[TOS] POSSE Planning meeting 6/16 Boston MA area

[STEPHEN JACOBS]

On hold for now due to delays to ramp up and folks' availability.

On May 3, 2012, at 8:57 AM, STEPHEN JACOBS wrote:

> Ok folks,
> 
> We've done a Doodle poll and determined the best day for most respondents is 6/16.  I'll be in the Hyatt Regency Cambridge that week and can see about getting a room there to meet and/or am open to traveling to some other site that is better.  I'm open for suggestions.  THe topics will be to generally discuss the points put forth by Mel and I earlier around restructuring the POSSE calendar, building infrastructure, etc.
> 
> Ideas about location?
> 
> Stephen Jacobs
> Associate Professor, Interactive Games and Media
> Visiting Scholar,International Center for the History of Electronic Games
> Chair, IGDA Learning, Games and Education SIG
> Director, Lab for Technological Literacy
> Rochester Institute of Technology
> 152 Lomb Memorial Drive
> Bldg 70
> Rochester, NY 14623
> sj at mail.rit.edu
> 585-475-7803 office
> 
> 
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>> Hi all,
>> 
>> I don't know if I've made mention in this space, but I'll be moving
>> institutions this summer. I'll be leaving Allegheny College and
>> starting at Berea College in the fall. In traditional terms, I'll be a
>> joint hire between the Technology and Applied Design program and
>> Computer Science... but, since Berea has divisions (and not
>> departments), I'm simply a divisional hire.
>> 
>> I'm very excited about this move, and will be working with Mel,
>> Sebastian, and anyone else who wants to join in on the design of a new
>> (open, of course) introductory curriculum in electricity and
>> electronics. Our goal is to provide a hands-on, or "craft-first,"
>> experience that helps students ground themselves in the practice of
>> electronics before being buried in the math and theory.
>> 
>> You can follow along here:
>> 
>> http://craftofelectronics.org/
>> 
>> are welcome to join our mailing list here:
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>> http://groups.google.com/group/craftofelectronics
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>> and can track our Tweets @craftoe:
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>> https://twitter.com/#!/craftoe
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>> Sebastian Dziallas will be one of the core "on site" team members,
>> lending his experience and expertise as an open-source practitioner
>> and student of engineering. I would appreciate the opportunity to use
>> some (most) of my POSSE 2011 funds to support his travel, as he will
>> be spending 1.5 months working very much on this project.
>> 
>> Hanover -> Boston $907.19
>> Boston -> Cincinnati $471.10
>> 
>> There are complexities involving other flights that I am not
>> responsible for, which somehow equate to Sebastian being in Kentucky
>> for half of June and most of July. I can provide more information to
>> anyone who needs it (off-list), as there are details in the itinerary
>> that perhaps should not be posted publicly.
>> 
>> My hope is that this is enough information to begin a reimbursement
>> process. More can be provided as needed.
>> 
>> Many thanks,
>> Matt
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