Hi guys,
This is Janet Mader from Protospace in Calgary. On December 5, the Mythbusters' Behind the Myths tour will be in Akron at the EJ Thomas Hall. I have just pitched them the idea of having local hackerspaces run information booths in the lobby to interact with the audience before and after the show. I am organizing the booth for Protospace here in Calgary and I was wondering if SYN/HAK would be interested in doing one in Akron, should this idea get the go-ahead. The basic thought is that their audience includes a lot of people who would be interested in what our groups have to offer, making it a prime recruiting opportunity for our respective Spaces, and a way for them to connect their audience with the maker resources already present in their own community. I apologize for the short notice, the idea only got hatched this weekend. Do you think you could arrange a booth with info, a couple of volunteers and a few projects to show off within the next week, if they decide to go for it? It may also be necessary to arrange Special Event Kiosk Insurance, if your group's insurance doesn't already cover this type of outing. My plan B if this really can't be made to happen is to ask them to allow us to make our information pamphlets available at their merchandise table. Not as engaging, but way easier to greenlight. I imagine you already have something to that effect made up; if you can be ready to roll with 50-100 of them for the 1st, we can probably talk them into setting them out. If you know of any other groups who might fit in well with this little scheme, please forward this email to them, and have them get in touch with me, as soon as possible. I will let you know whether or not this is a 'go' as soon as I find out. Even if it does not prove to be possible this time around due to it being such short notice, we are laying the groundwork for this to this happen next time they go on tour. There has been enormous buy-in from the Hackerspaces that I've contacted so far. If anyone has questions or wants clarification, my email address is [email protected], and I can be reached by phone at 403 667 2038. Thanks, Janet _________________________ [email protected] Calgary: (403) 667-2038 Portfolio: www.janetmader.com _________________________
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