ThunderBay-Meeting-2011-02-03

Questions with Judy

• Everything is "good to go" for the end of Feb
• We need a memorandum of understanding
  • 3 month length?
  • revisit after 3mo universally
  • Ben will follow up with Judy on MOU, with Anthony's help
  • our committee signs with NOIC
  • our members will sign a membership agreement with us
• key decisions that NOIC should be involved in
  • they want to review our membership agreement when we create it

How can NOIC help us?

• marketting
• perhaps an event before we move into the big lab
• applying for local funding (TBay Ventures)
• getting NOTA's money
  • use for capital expenses/security deposit
  • in line with their mandate too
• should we apply for funding before moving into the new space?
  • NOHFC
  • it's a defined "project" - the startup of a community space
  • city money?
  • "community foundation"

How do we help NOIC?

• we're an idea incubator supporting their mandate
• we help ideas spark that may eventually lead to products and businesses

Public Face

• they won't be strict on us mentioning them
  • won't require a logo or anything
• we should involve them in events, press, etc.
• we'll call it a "partnership"

Cash Flow

• set up a separate account
• membership fees deposit into
• budget
• their existing purchasing policy
  • items over $1000 require 3 quotes
  • we want to amend this into the agreement
  • spending our own money = OK
  • not sure about signing authority, cheques, etc.
  • they will have to sign service agreements (internet, etc) and tenant insurance

Membership agreement

• IP always remains with the inventors
• we'll have to revisit this one

"open-source creativity"

• confusing?
• may send the wrong impression
• creativity is good, but we don't want people to think that everything has to be open-source

Questions for Leigh

• everyone vote for them on FB
• we'll summarize and revisit

content strategy

• documenting projects
• managing things created
• keep track of owners of projects, etc
• we want to document what we're doing in the space
• communicate for media, to members
• revisit

SCIENCE FAIR!

• event idea!

Managing membership

• open vs nominated?
  • every new member must be nominated by a member
  • bring them in
  • introduce them to 2 other members

• all members
  • be excellent to each other
  • get a poster? It works for Noisebridge...
• full member - $50
  • get a vote - control
  • 24h access - accessibility
  • eligible for committee nomination
  • workshops - material costs only
  • locker/bin/cupboard
• student - $30
  • must be a registered student
  • everything else the same as full
• donations
  • discount on workshops?

• Open house nights
  • once a month?
  • revisit