[Vanhackspace] Talk on ALS Design Competition/Project

Thu May 27 13:39:05 PDT 2010

Hi Everybody. We have decided to includes this project as part of our Super
Happy Hacker House this Saturday. This should ensure a good crowd and make
SHHH even more awesome.
http://vancouver.hackspace.ca/doku.php?id=shhh_-_may_29th_2010

We will have an open night tonight (Thursday May 27th) at the hack space if
anybody wants to come down.

goldfish

On Wed, May 26, 2010 at 12:56 PM, <starrant at telus.net> wrote:

> 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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