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<body class='hmmessage'><div dir='ltr'>Alex,<BR> <BR>Congrats on the space in Columbus! <BR> <BR>Please email me when you're in town. I'll be happy to talk with you.<BR> <BR>Best,<BR>Mitch.<BR><br> <BR><div><hr id="stopSpelling">Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 12:06:10 -0500<br>Subject: Re: Visit / chat?<br>From: alex.bandar@gmail.com<br>To: me@tomlowenthal.com<br>CC: secretary@noisebridge.net; press@noisebridge.net; board@lists.noisebridge.net<br><br><p dir="ltr">Hi Tom!</p>
<p dir="ltr">Many thanks for the prompt reply! Totally understand and respect the decentralized governing gig :-)</p>
<p dir="ltr">Will follow up with some of the contacts below, and really look forward to visiting in a few weeks!</p>
<p dir="ltr">Thx again,</p>
<p dir="ltr">Alex</p>
<div class="ecxgmail_quote">On Jan 24, 2014 11:57 AM, "Tom Lowenthal" <<a href="mailto:me@tomlowenthal.com">me@tomlowenthal.com</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="ecxgmail_quote" style="padding-left: 1ex; border-left-color: rgb(204, 204, 204); border-left-width: 1px; border-left-style: solid;">
On 23 January 2014 20:44, Alex Bandar <<a href="mailto:alex.bandar@gmail.com">alex.bandar@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Dear Noisebridge,<br>
><br>
> My name is Alex - I started a makerspace here in Columbus, OH called the<br>
> Columbus Idea Foundry (<a href="http://www.ColumbusIdeaFoundry.com" target="_blank">www.ColumbusIdeaFoundry.com</a>). Myself and 2 of my<br>
> friends/members will be visiting Noisebridge between Feb 27 and March 3, as<br>
> part of a story we are writing about our trips to various<br>
> hackerspaces/makerspaces.<br>
><br>
> We would be delighted to sit down and chat with someone at Noisebridge,<br>
> ideally someone in leadership, for a tour and a chat about the culture and<br>
> benefit of hackerspaces/makerspaces, especially as regards the<br>
> entrepreneurial innovation.<br>
><br>
> Would it be possible to set up a time/date for a tour and a chat? Although<br>
> we are looking to write a piece about our experiences, if there is someone<br>
> other than the press@noisebridge address who would be better suited to chat<br>
> with us, please feel free to forward this to them.<br>
><br>
> Call/email anytime! Thank you very much, and best regards,<br>
><br>
><br>
> Alex<br>
> <a target="_blank">614-893-6053</a><br>
><br>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------<br>
><br>
> Alexander R. Bandar, Ph.D.<br>
><br>
> Director, Columbus Idea Foundry<br>
><br>
> 1158 Corrugated Way, Columbus OH 43201<br>
><br>
> Alex@ColumbusIdeaFoundry.com<br>
><br>
> cell: <a target="_blank">614-893-6053</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> on the web...<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.ColumbusIdeaFoundry.com" target="_blank">http://www.ColumbusIdeaFoundry.com</a><br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.Facebook.com/ColumbusIdeaFoundry" target="_blank">http://www.Facebook.com/ColumbusIdeaFoundry</a><br>
><br>
> <a href="http://www.Twitter.com/ColumbusiF" target="_blank">http://www.Twitter.com/ColumbusiF</a><br>
><br>
><br>
> and TEDx talk....<br>
><br>
> <a href="http://tedxcolumbus.com/speakers-performers/2011-a-moment-in-time-speakers-performers-2/alex-bandar/" target="_blank">http://tedxcolumbus.com/speakers-performers/2011-a-moment-in-time-speakers-performers-2/alex-bandar/</a><br>
<br>
<br>
Hi Alex,<br>
<br>
Thanks for emailing us. It's always lovely to hear from someone else<br>
who runs a hackerspace. I hope you're having fun with your traveling<br>
hackerspace story.<br>
<br>
Noisebridge doesn't have a lot going on in the “leadership”<br>
department. We try to have as little authority concentrated in one<br>
place as we can. Our meetings take place by consensus. Consensus often<br>
seems odd if you're used to Robert's Rules or democracy or something.<br>
Once you get used to it, it can be pretty exciting.<br>
<br>
I've CC'd some people who might be interested in chatting with you.<br>
Our <<a href="mailto:secretary@noisebridge.net">secretary@noisebridge.net</a>> email alias is a little cabal of<br>
bureaucratically-minded folks who help pay the bills and keep the<br>
lights on. The <<a href="mailto:board@lists.noisebridge.net">board@lists.noisebridge.net</a>> mailing list includes our<br>
board — who mostly are mostly there to take the blame when we<br>
inevitably burn the place down, launch into orbit, or create a black<br>
hole. There are also a couple of other folks on that mailing list who<br>
might be interested in talking.<br>
<br>
If you really want to talk to the Noisebridge, you might try talking<br>
with our community. Our main discussion list is<br>
<<a href="mailto:noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net">noisebridge-discuss@lists.noisebridge.net</a>>. There are a whole load of<br>
different folks there, so you'll want to anticipate “vibrant”<br>
conversation.<br>
<br>
Thanks for thinking of Noisebridge,<br>
--<br>
Tom Lowenthal<br>
Noisebridge Secretary<br>
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