[Imc-makerspace] hacker at Allen Hall next week

Mon Oct 15 20:32:11 UTC 2012

Unintentionally funny.  I thought I had mail from George Bailey.

On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 9:37 PM, Jimmie Rodgers
<jimmie at jimmieprodgers.com>wrote:

> Great meeting you as well. See you tomorrow evening!
>
> Jimmie
>
>
> On Sun, Oct 14, 2012 at 10:30 PM, Stewart Dickson <mathartspd at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> **
>> Hi, Jimmie,
>>
>> It was great meeting you and hearing your introductory talk at Allen Hall
>> tonight.
>> As we discussed, I will be bringing 10 to 12 soldering irons, diagonal
>> cutters and solder
>> from the MakerSpace to set up for your workshop between 6:00 and 6:30 in
>> the South Rec Room at Allen
>> Hall.  You will be using the soldering irons for his Monday, Tuesday and
>> Wednesday night workshops.
>> Thank you also for agreeing to be with me on TechKnowLedge from 8-9 am
>> Thursday on WRFU-FM 104.5
>> I will post something about you and your residency at the blog I keep for
>> the show:
>> http://tech-knowledge.tumblr.com  I'm looking for ward to it!
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> -Stewart, http://www.wrfu.net/node/1417    http://www.makerspaceu.org
>>
>>
>> On 10/14/12 4:22 PM, Jimmie Rodgers wrote:
>>
>> Hey Jeffery,
>>
>>  I would love to swing by the makerspace sometime this week, and would
>> love to have some members join in on the workshops!
>>
>>  Thanks,
>> Jimmie
>>
>>  On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 5:46 PM, Jeffrey Putney <quaker at gmail.com>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Jimmie,
>>>
>>>  I'm so excited to hear that you're coming, we had a wonderful time
>>> with Mitch when he visited Allen Hall.  And when Mitch came through he knew
>>> Stewart(one of the makerspace urbana founders) and he asked our makerspace
>>> for volunteers to help teach workshops. We were able to have a few members
>>> show up each night to help teach and we would love to do the same with you
>>> if that sounds like it would be helpful. Just let us know.
>>>
>>>  Also, I don't know how packed your schedule is but if you would like
>>> to visit the makerspace urbana at some point and maybe get to meet some of
>>> the members I'm sure we could set that up. Personally I would love to hear
>>> how the "Hackers on a Train Workshop" turned out. Our space did request to
>>> be a stop but it didn't fit the schedule :-(.
>>>
>>>  And fyi Laura had asked about borrowing soldering irons and we have
>>> about 12 solder stations and at least as many wire clippers we can lend you
>>> for the week.
>>>
>>>  Thanks! Looking forward to meeting you,
>>>  Jeff
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 10:22 AM, Haber, Laura Gwen <lhaber at illinois.edu
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>  Hi,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> We are bringing another hacker to Allen Hall who you might be
>>>> interested in. Below is his schedule. I’m wondering if any of you are
>>>> interested in coming to help out like you did with Mitch Altman? No
>>>> pressure. This is very last minute! But if it is of interest to you, we’d
>>>> love to have you.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Also, maybe you’d like for him to visit the Urbana Makerspace? I’m
>>>> cc’ing him on this e-mail in case you’d like to communicate directly.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>>
>>>> -Laura
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ***********************
>>>>
>>>> *Jimmie Rodgers *
>>>> *hacker, artist, musician, open hardware developer, and techno-nomad*Unit One Guest-in-Residence
>>>> Sunday, October 14 – Thursday, October 18
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sunday, October 14
>>>> 7pm – *Opening Program: Meet Jimmie Rodgers* *(in the South Rec Room)*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Monday, October 15
>>>> 7pm - *Atari Punk Console Workshop*: *build a basic synthesizer or
>>>> optical theremin* *(south rec room)
>>>> *The Atari Punk Console is an easy to build synthesizer that you can
>>>> use to make lots of fun sounds. *Bring your own case - Altoids tins,
>>>> cigar boxes, or anything else that has at least the internal volume of a
>>>> pack of playing cards.*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 10pm – *tea time: building custom electronic instruments* (guest
>>>> apartment)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Tuesday, October 16
>>>>
>>>> 7pm - *Building Contact Mics Workshop* *(south rec room)*
>>>> Learn how easy it is to build your own contact mics. We'll then explore
>>>> finding sounds in everyday objects, and some fun things to do with those
>>>> found sounds. If you have your own amp, then please bring it!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 9:30pm *Depression Meetup* *(guest apartment)*
>>>> Depression can be a hard burden to bear, both for people who suffer
>>>> directly, and people who help to support them. Come and talk about it with
>>>> Jimmie Rodgers, who has been dealing with depression since he was a
>>>> teenager. He has spoken at a number of events about depression, and has
>>>> been an advocate of speaking openly about its effects and treatments.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Wednesday, October 17
>>>>
>>>> 7pm – *Circuitbending Workshop **(south rec room)*
>>>> Circuitbending is the art of modifying toys, synthesizers, effects
>>>> pedals, and anything electronic that makes noise or shows video. You'll be
>>>> bending a Staples Easy button, and learn enough of the basics to go
>>>> exploring on your own after this workshop.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 10pm - *Noise Night* (main lounge)
>>>> Bring your electronic instruments, noise makers, mixers, amps, effects
>>>> pedals, hookup cables, and anything you can make sound with. People will
>>>> hook their noise makers together and just jam. An open mind
>>>> and tolerance for crazy sounds encouraged.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thursday, October 18
>>>>
>>>> 7pm - *Building (and Playing) Quality Didgeridoos out of PVC* *Workshop
>>>> *(south rec room)
>>>> Learn how to quickly and cheaply make good sounding didgeridoos out of
>>>> PVC and to play them. Advanced techniques will be covered, so you can
>>>> continue to make nice didgeridoos long after the workshop.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 10pm - *Drone Night* (south rec room)
>>>>
>>>> Bring your acoustic instruments, drums, didgeridoos, singing bowls, and
>>>> anything else that can make a trance-like sound. Beginners welcome,
>>>> and experimentation will be encouraged.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Laura Haber
>>>>
>>>> Program Director of Unit One
>>>>
>>>> University of Illinois
>>>>
>>>> 68 Allen Hall, MC-050
>>>>
>>>> 1005 W. Gregory Drive
>>>>
>>>> Urbana, IL 61801
>>>>
>>>> (217) 244-2317 <%28217%29%20244-2317>
>>>>
>>>> lhaber at illinois.edu <lhaber at uiuc.edu>
>>>>
>>>> www.housing.illinois.edu/unitone
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   --
>>> Jeffrey Putney
>>> Senior Software Engineer
>>> Diagnostic Photonics
>>> 217-766-6580
>>>
>>>
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