[Vanhackspace] Talk on ALS Design Competition/Project

Wed May 26 12:56:10 PDT 2010

Hi Ryan, Luke, hackspacers,

We are a BCIT-affiliated group who entered a successful project in this year's 
"Jim McEwen Engineering Excellence Awards" sponsored by the ALS Society of BC.  Our group will be at your door tomorrow night, Thursday May 27 at 7PM.  We are 
looking forward to doing a brief and informal discussion about the contest.   We 
plan to describe and answer questions about the Society, the Awards contest and 
eligibility, prize money, how to enter, where to get good project ideas, judging 
criteria, how to attend information sessions on ALS for contest entrants, key 
contacts at the Society, who has entered projects and what they were--in other 
words, some information that might help you if you plan to enter a project in 
next year's competition.   We will have some printed information sheets 
available to hand out.   We will also bring and demonstrate the device we 
entered in this year's contest.

Looking forward to meeting those who can attend,

Stephen Tarrant
BCIT Biomedical Engineering
VersaCom Communication System Project group

Quoting 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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