[Staff] SRIF Planning

[Michael Fourman]

Dear All,

Over the past few weeks, a lot of work, ( due primarily to David Wyse, Gordon
Duckett and Stuart Anderson, plus estates and buildings, arhitects etc.) has
gone into the potential SRIF bid discussed at the General Meeting.

We now have preliminary feasability plans which indicate that there is enough
space to make the moves feasible from this perspective. The team is moving on
to develop robust costings.

We need much more consultation on detailed configuration of the space
available to produce an environment conducive to our work. LFCS Lab Lunch
visited SB today to look at some prelminary drawings and look around. I will
be setting up a project group for each of the three sites affected by the
plan.  The drawings are available for consultation at the Division Office.

We need to work quickly on refining our proposals for the SRIF bid, as this
opportunity for funding must be siezed soon, or lost.  I believe we can
produce a proposal that brings benefits for both Informatics and other parts
of the Faculty.

I would like to view this as a first exercise in planning our spaces for the
future.  All members of Informatics are invited to contribute comments and
suggestions as to how we should balance private and public spaces, closed
offices and open plan areas, formal and informal meeting rooms, and so
on. What environment do you need to work effectively?

Reply please to Gordon Duckett grd@dcs.ed.ac.uk with the subject as 
above:

SRIF Planning

Many thanks,

Michael

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