TMP:meetings:2011-05-03

= Tuesday, May 3rd 2011 = Meeting planned for 7:30 ~ 9:00pm (realistically 10pm). Doors open (officially) at 7 pm.

Lauren will bring pasta and garlic bread. Bring your own drinks and salad if possible.

Reports

 * 4/27 Arduino Class (MRE, Tayken)
 * 4/28 Knots Class (Tayken)
 * Report on 5iveplanets 5/2 talk about aquaponics and biochar (Ben)?

Upcoming Events

 * 5/7 BBQ (Lauren/Chris?)
 * Including Wordcamp planning/brainstorming session? (Terri)
 * 5/12 Web Programming (Rick)
 * 5/19, 5/28 <3Bacon<3 (Chris/Lauren?)
 * 5/22 outside group using space (Tayken)
 * 5/23 Felted bead-making? (Lauren)
 * 6/4 This week in start-ups? (Terri)
 * [YOUR EVENT GOES HERE]
 * (Maybe some greenhackers stuff - Ben)
 * Brainstorming?

Reports

 * Anyone who did any volunteering
 * Lanterns
 * Particularly delivery
 * Donated panel chargers
 * Particularly delivery
 * PPPs?
 * Sensors and Safecast
 * DIY geigers ready to build yet? (Or are they coming in on the 9th?)
 * Sharing info with people on the ground / positive communication (e.g. any word from Stanford people?)
 * 12v chargers
 * Kamogawa Report?
 * Brainstorming?

What's next?

 * Delivery of stuff
 * Electricity saving stuff?

THS Admin Special

 * Financial/situation report (Lauren)
 * ''(Can we get a brief THS history write-up somewhere so people who are newer can get some background? Or a verbal report? - Ben )
 * THS Revenue Streams from henceforth - how do we forge THS into a self-sustaining entity (as opposed to a basically core-donor-funded one) over the next year?
 * Recommended reading material: http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Hackerspaces
 * (Particularly: http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Documentation, http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Hackerspace_Software, http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Hackerspace_Hardware, http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Theory)
 * Prep work for next meeting
 * Selecting next meeting chair
 * Shall get together early on Tuesdays?

Free Working/Mingling
Find folks who said something that interests you and go talk to them, figure out how to help their projects, or work on one of your own.

Meeting Report
(TBD)

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