07/23/2013

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 http://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 at http://wiki.lvl1.org

Equipment and Supplies Wanted

• (Muddy Tech) Computers P4 or higher and LCD Monitors
  • Posted 11/13/12
• (Tim) - 5 x 100 lb. Propane Tanks
  • 3/4" High Pressure hose
  • posted 6/11/2013
• (Josh Wilcox)- Clothes dryer for giant cotton candy machine
  • posted 6/25/2013
• (Alexis) - Wii Remote
  • posted 6/25/2013
• (Justin) - EL Wire for alien autopsy
  • posted 7/2/2013
• (Divinity) Large scrap pieces of acrylic or plexiglass, similar
  • posted 7/16/2013
• (Paul F) Black Iron piping for decoration
  • posted 7/23/2013

Space Upgrades

• Laser cutter power output repaired (Thanks Tyler and Jose!)
  • Spotting Laser Lense removed
• New Stickers!
• Assorted Lengths of Wire now organized! (Thanks Tim!)

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 toilet paper and soap!

Regular Meetups

• Sound Builders (fortnightly Mondays, next 8/5 8pm)
• LVL1 Open Meeting & Making every (Tuesday 8pm)
• Muddytech Computer training (upstairs Thurs 6pm) Looking for students
  • Muddytech SIG every 3rd Wednesday
• Game Dev Group (Sundays 12pm)
• MakerEd Educators MeetUp (1st Wed of the Month 8/7 @ 7pm)
• KYOSS Monthly Meeting (2nd Wed of the Month 8/14 6:30pm)
• Friday Irregular Movie and Open Build Night (Friday ~7pm)
• Java Workshop (Fourth Wed of the Month) - 7/24 7pm
• SWF Space Work Fun (Last Saturday of the Month next 7/27 1pm)
• Guinness World Record (Last Saturday of the month next 7/27 2pm pending op meeting.)
• Flugtag (Every Monday, up to and including 9/16)

Upcoming Workshops and Events

• Maker Faire Detroit - July 27th - 28th
  • Call for Makers is "closed"

• Makevention Bloomington - August 24
  • If someone wants to Rep LVL1, Thursday is the last day to sign up!

• Inaugural Hardware Startup Meetup! - July 29th - 6:30pm
  • http://www.meetup.com/LouisvilleHardwareStartups/
  • Please RSVP! Meet other hardware entrepreneurs!

• Raspberry Pi Workshop!
  • July 31st, 6:30
  • Already sold out, holy crap!

• Raspberry Pi Team Visit - August 9th, 6:00 PM
  • Show off your awesome Raspberry Pi stuff for swag!
  • Rob Bishop from Raspberry Pi Foundation here at LVL1, spread the word!

• 24 hr Hackathon! - Suicidal Robots
  • August 10th noon to August 11 at noon.

• Bernheim Connect
  • August 24th, 6:24pm-10:24pm Bernheim Forest
  • http://bernheim.org/programs/arts-in-nature-program/connect/
  • CONNECTGlow, competition for light sculpture with NO AC OR GENERATOR POWER
  • $1000 1st prize, $500 2nd prize, and other prizes
  • Maximum of 10 entry forms will be selected
  • Entry Form: http://bernheim.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Connectglo_Form13.pdf

• Fort Wayne Regional Maker Faire
  • September 14th-15th

• Derbycon
  • September 27th-29th
  • LVL1 hosting Afterparty September 27th!
  • Need volunteers for LVL1 booth!

• Mini Maker Faire Louisville
  • Sept 28th
  • Call for Makers is open! http://makerfairelou.org/
  • Need volunteers for LVL1 booth!
  • Spread the Word!

• Cincinnati Mini Maker Faire
  • October 19th

5 Minute Maintenance and Cleaning

• List on the main whiteboard

Project Roll Call

• Corn starch dancing with Jamie
• Chris Cprek - members listserve to google group - please sign up.
• Tyler is working on a fireworks box, laser cut
• rice crispy treats - John Simpson
• Chris is the chair of some sort of gigabit fiber stuff
• tricopter fun
• Gary - Tardis going to fandom fest! Plus he built an alien autopsy board
• shark arcade game - Brian
• Jeff Johnson - working on ChattLab and also minisumo competition in October.

Post Meeting Notes

• Attendance:

42 most excellent makers!

• Meeting Start:

8:07pm

• Meeting Stop:

8:47

• Tour Guide:

Divinity

• Dinner:

Rice crispy snacks

• Notes:

MOSCON planning - Contact Ben Hibben