[Vanhackspace] Talk on ALS Design Competition/Project

[starrant at telus.net]

Hi,

Ok, next Thursday at 7 PM sounds fine.    See you all then.  

Stephen Tarrant
VersaCom communications group   


  Quoting Ryan Smith <bigryeguy at gmail.com>:

> Hi Stephen. I think we'd like to get a good turnout for this topic. I know
> I'm interested, but I can't do this Thursday. I'd like to see us push this
> ahead a week or two and promote it a bit more, outside of our list, to get a
> good crowd. Next Thursday is also available and I can commit to be there to
> open up for 7pm.
> 
> On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 10:50 AM, Luke Closs <lukecloss at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > Well we need a VHS member to be there to open the doors and lock up.
> > I can't commit to doing that myself, unfortunately.
> >
> > Anyone? Bueller?
> >
> > Luke
> >
> > On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 10:26 AM,  <starrant at telus.net> wrote:
> > > Hi Luke,
> > >
> > > Are we a go for Thursday?   Are we likely to have an audience and not
> > just be
> > > talking to ourselves?
> > >
> > > Stephen
> > >
> > > Quoting Luke Closs <lukecloss at gmail.com>:
> > >
> > >> Can any VHS members with keys commit to hosting this night on May 20th?
> > >>
> > >> Luke
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 1:33 PM,  <starrant at telus.net> wrote:
> > >> > Hi Luke,
> > >> >
> > >> > Can you slot us in this coming Thursday May 20, perhaps around 7:00
> PM
> > or
> > >> > whenever people usually start to show up?    It looks like all 4 of
> > our
> > >> group
> > >> > members can be there.
> > >> >
> > >> > Stephen Tarrant
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >  thereQuoting Luke Closs <lukecloss at gmail.com>:
> > >> >
> > >> >> I think this could be interesting. Find a free Thursday on
> > vancal.org
> > >> >> and then let us know you want that day and we'll add you to the
> > >> >> calendar.
> > >> >>
> > >> >> Cheers,
> > >> >> Luke
> > >> >>
> > >> >>
> > >> >> On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 5:28 PM,  <starrant at telus.net> wrote:
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Hi Hackers,
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Some of you may remember a few months back seeing an email seeking
> > help
> > >> >> with a
> > >> >> > student project intended to be entered in an Engineering Design
> > >> Competition
> > >> >> to
> > >> >> > help persons living with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease).......
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > I'm very pleased to report that, through the vanhackspace mailing
> > list,
> > >> >> our
> > >> >> > project group was able to make contact with a skilled volunteer
> > >> programmer
> > >> >> and
> > >> >> > go on to complete a very successful project.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > If there is an interest, members of our project group would like
> to
> > make
> > >> a
> > >> >> brief
> > >> >> > and casual presentation of our project at an upcoming hackspace
> > night.
> > >> >> The
> > >> >> > competition we entered our project in is open to entries from
> > >> independent
> > >> >> (non-
> > >> >> > school-affiliated) individuals and groups, is for a very good
> cause
> > >> >> helping
> > >> >> > severely disabled persons, and offers substantial cash prizes for
> > >> entries
> > >> >> that
> > >> >> > are judged to be an innovation helpful to persons with ALS.  Some
> > of
> > >> you
> > >> >> might
> > >> >> > wish to enter a project in next year's competition, and we would
> > like
> > >> to
> > >> >> tell
> > >> >> > you how to go about it!
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > If the person or persons who schedule and organize event nights at
> > the
> > >> >> hackspace
> > >> >> > would get back to me, I would like to set up a mutually convenient
> > time
> > >> to
> > >> >> do a
> > >> >> > little presentation and show off our project.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Thanks,
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Stephen Tarrant
> > >> >> > BCIT Biomedical Engineering
> > >> >> > VersaCom Communication System Project Group
> > >> >> >
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