[dms-discuss] Proposal - weekly presentations

[Jim Stewart]

My thinking is that there be an scheduled
meeting every week for a talk.  My first
preference would be talks by the extended
Maker community.  Talks about software
engineering projects would definitely be
welcome, as well as guests.

Steve E's three subjects are also just what
I had in mind.

I'll bet Tim could easily come up with a
talk a month for a year as well.

I'd very much enjoy learning about drums
from Jeff, technical illustration from Emily,
programming from Braden, and whatever anyone
else would like to talk about.

If we can't get a speaker each week, another
alternative I've been thinking about is a
movie night.  There's all kinds of practical
and historical Maker stuff on the internet.

Anyway,  I'll sign up to help make this happen.
Maybe a 1-2 month test run will see how much
interest and participation we can get.

-jim






Braden wrote:
> I like this idea.
>
> Would the idea be to actually have a talk once per week, or just to
> have the fixed time set aside?  I just ask since it seems like it
> could be hard to find that quantity of people, unless there are
> several people like yourself who feel they have a year's worth of
> material for once per month (which maybe there are?).  Regardless, I
> like the enthusism, haha.
>
> One could also imagine a LUGOD-esque role for someone or some
> committee to go out and actually solicit talks from people.  I know
> I'd be far more likely to give a talk if someone specifically asked
> me to do it, versus volunteering completely on my own.
>
> Anyway, on that topic, I wouldn't mind being coerced into talking
> about software projects or computer science-y stuff. :P
>
> - Braden
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 29, 2014 at 09:59:40AM -0800, Jim Stewart wrote:
>> I've been thinking that if we set aside one fixed time per week for
>> a member presentation, we'd have something that would draw both
>> members and community into the space on a consistent, recurring
>> basis.
>>
>> Personally, I'd sign up for one presentation a month.  I'm pretty
>> sure I can come up with enough material for a year's worth.  I'd
>> also welcome the disciple that would require me to prepare and
>> actually do presentations instead of just talking about it.
>>
>> Anyone else interested in making a commitment?
>>
>> Do we want a discussion of this on the agenda?
>>
>> best, -jim
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