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BarCamp
For participants of the semi-annual BarCampOrlando Event
BarCamp Tampa Bay
Location
BarCamp Tampa Bay is an unconference, which means that there are presentations throughout the day but they are done by willing attendees instead of pre-planned speakers.
The topics and the presenters are diverse, but will appeal to anyone who works (or has an interest) in technology and the internet. This is an event for web designers, developers, marketers, copy writers, SEOs, sys admins and anyone who operates a business with a web presence to get together and share their knowledge.
The schedule starts BLANK in the morning and is filled up by attendees that want to do a presentation.
Laser Cutter for FAMiLab hackerspace
A laser engraver is a cheaper solution to industrial fabrication than a full laser cutter or cnc router, and can be used to mass-produce cheap parts for MakerBots and RepRaps to precise measurements. it only takes $1600 to $1700 to afford one for our hackerspace open-to-the-public lab in Altamonte Springs.
Links:
FAMiLab website - http://familab.org
$1600 model - http://www.fullspectrumengineering.com/co2laserv2-40w.html (videos)
Local Lake Mary company - http://www.laserphotonics.com/laser_cutting_machines.html
Front-End Design Conference, St. Pete
Location
7 Awesome Speakers
July 23, 2010
A single day design conference focused on content, presentation and behavior.
Register Now for $129
Learning to Love Ideas: Brainstorming 101
Larissa Meek
Associate Creative Director for AgencyNet
How to Take Your Designs from Wireframes to Beautiful Finished Products
Meagan Fisher
Deputy Designer at SimpleBits
The Art of Self Branding
Lea Alcantara
Designer/Developer and Founder of LeaLea Design
Design is in the Details
Niki Brown
Front-End Designer / Developer at Metropolis Creative
CSS Organization and Workflow
Jina Bolton
Interactive Designer at Crush + Lovely
Fuel Your Brand
Hackathon: Building Apps for Charity
commandN is one of the premier video podcasts in the world, not to mention one of the longest-running. In a recent episode, they featured a short documentary about a Hackfest in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Held at a Coworking space in Halifax called The Hub, a group of designers, programmers and marketers gathered to create small applications for entertainment, social connections, and creativity. The apps are then sold on the iTunes store, with all benefits going to charity.
The segment, from commandN episode 214 is called "Spotlight", and it starts about 5 minutes in to the video:
Urban Think! To re-open as a Creative Center, Please Take the Survey
Into Coworking? Make stuff? Are you a writer? Looking for a space to hold events? Hoping to have a decent place to work, collaborate, and meet downtown? You should fill out this survey.
In March of 2010, after eight years as a community bookstore in downtown Orlando and Thornton Park, the Urban Think! Bookstore closed its doors, leaving as its legacy the Urban Think! Foundation.
The Foundation believes that when creativity flourishes, the community benefits, and through its mission to enrich Orlando's cultural landscape the Foundation is working to re-think the bookstore space as a creative center serving the Orlando community.
Please join us in helping shape the future of the former bookstore by filling out this short survey to assess how this new space might serve you.
