BoDAgenda26Mar2017

Old Business

• Updated member process
• Failure of first starving hacker quarterly survey
• Buildout success on several fronts.
• Old IT gear mostly gone.
• Recycling shelves momentarily clean
• Ongoing work on Kiln

Reports

• Secretary
  • May need to file/pay for FTS SoS corp filing.
  • Need to check on Members' Book, ensure currency of waivers/contact info/Member Status
  • Upcoming elections in May

• Treasurer
  • Financial report
  • Members vs Time
  • 2017 Budget

• IT
  • Some things more automated, but need to update wiki/vm versions.
  • Looked into hosted mediawiki, not a lot of good options.
  • No new volunteers for Web Admin stuff, Eldon may start trying to come to more open houses.
  • Should we set every member up with a freeside google login/email address/etc? May make sharing google docs, etc easier with membership. (You can often "share with organization", which is easier).

New Business

• Potential for Corp. Sponsored memberships?
• Possible investment in cleaning service of some sort?
• Questions about potential members?
• Proposal for simpler starving hacker system. (Nathan)
• Thoughts on best directions to grow Freeside.
  • Buildouts organization, next projects
  • New website thoughts
  • Events: cohosted, hackathon, Atlanta Makers Meetup?
  • Freeside Photos shared album