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‎Membership

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‎Who are we?

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Updated to re-prioritize content for public use; added minor workshop info

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‎Current Events (PastEvents)

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‎Laser Cutter

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‎Laser Cutter

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 == Membership ==
-We are accepting memberships! Please see the [[Membership Manual]] for details.
+We are accepting memberships! Please see the [[Membership Manual]] for details. If you are a new member please check out the [[New Members]] page as well.
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 == [[Public meetings|Meetings]] ==

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 == Who are we? ==
-Bloominglabs was forged from the Bloomington Hackerspace Initiative and the former IU Robotics Club. We are a bunch of people that want to do interesting things and explore the world and technology around us.
+We are a bunch of people that want to do interesting things and explore the world and technology around us.  Expression of this interest takes at least as many forms as we have members, and often employs an amalgam of found and newly-constructed hardware and/or open-source and self-authored software components, but may be as simple as screwing some pieces of wood together to make a useful tool we don't have yet.
-*[[Bylaws]]
 == Stay informed ==

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 *'''Decorate the 4th Street pedestrian bridge for WCIW!'''
 **The third week of April is World Creativity & Innovation Week. Bloominglabs is going to celebrate by decorating the pedestrian bridge that runs over 4th Street connecting Fountain Square Mall to the Garage Art parking garage.
-**We will be meeting at Bloominglabs on Tuesday, April 16th, between 6pm and 10pm to brainstorm and starting building. This is a free, public, all-ages event. Everyone is welcome including art groups who want to be in on the project.
+**We met at Bloominglabs on Tuesday, April 16th, between 6pm and 10pm to brainstorm. We came up with quite a few decorative ideas for the bridge.
-**We'll build what we can on Tuesday evening, finish the build on Wednesday and install on Thursday. So come Tueday, bring your ideas, and if you have interesting materials you would like to use, bring those too! See you there!
+**
 *'''Makevention'''

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 We have funded a laser cutter, and it is now on-site!! What can people do with this you might ask?? It can cut light wood and acrylic for rapid prototyping. It can also etch wood, acrylic, and metal. Many objects from iphones to laptops can be directly engraved with a laser. Be sure to [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_FmlorBGqg watch] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CN5CvB47fL8 some] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfCZpuFUT4U videos] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arjRtCjI9AQ here], [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UfohmrM806w here], and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HC_Kgs81olQ here].
-What laser do we want? We've done our research and we have decided on a [http://fslaser.com/products/lasers/newhobby 5th generation 40W laser Full Spectrum].
+We have a [http://fslaser.com/products/lasers/newhobby 5th generation 40W laser Full Spectrum].
 == Who are we? ==

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 Bloominglabs is Indiana's first hackerspace also known as a makerspace. We are a group of community members that have commonly rented a place where we can collectively build projects. We are open to the public on Wednesday evenings from 7pm until 10pm and are family friendly.
 == Support ==
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 == News ==
 * We have acquired a mill. If want to chip in for it, add your pledge to the [[Mill]] page.
 == What is a hacker space? ==

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−	<strong>May 4th 2013 we will be having a parking lot flea market!!</strong> Members will have electronics and non-electronics for sale in an effort to spring clean. Anything left over can be taken to [http://www.indiana.edu/~sustain/programs/e-waste-collection-days/index.php IU's E-waste] collection the following weekend.	+	<strong>May 4th 2013 10am-3pm We will be having a parking lot flea market!!</strong> Members will have electronics and non-electronics for sale in an effort to spring clean. Anything left over can be taken to [http://www.indiana.edu/~sustain/programs/e-waste-collection-days/index.php IU's E-waste] collection the following weekend.

	== Support ==		== Support ==

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 == Nearby Hacker Spaces or initiatives: ==
 * [http://clubcyberia.org/index.php/Main_Page Club Cyberia (INDIANAPOLIS!)]
 * [http://hive13.org Hive13 (Cincinnati, OH)]
 * [http://www.lvl1.org LVL1 (Louisville Kentucky)]

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−	<strong>May 4th 2013 we will be having a parking lot ~~sale~~!!</strong> Members will have electronics and non-electronics for sale in an effort to spring clean. Anything left over can be taken to [http://www.indiana.edu/~sustain/programs/e-waste-collection-days/index.php IU's E-waste] collection the following weekend.	+	<strong>May 4th 2013 we will be having a parking lot flea market!!</strong> Members will have electronics and non-electronics for sale in an effort to spring clean. Anything left over can be taken to [http://www.indiana.edu/~sustain/programs/e-waste-collection-days/index.php IU's E-waste] collection the following weekend.

	== Support ==		== Support ==