Weekly Staff Meetings/2012-10-14
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* Location : XinCheJian * Scheduled Time : 07:45pm * Start time : 07:55pm * End time : 08:45pm * Staff Present : Jacqueline, Valentin, Kevin, Min Lin, Paul, Edward * Others Present : Jonas, Roger, John, Sherry, Sunny
Accomplishments (from last week)
- partkeepr - up (http://parts.xinchejian.com/) - thanks Paul! Spencer!
- video surveillance - up; Paul! http://wifi.xinchejian.com/
- rails delivered for shelf system: 4 sets of two (45KG each set)
- First MailChimp sent out!
TODO
- Min Lin : look into export orders for parts?
- Paul: is moving stuff around, ordering things
- Paul: to add DNS entry for camera
- Jackie and Kevin: to send out the survey in the MailChimp
Workshops
- Same six persons at the "How to make a cutting from a fresh plant"
- Few guys did a talk on RT-Thread (last minute)
Main Issues
- John: our intern from last summer is visiting
- Organization/cleanup of the shelf space
- Paul, Spencer and everyone...
- Valentin: make trays
- Lots of wood downstairs
- reclaiming our seats in G2C area as promised
- Susan coming back tomorrow
- off hours, we use them a lot
- wednesday 6-9pm special event 80-100 people
- Rockets, David organizing it... setup at 3pm
- Please notify our neighbors!
- Special talk
- Need to send the MailChip tonight
- Kevin, Paul, Jacqueline doing the email
- Rockets, David organizing it... setup at 3pm
- Max/MSP workshop
- Renting the workshop
- minimum 12 signups, 15 max
- http://www.benhouge.com/
- August 25th
- 450 RMB
- Need to be announced
- Nothing written yet
- BarCamp Shanghai involvement (September 8th)
- Ready to send out on the list
- confirming venue tomorrow or Thursday (possibly Chengxue?)
- bring hotspots
- talks idea: Lophilo, Social Glasses, Minecraft, Urban farming
- Presentation
- Social Glasses - Valentin Gauffre
- Urban Farming - Hydroponics - David Li
- Secret Stuff -
- Open source Lophilo - Ricky Ng-Adam
- Robo Race -
- Build a Line Follower Robot Workshop -
- Hacking on scene
- Mobile Minecraft Booth -
- "maker faire" (maker carnival) shanghai - November involvement
- exhibition, hackathon, workshops, guests from abroad
- need a lead! DF Robot needs help! interns! people! budget!
- where is it going to be?
- goal: better than Beijing ;-)
- Faren Issue 法人 (Legal Representative) - Paul Adams
- Paul has volunteered to be Faren
- David is taking care of it (still need to follow up)
Upcoming Events / Projects (<= 4 weeks)
- New Members Orientation: this Friday on the 17th
- Free beers, soft drinks and chips
- Group making activity
- Announcement for new members
- Ricky: presentation
- Valentin: Assemble a line follower? 20 RMB
- use video, schematic, livecast, etc
- Arduino Workshop 201207 (Edward, Paul, Spencer,) - 18, 19 Aug 2012
- 7 signups website
- Ultimate Arduino Workshop
- At least 2 people, on Saturday, 18 August at 13:00
- Volunteers: Ricky, Sunny Jr is in!
- Need more Chinese volunteers
- Prepare starter kits: How many kits ready?
- Min Lin is preparing the starter kits
- Prepare starter kits: How many kits ready?
- Roboracing Workshop 201208 - 25 Aug (Edward)
- TODO: Edward to give a plan / update
- NEED: Marketing help
- line follower ready, SMD ready, half an hour assembly
- whole workshop: 2 hours, 20 RMB cost -> 80 RMB
- Roboracing Event 201208 - 26 Aug (Edward)
- fix the english and chinese price! - Edward
- lutz is ordering the 500 piece
- TODO: order parts
- Lutz donated 150 boards. Free to Xinchejian members to buy one.
- TODO: Edward to follow up
- PRIZE: NEED A GOOD PRIZE (DFRobot, Seeedstudios): RMB300 to RMB400
- The Magic Box (2m x 2m x 2m), Shanghai D-Week
- Promotion starting September, event starts on Nov 1st
- proposed to put a display there? present a project?
- Insectbot Workshop 201208 (Min Lin) - Sep 2012
- Paper Bridge Competition 201208 (Edward) - Meh
- Makeblock 201207 Ideas - Meh
- Swarmrobots 201207 - Meh
- BaituD2 201207 - Meh
Marketing
- Shanghai Talk Magazine 201207
- David doing an urban farming
- Paul to write Arduino control
- Hackaday Video 201207
- TODO: need a volunteer
- "10 Dollar Robot" - Design Challenge
- (15 Sep) - Min Lin - Meh
- Social Media Marketing 201207
- TODO: MIN LIN: Social Media Accounts - to share passwords on Google Docs
Operation Stuff
Membership and Staff
- Membership Discussion 201207 - See above
Xinchejian Websites
- Reorganization of Xinchejian Website 201207 (Lio) - meh
- Xinchejian Event Calendar 2012 (Kevin) - update
Xinchejian Space
- Machine Instructions 201207 (Stephany, Valentin) - 24 Jul - Poster - WOW - Valentin worked - done
- TODO: Paul, Kevin, make fun of it.
- TODO: Edward, Jia Qi
- Space Agreement 201207
- TODO: Kevin to talk with Goodtochina and Transist
Legal and Financial
- Faren Issue 法人 (Legal Representative) - see above
- Financial Issues 201207 - Discussion
- Sponsorship: Possible
- NEED TODO: Make a presentation for sponsorship
- TODO: Kevin to look at sheets.
- Sponsorship: Possible