MemberMeeting20150106

Member Meeting: January 6, 2015

Time & Location

7:00pm KnoxMakers

Attendees

• Tobby R
• Doug L
• Sam M
• Andrew B
• Zack N
• Wade L
• Makhan V
• Isaac M
• Eric G
• Brian M
• Brian F
• Maksims G
• James B
• David B
• Jondale S
• Joe P
• Justin C
• Paul E

Minutes

President's Report

Sam showed us all the great things we did in 2014. What did Knox Makers do in 2014? Held Forty (40) Classes, Presentations, or Workshop sessions:

• 3D Printers - Are they ready for everyone else?
• A Night of Learning Exchanges
• Agile Project Methodologies
• Bike Maintenance Class
• Board Game BLOW OUT!
• Counterfeit Currency Detection Technology
• Email Signing/Encryption workshop
• Fun with Polymer Clay!
• Glass Bead Workshop
• Google Glass Demo & Discussion
• HIGH VOLTAGE AND FIRE Part II: laser cutter follow-up
• HIGH VOLTAGE AND FIRE: Using the laser cutter
• Hydrophobic Surfaces
• Image and Facial Recognition
• Inkscape for Laser Cutting
• Intro to Cosplay
• Intro to Inkscape!
• Intro to Pablo!
• Intro to Sketchup
• Introduction to Robotic Swarms
• KILL YOUR PHONE workshop
• KM 3-D Printer Intro
• Miracle Fruit "flavor tripping" party!
• Mystery Hack Night: Music
• Noteflight - Online Music Notation Software
• Now I GIT it!
• Oculus Rift Demo
• Onion Pi
• POISON AND MOLTEN METAL (or, Let's Solder!)
• Printmaking
• PUMPKIN DESTRUCTION and other Halloween Mayhem
• Raspberry Pi Intro
• Security and Privacy
• Security and Privacy: Part 2
• Setting Up Your Own Cloud
• Soda Science!
• Solar Thermal
• TED Club: 4 Vids enter, 1 Vid leaves
• Turkey Week Board Game Night
• Vacuum Forming Night

Hosted Six (6) Special Interest Groups:

• Capture the Flag Team - DefCon (dc865.org)
• Coding Nights
• Knox Makers Boatbuilding Initiative
• Laser Cutter Build Team
• Open Art Nights
• Polargraph Build Team

Traveled to Eight (8) Group Outings and Tours:

• Akerworks Tour
• Local Motors Knoxville Grand Opening
• Manufacturing Demonstration Facility & Local Motors Tour
• Marble City Comiccon
• PechaKucha Night Knoxville Volume 10
• PechaKucha Night Knoxville Volume 11
• Sustainable Futures Tour
• Zombie Hunters Paintball Group Outing

Presented Ten (10) Demonstrations:

• 2nd Annual Steampunk Carnivale
• Arts and Cultural Alliance Member Meeting
• Blount County Public Library BBQ Bash
• Blount County Public Library Robot Extravaganza
• Children's Festival of Reading
• First Friday Demo
• Kingsport Mini Maker Faire
• Market Square Art Fair
• MUSE Robotics Revolution
• STFK Science Café "Will 3D Printing Change the World?"

Treasurer's Report

Doug explained our financials for 2014 and spoke on our search for a new space.

Board Elections

The following board positions were held for election and filled:

Position	Elected Member
President	Doug Laney
Secretary	Jondale Stratton
Treasurer	Sam McClanahan
Tech Director	Brian Manifold
Creative Director	Issac Merkle
Communications Director	James Broyles
Facilities Director	Makhan Virdi