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Canvas

2020-04-25T20:33:30Z

Kathryn007:

== Description ==

Canvas is a learning management system (LMS) that PS1 is considering implementing to assist with documenting and to some degree, automating the tool and equipment authorization process and documentation.

Canvas can be visited at https://canvas.pumpingstationone.org

It is early in the deployment process. Ask Kathryn Born (kathryn.born@pumpingstationone.org) and Gary Newhouse for more information, or to participate.

== How do I get a password for Canvas? ==

You first need to be in our new member management software, Wild Apricot.
Login using the Active Directory username you created in Wild Apricot.
You can reset your AD password here via email - https://selfservice.pumpingstationone.org/
This is not and does not affect your Wild Apricot login, however.

Feb 25, 2019: The Canvas login has been modified to use your "New AD" username instead of your email address to reduce confusion. You can check your "New AD" username on your Wild Apricot profile. You can reset the password to your AD/Canvas account from https://selfservice.pumpingstationone.org

For more information about various PS1 usernames and logins, see the appropriate wiki pages for [[Username]] and [[Login]].

== Technical Overview ==

Canvas is currently hosted in Azure as a prebuilt Bitnami container. It connects back to the space via a site-to-site VPN for authentication.

=== Azure Deployment ===

Deployment uses the Bitnami Canvas LMS stack - https://bitnami.com/stack/canvaslms

Canvas currently runs in the <code>bitnami-canvaslms-534e-rgroup</code> resource group on Azure

The following components drive Canvas:

{| class="wikitable"
! Resource Name
! Resource Type
! Location
|-
| bitnami-canvaslms-534e
| Virtual machine
| Central US
|-
| bitnami-canvaslms-534e-ip
| Public IP address
| Central US
|-
| bitnami-canvaslms-534eni
| Network interface
| Central US
|-
| bitnami-canvaslms-534e-securitygroup
| Network security group
| Central US
|-
| Canvas-534e
| Connection
| Central US
|-
| canvasVault6-15-18
| Recovery Services vault
| Central US
|-
| CanvasVPN-534e
| Virtual network gateway
| Central US
|-
| CanvasVPN-ip-534e
| Public IP address
| Central US
|-
| vpc-bitnami-canvaslms-534e
| Virtual network
| Central US
|}

=== Azure VPN ===

The Azure VPN is used to facilitate LDAP authentication against [[Active Directory|Active_Directory]].

=== Azure Backups ===

Azure is configured to make daily incremental backups of Canvas. As of 11/1/18 it contains 4 months of backups totaling 70GB.

== Authentication ==

Canvas uses LDAP to authenticate against onsite [[Active Directory]]. Canvas user information is populated by a PowerShell script that runs on [[Active_Directory|DC1.pumpingstationone.org]] every 15 minutes as a Windows Scheduled Task. (Script should really be hosted on the PS1 github)

== References ==

[https://community.canvaslms.com/community/answers/training/ Canvas Training]

[https://community.canvaslms.com/docs/DOC-3008-configuring-ldap-and-canvas-authentication Configuring Canvas authentication with LDAP]

Vote to Restructure the Board of Directors

2019-12-18T02:24:21Z

Kathryn007: /* Results */

== Sponsors ==

* The Board of Directors

== History ==

* Announced: 10/15/19
* Language locked: 10/24/19
* Voted on: 10/29/19

== Background ==

[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VswrwtuP7AuV6IPXUjRs80aO3bhB1sGViWU85vy2utA/edit?usp=sharing PS1 Board Election Info and Restructuring Proposal Notes]

This vote is fairly simple in premise despite seeming like a very large change to our structure. '''Relieve 3 officer positions ( CTO, PR, and Treasurer) of general board duties, so that they are able to focus on and develop teams around the many varied and complex tasks associated with their roles.''' We hope to make a distinction between Directors and Officers for the benefit of the individuals in those roles, the functionality of future boards, and the organization as a whole.

One of the details of this action that is often overlooked, due to a board that is historically composed of primarily officers, where all officers of are on the Board, is the distinct purpose Directors and Officers have in a nonprofit. [https://charitylawyerblog.com/2013/11/22/nonprofit-law-jargon-buster-directors-and-officers A quick discription can be found here]. Simply put - Directors are membership-elected and serve to oversee the organization is upholding its mission and Officers execute on the mission. It is a form of checks and balances where the membership has a direct voice through the Directors. That being said the Officers that have very specific roles and focus on particular aspects of the functioning of the organization should be freed from having to collectively oversee and maintain the aspects of the space that do not pertain to their area of focus. This vote seeks to clarify those roles.

Overarching goals and commentary of the vote:

#Separate roles that manage day-to-day operations and oversight from those that oversee our mission and core values.
#Reduce burnout by relieving day-to-day officers from the obligation of board meetings and other extraneous activities that might otherwise contribute to excessive amounts of volunteer hours and reduce functionality in the concise role that they occupy.
#Allow these officers to focus on their role and build teams around the tasks/operations that they manage.
#Increase focus among appointed officer positions that have highly defined roles or duties.
#Clearly delineate and make directors responsible for oversight of organizational roles.
#Equalize responsibilities throughout Board of Directors.
#The Board of Directors is selected by the membership to directly represent their interests and this vote will allow for Officers to be selected by the Board to directly maintain the interests of the organization.
#Fiduciary duty and insurance applies to both Directors and Officers.

Competency, continuity, and transmission of core/key information in the appointed officer roles is imperative to the functioning of our organization, and as such, more care should be extended in the selection process. Ensuring the candidates are qualified in preparation for their role is a more intensive process than can be accomplished at the Annual Meeting, and the Board of Directors should appoint the Officers to the Treasurer, CTO, PR positions.

According to the current bylaws the Board currently consists of 8 people - and by Board vote can change its total number (by varying the number of directors-at-large) from 7-12 people. Since the Board has not voted to change the number of Directors the removal of these 3 officer positions from the Board would necessitate 3 additional Director seats be made available during the upcoming election.

== Language ==
#Increment the Articles VII - XI and appropriate references in the current bylaws +1.
#Append the current bylaws Article V, VI with the revisions shown in Articles V, VI, VII in the Vote Language section of this [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JiU9KEu85nDeW9nveYEoYb6JxGnh6s0lFOiJOy4wnWg/edit?usp=sharing Google doc]
#All reference and section numbers in the revised bylaws shall be verified and adjusted for consistency and clarity as determined by the Sponsors of the Vote.

== Results ==

UPDATE: As of 4 PM on 10-31-19, a member discovered a section of the bylaws that disqualifies the Vote to Restructure the Board on the basis that the ballots were delivered and voting was only open for 7 days instead of the minimum of 20 days. The elections for the annual meeting will proceed as if the vote did not pass. The original voting structure was executed for the 2020 Board election vote held on 11/05/2019.

Vote passed with 81.6% voting yes. (See update above - as of 11/4, vote did not pass.)

* Quorum: Not applicable, only requires a 2/3rds supermajority vote due to bylaws modification.

* Present and online voting total: 98

* For: 94 (87%)
* Against: 8 (7%)
* Abstain: 5 (4%)

[[File:Vote_results_-_restructuring.JPG]]

[[Category:Votes]]
[[Category:2019_Votes]]

File:Vote results - restructuring.JPG

2019-12-18T02:23:41Z

Kathryn007:

2019-12-17T20:52:09Z

Kathryn007: /* Agenda */

{{Board Meeting Notes
| Previous YYYY-MM-DD= 2019-12-03
| Next YYYY-MM-DD= 2020-01-07
| YYYY=2019
}}

Meeting Start:

== Attendance ==
* Board Members

* Other Members

== Agenda ==

* Check talk page for board meeting notes, see if any discussion on the agenda took place
* Consent Agenda
** Last meeting minutes = https://wiki.pumpingstationone.org/Meeting_Notes_2019-12-03

* Committee Reports
* Read mail
* Financial/membership report
* Review the PayPal and banking transactions
* Member leaving reason reports
* Check RT queue
* New business
** Ben Marshall - Cold metals authorizer
** Malcolm Stevens - CNC? authorizer
** Woodshop authorizers
** Online Filament 3D printing Auth
* Old business

== Minutes ==

=== Discussion on previous minutes ===

=== Consent Agenda ===

=== Committee Reports ===

Reports from [[Committees]]

=== Mail ===

=== Financial Report ===
* '''Chase Checking:'''
* '''Chase Savings:'''
* '''PEX:'''
* '''PayPal:'''

=== Membership Report ===

* '''Number of Members:'''
* '''Quorum:'''

=== Review the PayPal and banking transactions ===

=== Member Leaving Reason Reports ===

=== RT ===

=== New Business ===

=== Old Business ===

== Votes ==

Formlabs Form 3 SLA Printer

2019-12-17T20:47:02Z

Kathryn007: /* Useful Links */

{{Template:EquipmentPage
|owner = PS:One
|hostarea = SLA 3D Printer
|certification = yes
|hackable = no
|model = Form 3
|serial =
|arrived =
|where = 3D Printer Lab
|doesitwork = yes
|contact = SLA@pumpingstationone.org
|value = $4,000
|image = Form3.png
}}

==Description==

The 4th and 5th iteration of Formlab's SLA printers. Released for use by artists, designers, and professional 3D printers. The Form 3 offers a larger print area than the Form 2 and an improved optics engine.

== Consumables and Materials ==
'''Who provides resin and trays?'''
You may purchase your own resin and tray, or join a co-op to share materials with a small group: https://wiki.pumpingstationone.org/Formlabs_Form_3_SLA_Printer_Co-Ops

==Prerequisites to Authorization==

The only prerequisite for Form 3 authorization is to be authorized on the "regular" 3D printers. Must be able to create a print on one of the currently operational filament printers. Formlabs authorization is about one 3-hour session.

== Authorization - How to Sign Up for Training ==

Google form (application) will be available soon.

== Authorization Tracking ==

'''Using Canvas for Tracking Authorizations'''
Authorizations will be tracked in Canvas. This will be set up shortly.

==Scheduling==

'''Danger Committee'''
{| class="wikitable"
| Sky Nova
|-
| Kathryn Born
|-
| Paul Ocampo
|-
|
|}

==Additional Resources & Support==

The email address SLA@pumpingstationone.org is not yet set up. Email sent there will bounce. Contact kathryn.born@pumpingstationone.org in meantime.

==Authorized People==

Sky N.
Paul O.
Andrew C.
Michael Thompson
Ray D.
Aushra A.
Brian B.

Formlabs Form 3 SLA Printer Co-Ops

2019-12-13T00:05:22Z

Kathryn007:

==Formlabs Form 3 Consumables and Cooperative Purchasing==

[This post references the PS1 Formlab Printer - https://wiki.pumpingstationone.org/Formlabs_Form_3_SLA_Printer].

Resin and trays are expensive. Trays wear out after about 2 liters of use, so they are also considered consumables. If you wish to use the printers without sharing any resources (after authorization), then you would need to purchase a cartridge of resin ($150) and a tray ($150). If you choose that option, then you would purchase both of these items and insert and remove both items into the printer before each printing session and you would be responsible for storing your materials.
If you would like to start making 3D resin prints without this initial investment, you may join a “co-op” which is a group of up to 8 people who share both a cartridge and a tray that can only be used for that particular cartridge. Each co-op member contributes about $40 and commits to using 1/8 of the cartridge or less over a 2-month period. (cartridges are factory-chipped, so each tray is tied to about 2-3 cartridges before they need to be replaced. NOTE: You can’t use one tray with both grey and clear resin, for example. Trays can’t really be emptied and cleaned before a different resin is used)

===Types of Co-Ops===
*Low Volume Printers Co-op - About 125 ml of use over 60 days (cartridge is 1 liter).
*Professional Printer’s Co-op – Over 100 ml of resin per month.
*Wax Resin Co-op: for Form 3 users who intend to create “lost-wax casts” with their prints.

Trays and resin stored in the CNC room for Co-ops.

===Co-op Print People for Hire===

Professional Printer's Co-op members can subsidize their material costs by printing resin objects for people who are not yet authorized (and just want something printed). We will create a standard pricing formula (for example, resin ml cost X 3 + $10/hr for printing time) and publicize this service option.

===What about 3rd party resins and 3rd-party trays?===
Only Formlabs products can be used. No 3rd-party products are allowed on the Form 3 at this time. We are looking into the purchase of a low-cost 2nd resin printer that we can be more rogue with.

Formlabs Form 3 SLA Printer Co-Ops

2019-12-13T00:03:30Z

Kathryn007:

==Formlabs Form 3 Consumables and Cooperative Purchasing==

Resin and trays are expensive. Trays wear out after about 2 liters of use, so they are also considered consumables. If you wish to use the printers without sharing any resources (after authorization), then you would need to purchase a cartridge of resin ($150) and a tray ($150). If you choose that option, then you would purchase both of these items and insert and remove both items into the printer before each printing session and you would be responsible for storing your materials.
If you would like to start making 3D resin prints without this initial investment, you may join a “co-op” which is a group of up to 8 people who share both a cartridge and a tray that can only be used for that particular cartridge. Each co-op member contributes about $40 and commits to using 1/8 of the cartridge or less over a 2-month period. (cartridges are factory-chipped, so each tray is tied to about 2-3 cartridges before they need to be replaced. NOTE: You can’t use one tray with both grey and clear resin, for example. Trays can’t really be emptied and cleaned before a different resin is used)

===Types of Co-Ops===
*Low Volume Printers Co-op - About 125 ml of use over 60 days (cartridge is 1 liter).
*Professional Printer’s Co-op – Over 100 ml of resin per month.
*Wax Resin Co-op: for Form 3 users who intend to create “lost-wax casts” with their prints.

Trays and resin stored in the CNC room for Co-ops.

===Co-op Print People for Hire===

Professional Printer's Co-op members can subsidize their material costs by printing resin objects for people who are not yet authorized (and just want something printed). We will create a standard pricing formula (for example, resin ml cost X 3 + $10/hr for printing time) and publicize this service option.

===What about 3rd party resins and 3rd-party trays?===
Only Formlabs products can be used. No 3rd-party products are allowed on the Form 3 at this time. We are looking into the purchase of a low-cost 2nd resin printer that we can be more rogue with.

Formlabs Form 3 SLA Printer Co-Ops

2019-12-12T23:57:59Z

Kathryn007: /* Types of Co-Ops */

==Formlabs Form 3 Consumables and Cooperative Purchasing==

Resin and trays are expensive. Trays wear out after about 2 liters of use, so they are also considered consumables. If you wish to use the printers without sharing any resources (after authorization), then you would need to purchase a cartridge of resin ($150) and a tray ($150). If you choose that option, then you would purchase both of these items and insert and remove both items into the printer before each printing session and you would be responsible for storing your materials.
If you would like to start making 3D resin prints without this initial investment, you may join a “co-op” which is a group of up to 8 people who share both a cartridge and a tray that can only be used for that particular cartridge. Each co-op member contributes about $40 and commits to using 1/8 of the cartridge or less over a 2-month period. (cartridges are factory-chipped, so each tray is tied to about 2-3 cartridges before they need to be replaced. NOTE: You can’t use one tray with both grey and clear resin, for example. Trays can’t really be emptied and cleaned before a different resin is used)

===Types of Co-Ops===
*Low Volume Printers Co-op - About 125 ml of use over 60 days (cartridge is 1 liter).
*Professional Printer’s Co-op – Over 100 ml of resin per month.
*Wax Resin Co-op: for Form 3 users who intend to create “lost-wax casts” with their prints.

Trays and resin stored in the CNC room for Co-ops.

===What about 3rd party resins and 3rd-party trays?===
Only Formlabs products can be used. No 3rd-party products are allowed on the Form 3 at this time. We are looking into the purchase of a low-cost 2nd resin printer that we can be more rogue with.

Formlabs Form 3 SLA Printer Co-Ops

2019-12-12T22:41:13Z

Kathryn007: /* Types of Co-Ops */

==Formlabs Form 3 Consumables and Cooperative Purchasing==

Resin and trays are expensive. Trays wear out after about 2 liters of use, so they are also considered consumables. If you wish to use the printers without sharing any resources (after authorization), then you would need to purchase a cartridge of resin ($150) and a tray ($150). If you choose that option, then you would purchase both of these items and insert and remove both items into the printer before each printing session and you would be responsible for storing your materials.
If you would like to start making 3D resin prints without this initial investment, you may join a “co-op” which is a group of up to 8 people who share both a cartridge and a tray that can only be used for that particular cartridge. Each co-op member contributes about $40 and commits to using 1/8 of the cartridge or less over a 2-month period. (cartridges are factory-chipped, so each tray is tied to about 2-3 cartridges before they need to be replaced. NOTE: You can’t use one tray with both grey and clear resin, for example. Trays can’t really be emptied and cleaned before a different resin is used)

===Types of Co-Ops===
*Low Volume Printers Co-op - About 125 ml of use over 60 days (cartridge is 1 liter).
*Professional Printer’s Co-op – Over 100 ml of resin per month.
*Wax Resin Co-op: for Form 3 users who intend to create “lost-wax casts” with their prints.

===What about 3rd party resins and 3rd-party trays?===
Only Formlabs products can be used. No 3rd-party products are allowed on the Form 3 at this time. We are looking into the purchase of a low-cost 2nd resin printer that we can be more rogue with.

Formlabs Form 3 SLA Printer

2019-12-12T22:40:27Z

Kathryn007:

Formlabs Form 3 SLA Printer Co-Ops

2019-12-12T22:37:29Z

Kathryn007:

==Formlabs Form 3 Consumables and Cooperative Purchasing==

Resin and trays are expensive. Trays wear out after about 2 liters of use, so they are also considered consumables. If you wish to use the printers without sharing any resources (after authorization), then you would need to purchase a cartridge of resin ($150) and a tray ($150). If you choose that option, then you would purchase both of these items and insert and remove both items into the printer before each printing session and you would be responsible for storing your materials.
If you would like to start making 3D resin prints without this initial investment, you may join a “co-op” which is a group of up to 8 people who share both a cartridge and a tray that can only be used for that particular cartridge. Each co-op member contributes about $40 and commits to using 1/8 of the cartridge or less over a 2-month period. (cartridges are factory-chipped, so each tray is tied to about 2-3 cartridges before they need to be replaced. NOTE: You can’t use one tray with both grey and clear resin, for example. Trays can’t really be emptied and cleaned before a different resin is used)

===Types of Co-Ops===
Low Volume Printers Co-op - About 125 ml of use over 60 days (cartridge is 1 liter).
Professional Printer’s Co-op – Over 100 ml of resin per month.
Wax Resin Co-op: for Form 3 users who intend to create “lost-wax casts” with their prints.

===What about 3rd party resins and 3rd-party trays?===
Only Formlabs products can be used. No 3rd-party products are allowed on the Form 3 at this time. We are looking into the purchase of a low-cost 2nd resin printer that we can be more rogue with.

Formlabs Form 3 SLA Printer Co-Ops

2019-12-12T22:37:07Z

2019-12-04T01:53:19Z

Kathryn007: /* Agenda */

{{Board Meeting Notes
| Previous YYYY-MM-DD= 2019-11-19
| Next YYYY-MM-DD= 2019-11-17
| YYYY=2019
}}

Meeting Start:

== Attendance ==
* Board Members
** Paul O
** Molly A
** Alex B
** Kathryn B
** Andrew C

* Other Members
**

== Agenda ==

* Check talk page for board meeting notes, see if any discussion on the agenda took place
* Consent Agenda
** Last meeting minutes = what happened to the notes? We need to reconstruct offline. See old business below.
** Vote = yes
* Committee Reports
* Read mail
* Financial/membership report
* Review the PayPal and banking transactions
* Member leaving reason reports
* Check RT queue
* New business
** Vote on SLA area
** Discussion about shutting down Google Groups -> Discourse. Next steps.
** Close the meeting for 20 minutes (7:15-7:35)
** Wiki options for locked page (per host request)
**ShopBot authorizer?
* Old business

== Minutes ==

=== Discussion on previous minutes ===

=== Consent Agenda ===

=== Committee Reports ===

Reports from [[Committees]]

=== Mail ===

=== Financial Report ===
* '''Chase Checking:'''
* '''Chase Savings:'''
* '''PEX:'''
* '''PayPal:'''

=== Membership Report ===

* '''Number of Members:'''
* '''Quorum:'''

=== Review the PayPal and banking transactions ===

=== Member Leaving Reason Reports ===

=== RT ===

=== New Business ===
* New business
**Vote on SLA area- we can start taking applications. Kathryn to make a form.
** Discussion about shutting down Google Groups -> Discourse. Next steps - wait until next week when Sky is here.
** Comps for Nathan's 3 laser authorizers. Decision = Yes.
** Close the meeting for 20 minutes (7:15-7:35)
** Wiki options for locked page (per host request) - wait until next week when Sky is here.
** Paul O needs a VP email

=== Old Business ===
** Last meeting minutes = what happened to the notes? Did the internet glitch during the meeting? We need to reconstruct offline. Previous Sunday night meeting notes are here= https://wiki.pumpingstationone.org/Board_Meeting_Notes_2019-11-17

== Votes ==