[Imc-makerspace] Makerspace Fundraising Party!

Wayne Byarlay wabyarlay at gmail.com
Wed Apr 28 19:12:21 CDT 2010


What's up I'm here the door is locked nobody here....

Wayne Byarlay
Active directory administrator, CITES systems management group
Rm 1501, DCL
217-244-7617

On Apr 27, 2010, at 1:43 PM, Nicole Pion <nicole.pion at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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
>>
>>
>>
>> -- 
>> Nicole Pion
>> Outreach and Development Adviser
>> AmeriCorps CTC VISTA
>> Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
>>
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