I used to drive past that building for a year and always thought it would be a great Hackerspace! I hope it works out. Being by the towpath is an awesome benefit too, not just for our own enjoyment but having visibility to the public.
-Michael On Wed, Oct 17, 2012 at 8:30 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Send Discuss mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Discuss digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Meeting minutes from 2012-10-16 ([email protected]) > 2. We found a new home. (Trever Fischer) > 3. Open Hacking Night: The Science of Homebrewing and Getting > Drunk (Trever Fischer) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 08:26:03 -0400 (EDT) > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SH-Discuss] Meeting minutes from 2012-10-16 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Guten Tag, hakkers! > > I've noticed that there was a meeting on 2012-10-16 and that the minutes > are posted. They are visible on the web at > http://synhak.org/wiki/Meetings/16-10-2012. I've also included them in > this mail for reading at your leisure: > > {{Infobox_meeting > |time=7PM > |date=2012-10-16 > |venue=1456 Riverside > |next=Meetings/23-10-2012 > |previous=Meetings/9-10-2012 > }} > > = Agenda = > > * '''Note Taker:''' Trever Fischer > * '''Moderator:''' Devin Wolfe > > == Introduction and Names == > > * Penny - Brings science to homebrewing > * Omar - Works as a wage slave, fixing broken computers, breaking working > computers. > * Trever - Limps > * Chris - Makes LED things. > * Andrew - Wears sunglasses at night so he can so he can be cory hart > * Devin - Procrastinates erryday > > == Announcements == > > * Penny's lecture on the science of homebrewing is for tomorrow's open > night > * Chris is making LED things such as a 4x4 matrix controlled by an arduino > ** Wants to have a LED matrix workshop, maybe make a 10x100 display > * Omar wants to build a raspberry pi supercomputer (5-15 pis combined) > ** Malwarebytes notices that synhak.org is malicious > * Trever found us a new location: 21 West North St. It is most excellent. > ** Board/member tour is planned for the 27th, next next Saturday > ** Rent is $500/mo including utilities (but not internet) > ** Something like 2k sqft. > ** Right next to the towpath trail, good foot traffic > ** Howard is a very very well traveled location > ** Maybe offer a bike repair service > ** Right next to Luigi's > ** Next to public transit > * Ken's Kickstarter closes in 2 hours at over $106k > ** A round of applause > ** Ken already has a place rented, is looking to hire. > * Devin is building a TARDIS. > > == Membership == > > * No new members > > == Financial Report == > * Funds in bank: $3457.87 > * One member who is late for Oct. Not Omar this time! :O > > == Proposals == > > * '''Proposal''' by --Penny Golightley: Getting the space at 21 West North > for $500/mo > ** Approval, will be up for discussion again next week. > * '''Proposal''' by --Devin Wolfe: A budget of $120 allocated to Devin > Wolfe for procuring welding supplies, mostly safety equipment > ** Approved > > == Discussion Items == > > * Omar wants to start a DIY PC station > * Penny wants to upgrade the building lock at 21 North ASAP. > * Trever says to hold off 'till we have more concrete details about the > space > * Chris asks if the new space has 240 2-phase, trever says "probably" > * Devin asks how the insurance will work out for the new space, trever > says its all settled and we'll have our own and it isn't under Tony's old > company > * Trever says we're kicked out of the garage unless we find a space by Dec > 31st > * Penny says we're not growing, probably due to us not having a new space > * Loud discussion about how much power Treasurer has, penny makes it known > how much she has. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 10:52:10 -0400 > From: Trever Fischer <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [SH-Discuss] We found a new home. > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Howdy, all! > > This mail is more or less verbatim of what I sent the board. > > I finally met with Tony yesterday, where him and I toured a number of > Akron locations for the space. > > Out of the three, I feel the best option for us is 21 West North St. > > http://goo.gl/maps/mzhpI > > It is approximately 2,500 square feet for $500/mo, which is $0.2/sqft. > This includes electric, heating, water, sewage, and trash service. If we > end up using more than our fair share of electric, we'll be charged > separately for any overages, but that won't happen for at least another > 6-7 months while Tony builds out the rest of the building and is able to > figure out if we use significantly more than other tenants (and I mean > *significantly). > > The building includes a loading dock and normal garage door, accessible > to us but not directly attached to our section of the building. > > I am organizing a special board meeting with Tony for the 27th (a > saturday) to tour the space and get approval from the board. > > In order to get this space and make it ours, here's what needs done: > > 1) The board picks a time to meet on the 27th > 2) Figure out what the insurance group needs from Tony > 3) Meet with tony to tour the place so we can have the board's approval > 4) Sign the lease > 5) Inform tony of how we want our utility outlets/inlets/drains/whatever > so he can get that installed by move-in day. > 6) Start moving in December 1st > 8) Our annual board meeting sometime in early December. > 7) We shift the PR machinery into high gear > 8) Have an open house on January 5th. > 9) ??? > 10) I wanted 10 items in the list > > Tony's other plans for the building include turning the second floor > into artist loft apartments, building a small coffee shop/cafe on our > floor, behind our rooms, and significantly improving the outdoor > appearance of the property so it doesn't look like the abandoned > warehouse it is. Additionally, there is plenty of room in the building > for us to expand into should we need it. Tony wants this to happen and > has been exceedingly generous in helping us get to this point. > > This location is mere minutes from the creative centers of highland > square, UA campus, and northside. Food is plentiful (3 AM Luigi's runs! > Catering by Stew Pot and Diamond Deli!), the 10 and 37 bus routes stop > *on our corner*, and the towpath hiking/biking trail runs adjacent to > the building. > > I guarantee that we will not be able to find a better offer anywhere in > Akron. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2012 11:08:54 -0400 > From: Trever Fischer <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], [email protected] > Subject: [SH-Discuss] Open Hacking Night: The Science of Homebrewing > and Getting Drunk > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > Howdy, all! > > Due to some planning mishaps, we had to move last week's Homebrewing > class. > > Tonight, join Penny Golightley as she explains the science of > homebrewing and getting drunk. > > > https://plus.google.com/b/104182820750454997283/events/c095m2bprh5gbq247394ce9247c > > As usual, Open Hacking Night starts around 6 PM. The class starts at 8 > and is open to the public. There is no fee to attend. > > > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > > End of Discuss Digest, Vol 16, Issue 8 > ************************************** >
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