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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