09/20/2016

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 Patrick for buying more welding gas
• Shout out to Kevin for cleaning the trash
• Shout out to Jim for cleaning the Metal Shop
• Shout out to Danielle, Daniel, and Nathan for Give Local Louisville

Equipment and Supplies Wanted

• Cody looking for a 4x8 trailer, camping equipment
• Mike Revel looking for: '18-650' is great, any is good Laptop Batteries, broking or working, or any status.
• Kai is looking for a computer case. preferably mid-atx.

Equipment Report

• Small Laser is down.
• 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
  • Night of The Hat (fortnightly Mondays, next 10/3 @ 8 PM)
    • Learn to solder, work on Inter-hackerspace "Naval Strategy Game", Kittens, and open making.
  • Sound Builders (fortnightly Mondays, next 9/26 @ 8pm)
• 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 (4th Tuesday of the month, next 9/27 @ 6:30)
    • Discussion of Python related topics.
    • Meetup
• WEDNESDAY
  • MakerEd Educators MeetUp (2nd Wed of the Month, next tomorrow 10/12 @ 7 pm)
• THURSDAY
  • Drone Meetup - (4th Thursday, 9/29 @ 8 PM)
    • 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

• Derby Con - September 23-25th
  • lvl1 will be teaching how-to solder at this conference.
  • Contact: Charles; Ben.
• Annual First Build MEGA-Hack-a-thon - 9/24; 9/25
  • Info on their website: https://firstbuild.com/event/2016-firstbuild-mega-hackathon/
  • Contact Kevin and Brian for lvl1's group info.
• September Makership Application Deadline - Friday, 9/30 @ 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
• Solder your own arduino workshop - 10/1 @ 1:00 ish - 4:00 ish PM
  • Tickets: lvl1.org
  • Contact Ben; Charles.
• Arduino 101 Workshop - 10/15 12:00 Noon - 4:00 PM
  • Learn how to program an Arduino microcontroller.
  • Tickets: lvl1.org
• The Internet of Terror Hackathon - 10/28-10/30 @ 4:00 PM (Friday) - 4:00 PM (Sunday)
  • Hack something on the IoT to make it terrifying.
  • Including the "Memes of Screams" costume hack-a-thon for IoT n00bs.
  • [keyvin.sdf.org]
  • Contact Kevin
• Halloween Party/6th Annual (Third 5th Annual) Sumobot Competetion - Saturday, 10/29 @ 6:00 PM
  • Compete with your Sumobot in the ring!
  • Sumobots Wiki Page
  • Includes the "Memes of Screams" costume contest judging.
  • Contact Brian
• Learn how to solder ongoing workshops
  • By appointment, Various time commitments; costs.
  • Contact: Charles
• #Adulting workshop series - Coming soon; TBA.
  • Contact Ben
• 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

• Charles made a laser cut spinning top.
• Recap of Info-Sec Conference
• Recap of Give Local Louisville DOOMCANO!
• David is fixing the steering on his go-kart

Meeting Notes

• Attendance: 17
• Meeting Start: ~8:00 PM
• Meeting Stop: 8:32 PM
• Tour Guide: Jared
• Notes Taken by: Jared