[sudo-discuss] Fwd: [hackerspaces] Radio Shack Hackerspace Challenge seeks challenger

[Hol Gaskill]

i'm always down for competitive creativity

Apr 17, 2013 08:30:02 AM, rachelyra at gmail.com wrote:


On Tue, Apr 16, 2013 at 1:35 PM, Ken Murphy kenmrph at gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hello Hackerspace folks-
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> Last year was the first Radio Shack Hackerspace Challenge, a friendly competition between Ace Monster Toys in Oakland, CA, and Artisan's Asylum in Somerville, MA.  It's happening again this year, and we're looking for challengers to take on the current champs (Artisan's Asylum).
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> The challenge is sponsored by Radio Shack, and will be featured in print in Popular Mechanics magazine (and therefore seen by millions of people).  It's part of Radio Shack's "Great Create" campaign, which includes an effort to improve their offerings to the DIY community.  
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> This is a great opportunity to work on a cool project, and get some good publicity for your hackerspace and for the hackerspace movement overall. I'd love to hear from spaces interested in forming a team and throwing their hat in the ring.
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> More specifics on the challenge will be available a bit later, but it will take place over the month of June, and each team will build a project based on a theme (tba).  Both teams will get profiled in the magazine.
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> Some info about last year's challenge, including links to the print pieces:
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> http://www.popmechnow.com/radioshack/
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> If you're interested, and think you get a group together from your space, drop me a line!
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> Ken

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