03/11/2014

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

Equipment and Supplies Wanted

• (Muddy Tech) - Computers P4 or higher and LCD Monitors
  • Posted 11/13/12
• (Tim) - 1/4" copper fittings
  • 5 x 100 lb. Propane Tanks
  • 1/4" copper tubing at least 2' long.
  • posted 6/11/2013
• (Josh) - Red Bull Cans.
  • Posted 10/22
    • project update: We have begun cutting out 300 butterflies for sculpture. Contact joshua.m.wilcox@gmail.com if interested in competing.
  • Two Mylar weather ballons or giant white spheres
  • Posted 3/11
• (Justin) - Looking for a plug-n-play game system for handheld conversion.
  • Posted 2/25/14
• (Patrick) - Unpainted, non-galvenized scrap metal for welding workshops.
  • Posted 2/25/14
• (Divinity) - PVC endcaps
  • Posted 3/11/2014

Space Downgrades

• Laser cutter power supply is down.
  • New Supply on the way.
• 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!

Regular Meetups

• MONDAY
  • Sound Builders (fortnightly Mondays, next 3/17 8pm)
  • Rope Work and Vertical Caving (1st Monday of the Month next 4/7 @ 6pm)
  • Caving Special topics Meetup (3rd Monday of the Month next 3/17 @ 6pm)
• TUESDAY
  • LVL1 Open Meeting & Making (Tuesday 8pm)
• WEDNESDAY
  • MakerEd Educators MeetUp (1st Wed of the Month 4/2 @ 7pm)
  • KYOSS Monthly Meeting (2nd Wed of the Month 3/12 @ 6:30pm) http://kyoss.org/
  • Muddytech SIG (3rd Wed of the Month 3/19)
  • JSLou Meetup (3rd Wed of the Month 3/19) http://jslou.org/
  • Java Workshop (4th Wed of the Month 3/26 @ 7pm)
• THURSDAY
  • Muddytech Computer training (6pm upstairs)
    • Looking for students
  • Sewing Workshop (3rd Thurs. of the Month @ 7pm, 3/20)
    • Bring in an unfinished project, start something new, learn and sew it up!
  • Drone Meetup (4th Thurs. of the Month @ 8pm, 3/27)
    • 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: TDA
    • Movie: TBA
• SUNDAY
  • Game Dev Group (12pm)
    • All game dev projects welcome! Collaborate with other teams or start your own!

Upcoming Workshops and Events

• Tomorrow is the last day to vote for LVL1 European Redbull Team
  • We need like 50 votes!
  • http://redbullcanyoumakeit.create.it/entry/hack-attack-trio
• Patrick's Ongoing Welding Workshops
• Intro to Unity - 3/15, 1pm - 4 pm
  • Bring a laptop (PC or Mac) with Unity installed.
  • Contact Jason with questions.
• Hot and Spicy Fest - 3/21, 7pm - 11pm
  • Hate your face with this hot food pot luck, open to all.
• Suicidal Robots 24-hr Hackathon - 3/22, 12pm (Noon)
  • Presentations happening on 3/23 at Noon
  • http://www.eventbrite.com/e/suicidal-robot-hackathon-tickets-10716422107
• Hardware Startup March Meetup - 3/24 - 6:30pm at iHub
  • http://www.meetup.com/LouisvilleHardwareStartups/events/168851492/
  • Join the growing Louisville Hardware Startup Community, have a beer, network with folks!
• March Makership Deadline - 3/31 at 11:59pm
  • More info about the Makership program at http://www.lvl1.org/makership

Meeting Notes

• Attendance: ~40
• Meeting Start: 8:07 pm
• Meeting Stop: 8:39 pm
• Dinner: Ben is making fancy potato soup with grilled cheese sandwiches and BACON!!!!!
• Tour Guide: Joseph
• Notes Taken by: Nathan A.

• First Time Visitor Info
  • Lots of new folks here tonight. All signed waivers.
• Equipment & Supplies Wanted
  • Tim will also accept cash for his Guitar Hero Project...
  • Vote for Wilcox and Caleb to compete in Red Bull Competition. See link online.
  • Divinity needs PVC end caps. Two of them, possibly 3 inch?
• Space Upgrades
  • Dishwasher hooked up!
• Space Downgrades
  • Dishwasher leaks...
  • New laser cutter power supply ordered and on the slow boat from China.
  • Pile of stuff not taken to the boneyard. This stuff is getting trashed if it's not in the boneyard tonight.
• Regular Meetups
  • Irregular movie night is living up to its name
  • Gauging interest in yoga. Talk to Ben Hibben.
• Upcoming Workshops & Events
  • Looking at ways to measure how hot your reaction is to the hot and spicy food.
  • Prize pack awarded for Suicidal Robots Hackathon.
  • March 21st: Innovation Contest, $10k prize, entry fee, Sponsorship of 3 innovators.
    • No set criteria or limitations. Raising money for community center in Meade Co., KY
    • Details on mailing list: Leigh Stahl?
• Project Roll Call
  • Amelia is pursuing her work from Startup Weekend. Making tiles from ash and other recyclable materials. Finishing mold making.
  • Joseph is making a vacuum cannon inspired from Mythbusters
  • Sean M. needs UV reactive dye for clothing for a Burning Man project
  • Piezoelectric sensors trying to measure chest movements in new born rodents.
  • Rocket team has a Kickstarter going on. Contribute to River City Rocketry.
  • Brad is working on retrofitting the injection molding machine with PID controllers.
  • Patrick made a floorboard for his car. Checking to see if anyone is interested in learning how to use the stuff he used.
  • Brad is looking for help with Suicidal Robots, specifically needing a mechatronics guy.
  • Herman is working on concrete Makership project. Needs a concrete mixer.

• ALL LVL1 MEMBERS NEED TO CHECK YOUR EMAIL AND GET INVOLVED WITH CURRENT BUSINESS. THIS IS BIG!!!!!
  • SEND YOUR EMAILS TO SECRETARY@LVL1.ORG BEFORE MARCH 17th or VOTE ON MARCH 18th IN PERSON!!!!