[Sketching15] Sketching in Hardware 2015 Update #1

[Hunter, Seth E]

Hi Everyone,

After the Intel event (for those on the advisory panel) there will be a dinner from 5-7:30. A 13 person Sprinter Shuttle will depart at 7:30 from the dinner venue to the Biosphere arriving at 9:30 pm Thursday. I expect about half of the participants will use the shuttle based on the google survey.. so others could ping us if they want a ride from downtown Chandler.

-Seth 

-----Original Message-----
From: sketching15-bounces at tired.com [mailto:sketching15-bounces at tired.com] On Behalf Of Mike Kuniavsky
Sent: Sunday, May 31, 2015 11:00 AM
To: sketching15 at sketching-in-hardware.com; Tom Igoe
Subject: Re: [Sketching15] Sketching in Hardware 2015 Update #1

On Sun, 31 May 2015, Tom Igoe wrote:

> From the website, it looks like casitas have shared living space, but 
> private bedrooms, is that correct? Or are we sharing bedrooms?

Shared living spaces, private bedrooms. There are shared rooms for those who want to share costs.

Here are floorplans:

http://b2science.org/confcenter/stay/floorplan

And their description:

"The casitas were built in 2002 to house students, now they offer a great place to unwind after a day of meetings. The bedrooms share a central kitchen and living area, but one can escape to their room for complete privacy. Rooms are oversized and feature high-speed internet access and air conditioning.  Each casita has both covered front and back porches, a great place to enjoy the cooling mornings and spectacular sunsets."

> So those of us coming from the Intel event will be driving down 
> Thursday night and not Friday morning as originally proposed, right?

Let me confirm with Seth. I'll adjust schedules appropriately.

> When you say Thursday - Sunday, does that mean leaving on Sunday, or 
> leaving on Monday? Are those people staying for the hackathon staying Thursday - Tuesday?

I was thinking 3 nights versus 4 nights and that folks would leave after the hackathon, but if there's significant demand for Monday night lodging we'll talk to Biosphere 2 and I suspect they'll be accommodating, since I think Sketching is the only thing scheduled that week.

> Flying out Sunday night seemed impractical, given the drive back to 
> Phoenix, so   I fly out on Monday morning, which I assume means I’m 
> staying Thursday - Monday, is that correct? Or are you counting Monday night?

Yes, Monday morning means Thursday-Monday.

> t.
> 
>
>       On May 29, 2015, at 10:26 PM, Mike Kuniavsky <mikek at sketching-in-hardware.com> wrote:
> 
> STAYING AT BIOSPHERE 2 AND PAYMENT
> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> Because Biosphere 2's casitas were set up as extended researcher 
> housing, they are not set up like a hotel, but a series of shared 
> small houses with 2-3 bedrooms, and shared living areas, bathrooms and 
> kitchens. We have reserved about half of the 104 available rooms, 
> mostly as individual bedrooms, but with some shared rooms. Closer to the event we'll set up a method for people who would like to share a casita to do so, otherwise we'll randomly assign folks.
> 
> The cost for the casitas will be $85/night and because B2 is not set 
> up to collect payment from
> 50 people, it will be payable by Paypal to ThingM.
> 
> If you are staying Thursday-Sunday please use this link:
> http://tinyurl.com/obm7sp9
> 
> If you are staying Thursday-Monday please use this link:
> http://tinyurl.com/nm8dy5m
> 
> 
> 
>

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Mike Kuniavsky
mikek at sketching-in-hardware.com