Sorry for the mass posting, thought LUG folks may be interested in the this event. I'm also involved in organising so if you want to help out or find out more give me a shout. Thanks :)<br><br>Dan<br><div class="gmail_quote">
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">How? Why? DIY! Day is a open festival of DIY technology and art, presented as a hands on friendly car boot sale. Artists, designers, entrepreneurs, makers and hobbyists will show the public how to use technology in their own way and on their terms.</span></span></b></span></p>
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<div style="text-align: right;">Date: Sunday 22nd August</div>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">How? WHY? DIY! Day presents - </span></span></span></b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">a</span></span></span></span></b></span><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> family hands on day plus activities for the older child in all of us.</span></span></span></b></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Bring the family and get a hands on with <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);">Drawbots</span></b>, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);">Drawdio</span></b>, <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);">Wii Phonics</span></b> and the fantastic <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);">Nintendo DS Orchestra</span></b>. Come and build your own Drawbot or make music with the excellent Drawdio system and create a tune on your DS. </span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b>For the older child</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Do you believe in ubiquitous computing? Then <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);">working with Arduinos</span></b><b> </b>is for you - find out how the world of computing is changing through the use of this open-sourced prototyping platform used by creative technologists around the world, we have practical examples of <a href="http://www.arduino.cc/" target="_blank">Arduinos</a> in action.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Come see our <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);">Make and Mend your PC</span></b> section, where we will demonstrate how to take PC's apart and put them back together and for the more adventurous we have an <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);">Ubuntu Install Area</span></b><b> </b>- where you can be guided through the process of installing this Linus operating system on your machine. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Or for the Muso - get involved in some <b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);">music hacking</span></b>; take that electric guitar or keyboard and see what you can do to make it screech and groan in ways never envisaged by the designers - ear plugs are recommended. </span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Soldering Irons will be in action!!</span></span></b></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">If you have an hour to spare then some of our free workshops might be ideal for you<span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);">.........</span></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Blogging - a how to guide<br>
</span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Come and learn how to Blog from one of the regions’ top cultural bloggers. 1 Hour Workshop <a href="http://how-why-diy.defnetmedia.com/2010/08/03/blogging-%e2%80%93-a-how-to-guide-2/" target="_blank">Booking Link</a></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Working with WordPress<br></span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Your free out of the box website – save yourself the heartache of creating a traditional website and produce one in minutes for little or no cost. </span></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">1 hour workshop <a href="http://how-why-diy.defnetmedia.com/2010/08/03/free-workshop-working-with-wordpress-2/" target="_blank">Booking Link</a></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Podcasting<br></span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Use open source software to record audio to add to your website and give it added dimension. Plus a look at Feeds, Audioboo, Soundcloud, and Libsyn. </span></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">1 hour workshop <a href="http://how-why-diy.defnetmedia.com/2010/08/03/free-workshop-podcasting/" target="_blank">Booking Link</a></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Live Streaming with video<br></span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Live Streaming Video is easy and you don’t need a degree in media to do it. We will talk through upload speeds, the best free services, cameras and other equipment. We will be looking at services such as Qik, Ustream, Livestream. </span></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">1 hour workshop <a href="http://how-why-diy.defnetmedia.com/2010/08/03/free-workshop-live-streaming-with-video/" target="_blank">Booking Link</a></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Social Media<br></span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Get yourself connected – exposing the myths of Facebook and Twitter, plus a look at how you can interconnect your web presence. </span></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">1 hour workshop <a href="http://how-why-diy.defnetmedia.com/2010/08/03/free-workshop-social-media/" target="_blank">Booking Link</a></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Create your own Fanzine with Paul Tarpey, DEFCON Fanzine<br></span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Create in one day what your friends will be reading all week. How to create a fun and satirical zine – bring your creativity with you. Write, photograph and layout. </span></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">NB: This will be an all day activity. Email for details - <a href="mailto:defnetmedia@gmail.com" target="_blank">defnetmedia@gmail.com</a></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Write and record a radio play in a day<br></span></span></b></span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Ever wanted to write a radio play – Learn how to construct your short piece and record it there and then. </span></span><span style="font-size: 16px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">NB: This will be an all day activity. Email for details - <a href="mailto:defnetmedia@gmail.com" target="_blank">defnetmedia@gmail.com</a></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);">Early Taster</span></b> - if you would like to get an early taster of next weekends fun then head down to the Museum of Liverpool this Saturday the 14th for a Music Hacking day, where local Liverpool bands situated throughout the building will be offering an opportunity for a quick hands on experience. <a href="http://soundnetwork.org.uk/" target="_blank">More....</a></span></span></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Sponsorship:</span></span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium;">If you or your company would be interested in sponsoring a section of the day let us know.</span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">How? Why? DIY!</span></span></b><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Acknowledges the support of Shops Up Front through Catalyst Media (Nerve Magazine), Open Labs for their kind donation and everyone else that is already involved.</span></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 204, 255);"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Finally....</span></span></span></b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://how-why-diy.defnetmedia.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">How Why DIY</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> is a network and an event - it presents </span></span><a href="http://igniteliverpool.defnetmedia.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Ignite Liverpool</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> and </span></span><a href="http://socialmediacafeliverpool.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Social Media Cafe Liverpool </span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">and now How? Why? DIY! Day - so why not join the </span></span><a href="http://how-why-diy.defnetmedia.com/" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">How? Why? DIY! network</span></span></a><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> and get involved in our activities.</span></span></span></p>
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