====== 2021/04/27 BOTLab Directors' Meeting ====== ===== Present ===== * Alex R * Matt G * Felix H * Nick G ===== Incidents ===== * Jonny Taphouse, and the case of the incendiary lamp ===== Complaints ===== * None ===== Proposals Review ===== * chop saw ===== Agenda ===== * Reopening * Things to do before we we can reopen: * Wall and extraction * Rules update * Trolls * encouraging the new suggested membership fee * forwarding of bristol.hackspace.org.uk emails * showcase display * bins! * Update wobsite * named director positions ===== Minutes ===== * Lighting fire incident - elderly light fitting in corridor caught alight. Jonny Taphouse present. Landlord to replace. No action needed. * All agree that Open evenings / new memberships can commence from 17th May, if roadmap continues, but hackspace needs to be ready in time. * Do we need to update our onboarding process? * Felix - Yes We should check ID. * Alex - but we shouldn't keep it on record. * Proposed process: * 1) visitor attends hackspace, gets link to sign up and standing order information. * 2) Fill in form (including photo, etc) * 3) Set up standing order * 4) Return to hackspace - we verify ID, form, standing order, then issue card, reiterate rules! * Two recent grievances received about forum 'trolls', in addition to a catalogue of historical ones. Proposed action is to put up a forum post throwing the topic open. * Propose we should send an email to encourage increasing donation to £15, but not until we are open. * Alex requests cool pictures of people with projects for his showcase. * Nick proposes to that directors must have named roles, to stop membership always falling to him in the future. * Agreed that in future all directors will have named roles. * Agreed that three of those roles will be Treasurer, Membership Sec, and H+S Sec ===== Actions ===== * Alex: Build the wall. * Matt: Edit house rules & propose changes at next member's meeting. * Felix to update website to show new location. * Alex to write anti-troll post / all to review * Nick to ask Tarrim to update bristol.hackspace.org.uk emails to fromward to bristolhackspace.org * Whoever is next in to talk to Duncan about bins * Nick to send notice of next membership meeting - to be held online on 11th May.