[Makerspace-keymembers] Co-Sponsor This Speaker Series?

[Mike Bohlmann]

Seems like a good idea to me.

Mike
On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 4:47 PM Emily Knox <emilyknox at gmail.com> wrote:

> Any other thoughts on sponsorship?
>
> On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 10:06 PM, Emily Knox <emilyknox at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> As in "no we don't provide a speaker."  It's for Big Famous Tenured
>> people.
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 10:01 PM, Emily Knox <emilyknox at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Haha.
>>>
>>> No.
>>>
>>> Thanks though.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 10:00 PM, Gergana Slavova <
>>> gergana.s.slavova at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sounds cool!  I say yes.  Do we have to provide a speaker if we
>>>> "co-sponsor"?
>>>>
>>>> I nominate Emily :)
>>>>
>>>> ~Gergana
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Feb 22, 2016 at 8:37 PM, Emily Knox <emilyknox at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> Please let me know if you are willing to have Makerspace Urbana
>>>>> co-sponsor (non-financial) the series discussed below.
>>>>>
>>>>> Anita Chan is doing a lot of the planning for it and the first speaker
>>>>> is Anne Balsamo:
>>>>> https://www.newschool.edu/public-engagement/school-of-media-studies-faculty/?id=4e54-4533-4e54-6735
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> Emily
>>>>>
>>>>> *Design*
>>>>>
>>>>> * Dialogues Speakers Series: Methods for Designing more Inclusive
>>>>> Design*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Thinking about design, talking about design and doing design should be
>>>>> a central
>>>>>
>>>>>  part of what we do at Illinois. It is in our history. Pioneers
>>>>> designed our University 150 years ago, and ever since, numerous innovators
>>>>> have designed products, concepts, experiences and ways of teaching that
>>>>> have  transformed our world. We have various new
>>>>>
>>>>>  design initiatives being undertaken today. The aim of this speaker
>>>>> series is to contribute to this exciting set of activities by highlighting
>>>>> a number of aspects of the design process that may sometimes be
>>>>> marginalized or overlooked by some. We want to invite
>>>>>
>>>>>  speakers who can help us all think about how to make the design
>>>>> process more inclusive - and then act to design for ever more inclusive
>>>>> design. Inclusive design is not achieved by simply saying “we are
>>>>> inclusive”. It needs explicit design interventions. We
>>>>>
>>>>>  hope that the speakers can help us recognize the already existing
>>>>> diversity of design activities that we have, and inform the design of more
>>>>> effective design settings, design pedagogy and design methods.
>>>>>
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