TechTue459

 Techtuesdays are a social meet-up sort of thing, just walk in for a talk, 
 club-mate, latest news, or to show off your latest pet-project.  
 ... or you can always stay home and read slashdot.

TechTue459 What: tuesday meeting When: Tue 13 Feb 2018 19:00 Where: HSBXL Cost: 0

where

HSBXL Hackerspace Brussels

Agenda

https://etherpad.openstack.org/p/TechTue459

• https://hackerspaces.nl/open-dag/ < join? Zaterdag 31 Maart 2018
  • lets do a spacecrawl in holland
• embassy meeting in voidwarranties(antwerp) next saturday 24th 2018
• Plan next GA (mid-march)
• upcoming workshops
  • videomapping (betz / ptr_)
  • esp32 (micropython) - samedi 24 feb 2018 (u-go / zoobab)
    • breadboard * buttons etc
    • blink n led / button
  • mqtt / home-assistant
  • upip / porting python pcks (day before / or tuesday before)
  • geofencing

• shoot idea to rent floor below (betz / ptr_)
  • check if owner wants to rent it out for a low price (400eur/month) and then see if members see possibility of chipping in
  • hardware-hacking area downstairs ?

• workshops
  • budget ? (eg. drinks/transport)

• space goodies shop
  • start separate bookkeeping
  • same system as fridge though (double-up)
  • distributeur? (zoobab doing a call for donations, seemed it worked)

• Bytenight
  • Stats
    • rough Financial overview
      • revenue / omzet 2075eur
      • is still to pay: 170+- EUR to betz;zoobab 75eur
      • 1700 eur on bank (so still zoobab 75eur and gaz 170+- to pay back) ==> 1450 gain clean (benefice)
      • betz owes spaces 50eur (drinks etc)
      • pay smhing for artists  ? (manu, olmo, planeteconcrete, johnny, jo) 20eur for transports & costs ? yes --
  • Buildup / Teardown
    • emptied 3rd floor the evening itself + quick brush
    • taking back personal material from hsbxl seems going smooth
  • Learned? What to learn for next edition?
    • published on fosdem website (fringes page); no publicity otherwise; full house guaranteed; reverse engineering con mentioned party in keynote talk;
    • bar needed on both floor
    • keep shoppinglist, helps in prep next year
    • need more space... (big piece of luck we had with 3rd floor; needs attention next year)
    • cash vs drink-vouchers
    • bar could use better organisation(longer & easier to reach
    • lights needs more attention