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20101025
Conf Call October 25, 2010 9PM Eastern
Progress updates
PR
Notification of places noted in last meeting?
Reddit, Make Blog, Consuming Louisville, Mayor, KYOSS, Matt Frassica (C-J), IdeaFestival, European Science Radio Shows
WFPL State of Affairs, Holly Rudolph (power creative PR)
alumni organizations (IMSA, Univ of Chicago, Univ of Louisville)
Existing Website
Hosting Beefed up
Pics Page up
Funding Page updated
Insurance
Maybe talk to high power model rocket insurer
Found XInsurance willing to give quote
Carl will talk to Insurance Agent friend
Any consideration to launch without it?
We really should be good citizens and get some sort of protection
Possibly could go without if we launch from east coast, but still poses risk to airplanes
Balloon ordering priority items
Vent Valve
Decided not build valves into balloons at Global Western
Get a spare vent tube for R&D of valve
ASAP
Waiting on mark for flow rate calcs
Funding
Pledgie updated for interim insurance estimate
Meet to discuss face to face tues or thurs
Specs communication
Need to get response from mark on sensor hanging and tip-over
Sensor String
All parts ordered, should be here by weekend
Tubing may be a problem received, but - stiff
Mini Projects
Flight Computer
Cutdown
Sending latest design info to Carl
I2C Spec/library
Cryo Chamber and Cryo Test Plans
24 hour tests preferred
will start one tomorrow
Ballast Valve
Telemetry
Lots done, still some more to go
Determine extensible format for last minute additions/removals
Power Controller
Some parts selected
Batt stack at 4.5v currently favored
Ballast Controller
Flight Dynamics Simulation
Weather Data
New Stuff
PR
Master Intro Video
Tour of each balloon assembled before launch
Have interviews with people responsible for each component
Tim Roberts has graciously offered help with video editing
Events
Sumobot party invited us to talk
Blow up balloon
suspend it up off the ground
wear shirts
buy more
Ask tad for some more
Sizes:
XXL: 1
XL:
L:
M: 1
S:
Pass hat for donations
Party planning
Invite music
Apples in Stereo Robert Schneider - Ask Chris
Chris Cprek's band
TMBG
science demos
Make some up
Relevant to ballons
Cryo chamber
Bouyancy
Tim's RC blimp? mind control
Supercooled water freeze
Invite some teachers/demo people
Catherine
Possibly Sam Dake
How snacks?
Pretzels, Chips, party food
Supply soda, water
BYOB
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