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*Board members: Issac M, Billy H, Bryan H, Jondale S, Tracy H, Sue J, Sean S, Russell P | *Board members: Issac M, Billy H, Bryan H, Jondale S, Tracy H, Sue J, Sean S, Russell P | ||
*Members: | *Members:Andrew M, Rhubarb R, Thia, Daryl H | ||
=== Minutes === | === Minutes === | ||
*Sue's Financial Update | |||
**All operations normal | |||
*Membership update - 362! | |||
*Issac is having a hard time finding a lawyer, despite working and living with them | |||
*We have officially turned down the Western Heights project | |||
**They asked for a commitment which was unfortunately more expensive than what we are currently paying | |||
**They did offer to pass on any other opportunities they came across so maybe something will come of that | |||
*Jondale's update on Mayor's Maker Council | |||
**Mostly talking about upcoming events | |||
**Survey results back and doing research on what other cities have done to promote makers | |||
*Dogwood Arts Festival / Maker Experience | |||
** https://www.dogwoodarts.com/dogwoodartsfestival | |||
**Classes are up with tickets for sale, may need help the weekend of with loading/unloading | |||
*Scholarship program | |||
**Issac and Tracy did a presentation to TCAT folks who we hope to send applicants | |||
** https://knoxmakers.org/scholarships/ | |||
**We need to fix the donate button still but we are ready to go and need to start advertising | |||
**Possibly press release, but also members were asking for info to pass along to their employers | |||
*KILLSWITCH | |||
**Pulled Thunderdome out - it mostly works! | |||
**What doesn't work has replacements on order | |||
**Tracy B is possibly going to work on the aesthetics and decoration | |||
**When can we have a work day? Saturday (March 30) maybe? | |||
**We want to do a demo of Thunderdome on May 5th - at the Maker Market | |||
**Jondale will host a cardboard robot class so to have victims for the demo | |||
**We should also get a photographer (for the market but also KS) | |||
**We need to review the rules - Issac has given us a deadline of one week to note what we need to revise (not how to fix - just what needs fixing) | |||
*Maker Market | |||
**We should start advertising around Knoxville | |||
**Booth sales currently are down so we will do a social media push | |||
*Do we need Meetup? Do people find us that way? | |||
**Billy will investigate | |||
*Classroom A/V - Issac is not sure how to move forward | |||
**We have some things we've gotten donated, but some things need to be purchased | |||
**First is new projectors, then phase two to help with the internet watchers | |||
*Next meeting April 21st | |||
=== Votes === | === Votes === | ||
*Voted to purchase two new, better quality, projectors for the classroom | |||
Latest revision as of 21:15, 24 March 2024
Board Meeting:
Time & Location
March 24, 2024 - 4pm Virtually via Big Blue Button
Attendees
- Board members: Issac M, Billy H, Bryan H, Jondale S, Tracy H, Sue J, Sean S, Russell P
- Members:Andrew M, Rhubarb R, Thia, Daryl H
Minutes
- Sue's Financial Update
- All operations normal
- Membership update - 362!
- Issac is having a hard time finding a lawyer, despite working and living with them
- We have officially turned down the Western Heights project
- They asked for a commitment which was unfortunately more expensive than what we are currently paying
- They did offer to pass on any other opportunities they came across so maybe something will come of that
- Jondale's update on Mayor's Maker Council
- Mostly talking about upcoming events
- Survey results back and doing research on what other cities have done to promote makers
- Dogwood Arts Festival / Maker Experience
- https://www.dogwoodarts.com/dogwoodartsfestival
- Classes are up with tickets for sale, may need help the weekend of with loading/unloading
- Scholarship program
- Issac and Tracy did a presentation to TCAT folks who we hope to send applicants
- https://knoxmakers.org/scholarships/
- We need to fix the donate button still but we are ready to go and need to start advertising
- Possibly press release, but also members were asking for info to pass along to their employers
- KILLSWITCH
- Pulled Thunderdome out - it mostly works!
- What doesn't work has replacements on order
- Tracy B is possibly going to work on the aesthetics and decoration
- When can we have a work day? Saturday (March 30) maybe?
- We want to do a demo of Thunderdome on May 5th - at the Maker Market
- Jondale will host a cardboard robot class so to have victims for the demo
- We should also get a photographer (for the market but also KS)
- We need to review the rules - Issac has given us a deadline of one week to note what we need to revise (not how to fix - just what needs fixing)
- Maker Market
- We should start advertising around Knoxville
- Booth sales currently are down so we will do a social media push
- Do we need Meetup? Do people find us that way?
- Billy will investigate
- Classroom A/V - Issac is not sure how to move forward
- We have some things we've gotten donated, but some things need to be purchased
- First is new projectors, then phase two to help with the internet watchers
- Next meeting April 21st
Votes
- Voted to purchase two new, better quality, projectors for the classroom