Just one note:<br><blockquote style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;" class="gmail_quote">But groups should really start thinking about building technology costs into grant proposals and budgets.<br>
</blockquote><div>-- YES. Absolutely. <br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 11:23 AM, Chris Ritzo <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chris.ritzo@gmail.com">chris.ritzo@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">Mike: <br>My mistake about saying "finance"- I agree that this was confusing. Brian noticed that the monitor had been replaced, which isn't the same thing. <br>
<br>Leon:<br>I agree, it was placed by "Tech" and is IMC property. That doesn't mean you can just move it somewhere without asking first, and/or communicating about it. <br>
<br>A more general inter-group solution is ideal. There will always be stuff that breaks and need to be recycled or trashed. <br><br>Tech donations have always been a staple of the IMC- using stuff that's free or fixing what's broken. Tech just doesn't have the capacity to do this for every working group anymore. We will still maintain what we've put in place- the public computer lab & machines people use. But groups should really start thinking about building technology costs into grant proposals and budgets.<br>
<br>If there are any tech donations that people want to make, please direct them to me or to Brian before accepting anything. I realize that sometimes people just "drop stuff off", and we can't stop that. Honestly, I think we have an established donation pipeline from Parkland, so we really don't need to accept any tech donations right now, outside of special needs- for instance - a brand new, network laser printer might be nice.<br>
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Chris,<br>
I agree, absolutely not a Tech responsibility, but it is a general
IMC need.<br>
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A spot for IMC electronics recycling is a great idea. I hesitate to
use Room 26, because it will tend to fill before something's done
about it.<br>
BT,DT <span><span> :-) </span></span><br>
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Maybe it would be best to hold this sort of stuff in either the
boiler room or the janitor room, as we already hold bulbs for
recycling there? That way it won't be totally out of sight, out of
mine and will remind us that it needs to go when a critical mass is
reached and an event is upcoming.<br>
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Leon,<br>
I know this stuff will sort of be in the way once there's very much
accumulated, but that's the point -- to remind us it needs to leave
then. Does this sound like it can work? Maybe stack it under the
duct area at the north end of the janitor room?<br>
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Then the designated spot for electronic recycling could be by the
door to the janitor room, which would also be less in the way in the
hall that at Room 26. And since you're in there almost daily, it
could be moved into the janitor room spot to await the next
recycling run.<br>
Mike<div><div></div><div><br>
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On 4/15/2011 10:17 AM, Chris Ritzo wrote:
</div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><div></div><div>Tech is not interested in the printer. Also, Brian
informed me that Finance replaced the program director's monitor
and that the old CRT was taken to the Makerspace without informing
us. I've asked Brian to bring it back upstairs.<br>
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Tech will help other groups find appropriate means of recycling
non-functioning, or upgraded equipment. A prime example is when
Jay Schubert & I hauled all the old crap out of room 26 when
there was a recycling event on campus. <br>
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What we won't do is be every group's storage dumping ground for
equipment you feel isn't working or needs replaced. Taking the
monitor to Makerspace without telling anyone is a good example of
this. This type of thing can easily take over Tech's time. Time we
could be spending working on the really awesome stuff that is
getting mentioned by our board members at a national level. We are
not the IMC's electronics recycler.<br>
<br>
I'd like to suggest that the finance sub-group which deals with
building space issues designate a place for non-functioning
computer equipment that needs to be recycled by all working groups
and issue communications about that so that folks know what to do
with it. Maybe that's room 26. When a recycling opportunity
presents itself, tech will pitch in to help, but it should
probably be coordinated with the building manager.<br>
<br>
Chris<br>
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Lehman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rebelmike@earthlink.net" target="_blank">rebelmike@earthlink.net</a>></span>
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<div bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> I kind of think it's
just good for a boat anchor -- and the IMC doesn't own a
boat, yet.<br>
<br>
I'm cc-ing this to Tech in case they have an interest in it
(or Makerspace maybe?) for parts. etc.<br>
<br>
Otherwise, recycle it once Tech has had a chance to weigh
in.<br>
Mike<br>
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On 4/15/2011 9:53 AM, leon mcgee wrote:
<blockquote type="cite">Kristina had brought this up to me,
and I was wondering the same thing, that if the dell
printer is no longer staying with us, do we recycle it,
give to tech to use for parts, have it star in Office
Space 2 Revenge of The Printer?<br>
-- <br>
Building Coordinator<br>
Leon McGee<br>
202 S Broadway<br>
Urbana, IL 61801<br>
<a href="mailto:Leonmcgeeamericorps@gmail.com" target="_blank">Leonmcgeeamericorps@gmail.com</a><br>
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