[corkbiomakerspace] Re: Events and Workshops etc
- From: Stephen Geary <sgeary@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: corkbiomakerspace <corkbiomakerspace@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2014 17:46:36 +0100
The entire "citizen science" spectrum of interest would be appropriate I
feel. The biomakerspace will likely focus on diy/synbio and adjacent
areas, but the site itself could be used for any and all science fun :)
On 10 July 2014 13:56, jean o neill <jean.oneill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> So, I have a bit of unanticipated free time over the weekend and was
> planning on plotting event and workshop ideas, to see what would sink and
> what would swim with ye all.
> With that in mind, I wanted to see what type of age groups we're
> considering e.g broad as in under 12 under 16 over 18?, Beginners,
> middlers, experts? or if we're aiming for more tailored things like family
> events, transition year student events etc?
> Also are we aiming for just events in syn bio, or shall we encompass more
> tradional sciences like lab biology and chemistry? Just syn bio could put a
> lot of folk off, but equally draw a load in for curiosity alone. Simple
> biology and chemistry/physics stuff though like flying toasters can be
> great with smallies, especially if we tie them in with big themes like
> space/vets/transformers etc. And from a more materialistic POV, small
> workshops like that that cost a fiver per smallie can be a decent short
> term income source that's fairly cheaply run.
> What cha think?
>
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