Weekly Roundup – November 1-7

This week at Gangplank:

Tuesday, Novermber 1st

  • (1:00-4:00pm) Mentor Office Hours with Phillip Blackerby and Francine Hardaway. [RSVP]
  • (8:00-10:00pm) NaNoWriMo Write-Outs

Wednesday, November 2nd

  • (11:30am-12:00pm) Intro to Gangplank
  • (noon) Brownbag: ‘Truth Behind Electric Cars’ with Kevin Larsen and Tim Catallier sharing their first hand experiences from EVCCON 2011
  • (6:00pm) Hacknight
  • (6:00-10:00pm) Arduino night
  • (7:00-9:00pm) Storytellers AZ
  • (7:00pm) Street Hockey
  • (8:00-10:00pm) Software Engineering Reading Group

Thursday, November 3rd

  • (7:00-9:00pm) NaNoWriMo Write-Out

Friday, November 4th

  • (12:30-1:30pm) Startup BBQ
  • (6:00-9:00) Code Camp speakers dinner

Saturday, November 5th

  • (9:00-11:00am) Chandler photo walk
  • (6:00-11:00pm) Desert Code Camp afterparty
  • (7:00-9:00pm) NaNoWriMo Write-Out

Sunday, October 30th

  • (1:00-3:00pm) Gangplank Jr. Lego League

Weekly Roundup – October 25-31

This week at Gangplank:

Tuesday, October 25th

  • (8:00am-5:00pm) Hands-On Android Tablet Programming, taught by Donn Felker. [Register]
  • (1:00-4:00pm) Mentor Office Hours with Phillip Blackerby and Francine Hardaway. [RSVP]
  • (7:00-9:00pm) ‘Your Business…Your Life’ workshop

Wednesday, October 26th

  • (noon) Brownbag: Open Forum
  • (1:00-4:00pm) Mentor Office Hours with Bimal Raj Merchant (Legal). [RSVP]
  • (1:0-2:00pm) Gangplank tour
  • (6:00pm) Hacknight
  • (6:00-8:00pm) Danger Scouts
  • (7:00-9:00pm) Storytellers AZ
  • (7:00pm) Street Hockey
  • (8:00-10:00pm) Software Engineering Reading Group

Thursday, October 27th

  • (5:00-6:00pm) Chandler Small Business
  • (6:00-9:00pm) SEVDNUG October 2011 meeting

Saturday, October 29th

  • (1:00-4:00pm) iTek meeting
  • (2:00-3:30) NaNoWriMo for Kids Kickoff

Sunday, October 30th

  • (1:00-3:00pm) Gangplank Jr. Lego League

Fundamentals of Computer Programming

Lou Prado taught a two-part class on the basics of coding in HTML, CSS and jQuery. An absolute must for those just starting out.

Outsourcing – Dos and Dont’s

Donn Felker shares his tips on outsourcing projects, including his personal management techniques.

Visit Slideshare for his full slide deck.

Weekly Roundup – October 18-24

This week at Gangplank:

Tuesday, October 18th

Wednesday, October 19th

Thursday, October 20th

Friday, October 21st

  • (5:00-9:00pm) Chandler Art Walk

Saturday, October 22nd

  • (10:00am-12:00pm) How2 Workshop: WordPress [Register]

Sunday, October 23rd

  • (1:00-3:00pm) Gangplank Jr. Lego League

Monday, October 24th

Why Gangplank

The beauty of Gangplank lies in the hundreds of stories and experiences unique to every individual that walks through our doors. These stories are what drives our growth – more than 65% of our traffic comes from referrals by you.

So while we excel at spreading at the stories, we suck at collecting them.

Help us preserve our culture for future Gangplankers and let the world understand what goes on behind our doors. Continue reading

Weekly Roundup – October 11-17

This week at Gangplank:

Tuesday, October 11th

  • (1:00-4:00pm) Mentor Office Hours with Francine Hardaway, Phillip Blackerby, Ed Nusbaum, and Clayton Lengel-Zigich. [RSVP]
  • (6:30-9:00) Oktoberfest & TASTE of Chandler Volunteer Orientation

Wednesday, October 12th

  • (noon) Brownbag: ‘Screen writing‘ with LaPan.
  • (1:00-2:00pm) Lunch with Gangplank staff
  • (6:00pm) Hacknight
  • (6:00-10:00pm) Arduino night
  • (7:00pm) Street Hockey
  • (7:00-8:30pm) Storytellers
  • (8:00-10:00pm) Software Engineering Reading Group

Thursday, October 13th

  • (11:00am-2:00pm) Mentor Office Hours with Christie Simmons. [RSVP]
  • (5:00-6:00pm) Chandler Small Business Association
  • (6:00-7:00pm) Gangplank volunteering informational meeting
  • (6:30-8:30pm) WordPress Group meeting

Saturday, October 15th

Sunday, October 16th

  • (9:00am-5:00pm) Holli True Workshops – Senior Portraits. [Register]
  • (1:00-3:00pm) Gangplank Jr. Lego League

Monday, October 17th

  • (9:00am-5:00pm) Holli True Workshops – Senior Portraits. [Register]
  • (1:00-4:00pm) Mentor Office Hours with Kevin Dixon. [RSVP]
  • (6:30-9:00) Oktoberfest & TASTE of Chandler Volunteer Orientation

Music Photography

Greg Taylor discusses the basics of music photography, the gear, pros & cons, plus the unexpected situations he’s found himself in.

Maker Faire coming to Phoenix

Maker Faire is the premier event for grassroots American innovation. Come Saturday October 15th for a one day family-friendly event that celebrates arts, crafts, engineering, food, music science, technology and the DIY Maker mindset.

It is a showcase of invention, creativity and resourcefulness!


When: Saturday October 15th 11:00am – 7:00pm

Where: Roosevelt st. at 3rd Street in Phoenix

Who: You + local Makers & Artists…Including Flaming Robots, Laser Cut Pumpkins, 3D printing, Extreme Marshmallow Cannon, Open source Cars, Video clothing, and MORE!

How: Early bird $10 tickets available before October 1st. Regular tickets $15, children 6 and older $12, children under 6 are free. www.makerfairephoenix.com/tickets/

More details? : www.makerfairephoenix.com


Makers! We’re in the last mile but if you have something really great and want to share it, send us a note here: http://www.makerfairephoenix.com/extendedcall.php


Free Tickets? Think about volunteering, email our volunteer coordinator Crystal West : crystal.west@gmail.com

About Maker Faire
Presented by Maker Bench Tempe, Roosevelt Row and Tony Felice PR with support from MAKE Magazine makezine.com, CRAFT magazine and craftzine.com and O’Reilly Media. Maker Faire Phoenix would not be possible without sponsorship support from Yelp and The Arizona Science Center. Maker Faire is a newfangled fair that brings together science, art, craft and engineering plus music in a fun, energized, and exciting public forum. The aim is to inspire people of all ages to roll up their sleeves and become makers. This family-friendly event showcases the amazing work of all kinds of makers. Anyone who is embracing the DIY spirit and wants to share their accomplishments with an appreciative audience.

Foursquare Visitor Stats

Looking at some stats over the last couple years at Gangplank via Foursquare
foursquare gangplank Foursquare Visitor Stats

Looking at just under 3000 check-ins, 403 of which are unique. 84% of check-ins are male, but that means 16% are female!