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Hi all — these aren’t exactly the early returns but more like the first wave. As usual, a fantastic crowd at #MIN7, with neat products and the debute of our new feature, the Experts Corner. Here’s what we have seen so far, and a look at the presentations (if you weren’t able to squeeze into the amphitheater to see it live. Let us know when you post about the October class of Mass Innovation Nights companies!The New Digital Cafe previewed the evening’s coming attractions and gave out kudos to special guest Brainshark and selected presenter Validize. Thanks, Randy!
UTest also gave us some advance billing (and here too!)
Loving the Boston24 #MIN story (again!) Thanks, William, Navisite and Boston 24!
Mass Inno got slapped around by Jason for (justly) being hard to find. We’re going to start providing links in the RSVP emails to the directions and the parking map. If you’ve got any other ideas on how to make the museum easier to find, let us know — if you want to volunteer to stand out on Moody Street with balloons or without, and flag people down, we’ll pick you up, chauffeur you home, buy you drinks, whatever…
Here are the videos from the amphitheater presentations!
YouTube DirektBackcare trainer
YouTube DirektVirtual Computer
Also presented was a call for teams, for the museum’s spring fundraising event, a Trebuchet (catapult) building competition. More details can be found at http://www.the-nerds.org/be-a-siege-engineer.html
To solve the issue of getting from the commuter rail to the event, I have a few ideas:
1) Put a sign or two up right at the commuter rail stations that show a Google Satellite view of the area drawing a line (X-You are here) to how to get there.
2) Put some type of sign up at the entrance of that factory area that eventually leads to the museum so newcomers don’t miss it.
3) Put a secondary sign a little further in to tell people to follow the path along the river until you get there.
Obviously, the bigger the signs the better. Also, since it’s fall, it’s getting dark early, so they need to be near light so they can still be seen.
Great idea posting the presentation videos; I missed them in my journey searching for you guys this week.
Best Regards,
Jason Evanish
http://www.greenhornconnect.com
http://www.jasonevanish.com
@Evanish
Thanks, Jason!
The museum has worked for years to try to get permission for improved signage on public property. I’ll see if I can press for a renewed effort. Meanwhile, we’ll see if we can get something set up on a temporary basis for Mass Innovation Nights!
Bobbie-
I don’t know how it works in Waltham, but I know in Boston, it usually takes longer for them to notice a sign and take it down than for the event the sign is for to happen.
I would think having some signs that get taken down at the end of the night wouldn’t hurt anyone and could likely go unnoticed except by those that need it.
-Jason
Get a spray can of surveyors marking chalk, and do our own yellow brick stripe from the train station to the entrance.
I use it to apply arrows for bike rides. Its temporary, on roads, it lasts around a month. One can will draw about 500 feet of stripe.
Its about 6 bucks/can, you can get it at industrial suppliers. (ex http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/items/3BE96 there is a branch of the store on Arsenal St in Watertown.)
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-dp-
Founder: The New England Rubbish Deconstruction Society; The NERDS
twitter @rjnerd
Great idea to have the presentations captured and embedded in the site.
I don’t remember ever being able to squeeze into that tiny little theater so it is really nice to be able to get a feel for the presentations after getting home.
It’s all good.
Cheers!
David
Thanks to all the people who visited BackCare Trainer at #MIN7. Great event. Lots of new contacts and useful feedback.
Jim Levine
http://www.BackCareTrainer.com
@BackCareTrainer