[Bessig] informal BESSIG meetup for software discussions?

Fri May 20 11:57:26 EDT 2016

Anne - Thinking about this a bit more. If BESSIG was under the umbrella of
ESIP as a local cluster, ESIP-Boulder, there wouldn't be an issue in
supporting and providing the financial backbone. The Drupal WG, for
instance, is going after sponsorship to support Drupal-specific activities
and we are managing funds.

The big question to you and the group is would you want to rebrand to be
ESIP-Boulder instead of BESSIG?

Happy to talk more -
Erin

On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 5:31 PM, Anne Wilson via Bessig <
bessig at lists.esipfed.org> wrote:

> Thanks, Dan.   I have not heard that dollar amount.   Nor have I set up a
> PayPal account.   I guess the question is, who owns the account?   Is that
> any different than having a bank account?
>
> I would like to see some kind of legal entity would lend legitimacy and
> allow us to approach businesses like Google and Twitter for support.
>
> Anne
>
> From: Daniel Ziskin <ziskin at ucar.edu>
> Date: Thursday, May 19, 2016 6:24 PM
> To: Anne Wilson <Anne.Wilson at lasp.colorado.edu>
> Cc: Beth Huffer <huffer.beth at gmail.com>, soren scott <sorenscott at gmail.com>,
> "bessig at lists.esipfed.org" <bessig at lists.esipfed.org>
>
> Subject: Re: [Bessig] informal BESSIG meetup for software discussions?
>
> Becoming a non-profit is tedious but not difficult. I've gone through the
> process several times. But it costs about $750. Could we just use something
> like PayPal to handle our transactions?
>
> 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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>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>>
>>>>> 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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>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Janine
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Soren Scott
>>> Research Coder
>>> The Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship
>>> 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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>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Soren Scott
>> Research Coder
>> The Ronin Institute for Independent Scholarship
>> 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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