We're coming up on board-election-season again! The board positions are up for grabs for those interested members in good standing who can rally the requisite membership support.
Per our bylaws, elections fall on the first membership meeting of October, which is October 11.
The current positions and who holds them are:
Champion - Jeremy Leung and Jacob Rosenthal
Secretary - Ryan Rix
Operations Manager - Will Bradley
Treasurer - Jose Diaz
If you are interested in running for a board position I would highly advise
reviewing the following descriptions of the positions in the wiki from a
brainstorming session we had a while back:
Please also speak with the current Board representatives to get an honest
answer as to what they do day in and day out to push the organization
forward. I would urge that you do this before campaigning to get an honest
opinion of what you would be getting yourself into. It is a great
responsibility that requires near daily commitment for follow up and getting
actions completed. When considering running for the board evaluate your current position in life and ask yourself if you can free up that time to be there consistently for the organization. If you find that in a week or two you won't be available to do anything for a month then this position might not
be worthwhile to you.
After having spent a year on the board, I can say that it is a rewarding and fun experience, even if it's a lot of work. It takes a lot of time and energy to devote yourself to the board full time, but it is, IMO, worth every bit.
Of course, over the last year, we have done a lot of work to minimize what the board actually does, pushing everything we can out to the community and our operations team. We're always looking for more people to volunteer for the organization and this is a great way to gauge if you can truly commit your time. Don't let the quest or lack thereof for a Board title hinder you from shaping HeatSync in to the hackerspace you want it to be.
Feel free to nominate yourself or others in this thread. Along the same thread as our HYH proposals, we'd like all nominations in by Oct 4, one week before the Oct 11 HYH meeting. Let us all know why you are a good for for a position on the HeatSync board of directors and how you plan to make this organization even more kick-ass in 2013. :)
tl;dr *Nominate people by Oct4 for the board, voting at Oc11 HYH meeting.*
rrix
-- Ryan Rix
HeatSync Labs | Secretary of Board
@rrrrrrrix | http://rix.si
I would like to nominate myself to become treasurer of heatsync labs. I presume most of you guys know me, but if you dont, here is a description of myself and my qualifications:
I am a 21 year old working on two undergraduate degrees in Economics and Math from ASU. My degree in economics is through the business school which has required me to take 2 classes in accounting, and 1 in finance. My personal interests have required me to look up financial information for many large companies and I feel this has given me some insight into interpreting financially relevant information. Besides that I own a bit of stock. I have also been the treasurer of a few school clubs at ASU, including the student economics association. For a bit during the summer I was making deposits into the bank on heatsync's behalf, so I already have some a bit of first hand experience in the heatsync cash flow.
I am in the lab almost every day, and I feel fully integrated into the community. I would describe myself as extremely ethical and logical. If I were treasurer I would maintain a healthy level of transparency and would work to make relevant financial information as accessible as possible to the membership.
On Saturday, September 22, 2012 8:21:02 PM UTC-7, Ryan Rix wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> We're coming up on board-election-season again! The board positions are up > for > grabs for those interested members in good standing who can rally the > requisite membership support.
> Per our bylaws, elections fall on the first membership meeting of October, > which is October 11.
> The current positions and who holds them are:
> Champion - Jeremy Leung and Jacob Rosenthal > Secretary - Ryan Rix > Operations Manager - Will Bradley > Treasurer - Jose Diaz
> If you are interested in running for a board position I would highly > advise > reviewing the following descriptions of the positions in the wiki from a > brainstorming session we had a while back:
> Please also speak with the current Board representatives to get an honest > answer as to what they do day in and day out to push the organization > forward. I would urge that you do this before campaigning to get an > honest > opinion of what you would be getting yourself into. It is a great > responsibility that requires near daily commitment for follow up and > getting > actions completed. When considering running for the board evaluate your > current position in life and ask yourself if you can free up that time to > be > there consistently for the organization. If you find that in a week or > two > you won't be available to do anything for a month then this position might > not > be worthwhile to you.
> After having spent a year on the board, I can say that it is a rewarding > and > fun experience, even if it's a lot of work. It takes a lot of time and > energy > to devote yourself to the board full time, but it is, IMO, worth every > bit. > Of course, over the last year, we have done a lot of work to minimize what > the > board actually does, pushing everything we can out to the community and > our > operations team. We're always looking for more people to volunteer for the > organization and this is a great way to gauge if you can truly commit your > time. Don't let the quest or lack thereof for a Board title hinder you > from > shaping HeatSync in to the hackerspace you want it to be.
> Feel free to nominate yourself or others in this thread. Along the same > thread > as our HYH proposals, we'd like all nominations in by Oct 4, one week > before > the Oct 11 HYH meeting. Let us all know why you are a good for for a > position > on the HeatSync board of directors and how you plan to make this > organization > even more kick-ass in 2013. :)
> tl;dr *Nominate people by Oct4 for the board, voting at Oc11 HYH meeting.*
> rrix
> -- > Ryan Rix > HeatSync Labs | Secretary of Board > @rrrrrrrix | http://rix.si
I'm curious which incumbent board members would like to continue and which would like to step down or be replaced. Digging deeper, are there any that would like to step down, but would continue to hold the position and responsibility for the good of the organization?
On another note, the organization and membership has grown a lot in the last year or two, and 5 board members seems small at this level. I know it's mostly a member rather than board run organization, but 1 person moving for a job, etc. would displace 20% of the board. Some more redundancy might be in order. I'm not in favor of more bureaucracy, and this discussion probably deserves its own thread but I thought I'd throw the idea out there.
Tim
On Sep 22, 2012, at 10:20 PM, Ryan Rix <r...@heatsynclabs.org> wrote:
> We're coming up on board-election-season again! The board positions are up for > grabs for those interested members in good standing who can rally the > requisite membership support.
> Per our bylaws, elections fall on the first membership meeting of October, > which is October 11.
> The current positions and who holds them are:
> Champion - Jeremy Leung and Jacob Rosenthal
> Secretary - Ryan Rix
> Operations Manager - Will Bradley
> Treasurer - Jose Diaz
> If you are interested in running for a board position I would highly advise
> reviewing the following descriptions of the positions in the wiki from a
> brainstorming session we had a while back:
> Please also speak with the current Board representatives to get an honest
> answer as to what they do day in and day out to push the organization
> forward. I would urge that you do this before campaigning to get an honest
> opinion of what you would be getting yourself into. It is a great
> responsibility that requires near daily commitment for follow up and getting
> actions completed. When considering running for the board evaluate your > current position in life and ask yourself if you can free up that time to be > there consistently for the organization. If you find that in a week or two > you won't be available to do anything for a month then this position might not
> be worthwhile to you.
> After having spent a year on the board, I can say that it is a rewarding and > fun experience, even if it's a lot of work. It takes a lot of time and energy > to devote yourself to the board full time, but it is, IMO, worth every bit.
> Of course, over the last year, we have done a lot of work to minimize what the > board actually does, pushing everything we can out to the community and our > operations team. We're always looking for more people to volunteer for the > organization and this is a great way to gauge if you can truly commit your > time. Don't let the quest or lack thereof for a Board title hinder you from > shaping HeatSync in to the hackerspace you want it to be.
> Feel free to nominate yourself or others in this thread. Along the same thread > as our HYH proposals, we'd like all nominations in by Oct 4, one week before > the Oct 11 HYH meeting. Let us all know why you are a good for for a position > on the HeatSync board of directors and how you plan to make this organization > even more kick-ass in 2013. :)
> tl;dr *Nominate people by Oct4 for the board, voting at Oc11 HYH meeting.*
> rrix
> -- > Ryan Rix
> HeatSync Labs | Secretary of Board
> @rrrrrrrix | http://rix.si
I'd like for someone to nominate themselves for my position; I think
HeatSync is one of the best places on Earth and will continue helping, but
I want to see new ideas and energy on the board too.
On Oct 1, 2012 11:19 AM, "Tim G" <trgerr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm curious which incumbent board members would like to continue and which
> would like to step down or be replaced. Digging deeper, are there any that
> would like to step down, but would continue to hold the position and
> responsibility for the good of the organization?
> On another note, the organization and membership has grown a lot in the
> last year or two, and 5 board members seems small at this level. I know
> it's mostly a member rather than board run organization, but 1 person
> moving for a job, etc. would displace 20% of the board. Some more
> redundancy might be in order. I'm not in favor of more bureaucracy, and
> this discussion probably deserves its own thread but I thought I'd throw
> the idea out there.
> Tim
> On Sep 22, 2012, at 10:20 PM, Ryan Rix <r...@heatsynclabs.org> wrote:
> > Hi everyone,
> > We're coming up on board-election-season again! The board positions are
> up for
> > grabs for those interested members in good standing who can rally the
> > requisite membership support.
> > Per our bylaws, elections fall on the first membership meeting of
> October,
> > which is October 11.
> > The current positions and who holds them are:
> > Champion - Jeremy Leung and Jacob Rosenthal
> > Secretary - Ryan Rix
> > Operations Manager - Will Bradley
> > Treasurer - Jose Diaz
> > If you are interested in running for a board position I would highly
> advise
> > reviewing the following descriptions of the positions in the wiki from a
> > brainstorming session we had a while back:
> > Please also speak with the current Board representatives to get an honest
> > answer as to what they do day in and day out to push the organization
> > forward. I would urge that you do this before campaigning to get an
> honest
> > opinion of what you would be getting yourself into. It is a great
> > responsibility that requires near daily commitment for follow up and
> getting
> > actions completed. When considering running for the board evaluate your
> > current position in life and ask yourself if you can free up that time
> to be
> > there consistently for the organization. If you find that in a week or
> two
> > you won't be available to do anything for a month then this position
> might not
> > be worthwhile to you.
> > After having spent a year on the board, I can say that it is a rewarding
> and
> > fun experience, even if it's a lot of work. It takes a lot of time and
> energy
> > to devote yourself to the board full time, but it is, IMO, worth every
> bit.
> > Of course, over the last year, we have done a lot of work to minimize
> what the
> > board actually does, pushing everything we can out to the community and
> our
> > operations team. We're always looking for more people to volunteer for
> the
> > organization and this is a great way to gauge if you can truly commit
> your
> > time. Don't let the quest or lack thereof for a Board title hinder you
> from
> > shaping HeatSync in to the hackerspace you want it to be.
> > Feel free to nominate yourself or others in this thread. Along the same
> thread
> > as our HYH proposals, we'd like all nominations in by Oct 4, one week
> before
> > the Oct 11 HYH meeting. Let us all know why you are a good for for a
> position
> > on the HeatSync board of directors and how you plan to make this
> organization
> > even more kick-ass in 2013. :)
> > tl;dr *Nominate people by Oct4 for the board, voting at Oc11 HYH
> meeting.*
> > rrix
> > --
> > Ryan Rix
> > HeatSync Labs | Secretary of Board
> > @rrrrrrrix | http://rix.si
(More broadly, every position is up for election, I'd like each position to
be contested to give you all some kind of choice. Encourage your fellow
members to nominate themselves by Thursday!)
On Oct 1, 2012 12:52 PM, "Will Bradley" <bradley.w...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I'd like for someone to nominate themselves for my position; I think
> HeatSync is one of the best places on Earth and will continue helping, but
> I want to see new ideas and energy on the board too.
> On Oct 1, 2012 11:19 AM, "Tim G" <trgerr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'm curious which incumbent board members would like to continue and
>> which would like to step down or be replaced. Digging deeper, are there any
>> that would like to step down, but would continue to hold the position and
>> responsibility for the good of the organization?
>> On another note, the organization and membership has grown a lot in the
>> last year or two, and 5 board members seems small at this level. I know
>> it's mostly a member rather than board run organization, but 1 person
>> moving for a job, etc. would displace 20% of the board. Some more
>> redundancy might be in order. I'm not in favor of more bureaucracy, and
>> this discussion probably deserves its own thread but I thought I'd throw
>> the idea out there.
>> Tim
>> On Sep 22, 2012, at 10:20 PM, Ryan Rix <r...@heatsynclabs.org> wrote:
>> > Hi everyone,
>> > We're coming up on board-election-season again! The board positions are
>> up for
>> > grabs for those interested members in good standing who can rally the
>> > requisite membership support.
>> > Per our bylaws, elections fall on the first membership meeting of
>> October,
>> > which is October 11.
>> > The current positions and who holds them are:
>> > Champion - Jeremy Leung and Jacob Rosenthal
>> > Secretary - Ryan Rix
>> > Operations Manager - Will Bradley
>> > Treasurer - Jose Diaz
>> > If you are interested in running for a board position I would highly
>> advise
>> > reviewing the following descriptions of the positions in the wiki from a
>> > brainstorming session we had a while back:
>> > Please also speak with the current Board representatives to get an
>> honest
>> > answer as to what they do day in and day out to push the organization
>> > forward. I would urge that you do this before campaigning to get an
>> honest
>> > opinion of what you would be getting yourself into. It is a great
>> > responsibility that requires near daily commitment for follow up and
>> getting
>> > actions completed. When considering running for the board evaluate your
>> > current position in life and ask yourself if you can free up that time
>> to be
>> > there consistently for the organization. If you find that in a week or
>> two
>> > you won't be available to do anything for a month then this position
>> might not
>> > be worthwhile to you.
>> > After having spent a year on the board, I can say that it is a
>> rewarding and
>> > fun experience, even if it's a lot of work. It takes a lot of time and
>> energy
>> > to devote yourself to the board full time, but it is, IMO, worth every
>> bit.
>> > Of course, over the last year, we have done a lot of work to minimize
>> what the
>> > board actually does, pushing everything we can out to the community and
>> our
>> > operations team. We're always looking for more people to volunteer for
>> the
>> > organization and this is a great way to gauge if you can truly commit
>> your
>> > time. Don't let the quest or lack thereof for a Board title hinder you
>> from
>> > shaping HeatSync in to the hackerspace you want it to be.
>> > Feel free to nominate yourself or others in this thread. Along the same
>> thread
>> > as our HYH proposals, we'd like all nominations in by Oct 4, one week
>> before
>> > the Oct 11 HYH meeting. Let us all know why you are a good for for a
>> position
>> > on the HeatSync board of directors and how you plan to make this
>> organization
>> > even more kick-ass in 2013. :)
>> > tl;dr *Nominate people by Oct4 for the board, voting at Oc11 HYH
>> meeting.*
>> > rrix
>> > --
>> > Ryan Rix
>> > HeatSync Labs | Secretary of Board
>> > @rrrrrrrix | http://rix.si
To be honest, I think that the board is doing a fantastic job right
now. The only position I could see being up for contest is treasurer,
but that is only because I don't know Jose at all.
Nothing against you, Jose, I just don't know you.
My understanding of board positions is that they don't carry any
additional privileges, only additional irresponsibility. If one of
you guys wants a time out to go back to being a "normal" member,
without the additional burden of board-membering, let us know, and I'm
sure people will rise to the task.
I certainly will
That said, you guys are doing an awesome job, and I see no reason to
replace anybody, unless one of you wants a break.
Will, if you want a break, I nominate myself for the position of Ops
Manager (but I want to stress that this isn't because I want to
contest your position, only because I'm willing to pick up the burden
for you if you want).
On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Will Bradley <bradley.w...@gmail.com> wrote:
> (More broadly, every position is up for election, I'd like each position to
> be contested to give you all some kind of choice. Encourage your fellow
> members to nominate themselves by Thursday!)
> On Oct 1, 2012 12:52 PM, "Will Bradley" <bradley.w...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I'd like for someone to nominate themselves for my position; I think
>> HeatSync is one of the best places on Earth and will continue helping, but I
>> want to see new ideas and energy on the board too.
>> On Oct 1, 2012 11:19 AM, "Tim G" <trgerr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I'm curious which incumbent board members would like to continue and
>>> which would like to step down or be replaced. Digging deeper, are there any
>>> that would like to step down, but would continue to hold the position and
>>> responsibility for the good of the organization?
>>> On another note, the organization and membership has grown a lot in the
>>> last year or two, and 5 board members seems small at this level. I know it's
>>> mostly a member rather than board run organization, but 1 person moving for
>>> a job, etc. would displace 20% of the board. Some more redundancy might be
>>> in order. I'm not in favor of more bureaucracy, and this discussion probably
>>> deserves its own thread but I thought I'd throw the idea out there.
>>> Tim
>>> On Sep 22, 2012, at 10:20 PM, Ryan Rix <r...@heatsynclabs.org> wrote:
>>> > Hi everyone,
>>> > We're coming up on board-election-season again! The board positions are
>>> > up for
>>> > grabs for those interested members in good standing who can rally the
>>> > requisite membership support.
>>> > Per our bylaws, elections fall on the first membership meeting of
>>> > October,
>>> > which is October 11.
>>> > The current positions and who holds them are:
>>> > Champion - Jeremy Leung and Jacob Rosenthal
>>> > Secretary - Ryan Rix
>>> > Operations Manager - Will Bradley
>>> > Treasurer - Jose Diaz
>>> > If you are interested in running for a board position I would highly
>>> > advise
>>> > reviewing the following descriptions of the positions in the wiki from
>>> > a
>>> > brainstorming session we had a while back:
>>> > Please also speak with the current Board representatives to get an
>>> > honest
>>> > answer as to what they do day in and day out to push the organization
>>> > forward. I would urge that you do this before campaigning to get an
>>> > honest
>>> > opinion of what you would be getting yourself into. It is a great
>>> > responsibility that requires near daily commitment for follow up and
>>> > getting
>>> > actions completed. When considering running for the board evaluate
>>> > your
>>> > current position in life and ask yourself if you can free up that time
>>> > to be
>>> > there consistently for the organization. If you find that in a week or
>>> > two
>>> > you won't be available to do anything for a month then this position
>>> > might not
>>> > be worthwhile to you.
>>> > After having spent a year on the board, I can say that it is a
>>> > rewarding and
>>> > fun experience, even if it's a lot of work. It takes a lot of time and
>>> > energy
>>> > to devote yourself to the board full time, but it is, IMO, worth every
>>> > bit.
>>> > Of course, over the last year, we have done a lot of work to minimize
>>> > what the
>>> > board actually does, pushing everything we can out to the community and
>>> > our
>>> > operations team. We're always looking for more people to volunteer for
>>> > the
>>> > organization and this is a great way to gauge if you can truly commit
>>> > your
>>> > time. Don't let the quest or lack thereof for a Board title hinder you
>>> > from
>>> > shaping HeatSync in to the hackerspace you want it to be.
>>> > Feel free to nominate yourself or others in this thread. Along the same
>>> > thread
>>> > as our HYH proposals, we'd like all nominations in by Oct 4, one week
>>> > before
>>> > the Oct 11 HYH meeting. Let us all know why you are a good for for a
>>> > position
>>> > on the HeatSync board of directors and how you plan to make this
>>> > organization
>>> > even more kick-ass in 2013. :)
>>> > tl;dr *Nominate people by Oct4 for the board, voting at Oc11 HYH
>>> > meeting.*
>>> > rrix
>>> > --
>>> > Ryan Rix
>>> > HeatSync Labs | Secretary of Board
>>> > @rrrrrrrix | http://rix.si
On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Ryan Mcdermott <blh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> To be honest, I think that the board is doing a fantastic job right
> now. The only position I could see being up for contest is treasurer,
> but that is only because I don't know Jose at all.
> Nothing against you, Jose, I just don't know you.
> My understanding of board positions is that they don't carry any
> additional privileges, only additional irresponsibility. If one of
> you guys wants a time out to go back to being a "normal" member,
> without the additional burden of board-membering, let us know, and I'm
> sure people will rise to the task.
> I certainly will
> That said, you guys are doing an awesome job, and I see no reason to
> replace anybody, unless one of you wants a break.
> Will, if you want a break, I nominate myself for the position of Ops
> Manager (but I want to stress that this isn't because I want to
> contest your position, only because I'm willing to pick up the burden
> for you if you want).
> -Ryan M
> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Will Bradley <bradley.w...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> (More broadly, every position is up for election, I'd like each position to
>> be contested to give you all some kind of choice. Encourage your fellow
>> members to nominate themselves by Thursday!)
>> On Oct 1, 2012 12:52 PM, "Will Bradley" <bradley.w...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> I'd like for someone to nominate themselves for my position; I think
>>> HeatSync is one of the best places on Earth and will continue helping, but I
>>> want to see new ideas and energy on the board too.
>>> On Oct 1, 2012 11:19 AM, "Tim G" <trgerr...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> I'm curious which incumbent board members would like to continue and
>>>> which would like to step down or be replaced. Digging deeper, are there any
>>>> that would like to step down, but would continue to hold the position and
>>>> responsibility for the good of the organization?
>>>> On another note, the organization and membership has grown a lot in the
>>>> last year or two, and 5 board members seems small at this level. I know it's
>>>> mostly a member rather than board run organization, but 1 person moving for
>>>> a job, etc. would displace 20% of the board. Some more redundancy might be
>>>> in order. I'm not in favor of more bureaucracy, and this discussion probably
>>>> deserves its own thread but I thought I'd throw the idea out there.
>>>> Tim
>>>> On Sep 22, 2012, at 10:20 PM, Ryan Rix <r...@heatsynclabs.org> wrote:
>>>> > Hi everyone,
>>>> > We're coming up on board-election-season again! The board positions are
>>>> > up for
>>>> > grabs for those interested members in good standing who can rally the
>>>> > requisite membership support.
>>>> > Per our bylaws, elections fall on the first membership meeting of
>>>> > October,
>>>> > which is October 11.
>>>> > The current positions and who holds them are:
>>>> > Champion - Jeremy Leung and Jacob Rosenthal
>>>> > Secretary - Ryan Rix
>>>> > Operations Manager - Will Bradley
>>>> > Treasurer - Jose Diaz
>>>> > If you are interested in running for a board position I would highly
>>>> > advise
>>>> > reviewing the following descriptions of the positions in the wiki from
>>>> > a
>>>> > brainstorming session we had a while back:
>>>> > Please also speak with the current Board representatives to get an
>>>> > honest
>>>> > answer as to what they do day in and day out to push the organization
>>>> > forward. I would urge that you do this before campaigning to get an
>>>> > honest
>>>> > opinion of what you would be getting yourself into. It is a great
>>>> > responsibility that requires near daily commitment for follow up and
>>>> > getting
>>>> > actions completed. When considering running for the board evaluate
>>>> > your
>>>> > current position in life and ask yourself if you can free up that time
>>>> > to be
>>>> > there consistently for the organization. If you find that in a week or
>>>> > two
>>>> > you won't be available to do anything for a month then this position
>>>> > might not
>>>> > be worthwhile to you.
>>>> > After having spent a year on the board, I can say that it is a
>>>> > rewarding and
>>>> > fun experience, even if it's a lot of work. It takes a lot of time and
>>>> > energy
>>>> > to devote yourself to the board full time, but it is, IMO, worth every
>>>> > bit.
>>>> > Of course, over the last year, we have done a lot of work to minimize
>>>> > what the
>>>> > board actually does, pushing everything we can out to the community and
>>>> > our
>>>> > operations team. We're always looking for more people to volunteer for
>>>> > the
>>>> > organization and this is a great way to gauge if you can truly commit
>>>> > your
>>>> > time. Don't let the quest or lack thereof for a Board title hinder you
>>>> > from
>>>> > shaping HeatSync in to the hackerspace you want it to be.
>>>> > Feel free to nominate yourself or others in this thread. Along the same
>>>> > thread
>>>> > as our HYH proposals, we'd like all nominations in by Oct 4, one week
>>>> > before
>>>> > the Oct 11 HYH meeting. Let us all know why you are a good for for a
>>>> > position
>>>> > on the HeatSync board of directors and how you plan to make this
>>>> > organization
>>>> > even more kick-ass in 2013. :)
>>>> > tl;dr *Nominate people by Oct4 for the board, voting at Oc11 HYH
>>>> > meeting.*
>>>> > rrix
>>>> > --
>>>> > Ryan Rix
>>>> > HeatSync Labs | Secretary of Board
>>>> > @rrrrrrrix | http://rix.si
I haven't nominated myself for a board position yet because of the same things that Will has brought up; I'd love to see some new blood in my board position. not to say I won't run, I'd just like to see people step up to bat before I do :)
r
On Mon 1 October 2012 13:12:57 Ryan Mcdermott wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Ryan Mcdermott <blh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > To be honest, I think that the board is doing a fantastic job right
> > now. The only position I could see being up for contest is treasurer,
> > but that is only because I don't know Jose at all.
> > Nothing against you, Jose, I just don't know you.
> > My understanding of board positions is that they don't carry any
> > additional privileges, only additional irresponsibility. If one of
> > you guys wants a time out to go back to being a "normal" member,
> > without the additional burden of board-membering, let us know, and I'm
> > sure people will rise to the task.
> > I certainly will
> > That said, you guys are doing an awesome job, and I see no reason to
> > replace anybody, unless one of you wants a break.
> > Will, if you want a break, I nominate myself for the position of Ops
> > Manager (but I want to stress that this isn't because I want to
> > contest your position, only because I'm willing to pick up the burden
> > for you if you want).
> > -Ryan M
> > On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Will Bradley <bradley.w...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> (More broadly, every position is up for election, I'd like each position
> >> to
> >> be contested to give you all some kind of choice. Encourage your fellow
> >> members to nominate themselves by Thursday!)
> >> On Oct 1, 2012 12:52 PM, "Will Bradley" <bradley.w...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> I'd like for someone to nominate themselves for my position; I think
> >>> HeatSync is one of the best places on Earth and will continue helping,
> >>> but I want to see new ideas and energy on the board too.
> >>> On Oct 1, 2012 11:19 AM, "Tim G" <trgerr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>> I'm curious which incumbent board members would like to continue and
> >>>> which would like to step down or be replaced. Digging deeper, are there
> >>>> any
> >>>> that would like to step down, but would continue to hold the position
> >>>> and
> >>>> responsibility for the good of the organization?
> >>>> On another note, the organization and membership has grown a lot in the
> >>>> last year or two, and 5 board members seems small at this level. I know
> >>>> it's mostly a member rather than board run organization, but 1 person
> >>>> moving for a job, etc. would displace 20% of the board. Some more
> >>>> redundancy might be in order. I'm not in favor of more bureaucracy,
> >>>> and this discussion probably deserves its own thread but I thought I'd
> >>>> throw the idea out there.
> >>>> Tim
> >>>> On Sep 22, 2012, at 10:20 PM, Ryan Rix <r...@heatsynclabs.org> wrote:
> >>>> > Hi everyone,
> >>>> > We're coming up on board-election-season again! The board positions
> >>>> > are
> >>>> > up for
> >>>> > grabs for those interested members in good standing who can rally the
> >>>> > requisite membership support.
> >>>> > Per our bylaws, elections fall on the first membership meeting of
> >>>> > October,
> >>>> > which is October 11.
> >>>> > The current positions and who holds them are:
> >>>> > Champion - Jeremy Leung and Jacob Rosenthal
> >>>> > Secretary - Ryan Rix
> >>>> > Operations Manager - Will Bradley
> >>>> > Treasurer - Jose Diaz
> >>>> > If you are interested in running for a board position I would highly
> >>>> > advise
> >>>> > reviewing the following descriptions of the positions in the wiki
> >>>> > from
> >>>> > a
> >>>> > brainstorming session we had a while back:
> >>>> > Please also speak with the current Board representatives to get an
> >>>> > honest
> >>>> > answer as to what they do day in and day out to push the organization
> >>>> > forward. I would urge that you do this before campaigning to get an
> >>>> > honest
> >>>> > opinion of what you would be getting yourself into. It is a great
> >>>> > responsibility that requires near daily commitment for follow up and
> >>>> > getting
> >>>> > actions completed. When considering running for the board evaluate
> >>>> > your
> >>>> > current position in life and ask yourself if you can free up that
> >>>> > time
> >>>> > to be
> >>>> > there consistently for the organization. If you find that in a week
> >>>> > or
> >>>> > two
> >>>> > you won't be available to do anything for a month then this position
> >>>> > might not
> >>>> > be worthwhile to you.
> >>>> > After having spent a year on the board, I can say that it is a
> >>>> > rewarding and
> >>>> > fun experience, even if it's a lot of work. It takes a lot of time
> >>>> > and
> >>>> > energy
> >>>> > to devote yourself to the board full time, but it is, IMO, worth
> >>>> > every
> >>>> > bit.
> >>>> > Of course, over the last year, we have done a lot of work to minimize
> >>>> > what the
> >>>> > board actually does, pushing everything we can out to the community
> >>>> > and
> >>>> > our
> >>>> > operations team. We're always looking for more people to volunteer
> >>>> > for
> >>>> > the
> >>>> > organization and this is a great way to gauge if you can truly commit
> >>>> > your
> >>>> > time. Don't let the quest or lack thereof for a Board title hinder
> >>>> > you
> >>>> > from
> >>>> > shaping HeatSync in to the hackerspace you want it to be.
> >>>> > Feel free to nominate yourself or others in this thread. Along the
> >>>> > same
> >>>> > thread
> >>>> > as our HYH proposals, we'd like all nominations in by Oct 4, one week
> >>>> > before
> >>>> > the Oct 11 HYH meeting. Let us all know why you are a good for for a
> >>>> > position
> >>>> > on the HeatSync board of directors and how you plan to make this
> >>>> > organization
> >>>> > even more kick-ass in 2013. :)
> >>>> > tl;dr *Nominate people by Oct4 for the board, voting at Oc11 HYH
> >>>> > meeting.*
I'd like to, at this time, nominate myself for the position of Secretary.
Ryan Rix has done a great job so far, but I would like to take a shot at
it.
I have served on the board for other organizations throughout my life and
in leadership positions at work in the past and feel that I could complete
the duties of Secretary.
I have been a part of Heatsync since we were meeting at the FOP lodge a
couple years ago and fell in love with the people and the organization's
ideals from it's inception. As part of the board I hope to bring more
professionalism to Heatsync Labs and bring us closer to our mission of
education. There is a large movement in education right now for garnering
greater interest in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) at all
ages and grades and feel that we should be working with the community to
further that goal.
I also have been keeping minutes for the HYH meetings that I take part in,
and feel that my organizational skills will help clarify the rules we adopt
through Hack Your Hackerspace.
Within the context of the duties of Secretary as outline in the wiki, I
feel that I could fulfill all the required duties listed. I intend to work
closely with the Treasurer to ensure an updated list of dues paid members
is available. At my day job I interact with speakers on a daily basis to
ensure their needs are met, so helping them will be no issue at all. I
will have no issues with posting agendas and minutes in a timely fashion.
I feel that I will be able to manage the paperwork involved with our
status as a 501c3 and all other documents as required by law and HSL bylaws.
On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 2:48 PM, Ryan Rix <r...@n.rix.si> wrote:
> You had it right the first time ;)
> I haven't nominated myself for a board position yet because of the same
> things
> that Will has brought up; I'd love to see some new blood in my board
> position.
> not to say I won't run, I'd just like to see people step up to bat before
> I do
> :)
> r
> On Mon 1 October 2012 13:12:57 Ryan Mcdermott wrote:
> > s/irresponsibility/responsibility/
> > (oops: spell-check-induced typo, haha)
> > On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 1:11 PM, Ryan Mcdermott <blh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > To be honest, I think that the board is doing a fantastic job right
> > > now. The only position I could see being up for contest is treasurer,
> > > but that is only because I don't know Jose at all.
> > > Nothing against you, Jose, I just don't know you.
> > > My understanding of board positions is that they don't carry any
> > > additional privileges, only additional irresponsibility. If one of
> > > you guys wants a time out to go back to being a "normal" member,
> > > without the additional burden of board-membering, let us know, and I'm
> > > sure people will rise to the task.
> > > I certainly will
> > > That said, you guys are doing an awesome job, and I see no reason to
> > > replace anybody, unless one of you wants a break.
> > > Will, if you want a break, I nominate myself for the position of Ops
> > > Manager (but I want to stress that this isn't because I want to
> > > contest your position, only because I'm willing to pick up the burden
> > > for you if you want).
> > > -Ryan M
> > > On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 12:55 PM, Will Bradley <bradley.w...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >> (More broadly, every position is up for election, I'd like each
> position
> > >> to
> > >> be contested to give you all some kind of choice. Encourage your
> fellow
> > >> members to nominate themselves by Thursday!)
> > >> On Oct 1, 2012 12:52 PM, "Will Bradley" <bradley.w...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >>> I'd like for someone to nominate themselves for my position; I think
> > >>> HeatSync is one of the best places on Earth and will continue
> helping,
> > >>> but I want to see new ideas and energy on the board too.
> > >>> On Oct 1, 2012 11:19 AM, "Tim G" <trgerr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>>> I'm curious which incumbent board members would like to continue and
> > >>>> which would like to step down or be replaced. Digging deeper, are
> there
> > >>>> any
> > >>>> that would like to step down, but would continue to hold the
> position
> > >>>> and
> > >>>> responsibility for the good of the organization?
> > >>>> On another note, the organization and membership has grown a lot in
> the
> > >>>> last year or two, and 5 board members seems small at this level. I
> know
> > >>>> it's mostly a member rather than board run organization, but 1
> person
> > >>>> moving for a job, etc. would displace 20% of the board. Some more
> > >>>> redundancy might be in order. I'm not in favor of more bureaucracy,
> > >>>> and this discussion probably deserves its own thread but I thought
> I'd
> > >>>> throw the idea out there.
> > >>>> Tim
> > >>>> On Sep 22, 2012, at 10:20 PM, Ryan Rix <r...@heatsynclabs.org>
> wrote:
> > >>>> > Hi everyone,
> > >>>> > We're coming up on board-election-season again! The board
> positions
> > >>>> > are
> > >>>> > up for
> > >>>> > grabs for those interested members in good standing who can rally
> the
> > >>>> > requisite membership support.
> > >>>> > Per our bylaws, elections fall on the first membership meeting of
> > >>>> > October,
> > >>>> > which is October 11.
> > >>>> > The current positions and who holds them are:
> > >>>> > Champion - Jeremy Leung and Jacob Rosenthal
> > >>>> > Secretary - Ryan Rix
> > >>>> > Operations Manager - Will Bradley
> > >>>> > Treasurer - Jose Diaz
> > >>>> > If you are interested in running for a board position I would
> highly
> > >>>> > advise
> > >>>> > reviewing the following descriptions of the positions in the wiki
> > >>>> > from
> > >>>> > a
> > >>>> > brainstorming session we had a while back:
> > >>>> > Please also speak with the current Board representatives to get an
> > >>>> > honest
> > >>>> > answer as to what they do day in and day out to push the
> organization
> > >>>> > forward. I would urge that you do this before campaigning to get
> an
> > >>>> > honest
> > >>>> > opinion of what you would be getting yourself into. It is a great
> > >>>> > responsibility that requires near daily commitment for follow up
> and
> > >>>> > getting
> > >>>> > actions completed. When considering running for the board
> evaluate
> > >>>> > your
> > >>>> > current position in life and ask yourself if you can free up that
> > >>>> > time
> > >>>> > to be
> > >>>> > there consistently for the organization. If you find that in a
> week
> > >>>> > or
> > >>>> > two
> > >>>> > you won't be available to do anything for a month then this
> position
> > >>>> > might not
> > >>>> > be worthwhile to you.
> > >>>> > After having spent a year on the board, I can say that it is a
> > >>>> > rewarding and
> > >>>> > fun experience, even if it's a lot of work. It takes a lot of time
> > >>>> > and
> > >>>> > energy
> > >>>> > to devote yourself to the board full time, but it is, IMO, worth
> > >>>> > every
> > >>>> > bit.
> > >>>> > Of course, over the last year, we have done a lot of work to
> minimize
> > >>>> > what the
> > >>>> > board actually does, pushing everything we can out to the
> community
> > >>>> > and
> > >>>> > our
> > >>>> > operations team. We're always looking for more people to volunteer
> > >>>> > for
> > >>>> > the
> > >>>> > organization and this is a great way to gauge if you can truly
> commit
> > >>>> > your
> > >>>> > time. Don't let the quest or lack thereof for a Board title hinder
> > >>>> > you
> > >>>> > from
> > >>>> > shaping HeatSync in to the hackerspace you want it to be.
> > >>>> > Feel free to nominate yourself or others in this thread. Along the
> > >>>> > same
> > >>>> > thread
> > >>>> > as our HYH proposals, we'd like all nominations in by Oct 4, one
> week
> > >>>> > before
> > >>>> > the Oct 11 HYH meeting. Let us all know why you are a good for
> for a
> > >>>> > position
> > >>>> > on the HeatSync board of directors and how you plan to make this
> > >>>> > organization
> > >>>> > even more kick-ass in 2013. :)
> > >>>> > tl;dr *Nominate people by Oct4 for the board, voting at Oc11 HYH
> > >>>> > meeting.*
I would like to add a bit to my previous comments to give the community a better idea of what it would mean if I was treasurer. If I were elected to be treasurer:
1. I would make myself available at every possible HYH to provide relevant financial information to HYH proposals that involve spending heatsync's money.
2. I would work to make financial information complete, accessible, and relevant. This means keeping information up to date, readily available, and providing that information in a meaningful way.
3. I would work in a way that is transparent, and minimizes the opportunity for problems in the accounting system of heatsync. If, for example, someone had some capacity to doubt the financial integrity of anyone in the space, I would feel that I failed in engineering a good system of accounting.
I view the treasurer position as one that should be neutral to specific interests in the space. For example, if the community was discussing whether or not a piece of equipment should be purchased, it would be my duty as treasurer only to talk about the feasibility of the purchase. It would NOT be my duty to pass judgement on the piece of equipment.
On Sunday, September 30, 2012 7:47:08 AM UTC-7, Chad Stearns wrote:
> Hey everyone,
> I would like to nominate myself to become treasurer of heatsync labs. I > presume most of you guys know me, but if you dont, here is a description of > myself and my qualifications:
> I am a 21 year old working on two undergraduate degrees in Economics and > Math from ASU. My degree in economics is through the business school which > has required me to take 2 classes in accounting, and 1 in finance. My > personal interests have required me to look up financial information for > many large companies and I feel this has given me some insight > into interpreting financially relevant information. Besides that I own a > bit of stock. I have also been the treasurer of a few school clubs at ASU, > including the student economics association. For a bit during the summer I > was making deposits into the bank on heatsync's behalf, so I already have > some a bit of first hand experience in the heatsync cash flow.
> I am in the lab almost every day, and I feel fully integrated into the > community. I would describe myself as extremely ethical and logical. If I > were treasurer I would maintain a healthy level of transparency and would > work to make relevant financial information as accessible as possible to > the membership.
> -ChadCS
> On Saturday, September 22, 2012 8:21:02 PM UTC-7, Ryan Rix wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>> We're coming up on board-election-season again! The board positions are >> up for >> grabs for those interested members in good standing who can rally the >> requisite membership support.
>> Per our bylaws, elections fall on the first membership meeting of >> October, >> which is October 11.
>> The current positions and who holds them are:
>> Champion - Jeremy Leung and Jacob Rosenthal >> Secretary - Ryan Rix >> Operations Manager - Will Bradley >> Treasurer - Jose Diaz
>> If you are interested in running for a board position I would highly >> advise >> reviewing the following descriptions of the positions in the wiki from a >> brainstorming session we had a while back:
>> Please also speak with the current Board representatives to get an honest >> answer as to what they do day in and day out to push the organization >> forward. I would urge that you do this before campaigning to get an >> honest >> opinion of what you would be getting yourself into. It is a great >> responsibility that requires near daily commitment for follow up and >> getting >> actions completed. When considering running for the board evaluate your >> current position in life and ask yourself if you can free up that time to >> be >> there consistently for the organization. If you find that in a week or >> two >> you won't be available to do anything for a month then this position >> might not >> be worthwhile to you.
>> After having spent a year on the board, I can say that it is a rewarding >> and >> fun experience, even if it's a lot of work. It takes a lot of time and >> energy >> to devote yourself to the board full time, but it is, IMO, worth every >> bit. >> Of course, over the last year, we have done a lot of work to minimize >> what the >> board actually does, pushing everything we can out to the community and >> our >> operations team. We're always looking for more people to volunteer for >> the >> organization and this is a great way to gauge if you can truly commit >> your >> time. Don't let the quest or lack thereof for a Board title hinder you >> from >> shaping HeatSync in to the hackerspace you want it to be.
>> Feel free to nominate yourself or others in this thread. Along the same >> thread >> as our HYH proposals, we'd like all nominations in by Oct 4, one week >> before >> the Oct 11 HYH meeting. Let us all know why you are a good for for a >> position >> on the HeatSync board of directors and how you plan to make this >> organization >> even more kick-ass in 2013. :)
>> tl;dr *Nominate people by Oct4 for the board, voting at Oc11 HYH >> meeting.*
>> rrix
>> -- >> Ryan Rix >> HeatSync Labs | Secretary of Board >> @rrrrrrrix | http://rix.si
On Monday, October 1, 2012 1:11:30 PM UTC-7, Ryan "gibson_" wrote:
> To be honest, I think that the board is doing a fantastic job right > now. The only position I could see being up for contest is treasurer, > but that is only because I don't know Jose at all.
> Nothing against you, Jose, I just don't know you.
I will take this opportunity to let you all know that I will not be running for the position of Treasurer this upcoming election. I had informed the Board of this decision quite some time ago but hadn't made it official until now. It's been a fun and challenging few years watching as the organization grew from its spot at the police lodge to gangplank v1 then to GP v2 and now to our own location in Mesa. We've grown from six members three years ago to our now over seventy members. Now it's time for me to enjoy a bit of the space we all helped build. While we don't have a formal transition plan in place I will work with the newly elected Board to make the transition smooth.
From the looks of this thread I see there are a few people going after various positions on the Board. While this is awesome it would be nice to see those that have expressed interest in the past put their hats into the race. More options are always better. Unfortunately due to business travel I will not be in attendance at next weeks elections. Good luck to all the candidates.
Wow! This year zoomed by so fast. And we've really accomplished a lot as a community. Take a few minutes to scroll through the blog and flickr pictures for the last year.
We've worked very hard to transition many of the every day operational tasks that the board was performing over to the community. It meant a lot to see community members step up to keep the place open during public hours from 7-10pm throughout the week when a couple board members were out of country. And more to see people keeping those doors open consistently ever since that call out for help.
Changes within the space are now successfully being carried out through the "Hack Your Hackerspace" process without having to wait for board meetings. The community has been self empowered to make decisions from voting in fellow members and purchasing anything from large machines like the new bandsaw to purchasing t-shirts and voting in budgets for the stations in the labs.
For those current board members that have decided not to renominate this year I just want to recognize the insane amount of energy and time they've put into growing and keeping HeatSync Labs alive. We're not losing anyone and I'm excited to see them continue to be able to have fun and use the space that they've helped build. As highly driven individuals, I'm also curiously excited to see what they will accomplish with the added time they're getting back.
I wanted to take this time to nominate myself for the position of Champion this year.
In the next couple months I would really like to see us improve/automate/streamline as many of the current processes that we have. This increased efficiency will free up more time to focus on events supporting the mission this year. Last year I emphasized wanting us to be able to focus on ourselves and the lab. Really thoroughly use the space so we can learn what we want and need as a community and build the space out accordingly. Have more people in the lab making things. I feel we've gone through a lot of self improvement and would love to see us harkening back to the old days of HeatSync putting on educational events both inside and outside of the space. Now that we have this functioning space lets use it to help tap into and benefit our local community.
I am so proud to see multiple members nominating themselves for roles on the board. I want to encourage people to step up and do so as we have yet a couple days for nominations. Do treat this thread as an open dialogue and ask questions. What do you want for your space in the next year?
To create you often need some things: A determined but open mind, time, sometimes a helping hand, tools, materials, and some space. With all of these taken care of what's stopping you from creating? What can you do in the next few minutes to get things going? Let's do it! -Jeremy Leung
On Saturday, September 22, 2012 8:21:02 PM UTC-7, Ryan Rix wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> We're coming up on board-election-season again! The board positions are up > for > grabs for those interested members in good standing who can rally the > requisite membership support.
> Per our bylaws, elections fall on the first membership meeting of October, > which is October 11.
> The current positions and who holds them are:
> Champion - Jeremy Leung and Jacob Rosenthal > Secretary - Ryan Rix > Operations Manager - Will Bradley > Treasurer - Jose Diaz
> If you are interested in running for a board position I would highly > advise > reviewing the following descriptions of the positions in the wiki from a > brainstorming session we had a while back:
> Please also speak with the current Board representatives to get an honest > answer as to what they do day in and day out to push the organization > forward. I would urge that you do this before campaigning to get an > honest > opinion of what you would be getting yourself into. It is a great > responsibility that requires near daily commitment for follow up and > getting > actions completed. When considering running for the board evaluate your > current position in life and ask yourself if you can free up that time to > be > there consistently for the organization. If you find that in a week or > two > you won't be available to do anything for a month then this position might > not > be worthwhile to you.
> After having spent a year on the board, I can say that it is a rewarding > and > fun experience, even if it's a lot of work. It takes a lot of time and > energy > to devote yourself to the board full time, but it is, IMO, worth every > bit. > Of course, over the last year, we have done a lot of work to minimize what > the > board actually does, pushing everything we can out to the community and > our > operations team. We're always looking for more people to volunteer for the > organization and this is a great way to gauge if you can truly commit your > time. Don't let the quest or lack thereof for a Board title hinder you > from > shaping HeatSync in to the hackerspace you want it to be.
> Feel free to nominate yourself or others in this thread. Along the same > thread > as our HYH proposals, we'd like all nominations in by Oct 4, one week > before > the Oct 11 HYH meeting. Let us all know why you are a good for for a > position > on the HeatSync board of directors and how you plan to make this > organization > even more kick-ass in 2013. :)
> tl;dr *Nominate people by Oct4 for the board, voting at Oc11 HYH meeting.*
> rrix
> -- > Ryan Rix > HeatSync Labs | Secretary of Board > @rrrrrrrix | http://rix.si
I would like to self-nominate for the position of treasurer.
I have been a member of HSL since June of 2011. I think HSL is an amazing
place. There is an incredible diversity of people who all work together to
create some wonderful things. I would like to contribute by acting as
treasurer because I feel that it best suites my talents. The current board
has put a lot of time and energy getting us up and running in the current
space, but I do agree that it is healthy for the community to have options.
Currently I am an electrical engineer working for a medical device company
where I deal with documentation as a major part of my job. Previously, I
was the manager of an actuarial department for an insurance company. While
working for the insurance company, I worked on preparing the financial
statements and participated in audits by state insurance agencies, CPA
firms and the IRS. My volunteer experience includes several years as the
Advancement Committee Chair for a Boy Scout troop of about 60 boys. I
processed enrollment forms, kept track of the rank and merit badges for
each of the boys, along with the accounting for the scout shop. I was
also the primary person who dealt with the paperwork it takes to get 30
boys through a week at Boy Scout Camp.
I am often in the lab and I am almost always there on Monday nights. As
you can see from my experience, I am more of a behind the scenes person who
is capable of doing the necessary detail work that is required to keep an
organization running. I believe an organization like HSL should have open
books. I am quite used to having my work audited and believe it is
necessary.
If I am treasurer I will keep the community apprised of our financial
status so that it can make informed decisions about equipment and
operational priorities.
I will work closely with Jose for a smooth transition and I will make being
treaserer a priority. I would also like to see some of the treasurer's
task's be shared with the community although the ulitmate responsiblity
would be with me.
As others have expressed, I would also like to see HSL get back to
education. We have a great orginization and I will do what is necessary to
help improve it.
On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 2:10 PM, arizonamarita <arizonamar...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I would like to self-nominate for the position of treasurer.
> I have been a member of HSL since June of 2011. I think HSL is an amazing
> place. There is an incredible diversity of people who all work together to
> create some wonderful things. I would like to contribute by acting as
> treasurer because I feel that it best suites my talents. The current board
> has put a lot of time and energy getting us up and running in the current
> space, but I do agree that it is healthy for the community to have options.
> Currently I am an electrical engineer working for a medical device company
> where I deal with documentation as a major part of my job. Previously, I
> was the manager of an actuarial department for an insurance company. While
> working for the insurance company, I worked on preparing the financial
> statements and participated in audits by state insurance agencies, CPA firms
> and the IRS. My volunteer experience includes several years as the
> Advancement Committee Chair for a Boy Scout troop of about 60 boys. I
> processed enrollment forms, kept track of the rank and merit badges for each
> of the boys, along with the accounting for the scout shop. I was also the
> primary person who dealt with the paperwork it takes to get 30 boys through
> a week at Boy Scout Camp.
> I am often in the lab and I am almost always there on Monday nights. As you
> can see from my experience, I am more of a behind the scenes person who is
> capable of doing the necessary detail work that is required to keep an
> organization running. I believe an organization like HSL should have open
> books. I am quite used to having my work audited and believe it is
> necessary.
> If I am treasurer I will keep the community apprised of our financial status
> so that it can make informed decisions about equipment and operational
> priorities.
> I will work closely with Jose for a smooth transition and I will make being
> treaserer a priority. I would also like to see some of the treasurer's
> task's be shared with the community although the ulitmate responsiblity
> would be with me.
> As others have expressed, I would also like to see HSL get back to
> education. We have a great orginization and I will do what is necessary to
> help improve it.
> Boy Scout troop of 60 boys.. That's how you are able to stay around
> everyone with no problem. :)
> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 2:10 PM, arizonamarita <arizonamar...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > I would like to self-nominate for the position of treasurer.
> > I have been a member of HSL since June of 2011. I think HSL is an
> amazing
> > place. There is an incredible diversity of people who all work together
> to
> > create some wonderful things. I would like to contribute by acting as
> > treasurer because I feel that it best suites my talents. The current
> board
> > has put a lot of time and energy getting us up and running in the current
> > space, but I do agree that it is healthy for the community to have
> options.
> > Currently I am an electrical engineer working for a medical device
> company
> > where I deal with documentation as a major part of my job. Previously, I
> > was the manager of an actuarial department for an insurance company.
> While
> > working for the insurance company, I worked on preparing the financial
> > statements and participated in audits by state insurance agencies, CPA
> firms
> > and the IRS. My volunteer experience includes several years as the
> > Advancement Committee Chair for a Boy Scout troop of about 60 boys. I
> > processed enrollment forms, kept track of the rank and merit badges for
> each
> > of the boys, along with the accounting for the scout shop. I was also the
> > primary person who dealt with the paperwork it takes to get 30 boys
> through
> > a week at Boy Scout Camp.
> > I am often in the lab and I am almost always there on Monday nights. As
> you
> > can see from my experience, I am more of a behind the scenes person who
> is
> > capable of doing the necessary detail work that is required to keep an
> > organization running. I believe an organization like HSL should have
> open
> > books. I am quite used to having my work audited and believe it is
> > necessary.
> > If I am treasurer I will keep the community apprised of our financial
> status
> > so that it can make informed decisions about equipment and operational
> > priorities.
> > I will work closely with Jose for a smooth transition and I will make
> being
> > treaserer a priority. I would also like to see some of the treasurer's
> > task's be shared with the community although the ulitmate responsiblity
> > would be with me.
> > As others have expressed, I would also like to see HSL get back to
> > education. We have a great orginization and I will do what is necessary
> to
> > help improve it.
> But they are so sweet... once they fall asleep. ;)
> On Oct 2, 2012 11:32 AM, "Zachary Giles" <zgi...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Boy Scout troop of 60 boys.. That's how you are able to stay around
>> everyone with no problem. :)
>> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 2:10 PM, arizonamarita <arizonamar...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I would like to self-nominate for the position of treasurer.
>> > I have been a member of HSL since June of 2011. I think HSL is an
>> amazing
>> > place. There is an incredible diversity of people who all work
>> together to
>> > create some wonderful things. I would like to contribute by acting as
>> > treasurer because I feel that it best suites my talents. The current
>> board
>> > has put a lot of time and energy getting us up and running in the
>> current
>> > space, but I do agree that it is healthy for the community to have
>> options.
>> > Currently I am an electrical engineer working for a medical device
>> company
>> > where I deal with documentation as a major part of my job. Previously,
>> I
>> > was the manager of an actuarial department for an insurance company.
>> While
>> > working for the insurance company, I worked on preparing the financial
>> > statements and participated in audits by state insurance agencies, CPA
>> firms
>> > and the IRS. My volunteer experience includes several years as the
>> > Advancement Committee Chair for a Boy Scout troop of about 60 boys. I
>> > processed enrollment forms, kept track of the rank and merit badges for
>> each
>> > of the boys, along with the accounting for the scout shop. I was also
>> the
>> > primary person who dealt with the paperwork it takes to get 30 boys
>> through
>> > a week at Boy Scout Camp.
>> > I am often in the lab and I am almost always there on Monday nights.
>> As you
>> > can see from my experience, I am more of a behind the scenes person who
>> is
>> > capable of doing the necessary detail work that is required to keep an
>> > organization running. I believe an organization like HSL should have
>> open
>> > books. I am quite used to having my work audited and believe it is
>> > necessary.
>> > If I am treasurer I will keep the community apprised of our financial
>> status
>> > so that it can make informed decisions about equipment and operational
>> > priorities.
>> > I will work closely with Jose for a smooth transition and I will make
>> being
>> > treaserer a priority. I would also like to see some of the treasurer's
>> > task's be shared with the community although the ulitmate responsiblity
>> > would be with me.
>> > As others have expressed, I would also like to see HSL get back to
>> > education. We have a great orginization and I will do what is necessary
>> to
>> > help improve it.
I am not running for anything, but there are two things I would love to see happen here:
First, I think a new website would be awesome. I have a lot of ideas in my head that I'll elaborate more on when I get them better defined and written down. But I think we should create a new website that would act as a repository for the collective knowledge of all the HeatSync lab members, where we can share knowledge and information more readily, as well as put names to faces and better network with eachother. A couple people lately have expressed interest in some sort of directory where we could see who has what skills and learn a bit more about eachother. I'm thinking a sortof social network.
The other thing i would like to see is more educational outreach. I am most envious of those young makers, and dearly wish this place existed sooner! But i think there are a lot of possible ways we could connect with other educational institutions to provide more knowledge to more people. I have been encouraging the leaders of the Engineering club here at Chandler-Gilbert to come and check out the space, and I think there has got to be all sorts of awesome things which could result from that. I think it would be great to pursue opportunities like that.
I have seen Erik and Jacob working on the new website. It looks very cool. If elected treasurer my first action will be to tell Erik he is doing a good job and then pat him on the back.
On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 1:05:29 PM UTC-7, Ben Humpherys wrote:
> I am not running for anything, but there are two things I would love to > see happen here:
> First, I think a new website would be awesome. I have a lot of ideas in my > head that I'll elaborate more on when I get them better defined and written > down. But I think we should create a new website that would act as a > repository for the collective knowledge of all the HeatSync lab members, > where we can share knowledge and information more readily, as well as put > names to faces and better network with eachother. A couple people lately > have expressed interest in some sort of directory where we could see who > has what skills and learn a bit more about eachother. I'm thinking a sortof > social network.
> The other thing i would like to see is more educational outreach. I am > most envious of those young makers, and dearly wish this place existed > sooner! But i think there are a lot of possible ways we could connect with > other educational institutions to provide more knowledge to more people. I > have been encouraging the leaders of the Engineering club here at > Chandler-Gilbert to come and check out the space, and I think there has got > to be all sorts of awesome things which could result from that. I think it > would be great to pursue opportunities like that.
I've seen a couple of people here commenting about education outreach,
and I'd just like to add something to this:
You guys don't need to be on the board, or need the board's approval,
or the board's acknowledgment, or even the board's knowledge to do
education outreach programs.
Do your outreach program. Here is how:
First, put together a presentation to give to the people in charge of
the people you want to be educating.
Who are you?
Why are you somebody who should be teaching our kids?
Why can I trust you around the kids?
What, specifically, are you going to teach?
What are you credentials?
When can you do this?
How much will it cost?
WHY SHOULD THE KIDS CARE ABOUT THIS!?
Put something together that addresses these points, and you'll have no
problem doing education outreach programs.
A little background: there is a charity in Phoenix that a family
member of mine is on the board for. They work specifically with
at-risk kids, and do after school education programs for them.
I approached them about doing something with the kids, and this is
exactly the stuff they wanted from me.
Especially: these things are obvious to us. It's obvious [to me] why
somebody should know how to use a 3D printer and a laser cutter, and
program an arduino, in fact I gave a hot topics talk about this...
...but it IS NOT obvious to somebody who hasn't done these things why
they're important, and nobody on the board at the charity I'm talking
about has even heard of an arduino,
If I told them I was coming from a "hacker space", they'd probably
think I was trying to teach the kids how to break into bank accounts
or something.
SELL YOURSELF to these people. That's step 1 in doing education
outreach, and you don't need the board to do it.
On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Ben Humpherys <moogli...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I am not running for anything, but there are two things I would love to see
> happen here:
> First, I think a new website would be awesome. I have a lot of ideas in my
> head that I'll elaborate more on when I get them better defined and written
> down. But I think we should create a new website that would act as a
> repository for the collective knowledge of all the HeatSync lab members,
> where we can share knowledge and information more readily, as well as put
> names to faces and better network with eachother. A couple people lately
> have expressed interest in some sort of directory where we could see who has
> what skills and learn a bit more about eachother. I'm thinking a sortof
> social network.
> The other thing i would like to see is more educational outreach. I am most
> envious of those young makers, and dearly wish this place existed sooner!
> But i think there are a lot of possible ways we could connect with other
> educational institutions to provide more knowledge to more people. I have
> been encouraging the leaders of the Engineering club here at
> Chandler-Gilbert to come and check out the space, and I think there has got
> to be all sorts of awesome things which could result from that. I think it
> would be great to pursue opportunities like that.
If elected I believe I would be able to leverage my experience in education
to help develop partnerships with other educational bodies and
organizations to effectively develop a plan to meet specific outcomes and
relate them back to the base math and science skills that the nations
current educational system is looking to enhance and increase interest in.
Paul Hickey
Sent from my mobile device
On Oct 2, 2012 1:44 PM, "Ryan Mcdermott" <blh...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I've seen a couple of people here commenting about education outreach,
> and I'd just like to add something to this:
> You guys don't need to be on the board, or need the board's approval,
> or the board's acknowledgment, or even the board's knowledge to do
> education outreach programs.
> Do your outreach program. Here is how:
> First, put together a presentation to give to the people in charge of
> the people you want to be educating.
> Who are you?
> Why are you somebody who should be teaching our kids?
> Why can I trust you around the kids?
> What, specifically, are you going to teach?
> What are you credentials?
> When can you do this?
> How much will it cost?
> WHY SHOULD THE KIDS CARE ABOUT THIS!?
> Put something together that addresses these points, and you'll have no
> problem doing education outreach programs.
> A little background: there is a charity in Phoenix that a family
> member of mine is on the board for. They work specifically with
> at-risk kids, and do after school education programs for them.
> I approached them about doing something with the kids, and this is
> exactly the stuff they wanted from me.
> Especially: these things are obvious to us. It's obvious [to me] why
> somebody should know how to use a 3D printer and a laser cutter, and
> program an arduino, in fact I gave a hot topics talk about this...
> ...but it IS NOT obvious to somebody who hasn't done these things why
> they're important, and nobody on the board at the charity I'm talking
> about has even heard of an arduino,
> If I told them I was coming from a "hacker space", they'd probably
> think I was trying to teach the kids how to break into bank accounts
> or something.
> SELL YOURSELF to these people. That's step 1 in doing education
> outreach, and you don't need the board to do it.
> -Ryan M
> (Sorry if this is thread-jacking)
> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Ben Humpherys <moogli...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I am not running for anything, but there are two things I would love to
> see
> > happen here:
> > First, I think a new website would be awesome. I have a lot of ideas in
> my
> > head that I'll elaborate more on when I get them better defined and
> written
> > down. But I think we should create a new website that would act as a
> > repository for the collective knowledge of all the HeatSync lab members,
> > where we can share knowledge and information more readily, as well as put
> > names to faces and better network with eachother. A couple people lately
> > have expressed interest in some sort of directory where we could see who
> has
> > what skills and learn a bit more about eachother. I'm thinking a sortof
> > social network.
> > The other thing i would like to see is more educational outreach. I am
> most
> > envious of those young makers, and dearly wish this place existed sooner!
> > But i think there are a lot of possible ways we could connect with other
> > educational institutions to provide more knowledge to more people. I have
> > been encouraging the leaders of the Engineering club here at
> > Chandler-Gilbert to come and check out the space, and I think there has
> got
> > to be all sorts of awesome things which could result from that. I think
> it
> > would be great to pursue opportunities like that.
I don't know how to say this. But I will try to not ruffle any feathers.
I am the "grandpa" of this place. I frequent here as often as I can.
I am definitely not a prude, I *was* in the Navy. My meaning here is not to
offend anyone.
But when I am here I hear a LOT of f-bomb's being thrown about -- even when
ladies are present. It is contagious -- I even threw one out once, which I
hardly ever do.
To me this is not conducive to having kids around IMO.
We need to become more sensitive to issues like this, if we are going to do
any "outreach" at all.
On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 1:56 PM, Paul Hickey <paulhic...@gmail.com> wrote:
> If elected I believe I would be able to leverage my experience in
> education to help develop partnerships with other educational bodies and
> organizations to effectively develop a plan to meet specific outcomes and
> relate them back to the base math and science skills that the nations
> current educational system is looking to enhance and increase interest in.
> Paul Hickey
> Sent from my mobile device
> On Oct 2, 2012 1:44 PM, "Ryan Mcdermott" <blh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I've seen a couple of people here commenting about education outreach,
>> and I'd just like to add something to this:
>> You guys don't need to be on the board, or need the board's approval,
>> or the board's acknowledgment, or even the board's knowledge to do
>> education outreach programs.
>> Do your outreach program. Here is how:
>> First, put together a presentation to give to the people in charge of
>> the people you want to be educating.
>> Who are you?
>> Why are you somebody who should be teaching our kids?
>> Why can I trust you around the kids?
>> What, specifically, are you going to teach?
>> What are you credentials?
>> When can you do this?
>> How much will it cost?
>> WHY SHOULD THE KIDS CARE ABOUT THIS!?
>> Put something together that addresses these points, and you'll have no
>> problem doing education outreach programs.
>> A little background: there is a charity in Phoenix that a family
>> member of mine is on the board for. They work specifically with
>> at-risk kids, and do after school education programs for them.
>> I approached them about doing something with the kids, and this is
>> exactly the stuff they wanted from me.
>> Especially: these things are obvious to us. It's obvious [to me] why
>> somebody should know how to use a 3D printer and a laser cutter, and
>> program an arduino, in fact I gave a hot topics talk about this...
>> ...but it IS NOT obvious to somebody who hasn't done these things why
>> they're important, and nobody on the board at the charity I'm talking
>> about has even heard of an arduino,
>> If I told them I was coming from a "hacker space", they'd probably
>> think I was trying to teach the kids how to break into bank accounts
>> or something.
>> SELL YOURSELF to these people. That's step 1 in doing education
>> outreach, and you don't need the board to do it.
>> -Ryan M
>> (Sorry if this is thread-jacking)
>> On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Ben Humpherys <moogli...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > I am not running for anything, but there are two things I would love to
>> see
>> > happen here:
>> > First, I think a new website would be awesome. I have a lot of ideas in
>> my
>> > head that I'll elaborate more on when I get them better defined and
>> written
>> > down. But I think we should create a new website that would act as a
>> > repository for the collective knowledge of all the HeatSync lab members,
>> > where we can share knowledge and information more readily, as well as
>> put
>> > names to faces and better network with eachother. A couple people lately
>> > have expressed interest in some sort of directory where we could see
>> who has
>> > what skills and learn a bit more about eachother. I'm thinking a sortof
>> > social network.
>> > The other thing i would like to see is more educational outreach. I am
>> most
>> > envious of those young makers, and dearly wish this place existed
>> sooner!
>> > But i think there are a lot of possible ways we could connect with other
>> > educational institutions to provide more knowledge to more people. I
>> have
>> > been encouraging the leaders of the Engineering club here at
>> > Chandler-Gilbert to come and check out the space, and I think there has
>> got
>> > to be all sorts of awesome things which could result from that. I think
>> it
>> > would be great to pursue opportunities like that.
>> > So what say you, board member candidates?
>> > --
>> --
>> --
-- Licensed Amateur Radio Operator: K7AZJ
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There are other projects currently in the works that could use your help as well and could do well to jack into the same concept you are thinking of. When you have a few talk to Ryan Rix about the Hackerspace Management stuff they've been working on.
As far as the educational steps you mentioned, it sounds like you've already started the process. Working on trying to answer a lot of the questions Ryan M. listed is important if you have an idea for a program you want to work on that group with. The easiest thing you can do to get started though is offer up a tour. Next time you head down see if you can get some of the club leadership to go on a field trip with you and check out the space. Maybe schedule it for the next time they meet. Let them know they can come in any time during the public hours to work on their projects. If they don't immediately have any ideas for stuff to work on help brainstorm with them.
Something we've thought about in the past, which could be fun if we have multiple groups from different schools, is try to schedule a day where we have volunteers that can man all of the stations at HeatSync Labs. Allow students to get first hand exposure to a lot of the tools in the space, hold finished products in their hands, and let their creative juices flow.
Simply put. I think it's a great idea to get them involved. Bring them in.
On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 1:05:29 PM UTC-7, Ben Humpherys wrote:
> I am not running for anything, but there are two things I would love to > see happen here:
> First, I think a new website would be awesome. I have a lot of ideas in my > head that I'll elaborate more on when I get them better defined and written > down. But I think we should create a new website that would act as a > repository for the collective knowledge of all the HeatSync lab members, > where we can share knowledge and information more readily, as well as put > names to faces and better network with eachother. A couple people lately > have expressed interest in some sort of directory where we could see who > has what skills and learn a bit more about eachother. I'm thinking a sortof > social network.
> The other thing i would like to see is more educational outreach. I am > most envious of those young makers, and dearly wish this place existed > sooner! But i think there are a lot of possible ways we could connect with > other educational institutions to provide more knowledge to more people. I > have been encouraging the leaders of the Engineering club here at > Chandler-Gilbert to come and check out the space, and I think there has got > to be all sorts of awesome things which could result from that. I think it > would be great to pursue opportunities like that.
There's also a thread sitting lonely about having a booth at the art
festival; you don't even have to be a member to show up and show HeatSync
off for a few hours, let alone a board member!
Our job as board members isn't to DO all the things listed on the wiki;
we'd burn out in a month. We have to inspire YOU to do it. As you can see,
it hasn't been easy going but we've all made some progress.
Please, if you have a few spare hours and think outreach/education are good
ideas, here's your chance; pipe up in that thread.
On Oct 2, 2012 3:18 PM, "Jeremy Leung" <uberschnit...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Also, check out this thread where Jacob and Erik discuss their progress on
> the site they're working together on with others, and poke them for an
> update:
> There are other projects currently in the works that could use your help
> as well and could do well to jack into the same concept you are thinking
> of. When you have a few talk to Ryan Rix about the Hackerspace Management
> stuff they've been working on.
> As far as the educational steps you mentioned, it sounds like you've
> already started the process. Working on trying to answer a lot of the
> questions Ryan M. listed is important if you have an idea for a program you
> want to work on that group with. The easiest thing you can do to get
> started though is offer up a tour. Next time you head down see if you can
> get some of the club leadership to go on a field trip with you and check
> out the space. Maybe schedule it for the next time they meet. Let them
> know they can come in any time during the public hours to work on their
> projects. If they don't immediately have any ideas for stuff to work on
> help brainstorm with them.
> Something we've thought about in the past, which could be fun if we have
> multiple groups from different schools, is try to schedule a day where we
> have volunteers that can man all of the stations at HeatSync Labs. Allow
> students to get first hand exposure to a lot of the tools in the space,
> hold finished products in their hands, and let their creative juices flow.
> Simply put. I think it's a great idea to get them involved. Bring them
> in.
> -Jeremy Leung
> On Tuesday, October 2, 2012 1:05:29 PM UTC-7, Ben Humpherys wrote:
>> I am not running for anything, but there are two things I would love to
>> see happen here:
>> First, I think a new website would be awesome. I have a lot of ideas in
>> my head that I'll elaborate more on when I get them better defined and
>> written down. But I think we should create a new website that would act as
>> a repository for the collective knowledge of all the HeatSync lab members,
>> where we can share knowledge and information more readily, as well as put
>> names to faces and better network with eachother. A couple people lately
>> have expressed interest in some sort of directory where we could see who
>> has what skills and learn a bit more about eachother. I'm thinking a sortof
>> social network.
>> The other thing i would like to see is more educational outreach. I am
>> most envious of those young makers, and dearly wish this place existed
>> sooner! But i think there are a lot of possible ways we could connect with
>> other educational institutions to provide more knowledge to more people. I
>> have been encouraging the leaders of the Engineering club here at
>> Chandler-Gilbert to come and check out the space, and I think there has got
>> to be all sorts of awesome things which could result from that. I think it
>> would be great to pursue opportunities like that.
