Outerz0ne 5 Talk
From Makers Local 256
Points
- we are Makers Local 256, you may know us from winning everything last year
- what is a hacker space
- a way to pool resources
- a way to pool tools
- everyone is an expert in one thing, but not in everything
- a way to pool skills
- why should you care/ why do you need one
- do it your self mentality
- get together with liked mined people
- learn new skills
- way to implement good ideas
- provides a nurturing environment for ideas
- its like if meetings at work were productive.
- consumer is becoming the producer
- other hacker spaces
- hackerspaces.org
- show the map
- despite or because of the failing economy there are lots of hacker spaces.
- how to start your own
- non profit vs. private club
- start out with projects, or start with a space
- possible pit falls
- financial, fund the space.
- good Treasurer
- know your paperwork if you go 501c3 way
- going to need a access to a lawyer
- insurance
- expect to move
- organize the best you can
- you can't have too much storage
- getting rid of crap
- shop access
- promotion, take advantage of your local NPR
- The Big Picture
- practical examples of change
- Specific Trends
- affordable computing
- widely available persuasion tools
- internet
- 3D printers
- do it your self genetic engineering
- ask if there are other spaces in the audience
