View source for 4/26/11

= Agenda =
#Please Sign in on the meeting attendance roster.
#Waivers of Liability - Please sign if you have not already
#n00bs! Check out the LVL1 Quickstart info sheet next to the liability waivers. Feel free to ask questions. 
#Space Upgrades
##Oculus Script
##House Sumobot pair (thanks Jose!)
##Angle grinder
##Oculus Lens
#Equipment Wanted
##Toolboxes for specific types of repair jobs
##SD adapter thingy (budget item)
#Open to Volunteers / Projects
##Bardstown Rd. Info Kiosk (Lack of interest remove 5/10)
##Louisville Public Library Teens Summer Program (Many volunteers already)
##Bernheim CONNECT (Good ideas 'floating' around)
##Maker Faire hackerspace areas & panels (Brian on Bay Area Hackerspace Ed panel)
#LVL1 Laser Cutter plan
##http://wiki.lvl1.org/Laser_Cutter
#Upcoming Workshops & Events
##Masquerade Meeting (5/3)
##OpenSCAD Workshop (5/4)
##Pegasus Parade on Broadway (5/5 5pm)
##Hot & Spicy Fest (5/21)
##LVL1 Anniversary (Saturday 7/2? or Tuesday 7/5?)
##Makerfaire Detroit (7/30-7/31)
##Bernheim CONNECT (8/27) http://www.bernheim.org/connect.html
##Derbycon (9/30-10/2)
#Meeting Financial Report
#New members
#Project Rollcall

=Minutes=
*Began at 8:10
*18 hackers present
*Recap of Oculus LVL1 camera with Python script on web host to interface with flickr
*New angle grinder in basement
*Brian brought in a new lens for future Oculus camera
*No news on the proposed bus to Maker Faire Detroit.
**Perhaps Hive13 has some extra seats?
**Reminder: people going need to schedule hotel stay
**Nobody present in charge of bus scheduling
*Proposal to invest in laser cutter from China to have at the space
**Payment by the minute? Up-front?
**Committee to discuss the proposal online
**Think of the possibilities! Gifts! Balloon projects! Synthesizer panels!
**Dan may have a cutter: lasing tube intact but CNC controllers broken...
**501(c)3 is still pending; to accept donation we would need to write a receipt to the donor and back-file.
**Maybe we could re-purpose a pick-and-place machine from a closing machine shop nearby?
*This April was the first month LVL1 didn't have a workshop :(
**Workshops raise money and share knowledge
*Bot arena is in the works. Need demonstrated interest to continue.
**Radio control is probably more fun and compatible with other arenas than autonomous

*Meeting adjourned at 9:00