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Ideas:
Ideas:
* The Purple Purl
* The Purple Purl
* The Wool Mill
* Mad Science
* Mad Science
* The Simple Craft Company
* The Simple Craft Company
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* Master Mind Toys
* Master Mind Toys
* Home Depot
* Home Depot
* The Pantry http://www.thepantryfinecheese.com/ - Jeremy Lago - If you ask this guy nicely He'll teach a class on making cheese.


=== Indie ===
=== Indie ===


Independent Individuals
Independent Individuals
Some people I know ( David Thornton )
* Seth Hardy ( Hacking / Pyrotechniques https://www.linkedin.com/in/sethmhardy )
* Alex Leitch ( Founder of DMG https://www2.ocadu.ca/event/talkxtalk-presents-alex-leitch )
* That resin guy from beavers
* Archive guy at beavers


=== Schools Makers ===
=== Schools Makers ===


Teachers and Students
Teachers and Students
* Malvern CI
** https://twitter.com/malvernci_TDSB - clues on clubs
** http://schools.tdsb.on.ca/malvern/clubs/
*** Robotics Club
*** Knitting Club
*** Fashion Show ( Making clothes demo maybe ? )


=== Community Outreach ===
=== Community Outreach ===


for example NGO.
for example NGO.
community gardeners.


* community gardeners.
** ??
* Science Centre
* Science Centre
* Harbourfront craft people ( potter , glass making , etc )
* Harbourfront craft people ( potter , glass making , etc )
* Toronto Potters ( Facebook group : do they have a "real" group? )
* Toronto Potters ( Facebook group : do they have a "real" group? )
* Dames Making Games https://dmg.to/
* Scouts Canada could probably do a knots tables easy, but what about whipping and lashing ( Google those separately please )?
* GTALUG - Greater Toronto Linux User's Group - do a talk, have a table, build your own computer thing.
* SecTor - A Toronto Based Securoity conference, mightbe interested in doing a table on something security related, like lock picking,
* Riverdale Hub - Seed Swap or something else - http://riverdale-hub.wixsite.com/riverdale-hub
* Black Creek Community Farm


== Sponsors ==
== Sponsors ==
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* Lee Valley
* Lee Valley
* AdaFruit https://www.adafruit.com/educators
* AdaFruit https://www.adafruit.com/educators
* Intel - Think "Edison" microcontroller.
* Artscape Wychwood Barns
* 4 Cats art studio. http://www.4cats.com/
== Marketing ==
* https://snapd.com/
* The Tweets
* The Facebooks
* have a schedule of reminders, and updates as plans get into focus.


== Activity Tables ==
== Activity Tables ==
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* Paper making
* Paper making
* Soap Making
* Soap Making
* Make ice cream
* Beam robots ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BEAM_robotics )
* Toy hacking
* Toy hacking
** Apart
** Apart
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** re-purposing old network equipment
** re-purposing old network equipment
** MESH Networking
** MESH Networking
* Lock picking table


== Accessibility / Inclusivity aspects ==
== Accessibility / Inclusivity aspects ==
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* Mark Margaret Mahon
* Mark Margaret Mahon
* Steve Dotto http://www.dottotech.com/ (I might be showing my age here)
* Steve Dotto http://www.dottotech.com/ (I might be showing my age here)
== Ideas Grab Bag ==
* Social Media planning tools : schudled releases, managing data, coordination be tween mediums.
* A quiet room
* A break out room for activities that need a bit of quiet.
* Petcha kucha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PechaKucha
Themes and Topics
* Technology for older people
* Technology for inclusivity and accessability - aws alexa . google  home

Latest revision as of 04:45, 10 March 2017

The Groups

Vendors

Companies

Ideas:

  • The Purple Purl
  • The Wool Mill
  • Mad Science
  • The Simple Craft Company
  • Hobby Shops
    • Wheels and Wings ( danforht )
    • Hornet Hobbies ( O'Connor )
    • Dragon Hobby ( Gerrard )
  • Sayal
  • Creatron
  • Master Mind Toys
  • Home Depot
  • The Pantry http://www.thepantryfinecheese.com/ - Jeremy Lago - If you ask this guy nicely He'll teach a class on making cheese.

Indie

Independent Individuals

Some people I know ( David Thornton )

Schools Makers

Teachers and Students

Community Outreach

for example NGO.

  • community gardeners.
    • ??
  • Science Centre
  • Harbourfront craft people ( potter , glass making , etc )
  • Toronto Potters ( Facebook group : do they have a "real" group? )
  • Dames Making Games https://dmg.to/
  • Scouts Canada could probably do a knots tables easy, but what about whipping and lashing ( Google those separately please )?
  • GTALUG - Greater Toronto Linux User's Group - do a talk, have a table, build your own computer thing.
  • SecTor - A Toronto Based Securoity conference, mightbe interested in doing a table on something security related, like lock picking,
  • Riverdale Hub - Seed Swap or something else - http://riverdale-hub.wixsite.com/riverdale-hub
  • Black Creek Community Farm

Sponsors

Marketing

  • have a schedule of reminders, and updates as plans get into focus.

Activity Tables

Ideas

  • Paper Craft
  • Paper making
  • Soap Making
  • Make ice cream
  • Beam robots ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BEAM_robotics )
  • Toy hacking
    • Apart
    • Together
    • Experimenting
      • Ocilliscope
      • Multi meter
  • Baking
  • Robot Battle
    • Sumo
    • Maze Runners
  • Coding tables
    • talking computers ( Google home , Alexa , other )
    • coding robots
    • IOT / Sensor nets
  • Neighbor ISP HOW TO AND HANDS ON
    • re-purposing old network equipment
    • MESH Networking
  • Lock picking table

Accessibility / Inclusivity aspects

  • Blind
  • Hearing
  • Level access
  • volunteer signers.
  • narration.
  • activities to simulate different abilities
    • wheel chair obstacle course
    • blindfold course

Celebrity Appearances

Ideas Grab Bag

  • Social Media planning tools : schudled releases, managing data, coordination be tween mediums.
  • A quiet room
  • A break out room for activities that need a bit of quiet.
  • Petcha kucha https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PechaKucha

Themes and Topics

  • Technology for older people
  • Technology for inclusivity and accessability - aws alexa . google home
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