03/08/2016

First Time Visitor Info

• Prime Directive: Be Excellent to Each Other
• Waivers of Liability - Please sign if you have not already
• Our website / calendar is www.lvl1.org
• Sign up for our Google Group discussion list
  • https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/lvl1
• You can find all of our Meeting Minutes on our wiki: wiki.lvl1.org
• Culture of Cleanliness
  • Includes clean tables, surfaces.
• Minors must be attended by Parent/Guardian!

Equipment and Supplies Wanted

• Danielle - Micro SD cards for a class (for keeps)
• The Space - PCIexpress video card, minimum specs G-force 600 or Radon 7000 series, for Oculus Rift Workstation
  • Contact Kevin
• Jared - working Fax machine
• Divinity - help to get desktop computer working again

Space Upgrades

• Laser Cutter
  • Chimney installed, Hose ordered.
• Embroidery machines purchased with grant funds. are being setup and will be up and running soon!

Space Downgrades

• Switch on the table saw is broken.
• Makerbot Replicators
  • On hold til laser is available.
• The quickest way to get something fixed is to let us know that it is broken! Send broken equipment reports to broken@lvl1.org
  • This includes supplies like drill bitses and soap!

Regular Meetups

• MONDAY
  • Sound Builders (fortnightly Mondays, next 3/14 @ 8pm)
  • Night of The Hat (every other fortnightly Mondays, next 3/21 @ 8 PM)
    • Learn to solder, work on Inter-hackerspace Battleship, Kittens, and open making
• TUESDAY
  • Learn-a-Thing Workshops (Tuesday 6pm)
    • Learn how to use a tool at LVL1 before the meeting (informal setting; great for first-timers!)
  • LVL1 Open Meeting & Making (Tuesday 8pm)
  • New Member Orientation (1st Tuesday of the Month, next 4/5 @ 7:00)
  • Derby Py Meetup (4th Tuesday of the month, next 3/22 @ 6:30)
    • Discussion of Python related topics.
    • Meetup
• WEDNESDAY
  • Mendnesday (Last Wednesday, 3/30)
    • Learn LVL1's equipment from the inside out by helping repair and maintain tools
    • Contact Nathan
  • MakerEd Educators MeetUp (1st Wed of the Month, 4/6 @ 7pm)
• THURSDAY
  • Power Racing Series Meetup - (Thursday 7:30pm)
    • Make our Power-wheels racer to enter in Detroit Makerfaire!
    • Contact Danielle
  • Drone Meetup - (4th Thursday, 3/30 @ 8 PM)
    • Talk shop, fix your drone, and take flight!
    • Meetup
• FRIDAY
  • Irregular Movie and Open Build Night (8pm)
    • Watch a terrible movie and ignore your project! Or maybe work on your project and ignore a terrible movie... The choice is yours.
    • Group Pizza order often placed around 7:30 pm (~$7/person)

Upcoming Workshops and Events

• Officer's and Director's meeting next week!!!
• Build-your-own-Skateboard workshop - 3/10 & 3/14
  • Two part workshop; plan to show up both days.
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• Ideafest Bowling Green - 3/18
  • Ben looking for help running 20 minute workshops to ~400 attendees.
• Startup Weekend Louisville - 3/19
  • 54 hour hack-a-thon to build a business
• March Makership Application Deadline - 3/31 @ 11:59 PM
  • Submit your project for a chance to win 3 months of membership and $100 toward your project
  • Apply at www.lvl1.org/makership
• U of L is hosting a Hack-a-thon - 4/9
  • asking LVL1 for mentors to offer advice to hackers at the -a-thon.
  • [www.derbyhacks.io Website]
    • Contact: James Gissendaner
• Robotics Education and Competition - 4/14
  • 20,000 people from all over the world for youth robotics (vex) competition
  • Need 800 - 1000 volunteers
  • Do NOT have to know robotics and people as young as 10 can volunteer
  • People with more knowledge can receive training and be judges or referees.
  • Sign up / learn more at http://www.roboticseducation.org/volunteer
    • Contact: Divinity
• Grow your own Produce Workshop - 4/16 @ 10:30am
  • Make your own hanging planter for small-scale agriculture.
  • https://www.eventbrite.com/e/earthtainer-plant-build-tickets-22364831814
    • Contact: Daniel
• LFPL How-To Festival - 5/14
  • Share in a short workshop how to do something.
    • Contact: Jared
• Surface-mount TV-B-Gone workshops!
  • By appointment, $25, 2 hour time commitment.
  • Contact: Charles 'The Hat'
• Want to learn something new, get some equipment training, or host a workshop? Send email to learn@lvl1.org
  • Any one can be added to receive requests, just send email to learn@lvl1.org

Project Roll Call

• Surviving the Shell Workshop
• Louisville Arcade Exposition
• Jason Latta Bottle Display for Falls City

 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxINGxvJv6GhTXZlbGk3cG5TOVk/view

• Jared's record player used in our videos for Falls City Hipsterpedia.

 https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0BxINGxvJv6GhLW1QYjh6YS16WG8

• Charles has ordered extra/bulk surface-mount break-out boards, will be selling pieces.

Meeting Notes

• Attendance: ~20
• Meeting Start: ~8:00 PM
• Meeting Stop: ~8:50 PM
• Tour Guide: Jared
• Notes Taken by: Jared