05/19/2015

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
• Minors must be attended by Parent/Guardian!

Equipment and Supplies Wanted

• Space - Outdoor seating & tables
• Josh - Go kart or similar framing for Redbull event
• Herman - 1/2", 3/4" conduit pipes
• Terry - Hardwood boards: cherry, walnut, maple, oak, etc.
• Josh - Locked shadow box / glass display case
• Charles - Looking for above ground portable pool (10 ft square and hold water, 1-2 ft tall)
• Terry - 2" thick styrofoam sheet

Space Upgrades

• Woodworking Jigs
• Jared is making a space intercom

Space Downgrades

• BSOD on CAD computer
• 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 5/25 8pm)
  • Mend It Monday (the other fortnightly Mondays, next 6/1 @ 7 PM)
    • Help LVL1 repair broken equipment & learn the equipment from the inside out
    • Contact Nathan for more details
• TUESDAY
  • LVL1 Open Meeting & Making (Tuesday 8pm)
• WEDNESDAY
  • MakerEd Educators MeetUp (1st Wed of the Month 6/3 @ 7pm)
• THURSDAY
  • Hacker House Planning Meeting - Every Thursday 7 PM
    • Hopefully the next epic LVL1 project
    • Help build a tiny house (on wheels) & figure out grant/donation opportunities
    • Contact Nathan
  • Sewing Night - 3rd Thursday - 5/21
    • Bring a project, learn to sew!
  • Drone Meetup - 4th Thursday - 5/28 @ 8 PM
    • Talk shop, fix your drone, and take flight!
• 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 placed at 7:30 pm (~$7/person)
  • Louisville EAE (6pm)
    • Compete in Engineering, Arts, & Extreme Sports events & contests!
    • Contact Josh for more info!
    • https://www.facebook.com/groups/LouEAE/
• SUNDAY
  • Game Dev Group (5/24)
    • All game dev projects welcome! Collaborate with other teams or start your own!
    • Check http://gamedevlou.org/ for meeting announcements!

Upcoming Workshops and Events

• MakerPlace Kids Group (MakerPlace @ Girl Scouts of Kentuckiana)
  • http://www.gskentuckiana.org/Pathways/The-MakerPlace.aspx
  • For boys & girls ages ~3rd grade to 8th grade with adult supervision
  • May Events
    • Skill-Building Workshop - 5/23
• Officers & Directors Meeting - 5/19 after regular meeting
  • Learn how the sausage of LVL1 is made
  • Completely open to the public
• May Makership Application Deadline - 5/31 @ 11:59 PM
  • Apply for a 3 month membership and $100 stipend toward your project
  • See more information at http://www.lvl1.org/makership/
• Vogt Awards - 5/31
  • Application window ending soon; sign up with your best tangible business idea!
• National Maker Faire - 6/12 & 6/13, 11 AM - 7 PM each day
  • Join LVL1 in being the sole representative of Kentucky makers on a national level
  • Need projects and people for a tent/booth to show off
  • Contact Nathan/Danielle
• Skills USA Contest/Convention - 6/22
  • Looking for volunteers for people to judge high school business ideas Shark Tank style
• Maker Faire Detroit - 7/25 & 7/26, 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM each day
  • A Detroit Maker Faire is not complete without LVL1's (in)famous presence!
  • Show off your wares and earn hacker street cred
• Cincinnati Mini Maker Faire - 8/29 & 8/30
  • Application deadline is June 12
• Louisville Mini Maker Faire - 9/19, 11 AM to 6 PM
• NEW 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

• Jared fixed his custom record player!
• Gary implemented an intercom system made out of POTS phones
• Gary turned an old phone rotary into a keyboard; #completelyuselessprojects
  • Made with a teensy using its native keyboard support
• Glenn Long & Quinny (blind seeing eye dog): in need of printed circuit board designers for iKeyless
• Tech resource teacher of JCPS is wanting to bring the makerspace into public schools
• Sean plugs the humblebundle Make books bundle
• Raymond, visiting in town, looking to help folks with projects especially in RF

Meeting Notes

• Attendance: ~50
• Meeting Start: 8:05 PM
• Meeting Stop: 8:52 PM
• Dinner: Pizza provided by iKeyless. Jared & Terry made BBQ chicken and baked beans
• Tour Guide: Raj
• Notes Taken by: Nathan