[Imc-makerspace] Hi There!

[Stewart Dickson]

Hi, Brady,

How are you settling back in to the routine in U-C?
Just wanted to let you know we're still here.

I checked out the IEEE.illinois.edu Calendar and your program looks *packed*!
Looks like you've got some great stuff going on.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Cheers,

-Stewart

On Mon, Apr 30, 2012 at 1:19 PM, Brady Salz <brady.salz at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> My name's Brady Salz, and I'm the Workshops Director for the next year for
> IEEE student body at UIUC. I've been subscribing to your mailing list for
> quire some time, and I've dropped by the Makerspace once or twice, and it's
> been a great time. I'm emailing you guys today with a request to have some
> more involvement between the students and the community next year, starting
> in the fall.
>
> I'm a strong believer in the hacker/maker mentality, and I've found many
> people who also share these interests as well. Unfortunately, the ECE
> curriculum here doesn't really present itself in a way to capitalize on that
> desire often. Through my workshops, many, many people are finally given the
> chance to learn  one of the most basic skills in electronics: soldering!
> While that is only the beginning, I feel it is an accurate representation of
> the large gap in skills taught here.
>
> While this whole philosophy of workshops is nothing new here, I still feel
> that it remains remarkably isolated from the community. Like I said, I
> believe in Making, and that is truly a community art. What I'm trying to
> say, in a very roundabout way, is that I sincerely hope that we could
> collaborate quite a bit over the course of the next year! I'm not quite sure
> why I'm sending this email so early, since I'll be away all summer
> (interning with IBM, woohoo), but I really just wanted to get the idea out.
>
> Thanks
> Brady
>
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