[Imc-makerspace] Purchase proposals

[Erich Heine]

I also vote yes.


On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Gergana Slavova <gslavova at aim.com> wrote:

>  Thanks, Brian.
>
> All-in-all, it comes out to $434, right?  Considering we have a little
> over $2k in the bank, plus another $1000 coming in, I'm ok with it.
>
> ~Gergana
>
>  -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian Duggan <bcduggan at ucimc.org>
> To: imc-makerspace <imc-makerspace at lists.chambana.net>
> Sent: Tue, Jul 12, 2011 6:53 pm
> Subject: [Imc-makerspace] Purchase proposals
>
>  Hey Urbana Makers,
>
> This mail is to propose two reimbursements and one purchase to the group
> for consensus over the list. Details are a little further down.
>
> Things have been rocking lately. We are doing lots of really cool stuff
> and I hope everyone's having fun with the parts they're involved in.
>
> Recently, we got a very good, up-to-date, finance report from the IMC
> finance group (thanks, Chris). People have gotten reimbursements for
> material donations from the finance group for approved expenses.
>
> Those material donation purchases have been limited to Help Desk
> materials, which get drawn from the Help Desk fund, and from the GGHC
> grant money, which we were supposed to spend.
>
> Now we're branching out a little. People have been purchasing materials
> for our Summer Make-ation workshops. So far, they've been relatively
> small. In the feverish planning for the Make-ation workshops, we didn't
> think too much of it. But in reality, *every* purchase should be
> approved by the group first.
>
> I'm attaching our latest finance report (today's) so people can see
> where we're at.
>
> Remember that Acorn Active Media has pledged an additional $1000 to
> support the Makerspace, and we expect these funds soon.
>
> The Summer Make-ation organizers propose reimbursement for Jeff for the
> cost of materials for the Throwy workshop. The bill comes to $80.
>
> We also propose reimbursement for Jeff for the cost of materials for the
> upcoming pewter casting workshop. That bill comes to $66.
>
> The Throwy workshop was awesome, thanks to Jeff's investment and expert
> circuit instruction. The Pewter workshop will be a first-of-its-kind for
> the Makerspace and represents our first steps in fulfilling all facets
> of our DIY mission.
>
> For our microcontroller workshop on July 23, we further propose spending
> $217 for 10 Arduino Duemilanove microcontroller kits, $20 for Shape-lock
> plastic, and $51 for servos. This one will rock. The benefit of this
> purchase is that we will keep and reuse these materials in our own
> projects and future workshops.
>
> Can we get consensus for these proposals over the list?
>
> Thanks, Makers!
> Brian
> --
> Brian Duggan
> Technical Projects Developer
> UC Independent Media Centerhttp://www.ucimc.org | 631 223 8442
>
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