{"id":1746,"date":"2018-09-18T18:53:11","date_gmt":"2018-09-18T18:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fcwhack.com\/?page_id=1746"},"modified":"2018-09-18T18:53:11","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T18:53:11","slug":"minutes-august-2018","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/fcwhack.com\/?page_id=1746","title":{"rendered":"Minutes &#8211; August 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><b>Minutes of the FCW Annual Meeting on August 26, 2018<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Start:<\/b> 3:00<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Members Attending: <\/b> Gene, Rich, Colin, Brad, Robert, Michelle, Mitch, Lisa, Bruce<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Election of 2 Board Positions:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">There were only two nominees.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Motion to accept the two nominees since there were no write-in candidates. (Colin, Mitch)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Motion passed.\u00a0 Michelle and Bruce elected.<br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Minutes of previous meeting:<\/b> Motion to accept (Brad, Mitch), passed<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Reports:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Financial Report:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">19 Members current on dues.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Unemcumbered funds: $2146<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Expenses still exceeding income<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Events:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Shelby Hamfest \u2013 individual members may go<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Pride &#8211; Sept. 15 \u2013 Catawba Valley Science Center \u2013 FCW has a booth<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Charlotte Makerfaire \u2013 Oct. 13, Discovery Place \u2013 FCW has a table<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cookout (Family &amp; Friends) \u2013 Tentative Sept. 22<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Internal Projects:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Lasersaur \u2013 being cleaned and assembled. Needs airline.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Small Mill \u2013 Interface board has been ordered.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Electronics \u2013 Parts sorting continues.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Raspberry Pi\u2019s \u2013 order complete, FCW has 21 sets.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Classroom \u2013 21 chairs have arrived and need assembly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Science Center \u2013 Instructor\u2019s chair needs assembly<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">PCR and electrophoresis units have arrived.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">UV\/Visible spectrometer has been obtained.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">K4FCW &#8211;<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">3 HF and 2 VHF radios are operational.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Remote radio software is being evaluated.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Still need antennas.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">CNC Wood Router &#8211; <\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Router running.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Needs workspace board prepared.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Classes being worked out.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Workdays \u2013 good idea. Look at once per month.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">PR \u2013 twitter linked to facebook<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Classes:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">3d printers (teachers) \u2013 possible after 1<sup>st<\/sup> of the year<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Raspberry Pis \u2013 looking at mid-November.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Ham Radio Tech \u2013 possible after 1<sup>st<\/sup> of the year (Gary Schwartz)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Other:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">3d printers &#8211;<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Need to establish usage policy<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Need to establish training for FCW members.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><b>Adjourn:<\/b> 4:20<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minutes of the FCW Annual Meeting on August 26, 2018 Start: 3:00 Members Attending: Gene, Rich, Colin, Brad, Robert, Michelle, Mitch, Lisa, Bruce Election of 2 Board Positions: There were only two nominees. Motion to accept the two nominees since there were no write-in candidates. (Colin, Mitch) Motion passed.\u00a0 Michelle and Bruce elected. 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