Initial Outreach

Hello insert, I am Marcin Jakubowski, the Founder and Executive Director Open Source Ecology (see our TED Talk) a non-profit dedicated to open source design and manufacturing principles and sustainable engineering methods to develop the Global Village Construction Set (GVCS) -- 50 high-performance, modular, do-it-yourself, low-cost industrial machines needed to provide modern comforts in a community. For the next 2 years, we will be going into an accelerated development program to finish the 50 GVCS tools by the end of 2015. We intend to achieve this via a combination of remote collaboration (such as Design Sprints), college collaborations, and our on-site team (currently we have space for 12 Dedicated Project Visitors). In 2014, I will embark on a series of speaking engagements to promote the open source message and spark interest in students and faculty members who want to help us complete the design and prototyping of the GVCS. Specifically, I will be in your area on (insert dates) and hope that you may be able to put us in contact with people who are interested in setting up such an event at your institution.

We accept a speaking honorarium in the amount of $1500, which is fully re-invested into our 501(c)3 organization by way of product development and internship opportunities.

I look forward to hearing from you and would love the opportunity to talk further.