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This dorkbot-nyc meeting took place at 7pm on Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013 at the Slader office in SoHo.

THANK YOU SLADER FOR THE LAST MINUTE SPACE!!! And thanks to Jonathan Marmor, host of the Monthly Music Hackathon NYC for making it happen.

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It featured the dysbaric effects of:

Brian Cohen and Danny Kahn: Beam Camp
Started in 2005, Beam Camp's mission is to have kids make things with their hands and collaborate on a grand project designed by big thinkers. Beam campers (150 kids a summer ages 7-17) have built Projects like a boat-machine that powers a handmade night sky, gigantic creatures in the landscape, a solar-powered movie about a trip to the sun, geodesic domes replicating virus protein shells, human-scaled animal habitats, re-creations of early flying machines and more. Brian and Danny want to talk with dorkbots about sharing what they do with kids and why it's important.
http://www.beamcamp.com/

Amelia Marzec: Re-wired
After losing hearing in one ear, I built Re-wired on the premise that the skull conducts sound. Ambient sound is turned into vibration by the helmet, which is re-interpreted by the inner ear. Amelia Marzec is a Brooklyn-based artist focused on enabling activist communities through innovative uses of technology.
http://www.ameliamarzec.com

Andrew McWilliams: Installation as Perceptual Context
To what extent do we construct our experience of the world? In a series of open-ended residencies over the last two years, Andrew has built media-driven installations, 'contexts' which explore the creativity inherent in perception. In this talk, Andrew will discuss the lineage of this journey, which began in Bangalore, South India and has continued here on the East Coast of the USA.
http://www.jahya.net

Douglas's pics from the meeting
Roberto Tobar's pics from the meeting

NEXT MEETING: 06 February 2013 (Location TBA!)

	Brian Cohen and Danny Kahn: Beam Camp Started in 2005, Beam Camp's mission is to have kids make things with their hands and collaborate on a grand project designed by big thinkers. Beam campers (150 kids a summer ages 7-17) have built Projects like a boat-machine that powers a handmade night sky, gigantic creatures in the landscape, a solar-powered movie about a trip to the sun, geodesic domes replicating virus protein shells, human-scaled animal habitats, re-creations of early flying machines and more. Brian and Danny want to talk with dorkbots about sharing what they do with kids and why it's important. http://www.beamcamp.com/

	Amelia Marzec: Re-wired After losing hearing in one ear, I built Re-wired on the premise that the skull conducts sound. Ambient sound is turned into vibration by the helmet, which is re-interpreted by the inner ear. Amelia Marzec is a Brooklyn-based artist focused on enabling activist communities through innovative uses of technology. http://www.ameliamarzec.com

	Andrew McWilliams: Installation as Perceptual Context To what extent do we construct our experience of the world? In a series of open-ended residencies over the last two years, Andrew has built media-driven installations, 'contexts' which explore the creativity inherent in perception. In this talk, Andrew will discuss the lineage of this journey, which began in Bangalore, South India and has continued here on the East Coast of the USA. http://www.jahya.net