[BLU/Officers] Meeting time

[John Abreau]

OK, that makes sense.

On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 1:30 PM, Jerry Feldman <gaf.linux at gmail.com> wrote:
> E-51 still is better for us IMHO.
> 1. It is close to the Kendall-MIT station
> 2. The classrooms are decent.
> 3. Even though the parking lot is restricted, other parking options are
> relatively close. Also, even if we can't park in the lot, we can easily drop
> off equipment in front, where we can't at other classrooms.
>
> On Fri, Dec 22, 2017 at 12:56 PM, John Abreau <abreauj at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Yes, the 8:00 start time may be a factor in the low turnout we've been
>> seeing lately.
>>
>> I sent in the request for meeting space for all 12 months in 2018, and
>> I specified 6:30-9:00 in the request, so beginning in January we can
>> return to a 7:00 start time. If past years are any indication, we'll
>> probably get confirmation through May initially, then for the summer
>> months sometime around April, and for the rest of the year in June or
>> July.
>>
>> I asked for the usual set of rooms in E51, but the primary reason we
>> liked E51 was the parking lot. Given the new parking regime, perhaps a
>> different building would be an improvement.
>>
>> I'm not familiar with all the changes that have occurred at MIT in the
>> 20 years since the BCS closed down, so my knowledge of MIT meeting
>> spaces is seriously stale. I'm not in a position to find a better
>> location, but if someone like Kurt who still spends a lot of time at
>> MIT can recommend another building with better parking options that's
>> still reasonably close to an MBTA station, we might want to consider
>> it.
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 21, 2017 at 8:29 PM, Jerry Feldman <gaf.linux at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > A couple of things
>> > First, should we restore meeting time back to 7PM.
>> >
>> > Second, I have a contact at the Smithsonian group that is tracking
>> > Chandra.
>> > I gave asked Brandon Vogel to see if one of his coworkers might be
>> > interested to speak. Also I asked Federico to contact Jonathan McDowell
>> > to
>> > see if he would be interested. The Chandra people work art Draper in
>> > Kendall
>> > Sq.
>> >
>> >
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>> > Jerry Feldman <gaf.linux at gmail.com>
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