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== Feb 25, 2014 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
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This page serves as the index for SkullSpace meeting minutes.
  
Members present: Alex, Mark, Michael, Kevin, Jason, Courtney, Nate,
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== Minutes from previous years ==
Ian, Cian, Brittany, Edwin, Jay, Sean, Thor, Dave, Ric, Colin, Jeremy,
 
Nishan, Stefan
 
  
Annual General Meeting 2014
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[[Meeting_notes (2019)]]
  
* Year in review
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[[Meeting_notes (2018)]]
** Alex presented with some pictures throughout the year
 
** Events
 
*** CTFs, user groups, social, cryptoparties, Comic Con, hack-a-thons,
 
movie nights, Peg Jam, Freeze Frame, CDC, game nights
 
** Financial update
 
*** A proper one will be coming, but summary is we are stable
 
** The future
 
*** Fire safety
 
*** Occupancy permit
 
  
* Bylaw changes
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[[Meeting_notes (2017)]]
** Late dues
 
*** Intent is to remove some process and make it smoother for the board
 
** Minutes being read
 
*** Intent is to ensure minutes are taken and agreed upon by members
 
*** Could be implemented as a policy if the bylaw is voted down
 
  
* Board nominees
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[[Meeting_notes (2016)]]
** Cian, Brittany, Courtney, Alex, Colin, Sue, and Kenny
 
  
* Vote results
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[[Meeting_notes (2015)]]
** New board: Ben, Colin, Courtney, Brittany, Alex
 
** Both bylaws passed
 
  
== Feb 18, 2014 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
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[[Meeting_notes (2014)]]
Members present: Courtney, Brittany, Ben, Stefan, Ric, Thor, Brian, Edwin, Sean, Colin, Ian, AMichael, Adrian, Alex, Marcel, Troy, Kevin, Rob
 
  
* Nominations closed today
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[[Meeting_notes (2013)]]
** 8 people running
 
** Last minute nominations allowed, but earlier the better
 
  
* Door is almost ready to open when fire alarm goes off
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[[Meeting_notes (2012)]]
** Last part is getting building panel connected, which is locked
 
** Fire alarm might not even work
 
*** No battery and no phone line - landlord should bring in alarm company
 
** Remote access needs to be tested
 
  
* LES.net upgraded our phone line
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[[Meeting_notes (2011)]]
** Calls now last more than 30 minutes!
 
** No MTS landline needed anymore
 
  
* Coinfest last weekend
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[[Meeting_notes (2010)]]
** First Bitcoin ATM in Winnipeg!
 
  
* David - heritage/community museums
 
** Looking for interested members to help create interactive electronic exhibits
 
*** Push button activated sounds for guessing game
 
*** Electric fire glow
 
*** Lit routes on map
 
*** Fibre optic lights modified to be activated by motion sensor or push button
 
*** And more!
 
** Many small contracts available
 
  
* Raspberry Pi users group this weekend
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== September 2020 and beyond ==
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We ended up losing track of the notes that were left in Slack, and now Discord. If you'd like to find the notes for a specific month but you cannot access those platforms, let someone else (or the board) know and we'll try to copy those notes here.
  
* Booking the space is awkward right now
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If you have some time and want to help with that, please go through September 2020 and onward, compiling notes from each meeting and recording them here.
** Suggestion made for a webpage for applying to use the space
 
  
* Wiki needs updating
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== February 28th, 2023 - 18:00 @ 200-374 Donald ==
** Brittany will be working on this, contact her if you are interested in helping out
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* We achieved quorum
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* Year in review:
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** Finally back in force after being on break since 2020.
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** We got a whole whack of really old augmented-reality headsets. Most seem to be running an old version of Android. Neat!
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** There was a burglary into one of the higher floors, and our footage was able to confirm that someone left the building with another tenant's bike.
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** We ground the hinges off the door to regain entry after there were errors in the fob system. It may have been a case of loose wiring. The new fire-safetied door has a keyhole for emergencies.
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** We upgraded various computer system. The fob and camera management computer was toast, so we updated the hardware and the software platform. We also got our hands on a new server with many GBs of RAM.
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** We started meeting on Discord.
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** We started hosting events on the first Friday of each month again.
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** Finally got our occupancy permit, after more than ten years in the space. We can hold events now.
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* Voting for 2023 board.
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** We had 5 candidates, so the board was acclaimed:
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*** Edwin Amsler
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*** Michael Kozakewich
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*** Thor Robinson
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*** Mark Campbell
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*** Justin Labrie
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** We held a mock election for any two of Pirates, Clowns, and Ninjas. The winners were Pirates and Ninjas.
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* Financial report
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** We've climbed slowly from dangerous levels back up to an acceptable amount.
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** This was because we got a massive cut in rent, and we've been allowed to set our rent quarterly based on what we can handle.
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** At the moment, our trajectory is very flat, maybe trending downward slightly.
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** As we gain members, that'll increase. Then we'll increase our rent to flatten it again. That'll continue until we're back to our 2019 level of membership and our 2019 level of rent.
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** Everything else is pretty normal.
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* Other news
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** Movie nights are still happening. Next is March 17th.
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** HAX is coming up! We're announcing a list of presenters on Friday, and HAX itself is coming up on March 31st.
  
* Switch inside for when we are open
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== January 31st, 2023 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
** Notification on website/IRC/Twitter?
 
** Light in the window?
 
  
* Next hackathon - Manitoba retro computing
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== December 27th, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
** Winnipeg was the BBS capital of Canada at one time
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== November 29th, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
** Some speakers already contacted, more being contacted
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== October 25th, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
*** Les
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== September 27th, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
*** Bill Reed
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== August 30th, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
*** Michael Gelespie
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== July 26th, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
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== June 28th, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
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== May 31st, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
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== April 26th, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
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== March 29th, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
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== February 22nd, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
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== January 25th, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
  
== Feb 11, 2014 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
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== December 28th, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
Members present: Ian, Mark, Marcel, AMichael, Brian, Colin C., Courtney, Alex, Kevin, Thor, Stefan, Troy, Rob, Cian, Edwin, Ben, Zewwy, Colin S., Dave, Ric
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== November 30th, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
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== October 26th, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
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== September 28th, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
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== August 31st, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
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== July 27th, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
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== June 29th, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
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== May 25th, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
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== April 27th, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
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== March 30th, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
  
* You have less than a week to nominate yourself for the board
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== February 23rd, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
** Email admin and Nathan
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* Got quorum.
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* Year in review:
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** This is our 12th online meeting.
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** We mourned Chris Johnson's passing in June.
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** Thank you to Thor for holding his movie nights.
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** Edwin bought us some new tools, third hands, and soldering irons.
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** We had the online Hax event in October.
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** About three pop-in hackathons.
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* Voting for 2021 board.
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** We had 5 candidates, so the board was acclaimed:
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** Edwin Amsler
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** Michael Kozakewich
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** Thor Robinson
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** Pietra Shirley
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** Kyle Martin
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* Discussions on whether we can set up a budget for our electricity bill. Either through Hydro our do it ourselves.
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** Not really necessary, really.
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* Snack donations haven't been accounted for, but we don't expect much given the lack of attendance.
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* Bitcoin endowment fund it's at 0.51687800 of a bitcoin.
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** https://blockchain.info/address/35RRPxpKJARa2SrLVpXieRQdQtv2947kMx
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* Question was asked when we would be out of money. The estimate is approximately 12 months.
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* Concerns were raised about abuse of membership signup process where a member could cancel/renew their membership based on the weather.
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** Putting one's membership on hold at a gym, for example, is usually limited to once per year
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* Raised that we'd like to have a new rave once vaccinations are in order and we're allowed to assemble.
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** Get occupancy permit
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*** Probably need railing on back steps up to fire escape.
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** Get licensed as a live music venue which allows us to run events when we'd want. (LGCA)
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** Expecting to try this around the end of the summer.
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** Ben has offered to run through this process.
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** There would be a license cost of $500-$1000 per year versus $150-$200 per event and adds the requirement of 4 weeks advance notice. Considered a reasonable investment.
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** The donation method of fundraising via livestreams has proven successful, provided a coordinated presentation and well marketed donation initiative
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** We're pending further information from the government before re-opening for usual events and gatherings.
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** Province sets the public health laws and guidelines
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* Meeting ended at 6:56 PM.
  
* Crypto currency day last weekend - success
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(We'll have to finally compile all the notes from Slack! Please let me know if you'd like to help with that from September onward.)
** Slides will be posted on discuss
 
  
* Crypto party last weekend - success
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== January 26th, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
** People can learn about privacy protecting technology and do key signing
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== December 29th, 2020 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
** Everyone should come to the next one
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== November 24th, 2020 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
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== October 27th, 2020 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
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== September 29th, 2020 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
  
* Door hardware - no news
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== August 25th, 2020 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
 
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* Financials
* CDC Feb 20
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** We managed to get a rent reduction of 20% for the year.
** 3rd year
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** We finally got the new directors added to our bank account
** 10 high school teams
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** Hydro estimated an extra $100 for no reason. That just means the price will be lower in a later month.
** No more volunteers needed
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** We appreciate any extra donations!
** Virtual env. for students to secure
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** Mark C is willing to fund volunteer work for SkullSpace. He has the money, but not the time. Are you interested in running online classes or live-streaming electronics stuff?
** Feel free to come by and hang out
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** We discussed power usage. We're going through roughly $30-$40 per week, mostly because of our servers. It would be nice to lower that, but we're not pushing too hard.
 
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* We put an old Google Meet link on our sites and such, but apparently only Mark has access to it. We might need to make a different link.
* Sci-fi skirmish day coming up - info on discuss
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* Mark J is planning another Hax festival on October 17th.
 
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** Virtual event, live sessions, no pre-bake.
* AGM Feb 25
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** Payment offered for each half-hour session.
** Email coming to paid-up members with voting codes
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* Edwin is now a director. Pirates won the mock vote against Ninjas.
*** Make sure you are paid up by the 15th!
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* September's movie stream: "Fantastic Voyage" and "Innerspace"
 
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** It was postponed from last month.
* Big hydro bill
 
** Likely due to air conditioning for the summer
 
** Will check if the bill is est. or act.
 
** Will look into going on a budget
 
 
 
* Things that annoy Ian
 
** Booking the space and not showing up
 
*** Please email pics of the space to admin so we can use it to show off to potential renters
 
 
 
* Dedicated IPv6 network being installed by Voi
 
** CDC storage servers will be installed here on that network, Octopi donating blade server for VMs
 
** Early stages, nothing bought yet, still discussing
 
 
 
* MTS Future First providing stuff like shirts and scholarships, sponsoring CDC
 
** Talk to Cian if you are interested
 
 
 
* By-law amendments
 
** Can be policy instead of by-law - vote against by-law if this is your choice
 
 
 
* PHP users group tomorrow
 
 
 
== Feb 4, 2014 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Members present: Phoul, Sean, Alex, Thor, Ian, Cian, Stefan, Jeremy, Ben, A. Michael, Adrian, Edwin
 
 
 
* AGM - 25 Feb.
 
** Elect new board
 
** Vote on two by-law amendments
 
*** Membership dropped if no payments for 3 months
 
**** Nominate yourself by Feb 17 ??pm
 
***** admin@skullspace.ca
 
*** Read minutes
 
** Voting
 
*** You will get a token by email
 
*** Bring token to do your vote
 
*** OR give token to a proxy to vote on your behalf
 
 
 
* Door & occupancy permit stuff
 
** Getting fire extinguishers
 
** Front door quote was really expensive - ~$2000
 
** Colin Stanners will be fixing door himself next week
 
** New drink machine process
 
*** If a drink is out, feel free to buy drinks at Giant Tiger, put receipt with name in cash box
 
 
 
* CryptoParty
 
** OTR & Tor - Phoul
 
** Security from ISP perspective - Theo
 
 
 
* Crypto currency day - Sat. at noon
 
** Dogecoin "samples"
 
** Crypto stuff regarding block chain
 
 
 
* Big Hydro bill
 
** Need to check if that is a reading or an estimate (might be overage from summer)
 
** Keep some drinks in the fridge, only use drink machine for events
 
 
 
* Beefs
 
** If you schedule an event on the calendar, show up
 
*** Game day and movie night had people show up when no one was hear
 
 
 
* CDC Feb. 20
 
** If you are interested in helping kids fix sketchy networks, contate Nathan
 
 
 
* Thanks to Dave for sorting out the electronics bench
 
** There was a mediocre round of applause
 
 
 
* Sunday RPG day
 
** D&D style, combining many different games
 
*** Bring any game rules you have to make the system more robust
 
** More info coming to mailing list soon
 
 
 
== Jan 21, 2014 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Members present: Ben, Countney, Stefan, Michael, Alex, Thor, Phoul, Brittany, Marcel, Brian, Edwin, Ian, Rob, Jared, Sean, Aemilianus, Cian
 
 
 
* International Table Top Day
 
** Beginning of April
 
** Nate is taking charge
 
 
 
* CDC
 
** This Saturday, Linux experts presenting Linux Security Part 2 with Jared and Theo
 
** Preperation for CDC high schooler event Feb. 20
 
 
 
* Hackathon
 
** Ghost in the Shellcode - 20th place
 
*** Pretty impressive, considering we were a small team doing it part time
 
** Jim's Unity talk at the last hackathon
 
*** Went well, Jim is willing to do more Unity talks in the future
 
 
 
* The Annual General Meeting cometh - Feb 25th
 
** Need signage for what is being voted on (ie. board and by-laws) 21 days prior to AGM
 
** Board vote
 
*** Everyone that is interested in running for the board should nominate themselves
 
*** If you want to nominate someone, email admin@
 
*** You may nominate yourself the day of the election, but it is prefered that you do it sooner so your name can be on the ballots
 
** Tabling of bylaw amendments / special resolutions
 
*** If you haven't paid your dues and haven't made special arrangements, your membership will automatically lapse (currently we need a vote by the board)
 
*** Probation period for new members, not just two week delay (other spaces have this)
 
**** Should this impact privelages, ie. voting?
 
**** Should they be required to be at a minimum number of events? (eg. 3 regular meetings and 3 other events)
 
**** Should members need to be vouched for by n number of full members by the end of their probation period in order to be a full member?
 
***** Execution could be complicated
 
***** Could be combined with complaints
 
***** Ian's perspectives (food for thought, perhaps need more discussion at a future meeting)
 
****** Is it in our best interest to make it harder to become a member?
 
****** Are we looking for people to improve our cash flow?
 
****** Are we looking to be just sustainable? More than sustainable? Should there be a membership cap? We are the most expensive technology group (other than AssentWorks) in the city
 
*** If there are any other proposed special resolutions, email the list
 
 
 
* Fundraising
 
** Bowling night?
 
*** All you can eat pizza/popcorn/soft drinks - $25/person ($20 without pizza)
 
** Minigolf night?
 
** Doodle coming for choosing date
 
*** Saturday is likely cheapest
 
 
 
* Programming for Beginners course
 
** Jan 27, for 6 weeks
 
** lectures and assignments
 
** Will be a very dense, professional course
 
** $60
 
** In SkullSpace classroom
 
 
 
* Canadian Open Data Experience Hackathon (http://www.canadianopendataexperience.com/)
 
** Should we participate?
 
 
 
== Jan 14th, 2014 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Members present: Brittany, Ian, Nate, Thor, Brittany, Courtney, Brian, AMichael, Ben, Jeremy,
 
Phoul, Edwin. Sean, Ric, Colin, Alex, Stef
 
 
 
* Financial update
 
** We're stable
 
** One social or other event per year covers unexpected expenses pretty easily
 
 
 
* Our "Meetup" account
 
** We have 80 people, lots of people that aren't members
 
** If you want non-members to come, post your event on the Meetup
 
 
 
* Minutes
 
** A request was made to send an email when meeting minutes are published
 
** Minutes should also be uneditable by the general public
 
 
 
* Hackathon!
 
** Ghost in the Shellcode CTF
 
** Unity talk
 
 
 
* Cleaning
 
** The cleaner charges $100 for 3-4 hours of cleaning
 
** Ian has been paying for it
 
** Quick vote was taken: overwhelming "yes" for SkullSpace to foot the bill
 
 
 
* CDC
 
** 1/3 forensics, 1/3 presentations, 1/3 securing servers
 
** February 20th is the big event
 
** If you want to help out with the event, talk to Ian
 
 
 
* Fire alarm/door locks integration
 
** No news
 
 
 
* AGM
 
** The next Annual General Meeting is on the of February 25th
 
** Please consider running for the board
 
** Please consider any bylaws you would like to be modified
 
** More information to follow
 
 
 
* Comic Con
 
** Pop Culture Expo is coming up
 
** Last weekend in March (?)
 
 
 
== Jan 7th, 2014 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Members Present: Ric, Thor, Jarred, Ian, Jeremy, Sean, Courtney, Alex, Nate, Jay, Brian, Stefan, Colin 2, Cian, Michael
 
 
 
*Game Day
 
** The place was left a mess
 
** Please clean up after yourselves and please date you food
 
 
 
*Missing Gloves
 
** If you find them they belong to Dave Stewart
 
 
 
*AGM
 
** Will be Feb 25
 
 
 
*Cleaner
 
** Will be coming in Jan 13
 
 
 
*Hackathon
 
** Jan 18
 
** Jim is giving a talk on Unity
 
 
 
* Network Changes
 
** See discuss
 
 
 
*Meetings
 
** This Saturday, 9:30-11:30 a server security talk for the CDC
 
** The PHP user group is going to start meeting at the space
 
** Game day is every second Sunday
 
 
 
*Door
 
** Ian will talk to Bob
 
 
 
== Dec 10th, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
* RuCTFE
 
** Attack/Defend Capture-the-Flag challenge
 
** Starts at 4am on Saturday
 
** Talk to Phoul for more information
 
** http://ructf.org/e/2013/
 
 
 
* Routers
 
** Our router collection has been distributed to various good homes
 
** If you need help with your new router, Sean Cody offered his skills to the group
 
 
 
* CDC
 
** We had Red Team training last weekend and it went well!
 
** We're looking forward to the event
 
 
 
* Coderetreat
 
** We are hosting Coderetreat at SkullSpace this weekend!
 
** Some members are meeting up on Thursday to prepare for the event
 
 
 
* New IP address range
 
** SkullSpace is migrating to a new IP address range
 
** If you have a server, talk to Colin about moving it
 
 
 
* Board game day
 
** We have a board game day on Sunday!
 
** It went well, lots of people came out
 
 
 
* SkullSpace's Anniversary
 
** December 7th marks SkullSpace's third anniversary
 
 
 
* Financial update
 
** We will have a financial update prepared for next meeting
 
** We will discuss plans for renovating the space
 
 
 
* 6 week course in (blank)
 
** Mark's partner will be teaching a course for a nominal fee
 
** Reply to the mailing list post to vote for the course you want
 
 
 
== Dec 3rd, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
 
 
* Annual cleaning
 
** Monday, January 13th, we will have a cleaner come in
 
 
 
* Minecraft server
 
** We have a semi-official Minecraft server!
 
** Talk to Mak or Dave Curry for details
 
 
 
* Bitcoin endowment
 
** We were liquidating
 
** We have a 5GH/s mining operaton
 
** We took all of the Bitcoin we still had and split the secret key in a 2-of-3 scheme
 
** If you want to donate Bitcoin to SkullSpace, ask Ian, Alex, or Mark for the address
 
 
 
* Men's washroom
 
** The bolts on the toilet came loose
 
** Ian will talk to the landlord about getting a plumber in
 
 
 
* Game day
 
** Sunday, December 8th
 
** Everyone is welcome
 
 
 
* Code Retreat
 
** SkullSpace will be hosting Coderetreat!
 
** Saturday, December 14th from 9-5 in the classroom
 
 
 
* CDC
 
** Planning for 20 teams
 
** This weekend, Red Team training from 9:30am to 11:30am on Saturday
 
** The actual event is February 20th, 2014
 
 
 
* Computers for Schools
 
** We have a new member who works for Computers for Schools
 
** Instead of throwing out PCs, email discuss@ first!
 
 
 
== Nov 26th, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Members present: Ian, Jason, Phoul, Mark, Twitch, Marcel, Brian, Brittany, Ben, Michael, Ric, Colin, Thor, Stef
 
 
 
* CDC bud spud and steak tomorrow, 27th
 
** $25 at the door
 
 
 
* 30th Linux sec. session with Alex
 
** peek at CDC challenges
 
 
 
* Residence perm. update
 
** Colin will call emergency system folks
 
 
 
* SkSp BTC
 
** holding all future BTC
 
 
 
* Annual purge coming up
 
** table of doom coming back
 
** last call for Cisco routers
 
 
 
* Welcome to the board Brittany!
 
 
 
== Nov 19th, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Members present: Awesome Michael, Sean, Stefan, Thor, Jeremy, Ron, Phoul, Jason, Courtney, Brian, Marcel, Colin, Jared?, Mak, Katie
 
 
 
* BSidesWpg last weekend
 
** Park Theater next year?
 
** videos going up shortly
 
** overall, was awesome and will be more awesome next year
 
 
 
* Ron leaving for the Google
 
** going away party Friday - King's Head
 
** successor? Mak? Brittany?
 
*** board vote, may ask membership for input
 
** will email announce
 
 
 
*CDC Bud spud and steak fundraiser next week, 27th, King's Head
 
 
 
== November 12th, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
 
 
Minutes are absent.
 
 
 
== Nov 5th, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
 
 
* BSides Winnipeg
 
** Not this weekend, but next weekend
 
 
 
* C4
 
** Next to AssentWorks on the Second Floor
 
** signage was very out-of-sight
 
** Lots of people that have heard of us
 
 
 
* No more rogue DHCP server
 
 
 
== Oct 29th, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
 
 
* C4
 
** We're going to spend $50 to pay for our five "50% off" tickets, so we can send five more volunteers at no cost
 
** Set up is this Thursday from 10am-5pm and 5pm-midnight
 
 
 
* BSides Winnipeg
 
** We're totally sold out
 
** Nothing really new
 
** The CTF was announced
 
 
 
* CDC
 
** Linux workshop will be after BSides Winnipeg
 
 
 
* Emergency exit
 
** The fire escape now has a "panic bar"
 
** Be careful not to lock yourself out!
 
 
 
* Getting up to code
 
** We need to have a release on the front door
 
** We need to clean up some wiring messes
 
** We're close!
 
 
 
* Ron's going away party
 
** November 22nd
 
** The King's Head
 
 
 
== October 22, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Ron, Rylaan, Brian, Aemil, Edwin, Siu, Daniel, AMichael, Nishan,
 
Thor, Ric, Stef, Marcel
 
 
 
* C4
 
** The first of November
 
** We need labor in exchange for the table
 
 
 
* BSides
 
** A month away
 
** The CTF is becoming awesome
 
** At 7, the doors open to the public so come party if you don't have a ticket
 
 
 
* CDC
 
** Bud Spud and Steak fundraiser
 
** Wednesday, November 27th, 2013 from 4pm to 7pm
 
** 2nd floor, King's Head, 120 King Street
 
** $25
 
** info@cyberdefencechallenge.ca
 
 
 
* SkullSpace user guide
 
** Ian and Siu have put together a first go at a SkullSpace user guide
 
** Please mark up your copy and return to Ian if you find problems or have suggestions
 
 
 
* 3D printer
 
** It broke while Ric was using it
 
** Thor cut new glass to replace the broken bed, and it's working again
 
** Please get people to show you how to use it, if you plan to use it.
 
 
 
* Ron's going away party
 
** Ron got a job at Google!
 
** 22nd of November, King's Head
 
 
 
* Siu ordered business cards
 
** They should be here before Comic Con
 
 
 
== Oct 15th, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Members present: Ron, Nathan, Dave, Ben, Alex, Phoul, A. Mike, Jason, Ian, Thor, Stefan, Jay
 
 
 
* 1 year in new space
 
** wall building party
 
 
 
* C4
 
** need display stuff - the more blinky the better
 
** about membership
 
** need brochures and/or cards
 
 
 
* SkullSpace web stuff has been moved to SkullSpace and GitHub
 
** ask if you want access
 
** forum coming
 
 
 
* CDC
 
** lots of stuff going on
 
 
 
* BSides coming up
 
** tickets sold out
 
** CTF will be available for those without tickets... probably
 
 
 
* What to do when people are drinking behind the building
 
** Downtown Biz, Cadets, 311
 
 
 
* 3D printer works, finicky
 
** if you haven't been to 3D printer night recently, work with someone who has
 
 
 
* Lost Bitcoins retrieved!
 
 
 
== Oct 8, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Members present: Ron, Ian, Daniel, Courtney, Thor, Sean, Kenny, Ben, Adrian, Brian, Ric,
 
Chris, Stef, Alex, AMichael, Colin, Dave
 
 
 
* Comic Con
 
** November 1st - 3rd
 
** We have a table, but we need to provide labour in exchange
 
** Setting up October 31st ???
 
 
 
* Occupancy permit
 
** Getting locks on the fire escape door
 
** Disconnect on the front door
 
** If we get an occupancy permit, we *might* get to have a liquor permit too!
 
** Ideally we could have liquor sales at CTF meetups and/or hackathons
 
 
 
* Cisco equipment
 
** We had a sudden outbreak of Cisco 1800s, 1700s, and 800s from the WSD1
 
** 800's have the full feature set of IOS
 
 
 
* Octopi employees
 
** Russ and Daniel
 
** They're doing their practicums with Octopi and using SkullSpace as office spa
 
 
 
* CDC
 
** Doing presentations for schools and training things
 
** We're doing >18 teams next time
 
 
 
* Parking in the back lane
 
** Don't do it anymore!
 
** It's going to likely turn in to a loading zone
 
 
 
* BSidesWpg
 
** It's coming up
 
 
 
* Strikeforce Blade
 
** As we go forward and get more members, we'll need to put our surplus money to
 
** Considering replacing the servers we have with a blade enclosure
 
 
 
== Oct 1, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
 
 
Members present: Jay, Courtney, Ron, Phoul, Sean, DrWest, Marcel,
 
Mak, Katie, AMichael, Brian, Thor, Dave, CStanners, Stef
 
 
 
* C4
 
** We have a booth
 
** We get a booth in exchange for labour
 
** We need cool projects to put on the table
 
 
 
* Ron is retiring as a director
 
** He got a job at Google!
 
** Mak will be taking over until the next election
 
 
 
* Cryptoparty
 
** We had a bunch of people RSVP and a few of them actually showed up
 
** Did some key signing, got to meet some new people
 
 
 
== Sept 24, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
 
 
Meeting was cancelled.
 
 
 
Reason: Lack of board members to chair the meeting
 
 
 
== Sept 17, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
 
 
Members present: Brittany, Ron, Ed, DrWest, Stef, Ian, Grumpy,
 
Aemil, AMichael, Thor, Ben, Adrian, Phoul, Jeremy, Sean
 
 
 
* Social
 
** Things went well
 
** Manager was really happy
 
** We're missing the 50-foot quad-plug cable
 
** We made about $3300 dollars gross, not including alcohol expenses
 
** Hacker Jeopardy
 
*** The software kind of worked
 
*** It was an adventure
 
** Money for the social is earmarked for improvements to the space
 
** We have lots of left over stuff that's gone to the space
 
** Remaining alcohol needs to be/will be returned
 
 
 
* Getting up to code
 
** Some little electrical work
 
** Testing the fire stuff
 
** Panic bar
 
 
 
* BSides Winnipeg
 
** We sold all our tickets! (~120 people)
 
 
 
* Thursday is Talk Like a Pirate Day!
 
 
 
* Cryptoparty
 
** Starts at 7, goes til whenever
 
** Alex and Phoul will be teaching privacy/secure communication tools: GnuPG, Tor, and OTR
 
** It will be lots of hands-on, let's-actually-get-this-stuff-working time
 
** There might be food
 
** RSVP to cryptoparty@skullspace.ca
 
 
 
* CDC
 
** Call for volunteers will be happening soonish
 
** Talk to Ian or Alex if you're interested in making high school kids cry
 
 
 
== Sept 10, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Members present: Brittany, CStanners, Dave, Robert, Stef, Colin, Alex
 
Ian, Ben, Courtney, Mak, AMichael, Brad, Thor
 
 
 
* Social
 
** Only a few days! (Friday this week)
 
** Sold about half our tickets and a lot of people that want to buy at the door
 
** If you can come at about 5pm on Friday to help, that would be great
 
** We've broken even already
 
** We've got a few DJs
 
** We've got Hacker Jeopardy
 
** Get in contact with Brittany to help coordinate
 
 
 
* Canadian Cyber-Defence Challenge
 
** February 2014
 
** More information will follow on discuss
 
 
 
== Sept 3, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
* Anti-social
 
** You can get tickets from Brittany!
 
** ~80 tickets sold already
 
** We have actual liquor!
 
*** Half Pints order is in the works
 
*** A few bottles of Jagermeister
 
** We have *legal* DJs!
 
** We will have a GameCube and other things!
 
** Hacker Jeopardy
 
** We need more prizes
 
 
 
* BSides Winnipeg
 
** We have sold over 75 "general admission" tickets
 
** Over 90 attendees registered
 
** We have less than 25 tickets left!
 
 
 
* Comic Con
 
** We're going to try and get a table
 
** We need projects to show off at the booth to make us look cool
 
 
 
* CDC
 
** Executive meeting on September 4th
 
** Technical meeting on September 9th
 
** If you're interested in building virtual machines with vulnerabilities or putting together fun cryptography and forensics challenges for high-school students, talk to Alex, Ian, or Phoul
 
 
 
* Bitcoin Mining
 
** We've made $150 already
 
** We're generating about $300 every 5 weeks
 
 
 
== Aug 27, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Members present: Molly, Ron, Rob, Courtney, Jay, Brian, Thor, Marcel, Nishan, Adrian, Colin S, Phoul, Mark, Ian, Brittany, Ric, Awesome Michael, Sui, Dave
 
  
 +
== July 28th, 2020 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
 +
* Financials
 +
** June wasn't super bad. July is super bad.
 +
** We're losing members at about our usual rate, but we aren't replenishing them with new members.
 +
** We got a bonus from some old gift card funds. (Remember FundScrip?)
 +
** We also forgot about some of Nate's expenses, so I went back and lowered our NYE profits and took out some snack profits.
 +
** We're looking into the emergency rent reduction stuff
 +
** It seems like we're supposed to be surviving through our members' CERB payments.
 +
* We've had a couple people ask about getting tours, so we should start maintaining a presence at the space again.
 +
* Reminder: SkullSpace offers email addresses to members. If you'd like one, just send an email to admin@.
 +
* We should collect impact statements from all the participants of our TEC workshops.
 +
* We updated our website with more COVID-19 info.
 +
* The election for the new director is on Tuesday. No other candidates besides Edwin, yet. Mark J is our election official, and has plans for encrypted public-channel voting. If there are no other candidates announced, he'll hold a mock vote for Pirates vs Ninjas.
 
* Events
 
* Events
** Anti-Social
+
** Online board game night next Tuesday (Aug 4) at 6:00.
*** Social tickets available $10 - ask Brittary
+
** August's movie stream: "Fantastic Voyage" and "Innerspace".
**** BitCoin accepted
 
*** Looking for social prizes
 
**** Bar fridge being donated
 
*** Volunteers needed
 
*** Pizza proposed - other ideas?
 
** BSides
 
*** Buy tickets online or from one of the organizers
 
 
 
* Meetings
 
** Alternate meetings out like our pre-space days
 
** Project nights (eg. work or project Euler together)
 
** Ingress/geocaching after meeting
 
** Show and tell
 
 
 
== Aug 20, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Member's present: Arthur, Ron, Walltiger, Stef, Ian, Grump, Alex, Jay, Ric, Jason,
 
Sean, CStanners, Rocky, AMichael, Adrian, Jeremy, Richard, Brittany, Thor
 
 
 
* SkullCamp
 
** It went well
 
** Lots of people bailed at the last minute
 
** There was a CTF
 
** We had a bunch of glowsticks
 
** We set off fireworks
 
** DRANK ALL THE BOOZE
 
 
 
* Anti-social
 
** September 13th
 
** Focusing on games and trivia, rather than dancing
 
** There will be prizes!
 
*** Recording time at a studio
 
*** Things from Wilderness supply
 
*** Photo shoots
 
** Talk to Brittany if you want tickets
 
** Tickets are $10
 
** Drinks are $4
 
** We need about 6 volunteers
 
** If you can help source some prizes, talk to Brittany
 
 
 
* BSides Winnipeg
 
** Mid-November
 
** $20 for a ticket and that gets you a drink and a meal
 
** The speaker lineup has been posted! http://bsideswpg.ca/schedule.html
 
 
 
* Jay's Birthday
 
** Solid Gold on Friday night!
 
** Everyone from SkullSpace is invited
 
 
 
== Aug 13, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Meeting notes are missing.
 
 
 
Reason: catastrophic failure of secretary's computer shortly after minutes were recorded.
 
 
 
== Aug 06, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
* Justin is leaving soon!
 
** Saturday, Kings Head, 8pm is his going away party
 
** Booking a table
 
 
 
* DefCon
 
** /The/ hacker conference
 
** A bunch of SkullSpace members went this year
 
** Not just information security - lots of general hacking stuff
 
*** Lockpicking
 
*** Defeating tamper-protection things (seals on evidence bags, etc.)
 
*** Maintaining privacy and anonymity, freedom of press, etc.
 
** Enormous conference
 
** Many people submit talks, so the quality of talks is usually very good
 
 
 
* T Shirts
 
** There are some Accuvant, SkullSpace, and DefCon t-shirts on the table
 
** The SkullSpace t-shirts are $20, the Accuvant and DefCon t-shirts are free
 
 
 
* SkullCamp
 
** We're camping out near St. Malo at a huge piece of land that Ian owns
 
** Paintball target range
 
** Geocaching / riddles / crypto / etc
 
** It's $40 per person
 
** We want about 50 people to come, and we only have 7 people signed up
 
** Send email
 
 
 
== July 30, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Meeting was cancelled.
 
 
 
Reason: A large majority of the directors (and a number of members) were in Las Vegas for DefCon and BSidesLV
 
 
 
== July 23, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Members present: Ian, Ben, Jay, Brittany, Ric, Phoul, Stefan, Colin, Justin, Courtney, Thor, Richard, Robert, Kevin
 
 
 
3D printer
 
* weekend print failed
 
* work being done after meeting
 
 
 
Member inclusion
 
* project box (Arduino)
 
* larger projects (b-sides, camping, etc)
 
 
 
B-Sides
 
* got plenty of presentation submissions, accepted ones announced soon
 
 
 
DefCon
 
* 7ish members going
 
 
 
SkullCamp
 
* advertising coming soon
 
* 3rd weekend in August (Sat & Sun)
 
* room for 50 people
 
* fund-raiser and fun
 
* activities
 
** geocaching
 
** paintball
 
** booze
 
** movie night
 
** breakfast provided
 
 
 
Anti-Social
 
* tickets here soon (for sale after DefCon)
 
* help with social prizes appreciated
 
* looking for some sound system stuff and setup
 
* DJs
 
 
 
Shopping
 
* no volunteers
 
** could get a delivery service?
 
 
 
10 Gb LAN
 
* lots of stuff was downloaded
 
* games were played
 
 
 
Fringe Fest
 
 
 
== July 16, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Signed minutes are at http://qon.ca/sksp/minutes/2013-07-16.txt
 
 
 
Members present: Jeremy, Jay, Stef, Grump, Ric, Phoul, Alex, Brittany,
 
Rylaan, Ben, Richard, Courtney, Justin, Ron, Ian, Clinton
 
 
 
* New people!
 
** Brendan
 
** Jacob
 
** Sean
 
** Robert
 
 
 
* Justin's movie night
 
** Friday!
 
** People are ordering pizza
 
** Starting at 8pm
 
** Watching "The Holy Mountain"
 
** Justin hopes that someone will take it over
 
 
 
* DEFCON
 
** 2 weeks!
 
** Once in a lifetime experience, every year but next year is cancelled.
 
** 15,000 hacker-types (infosec, telecom, hobbyists, government, etc)
 
** Giant rave wrapped in a hacker conference (privacy, infosec, etc)
 
** Lots of parties (EFF, Mozilla, etc)
 
** Talk to Ian or Ron if you need convincing :)
 
** Ron, Ian, Brittany, Richard, Colin, Sean are going
 
 
 
* BSides Winnipeg
 
** Free food for some meals
 
** Two days long
 
** Lots of cool talks already
 
** You should submit! Checkout bsideswpg.ca/cfp.html
 
** GET INFO
 
 
 
* Skullcamp
 
** August 17th and 18th
 
** Capped at 50 attendees
 
** Using Ian's property - it's an awesome, huge farm
 
** No RVs, campers, fifth-wheels - tents only.
 
** Some cool events planned - more will be talked about when it's ready
 
** GET DIRECTIONS
 
 
 
* Antisocial
 
** Attendee and backer tickets
 
** Prizes like video games and Magic! cards
 
** GET DATE also geocaching?
 
 
 
* LES.NET Hackaton
 
** Hackathon at LES.NET, starting at noon (130 Portage)
 
** LES.NET has a 10Gb pipe now!
 
** Plug directly in and see who can generate the most traffic
 
 
 
== July 9, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Signed minutes are at http://qon.ca/sksp/minutes/2013-07-09.txt
 
 
 
* 3D Printer
 
** Ben and Stef will have a date picked for next meeting to offer training to people
 
 
 
* Cameras
 
** The landlord wants more camera coverage
 
** Colin is going to follow up and implement
 
 
 
* Jeremy is doing the books
 
** Will not have a financial update for another month or so
 
 
 
* Coffee maker
 
** Ron brought in a single-cup coffee maker
 
** It's not set up - feel free to set it up
 
** Grumpy donated some K-Cups (?) to get us started
 
** Will act as another revenue stream for Skullspace
 
 
 
* Les.net hackathon
 
** Bringing in a 10Gb link - download as much as you can in X hours, winner gets a prize
 
 
 
* Skullcamp
 
** Aug 17th and 18th
 
** First meeting is after the Skullspace meeting - more details next week
 
** Talk to Richard for more information
 
 
 
* Antisocial
 
** September 13th
 
** We still need a DJ
 
** We're planning for a hacker-jeapordy-style event (a la DefCon)
 
** Talk to Brittany for more information
 
 
 
* BSides Winnipeg
 
** Our Call for Presentations has been extended to the 22nd of July
 
*** We have a preference for local speakers
 
*** Your talk doesn't have to be "ready to present" to be submitted - just give us a vague idea and be ready when the conference rolls around
 
** BSides Winnipeg is a free Winnipeg information security conference put on by some Skullspace members
 
** Talk to Ron, Alex, or Mak for more information
 
 
 
* Cyber Defence Challenge
 
** Next big event is on November the 15th, right next to BSides Winnipeg
 
** September and October will be meetings with teachers to talk about what students learn, the tech behind the competitions, and more
 
 
 
* Justin's last movie night
 
** July 19th
 
** Showing "The Holy Mountain" (yes, featuring The Temple of a Thousand Testicles)
 
 
 
== July 2, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
*$400 payment paid to Hydro
 
*Monthly $180 for hydro estimate
 
 
 
*Call for papers B-Sides Winnipeg has been extended
 
**reach out to team if interested
 
 
 
*Marnie is down for people to meet PeopleFirst
 
**IT recruitment
 
**Process:
 
***candidate focused
 
***probably won't cost anything
 
***free the second time if it does not work out
 
**peoplecorporation.com
 
**she wil hopefully join Skullspace as a member/recruiter
 
**occasional short emails advertising jobs
 
 
 
*Chris and Brittany offering a tour of the stadium
 
**possible tour of Human Rights Museum
 
**Chris will talk about the bomber stadium infastructure at b-sides
 
 
 
*Venue is booked for social
 
**Sir John Franklin venue
 
**September 13th
 
**2 Floors (talks and games on one, dancing on another)
 
**looking for DJs (Jay will take care of it) (possibly Jason Kahn)
 
**Ian will be getting tickets (ready in ~2 weeks)
 
**support tickets(not coming but want to help) and event tickets
 
**~$1600 for event
 
**projects for social prizes would be appreciated
 
**internet may be provided by Colin (French)
 
**may bring arcade machines if return trip is planned
 
**Colin will evaluate the infastructure
 
**possible dessert table (call for desserts)
 
**graphic designer will make ads
 
 
 
*Makerfair Brandon
 
**in Brandon
 
**July 26-28
 
**conflicts with defcon
 
**Colin (French) has room for 3-4
 
**Colin will post to discuss with details
 
 
 
*Les.net 10Gb pipeline party
 
**July 27
 
**find your huge downloads
 
**stress test his system
 
 
 
*Camp-a-thon
 
**August 16-18
 
**strike force will be coming up with events
 
 
 
*Infastructure Update
 
**nothing broken lately
 
**camera webpage needs configuration
 
**door needs some fixing
 
**rear door will get strike and panic bar
 
 
 
*Financial Books
 
**Jeremy is doing books
 
 
 
*Lots of new people here today
 
 
 
== June 25, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Members present: Ian, Marcel, Siu, Ben, Mike, Richard, Jay, Dave, Brittany
 
 
 
Magic the Gathering
 
- 20 people (good turn out despite not being the only MTG tournament at the time)
 
- good fundraising
 
- in the future, needs more promotion
 
- quarterly/bi-annual tournaments?
 
- next in Fall?
 
 
 
Camping weekend
 
- food, booze, explosives
 
- venue secured
 
- 3rd weekend in August (16th-18th?)
 
- not exclusive to members (perhaps fee for non members?)
 
 
 
Social
 
- Sept 13th?
 
- $895/night
 
- bar tenders, coffee, pop, ice
 
- $200 down
 
- venue options
 
- John Franklin
 
- dance floor and quieter area (with games?)
 
- 228 ppl
 
- Deer Lodge Community Center
 
- only loud dancing area
 
- liquer license
 
- $100 for liquer license
 
- membership list
 
- just the board?
 
- board member has to apply
 
- cook book food to help with selling the cookbook?
 
- benefit tickets vs attendance tickets
 
- grand opening was at King's Head
 
 
 
July 20th hackathon
 
- Les.net
 
- downloading contest - generate the most traffic possible
 
 
 
CDC
 
- Sept. 9th
 
- Sisler event for students and teachers
 
- Oct. 25th
 
- Winnipeg Tech for student and teachers
 
- looking for 15-20 min security talks
 
- Nov. 15
 
- next CDC event
 
- looking for CTF challenges
 
- Kerry and Ian doing a roadtrip to promote CDC, BSides, SkullSpace
 
- could use help
 
 
 
BSides
 
- Nov. 16-17
 
- noon-7pm
 
- King's Head
 
 
 
Electrical
 
- servers - $45
 
- drink machine - $30?
 
- fridge + freezer - $30
 
- AC
 
- keep at/above 25C when present
 
- turn up to 30C when no one here
 
- open window at night to cool space
 
- keep drapes closed during the day
 
- light drapes at back would be good
 
- Ian is taking pics of the meter regularly, will submit the readings every month
 
 
 
Recon
 
- hardware stuff, software stuff, hacking stuff, pwning dns tables
 
- Richard can give details on the talks
 
- FPGA hardware fuzzing device
 
- 3 for the space to use
 
 
 
DefCon
 
- no official plans
 
 
 
Awesome Day in Canada this Thursday (June 27)
 
- old market square
 
- starting 1pm - 6:30pm
 
 
 
Sports oriented video dance party/social this weekend, community center at Confusion Corner
 
- run by IHDN
 
- Northern Communications Initiative
 
- wssn.ca
 
- Winnipeg Sun
 
 
 
 
 
== June 18, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Members present: Ian, Thor, Richard, Ric, Courtney, Brittany, Jeremy, Phoul, Siu, David, Scottie, Awesome Mike
 
 
 
Social
 
- no quotes yet, should have by next week
 
- Ness: cheap, space for 250, have to get some stuff together ourselves
 
- looking for volunteers
 
 
 
June Hackathon
 
- it was great
 
- some new people
 
- was not recorded
 
- stuff from sharkfest will be up
 
 
 
Magic Tournament
 
- someone needs to take over from Brittany
 
- Meako might be voluntold
 
 
 
Electrical consumption
 
- servers cost almost double the drink machine
 
- Ian will call in the reading next month to avoid estimates
 
 
 
Camping trip
 
- location booked
 
- strike force needs to meet
 
 
 
Grants (bingo?)
 
- need to be for non-recurring costs
 
- might not be happening anymore
 
 
 
Booster Juice Vouchers
 
- $5
 
- Winnipeg Square and U of W only
 
 
 
Finances
 
- Ian posted current situation details to discuss
 
- NEED TO RECRUIT!
 
- fund-raising is important, but short term fix
 
- 44 members, target is 58 full-equivalents
 
 
 
Awesome Day (Awesome Foundation)
 
- June 27
 
- Canada awesome day
 
- snacks and previous recipients talking
 
 
 
 
 
== June 11, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Minutes are absent.
 
 
 
== June 4, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Meeting cancelled, due to unavoidable absences of multiple directors.
 
 
 
 
 
== May 28, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Signed minutes are at http://qon.ca/sksp/minutes/2013-05-28.txt
 
 
 
Members present: Brittany, Siu, Ian, Ron, Phoul, Grumpy, Richard, Alex
 
Courtney, Walltiger, Ben, Clinton, CStanners
 
 
 
* We got a surround sound system! Don't mess with it please
 
 
 
* Skull-o-tron is here!
 
 
 
* This coming Friday is work-from-SkullSpace day!
 
 
 
== May 21, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Signed minutes are at http://qon.ca/sksp/minutes/2013-05-21.txt
 
 
 
Members present: Marcel, Courtney, David, Ben, Stef, Jim, Jay, Mak, Brittany, Justin,
 
Jeremy, Ayecee, Ron, Thor, AMichael, Phoul, Jason West, Ian, Alex, Twitch, Meako
 
 
 
* Electrical improvements
 
** We need plates in a few places, and a few other things
 
** We're basically done!
 
 
 
* Fire code updates to the space
 
** Hardware for panic bar is here, but not installed yet
 
** Working on figuring out what needs to be done for the front door
 
 
 
* Last Hackathon
 
** Approximately $200-$300 in donations
 
** Talks went well, many people showed up
 
** We recorded the talks and are slowly putting them online at http://vimeo.org/skullspace
 
 
 
* Keycon
 
** A science fiction convention at the Radisson that happened last weekend
 
** Nothing skullspacey happened
 
 
 
* BaseLAN
 
** Lots of people showed up
 
** Gave out lots of flyers
 
** Sold two shirts
 
** Lots of people knew about us ("My friend has been telling me about it")
 
 
 
* Sisler High students
 
** Sisler High wants to work out a membership agreement with us so they can have students use the space
 
 
 
* 3D printer
 
** We know how much power it uses now!
 
 
 
* Skullotron
 
** Still MIA!
 
** Dave & Nate are in charge of picking it up.
 
 
 
* Ian purchased a new sound receiver
 
** Justin is going to set everything up
 
** Please don't mess it up
 
 
 
* CDC
 
** November 15th is the next big event
 
** We're doing a mobile challenge
 
** If you feel like coming up with a challenge (a virtual machine to secure or a forensics challenge), contact Alex!
 
 
 
* Defcon Quals and CTF stuff
 
** We're competing!
 
** We're still working on the CTF training stuff. It's coming, talk to Mak or Ron.
 
 
 
 
 
== May 14, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Signed minutes are at http://qon.ca/sksp/minutes/2013-05-14.txt
 
 
 
Members present: Adrian, Stef, Jay, Ron, Ben, David, Phoul, Grumpy, Marcel, Thor,
 
AMichael, Alex, CStanners, Courtney, Justin, Jeremy, Clinton, Brittany, Ric, Ian
 
 
 
* Redbull Flugtag
 
** We design something that can fly into the water, and if Redbull likes it, they will sponsor the building of it
 
** We have a kit, so we can participate!
 
** Talk to Jay or Ron if you want to participate
 
 
 
* CDC
 
** Huge success, lots and lots of support from SkullSpace
 
** The students had a great time
 
** No serious technical issues
 
 
 
* Finances
 
** Our monthly organizational loss has been reduced by a third
 
** The high visibility of the CDC will hopefully boost membership
 
** Octopi Managed Services will be renting a desk during the summer for $100 a month
 
** 22 months before we are in the red
 
 
 
* Big expenses
 
** $245 for door unlocking software
 
** $280 for 400 new SkullSpace pamphlets from Kwik Kopy
 
** $310 to reimburse Nate for more drinks
 
 
 
* Electrical
 
** Bingo fundraiser is being moved forward by Siu
 
** We have some other things we need
 
** If you want to get some stuff, get costs to Siu or Ian
 
 
 
* Skull-o-Tron
 
** It's at RRC
 
** Nate is following up on Wednesday
 
 
 
* 3D printer
 
** The 3D printer prints!
 
** A more complicated print either warps without the fan, or lifts off the bed with, so we need to insulate the bed so it warms up more
 
** Going to work out how much things cost and start getting people trained
 
** Costs to purchase filament about $0.06 per gram
 
** Considering about a 200-300% markup for filament so we can grow our stock
 
** Keeping failed prints so that we can possibly melt them down to filament
 
 
 
* Arrested Development Marathon
 
** It comes out May 26th
 
** We are all going to convene the following day and watch it together
 
 
 
* Shopping list on the wiki: [http://tinyurl.com/SkSp-shopping-list tinyurl.com/SkSp-shopping-list]. 
 
** If you have a vehicle or it's convenient, check out the list and pick up some stuff on your next shopping trip - you will be reimbursed
 
** Costco memberships are $55 a year for non-profits
 
 
 
* Winnipeg PC User's Group
 
** Wants to use the space for meetings
 
** We have told them they can
 
 
 
* Less-used Languages Hackathon
 
** John Bate from the U of M will be introducing
 
** Mak, Alex, and Jay are talking
 
** Free pizza will be provided, but *please* consider a donation if you want pizza
 
 
 
* BaseLan
 
** We have not heard from the member that was supposed to represent SkullSpace there
 
** Thor will be trying to get in touch and will be representing if nothing else
 
 
 
 
 
== May 07, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Grumpy, Phoul, Thor, Justin, Courtney, Jay, Colin, Dave?, Twitch, Ric, Brittany, Jeremy, Ron, Rylaan, Ben, Micheal, Zewwy
 
 
 
*No financial report
 
*New internet connection - IPv6 + ~20mb/s symmetrical
 
*Work from SkullSpace day - First Friday of every month
 
*Ron was not excellent to Grumpy
 
*CDC @ RRC this Saturday
 
*Toilets - fix it or let directors know
 
*Epic poem by Adrian Stoness should go on bathroom wall
 
*Adrian will read his poem next week during the meeting
 
*C-Dawg says only emergency poops at the space
 
 
 
*Shopping list
 
** Google spread sheet
 
*** populate if stuff is needed
 
*** buy if you can
 
 
 
*Hackathon - unusual/esoteric programming languages
 
** Speakers
 
*** John Bates
 
*** Jay
 
*** Mak
 
** pizza
 
 
 
*3D printer - no update
 
*Parts store - no update
 
 
 
*IT Recruiter - try to find one to pay us to post listings
 
*Member Skills on the wiki
 
 
 
 
 
== April 30, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Members present: Thor, Jeremy, Ric, Justin, Phoul, Ian, Brian, Stefan, Colin, Courtney, Ron, Ben
 
 
 
* Parts store
 
** nothing new
 
 
 
* Printer
 
** working, needs fine tuning and pricing
 
 
 
* Electrical
 
** new contractor, waiting for quote
 
 
 
* CCDC
 
** Volunteers needed for May 11
 
** May 1 - basic Win admin training
 
** May 4 - walkthrough/test run
 
 
 
New record shortest meeting - 3 min!
 
 
 
 
 
== April 23, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Signed minutes are at http://qon.ca/sksp/minutes/2013-04-23.txt
 
 
 
Members present: Ben, Phoul, Clinton, Alex, Thor, Stefan, Jeremy, Justin, AMichael
 
Siu, Adrian, Ric, Nate, Matt, Mark Jenkins, Marcelle, Ian, CStanners, Courtney, Grumpy
 
 
 
* Capture-the-Flag
 
** Participated in PlaidCTF 2013 as team Night Danger
 
** 24th place of 300 scoring teams (900 teams total)
 
** Had a lot of people come out to help
 
 
 
* 3D Printer
 
** Still working on it
 
** Nothing's broken
 
** Optimistically, we will be printing in a few days
 
 
 
* Solarbotics, Seedfun and Sparkfun
 
** Approved us as resellers
 
** Minimum $250 dollar order for Sparkfun
 
** If we put our orders together we can get a discount
 
 
 
* Parts Store
 
** There will be a seperate donation box
 
** If you start paying for things, we can 'bootstrap' the store and start getting more stuff in
 
 
 
* Kreytor
 
** Crowd-funding and curating site for research, books, and other media
 
** Talk to Ric for more information
 
 
 
* Bingo
 
** Ian's getting a quote for electrical stuff
 
** Need a financial statement
 
** We need the information to make an application
 
 
 
* Electrical
 
** We have a guy coming in to give us another quote
 
** Don't unplug the black cord on the right wall of the kitchen
 
 
 
* CDC
 
** 28th of April is the final test
 
** 11th of May is the big event at RRC
 
*** We need people to staff this
 
*** In excess of 50 kids
 
** Moving the rehearsal to the 4th of May
 
 
 
* Cleaning
 
** We need to clean more
 
** Justin hired Clinton to do the bathrooms once a month
 
** CStanners has a shelf to put the cleaning stuff in the bathroom, for ease of use
 
 
 
* Community First
 
** This weekend, they are running an electronic music production workshop
 
** Social Enterprise on Main Street
 
** school.musicfirst@gmail.com to register
 
 
 
* Next hackathon
 
** Less-popular languages hackathon
 
** Lots of talks lined up already
 
*** Haskell
 
*** Forth
 
*** Clojure
 
 
 
* Next next hackathon
 
** Mark Jenkins is doing a talk and demo on the VM server
 
 
 
* Marketing hackathons
 
** Apparently, lots of people don't know they can just *come to a hackathon*
 
** We need to do a better job of advertising the hackathons
 
** We need to approach new people in the space when we see them, otherwise people run
 
** We should start advertising hackathons as "Hackathon X and Open House"
 
 
 
 
 
== April 16, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Signed minutes are at: http://qon.ca/sksp/minutes/2013-04-16.txt
 
 
 
Members present: AMichael, Justin, CStanners, Jeremy, Adrian, Shawn
 
Twitch, Phoul, Grumpy, Ric, Siu, Clinton, Brittany, Dave, Ian, Meako
 
Ron, DrWest, Stef
 
 
 
* 3D printer
 
** It's assembled!
 
** An Allen key was not included
 
** Otherwise everything is done
 
 
 
* Electrical
 
** Late this week or early next week they will be getting back to us
 
** Between Lyon Brown's commitment and Siu's donation, the freezer/fridge wiring will be fixed up
 
 
 
* Remote unlocking for the door
 
** Colin is fixing
 
 
 
* Bingo fundraiser
 
** 4 months lead itme
 
** Need at least 10 volunteers - we have 4 already
 
** September time frame
 
 
 
* Cleaning
 
** Dirty dishes!
 
** Pile of pizza boxes!
 
 
 
* Hackathon and CTF and Bakesale
 
** Justin is posting the Hackathon schedule for tonight
 
** Justin talking about AutoCAD and EAGLE
 
** Ben is talking about making PCBs
 
** Robert Elms is talking about their new equipment
 
*** Stef might talk about 3D printer
 
** Capture the flag!
 
*** Friday til 4 til Sunday til 4
 
** Bakesale!
 
*** Bring in stuff!
 
*** Pay what you think it's worth
 
 
 
* Next months Hackathon
 
** Weird programming languages talks
 
** Clojure
 
** J
 
** Forth
 
** Haskell
 
 
 
* Tool tracking system
 
** Ben started working on this
 
** It's on the SkullSpace GitHub account, so everyone can contribute
 
 
 
* BaseLAN
 
** We have the option of a table all three days
 
** Talk to Shawn if you want to work the table
 
 
 
* $36 for a table at RRC
 
 
 
* Magic! The Gathering
 
** A friend of Brittany's is doing judging training
 
** We will likely end up with the gear to run events here
 
 
 
* CDC
 
** Next big event is the 28th, Sunday. The final beta
 
** Rehearsal is the 5th, Sunday.
 
** Saturday the 11th is the big event at RRC - we need people to handle 55 students
 
 
 
 
 
== April 9, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Signed minutes are available at: http://qon.ca/sksp/minutes/2013-04-09.txt
 
 
 
Member's present: Alex, Shawn, Phoul, Ric, CStanners, Jeremy, Justin, Thor, Jim, Courtney, Courtney,
 
Grumpy, Marcel, Ben, Meako, Jay, Ron, AMichael
 
 
 
* Yuri's Night
 
** Apr 12th
 
** Ticket's available online - $12
 
** Tickets are almost sold out!
 
** We have a table - can some people stand behind it a bit?
 
 
 
* April 20th Hackathon
 
** Plaid CTF - Friday at 4pm, 48-hours long
 
** Back-sale - bring food of some kind or cook something
 
** Rapid prototyping talks
 
*** Justin - EAGLE and AutoCAD
 
*** Ben - How to construct circuit boards
 
 
 
* 3D printer
 
** Supposed to be coming soon
 
** Ben has been talking to the filament guy, lots available
 
 
 
* First Aid
 
** Nate is used to getting free training for community groups
 
** Contact Jay for information
 
** Shawn is talking to some folks that might do pro bono instruction
 
 
 
* Pop-Culture Expo
 
** Second day went really well
 
** Mostly people came play with the uJoypad
 
** Computer Science teacher came by and was interested in the CDC stuff
 
 
 
* BaseLAN
 
** Sold out, waiting list of 50 people - 300 people confirmed
 
** BaseLAN runs for 54 hours straight
 
** Confirmed that we have a table
 
 
 
* CDC
 
** This weekend - Saturday, the 13th of April
 
** One more test - the 28th of April
 
** 11th of May is the big day
 
 
 
* Rotary Career Symposium
 
** Ian is speaking at it
 
** Going to plug SkullSpace _a lot_
 
 
 
* Next Hackathon - May 18th
 
** A bunch of talks about interesting programming languages
 
*** Alex will do Haskell
 
*** Jay will do Clojure
 
*** Mak will do Common/Emacs Lisp or Forth or something
 
** If you know any interesting languages, do a talk!
 
 
 
 
 
== April 2, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Signed minutes are available at: http://qon.ca/sksp/minutes/2013-04-02.txt
 
 
 
Members present: Not available (forgot to take tally)
 
 
 
* Yuri's Night
 
** We're allowed to bring in LED throwies
 
** Borrowing the uJoypad, NES-chuck, etc
 
** If you want to put together some kind of puzzle for participants to do, talk to Nate or Alex
 
 
 
* Pop Culture Expo
 
** CStanners is organizing our table/showing
 
** Free table (we think, Colin will confirm)
 
** We need volunteers
 
** Saturday Sunday, 10am - 6pm
 
 
 
* First Aid
 
** Nate is looking for a way to get it for free, for Skullspace
 
 
 
* BaseLAN
 
** May 18, 19t, 20
 
** Free table all weekend, all we have to do is promote BaseLAN
 
** Talk to Shawn
 
** World qualifiers for Starcraft 2
 
 
 
* 3D printer
 
** Ben knows a guy that's selling cheap filament
 
** If you want to donate some money, we can get some color variety
 
 
 
* April 20th Hackathon
 
** Rapid prototyping talks
 
** Submit talks!
 
 
 
 
 
== March 26, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Signed minutes are at http://qon.ca/sksp/minutes/2013-03-26.txt
 
 
 
Members present: Not available (forgot to take tally)
 
 
 
* Director availability
 
** Ron is gone this week and next
 
** Ian is taking off at some point too
 
** We are still having meetings
 
 
 
* Stuff for the space
 
** Low on some things, Alex will take care of
 
*** Doorstop
 
*** V8
 
*** Peanut butter
 
*** Brown paper towels
 
*** Dispenser
 
** Nate
 
*** Liquid soap
 
 
 
* 3D printer has shipped
 
** Will be here in 6-10 days
 
 
 
* SkullSpace flag
 
** Ian talked to the landlord, and it's a no-go
 
** We can still put something up in a window
 
 
 
* Banking troubles
 
** We descended upon them and got everything sorted
 
** All of the directors are in the system
 
** Ian got the PADs
 
 
 
* SkullSpace Challenge 2.0: Meatspace Edition
 
** A challenge that involves going around the city
 
** A mix of geocaching and CTF - hiding USB sticks, etc
 
** Talk to Nate or Alex
 
 
 
* Emacs Conference
 
** London, Saturday, 9:30am (4:30am here)
 
** Nate and Mak are going to be streaming it at the space
 
 
 
* CDC
 
** ComputerWorld 2013 Honors Laureate award
 
** Red River confirmed as the location for final event instead of Louis Riel center
 
** 12 teams of 8 kids from all over
 
** CEOs/CTOs representing fictional companies, infrastructure built around that
 
** May 11th
 
 
 
* Skullotron
 
** Tomorrow, 3pm-5pm, moving the Skullotron
 
** Only Nate and Dave, need more people
 
 
 
* Tables
 
** Red River tables cost $50
 
** Brittany is going to see about getting us on CKUW
 
 
 
 
 
== March 19, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Signed minutes are at http://qon.ca/sksp/minutes/2013-03-19.txt
 
 
 
Members present: Adrian, Aemilianus, Alex, Ben, Brian, CStanners,
 
Courtney, Ian, Jason West, Jeremy, Jim, Justin, Meako, Phoul, Ron,
 
Sean, Stef, Thor, Walltiger,
 
 
 
* Friday at noon, kitchen will be fixed - let in a guy from Amos
 
* CDC
 
** 28th Sunday
 
*** Room available for 3 teams
 
** 13 Saturday
 
*** 3 teams are coming in
 
** Sisler went to Cyber Patriot
 
** Former Premier asked how the team prepared, they said they prepped at SkullSpace. Good PR!
 
** 11th of May, Saturday
 
*** Big challenge! No more beta!
 
*** Hosted at Red River
 
*** We need volunteers
 
 
 
* New table of doom
 
** Stuff that hasn't been labelled will go there
 
** Stuff won't be thrown out, but srsly - label your stuff please
 
 
 
* Ron is gone this week, Courtney is gone next week, Ian is gone at some point too
 
** We will still have a meeting
 
 
 
* Having problems with the bank
 
** We can't tell what happens when new PADs are filled out
 
** The board is going to "descend upon" them on Friday to get everything sorted out
 
 
 
* Custom embroidery
 
** Patches with Sksp logo
 
** $3.50 for stich-on
 
** $4.50 for iron-on
 
** Talk to Sean
 
 
 
* Table at UW
 
** Tables at U of W
 
** They're free!
 
** Jim is going to register us for one.
 
 
 
* April Hackathon
 
** Hardware Freedom Day
 
** The copyright/oss lawyer cannot come on Saturday
 
 
 
* Secret Handshake
 
** Third anniversary today!
 
** Starting at the Kings Head
 
 
 
* Yuri's Night
 
** April 12th
 
** Tickets sell out really fast
 
** Tickets are available through Ticketmaster
 
** Talk to Jay
 
 
 
 
 
== March 12, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Signed minutes are at http://qon.ca/sksp/minutes/2013-03-12.txt
 
 
 
Members present: Brittany, Thor, Ron, Brian, Jay, Courtney, Jim, Meako,
 
Ian, Ben, Jason West, Aemilianus, Colin Stanners, Phoul, Adrian, Marcel
 
 
 
* Ben is going to do a survey about the electronics lab to make it better
 
 
 
* Stuff for the space (delegated to Alex)
 
** Drinks are primary concern
 
*** Delegated to Brittany
 
** Chocolate (?)
 
** Garbage bags
 
** $50 a year for Costco membership, something to talk about
 
 
 
* CDC
 
** Went very well
 
** Next dates - dates that were sent out are '''wrong'''
 
** We're taking a 3-week hiatus
 
** May 11th (Saturday) is the big day
 
** Looking at hosting it at RRC
 
** Call for targets
 
*** Must be a VM image that works with VMware
 
*** Has baked-in vulnerabilities
 
*** Some kind of Easter egg
 
*** Best if it has some kind of story behind it
 
*** Talk to Alex if you'd like to help out
 
 
 
* If you're leaving stuff here, label it
 
 
 
* BSides Winnipeg
 
** bsideswpg.ca
 
** We have a sponsorship package
 
*** If you know IT companies with too much money
 
*** Seccuris et al has committed already
 
 
 
* 3D printer
 
** It's going to be shipping this week or next week
 
 
 
* Tables at the college
 
** No progress yet, because elections
 
** In a couple of weeks we'll know more
 
** Would be free at U of W
 
*** Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday would be best
 
*** Delegated to Jim
 
 
 
* Code Camp
 
** Conference at RRC
 
** We might have the opportunity for table - talk to Andrew Orr
 
 
 
* Western Canada Information Security Conference (WCISC)
 
** Asked if we wanted to do a table ($350)
 
** Not our target market
 
** High profile, we would be seen by lots of vendors
 
 
 
* Skull-o-Tron retrival
 
** Not done yet
 
** No date for return yet
 
** 3-4 people to move it
 
 
 
* Yuri's Night
 
** April 12th, 2013 (?)
 
** Would like 2 more people
 
** Brittany, Ben (tentatively), Justin are volunteering
 
** Talk to Jay about volunteering
 
** We would like to have a collaborative puzzle
 
 
 
* Hackathon is this Saturday!
 
** GO to the hackathon
 
** Go club will be teaching people how to play Go
 
 
 
* People who volunteered to pay extra
 
** If you haven't started paying yet, please start
 
** Courtney will be breaking knees
 
 
 
 
 
== March 5, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
[secretary's note: I did not record the members present. This was an oversight. Will not happen again.]
 
 
 
* New directors
 
** Ron (President)
 
** Ian (finances except member stuff, external liasing)
 
** Ben (electronics workspace and generally making the space better)
 
** A lex (taking notes [secretary's note: woot])
 
** Courtney (membership, knee-breaker)
 
 
 
* Varioland
 
** 28th (day before Good Friday)
 
** Video game rave
 
** Somewhere off of Henry.
 
** starts at 10pm and ends at 6am.
 
** Savant is playing.
 
** Tickets are approximately $35.
 
** Contact: Phoul
 
 
 
* Freeze Frame
 
** Going well, lots of kids playing with NESchuck, Skullotron.
 
** We need volunteers on Thursday.
 
** No kidnapping children.
 
** Contact: Nate
 
 
 
* CDC
 
** This Saturday, 15 kids from Sisler are coming to demo again.
 
** Networking/infrastructure stuff is worked out.
 
** MTS gave us $18k of stuff.
 
** Chris Kluka provided blades, SAN space, lots of memory/CPU.
 
** May the 10th is the real CDC event.
 
*** Thursday is setup day.
 
*** Need everybody and friends @ Louis Riel Arts and Technology Center.
 
** We could use help on Saturday.
 
** Last night governance met, problem: we're not an org, but we have a ton of assets. Going to incorporate CDC group.
 
** Contact: Ian
 
 
 
* March 16th Hackathon
 
** Go Club will be here
 
** Paper Airplane contest.
 
** Dan Gange and some intellectual property lawyer and maybe a guy from the copyright bureau is going to come in and tell us Open Source sucks because you can't make money off of it.
 
** Next regular hackathon is on April 20th.
 
 
 
* BSides Winnipeg
 
** November 16th to 17th at the Kingshead Pub
 
** Asked for speakers? Free drinks, etc. The event will be very big.
 
** We need sponsors. Dash9, Tenable, Mozilla might sponsor.
 
** We will need volunteers for teardown, we will ask for volunteers closer to the date, details forthcoming.
 
 
 
* Kitchen electrical fixup
 
** Sonoma Electrical won the bid
 
** Cost is about $275.
 
** Will get us two GFI outlets, outlets will be moved, won't risk dying (from that particular outlet) anymore.
 
** Contact: Ian
 
 
 
* Don't leave the skillet power thing plugged in, risk of electric shock and DIAF.
 
 
 
* Grants
 
** AssentWorks got ~$467k for some kind of anti-child-pornography initiative [secretary's note: not sure of the name of the grant they received].
 
** Mike Legary and Brittany will write up a grant application for the Western Diversification grant.
 
** [secretary's note: I believe Courtney is taking point on this]
 
 
 
* Defcon plans
 
** More talking will be had. Plan now is to rent a Winnebago and drive it to Vegas.
 
** Week long journey to incorporate BSides and Defcon.
 
** We are now Defcon group 204.
 
** Contact: Ian
 
 
 
* Meme cookbook
 
** Nate suggested we do it as a charity thing
 
*** Donate most of our profits to a charity.
 
*** Better chance getting rights for images
 
*** Might get free work from artists/illustrators/publishers/etc
 
** Contact: Nate
 
 
 
* Yuri's Night.
 
** Sciencey dance party at the April 20th at the Planetarium
 
** We were invited to exhibit something. It's a party, so we need a cool hands-on electronics exhibit.
 
** Contact: Jay
 
 
 
* Publicity / member counts
 
** Brittany suggested renting table at RRC in the atrium, 11am to 1pm.
 
** Jim was going to talk to U of W. it's about $50 for a table.
 
** Mak delegated to talk to Jon-- about similar thing at U of M.
 
 
 
* Code camp
 
** We have a presence there (and even had a track).
 
** If we want to get enough people together (4 or 5 people), we can do a Skullspace track again.
 
** Contact: Jay or Andrew
 
 
 
* 3D printer
 
** no indication it's not a scam, but payment was made. It should be shipping soon.
 
** Contact: Ron
 
 
 
 
 
== February 26, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Members present: Courtney, Justin, Stef, Rylaan, Ben, Mak, Ron, Nate, Jeremy, Jason, Meako, Jim, Chris, Thor, Amelianus, Alex, A Michael, Grumpy, Phoul,, Jay, Ian, Andrew, Ric, Jenkins, Colin 0, Dmitijs, Britney, Kenny, Jeff, Siu
 
 
 
SkullSpace
 
* is 2 years and 3 months old!
 
* we have around a dozen student members
 
* we moved
 
* we held PegJam
 
* ordered a 3D printer
 
* had the meme dinner
 
* made Skullbrew (Rylaan drank most of it)
 
* 8 CTF challenges
 
 
 
Need to
 
* talk to the Yellow Dog
 
* finish the cook book
 
* fix the other arcade machine
 
 
 
Events
 
* Colin to do a presentation on installing security cameras
 
* Skullchat
 
** community outreach
 
** Base Lan
 
** B-sides
 
** Comic Con
 
** Code camp
 
** Keycon
 
** Freeze frame
 
** BJD
 
** CIPS
 
* Skull Shield
 
** Operation Sleepy Weasel
 
** Talk to Nate or Ian if you're interested
 
 
 
Other
 
* Siu and Ian are creating a user guide to SkSp
 
* we have been focussing on opportunities and meetings rather than problems!
 
 
 
Finances
 
* most of our income is membership
 
** second is donations
 
* we spent more on renos than on rent
 
* Assent Works will not be paying us the rent they owe us
 
* We are losing money each month
 
* 55 full members will make us even
 
 
 
Election results
 
* Ron
 
* Courtney
 
* Ian
 
* Ben
 
* Alex
 
 
 
 
 
== February 19, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Members present: Courtney, Ron, Jay, Colin 2, Jason, Justin, Ian, Aemilianus, Nate, Grumpy, Mak, Dave, A. Michael, Ric, Thor, Britney, Chris K, Colin 0, Mark J
 
 
 
3D Printer
 
* has been ordered
 
* to be shipped March 4
 
* talk to Ben if you want to order filament
 
 
 
 
 
Elections
 
* 8 people running
 
*Rylaan
 
* Ron
 
* Jim
 
* Ian
 
* Alex
 
* Ben
 
* Courtney
 
* Chris
 
 
 
Events
 
* Crypto Night on the 20th
 
* Technapalooza on the 21st
 
* Game dev night on the 23d
 
* CDC on the 24th
 
** talk to Nate if you are interested in getting a training seminar to talk to schools and community groups
 
* AGM on the 25th
 
* Freeze Frame is the week of March 4th
 
** need volunteers
 
* Go tournament on March 16th
 
* B sides on Nov 17th
 
 
 
== February 12, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Members present: Ron, Grumpy, Mak, Ben, Alex, Stefan, Meako, Thor, Jason, Jay, Kenny, Britney, Jim, Ian, Rich, Colin 2, A Michael, Courtney
 
 
 
Cyber Defnse Challenge
 
* Feb 14th 10am-2pm
 
* at RRC on Princess
 
* lots of media will be there (dress nice!)
 
* Ian is giving the closing remarks
 
 
 
Technapalooza
 
* Jay and Nate are volunteering
 
* 400 people will be there
 
 
 
Red Team Meeting
 
* Feb 24th at SkSp
 
* 10am-5pm
 
* 11 students from Sisler HS
 
** they placed 4th out of 100 in the Cyber Patriot Games
 
 
 
Cryptonight
 
* Feb 24th
 
 
 
CTF
 
* Friday at noon until Sunday at noon
 
 
 
Electrical
 
* waiting for the 3rd quote
 
* need a fundraiser to pay for it
 
 
 
Other
 
* brochures are finished
 
* need floor plans
 
* fees are due in 3 days!
 
 
 
== February 5, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Members present: Ron, Mak, David, Jason, Meako, Grumpy, Ian,Justin, Stef, Jim, Courtney, A Mike, Colin 2, Thor, Aemilianus, Britney, Siu
 
 
 
Tour
 
* Kevin brought in a few new members
 
 
 
Technapalooza
 
* at Mcphillips casino
 
* we have a table
 
* Nate, Ian, Jay are volunteers
 
 
 
Cyber Defense
 
* Feb 14
 
* at RRC on Princess
 
 
 
Cryptoparty
 
* You're doing it wrong
 
* Ron, Mak, Phoul and Alex giving talks
 
* Feb 20
 
 
 
Game Dev Night
 
* Feb 23
 
 
 
Hackathon
 
* Feb 16
 
* Go lessons
 
 
 
3d Printer
 
* Medel Bot $1490 shipped
 
* its big and fast!
 
* in beta but any changes are free
 
 
 
Plants
 
* anyone interested in starting up again?
 
* talk to Siu
 
 
 
== January 29, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Dolan ==
 
3D printer (stef and ben present)
 
* We have raised $1000
 
* Ultimaker is $1600, best option, most expensive (no filiment)
 
* Will probably be able to raise that.
 
* Ben and Stef have formed a strike force, will have decision by next week
 
 
CIPS Meeting
 
* Lots of people asked about student memberships.
 
 
First Fridays
 
 
LeagionCon
 
 
February 14th Free Cyber Security Training
 
* Train the Trainer
 
 
Crypto Talks
 
* Colin, Mak, Alex, Ron will be doing talks.
 
 
Game Dev
 
* Four people showed up, one who was not a Sksp member
 
 
Go Workshop
 
* March 16
 
 
CTF
 
* Louis Riel weekend, not all going to be here for the weekend.
 
 
Ham Radio Course
 
 
Last Meeting in February
 
* Annual General Meeting
 
* Election
 
* Bylaw changing
 
 
 
== January 22, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Cancelled
 
 
 
== January 15, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Members present: Courtney, A Michael, Colin 0, Colin 2, Jay, Marcel, Grumpy, Ron, Thor, Ian, Justin, Jeremy, Jim, Ric, Amelianus, Siu
 
 
 
Doors/Key fobs
 
Should be finished next week
 
* Do not unplug the box in the bathroom!
 
 
 
Bathroom
 
* toilet out of order
 
** float and flipper are broken
 
* Ian will bring the parts
 
* Jim will fix it
 
 
 
Fire safety
 
* We are going to have a pretend fire inspection
 
* do no obstruct the exits
 
* don't store stuff where people may trip and fall
 
* Justin needs to make a plan that shows the exits
 
* need fire extinguishers
 
 
 
Other
 
* items will be disposed of in 15 days
 
* we have 47 members
 
** if we get 50 we will be self sustaining
 
** 55 will cover electrical too
 
* Linux user group wants to use our space
 
 
 
Jan 22
 
* meeting cancelled
 
* CIPS is coming
 
** they are bringing food
 
* need volunteers for cyber defense
 
 
 
== January 8, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
 
Members present: Adrian, Chris, Stef, Dave, Ian, Jim, Courtney, Justin, Ron, Alex. Grumpy, Jay, Thor, Jason, Dave, Siu, Colin 0,  Ben, Colin 2, Adam
 
 
 
Hydro
 
* still no bill
 
* need cheque
 
* ABCO quoted 600 for dedicated circuit for drink machine and circuit on pole
 
* getting a second quote
 
* use as little power as possible
 
* turn off lights when you leave
 
* Dave2 is bringing in a power meter
 
 
 
Pegjam
 
* 40 people attended
 
* we are getting money from them
 
 
 
Cryptoparty
 
* 14 people
 
  
Virology Lab tour
+
== June 30th, 2020 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
* end of Feb or beginning of March
+
* Financials
 +
** It turns out Google Drive wasn't backing up Michael's copy of the books, and so a data-loss event ruined several months of records. No reports this month while he rebuilds it, but we expect that the downward ramp will continue.
 +
* Chris Johnson passed away at the very end of May. There's a notebook at the space for anyone who'd like to record some memories. The book will be given to his parents at some point in the future.
 +
** Because of the new opening on the board, we're going to call some new elections. Edwin has been cleared by his company, so he'll fill that spot if no-one else nominates themselves.
 +
** Some members wanted to work on a memorial project for Chris. There were some ideas on Slack, but a lot of us are probably waiting until we can gather safely.
 +
* Edwin had brought the Prusa printer home some months ago, and was thinking about bringing it back.
 +
* Colin E. had some leads on a donation of synth production gear.
 +
* Michael would like to try to keep up appearances online even when we go back to face-to-face meetings at the space.
 +
* Thor is streaming movie night. This month was "Blast from the Past" and "Bubble Boy". Next month is "Starship Troopers" and "Ender's Game".
  
Recycling
+
== May 26th, 2020 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
* need volunteers to take it home
+
* Financials
 +
** Starting to see that drop. Memberships down $60 from last month, which will continue.
 +
** We tend to get a member or two leaving every month or two, so we rely on incoming members.
 +
** Everything else is roughly the same
 +
* 16 virus cases in total in MB, so things will either get better and better, or worse and worse.
 +
* Thor has been streaming movie night. This month was 'Ready or Not' and 'The Cabin in the Woods'. Next month is 'Blast from the Past' and 'Bubble Boy'.
  
SkSp guidebook
+
== April 28th, 2020 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
* by Ian and Siu
+
* 6:03: Ratified last-month's minutes
* to be circulated upon its completion
+
* 6:06: Financials
== January 1, 2013 - 18:00 @ 374 Donald ==
+
** The net worth is steady, but we will be losing over the next little bit due to member loss.
Cancelled
+
** Expenses are pretty flat. Income had quite a bit of food and drink.
 +
** We earned $40.00 from the coffee machine, this month.
 +
** Membership slightly down - have not been chasing for dues, though we also haven't heard that anyone is unable to pay.
 +
** Michael removed members who didn't respond since February and March.
 +
** Michael will pay a coworking fee for using the fancy desks during April.
 +
** Our average monthly cost is $2400 ($1890 rent + $210 insurance + $200 utilities + 70 bank)
 +
** A few scenarios:
 +
*** If literally all money stopped coming in, we'd last about three months.
 +
*** If only our PAD amounts were still coming in, we'd last about six months.
 +
*** If we continued on as usual, but we lost about three or four of our members, we'd be on a sixteen-month slope unless we held fundraisers.
 +
* 6:31: 3D Printer was making the PETG face mask straps, but clogged. Largely its been operating fine but Edwin will be ordering a replacement bed as the previous one was damaged slightly
 +
* 6:39: Province to announce opening up again soon in a limited fashion and we will keep people up to date
 +
**  No events, yet, and use space sparingly.
 +
* 6:40: Need for an IRC bot set up for slack.
 +
* 6:48: If anyone is having trouble paying dues for April/ May, let Michael know in case we can get reimbursed.
 +
** Due to the pandemic, we have lost a few hundred dollars and it would be nice if we could get some of that.
 +
** We might need our members to pay with money from their own government subsidies. That might be how we're supposed to get help from the government for this.
 +
* 6:56: Thor streamed his movie night. The same might happen next month.
  
 +
== March 31st, 2020 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel ==
 +
* Introductions
 +
* Last minutes
 +
* Financials
 +
** I forgot to arrange some server space with Mark, so instead I made a really long web link for the financial results
 +
** http://rhombitruncated.icosidodecahedron.com/skullspace_financial_reports_as_of_2020-03-31/
 +
** Net worth is holding pretty steady, all things considered.
 +
** We outlaid some expenses to get groceries and the like.
 +
** Our drink and snack income were fairly high, so thank you to Nate for restocking that.
 +
** Membership is holding steady for now.
 +
** I didn't collect enough over-dues.
 +
* Stuff
 +
** 3D Printer had problems again. It looked overheated. Edwin will take it home to look at it.
 +
** The half-taken-apart TV is Edwin's.
 +
** The whole place has pretty much been in stasis
 +
* COVID-19
 +
** We're trying to reduce the number of people in the space. So far there have never been more than about six.
 +
** We just reached 100 cases of the disease in Manitoba.
 +
** At the time, it could have started doubling every few days, but that's the exact point where the curve-flattening started working.
 +
** “I can’t go out, I’m washing my hands tonight”
 +
** We're not locking the space down, but we are urging members to stay home.
 +
** The ‘modular petting zoo’ is cancelled until further notice.
 +
** Gatherings of up to 10 people should still be fine.
 +
** We updated the front page of the website with a message.
 +
** We'll need to keep on top of lost funds due to cancelled memberships and non-payment. Please talk to Michael K if you need to make arrangements.
  
 +
== February 25th, 2020 - 18:00 @ 200-374 Donald ==
 +
* Started 6:00pm
 +
* Attendance was taken
 +
* We have quorum. 15 people in attendance, two proxy
 +
* 6:04: Year in review
 +
** Movie team paid for the Space and didn't use it. We made $2,000 and they cleaned the windows for us.
 +
** Two very well received and attended socials. A good mix of a traditional social and our gaming/hangout space.
 +
** Earned $1,500 for the first and $1,700 on the second.
 +
** Year-over-year we're doing quite well as far as earnings
 +
** Presented cashflow, income and expenses from the past 12 months
 +
** Donations for the tech club $500
 +
** Helga's donation for our help
 +
* 6:10: Membership count is currently at 58. Down from 60 last AGM.
 +
* 6:15: Discussing net worth, how we track what people owe us
 +
* 6:15: Rent was not sustainable at one point and we re-negotiated. How are we with the landlord.
 +
** We checked the property value and it was under $400,000. Could we buy the building?
 +
** We should offer to renew early?
 +
* 6:20: Revisiting year in review:
 +
** Tech club occurred in October and November which taught electronics on three separate events.
 +
*** Arduino session, intro to 3D printing, Arduino 7 segment display
 +
*** 15 kids aged ten to sixteen came out.
 +
*** Funding from the city
 +
*** Super success!
 +
** MGUG events held at least five evenings.
 +
** YIMBY events held ten meetings.
 +
** First Fridays have happened.
 +
** Movie nights have been a grand success.
 +
** Helped local artist realize their "Shimmer" exhibit
 +
** Carl (CNC machine can cut metal things now and is much quieter)
 +
** Began building out an office-like space with the earnings from the first social
 +
*** Two 4K monitors and desks
 +
*** Built a wall
 +
* 6:30: Discussions about wall building
 +
* 6:33: Final notes
 +
** Thor: Participation is important, letting other members have a try
 +
** Brad: It was a good experience. Recommend it to build a higher profile
 +
* 6:36: New board decided without a vote.
 +
** Chris Johnson
 +
** Kyle Martin
 +
** Mark Campbell
 +
** Michael Kozakewich
 +
** Nate Wild
 +
* Action item:
 +
** 3D print something for the tech club contributors
 +
** Wall builders strike force. Help come build more wall. Next Tuesday March 3rd.
  
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== January 28, 2020 - 18:00 @ 200-374 Donald ==
 +
* No introductions needed
 +
* Previous minutes
 +
* Financial
 +
** NYE Social boosted it a bunch
 +
** We still haven't gotten back up to peak members, so we'd be on a slight downward slope without these fundraisers
 +
** Everything else is similar. It seems it mostly boils down to membership levels and fundraisers.
 +
* NYE Social:
 +
** Got too much alcohol
 +
** Managed to return most of that
 +
** In the end we made about $1400, so it was a success
 +
** More than half our guests used EventBrite
 +
** We keep on underpricing drinks
 +
** The downstairs has been leased, so we can't throw any more of this type of social
 +
*** Or can we? It seems the second floor of the adjoining building is still open, so that's an avenue of discussion
 +
* AGM soon
 +
** Any bylaws or such need to be in by February 4th.

Latest revision as of 05:29, 3 March 2023


This page serves as the index for SkullSpace meeting minutes.

Contents

Minutes from previous years

Meeting_notes (2019)

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)


September 2020 and beyond

We ended up losing track of the notes that were left in Slack, and now Discord. If you'd like to find the notes for a specific month but you cannot access those platforms, let someone else (or the board) know and we'll try to copy those notes here.

If you have some time and want to help with that, please go through September 2020 and onward, compiling notes from each meeting and recording them here.

February 28th, 2023 - 18:00 @ 200-374 Donald

  • We achieved quorum
  • Year in review:
    • Finally back in force after being on break since 2020.
    • We got a whole whack of really old augmented-reality headsets. Most seem to be running an old version of Android. Neat!
    • There was a burglary into one of the higher floors, and our footage was able to confirm that someone left the building with another tenant's bike.
    • We ground the hinges off the door to regain entry after there were errors in the fob system. It may have been a case of loose wiring. The new fire-safetied door has a keyhole for emergencies.
    • We upgraded various computer system. The fob and camera management computer was toast, so we updated the hardware and the software platform. We also got our hands on a new server with many GBs of RAM.
    • We started meeting on Discord.
    • We started hosting events on the first Friday of each month again.
    • Finally got our occupancy permit, after more than ten years in the space. We can hold events now.
  • Voting for 2023 board.
    • We had 5 candidates, so the board was acclaimed:
      • Edwin Amsler
      • Michael Kozakewich
      • Thor Robinson
      • Mark Campbell
      • Justin Labrie
    • We held a mock election for any two of Pirates, Clowns, and Ninjas. The winners were Pirates and Ninjas.
  • Financial report
    • We've climbed slowly from dangerous levels back up to an acceptable amount.
    • This was because we got a massive cut in rent, and we've been allowed to set our rent quarterly based on what we can handle.
    • At the moment, our trajectory is very flat, maybe trending downward slightly.
    • As we gain members, that'll increase. Then we'll increase our rent to flatten it again. That'll continue until we're back to our 2019 level of membership and our 2019 level of rent.
    • Everything else is pretty normal.
  • Other news
    • Movie nights are still happening. Next is March 17th.
    • HAX is coming up! We're announcing a list of presenters on Friday, and HAX itself is coming up on March 31st.

January 31st, 2023 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

December 27th, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

November 29th, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

October 25th, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

September 27th, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

August 30th, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

July 26th, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

June 28th, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

May 31st, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

April 26th, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

March 29th, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

February 22nd, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

January 25th, 2022 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

December 28th, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

November 30th, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

October 26th, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

September 28th, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

August 31st, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

July 27th, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

June 29th, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

May 25th, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

April 27th, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

March 30th, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

February 23rd, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

  • Got quorum.
  • Year in review:
    • This is our 12th online meeting.
    • We mourned Chris Johnson's passing in June.
    • Thank you to Thor for holding his movie nights.
    • Edwin bought us some new tools, third hands, and soldering irons.
    • We had the online Hax event in October.
    • About three pop-in hackathons.
  • Voting for 2021 board.
    • We had 5 candidates, so the board was acclaimed:
    • Edwin Amsler
    • Michael Kozakewich
    • Thor Robinson
    • Pietra Shirley
    • Kyle Martin
  • Discussions on whether we can set up a budget for our electricity bill. Either through Hydro our do it ourselves.
    • Not really necessary, really.
  • Snack donations haven't been accounted for, but we don't expect much given the lack of attendance.
  • Bitcoin endowment fund it's at 0.51687800 of a bitcoin.
  • Question was asked when we would be out of money. The estimate is approximately 12 months.
  • Concerns were raised about abuse of membership signup process where a member could cancel/renew their membership based on the weather.
    • Putting one's membership on hold at a gym, for example, is usually limited to once per year
  • Raised that we'd like to have a new rave once vaccinations are in order and we're allowed to assemble.
    • Get occupancy permit
      • Probably need railing on back steps up to fire escape.
    • Get licensed as a live music venue which allows us to run events when we'd want. (LGCA)
    • Expecting to try this around the end of the summer.
    • Ben has offered to run through this process.
    • There would be a license cost of $500-$1000 per year versus $150-$200 per event and adds the requirement of 4 weeks advance notice. Considered a reasonable investment.
    • The donation method of fundraising via livestreams has proven successful, provided a coordinated presentation and well marketed donation initiative
    • We're pending further information from the government before re-opening for usual events and gatherings.
    • Province sets the public health laws and guidelines
  • Meeting ended at 6:56 PM.

(We'll have to finally compile all the notes from Slack! Please let me know if you'd like to help with that from September onward.)

January 26th, 2021 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

December 29th, 2020 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

November 24th, 2020 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

October 27th, 2020 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

September 29th, 2020 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

August 25th, 2020 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

  • Financials
    • We managed to get a rent reduction of 20% for the year.
    • We finally got the new directors added to our bank account
    • Hydro estimated an extra $100 for no reason. That just means the price will be lower in a later month.
    • We appreciate any extra donations!
    • Mark C is willing to fund volunteer work for SkullSpace. He has the money, but not the time. Are you interested in running online classes or live-streaming electronics stuff?
    • We discussed power usage. We're going through roughly $30-$40 per week, mostly because of our servers. It would be nice to lower that, but we're not pushing too hard.
  • We put an old Google Meet link on our sites and such, but apparently only Mark has access to it. We might need to make a different link.
  • Mark J is planning another Hax festival on October 17th.
    • Virtual event, live sessions, no pre-bake.
    • Payment offered for each half-hour session.
  • Edwin is now a director. Pirates won the mock vote against Ninjas.
  • September's movie stream: "Fantastic Voyage" and "Innerspace"
    • It was postponed from last month.

July 28th, 2020 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

  • Financials
    • June wasn't super bad. July is super bad.
    • We're losing members at about our usual rate, but we aren't replenishing them with new members.
    • We got a bonus from some old gift card funds. (Remember FundScrip?)
    • We also forgot about some of Nate's expenses, so I went back and lowered our NYE profits and took out some snack profits.
    • We're looking into the emergency rent reduction stuff
    • It seems like we're supposed to be surviving through our members' CERB payments.
  • We've had a couple people ask about getting tours, so we should start maintaining a presence at the space again.
  • Reminder: SkullSpace offers email addresses to members. If you'd like one, just send an email to admin@.
  • We should collect impact statements from all the participants of our TEC workshops.
  • We updated our website with more COVID-19 info.
  • The election for the new director is on Tuesday. No other candidates besides Edwin, yet. Mark J is our election official, and has plans for encrypted public-channel voting. If there are no other candidates announced, he'll hold a mock vote for Pirates vs Ninjas.
  • Events
    • Online board game night next Tuesday (Aug 4) at 6:00.
    • August's movie stream: "Fantastic Voyage" and "Innerspace".

June 30th, 2020 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

  • Financials
    • It turns out Google Drive wasn't backing up Michael's copy of the books, and so a data-loss event ruined several months of records. No reports this month while he rebuilds it, but we expect that the downward ramp will continue.
  • Chris Johnson passed away at the very end of May. There's a notebook at the space for anyone who'd like to record some memories. The book will be given to his parents at some point in the future.
    • Because of the new opening on the board, we're going to call some new elections. Edwin has been cleared by his company, so he'll fill that spot if no-one else nominates themselves.
    • Some members wanted to work on a memorial project for Chris. There were some ideas on Slack, but a lot of us are probably waiting until we can gather safely.
  • Edwin had brought the Prusa printer home some months ago, and was thinking about bringing it back.
  • Colin E. had some leads on a donation of synth production gear.
  • Michael would like to try to keep up appearances online even when we go back to face-to-face meetings at the space.
  • Thor is streaming movie night. This month was "Blast from the Past" and "Bubble Boy". Next month is "Starship Troopers" and "Ender's Game".

May 26th, 2020 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

  • Financials
    • Starting to see that drop. Memberships down $60 from last month, which will continue.
    • We tend to get a member or two leaving every month or two, so we rely on incoming members.
    • Everything else is roughly the same
  • 16 virus cases in total in MB, so things will either get better and better, or worse and worse.
  • Thor has been streaming movie night. This month was 'Ready or Not' and 'The Cabin in the Woods'. Next month is 'Blast from the Past' and 'Bubble Boy'.

April 28th, 2020 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

  • 6:03: Ratified last-month's minutes
  • 6:06: Financials
    • The net worth is steady, but we will be losing over the next little bit due to member loss.
    • Expenses are pretty flat. Income had quite a bit of food and drink.
    • We earned $40.00 from the coffee machine, this month.
    • Membership slightly down - have not been chasing for dues, though we also haven't heard that anyone is unable to pay.
    • Michael removed members who didn't respond since February and March.
    • Michael will pay a coworking fee for using the fancy desks during April.
    • Our average monthly cost is $2400 ($1890 rent + $210 insurance + $200 utilities + 70 bank)
    • A few scenarios:
      • If literally all money stopped coming in, we'd last about three months.
      • If only our PAD amounts were still coming in, we'd last about six months.
      • If we continued on as usual, but we lost about three or four of our members, we'd be on a sixteen-month slope unless we held fundraisers.
  • 6:31: 3D Printer was making the PETG face mask straps, but clogged. Largely its been operating fine but Edwin will be ordering a replacement bed as the previous one was damaged slightly
  • 6:39: Province to announce opening up again soon in a limited fashion and we will keep people up to date
    • No events, yet, and use space sparingly.
  • 6:40: Need for an IRC bot set up for slack.
  • 6:48: If anyone is having trouble paying dues for April/ May, let Michael know in case we can get reimbursed.
    • Due to the pandemic, we have lost a few hundred dollars and it would be nice if we could get some of that.
    • We might need our members to pay with money from their own government subsidies. That might be how we're supposed to get help from the government for this.
  • 6:56: Thor streamed his movie night. The same might happen next month.

March 31st, 2020 - 18:00 @ Slack General Channel

  • Introductions
  • Last minutes
  • Financials
    • I forgot to arrange some server space with Mark, so instead I made a really long web link for the financial results
    • http://rhombitruncated.icosidodecahedron.com/skullspace_financial_reports_as_of_2020-03-31/
    • Net worth is holding pretty steady, all things considered.
    • We outlaid some expenses to get groceries and the like.
    • Our drink and snack income were fairly high, so thank you to Nate for restocking that.
    • Membership is holding steady for now.
    • I didn't collect enough over-dues.
  • Stuff
    • 3D Printer had problems again. It looked overheated. Edwin will take it home to look at it.
    • The half-taken-apart TV is Edwin's.
    • The whole place has pretty much been in stasis
  • COVID-19
    • We're trying to reduce the number of people in the space. So far there have never been more than about six.
    • We just reached 100 cases of the disease in Manitoba.
    • At the time, it could have started doubling every few days, but that's the exact point where the curve-flattening started working.
    • “I can’t go out, I’m washing my hands tonight”
    • We're not locking the space down, but we are urging members to stay home.
    • The ‘modular petting zoo’ is cancelled until further notice.
    • Gatherings of up to 10 people should still be fine.
    • We updated the front page of the website with a message.
    • We'll need to keep on top of lost funds due to cancelled memberships and non-payment. Please talk to Michael K if you need to make arrangements.

February 25th, 2020 - 18:00 @ 200-374 Donald

  • Started 6:00pm
  • Attendance was taken
  • We have quorum. 15 people in attendance, two proxy
  • 6:04: Year in review
    • Movie team paid for the Space and didn't use it. We made $2,000 and they cleaned the windows for us.
    • Two very well received and attended socials. A good mix of a traditional social and our gaming/hangout space.
    • Earned $1,500 for the first and $1,700 on the second.
    • Year-over-year we're doing quite well as far as earnings
    • Presented cashflow, income and expenses from the past 12 months
    • Donations for the tech club $500
    • Helga's donation for our help
  • 6:10: Membership count is currently at 58. Down from 60 last AGM.
  • 6:15: Discussing net worth, how we track what people owe us
  • 6:15: Rent was not sustainable at one point and we re-negotiated. How are we with the landlord.
    • We checked the property value and it was under $400,000. Could we buy the building?
    • We should offer to renew early?
  • 6:20: Revisiting year in review:
    • Tech club occurred in October and November which taught electronics on three separate events.
      • Arduino session, intro to 3D printing, Arduino 7 segment display
      • 15 kids aged ten to sixteen came out.
      • Funding from the city
      • Super success!
    • MGUG events held at least five evenings.
    • YIMBY events held ten meetings.
    • First Fridays have happened.
    • Movie nights have been a grand success.
    • Helped local artist realize their "Shimmer" exhibit
    • Carl (CNC machine can cut metal things now and is much quieter)
    • Began building out an office-like space with the earnings from the first social
      • Two 4K monitors and desks
      • Built a wall
  • 6:30: Discussions about wall building
  • 6:33: Final notes
    • Thor: Participation is important, letting other members have a try
    • Brad: It was a good experience. Recommend it to build a higher profile
  • 6:36: New board decided without a vote.
    • Chris Johnson
    • Kyle Martin
    • Mark Campbell
    • Michael Kozakewich
    • Nate Wild
  • Action item:
    • 3D print something for the tech club contributors
    • Wall builders strike force. Help come build more wall. Next Tuesday March 3rd.

January 28, 2020 - 18:00 @ 200-374 Donald

  • No introductions needed
  • Previous minutes
  • Financial
    • NYE Social boosted it a bunch
    • We still haven't gotten back up to peak members, so we'd be on a slight downward slope without these fundraisers
    • Everything else is similar. It seems it mostly boils down to membership levels and fundraisers.
  • NYE Social:
    • Got too much alcohol
    • Managed to return most of that
    • In the end we made about $1400, so it was a success
    • More than half our guests used EventBrite
    • We keep on underpricing drinks
    • The downstairs has been leased, so we can't throw any more of this type of social
      • Or can we? It seems the second floor of the adjoining building is still open, so that's an avenue of discussion
  • AGM soon
    • Any bylaws or such need to be in by February 4th.