OrganisersMeetingMinutes20120223

• Review of the last month
• Financials
• About average, could be better, could be worse. Owed a fair bit but expecting to get it.
• [https://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=doesliverpool.com_4f906tbj39irupt6crbjhi998k@group.calendar.google.com&&gsessionid=OK#038;ctz=Europe/London Events]
• Open Day - reasonable, not many new people but showed regulars what a busy day would be like.
• PyPool - will move if friends of the earth want.
• Computer recycling day - PaulFreeman
• PaulFreeman will visit LUG, aim to get Linux on systems
• "Jelly for studying" - update from HakimCassimally
• Has been announced and will go ahead, 6th March
• Pledge drives? Any updates?
• Two pledges for microwave, still may get one from AlexNolan
• Oscilloscope pledge being considered
• HakimCassimally will add "intern" as pledge
• MartinPrice to contact Fran in Birkenhead to find out about her intern.
• Maker Days to start - update from AdrianMcEwen
• 10th March - aim for second Saturday
• Update on GSOC - JohnMcKerrell
• JohnMcKerrell to look into ASAP
• Update on "AndyPowell to bounce round some ideas for breakout area or workshop area - develop proposal for next meeting"
• No update
• Update on newsletter? (Give idea of take up, reminder about submissions) PaulFreeman
• Went out, nobody complained. 18 sent out, 10 more read. No-one is opting out.
• Update on membership scheme/general donations - HakimCasimmally
• No update
• Discuss RFID & PAYG - JohnMcKerrell
• RFID - build an RFID system that logs when you arrive and leave, ideally will control the door too
• A very basic system has been set up that will currently log people's visits only
• PAYG - use said RFID system to allow people to pay for the time that they're in the space on a more fine-grained basis than the current £8/day, e.g. pay by the hour
• Potentially should charge more for first hour, or perhaps charge for 2 hours straight away, or first hour free.
• Potentially monthly charge for joining the scheme (acts as a minimum and helps to cover the free hour)
• Daily/weekly email about activity
• Have requested quote on an electrical door lock system
• Agreed that we will require people to tap into the existing basic system to gather some information on habits
• Update on review of what's on the website - PaulFreeman
• There's stuff on the website and the theme is very complicated.
• JohnMcKerrell - have improved our listing on http://hackspace.org.uk
• MartinPrice - suggested we advertise in colleges
• Update on GEC 2012
• http://doesliverpool.com/gec-2012/
• Discuss Merseyside Innovation Awards - JohnMcKerrell
• Delayed
• Vote on Maker Night logo - AdrianMcEwen
• Not really enough votes, maybe look at polling wider community?
• Confirm time and date of next meeting
• Should be 22nd March lunchtime
• AOB