Toolshed Raising 02-02-14
What is it?
As a smaller, more regular meetup than the annual Public Lab Barnraising, we're doing a series of local meetups in Somerville, MA. These include short presentations, open working time, and workshops on Public Lab projects and anything related.
When/where
Parts & Crafts:
577 Somerville Ave Somerville, MA, 02143
Toolshed Raising II: Feb 2, 2014
The first "toolshed raising" was a big success, so we're doing another, also at Parts & Crafts!
Katie G suggested the following agenda:
- **First hour-- 12-1 pm - Intro to the toolset! --- Not sure what a spectrometer is or why you might want to take photos with the infragram? Come by and find out! First hour is "intro to the toolset" -- we'll have a bunch of stuff out to play and work with -- DIY spectrometers, infragram cameras, balloom mapping stuff and more -- with staff on hand to explain how things work.
2) **Show and tell - 1-1:30 -- Don Blair and co. do a quick presentation on the Mystic River Open Water, a cool new project pairing up with MYRWA to develop low-cost water quality sensors for the Mystic River to test everything from salt run-off to sewage in the river. They're going to talk a little bit about what the project is, what they've done so far, and how you can get involved!
- **Open hacking session: 2 - 4 pm. Interested in finding "that person" to talk to to get your air quality question answered? Have a cool project to share? Want to hang out and build on stuff? This is your window. Second half is for building and talking and eating pizza and trying stuff out.