Form-1023-Application.pdf

#REDIRECT [[File:I3detroit-Form-1023-Application.pdf]]

File:I3 Detroit Form 1023 Application.pdf

2013-02-20T15:40:34Z

Ed: moved File:I3detroit-1023-application.pdf to File:I3detroit-Form-1023-Application.pdf

501c3 Application

2013-02-20T15:35:51Z

Ed:

* [[Media:I3_Detroit_Form_1023_Application.pdf]]
* [[Media:I3_Detroit_Form_1023_Checklist.pdf]]
* [[Media:I3_Detroit_Form_1023_Attachment.pdf]]

501c3 Application

2013-02-20T15:34:33Z

Ed: Created page with "Media:i3_Detroit_1023_Application.pdf Media:i3_Detroit_1023_Checklist.pdf Media:i3_Detroit_1023_Attachment.pdf"

[[Media:i3_Detroit_1023_Application.pdf]]
[[Media:i3_Detroit_1023_Checklist.pdf]]
[[Media:i3_Detroit_1023_Attachment.pdf]]

Main Page

2013-02-20T15:33:50Z

Ed: /* Resources and Records */

== [http://i3detroit.com i3 Detroit] - The Metro Detroit Hackerspace ==

== Upcoming Events ==
*'''[[Meetings|Regular Meeting]]''' every first and third Tuesday at 7:00pm at [[Location|i3 Detroit]]
*'''[[Meetings|Board Meeting]]''' every second Tuesday at 7:30pm at [[Location|i3 Detroit]]
*'''[http://www.eventbrite.com/org/245909400?s=1360008 Classes and Events]''' - our current schedule on Eventbrite.

== Members ==

;[[Members|Members]]
:List of Active Members
;[[MemberProjects|Member Projects]]
:Independent Projects in Progress
;[[New Member Orientation#FAQ|FAQ]] / [[New Member Orientation]]
:Info for new and potential members, including the [[Glossary|Glossary]]

;[[HOWTO Get a Wiki Account]]
:Because contributions to the wiki are always good!

== Equipment ==

Information and safety procedures for our tools and equipment organized by location:

{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" class="wikitable"
|-
! Zone
! Zone Warden
! Phone
! Email
|-
|[[Craft Room]]
|Kevin Flory
|(419) 234-6200
|flory.twin.2@gmail.com
|-
|[[Laser Cutters]]
|[[user:Mattarnold|Matt Arnold]]
|(248) 787-7436
|matt.mattarn@gmail.com
|-
|[[Electronics Room]]
|Nathaniel B
|(248) 379-3614
|Myself@telcodata.us
|-
|[[Machine Shop]]
|Steve H
| (734) 788-4667
|steveghermann@gmail.com
|-
|[[Wood Shop]]
|Greg S / Dave S
|248-649-3565 / 248-632-3370
|GregSSmith@aol.com / djscholl@gmail.com
|-
|[[Welding Area]]
| Nate W
| 248-677-1331
| Nate_LapT@i3detroit.com
|-
|[[Kiln Zone]]
| Terry W
| see [[CRM]] or sign in Kiln Zone
| see [[CRM]] or sign in Kiln Zone
|-
|[[Bicycle Shop]]
|Dustin W
|(248) 794-0581
|dustinbikes@gmail.com
|-
|[[Vinyl Shop]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[Fab_Lab|Fab Lab]]
|Matt H
|(248) 343-7432
|extrudude@i3detroit.com
|-
|[[Tool Crib]] /consumables area
|
|
|
|-
|[[Lost and Found / Graveyard]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[CNC Shop]]
|Brian W
| (517) 974-4817
| byddcryf@gmail.com
|-
|[[Injection Molding Shop]]
| Nate W
| 248-677-1331
| Nate_Lapt@i3detroit.com
|-
|[[Commons Area]]
| Your Mom
|
|
|-
|}
List of all the [[Equipment]].
[[Map of Zones]].

== Infrastructure ==

;'''[[Network]]'''
:The i3Detroit network information page.

;'''[[HVAC]]'''
:The heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.

;'''[[Breaker Panels]]'''
:The circuit breaker panels.

== Resources and Records ==

;'''[[Documents]]'''
:Legal and tax documents including Bylaws, 501c3 docs, Articles of Incorporation etc.
;'''[[Standing rules]]'''
:Rules for the space.
;'''[[Officers]]'''
:A list of the current officers.
;'''[[:Category:Meeting Minutes|Meeting Minutes]]'''
:Minutes from our past meetings.
;'''[[:Category:Proposals|Proposals]]'''
:Archive of proposals and votes.
;'''[[Committees]]''' 
:List of committees and their resources
;'''[[In the Media]]'''
:Published articles, videos, etc. about i3 Detroit.
;'''[[Sources|Material and Tool Sources]]'''
:Places to get materials and tools.
;'''[[Community Contacts]]'''
:Groups and people to collaborate with.
;'''[[Reports]]'''
:Various reports for the organization.
;'''[[ToDo]]'''
:The ever-changing list of maintenance and improvement tasks.
;'''[[Data Management]]''' and '''[[Communication]'''
:List of all systems we use to manage member and space data. (Merge these pages!)
;'''[[Forms]]'''
:Group Forms, Waivers, Sign-Ups, etc.
;'''[[Library]]'''
:Books owned by members that can be checked out.
;'''[[Uploads]]'''
:Useful uploaded files, such as flyers, graphics, and more.
;'''[[Historical]]'''
:Old versions of Bylaws, Standing Rules, etc.
;'''[[The Story of i3 Detroit]]
:The story of how this whole thing happened.

== [[Procedures and Instructions]] ==

;'''[[HOWTO Park your car]]''' 
:Rubber side down.
;'''[[HOWTO Close up the space]]''' 
:A checklist to complete if you are the last one out at the end of the night.
;'''[[HOWTO Host an event at i3detroit]]''' 
:Scheduling, publicity, day-of tasks.
;'''[[Harassment Policy]]''' 
:Expectations about behavior and what the group would do about it.
;'''[[Officer and Director Tutorials]]''' 
:Information for Officers and Directors in training
Other procedures, including membership processing are on the [[Procedures and Instructions]] page.

 

== Choose Your Own Adventure ==

;'''[[Start the adventure?]]'''

File:I3 Detroit Form 1023 Attachment.pdf

2013-02-20T15:32:57Z

Ed:

File:I3 Detroit Form 1023 Checklist.pdf

2013-02-20T15:32:25Z

Ed:

File:I3 Detroit Form 1023 Application.pdf

2013-02-20T15:31:29Z

Ed:

Documents

2013-02-20T15:29:55Z

Ed: Created page with ";'''By Laws''' :Organizations Governance. In this document 'Members' refers to voting members as apposed to all 'key holders'. ;'''501c3 Application''' :IRS f..."

;'''[[Bylaws|By Laws]]'''
:Organizations Governance. In this document 'Members' refers to voting members as apposed to all 'key holders'.
;'''[[501c3 Application]]'''
:IRS form 1023 and supporting materials, as filed with the IRS.

Main Page

2013-02-20T15:28:48Z

Ed: /* Resources and Records */

== [http://i3detroit.com i3 Detroit] - The Metro Detroit Hackerspace ==

== Upcoming Events ==
*'''[[Meetings|Regular Meeting]]''' every first and third Tuesday at 7:00pm at [[Location|i3 Detroit]]
*'''[[Meetings|Board Meeting]]''' every second Tuesday at 7:30pm at [[Location|i3 Detroit]]
*'''[http://www.eventbrite.com/org/245909400?s=1360008 Classes and Events]''' - our current schedule on Eventbrite.

== Members ==

;[[Members|Members]]
:List of Active Members
;[[MemberProjects|Member Projects]]
:Independent Projects in Progress
;[[New Member Orientation#FAQ|FAQ]] / [[New Member Orientation]]
:Info for new and potential members, including the [[Glossary|Glossary]]

;[[HOWTO Get a Wiki Account]]
:Because contributions to the wiki are always good!

== Equipment ==

Information and safety procedures for our tools and equipment organized by location:

{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" class="wikitable"
|-
! Zone
! Zone Warden
! Phone
! Email
|-
|[[Craft Room]]
|Kevin Flory
|(419) 234-6200
|flory.twin.2@gmail.com
|-
|[[Laser Cutters]]
|[[user:Mattarnold|Matt Arnold]]
|(248) 787-7436
|matt.mattarn@gmail.com
|-
|[[Electronics Room]]
|Nathaniel B
|(248) 379-3614
|Myself@telcodata.us
|-
|[[Machine Shop]]
|Steve H
| (734) 788-4667
|steveghermann@gmail.com
|-
|[[Wood Shop]]
|Greg S / Dave S
|248-649-3565 / 248-632-3370
|GregSSmith@aol.com / djscholl@gmail.com
|-
|[[Welding Area]]
| Nate W
| 248-677-1331
| Nate_LapT@i3detroit.com
|-
|[[Kiln Zone]]
| Terry W
| see [[CRM]] or sign in Kiln Zone
| see [[CRM]] or sign in Kiln Zone
|-
|[[Bicycle Shop]]
|Dustin W
|(248) 794-0581
|dustinbikes@gmail.com
|-
|[[Vinyl Shop]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[Fab_Lab|Fab Lab]]
|Matt H
|(248) 343-7432
|extrudude@i3detroit.com
|-
|[[Tool Crib]] /consumables area
|
|
|
|-
|[[Lost and Found / Graveyard]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[CNC Shop]]
|Brian W
| (517) 974-4817
| byddcryf@gmail.com
|-
|[[Injection Molding Shop]]
| Nate W
| 248-677-1331
| Nate_Lapt@i3detroit.com
|-
|[[Commons Area]]
| Your Mom
|
|
|-
|}
List of all the [[Equipment]].
[[Map of Zones]].

== Infrastructure ==

;'''[[Network]]'''
:The i3Detroit network information page.

;'''[[HVAC]]'''
:The heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.

;'''[[Breaker Panels]]'''
:The circuit breaker panels.

== Resources and Records ==

;'''[[Documents]]'''
:Legal and tax documents including Bylaws, 501c3 docs, Articles of Incorporation etc.
;'''[[Bylaws|By Laws]]'''
:Organizations Governance. In this document 'Members' refers to voting members as apposed to all 'key holders'.
;'''[[Standing rules]]'''
:Rules for the space.
;'''[[Officers]]'''
:A list of the current officers.
;'''[[:Category:Meeting Minutes|Meeting Minutes]]'''
:Minutes from our past meetings.
;'''[[:Category:Proposals|Proposals]]'''
:Archive of proposals and votes.
;'''[[Committees]]''' 
:List of committees and their resources
;'''[[In the Media]]'''
:Published articles, videos, etc. about i3 Detroit.
;'''[[Sources|Material and Tool Sources]]'''
:Places to get materials and tools.
;'''[[Community Contacts]]'''
:Groups and people to collaborate with.
;'''[[Reports]]'''
:Various reports for the organization.
;'''[[ToDo]]'''
:The ever-changing list of maintenance and improvement tasks.
;'''[[Data Management]]''' and '''[[Communication]'''
:List of all systems we use to manage member and space data. (Merge these pages!)
;'''[[Forms]]'''
:Group Forms, Waivers, Sign-Ups, etc.
;'''[[Library]]'''
:Books owned by members that can be checked out.
;'''[[Uploads]]'''
:Useful uploaded files, such as flyers, graphics, and more.
;'''[[Historical]]'''
:Old versions of Bylaws, Standing Rules, etc.
;'''[[The Story of i3 Detroit]]
:The story of how this whole thing happened.

== [[Procedures and Instructions]] ==

;'''[[HOWTO Park your car]]''' 
:Rubber side down.
;'''[[HOWTO Close up the space]]''' 
:A checklist to complete if you are the last one out at the end of the night.
;'''[[HOWTO Host an event at i3detroit]]''' 
:Scheduling, publicity, day-of tasks.
;'''[[Harassment Policy]]''' 
:Expectations about behavior and what the group would do about it.
;'''[[Officer and Director Tutorials]]''' 
:Information for Officers and Directors in training
Other procedures, including membership processing are on the [[Procedures and Instructions]] page.

 

== Choose Your Own Adventure ==

;'''[[Start the adventure?]]'''

Bylaws 1.0

2012-09-15T18:42:39Z

Ed: the bylaws in this page were an early draft that was never adopted. now redirects to the original adopted bylaws

#REDIRECT [[Old Bylaws]]

HOWTO use the Laserjet 5si

2012-09-14T02:03:05Z

Ed:

The printer is an HP Laserjet 5si MX. It has a built in JetDirect card, so there is no external networking equipment. The printer's IP address is 10.13.0.51

Drivers/Setup:

==Mac==
# Open "System Preferences" from the Apple menu
# Open "Print and Scan"
# Click the "+" button under the list of printers
# Select the "IP" tab on the dialog that pops up
# For protocol, select "HP Jetdirect - Socket"
# For Address, enter "10.13.0.51"
# Click "Add"

Just know that "port 9100" is the protocol to use, and if it gives you a choice between PS and HPGL, either should be fine.

==Windows==
On a Windows box, you need to ignore the temptation to click "add a network printer", and instead, "add a local printer", then "create a new port", then port type "standard tcp/ip port", then enter 10.13.0.51, and everything else should be sensible. If you are using Windows 7, there is no driver specifically for this printer. There should be a built in driver for the model (Laserjet 5si MX), ether version (PS or non PS) will work. If not, drivers for the Laserjet 4 should also work.

==Linux==
On a Linux box, CUPS will have drivers for this printer.

==Troubleshooting==
If things aren't printing, don't just randomly mash buttons on the printer. This is silly and likely to waste your time, and annoy the printer. Instead, see http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/SupportTaskIndex.jsp?lang=en&cc=us&taskId=110&prodSeriesId=25478&prodTypeId=18972 and try to actually troubleshoot the issue.

Please don't change the printer's IP address or configuration, it is not at fault. Seriously. Don't do it.

How to see the printer's status:
Since the LCD on the printer itself is failing, you have to go through the web interface to see what it's trying to tell you.
Hit http://10.13.0.51/ in your browser. Click on "Administration".

[[Category:HOWTO]][[Category:Internal HOWTO]][[Category:Facility Information]][[Category:Networking]]

HOWTO Use the printer

2012-09-14T01:50:24Z

Ed:

* [[HOWTO use the Laserjet 5si]]
* [[HOWTO Use the Laserjet 6P]]

Data Management

2012-08-12T01:43:42Z

Ed: /* Mantis */

==Blog==
URL: http://i3detroit.com/

==Facebook==
URL: http://facebook.com/i3detroit

==Mailing Lists==
URL: http://googlegroups.com/group/i3detroit

URL: http://googlegroups.com/group/i3detroit-public

URL: http://googlegroups.com/group/i3detroit-anounce

==CRM==
URL: http://i3detroit.com/crm

==Wiki==
URL: http://i3detroit.com/wi

==Mantis==
URL: http://i3detroit.com/bug

==Door Entry System==

Data Management

2012-08-12T01:42:38Z

Ed: /* Mailing Lists */

Data Management

2012-08-12T01:42:27Z

Ed:

==Blog==
URL: http://i3detroit.com/

==Facebook==
URL: http://facebook.com/i3detroit

==Mailing Lists==
URL: http://googlegroups.com/group/i3detroit
URL: http://googlegroups.com/group/i3detroit-public
URL: http://googlegroups.com/group/i3detroit-anounce

==CRM==
URL: http://i3detroit.com/crm

==Wiki==
URL: http://i3detroit.com/wi

==Mantis==
URL: http://bug.i3detroit.com/

==Door Entry System==

Data Management

2012-08-12T00:31:29Z

Ed: Created page with "==Blog== URL: http://i3detroit.com/ ==Facebook== URL: http://facebook.com/i3detroit ==Mailing Lists== URL: http://googlegroups.com/group/i3detroit URL: [[http://..."

==Blog==
URL: [[http://i3detroit.com/]]

==Facebook==
URL: [[http://facebook.com/i3detroit]]

==Mailing Lists==
URL: [[http://googlegroups.com/group/i3detroit]]
URL: [[http://googlegroups.com/group/i3detroit-public]]
URL: [[http://googlegroups.com/group/i3detroit-anounce]]

==CRM==
URL: [[http://i3detroit.com/crm]]

==Wiki==
URL: [[http://i3detroit.com/wi]]

==Mantis==
URL: [[http://bug.i3detroit.com/]]

==Door Entry System==

Main Page

2012-08-12T00:10:28Z

Ed: /* Resources and Records */

== [http://i3detroit.com i3 Detroit] - The Metro Detroit Hackerspace ==

__NOTOC__

== Upcoming Events ==

*'''[[Meetings|Regular Meeting]]''' every first and third Tuesday at 7:00pm at [[Location|i3 Detroit]]
*'''[[Meetings|Board Meeting]]''' every second Tuesday at 7:30pm at [[Location|i3 Detroit]]
*'''[http://www.eventbrite.com/org/245909400?s=1360008 Classes and Events]''' - our current schedule on Eventbrite.

== Members ==

;[[Members|Members]]
:List of Active Members
;[[MemberProjects|Member Projects]]
:Independent Projects in Progress
;[[New Member Orientation]]
:Info for new and potential members, including the [[New Member Orientation#FAQ|FAQ]]

;[[HOWTO Get a Wiki Account]]
:Because contributions to the wiki are always good!

== Projects ==
[[Great Global Hackerspace Challenge 2011]]

[[Red Bull Creation 2011]]

== Equipment ==

Information and safety procedures for our tools and equipment organized by location:

{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1" class="wikitable"
|-
! Zone
! Zone Warden
! Phone
! Email
|-
|[[Craft Room]]
|Melissa B
|(248) 672-6485
|insectqueen@gmail.com
|-
|[[Electronics Room]]
|Nathaniel B
|(248) 379-3614
|Myself@telcodata.us
|-
|[[Machine Shop]]
|Steve H
| (734) 788-4667
|steveghermann@gmail.com
|-
|[[Wood Shop]]
|Dave A
|(309) 256-0515
| dalsquared2@gmail.com
|-
|[[Welding Area]]
|Dave W
|(313) 588-6614
|firemandave6024@gmail.com
|-
|[[Bicycle Shop]]
|Dustin W
|(248) 794-0581
|dustinbikes@gmail.com
|-
|[[Vinyl Shop]]
|Rocco M
|(248) 840-6491
|robocop3@gmail.com
|-
|[[Fab_Lab|Fab Lab]]
|Matt H
|(248) 343-7432
|extrudude@i3detroit.com
|-
|[[Tool Crib]] /consumables area
|Eric M
|(586) 215-2513
|eric.a.merrill@gmail.com
|-
|[[Graveyard]]/Lost and Found
|
|
|
|-
|[[CNC Shop]]
|Brian W
| (517) 974-4817
| byddcryf@gmail.com
|-
|[[Mobile Production Studio]]
|[[User:Nate_lapt|Nate Warnick]]
| (248) 677-1331
|Nate_LapT@i3detroit.com
|-
|[[Commons Area]]
|
|
|
|-
|}
List of all the [[Equipment]].

== Infrastructure ==

;'''[[Network]]'''
:The i3Detroit network information page.

;'''[[HVAC]]'''
:The heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.

;'''[[Breaker Panels]]'''
:The circuit breaker panels.

== Resources and Records ==

;'''[[Bylaws|By Laws]]'''
:Organizations Governance. In this document 'Members' refers to voting members as apposed to all 'key holders'.
;'''[[Standing rules]]'''
:Rules for the space.
;'''[[Officers]]'''
:A list of the current officers.
;'''[[:Category:Meeting Minutes|Meeting Minutes]]'''
:Minutes from our past meetings.
;'''[[:Category:Proposals|Proposals]]'''
:Archive of proposals and votes.
;'''[[Committees]]''' 
:List of committees and their resources
;'''[[In the Media]]'''
:Published articles, videos, etc. about i3 Detroit.
;'''[[Sources|Material and Tool Sources]]'''
:Places to get materials and tools.
;'''[[Community Contacts]]'''
:Groups and people to collaborate with.
;'''[[Reports]]'''
:Various reports for the organization.
;'''[[ToDo]]'''
:The ever-changing list of maintenance and improvement tasks.
;'''[[Data Management]]'''
:List of all systems we use to manage member and space data.
;'''[[Forms]]'''
:Group Forms, Waivers, Sign-Ups, etc.
;'''[[Library]]'''
:Books owned by members that can be checked out.
;'''[[Uploads]]'''
:Useful uploaded files, such as flyers, graphics, and more.
;'''[[Historical]]'''
:Old versions of Bylaws, Standing Rules, etc.

== [[Procedures and Instructions]] ==

;'''[[HOWTO Park your car]]''' 
:Rubber side down.
;'''[[HOWTO Close up the space]]''' 
:A checklist to complete if you are the last one out at the end of the night.
;'''[[HOWTO Host an event at i3detroit]]''' 
:Scheduling, publicity, day-of tasks.
;'''[[Officer and Director Tutorials]]''' 
:Information for Officers and Directors in training
Other procedures, including membership processing are on the [[Procedures and Instructions]] page.

 

== Choose Your Own Adventure ==

;'''[[Start the adventure?]]'''

HOWTO Program a key

2012-08-11T00:39:52Z

Ed:

# Collect a $5 key deposit and drop it in the treasurer's drop box
# Make sure you have an unassigned key (fob or card) to use.
# Go to the keypad, and make sure it's at the ready screen. (i.e. not waiting for a PIN after a swipe, or otherwise distracted.)
# Enter the super-secret programming code, starting with * and finishing with #.
# Go to Add/Delete and hit # to select
# Select "Add by ID" and arrow up/down until you find an open slot (the serial on the bottom will show 00000:00000)
# Write the slot number down.
# Hit * to go back to the menu and select "Add by RF Learn"
# Tag units: 1 (if you have multiple people to add, do the entire procedure separately for them.)
# Close tag into RF area: Wave the unassigned key near the reader. It should pick it up.
# Close the tag into the RF area again, and it will show the key's serial number. Write it down.
# Now, hit # until you are at the main menu and select "User Settings"
# Access mode 3: Card and pin
# Careful! It just auto-advanced to the next slot. Back it up so you're working on the slot you just added someone to.
# Now, change PIN
# Let the new member enter their own PIN, 4 digits, don't press anything afterward.
# If it says Success!, you're done. Back out and try the new key.

Any failures, call.... whom? I'll volunteer: Nate B, 248-379-3614.

[[Category:HOWTO]][[Category:Internal HOWTO]]

Officer and Director Tutorials

2011-12-05T19:15:39Z

Ed: Created page with '* HOWTO Be A Director * HOWTO Be President * HOWTO Be CEO * HOWTO Be Treasurer * HOWTO Be Secretary'

* [[HOWTO Be A Director]]
* [[HOWTO Be President]]
* [[HOWTO Be CEO]]
* [[HOWTO Be Treasurer]]
* [[HOWTO Be Secretary]]

Main Page

2011-12-05T19:14:34Z

Ed: /* Procedures and Instructions */

== [http://i3detroit.com i3 Detroit] - The Metro Detroit Hackerspace ==

__NOTOC__

== Page of the Week ==
Every week or so, there will be a different wiki page up here for you to pay a little extra special attention to. Give it some love!

=== Oct 22nd ===
Members. Who are ye?

Those that have been lost shall soon be found

scribeth thy name upon these grounds

amend a fine link for those to engage

that doeth wish to spy thine user page
*[[Members| Members]]

== Upcoming Events ==

*'''[[Meetings|Regular Meeting]]''' every first and third Tuesday at 7pm at [[Location|i3 Detroit]]
*'''[[Meetings|Board Meeting]]''' every second Tuesday at 7pm at [[Location|i3 Detroit]]
*'''[http://www.eventbrite.com/org/245909400?s=1360008 Classes and Events]''' - our current schedule on Eventbrite.

== Members ==

;[[Members|Members]]
:List of Active Members
;[[MemberProjects|Member Projects]]
:Independent Projects in Progress
;[[New Member Orientation]]
:Info for new and potential members, including the [[New Member Orientation#FAQ|FAQ]]

;[[HOWTO Get a Wiki Account]]
:Because contributions to the wiki are always good!

== Projects ==

[[Great Global Hackerspace Challenge 2011]]

[[Red Bull Creation 2011]]

== Equipment ==

Information and safety procedures for our tools and equipment organized by location:

{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
|-
! Zone
! Zone Warden
! Phone
! Email
|-
|[[Craft Room]]
|Melissa B
|(248)-672-6485
|insectqueen@gmail.com
|-
|[[Electronics Room]]
|Nathaniel B
|(248)-379-3614
|Myself@telcodata.us
|-
|[[Machine Shop]]
|Steve H
| (734)-788-4667
|steveghermann@gmail.com
|-
|[[Wood Shop]]
|Dave A
|(309)-256-0515
| dalsquared2@gmail.com
|-
|[[Welding Area]]
|Dave W
|(313)-588-6614
|firemandave6024@gmail.com
|-
|[[Bicycle Shop]]
|Dustin W
|(248)-794-0581
|dustinbikes@gmail.com
|-
|[[Vinyl Shop]]
|Rocco M
|(248)-840-6491
|robocop3@gmail.com
|-
|[[Tool Crib]] /consumables area
|Eric M
|(586)-215-2513
|eric.a.merrill@gmail.com
|-
|[[Graveyard]]/Lost and Found
|
|
|
|-
|[[Chem Lab]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[CNC Shop]]
|Brian W
| (517)-974-4817
| byddcryf@gmail.com
|-
|[[Production studio]]
|Nate W
| (248)-667-1331
|digitalhi5@gmail.com
|-
|[[Laser Area]]
|Abimael G
|(734)-972-7587 (no calls after 7pm)
|agc808@hotmail.com
|-
|[[Commons Area]]
|
|
|
|-
|}

== Infrastructure ==

;'''[[Network]]'''
:The i3Detroit network information page.

;'''[[HVAC]]'''
:The heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.

;'''[[Breaker Panels]]'''
:The circuit breaker panels.

== Resources and Records ==

;'''[[Bylaws|By Laws]]'''
:Organizations Governance. In this document 'Members' refers to voting members as apposed to all 'key holders'.
;'''[[Standing rules]]'''
:Rules for the space.
;'''[[Officers]]'''
:A list of the current officers.
;'''[[:Category:MeetingMinutes|Meeting Minutes]]'''
:Minutes from our past meetings.
;'''[[:Category:Proposals|Proposals]]'''
:Archive of proposals and votes.
;'''[[Committees]]''' 
:List of committees and their resources
;'''[[In the Media]]'''
:Published articles, videos, etc. about i3 Detroit.
;'''[[Sources|Material and Tool Sources]]'''
:Places to get materials and tools.
;'''[[Community Contacts]]'''
:Groups and people to collaborate with.
;'''[[Reports]]'''
:Various reports for the organization.
;'''[[ToDo]]'''
:The ever-changing list of maintenance and improvement tasks.
;'''[[Forms]]'''
:Group Forms, Waivers, Sign-Ups, etc.
;'''[[Uploads]]'''
:Useful uploaded files, such as flyers, graphics, and more.
;'''[[Historical]]'''
:Old versions of Bylaws, Standing Rules, etc.

== [[Procedures and Instructions]] ==

;'''[[HOWTO Park your car]]''' 
:Rubber side down.
;'''[[HOWTO Close up the space]]''' 
:A checklist to complete if you are the last one out at the end of the night.
;'''[[HOWTO Host an event at i3detroit]]''' 
:Scheduling, publicity, day-of tasks.
;'''[[Officer and Director Tutorials]]''' 
:Information for Officers and Directors in training
Other procedures, including membership processing are on the [[Procedures and Instructions]] page.

 

== Choose Your Own Adventure ==

;'''[[Start the adventure?]]'''

Main Page

2011-12-05T19:14:20Z

Ed: /* Procedures and Instructions */

== [http://i3detroit.com i3 Detroit] - The Metro Detroit Hackerspace ==

__NOTOC__

== Page of the Week ==
Every week or so, there will be a different wiki page up here for you to pay a little extra special attention to. Give it some love!

=== Oct 22nd ===
Members. Who are ye?

Those that have been lost shall soon be found

scribeth thy name upon these grounds

amend a fine link for those to engage

that doeth wish to spy thine user page
*[[Members| Members]]

== Upcoming Events ==

*'''[[Meetings|Regular Meeting]]''' every first and third Tuesday at 7pm at [[Location|i3 Detroit]]
*'''[[Meetings|Board Meeting]]''' every second Tuesday at 7pm at [[Location|i3 Detroit]]
*'''[http://www.eventbrite.com/org/245909400?s=1360008 Classes and Events]''' - our current schedule on Eventbrite.

== Members ==

;[[Members|Members]]
:List of Active Members
;[[MemberProjects|Member Projects]]
:Independent Projects in Progress
;[[New Member Orientation]]
:Info for new and potential members, including the [[New Member Orientation#FAQ|FAQ]]

;[[HOWTO Get a Wiki Account]]
:Because contributions to the wiki are always good!

== Projects ==

[[Great Global Hackerspace Challenge 2011]]

[[Red Bull Creation 2011]]

== Equipment ==

Information and safety procedures for our tools and equipment organized by location:

{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
|-
! Zone
! Zone Warden
! Phone
! Email
|-
|[[Craft Room]]
|Melissa B
|(248)-672-6485
|insectqueen@gmail.com
|-
|[[Electronics Room]]
|Nathaniel B
|(248)-379-3614
|Myself@telcodata.us
|-
|[[Machine Shop]]
|Steve H
| (734)-788-4667
|steveghermann@gmail.com
|-
|[[Wood Shop]]
|Dave A
|(309)-256-0515
| dalsquared2@gmail.com
|-
|[[Welding Area]]
|Dave W
|(313)-588-6614
|firemandave6024@gmail.com
|-
|[[Bicycle Shop]]
|Dustin W
|(248)-794-0581
|dustinbikes@gmail.com
|-
|[[Vinyl Shop]]
|Rocco M
|(248)-840-6491
|robocop3@gmail.com
|-
|[[Tool Crib]] /consumables area
|Eric M
|(586)-215-2513
|eric.a.merrill@gmail.com
|-
|[[Graveyard]]/Lost and Found
|
|
|
|-
|[[Chem Lab]]
|
|
|
|-
|[[CNC Shop]]
|Brian W
| (517)-974-4817
| byddcryf@gmail.com
|-
|[[Production studio]]
|Nate W
| (248)-667-1331
|digitalhi5@gmail.com
|-
|[[Laser Area]]
|Abimael G
|(734)-972-7587 (no calls after 7pm)
|agc808@hotmail.com
|-
|[[Commons Area]]
|
|
|
|-
|}

== Infrastructure ==

;'''[[Network]]'''
:The i3Detroit network information page.

;'''[[HVAC]]'''
:The heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems.

;'''[[Breaker Panels]]'''
:The circuit breaker panels.

== Resources and Records ==

;'''[[Bylaws|By Laws]]'''
:Organizations Governance. In this document 'Members' refers to voting members as apposed to all 'key holders'.
;'''[[Standing rules]]'''
:Rules for the space.
;'''[[Officers]]'''
:A list of the current officers.
;'''[[:Category:MeetingMinutes|Meeting Minutes]]'''
:Minutes from our past meetings.
;'''[[:Category:Proposals|Proposals]]'''
:Archive of proposals and votes.
;'''[[Committees]]''' 
:List of committees and their resources
;'''[[In the Media]]'''
:Published articles, videos, etc. about i3 Detroit.
;'''[[Sources|Material and Tool Sources]]'''
:Places to get materials and tools.
;'''[[Community Contacts]]'''
:Groups and people to collaborate with.
;'''[[Reports]]'''
:Various reports for the organization.
;'''[[ToDo]]'''
:The ever-changing list of maintenance and improvement tasks.
;'''[[Forms]]'''
:Group Forms, Waivers, Sign-Ups, etc.
;'''[[Uploads]]'''
:Useful uploaded files, such as flyers, graphics, and more.
;'''[[Historical]]'''
:Old versions of Bylaws, Standing Rules, etc.

== [[Procedures and Instructions]] ==

;'''[[HOWTO Park your car]]''' 
:Rubber side down.
;'''[[HOWTO Close up the space]]''' 
:A checklist to complete if you are the last one out at the end of the night.
;'''[[HOWTO Host an event at i3detroit]]''' 
:Scheduling, publicity, day-of tasks.
;'''[[[Officer and Director Tutorials]]]''' 
:Information for Officers and Directors in training
Other procedures, including membership processing are on the [[Procedures and Instructions]] page.

 

== Choose Your Own Adventure ==

;'''[[Start the adventure?]]'''

HOWTO Be Treasurer

2011-11-27T14:27:58Z

Ed: Created page with '== Monthly Duties == Before First Tuesday * Send out a dues reminder email. First Tuesday * Collect checks that have been mailed by members banks. * Collect dues at the member...'

== Monthly Duties ==

Before First Tuesday
* Send out a dues reminder email.

First Tuesday
* Collect checks that have been mailed by members banks.
* Collect dues at the member meeting, and collect everything from the dues drop box.

Between First and Second Tuesday
* Enter all dues payments (Amazon, cash, checks) into the dues spreadsheet and GNUCash.
* Deposit cash and checks at the bank.
* Send email reminders to anyone who has not paid dues for the current month.
* Reconcile previous month's bank statement in GNUCash.

Second Tuesday
* Present current financial numbers to the board.
* Deactivate cards of members who are more than a month behind, and who have not arranged a payment plan.

28th of each month
* Contact anyone who paid through Amazon in the middle of the previous month. Remind them that if they have a subscription, they should cancel it and restart it so that the payment comes out on or before the first.

== How to enter dues payments ==
# Make a timestamped copy of the dues spreadsheet
# Open the cash account in GNUCash
# Enter each cash payment in the dues spreadsheet, then into the cash account as Income:Member Dues:<Last, First>, then write a cash receipt and put it in the "dues receipts" envelope. Put the money in the "to deposit" envelope.
# Open the Undeposited Checks account in GNUCash.
# Enter each check payment in the dues spreadsheet, then into the undeposited checks account (include the check number). Stamp "for deposit only" on the endorsement line of the check, and put it in the "to deposit" envelope.
# Open the Amazon Payments GNUCash account, and log into Amazon Payments.
# For each new payment, put two entries into GNUCash. One from Income:Member Dues:<Last, First>, and one from Expenses:Bank Fees:Amazon Payments.
# Verify that the amazon payments balance in GNUCash matches the amount in Amazon Payments.
# On a 10-key adding machine, subtotal the cash in the "to deposit" envelope, then subtotal the checks in the "to deposit" envelope, then calculate the combined total. Verify that the subtotals match the Cash and Undeposited Checks accounts in GNUCash.
# Transfer all entered Amazon Payments funds into the bank account.

Potlock Menu Planning

2011-11-13T23:16:06Z

Ed: /* Lunch Entrees */

* There will be two mealtimes: "lunch" at ~1pm and "dinner" at ~7pm, or whenever somebody starts cooking!
* Snacks of various kinds will be available throughout.
* Beverages will be BYOB since we've already got a supply of pop in the kitchen. This is a great opportunity to restock your favorites if they're running low!
* There is a grill at the space, right?
* If you have a crockpot, please consider using it! We don't have proper kitchen at the space, so crockpots and such will be helpful for supplying us all with hot food.
* Please avoid common allergens (or put them on the side) if they're optional in your recipe: nuts, dairy, wheat, etc.
 
==Lunch Entrees==
{| border="2"
|-
| '''Food Item'''
| '''Bringer of Food'''
|-
| Tasty snack-ums yummies
| i3 detroit member #2342
|-
| Vegetable platter with dips
| Dustin White
|-
| Vegetarian Pasties
| Ed P
|- style="background: yellow"
| Veggie Entree (?)
| <this could be you!>
|}

== Dinner Entrees ==

{| border="2"
|-
| '''Food Item'''
| '''Bringer of Food'''
|- style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"
| Chicken enchilada soup
| Cherish
|-
| Baked Mac & Cheese (1 w/ onion/bacon, 1 without)both my 6 cheese special, half catering pan each.
| Steve H
|-
|Homemade bread
|Melissa B
|-
|Assorted Desserts
|Melissa B
|- style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"
| Vegetarian Pasties
| Ed P
|- style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"
|}

==Snacks, Salads, & Sides==

{| border="2"
|-
| '''Food Item'''
| '''Bringer of Food'''
| '''When? (lunch, dinner, or either/both)'''
|- style="background: lime"
|
|
|
|-
| Assorted Salads
| Melissa B
|mid-day
|-
| Corn Chips & Doritos
| Matt O
| Both
|-
|
|
|
|- style="background: yellow"
| Fruit Plate
| <this could be you?>
|
|}

==Desserts==
{| border="2"
|-
| '''Food Item'''
| '''Bringer of Food'''
|- style="background: white"
|
|
|}

Potlock Menu Planning

2011-11-13T23:15:46Z

Ed: /* Lunch Entrees */

* There will be two mealtimes: "lunch" at ~1pm and "dinner" at ~7pm, or whenever somebody starts cooking!
* Snacks of various kinds will be available throughout.
* Beverages will be BYOB since we've already got a supply of pop in the kitchen. This is a great opportunity to restock your favorites if they're running low!
* There is a grill at the space, right?
* If you have a crockpot, please consider using it! We don't have proper kitchen at the space, so crockpots and such will be helpful for supplying us all with hot food.
* Please avoid common allergens (or put them on the side) if they're optional in your recipe: nuts, dairy, wheat, etc.
 
==Lunch Entrees==
{| border="2"
|-
| '''Food Item'''
| '''Bringer of Food'''
|-
| Tasty snack-ums yummies
| i3 detroit member #2342
|-
| Vegetable platter with dips
| Dustin White
|- style="background: yellow"
| Vegetarian Pasties
| Ed P
|- style="background: yellow"
| Veggie Entree (?)
| <this could be you!>
|}

== Dinner Entrees ==

{| border="2"
|-
| '''Food Item'''
| '''Bringer of Food'''
|- style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"
| Chicken enchilada soup
| Cherish
|-
| Baked Mac & Cheese (1 w/ onion/bacon, 1 without)both my 6 cheese special, half catering pan each.
| Steve H
|-
|Homemade bread
|Melissa B
|-
|Assorted Desserts
|Melissa B
|- style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"
| Vegetarian Pasties
| Ed P
|- style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"
|}

==Snacks, Salads, & Sides==

{| border="2"
|-
| '''Food Item'''
| '''Bringer of Food'''
| '''When? (lunch, dinner, or either/both)'''
|- style="background: lime"
|
|
|
|-
| Assorted Salads
| Melissa B
|mid-day
|-
| Corn Chips & Doritos
| Matt O
| Both
|-
|
|
|
|- style="background: yellow"
| Fruit Plate
| <this could be you?>
|
|}

==Desserts==
{| border="2"
|-
| '''Food Item'''
| '''Bringer of Food'''
|- style="background: white"
|
|
|}

Potlock Menu Planning

2011-11-13T23:14:42Z

Ed: /* Dinner Entrees */

* There will be two mealtimes: "lunch" at ~1pm and "dinner" at ~7pm, or whenever somebody starts cooking!
* Snacks of various kinds will be available throughout.
* Beverages will be BYOB since we've already got a supply of pop in the kitchen. This is a great opportunity to restock your favorites if they're running low!
* There is a grill at the space, right?
* If you have a crockpot, please consider using it! We don't have proper kitchen at the space, so crockpots and such will be helpful for supplying us all with hot food.
* Please avoid common allergens (or put them on the side) if they're optional in your recipe: nuts, dairy, wheat, etc.
 
==Lunch Entrees==
{| border="2"
|-
| '''Food Item'''
| '''Bringer of Food'''
|-
| Tasty snack-ums yummies
| i3 detroit member #2342
|-
| Vegetable platter with dips
| Dustin White
|- style="background: yellow"
| Veggie Entree (?)
| <this could be you!>
|}

== Dinner Entrees ==

{| border="2"
|-
| '''Food Item'''
| '''Bringer of Food'''
|- style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"
| Chicken enchilada soup
| Cherish
|-
| Baked Mac & Cheese (1 w/ onion/bacon, 1 without)both my 6 cheese special, half catering pan each.
| Steve H
|-
|Homemade bread
|Melissa B
|-
|Assorted Desserts
|Melissa B
|- style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"
| Vegetarian Pasties
| Ed P
|- style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"
|}

==Snacks, Salads, & Sides==

{| border="2"
|-
| '''Food Item'''
| '''Bringer of Food'''
| '''When? (lunch, dinner, or either/both)'''
|- style="background: lime"
|
|
|
|-
| Assorted Salads
| Melissa B
|mid-day
|-
| Corn Chips & Doritos
| Matt O
| Both
|-
|
|
|
|- style="background: yellow"
| Fruit Plate
| <this could be you?>
|
|}

==Desserts==
{| border="2"
|-
| '''Food Item'''
| '''Bringer of Food'''
|- style="background: white"
|
|
|}

Potlock Menu Planning

2011-11-13T23:14:27Z

Ed: /* Dinner Entrees */

* There will be two mealtimes: "lunch" at ~1pm and "dinner" at ~7pm, or whenever somebody starts cooking!
* Snacks of various kinds will be available throughout.
* Beverages will be BYOB since we've already got a supply of pop in the kitchen. This is a great opportunity to restock your favorites if they're running low!
* There is a grill at the space, right?
* If you have a crockpot, please consider using it! We don't have proper kitchen at the space, so crockpots and such will be helpful for supplying us all with hot food.
* Please avoid common allergens (or put them on the side) if they're optional in your recipe: nuts, dairy, wheat, etc.
 
==Lunch Entrees==
{| border="2"
|-
| '''Food Item'''
| '''Bringer of Food'''
|-
| Tasty snack-ums yummies
| i3 detroit member #2342
|-
| Vegetable platter with dips
| Dustin White
|- style="background: yellow"
| Veggie Entree (?)
| <this could be you!>
|}

== Dinner Entrees ==

{| border="2"
|-
| '''Food Item'''
| '''Bringer of Food'''
|- style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"
| Chicken enchilada soup
| Cherish
|-
| Baked Mac & Cheese (1 w/ onion/bacon, 1 without)both my 6 cheese special, half catering pan each.
| Steve H
|-
|Homemade bread
|Melissa B
|-
|Assorted Desserts
|Melissa B
|- style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"
| Vegetarian Pasties
| Ed P
|- style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white;"
|
|}

==Snacks, Salads, & Sides==

{| border="2"
|-
| '''Food Item'''
| '''Bringer of Food'''
| '''When? (lunch, dinner, or either/both)'''
|- style="background: lime"
|
|
|
|-
| Assorted Salads
| Melissa B
|mid-day
|-
| Corn Chips & Doritos
| Matt O
| Both
|-
|
|
|
|- style="background: yellow"
| Fruit Plate
| <this could be you?>
|
|}

==Desserts==
{| border="2"
|-
| '''Food Item'''
| '''Bringer of Food'''
|- style="background: white"
|
|
|}

Bylaws

2011-08-11T18:17:15Z

Ed: /* Section 2. Change of Address */

=Bylaws of i3 Detroit=
v2.0 Adopted 2011-06-16

==Article 1. Offices==

===Section 1. Principal Office===

The principal office of the corporation is located in Oakland County, State of Michigan.


===Section 2. Change of Address===

The designation of the county or state of the corporation's principal office may be changed by amendment of these bylaws. The board of directors may change the principal office from one location to another within the named county by noting the changed address and effective date below, and such changes of address shall not be deemed, nor require, an amendment of these bylaws:


New Address:.
____________________,
____________________
Dated: ________, 20__


New Address:.
____________________,
____________________
Dated: ________, 20__


New Address:.
____________________,
____________________
Dated: ________, 20__


===Section 3. Other Offices===
The corporation may also have offices at such other places, within or without its state of incorporation, where it is qualified to do business, as its business and activities may require, and as the board of directors may, from time to time, designate.

==Article 2. Nonprofit Purposes==

===Section 1. IRC Section 501(c)(3) Purposes===

This corporation is organized exclusively for one or more of the purposes as specified in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.


===Section 2. Specific Objectives and Purposes===

The specific objectives and purposes of this corporation shall be to:

<ol>
<li>Maintain shared workspace, tools, storage, and other resources for use by members on projects related to art, science, and technology to facilitate members' personal growth in these fields, and encourage members to share their projects for the betterment of society;</li>
<li>Provide educational talks, classes and workshops for the general public on topics related to art, science, and technology, including training on the use and safety of shared tools;</li>
<li>Encourage the exchange of knowledge on local, national, and global levels through conferences, collaborative projects, and other activities;</li>
<li>Cultivate local entrepreneurship in the fields of art, science, and technology;</li>
<li>Develop, support the development of, and provide resources for the development of free and open source software, hardware, and media for the benefit of society;</li>
<li>Encourage the environmentally responsible use, reuse, and repair of technology, through education and research;</li>
<li>Foster, by all legal and ethical means, the common purposes of our participants; and to</li>
<li>Conduct or engage in all lawful activities in furtherance of the stated purposes or those incidental to them.</li>
</ol>

==Article 3. Members==

===Section 1. Determination and Rights of Members===

The corporation shall have only one class of members. No member shall hold more than one membership in the corporation. Except as expressly provided in or authorized by the articles of incorporation, the bylaws of this corporation, or provisions of law, all memberships shall have the same rights, privileges, restrictions, and conditions.


===Sectopm 2. Other Persons Associated With Corporation===

This corporation may refer to other persons or entities associated with it as "members," even though those persons or entities are not voting members as set forth in this Article 3 of these bylaws, but no such reference shall constitute anyone as a member within the meaning of the Michigan Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1982 unless that person or entity shall have qualified for a voting membership under Section 3.3 of these bylaws.


===Section 3. Qualifications of Members===

The qualifications for membership in this corporation are as follows:

<ol>
<li>
Members shall be of the age of majority in this state, or have the written consent of a legal guardian;
</li>
<li>
Members shall pay in a timely manner such dues and fees as the board may fix from time to time.
</li>
</ol>

===Section 4. Admission of Members===

Applicants shall be admitted to membership upon certification by the board of directors that the following requirements have been met:

<ol>
<li>
Payment in full of first month's dues;
</li>
<li>
Completion of a membership application.
</li>
</ol>

===Section 5. Fees and Dues===

The monthly dues payable to the corporation by members shall be $89.00. Dues are payable in advance to the treasurer by the first of each month. Dues for partial months may be prorated at the discretion of the treasurer. The board of directors may establish a scholarship program and reduce or waive these dues for some members accordingly. Application to any scholarship programs established shall be open to all members.


===Section 6. Number Of Members===

There is no limit on the number of members the corporation may admit.


===Section 7. Membership Book===

The corporation shall keep a membership book containing the name and address of each member. Termination of the membership of any member shall be recorded in the book, together with the date of termination of such membership. Such book shall be kept at the corporation's principal office.


===Section 8. Nonliability of Members===

A member of this corporation is not, as such, personally liable for the debts, liabilities, or obligations of the corporation.


===Section 9. Nontransferability of Memberships===

No member may transfer a membership or any right arising therefrom. All rights of membership cease upon the member's death.


===Section 10. Termination of Membership===

The membership of a member shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

<ol>
<li>
Upon his or her notice of such termination delivered to the president or secretary of the corporation personally or by mail, such membership to terminate upon the date of delivery of the notice or date of deposit in the mail.
</li>
<li>
If this corporation has provided for the payment of dues by members, upon a failure to renew his or her membership by paying dues on or before their due date, such termination to be effective thirty (30) days after a written notification of delinquency is given personally or mailed to such member by the secretary of the corporation. A member may avoid such termination by paying the amount of delinquent dues within a thirty (30) day period following the member's receipt of the written notification of delinquency.
</li>
<li>
After providing the member with reasonable written notice and an opportunity to be heard either orally or in writing, upon a determination by the board of directors that the member has engaged in conduct materially and seriously prejudicial to the interests or purposes of the corporation. Any person expelled from the corporation shall receive a refund of dues already paid for the current dues period.
</li>
</ol>

All rights of a member in the corporation shall cease on termination of membership as herein provided.


==Article 4. Meetings of Members==

===Section 1. Place of Meetings===

Meetings of members shall be held at the principal office of the corporation or at such other place or places as may be designated from time to time by resolution of the board of directors.


===Section 2. Regular Meetings===

A regular meeting of members shall be held on the first Tuesday of September, at 7:00 PM., for the purpose of electing directors and transacting other business as may come before the meeting. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes up to the number of directors to be elected shall be elected. Each voting member shall cast one vote, with voting being by ballot only. The annual meeting of members for the purpose of electing directors shall be deemed a regular meeting.


Other regular meetings of the members shall be held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, at 7:00 PM.


If the day fixed for a regular meeting falls on a legal holiday, such meeting shall be held at the same hour and place on the next business day.


===Section 3. Special Meetings of Members===

Special meetings of the members shall be called by the board of directors, the chairperson of the board, or the president of the corporation, or, if different, by the persons specifically authorized under the laws of this state to call special meetings of the members.


===Section 4. Notice of Meetings===

Unless otherwise provided by the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law, notice stating the place, day, and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered not less than ten (10) nor more than fifty (50) days before the date of the meeting, either personally by mail, or by electronic mail, by or at the direction of the president, or the secretary, or the persons calling the meeting, to each member entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail addressed to the member at his or her address as it appears on the records of the corporation, with postage prepaid. Personal notification includes notification by telephone or by facsimile machine, provided however, in the case of facsimile notification, the member to be contacted shall acknowledge personal receipt of the facsimile notice by a return message or telephone call within twenty-four hours of the first facsimile transmission.


The notice of any meeting of members at which directors are to be elected shall also state the names of all those who are nominees or candidates for election to the board at the time notice is given.


Whenever any notice of a meeting is required to be given to any member of this corporation under provisions of the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or the law of this state, a waiver of notice in writing signed by the member, whether before or after the time of the meeting, shall be equivalent to the giving of such notice.


===Section 5. Quorum for Meetings===

A quorum shall consist of the voting members present at a regular meeting, or one-fourth (1/4) of the voting membership at a special meeting. Except as otherwise provided under the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law, no business shall be considered by the members at any meeting at which the required quorum is not present, and the only motion which the chair shall entertain at such meeting is a motion to adjourn.


===Section 6. Majority Action As Membership Action===

Every act or decision done or made by a majority of voting members present in person or by proxy at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present is the act of the members, unless the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law require a greater number.


===Section 7. Voting Rights===

Each member is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote by the members. Voting at duly held meetings shall be by voice vote. Election of directors, however, shall be by written ballot.


===Section 8. Action by Written Ballot===

Except as otherwise provided under the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law, any action which may be taken at any regular or special meeting of members may be taken without a meeting if the corporation distributes a written ballot to each member entitled to vote on the matter. The ballot shall:

<ol>
<li>
set forth the proposed action;
</li>
<li>
provide an opportunity to specify approval or disapproval of each proposal;
</li>
<li>
indicate the number of responses needed to meet the quorum requirement and, except for ballots soliciting votes for the election of directors, state the percentage of approvals necessary to pass the measure submitted; and
</li>
<li>
shall specify the date by which the ballot must be received by the corporation in order to be counted. The date set shall afford members a reasonable time within which to return the ballots to the corporation.
</li>
</ol>

Ballots shall be mailed or delivered in the manner required for giving notice of membership meetings as specified in these bylaws.


Approval of action by written ballot shall be valid only when the number of votes cast by ballot within the time period specified equals or exceeds the quorum required to be present at a special meeting authorizing the action, and the number of approvals equals or exceeds the number of votes that would be required to approve the action at a meeting at which the total number of votes cast was the same as the number of votes cast by ballot.


Directors may be elected by written ballot. Such ballots for the election of directors shall list the persons nominated at the time the ballots are mailed or delivered.


===Section 9. Conduct of Meetings===

Meetings of members shall be presided over by the chairperson of the board, or, if there is no chairperson or, in his or her absence, by the president of the corporation or, in his or her absence, by the vice president of the corporation or, in the absence of all of these persons, by a chairperson chosen by a majority of the voting members present at the meeting. The secretary of the corporation shall act as secretary of all meetings of members, provided that, in his or her absence, the presiding officer shall appoint another person to act as secretary of the meeting.


Meetings shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order, as such rules may be revised from time to time, insofar as such rules are not inconsistent with or in conflict with the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or with provisions of law.


==Article 5. Directors==

===Section 1. Number===

The corporation shall have at least five (5) and no more than eleven (11) directors and collectively they shall be known as the board of directors. The exact number of directors shall be fixed, within those limits, by a resolution adopted by the board of directors.


===Section 2. Qualifications===

Directors shall be of the age of majority in this state.


===Section 3. Powers===

Subject to the provisions of the laws of this state and any limitations in the articles of incorporation and these Bylaws relating to action required or permitted to be taken or approved by the members, if any, of this corporation, the activities and affairs of this corporation shall be conducted and all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the direction of the board of directors.


===Section 4. Duties===
It shall be the duty of the directors to:
<ol>
<li>Perform any and all duties imposed on them collectively or individually by law, by the articles of incorporation, or by these bylaws;</li>
<li>Appoint and remove, employ and discharge, and, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, prescribe the duties and fix the compensation, if any, of all officers, agents, and employees of the corporation;</li>
<li>Supervise all officers, agents, and employees of the corporation to assure that their duties are performed properly;</li>
<li>Meet at such times and places as required by these bylaws;</li>
<li>Register their addresses with the secretary of the corporation, and notices of meetings mailed or telegraphed to them at such addresses shall be valid notices thereof.</li>
</ol>

===Section 5. Term of Office===

Each director shall hold office for a period of one (1) year and until his or her successor is elected and qualifies.


===Section 6. Compensation===

Directors shall serve without compensation except that they shall be allowed reasonable advancement or reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.


===Section 7. Place Of Meetings===

Meetings shall be held at the principal office of the corporation unless otherwise provided by the board or at such other place as may be designated from time to time by resolution of the board of directors.


===Section 8. Regular Meetings===
Regular meetings of directors shall be held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 P.M., unless such day falls on a legal holiday, in which event the regular meeting shall be held at the same hour and place on the next business day.

===Section 9. Special Meetings===

Special meetings of the board of directors may be called by the chairperson of the board, the president, the vice president, the secretary, the treasurer, by any two directors, or, if different, by the persons specifically authorized under the laws of this state to call special meetings of the board. Such meetings shall be held at the principal office of the corporation or, if different, at the place designated by the person or persons calling the special meeting.


===Section 10. Notice of Meetings===

Unless otherwise provided by the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law, the following provisions shall govern the giving of notice for meetings of the board of directors:

<ol>
<li>Regular Meetings. No notice need be given of any regular meeting of the board of directors.</li>
<li>Special Meetings. At least one week prior notice shall be given by the secretary of the corporation to each director of each special meeting of the board. Such notice may be oral or written, may be given personally, by first class mail, by telephone or by facsimile machine, and shall state the place, date, and time of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted upon at the meeting. In the case of facsimile notification, the director to be contacted shall acknowledge personal receipt of the facsimile notice by a return message or telephone call within twenty-four hours of the first facsimile transmission.</li>
<li>Waiver of Notice. Whenever any notice of a meeting is required to be given to any director of this corporation under provisions of the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or the law of this state, a waiver of notice in writing signed by the director, whether before or after the time of the meeting, shall be equivalent to the giving of such notice.</li>
</ol>

===Section 11. Quorum for Meetings===

A quorum shall consist of one half of the members of the board of directors.
Except as otherwise provided under the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law, no business shall be considered by the board at any meeting at which the required quorum is not present, and the only motion which the chair shall entertain at such meeting is a motion to adjourn.


===Section 12. Majority Action as Board Action===

Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the directors present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present is the act of the board of directors, unless the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law require a greater percentage or different voting rules for approval of a matter by the board.


===Section 13. Conduct of Meetings===

Meetings of the board of directors shall be presided over by the chairperson of the board, or, if no such person has been so designated or, in his or her absence, the president of the corporation or, in his or her absence, by the vice president of the corporation or, in the absence of each of these persons, by a chairperson chosen by a majority of the directors present at the meeting. The secretary of the corporation shall act as secretary of all meetings of the board, provided that, in his or her absence, the presiding officer shall appoint another person to act as secretary of the meeting.
Meetings shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order, insofar as such rules are not inconsistent with or in conflict with the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or with provisions of law.


===Section 14. Vacancies===

Vacancies on the board of directors shall exist (1) on the death, resignation, or removal of any director, and (2) whenever the number of authorized directors is increased.


Any director may resign effective upon giving written notice to the chairperson of the board, the president, the secretary, or the board of directors, unless the notice specifies a later time for the effectiveness of such resignation. No director may resign if the corporation would then be left without a duly elected director or directors in charge of its affairs, except upon notice to the Office of the Attorney General or other appropriate agency of this state.


Directors may be removed from office, with or without cause, by any of the following means:

<ol>
<li>By the vote of the majority of the members of the entire board of directors at a special meeting called for that purpose, or at a regular meeting, provided that notice of that meeting and of the removal questions are given;</li>
<li>In a corporation with fewer than 50 members, the removal is approved by a majority of all members;</li>
<li>In a corporation with 50 or more members, the removal is approved by the members.</li>
</ol>

Unless otherwise prohibited by the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law, vacancies on the board may be filled by approval of the board of directors. If the number of directors then in office is less than a quorum, a vacancy on the board may be filled by approval of a majority of the directors then in office or by a sole remaining director. A person elected to fill a vacancy on the board shall hold office until the next election of the board of directors or until his or her death, resignation, or removal from office.


===Section 15. Nonliability of Directors===

The directors shall not be personally liable for the debts, liabilities, or other obligations of the corporation.


===Section 16. Indemnification by Corporation of Directors and Officers===

The directors and officers of the corporation shall be indemnified by the corporation to the fullest extent permissible under the laws of this state.


===Section 17. Insurance For Corporate Agents===

Except as may be otherwise provided under provisions of law, the board of directors may adopt a resolution authorizing the purchase and maintenance of insurance on behalf of any agent of the corporation (including a director, officer, employee, or other agent of the corporation) against liabilities asserted against or incurred by the agent in such capacity or arising out of the agent's status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the agent against such liability under the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law.


==Article 6. Officers==

===Section 1. Designation Of Officers===

The officers of the corporation shall be a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer. The corporation may also have a chairperson of the board, one or more vice presidents, assistant secretaries, assistant treasurers, and other such officers with such titles as may be determined from time to time by the board of directors.


===Section 2. Qualifications===

Any person may serve as officer of this corporation.


===Section 3. Election and Term of Office===

Officers shall be elected by the board of directors, at any time, and each officer shall hold office until he or she resigns or is removed or is otherwise disqualified to serve, or until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified, whichever occurs first.


===Section 4. Removal and Resignation===

Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the board of directors, at any time. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors or to the president or secretary of the corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the date of receipt of such notice or at any later date specified therein, and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. The above provisions of this section shall be superseded by any conflicting terms of a contract which has been approved or ratified by the board of directors relating to the employment of any officer of the corporation.


===Section 5. Vacancies===

Any vacancy caused by the death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise, of any officer shall be filled by the board of directors. In the event of a vacancy in any office other than that of president, such vacancy may be filled temporarily by appointment by the president until such time as the board shall fill the vacancy. Vacancies occurring in offices of officers appointed at the discretion of the board may or may not be filled as the board shall determine.


===Section 6. Duties of President===

The president shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall, subject to the control of the board of directors, supervise and control the affairs of the corporation and the activities of the officers. He or she shall perform all duties incident to his or her office and such other duties as may be required by law, by the articles of incorporation or by these bylaws, or which may be prescribed from time to time by the board of directors. Unless another person is specifically appointed as chairperson of the board of directors, the president shall preside at all meetings of the board of directors and, if this corporation has members, at all meetings of the members. Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, by the articles of incorporation or by these bylaws, he or she shall, in the name of the corporation, execute such deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, checks, or other instruments which may from time to time be authorized by the board of directors.


===Section 7. Duties of Vice President===

In the absence of the president, or in the event of his or her inability or refusal to act, the vice president shall perform all the duties of the president, and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions on, the president. The vice president shall have other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law, by the articles of incorporation or by these bylaws, or as may be prescribed by the board of directors.


===Section 8. Duties of Secretary===
The secretary shall:

Certify and keep at the principal office of the corporation the original, or a copy, of these bylaws as amended or otherwise altered to date.


Keep at the principal office of the corporation or at such other place as the board may determine, a book of minutes of all meetings of the directors, and, if applicable, meetings of committees of directors and of members, recording therein the time and place of holding, whether regular or special, how called, how notice thereof was given, the names of those present or represented at the meeting and the proceedings thereof.


See that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws or as required by law.


Be custodian of the records and of the seal of the corporation and affix the seal, as authorized by law or the provisions of these bylaws, to duly executed documents of the corporation.


Keep at the principal office of the corporation a membership book containing the name and address of each and any members, and, in the case where any membership has been terminated, he or she shall record such fact in the membership book together with the date on which such membership ceased.


Exhibit at all reasonable times to any director of the corporation, or to his or her agent or attorney, on request therefor, the Bylaws, the membership book, and the minutes of the proceedings of the directors of the corporation.


In general, perform all duties incident to the office of secretary and such other duties as may be required by law, by the articles of incorporation or by these bylaws, or which may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the board of directors.


===Section 9. Duties Of Treasurer===

The treasurer shall:


Have charge and custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the corporation, and deposit all such funds in the name of the corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as shall be selected by the board of directors.


Receive, and give receipt for, monies due and payable to the corporation from any source whatsoever.


Disburse, or cause to be disbursed, the funds of the corporation as may be directed by the board of directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements.


Keep and maintain adequate and correct accounts of the corporation's properties and business transactions, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, and losses.


Exhibit at all reasonable times the books of account and financial records to any director of the corporation, or to his or her agent or attorney, on request therefor.


Render to the president and directors, whenever requested, an account of any or all of his or her transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the corporation.


Prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify, or cause to be certified, the financial statements to be included in any required reports.


In general, perform all duties incident to the office of treasurer and such other duties as may be required by law, by the articles of incorporation of the corporation or by these bylaws, or which may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the board of directors.


===Section 10. Compensation===

Officers shall serve without compensation except that they shall be allowed reasonable advancement or reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.


==Article 7. Committees==

===Section 1. Executive Committee===

The board of directors may, by a majority vote of its members, designate an executive committee consisting of two (2) board members and may delegate to such committee the powers and authority of the board in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation, to the extent permitted, and except as may otherwise be provided, by provisions of law.


By a majority vote of its members, the board may at any time revoke or modify any or all of the executive committee authority so delegated, increase or decrease but not below two (2) the number of the members of the executive committee, and fill vacancies on the executive committee from the members of the board. The executive committee shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings, cause them to be filed with the corporate records, and report the same to the board from time to time as the board may require.


===Section 2. Other Committees===

The corporation shall have such other committees as may from time to time be designated by resolution of the board of directors. These committees may consist of persons who are not also members of the board and shall act in an advisory capacity to the board.


===Section 3. Meetings and Action of Committees===

Meetings and action of committees shall be governed by, noticed, held, and taken in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws concerning meetings of the board of directors, with such changes in the context of such bylaw provisions as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the board of directors and its members, except that the time for regular and special meetings of committees may be fixed by resolution of the board of directors or by the committee. The board of directors may also adopt rules and regulations pertaining to the conduct of meetings of committees to the extent that such rules and regulations are not inconsistent with the provisions of these bylaws.


==Article 8. Execution of Instruments, Deposits, and Funds==

===Section 1. Execution of Instruments===

The board of directors, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, may by resolution authorize any officer or agent of the corporation to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Unless so authorized, no officer, agent, or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable monetarily for any purpose or in any amount.


===Section 2. Checks and Notes===

Except as otherwise specifically determined by resolution of the board of directors, or as otherwise required by law, checks, drafts, promissory notes, orders for the payment of money, and other evidence of indebtedness of the corporation shall be signed by the treasurer and countersigned by the president of the corporation.


===Section 3. Deposits===

All funds of the corporation shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the board of directors may select.


===Section 4. Gifts===

The board of directors may accept on behalf of the corporation any contribution, gift, bequest, or devise for the nonprofit purposes of this corporation.


==Article 9. Corporate Records, Reports, and Seal==

===Section 1. Maintenance of Corporate Records===
The corporation shall keep at its principal office:
<ol>
<li>
Minutes of all meetings of directors, committees of the board, and, if this corporation has members, of all meetings of members, indicating the time and place of holding such meetings, whether regular or special, how called, the notice given, and the names of those present and the proceedings thereof;
</li>
<li>
Adequate and correct books and records of account, including accounts of its properties and business transactions and accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, and losses;
</li>
<li>
A record of its members, if any, indicating their names and addresses and, if applicable, the class of membership held by each member and the termination date of any membership;
</li>
<li>
A copy of the corporation's articles of incorporation and bylaws as amended to date, which shall be open to inspection by the members, if any, of the corporation at all reasonable times during office hours.
</li>
</ol>

===Section 2. Corporate Seal===

The board of directors may adopt, use, and at will alter, a corporate seal. Such seal shall be kept at the principal office of the corporation. Failure to affix the seal to corporate instruments, however, shall not affect the validity of any such instrument.


===Section 3. Directors' Inspection Rights===

Every director shall have the absolute right at any reasonable time to inspect and copy all books, records, and documents of every kind and to inspect the physical properties of the corporation and shall have such other rights to inspect the books, records, and properties of this corporation as may be required under the articles of incorporation, other provisions of these bylaws, and provisions of law.


===Section 4. Members' Inspection Rights===

If this corporation has any members, then each and every member shall have the following inspection rights, for a purpose reasonably related to such person's interest as a member:

<ol>
<li>
To inspect and copy the record of all members' names, addresses, and voting rights, at reasonable times, upon written demand on the secretary of the corporation, which demand shall state the purpose for which the inspection rights are requested.
</li>
<li>
To obtain from the secretary of the corporation, upon written demand on, and payment of a reasonable charge to, the secretary of the corporation, a list of the names, addresses, and voting rights of those members entitled to vote for the election of directors as of the most recent record date for which the list has been compiled or as of the date specified by the member subsequent to the date of demand. The demand shall state the purpose for which the list is requested. The membership list shall be made available within a reasonable time after the demand is received by the secretary of the corporation or after the date specified therein as of which the list is to be compiled.
</li>
<li>
To inspect at any reasonable time the books, records, or minutes of proceedings of the members or of the board or committees of the board, upon written demand on the secretary of the corporation by the member, for a purpose reasonably related to such person's interests as a member.
</li>
</ol>

Members shall have such other rights to inspect the books, records, and properties of this corporation as may be required under the articles of incorporation, other provisions of these bylaws, and provisions of law.


===Section 5. Right To Copy And Make Extracts===

Any inspection under the provisions of this article may be made in person or by agent or attorney and the right to inspection shall include the right to copy and make extracts.


===Section 6. Periodic Report===

The board shall cause any annual or periodic report required under law to be prepared and delivered to an office of this state or to the members, if any, of this corporation, to be so prepared and delivered within the time limits set by law.


==Article 10. IRC 501(c)(3) Tax Exemption Provisions==

===Section 1. Limitations on Activities===

No substantial part of the activities of this corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation (except as otherwise provided by Section 501(h) of the Internal Revenue Code), and this corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements), any political campaign on behalf of, or in opposition to, any candidate for public office.


Notwithstanding any other provisions of these bylaws, this corporation shall not carry on any activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.


===Section 2. Prohibition Against Private Inurement ===

No part of the net earnings of this corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to, its members, directors, or trustees, officers or other private persons, except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes of this corporation.


===Section 3. Distribution of Assets===

Upon the dissolution of this corporation, its assets remaining after payment, or provision for payment, of all debts and liabilities of this corporation shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Such distribution shall be made in accordance with all applicable provisions of the laws of this state.


===Section 4. Private Foundation Requirements and Restrictions===

In any taxable year in which this corporation is a private foundation as described in Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, the corporation 1) shall distribute its income for said period at such time and manner as not to subject it to tax under Section 4942 of the Internal Revenue Code; 2) shall not engage in any act of self-dealing as defined in Section 4941(d) of the Internal Revenue Code; 3) shall not retain any excess business holdings as defined in Section 4943(c) of the Internal Revenue Code; 4) shall not make any investments in such manner as to subject the corporation to tax under Section 4944 of the Internal Revenue Code; and 5) shall not make any taxable expenditures as defined in Section 4945(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.


==Article 11. Nondiscrimination==

===Section 1. Nondiscrimination===

This corporation shall not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, creed, age, nationality, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, marital status or parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.


==Article 12. Amendment of Bylaws==

===Section 1. Amendment===

These bylaws, or any of them, may be altered, amended or repealed and new bylaws adopted subject to approval by 2/3 of the entire board of directors and subject to approval of the membership by a 2/3 majority.


==Article 13. Construction and Terms==

If there is any conflict between the provisions of these bylaws and the articles of incorporation of this corporation, the provisions of the articles of incorporation shall govern.


Should any of the provisions or portions of these bylaws be held unenforceable or invalid for any reason, the remaining provisions and portions of these bylaws shall be unaffected by such holding.


All references in these bylaws to the articles of incorporation shall be to the articles of incorporation, articles of organization, certificate of incorporation, organizational charter, corporate charter, or other founding document of this corporation filed with an office of this state and used to establish the legal existence of this corporation.


All references in these bylaws to a section or sections of the Internal Revenue Code shall be to such sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended from time to time, or to corresponding provisions of any future federal tax code.

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=Bylaws of i3 Detroit=
v2.0 Adopted 2011-06-16

==Article 1. Offices==

===Section 1. Principal Office===

The principal office of the corporation is located in Oakland County, State of Michigan.


===Section 2. Change of Address===

The designation of the county or state of the corporation's principal office may be changed by amendment of these bylaws. The board of directors may change the principal office from one location to another within the named county by noting the changed address and effective date below, and such changes of address shall not be deemed, nor require, an amendment of these bylaws:


New Address:.
____________________.
____________________.
Dated: ________, 20__.


New Address:.
____________________.
____________________.
Dated: ________, 20__.


New Address:.
____________________.
____________________.
Dated: ________, 20__.


===Section 3. Other Offices===
The corporation may also have offices at such other places, within or without its state of incorporation, where it is qualified to do business, as its business and activities may require, and as the board of directors may, from time to time, designate.

==Article 2. Nonprofit Purposes==

===Section 1. IRC Section 501(c)(3) Purposes===

This corporation is organized exclusively for one or more of the purposes as specified in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.


===Section 2. Specific Objectives and Purposes===

The specific objectives and purposes of this corporation shall be to:

<ol>
<li>Maintain shared workspace, tools, storage, and other resources for use by members on projects related to art, science, and technology to facilitate members' personal growth in these fields, and encourage members to share their projects for the betterment of society;</li>
<li>Provide educational talks, classes and workshops for the general public on topics related to art, science, and technology, including training on the use and safety of shared tools;</li>
<li>Encourage the exchange of knowledge on local, national, and global levels through conferences, collaborative projects, and other activities;</li>
<li>Cultivate local entrepreneurship in the fields of art, science, and technology;</li>
<li>Develop, support the development of, and provide resources for the development of free and open source software, hardware, and media for the benefit of society;</li>
<li>Encourage the environmentally responsible use, reuse, and repair of technology, through education and research;</li>
<li>Foster, by all legal and ethical means, the common purposes of our participants; and to</li>
<li>Conduct or engage in all lawful activities in furtherance of the stated purposes or those incidental to them.</li>
</ol>

==Article 3. Members==

===Section 1. Determination and Rights of Members===

The corporation shall have only one class of members. No member shall hold more than one membership in the corporation. Except as expressly provided in or authorized by the articles of incorporation, the bylaws of this corporation, or provisions of law, all memberships shall have the same rights, privileges, restrictions, and conditions.


===Sectopm 2. Other Persons Associated With Corporation===

This corporation may refer to other persons or entities associated with it as "members," even though those persons or entities are not voting members as set forth in this Article 3 of these bylaws, but no such reference shall constitute anyone as a member within the meaning of the Michigan Nonprofit Corporation Act of 1982 unless that person or entity shall have qualified for a voting membership under Section 3.3 of these bylaws.


===Section 3. Qualifications of Members===

The qualifications for membership in this corporation are as follows:

<ol>
<li>
Members shall be of the age of majority in this state, or have the written consent of a legal guardian;
</li>
<li>
Members shall pay in a timely manner such dues and fees as the board may fix from time to time.
</li>
</ol>

===Section 4. Admission of Members===

Applicants shall be admitted to membership upon certification by the board of directors that the following requirements have been met:

<ol>
<li>
Payment in full of first month's dues;
</li>
<li>
Completion of a membership application.
</li>
</ol>

===Section 5. Fees and Dues===

The monthly dues payable to the corporation by members shall be $89.00. Dues are payable in advance to the treasurer by the first of each month. Dues for partial months may be prorated at the discretion of the treasurer. The board of directors may establish a scholarship program and reduce or waive these dues for some members accordingly. Application to any scholarship programs established shall be open to all members.


===Section 6. Number Of Members===

There is no limit on the number of members the corporation may admit.


===Section 7. Membership Book===

The corporation shall keep a membership book containing the name and address of each member. Termination of the membership of any member shall be recorded in the book, together with the date of termination of such membership. Such book shall be kept at the corporation's principal office.


===Section 8. Nonliability of Members===

A member of this corporation is not, as such, personally liable for the debts, liabilities, or obligations of the corporation.


===Section 9. Nontransferability of Memberships===

No member may transfer a membership or any right arising therefrom. All rights of membership cease upon the member's death.


===Section 10. Termination of Membership===

The membership of a member shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following events:

<ol>
<li>
Upon his or her notice of such termination delivered to the president or secretary of the corporation personally or by mail, such membership to terminate upon the date of delivery of the notice or date of deposit in the mail.
</li>
<li>
If this corporation has provided for the payment of dues by members, upon a failure to renew his or her membership by paying dues on or before their due date, such termination to be effective thirty (30) days after a written notification of delinquency is given personally or mailed to such member by the secretary of the corporation. A member may avoid such termination by paying the amount of delinquent dues within a thirty (30) day period following the member's receipt of the written notification of delinquency.
</li>
<li>
After providing the member with reasonable written notice and an opportunity to be heard either orally or in writing, upon a determination by the board of directors that the member has engaged in conduct materially and seriously prejudicial to the interests or purposes of the corporation. Any person expelled from the corporation shall receive a refund of dues already paid for the current dues period.
</li>
</ol>

All rights of a member in the corporation shall cease on termination of membership as herein provided.


==Article 4. Meetings of Members==

===Section 1. Place of Meetings===

Meetings of members shall be held at the principal office of the corporation or at such other place or places as may be designated from time to time by resolution of the board of directors.


===Section 2. Regular Meetings===

A regular meeting of members shall be held on the first Tuesday of September, at 7:00 PM., for the purpose of electing directors and transacting other business as may come before the meeting. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes up to the number of directors to be elected shall be elected. Each voting member shall cast one vote, with voting being by ballot only. The annual meeting of members for the purpose of electing directors shall be deemed a regular meeting.


Other regular meetings of the members shall be held on the first and third Tuesdays of each month, at 7:00 PM.


If the day fixed for a regular meeting falls on a legal holiday, such meeting shall be held at the same hour and place on the next business day.


===Section 3. Special Meetings of Members===

Special meetings of the members shall be called by the board of directors, the chairperson of the board, or the president of the corporation, or, if different, by the persons specifically authorized under the laws of this state to call special meetings of the members.


===Section 4. Notice of Meetings===

Unless otherwise provided by the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law, notice stating the place, day, and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be delivered not less than ten (10) nor more than fifty (50) days before the date of the meeting, either personally by mail, or by electronic mail, by or at the direction of the president, or the secretary, or the persons calling the meeting, to each member entitled to vote at such meeting. If mailed, such notice shall be deemed to be delivered when deposited in the United States mail addressed to the member at his or her address as it appears on the records of the corporation, with postage prepaid. Personal notification includes notification by telephone or by facsimile machine, provided however, in the case of facsimile notification, the member to be contacted shall acknowledge personal receipt of the facsimile notice by a return message or telephone call within twenty-four hours of the first facsimile transmission.


The notice of any meeting of members at which directors are to be elected shall also state the names of all those who are nominees or candidates for election to the board at the time notice is given.


Whenever any notice of a meeting is required to be given to any member of this corporation under provisions of the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or the law of this state, a waiver of notice in writing signed by the member, whether before or after the time of the meeting, shall be equivalent to the giving of such notice.


===Section 5. Quorum for Meetings===

A quorum shall consist of the voting members present at a regular meeting, or one-fourth (1/4) of the voting membership at a special meeting. Except as otherwise provided under the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law, no business shall be considered by the members at any meeting at which the required quorum is not present, and the only motion which the chair shall entertain at such meeting is a motion to adjourn.


===Section 6. Majority Action As Membership Action===

Every act or decision done or made by a majority of voting members present in person or by proxy at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present is the act of the members, unless the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law require a greater number.


===Section 7. Voting Rights===

Each member is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote by the members. Voting at duly held meetings shall be by voice vote. Election of directors, however, shall be by written ballot.


===Section 8. Action by Written Ballot===

Except as otherwise provided under the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law, any action which may be taken at any regular or special meeting of members may be taken without a meeting if the corporation distributes a written ballot to each member entitled to vote on the matter. The ballot shall:

<ol>
<li>
set forth the proposed action;
</li>
<li>
provide an opportunity to specify approval or disapproval of each proposal;
</li>
<li>
indicate the number of responses needed to meet the quorum requirement and, except for ballots soliciting votes for the election of directors, state the percentage of approvals necessary to pass the measure submitted; and
</li>
<li>
shall specify the date by which the ballot must be received by the corporation in order to be counted. The date set shall afford members a reasonable time within which to return the ballots to the corporation.
</li>
</ol>

Ballots shall be mailed or delivered in the manner required for giving notice of membership meetings as specified in these bylaws.


Approval of action by written ballot shall be valid only when the number of votes cast by ballot within the time period specified equals or exceeds the quorum required to be present at a special meeting authorizing the action, and the number of approvals equals or exceeds the number of votes that would be required to approve the action at a meeting at which the total number of votes cast was the same as the number of votes cast by ballot.


Directors may be elected by written ballot. Such ballots for the election of directors shall list the persons nominated at the time the ballots are mailed or delivered.


===Section 9. Conduct of Meetings===

Meetings of members shall be presided over by the chairperson of the board, or, if there is no chairperson or, in his or her absence, by the president of the corporation or, in his or her absence, by the vice president of the corporation or, in the absence of all of these persons, by a chairperson chosen by a majority of the voting members present at the meeting. The secretary of the corporation shall act as secretary of all meetings of members, provided that, in his or her absence, the presiding officer shall appoint another person to act as secretary of the meeting.


Meetings shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order, as such rules may be revised from time to time, insofar as such rules are not inconsistent with or in conflict with the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or with provisions of law.


==Article 5. Directors==

===Section 1. Number===

The corporation shall have at least five (5) and no more than eleven (11) directors and collectively they shall be known as the board of directors. The exact number of directors shall be fixed, within those limits, by a resolution adopted by the board of directors.


===Section 2. Qualifications===

Directors shall be of the age of majority in this state.


===Section 3. Powers===

Subject to the provisions of the laws of this state and any limitations in the articles of incorporation and these Bylaws relating to action required or permitted to be taken or approved by the members, if any, of this corporation, the activities and affairs of this corporation shall be conducted and all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the direction of the board of directors.


===Section 4. Duties===
It shall be the duty of the directors to:
<ol>
<li>Perform any and all duties imposed on them collectively or individually by law, by the articles of incorporation, or by these bylaws;</li>
<li>Appoint and remove, employ and discharge, and, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, prescribe the duties and fix the compensation, if any, of all officers, agents, and employees of the corporation;</li>
<li>Supervise all officers, agents, and employees of the corporation to assure that their duties are performed properly;</li>
<li>Meet at such times and places as required by these bylaws;</li>
<li>Register their addresses with the secretary of the corporation, and notices of meetings mailed or telegraphed to them at such addresses shall be valid notices thereof.</li>
</ol>

===Section 5. Term of Office===

Each director shall hold office for a period of one (1) year and until his or her successor is elected and qualifies.


===Section 6. Compensation===

Directors shall serve without compensation except that they shall be allowed reasonable advancement or reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.


===Section 7. Place Of Meetings===

Meetings shall be held at the principal office of the corporation unless otherwise provided by the board or at such other place as may be designated from time to time by resolution of the board of directors.


===Section 8. Regular Meetings===
Regular meetings of directors shall be held on the second Tuesday of each month at 7:00 P.M., unless such day falls on a legal holiday, in which event the regular meeting shall be held at the same hour and place on the next business day.

===Section 9. Special Meetings===

Special meetings of the board of directors may be called by the chairperson of the board, the president, the vice president, the secretary, the treasurer, by any two directors, or, if different, by the persons specifically authorized under the laws of this state to call special meetings of the board. Such meetings shall be held at the principal office of the corporation or, if different, at the place designated by the person or persons calling the special meeting.


===Section 10. Notice of Meetings===

Unless otherwise provided by the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law, the following provisions shall govern the giving of notice for meetings of the board of directors:

<ol>
<li>Regular Meetings. No notice need be given of any regular meeting of the board of directors.</li>
<li>Special Meetings. At least one week prior notice shall be given by the secretary of the corporation to each director of each special meeting of the board. Such notice may be oral or written, may be given personally, by first class mail, by telephone or by facsimile machine, and shall state the place, date, and time of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted upon at the meeting. In the case of facsimile notification, the director to be contacted shall acknowledge personal receipt of the facsimile notice by a return message or telephone call within twenty-four hours of the first facsimile transmission.</li>
<li>Waiver of Notice. Whenever any notice of a meeting is required to be given to any director of this corporation under provisions of the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or the law of this state, a waiver of notice in writing signed by the director, whether before or after the time of the meeting, shall be equivalent to the giving of such notice.</li>
</ol>

===Section 11. Quorum for Meetings===

A quorum shall consist of one half of the members of the board of directors.
Except as otherwise provided under the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law, no business shall be considered by the board at any meeting at which the required quorum is not present, and the only motion which the chair shall entertain at such meeting is a motion to adjourn.


===Section 12. Majority Action as Board Action===

Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the directors present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present is the act of the board of directors, unless the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law require a greater percentage or different voting rules for approval of a matter by the board.


===Section 13. Conduct of Meetings===

Meetings of the board of directors shall be presided over by the chairperson of the board, or, if no such person has been so designated or, in his or her absence, the president of the corporation or, in his or her absence, by the vice president of the corporation or, in the absence of each of these persons, by a chairperson chosen by a majority of the directors present at the meeting. The secretary of the corporation shall act as secretary of all meetings of the board, provided that, in his or her absence, the presiding officer shall appoint another person to act as secretary of the meeting.
Meetings shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order, insofar as such rules are not inconsistent with or in conflict with the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or with provisions of law.


===Section 14. Vacancies===

Vacancies on the board of directors shall exist (1) on the death, resignation, or removal of any director, and (2) whenever the number of authorized directors is increased.


Any director may resign effective upon giving written notice to the chairperson of the board, the president, the secretary, or the board of directors, unless the notice specifies a later time for the effectiveness of such resignation. No director may resign if the corporation would then be left without a duly elected director or directors in charge of its affairs, except upon notice to the Office of the Attorney General or other appropriate agency of this state.


Directors may be removed from office, with or without cause, by any of the following means:

<ol>
<li>By the vote of the majority of the members of the entire board of directors at a special meeting called for that purpose, or at a regular meeting, provided that notice of that meeting and of the removal questions are given;</li>
<li>In a corporation with fewer than 50 members, the removal is approved by a majority of all members;</li>
<li>In a corporation with 50 or more members, the removal is approved by the members.</li>
</ol>

Unless otherwise prohibited by the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law, vacancies on the board may be filled by approval of the board of directors. If the number of directors then in office is less than a quorum, a vacancy on the board may be filled by approval of a majority of the directors then in office or by a sole remaining director. A person elected to fill a vacancy on the board shall hold office until the next election of the board of directors or until his or her death, resignation, or removal from office.


===Section 15. Nonliability of Directors===

The directors shall not be personally liable for the debts, liabilities, or other obligations of the corporation.


===Section 16. Indemnification by Corporation of Directors and Officers===

The directors and officers of the corporation shall be indemnified by the corporation to the fullest extent permissible under the laws of this state.


===Section 17. Insurance For Corporate Agents===

Except as may be otherwise provided under provisions of law, the board of directors may adopt a resolution authorizing the purchase and maintenance of insurance on behalf of any agent of the corporation (including a director, officer, employee, or other agent of the corporation) against liabilities asserted against or incurred by the agent in such capacity or arising out of the agent's status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the agent against such liability under the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law.


==Article 6. Officers==

===Section 1. Designation Of Officers===

The officers of the corporation shall be a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer. The corporation may also have a chairperson of the board, one or more vice presidents, assistant secretaries, assistant treasurers, and other such officers with such titles as may be determined from time to time by the board of directors.


===Section 2. Qualifications===

Any person may serve as officer of this corporation.


===Section 3. Election and Term of Office===

Officers shall be elected by the board of directors, at any time, and each officer shall hold office until he or she resigns or is removed or is otherwise disqualified to serve, or until his or her successor shall be elected and qualified, whichever occurs first.


===Section 4. Removal and Resignation===

Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause, by the board of directors, at any time. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors or to the president or secretary of the corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the date of receipt of such notice or at any later date specified therein, and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. The above provisions of this section shall be superseded by any conflicting terms of a contract which has been approved or ratified by the board of directors relating to the employment of any officer of the corporation.


===Section 5. Vacancies===

Any vacancy caused by the death, resignation, removal, disqualification, or otherwise, of any officer shall be filled by the board of directors. In the event of a vacancy in any office other than that of president, such vacancy may be filled temporarily by appointment by the president until such time as the board shall fill the vacancy. Vacancies occurring in offices of officers appointed at the discretion of the board may or may not be filled as the board shall determine.


===Section 6. Duties of President===

The president shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall, subject to the control of the board of directors, supervise and control the affairs of the corporation and the activities of the officers. He or she shall perform all duties incident to his or her office and such other duties as may be required by law, by the articles of incorporation or by these bylaws, or which may be prescribed from time to time by the board of directors. Unless another person is specifically appointed as chairperson of the board of directors, the president shall preside at all meetings of the board of directors and, if this corporation has members, at all meetings of the members. Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, by the articles of incorporation or by these bylaws, he or she shall, in the name of the corporation, execute such deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, checks, or other instruments which may from time to time be authorized by the board of directors.


===Section 7. Duties of Vice President===

In the absence of the president, or in the event of his or her inability or refusal to act, the vice president shall perform all the duties of the president, and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions on, the president. The vice president shall have other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law, by the articles of incorporation or by these bylaws, or as may be prescribed by the board of directors.


===Section 8. Duties of Secretary===
The secretary shall:

Certify and keep at the principal office of the corporation the original, or a copy, of these bylaws as amended or otherwise altered to date.


Keep at the principal office of the corporation or at such other place as the board may determine, a book of minutes of all meetings of the directors, and, if applicable, meetings of committees of directors and of members, recording therein the time and place of holding, whether regular or special, how called, how notice thereof was given, the names of those present or represented at the meeting and the proceedings thereof.


See that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws or as required by law.


Be custodian of the records and of the seal of the corporation and affix the seal, as authorized by law or the provisions of these bylaws, to duly executed documents of the corporation.


Keep at the principal office of the corporation a membership book containing the name and address of each and any members, and, in the case where any membership has been terminated, he or she shall record such fact in the membership book together with the date on which such membership ceased.


Exhibit at all reasonable times to any director of the corporation, or to his or her agent or attorney, on request therefor, the Bylaws, the membership book, and the minutes of the proceedings of the directors of the corporation.


In general, perform all duties incident to the office of secretary and such other duties as may be required by law, by the articles of incorporation or by these bylaws, or which may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the board of directors.


===Section 9. Duties Of Treasurer===

The treasurer shall:


Have charge and custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the corporation, and deposit all such funds in the name of the corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as shall be selected by the board of directors.


Receive, and give receipt for, monies due and payable to the corporation from any source whatsoever.


Disburse, or cause to be disbursed, the funds of the corporation as may be directed by the board of directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements.


Keep and maintain adequate and correct accounts of the corporation's properties and business transactions, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, and losses.


Exhibit at all reasonable times the books of account and financial records to any director of the corporation, or to his or her agent or attorney, on request therefor.


Render to the president and directors, whenever requested, an account of any or all of his or her transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the corporation.


Prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify, or cause to be certified, the financial statements to be included in any required reports.


In general, perform all duties incident to the office of treasurer and such other duties as may be required by law, by the articles of incorporation of the corporation or by these bylaws, or which may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the board of directors.


===Section 10. Compensation===

Officers shall serve without compensation except that they shall be allowed reasonable advancement or reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.


==Article 7. Committees==

===Section 1. Executive Committee===

The board of directors may, by a majority vote of its members, designate an executive committee consisting of two (2) board members and may delegate to such committee the powers and authority of the board in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation, to the extent permitted, and except as may otherwise be provided, by provisions of law.


By a majority vote of its members, the board may at any time revoke or modify any or all of the executive committee authority so delegated, increase or decrease but not below two (2) the number of the members of the executive committee, and fill vacancies on the executive committee from the members of the board. The executive committee shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings, cause them to be filed with the corporate records, and report the same to the board from time to time as the board may require.


===Section 2. Other Committees===

The corporation shall have such other committees as may from time to time be designated by resolution of the board of directors. These committees may consist of persons who are not also members of the board and shall act in an advisory capacity to the board.


===Section 3. Meetings and Action of Committees===

Meetings and action of committees shall be governed by, noticed, held, and taken in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws concerning meetings of the board of directors, with such changes in the context of such bylaw provisions as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the board of directors and its members, except that the time for regular and special meetings of committees may be fixed by resolution of the board of directors or by the committee. The board of directors may also adopt rules and regulations pertaining to the conduct of meetings of committees to the extent that such rules and regulations are not inconsistent with the provisions of these bylaws.


==Article 8. Execution of Instruments, Deposits, and Funds==

===Section 1. Execution of Instruments===

The board of directors, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, may by resolution authorize any officer or agent of the corporation to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Unless so authorized, no officer, agent, or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable monetarily for any purpose or in any amount.


===Section 2. Checks and Notes===

Except as otherwise specifically determined by resolution of the board of directors, or as otherwise required by law, checks, drafts, promissory notes, orders for the payment of money, and other evidence of indebtedness of the corporation shall be signed by the treasurer and countersigned by the president of the corporation.


===Section 3. Deposits===

All funds of the corporation shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the board of directors may select.


===Section 4. Gifts===

The board of directors may accept on behalf of the corporation any contribution, gift, bequest, or devise for the nonprofit purposes of this corporation.


==Article 9. Corporate Records, Reports, and Seal==

===Section 1. Maintenance of Corporate Records===
The corporation shall keep at its principal office:
<ol>
<li>
Minutes of all meetings of directors, committees of the board, and, if this corporation has members, of all meetings of members, indicating the time and place of holding such meetings, whether regular or special, how called, the notice given, and the names of those present and the proceedings thereof;
</li>
<li>
Adequate and correct books and records of account, including accounts of its properties and business transactions and accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, and losses;
</li>
<li>
A record of its members, if any, indicating their names and addresses and, if applicable, the class of membership held by each member and the termination date of any membership;
</li>
<li>
A copy of the corporation's articles of incorporation and bylaws as amended to date, which shall be open to inspection by the members, if any, of the corporation at all reasonable times during office hours.
</li>
</ol>

===Section 2. Corporate Seal===

The board of directors may adopt, use, and at will alter, a corporate seal. Such seal shall be kept at the principal office of the corporation. Failure to affix the seal to corporate instruments, however, shall not affect the validity of any such instrument.


===Section 3. Directors' Inspection Rights===

Every director shall have the absolute right at any reasonable time to inspect and copy all books, records, and documents of every kind and to inspect the physical properties of the corporation and shall have such other rights to inspect the books, records, and properties of this corporation as may be required under the articles of incorporation, other provisions of these bylaws, and provisions of law.


===Section 4. Members' Inspection Rights===

If this corporation has any members, then each and every member shall have the following inspection rights, for a purpose reasonably related to such person's interest as a member:

<ol>
<li>
To inspect and copy the record of all members' names, addresses, and voting rights, at reasonable times, upon written demand on the secretary of the corporation, which demand shall state the purpose for which the inspection rights are requested.
</li>
<li>
To obtain from the secretary of the corporation, upon written demand on, and payment of a reasonable charge to, the secretary of the corporation, a list of the names, addresses, and voting rights of those members entitled to vote for the election of directors as of the most recent record date for which the list has been compiled or as of the date specified by the member subsequent to the date of demand. The demand shall state the purpose for which the list is requested. The membership list shall be made available within a reasonable time after the demand is received by the secretary of the corporation or after the date specified therein as of which the list is to be compiled.
</li>
<li>
To inspect at any reasonable time the books, records, or minutes of proceedings of the members or of the board or committees of the board, upon written demand on the secretary of the corporation by the member, for a purpose reasonably related to such person's interests as a member.
</li>
</ol>

Members shall have such other rights to inspect the books, records, and properties of this corporation as may be required under the articles of incorporation, other provisions of these bylaws, and provisions of law.


===Section 5. Right To Copy And Make Extracts===

Any inspection under the provisions of this article may be made in person or by agent or attorney and the right to inspection shall include the right to copy and make extracts.


===Section 6. Periodic Report===

The board shall cause any annual or periodic report required under law to be prepared and delivered to an office of this state or to the members, if any, of this corporation, to be so prepared and delivered within the time limits set by law.


==Article 10. IRC 501(c)(3) Tax Exemption Provisions==

===Section 1. Limitations on Activities===

No substantial part of the activities of this corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation (except as otherwise provided by Section 501(h) of the Internal Revenue Code), and this corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements), any political campaign on behalf of, or in opposition to, any candidate for public office.


Notwithstanding any other provisions of these bylaws, this corporation shall not carry on any activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.


===Section 2. Prohibition Against Private Inurement ===

No part of the net earnings of this corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to, its members, directors, or trustees, officers or other private persons, except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes of this corporation.


===Section 3. Distribution of Assets===

Upon the dissolution of this corporation, its assets remaining after payment, or provision for payment, of all debts and liabilities of this corporation shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Such distribution shall be made in accordance with all applicable provisions of the laws of this state.


===Section 4. Private Foundation Requirements and Restrictions===

In any taxable year in which this corporation is a private foundation as described in Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, the corporation 1) shall distribute its income for said period at such time and manner as not to subject it to tax under Section 4942 of the Internal Revenue Code; 2) shall not engage in any act of self-dealing as defined in Section 4941(d) of the Internal Revenue Code; 3) shall not retain any excess business holdings as defined in Section 4943(c) of the Internal Revenue Code; 4) shall not make any investments in such manner as to subject the corporation to tax under Section 4944 of the Internal Revenue Code; and 5) shall not make any taxable expenditures as defined in Section 4945(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.


==Article 11. Nondiscrimination==

===Section 1. Nondiscrimination===

This corporation shall not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, creed, age, nationality, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, marital status or parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.


==Article 12. Amendment of Bylaws==

===Section 1. Amendment===

These bylaws, or any of them, may be altered, amended or repealed and new bylaws adopted subject to approval by 2/3 of the entire board of directors and subject to approval of the membership by a 2/3 majority.


==Article 13. Construction and Terms==

If there is any conflict between the provisions of these bylaws and the articles of incorporation of this corporation, the provisions of the articles of incorporation shall govern.


Should any of the provisions or portions of these bylaws be held unenforceable or invalid for any reason, the remaining provisions and portions of these bylaws shall be unaffected by such holding.


All references in these bylaws to the articles of incorporation shall be to the articles of incorporation, articles of organization, certificate of incorporation, organizational charter, corporate charter, or other founding document of this corporation filed with an office of this state and used to establish the legal existence of this corporation.


All references in these bylaws to a section or sections of the Internal Revenue Code shall be to such sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended from time to time, or to corresponding provisions of any future federal tax code.

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Bylaws of i3 Detroit

== Article 1: Offices ==

=== Section 1. Principal Office ===
The principal office of the corporation is located in Oakland County, State of Michigan.

=== Section 2. Change of Address ===
The designation of the county or state of the corporation's principal office may be changed by amendment of these bylaws. The board of directors may change the principal office from one location to another within the named county by noting the changed address and effective date below, and such changes of address shall not be deemed, nor require, an amendment of these bylaws:

New Address: ____________________
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Dated: ________, 20__ 
New Address: ____________________
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Dated: ________, 20__ 
New Address: ____________________
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Dated: ________, 20__ 
New Address: ____________________
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Dated: ________, 20__ 

=== Section 3. Other Offices ===
The corporation may also have offices at such other places, within or without its state of incorporation, where it is qualified to do business, as its business and activities may require, and as the board of directors may, from time to time, designate. The corporation may choose to designate one of these offices as a group workspace, and it shall be known as the Workspace.

== Article 2: Nonprofit Purposes ==

=== Section 1. IRC Section 501(c)(3) Purposes ===
This corporation is organized exclusively for one or more of the purposes as specified in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, including, for such purposes, the making of distributions to organizations that qualify as exempt organizations under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

=== Section 2. Specific Objectives and Purposes ===
The specific and primary purpose of the Corporation is to engage in scientific, charitable and educational activities within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, including but not limited to:
# To provide work space, storage, and other resources for projects related to art and technology through talks, workshops, collaborative projects, and other activities, to encourage research, knowledge exchange, learning, and mentoring in a safe, clean space.
# To develop, support the development of, and provide resources for the development of free and open source software and hardware.
# To foster, by all legal means, the common purposes of its participants.
# To conduct or engage in all lawful activities in furtherance of the stated purposes or those incidental to them.

== Article 3: Members ==

=== Section 1. Determination and Rights of Members ===
The corporation shall have two classes of members: Core and Limited.
No member shall hold more than one membership in the corporation.

=== Section 2. Qualifications of Members ===
Qualifications for members of this corporation shall be as follows:
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;">
<li>Members shall be of the age of majority in this state;</li>
<li>Members shall agree, in writing, to follow the safety guidelines as outlined in the [[standing rules]], and accept all risks associated with their activities in the Workspace;</li>
<li>Members shall agree, in writing, to reimburse the corporation for any damage, resulting from said member's actions, intentional or unintentional, to space or equipment under the care of the corporation.</li>
</ol>

=== Section 3. Admission of Members ===
Applicants shall be admitted to membership upon payment of first dues
and completion of a new member orientation. The Secretary may however
provide access credentials to an applicant immediately upon payment of
first dues.

=== Section 4. Fees and Dues ===
The amount required for monthly dues shall be $89 for Core members and
$39 for Limited members. Dues are payable to the treasurer each month
by the first regular meeting of the members of the corporation. Dues
may be prorated at the discretion of the board. The board may
establish scholarships to cover the all or part of the dues dues of
members who can demonstrate financial need.

=== Section 5. Number Of Members ===
There is no limit on the number of members the corporation may admit.

=== Section 6. Membership Book ===
The corporation shall keep a membership book containing the name and address of each member, and the date each was admitted to membership. Termination of the membership of any member shall be recorded in the book, together with the date of termination of such membership. Such book shall be kept at the corporation's principal office.

=== Section 7. Nonliability of Members ===
A member of this corporation is not, as such, personally liable for the debts, liabilities, or obligations of the corporation.

=== Section 8. Nontransferability of Memberships ===
No member may transfer a membership or any right arising therefrom. All rights of membership cease upon the member's death.

=== Section 9. Termination of Membership ===
The membership of a member shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following events:
#Upon his or her notice of such termination delivered to the president or secretary of the corporation personally or by mail, such membership to terminate upon the date of delivery of the notice or date of deposit in the mail. Dues shall not be refunded for voluntary termination of a membership.
#Upon a failure to renew his or her membership by paying dues on or before their due date, such termination to be effective thirty (30) days after a written notification of delinquency is given personally or mailed to such member by the secretary of the corporation. A member may avoid such termination by paying the amount of delinquent dues within a thirty (30) day period following the member's receipt of the written notification of delinquency.
#After providing the member with reasonable written notice and an opportunity to be heard either orally or in writing, upon a determination by a two-thirds (2/3) majority of the board of directors that the member has engaged in conduct materially and seriously prejudicial to the interests or purposes of the corporation. Any person expelled from the corporation shall receive a refund of dues already paid for the current dues period.
All rights of a member in the corporation shall cease on termination of membership as herein provided.

Members may be expelled for engaging in conduct including, but not limited to:
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
<li>Violating any federal law, state law, or local statute within the Workspace;</li>
<li>The possession or use of illegal drugs within the Workspace;</li>
<li>The possession of weapons within the Workspace;</li>
<li>Violating safety guidelines as outlined in the [[standing rules]];</li>
<li>Damaging property or equipment under the care of this corporation.</li>
</ol>

=== Section 10. Other Persons Associated With Corporation ===
This corporation may refer other persons or entities associated with
it as "members," even though those persons or entities are not voting
members as set forth in this Article 3 of these bylaws, but no such
reference shall constitute anyone as a member within the meaning of
The Nonprofit Corporation Act 162 of 1982 unless that person or entity
shall have qualified for a voting membership under Article 3 of these
bylaws. References in these bylaws to "members" shall mean members as
defined in The Nonprofit Corporation Act 162 of 1982; i.e., the
members of the class set forth in Section 6.1 of these bylaws. By
amendment of its articles of incorporation or of these bylaws, the
corporation may grant some or all of the rights of a member of any
class to any person or entity that does not have the right to vote on
the matters specified in Section 4.7 of these bylaws, but no such
person or entity shall be a member within the meaning of The
Nonprofit Corporation Act 162 of 1982.

== Article 4: Meetings of Members ==

=== Section 1. Place of Meetings ===
Meetings of members shall be held at the Workspace or at such other place or places as may be designated from time to time by resolution of the board of directors. If the meeting is to be held at any location other than the Workspace, all members shall be notified no less than one (1) day in advance.

=== Section 2. Regular Meetings ===
A regular meeting of members shall be held on the third Tuesday of
September, at 7:00 P.M., for the purpose of electing directors and
officers and transacting other business as may come before the
meeting. The candidates receiving the highest number of votes up to
the number of directors to be elected shall be elected. Each voting
member shall cast one vote, with voting being by ballot only. Members
unable to vote in person may request an absentee ballot from the
Secretary. The annual meeting of members for the purpose of electing
directors shall be deemed a regular meeting.

Other regular meetings of the members shall be held on the first and
third Tuesday of each month, at 7:00 P.M.

If the day fixed for a regular meeting falls on a legal holiday, such
meeting shall be held at the same hour and place on the next business
day.

=== Section 3. Special Meetings of Members ===
Special meetings of the members shall be called by the board of directors, the chairperson of the board, or the president of the corporation, or, if different, by the persons specifically authorized under the laws of this state to call special meetings of the members.

=== Section 4. Notice of Meetings ===
Unless otherwise provided by the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law, notice stating the place, day, and hour of the meeting and, in the case of a special meeting, the purpose or purposes for which the meeting is called, shall be given at least one day before the date of the meeting, either personally, by telephone, or by e-mail, by or at the direction of the president, or the secretary, or the persons calling the meeting, to each member entitled to vote at such meeting. The notice of any meeting of members at which directors are to be elected shall also state the names of all those who are nominees or candidates for election to the board at the time notice is given.
Whenever any notice of a meeting is required to be given to any member of this corporation under provisions of the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or the law of this state, a waiver of notice in writing signed by the member, whether before or after the time of the meeting, shall be equivalent to the giving of such notice.

=== Section 5. Quorum for Meetings ===
A quorum shall consist of the members present at a regular meeting, or one-fourth (1/4) of the voting membership at a special meeting.
Except as otherwise provided under the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law, no business shall be considered by the members at any meeting at which the required quorum is not present, and the only motion which the chair shall entertain at such meeting is a motion to adjourn.

=== Section 6. Majority Action As Membership Action ===
Every act or decision done or made by a majority of voting members present in person at a duly held meeting at which a quorum is present is the act of the members, unless the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law require a greater number.

=== Section 7. Voting Rights ===
Each Core member is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted for
a vote by the members. Each Limited member is entitled to vote only on
the election of Directors and Officers. Voting at duly held meetings
shall be by voice vote and/or electronic message and/or written
ballot. Election of directors and officers, however, shall be by
written ballot and/or electronic message only. Votes by proxy or
other means other than a direct communication with the Secretary will
not be considered valid. Votes must be cast within 72 hours of the
vote opening.

=== Section 8. Action by Written Ballot ===
Except as otherwise provided under the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law, any action which may be taken at any regular or special meeting of members may be taken without a meeting if the corporation distributes a written ballot to each member entitled to vote on the matter. The ballot shall:
# set forth the proposed action;
# provide an opportunity to specify approval or disapproval of each proposal;
# indicate the number of responses needed to meet the quorum requirement and, except for ballots soliciting votes for the election of directors, state the percentage of approvals necessary to pass the measure submitted; and
# shall specify the date by which the ballot must be received by the corporation in order to be counted. The date set shall afford members a reasonable time within which to return the ballots to the corporation.
Ballots shall be mailed or delivered in the manner required for giving notice of membership meetings as specified in these bylaws.
Approval of action by written ballot shall be valid only when the number of votes cast by ballot within the time period specified equals or exceeds the quorum required to be present at a meeting authorizing the action, and the number of approvals equals or exceeds the number of votes that would be required to approve the action at a meeting at which the total number of votes cast was the same as the number of votes cast by ballot.
Directors and officers may be elected by written ballot. Such ballots for the election of directors shall list the persons nominated at the time the ballots are mailed or delivered.

=== Section 9. Conduct of Meetings ===
Meetings of members shall be presided over by the chairperson of the board, or, if there is no chairperson or, in his or her absence, by the president of the corporation or, in his or her absence, by the vice president of the corporation or, in the absence of all of these persons, by a chairperson chosen by a majority of the voting members present at the meeting. The secretary of the corporation shall act as secretary of all meetings of members, provided that, in his or her absence, the presiding officer shall appoint another person to act as secretary of the meeting.
Meetings shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order, as such rules may be revised from time to time, insofar as such rules are not inconsistent with or in conflict with the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or with provisions of law.

== Article 5: Directors ==

=== Section 1. Number ===
The corporation shall have at least five (5) and no more than seven
(7) directors and collectively they shall be known as the board of
directors.

=== Section 2. Qualifications ===
Qualifications for directors of this corporation shall be as follows:
1. Directors shall be of the age of majority in this state;
2. Directors shall be Core or Limited members of this corporation, in good standing.

=== Section 3. Powers ===
Subject to the provisions of the laws of this state and any limitations in the articles of incorporation and these Bylaws relating to action required or permitted to be taken or approved by the members of this corporation, the activities and affairs of this corporation shall be conducted and all corporate powers shall be exercised by or under the direction of the board of directors.

=== Section 4. Duties ===
It shall be the duty of the directors to:
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;">
<li>Perform any and all duties imposed on them collectively or individually by law, by the articles of incorporation, or by these bylaws;</li>
<li>Appoint and remove, employ and discharge, and, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, prescribe the duties and fix the compensation, if any, of all officers, agents, and employees of the corporation;</li>
<li>Supervise all officers, agents, and employees of the corporation to assure that their duties are performed properly;</li>
<li>Meet at such times and places as required by these bylaws;</li>
<li>Register their mailing addresses and e-mail addresses with the secretary of the corporation, and notices of meetings mailed, electronically mailed or telegraphed to them at such addresses shall be valid notices thereof.</li>
</ol>

=== Section 5. Term of Office ===
Each director shall hold office until his or her successor is elected and qualifies, or until that director is removed.

=== Section 6. Compensation ===
Directors shall receive no compensation other than reasonable advancement or reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

=== Section 7. Place Of Meetings ===
Meetings of the board of directors shall be held at the Workspace unless otherwise provided by the board or at such other place as may be designated from time to time by resolution of the board of directors.

=== Section 8. Regular Meetings ===
Regular meetings of directors shall be held on the first Tuesday of each month at 8:00 P.M., unless such day falls on a legal holiday, in which case the meeting shall be held the following week.

=== Section 9. Special Meetings ===
Special meetings of the board of directors may be called by the chairperson of the board, the president, the vice president, the secretary, by any two directors, or, if different, by the persons specifically authorized under the laws of this state to call special meetings of the board. Such meetings shall be held at the Workspace or, if different, at the place designated by the person or persons calling the special meeting.

=== Section 10. Notice of Meetings ===
Unless otherwise provided by the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law, the following provisions shall govern the giving of notice for meetings of the board of directors:
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;">
<li>Regular Meetings. No notice need be given of any regular meeting of the board of directors.</li>
<li>Special Meetings. No notice need be given of any meeting of the board of directors directly following, and properly announced at, any regular meeting of the members. Otherwise, at least one week prior notice shall be given by the secretary of the corporation to each director of each special meeting of the board. Such notice may be oral or written, may be given personally, by first class mail, by telephone, by e-mail or by facsimile machine, and shall state the place, date, and time of the meeting and the matters proposed to be acted upon at the meeting.</li>
<li>Waiver of Notice. Whenever any notice of a meeting is required to be given to any director of this corporation under provisions of the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or the law of this state, a waiver of notice in writing signed by the director, whether before or after the time of the meeting, shall be equivalent to the giving of such notice.</li>
</ol>

=== Section 11. Quorum for Meetings of the Board of Directors ===
A quorum shall consist of three (3) directors.
Except as otherwise provided under the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law, no business shall be considered by the board at any meeting at which the required quorum is not present, and the only motion which the chair shall entertain at such meeting is a motion to adjourn.

=== Section 12. Majority Action as Board Action ===
Every act or decision done or made by a majority of the directors present at a meeting duly held at which a quorum is present is the act of the board of directors, unless the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law require a greater percentage or different voting rules for approval of a matter by the board.

=== Section 13. Conduct of Meetings ===
Meetings of the board of directors shall be presided over by the chairperson of the board, or, if no such person has been so designated or, in his or her absence, the president of the corporation or, in his or her absence, by the vice president of the corporation or, in the absence of each of these persons, by a chairperson chosen by a majority of the directors present at the meeting. The secretary of the corporation shall act as secretary of all meetings of the board, provided that, in his or her absence, the presiding officer shall appoint another person to act as secretary of the meeting.
Meetings shall be governed by Robert's Rules of Order, insofar as such rules are not inconsistent with or in conflict with the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or with provisions of law.
Directors with a material self-interest in any motion under consideration shall fully disclose such interest and abstain from voting, unless a majority of the directors without material self-interest in the motion waive the abstention.

=== Section 14. Removal ===
Directors may be removed from office, with or without cause, as permitted by and in accordance with the laws of this state. Any member may, at a regular meeting of the members, move that at the next regular meeting of members, an election be held for the position of any director. The motion must include at least one (1) nomination for the office. The motion shall continue only if one or more of the nominations is accepted. A two-thirds (2/3) majority of members present shall be required for the motion to pass. The board shall notify all members personally, by e-mail, or by telephone, within 24 hours of the passage of a resolution to hold an election. Any member may nominate additional candidates up to the time of the election.

=== Section 15. Vacancies ===
Vacancies on the board of directors shall exist (1) on the death, resignation, or removal of any director, and (2) whenever the number of authorized directors is increased.
Any director may resign effective upon giving written notice to the chairperson of the board, the president, the secretary, or the board of directors, unless the notice specifies a later time for the effectiveness of such resignation. No director may resign if the corporation would then be left without a duly elected director or directors in charge of its affairs, except upon notice to the Office of the Attorney General or other appropriate agency of this state.
The board of directors shall notify all members personally, by e-mail, or by telephone within 24 hours of the occurrence of a vacancy on the board of directors. The vacancy shall also be announced at the next regular meeting of the members, and an election shall be held at the subsequent regular meeting of the members. Any member may nominate a candidate to fill the vacancy.

=== Section 16. Election Procedure ===
Elections of directors shall be held at regular meetings of the members. Votes shall be cast by paper ballot. Members may vote for any number of candidates. The position under consideration shall go to the candidate who (1) receives votes from a majority of members present, and (2) receives more votes than any other candidate. If no candidate meets the necessary conditions, the position shall be vacant, or in the case of a tie, a runoff vote shall be held.

=== Section 17. Nonliability of Directors ===
The directors shall not be personally liable for the debts, liabilities, or other obligations of the corporation.

=== Section 18. Indemnification by Corporation of Directors and Officers ===
The directors and officers of the corporation shall be indemnified by the corporation to the fullest extent permissible under the laws of this state.

=== Section 19. Insurance For Corporate Agents ===
Except as may be otherwise provided under provisions of law, the board of directors may adopt a resolution authorizing the purchase and maintenance of insurance on behalf of any agent of the corporation (including a director, officer, employee, or other agent of the corporation) against liabilities asserted against or incurred by the agent in such capacity or arising out of the agent's status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the agent against such liability under the articles of incorporation, these bylaws, or provisions of law.

== Article 6: Officers ==

=== Section 1. Designation Of Officers ===
The officers of the corporation shall be a president, a vice president, a secretary, and a treasurer.

=== Section 2. Qualifications ===
The qualifications necessary to serve as an officer of the corporation shall be the same as those for directors.

=== Section 3. Term of Office ===
Each officer shall hold office until he or she resigns or is removed or is otherwise disqualified to serve, or until his/her successor shall be elected and qualified, whichever occurs first.

=== Section 4. Removal and Resignation ===
Any officer may be removed, either with or without cause at any time. Any officer may resign at any time by giving written notice to the board of directors or to the president or secretary of the corporation. Any such resignation shall take effect at the date of receipt of such notice or at any later date specified therein, and, unless otherwise specified therein, the acceptance of such resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective. The above provisions of this section shall be superseded by any conflicting terms of a contract which has been approved or ratified by the board of directors relating to the employment of any officer of the corporation.

=== Section 5. Vacancies ===
The board of directors shall notify all members personally, by e-mail, or by telephone within 24 hours of the occurrence of any vacancy caused by the death, resignation, removal, or disqualification of any officer. The vacancy shall also be announced at the next regular meeting of the members, and an election shall be held at the subsequent regular meeting of the members. Any member may nominate a candidate to fill the vacancy. In the event of a vacancy in any office other than that of president, such vacancy may be filled temporarily by appointment by the president until such time as the vacancy is filled by election.

=== Section 6. Duties of President ===
The president shall be the chief executive officer of the corporation and shall, subject to the control of the board of directors, supervise and control the affairs of the corporation and the activities of the officers. He or she shall perform all duties incident to his or her office and such other duties as may be required by law, by the articles of incorporation or by these bylaws, or which may be prescribed from time to time by the board of directors. Unless another person is specifically appointed as chairperson of the board of directors, the president shall preside at all meetings of the board of directors and, if this corporation has members, at all meetings of the members. Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, by the articles of incorporation or by these bylaws, he or she shall, in the name of the corporation, execute such deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, checks, or other instruments which may from time to time be authorized by the board of directors.

=== Section 7. Duties of Vice President ===
In the absence of the president, or in the event of his or her inability or refusal to act, the vice president shall perform all the duties of the president, and when so acting shall have all the powers of, and be subject to all the restrictions on, the president. The vice president shall have other powers and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law, by the articles of incorporation or by these bylaws, or as may be prescribed by the board of directors.

=== Section 8. Duties of Secretary ===
The secretary shall:

Certify and keep at the principal office of the corporation the original, or a copy, of these bylaws as amended or otherwise altered to date.

Keep at the principal office of the corporation or at such other place as the board may determine, a book of minutes of all meetings of the directors, and, if applicable, meetings of committees of directors and of members, recording therein the time and place of holding, whether regular or special, how called, how notice thereof was given, the names of those present or represented at the meeting and the proceedings thereof.

See that all notices are duly given in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws or as required by law.

Be custodian of the records and of the seal of the corporation and affix the seal, as authorized by law or the provisions of these bylaws, to duly executed documents of the corporation.

Keep at the principal office of the corporation a membership book containing the name and address of each and any members, and, in the case where any membership has been terminated, he or she shall record such fact in the membership book together with the date on which such membership ceased.

Exhibit at all reasonable times to any director of the corporation, or to his or her agent or attorney, on request therefor, the Bylaws, the membership book, and the minutes of the proceedings of the directors of the corporation.
Maintain an accurate list of persons entitled to enter the Workspace, and alter this list as needed, as described by these Bylaws.

In general, perform all duties incident to the office of secretary and such other duties as may be required by law, by the articles of incorporation or by these bylaws, or which may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the board of directors.

=== Section 9. Duties Of Treasurer ===
The treasurer shall:
Have charge and custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the corporation, and deposit all such funds in the name of the corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as shall be selected by the board of directors.
Receive, and give receipt for, monies due and payable to the corporation from any source whatsoever.
Disburse, or cause to be disbursed, the funds of the corporation as may be directed by the board of directors, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements.
Keep and maintain adequate and correct accounts of the corporation's properties and business transactions, including accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, and losses.
Exhibit at all reasonable times the books of account and financial records to any director of the corporation, or to his or her agent or attorney, on request therefor.
Render to the president and directors, whenever requested, an account of any or all of his or her transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the corporation.
Prepare, or cause to be prepared, and certify, or cause to be certified, the financial statements to be included in any required reports.
In general, perform all duties incident to the office of treasurer and such other duties as may be required by law, by the articles of incorporation of the corporation or by these bylaws, or which may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the board of directors.

=== Section 10. Compensation ===
The officers of the corporation shall receive no compensation other than reasonable advancement or reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

== Article 7: Committees ==

=== Section 1. Executive Committee ===
The board of directors may, by a majority vote of its members, designate an executive committee consisting of five (5) board members and may delegate to such committee the powers and authority of the board in the management of the business and affairs of the corporation, to the extent permitted, and except as may otherwise be provided, by provisions of law.
By a majority vote of its members, the board may at any time revoke or modify any or all of the executive committee authority so delegated, increase or decrease but not below two (2) the number of the members of the executive committee, and fill vacancies on the executive committee from the members of the board. The executive committee shall keep regular minutes of its proceedings, cause them to be filed with the corporate records, and report the same to the board from time to time as the board may require.

=== Section 2. Other Committees ===
The corporation shall have such other committees as may from time to time be designated by resolution of the board of directors. These committees may consist of persons who are not also members of the board and shall act in an advisory capacity to the board.

=== Section 3. Meetings and Action of Committees ===
Meetings and action of committees shall be governed by, noticed, held, and taken in accordance with the provisions of these bylaws concerning meetings of the board of directors, with such changes in the context of such bylaw provisions as are necessary to substitute the committee and its members for the board of directors and its members, except that the time for regular and special meetings of committees may be fixed by resolution of the board of directors or by the committee. The board of directors may also adopt rules and regulations pertaining to the conduct of meetings of committees to the extent that such rules and regulations are not inconsistent with the provisions of these bylaws.

== Article 8: Guests ==
=== Section 1. Designation of Guests ===
All persons who are not members, directors, or officers of this corporation, and who are present in the Workspace shall be considered to be guests.

=== Section 2. Access to Workspace ===
The requirements for a guest to enter the Workspace shall be:
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;">
<li>Guests shall be of the age of majority in this state;</li>
<li>Guests shall agree in writing to follow the safety procedures outlined in the standing rules and accept all risk associated with their activities in the Workspace;</li>
<li>Guests shall agree in writing to reimburse the corporation for damage, resulting from their actions, intentional or unintentional, to space or equipment under the care of the corporation.</li>
<li>Guests shall not enter the Workspace unless a member of this corporation, in good standing, agrees in writing to 1. be present in the space for the entire duration of the guest's visit, 2. ensuring that the guest follows all rules and safety procedures defined in the articles of incorporation, these Bylaws and the standing rules of the corporation.</li>
</ol>

== Article 9: Execution of Instruments, Deposits, and Funds ==

=== Section 1. Execution of Instruments ===
The board of directors, except as otherwise provided in these bylaws, may by resolution authorize any officer or agent of the corporation to enter into any contract or execute and deliver any instrument in the name of and on behalf of the corporation, and such authority may be general or confined to specific instances. Unless so authorized, no officer, agent, or employee shall have any power or authority to bind the corporation by any contract or engagement or to pledge its credit or to render it liable monetarily for any purpose or in any amount.

=== Section 2. Checks and Notes ===
Except as otherwise specifically determined by resolution of the board of directors, or as otherwise required by law, checks, drafts, promissory notes, orders for the payment of money, and other evidence of indebtedness of the corporation shall be signed by the treasurer and countersigned by the president of the corporation.

=== Section 3. Deposits ===
All funds of the corporation shall be deposited from time to time to the credit of the corporation in such banks, trust companies, or other depositories as the board of directors may select.

=== Section 4. Gifts ===
The board of directors may accept on behalf of the corporation any contribution, gift, bequest, or devise for the nonprofit purposes of this corporation.

=== Section 5. Loans of Equipment ===
The board of directors may accept on behalf of the corporation loans of equipment for use in the Workspace. The directors shall only accept such equipment after the owner has agreed, in writing, to waive his or her right to sue this corporation for loss or damage of the equipment.

== Article 10 ==
=== Corporate Records, Reports, and Seal ===

=== Section 1. Maintenance of Corporate Records ===
The corporation shall keep at its principal office:
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;">
<li>Minutes of all meetings of directors, committees of the board, and of all meetings of members, indicating the time and place of holding such meetings, whether regular or special, how called, the notice given, and the names of those present and the proceedings thereof;</li>
<li>Adequate and correct books and records of account, including accounts of its properties and business transactions and accounts of its assets, liabilities, receipts, disbursements, gains, and losses;</li>
<li>A record of its members, if any, indicating their names and addresses and, if applicable, the class of membership held by each member and the termination date of any membership;</li>
<li>A copy of the corporation's articles of incorporation and bylaws as amended to date, which shall be open to inspection by the members, if any, of the corporation at all reasonable times during office hours.</li>
</ol>

=== Section 2. Corporate Seal ===
The board of directors may adopt, use, and at will alter, a corporate seal. Such seal shall be kept at the principal office of the corporation. Failure to affix the seal to corporate instruments, however, shall not affect the validity of any such instrument.

=== Section 3. Directors' Inspection Rights ===
Every director shall have the absolute right at any reasonable time to inspect and copy all books, records, and documents of every kind and to inspect the physical properties of the corporation and shall have such other rights to inspect the books, records, and properties of this corporation as may be required under the articles of incorporation, other provisions of these bylaws, and provisions of law.

=== Section 4. Members' Inspection Rights ===
If this corporation has any members, then each and every member shall have the following inspection rights, for a purpose reasonably related to such person's interest as a member:
<ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha;">
<li>To inspect and copy the record of all members' names, addresses, and voting rights, at reasonable times, upon written demand on the secretary of the corporation, which demand shall state the purpose for which the inspection rights are requested.</li>
<li>To obtain from the secretary of the corporation, upon written demand on, and payment of a reasonable charge to, the secretary of the corporation, a list of the names, addresses, and voting rights of those members entitled to vote for the election of directors as of the most recent record date for which the list has been compiled or as of the date specified by the member subsequent to the date of demand. The demand shall state the purpose for which the list is requested. The membership list shall be made available within a reasonable time after the demand is received by the secretary of the corporation or after the date specified therein as of which the list is to be compiled.</li>
<li>To inspect at any reasonable time the books, records, or minutes of proceedings of the members or of the board or committees of the board, upon written demand on the secretary of the corporation by the member, for a purpose reasonably related to such person's interests as a member.
Members shall have such other rights to inspect the books, records, and properties of this corporation as may be required under the articles of incorporation, other provisions of these bylaws, and provisions of law.</li>
</ol>

=== Section 5. Right To Copy And Make Extracts ===
Any inspection under the provisions of this article may be made in person or by agent or attorney and the right to inspection shall include the right to copy and make extracts.

=== Section 6. Periodic Report ===
The board shall cause any annual or periodic report required under law to be prepared and delivered to an office of this state or to the members, if any, of this corporation, to be so prepared and delivered within the time limits set by law.

== Article 11: Intellectual Property ==

=== Section 1. Intellectual Property ===
The corporation shall make no claim on intellectual property developed by any directors, officers, members or guests.

=== Section 2. Gifts ===
The board of directors shall decline any gifts of intellectual property made to this corporation.

=== Section 3. Corporation's name and mark ===
Nothing in the previous sections shall prohibit the corporation from owning and defending its name and mark, including but not limited to internet domain names, logos and graphics, and electronic files describing same.

The Corporation may license or permit the use of its name and mark(s), in ways determined by the Board of Directors.

== Article 12: Nondiscrimination ==

=== Section 1. Nondiscrimination ===
This corporation shall not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, religion, creed, species, age, nationality, national origin, ancestry, pregnancy, marital status or parental status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability.

== Article 13: IRC 501(c)(3) Tax Exemption Provisions ==

=== Section 1. Limitations on Activities ===
No substantial part of the activities of this corporation shall be the carrying on of propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence legislation (except as otherwise provided by Section 501(h) of the Internal Revenue Code), and this corporation shall not participate in, or intervene in (including the publishing or distribution of statements), any political campaign on behalf of, or in opposition to, any candidate for public office.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of these bylaws, this corporation shall not carry on any activities not permitted to be carried on (a) by a corporation exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or (b) by a corporation, contributions to which are deductible under Section 170(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code.

=== Section 2. Prohibition Against Private Inurement ===
No part of the net earnings of this corporation shall inure to the benefit of, or be distributable to, its members, directors, or trustees, officers or other private persons, except that the corporation shall be authorized and empowered to pay reasonable compensation for services rendered and to make payments and distributions in furtherance of the purposes of this corporation.

=== Section 3. Distribution of Assets ===
Upon the dissolution of this corporation, its assets remaining after payment, or provision for payment, of all debts and liabilities of this corporation shall be distributed for one or more exempt purposes within the meaning of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or shall be distributed to the federal government, or to a state or local government, for a public purpose. Such distribution shall be made in accordance with all applicable provisions of the laws of this state.

=== Section 4. Private Foundation Requirements and Restrictions ===
In any taxable year in which this corporation is a private foundation as described in Section 509(a) of the Internal Revenue Code, the corporation 1) shall distribute its income for said period at such time and manner as not to subject it to tax under Section 4942 of the Internal Revenue Code; 2) shall not engage in any act of self-dealing as defined in Section 4941(d) of the Internal Revenue Code; 3) shall not retain any excess business holdings as defined in Section 4943(c) of the Internal Revenue Code; 4) shall not make any investments in such manner as to subject the corporation to tax under Section 4944 of the Internal Revenue Code; and 5) shall not make any taxable expenditures as defined in Section 4945(d) of the Internal Revenue Code.

== Article 14: Amendment of Bylaws ==

=== Section 1. Amendment ===
Subject to the power of the members of this corporation to adopt, amend, or repeal the bylaws of this corporation and except as may otherwise be specified under provisions of law, these bylaws, or any of them, may be altered, amended, or repealed and new bylaws adopted by two-thirds (2/3) majority of the board of directors.

=== Section 2. Amendment Procedure ===
The board of directors may only consider amendments having been previously approved by a majority of the members present at any regular meeting of the members. The board of directors may only amend these bylaws at a regular meeting, or at a special meeting directly following and announced at a regular meeting of the members of the corporation.

== Article 15: Construction and Terms ==
If there is any conflict between the provisions of these bylaws and the articles of incorporation of this corporation, the provisions of the articles of incorporation shall govern.
Should any of the provisions or portions of these bylaws be held unenforceable or invalid for any reason, the remaining provisions and portions of these bylaws shall be unaffected by such holding.
All references in these bylaws to the articles of incorporation shall be to the articles of incorporation, articles of organization, certificate of incorporation, organizational charter, corporate charter, or other founding document of this corporation filed with an office of this state and used to establish the legal existence of this corporation.
All references in these bylaws to a section or sections of the Internal Revenue Code shall be to such sections of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended from time to time, or to corresponding provisions of any future federal tax code.

== ADOPTION OF BYLAWS ==
We, the undersigned, are all of the initial directors or incorporators of this corporation, and we consent to, and hereby do, adopt the foregoing bylaws, consisting of twenty (20) preceding pages, as the bylaws of this corporation.
Dated: __________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

_________________________________________

Historical

2011-08-11T18:01:29Z

Ed: Created page with '* Bylaws 1.0'

* [[Bylaws 1.0]]

Main Page

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Ed: /* Resources and Records */

== [http://i3detroit.com i3 Detroit] - The Metro Detroit Hackerspace ==

__NOTOC__

== Upcoming Events ==

*'''[[Meetings|Regular Meeting]]''' every first and third Tuesday at 7pm at [[Location|i3 Detroit]]
*'''[[Meetings|Board Meeting]]''' every second Tuesday at 7pm at [[Location|i3 Detroit]]
*'''[http://www.eventbrite.com/org/245909400?s=1360008 Classes and Events]''' - our current schedule on Eventbrite.

== Members ==

;[[MemberProjects|Member Projects]]
:Independent Projects in Progress
;[[New Member Orientation]]
:Info for new and potential members, including the [[New Member Orientation#FAQ|FAQ]]

;[[HOWTO Get a Wiki Account]]
:Because contributions to the wiki are always good!

== Projects ==

[[Great Global Hackerspace Challenge 2011]]

[[Red Bull Creation 2011]]

== Equipment ==

Information and safety procedures for our tools and equipment organized by location:

*[[Craft Room]]
*[[Electronics Room]]
*[[Machine Shop]]
*[[Wood Shop]]
*[[Welding Area]]
*[[Bicycle Shop]]
*[[Fab Lab]]
*[[Workbench]] (General shop/tool areas)
*[[Lost and Found / Graveyard]]
*[[Chem Lab]]
[[:Category:Tools | All Tools]]

== Resources and Records ==

;'''[[Bylaws|By Laws]]'''
:Organizations Governance. In this document 'Members' refers to voting members as apposed to all 'key holders'.
;'''[[Standing rules]]'''
:Rules for the space. *** NEW: Please check out the [[Standing Rules Rewrite 2011-03]], which will be voted on in the month of March, 2011. ***
;'''[[Officers]]'''
:A list of the current officers.
;'''[[:Category:MeetingMinutes|Meeting Minutes]]'''
:Minutes from our past meetings.
;'''[[:Category:Proposals|Proposals]]'''
:Archive of proposals and votes.
;'''[[Committees]]''' 
:List of committees and their resources
;'''[[In the Media]]'''
:Published articles, videos, etc. about i3 Detroit.
;'''[[Sources|Material and Tool Sources]]'''
:Places to get materials and tools.
;'''[[Community Contacts]]'''
:Groups and people to collaborate with.
;'''[[Reports]]'''
:Various reports for the organization.
;'''[[ToDo]]'''
:The ever-changing list of maintenance and improvement tasks.
;'''[[Forms]]'''
:Group Forms, Waivers, Sign-Ups, etc.
;'''[[Uploads]]'''
:Useful uploaded files, such as flyers, graphics, and more.
;'''[[Historical]]'''
:Old versions of Bylaws, Standing Rules, etc.

== [[Procedures and Instructions]] ==

;'''[[HOWTO Park your car]]''' 
:Rubber side down.
;'''[[HOWTO Close up the space]]''' 
:A checklist to complete if you are the last one out at the end of the night.
;'''[[HOWTO Host an event at i3detroit]]''' 
:Scheduling, publicity, day-of tasks.

Other procedures, including membership processing are on the [[Procedures and Instructions]] page.

 

== Choose Your Own Adventure ==

;'''[[Start the adventure?]]'''

Procedures and Instructions

2011-07-20T00:58:46Z

Ed: /* Space Operations */

== Space Operations ==

;'''[[HOWTO Close up the space]]''' : A checklist to complete if you are the last one out at the end of the night.
;'''[[HOWTO Host an event at i3detroit]]''' : Scheduling, publicity, day-of tasks.
;'''[[HOWTO Sign up a new member]]''' : A checklist for signing up a new member.
;'''[[HOWTO Program a key]]''' : How to program keys for new members.
;'''[[HOWTO Deprogram a key]]''' : How to deprogram a key for a leaving member.
;'''[[HOWTO Process a new member]]''' : Administrative steps necessary to get a new member "in the system".
;'''[[HOWTO Give a new member orientation]]''' : Checklist of things new (and old) members need to know.
;'''[[HOWTO Park your car]]''' : Rubber side down.

== Wiki Operations ==

;'''[[HOWTO Get a Wiki Account]]''' : How to request an account on this wiki.

== Printing ==

;'''[[HOWTO Use the Laserjet 6P]]''' : It's old. The details are here.
;'''[[HOWTO use the Plotter]]''' : Instructions for using the HP DesignJet 300.
;'''[[HOWTO use the Laserjet 5si]]''' : It's slices, it dices, it duplexes!

See Also:
: [[:Category:HOWTO]]

Great Global Hackerspace Challenge 2011

2011-04-06T00:15:54Z

Ed:

[http://i3detroit.com/wi/index.php?title=Great_Global_Hackerspace_Challenge Original Proposal]

[http://www.i3detroit.com/i3detroit-call-for-teachers-great-global-hackerspace-challenge-2011 Blog Post with Call to Action Video] 

[https://www.google.com/reader/bundle/user/12572703419343355042/bundle/GGHC RSS feed for all participants]

[http://www.element14.com/community/people/i3detroit/blog i3Detroit page on element14]

== Minutes ==

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-21|Monday, March 21st, 2011]] - Getting started in our first meeting

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-26 Roeper|Monday, March 26th, 2011]] - Transcript of our meeting with Emery and Linda from Roeper

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-26|Monday, March 26th, 2011]] - Brainstorming after meeting with Emery and Linda

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-29|Tuesday, March 29th, 2011]] - Meeting with ROHS teachers

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-31|Thursday, March 31th, 2011]] - Final brainstorming meeting

 

== Blog Posts ==

[[GGHC2011 Week1_Blog|Week 1]] - Introduce your team (video would be a great way to do this), explain your hackerspace's philosophy, and provide a top level summary of your first week

[[GGHC2011 Week2_Blog|Week 2]] - Provide a basic outline of the materials you will be using in your build and any key challenges you anticipate

[[GGHC2011 Week3_Blog|Week 3]] - Provide an update on the status of your build and quick summary of obstacles encountered and how they are being addressed

[[GGHC2011 Week4_Blog|Week 4]] - Is everything going to plan? Perhaps provide footage of a visit to an educational institution you're working with

[[GGHC2011 Week5_Blog|Week 5]] - In your penultimate week provide a review of the challenge to date. Is the pressure on? What have you learned?

[[GGHC2011 Week6_Blog|Week 6]] - This is the time to really showcase your build, why it works and what features make it stand out 

== Schedule ==

* '''Friday March 25''' - Blog Post 1 due
* '''Friday April 1''' - Blog Post 2 due
* '''Friday April 8''' - Blog Post 3 due
* '''Friday April 15''' - Blog Post 4 due
* '''Friday April 22''' - Blog Post 5 due
* '''Tuesday May 3rd, EOD''' - Projects due

Great Global Hackerspace Challenge 2011

2011-04-06T00:15:27Z

Ed:

[http://i3detroit.com/wi/index.php?title=Great_Global_Hackerspace_Challenge Original Proposal]

[http://www.i3detroit.com/i3detroit-call-for-teachers-great-global-hackerspace-challenge-2011 Blog Post with Call to Action Video] 

RSS feed for all participants: [https://www.google.com/reader/bundle/user/12572703419343355042/bundle/GGHC]

[http://www.element14.com/community/people/i3detroit/blog i3Detroit page on element14]

== Minutes ==

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-21|Monday, March 21st, 2011]] - Getting started in our first meeting

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-26 Roeper|Monday, March 26th, 2011]] - Transcript of our meeting with Emery and Linda from Roeper

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-26|Monday, March 26th, 2011]] - Brainstorming after meeting with Emery and Linda

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-29|Tuesday, March 29th, 2011]] - Meeting with ROHS teachers

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-31|Thursday, March 31th, 2011]] - Final brainstorming meeting

 

== Blog Posts ==

[[GGHC2011 Week1_Blog|Week 1]] - Introduce your team (video would be a great way to do this), explain your hackerspace's philosophy, and provide a top level summary of your first week

[[GGHC2011 Week2_Blog|Week 2]] - Provide a basic outline of the materials you will be using in your build and any key challenges you anticipate

[[GGHC2011 Week3_Blog|Week 3]] - Provide an update on the status of your build and quick summary of obstacles encountered and how they are being addressed

[[GGHC2011 Week4_Blog|Week 4]] - Is everything going to plan? Perhaps provide footage of a visit to an educational institution you're working with

[[GGHC2011 Week5_Blog|Week 5]] - In your penultimate week provide a review of the challenge to date. Is the pressure on? What have you learned?

[[GGHC2011 Week6_Blog|Week 6]] - This is the time to really showcase your build, why it works and what features make it stand out 

== Schedule ==

* '''Friday March 25''' - Blog Post 1 due
* '''Friday April 1''' - Blog Post 2 due
* '''Friday April 8''' - Blog Post 3 due
* '''Friday April 15''' - Blog Post 4 due
* '''Friday April 22''' - Blog Post 5 due
* '''Tuesday May 3rd, EOD''' - Projects due

Great Global Hackerspace Challenge 2011

2011-04-06T00:15:13Z

Ed:

[http://i3detroit.com/wi/index.php?title=Great_Global_Hackerspace_Challenge Original Proposal]

[http://www.i3detroit.com/i3detroit-call-for-teachers-great-global-hackerspace-challenge-2011 Blog Post with Call to Action Video] 

RSS feed for all participants: [https://www.google.com/reader/bundle/user/12572703419343355042/bundle/GGHC]

[http://www.element14.com/community/people/i3detroit/blog | i3Detroit page on element14]

== Minutes ==

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-21|Monday, March 21st, 2011]] - Getting started in our first meeting

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-26 Roeper|Monday, March 26th, 2011]] - Transcript of our meeting with Emery and Linda from Roeper

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-26|Monday, March 26th, 2011]] - Brainstorming after meeting with Emery and Linda

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-29|Tuesday, March 29th, 2011]] - Meeting with ROHS teachers

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-31|Thursday, March 31th, 2011]] - Final brainstorming meeting

 

== Blog Posts ==

[[GGHC2011 Week1_Blog|Week 1]] - Introduce your team (video would be a great way to do this), explain your hackerspace's philosophy, and provide a top level summary of your first week

[[GGHC2011 Week2_Blog|Week 2]] - Provide a basic outline of the materials you will be using in your build and any key challenges you anticipate

[[GGHC2011 Week3_Blog|Week 3]] - Provide an update on the status of your build and quick summary of obstacles encountered and how they are being addressed

[[GGHC2011 Week4_Blog|Week 4]] - Is everything going to plan? Perhaps provide footage of a visit to an educational institution you're working with

[[GGHC2011 Week5_Blog|Week 5]] - In your penultimate week provide a review of the challenge to date. Is the pressure on? What have you learned?

[[GGHC2011 Week6_Blog|Week 6]] - This is the time to really showcase your build, why it works and what features make it stand out 

== Schedule ==

* '''Friday March 25''' - Blog Post 1 due
* '''Friday April 1''' - Blog Post 2 due
* '''Friday April 8''' - Blog Post 3 due
* '''Friday April 15''' - Blog Post 4 due
* '''Friday April 22''' - Blog Post 5 due
* '''Tuesday May 3rd, EOD''' - Projects due

Great Global Hackerspace Challenge 2011

2011-04-06T00:12:26Z

Ed: /* Schedule */

[http://i3detroit.com/wi/index.php?title=Great_Global_Hackerspace_Challenge Original Proposal]

[http://www.i3detroit.com/i3detroit-call-for-teachers-great-global-hackerspace-challenge-2011 Blog Post with Call to Action Video] 

RSS feed for all participants: [https://www.google.com/reader/bundle/user/12572703419343355042/bundle/GGHC]

== Minutes ==

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-21|Monday, March 21st, 2011]] - Getting started in our first meeting

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-26 Roeper|Monday, March 26th, 2011]] - Transcript of our meeting with Emery and Linda from Roeper

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-26|Monday, March 26th, 2011]] - Brainstorming after meeting with Emery and Linda

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-29|Tuesday, March 29th, 2011]] - Meeting with ROHS teachers

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-31|Thursday, March 31th, 2011]] - Final brainstorming meeting

 

== Blog Posts ==

[[GGHC2011 Week1_Blog|Week 1]] - Introduce your team (video would be a great way to do this), explain your hackerspace's philosophy, and provide a top level summary of your first week

[[GGHC2011 Week2_Blog|Week 2]] - Provide a basic outline of the materials you will be using in your build and any key challenges you anticipate

[[GGHC2011 Week3_Blog|Week 3]] - Provide an update on the status of your build and quick summary of obstacles encountered and how they are being addressed

[[GGHC2011 Week4_Blog|Week 4]] - Is everything going to plan? Perhaps provide footage of a visit to an educational institution you're working with

[[GGHC2011 Week5_Blog|Week 5]] - In your penultimate week provide a review of the challenge to date. Is the pressure on? What have you learned?

[[GGHC2011 Week6_Blog|Week 6]] - This is the time to really showcase your build, why it works and what features make it stand out 

== Schedule ==

* '''Friday March 25''' - Blog Post 1 due
* '''Friday April 1''' - Blog Post 2 due
* '''Friday April 8''' - Blog Post 3 due
* '''Friday April 15''' - Blog Post 4 due
* '''Friday April 22''' - Blog Post 5 due
* '''Tuesday May 3rd, EOD''' - Projects due

Great Global Hackerspace Challenge 2011

2011-04-06T00:10:51Z

Ed: /* Schedule */

[http://i3detroit.com/wi/index.php?title=Great_Global_Hackerspace_Challenge Original Proposal]

[http://www.i3detroit.com/i3detroit-call-for-teachers-great-global-hackerspace-challenge-2011 Blog Post with Call to Action Video] 

RSS feed for all participants: [https://www.google.com/reader/bundle/user/12572703419343355042/bundle/GGHC]

== Minutes ==

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-21|Monday, March 21st, 2011]] - Getting started in our first meeting

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-26 Roeper|Monday, March 26th, 2011]] - Transcript of our meeting with Emery and Linda from Roeper

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-26|Monday, March 26th, 2011]] - Brainstorming after meeting with Emery and Linda

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-29|Tuesday, March 29th, 2011]] - Meeting with ROHS teachers

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-31|Thursday, March 31th, 2011]] - Final brainstorming meeting

 

== Blog Posts ==

[[GGHC2011 Week1_Blog|Week 1]] - Introduce your team (video would be a great way to do this), explain your hackerspace's philosophy, and provide a top level summary of your first week

[[GGHC2011 Week2_Blog|Week 2]] - Provide a basic outline of the materials you will be using in your build and any key challenges you anticipate

[[GGHC2011 Week3_Blog|Week 3]] - Provide an update on the status of your build and quick summary of obstacles encountered and how they are being addressed

[[GGHC2011 Week4_Blog|Week 4]] - Is everything going to plan? Perhaps provide footage of a visit to an educational institution you're working with

[[GGHC2011 Week5_Blog|Week 5]] - In your penultimate week provide a review of the challenge to date. Is the pressure on? What have you learned?

[[GGHC2011 Week6_Blog|Week 6]] - This is the time to really showcase your build, why it works and what features make it stand out 

== Schedule ==

* '''Friday March 25''' - Blog Post 1 due (Introduce your team (video would be a great way to do this), explain your hackerspace's philosophy, and provide a top level summary of your first week)
* '''Friday April 1''' - Blog Post 2 due (Provide a basic outline of the materials you will be using in your build and any key challenges you anticipate)
* '''Friday April 8''' - Blog Post 3 due' (Provide an update on the status of your build and quick summary of obstacles encountered and how they are being addressed)
* '''Friday April 15''' - Blog Post 4 due (Is everything going to plan? Perhaps provide footage of a visit to an educational institution you're working with)
* '''Friday April 22''' - Blog Post 5 due (In your penultimate week provide a review of the challenge to date. Is the pressure on? What have you learned?)
* '''Tuesday May 3rd, EOD''' - Projects due (This is the time to really showcase your build, why it works and what features make it stand out)

Great Global Hackerspace Challenge 2011

2011-04-06T00:09:00Z

Ed: /* Schedule */

[http://i3detroit.com/wi/index.php?title=Great_Global_Hackerspace_Challenge Original Proposal]

[http://www.i3detroit.com/i3detroit-call-for-teachers-great-global-hackerspace-challenge-2011 Blog Post with Call to Action Video] 

RSS feed for all participants: [https://www.google.com/reader/bundle/user/12572703419343355042/bundle/GGHC]

== Minutes ==

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-21|Monday, March 21st, 2011]] - Getting started in our first meeting

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-26 Roeper|Monday, March 26th, 2011]] - Transcript of our meeting with Emery and Linda from Roeper

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-26|Monday, March 26th, 2011]] - Brainstorming after meeting with Emery and Linda

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-29|Tuesday, March 29th, 2011]] - Meeting with ROHS teachers

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-31|Thursday, March 31th, 2011]] - Final brainstorming meeting

 

== Blog Posts ==

[[GGHC2011 Week1_Blog|Week 1]] - Introduce your team (video would be a great way to do this), explain your hackerspace's philosophy, and provide a top level summary of your first week

[[GGHC2011 Week2_Blog|Week 2]] - Provide a basic outline of the materials you will be using in your build and any key challenges you anticipate

[[GGHC2011 Week3_Blog|Week 3]] - Provide an update on the status of your build and quick summary of obstacles encountered and how they are being addressed

[[GGHC2011 Week4_Blog|Week 4]] - Is everything going to plan? Perhaps provide footage of a visit to an educational institution you're working with

[[GGHC2011 Week5_Blog|Week 5]] - In your penultimate week provide a review of the challenge to date. Is the pressure on? What have you learned?

[[GGHC2011 Week6_Blog|Week 6]] - This is the time to really showcase your build, why it works and what features make it stand out 

== Schedule ==

* '''Friday March 25 - Blog Post 1 due''' (Introduce your team (video would be a great way to do this), explain your hackerspace's philosophy, and provide a top level summary of your first week)
* '''Friday April 1 - Blog Post 2 due''' (Provide a basic outline of the materials you will be using in your build and any key challenges you anticipate)
* '''Friday April 8 - Blog Post 3 due''' (Provide an update on the status of your build and quick summary of obstacles encountered and how they are being addressed)
* '''Friday April 15 - Blog Post 4 due''' (Is everything going to plan? Perhaps provide footage of a visit to an educational institution you're working with)
* '''Friday April 22 - Blog Post 5 due''' (In your penultimate week provide a review of the challenge to date. Is the pressure on? What have you learned?)
* '''Tuesday May 3rd, EOD - Projects due''' (This is the time to really showcase your build, why it works and what features make it stand out)

Great Global Hackerspace Challenge 2011

2011-04-06T00:08:38Z

Ed:

[http://i3detroit.com/wi/index.php?title=Great_Global_Hackerspace_Challenge Original Proposal]

[http://www.i3detroit.com/i3detroit-call-for-teachers-great-global-hackerspace-challenge-2011 Blog Post with Call to Action Video] 

RSS feed for all participants: [https://www.google.com/reader/bundle/user/12572703419343355042/bundle/GGHC]

== Minutes ==

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-21|Monday, March 21st, 2011]] - Getting started in our first meeting

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-26 Roeper|Monday, March 26th, 2011]] - Transcript of our meeting with Emery and Linda from Roeper

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-26|Monday, March 26th, 2011]] - Brainstorming after meeting with Emery and Linda

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-29|Tuesday, March 29th, 2011]] - Meeting with ROHS teachers

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-31|Thursday, March 31th, 2011]] - Final brainstorming meeting

 

== Blog Posts ==

[[GGHC2011 Week1_Blog|Week 1]] - Introduce your team (video would be a great way to do this), explain your hackerspace's philosophy, and provide a top level summary of your first week

[[GGHC2011 Week2_Blog|Week 2]] - Provide a basic outline of the materials you will be using in your build and any key challenges you anticipate

[[GGHC2011 Week3_Blog|Week 3]] - Provide an update on the status of your build and quick summary of obstacles encountered and how they are being addressed

[[GGHC2011 Week4_Blog|Week 4]] - Is everything going to plan? Perhaps provide footage of a visit to an educational institution you're working with

[[GGHC2011 Week5_Blog|Week 5]] - In your penultimate week provide a review of the challenge to date. Is the pressure on? What have you learned?

[[GGHC2011 Week6_Blog|Week 6]] - This is the time to really showcase your build, why it works and what features make it stand out 

== Schedule ==

* '''Friday March 25 - Blog Post 1 due''' (Introduce your team (video would be a great way to do this), explain your hackerspace's philosophy, and provide a top level summary of your first week)
* '''Friday April 1 - Blog Post 2 due''' (Provide a basic outline of the materials you will be using in your build and any key challenges you anticipate)
* '''Friday April 8 - Blog Post 3 due''' (Provide an update on the status of your build and quick summary of obstacles encountered and how they are being addressed)
* '''Friday April 15 - Blog Post 4 due''' (Is everything going to plan? Perhaps provide footage of a visit to an educational institution you're working with)
* '''Friday April 22 - Blog Post 5 due''' (In your penultimate week provide a review of the challenge to date. Is the pressure on? What have you learned?)
* '''Tuesday May 3rd, EOD - Projects due (This is the time to really showcase your build, why it works and what features make it stand out)

GGHC2011 2011-03-26 Roeper

2011-04-02T01:12:36Z

Ed:

== Summary ==

* Something that gets students participating actively would be helpful
* Teaching for different skill levels is challenging for teachers
* At all skill levels, students need to get comfortable with making mistakes
* Students need more opportunity to physically move
* Students who excel individually often need to improve their teamwork skills

== Minutes ==

Linda (L) and Emory (E) brought their years of teaching experience at Roeper to i3Detroit.  We ran through the topics on our questionnaire.  Our goal was to get a feel for what it's like to be a teacher at Roeper - the major challenges, the success stories, and the techniques they rely on to communicate with and educate their students.  Roeper, being a school for gifted children with small classes, highly committed teachers, and unconventional teaching strategies, is certainly an outlier on the spectrum of responses about common educational problems that the GGHC is intended to address.  Nevertheless the conversation was stimulating, enlightening, and has propelled our group forward with many ideas for our project.

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'''What is the least effective technology you’ve incorporated into your teaching? What made it ineffective?'''

L: I use so little. We don’t have it. If you consider a laptop technology, that’s it. E: We do more labs and hands-on science. L: We have an inventor’s workshop, where kids look for problems and needs, figure out a solution, and build it. E: We also do LEGO Mindstorms competitions for the other kids. L: The most technology used are science tools. People have talked about Smartboards. We have cheaper alternatives to Smartboard we’ve considered building. … For us, a big class is 18 kids. I think kids should learn more about how processors work, how technology itself actually functions. Microprocessor building labs. Some kids do C++ and Java on their own time. Beside video editing, there’s very little technology that we really use.

Ed: Some technologies are out there and get thrown around like buzzwords. L: For those, it’s like the technology drives the program instead of vice versa. Ed: Right, that’s exactly it. We wondered if you’ve used these technologies. E: We don’t jump on fads and trends, no. But if kids do projects, if they come in and want to do something, we support their interest in the project. We don’t have any real programs around that. For instance a student wanted to build his own Dance Dance Revolution game. Mario: <Shares a story about Dance Dance Immolation - a version of DDR at Burning Man where the gamer wears a fireproof sealed suit during play and is blasted with fireballs>

'''What is your favorite creative technique, tool, or practice that has aided education in your classroom?'''

E: We’re very heavy with the scientific method. "What’s your question? What are you going to do to find out?" We hammer that in. Data collection, inquiry, reasoned responses. L: Most questions get answered with questions. "What would you do? What do you already know? What do you need to find out?" E: Right. "What was your conclusion? How valid was your conclusion? What were your variables, how big was your sample?" Etc. L: If we’re giving kids assignments, we teach them concepts about heat insulation, etc - and then challenges that put the knowledge into action. E: We bounce around between the abstract and the concrete. “Here’s an example of heat transfer, the science of it; these are the principles.” Then we put that into practice in a hands-on, concrete experimental example. And we see things in that example that deviate from our expectations, so we go back to the princples to explain and investigate it. And so on. E: We also like making the kids active participants in changing the activities, not passive recipients in knowledge. They have to be the actors, not just to carry out the experiment but to design it first.

Ed: That jibes with something we’ve heard from other teachers. The big struggle is getting kids to *do* stuff, not to be passive recipients.

E: We have a built-in advantage - small classes. The kids enter Roeper early on [in their lives] and stay in small classes that encourage them to think of learning as hands-on, engaging; they have always thought of learning that way. Unlike Detroit schools - they have what, 60 kids in a classroom. It’s babysitting, you can't avoid it.

'''What are the common difficulties you face throughout the school day?'''

E: Even at Roeper there’s a divergence of ability, the fact that some kids are at higher levels than others. L: I don’t know enough of what all the kids would like to do. I don’t know what resources exist that could take them even farther. They could be building their own microprocessors, they could be programming them, learning how they interact - a zillion things they could learn, I don’t even know all of it. That’s the frustration for me - the next level. They’re ready to take on the next level and I don’t know where to take them. Ed: How do you focus your attention with kids at different skill levels? E: It’s not as big a problem as it could be, there’s very little competition - the kids don’t get pitted against each other. It’s a safe place to not know things. The teachers model that by not thinking they know everything. They’re down there learning at the same time as the kids. We learned rocketry one semester that way, right next to the kids.

'''What difficulties do students face?'''

E: Our kids are bright, but scattered. Would an *organizational* thing help them? They have genius thoughts about things, but they can’t remember to bring a pencil. Ed: Personal productivity software, essentially. Mario: That’s it! An interactive pocket protector that keeps its status! “You’re missing a pencil and you’re going to art class!” E: Right! Remembering homework, organizational stuff, etc. One of the problems our kids have is that they’ve always been pretty smart, they know they’re smart, and don’t think they need to be organized to be smart. But a little bit of that would help them. ... Let’s see... What about the outside world? We’ve been at Roeper maybe 35 years. L: I often think the biggest frustration for kids is the need to physically move. Not just sitting in a class room. E: How about bringing that back to the DDR idea? Kids write down their answer so to speak by dancing it out, interacting physically. … We don’t let kids move around. Teachers at some schools do inside recess, etc, and it’s horrible - we don’t let kids move around. If we could come up with something that lets kids answer by moving around.

'''Can you think of a story that demonstrates a challenge that you or a student has faced or overcome?'''

E: There’s always kids that make slow but sure progress, kids that are going against the grain. The kid who guesses at everything tries all the alternatives has to learn to be a little more linear, the kids that think very systematically and linearly need to think more creatively. … Math, as a learning curve, is a good example. Math isn’t intuitive, you don’t get it at first. It takes a long time to get started with it, but once they get it - they cross that “Aha!” moment - they really take off. If there were a way to reassure kids that there’s something there to be understood. When you think the math is so scary that you start getting a math phobia, you can’t really learn it after that. Anything you can do about math phobia. L: I think about the kids at the top of the zip line, the physical challenges. Or the kid who isn’t going to look at anyone else’s plans [for a project]. Ed: Teamwork. L: Right! Kids that don’t look at other people’s plans because they think it’s cheating - it’s amoral. If they’re not coming up with the solution from first principles, if they aren’t reinventing the wheel. E: Besides that, the biggest problem is analysis paralysis. You can see perfect, but you can only do good, so you just do nothing. Genius perfectionism. Ed: It’s interesting - Whether you’re struggling with math or some other subject, and you haven’t gotten up the learning curve yet, or whether you’re a super-genius and you’re paralyzed by analysis at the top, the solution for both sides is learning that it’s okay to make mistakes.

E: [Regarding teamwork, with some kids excelling past others on the same team] Some feel the genius kids are held down by forcing them to bring up the other kids, but the reality is that the gifted kids are going to grow up without knowing how to play well with others [if they don't learn to work with peers]. E: Science. Most schools don’t do science [as a subject]. We do science, one teacher does most of the sciences for the younger kids. That teacher has all the equipment, self-selected into that path, isn’t afraid to learn. At other schools, most teachers don’t approach it. No one specializes in it; they prefer other subjects [social sciences and humanities]. As a result no one teaches science well in America. So, you could come up with a way to idiot-proof the teaching of science. Mario: Our school ignores science for the most part because it isn’t on the MEAP. E: We don’t have to do the MEAP, so we ignore it. We don’t have to teach to it. Nate: My sister is a substitute teacher. As a result she has a lot of freedom. She can put on “Donald Duck in Mathemagic Land” and do whatever the rest of the day. It gives her freedom to ramble on about whatever strikes her. And she can talk about whatever she wants, like say - how do digital screens work (on your phone or computer)? They’re everywhere - you can teach that, make a memorable, accessible lesson about near at hand technology. E: If there can be done anything that helps kids take things apart, and understand it. L: We do a lot of “How does that work?” E: Right, but how do you institutionalize that? How do these guys make that a process? L: The problem, too, is that teachers have the same learning fears that the kids do! Ed: I like that! The teachers have to figure things out as well. E: What are the target skills for the 21st century that most schools don’t teach? Sifting through tons of information - collaboration - creative thinking and problem solving. … We know from neuroscience that kids need to develop the executive function of the brain. These are developed by art, experiments, sports, decision-making - that forces you to discover meaningful information and hanging on to it, and knowing how and when to apply it. E: Too many teachers have these lesson plans that are battle plans - it’s down to the last detail, it is an exactly right lesson plan that the teacher made perfect, and it’s terrible. There’s no room for the kid in there. And some of our competitors promise that when the kid graduates, he will be exactly X - but that means you just cookie-cuttered that kid. L: But you have to relinquish control, let the kids be who they will be. That means the classroom will get messy, you won’t be in control as much, but that’s okay. Bottom line, the content actually does not matter - it’s going to change anyway. What matters are the skills the kid is going to learn to apply for the rest of their lives. Nate: One project idea - “Here’s a set of parts that have been *proven* to do a certain thing, but we aren’t telling you how.” We give them minimal instructions, some base principles, and let them loose on it.

GGHC2011 2011-03-31

2011-04-01T16:54:00Z

Ed: Created page with '== Summary == Decided on a Group Response System. The teacher has a teacher unit and each student has a student unit. Before each question, the students get up and form into a...'

== Summary ==

Decided on a Group Response System. The teacher has a teacher unit and each student has a student unit.

Before each question, the students get up and form into a group (different group each time). The teacher gives them a narrow topic, and they discuss to try to make sure everyone will get the question right. They go back to their desks and answer individually. They get green, yellow, or red depending on whether their entire group, some of their group, or none of their group, answered correctly.

The teacher configures each question as they go. The teacher unit can be plugged in as a usb keyboard and dumps to any text editor.

Student units:
* microcontroller
* supercap or AA bats
* trasmitter/receiver pair
* clear case and sturdy buttons
* LED display

Teacher units:
* microcontroller
* supercap or AA bats
* trasmitter/receiver pair
* clear case and sturdy buttons
* LED display
* USB connector

== Minutes ==

Existing ideas:
* Logic bricks (robot?)
* Group response
* Roger's microcontroller
* Laser/IR shaker

New ideas:
* Hot potato
* Timebomb hallpass
* RFID attendance

Originally no one was in love with any one idea.

Ross championed Group response system
* Similar to what's been done, but group dynamic is novel
* Turns quizzes into games
* Driven by teaching technique, not tech
* Gets students moving around

New idea: we can give students a topic before asking them the question, and have them answer separately. Example: teacher says "topic will be color mixing", question might be "what color do you get when you mix red and blue paint?" Trying to guess the question is a game in itself, gets students thinking actively.

How do we dump data?
* SD - expensive, not necessary
* Output keystrokes as a usb keyboard

How do we split students into groups?
* Display on student unit? Maybe needs more thought

Powering units. Maybe supercaps, or just AA batteries if we don't have time.

Need sturdy buttons and case. Maybe use see-through case.

We can call it IQ: Interactive Quiz

Teacher sets answers one at a time. Simple interface.

Great Global Hackerspace Challenge 2011

2011-04-01T16:35:18Z

Ed: /* Minutes */

[http://i3detroit.com/wi/index.php?title=Great_Global_Hackerspace_Challenge Original Proposal]

[http://www.i3detroit.com/i3detroit-call-for-teachers-great-global-hackerspace-challenge-2011 Blog Post with Call to Action Video] 

== Minutes ==

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-21|Monday, March 21st, 2011]] - Getting started in our first meeting

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-26 Roeper|Monday, March 26th, 2011]] - Transcript of our meeting with Emery and Linda from Roeper

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-26|Monday, March 26th, 2011]] - Brainstorming after meeting with Emery and Linda

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-29|Tuesday, March 29th, 2011]] - Meeting with ROHS teachers

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-31|Thursday, March 31th, 2011]] - Final brainstorming meeting

 

== Blog Posts ==

[[GGHC2011 Week1_Blog|Week 1]] - Introduce your team (video would be a great way to do this), explain your hackerspace's philosophy, and provide a top level summary of your first week

[[GGHC2011 Week2_Blog|Week 2]] - Provide a basic outline of the materials you will be using in your build and any key challenges you anticipate

[[GGHC2011 Week3_Blog|Week 3]] - Provide an update on the status of your build and quick summary of obstacles encountered and how they are being addressed

[[GGHC2011 Week4_Blog|Week 4]] - Is everything going to plan? Perhaps provide footage of a visit to an educational institution you're working with

[[GGHC2011 Week5_Blog|Week 5]] - In your penultimate week provide a review of the challenge to date. Is the pressure on? What have you learned?

[[GGHC2011 Week6_Blog|Week 6]] - This is the time to really showcase your build, why it works and what features make it stand out

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2011-04-01T03:34:24Z

Ed:

GGHC2011 2011-03-29

2011-04-01T03:33:06Z

Ed: Created page with ' == Summary == * Training and support is a huge obstacle for educational tech. Our project should be ridiculously easy to use * Anything that helps manage data (grading etc.) w...'

== Summary ==

* Training and support is a huge obstacle for educational tech. Our project should be ridiculously easy to use
* Anything that helps manage data (grading etc.) would help free up teachers to spend more time with students.
* scantron - mechanical step of data entry unnecessary
* "The best technology lets teachers focus on the things that teachers do best" e.g. move silent work to home/online
* students are more comfortable with cell phones than paper/computers
* would like a way to facilitate students that go beyond teachers
* cookie-cutter, college-bound, alienating a lot of students
* hard to get/keep attention
* letting students interact in real world situations is a win
* caution for response systems: don't rush/pressure the slower students
* everyone thought DDR was hilarious

== Full Minutes ==

intros, background on i3 and challenge

question: fads/bandwagons, what's your experience and stuff that
doesn't work?

smartboard - was it asked for? a few did ask for it, out of fashion,
but... training was the major issue
training is the issue for everything tech-related

Mr. Walsh went to west bloomfield and created their video program
his report from there: "they don't have anywhere near as much in the
way of tech as RO does, buuuut, what

they do have, they have infrastructure, training support, not just the
latest fad"

there are multiple ways to deliver instruction, and the smartboard
just added another

expensive, cumbersome, technical setup. You need to turn it on, have
it work.

struggled with data management, test data, student info, grade filing,
using the data to identify trends

and troubles, both population and individual. Become very personnel-
specific with expertise, that person

disappears or becomes overwhelmed and data efficiency dropped. Last
year had a data coach from stimulus

money, was a good thing but a one-year thing.

number crunching can really revealing

blip ryan called

scantron -- there's a mechanical step that makes it inefficient,
because of this, it's a transitional

technology. Something that goes straight from the student to the data
analysis would skip the step and be

more useful.

question: effective technology?

Mr 's webpage, kids can turn in stuff, also can do that with moodle,
opening up avenues. Roadblocks are not

technological (except security). Moodle was probably one of the best
decisions, if we had implemented it

fully. Possibilities are broad, easily learnable. Not all staff use
it, which is interesting, but a comfort

level issue. Teacher learning it mid-year means unproductive to make
kids change mid-year, need accounts

and stuff first-thing. Would be nice if it was like Scratch where you
can design it with drag-and-drop,

because support is difficult and setting up your own things is
awkward.

Email is also a transitional technology, kids aren't using it anymore.

Special ed: Adaptive technologies: kindles, audio things, very
positive, not incorporated as much as we'd

like. Security of a laptop, are they gonna get on the web, etc.
Something to give to kids without these

liabilities, that would open the same doors?

Tech helpers? Yes, pretty reliably. Fear and turf issues over giving
kids latitude to learn on their own.
Be willing to let them make mistakes, cuz they're gonna make 'em
anyway. Might rely on Ed personally as a

resource when it comes to kids with needs/abilities.

Techniques that work: Moving things online frees up the classroom,
silent individual work done at home so

the classroom can be used for other things. Been doing that since '98,
with increasing frequency. Uploading

assignments, wikis online, very close to students using cellphones for
exams and stuff. Self-hosted.

question: difficulties in the classroom:

not enough time in the day

coming from elementary to HS, "feel like all I'm doing is grading".
Huge time sink.

sometimes we have tech we have access to but not training / prep for
it. Software on the computers don't

know anything about, sure it would be awesome but...

Dreamweaver appeared without a word, nobody knows how to use it. How
much did that cost??

Having students in-class on-time on-focus is an issue.

sheer amount of forms and paperwork, especially for special ed,
regulatory burden and data collection

increasingly huge, ruins instructional ability, but need the data to
create plans for these kids

QR codes that could grade things? do tracking with the iphone somehow,
collate the data?

side notes:
student orgs sending mass txt, facebook groups, using cellphones as
tools despite the school not doing so

collaboration, meeting time, always an issue. Physically moving to
different spaces is too challenging, but

desperately need collaboration time. Previous teacher used Second Life
to talk to peers.

teleconferencing, another evil useless technology

cross-pollenation between teachers from a wider community, not the
same circle you always see

atlas rubicon - anybody can post anything, good stuff and junk, have
to sift through it. Also, teachers

post stuff in order to gain posting priveleges, fills the system with
junk.

district collaboration need not be a limit, go global, why not? so
busy with local concerns

looking at doing MYP and baccelaureate programs because they're
internationally competitive but not talking

to international collaborators, stuck thinking locally but we can
ignore geography now

(nate idea: teachables like instrutctables)

website worth exploring: take IT global .org? classroom tiged
cyberclassroom online collaboration, kids can

do projects, upload art, etc. Not sure how much it's used.

question: difficulites for students:

stifled because they've gone past us in a lot of ways, especially tech

what we offer them is not in a medium that's in their lifestyle

filtering is unreasonable, teachers have the same limits, youtube
requires jumping through hoops. To get

federal money you have to get filtering systems but this district does
it poorly. Model UN team can't

research because Bess blocks naughty things like human rights.

all kids expected to be college-bound, and follow that curriculum, not
the right fit for some kids. Boxed

into having to do advanced math and whatever, we're not looking at
their individual needs to be successful,

100% college is a cookie-cutter approach, ignores different styles and
intelligences. There can be rigor in

other domains. Tension between politics of a common core, and
pedagogical goodness of differentiated

structure. Paperwork to exempt kids from inappropriate classes.

question from ryan: Do you try to do things that step outside a box to
get their attention?

attention spans vary, so lessons shrunk into small packages,
techniques we should be employing to hold

attention but chunking is still with traditional pen-and-paper models.
Not a lot of variation because

comfort level doesn't fit technological means into the classroom in an
educationally sound way.

Powerpoint seems to be an end-all of presentation format.

Dialogue in classroom is the most effective thing, freeing up time for
that is difficult.

Getting kids into a class lab takes advance scheduling, they don't
just have laptops sitting in front of

them. Lab use has not been a clear advantage, drills and quizzes in
foreign language could be effectively

done in traditional method, not really an improvement. Gotta use tech
to enable things we couldn't

otherwise do. Teacher fear of tech turning them into robots. The best
technolgies are the ones that enable

us to do what we've been trained to, well.

was trying to show the rebecca black video... 3 1/2 minutes of agony,
you'll like it

question: think of a story that illustrates a teacher or a student
overcoming a challenge

back to teaching visually impaired... 30 years ago I read everything
to kids, had to read everything to

them, the only way they could get things done. Scanning and having the
computer read it to them: No greater

sense of pride in a kid's place than when they did something
independently.

several students will do practice simulations and exercises, it's what
public school is all about. but

watching kids interact with the real world, meeting a politician or
something and realizing that the skills

they've learned are a match for that adult across the table, that's
empowering. Can't trade that for

anything..

question: quiz buzzer

response: clicker is a transitional technology, cellphones could
replace it. Speed component is not a goal

for most instructional uses, we ask our teachers to think about wait
time, don't call on the first kid to

raise their hand, go the other direction. Clicker is / cellphone could
allow students to take their time

and think it through, everyone answers in their own time.

PollEverywhere is the name of the website I want to use, allows
students to text answers through their

cellphones. $50/teacher/year, or $250/school/year

FourSquare these kids, let them check into class, know where they are,
attendance is done! Capitalize on

the infrastructure already in place, the devices the kids already own

ed question: Collaboration and group working skills, group-based
response system. Grade each other, etc?

could be good if it required everyone to interact, otherwise one could
just hog the button and the rest of

the group is idle. Give the kids each a contributing piece. Reading
circles where every individual kid has

a role.

ed question: Regardless of skill level, afraid of making a mistake.
Mistake counter.

Definitely beneficial to understand that partial credit, showing your
work, identify the small glitch in

the process and fix it, rather than just getting the overall question
wrong. Something that focuses on the

process.

Within a couple years, moving towards a common core curriculum,
testing at end of year, software grades for

partial credit. Seriously?

Electronic portfolios, been waiting for that for a long time. To show
their growth as writers, etc.

Two thoughts on points-for-effort approach: Anonymity. Much more
likely to participate and count mistakes.

Mastery: Want our students to master a concept, don't care if they get
it the first time, as long as they

get it, sooner or later. Redo it until that happens, then reinforce
it.

Posting paper drafts online, kids can critique each other's papers,
admin knows their true names. They

guess throughout the year about who the identities are.

DDR-quiz project might not be educationally useful but hilarious.

dunk tank??

english running media literacy course next year..

11th graders doing research, group fascinated by conflict minerals in
phones and laptops, social

implications catching interest, brains rewiring by technology, kids
fascinated by it

kids fired up about things happening across curriculum, talking about
environmental and social issues ad

the science of one thing that crosses disciplines

Great Global Hackerspace Challenge 2011

2011-04-01T03:30:15Z

Ed: /* Minutes */

[http://i3detroit.com/wi/index.php?title=Great_Global_Hackerspace_Challenge Original Proposal]

[http://www.i3detroit.com/i3detroit-call-for-teachers-great-global-hackerspace-challenge-2011 Blog Post with Call to Action Video] 

== Minutes ==

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-21|Monday, March 21st, 2011]] - Getting started in our first meeting

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-26 Roeper|Monday, March 26th, 2011]] - Transcript of our meeting with Emery and Linda from Roeper

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-26|Monday, March 26th, 2011]] - Brainstorming after meeting with Emery and Linda

 - [[GGHC2011 2011-03-29|Tuesday, March 29th, 2011]] - Meeting with ROHS teachers

 

== Blog Posts ==

[[GGHC2011 Week1_Blog|Week 1]] - Introduce your team (video would be a great way to do this), explain your hackerspace's philosophy, and provide a top level summary of your first week

[[GGHC2011 Week2_Blog|Week 2]] - Provide a basic outline of the materials you will be using in your build and any key challenges you anticipate

[[GGHC2011 Week3_Blog|Week 3]] - Provide an update on the status of your build and quick summary of obstacles encountered and how they are being addressed

[[GGHC2011 Week4_Blog|Week 4]] - Is everything going to plan? Perhaps provide footage of a visit to an educational institution you're working with

[[GGHC2011 Week5_Blog|Week 5]] - In your penultimate week provide a review of the challenge to date. Is the pressure on? What have you learned?

[[GGHC2011 Week6_Blog|Week 6]] - This is the time to really showcase your build, why it works and what features make it stand out