[Vanhackspace] thechange.com / ethicaldeal.com presentation

[Jeff Davis]

Hi Fred and Annalea,

This Tuesday is an intro to electronics night, so I don't think your
presentation would fit into the schedule for the evening.  Also, we're a
pretty informal organization.  I would strongly recommend coming down on
Tuesday or some other night and hanging out, so that you get a sense of
what the group is about before you pitch something to us.  Has anyone
from ethicalDeal or TheChange been to VHS before?  Is anyone from either
group a member of VHS?

If you're interested in having VHS being involved in something in a
formal way (as opposed to just meeting folks who happen to be involved
in VHS), I would suggest emailing this list with a more complete
description of what you have in mind.  It's rare for all of our members
to be in the space on any given night; that's part of the reason we have
this list and the members-only list.

Speaking personally, I don't see much overlap between what VHS does and
what ethicalDeal appears to be about (it seems to be an advertising
platform for green businesses).  I'm guessing, from looking at
ethicaldeal.com and thechange.com, that the "presentation" would
basically be a sales pitch to have us advertise our group through your
social network.  Is that correct?

Also, is Ethico Solutions is a for-profit company?

Jeff


Fred Leitz wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I was speaking to Annalea Krebs of thechange.com and ethicaldeal.com.
> She has some great community and sustainability initiatives going on
> and thought it would be a great match for VHS with the overlap of
> utilizing technology to engage the community. She'd like to do a
> presentation on Tuesday to tell us more. Perhaps the people involved
> in Free Geek could use thechange.com or ethicaldeal.com to make more
> people aware of the sustainable options for computer recycling in
> Vancouver. As well she is looking for web developers so there are some
> great opportunities to make the planet a little more sustainable.
> 
> Is there a time on Tuesday that she could make a presentation?
> 
> Cheers,
> Fred