Public Relations Resources
We need to get the word out about the makerspace, so we're planning to put up flyers around town and contacting other groups.
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Community Participation
We should offer presentations at the meetings of other community groups and be prepared to do joint projects with other groups in our community. Joint projects are a great way to benefit both groups while getting good publicity.
Groups for potential presentations
- PechaKucha - 20x20 mini presentations: last 20 seconds and includes 20 images. Presentations must be about something a person or group has created or made (this is ideal for a maker space!)
- Ignite Dallas - 5x20: last 5 minutes and includes 20 images. This is sort of a commercial version of the community-based Pecha-Kucha. We were turned down for a presentation on the Makerspace itself but they indicated they might a accept presentation about one of our projects.
- Spark Club - mostly for social entrepreneurial networking among community leaders but there are usually one or two presentations at each meeting from a community group.
- TEDxSMU - 3 to 18 minutes slots available. Our presentation should be on a project not about our group itself. [must be nominated]. This is our local TED, a very high profile event based around the idea of world-changing innovation.
Groups for potential joint projects
- La Reunion - we've already done a Noise Boundary performance for them and there is a standing offer to construct a combination pond aerator / kinetic art device for their site.
Community Events
- Earth Day 2010 - A variety of local events centered around Earth Day.
- Software Freedom Day 2010 - annual event that helps explain what free software is and how it protects their freedoms as users.
- Software Freedom Day 2011
- Software Freedom Day 2012
Local Groups
- Dallas Makerspace Meetup Group - Mark created an official Meetup Group (20100421)
- Flickr DFW Meetup group - posted about Mar 11 meeting, got one new member
- Meetup.com Dallas photography group (DFW Gathering of Photographers) - ?
- MAKE Magazine Dallas Meetup Group - ?
- Dallas astronomy club(s) - ?
- Dallas amateur radio
- DefCon 214 - Steevithak - spoke at group on Feb 10
- DorkbotDFW - ?
- Dallas Camera Club - ?
- DFW Costumer's Guild (via AllCon page) - ?
- Make Shop & Studio - fashion oriented commercial shop (no connection to MAKE mag)
- North Texas Linux Users Group location (3rd Saturday of the month) Saturday, 20100320 - PS planning on going, get some time and give a light intro to DMS.
Local Online Groups
- DANG - Steevithak - will submit announcement soon
- ArtMetal - Steevithak - posted story
- Photopol.us - Steevithak - submitted story, hasn't been posted
- Craigslist - Steevithak - posted several ads about makerspace in early Feb
Worldwide Online Groups
- Maker Blog - Anton submitted story
- Robots.net - Steevithak - posted story
- YouTube - video ideas
General Community Contact
- Cafe Brazil
- Deep Ellum - Steevithak - Posted flyer, 20100319
- I-75 South - ?
- I-75 North - ?
- Independent Coffee Shops and restaurants
- It's a Grind, Deep Ellum - Steevithak - Posted flyer, 20100310
- Murray Street Coffee, Deep Ellum, Deep Ellum - Steevithak posted flyer 20100317
- All Good Cafe, Deep Ellum - Steevithak - Posted flyer, 20100310
- Excuses Art Bar, Deep Ellum - Steevithak - Posted flyer, 20100310
- Generator Coffee, Garland Garland - ?
- White Rock Coffee - PS Dropped off flyer, 20100307
- Buil Cafe, Oak Lawn - Gusser - Posted flyer, 20110206
- Potbelly Sandwich Shops
- Potbelly store 52 4447 N. Central - Steevithak - Posted flyer, 20100323
- Jimmy Johns Sandwich Shops
- Jimmy Johns, Deep Ellum
- Starbucks
- Starbucks store 7134 near Baylor - Steevithak - Posted flyer, 20100322
- Starbucks around UTD (coit & campbell, campbell & 75) - ?
- Half Price Books
- Northwest Highway location - PS Dropped off flyer, 20100301
- Misc locations
- XMAX Games - Ed Posted flyers, 20100310
- Art Co., Deep Ellum (vacant building with flyer wall) - Steevithak - Posted flyer, 20100310
Local Media
- Pegasus News - Steevithak - status: they confirmed they want to do a story
- Dallas Observer - Steevithak - status: waiting for confirmation
University/Educational Bulletin Boards
- UTD - ?
- UNT Denton - ?
- UNT Dallas - ?
- TWU - ?
- UTA - ?
- DCCCD
- Richland - ?
- Collin County Community College - ?
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