##November 2 meeting: Mat, Jeff, Adam##

GM Forum Kickstarter launch @ thanksgiving (MONDAY, 11/21) 

* stickers + T-shirts for sale
* mention in video kits are coming
* 1st week of december, spectrometer, balloon kits for sale.

GM Forum printing-- December 10th ish? (leaving 4 days printing 10 days for shipping before xmas)

**Mathew:** Leading on getting Now objects up and printed and available, will get in touch with Christina @  Breadpig

**Jeff:** Leading on getting Soon objects up, starting storyboarding

**Adam:** Leading on getting legal clearance for what we can offer on Kickstarter

**When to talk next about how going to get GM Forum done?  Discuss plan on staff call friday 11/4**

* get that list of Sections, word counts, 
* Next GMF: Chandeleur Islands from May 9th with big slick: http://publiclaboratory.org/map/chandeleur-islands-louisiana/2010-5-9

##Salable items##

Fulfillment: $3.50 per item through Amplitude/Breadpig

###Now###

* T-shirts (grey map squares) -  $7 printing, $7 shipping, contact Zoo City, get rolling
  * Start working on balloon rising T-shirt along back-- shannon’s design.
* Stickers - $5, we get $1.50

###Soon###

Jeff taking lead with Spectrometer as our first case study with Parts & Crafts

* Spectrometry kits - coordinate with Parts and Crafts - $15+3.50 at cost - $35 total, we keep $16.50
  * 100 spectrometers ~= $1500, we could try for $1000.
* Balloon kits, $63 each, last count - ready to go, just need to coordinate with Amplitude Fulfilment and Breadpig
  * https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AlY4Tg28DhosdG10VU5rVW45d2pTLVBJUFh0cjZHWFE&hl=en_US#gid=0

##GM Forum Kickstarter launch @ thanksgiving (MONDAY, 11/21)##

* capture membership, sell other shit to them
* video: storyboard: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1MGP0bBiP5GPwG9PzzD9uwOIaf1D4JRtpSwg5Hhqp1ZU/edit?hl=en_US#slide=id.p 
* overview map, ¾ view cartoon map, with where the trip went
* something like this:		https://geoloqi.com/blog/2011/08/hyper-interactive-uses-geoloqi-for-iphone-to-track-balloon-flight-17-km-in-the-air/ 

**GMF workflow:**

* divide up grid, pass out google docs to contributors.
* How do we launch GM Forum all at once, with retail-- i.e. donation levels from GM Forum up to balloon and spectrometer kits.
		
Adam- don’t lose gifts that are donations to our organization that are tax-deductible, this is our big push and make it clear that we can receive donations.

Are people “backers” also members of PLOTS?

* reward can be “membership” -- find out legally what “membership” means
* “membership” vs. being part of the Plots community? - “member of the plots ….” - use Kickstarter’s “backers”, makes people seem like “investors” -- rather than charity-givers/donaters

###Kit development###

Kites, not ready for retail by end of November, but design should be finalized, sales possible by mid-Dec?

##Previous##

###Retail & Sales###

Are we creating educational packages, ready to order?  do we want to supply schools (one satellite per child pack?)
	
###Manufacturing###

* how much are we willing to engage factories? should we rely on only DIY?
* balloon designs, spectrometer, etc.

###Kits###

* look for sponsors?

###sourcing balloons, kites, retail partnerships###

* Amazon
* storefronts

###Subscriptions###

* maps by order, prints

###Fashion###

* t-shirts, jackets, etc.  can we make something actually stylish? where would you wear a map?