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- | ===About Chatt*lab=== | + | ====== About Chatt*Lab ====== |
- | Chatt*lab is Chattanooga' | + | ~~NOTOC~~ |
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+ | Chatt*Lab is Chattanooga' | ||
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+ | We are open community workshop democratically operated by our Membership. Anyone who is, aspires to be, or just wants to hang around smart, creative, friendly mad scientist maker/ | ||
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+ | ==== What is a Makerspace? ==== | ||
There are many types of makerspaces: | There are many types of makerspaces: | ||
- | * Library - An area in a library open to the public with supervised instruction on using the equipment. | ||
- | * School - Similar to the library but for the students of the school hosting the makerspace. | ||
- | * Corporate - A corporate sponsored makerspace for their employees and/or public (like First Build). | ||
- | * Workshop Service - A for profit or grant style space that specializes in camps and programs for teenagers or equipment rental for individuals working on complex projects. | ||
- | * Hackerspace - A space where members own the " | ||
- | Chatt*lab is a "hackerspace" | + | *Library - An area in a library open to the public with supervised instruction on using the equipment. |
+ | *School - Similar to the library but for the students of the school hosting the makerspace. | ||
+ | *Corporate - A corporate sponsored makerspace for their employees and/or public (like First Build). | ||
+ | *Workshop Service - A for-profit or grant style space that specializes in camps and programs for teenagers or equipment rental for individuals working on complex projects. | ||
+ | *Hackerspace - A space where members own the “club”, run it in a democratic fassion where people with an interest in computing or technology can gather to work on projects while sharing ideas, equipment, and knowledge. | ||
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+ | Chatt*Lab is a “hackerspace” variety of makerspace. Unlike the other kinds of makerspaces, | ||
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+ | ==== Our History ==== | ||
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+ | *Chatt*Lab was founded by [[profiles: | ||
+ | *Leased a space in the St. Elmo Area. | ||
+ | *Participated in the first two [[https:// | ||
+ | *Closed our doors in early 2016 when landlord died and building sold. | ||
+ | *Restarted as a new entity in late 2016 by [[profiles: | ||
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+ | ==== Our Organization ==== | ||
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+ | Chatt*Lab is a [[https:// | ||
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+ | We have a 9 Member [[leadership# | ||
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+ | ==== Our Culture ==== | ||
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+ | Our primary policy is to “Be Excellent to Each Other.” If you're not being excellent to your other Members, expect to get called out for it. If you don't know whether or not something you're doing is excellent, odds are, it isn' | ||
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+ | We strive to promote an open and welcoming culture. We like the fact that we're a public resource for the community. To keep this kind of openness in our community, it takes a little more effort in a social sense to keep things running smoothly. Being part of an open community can be a challenge sometimes. Try to display a little extra politeness, a little extra patience, a little extra cleanliness and a little extra friendliness. | ||
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+ | ==== Our Members ==== | ||
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+ | Our current Membership represents many different fields including networking, engineering, | ||
- | we've been around since 2013 but have really grown since we moved into the Business Development Center in the North Shore area. We have 3,000 square feet with lots of different equipment. | + | *[[https:// |
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+ | *and many others (nobody from Amazon, YET!) |