[wirelesstoronto-discuss] Next Wireless Toronto Volunteer Meeting!

[Dory Kornfeld]

You know that InSite is the name of the safe injection stie in  
Vancouver, right?

Is the co-naming of this project intentional?

Dory



On Nov 5, 2009, at 6:54 AM, Michelle Kasprzak wrote:

> Hello all,
> As you might remember, in the summer update email that Gabe sent out  
> mention was made of a public art project, In-Site Toronto, that WT  
> is taking part in.
>
> To recap, In-Site Toronto will be a collection of new art projects  
> presented on the portal pages of wifi hotspots in the WT network.  
> Once the project is developed, the current start page that WT users  
> see when they log in will be a platform to showcase newly- 
> commissioned media art at selected hotspots. Six artists (Jeremy  
> Bailey, Swintak, Brian Joseph Davis, Kelly Mark, Dave Dyment, and  
> Fedora Romita) are at work right now on their concepts, and the  
> works will be displayed on the network starting early next year.  In- 
> Site Toronto is produced by Year Zero One, supported by the Canada  
> Council, and curated by yours truly (I also piloted a similar  
> project on Montreal's Ile Sans Fil network a few years ago). Now  
> that production has kicked off, I'll be sending emails to this list  
> with regular updates on the project.
>
> The benefits and challenges of using the portal page and the WT  
> network as a method of displaying art are many and it's crucial to  
> get the artists together with the WT volunteers that make the  
> network happen, especially at this time, when the artists are still  
> working on their concepts.
>
> So a discussion about the project has been added to the end of the  
> agenda for the volunteer meeting on Nov 9th, and the artists will be  
> coming to the meeting part of the way through. Unfortunately I will  
> not be there but I do look forward to hearing a recap from others.
>
> I hope you enjoy meeting the artists! If you have any questions  
> about the project in general don't hesitate to drop me a line.
> Best,
> MK
>
>
>
> On Mon, Oct 26, 2009 at 7:49 PM, Jon Alexander <jon.alexander at utoronto.ca 
> > wrote:
> Thanks Michele -- count me in.
>
> Jon
>
> Jon Alexander
> w.416.348.9710.x3039
> c.416.805.4332
>
>
> Michele Perras wrote:
>>
>> Hey everyone!
>>
>> The next Wireless Toronto Volunteer Meeting will be on Monday  
>> November 9th, from 5:45-8pm at the Centre for Social Innovation  
>> (Ste 120).
>>
>> We haven't met in a while, so it's a great time to come out if  
>> you've never been to one of our meetings.  We'll catch everyone up  
>> on what we've been up to, and talk about some opportunities this  
>> spring and summer.  Lots of ways to get involved, for designers,  
>> techies, writers, community folks, etc.
>>
>> Generally speaking, we'll be talking about the following:
>>
>> Intros
>> Overview of Wireless Toronto and Goals
>> Updates from WT Board members
>> New business and ideas
>>
>>
>> Hope to see you there!
>> Cheers,
>> Michele
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> michele perras
>> 416/805/8661
>> twitter: @michele_perras
>> skype: michele perras
>> blog: shotfromthehip.wordpress.com
>> links: patatas-bravas.tumblr.com & del.icio.us/_catalan_
>>
>> do or do not, there is no try
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> -- 
> Michelle Kasprzak - Curator & Writer
>
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