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The date we're looking at currently is Monday, December 10. It isn't written in stone just yet, but if you want to plan around a date then that's the way to go. Ron On 2012-11-11 09:31, R Rodd wrote: > Is there any further information available on this project? I have > babysitters lined up for the PoliCTF next weekend and should start lining > up coverage for this event as well if it is to be this month. > > Thanks, > Richard > On Oct 11, 2012 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/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlCf37gACgkQ2t2zxlt4g/TMpwCgnIJf0lg/4G6YOEUrkwN8MQPj zDEAn0OwoeyrJfJL6xppmletnSPIpriV =vtCD -----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/
