STEM ALLIANCE BOARD
Board Meeting - 11/18/2021
Meeting Notes
1. Call to order
7:09 PM
2. Roll call – voting members
President - Tim Ryan (x)
Vice President - Rory Held (x)
Secretary/Treasurer - Aaron Fischer (x)
Board Member - Hannah Reisdorf ()
Board Member - Ryan Thayer (x)
Board Member - Roger Amundson (x)
Board Member - Matt Craig (x)
3. Approval of previous meeting notes
Approved - no discussion
4. Unfinished business
Schedule Strategic Planning Meeting
Monday Nov 22 6:30. Aaron sent Teams meeting. Will reschedule for 11/30 @7PM.
5. Committee status reports
Strategic Planning – Tim Ryan
Meeting scheduled
Facilities – group discussion
Tentatively scheduled move in date Dec. 1. Hopefully be able to get in shortly after that. Will need to do some organizing / moving out of our current storage location. Will also probably need some amount of permanent storage also.
Fundraising / Financial – Aaron FischerCaring Catalog – LOTS to do and even more going on…
Some social media tie ins. Aaron will look into LinkedIn. Matt will look into Twitter.
Google Ads – Should be active in 3 days
Sponsor Levels - will be making some website updates
Reminder - we are participating in Amazon Smile and Family Fare receipt programs
Microsoft Alumni Giving Network - we are enrolled - program in early December
Printer checks are ~$75 per account. We will not do this at this time.
Outreach - Rory Held
No update
Robotics Growth Committee – Tim Ryan
FRC - Rory – Tough Year for Teams (MN Down to 184 teams compared to 224 teams from 2020. ND up to 7 teams (+1 from 2020, the same from 2019)
6. Event
FIRSTFRC Kickoff – Planning to host event at the Air Museum on January 8th.
Sign up for a Volunteer Role on FIRST Website.
Budget – Food and Raffle Prizes
Motion made and seconded to approve a $1000 budget. Approved.
Potential Sponsors – MACs, ACE
FRC Regional -Suggestion to do something to have a presence at this and other events in the area. Whiteboard match board as an example.
FTC Upcoming Regional Event @ NDSU
FLL Upcoming Regional Event @ NDSU and State Tournament @ UND
Camps
3D Printer Camp – No update
Arduino Camp
Robotics Camp W/ Air Museum
Also potentially schools, community ed, and other area groups
Other
STEM Expo – Location, field options, date, budget
7. New Business
none
8. Plan next meeting
Dec 16 @6:30 @MHSCA (MACA) and Teams - will be modified agenda to hit critical items only and focus on strategic planning instead of normal items.
9. Adjourn
8:40PM
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