[Vanhackspace] thechange.com / ethicaldeal.com presentation

[Luke Closs]

Woah, coming down hard on our new eco friends!

But seriously, Jeff's advice is solid. Come down to VHS and meet us,
and then we can see if a talk at VHS is appropriate.

Luke

On Sun, Jul 4, 2010 at 9:46 PM, Jeff Davis <jeff at textsfornothing.com> wrote:
> 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
>
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