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==Attendees:==
 
==Attendees:==
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'''BOD''':  Chris K, Mike Y, Tanju B, Jay D
  
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'''Members''':  ''names''
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'''Members''':  Brain F, Jay S,
  
  
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=== Discussed ===
 
=== Discussed ===
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* Introduced Mike as new role for Safety & Equipment Director
  
  
 
'''Membership Update:'''
 
'''Membership Update:'''
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February might be a new record for new member volume with 7 new members joined.  However it was offset with departure of 4 people.
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The primary draw for new members continues to be meetup events and activities at the Station.
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:right;"
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|+Gumroad Summary March 2018
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|-
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|____________________||__'''Feb'''__||__'''Mar'''__
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|-
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|New Member Total      ||7||2
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|-
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|* Maker  ||5||0
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|-
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|* Student  ||2||2
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|-
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|colspan="3"|
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|-
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|Canceled Total      ||4||0
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|-
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|* Maker  ||1||0
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|-
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|* Student    ||3||0
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|}
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'''Total Summary'''
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* 46 Total Members as of March 22
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** 30 Makers
 +
** 15 Students
 +
**  1 Premium
  
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'''Feb'''
 
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* 7 new members
 
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** 5 Makers
 
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** 2 Students
 
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* 4 cancelled
 
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** 1 Maker
 
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** 3 Student
 
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'''Mar'''
 
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* 2 new members
 
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** 2 Students
 
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* 0 cancelled
 
  
  
  
 
'''Financial Update:'''
 
'''Financial Update:'''
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*  
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* February was rough, we had to pay all of the utilities moving fees
 +
* Down to only losing to ~$250 per month at this time
 +
* Our current runway is 8 months at current run-rate
 +
* We need approx 5-6 more Maker Members to be sustainable
 +
 
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* Taxes have been filed and accepted by the IRS
 +
* The new financials have been filed in the BOD records for Feb
  
  
 
'''General Discussion'''
 
'''General Discussion'''
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*  
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* Venue request for a private party has been withdrawn.  Per member poll, majority of members were ok with the request but several raised concerns about the space being closed off
 +
* Mike Y going to poll members of interest in tools to start soliciting donations from companies
 +
* General discussion with Mike organizing a monthly shop safety class, consider coordinating with a space build out
 +
* Heads up about Spring Break Camp with Eng For Kids. There will be kids at the space during business hours that week.  Be aware
 +
* Upcoming Events noted in next section below below
 +
* PowerWheels racing has been requested for Maker Faire , however there is currently no lead organizer for the race.  We will need to work with the Faire organizers to make a race happen, perhaps may be easier to make an exhibition race happen
 +
* General discussion about making marketing videos working with Jay Starling, focused activities on going discussion in the #marketing channel on Slack
 +
* Discussed adding a second Open House on a Saturday as a one-off, to be scheduled by Chuck and Jay S.  Want to keep the current Thurs night event as-is and then supplement that with a Saturday
  
  
  
 
'''Upcoming Events:'''
 
'''Upcoming Events:'''
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* Apr 2-6  Engineering For Kids doing a day camp at the Station for spring break week. Its on our meetup
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* Apr 2-6  Engineering For Kids doing a day camp at the Station for spring break week. Its on our meetup calendar
 
* May 19 Red Top Mountain Maker's Festival - Saturday May 19th https://wiki.themakerstation.com/Red_Top_Mountain_Maker%27s_Festival_2018
 
* May 19 Red Top Mountain Maker's Festival - Saturday May 19th https://wiki.themakerstation.com/Red_Top_Mountain_Maker%27s_Festival_2018
 
* Jun 10 Nation Of Makers Conference NOMCon - June 10-11 https://www.nomcon.org/
 
* Jun 10 Nation Of Makers Conference NOMCon - June 10-11 https://www.nomcon.org/
 
* Jul 21 Mini Comic Con at Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center
 
* Jul 21 Mini Comic Con at Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center
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* Oct 27-28 Atlanta Maker Faire is back to two days

Latest revision as of 19:25, 22 March 2018

Attendees:

BOD: Chris K, Mike Y, Tanju B, Jay D

Members: Brain F, Jay S,


Notes:

Planning Agenda

  • Introduce Mike as new role for Safety & Equipment Director
  • Financial update
  • Membership update
  • New Items & Updates
    • Apr 2-6 Engineering For Kids doing a day camp at the Station for spring break week. Its on our meetup
    • May 19 MakerFest at Red Top Mtn State Park May 19th
    • Jun 10 Nation of Makers Conference in June (Santa Fe, NM), Adam Savage promo video http://bit.ly/2HS1SFl
    • Jul 21 Mini Comic Con at Sewell Mill Library and Cultural Center
    • Oct 27 ATL Maker Faire & Powerwheels is back to 2 event
    • Follow Up/Final decision for Private Event request on a Saturday night in April
    • Other items




Discussed

  • Introduced Mike as new role for Safety & Equipment Director


Membership Update: February might be a new record for new member volume with 7 new members joined. However it was offset with departure of 4 people. The primary draw for new members continues to be meetup events and activities at the Station.

Gumroad Summary March 2018
____________________ __Feb__ __Mar__
New Member Total 7 2
* Maker 5 0
* Student 2 2
Canceled Total 4 0
* Maker 1 0
* Student 3 0


Total Summary

  • 46 Total Members as of March 22
    • 30 Makers
    • 15 Students
    • 1 Premium



Financial Update:

  • February was rough, we had to pay all of the utilities moving fees
  • Down to only losing to ~$250 per month at this time
  • Our current runway is 8 months at current run-rate
  • We need approx 5-6 more Maker Members to be sustainable


  • Taxes have been filed and accepted by the IRS
  • The new financials have been filed in the BOD records for Feb


General Discussion

  • Venue request for a private party has been withdrawn. Per member poll, majority of members were ok with the request but several raised concerns about the space being closed off
  • Mike Y going to poll members of interest in tools to start soliciting donations from companies
  • General discussion with Mike organizing a monthly shop safety class, consider coordinating with a space build out
  • Heads up about Spring Break Camp with Eng For Kids. There will be kids at the space during business hours that week. Be aware
  • Upcoming Events noted in next section below below
  • PowerWheels racing has been requested for Maker Faire , however there is currently no lead organizer for the race. We will need to work with the Faire organizers to make a race happen, perhaps may be easier to make an exhibition race happen
  • General discussion about making marketing videos working with Jay Starling, focused activities on going discussion in the #marketing channel on Slack
  • Discussed adding a second Open House on a Saturday as a one-off, to be scheduled by Chuck and Jay S. Want to keep the current Thurs night event as-is and then supplement that with a Saturday


Upcoming Events:

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