24 Sep 2019


What We’re Going Over:

  • MechMania Recap
  • DigiKey
  • Raspberry Pi + Ethernet Adapter
  • SIGs

What We Went Over:

  • MechMania Recap
    • Trip itself went really well
    • Sleep accommodations were not made clear to all members (at the event)
    • We forgot to bring power strips
    • Competition itself was fine
    • 2 vans were much more comfortable than a 15, and works really well
    • Communication did fail at a couple points (because of MechMania staff and because of 2 vans instead of 1)
  • Reimbursements
    • Totaling of how much we spent on the trip must be done
    • We took 14, even though we budgeted for 13
    • Student gov is providing us a smaller budget than last year
  • DigiKey (competition)
    • Sign ups are due Thursday, September 26
    • DigiKey will pay for hotels
    • We will have to cover van rentals
      • Likely covered by previous DigiKey winnings
    • Travel is from Thursday night to Friday night
    • It’s expected that Dr. Denton is joining us
  • Raspberry Pi 4
    • Expensive, full sets on Amazon & Best Buy (~$100)
    • Just a Pi (~$55)
  • Mailman
    • Spencer is planning to look into it
  • SIGs
    • Git
      • 2 classes planned on different days
    • Study
      • 3:00-4:00pm on MWF
    • C++/Linux
      • looking for interest
    • Gdev
      • 4:00pm on Friday
  • Bank Account - $1,621.31
    • major deductions expected once MechMania payments go through
    • membership fees have been added in there roughly the same time

To Accomplish By Next Meeting:

  • work on mailman
  • DigiKey signups
  • Reimbursements

Next Meeting:

  • DigiKey
  • Mailman
  • Raspberry Pi
  • SIGs
  • MechMania Reimbursements