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This is a page for the planning of a [[w:Hackerspace|hackerspace]] in [[Blacksburg]]. '''Everything has since been migrated to [http://hacksburg.org the Hacksburg wiki].'''
==Name==
* [http://kickstarter.com Kickstarter] - Potentially useful for raising startup funds
* [[SEC|Student Engineers' Council]] - The SEC allocates a sizable budget, but accepting any VT funding may come with strings attached.
** Correction: The Student Engineers' Council earns its money from the career fair and the funds are disbursed through its student leadership (with a faculty advisor). The only strings attached are spelled out in Articles X and XI in the [http://www.sec.vt.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23&Itemid=33 Bylaws]. Tapping into Virginia Tech student activities fee money is a different story, with different stipulations attached.
* Corporate sponsorship
One idea proposed was to have the hackerspace unaffiliated with Virginia Tech and sell both individual and group memberships. A separate, SEC-funded RSO could then buy group memberships for its members and/or engineering students.
==Desirable Infrastructure Features==
* '''Low cost'''
* Fast (symmetric) internet connection, i.e. not NTC
** [http://bnt.com/services/bandwidthsolutions.cfm Biz Net Technologies]
* High-power service panels (220V? 20A?)
* Noise tolerance
* [[vtluug:Internet Relay Chat|IRC]]: [http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#hacksburg #hacksburg] on freenode
* [http://hackerspaces.org/wiki/Documentation Documentation on starting a hackerspace]
* [http://alfheim.logomancy.net/wiki/ Hacksburg Wiki]
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