[Noisebridge-discuss] DIYbio SF update

[Tito Jankowski]

Hi Rachel,
Great, glad to hear you're interested!

(Also, I've modified the DIYbio SF mailing list so that anyone can  
post, pending moderation -- sounds like it was just rejecting messages  
outright, which is no good!)

Tito

On Apr 13, 2009, at 4:12 AM, Rachel McConnell wrote:

> Tito Jankowski wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> What do you think of this idea:
>>
>> The DIYbio Salon -- a meeting to learn and teach about biotech and
>> biohacking. If you're into exploring your genome, making plants that
>> communicate with twitter, synthetic biology, or even hacking a  
>> beetle to
>> fly like a remote control plane -- we dig it.
>> Every meeting is for amateurs and experts  -- you can share or listen
>> in! Each Salon session will combine 5 minute "lightning talks" about
>> cool topics and longer workshops such as "An Intro to Synthetic  
>> Biology"
>> or "Arduino + Biology".
>>
>> We're thinking this would be a cool way to learn and give back to the
>> community -- and take the focus off bio-labs and bio-equipment. We'd
>> probably be meeting on 1 Saturday a month to start off. Would you be
>> interested?
>
> Yes!  This is a great idea.  Bio is not my Thing (right now) but  
> there's
> clearly a ton of interesting stuff that I'd love to know a little more
> about.  I'd definitely come to some of these events and ask beginner
> questions.
>
>>
>> Also, on Saturday Marnia, Josh, Praveen, Tim, and I got on skype  
>> for a
>> meeting about DIYbio. Here's a quick summary to keep you updated:
>>
>> 1. Marnia moved the fridge from Noisebridge to her garage
>> 2. Whenever you send a DIYbio email concerning Noisebridge, such as
>> scheduling, etc, please cc NoiseBridge Discuss
>> <noisebridge-discuss at lists.noisebridge.net>
>> 3. The GFP experiment is on hold until further notice
>
> Thanks for the update, it is much appreciated.
>
> Rachel