[MakeLV] What's in the box?

[Tyler Worman]

The 17th sounds good for me. Has anyone else expressed interest in changing
the date for this?

I've updated the website to show the event on the current events page
(tentative). I've also added a short blurb about "What's in the box". I'd be
interested in other feedback on format. Right now Josiah's idea (5-10
minutes each) seemed best to me. Would a format like below make sense? or
would you move question/comments and answers to a different part?

3 Cycles of:
5 minutes present
5 minutes questions

10 minute break

3 more cycles.

On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 4:10 PM, Matthew Tuerk <mtuerk at allentownedc.com>wrote:

> Thanks to all for last week. Having your energy in the building really
> gives me confidence that we can make this happen.
>
> I am glad to see you discussing format for What's in the Box?, but let's
> also consider a date. January 17th is Martin Luther King Day. Seems like a
> good, general date to shoot for. Two questions: would a holiday prevent
> people from attending? What would need to happen in the space to get it
> ready for an event 8 weeks from now?
>
> Other things: Molly Slevin is working on a floor plan for the space to
> include in the NSF grant application. I have encouraged her to post an image
> to the wiki when she finishes.
>
> We have asked our counsel to look into liability. Encouraging news: he
> doesn't see any major issues.
>
> I am in Cincinnati for the holiday and hoping to visit Hive 13<http://www.hive13.org/>.
> I will let you know if I see anything helpful. Have a good holiday, all!
>
> Matthew Tuerk
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> On Nov 17, 2010, at 12:10 PM, Josiah Ritchie wrote:
>
> Thanks to AEDC and the Davinci Center for doing all the work to putting
> together last night's event. I had a great time  hearing about the potential
> of the space and the need for a group of hackers to organize and fill the
> space. How often do hacker's get asked to come in and use a space? I'm
> looking forward to hearing what it'll take to solve the liability problem,
> but I'm also excited that there are things that can be done before that.
>
> My favorite part of the night was at the end, when I got to ask a couple
> guys "What's in the box?". It sure beat looking at your websites. It is much
> easier to ask questions in person. :-) I heard some cool projects mentioned
> by several of you in your introductions also that I hope to learn more
> about.
>
> I think it would be great to get another meeting together focused around
> the show & tell model we were talking about. It would also help get to know
> each other and build the community for the larger purpose of getting the
> hackerspace functional.
>
> Apparently, we have a place we can host it. Sounds like all we really need
> is people to share stuff, an audience and some heat. The stuff to share and
> the audience are clearly already available. I bet AEDC can deal with the
> heat issue for us.
>
> As far as format, should it be more formal with a series of 5-10 minute
> talks people sign up for or should it be bring whatever and set it up at a
> table and we'll wander around chatting with each other?
>
> JSR/
>
> PS:
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