Monthly Emails @ Groover Labs

General
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(Standing in for Parker this week, and dipping my toe into Discourse…)

Hi everybody!

In this email:

  • July Summary
  • Announcements
  • Info for Members
  • Info for New Events
  • Info for Recurring Events
  • Welcome New Members
  • General Reminders

In July

We added 10 new members in July, which ties our second-highest membership growth month since January. July has historically been a busier month at Groover Labs, based on building traffic, conference room use, website traffic, and new members. Things may slow down some in August as parents prepare for back to school. We’re excited to welcome Metropolitan Energy to the community. They specialize in developing resource efficiency, environmental health, and economic vitality in KC and central Kansas. Also new to the membership is Wichita’s first community-supported non-profit newspaper The Beacon. We’ve also added a CPA, an attorney, a full-stack software engineer, and a property manager.

Announcements

Member Lunch

The next member lunch is Friday, August 11. We’ll send details as soon as we finalize plans.

Discourse with Slack Integration

At the end of July, we rolled out our Discourse forum with Slack integration to some of our regular users. More and more of you have asked recently for a tool to help members communicate, as well as some type of member directory. Discourse and Slack will serve both purposes. We’re ironing out the kinks before we roll it out to the entire membership, which we hope to do by the end of August.

Holiday Hours

Groover Labs will be closed on Labor Day, 9/4. Staff will not be present, but dedicated desk, private office, and studio members have 24/7 access to the building.

WAVE

Here’s a link to WAVE’s concert lineup. They have several acts scheduled for August.

For Members

  • Friday, August 11: Member Lunch, hotseat area
  • Friday, August 18: devICT Lightning Talks

New Events

(This doesn’t include all events, just those that may answer, “What’s going on here today?”)

(** Indicates days when there may be leftover food.)

  • 08/01: Modern Health

  • 08/02: Modern Health

  • 08/03: Modern Health

  • 08/10: SoldWorks User Group Rescheduled to 9/21

  • 08/16: Society of Human Resources Professionals**

  • 08/18: ICT WIT (Women In Tech)

  • 08/24: The Women’s Network

Recurring Events

  • Wednesdays: Free Coworking Wednesdays
  • Wednesdays: 1 Million Cups
  • Wednesdays: Toastmasters
  • Thursdays: devICT Code & Coffee
  • Thursdays: Collective ICT
  • Fridays: LINC

Welcome New Members

Here’s a list of people who joined in July.

  • Bryan Elmore, CPA, hotseat
  • Djessicka Saintil, MEC, hotseat
  • Nikhil Yara, MEC, hotseat
  • Vincetta Baker, MEC, hotseat
  • Jenna Znamenak, MEC, hotseat
  • Gabe Smith, attorney, hotseat
  • Kristen Powell, The Beacon, dedicated desk
  • Polly Wenzl, The Beacon, dedicated desk
  • Steve Lemlek, full-stack software engineer, dedicated desk
  • Rachel Fechter, Reliance Property Management, private office with Francis Baalmann

Reminders

  • Housekeeping reminders:

  • Conference Rooms: Links to conference room calendars are here.

  • Hours of Operation: Hotseat members have access to the building Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dedicated desk, private office, and studio members have 24/7 access to the building.

  • Closing: If you are the last person to leave the building, please turn off any lights that have been left on, including the bathrooms. The light above the front desk should remain on.

  • Lights: Light switches in the building are pretty intuitive, but if you have a question, please ask a staff member. If you’re the last one, please turn out all the lights (including the bathrooms) except for the light above the front desk.

  • Trash and Cleaning: If you are a private office member, and you would like your trash emptied, please set it outside our office door on Friday afternoon. If you have trash that exceeds the capacity of our indoor receptacles, you are welcome to dispose of it in our dumpster, which is the large blue dumpster directly behind Wave’s stage. Please break down any boxes to maximize space usage in the dumpster.

  • For a complete list of Housekeeping items, click here.

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Here’s the August/September Email:
Hi everybody!

In this email:

  • August Summary
  • Announcements
  • Info for Members
  • Info for New Events
  • Info for Recurring Events
  • Welcome New Members
  • General Reminders

NOTE: We will be closed on Monday, September 4, to observe Labor Day. Those with 24/7 access are welcome to work in the building, but we won’t have staff here.

In August

Congratulations, everybody! We survived August, the worst month of the year. Bring on September! We added four new members in August. Most were additions to teams like The Beacon, Metro Energy, NXTUS, and Curo Technology. I’ve included them at the bottom of this email.

Discourse with Slack Integration

You should have received an invitation or email from Tracy to join our Discourse with Slack Integration platforms. We’re limited by how many people we can invite at one time through the platforms, so we had to send a follow-up email with sign-up links in the text. When you sign up, make sure to join the Slack #events-food channel. Whenever we have large-scale events in the venue or we have leftover food in the lobby, we’ll @channel everyone in the #events-food channel.

Spotify

You may have noticed a difference in the music lately. We changed over from Amazon Music to Spotify. We also created a Slack channel (#music) where you can post songs or playlists you’d like to hear. Noel is curating a community list, so feel free to drop in and add some songs. She is our resident DJ.

Announcements

Member Lunch

The next member lunch is on Friday, September 8. We’ll send details as soon as we finalize plans.

Studio

We currently have an open studio (suite 407). If you’re interested, or you know anyone interested, please send them our way!

devICT Lightning Talks Moved to Third Thursday

We’re testing a new day for devICT’s monthly lightning talks. Since devICT, a non-profit group for software developers, already meets at Groover Labs every Thursday morning from 7-10 a.m. for Code & Coffee, we thought we’d try hosting their monthly Lightning Talks on the third Thursday since so many devICT members will already be here.

WAVE

Here’s a link to WAVE’s concert lineup. They have several acts scheduled for September.

For Members

  • Friday, September 8: Member Lunch, hotseat area* Thursday, September 21: devICT Lightning Talks (after Code & Coffee)

New Events

(This doesn’t include all events, just those that may answer, “What’s going on here today?”)

(** Indicates days when there may be leftover food.)

  • 09/06: Kansas Farm Bureau
  • 09/07: Kansas Emerging Leaders
  • 09/12: Wausau Supply
  • 09/12: PenFed Realty/Berkshire Hathaway**
  • 09/13: Wasau Supply
  • 09/13: Tallgrass Film Festival Board Meeting
  • 09/14: Wausau Supply
  • 09/14: Data Professionals
  • 09/19: Leading Technology Composites
  • 09/20: Society of Human Resources Management**
  • 09/21: Hometown Partners
  • 09/21: SolidWorks User Group
  • 09/22: Martin Pringle

Recurring Events

  • Wednesdays: Free Coworking Wednesdays
  • Wednesdays: 1 Million Cups
  • Wednesdays: Toastmasters
  • Thursdays: devICT Code & Coffee
  • Thursdays: Collective ICT
  • Fridays: LINC

How to Schedule Conference Rooms

As a reminder, we use an app called TeamUp to schedule conference rooms. If you would like to schedule a room, please click here. You can view all the conference rooms at once to check availability or choose the specific room you’d like to use to see if it’s available. I recommend everyone bookmark this link.

Welcome New Members

Here’s a list of people who joined in July.

  • Jacob O’Connor, NXTUS, hotseat
  • Djessica Saintil, Metro Energy, hotseat
  • Polly Basore Wenzl, The Beacon, studio
  • Joel Terrell, Curo Technology, hotseat

Reminders

  • Hours of Operation: Hotseat members have access to the building Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dedicated desk, private office, and studio members have 24/7 access.

  • Closing: If you are the last person to leave the building, please turn off any lights that have been left on, including the bathrooms. The light above the front desk should remain on.

  • Lights: Light switches in the building are intuitive, but if you have questions, please ask a staff member. If you’re the last one, please turn out all the lights (including the bathrooms) except for the light above the front desk.

  • Trash and Cleaning: If you are a private office member and you would like your trash emptied, please set it outside our office door on Friday afternoon. If you have waste that exceeds the capacity of our indoor receptacles, you are welcome to dispose of it in our dumpster, which is the large blue dumpster directly behind Wave’s stage.

  • For a complete list of Housekeeping items, please click here.