More Tickets for Arduino Level 1

EDIT (2011.09.13.1925) : Dr. Ducharme asked for the deadline to be extended until Wednesday, so he could announce it in class.


We've been listening to you Thinkers and we know that you want more tickets, so we are offering another thirty. Make sure to tell your friends, as this won't be announced in class.

A couple explanations first.

• We will no longer use Eventbrite for hosting ticket sales as they only release the money five days after the event is held. To prevent this problem, we are hosting ticket sales directly through the blog and Paypal. This means less fees for students and the ideaLab receives the money in a more timely manner.
• All students that purchased tickets through Eventbrite will receive their Arduinos in time. We are fronting the money until Eventbrite releases the ticket earnings to make sure that students get what they paid for.
• The prices on the Arduino tickets are increased from $38 and $5 to $39.94 and $6.11 as that is what the students paid for the Eventbrite tickets and we want to be fair to everyone. The extra $0.49 and $0.64 earned (after factoring Paypal's fees) on each ticket sale will go directly to ideaLab costs. In the future, expect fees to be lower.
• We are unable at this time to use Google Checkout as a credit card is needed to create an account. We are looking in to finding a way to use Google Checkout.

As mentioned in the Eventbrite listing, this event is all about introducing students to using an Arduino. We will start with getting the Arduino IDE up and running on laptops, followed by a short introduction to programming, and ending with customizing the Blink program. This is all in preparation for Arduino Level 2 where we get to have the real fun working with sensors and displays.

We have two types of tickets:

• Need an Arduino

Choose this option if you don't have an Arduino. We will order one for you and have it ready for you on the day of the event: 2011.09.19.

Your $38 will cover the cost of your Arduino and cable with shipping/handling and food for the event.

• Don't Need an Arduino

Choose this option if you already have an Arduino, or plan to pick up your own from a site such as Sparkfun. Be sure to pick up a cable.

Your $5 will cover the cost of food for the event.

On the day of the event, meet fifteen minutes early in the ideaLab. We will be moving to a lecture room that is to be announced.

You'll definitely need to bring a laptop so that you can run the Arduino IDE on it.

Without further ado, here is the Paypal button for thirty more tickets to Arduino Level 1. These will likely go fast. The cutoff date for these is now Tuesday Wednesday at 1700.

Arduino Level 1 Tickets

Need an Arduino $39.94 Don't Need an Arduino $6.11