December 13, 2009: Online Work Bee

Longest Night Festival
Expected Number of Participants
WikiVanning Style
Food
Simple Breakfasts Sat, Sun, Mon
Snacks
Out to eat for Lunch and Dinner
Solstice Party
Ritual ... Shelley
Opening and Closing Circle Facilitation ... Brandon
Work Bee Items
Children's Book
SolSeed book ... 1st 3 chapters
SBIR and founding of first business
Goodies to give out
Pencils? Probably not
Extra jackets from Seed 2009 (XXL)
Blankets? ... Brandon
Lewis' Dad the Architect (Larry Johnson)
Too often people looking into building something don't get "site control" before going to architects with the concept
Architectural Program ... some kind of description of the concept and buildings
If we don't have funds ... can host an architecture competition (entrants usually don't think they'll get contract even if they win)
A lot of architects are out of work
Get hotshots for the jury
Architects fees are likely to be 5-10% of the construction costs
Watch out for overhead of 30-50%
Have prize be about $5000
Include Honorable Mentions
On average for new construction we'll probably be paying about $200/sq ft
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