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2018-03-21 Blabs meeting agenda / minutes

Agenda:
* Treasurers report presented - prepared by Heath
* Workshop planning for spring and summer
* The new parking ticket stickers provided by Adam
* Pete provided dust collection system maps for people to submit their preferred layout


Hidden agenda: Post meeting activities organized after 7pm:
* Secure member storage area setup with shelves
* Air compressor moved to final location in wood shop
* Upper deck of storage unit cleared of all Blabs stuff
* Good progress in moving smaller stuff back into space
* Discarded some junk which made the move.
* Car lift stood up in final location


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Workshop discussion notes:

* Blender 3D Modelling and Animation - $150 - April Alex - Tuesdays 7-9pm
**   9 weeks, 2 hours per week

* Needle Felting - $15 - April 7th - Dan & frieind - 2 hours

* Soldering - $15-20 - April 20th - Gavin & Nathan - 2 hours x2
**   2nd date - July 30th Monday

* Laser Cutter - $40 per person + $25 materials = $65
**   April 21 and 28, 2018 - Dan - 4 hours x2

* Machining - Nathan / April days

* Retr0bright Day - $TBD May 5th / 

* Welding Day - Nathan, Adam, Neal - June 23rd, Sat
**   / Adam unavail June 8-10th

* Arduino - $30
** Steve and Jenett - April 21st / Saturday / 3-4 hours / Dates changed after the meeting

* MicroPython & microcontrollers — $TBD - Vic - July / 2wks / 3-4 hours / Tuesday evenings
**   July 10th & 17th



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TBD workshops and other notes: ones which did not yet have dates

* Neopixel/IoT or Addressable RGB LED - anytime after Arduino, followup in May - TBD
** Dan would like to help with a workshop on this

* Oscilloscope workshop - Gavin - Later, maby August - TBD

* Video Editing - Jason - Summer - TBD
* Powerpoint Roulette - Jason - TBD
* Rain Barrel/Planters - Heath - TBD
* Amateur Radio - Gavin / Shelved until antennas back up, TBD

* Full Stack class / Joey / July - TBD

* Encryption class like we tried last year and failed - Jimmy/Steve/Nathan

* August Laser workshop - Dan - TBD


* Pete - wanted 4 workshop slots held for auction at Girls Inc