TEDx Detroit was a rousing success!
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- Preparing for a great conference.
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- The Main Screen at TEDx Detroit
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- In order to move the PowerWheels into the building without lifting it up the stairs, we had to drive it into a crowded elevator and go through a handicapped entrance.
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- Awesome!
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- TEDx Detroit 2012 was opened by an incredible drumline performance.
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- W. Scott Richardson had a great time connecting with TEDx Detroit 2012 Labs organizers!
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- John Sugg talks about i3 Detroit to a TEDx Detroit 2012 attendee.
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- The giant Connect 4 was a huge draw! Congratulations to all the winners!
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- The centerpiece of the Labs was the Table Full Of Lego
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- Exhibitors had the opportunity to take advantage of snacks and other treats during the day.
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- Getting ready to tour the G.A.R. building
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- A view of the city through one of the top-floor windows of the GAR building.
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- A view of the city through one of the top-floor windows of the GAR building.
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- Kristine Devine watches the city through a fifth-floor window of the GAR building like a silent and brooding superheroine.
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- The Gem Theater is momentarily empty between sessions.
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- Valerie Sobczak, one of the Labs organizers, wanted to have a chance to drive around before we finished tearing down: I said ‘ok’, but in retrospect, I should have remembered she doesn’t have her permit yet…
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- W. Scott Richardson and John Sugg end an exciting day at TEDx Detroit 2012
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- Maria was volunteering for TEDx Detroit 2012 and we had a chance to talk at length about hackerspaces and how they change the city.
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- Ted dropped by to help with takedown… which somehow involved driving the PowerWheels through a crowded and very surprised historic theater…
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- The End of TEDx Detroit 2012, but the Beginning of a New Kind of Change. This was the end of an exciting and entertaining day! Go Detroit!
We’d like to thank everyone who came out and supported TEDx Detroit. The attendance was phenomenal this year, the speakers were insprational and forward-thinking, and the networking and collaboration environment is providing lift to the rise of Detroit across the nation and around the world. In addition to the traditional TED-style talks, participants were also taken on tour to view the rework-in-progress on the Grand Army of the Republic building: one of Detroit’s oldest and most historically impactful structures. On display in the TEDx Labs this year were several hacker- and maker-spaces including i3 Detroit, many with interactive and exciting crafts and hands-on items.
We ended up having about 120 people stop by at various points throughout the day and talk with us about i3 Detroit and what makes it different from other hackerspaces around the Metro area. Interest in tours and membership was high, and we’re thrilled to have the possibility to show new visitors what the space is all about in person! Many of the projects we brought along were a great hit, including the ammo-can speakers, ChronoTune, Racing PowerWheels, and the Giant Connect 4.
In addition to spending time with the attendees, we also spent quite a bit of time talking with and getting to know the organizers, staff, and volunteers of TEDx Detroit. Contratulations on a great conference, and we are looking forward to next year!
This Friday, i3Detroit can be found at TEDx Detroit
On Friday, October 26th, 2012, TEDx will once again shine in Detroit. This is the fourth TEDx Detroit conference, and the entire Metro area has been looking forward all year to the amazing ways in which Detroit, the Metro Area, and Michigan will share its artistic, technological, entreprenurial, and motivational spirit with the rest of the world. i3 Detroit is honored to be represented at this conference, and various members of the organization will be on hand to illustrate and demonstrate personal and group projects, provide information about the organization, share general knowledge, and network. The main part of the conference is for ticketed attendees only, and will be held at the Gem Theatre on 333 Madison Street, Detroit, MI 48226.
Even if you’re not able to make it to the main TEDx Detroit conference, we still want to see you there! The official TEDx Afterparty, Apres X, is entirely open to the public and starts at 6pm with a $20 cover. Come meet with and get to know the fabulous speakers, sponsors, presenters, attendees, and exhibitors, and be prepared to network! There will be music, presentations, and, of course, food and drink. Come spend an amazing Friday night in one of the most incredible and uplifting places in the city: among the TEDx Detroit 2012 crowd!
Open Shop Friday
TGIF! Or more specifically, TGIOSF.
That’s Open Shop Friday, the day each week when Metro Detroit’s oldest hackerspace explicitly invites non-members to come visit. (The rest of the time, it’s implicit, but some folks like a direct invitation. This is that.) We’re at 1481 Wordsworth, in Ferndale. Ring the doorbell if it’s not already open!
I hear talk of welding, and Power Wheels bodywork, and who knows what else. — there’s always something unexpected! Any time after 6-ish is probably good, or just wait for that box at the upper right to say “the space is open for guests”.
Also, did you see the photo essay over at MetroMode this week? It’s called “Where Metro Detroit Invents”, and features photos and members of OCD, TechShop, and i3 Detroit. A tip of the hat to our colleagues! (Look closely, and you’ll see that the majority of photos in the series were taken at i3.)
Upcoming events at i3 Detroit, including two more classes
Friday, April 6, 5pm-10pm-ish: Open Shop Friday, holiday weekend edition! With so many members off work for the day, there’ll be someone around the shop earlier than normal to open the doors and host guests. This is an ideal time to drop in and see the space, meet the members, and work on a project!
Saturday, April 7 8pm-2am: Twisted Toys and Mad Scientists, Victorian/Steampunk show at District VII. (off-site) Several i3 projects and members will be there.
Thursday, April 12, 7:30pm: Arduino Meetup, newbies welcome. Good platform to get started in microcontrollers.
Friday, April 13, 7pm: Open Shop Friday for those sad souls not in Cleveland at the midwest’s finest tech/art/everything conference.
Thursday April 19, 7pm-???: Tabletop Gaming. Does Dominion ring a bell? How about Settlers of Catan? Guests welcome.
Friday April 20, 7:30pm: Lockpicking for Beginners. Please register for your seat now!
Saturday April 21, 1pm-4pm: Roadside Skills For Non-Greasemonkeys. Registration required. Learn to patch a puncture, install a spare tire, jump-start a dead battery, and more.
Friday April 27 thru Sunday April 29: Penguicon (off-site). Geek-interest conference, expanding to larger digs in Dearborn this year. Several i3 Detroit members are presenting, teaching, and otherwise involved. There may not be an Open Shop this day because most of us will be at the con.
(Also, hello Detroit News visitors! What do you hack? What do you make? Let us know in comments!)
Two i3 members selected as Real Best of Detroit
Real Detroit Weekly‘s annual Best of Detroit issue is out, and two i3 Detroit members are among those named – I’ll let the article speak for itself:
Best NOVELTY PERFORMANCE TROUPE – The Weird Sisters Circus
…”What Cheryl Willard, Irina Laura and Sarah Morgan do on those silken ropes is nothing less than a sublime balance of poetry and magic; three disciplined bodies amplifying the festive mood of a public event or three ethereal forms defying gravity before a rapt audience.”
The article doesn’t mention Cheryl’s recently-published book Feast Your Eyes, but it’s pretty cool too.
Best LOCAL ARTIST – Kristine Diven
“A renaissance talent worthy of a Renaissance City, Kristine Diven has managed to carve an admirable niche for herself since arriving in Detroit several years ago. An accomplished photographer, she reconciled the mirror images of time and beauty with her book Cathedrals of Decay.”…
It goes on to talk about the steampunk parties thrown at District VII.
So where would such artists go to practice, to brainstorm, and to broaden their talents? i3 Detroit, of course!
Also, a tip of the hat to “that other hackerspace” OmniCorp Detroit, who just got a cool writeup in the Metro Times. Cover story, even! Nice to see the media taking notice of all the cool stuff hackerspaces are doing…
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