= Makerspace management =

A Technology & Art Talk for Geeks [all] by Alex J V, 

Dates: 2014-10-24 - 2014-10-24
Venue: Main Hall

=== Abstract ===

A quick discussion of how can we build a simple open source makerspace management tool. Hopefully this tool might help new makerspaces to easily setup operations and be awesome. 

Here is a short note on the same - blog.makeystreet.com/how-do-makerspaces-manage-their-operations

=== Main Description ===

Makerspaces and amazing concept. It gives makers access to tools and community that was otherwise too expensive. However running a makerspace is not child's play. 

As a makerspace you will typically have to do many of these functions:
  1. Multiple membership plan details
  2. Automated membership payment collection
  3. Member access permissions/tool usage permission
  4. Tool certification for members
  5. Member demography and contact information
  6. Member emergency contact information
  7. Equipment / space rental management/waiting list
  8. Managing members in a discussion

More or less all makerspaces does these functionalities. Why not standardize these. Doing so will have the following advantages:
  1. Lesser time required to manage makerspaces
  2. Easy to setup new makerspaces - some kind of structure is already in place. 


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dates           : 2014-10-24 - 2014-10-24
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abstract_hidden : A quick discussion of how can we build a simple open source makerspace management tool. Hopefully this tool might help new makerspaces to easily setup operations and be awesome. 

Here is a short note on the same - blog.makeystreet.com/how-do-makerspaces-manage-their-operations
speaker_hidden  : Speaker - Alex J V

These are some of the projects that I build - www.makeystreet.com/maker/alex/
Twitter - @alexjv89
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