2016 Yearly Meeting Agenda
From Bloominglabs
Meeting held on January 23rd from 5-9pm.
Meeting Agenda
- Lets get an acceptable pizza order sorted out before we start
- File:2015AnnualReport.pdf
- Includes a year-end Financial report, member count stats, workshop summary, and summary for the year.
- Where are we on our savings goal?
- When can dues funds start being used for space improvements?
- Previous discussion on this here: 2015-06-03_meeting_minutes
- Change to QuickBooks and updates to dues invoicing
- Officer election and vote
Year in review 2015
- Moved these items to the top since they are covered by the 2015 Annual Report
- What workshops did we have?
- Arduino
- Laser
- C Programming Class
- Metalworking(?)
- Other(?)
- Who all have we collaborated with this year?
- MCPL
- Discardia
- Wonderlab
- ToolShare
- Pinnacle School
- 501c3 status!
- Separation from School Factory
- Treasurer's Report
- What workshops did we have?
- Member exit survey responses
- Low points
- The engine lift and (not) renting more space dramas
- High points
- Lots of good new members
- Space is getting more use than ever
- People really stepped up contributing time, energy, and materials
- What worked and what did not?
- Are we getting in a rut and should try new things?
- Water heater, finished drywalling workshop, workshop lighting
- Has the ham radio area been useful for people?
- Status of Mesh network with Harpo and others
- Member project storage - is this working for folks?
- (special recognition to members who've gone above and beyond the past year?)
2016 Goals
- Dust collector
- What can we do to keep areas cleaner?
- And tools from being scattered to the wind?
- Car lift status
- Security cameras?
- Painting logo on our building
- Makevention 2016 - who's leading that?
- Workshop plans? Volunteers?
- Pursuit of Grants?
- What are we shooting for, member wise? Hitting a certain number? Maintaining a 'sweet spot' (say around 45?) What is some of the feedback we've gotten from people who've left?
