[Imc-makerspace] Makerspace Fundraising Party!

[Brian Duggan]

Apologies to anyone who tried to get in tonight and couldn't. I got
pulled away on urgent business and my phone's battery died. I managed
to get Wayne in to the room later.

Next week we are definitely ON for the fundraising meeting. See everyone there!

Brian

On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 7:12 PM, Wayne Byarlay <wabyarlay at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>> Brian Duggan
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>>> UC Independent Media Center
>>> http://www.ucimc.org | 309 310 7026
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>> Urbana-Champaign Independent Media Center
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