correction: James' email is [email protected] not .com
On Wed, Jul 17, 2013 at 1:39 PM, gs volt <[email protected]> wrote: > Greetings! > > James: > > Please consider joining SYN/HAK's mail list here: > http://synhak.org/mailman/listinfo to keep in touch with happenings at > SYN/HAK > Also, please update your address book with this email (gsvolt7 at gmail) > which is my personal email for all things SYN/HAK (mostly after Cleveland > Mini Maker Faire). > > SYN/HAK: > > Say hello to IngenuityFest organizer James Krouse! > > James asked us: > > Hey Gaurav -- > > I wondered if we could talk re IngenuityFest to see if we could get more > folks involved. I'm not sure if SYN/HAK would like to have a space but > we'd love to have them. If time commitment is an issue, I'm working on > reducing hours for the Make Space at Ingenuity and could work with the > group on creating smaller events if that's desired. > > Ingenuity Fest 2013 is different this year. > Exhibitors (individuals as well as companies) can have goods for sale, > compared to last year where it was forbidden. Mostly, the organizers have > to determine fit/not-fit from the festival's standpoint. So, feel free to > checkout their call for makers here: > http://ingenuitycleveland.com/call-for-the-2013-make-space/ > > Would definitely like to meet with you in person about everything below. > > My thoughts are: > > - If there's a maker, or company in Summit County (or NorthEast Ohio) that > can make a project display worthy, other volunteers can jump in and > showcase them at Ingenuity Fest if maker's don't have hours available to > attend. (This might be me.. we'll see) > - Ingenuity Fest will have attendees from Summit county, would help for > SYN/HAK to be represented and inform attendees about us. > - Forward this email with anyone you know who'd like to contact Ingenuity > directly.. I know there's a lot of people that might be interested > - My experience at cleveland mini-maker faire tells me that there's > definitely opportunity for makers to prototype on site and teach attendees > new and unfamiliar tools and technologies > - At yesterday's meeting, we discussed possibility for SYN/HAK to teach > soldering to attendees for a small fee, where they get to build and take > the WeeBlinky home - that would be great. We could potentially plan for > this if there's enough interest. > - 2012 make space photos: > http://ingenuitycleveland.com/2012-ingenuity-make-space-photos/ To get a > feel for what it was like last year > - This year there's an independent film festival as well: details here: > http://ingenuitycleveland.com/indiefest/ If you know movie makers in the > area, do tell them to submit their DVDs to ingenuity > > Please consider this opportunity, get creative. > > Contact James directly for more details at (216) 650-4942 > > This year's Ingenuity Festival 2013 theme is Clouds: > > *2013 Theme: * *Clouds* > > Head in the clouds. Cloudy thinking. Cloud computing. We have looked to > the clouds for centuries to dream and seek new heights. Today we look > toward the clouds as a space to store the information of our lives, as a > place to live and work. We also look to the clouds with hope and fear > seeing blue skies and gathering storms in our past, present, and future. > > We are encouraging the creative Ingenuity community to explore the Clouds > from any and all angles. Whether it’s abstract or direct, this exploration > should be above all else, an exploration of new thoughts and ideas about > where humanity and technology meet within this space. > > Random thoughts (delectable tangents?): > > New York Maker Faire is the same weekend. Will Ingenuity be impacted by > it, I don't know - but I do believe that for those that wouldn't want to > travel all the way to Queens, NY - Ingenuity is the best venue locally to > participate in. > > It would be cool launching a helium balloon. > > Jeff the Quadcopter wrangler could demo his quadcopter.. and take our > photos outside if weather is nice. > > A live demo of ham radios? Although that can be successful only if ham > operators are willing and in attendance.. as by law, I learned only the > operator can send and receive communication. It would be cool to let HAM's > in the area know about Ingenuity ahead of time and allow attendees to speak > with them. In the age of cellphones, people have all but forgotten the > radio waves.. would be a good demo. > > I know Xander has a lot of activities usually that could be great to > engage kids with. > > More from me on Ingenuity later. In the meantime, feel free to hit reply > and keep the ideas flowing! > > Regards, > > G | Gaurav Narain Saxena | 3302834972 | > @gsvolt<http://www.twitter.com/gsvolt>| > http://gsvolt.wordpress.com | http://www.youtube.com/gsvolt > Board Member - SYN/HAK: The Akron Hackerspace, 21 W North St, Akron, Ohio > 44304 | http://www.synhak.org > Consultant - Bennett Adelson (Microsoft Solution Center), 6050 Oak Tree > Blvd, Cleveland, Ohio 44131 | http://www.bennettadelson.com > Owner - Whiskey Bits LLC, Portage Lakes, Ohio > -- G | Gaurav Narain Saxena | 3302834972 | @gsvolt<http://www.twitter.com/gsvolt>| http://gsvolt.wordpress.com | http://www.youtube.com/gsvolt Board Member - SYN/HAK: The Akron Hackerspace, 21 W North St, Akron, Ohio 44304 | http://www.synhak.org Consultant - Bennett Adelson (Microsoft Solution Center), 6050 Oak Tree Blvd, Cleveland, Ohio 44131 | http://www.bennettadelson.com Owner - Whiskey Bits LLC, Portage Lakes, Ohio
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