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SURVEY RESULTS
Thank you for everyone who completed the surveys last week! We got some really great feedback and hope to start implementing some of your suggested changes in the upcoming months.
As promised, we completed a drawing to win a Sparkfun chassis set. Each ambassador that filled out both surveys was entered to win. The winner of the chassis set goes to:
Congratulations Phil! You will be receiving your chassis set in the mail in the next few days.
NEW DISCOUNTS
- OSH Park
- In preparation for our Upverter PCB workshop this month, OSH Park has generously donated 30 $100 gift cards for Hackster to give to ambassadors who create a PCB design in Upverter! Send your Upverter designs to Monica at Monica@hackster.io to receive a gift code.
- Particle
- Discount starting next week May 17th 12AM EST - May 21st 12AM EST
- Buy one 2G Electron and get a second one free!
- Free shipping for all orders of $75 - valid for US orders only and no more than 2 electrons per order
- Newark
- 10% Newark discount code (Only available in Americas)
BANNERS
Newark element 14 is sending banners to our meetups in the Americas that feature our new cool Hackster Live branding!
You should be receiving these within 2 weeks, and we hope that you will display them proudly at your meetup!
Newark hasn't forgotten about the rest of the world - later this year they'll have banners (and discounts) for the rest of you!
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Join us for a Social Call
We will be hosting an ambassador social call next week on Tuesday, May 16th from 5-7PM PDT. You can add the event to your calendar using this link.
Social calls are informal calls where you can share projects you've been working on, ask questions, and just generally get to know us and your fellow ambassadors. We hope you kick back, grab a snack, and join in the conversation!
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GOOGLE PI PROJECT
Salman Faris the ambassador for Kerala India, created a DIY Google assistant project with a Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. The project was published on Hackster May 6th and at the time of this newsletter 6 days later, it has already received 9,367 views! Fantastic work Salman!
You can check out his project here.
BLYNK TANK VIDEOS
Apologies for the delay on this acknowledgment. Jonathan Hottell, one of the co-ambassadors of the Dallas meetup, created some really great video tutorials for how to make a BLE Blynk Tank with the Arduino 101 that are definitely worth watching. You can watch both parts by clicking the links or images below!
CIVIC HACKATHON- Charlotte, North Carolina
Hackster Live: Charlotte held a hackathon in April focused on using Amazon Alexa skills and a Particle Photon to build a voice controlled blanket for their paraplegic friend named Nick. Read about Nicks' story here and watch the progress unfold as the Hackster community in Charlotte takes on this exciting project!
Interested in being featured or featuring a friend in our Kudos section? Send Monica and Katie an e-mail or message us on slack about how you went above and beyond. We love to see what you are working on, and we try to share three or more kudos each month in our newsletter
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Meet the new ambassadors joining the team this month! We are so excited to have four new cities on the map and can't wait to see the cool things you all do!
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Paul Elsberg
Paul is skilled in creative technology and will be a great addition to our team as the new ambassador for Denver, Colorado! |
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There are three new Co-ambassadors to introduce this month. We are delighted to have you all on the team! |
Jim Felich
Jim likes to spend his spare time tinkering and will be joining Kevin in Santa Cruz to help him grow their meetup. |
Shawn Hill
Shawn has been part of the Murfreesboro chapter for a while now, and he's decided to take the next step and become a co-ambassador! |
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Plan a workshop featuring Upverter |
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Run a workshop, take pictures, and promote your monthly event. |
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Post a project to Hackster using the Arduino 101 from last month. |
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Attend the social call on Tuesday, May 16th |
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