[UCIMC-Tech] Finding a Tech/CU-Win/Chambana/AAM Space

[Mike Lehman]

Finance discussed how we could make a space for Tech stuff to happen. 
Facing a significant deficit right now, we've determined  that any 
solution needs to preserve our current income potential. Going with 
something on the second floor, which is probably the best location, 
really needs to be revenue neutral.

There are two rooms up there that have been discussed along the way. The 
Blue Room seems to be the favored location, but our cost on it is 
currently $325. The Pink Room is not so commodious, but the cost on it 
is $250.

The revenue stream I'm aware of that's been mentioned in the past is to 
solicit donations from the many email lists that are currently hosted. 
One "advantage" is that Prairienet is going dark right now. I've sent at 
least one interested party our way (GEO stuff, IIRC) as a potential 
solution for them. Even a modest success in soliciting donations could 
yield enough to cover our costs. We currently have additional creativity 
to help with organizing and marketing such a package, if the Tech side 
of things could could provide the backend side of something like that.

I also don't know if webhosting for community organizing, personal 
webhosting, etc is potentially viable at this point in the arc of the 
internet. Ideas along this line are ways that I think it's possible to 
work together in this way to sustain a resource base congenial with our 
mission/s.

One thing that we forgot to discuss tonight at Finance are ways in which 
the Tech complex cost could be covered through cost avoidance. IIRC, the 
monthly cost of our current internet pipe in the building is roughly 
half of what the potential cost of either of the preferred space options 
is. Thus, if the anticipated resources that have been discussed in the 
past were available to avoid a current cost that is part of the current 
overhead, I think that should be discussed as part of the solution also.

Let us know what your thoughts are on this. We'd also welcome discussing 
this at Finance and  would be glad to put this on the agenda.
Mike Lehman