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

[Jeffrey Putney]

I like the idea!!! :-D  Seems like good outreach/marketing for the
makerspace.

Jeff

On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 9:57 PM, Mike Bohlmann <iammikeb at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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