On Wed, Dec 10, 2008 at 6:45 PM, Ananth R <mail.anant
...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hey all,
> The meeting moved to Breadworks Boulangerie off Lavelle Road, owing to
> Koshy's being at it's Sunday evening capacity.
> Attendees : Ananth, Pooja, Deepak, Shekhar, Ajith, Kiran, Shridar, Neha,
> Nishanth, Uthara, Supreeth
> Issues discussed :
> Pilot : We preferably need to start a pilot and contact the govt
> authorities simultaneously. The pilot would involve corporates having cycle
> stations at their offices. The employees can utilise the cycles on a pick-up
> / drop-off facility. They are responsible for the bicycles in the time that
> they borrow it. We need to set up the plan for the companies and provide
> them with guidelines under which the scheme can operate. We also send out
> surveys to corporates and mine data from them. Supreeth will be checking on
> colleges, and will run the survey by them.
> Beyond the pilot : We need to look at the bigger picture, and what we need
> for bangalore. We need to explore options of how the scheme is marketable.
> Various aspects to highlight are :
> 1) Perfect last-mile solution in conjunction with public transport.
> 2) Cost effective and fast
> 3) Cool (we make it cool, ie)
> 4) Environment friendly
> Pitfalls:
> 1) Safety
> 2) Mindset change among citizens
> 3) Theft and vandalism
> 4) Maintainance of bikes
> What we missed at the meeting:
> Expert advice on technicalities. We also needed cost estimations before we
> can approach corporates for the same.
> We need to enroll corporates into the benefits... Some options :
> 1) CSR - company doing their bit for the environment
> 2) Employee motivation
> 3) Branding on cycles - advertising for company
> 4) Publicity - get media to notice the initiative the company is taking for
> their employees and the environment
> We need to draw up a plan for the corporates that covers ;
> 1) Guidelines for operation
> 2) Costs involved, various factors
> 3) Safety guidelines
> 4) Setting up of team and contact point at the company. Informing them
> about the kind of data we need
> The volunteers were split up based on the tasks involved :
> Research on existing systems around the world : Ajith, Kiran, Ananth
> Survey design : Deepak, Ananth
> Volunteer organisation ; Pooja, Ananth
> Pilot planning : Shekhar, Ananth
> As more areas come up, the people will join in on different activities.
> Those of you interested in contributing to the topics above can also let us
> know.
> Thanks,
> Ananth
> On Mon, Dec 8, 2008 at 12:28 AM, Rohan Kini <rohan.k...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Sorry guys. Nikhil and I were unable to make it today. How did the meeting
>> go ?
>> On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 1:38 AM, Ananth <mail.anant...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hey folk,
>>> Sorry about setting this up on such short notice...
>>> I'm setting up this meeting for a few reasons... A lot of people from
>>> varied groups are interested in contributing to the project. I would
>>> like us all to meet and get to know each other. I will be putting up
>>> some of the ideas so far on the blog. I'd like those interested to
>>> take a poke at these ideas, think of the pros and cons and come to the
>>> meeting armed with their own ideas.
>>> Looking forward to seeing you all there...
>>> Regards,
>>> Ananth
>>> On Dec 6, 1:03 am, Ananth R <mail.anant...@gmail.com> wrote:
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