Org Meeting Notes 2011-07-31

Plans

 * Aim is to be in the position to secure our own premesis within 6 months
 * We need to Incorporate
 * Need 2+ Directors
 * Can use constitution from OneClickOrgs
 * Bob to look at how we go about incorporating
 * Need to set up a bank account
 * Look at cheap / free business banks

Meetings

 * Org Meeting - last Sunday every month
 * Public Meetings - 2nd and 4th Wednesday every month
 * Workshop Meetings - Other Wednesdays
 * Social Meetings -
 * To Be Decided
 * Take place at a pub

Spaces
The stuff we need in a future space:
 * Essential
 * Toilet
 * 750+ Square Foot
 * 10 Minutes from major stations (Picc, Ox Rd, Vict, Dgate)
 * Heatable
 * Internets
 * 24hr Access
 * Secure
 * Car Parking
 * Would Be Nice
 * Phone
 * Human-size door, rfidable
 * 3 phase
 * Prepay Meters
 * Storage Space

Fundraising

 * Voluntary Donations
 * Workshops
 * Learn to Solder
 * Home PCB Design and Manufacture
 * Learn to Solder (SMD Edition)
 * Analog Electronics
 * Digital Electronics
 * Logic Gates
 * Flip Flops
 * Shift Registers
 * Microcontroller Programming
 * Arduino to AVR
 * PIC (ewwwwwwww)

Tooling

 * Things we have on loan
 * Dremel (Alex)
 * Drill Press (Andrew)
 * Solder Station (Bob)
 * MIG Welder (Andrew)
 * Electric Screwdriver (Bob)
 * Jigsaw (Bob)
 * Things that can be loaned
 * Reprap (Bob)
 * Mini Lathe (Bob)
 * Scroll Saw (Bob)
 * Things we Want
 * Laser Cutter
 * Mill
 * Lathe
 * Work Benches
 * Bob to price up building these
 * Band Saw
 * Clamps
 * Compressor
 * Sprayer
 * Impact Wrench
 * Die Grinder
 * Vacuum Former
 * Tweezers

ToDo

 * Sort Shit Out
 * Stickers
 * Prep for Makerfaire Brighton

Things to buy

 * Wood for workbenches
 * Boxes
 * Small
 * Large
 * Stickers
 * Business Cards

Media
We need to become more media savvy!
 * Stickers - Logo and QR code
 * Take more photos during meetings - Post to flickr
 * Paul to take over Facebook page, post events etc to it, keep up to date
 * Tom to keep adminning wiki - check for spam, set up infoboxes etc
 * Bob to update blog to new design - tie all the social media stuff into frontpage
 * Do more videos - Howto etc - post to Youtube / Vimeo