[Lab] Mod Lab Organization (was: Next ModLab gathering next week? (Wed. Nov. 17th))

[Jean-Claude Batista]

>This grant application will include request for funding for equipment for
the next 3 years

Can't make it tonight. What about a Microsoft Kinect. Could be very nice for
3d interactive installations...

On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 2:05 PM, Ryan Stec <ryanstec at artengine.ca> wrote:

> Thanks Michael for making the updates.
>
> In terms of Mod Lab and Artengine, we got involved with the development of
> the Mod Lab as a way to bring together a new network of people in the city.
> Artengine has a set of resources (space, production, tools, staff,
> government funding) that can help with the continued development of the
> group. In general this has proved to be very fruitful, and we are seeing an
> ever increasing network of creative technologists coming together.
>
> With the lead up to the festival and Maker Faire things got pretty hectic,
> and the discussion group and meeting attendance has developed significantly,
> so things where a bit messy and out of date. Some of the web details are now
> taken care of, and as the Mod Lab starts to administer the Wiki we will have
> another great resource by and for the group.
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> The meetings, list and wiki depend on user participation, and as long as
> there is user participation Artengine will be here to support the activities
> of the group. Other groups are also starting to come to the Artengine Lab to
> meet, and I hope we can see the Mod Lab as a kind of catch all that the
> other groups can overlap with. We now have Drupal and Open Source
> Photography groups meeting (soon a sound group again too), and we had the
> Processing meet ups, but these are usually more specific and have their own
> histories. We would like to keep the Mod Lab running as a constant point of
> access for people and would like it to be integrated into the organization
> in this way.
>
> Of note in the next few weeks is a grant for operational funding to the
> Canada Council for the Arts. This grant application will include request for
> funding for equipment for the next 3 years, and we would love to get the
> groups feedback on this. We can discuss this this evening, and tmrw I will
> start a fresh discussion thread with some of the ideas.
>
> Look forward to seeing folks this evening. Hopefully the afterglow of the
> Maker Faire hasn't completely worn off for everyone ;)
>
> Cheers,
> Ryan
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> Ryan Stec
> Artistic Director
> Artengine
> 2 Daly Ave.
> Ottawa, ON K1N 6E2
> artengine.ca 613.686.1941
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> Did you miss Nite Ride? Check out the works and maps for free at
> niteride.ca and take the drive yourself!
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> On 2010-11-17, at 11:27 AM, Michael Lechasseur wrote:
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>  Hi all,
>
> Both the Artengine ModLab page (
> http://www.artengine.ca/news/2010/modlab-en.php) and the MediaWiki have
> been updated with Darcy's three main suggestions.
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> One of the two will be removed or edited once it's decided which is the
> authoritative site.
>
> I'd lean towards having no dates on the Artengine site, but only a direct
> link to the ModLab MediaWiki which could be kept up to date by the Mod Lab
> group themselves as required.
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> Or possibly just a direct link from the Artengine navigation to the ModLab
> MediaWiki.
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> I'll see if the removal of the OHS space at http://www.engsoc.org/ is a
> possibility.
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> Best,
>
> Michael
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> On 17/11/2010 10:13 AM, Darcy Whyte wrote:
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> It's rather interesting that if you visit the artengine.ca site and you
> manage to find ModLab under Community, the page lacks the following:
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>  1) No future dates listed
> 2) Location not shown
> 3) Lab Mailing list is mentioned but no link or address for that.
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