Kickoff Meeting - 9/27/2011

Tonight we had our first official meeting for the new semester. Jack, Mike, Oliver, and Bilal joined us for the first time. Members present: Steve, Dan, and Elliot.

Here's an outline of the meeting:

I. Introduction: Gave prospective members an overview of the project and where we're headed during a Q&A session.

II. Short-term goals for this semester

• Redesign lamp head: new LEDs, focusing, etc. Jack's Engin 100 group might take on the project
• More stable base
• Circuitry
• Find LEDs with narrower beam angle: Mike knows where to get them
• Portability & Modular design
• Recruit faculty advisor specifically for the Life Lamp Team
• Modify previous grant proposals: We should look into working with Centricycle Team for some insight since they have some experience

III. Trip Opportunities

• World Medical Relief (WMR): Those that are interested may travel abroad with WMR with the surgical lamp. It will most likely be Philippines, but we need to contact WMR for more info.
• Nicaragua: Next Summer - We could collaborate again with the Maternal Health Team.

IV. Meeting time: Our regular meeting time will be Tuesdays at 7 PM @ LBME for this semester.

V. Next week: We will start working on a new prototype.

Elliot