ATTENDEES:

Our next meeting will be Tuesday, April 10th.

ATTENDEES:

Matt Angiulo, David Haas, Frank Manning, Brian Ewenson, Sara Falconer

KIDS CLUB:

Next Saturday is Kids Club. Whoever we had planned canceled. Sara is trying Don Lacy and a few other Kids Club “all stars”. We may have to cancel.
Steve Lubliner to do Rockets on April 28^th. Matt to shoot video of the event.

WEBSITE:

Nothing new to report.

TREASURER:

Mary Ellen to send a new check for 4K.
Checking account shows us currently at ~3000.00.
Matt to pay bill for pencils and magnets ($48.68)
We still need a treasurer (Matt to re-contact Nick Cicchini to see if he’s interested).
I wrote checks Student section and Pima Aerial Robotics for their competitions. Matt wrote checks for Physics Fun Buss.

Sara to go to RLC in Cincinnati in July. Matt to see if Raytheon will send him.

STUDENT DBF:

Brian, Sara F, and Jane (pre college outreach coordinator), Stan Powell had a teleconference regarding incorporating a kids event into the DBF competition.
Find 3 or four groups of about 10 to 12 middle school students and teachers who have the interest, potential, etc. to bring out to TIMPA.
Orientation, education, competition, on the way. Let them see the competition.
Have them talk to engineers and students, etc.
Do some afterwards “sum up” to inspire interest in aeronautics and aerospace. Put together a speaking point (10 to 15) regarding the event. Brian E. to go out to each school to pitch with a hands on activity.
If we want to rent a van, we can get Cat III funds.
Liability concerns come up.
Amy Rice is very interested and would be available to participate.
Boys and Girls club, Miss Adventures, & Mesa
Cross representative of society (girls, American Indians, Hispanics, etc.)
Add some from our Kids Club.
Contact someone in Raytheon to see if we can set up a tent (table and some chairs for 12 kids and a presentation). Russ Althoff is organizing the event. Matt to contact Russ and see if Raytheon can contribute “things for the kids”. Self supporting on our side (outside of the canopy).
We need to get someone to man the video camera. (maybe Frank?)
The AIAA bullitein would like an article regarding the DBF. (synopsis of how it went).
Wings came together well. Students need some help for fuselage fabrication. Matt to find someone who would be available this weekend. They’ll be ready to do control setup next week for that.

AERIAL ROBOTICS:

Frank and students are working on the camera system.
Modified an off the shelf camera for computer control.
Experimenting with taking few pictures at a high resolution.

Sara says “I’ll tell you boy, since they invented that telephone thing, things sure have changed…”

MEMBERSHIP REPORTS:

· Sara sent out emails to expiring educator associates. No response came back.

NEWSLETTER:

We need a newsletter out April. Articles due April 1^st. Include DBF article, Chairs Corner, Soaring Club Event, & Astronomy Weekend Event, Gene Austin, etc.

BORDER SECURITY FORUM:

Who knows how it went?

SOARING CLUB EVENT:

Soaring club will do an event on for a group of 12 or more. They’d prefer a non club flying day (week day).
Raytheon is a big target. We should send out an announcement ASAP.
Matt to ask for RSVPs. Send out email this week.
Matt got manual from Doug….Matt to make a flyer and send out by Friday.
Doug’s neighbor wants to go.
The rate will be $85 per person.
Prof. Herman Fasel is a soaring club member and would be interested in helping us plan the event.
Doug was thinking of April 27^th. (summer is better flying but is more turbulent.)
Doug knows an ex U2 pilot who is a soaring club member who could prepare a talk at the same event.
We can ask for support

Camping Trip:

Nothing available on Mount Lemon for the weekend of April 13^th. Weekend of May 11-13^th is our next best option. “Mother’s Day weekend”. Somewhere up Mount Lemon or Similar. (Matt to email names of locations). Sara can find whatever she likes on whatever weekend she likes.
We should make sure we have an announcement to go out ASAP with the soaring email.