<html><head></head><body><div class="ydp342072cfyahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><div>Hi all,</div><div><br></div><div>We have an SGVHAK meeting next Thursday @ 6:30pm at Dave's shop in Arcadia.<br></div><div><a href="https://www.meetup.com/SGVTech/events/dvnvmhyzgbgb/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.meetup.com/SGVTech/events/dvnvmhyzgbgb/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Just a reminder that we should make more progress on the discussion <br></div><div>we started at last month's SGVLUG meeting.</div><div><br></div><div><div><span><span><div>Currently, there is only one SGVHAK meeting on the first Thursday of</div></span></span><div><span><span><div>the month at Dave's shop. A small group of us have also been regularly <br></div></span></span><div><div><span><span><div>attending Dave's weekly Monday night meetings. <br></div><div><br></div></span></span></div><span><span></span></span></div></div></div><span><span></span></span><div><span><span>Still, it's not a great way to grow the SGVHAK group.</span></span> <br></div><div><br></div><div>Also, what happens if Dave's shop is no longer available as a meeting place?<br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>So by next Thursday, we should have status on the following:<br></div></div><span></span><div><span><div>*
We could start using Dave's shop as a makerspace, but we need to limit
our liability by looking into what it would take to register as a
not-for-profit and get an umbrella insurance policy. (Michael Starch)</div></span><span><div>*
We also want to restart our Saturday meetings, starting in April. We
will look at whether we can get a room at the library on a regular
basis. (Lan)</div></span><div><span><div>* We're interested in acquiring a laser cutter
that will live at Dave's shop. Lan and Starch are willing to fund
purchase. We need to research a model that will meet our needs. (Roger,
Dave, MPS) Due to the CO2 laser being an expensive consumable, we
estimate charging $1/hour to cover maintenance and replacement costs.</div></span></div><div><br></div><div>Lan<br></div><div><br></div></div></div></body></html>