Re: Raspberry Jam

[Jon Stockill]

On 21/11/12 15:34, Gareth Allan wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I'm one of the guys that's trying to get a Raspberry Jam together on the Raspberry Pi forums (http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=16645), and we were very kindly offered your hackspace as a potential venue by one of your members.
>
> I just wanted to check whether this was still OK before we go any further with our planning.

That will have been me :-)

It's something we'd be happy to accommodate.

What sort of time frame are you thinking of?

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[Gareth Allan]

Hi Jon,

Thanks for the offer, it's much appreciated! We were looking at the 15th December (a Saturday) as our preferred date. Would that work for you guys?

Gareth.

[Gareth Allan]

I don't mean to hassle you guys, but is Saturday 15th  OK for the Jam?  We would probably be aiming for something that ran for a few hours in the afternoon.

I'd like to start getting the word out fairly soon, so could you let me know if that's OK?

Thanks,

Gareth.

[Morgan Barke]

Hi Gareth

I have accumulated about 6 spare 5v 1000mA psu's for my Raspberry Pi's, as I led my self to believe it was the psu's making them crash, but it turns out is was the cables... I have since tested them and they all work with my new cables.

I was wondering if you would like to borrow them for the Jam, and would happily sell them for £2.50 each to anyone who want to be buy them afterwards.

Cheers, Morgan

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[Paul Brook]

> I don't mean to hassle you guys, but is Saturday 15th OK for the Jam? We
> would probably be aiming for something that ran for a few hours in the
> afternoon.
>
> I'd like to start getting the word out fairly soon, so could you let me
> know if that's OK?

Have you been to the space recently to see what facilities we do (and more
importantly don't) have? If not I strongly recommend you drop in on Tuesday
and have a look round. I don't really know what goes on at a Raspberry Jam,
or how many people you're expecting but there's a few things you should be
aware of:

- It will be cold. We have limited heating and no insulation. Filling the
space with people helps, but the temperature is generally substantially below
normal room temprature.
- We have a moderate amount of desk space/seats, probably about 8-10 desks
worth.
- Lounge area with TV seats maybe 6-8 people
- Maximum practical accupancy is probably about 20 people.
- Limited scope for presentations. You'd need your own projector and
freestanding screen, even then I think you'd struggle to do a presentation to
more than about a dozen seated people.
- The large room accross the hall next door does not belong to us.

If you're happy with these limitations then (based on informal discussions
this weekend) I think we're OK.

Paul

[Gareth Allan]

Paul,

Thanks for the details on the space. Given that is is our first attempt at one of these events we don't really know what we need either, so I think it's worth giving it a go. If it doesn't work out for some reason then we can always reconsider. I think the main thing is getting the ball rolling, and getting people to come along.

Unfortunately I don't think I'm going to be free to make it to next Tuesday's open night, so I'm not going to be able to get down before the 15th. As I said though, I'm happy to continue with the event given the limitations you've described.

Gareth.

[Gareth Allan]

Morgan,

Spare PSUs would be great, thanks.

Gareth.