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

Sun Jun 11 18:31:56 AEST 2017

Thank you everyone. Very exciting.

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From: Linux Australia President via linux-aus <linux-aus at lists.linux.org.au>
Date: 11/6/17 5:17 pm (GMT+10:00)
To: Robert Layton <robert at ballarathackerspace.org.au>, council at linux.org.au, linux-aus at linux.org.au
Subject: Re: [Linux-aus] Grant Application: Wednesday Women’s Night at the Ballarat Hackerspace

Hi everyone,

Linux Australia is delighted to announce that this Grant Application has been approved, and will be funded to the amount requested.

The decision of Council was unanimous and strongly in support of this Application, which was well written, showed strong alignment with the Linux Australia values, benefit to the Linux Australia community and promoted inclusion of minority groups within HackerSpaces. Council noted Paul Fenwick's excellent suggestion to make clear that both cis- and trans-gendered women are welcomed, and we encourage Ballarat HackerSpace to adopt this approach.

Given the amount of the grant, we request a quarterly report.

Mr Josh Stewart, Council Member, is a member of the Ballarat Hackerspace community and abstained from discussion and voting on this request to prevent any perceived or actual conflict of interest.

We wish Kim Redfern and the team every success in this endeavour.

NEXT ACTION: Robert to work with Kathy Reid to arrange financials, and we note the proposed opening night of June 14th, and can arrange for financial transfer ASAP to help facilitate this.

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<mailto: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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