[ELECTRON] Fwd: Use of the Electron Club for an open source/data mapping workshop

Mon Apr 18 20:06:05 UTC 2011

Hi,

Sorry, I should have explained that I already told Jo we don't charge for
use of the room and that other Electron Club members would most likely
wish to take part. I just emailed her today so haven't had a reply.

It does say in her email that "others would be welcome too" so I took this
to mean that it would be open, and as far as I could see the event would
not have an entrance charge attached to it. I was just assuming that the
whole thing was being run in the same spirit as the data hacking workshop.

I can get back to her to clarify things further.

best wishes
Si

> While these are interesting points for discussion there's been no
> indication
> as yet that the electron club would accept any money for use of the room.
> IIRC we don't even have a bank account.
>
> In the near future we'll be using the CCA network for Internet access,
> meaning we won't need to raise funds for future broadband payments.
>
> On 18 April 2011 17:29, Seb Bacon <seb.bacon at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Well said on all points... personally, I think as long as open events
>> clearly take priority, the occasional fundraiser to help pay for
>> broadband etc shouldn't be a problem.
>>
>> Seb
>>
>> On 18 April 2011 17:04, Paola Di Maio <paola.dimaio at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Si
>> > thanks for sharing this info on list.
>> >  I do share my  enthusiastic appreciation for  ELECTRON club
>> facilities
>> with
>> > peers, and I was
>> > happy that the linked data meetup glasgow took place there,
>> > I also encourage Jo and other linked data friends to join the club, so
>> that
>> > they can use its facilities, like everybody else, when they need to.
>> > Jo's question however brings up a question of using the space for
>> > 'corporate', and the question of money.
>> > I guess the bottom line would be ' is the meeting public and open to
>> all?'
>> > Would it be fair to say that electron club prioritises providing space
>> for
>> > self organised events for which there is no budget?
>> > (I mean, if there is generous budget available from JISC, maybe
>> electron
>> > premises are not the best option?)
>> > I value Electron club as a community open space for those occasion
>> when
>> > there is no funding to pay for
>> > venues/premises. It was one of the few places in Scotland which
>> offered
>> the
>> > use of shared premises with no ideological demands, no obligations, no
>> fees,
>> > on a pure community spirit.
>> > I hope we manage to keep it as honest as it is, and wonder how money
>> > may/would change that
>> > :-)
>> > Just thoughts
>> >
>> >
>> > PDM
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> > From: Simon Yuill <simon at lipparosa.org>
>> > Date: Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 2:55 PM
>> > Subject: [ELECTRON] Fwd: Use of the Electron Club for an open
>> source/data
>> > mapping workshop
>> > To: Electron Club members <members at electronclub.org>
>> >
>> >
>> > Hi,
>> >
>> > We have been asked if the space can be used for an open source/data
>> > mapping workshop in July - see below.
>> >
>> > I am assuming this would be OK with people and have penciled it in,
>> but
>> > any objections let me know.
>> >
>> > I will let the organisers know that the Tuesday date is potentially a
>> > clash with Camcorder Geurillas, and will pass their contact ontot he
>> > people who are taking from me in may.
>> >
>> > best wishes
>> > Si
>> >
>> >
>> > *** START ***
>> >
>> > dear Electron Club,
>> >
>> > I'm interested in using your space to host a hackday-style workshop on
>> > map-based applications with open source and open data, either 7th or
>> > 19th July.
>> >
>> > (I thought i wrote to you earlier this week but can't find the sent
>> > mail, so perhaps i didn't...)
>> >
>> > The workshop would be part of a series organised by JISC's DevCSI
>> > initiative to support developers working in further and higher
>> > education. So HE/FE would be the focus but others would be welcome
>> too.
>> > Imagining about 20 people - is your workshop space big enough for
>> that?
>> > (I was there a couple of months ago for the Scottish Linked Data
>> Hackday).
>> >
>> > JISC provides a budget so we can afford to pay pretty well for the use
>> > of the Electron Club. I am not a member as I live in Edinburgh and
>> wish
>> > the Hacklab here was on the same scale...
>> >
>> > Please let me know what you think of this,
>> >
>> >
>> > jo
>> > --
>> > Jo Walsh
>> >
>> > Unlock places: http://unlock.edina.ac.uk/
>> > EDINA National Datacentre
>> > tel: +44 (0)131 650 2973
>> >
>> > --
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>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > *** END ***
>> >
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