This is a collection of links to newsletters, reports, and presentations pertaining to the AMT Sustainability Crisis. Announcement and meeting invitation – newsletter Sustainability Crisis Meeting October 2019 – presentation Sustainability Crisis Report post-meeting – report Newsletter Summary Due increase announcement – newsletter Quarterly Sustainability Meeting January 2020 – presentation
Category: Member Information
Optimizing AMT Communications
Optimizing AMT Communications has two parts, 1) getting rid of pesky Meetup emails and 2) making sure you see ~~ACTUAL~~ AMT emails. Step 1) Getting rid of Meetup emails that pretend to be AMT emails Go to Meetup.com (make sure you’re logged in) Click on your profile picture in the top right corner, select …
Membership Refund Policy
Ace Makerspace Membership Refund Policy All members control their membership accounts**, including cancellation. Cancellations are not prorated, and all billing is in 1-month increments. Membership** is tied to access to Ace Makerspace, not to use of any particular tool or space. Refunds based on lack of use are usually not provided. Requesting a Refund If …
Notification Unicorns
What they are for These are kinetic message deliverers. They are a set of plush stuffed animals that have been sewn to stands that hold messages of great importance for members and space users. Things like: Machine configuration changes Use policy changes Warning about safety Really good news How they work Folks give it a …
Logging member contibutions
AMT is tracking Member Contributions! Use the /task in Slack to log your member contribution*. Examples: /task coworking garbage /task laser washed dusters /task workshop cleaned shopvac filter When you log your contributions you: Help AMT be sustainable Help AMT get funding Retain your membership eligibility Qualify for member perks Help AMT operations …
How to set up manual payments
AMT works on a monthly subscription but automatic payments don’t work for everybody. Use the following instructions for turning off your automatic subscription payments and go to a manual payment plan. Step 1 – Set up your account and membership dues subscription Step 2 – Go to the membership tab under your My Account Page …
Tips for posting about On-Request classes on slack
ACE offers On-Request classes (but doesn’t guarantee them). You can read more about them here. The idea is that the person or people doing the requesting do the cat-herding and recruiting. And don’t make that work something that another volunteer has to manage for you or even be part of. They are super busy design …
Taking Pictures At AMT
AMT always needs photos for social media and space promotion. So taking a few snaps in your classes or when you are working with tools is great. Please, when you do always get the consent of any people who might be in the shot. If they aren’t comfortable don’t take the picture. Share pictures for …
How to retire an asset
Summary This is what needs to happen: On the asset wiki post the category needs to be moved from the program asset to retired assets. On Grand Central, the Asset entry needs to be updated to reflect the new retired location and the disposal method On slack, update the status using the slash+asset method Required …
Updating WikiMedia Formatting
Many articles in this wiki still have the WikiMedia formatting and need to be updated to modern standards. Googling WikiMedia formatting yields good information but here are some common conversions. Headings have the equal sign before and after them. The 1 equal sign equals the level of the header. For example: =Heading= converts to a …