[Bessig] informal BESSIG meetup for software discussions?

Thu May 19 19:07:45 EDT 2016

Thanks for the update Anne. I am supposed to be out of town the week of
June 6th, but something has come up that might cause a change. If it does,
I'll join in.

Janine

On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 5:00 PM, Anne Wilson via Bessig <
bessig at lists.esipfed.org> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Sorry to be late to the party.   I'm up for Mon, 6/6, or Tue, 6/7.    Let
> me know.
>
> Regarding Alfalfa's – I'll take this opportunity to provide a status
> report to whole email list.
>
> As Soren said, Alfalfa's is spacious, quiet, comfortable, and the wifi
> works, which offers a lot.   The price is right if you want something
> that's free.  It could be great for 'special interest' meetings, like the
> topic in this thread.
>
> I was moderately disappointed in the venue for our monthly presentations
> because: one must bring one's own food and drink, it must be purchased from
> Alfalfa's, no alcohol is allowed, and parking is a somewhat of a barrier.
>  There may be a limit regarding how many times per month one group can
> reserve the space.
>
> Our meetings were best attended when it was easy to get food and beverage
> service in a suitable location.   As has been raised in the past, this is
> harder, if not impossible now, to achieve without some small budget.   It
> certainly requires labor to go around begging for space, which consistently
> dries up.   We need a better process.   As we were denied an ESIP-hosted
> bank account, another disappointment, it seems the only route left for
> managing group money is to become a non-profit.   I am motivated to pursue
> that and appreciate the support I've heard for doing so.
>
> In the mean time, I do have several speakers lined up, so I will probably
> just schedule Alfalfa's until we can get a bank account in place.  I have
> topics for June, July, and August.   Please stay tuned.
>
> Thanks, all, for hanging in with the BESSIG!
>
> Anne
>
> From: "bessig at lists.esipfed.org" <bessig at lists.esipfed.org>
> Reply-To: Beth Huffer <huffer.beth at gmail.com>
> Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 12:33 PM
> To: soren scott <sorenscott at gmail.com>
> Cc: "bessig at lists.esipfed.org" <bessig at lists.esipfed.org>
> Subject: Re: [Bessig] informal BESSIG meetup for software discussions?
>
> I have a slight preference for Tuesday. But it's only slight. Monday and
> Thursday are also fine.
>
> Beth
>
>
>
> On 5/18/16 11:08 AM, soren scott wrote:
>
> That week, outside of Wed (July 8), works for me. Any preferences for
> Monday, Tuesday or Thursday?
>
> Soren
>
> On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 10:23 AM, Beth Huffer via Bessig <
> <bessig at lists.esipfed.org>bessig at lists.esipfed.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi Soren,
>>
>> I'm also interested in this discussion. I'm available the week of June 6,
>> but not the week of May 30, or the week of June 13.
>>
>> Beth
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5/18/16 10:18 AM, soren scott via Bessig wrote:
>>
>> The St Julien is fine by me. Sometime early June?
>>
>> Alfalfas worked well. They are serious about the time limit (the band
>> after us wanted their whole two hours) but it was quiet and the wifi worked.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Soren
>>
>> On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 11:55 AM, Janine Aquino < <janine at ucar.edu>
>> janine at ucar.edu> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm interested. How about meeting in the St. Julien. If we go at 4PM, it
>>> shouldn't be loud yet. They have a side-room that holds 25.
>>>
>>> I didn't make it to the meeting at Alfalfas. Did that not work out well?
>>>
>>> Janine
>>>
>>> On Tue, May 17, 2016 at 9:23 AM, soren scott via Bessig <
>>> <bessig at lists.esipfed.org>bessig at lists.esipfed.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ah, thanks Ruth, folks had expressed an interest in a more casual
>>>> get-together, early evening, possibly drinks, comfy seats but not so loud
>>>> so we could have a conversation. I just naturally assumed we'd all want to
>>>> talk code ;)?
>>>>
>>>> Soren
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, May 16, 2016 at 6:07 PM, Ruth Duerr < <ruth.duerr3 at gmail.com>
>>>> ruth.duerr3 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Soren,
>>>>>
>>>>> I am interested; but don’t have ready access to a quiet place for
>>>>> discussion unless it is during the work day (I am sure I could schedule an
>>>>> UCAR conference room).
>>>>>
>>>>> Ruth
>>>>>
>>>>> On May 16, 2016, at 5:14 PM, soren scott via Bessig <
>>>>> <bessig at lists.esipfed.org>bessig at lists.esipfed.org> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hello, BESSIG,
>>>>>
>>>>> We've been talking about software assessment quite a lot this spring
>>>>> (don't run away yet!) and I was wondering if folks had an interest in an
>>>>> informal gathering in the next few weeks - I have questions about the
>>>>> larger reusability/readiness models as we look at different aspects of code
>>>>> maturity, project maturity and how we manage those within grant cycles.
>>>>>
>>>>> Let us know (and also if there are opinions on a reasonably quiet
>>>>> place for conversation)?
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>> Soren
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> Soren Scott
>>>>> Research Coder
>>>>> The Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship
>>>>> <soren.scott at ronininstitute.org>soren.scott at ronininstitute.org
>>>>>
>>>>> just a head's up - taking a bit of a sabbatical so if i don't
>>>>> get back to you right away, no worries.
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>>
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>> Soren Scott
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> The Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship
> soren.scott at ronininstitute.org
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