11/24/2015

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
• Minors must be attended by Parent/Guardian!

Shout Outs

• Thank you Wiez and Cody for removing e-waste in the boneyard
• Thank you Patrick for kickstarting the initiative
• Thank you Charles, Ben, and Cave Troll for representing LVL1 in Indianapolis

Equipment and Supplies Wanted

• Bryan (Cave Troll) - Whole working BMX bike, 20" wheels
• Nathan - Amazon Dash Buttons (any kind) for LVL1 project
• Jared - Having a problem with Linux computer setup

Space Upgrades

• Arduino Classroom Set
  • 20 Unos, SD cards, SD breakouts, prototyping supplies, OLED displays (soon)
• Maintenance Google Calendar
  • Email broken@lvl1.org to be added

Space Downgrades

• Makerbot Replicators
  • IT'S ALIVE! Needs calibrating and probably a new frame...
• 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 11/23 @ 8pm)
  • Night of The Hat (every other fortnightly Mondays @ 8 PM)
    • Hang out and contribute to space projects
• TUESDAY
  • Learn-a-Thing Workshops (Tuesday 6pm)
    • Learn how to use a tool at LVL1 before the meeting (informal setting; great for first-timers!)
  • LVL1 Open Meeting & Making (Tuesday 8pm)
• WEDNESDAY
  • Mednesday @ 7 PM
    • Learn LVL1's equipment from the inside out by helping repair and maintain tools
    • This week's focus: Shapeoko CNC Mill
  • MakerEd Educators MeetUp (1st Wed of the Month 12/2 @ 7pm)
• THURSDAY
  • Sewing Night - 3rd Thursday - 11/19
    • Bring a project, learn to sew!
  • Drone Meetup - 4th Thursday - (CANCELLED) @ 8 PM
    • Talk shop, fix your drone, and take flight!
• FRIDAY
  • Irregular Movie and Open Build Night (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 often placed at 7:30 pm (~$7/person)
• SUNDAY
  • Game Dev Group
    • All game dev projects welcome! Collaborate with other teams or start your own!
    • Check http://gamedevlou.org/ for meeting announcements!

Upcoming Workshops and Events

• Officer's & Director's Meeting - 11/17 @ 9PM
  • Watch the LVL1 sausage get made in this less-than-thrilling meeting
• Holy Smokes Hackathon - 11/17 thru 11/24
  • Over 31,000 abandoned buildings catch fire every year and Louisville is not immune
  • Spend a whole week developing a smart smoke detector prototype that can alert Metro Govt when an abandoned building is on fire
  • Cash prizes up for grabs
  • Contact Nathan or Daniel
• LVL1 Thanksgiving Dinner - 11/26
  • Get away from your relatives or make some new ones at LVL1 during this event.
  • Enjoy Turkey and a slew of side dishes. Please contribute dishes if you can.
• November Makership Application Deadline - 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
• Arduino 101 Workshop - 12/17 12PM - 5PM
  • Back by popular demand, learn from ground floor up how to leverage the Arduino platform for your next electronics project
  • Eventbrite up soon
  • Contact Nathan
• Surface-mount TV-B-Gone workshops!
  • By appointment, with Charles, $25, 2 hour time commitment.
• Robotics Education and Competition - February & April 2016
  • 20,000 people from all over the world for youth robotics (vex) competition
  • Need 800 - 1000 volunteers
  • Do NOT have to know robotics and people as young as 10 can volunteer
  • People with more knowledge can receive training and be judges or referees.
  • Sign up / learn more at http://www.roboticseducation.org/volunteer
  • Contact: Divinity
• NEW 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

• Jared is working on vintage music project
• Charles is working on a large number of projects including
  • LED communication driver board
• Divinity is working on augmented reality crossed with projection mapping crossed with story telling
• Hunter plugs the Free Thinker/Secular society - they need house materials for the club and others
• Nathan shows off his solar panel battery charging circuit
• Gary started early on the Holy Smokes Hackathon
  • Made a switch connected smoke detector

Meeting Notes

• Attendance: ~50
• Meeting Start: 8:00 PM
• Meeting Stop: 8:52 PM
• Dinner: 5 Alarm Chili
• Tour Guide: Raj
• Notes Taken by: Nathan