Attempts By Prominent Open SourcE Figure For Norwich = Stonewalled Tech Initiative 2022-2025
Limited attendees. Preston location at Tally Ho Mall. Many requesting Online meetings.
called corporate to see if we can also get a boys/girls club like New London. Ghosted.
conversation 5 years ago, came to town - ghosted
Odd people with keys barging into office while conducting business. Parking terrible
Offered to volunteer at 1 Middle school and 1 elementary. Ghosted. Ended up as a paid vendor. Lots of FUD.
Proposed makerspace. Got 2 votes. One person who works at IBM loved the idea. but that was it.
No public space for workshops! Odd, right. Yes. This happened and they lost funding and were looking for grants. But good they got a CAD course going.
No tech courses.
Just nursing. Sad.
Didn't know what a makerspace was. Asked for a proposal. Sent a general stating we could modify. No facilities to support effort.
No tech training.
Requested I conduct several workshops at 250 a head. Offered to pay me. I declined due to lack of server access for participants. Low tech leadership. The rich can learn anywhere. I'm here to give back to my community.
Lots of potential. Kathleen was awesome. Pushback from IT.
Lots of potential. Low resources - staff and $$
