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=== Our Vision ===
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== LVL1's Mission Statement ==
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''From our [[Articles of Incorporation]]:''
  
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This page is to help define a Statement of Purpose for the group. The idea is to explain what a makerspace is, how it is used, and what this group wants to accomplish with it. This is useful for explaining our intentions to folks who otherwise have never heard of makerspaces/hackerspaces (potential financiers, landlords, civic officials etc). Maybe this should be called 'Statement of Vision' or something... Basically a single sheet similar to the Noisebridge Vision.
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LVL1's mission is to provide a shared space for collaborative technical and artistic experimentation in the Louisville area. This corporation is organized and operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. We are a non-profit organization following the hackerspace model currently flourishing in cities all over the world. Our goal is to create an open workspace where engineers, artists and educators can meet and collaborate. LVL1 is where we begin making amazing things.
  
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Just to get the ball rolling....
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== Hackerspace Info & History ==
  
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"We intend to create a open workspace to provide both resources and collaborative technical education."
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As defined by Wikipedia: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackerspace]
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"A hackerspace or hackspace (from Hacker and Space, sometimes referred to as a makerspace in reference to Make Magazine.) is a real (as opposed to virtual) place where people with common interests, usually in science, technology, or digital or electronic art can meet, socialise and collaborate. A hackerspace can be viewed as an open community lab, workbench, machine shop, workshop and/or studio where people of diverse backgrounds can come together to share resources and knowledge to build/make things."
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Some more information on the history of hackerspaces:
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http://blog.hackerspaces.org/2009/08/25/respect-the-past-examine-the-present-build-the-future/
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General outline for Breeding Collective Culture: http://www.hackerbotlabs.com/breeding-collective-culture/
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== LVL1 in the News ==
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* 19JAN2015 - "Welcome To The Maker-Industrial Revolution" http://www.popsci.com/welcome-industrial-maker-revolution
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* 17DEC2014 - "FirstBuild, LVL1 featured in Popular Science" http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2014/12/17/firstbuild-lvl1-featured-in-popular-science.html
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* 20NOV2014 - "GearBrake wins $100,000 at Vogt Awards" http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2014/11/20/gearbrake-wins-100-000-at-vogt-awards.html
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* 30SEP2014 - "Mini Maker Faire joins fun, math and science" http://www.courier-journal.com/story/news/local/2014/09/27/mini-maker-faire-joins-fun-math-science/16342311/
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* 29SEP2015 - "Louisville Mini Maker Faire showcases local maker movement" http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/blog/2014/09/from-worlds-first-3-d-printed-car-to-a-roller.html
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* 03SEP2014 - "Startup Weekend, the Louisville Mini Maker Faire and IdeaFestival" http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/news/2014/09/03/venture-connectors-focuses-on-local-maker-movement.html?page=all
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* 13AUG2014 - "Getting to know Louisville's tech, entrepreneurial scene" http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/blog/2014/08/getting-to-know-louisvilles-tech-entrepreneurial.html?page=all
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* 06AUG2014 - "LVL1 hackerspace plans 'ribbon exploding' to introduce new facility" http://www.bizjournals.com/louisville/blog/2014/08/lvl1-hackerspace-plans-ribbon-exploding-to.html
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== Hackerspaces in the News ==
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* http://online.wsj.com/video/a-high-tech-diy-renaissance/D9B78132-9F0A-4206-8582-C372CA9A5EE7.html
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* http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-10405255-76.html
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* http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2009/03/hackerspaces/
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* http://www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/2009/11/28/4504928.htm
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* http://news.cnet.com/8301-27080_3-10405255-245.html

Latest revision as of 14:13, 12 January 2019

LVL1's Mission Statement

From our Articles of Incorporation:

LVL1's mission is to provide a shared space for collaborative technical and artistic experimentation in the Louisville area. This corporation is organized and operated exclusively for educational and charitable purposes within the meaning of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. We are a non-profit organization following the hackerspace model currently flourishing in cities all over the world. Our goal is to create an open workspace where engineers, artists and educators can meet and collaborate. LVL1 is where we begin making amazing things.

Hackerspace Info & History

As defined by Wikipedia: [1]

"A hackerspace or hackspace (from Hacker and Space, sometimes referred to as a makerspace in reference to Make Magazine.) is a real (as opposed to virtual) place where people with common interests, usually in science, technology, or digital or electronic art can meet, socialise and collaborate. A hackerspace can be viewed as an open community lab, workbench, machine shop, workshop and/or studio where people of diverse backgrounds can come together to share resources and knowledge to build/make things."

Some more information on the history of hackerspaces:

http://blog.hackerspaces.org/2009/08/25/respect-the-past-examine-the-present-build-the-future/

General outline for Breeding Collective Culture: http://www.hackerbotlabs.com/breeding-collective-culture/

LVL1 in the News

Hackerspaces in the News

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