Staff call notes 5 31 2012
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
Shannon
- OHS abstract in, H2S paper abstract, ordering darkroom supplies, liability insurance forms (having the plans for them open source lowers liability- plans available to review materials)
Adam
- nothing new, writing budget for Virginia project, liability forms- yes good to go
Stewart
- same as Tuesday
Mathew
- Discussion w/ folks on UAV ethics- AB Spanovich (?), ctr. for EP- needs to transcribe, Jeff/Mat working on parts for retail kits that need to resell- ThinkGeek concerns- internal packaging, pro. printed materials, same as Tuesday
Jeff
- absent
Sara
- Goals
- Basically same a Tuesday
- Workshop General Info page--just started that based on our last call - (liz needs to look at this) http://publiclaboratory.org/wiki/developing-and-running-public-lab-workshop
- Mat and Jeff input on tool page so we follow up with mock-up?
- Shannon and Jeff feedback on LOI?
Liz
- Goals
- workspace - Fractured Atlas application in, insurance quotes forthcoming.
- knowledge transfer with Oscar on how to do party balloon rigs like this for potential Columbia University workshop at Bronx River and L.I.C river edge: http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/oscar-brett/5-22-2012/may-day-community-aerial
- organizing for end of June workshop on kite building -- getting space, publicizing save the dates, procuring materials, etc....
- need to hold indoor map knitter workshop.
- EPA workshop upcoming - June 19, 20. NY and NJ -- Sara, Liz.
Questions
- HIVE, Badges, evident.ly,
- no time to create special events. just use existing NYC community events.
- related to workshop curriculum -- can badges be a result of that effort to develop that?
- Liz to hit up our existing Badges Working Group.
- possible to try out in Providence with EJ league this summer in August as well.
- not open source yet- by fall- should be and would have value for Public Lab. Learning Times. MacArthur Foundation funding.
Meetings
Miscellaneous
- Kite Machine project - new friend in NYC, kiting at the beach on Saturday http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/957027202/the-kite-machine-0
Newsletter suggestions
- Format: Title in bold - less than a sentence please - http://link-to-more-info...
- less than a sentence please
- http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/warren/5-30-2012/spectral-workbench-user-login-system
- Kite Machine event?
- Website task list
- videos from encuentro
- myBalsamiq
- Open Hardware Licensing: only 11 people left to contact for the CERN OHL transition: http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/warren/5-31-2012/cern-open-hardware-license-transition-update-11-people-left
- (http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/warren/5-30-2012/spectral-workbench-user-login-system) FarmHack mapping success in Lee, NH -- 3d models and infrared imagery:http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/cfastie/5-29-2012/lee-nh-plotsfarmhack-meetup Ideas for calculating biomass http://publiclaboratory.org/notes/cfastie/5-31-2012/3d-model-meshlab