We are MOVED!

At a little past 6 pm this evening, the last truck was unloaded and boxes delivered and so ends the physical move of the SoM to the NWC. However, this is only the first part. There is still all the unpacking and getting settled into the new digs to get through. Some folks have showed up and started to unpack, Officially, they are not to be here but then again, I am not going to chase them out. Some of the rooms are already connected to the network. Brian (my grad asst) and I will be at the NWC tomorrow to work with networking folks and get as much as we possibly can operational. We will identify the priorities: rooms needing connectivity ASAP and those that can wait (ie. those out of town for a few weeks or more). Also start to track down more of the boxes that may have not made it to their correct rooms (mainly those rooms at the SEC whose occupants were moving to different rooms at the NWC).

We will also start the initial phase of setting up the student computing laboratories. The Apple iMacs are in and so getting them unpacked and setup will take a slight back seat as we get all the other folks up and running (including the computing groups machines). I would also like to get the OWL hoot computer up and running since many out there in cyberspace are hitting the site for their weather data.

All in all a good day. I personally spent too much time running back and forth between the SEC and the NWC, but I had again great support from Sam, Brian and Kevin while the undergrad students, Terra, Chris and Gabe helped guide the movers to the various rooms. While I am very tired after spending nearly 12 hours at the SEC and the NWC, it really is amazing that come Monday, the SoM will begin business at and in the NWC.

mjl