Lori,  I could probably recruit a couple of students from PCC to demo a 3D printer.  I already have one person in mind and will e-introduce you. Turns out it is winter session now so all the clubs are dormant.  Spring classes start up next week, so the students will be more available, particularly if you offer them community hours.


If you want more stuff to demo, I am happy to have the SGVHAK rover on display or driving around this area.  I wanted it visible to the kids coming for TNG and to drive traffic to our talk on Saturday afternoon.  I have recruited a dedicated rover minder for Saturday.

Where does SUNI the Robot fit in this?  

As far as I know, we aren't going to have something like TNG Playground this year. I was hoping the kid-friendly hands-on activities would be in the expo hall.

Lan

On Mon, Feb 11, 2019, 16:44 Lori Barfield <itdirector@gmail.com wrote:
PVNet said they wanted to host a workshop on their classroom equipment.  but we are 30 days out now, and none of their parents has stepped up to volunteer yet.  so i'll take the idea of a large scale activity back off the table.  

we'll do something fun on a demo level, if john is still up for it. :-)

i called about the second 3D printer to find out when that person might be willing to come.  waiting to hear back.

...lori


On Thu, Feb 7, 2019, 22:59 Lori Barfield <itdirector@gmail.com> wrote:
we have multiple offers of 3D printers.  it still has to come together as a coherent activity, so needs a few more days to cook.


On Thu, Feb 7, 2019, 17:26 Ilan Rabinovitch <ilan@socallinuxexpo.org> wrote:
Did we confirm this for the expo hall? Should we hold a booth or  two for this?

On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 11:16 AM Lori Barfield <itdirector@gmail.com> wrote:
i have received a lead on another 3D printer available at my son's work that we might be able to use.  am following up.

...lori  

On Sat, Jan 26, 2019, 20:51 Lori Barfield <itdirector@gmail.com wrote:
thanks, john, that's a great offer.

i checked with the venue, and they are fine with us 3D printing in the expo hall.  we just have to watch the power.

i have not heard back from the PVNet folks on this, so it feels like their level of interest is not high.  i don't know anyone else who has that much equipment, so unless someone else chimes in along with john, a large-scale 3D printer offering is unlikely to happen.  

john, i'll see what the chairs think about where we should set the 3D printing activity.  no matter where we can set it up, you will have volunteers to help.

...lori


On Tue, Jan 22, 2019, 16:39 John Hautzinger <john@hautzinger.org wrote:
I have a 3D printer and would love to help out.  It’s nothing fancy, but I know a bunch of the tools to use and can print stuff out.  

Let me know if you’d like help or anything.


On January 22, 2019 at 4:22:50 PM, Barfield Lori (itdirector@gmail.com) wrote:

just fyi i reached out to the nonprofit about this.  waiting to hear back.

...lori



On Sat, Nov 3, 2018, 18:17 Caryl Bigenho <cbigenho@hotmail.com wrote:
Lori... the 3D printer workshops sound terrific! I was going to suggest something like that but it sounds like you have a real good connection for it.  As I said earlier... after the elections on Tuesday I'll have more time to help out with the activity center/maker faire.

Caryl

P.S. I may also be able to find a few volunteers to help out.

From: Scale-planning <scale-planning-bounces@lists.linuxfests.org> on behalf of Lori Barfield <itdirector@gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 3, 2018 6:13 AM
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Subject: Re: [Scale-planning] Hands-on activities in the Expo hall?
 
it would be great to find extra activities that could be staffed by vendors, so here's one idea.  one of the nonprofit training centers i have a relationship with has a hybrid offering that might work in the expo hall.  it's a low cost 3-D printer package targeting parents which comes with a 2-hr workshop, so they can maintain it and teach their kids to use it.  they also offer a followup 3-D design class for kids.  having all this in one area might make sales and an interesting show for onlookers.

now that the PCC has relaxed its rule about soldering irons, i wonder if we could also have 3-D printers in the expo hall.

...lori
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