{"id":6788,"date":"2014-08-24T13:32:18","date_gmt":"2014-08-24T20:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/?p=6788"},"modified":"2014-08-24T13:32:18","modified_gmt":"2014-08-24T20:32:18","slug":"workshop-weekend-arduino-coming-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/2014\/08\/24\/workshop-weekend-arduino-coming-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Workshop Weekend Arduino Coming Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been teaching this class with 7 other teachers. If you want to go from zero to Arduino hero in a weekend, this is the place to do it!  Here&#8217;s the latest email with a discount at the bottom:<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Registration for Workshop Weekend: Arduino is now open! Join us on October 11 and 12, 2014 as we introduce you to the Arduino and electronics world in a hands-on two day workshop!<\/p>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t heard: Arduino is an open electronics platform designed for artists, designers, and hobbyists. Here&#8217;s just a taste of what kind of stuff you can make using one:<\/p>\n<p>Laser Harp: A futuristic musical harp that forgoes strings in favor of lasers!<br \/>\nThe Inebriator: An automated cocktail mixer &#8212; it won&#8217;t ask you for a tip!<br \/>\nSecret Knock Door Lock: A door lock that opens only when the right knocking pattern is applied!<br \/>\nRC Lawn Mower: Why break your back in the heat? This lawn mower is completely autonomous!<br \/>\nTweet-A-Watt: A power consumption meter that tweets your daily electricity consumption.<br \/>\nCheck out a full range of Arduino starter projects you can build at Workshop Weekend: Arduino on our Arduino Projects page \u2013 these projects are great starting points for future exploration.<\/p>\n<p>Workshop Weekend: Arduino is designed to bring you significant experience with Arduino and electronics, comprehensively leading you through all the key steps, and giving you a platform from which to explore further. You don&#8217;t need to have any experience working with Arduino, electronics, or programming to attend!<\/p>\n<p>Check out the full schedule and register here: http:\/\/workshopweekend.net\/arduino\/catalog<\/p>\n<p>Saturday we&#8217;ll guide you through the Arduino hardware and software. Sunday, you&#8217;ll work on your own project with our team of expert mentors at hand. Don&#8217;t worry if you don&#8217;t have a project yet \u2013 we&#8217;ll get you started with any from our project page. In the process, you&#8217;ll learn about topics like advanced programming, working with audio, motors and movement, and LCD character displays.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the full schedule and register here: http:\/\/workshopweekend.net\/arduino\/catalog<\/p>\n<p>Use the coupon code ARDUINOEARLY3434 for $50 off admission! This code is valid through Monday, September 1st.<\/p>\n<p>And please reach out to us if you have any questions at all!<\/p>\n<p>I hope we&#8217;ll see you there.<\/p>\n<p>Warmly,<br \/>\nJ.D., Rolf, Anca, Malcolm, Lee, Tenaya, Andrew, Gil, and the Arduino Weekend team<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ve been teaching this class with 7 other teachers. If you want to go from zero to Arduino hero in a weekend, this is the place to do it! Here&#8217;s the latest email with a discount at the bottom: &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211; Registration for Workshop Weekend: Arduino is now open! Join us on October 11 and 12, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6788\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lee.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}