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So. What's up with NYIO?

Almost a year ago, I wrote an email to Tim & Craig telling them I wanted to launch an East Coast version of their Bay Area Infrastructure Observatory. I knew them through friends and from the internet, and was interested in building a community of like-minded people in NYC.

Shortly after, I started a list of locations to visit and began slowly planning trips. Over the past six months, I've organized three tours under the NYIO banner. The first was to Amazon's Delaware Fulfillment center; the second was to Sims Metal Management, and the third (just last week) was to GCT Bayonne. They've been sporadic, but they've caught steam; the last trip filled up within a few hours.

These locations were chosen mostly according to how easy they were to schedule, and I plan on taking a similar approach towards upcoming trips. But I'd also like your input - whether to suggest a site I'm not aware of, or to take over scheduling & logistics for an upcoming trip. If you've got a location you think is worth visiting, please be in touch! 

Lastly, a few notes:

  • If you're interested in logistics, you should check out my weekly mailing list, The Prepared. It's very good and totaly apropos.
  • Geoff Manaugh (of BLDGBLOG) wrote a post on our trip to GCT Bayonne, and it's *way* more detailed and well written than my own. Check it out here!
  • On the ride to Bayonne, we got to talking about 60 Hudson St., one of New York's biggest centers of internet connectivity. Later, Ben Mendelsohn sent along a video he made in 2012 about data hubs, which includes a visit to 60 Hudson. It gives a great overview of the data infrastructure that's in many ways harder to see than physical infrastructure - though you can rest assured that I'm excited to change that :)

Keep it logistical,
Spencer Wright
New York Chapter Founder
The Infrastructure Observatory

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