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

[Nadia Karlinsky]

I vote yes. I was thinking the same thing about the free outreach/marketing.


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Nadia

On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 1:04 PM, Jeffrey Putney <quaker at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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