• Date: Saturday 2012-11-03
• Location: Perth Artifactory
• Meeting Opened: 12:30

• Present: Nick, Jenna, Chris, Daniel, Brett
• Apologies: Skot (zeppelin-building), Peter D

Accepted

• We paid the rent for November on 29 October!!
• On track for next month.
• Where we want to be, just not where we REALLY want to be.
• Treasurer's status: cautiously optimistic
• Current balance $1571.53
• Last power bill 240
• Last waste bill 55

• secretary should be checking the mailbox on the way in
• secretary should also view documents going through sparkleshare

• New air-con timer thanks to Daniel - turns off after an hour! should help with power bills in the summer.
• Still looking for 3×3 shed - William Knox has offered to purchase/install!!
• Video projector has arrived, Anton apparently will also supply mounting.
• Gantry crane has not made more progress in light of the lottery west commission.

• Initial correspondent: maternity leave
• Second correspondent from environmental health / planning (zoning) (Niel Maull): came down to discuss what we're about etc which is good, but we have had to do up a care package so that it doesn't get lost again.
• ACTION: Chris and Anton to get the care package compiled and sent next week. prospectus bits are on the wiki but probably need a bit more work.

• Daniel has sent off signed forms (secretary should see them going through), will call them back Monday.

• 1 Noise Maschin!! 16 … turn over 200, expenditure of 100
• 2 Surprise party as calendared

• (burnouts, other health and safety concerns raised)
• Discussion amongst the committee suggests that we should not do any more private-exclusive-type parties.
• We can't just do anything we want in a public building. Doesn't work.
• If there's alcohol, there has to be an RSA! insurance, supervision - OTHERWISE WE'RE 'HOSED'.
• Ultimately the membership is in charge and events should be acceptable/accessible to the membership.
• Many event requests are put forward because they are in line with what we do.
• Impossible to police. Too much of an administrative burden.

• Potential Audio Vault Sun-downer - wanted one in a few weeks but building permit etc has put it on hold.

• Cleanup Event - after the Beaufort st festival in 2 weeks - enough time to put the call out on core list 'can we chuck this, this etc'

• ArduinoU is continuing, Doug is doing a great job!

• Geek Haven is continuing, one planned this week.

• Lottery West commission from Longtail
  • Brett leading the project.
  • 6x6m lottery west scratchie interface for the giant screen at Perth culture centre
  • Brett is working on the electronics interface
  • Longtail have enthusiastically agreed to splashing Artifactory branding
  • $250 month's membership plus event usage

• Chris and Anton to get the care package compiled and sent next week. prospectus bits are on the wiki but probably need a bit more work.

• secretary should be checking the mailbox on the way in
• secretary should also view documents going through sparkleshare

• Promo/documentation of Lottery West Scratchie Build (Brett and Skot)

• ACTION Nick, Anton to visit Bunnings and write a letter to head office
  • Nick and Anton, Anton has a contact in Bunnings and Masters to lean on. Can we be a Bunnings category of “Sporting Association” - robot death-match?
  • Will apply take first available weekend slots.

• ACTION infrastructure sub-committee
  • Anton has wholesale bass bin source - action item, Skot to buy next sub. Driver is only $100 less than whole new unit.
  • Washing machine, dishwasher
  • Backyard plan, busy-bee in progress today
  • Gantry crane with guard shark

• ACTION Anton: Fire Extinguishers: Anton has a fire extinguisher company willing to inspect / check for prob $100.

• ACTION Daniel and Jenna and Brett and Anton to work with Adam (TAFE) on a fabrication workshop for creatives

• ACTION Daniel & Nick to look at build Linux image for old dells, Monday 2012-10-15 and more

Sat 1st of December 1pm

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