Hello all,
Thanks to all of those who came to the last meeting. Lets meet at the Fremont Neighborhood Service Center on Monday, February 1st for our next meeting. This will be one of the last meetings for the whole team on the construction side of things before our trip at the end of February.
Points of discussion:
Irrigation: By the 1st we should have some idea of where the agronomists are at on the irrigation side of things. We need to get a clear idea of what they expect us to help them with so that we can get a grasp on that side of the construction. We will be discussing the construction schedule that Erin will have put together. We will also need to talk about the constructability of the inlet and what materials we will need to gather to build it.
Rain Catchment: We will be discussing the construction schedule that Kari has put together for this part of the project as well as some of the points of constructability such as how we are going to secure the gutters and secure the tank.
Troubleshooting: Points of interest and information that should be gathered before the trip.
Budget: I will be pulling together a budget based on numbers that I gather from the team. Laurie (from Agros) will not be able to meet with me until later that week, so this budget will be preliminary. I will finalize it later that week when I meet with her.
Other topics will likely center on travel.
See you all on February 1st!
Ashley
Monday, January 18, 2010
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
DATE CHANGE!!
Okay so it was just brought to my attention that Monday the 18th is MLK day. That means that some of you will have the day off and I don't want to make you go to a meeting on a day off, so lets change the date. (sorry, I just never get those days off so I forget when they are!). So let's do Monday the 11th. I know that brings up the meeting a week, but this will also give us more time to figure out any questions that come from this meeting.
So lets do 7pm still.
thanks,
Ashley
So lets do 7pm still.
thanks,
Ashley
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Nicaragua Construction Meeting
Hi all,
I hope you are all enjoying the holidays and will be ready to gear up for the next two months of preparation for our trip to Nicaragua in the end of February/beginning of March. It is coming so quickly!!
I would like to have a meeting on Monday January 18th at 7pm at the Fremont Service Center. This meeting will cover the budget for the project as well as the construction portion of the project. If you are traveling to Nicaragua with us, have construction experience, have managerial experience, or are just interested in participating in the ongoing preparation for the trip, please try to attend this meeting! I am setting it a few weeks out so that everyone has time to think about the aspects involved in the implementation of this project. I will be addressing the team leads below depending on what part of the project we are discussing, but if you have any input on any of these topics, please feel free to contact me, the team leads, or bring your suggestions to the meeting. Please come prepared to discuss the following topics:
Budget
-we will discuss the budget that I will have created
-talk about any extra expenses that might come up
-decide on a reasonable "fluff" amount to be added in in case of emergencies, etc.
-more detailed budgeting of rain catchment materials
-discuss reasonable budgeting for irrigation side with knowledge of agronomist progress/Agros funding
Construction Safety
- We will go over the construction health and safety plan and talk about the importance of construction safety.
Availability of Construction Materials
- Rain Catchment - Kari, we already have a working list of necessary items and I think that we know that most of these are available in Nicaragua, but lets make sure by confirming with the agronomists
Constructability of project
- Irrigation - Erin, it would be good if we could coordinate another skype call with the agronomists in Nicaragua before this meeting so that we have a better idea of where they are on the pump installation/irrigation side of the project and therefore know what will be required of our time when we arrive.
- Rain Catchment - I would like to discuss the best conditions for the placement of the tanks so that we are all aware of what to look for at site. I would also like to discuss how we will be attaching the gutters to the hacienda roof and the best engineering practices associated with that work.
Construction Schedule
- Irrigation and pumping - I have a feeling that this will be a bit hard to gauge if we don't know the exact progress on this side of the project, but we need to discuss possibilities.
- Rain Catchment - I think we can put a reasonable schedule together for this portion of the project.
Troubleshooting
-It will be a good idea to put together a list of troubleshooting ideas for the pump/irrigation & the rain catchment system.
-Please come to the meeting with materials that you think we should carry with us to Nicaragua that could help us in the troubleshooting process ( i.e. pump manual, pump report for reference, rice university rain catchment report, other rain catchment documentation, possible contacts in Nicaragua that are relevant to these projects?)
Wish List
- If by chance we get ahead of schedule on the project and finish early, or if we finish within our time alotted (we will be allowing a couple of fluff days), we will have some time to do other assessment work or visit other communities in Nicaragua. We should make a list of these and prioritize so that we use our time most wisely.
Okay, so as you can see we have a few important but likely fairly straightforward topics to discuss in anticipation to our arrival in Nicaragua. Just as a note, this meeting is different from those being held by Juan Lara, which I am sure he will be sending out emails for shortly so that he can have help on the health education and o&m manuals for the project.
Hope to see you all on the 18th!!
Have a wonderful New Year!
Ashley
I hope you are all enjoying the holidays and will be ready to gear up for the next two months of preparation for our trip to Nicaragua in the end of February/beginning of March. It is coming so quickly!!
I would like to have a meeting on Monday January 18th at 7pm at the Fremont Service Center. This meeting will cover the budget for the project as well as the construction portion of the project. If you are traveling to Nicaragua with us, have construction experience, have managerial experience, or are just interested in participating in the ongoing preparation for the trip, please try to attend this meeting! I am setting it a few weeks out so that everyone has time to think about the aspects involved in the implementation of this project. I will be addressing the team leads below depending on what part of the project we are discussing, but if you have any input on any of these topics, please feel free to contact me, the team leads, or bring your suggestions to the meeting. Please come prepared to discuss the following topics:
Budget
-we will discuss the budget that I will have created
-talk about any extra expenses that might come up
-decide on a reasonable "fluff" amount to be added in in case of emergencies, etc.
-more detailed budgeting of rain catchment materials
-discuss reasonable budgeting for irrigation side with knowledge of agronomist progress/Agros funding
Construction Safety
- We will go over the construction health and safety plan and talk about the importance of construction safety.
Availability of Construction Materials
- Rain Catchment - Kari, we already have a working list of necessary items and I think that we know that most of these are available in Nicaragua, but lets make sure by confirming with the agronomists
Constructability of project
- Irrigation - Erin, it would be good if we could coordinate another skype call with the agronomists in Nicaragua before this meeting so that we have a better idea of where they are on the pump installation/irrigation side of the project and therefore know what will be required of our time when we arrive.
- Rain Catchment - I would like to discuss the best conditions for the placement of the tanks so that we are all aware of what to look for at site. I would also like to discuss how we will be attaching the gutters to the hacienda roof and the best engineering practices associated with that work.
Construction Schedule
- Irrigation and pumping - I have a feeling that this will be a bit hard to gauge if we don't know the exact progress on this side of the project, but we need to discuss possibilities.
- Rain Catchment - I think we can put a reasonable schedule together for this portion of the project.
Troubleshooting
-It will be a good idea to put together a list of troubleshooting ideas for the pump/irrigation & the rain catchment system.
-Please come to the meeting with materials that you think we should carry with us to Nicaragua that could help us in the troubleshooting process ( i.e. pump manual, pump report for reference, rice university rain catchment report, other rain catchment documentation, possible contacts in Nicaragua that are relevant to these projects?)
Wish List
- If by chance we get ahead of schedule on the project and finish early, or if we finish within our time alotted (we will be allowing a couple of fluff days), we will have some time to do other assessment work or visit other communities in Nicaragua. We should make a list of these and prioritize so that we use our time most wisely.
Okay, so as you can see we have a few important but likely fairly straightforward topics to discuss in anticipation to our arrival in Nicaragua. Just as a note, this meeting is different from those being held by Juan Lara, which I am sure he will be sending out emails for shortly so that he can have help on the health education and o&m manuals for the project.
Hope to see you all on the 18th!!
Have a wonderful New Year!
Ashley
Monday, November 2, 2009
NEW LOCATION FOR TUESDAY MEETNG
Hi All,
Meeting location has changed for Tuesday November 3rd. We will be meeting at the Ballard Neighborhood service center now. Here is the address: 5604 22nd Ave NW Seattle, WA. Please be on time at 7pm as the meeting will only be able to last until 8pm!
Thanks,
Ashley
Meeting location has changed for Tuesday November 3rd. We will be meeting at the Ballard Neighborhood service center now. Here is the address: 5604 22nd Ave NW Seattle, WA. Please be on time at 7pm as the meeting will only be able to last until 8pm!
Thanks,
Ashley
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Construction Preparation Kick off Meeting
Hello everyone!
I am excited to announce our kick off meeting for the construction preparation phase of our project. It will take place at 7:00pm on Tuesday November 3rd at the Fremont Neighborhood Service Center (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl ) The design is basically planned out, but there are many things that need to be done to make this project a success.
We will have a few separate groups involved in this project process. You may decide to be in one of the groups or help out with 2 or 3, but wherever you would like to help, we would be happy to have it. Here are the groups and the tasks to be accomplished by each.
Irrigation Construction group (led by Erin Jenkins and Lolly Kunkler)
-build a list of materials for construction
-discuss safety measures, personal protective equipment, and best practices
-work with the education team to develop manuals for this portion of the project
-make a list of project team roles for the community members
Rain Water Catchment Construction Group (Led by Kari Vigerstol with help from Ashley Giesa)
-build a list of materials for construction
-discuss safety measures, personal protective equipment, and best practices
-work with the education team to develop manuals for this portion of the project
-make a list of project team roles for the community members
Health and Education Team (headed by Juan Lara)
-determine the health and education materials most needed by the community
-help the project teams to create manuals
-help with translations of materials
-produce materials to be used to teach the community about their new systems and how they can improve their lives with them.
Bridge Assessment Group (headed by Paul Moore) (this group will likely not be meeting as much, but there may be some help needed here).
-gathering materials needed for assessment
A few of the team members and I have been working very hard on the pre-implementation report for this project and are coming to a close with that. This report will be available on the EWB-PSPP website under the Nicaragua group within the next few days. Please take a moment to log on to EWB-PSPP, download the file and read through it before the meeting on Tuesday. I will also try to post all other pertinent information to the website so that you can all get up to speed on the project.
Please email me if you have any questions and I hope to see you all on Tuesday!
Ashley
I am excited to announce our kick off meeting for the construction preparation phase of our project. It will take place at 7:00pm on Tuesday November 3rd at the Fremont Neighborhood Service Center (http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl ) The design is basically planned out, but there are many things that need to be done to make this project a success.
We will have a few separate groups involved in this project process. You may decide to be in one of the groups or help out with 2 or 3, but wherever you would like to help, we would be happy to have it. Here are the groups and the tasks to be accomplished by each.
Irrigation Construction group (led by Erin Jenkins and Lolly Kunkler)
-build a list of materials for construction
-discuss safety measures, personal protective equipment, and best practices
-work with the education team to develop manuals for this portion of the project
-make a list of project team roles for the community members
Rain Water Catchment Construction Group (Led by Kari Vigerstol with help from Ashley Giesa)
-build a list of materials for construction
-discuss safety measures, personal protective equipment, and best practices
-work with the education team to develop manuals for this portion of the project
-make a list of project team roles for the community members
Health and Education Team (headed by Juan Lara)
-determine the health and education materials most needed by the community
-help the project teams to create manuals
-help with translations of materials
-produce materials to be used to teach the community about their new systems and how they can improve their lives with them.
Bridge Assessment Group (headed by Paul Moore) (this group will likely not be meeting as much, but there may be some help needed here).
-gathering materials needed for assessment
A few of the team members and I have been working very hard on the pre-implementation report for this project and are coming to a close with that. This report will be available on the EWB-PSPP website under the Nicaragua group within the next few days. Please take a moment to log on to EWB-PSPP, download the file and read through it before the meeting on Tuesday. I will also try to post all other pertinent information to the website so that you can all get up to speed on the project.
Please email me if you have any questions and I hope to see you all on Tuesday!
Ashley
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
PICTURES!
I have set up the majority of our pictures from the assessment trip in a photobucket account. URL = http://photobucket.com/nicaraguaassessment and the password is nica2009.
Better late than never! They are not tagged or in order as they came from three different cameras, but if you have questions about a certain photo, just ask!
Enjoy!
Ashley
Better late than never! They are not tagged or in order as they came from three different cameras, but if you have questions about a certain photo, just ask!
Enjoy!
Ashley
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
September Working Meeting
Hello all,
Our next working meeting for the El Eden project is going to be Wednesday September 16th at 7pm. We will be discussing the preliminary design report as well as the budgets for the projects. This meeting will be at my apartment at 2416 Dexter Ave N. Apt C. Seattle, WA.
Our next team meeting will be Thursday September 24th at 7pm. This meeting will be at the Fremont Neighborhood Service Center.
Looking forward to seeing you all and moving ahead on this project!
Ashley
Our next working meeting for the El Eden project is going to be Wednesday September 16th at 7pm. We will be discussing the preliminary design report as well as the budgets for the projects. This meeting will be at my apartment at 2416 Dexter Ave N. Apt C. Seattle, WA.
Our next team meeting will be Thursday September 24th at 7pm. This meeting will be at the Fremont Neighborhood Service Center.
Looking forward to seeing you all and moving ahead on this project!
Ashley
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