Mesh/UserResearch/19 Feb 2013
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Attendees
Tony, Sheila, Arly, Larry, Ivan, Marina, Tonya, Dennis
Report-backs
- Get Connected! Oakland - defunct (pretty much a fake tech outreach promo sponsored by the city)
- Youth Radio - classes for technology learning, including social media etc;
- Richard Reya
- design / build / launch apps
- participated in OpenOakland projects in the past
- LOLspace
- Jen-Mei Wu
- community/activist-oriented makerspace in the San Antonio neighborhood of East Oakland
- not currently doing much with tech-specific outreach/classes, but ramping up to it!
- more notes here: Ethnography/Interviews/Jen-Mei
East Oakland community orgs to reach out to
- Unity Council
- Lao's Community Center
- Spanish Speaking Citizen Foundation
- East Oakland Youth Dev't Center
- Boxing Center
Potential Projects
- Mapping Free Wireless Hotspots
Action Items
- Solidify entrance pitch
- Discussion of incorporating community groups generally
- Continue forward with outreach to groups/orgs