Plenum 2024-09-03 Minutes
Venue
20:06 Open
Credentials
- Present: Benji, Val, icedwater (jitsi), Dragonboat21, Matt, Nm (spectate mode)
- Apologies: Robert, JenD, icedwater's audio
Reports
Regulatory (Valentine)
- ACRA Annual Report: Up to date. Next due 30 Apr 2025
- IRAS tax filing done for YA2023; next one is due 30 Nov 2024 for YA 2024
- IRAS: ECI: Up to date: Next due 31 Dec 2024
Significant changes to regular expenses (if any)
| Regular Expenses | Amount | Frequency | Monthly Cost (amortised) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rental | 2500 | 12 | $ 2,500.00 |
| Utilities (est'd) | 250 | 12 | $ 250.00 |
| Internet | 101 | 12 | $ 101.00 |
| CorpSec | 261 | 2 | $ 43.50 |
| Accounting/Corp Services (est'd) | 3000 | 1 | $ 250.00 |
| Aircon | 180 | 4 | $ 60 |
| $ 3,204.50 |
Space electricity consumption (Valentine)
- 474kWh total in August 2024, for a total of ~$157.90.
- Approx. 2.5–3.5 kWh/hour during normal use, or ~$0.75–$1/hour at $0.3257/kWh (current electricity tariff)
Memberships/Contributions (Valentine)
Update on new members and contributions
- No (idea on) changes to the following:
- New members
- Downgrades
- Upgrades
Current membership/contribution breakdown by tiers
| Tier | Count |
|---|---|
| 16 | 6 |
| 32 | 0 |
| 64 | 7 |
| 128 | 10 |
| 256 | 0 |
| 512 | 0 |
New business
Membership plans
- Update on Hackerspace 365.
- actions needed to promote this, in Telegram and other channels
- considered SaaS-like bulk discount membership
- Cash flow is king: let's give discount for annual payments? And introduce prorated refund policy.
- pledged memberships can be converted to monthly membership with prorated refund
New venue search
- Spreadsheet
- Discussed visited locations on spreadsheet.
- Highlights:
- Hoa Nam option #02-04/#02-05 is a shop, no aircon after hours, no escalator, no water point, and weird corridor space
- Kaki Bukit Synergy one with mezzanine pretty cool
- Prosper needs renovation, big minus. Also regular MRT noise can be quite a drag
- More details and opinions needed from all (on Telegram also)
- Try to arrange more viewings (Val)
- Reconvene for further discussion in two weeks
Sponsorship tiers
- Pull request will be made for comment (Val)
Future plans
- Not discussed, beyond the above
Any Other Business (AOB)
Next meeting
- 2024-09-17 20:00 tentative