…there will always be smarter, more clever people building on each other’s work than your secret internal committees, your architecture councils, your internal discussion forums — no matter how many supergeniuses you think you may have…
Via Tim Bray. Precisely why we are thinking hard about what and how to open source and trying to figure out the biz model that supports that. Thanks for the inspiration guys! Any tips?
Technorati Tags: innovation, os, opensource, community
A nice little article about Social Tech Brewing by Sarah Lysecki on IT Business.
The Social Tech Brewing Co., or STB, was founded three years ago by founder Andre Charland, who heads up the organization’s Vancouver chapter. The group, which was modeled after a similar one in the U.S. called the 501 Tech Club, consists of volunteers from tech, business and not-for-profit industries…
Check out the rest of the article here.
FYI I wasn’t the only founder…I had lots of help:)
I’m so excited that some dedicated people have got the ball rolling with Social Tech Brewing again! Come join us May 4th at the Whip for:
Our May 4th event will look forward to the June meeting of the UN’s World Urban Forum (WUF) here in Vancouver. WUF will bring a remarkable range of government leaders, community development workers and urban activists to Vancouver to talk about the future of sustainable cities. And the lead-up to WUF has already featured one of the Net’s most ambitious online dialogue efforts to date, the Habitat Jam.
Many thanks to Alex Samuel for spearheading this and to Phillip Smith for keeping the dream alive in Tdot. I founded Social Tech Brewing with a few other WOC alumni, like Jason Mogus, a few years ago in Vancouver, but let it slip over the last 18 months:( So glad to see it come back. kick ass! RSVP on Upcoming.org
EBA, thanks to Pam and Wendy, has just launched CycleForSpirit.com! We’re proud to support this great cause!
On April 24th, 2006, we are starting off on the biggest adventure of our lives. We will be crossing Canada on bikes, starting in Victoria, BC and ending up in St. John’s, NL in early August.
Who are we? Three staff members from The Keg Steakhouse & Bar who want to make a difference. The idea for the Cycle for Spirit, which was hatched one night after work in October, 2005, is all about kids. Our goal is to raise a lot of money for great charities through The Keg Spirit Foundation. And with lots of “Keggers” behind us, we know that we will do just that!
Steve Fidler,Park Royal (Service Manager) “Dream it and do it!”
Jeremy Cummings,St. John’s (Bar Manager/Waiter) “With hard work and dedication, anyone can accomoplish anything!”
Adrian Pusiak,York Street (Bartender/Prep Cook) “Get involved…it’s just that simple!”
The guys also have a blog they’ll be updating along the way.
Technorati Tags: cycleforspirit. charity, fundraising, bike, canada
A great ad to gain awareness on issues surrounding global warming. This was put together by the team at Environmental Defense.
They have another video ad called Tick. Hard call which has more impact, I like the surprise of the train video myself.
Get involved and do something! If you’re a Vancouverite, like I am there, are a number of things you can. I’ll just pass on a couple of links to cool projects and groups: 30 Days of Sustainability, BalleBC, Social Tech Brewing and CBSR.
Thanks to my good friend Kira March from Environmental Defense for the tip. I hope some more active bloggers like Kris, Boris, Sarah, Will or Roland pick this up cuz it’s great stuff! Spread that link love for the planet people!
Balle BC has a new website! Props to Andrew Hale and IfPeople. Also, I attended the gala dinner for the 30Days of Sustainability event last night. I’m still not quite sure what the point of a gala dinner is, didn’t even seem that social. The comedians were funny and it was nice see they at least tried to do the 100 mile diet concept. I guess they were only 80% succesful though. Progress…
I’m very proud that me and my team have been able to help in the efforts largely orchestrated by my good friend Duane Nickull to bring the “United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitations and Electronic Business” to Vancouver, BC this March.
“UN/CEFACT will have a Forum meeting March 13 to March 17 2006. You may register here to attend the meeting, however all delegates MUST be vetted by their country’s Head of Delegation (HoD). If you wish to attend and need to find your HoD, please email [email protected]. Canadians wishing to attend may submit their requests to Duane Nickull ([email protected] ) on or before March 1, 2006.There is also a special meeting for signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UN/ECE) and the Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Systems (OASIS).”
Big thanks to Wendy Yuen and Pamela Chadwick of eBusiness Applications for their hardwork and dedication to getting the website up running!
If you’re a “cannuck” and would like to participate please contact Duane.
All the details of the event can be found here: http://www.ebusiness-apps.com/uncefact/
I’m a board member of Balle BC and we’re putting on a great event next weekend to promote local purchasing and a sustainable economy in Vancouver:
“Buy Local, Support Yourself! Join us December 3rd from 11am-5pm on the back lawn of the Vancouver Art Gallery to discover, shop and celebrate all things local. In partnership with the Business Improvement Areas, Vancouver Economic Development and the City of Vancouver, BALLE BC will host a marketplace of local vendors to showcase the strength and diversity of our local economy.”
