[Vanhackspace] thechange.com / ethicaldeal.com presentation

[Karl]

Perhaps this would be an appropriate night to give the "how to use a Multimeter like a pro" presentation?

-Karl

On 2010-07-04, at 10:14 PM, Luke Closs <lukecloss at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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