Just so there's no confusion...<div><br></div><div>Since nobody responded saying they could make the meeting, it's not happening. I have lots to do too, so I'll be taking care of other things.</div><div><br></div>
<div>Christie<br clear="all">_______<br>""Battle not with monsters lest ye become a monster;<br>and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche<br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 6, 2010 at 8:13 PM, Christie Dudley <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:longobord@gmail.com">longobord@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
First, I'm wondering how many people will be available for a meeting Monday at 6PM. I'd like to meet, discuss stuff for an hour or two, then we can all go out to dinner like we used to. If you can, and want to make it, please respond. If there aren't more than one or two people who can, it won't be worth our while to get together and do this.<div>
<br></div><div>The things I see we need to talk about:</div><div><br></div><div>Maker Faire:</div><div> - What is going? Do we have a complete list?</div><div>I have the checklist for the regular flight thing that I'll be sticking up on the wiki, since I don't believe it made it there yet. I think we should have everything on that list at least for display.</div>
<div> - I'd like to try to get Chris' camera working so we can run that. Not only is it a bit more elegant of a technical solution, I believe it has much better resolution, so we should be able to get nicer images. Pretty pictures good! </div>
<div> - I'd also like to open this up for discussion on New Things. If you have an idea you'd like to try out for Maker Faire, now would be the time to bring it up!</div><div><br></div><div>- Who is going? Although this is probably something that should best be handled over the list, once I have an exact count of tickets available, I'll be able to put together a sign up sheet to put on the wiki. I want people to have more than 24 hrs this time to sign up. There will be shifts and we'll have a maximum number per shift, so we get good, even coverage with everyone knowing when they'll be needed. How long the shifts will need to be and how many people need to work at a time will be predicated on how many tickets we get.</div>
<div><br></div><div>If we don't get enough tickets we should be talking to Mitch about getting more people in. He has a virtually unlimited supply of tickets, but will require you to work the soldering area for a bit in exchange. We all know how to solder, right? If people are getting Mitch's tickets and helping him out, you will be encouraged, not required, to sign up for shifts. You'll be appreciated by all the folks who get the tickets and have to make the commitment.</div>
<div><div><br></div><div>- Logistics: What do we need to do in order to be ready for the event? We don't need to have answers to these by this Sunday, but it's good to talk about, and if we do, we're ahead of the curve.<br clear="all">
- How are we on helium and balloons?</div><div> - Do we need any more rope/wire/etc?</div><div> - How are we getting stuff down there and back?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>In addition to talking about Maker Faire, I'd really like to be looking forward to our next launch. We probably shouldn't set a date until after the event, but I'd still like to start discussions on new things we could be doing. The last launch attempt only included a new body, no new systems or tests. I'd really like to get the ideas flowing again, as they seem to have died down.</div>
<div><br></div><div>The biggest new thing I'd like to talk about is a power bus. I'll have the list of *stuff* we have up on the wiki so we can address each item individually, including battery requirements. I'd like to have a uniform, redundant, stable, reliable power source (think in terms of a PC power supply) so we can stop fussing with batteries and charging and all the sundry things we need to worry about prior to each launch.</div>
<div><br></div><div>It's been a while since I've heard any other new ideas for the launch. Granted, not having a successful launch in a while means we haven't had a chance to test the last batch of ideas. I still don't think this means we should stop coming up with them though.</div>
<div><br></div><div>So come to the meeting and bring your ideas. It'll be fun!</div><div><br></div><div>Christie</div><div><br></div><div>_______<br>""Battle not with monsters lest ye become a monster;<br>
and if you gaze into the abyss, the abyss gazes into you." - Friedrich Nietzsche<br>
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