[Scale-planning] Hands-on activities in the Expo hall?

Wed Feb 13 12:31:36 UTC 2019

OK. I dont think we've reserved a booth for this. What size of space is
needed and what should we call the space / who would be point for staffing
it?

On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 2:44 AM Lori Barfield <itdirector at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at 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 at lists.linuxfests.org>
>>>>>>> on behalf of Lori Barfield <itdirector at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> *Sent:* Saturday, November 3, 2018 6:13 AM
>>>>>>> *To:* SCALE Planning List
>>>>>>> *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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