User:BrainDozer/Dallas Makerspace

Dallas Makerspace
Formation	2010
Founders	Mark R. Havens, Steve Rainwater, Glenn Pipe, Peter Smith, Ed Paradis
Founded at	Dallas, Texas
Type	NGO
Purpose	Makerspace
Headquarters	1825 Monetary Ln #104, Carrollton, TX 75006
Location	United States;
Coordinates	32°56′27″N 96°54′22″E / 32.9407°N 96.9060°E
Region served	DFW Metroplex
Membership	1786
President	Kris Anderson
Secretary	Luke Strickland
Affiliations	Dallas Personal Robotics Group
Website	dallasmakerspace.org

Dallas Makerspace (DMS) was founded by members of the Dallas Personal Robotics Group (DPRG) ^[2]^[3] and "has been a membership based, 501(c)(3) non-profit, shared community workshop and laboratory since 2010" ^[4]

Notability

As of summer of 2017, Dallas Makerspace has a paying membership base of 1500, "making it one of the largest, if not the largest, nonprofit, volunteer-run makerspaces in the country" according to Dallas Morning News. ^[2]

Media coverage

https://www.dallasnews.com/business/technology/2017/06/09/creators-find-camaraderie-lifelong-learning-dallas-makerspace

http://www.dallasobserver.com/arts/at-dallas-makerspace-all-the-tools-and-friends-you-need-to-make-the-stuff-you-want-7082054

http://www.dallasobserver.com/best-of/2017/arts-and-entertainment/best-arts-and-crafts-teachers-9910635

References

^ "Dallas Makerspace Accounts". Dallas Makerspace. Retrieved May 29, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Bustillos, Esteban (June 9, 2017). "Creators find camaraderie — and lifelong learning — at the Dallas Makerspace". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
^ Rainwater, Steve (March 14, 2017). "DMS Insights". Dallas Personal Robotics Group. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
^ Benton, Cristina and Mullins, Lori and Shelley, Kristin and Dempsey, Tim. "Makerspaces" (PDF). Retrieved May 29, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[1] "Dallas Makerspace Accounts". Dallas Makerspace. Retrieved May 29, 2018.

[bustillos2017-2] Bustillos, Esteban (June 9, 2017). "Creators find camaraderie — and lifelong learning — at the Dallas Makerspace". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved August 18, 2017.

[rainwater2017-3] Rainwater, Steve (March 14, 2017). "DMS Insights". Dallas Personal Robotics Group. Retrieved August 18, 2017.

[4] Benton, Cristina and Mullins, Lori and Shelley, Kristin and Dempsey, Tim. "Makerspaces" (PDF). Retrieved May 29, 2018.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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