[Imc-makerspace] Makerspace Fundraising Party!

[Stewart Dickson]

Hi, Nicole,

Wednesday evenings at 7:00PM  are when the Makerspace people usually meet.
It's not a good night for me, though.    Friday would be better for me 
this week, or Wednesday of next week.

As for the Makerspace party venue, I think that upstairs at the IMC 
feels more open for a public gathering.
What would be really cool is if we could identify a potential 
Technology/Design-savvy sponsor who has a really bitchen location in 
town, who could host the party.   Like one of the sponsors of 
Pecha-Kucha.   http://thecudo.org/pecha-kucha
http://www.pecha-kucha.org/night/champaign-urbana

I think it's very cool that OJC Technologies did the walkabout iPhone 
app for Boneyard Arts Festival.   http://www.ojctech.com    We should 
have somebody like them on our side.   Do they do product design?

I have been proposing giving a presentation on the Makerspace for 
Pecha-Kucha night -- the next one is at the end of July.
I would be happy to be one of the Fundraising Party Spielers.   I have 
been thinking in terms of video-augmented presentation, so it would be 
nice if the party venue could support that.

I look forward to planning the Makerspace Fundraising Party!

Cheers,

-Stewart, http://us.imdb.com/Name?Stewart+Dickson    
http://www.ifp.uiuc.edu/~sdickson
http://emsh.calarts.edu/~mathart/MathArt_siteMap.html

Nicole Pion wrote:
> Hello makers of the MakerSpace,
>
> First, I want to  thank you for starting up this new and exciting 
> project.  I think the new energy, excitement and innovation you bring 
> to the space is why the IMC exists! I definitely want to see your 
> project flourish. 
>
> I would be really happy to support you all in hosting this type of 
> event.  I can send out invitations, plan the details, etc., but this 
> is a very straightforward fundraiser.  When I proposed this idea to 
> Brian, I had also asked that some of the support go towards his 
> position at the IMC, but that is something that we can talk about in 
> person.  So, speaking of meeting in person, what is a good time for us 
> all to put our heads together and plan this Makerspace celebration?
>
> Looking forward to working with you, 
>
> Nicole
>
>  
>
>
>
>     ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>     From: Brian Duggan <bcdugga at gmail.com <mailto:bcdugga at gmail.com>>
>     Date: Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 7:55 PM
>     Subject: Makerspace Fundraising Party!
>     To: imc-makerspace at lists.chambana.net
>     <mailto:imc-makerspace at lists.chambana.net>
>
>
>     Hi All,
>
>     Recently Nicole Pion, another AmeriCorps worker at the IMC, brought up
>     the idea of throwing a fundraising party for the Makerspace. Books to
>     Prisoners has done this kind of thing in the past and raised a
>     significant chunk of change.
>
>     We'd invite local people who are interested in being members and/or
>     local technologists who would be interested in funding a project like
>     the Makerspace. They'd be invited to bring their checkbook :)
>
>     The general format is a dinner of some kind, made by us or others.
>     Chuck and Ivan have volunteered to make pizzas and soups. We can put
>     on the dinner wherever want - someone's house, the IMC, the Makerspace
>     room, etc.
>
>     After a few of us could give a really short spiel about the
>     Makerspace, what it means to us, what we've done, where we are and
>     where we want to go.
>
>     At the end of the dinner we politely ask for donations.
>
>     At the open hours tonight, it seems like there's a lot of interest in
>     putting this kind of event on.
>
>     Nicole, thanks for the suggestion and being willing to help. What are
>     the next steps?
>
>     Thanks!
>     Brian
>
>     --
>     Brian Duggan
>     Technical Projects Developer
>     UC Independent Media Center
>     http://www.ucimc.org | 309 310 7026
>
>
>
>     --
>     Brian Duggan
>     Technical Projects Developer
>     UC Independent Media Center
>     http://www.ucimc.org | 309 310 7026
>
>
>
>
> -- 
> Nicole Pion
> Outreach and Development Adviser
> AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
> Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
>
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