I'm in as well. I have a friend who works at the lab, and bioinfomatics is a common topic of discussion between us.
On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 2:55 PM, Jeremy Hiebert <[email protected]> wrote: > Count me in as well. Been wanting to tour that building for some time now. > Plus, awesome cause. :) > > > On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 2:54 PM, Jay Smith <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This is absolutely brilliant. Programmer here saying count me in! >> >> On Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 11:36 AM, Ron <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >>> Hash: SHA1 >>> >>> Hey everybody, >>> >>> Me and Ian had a meeting yesterday with Brian Szklarczuk (who I've CC'ed >>> on this email). Brian works at the National Microbiology Laboratory on >>> Arlington Street doing a variety of different things. >>> >>> Some scientists there have developed a project called ALPHA. It's >>> designed to be a middleware product that can handle large datasets, and >>> has been used for tracking outbreaks like SARS. They're interested in >>> doing more with this product, and that's where we come in. >>> >>> What we'd like to do is have a seminar at the laboratory. It'd consist >>> of free pizza, some talks, including a talk about the product and also >>> cool bioinformatics talk (like 3d modelling viruses, and other nifty >>> stuff like that), a tour of the portions of the lab that we're allowed >>> to see, and they've even promised to bring out a hazmat suit that people >>> can try on! Did I mention free pizza? >>> >>> The seminar would have no strings attached, but the idea would be to >>> generate interest in ALPHA. With enough interest, we'd plan an actual >>> workshop/hack-a-thon day where people could get their hands dirty and >>> try using it to solve some kind of problem. My suggestion was that we >>> use it to track a zombie apocalypse, and everybody seemed to think that >>> could be a fun project. >>> >>> In my opinion, this would be a lot of fun. It'd also be a great way to >>> make new contacts, to put something cool on your resume, to get to see >>> one of the coolest buildings in Winnipeg, and, of course, to show >>> everybody how awesome SkullSpace is. >>> >>> Any thoughts? Opinions? Concerns? Feel free to respond to the list, and >>> please include Brian in your responses since I don't believe he's >>> subscribed. If things go well, we'll pick a date in probably late >>> November and promote it jointly with the Laboratory. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Ron >>> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >>> Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) >>> >>> iEYEARECAAYFAlB29YMACgkQ2t2zxlt4g/QQvwCgiNp9tnjBTa5pSExAHAfFZih0 >>> 95QAoMde7TUJ4oRP7RmlgzSk7LAwqnaN >>> =ijo8 >>> -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- >>> _______________________________________________ >>> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >>> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >>> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List >> Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss >> Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >> > > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ > -- Rylaan Gimby
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