[Linux-aus] Grant Application: Wednesday Women’s Night at the Ballarat Hackerspace

[Paul Fenwick]

Totally giving feedback here because I have opinions and love to share them.

This grant looks *ducking awesome*. It's well written, has achievable
goals, clearly explains how the money will be spent, and has means to
measure its success. I'm particularly in favour of it because it's not just
outreach, it's outreach outside of a capital city. The only additional
thing I'd love to see is a statement of trans-inclusivity, which could be
as simple as adjusting "women" to "women (both cis and trans)" in the
opening sentence.

A+ grant application. Would read again, and good luck with the application
process!

~ Paul


On Mon, Jun 5, 2017 at 12:20 AM Linux Australia President via linux-aus <
linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au> wrote:

> A courtesy note to indicate that feedback on this Grant Application is due
> by Thursday 8th June.
>
> This grant request is scheduled for assessment on the evening of 8th June.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Kathy
>
> On 25/05/17 15:22, Robert Layton via linux-aus wrote:
>
> Grant Application: Wednesday Women’s Night at the Ballarat Hackerspace
>
> Hello everyone!
>
> Below is our grant application to help support us in opening our
> Hackerspace to encourage Women in STEAM (STEM + Arts).
>
> For any queries or concerns, I'm the main contact, at this email address,
> but you can also email elected at ballarathackerspace.org.au to get all the
> committee.
>
>
> Project name: Wednesday Women’s Night at the Ballarat Hackerspace
>
> Aim of the project, including any key stages or milestones of the project:
>
> Participation in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and
> Mathematics) by women is notoriously low. At the Ballarat Hackerspace, we
> are looking to increase the participation and skill levels of women in
> technology. To do this, we are opening our Hackerspace for women on
> Wednesday nights, for free, on an ongoing basis, our Wednesday Women’s
> Night (WWN).
>
> We have found a champion of the event, Kim Redfern, who will formally run
> the nights, naturally with the full support of the Ballarat Hackerspace
> committee.
>
> We are going to run these nights as semi-workshop nights, based on our
> previous workshops introducing the Raspberry Pi, programming, electronics
> and 3D printing (these workshops were run at cost price, but will be run
> for free for WWN). The workshop is introductory level, and those with
> greater skills will be encouraged to use our other tooling and resources to
> work on more advanced projects or help out those learning new skills they
> have already grasped. After the Raspberry Pi workshop component is
> complete, we will run a 3D printer building workshop. After this, we will
> run other themed events on an ongoing basis. Our current plan is for a
> Drone building workshop, however we will need some development time for
> this. To keep the projects free the Hackerspace will keep the costly
> components of the workshop (e.g. Raspberry Pi, 3d printers) so that they
> can be used to re-run the workshops again at a later time. Some parts of
> the project will be given to participants to encourage their further
> learning, for example: breadboards, sensors, actuators from the Raspberry
> Pi workshop. We will give participants to ability to purchase the expensive
> parts from the project upon completion at which point the Hackerspace will
> replace the item before re-running the workshop and so that the items are
> still available to members in the space to learn with.
>
> Milestone 1: Opening night, June 14th, 2017
>
> Our first milestone is the opening night, where we have invited press and
> local women in tech to come and formally open the workshops.
>
> Milestone 2: Completion of RPi course, 19th July, 2017
>
> Our second milestone is the formal completion of the Raspberry Pi workshop
> component, which takes place for six weeks.
>
> Milestone 3: Completion of 3D Printer building course, 16th August, 2017
>
> Our third milestone is the completion of the building of two 3D printers
> (Official Prusa i3)
>
> We are requesting money for resources for milestones 2 & 3, which
> comprises the Raspberry Pi workshop and 3D Printer workshops. We have run
> these workshops in the past (at cost) and have a good idea of the costs
> (they do vary based on the Australian dollar, but only a small amount), at
> $126 per participant for the Raspberry Pi workshop. The major costs for the
> Raspberry Pi workshop are Raspberry Pi 3 ($55), a RPi Camera ($20), SD Card
> ($10) and Power supply ($8). The rest of the cost is comprised of general
> electronics. See the below table for our approximate breakdown, although we
> will continue to try find better sources to get these cheaper.
>
> For the 3D printer workshop, the major cost is the 3D printer kits
> themselves, which are $699 USD each, and we are aiming to build two of
> these as a group activity. Additionally, we need 3D filament, which is $30
> a roll, for a total of $300. We will be using the official Prusa i3 printer
> for this workshop to ensure our purchase fully supports that open source
> project. Once these printers are complete they will be then available for
> all members of the Ballarat Hackerspace and visitors as a workshop resource
> when they wish to learn about or utilise 3d printing.
>
>
>
> Costs - Single Raspberry Pi workshop participant
>
> Material
>
> Total per
>
> participant
>
> Source
>
> Participant
>
> Cost
>
> Raspberry Pi 3
>
> 1
>
> Element 14
>
> $55.00
>
> SD Card (8GB)
>
> 1
>
> Officeworks
>
> $10.00
>
> Power supply
>
> 1
>
> Element 14
> <http://au.element14.com/raspberry-pi-psu/rpi-psu-au-mk1/power-supply-raspberry-5v-1a-aus/dp/2254795>
>
> $8.43
>
> LED
>
> 1
>
> Ali Express
>
> $0.00
>
> Push button
>
> 1
>
> Ali Express
> <https://www.aliexpress.com/item/20PCS-Tactile-Push-Button-Switch-Momentary-12-12-7-3MM-Micro-switch-button-20PCS-10pcs/32321453548.html>
>
> $0.00
>
> Resistor 330ohm
>
> 1
>
> Ali Express
> <http://www.aliexpress.com/item/1460-pcs-Metal-Film-Resistor-Kit-Pack-Mix-Assortment-1-4W-1R-to-1M-73-Values/32456123582.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.1.CVjyVS&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_2,searchweb201644_3_505_506_503_504_301_502_10001_10002_10017_10010_10005_10011_10006_10003_10004_10009_10008,searchweb201560_5,searchweb1451318400_-1,searchweb1451318411_6449&btsid=e8c677f7-2128-4fd6-a7e1-8e76571fb0a3>
>
> $0.45
>
> Breadboard
>
> 1
>
> Ali Express
> <http://www.aliexpress.com/item/2015-High-Quality-Brand-New-MB102-Power-Supply-Module-3-3V-5V-Breadboard-Board-830-Point/32448654843.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.21.dAnkyF&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_2,searchweb201644_3_505_506_503_504_301_502_10001_10002_10017_10010_10005_10011_10006_10003_10004_10009_10008,searchweb201560_5,searchweb1451318400_-1,searchweb1451318411_6449&btsid=43fd0af2-9a33-45c2-82ab-141a23cb9b62>
>
> $5.74
>
> Jumper leads MM
>
> 20
>
> Ali Express
> <http://www.aliexpress.com/item/120pcs-20cm-male-male-male-female-and-female-jumper-wire-Dupont-cable-for-Arduino/1728903423.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.2.lEInGQ&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_2,searchweb201644_3_505_506_503_504_301_502_10001_10002_10017_10010_10005_10011_10006_10003_9932_10004_10009_10008,searchweb201560_5,searchweb1451318400_-1,searchweb1451318411_6449&btsid=ef03d14c-5d68-4701-9756-d721f41962b7>
>
> $0.66
>
> Jumper leads FM
>
> 10
>
> Ali Express
> <http://www.aliexpress.com/item/120pcs-20cm-male-male-male-female-and-female-jumper-wire-Dupont-cable-for-Arduino/1728903423.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.2.lEInGQ&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_2,searchweb201644_3_505_506_503_504_301_502_10001_10002_10017_10010_10005_10011_10006_10003_9932_10004_10009_10008,searchweb201560_5,searchweb1451318400_-1,searchweb1451318411_6449&btsid=ef03d14c-5d68-4701-9756-d721f41962b7>
>
> $0.33
>
> SPI TFT LCD
>
> 1
>
> Ali Express
>
> $8.66
>
> DHT22 sensor
>
> 1
>
> Ali Express
> <http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-Shipping-1pcs-DHT22-digital-temperature-and-humidity-sensor-Temperature-and-humidity-module-AM2302-replace-SHT11/2036217955.html>
>
> $3.57
>
> SR04 Ultrasonic sensor
>
> 1
>
> Ali Express
> <http://www.aliexpress.com/item/10PC-HC-SR04-Free-shiping-to-world-Ultrasonic-Wave-Detector-Ranging-Module-HC-SR04-HC-SR04/1872588182.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.10.3tBl2I&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_2,searchweb201644_3_505_506_503_504_301_502_10001_10002_10017_10010_10005_10011_10006_10003_10004_10009_401_10008,searchweb201560_5,searchweb1451318400_-1,searchweb1451318411_6449&btsid=c8a10c1b-dd24-4faa-9b71-3827f09f1d03>
>
> $0.00
>
> 4.7k resistor
>
> 1
>
> Ali Express
> <http://www.aliexpress.com/item/1460-pcs-Metal-Film-Resistor-Kit-Pack-Mix-Assortment-1-4W-1R-to-1M-73-Values/32456123582.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.1.CVjyVS&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_2,searchweb201644_3_505_506_503_504_301_502_10001_10002_10017_10010_10005_10011_10006_10003_10004_10009_10008,searchweb201560_5,searchweb1451318400_-1,searchweb1451318411_6449&btsid=e8c677f7-2128-4fd6-a7e1-8e76571fb0a3>
>
> $0.45
>
> Servo motor
>
> 1
>
> Ali Express
> <http://www.aliexpress.com/item/10pcs-lot-TowerPro-SG92R-Digital-Micro-9g-Servo-Motor-With-Nylon-Carbon-fiber-Gears-For-RC/32254805839.html?spm=2114.01010208.3.29.3foFes&ws_ab_test=searchweb201556_2,searchweb201644_3_505_506_503_504_301_502_10001_10002_10017_10010_10005_10011_10006_10003_10004_10009_401_10008,searchweb201560_5,searchweb1451318400_-1,searchweb1451318411_6449&btsid=3b496161-aa66-4694-aa77-de9e6cc8874d>
>
> $3.17
>
> Raspberry Pi camera
>
> 1
>
> Element 14
>
> $20.00
>
> PIR Sensor
>
> 1
>
> Ali Express
> <https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Free-Shipping-HC-SR501-Adjust-Infrared-IR-Pyroelectric-Infrared-PIR-module-Motion-Sensor-Detector-Module-We/1564561530.html>
>
> $10.00
>
> Acrylic Base
>
> 1
>
> Bunnings
>
> $5.00
>
>
> Total
>
> $131.46pp
>
> We are aiming to have enough resources for 10 participants (individually
> or as groups). For this, we request the amount of $1,320 to cover the
> expenses of the workshop. The exact materials may differ slightly as we
> adjust the course notes, but it would not significantly deviate from this
> list. As an example, a particular sensor may become outdated, and is
> replaced. Due to that replacement, a new resistor may need to be added to
> the list to help run the new sensor.
>
> With this funding, we can run the first round, but additionally run future
> workshops with a much reduced outlay. Significantly we do not need to
> source the RPis again (nor their power supplies or cameras), worth around
> $750 of the total, and only really need to source the cheaper electronics
> that are more disposable.
>
> These RPis would be available in the Hackerspace for use by workshop
> members for educational use, and also more broadly by the public during our
> open times.
>
> The slides and materials, including the designs for our 3D printable case,
> are open source. Materials can be found on GitHub:
> https://github.com/ballarat-hackerspace/piworkshop. The Ballarat
> Hackerspace is committed to open sourcing designs and materials created by
> it.
>
> As a supplement for the current Raspberry Pi course, with funding we can
> provide the resources to teach basic soldering skills. The space itself has
> sufficient soldering irons already from prior workshops, and with the
> soldering kits being provided we could offer these as a one night course
> for free.
>
> The kit chosen for the soldering class has been on recommendation from
> other hackerspaces, however we are open for input if someone else is
> providing it locally.
>
> 10x WeevilEye Soldering Kits
> <https://littlebirdelectronics.com.au/products/sparkfun-weevileye-beginner-soldering-kit>
> + $4 Shipping = $157.20
>
> For the 3D printer building, we need to purchase two Prusa i3. The Prusas
> are open source designs part of the RepRap project. The cost for these is
> $699/USD. By buying the official kit (rather than cheaper knock-offs) we
> are supporting this great open source project. At current conversion rates,
> this is $940, with shipping the total cost is estimated at $2200.
> Additionally, to use the 3D printers we need filament, which is $30 for a
> 1kg roll in Australia. Purchasing ten of these is $300 including shipping.
>
> After the course is run, the 3D printers will be available at the Ballarat
> Hackerspace for general use.
>
> In total, our grant request is $3977.20
>
> How the success of the project will be measured
>
> Success will be measured in two ways. The first is workshop participation,
> where we hope to have ten women undertake the workshop over six weeks. The
> second is membership of the Hackerspace, where we hope to have 20% female
> members of the hackerspace as a result of our engagement in these nights
> and on an ongoing basis. This figure will be setup as a KPI, and if our
> female membership percentage falls below that figure, then extra effort on
> this front will be taken.
>
> Estimated cost breakdown of the project, including any materials, projects
> or online services that are required to deliver the project. The cost
> breakdown should include estimates of labour costs and/or professional
> services
>
> Costs are provided above. Labour, including the sourcing of parts,
> delivery of the workshop and all other work required, will be volunteered
> by the Ballarat Hackerspace memberships.
>
> The project team, their credentials and professional capabilities,
> especially their history of open source, open data, open hardware or open
> culture contributions
>
> Kim Redfern has recently joined Ballarat Hackerspace. Kim returned to
> study as a mature age student and graduated from the Bachelor of Computing
> with honours in 2007. Since then, Kim has held various IT roles from web
> developer to analyst programmer and is currently the Team Leader of the
> Digital & eLearning Solutions team at Federation University Australia. Kim
> is a novice in the hackerspace arena but is keen to bring her passion for
> connecting people with technology and training experience to introduce
> women, young and old, to the exciting world of technology.
>
> Dr Robert Layton is an official member of the Ballarat Hackerspace, and
> has a PhD in computer science from Federation University Australia. Robert
> has spent significant time on open source projects, most notably being a
> core contributor to the scikit-learn package, a Python package for machine
> learning. Robert is a Python zealot and has presented at four PyCon AU
> conferences. His company, dataPipeline, is a sponsor of the Ballarat
> Hackerspace.
>
> Scott Weston is the current president of the Ballarat Hackerspace. Scott
> has been using Linux since the early days and remembers the pains of
> multi-hour kernel compiles on 286 and installing via floppy discs.
> Primarily Scott works as a DevOp/SRE with startups and worked at Google for
> 5 years. He was instrumental in bringing the GovHack event to Ballarat in
> 2014 and helped run the event in Ballarat for the first 2 years.
>
> Ian Firns is the current secretary of the Ballarat Hackerspace. Ian has
> been a long term contributor to a number of open source projects including
> Snort, Barnyard2 and XBMC (now Kodi). Ian is also the lead developer and
> current project lead of the Korora distribution.
>
> Brett James is the current Treasurer at the Ballarat Hackerspace. Brett
> has been on the core team for Linux Conference Australia 2012, 2016, and
> has been a volunteer during 2014, 2015. Roles included delegate
> registration, agenda writing, Photography, A/V Team and volunteer training.
> Loves the field of drones. Brett has been key in developing and fostering
> safe and creative uses of drones, running an open-sourced Drone building
> workshop which has been signed up by community members of all ages.
>
>
> Person responsible for project
>
> Robert Layton and Kim Redfern.
>
> The Ballarat Hackerspace Committee as a whole will also be responsible for
> the delivery of this project, in case Robert or Kim are unable to fulfil
> their responsibilities.
>
> Statement including a willingness to provide regular project updates on
> the project
>
> We will provide a report at the completion of both milestones, outlining
> the achievements against our success criteria, any other important news,
> deviations from the above plan and anything else notable during th at time.
> Additionally, we will be regularly engaging on social media with our
> followers about the events, and can happily add a link back to Linux
> Australia, thanking you for your support.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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