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=== Location === | === Location === | ||
| − | '''i3Detroit''' | + | * '''i3Detroit''' |
| − | + | ** 322 E. 4th St. | |
| − | 322 E. 4th St. | + | ** Royal Oak, MI |
| − | + | ||
| − | Royal Oak, MI | + | |
=== Attendees === | === Attendees === | ||
| − | Members: | + | Members: Matt, Ed, Daniel, Jamie, Rashad, Ted, Steve, Joe, Nate, Russ, Trevor |
| − | Matt | + | |
| − | Ed | + | |
| − | Daniel | + | |
| − | Jamie | + | |
| − | Rashad | + | |
| − | Ted | + | |
| − | Steve | + | |
| − | Joe | + | |
| − | Nate | + | |
| − | Russ | + | |
| − | Trevor | + | |
| − | Guests: | + | Guests: Amy, Harry, Paul, Ian |
| − | Amy | + | |
| − | Harry | + | And one dog. |
| − | Paul | + | |
| − | + | ||
== Minutes == | == Minutes == | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Introductions === | ||
| + | |||
| + | * go around the room | ||
| + | * explain i3Detroit | ||
| + | * public mailing list is now up | ||
| + | ** http://groups.google.com/group/i3detroit-public | ||
| + | |||
| + | === [[Standing rules]] === | ||
| + | |||
| + | * on the wiki [[Standing rules|here]] | ||
| + | * vote to adopt: passed | ||
| + | * move to officially note that Nate and Ted no longer suck.. did not pass | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Change to meeting dates === | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Russ proposes to move meetings to every other week | ||
| + | * 1st and 3rd week of the month | ||
| + | * people will show up on tuesdays | ||
| + | * but it's in the bylaws.. so it will be passed at the board meeting later tonight | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Dale from Make magazine is coming to i3 === | ||
| + | |||
| + | * 11am to 1pm on Saturday | ||
| + | * hang with Dale | ||
| + | * anyone interested in volunteering for Maker Faire 2010 Greenfield Village | ||
| + | * open idea discussion | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Email from city of Royal Oak === | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Royal Oak Development Association | ||
| + | * asked us to be involved with the Holiday Magic Parade (November 21st) | ||
| + | ** this is the same date as the Detroit Urban Craft Fair | ||
| + | ** so we need two teams (see next point) | ||
| + | * the mayor told them we had to be in it <tt>:)</tt> | ||
| + | * they want us to bring the cupcake car | ||
| + | * need to make sure the car is ready for the parade | ||
| + | * Nick will go to the meeting for organizing the parade (the 17th) | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Detroit Urban Craft Fair === | ||
| + | |||
| + | * the cupcake car will need to be at both events | ||
| + | * need two teams | ||
| + | * need to load/unload the cupcake car | ||
| + | |||
| + | * need more cool ideas | ||
| + | ** something interactive | ||
| + | ** group projects, individual projects | ||
| + | ** like a mini Maker Faire | ||
| + | |||
| + | * we are listed as a sponsor (for building the changing booth) | ||
| + | * how much space do we actually have? not known yet | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Ideas ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | * cupcake car | ||
| + | * nerf shooting range (4-8 targets) | ||
| + | * theremin | ||
| + | * examples of past classes (especially craft classes, like the papercraft class) | ||
| + | * halloween costumes | ||
| + | * projected video | ||
| + | * laser demonstration | ||
| + | * vinyl cutter.. hook up a laptop and let people push a button to print something out | ||
| + | * marshmallow cannon | ||
| + | * t-shirt launcher (for the parade as well) | ||
| + | * bristlebot | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== How to start a project ==== | ||
| + | |||
| + | Make a post on the mailing list! | ||
| + | |||
| + | === Open discussion === | ||
| + | |||
| + | * how is everyone liking the space? are you able to use it as you imagined? | ||
| + | * beer brewing class? | ||
| + | * i3detroit skype account.. get a web cam in the space? | ||
| + | * communal PCs and servers in the space | ||
| + | ** worries about power consumption.. we just need to accept that we'll have higher power consumption | ||
| + | ** don't limit the use of computers in the space.. computers will be used for all kinds of different, useful things | ||
| + | ** consensus is there should be no limit on servers and computers in the space, but don't bring hardware in needlessly | ||
| + | * solar panels, batteries, wind turbines.. anyone want to do a project? | ||
| + | |||
| + | * DARPA contest.. end of December, 10 big tethered, red weather balloons, locate 5 out of 10 | ||
| + | ** $40,000 prize | ||
| + | ** let's put up some big eight foot red balloons on that day | ||
| + | |||
| + | * rashad: OpenEverything | ||
| + | ** conference in ann arbor, 70 people | ||
| + | ** post ideas on a board | ||
| + | ** each 45 minutes, 4 different tables | ||
| + | ** discuss open goverment, etc. | ||
| + | ** see Rashad's post on the mailing list | ||
| + | ** Rashad also went to the A2 maker space.. Digital Ops.. excited to see one of us there | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Telescope Bill in Oak Park | ||
| + | * 2600 meeting this friday in Ann Arbor | ||
| + | * Ignite Ann Arbor this friday as well | ||
| + | |||
| + | * Nick is in the middle of buying a $1600 mill, if anyone wants to help fund it and get it in the space, talk to him, he's looking for people to help | ||
Revision as of 00:43, 9 November 2009
Contents |
Meeting Minutes of November 3rd, 2009
Location
- i3Detroit
- 322 E. 4th St.
- Royal Oak, MI
Attendees
Members: Matt, Ed, Daniel, Jamie, Rashad, Ted, Steve, Joe, Nate, Russ, Trevor
Guests: Amy, Harry, Paul, Ian
And one dog.
Minutes
Introductions
- go around the room
- explain i3Detroit
- public mailing list is now up
Standing rules
- on the wiki here
- vote to adopt: passed
- move to officially note that Nate and Ted no longer suck.. did not pass
Change to meeting dates
- Russ proposes to move meetings to every other week
- 1st and 3rd week of the month
- people will show up on tuesdays
- but it's in the bylaws.. so it will be passed at the board meeting later tonight
Dale from Make magazine is coming to i3
- 11am to 1pm on Saturday
- hang with Dale
- anyone interested in volunteering for Maker Faire 2010 Greenfield Village
- open idea discussion
Email from city of Royal Oak
- Royal Oak Development Association
- asked us to be involved with the Holiday Magic Parade (November 21st)
- this is the same date as the Detroit Urban Craft Fair
- so we need two teams (see next point)
- the mayor told them we had to be in it :)
- they want us to bring the cupcake car
- need to make sure the car is ready for the parade
- Nick will go to the meeting for organizing the parade (the 17th)
Detroit Urban Craft Fair
- the cupcake car will need to be at both events
- need two teams
- need to load/unload the cupcake car
- need more cool ideas
- something interactive
- group projects, individual projects
- like a mini Maker Faire
- we are listed as a sponsor (for building the changing booth)
- how much space do we actually have? not known yet
Ideas
- cupcake car
- nerf shooting range (4-8 targets)
- theremin
- examples of past classes (especially craft classes, like the papercraft class)
- halloween costumes
- projected video
- laser demonstration
- vinyl cutter.. hook up a laptop and let people push a button to print something out
- marshmallow cannon
- t-shirt launcher (for the parade as well)
- bristlebot
How to start a project
Make a post on the mailing list!
Open discussion
- how is everyone liking the space? are you able to use it as you imagined?
- beer brewing class?
- i3detroit skype account.. get a web cam in the space?
- communal PCs and servers in the space
- worries about power consumption.. we just need to accept that we'll have higher power consumption
- don't limit the use of computers in the space.. computers will be used for all kinds of different, useful things
- consensus is there should be no limit on servers and computers in the space, but don't bring hardware in needlessly
- solar panels, batteries, wind turbines.. anyone want to do a project?
- DARPA contest.. end of December, 10 big tethered, red weather balloons, locate 5 out of 10
- $40,000 prize
- let's put up some big eight foot red balloons on that day
- rashad: OpenEverything
- conference in ann arbor, 70 people
- post ideas on a board
- each 45 minutes, 4 different tables
- discuss open goverment, etc.
- see Rashad's post on the mailing list
- Rashad also went to the A2 maker space.. Digital Ops.. excited to see one of us there
- Telescope Bill in Oak Park
- 2600 meeting this friday in Ann Arbor
- Ignite Ann Arbor this friday as well
- Nick is in the middle of buying a $1600 mill, if anyone wants to help fund it and get it in the space, talk to him, he's looking for people to help
