P.S. Please see the conference wikipage if you are interested in volunteering: <a href="https://256.makerslocal.org/wiki/index.php/ISDC_Conference_2011#Volunteers">https://256.makerslocal.org/wiki/index.php/ISDC_Conference_2011#Volunteers</a><br>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 10:55 PM, Ethan Chew <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:spacefelix@gmail.com">spacefelix@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
Hey Guys,<br><br> I have an interesting opportunity at ISDC 2011 for Makers Local 256 to participate in a 2-day Foundry Workshop for project incubation; Thursday 5/19, 8:30am to Friday 5/20, 6pm at the Embassy Suites Huntsville Monte Santo Boardroom (2nd Floor). The organizer, Mr. Gregory Allison (cc'd as <a href="mailto:ghallison@aol.com" target="_blank">ghallison@aol.com</a>), who is interested in Makers Local 256, is asking if we may present the group to the workshop attendees and/or act as advisors/judges to the projects. <br>
The workshop is targeted to an audience of people who are interested in working on projects. It helps them turn good ideas into doable projects by bringing together the right people, skills and resources. This would be an excellent audience for us to present to and interact with. As it stands, he is asking for a presentation during the beginning of the workshop (8:30-9:00am on Thursday). For advising/judging, that will be at the last hour of the workshop (5-6pm on Friday). If you are acting in a presenter and judge/advisor function, you do not need to a badge for ISDC to be at the workshop.<br>
Makers may participate as regular workshop participants as long as they register for ISDC and pay for Foundry registration; register <a href="https://www.nss.org/cgi-bin/register/tdregister?$Origin=ISDC11" target="_blank">here</a>, select Thursday and Friday for Section IV and purchase tickets for the Foundry in Section VI. Makers Local 256 Members can sign up for the co-sponsor rate; identify yourself as a shop member in Section I. Maker rate is $167, $25 Foundry rate plus $71 daily conference rate. Regular rate is $195, $25 Foundry rate plus $85 daily conference rate.<br>
For details, e-mail Gregory Allison at <a href="mailto:ghallison@aol.com" target="_blank">ghallison@aol.com</a>. Attached is documentation on the Foundry Workshop. Foundry website: <a href="http://isdc.nss.org/2011/foundry.shtml" target="_blank">http://isdc.nss.org/2011/foundry.shtml</a>
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