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Re: NELUG at Mindfest, A quick summary and more photo's.
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lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars
Date: 
Tue, 26 Oct 1999 05:52:34 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Chris Phillips writes:
> In lugnet.general, Ryan Dennett writes:
> > Is LEGO always one of the main things??
> 
> The theme of MindFest was "A Gathering of Playful Inventors", with a definite
> emphasis on teaching methods that use experimentation and tinkering to
> exercise creativity in children of all ages.  The emphasis on LEGO seemed to
> be almost accidental, except for the fact that LEGO is perhaps the single best
> medium for the kind of "playful invention" that they were hoping to highlight.
> 
> I certainly hope that MindFest will become an annual event.  It was a
> definitely unique experience on so many levels -- a sentiment that I heard
> from a large number of attendees.  It would be a real shame if there wasn't a
> MindFest II next year.  Hopefully the resourceful folks at MIT will find a way
> to solve the small problems that did present themselves so that this awesome
> event can become a "regular" occurrence.

I know if there is a Mindfest II, I WILL be there.  I'll skip class, spend
savings $$, do whatever to be there - cuz I'll be out of the house and at
college somewhere :)  I really wanted to be there this year but the ol parents
put a kabosh on it :(  As Ryan mentioned, there were quite a few Lugnetters I
really wanted to meet too who were there.  Well, *hopefully* I'll be in Boston
in January...but as a TLG rep told me, good luck getting an internship at the
model shop, they made a lot of changes recently... *sigh*

-Tim



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  Re: NELUG at Mindfest, A quick summary and more photo's.
 
(...) I am certainly not the best person to answer this question, but I did get the impression that the folks at the Media Lab were somewhat overwhelmed by the effort that went into organizing this amazing event. The turnout was apparently a little (...) (27 years ago, 25-Oct-99, to lugnet.general, lugnet.starwars)

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