Folks - Sounds great! Some additional ideas to throw into the mix:
1) It may well make sense to have multiple sites; perhaps start with *both* Burlington and Montpelier. And with multiple sites, there is the added benefit of distance/remote projects, driven by both need and availability. Need: Some group functions would/could of course require participation of both sites. Availability: Projects that some of us may want to work on, need multiple sites. Drive it from both directions. 2) As far as money is concerned: There is a great deal of grant money available for example: <http://www.cra.org/ccc/docs/init/Unleashing.pdf> And we have our own VT EPSCoR <http://www.uvm.edu/EPSCoR/> With more grant opportunities coming, via ARRA/stimulus <http://www.recovery.gov/>. I've started to dip my toe into grant-writing; do we have any other grant-writers? The idea being that the grant gets the project running, with some time to ramp up longer-term funding, such as sponsorship, dues (ex: sliding scale, to encourage everyone), etc. - Marc
