Sudo room
Revision as of 20:30, 7 December 2011 by 69.110.22.115 (talk) (→Constraints: added note about looking for warehouses)
| Sudo room | |
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| File:Sudoroom.png | |
| Status | Hackerspace status::planned |
| Country | Country::United States |
| State or District | State::California |
| City | City::Oakland |
| Date of founding | Date of founding::2011/11/14 |
| Last Updated | Last Updated::2011-12-07 |
| Website | Website::http://sudoroom.org |
| Twitter::http://twitter.com/sudoroom | |
| Email::sudoroom@citizensciencequarterly.com | |
| Mailinglist | Mailinglist::http://lists.hackerspaces.org/mailman/listinfo/sudoroom |
| Snail mail |
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| Members | {{#ask: member of::Sudo room}} |
| Location | Location:: |
Contact
- Many thanks to hackerspaces.org for our initial email list: sign up here.
- You can also leave a message here: Wrought.
Plan
The plan is separated into the goals (sort of early mission for now), the constraints (more like things to keep in mind), and current approaches.
Goals
- To create a creative community hacker space in the East Bay Area near San Francisco, CA, specifically in Oakland, CA.
- Establishing a platform and space committed to
- Citizen science
- Non-technical and technical knowledge (including transitions and bridges between the two)
- Digital Citizenship
- ...to do something more with technology
- Environmental sustainability
- Education and mentorship
- Community engagement
- Public access
Constraints
- BART train proximity and disability access are crucial location constraints.
- Areas of preferred location are: Temescal, Downtown, and Lake Merritt areas of Oakland, CA.
- Warehouse spaces versus office spaces.
- There are some hackerspaces in the East Bay, some tied to Maker Culture, but there are various virtual and software emphases. Existent spaces:
- Ace Monster Toys - cool hackerspace with lots of tools and infrastructure. Definitely friends in the East Bay!
- The Crucible
- Ponoko
- Techliminal (co-working space; hosts Make:SF meetups)
Approaches
- Build a community and group of members, grow our ideas together, and open a space over the next 6 mo. - 1 year.
- Create online presence and communications infrastructure
- Hold weekly meetup / salon.
- Collect membership dues to start building a budget Voluntary (membership) Association.
- Apply to relevant grants, fellowships, and various funding opportunities.