Russ Conversation

• Trade skills are integrated in schools in BC. It is more socialistic than Toronto
• Russ knows principal of local high school
• Technical trades people - who are involved in education
• Admin programs and purchase decisions - in charge for district.
• Very excited about Chris Multak - purchasing person. Proposal for March event.
• It's not about acquiring capital - but about learning building skills
• That is the exciting part - about building capital
• Proposal - pitch this to meeting in January - scheduled in March
• Gallery at Makerlab - yes for March event -
• Chris has the ability to approve.
• Questions - needing backup to my work; speaking engagement; Chris like Russ sees this as an entry point - open source as an educational foundation
• Trades - could be design or anything else.
• Nobody likes a locked tractor or iPhone
• 100k person district - 15-20 high schools, 2x as many schools - 24-50 machine build in a day?
• Promoting - 3-4 individuals on a team. Maybe a teacher with 3-4 students.
• 12 build stations. Minimum of 6 absolutely.
• William sent a nice testimonial to Russ on William's build experience
• Equipment at tech schools will be accessible
• 8" base plate is ok.
• 12"
• Advertise far and wide - PR stuff.
• School district will fill workshop up
• What do you need from me to advertise?
• William has made a personal investment already.
• Russ's sense - go slower with OSE Club team leader. So have me to British Columbia.
• Vancouver- 1:15 hour to Prince George - short. So looks like MCI - Vancouver - Prince George.
• Sexy publicity on OBI building - big build - senegal with gummit support - in one 3 month period. Not first world but better than you got. Point: the more you are involved with the city, the more roadblocks there are.
• Let's say you have a 1000 sf house. 400 sf on second level. Rural canada - would sell like hotcakes.