[dorkbotphiladelphia-announce] Dorkfest London!

[Chris Vecchio, PhD]

> >Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 11:08:44 +0000
> >From: Saul Albert <saul at twenteenthcentury.com>
> >Subject: give us yer dorkbot films and doccies!
> >
> >
> >We at dorkbotlondon are about to host the first london dorkfest - a two
> >day extravaganza of people doing strange things with electricity - a
> >beeping, whirring, sparking flea-market, set in the post apocalyptic
> >grandeur of Limehouse Town Hall by the 'ol London Docks held on Saturday
> >18th and sunday 19th March.
> >
> >Of course, it's completely last minute, chaotic and hanging together with
> >gaffer tape and string - the way we like it, which accounts for the
> >insanely last minute nature of this call for contribs.
> >
> >We really want some representation and coming together of international
> >dorkbots! We don't have any money, however, so we can't fly people over
> >:( What we can do - is show films if you sent them to us - or objects, or
> >anything really. There's still time to post your electro-strange curios
> >and artworks to:
> >
> >Dorkfest London,
> >Old Limehouse Town Hall,
> >646 Commercial Road,
> >London
> >E14 7HA.
> >United Kingdom
> >
> >If you want to send us videos, please contact mike at ticfilm.net who is
> >organising the showreel - or installing video bits if you want it set up
> >specially... He can also tell you where to upload vids if you have
> >digital, and where to send DVDs, what formats we can handle etc..
> >
> >If you want to send objects-  the postal service is your only limitation,
> >or better, announce at your next dorkbot that you want object X
> >transported to London - and perhaps the dorkbot courier network will
> >carry your object to us, where we will give it to the Gurunerds Question
> >Time panel (Sunday 19th, 2-3pm) to have a look at, talk about, and
> >otherwise subject to public scrutiny.
> >
> >Thinking about it, if you do use the dorkbot courier network, do give
> >them a good story to tell customs and airport security, of course.  Er...
> >maybe best if we say no explosives.. or frequency weapons.. or
> >fission-powered artworks.
> >
> >Of course is any of you are likely to be in London - or would like to
> >hurridly book trips to come over, please do! We'd love to see you here..
> >
> >Oh, and please do pass this invitation on to your local dorkbots - we
> >think bringing the network together in some way will really cross the
> >streams to capture the spirit of dorkbot!
> >
> >We look forward to receiving your contributions,
> >
> >the dorkfest provisional junta.
> >http://dorkfest.org.uk