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== Workshop Ideas ==
== Workshop Planning ==


* Role playing (Andrew) / DND (Duncan) - Maybe earlier in the day or something in the evening.
10 tables and 30 chairs usually available.
* Basic electronics, soldering and GPIO (Andrew / Duncan).
 
* Morning cafe - Maybe Mike and Betty want to run this?
Need to cover the 3 hours of non-Nottinghack events as well. Rota will be required.
 
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Talk/Workshop/Event Name !! Person !! Workshop Tent !! Duration and Times It Can !! Notes
|-
| Dungeons and Dragons / Intro to Roleplaying || Andrew A, Duncan (Maybe Gareth) || Yes || 3 hours. Maybe early afternoon ||
|-
| Soldering Workshop || Andrew A, Duncan || Yes || 1 hour. Morning would be better. || Use the badge kits - drop in sessions but we've limited places
|-
| GPIO Workshop || Duncan || Yes || ??? TBC || TBC if this is going ahead and with what items
|-
| Morning Cafe || Mike H and son || Yes || Mornings 9 - 10AM Friday, Saturday, Sunday || May include pastries but primarily tea and coffee
|-
| Mini Robot Event || Sam, James S || Yes || 2 hours in afternoon not Friday (maybe late afternoon 3PM or 4PM Saturday?) || Laser cut bits and solder everything beforehand. Actual building should be an hour. Maybe £30-40 kit or something (yes, and/or just have some loaners that people can donate to drive for a bit, could take a while to make stuff)
|-
| Tie-dyeing || Becky (probably needs second person) || Yes || 2 hours || Needs some stuff to tie dye. Take a clothes line to have it dry on.
|-
| Mini POV 3 kits || Jon (needs second person) || Yes || 2 hours in evening ||
|-
| Draw Your Ideas for Kids || Mike and Stan || Yes || 1 hour daytime (morning) ||
|-
| Draw Your Ideas for Grown Ups || Mike and Stan || Yes || 1 hour daytime (morning) || Maybe drop if there is limited space
|-
| Solography || Gareth + Aaron || Yes || 2 hour daytime on Sunday || Drop in session like Soldering irons
|}
 
Ideas not finalised:
* Model painting
* Model painting
* Mini robot event - Is Sam going (yes) and does he want to do this (yes)? Maybe £30-40 kit or something (yes, and/or just have some loaners that people can donate to drive for a bit, could take a while to make stuff)
* Macrame (Ali)
* Talks
* Solar LED lights? - Ali might be going, maybe interested.
* Solar LED lights? - Ali might be going, maybe interested.
* Punched / Printed card Turing machine (Duncan and Jason)
* War Games? (Chris)
* War Games? (Chris)
* Punched / Printed card Turing machine (Duncan and Jason)
* Betty crafty things
* Macrame (Ali)
* Tie-dyeing (Becky)
* Draw Your Ideas for Kids - (Mike and Stan)
* Draw Your Ideas for Grown Ups - (Mike and Stan)
* Cafe Nottinghack - (Mike + Stan + ???) ( + Make 'I've been to Cafe Nottinghack' stickers - they were popular)


Is there a minimum number of seats we have to fill? Definitely want to limit the number of places. Practical workshops are pretty popular.
Is there a minimum number of seats we have to fill? Definitely want to limit the number of places. Practical workshops are pretty popular.

Revision as of 20:59, 12 March 2024

Very rough notes for now.

Event Info

Tickets can be provided at a reduced rate for giving a talk.

Who's Going?

Name Ticket Bought Transport Going On Returning On Evening Food? (Thursday and Friday) Notes
Aaron Jackson Yes Train / Lift? Thursday Monday
Andrew Armstrong + Sapphira + Jack Yes Car Thursday Sunday
Sam Yes Undecided, have car Thursday Sunday/Monday Space for +2 ppl in car
Becky Yes Car Thursday Sunday/Monday (same car as Sam)
JonW Yes Car Thursday Sunday/Monday
Gareth Yes Car Thursday Monday
Jason Alexander Yes TBC Thursday Monday
James S Yes Van Thursday Monday
Mike H Yes Car Thurs / Fri Sunday / Monday
Stanley H Yes Dads Car Thurs / Fri Sunday / Monday

Stuff to take

Item Owner / Location Logistics Notes
Tea Urn to buy
Folding tables to buy, if needed
Food for breakfasts to buy
Mugs to buy Looked into getting Nottinghack Mugs printed, too expensive (Second hand shop wanted 50p each last time)
Snackspace Items to buy cans, squash, juice, snacks, noodles, tea, coffee
First Aid Kits to buy can go in events box later
Evening Food to buy See later section on feeding us
Fridge Maybe not, maybe
Tent Ian Turner Double-check we can borrow this
Fairy Lights Betty / Aaron Important to have a stylish village
Strip Lights Possibly. Might be useful to properly light the tent in the evening
Arduinos to buy, or use old ones For workshop, if we do one
Kettle We have some To make quick tea, if urn is being slow
Stationary pens, markers, scissors, etc
Whiteboard Mikes
Flipchart Paper To Buy
Events Box Grab some flyers we recently printed
Water Barrel Team Storage
Donations Box
Buckets For storing cans
Hot plate and cooking utensils
Cafetières for making coffee
Stuff for hot drinks
Projector Screen and Projector Can use the bad one in comfy area
SumUp Card Terminal

Evening Food

We were thinking about cooking some stuff in the evenings. Suggestions?

  • Pasta?
  • Rice, curry, etc
  • ???

Tents and Stuff


Workshop Planning

10 tables and 30 chairs usually available.

Need to cover the 3 hours of non-Nottinghack events as well. Rota will be required.

Talk/Workshop/Event Name Person Workshop Tent Duration and Times It Can Notes
Dungeons and Dragons / Intro to Roleplaying Andrew A, Duncan (Maybe Gareth) Yes 3 hours. Maybe early afternoon
Soldering Workshop Andrew A, Duncan Yes 1 hour. Morning would be better. Use the badge kits - drop in sessions but we've limited places
GPIO Workshop Duncan Yes ??? TBC TBC if this is going ahead and with what items
Morning Cafe Mike H and son Yes Mornings 9 - 10AM Friday, Saturday, Sunday May include pastries but primarily tea and coffee
Mini Robot Event Sam, James S Yes 2 hours in afternoon not Friday (maybe late afternoon 3PM or 4PM Saturday?) Laser cut bits and solder everything beforehand. Actual building should be an hour. Maybe £30-40 kit or something (yes, and/or just have some loaners that people can donate to drive for a bit, could take a while to make stuff)
Tie-dyeing Becky (probably needs second person) Yes 2 hours Needs some stuff to tie dye. Take a clothes line to have it dry on.
Mini POV 3 kits Jon (needs second person) Yes 2 hours in evening
Draw Your Ideas for Kids Mike and Stan Yes 1 hour daytime (morning)
Draw Your Ideas for Grown Ups Mike and Stan Yes 1 hour daytime (morning) Maybe drop if there is limited space
Solography Gareth + Aaron Yes 2 hour daytime on Sunday Drop in session like Soldering irons

Ideas not finalised:

  • Model painting
  • Macrame (Ali)
  • Solar LED lights? - Ali might be going, maybe interested.
  • Punched / Printed card Turing machine (Duncan and Jason)
  • War Games? (Chris)

Is there a minimum number of seats we have to fill? Definitely want to limit the number of places. Practical workshops are pretty popular.

Think about what equipment we need, how long the session will be, how many would we need to attend, etc.

Non-Workshop Ideas

  • Snackspace / Tea Urn
  • Not-BarBot - if Jason wants to build one
  • Some kind of big artsy thing (MAYBE Ali)
  • Bottle Rockets :)

Meetings