[kwlug-disc] I found a decent space for us if we want it.

[doug moen]

It looks very... gentrified, since Kwartzlab was there.

On 9 March 2018 at 14:51, Chamunks <chamunks at gmail.com> wrote:

> Is it the Boemher Box building.  Which is why I mentioned the new property
> management and renovations they are reworking the building and the section
> we will be hosted is going to be a well maintained section regardless of
> what happens in the rest of the building.
>
> There's two levels of response.  Free and not free.
> - So free being we are allowed the space because the property owner wants
> us as a feature in his building and find's the concept exciting.
> - Not free being we could put up a sign or something mentioning that the
> space is available for people if they wanted to rent a desk in the co-share
> space.  Likely just toss in a thanks however there hasn't been any explicit
> requirements stated about this sort of thing.
>
> Nothing is free in this world it all costs something however in this case
> I think that the owner of the building is happy with the concept of having
> us in the building to help educate and attract people into their ecosystem
> as our "cost".
>
> On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 7:45 PM Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc <
> kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> This is the Boemher Box building?
>>
>> What is the cost for use of the space?
>>
>> - Paul
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 09, 2018 at 07:22:16PM +0000, Chamunks wrote:
>> > There is a space that I've found it's a co-share space next door to
>> Google.
>> >
>> > Location 1 Photos:
>> > https://photos.app.goo.gl/zELtRVgM7XodrNcw2
>> > Location 1 Map Link:
>> > https://goo.gl/maps/3YcX4aW8yAq
>> >
>> > Location 2 Map Link:
>> > https://goo.gl/maps/YQb7jwhihrB2
>> >
>> > The location is under new property management since KWARTZ Lab was there
>> > with Kaplan being on site more often.  The co-share space would come
>> with
>> > Biometric after-hours access for myself and a number of other KWLUG
>> > members.  This access would be granted for the Co-Share space which is
>> in
>> > the photos I posted and for the Datacenter office space down the road
>> if we
>> > aren't able to lock in the co-share space for some reason.
>> >
>> > The co-share space comes with an HD projector which can be projected
>> onto a
>> > massive white wall so that everyone in the room can see much easier then
>> > what we've had now.  We would also be able to store our stuff securely
>> on
>> > site so that we could have a bit more permanence than we do now.
>> >
>> > Ideally, what I was thinking because there is an ISP in the building
>> > CloudWiFi and the Co-Share itself has its own WiFi we could likely set
>> up a
>> > proper streaming setup as well which would be beneficial for increasing
>> > attendance of the KWLUG.
>> >
>> > We also would have the potential option to maybe talk them into letting
>> us
>> > use their Meetup account if we don't arrange one for ourselves because I
>> > think one of the biggest things ( that we should discuss outside of this
>> > thread if we want to discuss it ) is that we're not on Meetup.  There
>> are a
>> > lot of people who rely on Meetup to locate interesting groups in the
>> > region.
>> >
>> > So in abstract,
>> > Pros:
>> > - New secure space for us
>> > - Two potential locations in case one is for some reason not suitable
>> for a
>> > meeting here and there.
>> > - Meetup Account we may not have to moderate ourselves.
>> > - Stable and likely fiber connectivity.
>> > - Full network infrastructure available.
>> > - HD Projector.
>> > - Large wall for projection screen usage.
>> > - Quiet and productive environment.
>> > - 24/7 access for core members of KWLUG at two locations.
>> > - Within a visual range of our current meeting space so we're not really
>> > moving far.
>> > - Kitchenette if we wanted to do food for whatever reason.
>> > - A fairly motivated community manager who wears many hats at the
>> location
>> > who may be interested in helping out with driving the expansion of the
>> > group.
>> >
>> > Cons:
>> > - The building is undergoing a fairly significant upgrade so no
>> Accessible
>> > entrance yet but one is planned.
>> > - Parking may be less convenient than the St. Johns kitchen but no
>> > extortionate paid parking seems to be taking up residence in the
>> > surrounding streets as of yet.
>> > - Somewhat limited shared parking currently with more parking planned.
>>
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