11/22/2016

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 - FIVE MINUTE TASKS -
• Check the boards for post its -
  • Includes clean tables, surfaces.
• Minors must be attended by Parent/Guardian!
• We have an Amazon Smile account
  • Shop at smile.amazon.com: pick us as your nonprofit; some proceeds come our way.

Shout Outs

• Shout out to Cody for tidying up the space.
• Shout out to Ben for arranging a lvl1 thanksgiving.
• Shout out to Andy for heckling people about voting for the FAP.

Equipment and Supplies Wanted

• Mike Revel looking for: '18-650' from inside Laptop Batteries, broking or working; any status.
• Kai is looking for a computer case. preferably mid-atx.

Equipment Report

• 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 12/5 @ 8pm)
  • Night of The Hat (Fortnightly Mondays, next 11/28 @ 8 PM)
    • Learn to solder, work on Inter-hackerspace "Naval Strategy Game", Kittens, and open making.
  • LVL1 2600 Meeting (First Monday of the month, next 12/5 @ 7:30)
• TUESDAY
  • Learn-a-thing (Tuesdays @ 6pm)
    • Learn how to use many tools at LVL1 before the meeting (informal setting; great for first-timers!)
  • LVL1 Open Meeting & Making (Tuesdays @ 8pm)
  • Derby Py Meetup (Typically: 4th Tuesday of the month, however, due to the holidays: next 12/06 @ 6:30)
    • Discussion of Python related topics.
    • Meetup
• WEDNESDAY
  • MakerEd Educators MeetUp (2nd Wednesday, next 12/14 @ 7 pm)
• THURSDAY
  • LVL1 Eco Meetup - (Thursdays @ 7:30) (Maybe not happening because thanksgiving)
    • Talk shop and work on environmentally friendly projects!
  • Drone Meetup - (4th Thursday, next 11/24 @ 8 PM) (Maybe not happening because thanksgiving)
    • Talk shop, fix your drone, and take flight!
    • Meetup
• FRIDAY
  • Irregular Movie and Open Build Night (Friday @ 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 may be placed around 7:30 pm (~$7/person)

Upcoming Workshops and Events

• 5th annual LVL1 Thanksgiving Potluck/Free dinner - Thursday Nov. 24th.
  • Anyone who is looking for somewhere to eat on thanksgiving, Come on down and hang with us!
• November Makership Application Deadline - Wednesday, 11/30 @ 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
• 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

• David is fixing the steering on the go-kart.
• Kevin is hooking up a Raspberry Pi inside an NES to run an emulator.
• Divinity is making a set-piece for a 1920's themed event with a new fabric called dackron.
• Charles is hacking a NES duck-hunt gun.

Meeting Notes

• Attendance: 26
• Meeting Start: 7:59 PM
• Meeting Stop: ~8:40 PM
• Tour Guide: No first-timers; no tour.
• Notes Taken by: Jared