02/23/2016

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!

Shout Outs

Bill is hanging security cameras. Gold Star!

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
• Hackersnack Funds
  • Contact Kevin
• Divinity is looking for a space (large empty room) in which to film for 11+ hours on March 2nd.

Space Upgrades

• Gary has donated some HDMI to DVI video cable adapters to the space.
• Lost and Found
• Laser Cutter
  • Landlord approved vent pipe plan.

Space Downgrades

• Large-format Printer/Plotter is broken.
  • Contact: Gary
• Laser Cutter
  • Not plugged in. Need to install vent pipe.
• 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 2/29 @ 8pm)
  • Night of The Hat (every other fortnightly Mondays, next 3/7 @ 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 3/11 @ 7:00)
  • Derby Py Meetup (4th Tuesday of the month, next 3/22 @ 6:30)
    • Discussion of Python related topics.
    • Meetup
• WEDNESDAY
  • Mendnesday @ 7 PM (Cancelled Tomorrow, next - 3/2)
    • Learn LVL1's equipment from the inside out by helping repair and maintain tools
    • Contact Nathan
  • MakerEd Educators MeetUp (1st Wed of the Month, 3/2 @ 7pm)
• THURSDAY
  • Sewing Night - 3rd Thursday - (3/17)
    • Bring a project, learn to sew!
  • Drone Meetup - 4th Thursday - (02/25 @ 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

• February Makership Application Deadline - 2/29 @ 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
• Louisville Arcade Exposition - 3/4 - 3/6
  • Show off video game-related projects.
  • Contact Terry
• Surviving the Shell Workshop - 3/5 @ 1:00 PM
  • How-to command line
  • Contact - Kevin
• Startup Weekend Louisville - 3/9
  • 54 hour hack-a-thon to build a business
• Build-your-own-Skateboard workshop - 3/10 & 3/14
  • Two part workshop; plan to show up both days.
  • [1]
• Ideafest Bowling Green - 3/18
  • Ben looking for help running 20 minute workshops to ~400 attendees.
• Robotics Education and Competition - April 2016
  • 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
• 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
• 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

• Raspberry Pi Workshop
• Ben has more LEDs.
• Jared hacked a coin-counting bank for use in the vending machine.
• Divinity is making another light up thing for a Beer company.

Meeting Notes

• Attendance:
• Meeting Start: ~8:00 PM
• Meeting Stop: ~8:45 PM
• Tour Guide: Raj
• Notes Taken by: Jared