Wow. Great hearing from you, Lee.
Its wonderful hearing about everthing you've been doing, and
all that's been happening!
Go Nodal!!
Lee Iverson wrote:
> About time I got off my butt and let everyone know what's up. First
> things first. Hello from wet and rainy Vancouver B.C. For those who
> haven't been following the saga (and I'm definitely to blame for
> making that difficult) Alison, Maxwell and I moved back to Canada at
> the end of August. Alison has a new Faculty position at the
> University of British Columbia, and we've always said that we'd head
> back. Seemed like a good time for it, and we were happy to be coming
> home again.
>
> We are living on campus at UBC, so most everything is ridiculously
> convenient. Alison walks to work (about 7 minutes), Maxwell and I
> walk to his daycare (about 5 minutes) and there are cafes and even a
> golf course just around the corner (sweet). Maxwell has transitioned
> well into his new life here (a wonderful daycare and a very lively
> bunch of kids to play with in our apartment complex) and is busy
> making every effort to learn how to read. Alison has been busy
> writing grant proposals and teaching a (can you believe this) a
> hands-on nursing skills lab for this first semester. The only thing
> that can really be said is that almost anything else will be easier.
> But she is generally pretty excited and exhausted.
>
> Comes to me, I guess. The plan when I left SRI was that I would
> continue to work on a part time basis on existing projects and any new
>
> opportunities that came up. Seemed like a fine idea at the time and I
>
> actually spent the last two weeks in CA writing a proposal for
> continuation of some of the Digital Earth work. To make a long story
> short, that arrangement hasn't worked out. The AIC is in a pretty
> deep financial hole, progress in getting money out of Washington
> drastically slowed down in September, and a big NSF proposal that we
> submitted in February was just rejected. I'm still officially on
> leave, but it does seem as if my time with SRI is really pretty much
> over.
>
> That said, I haven't been sitting on my hands. I've been doing a lot
> of reading, research and coding. I'm continuing work on the NODAL
> design and prototype(s) (see http://nodal.sf.net if you're curious)
> and been making a lot of contacts here in town. At this point, I've
> submitted applications to both UBC (Dept. of Elec. and Computer Eng.)
> and SFU (CS). I've been in contact with a number of local companies,
> given a couple of talks, and established a relationship with the New
> Media Innovation Centre (an brand-new kind of Media Lab Canada). In
> fact last week I had a very productive visit with the CS Dept. at SFU,
>
> on Tuesday I had a full day interview for a faculty position at UBC,
> and yesterday a sit down with NewMIC executives regarding funding and
> interaction opportunities. So, I'm actively moving forward and things
>
> are actually looking pretty good. With the kind of work I'm
> interested in doing, I'm pretty happy at the possibility of a faculty
> position and the people I've met up here, both in industrial and
> academic settings, have been very interesting and (luckily)
> interested.
>
> All that said, we had a blast on Halloween yesterday and all three of
> us were complemented on our costumes and willingness to get right out
> there. I was a red-headed, kilted Viking, Alison a biker chick and
> Maxwell a mischievous little monkey (a real stretch). Pictures will
> have to follow, I imagine.
>
> So, I'm ready to re-engage with the world now, and am becoming a
> little desperate for some good, stimulating conversation both online
> and in person. Anyone interested in visiting, please feel welcome.
> The ski hills will be opening soon and the golf courses stay open all
> winter. And since we've found a willing baby sitter now (not to
> mention the relative proximity of my relatives), some of the night
> life is open to us as well.
>
>
> --
>
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>
> Lee Iverson
> leei@telus.net #105-2700 Acadia Rd., Vancouver B.C.
> V6T
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