https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=Bstrdsmkr 2026-04-09T16:54:32Z User contributions MediaWiki 1.44.0 https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Media_Package&diff=409 2012-09-03T01:35:50Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: /* Links */</p> <hr /> <div>=Links=<br /> This section should have links to articles from national media outlets about hacker spaces and the like. The idea is to show local media the scope and state of the movement, so they can have a perspective on what we are doing.<br /> *[http://www.raisinggeeks.com/blog/maker-movement/ Raising Geeks'] overview of the Maker Movement<br /> * [http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/03/hackerspaces.html March 2009 Wired Article on hackerspaces]<br /> * [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/18/AR2009041800112.html April 2009 Washington Post article on HacDC &amp; the hackerspace movement]<br /> * [http://www.opennasa.com/2009/08/11/hackerspaces-and-nasa August 2009 openNASA article on Hackerspaces &amp; NASA]<br /> * [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125798004542744219.html November 2009 Wall Street Journal article on the hacker(space) movement]<br /> * [http://www.forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2011/11/24/hackerspaces-as-startup-incubators/ November 2011 Forbes post on hackerspaces]<br /> * [http://www.npr.org/2010/11/12/131268511/diy-hackers-tinker-everyday-things-into-treasure November 2011 NPR Article on hackerspaces]<br /> * [http://www.npr.org/2011/12/10/143401182/libraries-make-room-for-high-tech-hackerspaces NPR Article on hackerspace and library collaboration]<br /> <br /> =Images=<br /> *[https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/iOXS75Bf3aa61eJUdezcWm0WImqa3arDJEYitSzKPT0?feat=directlink Patch design]<br /> <br /> =Print copy - Who/what we are=<br /> This is the place for us to collaborate on print copy verbiage about what the hackerspace movement is about and who we are. Feel free to post more than one example for each section.<br /> ==100 word blurb==<br /> * KnoxMakers is a diverse group of enthusiastic learners and makers. Membership is open to the general public, and anyone interested in sharing a collaborative learning process is encouraged to apply. KnoxMakers is an East Tennessee MakerSpace and Hackerspace group formed from the popular global DIY movements established by Make, the same group responsible for the world's largest DIY convention MakerFaire. While many projects are focused on technology, a range of projects, workshops, and activities run the gamut from crafting with hand tools to the arts. KnoxMakers, located in Oak Ridge, allows registered members to share tools, projects, and learning experiences. (James's initial sample draft, 100 words)<br /> <br /> ==500 word summary==<br /> * text here<br /> ==1000 word article==<br /> * text here<br /> <br /> =Print copy - Grand Opening=<br /> This is the place for us to collaborate on print copy verbiage about our grand opening. Feel free to post more than one example for each section.<br /> ==Flyer Text==<br /> * text here<br /> ==100 word blurb==<br /> * Text Here<br /> ==500 word summary==<br /> &lt;code&gt; Hacking usually has a negative connotation, but it can be used constructively. In some circles, it's a synonym for making, creating, and innovating. A hackerspace, also known as a makerspace, hacklab, or creative space, is a location where people with varied interests such as science, technology, art, craftsmanship, and computers meet to collaborate and socialize. Members of these spaces may have an interest in one or more of these topics and bring their knowledge, experience and projects to the group. In exchange, they have the opportunity to learn from others and collaborate on projects of all sorts.<br /> <br /> This movement has come to the Knoxville area with the formation of a local makerspace, Knox Makers (http://www.knoxmakers.org). The group has been active in the area for nearly two years. In that time, the group has had dozens of workshops on topics that are as low tech as blacksmithing and making chainmail, to topics as high tech as using microprocessors for automatic digital control, or how to turn a 16 year-old rear projection screen television into a multi-touch interactive surface. The workshops are open to the public, and are usually scheduled for the first Tuesday and third Thursday of each month.<br /> <br /> Recently, Knox Makers has opened a 1,000 square foot makerspace at 1010 Commerce Park Drive in Oak Ridge. This space gives its members a place to share tools and other resources when working on projects. Currently, the space has some basic wood and metal working tools like saws, lathes, and a mill. There are projects in development to add 3D printers, a 40-watt laser cutter, and a server rack as available resources.<br /> <br /> Knox Makers will be hosting a grand opening event for this space on September 29, from 2-5 PM. They will be having a number of short presentations about upcoming workshops. Topics include the new Raspberry Pi Linux-based computer, canoe building, cloth dyeing, an introduction to the Arduino microcontroller, and more. There will also be demonstrations of projects currently in development at shop. This event is open to the public, anyone interested in learning more about the group is encouraged to visit them on the web.&lt;/code&gt;<br /> <br /> (This is only about 350 words, so it would use some filling out. Feel free to plagerize for other write ups, or maybe make some additions to fill it out a bit--[[User:Laz|Laz]] 19:30, 28 August 2012 (EDT))<br /> <br /> ==1000 word article==<br /> * text here<br /> <br /> <br /> =Basic facts about us that might be important to include/mention=<br /> ==Organizational Info==<br /> *We are a chartered with the state as a non-profit organization, specifically a mutual benefit corporation.<br /> **This means we are non-profit, which means we don't have to pay certain franchise and use taxes. However, when people refer to tax-exempt organizations, they are thinking of charities that don't pay sales tax on purchases and other things. We are not that kind of non-profit. Donations to us are NOT tax-deductible. We need to make that clear any time we solicit or accept donations, otherwise we are in violation of TN state law.<br /> **We incorporated Jan 1, 2012.<br /> **We have an EIN, but it's analogous to your personal SSN. We'll keep that non-public for now.<br /> *We have not filled out any paperwork yet for FEDERAL non-profit status. In theory we have up to 3 years to do that, but we are going to take care of that before the year is out. This is the 501(c)(&lt;number&gt;) that people refer to. We are currently none of these.</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Media_Package&diff=408 2012-09-03T01:21:38Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: added link to hackerspace/library article</p> <hr /> <div>=Links=<br /> This section should have links to articles from national media outlets about hacker spaces and the like. The idea is to show local media the scope and state of the movement, so they can have a perspective on what we are doing.<br /> *[http://www.raisinggeeks.com/blog/maker-movement/ Raising Geeks'] overview of the Maker Movement<br /> * [http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/03/hackerspaces.html March 2009 Wired Article on hackerspaces]<br /> * [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/18/AR2009041800112.html April 2009 Washington Post article on HacDC &amp; the hackerspace movement]<br /> * [http://www.opennasa.com/2009/08/11/hackerspaces-and-nasa August 2009 openNASA article on Hackerspaces &amp; NASA]<br /> * [http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125798004542744219.html November 2009 Wall Street Journal article on the hacker(space) movement]<br /> * [http://www.forbes.com/sites/tjmccue/2011/11/24/hackerspaces-as-startup-incubators/ November 2011 Forbes post on hackerspaces]<br /> * [http://www.npr.org/2010/11/12/131268511/diy-hackers-tinker-everyday-things-into-treasure November 2011 NPR Article on hackerspaces]<br /> * [http://www.npr.org/2011/12/10/143401182/libraries-make-room-for-high-tech-hackerspaces NPR Article on hackerspace and library collaboration]<br /> <br /> =Print copy - Who/what we are=<br /> This is the place for us to collaborate on print copy verbiage about what the hackerspace movement is about and who we are. Feel free to post more than one example for each section.<br /> ==100 word blurb==<br /> * KnoxMakers is a diverse group of enthusiastic learners and makers. Membership is open to the general public, and anyone interested in sharing a collaborative learning process is encouraged to apply. KnoxMakers is an East Tennessee MakerSpace and Hackerspace group formed from the popular global DIY movements established by Make, the same group responsible for the world's largest DIY convention MakerFaire. While many projects are focused on technology, a range of projects, workshops, and activities run the gamut from crafting with hand tools to the arts. KnoxMakers, located in Oak Ridge, allows registered members to share tools, projects, and learning experiences. (James's initial sample draft, 100 words)<br /> <br /> ==500 word summary==<br /> * text here<br /> ==1000 word article==<br /> * text here<br /> <br /> =Print copy - Grand Opening=<br /> This is the place for us to collaborate on print copy verbiage about our grand opening. Feel free to post more than one example for each section.<br /> ==Flyer Text==<br /> * text here<br /> ==100 word blurb==<br /> * Text Here<br /> ==500 word summary==<br /> &lt;code&gt; Hacking usually has a negative connotation, but it can be used constructively. In some circles, it's a synonym for making, creating, and innovating. A hackerspace, also known as a makerspace, hacklab, or creative space, is a location where people with varied interests such as science, technology, art, craftsmanship, and computers meet to collaborate and socialize. Members of these spaces may have an interest in one or more of these topics and bring their knowledge, experience and projects to the group. In exchange, they have the opportunity to learn from others and collaborate on projects of all sorts.<br /> <br /> This movement has come to the Knoxville area with the formation of a local makerspace, Knox Makers (http://www.knoxmakers.org). The group has been active in the area for nearly two years. In that time, the group has had dozens of workshops on topics that are as low tech as blacksmithing and making chainmail, to topics as high tech as using microprocessors for automatic digital control, or how to turn a 16 year-old rear projection screen television into a multi-touch interactive surface. The workshops are open to the public, and are usually scheduled for the first Tuesday and third Thursday of each month.<br /> <br /> Recently, Knox Makers has opened a 1,000 square foot makerspace at 1010 Commerce Park Drive in Oak Ridge. This space gives its members a place to share tools and other resources when working on projects. Currently, the space has some basic wood and metal working tools like saws, lathes, and a mill. There are projects in development to add 3D printers, a 40-watt laser cutter, and a server rack as available resources.<br /> <br /> Knox Makers will be hosting a grand opening event for this space on September 29, from 2-5 PM. They will be having a number of short presentations about upcoming workshops. Topics include the new Raspberry Pi Linux-based computer, canoe building, cloth dyeing, an introduction to the Arduino microcontroller, and more. There will also be demonstrations of projects currently in development at shop. This event is open to the public, anyone interested in learning more about the group is encouraged to visit them on the web.&lt;/code&gt;<br /> <br /> (This is only about 350 words, so it would use some filling out. Feel free to plagerize for other write ups, or maybe make some additions to fill it out a bit--[[User:Laz|Laz]] 19:30, 28 August 2012 (EDT))<br /> <br /> ==1000 word article==<br /> * text here<br /> <br /> <br /> =Basic facts about us that might be important to include/mention=<br /> ==Organizational Info==<br /> *We are a chartered with the state as a non-profit organization, specifically a mutual benefit corporation.<br /> **This means we are non-profit, which means we don't have to pay certain franchise and use taxes. However, when people refer to tax-exempt organizations, they are thinking of charities that don't pay sales tax on purchases and other things. We are not that kind of non-profit. Donations to us are NOT tax-deductible. We need to make that clear any time we solicit or accept donations, otherwise we are in violation of TN state law.<br /> **We incorporated Jan 1, 2012.<br /> **We have an EIN, but it's analogous to your personal SSN. We'll keep that non-public for now.<br /> *We have not filled out any paperwork yet for FEDERAL non-profit status. In theory we have up to 3 years to do that, but we are going to take care of that before the year is out. This is the 501(c)(&lt;number&gt;) that people refer to. We are currently none of these.</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Human_Resources&diff=173 2011-10-07T16:23:36Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: </p> <hr /> <div>This is a list of member skill sets. Hackerspaces are a great place to network!<br /> <br /> * Kyle: Linux, making cables<br /> * Laz: Mechanical Engineering (Fans, Pumps, strength/mechanics of materials, machine design/mechanisms, blah, blah, blah...), automotive work, some woodworking<br /> * Bstrdsmkr:<br /> ** Medieval costuming<br /> ** Leatherworking<br /> ** Chainmail weaving<br /> ** Python<br /> ** Javascript &amp; HTML<br /> ** Computer networking<br /> ** Computer vision<br /> ** Self Defense (Marine Corps Martial Arts instruction, some Krav Maga, some Jiu Jitsu)<br /> ** Local Wilderness survival<br /> ** Windows Admin<br /> ** Sales/Confidence schemes<br /> ** Decoding Comcast's BS</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Bylaws&diff=141 2011-06-14T18:42:10Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: /* Section 1 — Board role, size and compensation */</p> <hr /> <div>This is a '''draft''' of the Bylaws. It is intended for everyone to have a final say on what the Bylaws are before they are fully ratified. Original sample non-profit bylaws can be found at http://www.suite101.com/content/how-to-write-bylaws-for-nonprofits-a13277<br /> Bylaws are intended to be items that can only change via formal action and vote of the membership, whereas policies and procedures can be changed by the governing body.<br /> <br /> == Article I. Name ==<br /> # The name of the organization/agency/group shall be the Knoxville Makers Guild. It may be abbreviated KMG.<br /> <br /> == Article II. Board of Directors ==<br /> ===Section 1 — Board role, size and compensation===<br /> <br /> #The board is responsible for overall policy and direction of the association, and delegates responsibility of day-to-day operations to volunteers and committees. <br /> #There shall be up to Ten (10) officers but no fewer than Three (3) officers collectively referred to as 'The board'. There shall always be a President, a Treasurer, and a Secretary. <br /> #No officer shall be compensated for their service as an officer, though the corporation may provide insurance and indemnity for officers as allowed by law.<br /> <br /> ===Section 2 - Terms===<br /> #Board members shall serve 1 year terms.<br /> <br /> ===Section 3 - Board election protocol===<br /> #Any member in good standing can nominate a candidate to the slate of nominees. Nominees must be members in good standing. <br /> #Nominations should be submitted to the Secretary. <br /> #Elections will be held at the Annual Meeting except in the event of a vacancy or during a special meeting to form a new committee. <br /> #At least three board members must be elected to fill the positions of President, Treasurer, and Secretary. <br /> #The Board shall have up to 10 elected members, but no fewer than 3. <br /> #To be elected, nominees must receive a majority vote by the members present at the annual meeting or special meeting or by proxy. <br /> #Votes will be accepted on paper, ballot style to be taken up and counted by the secretary. <br /> #Additional board positions may be created or terminated at the annual meeting or special meeting by a majority vote of the members in attendance or by proxy. <br /> #Members shall be elected for any additional board positions.<br /> <br /> ===Section 4 — Vacancies===<br /> #When a vacancy on the board exists mid-term, the secretary must receive nominations for new board members from present board members one week in advance of a board meeting. These nominations shall be sent out to board members with the regular board meeting announcement to be voted upon at the next board meeting. These vacancies will be filled only to the end of the vacant board member's term<br /> <br /> ===Section 5 — Resignation, termination, and absences===<br /> #Resignation from the board must be in writing and received by the Secretary. <br /> #A board member may be terminated from the board due to excess absences defined as more than two unexcused absences from board meetings in a year. Termination due to absence requires a simple majority of the remaining directors, provided a quorum can be established.<br /> #A board member may be removed for other reasons by a three-fourths (3/4) vote of the remaining directors.<br /> <br /> == Article III. Officers ==<br /> #There shall be no less than three officers of the board, consisting of a President, Treasurer, and Secretary. &lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Additional board positions are optional and their duties shall be detailed in the “Officer Duties and Responsibilities” document. &lt;/font&gt;<br /> #The President shall convene regularly scheduled board meetings, appoint committee members, and shall preside at each meeting. If the President cannot make the meeting, the President shall arrange for another board member to preside at the meeting.<br /> #The Secretary shall be responsible for keeping records of board actions, including overseeing the taking of minutes at all board meetings, sending out meeting announcements, distributing copies of minutes and the agenda to each board member, and assuring that corporate records are maintained. <br /> #The Treasurer shall make a report on finances at each board meeting. The treasurer shall assist in the preparation of the budget, help develop fundraising plans, and make financial information available to board members and the public.<br /> <br /> == &lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Article IV. Membership ==<br /> # New membership shall be inducted to the group in the manner listed in the [[Membership Rules]] document.<br /> # The board reserves the right to have final say who is allowed to have membership.<br /> # The board reserves the right to make special arrangements with individuals for membership.<br /> # Members shall be expected to adhere to the entirety of the rules laid out in the [[Membership Rules]] document.&lt;/font&gt;<br /> <br /> == Article V. Committees ==<br /> # The Board may appoint standing and ad hoc committees as needed.<br /> <br /> == Article VI. Meetings and notice ==<br /> ===Section 1. - Board Meetings===<br /> #Regular board meetings shall be held at least once a quarter. The purposes of the regular board meetings is to review the budget, and to take any actions reserved for the board.<br /> #Regular board meetings require that each board member receive written notice (such as an email) at least 14 days in advance indicating the date, time, and location of the board meeting.<br /> #Special board meetings may be held at any time when called for by the Chair or a majority of Board members. A quorum must be present for any business to take place.<br /> ===Section 2 - Meeting of the members===<br /> #An annual meeting of the members is required per Tennessee State law. <br /> #At the annual meeting, the President and Treasurer shall report on the activities and financial condition of the corporation. <br /> #New board members are nominated and elected as indicated above. <br /> #Notice of a meeting of the members must be provided at least 10 and no more than 60 days in advance. Notice may include postings on the website and emails sent to members, and must include the date, time and location of the meeting.<br /> <br /> == Article VII. Voting ==<br /> === Section 1 - Board ===<br /> # (2/3) of board members constitutes a quorum.<br /> # In absence of a quorum, no formal action shall be taken other than to adjourn the meeting to a subsequent date.<br /> # Passage of a motion requires a simple majority (ie, one more than half the members present).<br /> <br /> === &lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Section 2 - Membership ===<br /> # Membership will be allowed to vote upon the topics the board deems membership input is necessary. ''We need to be very careful of this. It would be ok to informally poll the members, but to allow a membership vote without providing the proper notice could run afoul of the TNCA.''<br /> # The Membership will follow the process set forth in the [[Membership Rules]].&lt;/font&gt;<br /> <br /> == Article VIII. Conflict of Interest ==<br /> # Any member of the board who has a financial, personal, or official interest in, or conflict (or appearance of a conflict) with any matter pending before the Board, of such nature that it prevents or may prevent that member from acting on the matter in an impartial manner, will offer to the Board to voluntarily excuse him/herself and will refrain from discussion and voting on said item.<br /> # In the event of conflict of interest preventing a quorum among the board the issue should be passed to current membership for a vote.<br /> <br /> == Article IX. Fiscal Policies ==<br /> # The fiscal year of the board shall be January 1st to December 31st.<br /> <br /> == Article X. Dissolution ==<br /> # In the event that the organization dissolves, assets may be liquidated to pay off any debt the organization may have accrued.<br /> # Members who have loaned items to the organization will be notified via U.S. Mail to pick up these materials. If members cannot be contacted or do not respond within 14 days items loaned to will be treated as a asset of organization.<br /> &lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;# What do we do with the rest of the stuff?&lt;/font&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;I recommend donation to charity as specified in the 501c3 tax code. This seems the best way to avoid any appearance of impropriety in this event, regardless of the groups tax status --[[User:Bstrdsmkr|Bstrdsmkr]] 14:41, 14 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;/font&gt;<br /> <br /> == Article XI. Amendments ==<br /> #Amendments to the bylaws can be initiated by any sustaining member.<br /> #Proposed amendments shall be given to the Secretary for distribution to the board. A (2/3) vote of Board members present, provided a quorum is present, adds the proposed amendment to the agenda for the next member meeting. The Chair may decide if a special vote is necessary.<br /> #These by-laws may be amended by a majority vote of members.</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Bylaws&diff=140 2011-06-14T18:41:28Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: /* Article X. Dissolution */</p> <hr /> <div>This is a '''draft''' of the Bylaws. It is intended for everyone to have a final say on what the Bylaws are before they are fully ratified. Original sample non-profit bylaws can be found at http://www.suite101.com/content/how-to-write-bylaws-for-nonprofits-a13277<br /> Bylaws are intended to be items that can only change via formal action and vote of the membership, whereas policies and procedures can be changed by the governing body.<br /> <br /> == Article I. Name ==<br /> # The name of the organization/agency/group shall be the Knoxville Makers Guild. It may be abbreviated KMG.<br /> <br /> == Article II. Board of Directors ==<br /> ===Section 1 — Board role, size and compensation===<br /> <br /> #The board is responsible for overall policy and direction of the association, and delegates responsibility of day-to-day operations to volunteers and committees. <br /> #There shall be up to Ten (10) officers but no fewer than Three (3) officers collectively referred to as 'The board'. The shall always be a President, a Treasurer, and a Secretary. <br /> #No officer shall be compensated for their service as an officer, though the corporation may provide insurance and indemnity for officers as allowed by law.<br /> <br /> ===Section 2 - Terms===<br /> #Board members shall serve 1 year terms.<br /> <br /> ===Section 3 - Board election protocol===<br /> #Any member in good standing can nominate a candidate to the slate of nominees. Nominees must be members in good standing. <br /> #Nominations should be submitted to the Secretary. <br /> #Elections will be held at the Annual Meeting except in the event of a vacancy or during a special meeting to form a new committee. <br /> #At least three board members must be elected to fill the positions of President, Treasurer, and Secretary. <br /> #The Board shall have up to 10 elected members, but no fewer than 3. <br /> #To be elected, nominees must receive a majority vote by the members present at the annual meeting or special meeting or by proxy. <br /> #Votes will be accepted on paper, ballot style to be taken up and counted by the secretary. <br /> #Additional board positions may be created or terminated at the annual meeting or special meeting by a majority vote of the members in attendance or by proxy. <br /> #Members shall be elected for any additional board positions.<br /> <br /> ===Section 4 — Vacancies===<br /> #When a vacancy on the board exists mid-term, the secretary must receive nominations for new board members from present board members one week in advance of a board meeting. These nominations shall be sent out to board members with the regular board meeting announcement to be voted upon at the next board meeting. These vacancies will be filled only to the end of the vacant board member's term<br /> <br /> ===Section 5 — Resignation, termination, and absences===<br /> #Resignation from the board must be in writing and received by the Secretary. <br /> #A board member may be terminated from the board due to excess absences defined as more than two unexcused absences from board meetings in a year. Termination due to absence requires a simple majority of the remaining directors, provided a quorum can be established.<br /> #A board member may be removed for other reasons by a three-fourths (3/4) vote of the remaining directors.<br /> <br /> == Article III. Officers ==<br /> #There shall be no less than three officers of the board, consisting of a President, Treasurer, and Secretary. &lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Additional board positions are optional and their duties shall be detailed in the “Officer Duties and Responsibilities” document. &lt;/font&gt;<br /> #The President shall convene regularly scheduled board meetings, appoint committee members, and shall preside at each meeting. If the President cannot make the meeting, the President shall arrange for another board member to preside at the meeting.<br /> #The Secretary shall be responsible for keeping records of board actions, including overseeing the taking of minutes at all board meetings, sending out meeting announcements, distributing copies of minutes and the agenda to each board member, and assuring that corporate records are maintained. <br /> #The Treasurer shall make a report on finances at each board meeting. The treasurer shall assist in the preparation of the budget, help develop fundraising plans, and make financial information available to board members and the public.<br /> <br /> == &lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Article IV. Membership ==<br /> # New membership shall be inducted to the group in the manner listed in the [[Membership Rules]] document.<br /> # The board reserves the right to have final say who is allowed to have membership.<br /> # The board reserves the right to make special arrangements with individuals for membership.<br /> # Members shall be expected to adhere to the entirety of the rules laid out in the [[Membership Rules]] document.&lt;/font&gt;<br /> <br /> == Article V. Committees ==<br /> # The Board may appoint standing and ad hoc committees as needed.<br /> <br /> == Article VI. Meetings and notice ==<br /> ===Section 1. - Board Meetings===<br /> #Regular board meetings shall be held at least once a quarter. The purposes of the regular board meetings is to review the budget, and to take any actions reserved for the board.<br /> #Regular board meetings require that each board member receive written notice (such as an email) at least 14 days in advance indicating the date, time, and location of the board meeting.<br /> #Special board meetings may be held at any time when called for by the Chair or a majority of Board members. A quorum must be present for any business to take place.<br /> ===Section 2 - Meeting of the members===<br /> #An annual meeting of the members is required per Tennessee State law. <br /> #At the annual meeting, the President and Treasurer shall report on the activities and financial condition of the corporation. <br /> #New board members are nominated and elected as indicated above. <br /> #Notice of a meeting of the members must be provided at least 10 and no more than 60 days in advance. Notice may include postings on the website and emails sent to members, and must include the date, time and location of the meeting.<br /> <br /> == Article VII. Voting ==<br /> === Section 1 - Board ===<br /> # (2/3) of board members constitutes a quorum.<br /> # In absence of a quorum, no formal action shall be taken other than to adjourn the meeting to a subsequent date.<br /> # Passage of a motion requires a simple majority (ie, one more than half the members present).<br /> <br /> === &lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Section 2 - Membership ===<br /> # Membership will be allowed to vote upon the topics the board deems membership input is necessary. ''We need to be very careful of this. It would be ok to informally poll the members, but to allow a membership vote without providing the proper notice could run afoul of the TNCA.''<br /> # The Membership will follow the process set forth in the [[Membership Rules]].&lt;/font&gt;<br /> <br /> == Article VIII. Conflict of Interest ==<br /> # Any member of the board who has a financial, personal, or official interest in, or conflict (or appearance of a conflict) with any matter pending before the Board, of such nature that it prevents or may prevent that member from acting on the matter in an impartial manner, will offer to the Board to voluntarily excuse him/herself and will refrain from discussion and voting on said item.<br /> # In the event of conflict of interest preventing a quorum among the board the issue should be passed to current membership for a vote.<br /> <br /> == Article IX. Fiscal Policies ==<br /> # The fiscal year of the board shall be January 1st to December 31st.<br /> <br /> == Article X. Dissolution ==<br /> # In the event that the organization dissolves, assets may be liquidated to pay off any debt the organization may have accrued.<br /> # Members who have loaned items to the organization will be notified via U.S. Mail to pick up these materials. If members cannot be contacted or do not respond within 14 days items loaned to will be treated as a asset of organization.<br /> &lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;# What do we do with the rest of the stuff?&lt;/font&gt;<br /> &lt;br&gt;&lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;I recommend donation to charity as specified in the 501c3 tax code. This seems the best way to avoid any appearance of impropriety in this event, regardless of the groups tax status --[[User:Bstrdsmkr|Bstrdsmkr]] 14:41, 14 June 2011 (EDT)&lt;/font&gt;<br /> <br /> == Article XI. Amendments ==<br /> #Amendments to the bylaws can be initiated by any sustaining member.<br /> #Proposed amendments shall be given to the Secretary for distribution to the board. A (2/3) vote of Board members present, provided a quorum is present, adds the proposed amendment to the agenda for the next member meeting. The Chair may decide if a special vote is necessary.<br /> #These by-laws may be amended by a majority vote of members.</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Corporate_Structure&diff=94 2011-06-08T20:46:38Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: /* Non-Profit Corporations */</p> <hr /> <div>==Types of Corporate Structures==<br /> Creating a corporation in Tennessee is a process involving filling certain legally required documents with the Secretary of State of Tennessee. Corporations are subdivided into two categories: For-Profit and Non-Profit. There are further categories of For-Profit corporations, with each having slightly different filling requirements and annual fees, but having largely the same tax burdens. There are two categories of Non-Profit corporations in Tennessee, Public-Benefit Corporations and Mutual-Benefit Corporations. Pros and cons of For-Profit and the two Non-Profit corporations will be examined below.<br /> <br /> ==For-Profit Corporations==<br /> <br /> For-Profit corporations have to pay tax on all gross receipts, personal property, and are required to pay sales and use tax. From the perspective of maintaining Knoxville Makers Guild, that would mean that the group would be required to pay taxes on all dues collected, as well as pay tax on any refreshments KMG sold to members, or any items that were made by the group and sold to raise funds. Personal property tax would be a tax paid on all assets owned by KMG. That would mean any cash in the treasury and any equipment or supplies owned by KMG would be taxed annually. Finally, for any purchases made by KMG, sales tax would be required to be paid. In addition, federal taxes must be paid in addition to state and local taxes.<br /> <br /> The upside of a For-Profit corporation is that there are no restrictions or requirements related to sources of revenues. This becomes an issue for Non-Profit corporations. Additionally, a For-Profit corporation is permitted to distribute excess funds to its owners and executives.<br /> <br /> *For-Profit Pros<br /> **No restrictions on revenue sources<br /> **Can distribute excess funds to owners/executives<br /> <br /> *For-Profit Cons<br /> **Must pay sales and use Taxes on all purchases<br /> **Must pay tax on all gross receipts (dues collected, etc.)<br /> **Must pay personal property tax on all assets<br /> **Must pay federal taxes<br /> <br /> ==Non-Profit Corporations==<br /> Non-profit corporations are subdivided into two categories by the state of Tennessee: Public-Benefit and Mutual-Benefit. These are based on federal definitions of Non-Profit corporations as described in 26 USC 501(c). According to IRS Publication 557, there are 28 defined categories of Non-Profit corporations. Of those, only two are possible options for KMG: 501(c)(3) - Publicly Supported Charities and 501(c)(7)- Social and Recreational Clubs. In terms of the Tennessee Nonprofit Corporation Act, the former is a Public Benefit corporation and the latter is a Mutual Benefit corporation.<br /> <br /> ===501(c)(3) Publicly Supported Charities===<br /> The IRS provides guidance in Publication 557 on determining if a corporation is publicly supported. There are five primary tests: percentage of financial support, sources of support, representative governing body, availability of public facilities, additional factors pertinent to membership organizations. To summarize these briefly, the requirements are: more than one-third of the total financial support of the organization must come from public or government sources, sources of support from &quot;public sources&quot; must be sufficiently representative of the public and cannot be limited to a small group, the organization must have directors composed of public officials or community leaders, the organization must generally provide serves directly for the benefit of the public, and lastly, specific tests have been added to make sure that the publicly-supported doesn't benefit its members more than the general public.<br /> <br /> If a corporation can pass these tests to prove itself a Publicly Supported Charity, the benefits are substantial. The organization is exempt from all taxes related to its non-profit mission. The downside would necessarily be trying to maintain the corporation to ensure that it complies with the tests to remain a publicly supported charity.<br /> <br /> (editorializing a bit here: While I have to admit that the benefits to this type of organization are tremendous, after reviewing all this information, I'm surprised that any hackerspace would attempt to try for this classification. When a new organization initially applies for this classification, the IRS will make a decision based on what the group says it intends to do since there is no history to review. At some point, though, an organization must be able to pass the tests based on what they've actually done. It would seem that it would take a substantial amount of effort to try to maintain this classification. It seems that the support test would require a tremendous fundraising effort at the very least.)<br /> <br /> Note: Section is incomplete.<br /> <br /> '''List of Hackerspaces with 501(c)(3) status'''<br /> *Noisebridge in San Francisco https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge<br /> **Copy of their Application https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/501c3app<br /> *Santa Barbara Hackerspace http://sbhackerspace.posterous.com/santa-barbara-hackerspace-has-achieved-501c3<br /> *Hartford Hackerspace in Baltimore http://harfordhackerspace.org/2010/02/we-got-our-501c3-status/<br /> *HeatSync Labs in Arizona http://www.heatsynclabs.org/heatsync-labs-a-501c3-hackerspace/<br /> *HacDC in DC http://www.hacdc.org/content/hacdc-officially-public-charity-under-501c3-provision-tax-code<br /> *i3 in Detroit http://www.i3detroit.com/<br /> **Their primer and advice on 501(c)(3) http://www.i3detroit.com/hacker-business-series-non-profit-basics<br /> *Makers Local 256 in Huntsville https://256.makerslocal.org/<br /> *Ace Monster Toys in Oakland http://acemonstertoys.org/<br /> *Pumping Station One in Chicago http://pumpingstationone.org/about/<br /> *Freeside Atlanta http://blog.freesideatlanta.org/<br /> <br /> ===501(c)(7) Social and Recreational Clubs===</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Corporate_Structure&diff=93 2011-06-08T19:56:29Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: /* Non-Profit Corporations */</p> <hr /> <div>==Types of Corporate Structures==<br /> Creating a corporation in Tennessee is a process involving filling certain legally required documents with the Secretary of State of Tennessee. Corporations are subdivided into two categories: For-Profit and Non-Profit. There are further categories of For-Profit corporations, with each having slightly different filling requirements and annual fees, but having largely the same tax burdens. There are two categories of Non-Profit corporations in Tennessee, Public-Benefit Corporations and Mutual-Benefit Corporations. Pros and cons of For-Profit and the two Non-Profit corporations will be examined below.<br /> <br /> ==For-Profit Corporations==<br /> <br /> For-Profit corporations have to pay tax on all gross receipts, personal property, and are required to pay sales and use tax. From the perspective of maintaining Knoxville Makers Guild, that would mean that the group would be required to pay taxes on all dues collected, as well as pay tax on any refreshments KMG sold to members, or any items that were made by the group and sold to raise funds. Personal property tax would be a tax paid on all assets owned by KMG. That would mean any cash in the treasury and any equipment or supplies owned by KMG would be taxed annually. Finally, for any purchases made by KMG, sales tax would be required to be paid. In addition, federal taxes must be paid in addition to state and local taxes.<br /> <br /> The upside of a For-Profit corporation is that there are no restrictions or requirements related to sources of revenues. This becomes an issue for Non-Profit corporations. Additionally, a For-Profit corporation is permitted to distribute excess funds to its owners and executives.<br /> <br /> *For-Profit Pros<br /> **No restrictions on revenue sources<br /> **Can distribute excess funds to owners/executives<br /> <br /> *For-Profit Cons<br /> **Must pay sales and use Taxes on all purchases<br /> **Must pay tax on all gross receipts (dues collected, etc.)<br /> **Must pay personal property tax on all assets<br /> **Must pay federal taxes<br /> <br /> ==Non-Profit Corporations==<br /> Non-profit corporations are subdivided into two categories by the state of Tennessee: Public-Benefit and Mutual-Benefit. These are based on federal definitions of Non-Profit corporations as described in 26 USC 501(c). According to IRS Publication 557, there are 28 defined categories of Non-Profit corporations. Of those, only two are possible options for KMG: 501(c)(3) - Publicly Supported Charities and 501(c)(7)- Social and Recreational Clubs. In terms of the Tennessee Nonprofit Corporation Act, the former is a Public Benefit corporation and the latter is a Mutual Benefit corporation.<br /> <br /> ===501(c)(3) Publicly Supported Charities===<br /> The IRS provides guidance in Publication 557 on determining if a corporation is publicly supported. There are five primary tests: percentage of financial support, sources of support, representative governing body, availability of public facilities, additional factors pertinent to membership organizations. To summarize these briefly, the requirements are: more than one-third of the total financial support of the organization must come from public or government sources, sources of support from &quot;public sources&quot; must be sufficiently representative of the public and cannot be limited to a small group, the organization must have directors composed of public officials or community leaders, the organization must generally provide serves directly for the benefit of the public, and lastly, specific tests have been added to make sure that the publicly-supported doesn't benefit its members more than the general public.<br /> <br /> If a corporation can pass these tests to prove itself a Publicly Supported Charity, the benefits are substantial. The organization is exempt from all taxes related to its non-profit mission. The downside would necessarily be trying to maintain the corporation to ensure that it complies with the tests to remain a publicly supported charity.<br /> <br /> (editorializing a bit here: While I have to admit that the benefits to this type of organization are tremendous, after reviewing all this information, I'm surprised that any hackerspace would attempt to try for this classification. When a new organization initially applies for this classification, the IRS will make a decision based on what the group says it intends to do since there is no history to review. At some point, though, an organization must be able to pass the tests based on what they've actually done. It would seem that it would take a substantial amount of effort to try to maintain this classification. It seems that the support test would require a tremendous fundraising effort at the very least.)<br /> <br /> Note: Section is incomplete.<br /> <br /> '''List of Hackerspaces with 501(c)(3) status'''<br /> *Noisebridge in San Francisco https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/Noisebridge<br /> **[Copy of their Application] https://www.noisebridge.net/images/7/70/Noisebridge-form-1023-application_for_exemption.pdf<br /> <br /> ===501(c)(7) Social and Recreational Clubs===</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Hacker_Consortium_Core_Dump&diff=79 2011-04-19T17:45:10Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: /* Space */</p> <hr /> <div>Our trip to the Nashville Hacker Consortium space was fantastic. With the hours of dialog we engage in with the Nashville and Memphis guys, there was a LOT of ideas and discussion. <br /> <br /> Let's try to capture some of it here while it is fresh. Please list the key ideas you picked up from our meeting, other ideas you had as a result here.<br /> <br /> This is just a rough core dump - just put the ideas down now and we will sort out the bodies later. <br /> <br /> == Corporate Structure ==<br /> <br /> * Benefits of 501C(3) - or not<br /> * File papers with officers and board members appointed. Defined leadership structure. <br /> <br /> == Legal ==<br /> <br /> * Release of Liability (get from Memphis guys and others)<br /> * Bylaws (get Hacker Consortium and others)<br /> * Identification of IP rights<br /> <br /> == Membership ==<br /> <br /> * Membership tiers &amp; fees<br /> * Actually start promoting ourselves for real. OMG.<br /> <br /> == Meetings ==<br /> * Regularly scheduled meetings at coffee house, Barley's etc. <br /> * Presentation meetings: Designated coordinator <br /> <br /> == Space ==<br /> <br /> * [[Location Candidates]]<br /> * Check out UT Amateur Radio space, compare values to ETTAC. Decide on one and move forward. <br /> * RFID / proxcard / other access control <br /> * Video feed (pw protected)<br /> * Equipment donations<br /> ** Jack Coats of the Hacker Consortium was kind enough to donate a set of cast Mendel RepRap http://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel parts for the group, which Andronicus has taken custody of until he can lead a [[Reprap]] project/presentation.<br /> ** The Hacker Consortium folks strongly suggested we reach out to Instructables to see if they would be willing to offer us a starting Makerspace care package.<br /> *** ''And I have just sent that email off.'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 12:57, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> <br /> == Communication ==<br /> <br /> * IRC<br /> ** Establish and regularly use and lurk on a Freenode IRC channel. Also lurk on the #hackerconsortium ''irc://freenode/hackerconsortium'' channel<br /> *** ''Started IRC channel #knoxmakers irc://freenode/knoxmakers'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 13:18, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> **** For those Firefox users who haven't played on IRC in a while I suggest the ChatZilla extension. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chatzilla/<br /> **** For Chrome users checkout Freenode's webchat. http://webchat.freenode.net/<br /> * Work out best use of tools (Website, phpBB, Wiki, Wordpress, blah blah blah)<br /> * Set up LDAP for central authentication<br /> * Check out Knoxville 2600 /DC404 (and other) clubs for collaboration opportunity<br /> * Central information relay methods (RSS, digests, etc. etc.)<br /> * Collaboration tool to know who is working on what, etc. (Redmine, Trac, etc.)<br /> <br /> == Fundraising ==<br /> <br /> *Broken out to [[Fundraising Ideas]]<br /> <br /> == Projects ==<br /> <br /> * Broken out to [[Future Projects]]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Hacker_Consortium_Core_Dump&diff=78 2011-04-19T17:44:35Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: /* Space */</p> <hr /> <div>Our trip to the Nashville Hacker Consortium space was fantastic. With the hours of dialog we engage in with the Nashville and Memphis guys, there was a LOT of ideas and discussion. <br /> <br /> Let's try to capture some of it here while it is fresh. Please list the key ideas you picked up from our meeting, other ideas you had as a result here.<br /> <br /> This is just a rough core dump - just put the ideas down now and we will sort out the bodies later. <br /> <br /> == Corporate Structure ==<br /> <br /> * Benefits of 501C(3) - or not<br /> * File papers with officers and board members appointed. Defined leadership structure. <br /> <br /> == Legal ==<br /> <br /> * Release of Liability (get from Memphis guys and others)<br /> * Bylaws (get Hacker Consortium and others)<br /> * Identification of IP rights<br /> <br /> == Membership ==<br /> <br /> * Membership tiers &amp; fees<br /> * Actually start promoting ourselves for real. OMG.<br /> <br /> == Meetings ==<br /> * Regularly scheduled meetings at coffee house, Barley's etc. <br /> * Presentation meetings: Designated coordinator <br /> <br /> == Space ==<br /> <br /> * [[Location Candidates]]<br /> * Check out UT Amateur Radio space, compare values to ETTAC. Decide on one and move forward. <br /> * RFID / proxcard / other access control <br /> * Video feed (pw protected)<br /> * Equipment donations<br /> ** Jack Coats of the Hacker Consortium was kind enough to donate a set of cast Mendel RepRap http://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel parts for the group, which Andronicus has taken custody of until he can lead a [[RepRap]] project/presentation.<br /> ** The Hacker Consortium folks strongly suggested we reach out to Instructables to see if they would be willing to offer us a starting Makerspace care package.<br /> *** ''And I have just sent that email off.'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 12:57, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> <br /> == Communication ==<br /> <br /> * IRC<br /> ** Establish and regularly use and lurk on a Freenode IRC channel. Also lurk on the #hackerconsortium ''irc://freenode/hackerconsortium'' channel<br /> *** ''Started IRC channel #knoxmakers irc://freenode/knoxmakers'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 13:18, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> **** For those Firefox users who haven't played on IRC in a while I suggest the ChatZilla extension. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chatzilla/<br /> **** For Chrome users checkout Freenode's webchat. http://webchat.freenode.net/<br /> * Work out best use of tools (Website, phpBB, Wiki, Wordpress, blah blah blah)<br /> * Set up LDAP for central authentication<br /> * Check out Knoxville 2600 /DC404 (and other) clubs for collaboration opportunity<br /> * Central information relay methods (RSS, digests, etc. etc.)<br /> * Collaboration tool to know who is working on what, etc. (Redmine, Trac, etc.)<br /> <br /> == Fundraising ==<br /> <br /> *Broken out to [[Fundraising Ideas]]<br /> <br /> == Projects ==<br /> <br /> * Broken out to [[Future Projects]]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Future_Projects&diff=77 2011-04-19T17:40:13Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: </p> <hr /> <div>This page lists our ideas for ongoing or future projects and classes. If you would like to spearhead a project, please move it under your name so that those who are interested will know who to contact.<br /> <br /> * Lock picking<br /> * Hardware analysis and performance tuning with Linux<br /> * Nvidia CUDA<br /> * CoreWars<br /> * Urban gardening\composting<br /> * DIY arc welder http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-Microwave-Transformer-Homemade-Welder/<br /> * Super low cost subtractive CNC machine/Laser cutter http://letsmakerobots.com/node/12713<br /> * Glass blowing\lampwork<br /> * Lost-wax\sand casting http://www.submarineboat.com/casting_aluminum.htm<br /> * Beer brewing - oh yeah.<br /> * [[Optical Communication in Free Space]]<br /> <br /> == Andronicus ==<br /> * [[Reprap]]<br /> <br /> == Bstrdsmkr ==<br /> * Kiln &quot;modernization&quot;</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Kickstarter&diff=76 2011-04-19T15:25:58Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: </p> <hr /> <div>This idea is to start a KickStarter[http://www.kickstarter.com/] fund to ask for donations from makers in other areas to get up and running.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> == Resources ==<br /> * Guidelines[http://www.kickstarter.com/help/guidelines]<br /> * Examples from other Hackerspaces[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/search?page=1&amp;term=hackerspace]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Kickstarter&diff=75 2011-04-19T15:20:43Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: Created page with &quot; http://www.kickstarter.com/ ** Guidelines http://www.kickstarter.com/help/guidelines ** Examples from other Hackerspaces http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/search?page=1&amp;term=...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div> http://www.kickstarter.com/ <br /> ** Guidelines http://www.kickstarter.com/help/guidelines<br /> ** Examples from other Hackerspaces http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/search?page=1&amp;term=hackerspace</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Fundraising_Ideas&diff=74 2011-04-19T15:20:32Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: </p> <hr /> <div>This page lists the ideas we've collected to bootstrap the space and keep the lights burning.<br /> <br /> * Startup funding sites and slush fund / bootstrap funding <br /> * Work with eatery to get 10% kick back if we host an event with them<br /> * [[Kickstarter]]<br /> *[[Hackers for Hire]]<br /> *Look into &quot;after school&quot; program and associated public funding<br /> *Sell hobby kits/widgets at local events<br /> * Lan parties</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Hackers_for_Hire&diff=73 2011-04-19T15:18:41Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: /* Sources */</p> <hr /> <div>The main idea is to use our collective skill sets and force of labor to collect donations. Ideally these should be quick jobs that can be completed in two days or less such as one day computer deployments, minor landscaping/cleanup, odd jobs, etc. Each member should try to donate a weekend when possible to coordinating a job with other members and any payment collected donated to the bootstrapping fund. This has the added benefits of building goodwill in the community and making contacts for future donations.<br /> <br /> == Sources ==<br /> <br /> *Craigslist gigs[http://knoxville.craigslist.org/ggg/]<br /> *Local Recruiters<br /> ** Tek Systems[http://www.teksystems.com/]<br /> ** Aerotek [http://www.aerotek.com/]<br /> ** Others[http://www.i-recruit.com/drecruiters_region_knoxville.htm]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Hackers_for_Hire&diff=72 2011-04-19T15:17:57Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: Created page with &quot;The main idea is to use our collective skill sets and force of labor to collect donations. Ideally these should be quick jobs that can be completed in two days or less such as on...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>The main idea is to use our collective skill sets and force of labor to collect donations. Ideally these should be quick jobs that can be completed in two days or less such as one day computer deployments, minor landscaping/cleanup, odd jobs, etc. Each member should try to donate a weekend when possible to coordinating a job with other members and any payment collected donated to the bootstrapping fund. This has the added benefits of building goodwill in the community and making contacts for future donations.<br /> <br /> == Sources ==<br /> <br /> *Craigslist[http://www.example.com link title]<br /> *Local Recruiters<br /> ** Tek Systems[http://www.teksystems.com/]<br /> ** Aerotek [http://www.aerotek.com/]<br /> ** Others[http://www.i-recruit.com/drecruiters_region_knoxville.htm]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Fundraising_Ideas&diff=71 2011-04-19T14:56:55Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: </p> <hr /> <div>This page lists the ideas we've collected to bootstrap the space and keep the lights burning.<br /> <br /> * Startup funding sites and slush fund / bootstrap funding <br /> * Work with eatery to get 10% kick back if we host an event with them<br /> * Kickstarter http://www.kickstarter.com/ <br /> ** Guidelines http://www.kickstarter.com/help/guidelines<br /> ** Examples from other Hackerspaces http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/search?page=1&amp;term=hackerspace<br /> *[[Hackers for Hire]]<br /> *Look into &quot;after school&quot; program and associated public funding<br /> *Sell hobby kits/widgets at local events<br /> * Lan parties</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Hacker_Consortium_Core_Dump&diff=70 2011-04-19T14:45:31Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: /* Membership */</p> <hr /> <div>Our trip to the Nashville Hacker Consortium space was fantastic. With the hours of dialog we engage in with the Nashville and Memphis guys, there was a LOT of ideas and discussion. <br /> <br /> Let's try to capture some of it here while it is fresh. Please list the key ideas you picked up from our meeting, other ideas you had as a result here.<br /> <br /> This is just a rough core dump - just put the ideas down now and we will sort out the bodies later. <br /> <br /> == Corporate Structure ==<br /> <br /> * Benefits of 501C(3) - or not<br /> * File papers with officers and board members appointed. Defined leadership structure. <br /> <br /> == Legal ==<br /> <br /> * Release of Liability (get from Memphis guys and others)<br /> * Bylaws (get Hacker Consortium and others)<br /> * Identification of IP rights<br /> <br /> == Membership ==<br /> <br /> * Membership tiers &amp; fees<br /> * Actually start promoting ourselves for real. OMG.<br /> <br /> == Meetings ==<br /> * Regularly scheduled meetings at coffee house, Barley's etc. <br /> * Presentation meetings: Designated coordinator <br /> <br /> == Space ==<br /> <br /> * [[Location Candidates]]<br /> * Check out UT Amateur Radio space, compare values to ETTAC. Decide on one and move forward. <br /> * RFID / proxcard / other access control <br /> * Video feed (pw protected)<br /> * Equipment donations<br /> ** Jack Coats of the Hacker Consortium was kind enough to donate a set of cast Mendel RepRap http://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel parts for the group, which Andronicus has taken custody of until he can lead a RepRap project/presentation.<br /> ** The Hacker Consortium folks strongly suggested we reach out to Instructables to see if they would be willing to offer us a starting Makerspace care package.<br /> *** ''And I have just sent that email off.'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 12:57, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> <br /> == Communication ==<br /> <br /> * IRC<br /> ** Establish and regularly use and lurk on a Freenode IRC channel. Also lurk on the #hackerconsortium ''irc://freenode/hackerconsortium'' channel<br /> *** ''Started IRC channel #knoxmakers irc://freenode/knoxmakers'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 13:18, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> **** For those Firefox users who haven't played on IRC in a while I suggest the ChatZilla extension. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chatzilla/<br /> **** For Chrome users checkout Freenode's webchat. http://webchat.freenode.net/<br /> * Work out best use of tools (Website, phpBB, Wiki, Wordpress, blah blah blah)<br /> * Set up LDAP for central authentication<br /> * Check out Knoxville 2600 /DC404 (and other) clubs for collaboration opportunity<br /> * Central information relay methods (RSS, digests, etc. etc.)<br /> * Collaboration tool to know who is working on what, etc. (Redmine, Trac, etc.)<br /> <br /> == Fundraising ==<br /> <br /> *Broken out to [[Fundraising Ideas]]<br /> <br /> == Projects ==<br /> <br /> * Broken out to [[Future Projects]]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Location_Candidates&diff=69 2011-04-19T14:42:13Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: </p> <hr /> <div>This page lists the current candidates for our physical locations as well as some of their Pros and Cons<br /> <br /> * Shared space with the Knoxville Robotics Group at the East Tennessee Technology Access Center[http://www.discoveret.org/ettac/]<br /> **Pictures<br /> ***http://tyshs.googlegroups.com/attach/3d5630f84dc7f633/hackerspace_panorama_from_rear.jpg?view=1&amp;part=4<br /> ***http://tyshs.googlegroups.com/attach/3d5630f84dc7f633/hackerspace_panorama_from_front.jpg?view=1&amp;part=5<br /> ***http://tyshs.googlegroups.com/attach/3d5630f84dc7f633/hackerspace_panorama_from_mid.jpg?view=1&amp;part=6<br /> * Shared space with the UT Amateur Radio Club[http://www.utarc.org/]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Location_Candidates&diff=68 2011-04-19T14:40:56Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: </p> <hr /> <div>This page lists the current candidates for our physical locations as well as some of their Pros and Cons<br /> <br /> * Shared space with the Knoxville Robotics Group at the East Tennessee Technology Access Center[http://www.discoveret.org/ettac/]<br /> **Pictures<br /> ***http://tyshs.googlegroups.com/attach/3d5630f84dc7f633/hackerspace_panorama_from_rear.jpg?view=1&amp;part=4<br /> * Shared space with the UT Amateur Radio Club[http://www.utarc.org/]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Location_Candidates&diff=67 2011-04-19T14:33:08Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: Created page with &quot;This page lists the current candidates for our physical locations as well as some of their Pros and Cons * Shared space with the Knoxville Robotics Group at the East Tennessee T...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>This page lists the current candidates for our physical locations as well as some of their Pros and Cons<br /> <br /> * Shared space with the Knoxville Robotics Group at the East Tennessee Technology Access Center[http://www.discoveret.org/ettac/]<br /> * Shared space with the UT Amateur Radio Club[http://www.utarc.org/]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Hacker_Consortium_Core_Dump&diff=66 2011-04-19T14:28:26Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: /* Space */</p> <hr /> <div>Our trip to the Nashville Hacker Consortium space was fantastic. With the hours of dialog we engage in with the Nashville and Memphis guys, there was a LOT of ideas and discussion. <br /> <br /> Let's try to capture some of it here while it is fresh. Please list the key ideas you picked up from our meeting, other ideas you had as a result here.<br /> <br /> This is just a rough core dump - just put the ideas down now and we will sort out the bodies later. <br /> <br /> == Corporate Structure ==<br /> <br /> * Benefits of 501C(3) - or not<br /> * File papers with officers and board members appointed. Defined leadership structure. <br /> <br /> == Legal ==<br /> <br /> * Release of Liability (get from Memphis guys and others)<br /> * Bylaws (get Hacker Consortium and others)<br /> * Identification of IP rights<br /> <br /> == Membership ==<br /> <br /> * Membership tiers &amp; fees<br /> * Actual start promoting ourselves for real. OMG. <br /> <br /> == Meetings ==<br /> * Regularly scheduled meetings at coffee house, Barley's etc. <br /> * Presentation meetings: Designated coordinator <br /> <br /> == Space ==<br /> <br /> * [[Location Candidates]]<br /> * Check out UT Amateur Radio space, compare values to ETTAC. Decide on one and move forward. <br /> * RFID / proxcard / other access control <br /> * Video feed (pw protected)<br /> * Equipment donations<br /> ** Jack Coats of the Hacker Consortium was kind enough to donate a set of cast Mendel RepRap http://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel parts for the group, which Andronicus has taken custody of until he can lead a RepRap project/presentation.<br /> ** The Hacker Consortium folks strongly suggested we reach out to Instructables to see if they would be willing to offer us a starting Makerspace care package.<br /> *** ''And I have just sent that email off.'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 12:57, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> <br /> == Communication ==<br /> <br /> * IRC<br /> ** Establish and regularly use and lurk on a Freenode IRC channel. Also lurk on the #hackerconsortium ''irc://freenode/hackerconsortium'' channel<br /> *** ''Started IRC channel #knoxmakers irc://freenode/knoxmakers'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 13:18, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> **** For those Firefox users who haven't played on IRC in a while I suggest the ChatZilla extension. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chatzilla/<br /> **** For Chrome users checkout Freenode's webchat. http://webchat.freenode.net/<br /> * Work out best use of tools (Website, phpBB, Wiki, Wordpress, blah blah blah)<br /> * Set up LDAP for central authentication<br /> * Check out Knoxville 2600 /DC404 (and other) clubs for collaboration opportunity<br /> * Central information relay methods (RSS, digests, etc. etc.)<br /> * Collaboration tool to know who is working on what, etc. (Redmine, Trac, etc.)<br /> <br /> == Fundraising ==<br /> <br /> *Broken out to [[Fundraising Ideas]]<br /> <br /> == Projects ==<br /> <br /> * Broken out to [[Future Projects]]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Hacker_Consortium_Core_Dump&diff=65 2011-04-19T14:28:14Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: /* Space */</p> <hr /> <div>Our trip to the Nashville Hacker Consortium space was fantastic. With the hours of dialog we engage in with the Nashville and Memphis guys, there was a LOT of ideas and discussion. <br /> <br /> Let's try to capture some of it here while it is fresh. Please list the key ideas you picked up from our meeting, other ideas you had as a result here.<br /> <br /> This is just a rough core dump - just put the ideas down now and we will sort out the bodies later. <br /> <br /> == Corporate Structure ==<br /> <br /> * Benefits of 501C(3) - or not<br /> * File papers with officers and board members appointed. Defined leadership structure. <br /> <br /> == Legal ==<br /> <br /> * Release of Liability (get from Memphis guys and others)<br /> * Bylaws (get Hacker Consortium and others)<br /> * Identification of IP rights<br /> <br /> == Membership ==<br /> <br /> * Membership tiers &amp; fees<br /> * Actual start promoting ourselves for real. OMG. <br /> <br /> == Meetings ==<br /> * Regularly scheduled meetings at coffee house, Barley's etc. <br /> * Presentation meetings: Designated coordinator <br /> <br /> == Space ==<br /> <br /> * Location Candidates<br /> * Check out UT Amateur Radio space, compare values to ETTAC. Decide on one and move forward. <br /> * RFID / proxcard / other access control <br /> * Video feed (pw protected)<br /> * Equipment donations<br /> ** Jack Coats of the Hacker Consortium was kind enough to donate a set of cast Mendel RepRap http://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel parts for the group, which Andronicus has taken custody of until he can lead a RepRap project/presentation.<br /> ** The Hacker Consortium folks strongly suggested we reach out to Instructables to see if they would be willing to offer us a starting Makerspace care package.<br /> *** ''And I have just sent that email off.'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 12:57, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> <br /> == Communication ==<br /> <br /> * IRC<br /> ** Establish and regularly use and lurk on a Freenode IRC channel. Also lurk on the #hackerconsortium ''irc://freenode/hackerconsortium'' channel<br /> *** ''Started IRC channel #knoxmakers irc://freenode/knoxmakers'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 13:18, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> **** For those Firefox users who haven't played on IRC in a while I suggest the ChatZilla extension. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chatzilla/<br /> **** For Chrome users checkout Freenode's webchat. http://webchat.freenode.net/<br /> * Work out best use of tools (Website, phpBB, Wiki, Wordpress, blah blah blah)<br /> * Set up LDAP for central authentication<br /> * Check out Knoxville 2600 /DC404 (and other) clubs for collaboration opportunity<br /> * Central information relay methods (RSS, digests, etc. etc.)<br /> * Collaboration tool to know who is working on what, etc. (Redmine, Trac, etc.)<br /> <br /> == Fundraising ==<br /> <br /> *Broken out to [[Fundraising Ideas]]<br /> <br /> == Projects ==<br /> <br /> * Broken out to [[Future Projects]]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Hacker_Consortium_Core_Dump&diff=64 2011-04-19T14:25:07Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: /* Fundraising */</p> <hr /> <div>Our trip to the Nashville Hacker Consortium space was fantastic. With the hours of dialog we engage in with the Nashville and Memphis guys, there was a LOT of ideas and discussion. <br /> <br /> Let's try to capture some of it here while it is fresh. Please list the key ideas you picked up from our meeting, other ideas you had as a result here.<br /> <br /> This is just a rough core dump - just put the ideas down now and we will sort out the bodies later. <br /> <br /> == Corporate Structure ==<br /> <br /> * Benefits of 501C(3) - or not<br /> * File papers with officers and board members appointed. Defined leadership structure. <br /> <br /> == Legal ==<br /> <br /> * Release of Liability (get from Memphis guys and others)<br /> * Bylaws (get Hacker Consortium and others)<br /> * Identification of IP rights<br /> <br /> == Membership ==<br /> <br /> * Membership tiers &amp; fees<br /> * Actual start promoting ourselves for real. OMG. <br /> <br /> == Meetings ==<br /> * Regularly scheduled meetings at coffee house, Barley's etc. <br /> * Presentation meetings: Designated coordinator <br /> <br /> == Space ==<br /> <br /> * Check out UT Amateur Radio space, compare values to ETTAC. Decide on one and move forward. <br /> * RFID / proxcard / other access control <br /> * Video feed (pw protected)<br /> * Equipment donations<br /> ** Jack Coats of the Hacker Consortium was kind enough to donate a set of cast Mendel RepRap http://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel parts for the group, which Andronicus has taken custody of until he can lead a RepRap project/presentation.<br /> ** The Hacker Consortium folks strongly suggested we reach out to Instructables to see if they would be willing to offer us a starting Makerspace care package.<br /> *** ''And I have just sent that email off.'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 12:57, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> <br /> == Communication ==<br /> <br /> * IRC<br /> ** Establish and regularly use and lurk on a Freenode IRC channel. Also lurk on the #hackerconsortium ''irc://freenode/hackerconsortium'' channel<br /> *** ''Started IRC channel #knoxmakers irc://freenode/knoxmakers'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 13:18, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> **** For those Firefox users who haven't played on IRC in a while I suggest the ChatZilla extension. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chatzilla/<br /> **** For Chrome users checkout Freenode's webchat. http://webchat.freenode.net/<br /> * Work out best use of tools (Website, phpBB, Wiki, Wordpress, blah blah blah)<br /> * Set up LDAP for central authentication<br /> * Check out Knoxville 2600 /DC404 (and other) clubs for collaboration opportunity<br /> * Central information relay methods (RSS, digests, etc. etc.)<br /> * Collaboration tool to know who is working on what, etc. (Redmine, Trac, etc.)<br /> <br /> == Fundraising ==<br /> <br /> *Broken out to [[Fundraising Ideas]]<br /> <br /> == Projects ==<br /> <br /> * Broken out to [[Future Projects]]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Fundraising_Ideas&diff=63 2011-04-19T14:23:50Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: Created page with &quot;This page lists the ideas we&#039;ve collected to bootstrap the space and keep the lights burning. * Startup funding sites and slush fund / bootstrap funding * Work with eatery to g...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>This page lists the ideas we've collected to bootstrap the space and keep the lights burning.<br /> <br /> * Startup funding sites and slush fund / bootstrap funding <br /> * Work with eatery to get 10% kick back if we host an event with them<br /> * Kickstarter http://www.kickstarter.com/ <br /> ** Guidelines http://www.kickstarter.com/help/guidelines<br /> ** Examples from other Hackerspaces http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/search?page=1&amp;term=hackerspace<br /> *Check with local recruiters/Craigslist for quick projects that can be completed on the weekends (one day computer deployments, odd jobs, etc), payment as a donation<br /> **This has the bonus benefit of building relationships within the community<br /> *Look into &quot;after school&quot; program and associated public funding<br /> *Sell hobby kits/widgets at local events<br /> * Lan parties</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=62 2011-04-19T14:22:36Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Welcome to the Knoxville Makers Guild Wiki.'''<br /> <br /> An index of all pages is [http://knoxvillehackerspace.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:AllPages here]<br /> <br /> Access is through the Knoxville Hackerspace phpBB - you can not sign up for an account directly on this wiki. If you wish to participate, simply sign up for at account on the [http://knoxvillehackerspace.com/phpbb forum] and request rights to the wiki group.<br /> <br /> &lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Nashville Trip:&lt;/font&gt; Add your ideas to the [[Hacker Consortium Core Dump]] page!<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Future Projects]]<br /> <br /> [[List of Events]]<br /> <br /> [[Fundraising Ideas]]<br /> <br /> == Getting started ==<br /> <br /> Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.<br /> <br /> * [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]<br /> * [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]<br /> * [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Hacker_Consortium_Core_Dump&diff=61 2011-04-19T14:21:27Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: /* Projects */</p> <hr /> <div>Our trip to the Nashville Hacker Consortium space was fantastic. With the hours of dialog we engage in with the Nashville and Memphis guys, there was a LOT of ideas and discussion. <br /> <br /> Let's try to capture some of it here while it is fresh. Please list the key ideas you picked up from our meeting, other ideas you had as a result here.<br /> <br /> This is just a rough core dump - just put the ideas down now and we will sort out the bodies later. <br /> <br /> == Corporate Structure ==<br /> <br /> * Benefits of 501C(3) - or not<br /> * File papers with officers and board members appointed. Defined leadership structure. <br /> <br /> == Legal ==<br /> <br /> * Release of Liability (get from Memphis guys and others)<br /> * Bylaws (get Hacker Consortium and others)<br /> * Identification of IP rights<br /> <br /> == Membership ==<br /> <br /> * Membership tiers &amp; fees<br /> * Actual start promoting ourselves for real. OMG. <br /> <br /> == Meetings ==<br /> * Regularly scheduled meetings at coffee house, Barley's etc. <br /> * Presentation meetings: Designated coordinator <br /> <br /> == Space ==<br /> <br /> * Check out UT Amateur Radio space, compare values to ETTAC. Decide on one and move forward. <br /> * RFID / proxcard / other access control <br /> * Video feed (pw protected)<br /> * Equipment donations<br /> ** Jack Coats of the Hacker Consortium was kind enough to donate a set of cast Mendel RepRap http://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel parts for the group, which Andronicus has taken custody of until he can lead a RepRap project/presentation.<br /> ** The Hacker Consortium folks strongly suggested we reach out to Instructables to see if they would be willing to offer us a starting Makerspace care package.<br /> *** ''And I have just sent that email off.'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 12:57, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> <br /> == Communication ==<br /> <br /> * IRC<br /> ** Establish and regularly use and lurk on a Freenode IRC channel. Also lurk on the #hackerconsortium ''irc://freenode/hackerconsortium'' channel<br /> *** ''Started IRC channel #knoxmakers irc://freenode/knoxmakers'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 13:18, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> **** For those Firefox users who haven't played on IRC in a while I suggest the ChatZilla extension. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chatzilla/<br /> **** For Chrome users checkout Freenode's webchat. http://webchat.freenode.net/<br /> * Work out best use of tools (Website, phpBB, Wiki, Wordpress, blah blah blah)<br /> * Set up LDAP for central authentication<br /> * Check out Knoxville 2600 /DC404 (and other) clubs for collaboration opportunity<br /> * Central information relay methods (RSS, digests, etc. etc.)<br /> * Collaboration tool to know who is working on what, etc. (Redmine, Trac, etc.)<br /> <br /> == Fundraising ==<br /> <br /> * Startup funding sites and slush fund / bootstrap funding <br /> * Work with eatery to get 10% kick back if we host an event with them<br /> * Kickstarter http://www.kickstarter.com/ <br /> ** Guidelines http://www.kickstarter.com/help/guidelines<br /> ** Examples from other Hackerspaces http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/search?page=1&amp;term=hackerspace<br /> *Check with local recruiters/Craigslist for quick projects that can be completed on the weekends (one day computer deployments, odd jobs, etc), payment as a donation<br /> **This has the bonus benefit of building relationships within the community<br /> *Look into &quot;after school&quot; program and associated public funding<br /> *Sell hobby kits/widgets at local events<br /> * Lan parties<br /> <br /> == Projects ==<br /> <br /> * Broken out to [[Future Projects]]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Future_Projects&diff=60 2011-04-19T14:19:16Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: </p> <hr /> <div>This page lists our ideas for future projects and classes.<br /> <br /> * [[Reprap]]<br /> * Lock picking<br /> * Hardware analysis and performance tuning with Linux<br /> * Nvidia CUDA<br /> * CoreWars<br /> * Kiln &quot;modernization&quot;<br /> * Urban gardening\composting<br /> * DIY arc welder http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-Microwave-Transformer-Homemade-Welder/<br /> * Super low cost subtractive CNC machine/Laser cutter http://letsmakerobots.com/node/12713<br /> * Glass blowing\lampwork<br /> * Lost-wax\sand casting http://www.submarineboat.com/casting_aluminum.htm<br /> * Beer brewing - oh yeah.<br /> * [[Optical Communication in Free Space]]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=59 2011-04-19T14:13:50Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Welcome to the Knoxville Makers Guild Wiki.'''<br /> <br /> An index of all pages is [http://knoxvillehackerspace.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:AllPages here]<br /> <br /> Access is through the Knoxville Hackerspace phpBB - you can not sign up for an account directly on this wiki. If you wish to participate, simply sign up for at account on the [http://knoxvillehackerspace.com/phpbb forum] and request rights to the wiki group.<br /> <br /> &lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Nashville Trip:&lt;/font&gt; Add your ideas to the [[Hacker Consortium Core Dump]] page!<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Future Projects]]<br /> <br /> [[List of Events]]<br /> <br /> == Getting started ==<br /> <br /> Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.<br /> <br /> * [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]<br /> * [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]<br /> * [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Future_Projects&diff=57 2011-04-19T14:13:21Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: moved Projects to Future Projects: disambiguation</p> <hr /> <div>This page is intended to be used to list the groups collaborative projects.<br /> <br /> [[Optical Communication in Free Space]]<br /> <br /> [[Reprap]]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Road_Trip_to_Hacker_Consortium_in_Nashville&diff=56 2011-04-19T14:08:41Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: /* Lessons Learned */</p> <hr /> <div>The Knoxville Makers Guild had an impressive turnout for our trip to Nashville with all nine of what are quickly becoming our &quot;core&quot; members able to attend. It was an awesome opportunity to get to see what the Hacker Consortium has been able to do with their space, and Mudflap, Seeblind, Skydog and the rest of the HC folks were fantastic hosts. It was even better that three members of Midsouth Makers were able to come over from Memphis as well and Joe, Dan and Mary had lots of great information for us to use to get our group up and running.<br /> <br /> == Pictures ==<br /> <br /> KMG founding member SamTheGiant posted pictures of the event to his Picasa account[https://picasaweb.google.com/samthegiant/20110416KMGMeetupWithHackerConsortiumAndMidsouthMakersInNashville#]<br /> <br /> == Lessons Learned ==<br /> <br /> We're still sorting out the bodies, but our post-event brainstorm page is here: [[Hacker Consortium Core Dump]]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Road_Trip_to_Hacker_Consortium_in_Nashville&diff=55 2011-04-19T14:07:52Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: Created page with &quot;The Knoxville Makers Guild had an impressive turnout for our trip to Nashville with all nine of what are quickly becoming our &quot;core&quot; members able to attend. It was an awesome op...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>The Knoxville Makers Guild had an impressive turnout for our trip to Nashville with all nine of what are quickly becoming our &quot;core&quot; members able to attend. It was an awesome opportunity to get to see what the Hacker Consortium has been able to do with their space, and Mudflap, Seeblind, Skydog and the rest of the HC folks were fantastic hosts. It was even better that three members of Midsouth Makers were able to come over from Memphis as well and Joe, Dan and Mary had lots of great information for us to use to get our group up and running.<br /> <br /> == Pictures ==<br /> <br /> KMG founding member SamTheGiant posted pictures of the event to his Picasa account[https://picasaweb.google.com/samthegiant/20110416KMGMeetupWithHackerConsortiumAndMidsouthMakersInNashville#]<br /> <br /> == Lessons Learned ==<br /> <br /> We're still sorting out the bodies, but our post-event brainstorm page is here:</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Blacksmithing_at_Abadonza_Forge&diff=54 2011-04-19T13:53:51Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: </p> <hr /> <div>John Enloe of Art in the Burrow[http://www.artintheburrow.com/] the Clinch River Blacksmith Guild[http://www.artintheburrow.com/crbg] held an old school blacksmithing workshop for the group. The session was well attended with a crowd of ten gathering to learn the &quot;old ways&quot; of coal-fired hand forging. SamTheGiant posted pictures from the event on his Picasa account[https://picasaweb.google.com/samthegiant/20110402KMGOldSchoolBlacksmithingWorkshop#]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Blacksmithing_at_Abadonza_Forge&diff=53 2011-04-19T13:53:05Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: Created page with &quot;John Enloe of Art in the Burrow[http://www.artintheburrow.com/] the Clinch River Blacksmith Guild[http://www.artintheburrow.com/crbg] held an old school blacksmithing workshop fo...&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>John Enloe of Art in the Burrow[http://www.artintheburrow.com/] the Clinch River Blacksmith Guild[http://www.artintheburrow.com/crbg] held an old school blacksmithing workshop for the group. The session was well attend with a crowd of ten gathering to learn the &quot;old ways&quot; of coal-fired hand forging. SamTheGiant posted pictures from the event on his Picasa account[https://picasaweb.google.com/samthegiant/20110402KMGOldSchoolBlacksmithingWorkshop#]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=List_of_Events&diff=52 2011-04-19T13:01:46Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: </p> <hr /> <div>This page lists the events we've hosted or attended so far. If you'd like to suggest an event, check out the [[Event Ideas]] page.<br /> <br /> <br /> *[[Arduino Workshop]]<br /> *[[Blacksmithing at Abadonza Forge]]<br /> *[[Road Trip to Hacker Consortium in Nashville]]<br /> *[[Open Hack night at Barley's]]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=List_of_Events&diff=51 2011-04-19T12:55:27Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: </p> <hr /> <div>*[[Arduino Workshop]]<br /> *[[Blacksmithing at Abadonza Forge]]<br /> *[[Road Trip to Hacker Consortium in Nashville]]<br /> *[[Open Hack night at Barley's]]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=List_of_Events&diff=50 2011-04-19T12:53:31Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: Created page with &quot;Arduino Workshop Blacksmithing at Abadonza Forge Road Trip to Hacker Consortium in Nashville&quot;</p> <hr /> <div>[[Arduino Workshop]]<br /> [[Blacksmithing at Abadonza Forge]]<br /> [[Road Trip to Hacker Consortium in Nashville]]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=49 2011-04-19T12:51:47Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Welcome to the Knoxville Makers Guild Wiki.'''<br /> <br /> An index of all pages is [http://knoxvillehackerspace.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:AllPages here]<br /> <br /> Access is through the Knoxville Hackerspace phpBB - you can not sign up for an account directly on this wiki. If you wish to participate, simply sign up for at account on the [http://knoxvillehackerspace.com/phpbb forum] and request rights to the wiki group.<br /> <br /> &lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Nashville Trip:&lt;/font&gt; Add your ideas to the [[Hacker Consortium Core Dump]] page!<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Projects]]<br /> <br /> [[List of Events]]<br /> <br /> == Getting started ==<br /> <br /> Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.<br /> <br /> * [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]<br /> * [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]<br /> * [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Main_Page&diff=48 2011-04-19T12:51:19Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: </p> <hr /> <div>'''Welcome to the Knoxville Makers Guild Wiki.'''<br /> <br /> An index of all pages is [http://knoxvillehackerspace.com/mediawiki/index.php?title=Special:AllPages here]<br /> <br /> Access is through the Knoxville Hackerspace phpBB - you can not sign up for an account directly on this wiki. If you wish to participate, simply sign up for at account on the [http://knoxvillehackerspace.com/phpbb forum] and request rights to the wiki group.<br /> <br /> &lt;font color=&quot;red&quot;&gt;Nashville Trip:&lt;/font&gt; Add your ideas to the [[Hacker Consortium Core Dump]] page!<br /> <br /> <br /> [[Projects]]<br /> [[List of Events]]<br /> <br /> == Getting started ==<br /> <br /> Consult the [http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Contents User's Guide] for information on using the wiki software.<br /> <br /> * [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:Configuration_settings Configuration settings list]<br /> * [http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Manual:FAQ MediaWiki FAQ]<br /> * [https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-announce MediaWiki release mailing list]</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Hacker_Consortium_Core_Dump&diff=46 2011-04-18T21:57:50Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: /* Fundraising */</p> <hr /> <div>Our trip to the Nashville Hacker Consortium space was fantastic. With the hours of dialog we engage in with the Nashville and Memphis guys, there was a LOT of ideas and discussion. <br /> <br /> Let's try to capture some of it here while it is fresh. Please list the key ideas you picked up from our meeting, other ideas you had as a result here.<br /> <br /> This is just a rough core dump - just put the ideas down now and we will sort out the bodies later. <br /> <br /> == Corporate Structure ==<br /> <br /> * Benefits of 501C(3) - or not<br /> * File papers with officers and board members appointed. Defined leadership structure. <br /> <br /> == Legal ==<br /> <br /> * Release of Liability (get from Memphis guys and others)<br /> * Bylaws (get Hacker Consortium and others)<br /> * Identification of IP rights<br /> <br /> == Membership ==<br /> <br /> * Membership tiers &amp; fees<br /> * Actual start promoting ourselves for real. OMG. <br /> <br /> == Meetings ==<br /> * Regularly scheduled meetings at coffee house, Barley's etc. <br /> * Presentation meetings: Designated coordinator <br /> <br /> == Space ==<br /> <br /> * Check out UT Amateur Radio space, compare values to ETTAC. Decide on one and move forward. <br /> * RFID / proxcard / other access control <br /> * Video feed (pw protected)<br /> * Equipment donations<br /> ** Jack Coats of the Hacker Consortium was kind enough to donate a set of cast Mendel RepRap http://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel parts for the group, which Andronicus has taken custody of until he can lead a RepRap project/presentation.<br /> ** The Hacker Consortium folks strongly suggested we reach out to Instructables to see if they would be willing to offer us a starting Makerspace care package.<br /> *** ''And I have just sent that email off.'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 12:57, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> <br /> == Communication ==<br /> <br /> * IRC<br /> ** Establish and regularly use and lurk on a Freenode IRC channel. Also lurk on the #hackerconsortium ''irc://freenode/hackerconsortium'' channel<br /> *** ''Started IRC channel #knoxmakers irc://freenode/knoxmakers'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 13:18, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> **** For those Firefox users who haven't played on IRC in a while I suggest the ChatZilla extension. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chatzilla/<br /> **** For Chrome users checkout Freenode's webchat. http://webchat.freenode.net/<br /> * Work out best use of tools (Website, phpBB, Wiki, Wordpress, blah blah blah)<br /> * Set up LDAP for central authentication<br /> * Check out Knoxville 2600 /DC404 (and other) clubs for collaboration opportunity<br /> * Central information relay methods (RSS, digests, etc. etc.)<br /> * Collaboration tool to know who is working on what, etc. (Redmine, Trac, etc.)<br /> <br /> == Fundraising ==<br /> <br /> * Startup funding sites and slush fund / bootstrap funding <br /> * Work with eatery to get 10% kick back if we host an event with them<br /> * Kickstarter http://www.kickstarter.com/ <br /> ** Guidelines http://www.kickstarter.com/help/guidelines<br /> ** Examples from other Hackerspaces http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/search?page=1&amp;term=hackerspace<br /> *Check with local recruiters/Craigslist for quick projects that can be completed on the weekends (one day computer deployments, odd jobs, etc), payment as a donation<br /> **This has the bonus benefit of building relationships within the community<br /> *Look into &quot;after school&quot; program and associated public funding<br /> *Sell hobby kits/widgets at local events<br /> * Lan parties<br /> <br /> == Projects ==<br /> <br /> * [[Reprap]]<br /> * Lock picking<br /> * Hardware analysis and performance tuning with Linux<br /> * Nvidia CUDA<br /> * CoreWars<br /> * Kiln &quot;modernization&quot;<br /> * Urban gardening\composting<br /> * DIY arc welder http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-Microwave-Transformer-Homemade-Welder/<br /> * Super low cost subtractive CNC machine/Laser cutter http://letsmakerobots.com/node/12713<br /> * Glass blowing\lampwork<br /> * Lost-wax\sand casting http://www.submarineboat.com/casting_aluminum.htm</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Hacker_Consortium_Core_Dump&diff=45 2011-04-18T19:16:13Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: /* Projects */</p> <hr /> <div>Our trip to the Nashville Hacker Consortium space was fantastic. With the hours of dialog we engage in with the Nashville and Memphis guys, there was a LOT of ideas and discussion. <br /> <br /> Let's try to capture some of it here while it is fresh. Please list the key ideas you picked up from our meeting, other ideas you had as a result here.<br /> <br /> This is just a rough core dump - just put the ideas down now and we will sort out the bodies later. <br /> <br /> == Corporate Structure ==<br /> <br /> * Benefits of 501C(3) - or not<br /> * File papers with officers and board members appointed. Defined leadership structure. <br /> <br /> == Legal ==<br /> <br /> * Release of Liability (get from Memphis guys and others)<br /> * Bylaws (get Hacker Consortium and others)<br /> * Identification of IP rights<br /> <br /> == Membership ==<br /> <br /> * Membership tiers &amp; fees<br /> * Actual start promoting ourselves for real. OMG. <br /> <br /> == Meetings ==<br /> * Regularly scheduled meetings at coffee house, Barley's etc. <br /> * Presentation meetings: Designated coordinator <br /> <br /> == Space ==<br /> <br /> * Check out UT Amateur Radio space, compare values to ETTAC. Decide on one and move forward. <br /> * RFID / proxcard / other access control <br /> * Video feed (pw protected)<br /> * Equipment donations<br /> ** Jack Coats of the Hacker Consortium was kind enough to donate a set of cast Mendel RepRap http://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel parts for the group, which Andronicus has taken custody of until he can lead a RepRap project/presentation.<br /> ** The Hacker Consortium folks strongly suggested we reach out to Instructables to see if they would be willing to offer us a starting Makerspace care package.<br /> *** ''And I have just sent that email off.'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 12:57, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> <br /> == Communication ==<br /> <br /> * IRC<br /> ** Establish and regularly use and lurk on a Freenode IRC channel. Also lurk on the #hackerconsortium ''irc://freenode/hackerconsortium'' channel<br /> *** ''Started IRC channel #knoxmakers irc://freenode/knoxmakers'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 13:18, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> **** For those Firefox users who haven't played on IRC in a while I suggest the ChatZilla extension. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chatzilla/<br /> **** For Chrome users checkout Freenode's webchat. http://webchat.freenode.net/<br /> * Work out best use of tools (Website, phpBB, Wiki, Wordpress, blah blah blah)<br /> * Set up LDAP for central authentication<br /> * Check out Knoxville 2600 /DC404 (and other) clubs for collaboration opportunity<br /> * Central information relay methods (RSS, digests, etc. etc.)<br /> * Collaboration tool to know who is working on what, etc. (Redmine, Trac, etc.)<br /> <br /> == Fundraising ==<br /> <br /> * Startup funding sites and slush fund / bootstrap funding <br /> * Work with eatery to get 10% kick back if we host an event with them<br /> * Kickstarter http://www.kickstarter.com/ <br /> ** Guidelines http://www.kickstarter.com/help/guidelines<br /> ** Examples from other Hackerspaces http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/search?page=1&amp;term=hackerspace<br /> *Check with local recruiters/Craigslist for quick projects that can be completed on the weekends (one day computer deployments, odd jobs, etc), payment as a donation<br /> **This has the bonus benefit of building relationships within the community<br /> *Look into &quot;after school&quot; program and associated public funding<br /> *Sell hobby kits/widgets at local events<br /> <br /> == Projects ==<br /> <br /> * [[Reprap]]<br /> * Lock picking<br /> * Hardware analysis and performance tuning with Linux<br /> * Nvidia CUDA<br /> * CoreWars<br /> * Kiln &quot;modernization&quot;<br /> * Urban gardening\composting<br /> * DIY arc welder http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-Microwave-Transformer-Homemade-Welder/<br /> * Super low cost subtractive CNC machine/Laser cutter http://letsmakerobots.com/node/12713<br /> * Glass blowing\lampwork<br /> * Lost-wax\sand casting http://www.submarineboat.com/casting_aluminum.htm</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Hacker_Consortium_Core_Dump&diff=44 2011-04-18T17:53:09Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: /* Projects */</p> <hr /> <div>Our trip to the Nashville Hacker Consortium space was fantastic. With the hours of dialog we engage in with the Nashville and Memphis guys, there was a LOT of ideas and discussion. <br /> <br /> Let's try to capture some of it here while it is fresh. Please list the key ideas you picked up from our meeting, other ideas you had as a result here.<br /> <br /> This is just a rough core dump - just put the ideas down now and we will sort out the bodies later. <br /> <br /> == Corporate Structure ==<br /> <br /> * Benefits of 501C(3) - or not<br /> * File papers with officers and board members appointed. Defined leadership structure. <br /> <br /> == Legal ==<br /> <br /> * Release of Liability (get from Memphis guys and others)<br /> * Bylaws (get Hacker Consortium and others)<br /> * Identification of IP rights<br /> <br /> == Membership ==<br /> <br /> * Membership tiers &amp; fees<br /> * Actual start promoting ourselves for real. OMG. <br /> <br /> == Meetings ==<br /> * Regularly scheduled meetings at coffee house, Barley's etc. <br /> * Presentation meetings: Designated coordinator <br /> <br /> == Space ==<br /> <br /> * Check out UT Amateur Radio space, compare values to ETTAC. Decide on one and move forward. <br /> * RFID / proxcard / other access control <br /> * Video feed (pw protected)<br /> * Equipment donations<br /> ** Jack Coats of the Hacker Consortium was kind enough to donate a set of cast Mendel RepRap http://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel parts for the group, which Andronicus has taken custody of until he can lead a RepRap project/presentation.<br /> ** The Hacker Consortium folks strongly suggested we reach out to Instructables to see if they would be willing to offer us a starting Makerspace care package.<br /> *** ''And I have just sent that email off.'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 12:57, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> <br /> == Communication ==<br /> <br /> * IRC<br /> ** Establish and regularly use and lurk on a Freenode IRC channel. Also lurk on the #hackerconsortium ''irc://freenode/hackerconsortium'' channel<br /> *** ''Started IRC channel #knoxmakers irc://freenode/knoxmakers'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 13:18, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> **** For those Firefox users who haven't played on IRC in a while I suggest the ChatZilla extension. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chatzilla/<br /> **** For Chrome users checkout Freenode's webchat. http://webchat.freenode.net/<br /> * Work out best use of tools (Website, phpBB, Wiki, Wordpress, blah blah blah)<br /> * Set up LDAP for central authentication<br /> * Check out Knoxville 2600 /DC404 (and other) clubs for collaboration opportunity<br /> * Central information relay methods (RSS, digests, etc. etc.)<br /> * Collaboration tool to know who is working on what, etc. (Redmine, Trac, etc.)<br /> <br /> == Fundraising ==<br /> <br /> * Startup funding sites and slush fund / bootstrap funding <br /> * Work with eatery to get 10% kick back if we host an event with them<br /> * Kickstarter http://www.kickstarter.com/ <br /> ** Guidelines http://www.kickstarter.com/help/guidelines<br /> ** Examples from other Hackerspaces http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/search?page=1&amp;term=hackerspace<br /> *Check with local recruiters/Craigslist for quick projects that can be completed on the weekends (one day computer deployments, odd jobs, etc), payment as a donation<br /> **This has the bonus benefit of building relationships within the community<br /> *Look into &quot;after school&quot; program and associated public funding<br /> *Sell hobby kits/widgets at local events<br /> <br /> == Projects ==<br /> <br /> * [[Reprap]]<br /> * Lock picking<br /> * Hardware analysis and performance tuning with Linux<br /> * Nvidia CUDA<br /> * CoreWars<br /> * Kiln &quot;modernization&quot;<br /> * Urban gardening/composting<br /> * DIY arc welder http://www.instructables.com/id/Build-a-Microwave-Transformer-Homemade-Welder/<br /> * Super low cost subtractive CNC machine/Laser cutter http://letsmakerobots.com/node/12713</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Hacker_Consortium_Core_Dump&diff=43 2011-04-18T17:50:12Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: /* Communication */</p> <hr /> <div>Our trip to the Nashville Hacker Consortium space was fantastic. With the hours of dialog we engage in with the Nashville and Memphis guys, there was a LOT of ideas and discussion. <br /> <br /> Let's try to capture some of it here while it is fresh. Please list the key ideas you picked up from our meeting, other ideas you had as a result here.<br /> <br /> This is just a rough core dump - just put the ideas down now and we will sort out the bodies later. <br /> <br /> == Corporate Structure ==<br /> <br /> * Benefits of 501C(3) - or not<br /> * File papers with officers and board members appointed. Defined leadership structure. <br /> <br /> == Legal ==<br /> <br /> * Release of Liability (get from Memphis guys and others)<br /> * Bylaws (get Hacker Consortium and others)<br /> * Identification of IP rights<br /> <br /> == Membership ==<br /> <br /> * Membership tiers &amp; fees<br /> * Actual start promoting ourselves for real. OMG. <br /> <br /> == Meetings ==<br /> * Regularly scheduled meetings at coffee house, Barley's etc. <br /> * Presentation meetings: Designated coordinator <br /> <br /> == Space ==<br /> <br /> * Check out UT Amateur Radio space, compare values to ETTAC. Decide on one and move forward. <br /> * RFID / proxcard / other access control <br /> * Video feed (pw protected)<br /> * Equipment donations<br /> ** Jack Coats of the Hacker Consortium was kind enough to donate a set of cast Mendel RepRap http://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel parts for the group, which Andronicus has taken custody of until he can lead a RepRap project/presentation.<br /> ** The Hacker Consortium folks strongly suggested we reach out to Instructables to see if they would be willing to offer us a starting Makerspace care package.<br /> *** ''And I have just sent that email off.'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 12:57, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> <br /> == Communication ==<br /> <br /> * IRC<br /> ** Establish and regularly use and lurk on a Freenode IRC channel. Also lurk on the #hackerconsortium ''irc://freenode/hackerconsortium'' channel<br /> *** ''Started IRC channel #knoxmakers irc://freenode/knoxmakers'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 13:18, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> **** For those Firefox users who haven't played on IRC in a while I suggest the ChatZilla extension. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chatzilla/<br /> **** For Chrome users checkout Freenode's webchat. http://webchat.freenode.net/<br /> * Work out best use of tools (Website, phpBB, Wiki, Wordpress, blah blah blah)<br /> * Set up LDAP for central authentication<br /> * Check out Knoxville 2600 /DC404 (and other) clubs for collaboration opportunity<br /> * Central information relay methods (RSS, digests, etc. etc.)<br /> * Collaboration tool to know who is working on what, etc. (Redmine, Trac, etc.)<br /> <br /> == Fundraising ==<br /> <br /> * Startup funding sites and slush fund / bootstrap funding <br /> * Work with eatery to get 10% kick back if we host an event with them<br /> * Kickstarter http://www.kickstarter.com/ <br /> ** Guidelines http://www.kickstarter.com/help/guidelines<br /> ** Examples from other Hackerspaces http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/search?page=1&amp;term=hackerspace<br /> *Check with local recruiters/Craigslist for quick projects that can be completed on the weekends (one day computer deployments, odd jobs, etc), payment as a donation<br /> **This has the bonus benefit of building relationships within the community<br /> *Look into &quot;after school&quot; program and associated public funding<br /> *Sell hobby kits/widgets at local events<br /> <br /> == Projects ==<br /> <br /> * [[Reprap]]<br /> * Lock picking<br /> * Hardware analysis and performance tuning with Linux<br /> * Nvidia CUDA<br /> * CoreWars</div>

Bstrdsmkr https://wiki.knoxmakers.org/index.php?title=Hacker_Consortium_Core_Dump&diff=42 2011-04-18T17:48:27Z

<p>Bstrdsmkr: /* Fundraising */</p> <hr /> <div>Our trip to the Nashville Hacker Consortium space was fantastic. With the hours of dialog we engage in with the Nashville and Memphis guys, there was a LOT of ideas and discussion. <br /> <br /> Let's try to capture some of it here while it is fresh. Please list the key ideas you picked up from our meeting, other ideas you had as a result here.<br /> <br /> This is just a rough core dump - just put the ideas down now and we will sort out the bodies later. <br /> <br /> == Corporate Structure ==<br /> <br /> * Benefits of 501C(3) - or not<br /> * File papers with officers and board members appointed. Defined leadership structure. <br /> <br /> == Legal ==<br /> <br /> * Release of Liability (get from Memphis guys and others)<br /> * Bylaws (get Hacker Consortium and others)<br /> * Identification of IP rights<br /> <br /> == Membership ==<br /> <br /> * Membership tiers &amp; fees<br /> * Actual start promoting ourselves for real. OMG. <br /> <br /> == Meetings ==<br /> * Regularly scheduled meetings at coffee house, Barley's etc. <br /> * Presentation meetings: Designated coordinator <br /> <br /> == Space ==<br /> <br /> * Check out UT Amateur Radio space, compare values to ETTAC. Decide on one and move forward. <br /> * RFID / proxcard / other access control <br /> * Video feed (pw protected)<br /> * Equipment donations<br /> ** Jack Coats of the Hacker Consortium was kind enough to donate a set of cast Mendel RepRap http://reprap.org/wiki/Mendel parts for the group, which Andronicus has taken custody of until he can lead a RepRap project/presentation.<br /> ** The Hacker Consortium folks strongly suggested we reach out to Instructables to see if they would be willing to offer us a starting Makerspace care package.<br /> *** ''And I have just sent that email off.'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 12:57, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> <br /> == Communication ==<br /> <br /> * IRC<br /> ** Establish and regularly use and lurk on a Freenode IRC channel. Also lurk on the #hackerconsortium ''irc://freenode/hackerconsortium'' channel<br /> *** ''Started IRC channel #knoxmakers irc://freenode/knoxmakers'' --[[User:Samthegiant|Sam the Giant]] 13:18, 17 April 2011 (EDT)<br /> **** For those Firefox users who haven't played on IRC in a while I suggest the ChatZilla extension. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chatzilla/<br /> * Work out best use of tools (Website, phpBB, Wiki, Wordpress, blah blah blah)<br /> * Set up LDAP for central authentication<br /> * Check out Knoxville 2600 /DC404 (and other) clubs for collaboration opportunity<br /> * Central information relay methods (RSS, digests, etc. etc.)<br /> * Collaboration tool to know who is working on what, etc. (Redmine, Trac, etc.)<br /> <br /> == Fundraising ==<br /> <br /> * Startup funding sites and slush fund / bootstrap funding <br /> * Work with eatery to get 10% kick back if we host an event with them<br /> * Kickstarter http://www.kickstarter.com/ <br /> ** Guidelines http://www.kickstarter.com/help/guidelines<br /> ** Examples from other Hackerspaces http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/search?page=1&amp;term=hackerspace<br /> *Check with local recruiters/Craigslist for quick projects that can be completed on the weekends (one day computer deployments, odd jobs, etc), payment as a donation<br /> **This has the bonus benefit of building relationships within the community<br /> *Look into &quot;after school&quot; program and associated public funding<br /> *Sell hobby kits/widgets at local events<br /> <br /> == Projects ==<br /> <br /> * [[Reprap]]<br /> * Lock picking<br /> * Hardware analysis and performance tuning with Linux<br /> * Nvidia CUDA<br /> * CoreWars</div>

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