<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html charset=us-ascii"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Good morning all,<br><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><br></div><div>I strongly suspect this question has been asked before (including by me!), but I'm not finding it easily.</div><div><br></div><div>Our 15-month old hacker group is preparing to step away from the spreadsheets with which we are managing our space and start setting up (in phases) a space information system.</div><div>We will have a team of eight working on this project, with information system experience ranging from seasoned system warrior to recently graduated IS newbie.</div><div>Project information page can be seen at: <a href="http://wiki.redmountainmakers.org/wiki/RMM_Information_System">http://wiki.redmountainmakers.org/wiki/RMM_Information_System</a></div><div><br></div><div>We'd like to minimize the work required (who doesn't!) and are looking for any available package recommendations for the following functions:</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Phase 1</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Membership management - yes, we are evaluating i3 Detroit's Seltzer CRM.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Equipment inventory.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Technical library inventory & (possibly) sign-in/sign-out.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Phase 2</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Space access control by pass card.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Space booking control (just see who's using what room for classes and meetings when).</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Phase 3</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Equipment access control by pass card.</div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>Class and materials sign-up/purchase.</div><div><br></div><div>This is within the US context, and within US legal governance with regards to information privacy and electronic purchases/transactions.</div><div>Thanks in advance for any recommendations and comments regarding your experiences with different packages. :)</div><div><br></div><div>Shirley Hicks</div><div apple-content-edited="true"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; border-spacing: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; border-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><div>Board member-at-large</div><div>Red Mountain Makers</div><div>Birmingham, AL 35212</div><div><br></div><div>Email: <a href="mailto:redmtnadm@redmountainmakers.org">redmtnadm@redmountainmakers.org</a></div><div><a href="http://www.redmountainmakers.org/">www.redmountainmakers.org</a></div><div>-----------------------------------------------------------</div><div>Home email: <a href="mailto:shirley@velochicdesign.com">shirley@velochicdesign.com</a></div></div></div></span></span></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>