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What The Pumping Station: One is turning 2 years old! Celebrate with us at the Pumping Station: One Birthday Bonanza 2011

When Friday April 15th, Doors open at 6

Where 3354 N. Elston, Chicago, IL 60618

Why Its our 2nd Birthday and because PS1 makes us want to party like wild animals.

Party Agenda

6pm Doors Open
Workshops, Electronic and Wood Kits (LED Throwies, Blinkies, etc.)
DJ
PS1 Speeches?
- Welcome/Who We Are/What We do
- Project Show and Tell
  - Biosense
  - Whoever Else is Interested (PRS, Tracking WiFi Antenna)

Help Out

Please help us out in throwing the Pumping Station: One Birthday Bonanza! If you know how to throw an awesome party, we need your help. Here are some of the areas you can be of assistance. If you think of an area we've missed, please add it and sign your name up.

Promotion

Blog post
reddit post feel free to upvote
Facebook event RSVP and pass on the invitation
meetup event
And a flyer

Gather Equipment

Equipment on loan from members or the public will be returned in the same condition received. Returns will be made during cleanup Saturday after the party or at the owner's discretion. The list is mostly AV stuff. Please loan us your stuff. Drop off location: On the Loft near the giant bean bag. Tag any items dropped off with your name, cellphone, and email.

Projects
Screens LCDs, CRTs
Spare PCs with OS Linux accepted and encouraged. Windows if we have to.
Speakers Big Ones
Mixers
Cameras Still Cameras, Video Cameras, Webcams, and Cameraphones
LED Throwies

Your donations will be appreciated! Drop them off anywhere visible at PS1. (on the tables in the center and labled Bonanza Donation would be great!)

We Need these too!

CR2032 batteries
Magnets (bring in broken hard drives, and we'll strip them at the party ~~and use a sledge hammer to get multiple magnets~~ breaking magnets is toxic.)

Cleaning Up

A bunch of people are coming together this weekend Friday April 8th - Sunday to clean for the party. There should be people around all weekend so please come by whenever to help out.

Sweep All Floors
Clean Up Garbage
Take Out Trash
Finish Electroncis Bench Move to Old Woodshop.
General Organization
Prep Party Showcase Items: See === Party Showcase ===
Showcase Wiki Pages (Summarized, QR Coded, and Printed)

General Planning

Rhys
Eric Hanley
Tim Saylor
Avner Shanan
Lindsay

Drink

Budget Currently = 150$. See Rhys Types?

Food

Do we have a budget for this? Eric Hanley Thinks we should.

Can we find a microbrewery to sponsor our party and supply free beer? Or at least front the beer and charge per can.
Hor devours
Pizza

Ambiance

DJs

Matt - Digipengi - DSTROY

Lighting

LED Throwies

We are running an LED Throwie collection drive this week. We are trying to collect a bunch of LEDs for throwies to give away at the Birthday Bonanza. (if you don't know, this is an LED Throwie: http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Throwies/ )

Document the Crime Party

video or other

Party Games

PPRS Test Run?
Makerbot Print Sprint
Costume Contest
Wii on Projector

Party Showcase

Makerbot
Tron Bike
New Spaces: Classroom, Woodshop, renovated Electronics Bench

These projects need help to be presentable. Please help by doing:

physical repairs
wiki pages on project
printing wiki page to use as a flyer with a QR code to the page
PS1 Looping Video Playlist - by Eric Hanley
- TEDxIIT: Jeff K. an Adam F. Bioreactor Presentation Not Available Yet
- Electromagnate Footage Need to talk to Jim/Jordan
- GGGHC Biosense Blog Videos Need to talk to Avner/Drew
- PS:1 Founding Footage On Website and Hopefully a Server Somewhere
- Maker Faire Footage Hopefully on a Server Somewhere
- CCC Footage Hacker Woodstock in Germany
- Misc TED Videos
  - OLPC $100 Laptop
  - Dean Kamen segway and FIRST robotics
  - Theo Jansen creates new creaturesanalog robot designer
  - Christopher “moot” Poole: The case for anonymity online (founded 4chan)

Art and Installation

Looking for artists.

@@ Line 38: / Line 38: @@
 * Mixers
 * Cameras ''Still Cameras, Video Cameras, Webcams, and Cameraphones''
+* LED Throwies
-=== LED Throwies ===
-We are running an LED Throwie collection drive this week. We are
-trying to collect a bunch of LEDs for throwies to give away at the
-Birthday Bonanza. (if you don't know, this is an LED Throwie:
-http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Throwies/ )
 Your donations will be appreciated!
 Drop them off anywhere visible at PS1. (on the tables in the center
-and labled LED Donation would be great!)
+and labled Bonanza Donation would be great!)
 We Need these too!
@@ Line 71: / Line 67: @@
 * Avner Shanan
 * Lindsay
+=== Drink ===
+Budget Currently = 150$. See [[User:rhys|Rhys]]
+Types?
+=== Food ===
+Do we have a budget for this? [[User:ehanley|Eric Hanley]] Thinks we should.
+* Can we find a microbrewery to sponsor our party and supply free beer? Or at least front the beer and charge per can.
+* Hor devours
+* Pizza
+== Ambiance ==
 === DJs ===
@@ Line 76: / Line 85: @@
 === Lighting ===
+==== LED Throwies ====
+We are running an LED Throwie collection drive this week. We are
+trying to collect a bunch of LEDs for throwies to give away at the
+Birthday Bonanza. (if you don't know, this is an LED Throwie:
+http://www.instructables.com/id/LED-Throwies/ )
 === Document the <s>Crime</s> Party ===
 video or other
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 * '''Makerbot Print Sprint'''
 * '''Costume Contest'''
+* '''Wii on Projector'''
 === Party Showcase ===
@@ Line 107: / Line 120: @@
 *** [http://www.ted.com/talks/view/lang/eng//id/874 Christopher “moot” Poole: The case for anonymity online ]''(founded 4chan)''
+=== Art and Installation ===
-=== Drink ===
+Looking for artists.
-Budget Currently = 150$. See [[User:rhys|Rhys]]
-Types?
-=== Food ===
-Do we have a budget for this? [[User:ehanley|Eric Hanley]] Thinks we should.
-* Can we find a microbrewery to sponsor our party and supply free beer? Or at least front the beer and charge per can.
-* Hor devours
-* Pizza