[wirelesstoronto-discuss] Next Wireless Toronto Volunteer Meeting!

[Michelle Kasprzak]

No, I didn't know about this specific example, but there are dozens of
things with the name, ranging from an IT consultancy to a youth
magazine to a research group.
As the project is not taking place in Vancouver I don't imagine there
will be a conflict but interested to hear if you think otherwise.
MK

On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Dory Kornfeld <dory.kornfeld at gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
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