[dms-discuss] Proposal - weekly presentations

[Tim F]

January 30, 2014

Hi Jim et al --

What, you think that I could only lecture for one year!?!!!

Thanks for thinking of me! I like the idea, and I would be happy to talk. Software, hardware, robotics, fractals, baking, aerodynamics, electrostatics, astronomy, astrophotography... and maybe even a few other subjects.

Sounds like something that could be planned by one of our new-fangled committees...

Regards to all!
-- Tim F


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On Wed, 1/29/14, Jim Stewart <jstewart at jkmicro.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [dms-discuss] Proposal - weekly presentations
 To: "Davis Makerspace General Discussions" <discuss at lists.davismakerspace.org>
 Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2014, 2:36 PM
 
 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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