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<td>NorCal Make-a-thon announcement (updated)</td>
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<td>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 10:31:47 -0700</td>
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<td>Tim Keller <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:ucdwino@gmail.com"><ucdwino@gmail.com></a></td>
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<td>Tim Keller <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:tkeller@inventopia.org"><tkeller@inventopia.org></a></td>
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<div dir="auto"><font color="#000000"><span
style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew"">Friends,
Entrepreneurs, Inventors, and Makers,</span><br>
<br>
<span style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew"">We are
incredibly excited to announce a new event for the
creative geniuses in our midst: A month-long
"Make-A-Thon" focused on turning your ideas into
functional tangible reality.</span><br>
<br>
<span style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew"">While
“hackathons” are typically one-weekend types of events,
the only thing you can </span><strong
style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew""><em>actually</em></strong><span
style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew""> build in a
single weekend is an </span><strong
style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew""><u>idea</u></strong><span
style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew"">. We want
to help you build something </span><strong
style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew""><u>REAL</u></strong><span
style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew"">. - and that
takes time!</span><br>
<br>
<span style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew"">So, Inventopia
is teaming up with our friends at Bekonix to create unique
kind of event: </span><strong
style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew""><u>a month of
making</u></strong><span style="font-family:"Arial
Hebrew""> this November. With Bekonix’s no-code
platform for developing smart devices and the wide range
of tools and technologies available at inventopia, you
should be able to make </span><strong
style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew""><u>almost
anything</u></strong><u style="font-family:"Arial
Hebrew"">.</u><span style="font-family:"Arial
Hebrew""> And along the way, we hope you will forge
new friendships and connections with each other as you
build, dream, and create side-by-side.</span><br>
<br>
<span style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew"">We will
be putting on 4 weekend events:</span></font></div>
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<li style="margin-left:15px"><font color="#000000"><u
style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew"">November
5th:</u><span style="font-family:"Arial
Hebrew""> Kickoff Event, Idea Pitches, Team
Formation, Brainstorming</span></font></li>
<li style="margin-left:15px"><font color="#000000"><u
style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew"">November
12th</u><span style="font-family:"Arial
Hebrew"">: Work weekend / Design thinking and
Bekonix workshop</span></font></li>
<li style="margin-left:15px"><font color="#000000"><u
style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew"">November
19th</u><span style="font-family:"Arial
Hebrew"">: Work Weekend / Troubleshooting with
maker-mentors on-hand</span></font></li>
<li style="margin-left:15px"><font color="#000000"><u
style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew"">Thanksgiving
week is off:</u><span style="font-family:"Arial
Hebrew""> We want you to show what you have built
to your friends and family and get feedback!</span></font></li>
<li style="margin-left:15px"><font color="#000000"><u
style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew"">December
3rd:</u><span style="font-family:"Arial
Hebrew""> Final Celebration, Project
Presentations, Awards and keynote from Godfather of the
Maker movement </span><strong
style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew"">Dale
Dougherty</strong><span style="font-family:"Arial
Hebrew"">!</span></font></li>
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<div><span style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew"">Please
help us get the word out by forwarding this email to anyone
you think might be interested, or sharing our event on
social media. We appreciate it!</span><font face="Arial
Hebrew" color="#000000"><br>
</font></div>
<div dir="auto"><span style="font-family:"Arial
Hebrew"">To register or get more details, click here: </span><a
href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/norcal-make-a-thon-tickets-441288665277"
target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true"
class="moz-txt-link-freetext">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/norcal-make-a-thon-tickets-441288665277</a></div>
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<font face="Arial Hebrew"><u>Details and FAQ:</u></font><br>
<ul>
<li><font face="Arial Hebrew">Tickets are $60 to pay for
food & drink at all events and materials - including
supplies to make your own custom event T-shirt!</font></li>
<li><span style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew"">Space
limited to 60 participants.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew"">We do
not have any particular target age for participants. We
already know we will have makers ranging from
high-school to mid-50's at least.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew"">We do
not have any requirements for the kinds of projects.
The only limits are your imagination and the month-long
timeframe of the event</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew"">Minors
under 14 are welcome and are free with accompanying
adult. ( But they must have accompanying adult )<br>
</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:"Arial Hebrew"">You
do not need your own project idea when you start, we
will be pitching our ideas and forming teams at the
first event.</span></li>
<li><font face="Arial Hebrew">You do not need to be at every
single event. Zoom connection will be provided if
requested.</font></li>
<li><font face="Arial Hebrew">If teams need special support
or extra work hours at inventopia, extra work time can
be arranged</font></li>
<li><font face="Arial Hebrew">Manufacturing / Prototyping
Technologies available at Inventopia include:</font></li>
<ul>
<li><font face="Arial Hebrew">3D Printing ( multiple )</font></li>
<li><font face="Arial Hebrew">Soldering / electrical</font></li>
<li><font face="Arial Hebrew">Laser Cutter </font></li>
<li><font face="Arial Hebrew">CNC Router ( 4'x4' wood and
plastics )<br>
</font></li>
<li><font face="Arial Hebrew">CNC Mill and Lathe ( can cut
aluminum and steel)</font></li>
<li><font face="Arial Hebrew">TIG and MIG welding</font></li>
<li><font face="Arial Hebrew">Resin & Composites </font></li>
<li><font face="Arial Hebrew">Vinyl Cutter</font></li>
<li><font face="Arial Hebrew">Any hand-tool you can think
of.</font></li>
</ul>
<li><font face="Arial Hebrew">Please feel free to send
additional questions to <a
href="mailto:tkeller@inventopia.org"
moz-do-not-send="true" class="moz-txt-link-freetext">tkeller@inventopia.org</a></font></li>
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