<div dir="ltr">Hello all,<div><br></div><div>Many thanks for the emails a few weeks ago - I'm sending a heads-up that we will be in San Francisco this Thursday (2/27) through this Sunday (3/1). We'd be glad to meet up Thursday night, Friday night, or anytime during Saturday day/night or during Sunday day. We'd love a tour of Noisebridge and then perhaps meet for dinner/coffee/drinks (if anyone has the time/interest to join us); our treat. :-)</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thoughts? Feel free to call me at 614-893-6053 or to shoot me any of your cell numbers so we can catch up when we're in town. We're staying at 2322 Lombard Street.</div><div><br></div><div>Looking forward to any and all chats!<br>
<br></div><div>cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Alex</div><div>614-893-6053</div><div><a href="http://www.ColumbusIdeaFoundry.com">www.ColumbusIdeaFoundry.com</a></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 11:57 AM, Tom Lowenthal <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:me@tomlowenthal.com" target="_blank">me@tomlowenthal.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5">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 href="tel:614-893-6053" value="+16148936053">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 href="tel:614-893-6053" value="+16148936053">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>
</div></div>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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