The Treehouse Group

… but we’re not letting the warm weather and siren song of Canada’s many lovely outdoor patios keep us from our work! (Well, not too much, anyway.)

Our resident freelance writer, Joe Wilson, has another great article for you to check out in the July 2009 Issue of Open Source Business Resource (OSBR), a free monthly publication of the Talent First Network.

The Group as a whole is still busy working away on ideas for upcoming events (the Fall ideaXchange in particular), as well as additions to the website (details to come), and we are always seeking out new opportunities for collaboration. In that spirit, keep your ideas coming via email, comments on the blog, and on Twitter. We appreciate hearing from you.

Finally, we’re very flattered to have been listed among the Trailblazers on the VOLANS website, along with other groups from all over the world. We appear to be in very good company!

We’re currently bandying around ideas for our Fall ideaXchange (music? Intellectual Property law? Who can choose from so many options?!) and are soliciting input from any and all interested parties.

We want to avoid the boring PowerPoint/lectern talks that are frequently found at conferences, and would much rather employ innovative variations on traditional modes of presentation. Our main focus is in finding unexpected links between different fields of study and/or work.

Help us organize an event that will engage as wide a cross-section of Toronto as possible: if you have any feelings about what our theme should be, or ideas for brain-cleansers or fun activities, let us know by leaving a comment below, or by writing to us at ideaxchange@treehousegroup.org.

Thanks!

Thanks so much to everyone who came out to the Grown-Up Science Fair this year. It was a huge success, and we hope you had as great a time as we did. The first batch of photos have been put up on Flickr, and we’ll update this site with a rundown of the evening’s highlights soon.

We would also like to extend our gratitude to Gilbert’s LLP for their generosity in funding our efforts, and to all the volunteers whose hard work made it so much fun.

Have you ever wanted to know what the inside of a computer looks like? Test your blood-alcohol level as the night progresses? Play periodic table twister?

Explore science in a decidedly non-traditional way through music, arts & crafts, drama, and games at the Treehouse Group’s second annual Grown-Up Science Fair on May 9th at The Rivoli, at 8 pm. This year’s event is once again held in conjunction with Science Rendezvous.

Get involved! The Treehouse Group is looking for “scientists at heart” to contribute by making a project for the Grown-Up Science Fair. Have an idea? Want to help out? Email sciencefair@treehousegroup.org.

To take a look at pictures, videos and podcasts from last year’s Grown-Up Science Fair, or if you’re looking for science project ideas, check out last year’s event here.