[Sketching15] Sketching in Hardware 2015 Update #1

[Mike Kuniavsky]

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