[sf-lug] Fwd: UG News--New Life for Old Electronics on April 22

[jim stockford]

> From: "Marsee Henon" <marsee at oreilly.com>
> Date: April 18, 2007 3:17:25 PM PDT
> To: jim at well.com
> Subject: UG News--New Life for Old Electronics on April 22
>
> Hi--
>
> Please pass along if your members have items to contribute for
> this Earth Day event.
>
> New Life for Old Electronics! This Earth Day, April 22, makers will 
> find
> new uses for abandoned electronics when Alameda County Computer 
> Resource
> Center (ACCRC) and Make magazine kick off a three-part Earth Day
> extravaganza. On Earth Day, ACCRC and Make will be collecting any
> household electronics–including old projects, failed inventions, and
> half finished prototypes.
>
> Once all of the electronics have been collected, a team of makers will
> work for 24 hours, April 28-29, to create new, amusing and quirky 
> items.
> ACCRC will provide internet, sleeping quarters, food, and plenty of 
> toys
> to aid makers in the quest for creating the ultimate new gadget.
>
> The reused items will then be displayed at this year’s Maker Faire; May
> 19-20 at the San Mateo Fairgrounds, showcasing how a little innovation
> can make the old, new again.
>
> ACCRC is a 13-year old award winning electronics recycler. Their 
> primary
> focus is computers and the charitable placement of F/OSS computers in
> the hands of those who do not have access. A secondary focus is on
> finding a re-use for everything else that comes in and they get a lot 
> of
> stuff. ACCRC will be creating Silicon Death Valley at this year’s Maker
> Faire.
>
> Alameda County Computer Resource Center
> 1501 East Shore Highway in Berkeley
> http://www.accrc.org/
>
> Maker Faire Bay Area: May 19 & 20, 2007--San Mateo Fairgrounds
> http://makerfaire.com/
>
> Make Magazine:
> http://makezine.com/
>
> Thanks,
>
> Marsee
>
>
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