Steering Committee 2009-06-26
From DEW Robotics
Minutes for Steering Committee Meeting 26 June 2009 Attendance: Scott, Jon, Faith, Clem, Siri, Foster, Carly
- Approval of the minutes of the meeting of 29 May 2009
- Approved, no changes
- Finance Report
- Checking and Savings account reviewed
- Have not received some commitment checks
- DVIRC - Grant details submitted, Faith to follow up
- Hershey - Faith to follow up
- Hankin may be a good sponsor - Scott to follow up
- Brandywine Hospital - Jon to follow up
- Foster will post the handout
- Review of June Activities
- Bridgewater-Raritan Battle Royale -- Last Lunacy
- We did very well, placed third and had a good rookie turnout
- VEX Event - Canceled due to the lack of additional teams
- Bridgewater-Raritan Battle Royale -- Last Lunacy
- Review of space planning
- School did commit to giving us the second bay. We will ask about building the wall
- Need to order the gate - Clem will get bids, Foster will work on finances.
- Discussion of team structure
- Discussion took place, see Team Structure
- Website update
- Release forms
- In the tracking database
- Need to make sure that we have signed release forms
- Parents need to make sure that their roboteer knows they can't be in the picture
- Names on pictures (First Last, First only, First Last Initial)
- Roboteer First Name only, First Last for mentors
- Status / Plan
- Foster will contact Mike to get access to do the two highest items
- Release forms
- Plan for July garage cleanout
- Still on for July 18
- We will store metal in our area
- Move the lathe using a "lawn trailer"
- We will store the robots in the trailer until the wall done
- Pool Party Update
- Need to get people to RSVP - Faith to send a reminder
- Community Event Update
- Downingtown - 4 July - need to be in there by 7:30 AM
- Uwchland - 11 July - need to be in by 11AM
- Upper Uwchland - 18 July
- Summer schedule review
- Started
- Mission 1 - book learning about arms and gripper
- Mission 2 - build a 1/2 scale VEX chassis
- Programming mission - vision system
- Next Meeting we will do exact scheduling
- Started
- Fall schedule planning
- In progress
- Nominate/Vote for team secretary
- Need to write up a job description - Foster
- Add a copy of AutoDesk Inventors and 3DMAX to the club computer
- Not a problem, we have the licenses