[corkbiomakerspace] Re: Cork Biomakerspace / Fórma build-in
- From: jean o neill <jean.oneill@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "corkbiomakerspace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <corkbiomakerspace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 09:56:54 +0100
I feel this will require an appropiate .gif to convey my emotions.... I
shall search and find one and come back with it later. In the mean time...
*happy dance*
On 25 July 2014 09:17, sean O Callaghan <seancorkit@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Brilliant!!!
>
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> On Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 12:29 AM, Cathal Garvey <
> cathalgarvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> The news: We got keys and are authorised to conduct an "agressive site
>> survey", while we await final drafts of the lease agreement. In other
>> words, Steve, Niall and I made a dent in the gardening this afternoon
>> and started moving stuff over tentatively!
>>
>> Looking forward to tomorrow, hope we can get a good atmosphere going.
>> We've got water, disposable food gear, zirtek, and I'll pack a nespresso
>> for the capsules we got in Lidl. We also have some paint and garden
>> equipment, and a generator in case we need electricity.
>>
>> What we're missing, if you can bring it:
>> * Your own weight in water, because the building's not plumbed; seriously.
>> * Hand and face wipes, for the reason above.
>> * Camera, for documenting our process for social media etcetera; this
>> isn't frivolous, we need to show progress to get people interested and
>> prove that we're good at keeping a buzz going. So, bring your
>> smartphones and get snap-happy!
>> * Hoover for manky carpets
>> * Speakers, for muzak
>>
>> I'll aim to be in early, but parenting responsibilities and arranging
>> transport to child-minding will likely mean I'll be there ~10am. I'll
>> have to skip off again ~1:00 for more parenting, then back again ~2:30
>> for a more prolonged span. The jollity can commence and continue without
>> me, however; talk to Steve and Niall.
>>
>> Also, if you have donatives or stone-soup-style labware to bring, feel
>> free! Provided it doesn't need to be sterile, or isn't sensitive to
>> dust, because we've got to iron all that out.
>>
>> Finally, if you only have time to call in and say hi, then do that! Ye
>> should all have a chance to see what we're working with first-hand.
>> You'll be impressed, I think; this building is big enough and
>> interesting enough for our ambitions!
>>
>> Looking forward,
>> Cathal
>>
>> On 23/07/14 14:39, sean O Callaghan wrote:
>> > Hi Cathal,
>> > Good luck with the meeting tomorrow - I look forward to
>> > hearing the good news
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Sean
>> >
>> >
>> > On Mon, Jul 21, 2014 at 4:33 PM, Cathal Garvey <
>> cathalgarvey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> >> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Hello friends and colleagues,
>> >> As I am occasionally wont, this message goes out to several lists and
>> >> BCC'd persons who have expressed interest, but the "discussion" will
>> >> take place on the Cork Biomakerspace (Fórma) mailing list. You can join
>> >> here, if you so please:
>> >>
>> >> //www.freelists.org/list/corkbiomakerspace
>> >>
>> >> So: Bill and I will be meeting with Niall and Paul from Cork City
>> >> Council this Thursday morning, a meeting that is expected to take some
>> >> time to complete. All going well, we'll be emerging from the meeting
>> >> with the keys to Grattan House and the ability to move in, get a lab
>> >> going, and start doing great science.
>> >>
>> >> I'd like to start this Friday, so that those of us who are carrying the
>> >> torch to Dublin Maker have a story to tell people up yonder; if you can
>> >> make it and help out, (possibly with working kitchen ware, garden
>> >> equipment, furniture, or lab equipment to contribute?) I'd love to see
>> >> you there. If it goes as planned expect me to be going straight in
>> >> Friday morning and spending the day shuttling my own equipment into the
>> >> lab. I'll be bringing drinking water, as ought ye all, as the building
>> >> may not be connected to mains water supply yet and the pipes are
>> >> probably crusty in any case. I'll probably also bring (but can't leave
>> >> there) a nespresso and some aldi capsules to keep us superhuman.
>> >>
>> >> To help me plan the day's shuttling and lab occupancy (and childcare if
>> >> need be), please let me know which times suit you. Below is a Doodle
>> >> with 2-hr time-slots; click all that you can or are planning to attend.
>> >> Because I know some persons on these lists don't like to talk or commit
>> >> publicly, this is a closed Doodle; only I can see the results!
>> >> http://doodle.com/maqg284cy6ym8tf5
>> >>
>> >> If you have anything relevant you feel the lab could use, bring it!
>> >> Don't ask. If you're not sure, by all means poke me, but as things
>> stand
>> >> we have *nothing* and need *everything*. If it works, and an
>> unfurnished
>> >> community biolab with basic kitchen and garden could make use of it,
>> >> bring it!
>> >>
>> >> Thanks and looking forward to seeing you there,
>> >> Cathal
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> T: @onetruecathal, @IndieBBDNA
>> >> P: +353876363185
>> >> W: http://indiebiotech.com
>> >>
>> >
>>
>> --
>> T: @onetruecathal, @IndieBBDNA
>> P: +353876363185
>> W: http://indiebiotech.com
>>
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