[Imc-makerspace] Makerspace Fundraising Party!

[Nicole Pion]

Great - thanks!  I would be able to meet on Wednesday of next week, 7pm, as
well.   I'll plan to be there unless I hear otherwise on this list
discussion.

Lots to discuss, re: location, but I think that the more we get people into
the MakerSpace/IMC the better!  But ultimately, it's up to what makes you
all feel comfortable and what will work best for your presentation
ideas.  I'm not sure what OJC does, but I know lots of OJC staff who we can
ask, including Josh King.  A Pecha-Kucha MakerSpace presentation sounds
awesome!


See you Wednesday, May 5th-

Nicole

On Tue, Apr 27, 2010 at 1:18 PM, Stewart Dickson
<MathArt at emsh.calarts.edu>wrote:

>  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>
>> Date: Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 7:55 PM
>> Subject: Makerspace Fundraising Party!
>> To: 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
>>
>
>
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> Nicole Pion
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> AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
> Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
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