August 2022 - CEC Meeting

8/16/2022 - Community Engagement Committee Meeting

Area 515 Makerspace - Community Engagement Committee

Meeting Meeting Agenda - 08/16/2022

• Welcome Carlin A. as Board Liaison

• Recap of Board Meeting from John W.

• Set a SMART goal for the committee in general.

• Discuss if we want to participate in the Mini Maker Faire:

  • https://desmoines.makerfaire.com/call-for-makers/

  • Theme is Make: Pretend “Highlighting ways that makers can create a world, setting, or feeling that is not real or make believe”

  • Event is on September 5th (Labor Day) from 9AM - 4PM

  • Application due by August 30 for priority spacing

• Plan an event for the Annual Member Meeting in October.

  • Goal is to try and get as many members as possible to attend, think of ways to increase exposure and interest.

• Area 515 Merch

• Open Discussion and Action Items

Meeting notes:

Board Meeting: primary discussion focuses on social events and community educational events. Want to focus on membership community building.

Mini Maker Faire: it is too soon to try and we will work with DMSC to be involved next year.

Ideas: Talk about having booth at farmers markets

Space Reset workday - Carlin proposed we have a day where we work with tool stewards to accomplish workday tasks as a space that normally couldn’t be accomplished in a single work day.

Discussed hosting Space Classes that generate income that the space could be known for.

Merch sales, selling at cost to spread brand awareness with an in for $10 seed funding

Discussed hosting social event at annual member meeting

Discussed use of Trello for event and project planning