OpenHouse11/11/11

TL;DR

• What: An open house/pig roast
• When: Friday 11/11/11 start eating around 5:30
• Where: The shop, it needs to be cleaner
• Why: To show the community how awesome we are

Calendar

• November 11 2011, 6pm-9:30pm: Open House

Before the Event

• Clean the shop - IN PROGRESS
• Tell people about it
  • Flier -- Thank You Dana
    • Colleges
    • Work place
    • E-mail lists
    • Old Towne Coffee Shoppe
    • Panera Bread
    • Atlanta Bread
    • Bandito -check
    • The Libraries -check
    • Around 5 points -check
    • Any where else you think of
  • FaceBook -Spacefelix
  • Radio Announcement -Crashcartpro
  • E-mails
  • Press Invitations & Advertisements: -Spacefelix
    • Press invite sent 10/25/11 to the Huntsville Times; Jerry Felts (Tech), Budd McLaughlin (Business) & Anna Claire Vollers (Lifestyle).
    • Take note of Tuttle's ML256 Press Kit.
    • '42' Tech Sector Mag: Huntsville Times Local Tech magazine (http://www.al.com/42/). This is a good way for us to present ourselves to local technologists and other tech areas. There is great potential to attract new members.
      • Jerry Felts - Online editor, contact with news tips, press releases and comments: jerry.felts@htimes.com, 256-532-4449, al.com profile: http://connect.al.com/user/jfelts/index.html
      • Mike Kelly - Contributing writer, contact with news tips and feature ideas: mekelley30@bellsouth.net, al.com profile: http://connect.al.com/user/mikekelly42/index.html
      • Advertising in '42'; 256-532-4250 and distribution of '42' at your business/company, call Darren Mack at 256-532-4481.
    • Mr. Budd McLaughlin of the Huntsville Times - Times Business Editor, writes a weekly column on interesting news in Huntsville's business community. He has an interest in local technology business. This would be a good way to get visibility as a technology business, albeit a non-profit one. E-mail or call him with ideas: budd.mclaughlin@htimes.com and 532-4527, al.com profile: http://connect.al.com/user/bmclaughlin/index.html
    • Mz. Anna Claire Vollers of the Huntsville Times - Editor of Spark magazine and Associate Niche Publications Editor. Spark Mag is a lifestyle magazine guiding readers to the best in entertainment, design, culture, food and fashion in North Alabama. This would be good for getting our name out to the general public. Contact at: anna.vollers@htimes.com, al.com profile: http://connect.al.com/user/avollers/index.html
    • Curtis Coghlan - Managing Editor of Huntsville Times. You can reach him at curtis.coghlan@htimes.com or 256-532-4460, al.com profile: http://connect.al.com/user/ccoghlan/index.html

Projects

It doesn't seem the talks idea is going to work out. Let's put projects out on the tables as we have in the past and be there to talk about them.

The confirmed project list:

• Go Kart
• 3D Printers
• Forge
• Drink Backpack
• Vacuum Form Table
• Community Garden
• Solar Food Dryer and Hydraulic Ram Pump from the Appropriate Tech Lab, Collab with EWB - Spacefelix, appropriate technology, open source and hackerspaces and how their philosophies can go hand-in-hand and what results.
• MakerSat, MakerLaunch & Various Things That Shoot Fire & Make Noise, Collab with Project HALO - Spacefelix, citizen spaceflight, what it takes to do it and how a hackerspace can help.

Food

• Gumbo
  • Cooked by Preaux
• Salads/side (At least 1 green (vegetable) salad)
  • Alii Green salad
  • Oyster Ranch Crackers -ramgarden
  • Chips 'n Dips - Gregabyte
• Shrimp Ring - Because Spacefelix loves cocktail shrimp.
• Dessert
  • Fruit Salad - Spacefelix
  • Cheesecake - opticron
• Plates - omegix
• Cups (CHECK -Enabrintain)
• Bowls - Alii
• Plastic Ware
• Drinks
• Ice and cooler

Other

• Dots for people's hands (better way to count plates)
  • Alii
• Name tags for members
  • Alii
• Shirts?
• Vinyl stickers?
• Seating
  • Can you bring chairs?
    • ramgarden can