We hope you enjoy using our space at 804RVA.  You are welcome to use 804RVA for your group, but we want to ensure that you understand the expecations we have of you and your group. 

The space is free to use as long as you do not charge your group members any fees and your mission is in line with our mission - growing the technology community of RVA.  If you want to charge fees, then there will be a charge to use 804RVA.  Please email larkin@804rva.com for more details.

Location and Parking

804RVA is located at 1657 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23220.  Street parking is available on Broad, Allen, Grace, and other nearby streets.  Please note that parking at Lowe's subjects one to the risk of being towed.  When you arrive, come in the lobby and take the door on your left.

Arrival

When you arrive, introduce yourself to the lead coworkaholic.  The name of the lead coworkaholic is listed on the TV.  They are in charge of the facility for the day and can help you if needed.  When you arrive, the lead coworkaholic will hand off responsibility for the facility to you.  You are now responsible to ensure that the building is clean and locked up at the end of the day (more details below).

Setup

All of our furniture is on wheels and can be easily moved around to accommodate a variety of configurations.  Many groups like to move the tables to the back of the building and then arrange chairs in a classroom style setting facing the smartboard/projector, but you can arrange the chairs and tables as best suits your group.  Please take note of how the tables are arranged when you arrive so that you can return them to their original location before you leave.

If you are providing food for your group, the long wooden tables make great serving tables.  Additionally, you can bring the large trash out - it is behind the door by the TV.  Trash bags are in one of the bathrooms.

We have plenty of folding chairs in the back.

Smartboard / Projector

We have a smartboard / projector available for use .  It has HDMI, and VGA, connectors, and we have a DisplayPort (Mac) adapter velcroed on the wall to the right. 

There is a control panel below the smartboard, shown in the picture on the right.  The button on the left turns it on and off, and the button on the right switches between the inputs.

Upgrades

There is no charge to host a meetup at 804RVA, as long as you do not charge your members to come to the meetup.

That being said, all donations are welcome.

There is also a $100 per month sponsorship option.  This sponsorship includes the following benefits:

Cleaning Up

When your meetup is over, you are responsible for cleaning up after your group.  We recommend that you ask your group members to help, as that will make the job much quicker.  There are several things that need to be done.

Furniture
  • If you moved any tables and chairs out of the front work area, please return them.  The tables and chairs should be left in the same arrangement you found them in.  The arrangement will vary from month to month, so please take note of how things are set up when you arrive.  It might help to take a picture of the room before you rearrange it.
  • Return all of the folding chairs to storage.  There should be 8 folding chairs in the conference room.  The remainder of the folding chairs should be on the chair rack in the back.
Cleaning and Trash
  • Clean off the tables (especially if they are used for dinner)
  • Swiffer the floor.  The swiffer and pads are behind the door by the kegerators (see picture to the left).
  • Clean up the bathrooms.  You are not expected to wash the toilet or sink, but you should throw away paper towels on the floor, etc.
  • Take out the trash and put the large trash can back behind the door by the TV (if you used it).  Please take the trash to the dumpster behind the building.  

Locking up and Turning off the Lights


First, lock the external door to the building from the inside, locking yourself inside.
Then lock one of the inner doors from the inside, and turn off the light switches by the door.
Next, walk through the conference room around to the other inner door.  Lock the other inner door from the inside and turn off the light switches by that door.
Then leave by the back door, locking it and pulling it shut behind you.  After closing the door, please check from the other side to makes sure the door is shut and locked.
You will then be at the bottom of the stairwell.  Leave through the outer door, double checking to make sure it closes behind you for the safety of the residents in our building.

Thanks

Thanks for taking care of our space at 804RVA.  We are glad to be able to provide this resource to our local community.