• Meeting open: 13:12

• Present: Daniel H (acting chair), Nick B (secretary), Tim G, Chris H, Mitch K, SKoT M, Jason M (treasurer), Brendan R, David O'M, Warren C
• Apologies: Anton L, Jenna D (chair, jumping off mountains)
• Absent:

• Reports
• Acceptance, Previous minutes: Nick propose, Tim seconds: Passed

• Correspondance:
  • SM: Stirling determination → Planning Committee meeting Tueday, every level thereof, then to be forwarded to full Council
  • JM: poking unpaid members
  • NB: Lexi Hemsley asked me for some Artifactory flyers for Genghiscon 2014 swag bag, NB made some, then went in

• Treasurer:
  • Some members have not/will not be renewing
  • 35 full, 3 concession currently
  • May reach as low as 30 after renewals chasing
  • $4084 expenses
  • $4010 income, including $1200 Audiovault
  • Net profit -$90
  • Concerning.
  • DO'M: Capacity of space? A: Plenty. Nobody's left because it's too crowded, more the merrier
  • Insurance is due: ~$1500
  • Balance: $359.64, paid February's rent
  • Some have not made a payment since October

• Infrastructure report by email

Subject: Potential Apologies
Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2014 10:04:36 +0800
To: artifactory-committee at googlegroups.com

• Lathe belts ordered, somewhere in the mail
• Timer floodlight: 100w LED flood, the construction of a small box with an automatic timer and manual / bypass switch for about $220 total - need is approval from the do-ocracy
  • Can't give appproval for expenses right now
• Extinguishers
  • use water spray for laser small fires
  • about $80/h + parts by Global Electrotech - guesstimate at ~$200 to bring our extinguishers to code. Recommend buying some small units for specific machines (lasers) from Bunnings at ~$40/ea as the big ones are $300-400 to buy new - ouch! Again, if someone agrees, will book Global, buy some extinguishers and erect signage
• No free cardboard recycling bins handily available yet
• ACTION: DH email Anton about toolroom
• JM recommends: Service big extinguishers
  • ACTION: MK: 6 services for $85 at office from Westside Fire Services, will email invoice

• Events
  • SM: NM happpened, next one coming Feb 25th
    • No other big events currently planned

• Previous ACTION items
  • SM: no free cardboard bins
• ACTION: Jason: NAB form, new signatories?
• ACTION: Anton: order Lathe Belt
• ACTION: Brett: order control board for the mill
• ACTION: Anton: LED Floodlight for carpark
• ACTION: SKoT: Chase our Stirling City guy
• ACTION: SKoT: Recycling Bins from Stirling City?
• ACTION: Jenna: New T-shirt order (Garry's contact?), Jenna putting up some designs on Red Bubble.
• ACTION: Anton/Nick: New fridge, ?Scope-Like? $1000 @ Bills Machinery
  • ACTION: MK might have spare bar fridge
  • ACTION: NB basic foam seals
• ACTION: Anton: organize extinguishers vetting
• ACTION: Tim: Parking ticket manufacturing
• ACTION: SKoT: AREA WARDEN posters
• ACTION: SKoT: Funding Efforts, get graphics to Elena, to do

• General business
• SM: away next week
• ACTION: NB: from MK, DO'M: link up WAFreenet

• Fundraising:
  • DO'M: Promotion/Marketing at Markets, sell lasercut kits, encourage DIY
    • Birdcage, marble machine
    • Need materials - 3mm MDF, Angus?
    • Yes! Will get help
  • Event: DM
    • DH spoke to Adam: Run advance welding class
      • Pan brake requried
      • Adam & DH can bring welders
  • Approach media
    • TV spot?
    • Would need followup Open Days
    • Warren: will update prospectus and see if we can get a story done
    • BR: Nick Evans: Need 3 things:
      • e.g. Steam Ostritch, Zepplin, and….? flying shark?
      • fly winches
      • human interest vs specific story
        • props for festivals? specific story
        • free sign for a group that needs it, Rotary? Remida?
  • Contributors to Wordpress, Wiki → SM, JohnP, TimG want instructions on wiki
  • DO'M been updating wiki

• Signs coming along

• BrendanR: Can we lasertrain on demand? Mondays?
  • Need roster. Yes!
    • One complete successful cut without intervention on new day, Trainee to Operator
    • Operator to Trainer: consensus of current trainers
    • Wed/Sat better for DH currently
    • 2 Mondays/month, two trainers
    • More drainpipe/hose, put fans outside or through toolroom wall
    • ACTION: NB, MK Relocate fans
  • Print a kit: $10 membership, $10 materials
  • ODay: Engineering, design students
    • Take product samples
    • ODay run
      • ACTION: NB: Is UCC interested? Special night just for you
      • Boardgamers! Print your own board, pieces, Dice tower, board stencils

• New toolroom: specific grant wanted, should be quicker
  • Need report on current grant
  • ACTION: DO'M send them a care package

• Next meeting: Sat 8th March 2014, 4 weeks
• Meeting closed: 14:10