Meeting Minutes #1

Meeting Minutes

Date: 9th January 2010
Meeting starts: 3:15 pm
Meeting ends: 4:35 pm
Location: HackerspaceKL
Minutes by: mel

Attendees

1. Tinker Leong
2. Jordan Lou
3. Earl Marcus Tan
4. Justin Ng
5. Goh Choon Ming
6. Niresh Singh
7. Azrin Madin
8. Meling Mudin
9. Ahmad Zulkarnain
10. Jayaseelan
11. Amin Hamid
12. Arzumy MD
13. Brian Ritchie
14. Yee Wan

Minutes

1. Suresh, together with Arzumy will prepare documentation for registration of hskl as a society. Target date to complete: 22nd January 2010
   1. An informal meeting minutes during last meeting (GotongRoyong) will be used as first minutes, today’s meeting minutes will be used as second meeting minutes to be submitted
   2. Committee has been chosen. They are as follows:
      1. President – Meling Mudin
      2. Vice President – Earl Marcus Tan
      3. Secretary – Arzumy MD
      4. Treasurer – Azrin
      5. Committee Members:
         1. Niresh Singh
         2. Amin Hamid
         3. Jordan Lou
         4. Tinker Leong
         5. Suresh Ramasamy
   3. Refer to the Constitution for the society by-laws
   4. The name is already in the Constitution

2. See section 1(b) above

3. Membership fee. Everyone has agreed that students pay RM50/month, non-students RM100/month. The membership will be reviewed on a yearly basis.

1. For the month of February, March and April, payment will be via cash or bank transfer. Azrin will collect membership fees, and receipts will be given.

2. Every paying members can now become committee members, regarding of the pledge duration

3. Cut-off date for membership fee will be on the 8th February

4. Every member is to pay 3 months in advance

4. An announcement will be made for hackerspace LogoCompetition. Winner will have bragging rights.

5. Furnitures

1. One big conference table will be collected from the unit downstairs

2. Arzumy to confirm by the end of this month whether we can get 5 tables and 3 sofas (for FREE!)

3. All members will bring/donate their own chair to hskl – we will not be buying chairs

4. Jayaseelan will check the prices for white boards

5. Amin will design, and get quotations for materials for DIY shelves

6. We will get additional sofas and chairs in March (donated by takizo)

6. Arzumy to confirm if we’re getting secondhand air-conditioners (5 units, but we need at least one) by end of the month

7. Mel and Marcus will go to Jalan Pasar to buy electronic equipments (WishList)

8. Activities

1. Each workshop/etc will have an organizer. We are going to follow HSBX style: http://hackerspace.be/Roundtable_Workshop_Format

2. Amin to organize wood-hacking 101

3. Wiki to dump workshop/presentation (EventSuggestions), we can start in February

4. There will be themed daily activities:

Monday – anything

Tuesday – HackingTuesday – anything computer/network/etc as long as security related
Wednesday – anything
Thursday – CodingThursday – anything related to software, Open Source, programming, etc etc
Friday -  Electronics and Hardware Hacking
Saturday – anything
Sunday – anything

9. Official OperatingHours will be from 10am (or earlier depending on who opens the space) till 10pm

1. Arzumy will create a Google form/calendar for KeyHandling roster

2. Mel and Marcus will look at the prices for security camera

10. Other matters

1. Sniffit and Kagesenshi to continue working on hackerspace-os. Currently the ‘unknown’ function is the payment tab

2. Current wiki/Google calendar will still be used, no rush to change to Plone

3. Google Calendar will be used for scheduling of [wiki:Events]

4. Azrin Madin will find Open Source software for accounting (web-based). Arzumy will help in this regard.

5. One of the storeroom will be rented to HITB for RM400/month

11. Next schedule will be announced

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