Subject: Re: Friday Nites @ APU
From: Fielder George Dowding (fgdowding@iceworm-enterprises.net)
Date: Fri Mar 08 2002 - 13:05:31 AKST
Greetings all and especially Anthony!
Although I personally don't want to loose the connection to the
universities, this may be the opportunity to bringing all the
various interested parties back under one roof (pun intended). After
coming together again, we may be able to formally organize as a
501(c)(3) and there by receive tax deductable donations from
corporations, partnerships, and individuals (business or personal).
Then, there is the possibility of affiliated clubs at the
universities, thereby making the currently tenuous link stronger.
What could we offer SBS? Hmmm... Networking computers and embedded
devices is the wave of the future.
On Wed, 06 Mar 2002 19:31:15 -0900
Anthony Valentine <amv@akvalentine.com> wrote:
> I work at Spenard Builders Supply. We have on our small campus, a
> building that we use for training and on-site clinics (we call it
> the Clinic Club). However, as far as I know, the building is
> never used outside of the normal 8-5 Mon-Fri work days.
>
> The building has two large areas; one has several cafeteria style
> folding tables, and the other has a classroom type setup with
> desks. They are seperated by a small kitchen. We have a
> fractional (512K) T1 into our site and we do not pay by the bit.
>
> I am one of two Admin's at SBS.
>
> Would a place like this work? I cannot promise access, however if
> there is interest, I can inquire about the possability.
>
>
> Anthony
>
> P.S. I am currently having difficulty posting messages to the
> list. Would you be so kind as to forward this there?
>
>
>
> On Wed, 2002-03-06 at 02:01, Fielder George Dowding wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, 05 Mar 2002 20:23:00 -0900
> > Anthony Valentine <amv@akvalentine.com> wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Hello all.
> > >
> > > Is there a particular reason to be looking to schools for a
> > > location? I.E. will any location work if it has enough room
> > > and bandwidth?
> > >
> > > Anthony
> > SNIP!
> >
> > Hmmm... The Friday night mini-install fests were quite informal,
> > no-cost/charge for help, social (inspite of ourselves), and
> > benefitted from the 501(c)(3) status of APU as an educational
> > institution. With the exception of the lack of APU student
> > participation, although I have no idea of the level of this
> > lack, the Friday night get-together's fit the picture of a club
> > under the auspices of a university. I doubt it would have worked
> > at a high school or lower grade school. The university (APU and
> > UAA are in fact typical examples of small universities, believe
> > it or not) encourages student organizations as part of the
> > transition from the cloistered halls of academia to the rough
> > and tumble of the work-a-day world. Hence, the university
> > administrators require a minimum level of organization to give
> > the students a maximum level of freedom.
> >
> > To address your question, any location would work if it has
> > enough room and bandwidth. However, all such locations have an
> > administrator. The problem is to find that combination of
> > location with an administrator who wants such a group to meet on
> > its premises. The group's task is to discover what benefit it
> > will provide to the location's administrator. Answering this
> > question will provide insight to the type of organization that
> > would have an administrator likely to put out the welcome mat.
> >
>
>
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