Start: 7:01pm
Member: David, Akshat, Rishabh, Joshua, Akshay, Michelle, Christine, Matt, Eva, Anurag, Reo, Raphael, Sahil, Maitryee, Aneesh, Ali, Nikunj, Abhiram, Michael C, Daniel
Mentors: Mr. G, Mr. Lowd, Fernando, Mr.Xie,
Officers: Alric, Michael L, Vincent, Eric, Robert, Annie, Lucy, Brian, Miles, Diane
Member Meeting – Jan 24, 2012
Lynbrook Robotics FIRST Team#846
Start Time: 7:00 PM This Agenda is closed to editing at 6:30pm.
Only 35 days till Stop Build Day
- Download the Encrypted Manual!
- http://www.usfirst.org/roboticsprograms/frc/competition-manual-and-related-documents?id=452
- svn checkout http://frc2012-gamedocs.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/ frc2012-gamedocs-read-only
SVN version maintained by D.Giandomenico (trial effort)
Officer Reports
Treasurer; Secretary;
Notes: DRI = Directly Responsible Individual
Old Business
- Mr. Lowd’s AWESOME reading [DRI: Mr. Lowd] (7:01)
- Sweaters [DRI: Alric] (7:05)
- Order placed
- Under the $35 per person
- Tshirts [DRI: Alric] (7:05)
- Collecting Checks
- prices are up $20 per shirt
- doing some more research to find some more
- cost will be $25
- Jerseys?
- not many that are interested
- Collecting Checks
- Flag [DRI: Eva] (8:00pm)
- Ordered?
- contacted companies, new companies refused to make a war banner
- Buy rip of flag (~$300)
- regular flag (~$200)
- buy regular flag, and make it into a war banner
- buy a normal flag
- make our own flag
- Robert will help out with this
- print on vinyl, have white parts white, double length, etc.
- Final Image: https://docs.google.com/present/edit?id=dcqjgjph_32cswjsbqv
- hair is touching the edge of the border
- move text and put it along the edge
- Alric will do it.
- will have finalized flag design by next week
- Newsletter [DRI: Vincent] (7:06)
- Articles are all assigned, sent out emails, set up documents
- Mishan and Anne’s at the end of build season (right after)
- Deadlines: Feb 11th or 22nd
- Awards (7:08)
- Entrepreneurship [DRI: Diane]
- working on it
- content needs more work, basic sections are almost done
- working on it
- Woodie Flowers [DRI: Annie]
- trying find a website builder
- Website [DRI: Michael L]
- trying find a website builder
- talking to Akshat, university student who does it for income, etc.
- Changes [DRI: Vincent]
- want to set up a server (rejected because of restraints)
- Build Season Log [DRI: Vincent]
- currently updated, want some more pictures.
- Team hard-drive need to be better cared for.
- in general whoever has a team item email out the team you have it (give and receive)
- Fernando’s ideas, time lapse
- put into the room (would be really cool!)
- made by JVC, waterproof
- trying find a website builder
- Chairman’s [DRI: Jocelyn]
- almost done, just needs Annie and Alric to add some information
- finish my next week or this Saturday or Sunday
- almost done, just needs Annie and Alric to add some information
- Chairman’s Video [DRI: Michelle, Christine]
- finished a very brief storyboard
- need a special microphone (recorder)
- mainly interviews of members, officers, and mentors
- small sentences, similar to school of distinction
- will get a list of questions
- aiming for a very small documentary
- follows format of the essay formed by Jocelyn
- need to get footage
- Deadline: at the Feb 28, 2012
- mainly interviews of members, officers, and mentors
- Entrepreneurship [DRI: Diane]
- CNC Software [DRI: Brian] (7:23)
- Mr. G
- talked with GibsCAM
- expect to get software by this firday
- post processor configured for our Tormach machine
- we can not configure it, they will configure it remotely
- asked to eat lunch with Mr. G
- will take a CAD model from inventor, export as STEP file, from that it will take a 3D model of the part, need to highlight features, and than the Tormach will create the highlights
- talked with GibsCAM
- Mr. G
- Photo Journal [DRI: Eric] (7:27)
- not much, organizing the photo
- want the first page (with all the names) done by next week.
- with titles, grades, names.
- deadline: Feb. 7, 2012
- order by Feb. 21, 2012
- NYC Regional [DRI: Annie] (7:32)
- Student: $949.65
- Adults: $1263.29
- need by Wednesday
- need to get airlines and parent meeting.
- get back at 10pm.
- reason because doing exploring, and later flight. (just a thought, may not happen)
- cost will go up, will cause more issues.
- adventure areas
- empire state building, air and space museum, walking as a mob, just being there is cool, tour buses, ferry tour, etc.
- research will be done tonight and will talk to Aneesh to finalize flights.
- Got Western Digital Grant – Yay!
- have not gotten money from foundation
- have symantec, need to confirm
End: 8:10













