Hi everyone, Vicki suggested I also send this to the mailing list...
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [csforum] New committee, new ideas wanted Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2002 17:11:54 +1300 From: Martin van den Nieuwelaar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] References: <3DECC550.17288.14A7411@localhost> Vicki Hyde wrote: > Hello folks, > > Thank you to all who made it to the CS Inc's first AGM -- we appreciated > you taking the time. We'll post the pro tem Chair report (from Keith > Cowan), pro tem Treasurer report (from Dann Olykan) and AGM minutes > (kindly taken by Josie Lowe) on the CS Website shortly, but the general > forward-looking gist was as follows: <snip!> Hi Vicki, The idea you suggested where people get to showcase their wares sounds excellent to me. Not only does it allow people some hands-on on some locally produced solutions, but the feedback from the group would be extremely valuable. I don't know of any other method that would be as effective for getting immediate first impressions and criticisms for a software package from a group of like-minded talented people. As a matter of interest, the CanTech cluster just being formed (www.cantech.co.nz) recently had such a meeting. I personally found it very useful for getting high quality feedback from other engineers on the software I've written. In light of recent events, the future of the Canterbury Software Cluster looks very bright. It's something I'd like to be a part of, however early next year I will be moving to Europe (Berlin, DE). This will allow me to be closer to my target market, a market that really doesn't exist in New Zealand. I hope to keep an eye on what the Cluster is up to however, and would be interested to act as a go-between for members of the cluster if they are interested in forming or strengthening European relations. Success! -Martin van den Nieuwelaar -- Expert carrier network traffic analysis and visualisation http://www.networkintelligence.biz xenaphobia: The fear of being beaten to a pulp by a leather-clad, New Zealand woman --> via Canterbury Software email forum: Success through Connections Email your messages to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Searchable list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Leave or rejoin the list: http://canterburysoftware.org.nz/forum.htm
