[Robotgroup] Plutopia Info

[Jon Lebkowsky]

A couple of notes:

Bon is production lead re operations but Maggie Duval is co-producer and
Randy Jewart of Austin Green Art is also involved in coordination - so if
you need something and can't find Bon, find Maggie or Randy.

The description below makes the event sound tamer than we had in mind.
Originally we were planning a scifi B-movie theme, but when we learned that
Bill McKibben was going to speak, we decided to change that slightly - to a
green, utopian scifi B-movie theme... something to keep in mind. We're
seeing the event as a convergence of tech and green, something we plan to
carry forward in other events and showcases.

BTW Plutopia is not just the name of the event, but the name of the
futurist/tech/arts/green collective that's producing it, something Derek
Woodgate and I started working on a few years ago under the name Futurama.
Plutopia is a mashup of "pluralist utopias."

~ Jon

On Thu, Mar 6, 2008 at 1:32 PM, Paul Atkinson <pmatkinson at gmail.com> wrote:

> We (Vern & Paul) met with Bon Davis who is the director/producer of the
> Plutopia.org <http://plutopia.org/> event at Scholtz Garden. Scholtz
> Garden
> is at 17Th and San Jacinto. There are two parking garages across the
> street
> that have free parking after 6pm week days and all day on the weekend.
>
> Set up is any time after 11am Monday. Show time is 7pm to mid-night. We
> may
> leave a bit early if it's slow...
>
> Their theme is eco-friendly and they are trying to portray a "positive
> version of the future."
>
> We'll try to include "plutopia.org" on the Spin Art cards and Ping Pong
> Balls which will be give aways.
>
> The Robot Group items they are interested in for this event are:
> Bio Brain and baby crawling out of a gray sphere - Marvin - in SW Room
> Robo Spin Art - Vern - in SW (Front) Room - attach video to wall mounted
> LCD
>
> Ping Pong Printer - Rick/Vern - NW Room
> SanDraw - Paul/Rick/Mike/Denise - NW Room
> Gator Girl - Brooks - NW Room
> Stirling Engines - Rick - NW Room
> EggScriber - Rick - NW Room
> Trampoline - James - NW Room between stage & "Green Room"
>
> Glamor Girl - Brooks - Patio, under roof
> Eyebot - Tom D - Patio
> Rover - Bob C - Patio
> Mobile Robot - Eric - Patio
>
> Props & Sets - John F - SW Room
>
> The NorthWest room will have stage acts and interviews going on, so anyone
> in that room needs to be aware of what's going on and be prepared to be
> quiet when needed.
>
> The SouthWest room is the entrance off San Jacinto which contains the bar.
>
> The SouthEast room is between the bar and the patio and contains the
> pass-through window to the kitchen.
>
> The Patio is the out-door area which contains another bar and the outdoor
> stage.
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