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

[Chamunks]

Oh, there are still vast sections of this behemoth of a building that feels
ancient but yea it looks pretty nice in there tbh.

On Fri, Mar 9, 2018 at 7:56 PM doug moen <doug at moens.org> wrote:

> 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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