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<!-- Public Lab chapters connect people locally working on Public Lab projects. They help expand the foundation for a locally and socially contextualised presence in the global Public Lab community. Each chapter has its own personality but some things are universal:
How to start a Public Lab Chapter: Step by StepFirst make sure that at least one individual (you!) goes through the basic steps of joining the Public Lab community! Take a look through places, regions, and lists to see if there is activity in your area of interest Finally, email the organizers to let them know you are interested in starting a chapter. An individual organizer will step forward to help you go through these detailed steps (order varies):
Chapter development and diversityWelcoming new members and new organizational partners will be an ongoing (and fun) part of developing the chapter. Getting metaphorical for a moment, Public Lab chapters are sometimes thought of as going through stages, like “seed,” “shrubbery,” “flowering,” “canopy,” etc. To help chapters grow, look for individuals who could fill key roles in the chapter, like "activist," "technologist," "ambassador," "wrangler," etc. Here are some overall best practices that have been compiled from chapters:
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27 | warren |
February 16, 2018 21:12
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Public Lab chapters connect people locally working on Public Lab projects. They help expand the foundation for a locally and socially contextualised presence in the global Public Lab community. Each chapter has its own personality but some things are universal:
How to start a Public Lab Chapter: Step by StepFirst make sure that at least one individual (you!) goes through the basic steps of joining the Public Lab community! Take a look through places, regions, and lists to see if there is activity in your area of interest Finally, email the organizers to let them know you are interested in starting a chapter. An individual organizer will step forward to help you go through these detailed steps (order varies):
Chapter development and diversityWelcoming new members and new organizational partners will be an ongoing (and fun) part of developing the chapter. Getting metaphorical for a moment, Public Lab chapters are sometimes thought of as going through stages, like “seed,” “shrubbery,” “flowering,” “canopy,” etc. To help chapters grow, look for individuals who could fill key roles in the chapter, like "activist," "technologist," "ambassador," "wrangler," etc. Here are some overall best practices that have been compiled from chapters:
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26 | hagitkeysar |
October 14, 2016 13:33
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Public Lab chapters connect people locally working on Public Lab projects. They help expand the foundation for a locally and socially contextualised presence in the global Public Lab community. Each chapter has its own personality but some things are universal:
How to start a Public Lab Chapter: Step by StepFirst make sure that at least one individual (you!) goes through the basic steps of joining the Public Lab community! Take a look through places, regions, and lists to see if there is activity in your area of interest Finally, email the organizers to let them know you are interested in starting a chapter. An individual organizer will step forward to help you go through these detailed steps (order varies):
Chapter development and diversityWelcoming new members and new organizational partners will be an ongoing (and fun) part of developing the chapter. Getting metaphorical for a moment, Public Lab chapters are sometimes thought of as going through stages, like “seed,” “shrubbery,” “flowering,” “canopy,” etc. To help chapters grow, look for individuals who could fill key roles in the chapter, like "activist," "technologist," "ambassador," "wrangler," etc. Here are some overall best practices that have been compiled from chapters:
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25 | warren |
February 26, 2015 18:19
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Public Lab chapters connect people locally working on Public Lab projects. They help build the foundation for a larger presence in the global Public Lab community. Each chapter has its own personality but some things are universal:
How to start a Public Lab Chapter: Step by StepFirst make sure that at least one individual (you!) goes through the basic steps of joining the Public Lab community! Take a look through places, regions, and lists to see if there is activity in your area of interest Finally, email the organizers to let them know you are interested in starting a chapter. An individual organizer will step forward to help you go through these detailed steps (order varies):
Chapter development and diversityWelcoming new members and new organizational partners will be an ongoing (and fun) part of developing the chapter. Getting metaphorical for a moment, Public Lab chapters are sometimes thought of as going through stages, like “seed,” “shrubbery,” “flowering,” “canopy,” etc. To help chapters grow, look for individuals who could fill key roles in the chapter, like "activist," "technologist," "ambassador," "wrangler," etc. Here are some overall best practices that have been compiled from chapters:
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24 | liz |
February 26, 2015 18:06
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Chapters connect people locally working on Public Lab projects. They help build the foundation for a larger presence in the global Public Lab community. Each chapter has its own personality but some things are universal:
How to start a Public Lab Chapter: Step by StepFirst make sure that at least one individual (you!) goes through the basic steps of joining the Public Lab community! Take a look through places, regions, and lists to see if there is activity in your area of interest Finally, email the organizers to let them know you are interested in starting a chapter. An individual organizer will step forward to help you go through these detailed steps (order varies):
Chapter development and diversityWelcoming new members and new organizational partners will be an ongoing (and fun) part of developing the chapter. Getting metaphorical for a moment, Public Lab chapters are sometimes thought of as going through stages, like “seed,” “shrubbery,” “flowering,” “canopy,” etc. To help chapters grow, look for individuals who could fill key roles in the chapter, like "activist," "technologist," "ambassador," "wrangler," etc. Here are some overall best practices that have been compiled from chapters:
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23 | liz |
February 07, 2015 17:14
| almost 10 years ago
Chapters connect people locally working on Public Lab projects. They help build the foundation for a larger presence in the global Public Lab community. Each chapter has its own personality but some things are universal:
How to start a Public Lab Chapter: Step by StepFirst make sure that at least one individual (you!) goes through the basic steps of joining the Public Lab community! Take a look through places, regions, and lists to see if there is activity in your area of interest Finally, email the organizers to let them know you are interested in starting a chapter. An individual organizer will step forward to help you go through these detailed steps (order varies):
Chapter development and diversityWelcoming new members and new organizational partners will be an ongoing (and fun) part of developing the chapter. Getting metaphorical for a moment, Public Lab chapters are sometimes thought of as going through stages, like “seed,” “shrubbery,” “flowering,” “canopy,” etc. To help chapters grow, look for individuals who could fill key roles in the chapter, like "activist," "technologist," "ambassador," "wrangler," etc. Here are some overall best practices that have been compiled from chapters:
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22 | liz |
February 06, 2015 16:25
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Chapters connect people locally working on Public Lab projects. They help build the foundation for a larger presence in the global Public Lab community. Each chapter has its own personality but some things are universal:
How to start a Public Lab Chapter: Step by StepFirst make sure that at least one individual (you!) goes through the basic steps of joining the Public Lab community! Take a look through places, regions, and lists to see if there is activity in your area of interest Finally, email the organizers to let them know you are interested in starting a chapter. An individual organizer will step forward to help you go through these detailed steps (order varies):
Chapter development and diversityWelcoming new members and new organizational partners will be an ongoing (and fun) part of developing the chapter. Getting metaphorical for a moment, Public Lab chapters are sometimes thought of as going through stages, like “seed,” “shrubbery,” “flowering,” “canopy,” etc. To help chapters grow, look for individuals who could fill key roles in the chapter, like "activist," "technologist," "ambassador," "wrangler," etc. Here are some overall best practices that have been compiled from chapters:
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21 | liz |
February 06, 2015 16:13
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Chapters connect people locally working on Public Lab projects. They help build the foundation for a larger presence in the global Public Lab community. Each chapter has its own personality but some things are universal:
How to start a Public Lab Chapter: Step by StepFirst make sure that at least one individual (you!) goes through the basic steps of joining the Public Lab community! Next, look through places, regions, and lists to see if there is activity in your area of interest Finally, email the organizers to let them know you are interested in starting a chapter. An individual organizer will step forward to help you go through these detailed steps:
Chapter development and diversityWelcoming new members and new organizational partners will be an ongoing (and fun) part of developing the chapter. Getting metaphorical for a moment, Public Lab chapters are sometimes thought of as going through stages, like “seed,” “shrubbery,” “flowering,” “canopy,” etc. To help chapters grow, look for individuals who could fill key roles in the chapter, like "activist," "technologist," "ambassador," "wrangler," etc. Here are some overall best practices that have been compiled from chapters:
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20 | liz |
February 06, 2015 16:12
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Chapters connect people locally working on Public Lab projects. They help build the foundation for a larger presence in the global Public Lab community. Each chapter has its own personality but some things are universal:
How to start a Public Lab Chapter: Step by StepFirst make sure that at least one individual (you!) goes through the basic steps of joining the Public Lab community! http://publiclab.org/wiki/getting-started Next, look through places, regions, and lists to see if there is activity in your area of interest Finally, email the organizers to let them know you are interested in starting a chapter. An individual organizer will step forward to help you go through these detailed steps:
Chapter development and diversityWelcoming new members and new organizational partners will be an ongoing (and fun) part of developing the chapter. Getting metaphorical for a moment, Public Lab chapters are sometimes thought of as going through stages, like “seed,” “shrubbery,” “flowering,” “canopy,” etc. To help chapters grow, look for individuals who could fill key roles in the chapter, like "activist," "technologist," "ambassador," "wrangler," etc. Here are some overall best practices that have been compiled from chapters:
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19 | liz |
October 22, 2014 19:19
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What's a chapter?Chapters are self-organizing local groups of Public Lab members, such as the Gulf Coast or Boston, where people come together around a site-specific environmental issue or the desire to start an interest group around a tool. Public Lab chapters can help connect a) people with expertise who want to do something, b) people with environmental concerns who want to do something, and c) people who have gear who want to do something with it. The Public Lab nonprofitPublic Lab is an open community supported by a nonprofit. Currently the nonprofit staffs two regions-- the Gulf Coast and Northeastern United States. The rest of our time is spent supporting organizers, establishing formats for meetups and workshops, coordinating research and tool development and maintaining online platforms such as PublicLab.org, MapKnitter.org, SpectralWorkbench.org, and Infragram.org that serve the whole community. Find nearby Public LabbersFiguring out what's already happening near you: First, check to see if there are others already working with Public Lab in your region. There are currently ~12 local mailing lists in the United States. If there isn't already a mailing list for your region, is there a local group that is already concerned about a similar issue that you are--a local environmental our outdoors group? Perhaps a group of makers or hackers? Or do you want to fly kites over the water and know of a local canoe club? Reach out and see if these folks are interested in partnering. In the long term, such partnerships will make for a vibrant and effective chapter! Contact welcome@publiclab.org with any questions. Host a workshopTry hosting a workshop or a meet-up to get everyone together and gauge interest. For example, if you are interested in hosting an aerial mapping workshop, here is an overview. If you are interested in hosting a spectrometer meet-up, try this on for size. Consider setting a regular date, time and place to meet--the first Saturday of the month at Park X at Z o'clock! Don't forget to let the wider community know what you're doing by posting research notes on www.publiclab.org about what you're working on--other community members in your area might pop out of the wood work, and those who have set up their own chapters can offer tips, tricks and ideas! Start a local chapterHave some dedicated people together? You are ready to start a chapter, great! Now what?
Putting your chapter on the mapThe map at http://publiclab.org/places can display your chapter or place page. You can add place pages to the map by tagging the page with longitude and latitude, using power tags like this:
See the Gulf Coast page for an example of this kind of tagging. What's next?Now that your chapter is up and running:
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18 | Ghastly |
October 11, 2014 02:18
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What's a chapter? Chapters are self-organizing local groups of Public Lab members, such as the Gulf Coast or Boston, where people come together around a site-specific environmental issue or the desire to start an interest group around a tool. Public Lab chapters can help connect a) people with expertise who want to do something, b) people with environmental concerns who want to do something, and c) people who have gear who want to do something with it. The Public Lab nonprofit Public Lab is an open community supported by a nonprofit. Currently the nonprofit staffs two regions-- the Gulf Coast and Northeastern United States. The rest of our time is spent supporting organizers, establishing formats for meetups and workshops, coordinating research and tool development and maintaining online platforms such as PublicLab.org, MapKnitter.org, SpectralWorkbench.org, and Infragram.org that serve the whole community. Launching_the_rig-1.jpg Find nearby Public Labbers Figuring out what's already happening near you: First, check to see if there are others already working with Public Lab in your region. There are currently ~12 local mailing lists in the United States. If there isn't already a mailing list for your region, is there a local group that is already concerned about a similar issue that you are--a local environmental our outdoors group? Perhaps a group of makers or hackers? Or do you want to fly kites over the water and know of a local canoe club? Reach out and see if these folks are interested in partnering. In the long term, such partnerships will make for a vibrant and effective chapter! Contact welcome@publiclab.org with any questions. Host a workshop Try hosting a workshop or a meet-up to get everyone together and gauge interest. For example, if you are interested in hosting an aerial mapping workshop, here is an overview. If you are interested in hosting a spectrometer meet-up, try this on for size. Consider setting a regular date, time and place to meet--the first Saturday of the month at Park X at Z o'clock! Don't forget to let the wider community know what you're doing by posting research notes on www.publiclab.org about what you're working on--other community members in your area might pop out of the wood work, and those who have set up their own chapters can offer tips, tricks and ideas! Start a local chapter Have some dedicated people together? You are ready to start a chapter, great! Now what?
Putting your chapter on the map The map at http://publiclab.org/places can display your chapter or place page. You can add place pages to the map by tagging the page with longitude and latitude, using power tags like this: lon:-90.100612 and lat:29.951576 See the Gulf Coast page for an example of this kind of tagging. What's next? Now that your chapter is up and running:
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17 | nkemosprint |
October 10, 2014 07:28
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16 | nkemosprint |
September 08, 2014 15:10
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15 | nkemosprint |
September 08, 2014 15:09
| over 10 years ago
WP Profit Builder assist you to very clear your own web site eyesight : it indicates presence. A lot more particularly, whenever thinking of your own electronic attributes, a single crucial thing to consider nowadays is usually presence : or even position out there : on the crucial occasions associated with reality whenever clients look for a person out there. Research have got proven that will the particular site, social media marketing, plus lookup existence would certainly end up being the particular many substantial means of increasing your own on-line presence, this is why they will should end up being prioritised very first inside any kind of web marketing and advertising technique. The particular primary components of your own electronic technique An electronic digital marketing and advertising existence nevertheless starts along with your site, away from which usually your own plus interpersonal existence may develop. Your own web site program describes the particular responsibilities that will the particular site should achieve, since properly since the particular functions plus efficiency necessary to meet these types of duties. Mystarbucksldea is usually actually the site which usually provides already been specifically produced in order to gather concepts through the neighborhood for making Starbucks company much better. In order to begin identifying your own web site program it is vital in order to understand what sort of consumer encounter a person need in order to generate regarding focus on consumer, plus specifically exactly what activities you need these types of customers in order to think about your web site. Start along with your own character. Utilize this focus on details in order to start in order to come up with ideas exactly what requirements they will might have got if they go to your own web site. Keep in mind individuals execute activities with regards to verbs and as a result this may end up being helpful in order to establish what sort of activities (or verbs) they will desire in order to execute simply by indicates associated with a good “action structures. inches See more about this awesome landing page creator |
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14 | liz |
June 17, 2014 15:42
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What's a chapter?Chapters are self-organizing local groups of Public Lab members, such as the Gulf Coast or Boston, where people come together around a site-specific environmental issue or the desire to start an interest group around a tool. Public Lab chapters can help connect a) people with expertise who want to do something, b) people with environmental concerns who want to do something, and c) people who have gear who want to do something with it. The Public Lab nonprofitPublic Lab is an open community supported by a nonprofit. Currently the nonprofit staffs two regions-- the Gulf Coast and Northeastern United States. The rest of our time is spent supporting organizers, establishing formats for meetups and workshops, coordinating research and tool development and maintaining online platforms such as PublicLab.org, MapKnitter.org, SpectralWorkbench.org, and Infragram.org that serve the whole community. Find nearby Public LabbersFiguring out what's already happening near you: First, check to see if there are others already working with Public Lab in your region. There are currently ~12 local mailing lists in the United States. If there isn't already a mailing list for your region, is there a local group that is already concerned about a similar issue that you are--a local environmental our outdoors group? Perhaps a group of makers or hackers? Or do you want to fly kites over the water and know of a local canoe club? Reach out and see if these folks are interested in partnering. In the long term, such partnerships will make for a vibrant and effective chapter! Contact welcome@publiclab.org with any questions. Host a workshopTry hosting a workshop or a meet-up to get everyone together and gauge interest. For example, if you are interested in hosting an aerial mapping workshop, here is an overview. If you are interested in hosting a spectrometer meet-up, try this on for size. Consider setting a regular date, time and place to meet--the first Saturday of the month at Park X at Z o'clock! Don't forget to let the wider community know what you're doing by posting research notes on www.publiclab.org about what you're working on--other community members in your area might pop out of the wood work, and those who have set up their own chapters can offer tips, tricks and ideas! Start a local chapterHave some dedicated people together? You are ready to start a chapter, great! Now what?
Putting your chapter on the mapThe map at http://publiclab.org/places can display your chapter or place page. You can add place pages to the map by tagging the page with longitude and latitude, using power tags like this:
See the Gulf Coast page for an example of this kind of tagging. What's next?Now that your chapter is up and running:
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13 | liz |
May 21, 2014 19:59
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What's a chapter?Chapters are self-organizing local groups of Public Lab members, such as the Gulf Coast or Boston, where people come together around a site-specific environmental issue or the desire to start an interest group around a tool. Public Lab chapters can help connect a) people with expertise who want to do something, b) people with environmental concerns who want to do something, and c) people who have gear who want to do something with it. The Public Lab nonprofitPublic Lab is an open community supported by a nonprofit. Currently the nonprofit staffs two regions-- the Gulf Coast and Northeastern United States. The rest of our time is spent supporting organizers, establishing formats for meetups and workshops, coordinating research and tool development and maintaining online platforms such as PublicLab.org, MapKnitter.org, SpectralWorkbench.org, and Infragram.org that serve the whole community. Find nearby Public LabbersFiguring out what's already happening near you: First, check to see if there are others already working with Public Lab in your region. There are currently ~12 local mailing lists in the United States. If there isn't already a mailing list for your region, is there a local group that is already concerned about a similar issue that you are--a local environmental our outdoors group? Perhaps a group of makers or hackers? Or do you want to fly kites over the water and know of a local canoe club? Reach out and see if these folks are interested in partnering. In the long term, such partnerships will make for a vibrant and effective chapter! Contact welcome@publiclab.org with any questions. Host a workshopTry hosting a workshop or a meet-up to get everyone together and gauge interest. For example, if you are interested in hosting an aerial mapping workshop, here is an overview. If you are interested in hosting a spectrometer meet-up, try this on for size. Consider setting a regular date, time and place to meet--the first Saturday of the month at Park X at Z o'clock! Don't forget to let the wider community know what you're doing by posting research notes on www.publiclab.org about what you're working on--other community members in your area might pop out of the wood work, and those who have set up their own chapters can offer tips, tricks and ideas! Start a local chapterHave some dedicated people together? You are ready to start a chapter, great! Now what?
Putting your chapter on the mapThe map at http://publiclab.org/places can display your chapter or place page. You can add place pages to the map by tagging the page with longitude and latitude, using power tags like this:
See the Gulf Coast page for an example of this kind of tagging. What's next?Now that your chapter is up and running:
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12 | liz |
May 21, 2014 19:58
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What's a chapter?Chapters are self-organizing local groups of Public Lab members, such as the Gulf Coast or Boston, where people come together around a particular issue or the desire to start a topical interest group around a tool or site. Public Lab chapters can help connect a) people with expertise who want to do something, b) people with environmental concerns who want to do something, and c) people who have gear who want to do something with it. The Public Lab nonprofitPublic Lab is an open community supported by a nonprofit. Currently the nonprofit staffs two regions-- the Gulf Coast and Northeastern United States. The rest of our time is spent supporting organizers, establishing formats for meetups and workshops, coordinating research and tool development and maintaining online platforms such as PublicLab.org, MapKnitter.org, SpectralWorkbench.org, and Infragram.org that serve the whole community. Find nearby Public LabbersFiguring out what's already happening near you: First, check to see if there are others already working with Public Lab in your region. There are currently ~12 local mailing lists in the United States. If there isn't already a mailing list for your region, is there a local group that is already concerned about a similar issue that you are--a local environmental our outdoors group? Perhaps a group of makers or hackers? Or do you want to fly kites over the water and know of a local canoe club? Reach out and see if these folks are interested in partnering. In the long term, such partnerships will make for a vibrant and effective chapter! Contact welcome@publiclab.org with any questions. Host a workshopTry hosting a workshop or a meet-up to get everyone together and gauge interest. For example, if you are interested in hosting an aerial mapping workshop, here is an overview. If you are interested in hosting a spectrometer meet-up, try this on for size. Consider setting a regular date, time and place to meet--the first Saturday of the month at Park X at Z o'clock! Don't forget to let the wider community know what you're doing by posting research notes on www.publiclab.org about what you're working on--other community members in your area might pop out of the wood work, and those who have set up their own chapters can offer tips, tricks and ideas! Start a local chapterHave some dedicated people together? You are ready to start a chapter, great! Now what?
Putting your chapter on the mapThe map at http://publiclab.org/places can display your chapter or place page. You can add place pages to the map by tagging the page with longitude and latitude, using power tags like this:
See the Gulf Coast page for an example of this kind of tagging. What's next?Now that your chapter is up and running:
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11 | warren |
February 12, 2014 17:34
| almost 11 years ago
What's a chapter?Chapters are self-organizing local groups of Public Lab members, such as the Gulf Coast or Boston, that bring people together around either a particular project or the desire to start a topical interest group around a tool, site or environmental issue. Public Lab chapters can help connect a) people with expertise who want to do something, b) people with environmental concerns who want to do something, and c) people who have gear who want to do something with it. Self-starting chapters are geographically defined. The Public Lab nonprofitPublic Lab is an open community supported by a nonprofit. Currently the nonprofit staff work and do on-site support in two regions-- the Gulf Coast and Northeastern United States. The rest of our time is spent supporting regional Public Lab chapters, helping to organize meetups and workshops, coordinating research and tool development and maintaining online platforms such as PublicLab.org, MapKnitter.org, SpectralWorkbench.org, and Infragram.org that serve the whole community. Find nearby Public LabbersFiguring out what's already happening in your region and building community: First, check to see if there are others already working with Public Lab tools in your region. There are ~12 local mailing lists that cover different regions of the United States currently. If there isn't already a mailing list for your region, is there a local group that is already concerned about a similar issue that you are--a local environmental our outdoors group? Perhaps a group of makers or hackers? Or do you want to fly kites over the water and know of a local canoe club? Reach out and see if these folks are interested in partnering. Host a workshopTry hosting a workshop or a meet-up to get everyone together and gauge interest. For example, if you are interested in hosting an aerial mapping workshop, here is an overview. If you are interested in hosting a spectrometer meet-up, try this on for size. Consider setting a regular date, time and place to meet--the first Saturday of the month at Park X at Z o'clock! Don't forget to let the wider community know what you're doing by posting research notes on www.publiclab.org about what you're working on--other community members in your area might pop out of the wood work, and those who have set up their own chapters can offer tips, tricks and ideas! Start a local chapterHave some dedicated people together? You are ready to start a chapter, great! Now what?
Putting your chapter on the mapThe map at http://publiclab.org/places can display your chapter or place page. You can add place pages to the map by tagging the page with longitude and latitude, using power tags like this:
See the Gulf Coast page for an example of this kind of tagging. What's next?Now that your chapter is up and running:
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