Meeting Notes, Oct 31

These notes are available in Word document format in the link at the right. However, I wanted to post them here for quick access and to allow comments directly related to today's meeting.

10/31/2008 Meeting w/ Dr. Eberhard:

1. The EES faculty appreciates our proposal and provided us a budget of $7,500.

It was suggested we develop a staged approach keep Eberhard (and the EES faculty) involved in terms of your decisions, the timing, and the budget. We determined a blog would be best for this.

2. Additional notes discussed:

Consider reducing the number of computers from 8 to 6 or 4.

Need to include printer in floor plan.

Suggestion to add computer projector so that students can practice presentations.

Provide connectivity for laptops instead of just desktops

Continuous bench instead of individual desks.

High quality furniture instead of cheap.

Need management plan for fridge and food.

Need management plan for computers and printer.

Staged constructions: (1) Furniture, (2) computers, [if feasible (3) sink]

Maintain the Collaboratory title…don’t refer it as a lounge.

10/31/2008 Collaboratory Committee Meeting (held after meeting with Eberhard):

1. Divided most immediate tasks into two groups: computers and furniture/furnishings

Computers – Brian and Dave will coordinate on a management planning

Brian
    Follow up with EWS
     Contact CITES 

Dave
   Follow up with 3CS

Furniture/furnishings – Azam & Derek coordinate

Azam
   What sink would require
   Facilities management planning

Derek
   Start blog (threads for different groups)
   Add printer to collaboratory drawings

2. Other general notes:

Meet up again in about a week

Come up with “wish lists” of items to start watching for purchase

Make sure each research group has a representative involved (4th floor Advisory Committee)

Blog name? Eventually turn into general blog for 4th floor?