[MakeLV] Fwd: [Noisebridge-discuss] Mitch creating Hackers on a Train Workshop Tour 2012

Sat Jun 9 20:39:27 CDT 2012

I asked our Education Director, Karen Knecht, if she had any interest, but
haven't heard back from her as she was busy installing a new exhibit this
past week.  I'll follow up on Monday.  I was thinking that Thursday, July
5th would fit his schedule and ours, but we'd have to work with his people,
of course.   I'm willing to take the point on this, if people want, so that
I can try to coordinate appearances at both Da Vinci and Make:LV

Dave

On Thu, Jun 7, 2012 at 9:38 AM, Josiah Ritchie <josiah at josiahritchie.com>wrote:

> This does look like a great opportunity and could be a natural way to
> reschedule that last teaching day we had. His availability starts just as
> my availability plummets due to the birth of child #3. Anyone else want to
> work on bringing Mitch and his crew out here?
>
> JSR/
>
> On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 7:59 PM, Wladyslaw Zbikowski <
> embeddedlinuxguy at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Couple of tight dudes doing this...
>>
>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: Mitch Altman <maltman23 at hotmail.com>
>> Date: Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 7:36 PM
>> Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Mitch creating Hackers on a Train Workshop
>> Tour 2012
>> To: NoiseBridge Discuss <noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>
>>
>>
>>  I bought a 45-day Amtrak USA Rail Pass.
>>
>> I will be starting by going from San Francisco to New York City on
>> 27-June. I have a few plans already, but if people/hackerspaces are
>> interested, I'd love to do lots of workshops in cities with hackerspaces
>> (or forming hackerspaces) in cities nearby Amtrak stations.
>>
>> Jimmie Rodgers will be joining me, and so will other cool people -- for
>> either all or part of this Hackers on a Train Workshop Tour 2012.
>>
>>
>>
>> Our workshops are for all ages, and all skill levels.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Would you be interested in having us do workshops at your space?
>>
>> Would you be interested in joining us for all or part of the HoaT
>> Workshop Tour 2012?
>>
>> Lemme know!
>>
>> I have the following plans so far -- and there's room for plenty more!
>> July 1 -- arrive in NYC
>> July 7 -- workshop at The Hacktory, Philadelphia
>> July 13-15 -- HOPE #9, New York City
>> July 21-22 -- Awesome Foundation Summit, Boston
>> July 27-29 -- World Future Society conference, Toronto
>> August 8-12 -- ToorCamp, NW corner of Washington state
>>
>> We'll be bringing lots of our kits, all designed for total beginners, but
>> fun and intriguing enough for everyone. We can teach anyone and everyone
>> how to solder -- soldering actually is easy<http://mightyohm.com/blog/2011/04/soldering-is-easy-comic-book/>!
>> And we can teach more advanced topics, too. I can also give my "Arduino
>> For Total Newbies<http://www.cornfieldelectronics.com/downloads/tvbg_arduino/tvbg_arduino_workshop.htm>"
>> workshop. And Jimmie can give his "Circuit Bending" workshop. We can also
>> give talks, if there's interest. Anything that can help out your
>> hackerspace!
>>
>>
>> <https://www.noisebridge.net/wiki/File:Arduinos_For_Total_Newbies_workshop.jpg>
>>
>> Here's some of the kits that will be available:
>>
>>
>> * *TV-B-Gone* -- (turn off any TV in public places!)
>> * *"Hi My Name Is" badge* -- (you may have seen me wearing mine)
>> * *Brain Machine* -- (Meditate, Hallucinate, and Trip Out!)
>> * *Mignonette Game* -- (build your own handheld game console!)
>> * *Trippy RGB Waves* -- (interac tive blinky lights!)
>> * *LEDcube* -- (animated 3D cube of LEDs!)
>> * *MiniPOV* -- (more cool blinky lights!)
>> * *BoArduino* -- (solderless breadborad Arduino!)
>> * *Diavolino* -- (shield compatible Arduino from Evil Mad Science!)
>> * *OpenHeart* -- (animate fun patterns in the shape of a heart!)
>> * *LoL Shield* -- (Lots of LEDs for your Arduino!)
>> * *Atari Punk Console* -- (make noise!)
>> * *microcontroller programmer (USBtinyISP)*-- (program all your AVR
>> family chips!)
>>
>> *And more!*
>>
>>
>> Workshops are great ways to get new people to your hackerspace, and to
>> energize people already at the space. You can also use them to raise funds,
>> if you like.
>>
>> Me and Jimmie don't make money from our workshops. The money we charge
>> ($10 to $35, depending on the kit) pays for kit parts and travel. We do
>> this because we love teaching people how to make cool things! And we love
>> helping hackerspaces.
>>
>> Here are a few links to articles from our Midwest tour a couple summers
>> ago:
>> http://blog.makezine.com/2010/08/12/coming-to-you-town-the-midwest-work/
>>
>> http://forum.archreactor.org/FUDforum2/index.php/m/5955/
>>
>>
>> http://pumpingstationone.org/2010/08/mitch-altman-jimmie-p-rodgers-to-join-circuit-hacking-wednesday/
>>
>> http://www.lvl1.org/2010/08/17/fun-with-the-lolshield/
>>
>>
>> I'd love to add your hackerspace to our tour. Please let me know if
>> you're interested, and I'll reply with an email with a minimal list of
>> what's required on your end.
>>
>> And please let me know if you'd like to join us on the HoaT Workshop Tour
>> 2012.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Mitch <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_Altman>.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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