[ubuntu-us-ma] Potential Meeting Locations

[Ralph deGennaro]

Hola everyone,

Wow, lots of new & old people posting to the mailing list.  I like it...

The BPL is cool, even if for non-profits, I wonder if they allow (or expect)
monthly meetings.  Also, we aren't really a private club, so like James
says, it might be worth a try.  Maybe we could squeak by on the criteria?

Also, to add my bit of research, I work in a shared office location.
Meaning a space that would fit a 50 - 75 person company is split up among
many 1 - 10 person companies.  The policy for its use is only for current
tenants and organizations that the tenant actively participates in.  Also,
the tenant needs to be present at all meetings with non-tenant
individuals.

It would be free.  And has wifi access.  The address is 86 Sherman Street,
Cambridge, MA.  According to google
(link<http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=86+Sherman+St,+Cambridge,+MA+02140&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=49.71116,90.351563&ie=UTF8&z=16>)
its 1 mile (15 min walk?) from both Davis T stop and Alewife T stop.  There
is also good parking in the back after hours.

That makes the main issue me having to be there all the time.  I would
usually only miss it because of work.  So if I have to work late, everyone
could come and I'll do my best to ignore you all.  :-)

Another short-term issue is that another tenant has booked the last Thursday
for this month and next.  I spoke with the owner last night, and she told me
its two one time events.  But....

I do have one request.  It just sounds weird in combination with above and
is selfishly motivated.  I have a frisbee league that starts playing on
Thursdays today (though I can't make it today :-( ).  So I'd like to change
the regular day.  This would be for beyond the next two months if we decide
to use the office here. Mondays and Wednesdays are good for me any time of
month.   But if that too much for many people, I can skip it once a  month.


Any thoughts/comments?

Best,
Ralph


On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 4:35 PM, James Gray <jamespgray at gmail.com> wrote:

> Ouch,  I missed the non-profit bit about the library.  I think it
> might still be worth a try anyway.
>
> On Thu, Apr 2, 2009 at 4:30 PM, Theresa Hepburn <hepbut at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi Greg,
> >
> > Thanks for the shimmer of hope but I'm afraid that the web page is easy
> > to misread. The requirement for these rooms is that they are booked by a
> > recognized non-profit organization and the events taking place in them
> > must be open to the public. I probably could have made that more clear
> > previously.
> >
> > Greg Rundlett (freephile) wrote:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I'm just lurking, but I looked at the webpage
> >> http://www.bpl.org/central/meetingrooms.htm
> >> <quote>
> >> Three Community Rooms are available to the public for meetings. The
> >> capacity of each room is 35.
> >>
> >> The Mezzanine Conference Room is also available for meetings and
> >> programs and holds 100.
> >>
> >> Requests for use of any room must be submitted in writing to the
> >> Events Office at least three weeks before your event. For further
> >> information, call the Communications Office at 617-859-2212.
> >> </quote>
> >>
> >> It says the "Community Rooms" are available to the _public_ for
> >> meetins and seat 35.
> >> The Mezzanine Conference room is available to the public and seats 100.
> >>
> >> They aren't listing a price, all they are asking for is advanced
> >> notice in writing (events at bpl.org) that you are interested in a room.
> >>
> >> The Mass LoCo is the 'public'
> >>
> >> So, it would seem that if the LoCo wants to hold a meeting at the BPL,
> >> someone would need to write an email message one month ahead,
> >> requesting a room reservation that would accommodate the approximate
> >> size of the group.
> >>
> >
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