DojoCon 2016 - application to host in Dún Laoghaire - can you help?

[Sandra Maguire, CoderDojoDL]

Hi All,

Applications to host next year's DojoCon (approx. October) are open until 25th November.

We were narrowly pipped by Derry to hold DojoCon 2015 so I think we're in with a good chance, and can use our (attached) previous proposal as a starting point.

I'd like to have a meeting with anyone who is interested in being on the team, and would suggest next Saturday.  I'd offer up my house but am in chaos due to redecorating!  Suggestions where to meet are welcome, Bakers Corner may be convenient for people.  Perhaps people could note their availability and we'll accommodate as many as possible.  I'm also available Thursday/Friday evening.

We will need to decide on a theme - likely Internet of Things, find availability of proposed venue(s), and think about speakers.  I would love to find a speaker that people would get on a plane to come and see!

Even if people don't want to be on a "team" but would like to help out in some other way, there's a place for everyone, and it would be very much appreciated if you could mention some way you could support.

Looking forward to hearing from you.

Best regards,

Sandra

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[Rachel Schoene]

I'll be on the team 🙋🏻😊

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<DojoCon 2015 proposal from CoderDojo Dun Laoghaire.pdf>

[Sandra Maguire, CoderDojoDL]

Ok, finding a date not too easy - we may end up with a couple of separate meetings.

In the meantime perhaps people would have a look at the thoughts I've set out below, maybe it will help give an idea on the things we need to address, and we can tease some stuff out via email resulting in very short meetings hopefully!

So feel free to add your ideas and comments :)

It would be great if people could say what area they are interested in getting involved with.

Thanks!

Discussion points for proposal to host DojoCon 2016

 

Who’s going to support us?

IADT / DLRCoCo / DL BID ?

Who will follow up with whom? (Application for grant in with DLRCoCo, should hear in Feb)

 

 

Proposed locations?

Theatre / Royal Marine / Lexicon / Town Hall?

 

What dates?

October (or September or November – don’t clash with other events)

 

What availability for those dates?

 

Who’s going to follow up with venues?

 

 

Theme – IoT – think up “cool” phrase!

Include VR / Drones / Hardware / Wearable

Mary blogged about this https://coderdojo.com/news/2015/10/19/whats-it-all-about-this-tech-coding-stuff-aaaggghhh-a-simple-guide-for-non-techies/

There is a move towards Entrepreneurship for young people, could we incorporate this?

 

What topics?

Last submission suggested Technology in Schools, Dojos sharing Resources, Robotics, Animation, Careers in STEM, Girls & Technology, Coolest Projects, Game based learning, Running a Dojo, Child Protection, & Technology & Disability

 

Streams – had ““Elevate” (growth), “Engage” (community) and “Design” Streams; with the public dojos and information session being called “Showcase”” in previous submission.

 

Think good idea to have kids included as per submission; can we improve on this - maybe also have a panel discussion with kids?  Bear in mind the official line from CoderDojo has been that Coolest Projects is for kids; DojoCon for adults – but I think kids should have a part to play, it’s what the whole thing is about!

Derry DojoCon timetable was as follows:

September 18, 2015

12:30 pm - 5:30 pm   CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING The Playhouse

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm     FRIDAY NIGHT SOCIAL Guildhall

 

September 19, 2015

10:00 am - 10:20 am OPENING PANEL WITH MARY, BILL AND JAMES The Playhouse – Theatre James Whelton Bill Liao Mary Moloney

10:00 am - 4:00 pm   BOTS, BITS AND GLOWIES The Playhouse – Gallery Mags Amond & Susan NicRéamoinn

10:00 am - 2:00 pm   RECYCLING OLD LAPTOPS The Playhouse - Community RoomPeter Wolf

10:00 am - 4:00 pm   THE MAGIC STORY MACHINE The Playhouse - Community Room Mark Irvine

10:20 am - 10:45 am KEYNOTE: BBC MICRO:BIT The Playhouse - Theatre Howard Baker

10:50 am - 11:10 am CODERDOJO FOUNDATION: CONTENT CURATION The Playhouse - Theatre Laura Ivers

11:10 am - 11:30 am RE-INTRODUCING ZEN!, THE NEW CODERDOJO COMMUNITY PLATFORM The Playhouse – Theatre

11:45 am - 12:45 pm ERASMUS + CODERDOJO TOOLKIT / BEST PRACTICE The Playhouse - Theatre Bar

11:45 am - 12:15 pm SWIFT: THE BEST LANGUAGE YET The Playhouse - Actors Studio Niall Kehoe

11:45 am - 12:30 pm SCRATCH, KINECT AND TOUCHDEVELOP The Playhouse - Community Room Stephen Howell

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm   3D DOJO – LEARNING AND EXPERIMENTING WITH 3D ANIMATION THROUGH COLLABORATION The Playhouse - Dance Studio Alec Parkin

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm   THE MISSING LINK: PUTTING THE A IN STEAM The Playhouse - Green Room Ken Whelan

12:15 pm - 1:00 pm   PROGRAMMING IS NOT ALL ABOUT SKILL The Playhouse - Actors Studio Xurxo Riesco

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm     KEYNOTE: MINECRAFT EDUCATION The Playhouse - Theatre Maker Studios Deirdre Quarnstrom  Santeri Koivisto  Vu BuiMore info 

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm     ERASMUS + CODERDOJO TOOLKIT / BEST PRACTICE WORKING LUNCH The Playhouse - Theatre Bar

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm     KEYNOTE: ULTIMAKER – 3D PRINTING, MAKING AND CREATE The Playhouse - Theatre Paul Croft

2:30 pm - 3:15 pm     REWARDING CREATIVITY WITH THE BELT SYSTEM The Playhouse - Dance Studio Barry Kennedy

2:30 pm - 3:15 pm     CASE STUDY: ROTTERDAM DOJO The Playhouse - Actors Studio Christian Vermeulen

2:30 pm - 3:15 pm     CAN CREATIVE CODING HELP IMPROVE GENDER BALANCE IN DOJOS? The Playhouse - Green Room Claire Quigley

3:15 pm - 4:00 pm     CODE IS POETRY, BUT POETS STARVE The Playhouse - Actors Studio Walter Vannini and Mauro Ferri

3:15 pm - 4:00 pm     TEAM LEARNING: TECHNIQUES AND CULTURE The Playhouse - Dance Studio  Dr Richard Millwood  Nina Bresnihan  Laura Ivers  Ciarán Bauer  Jake Byrne

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm     MOVIE NIGHT (CLOSING RECEPTION) Craft Village

Francis was there and has put together some fantastic feedback we can learn from. 

 

Timetable – what about a longer panel session – or more panel sessions?

Note re tea/coffee – if in Pavilion they charge per head for tea & coffee.

 

 

Speakers –let’s think who we might be able to get.  Don’t approach anyone just yet as if one person knows a senior person in a company, someone else might be friendly with the CEO!

Try for 50/50 balance male/female?

Who would delegates get on a plane to see?

? Mark Little, founder of Storyful, new Twitter VP of Media for Europe & Africa

? Sue Black, Techmums founder, one of the 50 most influential women in UK IT 2015

 

Team – last submission was -

Area of Responsibility - Person(s) in Charge:

Overall Event Management - Sandra Maguire

Budget - Drew Banerjee

Venue(s) - Ossian Smyth

Fundraising - Ossian Smyth

Speakers & Timetable - Harold Perez, Gillian Nash

PR - Dún Laoghaire Business Improvement District + PR Assistant to one of our Mentors

Public dojos in DLR Lexicon - Francis Reed, Julie Power

Venue Technology - David Hill, Toby Mole, Gerard Cregan

Video Production - Drew Banerjee

Transport - Derek O’Connor (parent)

Legal Advice/Child Protection - Denis Kelleher (parent)

General Support - Sandra Kenny, Julie Power

 

Not everyone still available and we also have extra names now J

Some people may assume I know they’re still interested – but they need to spell it out ;)

What areas do people feel they could help most with?

 

Names so far –

Sandra Maguire

Francis Reed

Gerard Cregan

Rachel Schoene

Jen Kane

Toby Mole

Ossian Smyth

Brian O’Crowley

Harold Perez

Seelan Margoschis

 

 

Miscellaneous thoughts –

 

To encourage people involved in other dojos to come and bring a child, what about seeing if any Dun Laoghaire people might consider having them to stay in their homes?  Would need a bit of discussion about this, would probably have to have people vetted etc?

 

To encourage people to come from other locations, especially outside Ireland, if anyone is travelling over the next year, would they call to their local dojo and encourage them to come to DojoCon in Dun Laoghaire?

 

On 10 November 2015 at 22:20, Sandra Maguire, CoderDojoDL <sandra.m...@coderdojo.com> wrote:

That's great Seelan - do you think you might be able to visit our session in IADT tomorrow? I'd love to meet you!

On 10 November 2015 at 22:09, gnanaseelan.m <gnanas...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hi Sandra,

I would like to be on the team. 

Regards

Seelan

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[Rachel Schoene]

I would love to speak on content curation as a guest... It's my field & online PR, I could even help with online PR (within reason 😅) as it's very time consuming. But I'd be down for taking ownership of Facebook/Twitter/Instagram then delegating...maybe I could get an intern. 

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[Harold Perez]

I can host a meeting at my house this weekend if we're still going ahead.

Let me know

[Toby Mole]

Brian, all,

Davy also previously mentioned another device to me; Digispark's digistump (http://digistump.com/products/1)

Might be another possible avenue for IoT type development.

Regards

Toby Mole

EMAIL: toby...@gmail.com