[Imc-makerspace] Purchase proposals

[Brian Duggan]

Barry T. and Derek D. have also consensed. I think we should pull the
trigger.

Thanks, folks!
Brian

On 7/13/11 1:15 PM, Jeffrey Putney wrote:
> 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
> <mailto:sophacles at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     I also vote yes.
> 
> 
>     On Wed, Jul 13, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Gergana Slavova <gslavova at aim.com
>     <mailto: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 <mailto:bcduggan at ucimc.org>>
>         To: imc-makerspace <imc-makerspace at lists.chambana.net
>         <mailto: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 Center
>         http://www.ucimc.org | 631 223 8442 <tel:631%20223%208442>
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