[Imc-makerspace] Visit in Feb/March?

[Stewart Dickson]

I don't know how School for Designing a Society connected up with Gareth 
Branwyn during his Unit One residence in October, 2010, but I'll work on 
making sure the introduction happens for you, Mitch.

Unit One People generally means Students, and Allen Hall having an Arts 
bent, they are generally
Art students, I think.   I would love to publicize around Elect. 
Eng./Comp. Sci. as well -- although
the Unit One venue tends to fill up quickly.

Yeah, getting students over for a visit to the MakerSpace is not 
something we have tried to
specifically organize, I don't think.   It is a good idea.   I just 
wonder what the best way would be to go about organizing it.

Here are the opportunities for synergy that I see at the MakerSpace/U-C 
IMC.   Jacob Barton does
OddMusic at the IMC, which is generally acoustic (non-electronic).  But 
the most rockin' workshops we have had have been put on by CMKT4, the 
circuit-bending band from DeKalb, IL.
They have done a DIY contact-mic-making workshop.  Another electronic 
music-themed
workshop would go over really well, I think.  (That's how I got started 
down the road to Elect.
Engr., myself in the 1970s.)

The Bike Co-op is located in the IMC as well.   There is such potential 
for mutant-bike building,
but there is not really anyone that I know of who does this at the IMC 
while I have been around.
My son ran over to the Bike Co-op for extra parts during our Throwies 
workshop, and we made
some Throwies specifically to ride on bike wheels, etc.

The radio station, WRFU is also in the IMC.  Back in the beginning, 
there was another member
of the MakerSpace who knew what Ham Radio was.  The Mesh-WIFI Reading 
Group is the most
regular wireless communication event that we have.   There are several 
HAM radio clubs in the
area and I'd love to be able to bring them in.   I never get any 
response when I try to contact them.  The Rocketry club exhibited at the 
Maker Faire in 2010.

If something strikes your fancy, please let me know, and I'll try to 
help facilitate putting it together.

Cheers,

-Stewart

On 12/13/11 6:01 PM, Mitch Altman wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
>
> I'm cc-ing everyone on the two separate email threads here, after
> originally emailing Makerspace Urbana and UC Mini Maker Faire.  But, if
> course, everyone knows each other.  :)
>
> I am way into being on TechKnowledge.  Just let me know when.
>
> I am also happy to give a talk for the space, as well as a workshop, or
> whatevre folks there would like.  We can use whatever we do to attract
> attention to Makerspace Urbana, and hopefully attract some new members.
>
> Maybe bringing in Unit One people for a visit would also be good?
>
> Here's my cell phone, in case anyone wants to call:
>       415-377-599e
>
> Cheers,
> Mitch.
>
>
> ----------
>> Hello, Mitch,
>>
>> End of February/Beginning of March is about one month ahead the
>> Champaign Mini Maker Faire,
>> which will be hosted by the MakerSpace-Urbana at the Independent Media
>> Center in mid-April.
>>
>> What did you have in mind for a workshop?   They are few and far between
>> enough here that I'm sure it will be welcome.
>>
>> Can I entice you into joining me for an hour on "TechKnowLedge" on
>> WRFU-LP FM 104.5 from 8-9 Thursday morning?  :)
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> -Stewart, http://us.imdb.com/Name?Stewart+Dickson
>> http://www.wrfu.net/node/1417
>> http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/10/vedic_math_machines_and_3d_zoetrope.html
>> http://www.ucimc.org/content/makerspace-urbana-will-bring-tech-knowledge-uc
>> http://boingboing.net/2011/06/17/jeff-bezos-co-to-bui.html
>> http://longnow.org/clock/prototype1
>> http://emsh.calarts.edu/~mathart/Clock_Cam.html
>> http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/author.html?author=Stewart+Dickson
>>
>> On 12/12/11 8:50 PM, MakerSpace Urbana wrote:
>>> Dude!
>>>
>>> This is awesome!  I think that Becky Stern hinted that you were coming
>>> down the pike as she was leaving.
>>> Didn't expect to hear from you so soon!  When Gareth Branwyn was here,
>>> he gave a "Polka-Dot-Bag" lunchtime lecture at the School for
>>> Designing a Society.   I'm sure everyone would love to hear about
>>> Hackerspaces in Africa!
>>> (For example...)   I, for one would not miss your visit.   I think
>>> that I can guarantee at least a handful of dedicated
>>> MakerSpace members will be on-hand as well.  So looking forward to it!
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> -Stewart
>>>
>>> On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 3:38 PM, Mitch Altman
>>> <mitch at cornfieldelectronics.com
>>> <mailto:mitch at cornfieldelectronics.com>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>      Hello,
>>>
>>>      I'm going to be a Unit One resident at the end of February and
>>>      beginning of March, and would love to visit Urbana Makerspace
>>>      while I'm in town.  Maybe I could do a workshop there, too, if you
>>>      think that'd be helpful.
>>>
>>>      Please let me know if people will be around.
>>>
>>>      Best,
>>>      Mitch.
>>>
>>>      --
>>>
>>>      Mitch Altman, inventor of TV-B-Gone universal remote controls
>>>      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Altman
>>>      415-377-5993<tel:415-377-5993>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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