05/20/2014

First time Visitor Info

• Prime Directive: Be Excellent to Each Other
• PARK ONLY IN THE ORI LOT OR ON THE STREET
  • If you park in our neighbors private lot, they will block you in for fun.
• 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

Equipment and Supplies Wanted

• (Josh) - Red Bull Cans.
  • Posted 10/22/2013
  • Two Mylar weather balloons or giant white spheres
  • Bernheim Connect talking tree.
  • Posted 3/11/2014
• (Patrick) - Unpainted, non-galvanized scrap metal for welding workshops.
  • Posted 2/25/2014
• (John & Josh) Mill-type coffee grinders & metal filters for colored smoke bombs
  • Posted 5/06/2014

Space Downgrades

• Laser Cutter tube is on its last leg
  • New laser tube is on the way.
• Missing numerous hand tools!
  • Please check your tool bags for any LVL1 equipment.
  • Return tools to their resting places!
    • If you don't know where a tool belongs, put it in the plastic bin on top of the red tool cabinet.
• 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 toilet paper and soap!

Space Moving Update

• Big thanks to everyone who's helped this past week
• Lots of trash has been removed, still more to go!
• Working to pull permit, purchase supplies for new walls
• HOW YOU CAN HELP:
  • Moving trash pile to dumpster (new dumpster should be delivered)
  • Members: PLEASE MOVE YOUR STUFF OR IT WILL BE LEFT AT THE OLD BUILDING!!!!
    • If you have problems with moving your stuff, please contact the directors.
    • Items not removed or brought to Director's attention by June 1st are considered forfeit.
• Grand Re-opening target: JULY 12TH!

Regular Meetups

• MONDAY
  • Sound Builders (fortnightly Mondays, next 5/26 8pm)
• TUESDAY
  • LVL1 Open Meeting & Making (Tuesday 8pm)
• WEDNESDAY
  • MakerEd Educators MeetUp (1st Wed of the Month 6/4 @ 7pm)
  • KYOSS Monthly Meeting (2nd Wed of the Month 6/11 @ 6:30pm) http://kyoss.org/
  • JSLou Meetup (3rd Wed of the Month 5/21) http://jslou.org/
  • Java Workshop (4th Wed of the Month 5/28 @ 7pm)
• THURSDAY
  • Sewing Workshop (3rd Thurs. of the Month @ 7pm, 6/19)
    • Bring in an unfinished project, start something new, learn and sew it up!
  • Drone Meetup (4th Thurs. of the Month @ 8pm, 5/22)
    • QUACC tickle your interest in Multirotors, UAVs, RC, or any other type of drone? Show up on the 4th Thursday!
• FRIDAY
  • Irregular Movie and Open Build Night (8pm)
    • Host: ???
    • Movie: ???
    • Group Pizza order placed at 7:30 pm ($7/person)
  • Louisville EAE (7pm)
    • Compete in Engineering, Arts, & Extreme Sports events & contests!
    • Host: Joshua M Wilcox
    • https://www.facebook.com/groups/LouEAE/
    • http://www.meetup.com/LouEAE/
• SUNDAY
  • Game Dev Group (5/25)
    • All game dev projects welcome! Collaborate with other teams or start your own!
    • Now meeting irregularly. Check http://gamedevlou.org/ for meeting announcements!

Upcoming Workshops and Events

• Patrick's Ongoing Welding Workshops
• Hardware Startup Meetup - 5/26 - 6:30pm
• Sketchup Workshop 5/27 - 6pm
  • Pay-what-you-want, sign up here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/lvl1-sketchup-workshop-527-tickets-11565762507
• May Makership Deadline - 5/31 at 11:59pm
  • More info about the Makership program at http://www.lvl1.org/makership
• Maker Faire Detroit - July 26 - 27
  • Call for Makers: http://www.makerfairedetroit.com/call-for-makers/
  • Tell them you're with LVL1!
  • Danielle is LVL1 Coordinator this year

Meeting Notes

• Attendance: ~35
• Meeting Start: 8:05 PM
• Meeting Stop: 8:40 PM
• Dinner: Charles made Clam Chowder
• Tour Guide: Cody
• Notes Taken by: Nathan A.

Meeting Summary:

• First Time Visitors
• Equipment & Supplies Wanted
  • Nothing new added
• Member Issue for Vote: Treasurer Amendment
• Space Upgrades
  • No upgrades :(
• Space Downgrades
  • No further downgrades :)
• Space Moving Update
  • Nothing new added.
• Regular Meetups
  • Sewing workshop to be removed if not well attended
  • Previous Movie Night: Demolition Man!
• Upcoming Workshops
  • Nothing new added.
• Project Roll Call
  • Chris shows off his open source ergonomic keyboard
  • Tim is making a human torture device as a game. Trying to see who can fit trough the thinnest slats of wood.
  • Charles has a TV-B-Gone made entirely from surface mount components
    • Offering any one who is interested in surface mount soldering to contact him so he can set up a workshop
  • Rob Peterson is a golf ball designer. He's working on Cosmic Golfing Range (golfing at night).
    • Trying to embed sensors in objects for golf balls to hit.
  • Brad is working on a new access control system for the new space.
    • Got some super cheap surface mount stencils from OSH Stencils.
  • Brian has been sanding and repainting a car with chalk paint.
  • Caleb is leaving to go on a hackerspace tour outwest. Looking to get data and demographics from it.
• Member Issue for Vote Result: Treasurer Amendment
  • Quorm not met. 29 votes cast, 24 Yeas, 5 nays. Vote fails. Amendment not added to bylaws.