I'm interested, however I may be able to contribute ^_^
On 11 October 2012 23:53, Rylaan Gimby <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > 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/
