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Summary for Wednesday Some Great presentations planned for this Wednesday, something you dont want to miss! A test, How do you like our new look? prefer the old version? then let us know. Jia-qi will be running a mini-workshop for urban farming this Saturday at 2:30pm talking about taking cuttings from plants and raising them, this is open for XinCheJian members. This month we’ve packed it full of some interesting workshops, from the latest “Ultimate Arduino Workshop”, to Analog line followers to RoboRacing! Keep an eye out for a Max/MSP workshop this month also, more information at the end of this email. Presentations * Jonas – look ma’ no loops! (cancelled) * Serena Pollastri/Francesca – TianTian * Sijie – Build your own multitouch table for your living room (cancelled) Wednesday Presenters * Jonas Karlsson (☯大鱼) will be talking about his new language “Look ma’ no loops!” he’s hacking a new language where you don’t specify what the computer should do and how instead, describing what it is you want. along with Some examples. * Serena Pollastri/Francesca – were commissioned by Nokia to study how rural areas of china use their mobile phones – they came up with an online marketplace for urban communities to trade directly with rural areas such as farms, tracking from farm to dinner plate. * Sijie (@Sijie_Amoy) is a designer and programmer. With a BA in Computer Automation and a Masters in HCI, he unlocks the future in his projects. He currently works at Google as a User Experience Designer since 2011. Today he will share how to build your own multi-touch table for your living room!]]>