02/10/2015

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/?fromgroups#!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

• Kristen - Strawberry garden hanging baskets
• Herman - Solidworks help
• Cherith - K'nex
• Justin - Solid state relay, 25A for reflow oven

Space Upgrades

• New tables
• Laser cutter viewing glass cleaned
• Boneyard about 1 more week away from being completely done

Space Downgrades

• 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 2/16 8pm)
• TUESDAY
  • LVL1 Open Meeting & Making (Tuesday 8pm)
• WEDNESDAY
  • MakerEd Educators MeetUp (1st Wed of the Month 3/4 @ 7pm)
• THURSDAY
  • Sewing Night - 3rd Thursday - 2/19
    • Bring a project, learn to sew!
  • Drone Meetup - 4th Thursday - 2/26 @ 8 PM
    • Talk shop, fix your drone, and take flight!
• FRIDAY
  • Irregular Movie and Open Build Night (8pm)
    • Host: Probably Jose
    • Last week: Leverage (TV)
    • This week: Highlander and maybe Howard the Duck
    • 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 (2/15)
    • 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
  • February Events
    • Open Meeting & Making - 2/22
• Touch Designer Workshop - 2/21 @ 1pm - 3pm
  • Visual node based editor, works with Oculus Rift, Kinect, etc.
  • Contact Jason
• LVL1 Wiki Create-a-thon - 2/21 starting at Noon
  • Help LVL1 update our wiki!
  • Punch & pie provided
  • Contact Sean McPherson for more info
• Lockpicking 101 - 2/28 @ Noon - 3 PM
  • https://www.eventbrite.com/e/learn-to-lockpick-lvl1-tickets-15484620918
  • Contact Adrian Crenshaw of http://www.irongeek.com/ and DerbyCon
• February Makership Deadline - 2/28 @ 11:59 PM
  • http://www.lvl1.org/makership/
• Surface Mount Soldering Workshop - 3/4 @ 8 PM
  • Solder your own TV-B-Gone!
  • No previous experience required!
  • Sign up: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/surface-mount-tv-b-gone-workshop-tickets-15627326755
  • Contact Charles the Hat for more info
• Startup Weekend Louisville - March 6 @ 6:30 PM thru March 8 @ 9 PM, FirstBuild
  • 54 hour marathon to start a business, food & drink provided
  • Sign up: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/startup-weekend-louisville-030615-tickets-15192710807
  • Business presentations start on March 8 at 5 PM
• Warm Glass Workshop - 3/28
  • Contact Pat McCarthy
• 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. Contact Nathan.

Meeting Notes

• Attendance: ~45
• Meeting Start: 8:03 PM
• Meeting Stop:
• Dinner: Ben made Taco Bar
• Tour Guide:
• Notes Taken by: Nathan