User:Andreatl/summernotes

Notes - 5/1/08

What:

• meta grassroots group
  • learn to manage other grassroots
  • grassroots kindling - catalyzing

TO DO before May 20 (email to Mel)

• submit research/project proposal
• budget
• minions
• equipment, activities needed

Tentative Scheduling: May 19: Dorms close May 20-28: Pay visits to 1CC (plan ahead for access, etc) June 9-13: Grassroots boot camp week June 16-18: Travel! June 20: Chicago opening party!

Homes

1. The Office (Nikki)
   • do we have paper in the printer? Appointment, scheduling, etc.
   • managing - poking people about updates for project
   • close to mass transit! And internets!
   • repair center
2. The Van (Chris)
   • Gas, keeping track of who has the van
   • scheduling
   • workshops, classes
3. The Intarwebs (Tank)
   • mailing lists
   • webmarketing, delegation
   • documentation!!! ("data")
4. The Neighbors (Mel)
   • outreach
   • government (low cost laptop act)
   • Springfield, talking to legislators

Potential Projects

stuff decided on?

• Chris: power generation
• Nikki: Sound and signal processing
  • motion detection?
    • needs matrices!
  • else, sound filtering?
• Tank: Science module kits
  • bio, em, physics, chem, etc.
  • circuits stuff?

other things considered:

• hardware peripheral development
  • USB, MCUs, embedded
• power generation
  • battery life
• software
  • pi management
  • kernal debugging
  • firmware
• wireless mesh work
• Matsci testing?
  • dependent on access to NU labs
• testing, QA
  • Important stuff, as there's little here already