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General Meeting Minutes
July 19, 2011

Brad
* Brad has agreed to take a break from his duties as Secretary.
* The details are mostly private and will not be disclosed to the members.
* Brad has not vacated the office; he is just taking a break.
* At this point, there doesn't seem to be a pressing need to appoint/vote
a replacement. Duties will be covered by other officers as necessary.

Chronotune
* The Chronotune was put in the dumpster as part of a prank.
* There is no danger of peoples' projects being dumped without
sufficient warning.
* Needs a little love to get it ready for MF.

Parking Tickets
* Meant as means of spurring people into being responsible about large projects.
* Meant to foster a spirit of cooperation, not confrontation.
* Clock starts running only after e-mail is posted to announce- list; seven
days afterward, item can be removed, but only by board.
* Board is responsible for removal; disposition of removed items is at board's
discretion.
* Members should bring overdue tickets to the attention of the board.
* Potential legal issues for discarding other members' property.
* E-mail to i3detroit-board@googlegroups or board@i3detroit.com.
* Parking tickets are best avoided by getting a parking permit; give
completed permits to a board member for approval.

Maker Faire Prep
* No truck will be provided by i3; members are responsible for arranging
their own project transport to/from MF.
* Members will have pickup trucks and trailers available to help move stuff.
See Nick or Eric.

Maker Faire Party
* Brad was spearheading party prep; unknown whether Brad is still doing it.
* Electromagnate have prepared a 15 minute preview of their documentary that
will be shown at the party.
* Will there be alcohol served? Probably should be.
* MetroTimes is completely out of the picture, 'kind of overlapping with
our party.'
* Rocco stepped up to take over party planning.
* Should arrange an extra dumpster tip before and after MF.

MF Kiosk
* Bill Putt has some extra kiosks to let i3 use.
* Support for on-the-spot donations and membership sign ups.
* Issuing a key wouldn't be possible.

Sponsor
* eSigns will be sponsoring Power Wheels in exchange for a link from
the i3 website.
* eSigns will also give us several signs each year.

Cleaning
* Thanks to all who helped clean the space on Sunday. Yay!

Member Storage
* Watch the mailing list for 'reaper' progress reports.
* Next report will be some time this week; should be sent to announce list.
* Reaper is primarily interested in unlabeled and oversized items.
* At minimum, each member's shelf should be labeled.

Air Conditioning
* Front office AC was broken; turned out it had blown a fuse.
* Eric replaced fuse; doesn't seem to have larger issues.
* If it blows more fuses, may have to notify landlord.

RedBull Creation
* Seemed to be very popular.
* Unofficially, i3 came in second place; cannot say that officially
though (eg, in press releases, etc.)
* Ad agency got most stuff pre-approved, but RB changed a lot of
things when they came on the scene.
* Came back with some nice tools.
* Need to follow up on contacts made at competition.
* Thanks to Rocco and Hans for supporting the team on-site.
* Thanks to Detroit away team.
* Our local RB rep sucks; Brooklyn rep says she'll make it happen.

Dake Tools
* Makes metal-working tools.
* Michigan-based
* i3 fixed one of the RBC machines (drill press); Dake noticed
and will hopefully reciprocate.
* Eric talked to sales reps, invited them to the space. They're
going to see what they can do for i3.

Tools, benches, floors
* Clean up after yourself!
* Don't leave scraps, project parts, trash, tools, etc. when you
finish for the day/night.
* Nate B is going to start seriously pressing this issue; ultimately,
persistently sloppy members will be kicked out of the fun club.
* If you use one of the heavy duty shop vacs, don't use a cord reel
unless it's a heavy duty reel (which we currently don't have).

Of Mice and Food
* New rule: Open food may be tossed on sight.
* Please use this rule judiciously; don't throw out food unless you're
sure the owner has left for the day/night.
* Dustin still working to see if his father can help out.
* Eliminating the mice is probably impossible.
* Food stored in plastic containers should be okay (eg. Tupperware).

CNC Update
* It moves!
* Will be rewired so that it doesn't kill people.
* Steve H. needs help to clean coolant tank.

Next Door Space
* Landlord is interested in leasing the other side of the space to i3.
* Space is empty; walls have been power washed.
* May not have to lease the whole thing; there are a few different options
that may allow us ease into the space.
* Fundraiser idea: kickstarter. Would like to get it going in time
for MF. Funding goal: $20-30K.
* Kiosk would be a good fit.
* Kickstarter may not be best vehicle for fundraising (due to the way
it works, may not get anything if goal is too high, not enough if
goal is too low)

Craft Magazine Demo Slots
* Looking for volunteers to man demo.

DTE Energy
* Account is now (finally) in i3's name.
* May be able to get a smart meter.
* Nick knows the DTE smart meter guy; will put Joe in touch with them.

Motor City Haunt Club
* Visited recently; members really liked the space.
* Probably will get more members out of them.

Android Users Meetup
* Will be cancelled due to proximity with MF.

Red Green
* Time to get rid of it?
* Keep head; mount over Joe's fireplace?
* Need to talk to stakeholders (Nick, Aaron, Laurie, etc) before doing anything.
* Sell parts/entire thing as a fundraiser?

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 * Brad has not vacated the office; he is just taking a break.
 * At this point, there doesn't seem to be a pressing need to appoint/vote
-  a replacement. Duties will be covered by other officers as necessary.
+a replacement. Duties will be covered by other officers as necessary.
 Chronotune
 * The Chronotune was put in the dumpster as part of a prank.
 * There is no danger of peoples' projects being dumped without
-  sufficient warning.
+sufficient warning.
 * Needs a little love to get it ready for MF.
@@ Line 21: / Line 21: @@
 * Meant to foster a spirit of cooperation, not confrontation.
 * Clock starts running only after e-mail is posted to announce- list; seven
-  days afterward, item can be removed, but only by board.
+days afterward, item can be removed, but only by board.
 * Board is responsible for removal; disposition of removed items is at board's
-  discretion.
+discretion.
 * Members should bring overdue tickets to the attention of the board.
 * Potential legal issues for discarding other members' property.
 * E-mail to i3detroit-board@googlegroups or board@i3detroit.com.
 * Parking tickets are best avoided by getting a parking permit; give
-  completed permits to a board member for approval.
+completed permits to a board member for approval.
 Maker Faire Prep
 * No truck will be provided by i3; members are responsible for arranging
-  their own project transport to/from MF.
+their own project transport to/from MF.
 * Members will have pickup trucks and trailers available to help move stuff.
-  See Nick or Eric.
+See Nick or Eric.
 Maker Faire Party
 * Brad was spearheading party prep; unknown whether Brad is still doing it.
 * Electromagnate have prepared a 15 minute preview of their documentary that
-  will be shown at the party.
+will be shown at the party.
 * Will there be alcohol served?  Probably should be.
 * MetroTimes is completely out of the picture, 'kind of overlapping with
-  our party.'
+our party.'
 * Rocco stepped up to take over party planning.
 * Should arrange an extra dumpster tip before and after MF.
@@ Line 53: / Line 53: @@
 Sponsor
 * eSigns will be sponsoring Power Wheels in exchange for a link from
-  the i3 website.
+the i3 website.
 * eSigns will also give us several signs each year.
@@ Line 73: / Line 73: @@
 * Seemed to be very popular.
 * Unofficially, i3 came in second place; cannot say that officially
-  though (eg, in press releases, etc.)
+though (eg, in press releases, etc.)
 * Ad agency got most stuff pre-approved, but RB changed a lot of
-  things when they came on the scene.
+things when they came on the scene.
 * Came back with some nice tools.
 * Need to follow up on contacts made at competition.
@@ Line 86: / Line 86: @@
 * Michigan-based
 * i3 fixed one of the RBC machines (drill press); Dake noticed
-  and will hopefully reciprocate.
+and will hopefully reciprocate.
 * Eric talked to sales reps, invited them to the space.  They're
-  going to see what they can do for i3.
+going to see what they can do for i3.
 Tools, benches, floors
 * Clean up after yourself!
 * Don't leave scraps, project parts, trash, tools, etc. when you
-  finish for the day/night.
+finish for the day/night.
 * Nate B is going to start seriously pressing this issue; ultimately,
-  persistently sloppy members will be kicked out of the fun club.
+persistently sloppy members will be kicked out of the fun club.
 * If you use one of the heavy duty shop vacs, don't use a cord reel
-  unless it's a heavy duty reel (which we currently don't have).
+unless it's a heavy duty reel (which we currently don't have).
 Of Mice and Food
 * New rule: Open food may be tossed on sight.
 * Please use this rule judiciously; don't throw out food unless you're
-  sure the owner has left for the day/night.
+sure the owner has left for the day/night.
 * Dustin still working to see if his father can help out.
 * Eliminating the mice is probably impossible.
@@ Line 116: / Line 116: @@
 * Space is empty; walls have been power washed.
 * May not have to lease the whole thing; there are a few different options
-  that may allow us ease into the space.
+that may allow us ease into the space.
 * Fundraiser idea: kickstarter.  Would like to get it going in time
-  for MF.  Funding goal: $20-30K.
+for MF.  Funding goal: $20-30K.
 * Kiosk would be a good fit.
 * Kickstarter may not be best vehicle for fundraising (due to the way
-  it works, may not get anything if goal is too high, not enough if
+it works, may not get anything if goal is too high, not enough if
-  goal is too low)
+goal is too low)
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