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== December 12, 2017 - 18:00 @ 200-374 Donald ==
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== January 29, 2019 - 18:17 @ 200-374 Donald ==
 
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*Finances are going up at a steady rate.
* 13 members present (no recap of last meeting minutes)
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*Proposal to have routine Dungeons and Dragons at the space, if interested contact Cameron.
* Lively discussion of how to generate revenue and events for Skullspace
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*Comedy workshop still happening every other Wednesday.
** Liquor licensing in the space
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*This friday is First Friday
*** Have to get space up to code and investigate what blockers there are (fire inspection)
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*Next month is the annual general meeting
*** There should be past emails to investigate what is exactly needed
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**Anyone interested in becoming a Skullspace board member please make a post to discuss.
** Running weekly/monthly events at a bar
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*Several members have noticed 555 days of up time is very noisy
** Promote Skullspace as a coworking space
 
** If we can separate the classroom from the rest of the space, we can make the classroom nicer and then potentially host events there (small scale dance parties?)
 
** Running classes for things that our members are good at
 
*** programming/3d printer/CNC Router/Soldering, video games, art, designing things
 
** colocation services and/or vm services
 
** Hackathons at the space
 
** Discussed having a paid position for volunteer/event coordinator to run things
 
* Discussed how to make the space nicer
 
** Purchase good furniture and replace crappy furniture
 
** 'Recycling run' is needed to get rid of unused junk (MAME machine, etc.)
 
** Justin wants to make curtains to separate the classroom from the rest of the space
 
 
 
 
 
== September 26, 2017 - 18:00 @ 200-374 Donald ==
 
* 9 members present
 
* Recap of last meeting minutes
 
* Financials:
 
** A little lower this month than last, but still about a month in the bank
 
** Big insurance payments are now done
 
** Michael to add an account to average those insurance fees across a whole year for better budgeting / foresight
 
** Drinks tend to sell better than food
 
** Quite a bit more in membership dues compared to last year
 
* Unit upstairs (cheaper by $600/month) is becoming available soon - Michael to reach out to Bob Brown. Will look into it and report back.
 
* Anti-social: Michael won't be running it, but Wayne sounded like he might want to.  Best not to rush it to ensure a better turnout. Michael will talk to Wayne to make plans.
 
** Michael wants to eventually plan a smaller, quieter, more geeky night targeted towards members of SkullSpace and their friends.
 
* Papers we love is at the space tomorrow.  Some fancy text to speech stuff.
 
* Communications strikeforce has met. More coming soon.
 
* Meeting over 6:42pm
 
 
 
== August 29, 2017 - 18:00 @ 200-374 Donald ==
 
 
 
*Intros
 
*8 members including Michael, Stefan, Thor, Edwin, Keith...
 
*financials
 
**we have 1 month rent as backup
 
**downward trend due to insurance will continue for another month.
 
**events made August somewhat profitable
 
*Lockpicking event happened - it went well
 
*Ingress event happened - it went well
 
*attendees at lockpicking event had trouble swiping in at front door, possibly due to to much use
 
*member reports getting lock in the space because motion sensor is flakey
 
**get a sign asap
 
**look into installing pushbar
 
*member suggests hold a "fixing the space" hackathon
 
*b-sides nov4-5, looking for speakers
 
*should get update photos for the computer for refugees soon
 
*member suggests creating strikeforce to update wiki, webpage, member intake process etc. 
 
*motion to turn air cond. back on
 
 
 
== July 25, 2017 - 18:00 @ 200-374 Donald ==
 
 
 
*Members: 8
 
*3D Printing Workshop over here. IEEE might be sponsoring refreshments? 5 or 6 talks. Reverse engineering Tiko. Retrofitting the motors, etc.
 
*Ai-Kon went good. We had a lot of interest and there were no hiccups. It was like a mini comic-con.
 
*Financial news:
 
**We're seeing a spike in members after all last month's memberships started coming through. We won't be relying quite as hard on event funds, but those will still be necessary for now.
 
**We're still in that four-month period every summer where we're paying for insurance. We're continuing a downward trent, but we shouldn't fall below where we were in February.
 
*Our air conditioner might have problems. It seems to be working now, but we'll keep an eye on it. Someone predicted a few years ago that it was on its last legs.
 
 
 
== June 27, 2017 - 18:00 @ 200-374 Donald ==
 
 
 
* Intros
 
* 3D printing intro day - stay tuned for sometime this summer
 
* X-Carl is now operational once again (thanks Edwin!)
 
* Finances appear to be stabilizing
 
* New Keyfobs are in - rejoice!
 
* Mark Jenkins is presenting a talk at the space tomorrow - "Resisting the Surveillance State"
 
* SkullSpace fund2013 minutes are at [[Meeting_notes\2013]]
 
 
 
raising campaign is active - check out http://skull.space/summer - Donation matching!
 
* Michael K is still looking for volunteers for the AiKon table, hit him up if you are available!
 
* Temporary water service is now in effect @ 374 Donald
 
* Unix Epoch rollover to 1500000000 is happening on July 13 - stay tuned for an event announcement
 
 
 
 
 
== May 30, 2017 - 18:00 @ 200-374 Donald ==
 
 
 
*Intros
 
*April minutes read
 
*72 Princess location for social- Chris made preliminary contact.
 
*Free credit pinball today
 
*Two pinball events still to come - contact Manitoba Pinball Asc. or just show in interested
 
*Edwin asked developer for discount on KISS slicer. Developer gave gave us a free licence
 
*Edwin and Thor experimenting with mater control for 3d printer
 
*X-Carl may have a damaged arduino and/or X-axis stepper driver
 
*Edwin ordered replacement and upgrade parts for Carl
 
*Edwin looking for Windows Vista licence for some bizarre reason
 
*1st pinball event happened, it was fun
 
*Papers we love happened it wen well, apparently it's on YouTube
 
*Student films screening event being planned
 
*cyber-defense challenge happened, it went well
 
*Front street being torn up from June 8 - July 27, good luck parking.
 
*sandbox table still incomplete  and broken
 
*abridged financial report because scripts were configured for USD not CAD. Micheal may email complete report after meeting
 
 
 
== April 25, 2017 - 18:00 @ 200-374 Donald ==
 
 
 
* Introductions
 
* We read the minutes from last week.
 
* Adrian had a suggestion for an Anti-Social space. 72 Princess, third floor, $450.
 
** Freight elevator if needed.
 
* Financial Report:
 
** We had made some money from events, so we're holding steady.
 
** We have a couple new members.
 
** The insurance payments in the summer are what usually do us in.
 
** Member dues essentially pay for rent. We rely on donations and event revenue to cover insurance and utilities.
 
* Plans for the floor? Getting ends of linoleum would be nice and cheap. We should be able to just roll it out without gluing.
 
* Chris's friend has some ideas on how to decorate the place.
 
 
 
== April 11, 2017 - 18:00 @ 200-374 Donald - Special Meeting ==
 
 
 
* Meeting held to vote on proposed amendments that were not voted on during 2017 AGM due to procedural error.
 
** Due to not meeting a quorum, the bylaw amendments were not voted on.
 
 
 
== March 28, 2017 - 18:00 @ 200-374 Donald ==
 
 
 
* Meeting called
 
* Approved previous minutes
 
* Financial report: Looks okay. We had a good event with the synth meetup, so we probably aren't losing anything this month. Michael doesn't have the bank records at the moment.
 
* Why is the door always locked now?
 
** The architects lock it at 5:00?
 
* A lot of members had applied lately, and we're contacting them one by one.
 
* Hackaday is hiring contract writers! Writing about projects and such, so apply today.
 
** (P.S. we should document all the neat stuff we do here.)
 
* Was there money in our fund to purchase upholstery?
 
** So Chris had the idea to get furniture to make our space better.
 
** More flooring! Stuff like that.
 
** We need lockers, too. Costco has a sale.
 
*** We can probably get old ones from Habitat for Humanity, too.
 
** We took a vote. The people who didn't show up will never know.
 
* Flickr is full of pictures from other events, but never anything in our space. We should take more photos in the space.
 
* Edwin talked about pinball and such. Virtual pinball, etc.
 
* We've got an orange (the construction type) SkullSpace toque for sale.
 
* Marcel is looking for a video camera (camcorder?) for an upcoming trip. He was looking for something "a step up from an iPhone."
 
* Upcoming events:
 
** Ron's CTF event this Saturday
 
** Manitoba Comic Con this Saturday and Sunday. We have a table.
 
 
 
== February 28, 2017 - 18:00 @ 200-374 Donald - Annual General Meeting ==
 
 
 
 
 
* Introduction
 
* Announced bylaw meeting which will come up after the AGM.
 
** Give us suggestions if you missed them
 
** We will announce the meeting for voting three weeks in advance
 
* Financial update for the year
 
** This month's projection still shows downward slope, two months left
 
** We're losing ~$300 per month until the major expense of insurance kills us
 
** Balance seems high at $13,000 but liabilites are at ~$10,000
 
** Yearly figures show earnings of $30,000 and $24,000 expenses
 
** High donation amount, power's been a consistent expense
 
** Expenses were surprisingly even with earnings
 
* Year in review
 
** Members who have come and gone
 
** Events we ran this year
 
*** Months electronics workshops in the beginning
 
*** 3D Printing Events
 
*** Comic Con
 
*** Jimcon
 
*** Aikon's Winterfest
 
*** GIS Event
 
*** Weekly drone events
 
*** Computer Refurb
 
** Space change
 
*** Great purge of 2017
 
*** Adrian rekagiggered the server rack
 
*** Sean improved our Wifi
 
*** We no longer have VOI as a provider internet
 
*** Winnitron is now updated with new games
 
** Projects of the year
 
*** Pong game with Troy and Edwin
 
*** PDP-8 restoration by Adrian
 
*** Arcade Joystick
 
*** Bluetooth hacking with Troy and Edwin
 
*** Ben's ball-o-buttons
 
*** Synthesizer modules created by Jordan Justice
 
*** RAM dumping by programming
 
*** Netbright signs with Jay
 
 
 
== January 31, 2017 - 18:00 @ 200-374 Donald ==
 
 
 
* Meeting called 6:00pm
 
* FPV update
 
** FPV Wing build moved to Feb 23rd
 
** discontinuing the regular FPV extravaganza until further notice, lack of interest
 
* Members: Read the Bylaws and propose any changes
 
** announce proposed changes to bylaws on Feb 7th (still waiting for members to submit proposed changes)
 
* Synthesizer petting zoo is gaining momentum
 
* Bylaw amendment ideas
 
** requiring invitation to apply for membership seems outdated as per our recent practices
 
** one guest per member in the space rule
 
** need to update wiki as per meeting requirements
 
* Finances!!!! - [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1aYGwbmIYlze4-M6j6GtLXJzbj61HPsWAjZ5vzSV7qug/edit?usp=sharing see report here]
 
** forecast: early April is when we die should we not grow our membership
 
** next big upfront payment - july?? need to confirm
 
* Membership strategies: we need to throw more events to gain more members!  Our efforts reflect membership growth, need to keep up the good work
 
** Government Grants - paying for events, supplies
 
** IEEE wpg section?
 
* Malware analysis was well attended
 
* Teddy Ruxpin > Furby
 
* POS terminals working - for snacks!?!?!?
 
* KeyFOBs should be hear by Feb 3rd
 
* Meeting adjourned @ 18:41
 

Revision as of 00:53, 30 January 2019


This page serves as the index for SkullSpace meeting minutes.

Minutes from previous years

Meeting_notes (2018)

Meeting_notes (2017)

Meeting_notes (2016)

Meeting_notes (2015)

Meeting_notes (2014)

Meeting_notes (2013)

Meeting_notes (2012)

Meeting_notes (2011)

Meeting_notes (2010)

January 29, 2019 - 18:17 @ 200-374 Donald

  • Finances are going up at a steady rate.
  • Proposal to have routine Dungeons and Dragons at the space, if interested contact Cameron.
  • Comedy workshop still happening every other Wednesday.
  • This friday is First Friday
  • Next month is the annual general meeting
    • Anyone interested in becoming a Skullspace board member please make a post to discuss.
  • Several members have noticed 555 days of up time is very noisy