<div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Hello <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Hackerspace</span> folks-</div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">
<br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Last year was the first Radio Shack <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Hackerspace</span> <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">Challenge</span>, a friendly competition between Ace Monster Toys in Oakland, CA, and Artisan's Asylum in Somerville, MA. It's happening again this year, and we're looking for participants.</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">The <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">challenge</span> is sponsored by Radio Shack, and will be featured in print in Popular Mechanics magazine (and therefore seen by millions of people). It's part of Radio Shack's "Great Create" campaign, which includes an effort to improve their offerings to the DIY community. </div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">This is a great opportunity to work on a cool project, compete for a $1000 prize, and get some good publicity for your <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">hackerspace</span> and for the <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">hackerspace</span> movement overall. I'd love to hear from spaces interested in forming a team and throwing their hat in the ring.</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Some info about last year's <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">challenge</span>, including links to the print pieces:</div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="http://www.popmechnow.com/radioshack/" target="_blank">http://www.popmechnow.com/radioshack/</a></div>
<div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></div><div style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">If you're interested, and think you get a group together from your <span class="" style="background-color:rgb(255,255,204)">space</span>, drop me a line!</div>
<div><br></div><div style>Ken</div><div style><a href="mailto:ken@murphlab.com">ken@murphlab.com</a></div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><font color="#888888"></font></span></div>