<div dir="ltr">Hey sudoers,<br><br>There's a planning event this week for a San Francisco "DiscoTech." It's kind of
like a technology fair where people can learn about and try different
kinds of technology. I was thinking that some of you all might be interested in having a station and/or helping plan. 3D printing, wireless mesh, really any project can have a station.<br><br>If
you're interested in being a part of this, come by the planning meeting
this Wed. 9/3 at Code for America in SF. Details below.<br><div><br></div><div>- Marina<br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Preston Rhea</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:preston@codeforamerica.org">preston@codeforamerica.org</a>></span><br>
Date: Fri, Aug 29, 2014 at 3:46 PM<br>Subject: Want to DiscoTech? Join Code for SF to get down to getting down Wednesday, Sept. 3rd<br>To: Eddie Tejeda <<a href="mailto:eddie@codeforamerica.org">eddie@codeforamerica.org</a>>, Spike OO <<a href="mailto:spike@openoakland.org">spike@openoakland.org</a>>, Marina Kukso <<a href="mailto:marina.kukso@gmail.com">marina.kukso@gmail.com</a>>, Vicky Knox <<a href="mailto:vknoxsironi@gmail.com">vknoxsironi@gmail.com</a>>, Camille Teicheira <<a href="mailto:camille@mapbox.com">camille@mapbox.com</a>>, Jenny Ryan <<a href="mailto:tunabananas@gmail.com">tunabananas@gmail.com</a>>, Dan Hastings <<a href="mailto:DHastings@yearup.org">DHastings@yearup.org</a>>, April Glaser <<a href="mailto:april@eff.org">april@eff.org</a>>, Erin Halasz <<a href="mailto:erin.halasz@gmail.com">erin.halasz@gmail.com</a>>, Emi Kane <<a href="mailto:kane.emi@gmail.com">kane.emi@gmail.com</a>>, Jack Aponte <<a href="mailto:jack@palantetech.coop">jack@palantetech.coop</a>>, Bex Hurwitz <<a href="mailto:bex@rad.cat">bex@rad.cat</a>><br>
Cc: Andrew Hyder <<a href="mailto:andrewh@codeforamerica.org">andrewh@codeforamerica.org</a>>, Maya Wagoner <<a href="mailto:mayawagon@gmail.com">mayawagon@gmail.com</a>>, Jesse Biroscak <<a href="mailto:jesse.biroscak@gmail.com">jesse.biroscak@gmail.com</a>>, Laura Paajanen <<a href="mailto:laura.paajanen@gmail.com">laura.paajanen@gmail.com</a>>, Greg Bloom <<a href="mailto:greg.bloom@gmail.com">greg.bloom@gmail.com</a>><br>
<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Hello!</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Code for San Francisco and the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts want to DiscoTech with you! <b>Join with other community-focused creative folks to explore holding a Discovering Technology Fair (DiscoTech)</b>. We'll gather at the <a href="http://www.meetup.com/Code-for-San-Francisco-Civic-Hack-Night/events/199215092/" target="_blank">Code for San Francisco hack night on Wednesday, September 3rd at the Code for America offices on 9th and Natoma</a>.<br>
<br><a href="https://www.alliedmedia.org/news/2014/02/27/discotech-model-spreads-worldwide" target="_blank">DiscoTechs</a> are events that feature interactive, multimedia workshops designed to demystify, engage and inform the community about issues of Internet use and ownership, providing the tools allowing communication to be more easily recognized as a fundamental human right.</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">You can <a href="https://docs.google.com/a/codeforamerica.org/document/d/1f4cA8_MxK4xE6guOsyz9HFdSrW5rFEmcYRk9VasjlFo/edit#heading=h.cvpqcal9w1bn" target="_blank">find some more context and notes from discussions with previous DiscoTech organizers here</a>, including notes from a DiscoTech held in SF back in March. Check out this summary:</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><h2 dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:10pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:'Trebuchet MS';color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">About DiscoTech</span></h2>
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">A DiscoTech is a community-based, community-organized, multimedia workshop and fair. At a DiscoTech, participants learn more about the impacts and possibilities of technology, and take part in fun, interactive and media-based workshops. DiscoTech workshops are designed to demystify technology and create a space where we can inform and engage our community [...] A DiscoTech utilizes the unique skills and expertise within each community, and morphs to adapt to changing needs.</span></p>
<ul style="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><li dir="ltr" style="margin-left:15px;list-style-type:disc;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline;background-color:transparent"><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.15;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">
<span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">See this </span><a href="http://detroitprojectarchive.com/client/DDJC_amc2012.pdf.zip" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">"How To Discotech" Zine</span></a></p>
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<a href="https://secure.flickr.com/photos/prestonrhea/sets/72157629470601132/" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">Photoset from DiscoTech at MOCAD in Detroit</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">, April 2012</span></p>
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<a href="https://soundcloud.com/mother-cyborg/spectrums-of-my-house-lovers?in=mother-cyborg/sets/full-mixes" style="text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">A Mother Cyborg DJ mix</span></a><span style="vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">, such as might be heard at a DiscoTech</span></p>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuzHaAnNetQ" style="font-family:arial;line-height:normal;text-decoration:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Arial;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">A 1:30 video about the MOCAD DiscoTech</span></a><span style="line-height:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:transparent">, April 2012</span></p>
</li></ul><div><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></font></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Code for America founder Jennifer Pahlka will open the hack night as the featured speaker. We will break to discuss DiscoTech a little after 7:00.</span></font></div>
<div><br></div><div><font color="#000000" face="Arial"><span style="white-space:pre-wrap">Please share with anyone you think is interested to join! Hope to see you there,</span></font></div></div><span class=""><font color="#888888"><div>
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Preston Rhea<div>Brigade Program Coordinator</div><div>Code for America<br><a href="tel:%2B1-202-570-9770" value="+12025709770" target="_blank">+1-202-570-9770</a><br>@prestonrhea</div></div>
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