Meeting Minutes 20101005

i3Detroit, members bimonthly meeting Oct 5th 2010

Ross Smith acted as chair person and Bradley McMahon acted as secretary of the meeting.

Meeting was called to order at 7:30pm Oct 5th 2010.

• Attendees:
• Ross Smith
• Ed Platt
• Drew Schultz
• Nathan Warnick
• Dennay Bedard
• Paul Kerchen
• Eric Merrill
• Dustin White
• Nathan Bezanson
• Dan Swondo
• Karen Corbeill
• Matt Switlik
• Trevor Cook
• Bob Bedard
• Cherish
• Bradley McMahon
• Delegates from Penguicon:
• James Hice
• Matt Arnold

Review Agenda

• Debrief of Board's 1st Meeting (insurance, landlord, fire inspection):

• • TODO: Ross will follow up with landlord on heat and electric bills as well as supplying heating sources for the space

• Fire inspection: waiting on quote:

** estimated we only need one extra fire extinguisher to meet code

** ~$150 for the tagging and extinguisher

** TODO: find the height required on the signs (fire extinguisher, etc..)

• INTRODUCTION OF COMMITEES! How To Start & Participate In One

• Introduction of 501(c)3 Committee: Purpose, Call for Volunteers

• Introduction of Beautification Committee: Purpose, Call for Volunteers

• (Forthcoming) Web Committee: XSS vulnerability; Call for Volunteers

• TODO: PR committee

** how should it relate to the web committee

• Vertical Storage Clean-Out

• New business:: graveyard proposal:

** labels: date placed in the graveyard

** Salvage / Junkyard party

** Free Geek

** Why did the original plan fail? Signs

** Rename: Unloved items area

• Potlock: The Rapture of Red Green

• Status Update, Potlock Items, Budgeting – Not Too Late to Join!

** Oct 9th, 2010

** Please talk to Cherish if you want to get involved

** If you want to help with food see Laurie

** Lists of tasks is on the wiki with Volunteers

** Nate Bezanson will head up grabbing supplies for the potluck, will be at Homedepot during the welding class

• Penguicon Halloween Party Update: Will Potlock affect the party?

** Contact Kareen about publicizing the party and getting pamphlets

** from 8pm - 2am on Oct 30th

** Looking for volunteers to help clean up the space

** Costume contest prizes

• Presentation and Vote on October Budget with special provision for Potlock

** allocating funds for the potluck ** Proposal to do a Ballot vote for allocating funds for the build out, before or after

• Review Upcoming Events (see reverse)

** United Way tour

** Welding Class Saturday @ 2pm

** U of M musical instruments petting zoo

** Zombie Walk of Detroit - Sunday

** Art meets technology - 10.10.10

** Monday is Microcontroler Monday

** Tuesday Needle Crafting

** Thunderdome on the 16th

• New Business

** New member introduction

• Punch list Review (cross-reference with Potlock list?)

• Adjourn 9:00pm