[Imc-makerspace] Purchase proposals

[Jeffrey Putney]

I think having a stock of servos and arduino boards seems like a good idea,
I'm a yes.

Jeff

On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:35 PM, Erich Heine <sophacles at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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