OMG Tech! Tech Rangers

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OMG Tech! Tech Rangers

Project 2014-09-06 09:29:31 +1200

****SORRY BOYS - All the boys tickets are sold out - Thanks to all those keen kids we have sold out of places for boys on this one!  Unfortunately we can only fit so many future inovators in! But if you want to be kept informed of the next event, which is going to be really soon, please like us on facebook or send your name to [email protected].  That goes for anyone else keen to be informed on the ongoing fun we have in store****

Kids get technology. Kids love to explore and play and invent and innovate. It is just part of being a kid, being curious and not knowing any boundaries to imagination.

We live in a world now where technology is everywhere, and it is poised to enable us to make all those crazy dreams of hover boards, spray on shoes, robots and wearable technology all come true, finally!

However, the really really big ideas that will shape the future are in the heads of our kids... and the technology that will enable them to make these dreams reality is still inaccessible to most. We at OMG Tech! are all about enabling kids to get access to that future technology today.

Robots, nanobots, biotech, wearable tech, rockets, programming, mind control! OK perhaps not the mind control.

We are launching our OMG Tech! initiative on October 18 with a day of technology for kids to explore. We are inviting a bunch of kids from schools around Auckland who don't have the means to access computers, 3D printers, robotics kits and the people to facilitate this.

Tech Rangers

18 October 2014, 10am - 3pm @ GridAKL, Wynyard Quarter, Auckland

40 kids will have a day of workshops and labs, making zombie robots, prototyping things and making them with 3D printers, learning to code, playing with science! It will be a hugely fun day with some inspiring people showing kids how to make mad mad inventions, and hopefully light a few sparks that burn on to create our next generation of future innovators.

For the kids we are inviting we will be putting on transport to and from the day, morning tea and lunch, and all the equipment, materials and people to make the day magic and memorable. TV and the papers will be there too, so we will be putting a few things on show that day too. It is going to be cool!

It will cost us around $2,000 to fund the day so the kids don't need to. Food travel everything. It is important that there are no barriers for any kid who wants to come along. If this day is a success we will be rolling it out to more locations and more kids.

As a supporter, you can sponsor a 1+1 ticket and send a kid you know and at the same time sponsor a kid who simply can't afford to come. $50 for a day of amazing inspiration for 2 kids.

We also have 10 original invention prototypes that will be developed on the day. Imagine if you could own an original idea of one of our future famous innovators. You will receive a certificate of authenticity and profile of the kid or kids who worked on that prototype. These are going to be as rare and valuable as a da Vinci prototype or sketch. You can pledge upwards of $100 for one of these unique items.

Who are we?

Michelle Dickinson

Nanogirl 

Michelle (AKA Nanogirl) is a passionate researcher and teacher with a love of science and engineering.

Her background in Biomedical and Materials Engineering have combined her interests in both biology and materials science to give her a unique insight into how nature and technology can learn from each other for future scientific developments.

Currently you can find her as a senior lecturer in Engineering at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

Michelle has always followed her dreams and never let traditional stereotypes scare her.  

Michelle strongly believes that everyone should have access to science and learning about how things around you work, regardless of who you are or what your education level is.

You can see Nanogirl in action on the TV from time to time and learn about the projects she is involved in here:

http://www.nanogirl.net/

http://100daysproject.co.nz/

http://www.medickinson.com/

 

Vaughan Rowsell

Vaughan 

Vaughan is the CEO and Founder of Vend, maker of awesome cloud based retail software and champions for small to medium retailers worldwide. The Vend team hold 3 core values dearly to their hearts, to delight retailers, to do the impossible, and to take care of one another. Every year Vaughan personally walks the talk and does an impossible challenge whether it is cycling the length of New Zealand solo, building a $100M venture, or running 1,000 kilometers.

Vaughan grew up with computers from a very young age, because Vaughan's mum, a solo paraplegic mother of 3 boys, borrowed money from the bank and bought the family computers for Vaughan and his brothers to learn from and play with. This was an amazing investment she made, enabling Vaughan to go on to become an innovator, found one of New Zealand’s fastest growing technology startups and become winner of the EY Tech Entrepreneur of the Year in 2014. None of this would have happened if his mum never made that investment in him as a kid.

Vaughan is passionate about technology and the opportunity New Zealand has to create a whole new generation of innovators, inventors, and future technologists.

Find out about Vaughan here:

Vaughan at TEDx

Vend

NZ Herald - Vend flying with new tech

8 Degrees - Vaughan's Blog

 

Rab Heath

A self proclaimed technologist and adventurer - “I guess I just really like computers and doing cool stuff…” Rab was raised by his single mum who couldn't afford a new computer when he was growing up. Luckily he got his hands on one at 9 years old, an old, broken Amiga 500 from the local dump. After pulling it apart, tinkering with it and fixing the monitor, he had himself the sweetest gaming machine to come out of the 1980s… He’s been hooked on pixels ever since.

Rab has always been a firm believer of learning through doing, trusting your imagination and following your dreams. He believes that if learning something new scares you, there’s probably a reason you should do it (be it skydiving solo or starting ambitious new projects with stupendously awesome people).

Currently, you’ll find Rab working with GridAKL, the new tech innovation precinct being built in Wynyard Quarter as the Community Activation Coordinator and researching new ways to increase New Zealands capability to enter specific global technology niches.

Driven by collaborating with amazing teams, going on crazy adventures and working on projects that fulfil his passion for technology and business, Rab is super excited to work with the next generation of New Zealands great innovators and inventors… our kids.

 

 

 

 

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Final Countdown..

18/10/2014 at 12:39 AM

To all you wonderful pledgers who got tickets to come with kids.. If you haven't got our message please just turn up tomorrow with your kids at the following address...

Where: GridAKL, Ground Floor, 132 Halsey Street, Wynyard Quarter

 
When: Saturday 18th Oct - Turn up from 9.30am for a 10.00am start,
We will be packing a lot of stuff into the day so we would love everyone to be there on time
 
Finish: The event is scheduled to run until 3.00pm.  If parents want to come back along anytime from 2.45pm you are most welcome.
 
What to bring: We will be putting on all food and drink for the day and we will have all the materials so just a great attitude and an interested mind…

 

We look forward to seeing you there!

 

THe OMGTech team

Thank you all - you are amazing humans!

16/10/2014 at 8:53 PM

Thank you all you amazing people for getting in behind our first ever OMGTech event. Without you none of this would be possible…

 

Shortly you will receive an email outlining what happens next but for now we'd like you to take a moment to give yourself a big pat on the back for being part of the start of something amazing.

 

If you would like to stay informed about the future happenings and events that the OMGTech team are developing, or you feel like getting involved, drop us a line at [email protected].  We’d love to hear from you.

 

Thanks,

Vaughan, Michelle, Rab & Zoe

The OMGTech Team

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    Jayne Ihaka
    17/10/2014 at 5:33pm
    Bex Woodhouse
    17/10/2014 at 5:31pm
    Dave
    17/10/2014 at 5:31pm
    Richard Fortune
    17/10/2014 at 5:22pm
    Peter Asquith
    17/10/2014 at 5:17pm
    Sam McEwan
    17/10/2014 at 5:11pm
    Nigel Parker
    17/10/2014 at 4:41pm
    Cameron Mehlhopt
    17/10/2014 at 10:23am
    Mark Hellier
    17/10/2014 at 9:47am
    Mark Hellier
    17/10/2014 at 9:47am
    Anonymous pledger
    17/10/2014 at 8:33am
    James Bunt
    16/10/2014 at 11:17pm
    Duncan Babbage
    16/10/2014 at 9:47pm
    Duncan Babbage
    16/10/2014 at 9:46pm
    Centre for eHealth, AUT University
    16/10/2014 at 9:41pm
    Abraham Gibson
    16/10/2014 at 3:58pm
    Julie A Landry
    16/10/2014 at 1:41pm
    Lisa
    14/10/2014 at 12:54pm
    refael
    13/10/2014 at 11:51pm
    Troy Hammond
    13/10/2014 at 10:55pm
    Rona L
    13/10/2014 at 9:07pm
    Jacky Lee
    13/10/2014 at 5:57pm
    paulq
    13/10/2014 at 4:09pm
    Charles Coxhead
    13/10/2014 at 4:03pm
    Mark Hellier
    13/10/2014 at 3:57pm
    Mark Hellier
    13/10/2014 at 3:57pm
    Petra Lawrence
    13/10/2014 at 3:41pm
    Anonymous pledger
    13/10/2014 at 3:04pm
    Adrian Wills
    13/10/2014 at 3:02pm
    Kyla
    13/10/2014 at 2:54pm

    OMG Tech! Tech Rangers

    Project 2014-09-06 09:29:31 +1200

    ****SORRY BOYS - All the boys tickets are sold out - Thanks to all those keen kids we have sold out of places for boys on this one!  Unfortunately we can only fit so many future inovators in! But if you want to be kept informed of the next event, which is going to be really soon, please like us on facebook or send your name to [email protected].  That goes for anyone else keen to be informed on the ongoing fun we have in store****

    Kids get technology. Kids love to explore and play and invent and innovate. It is just part of being a kid, being curious and not knowing any boundaries to imagination.

    We live in a world now where technology is everywhere, and it is poised to enable us to make all those crazy dreams of hover boards, spray on shoes, robots and wearable technology all come true, finally!

    However, the really really big ideas that will shape the future are in the heads of our kids... and the technology that will enable them to make these dreams reality is still inaccessible to most. We at OMG Tech! are all about enabling kids to get access to that future technology today.

    Robots, nanobots, biotech, wearable tech, rockets, programming, mind control! OK perhaps not the mind control.

    We are launching our OMG Tech! initiative on October 18 with a day of technology for kids to explore. We are inviting a bunch of kids from schools around Auckland who don't have the means to access computers, 3D printers, robotics kits and the people to facilitate this.

    Tech Rangers

    18 October 2014, 10am - 3pm @ GridAKL, Wynyard Quarter, Auckland

    40 kids will have a day of workshops and labs, making zombie robots, prototyping things and making them with 3D printers, learning to code, playing with science! It will be a hugely fun day with some inspiring people showing kids how to make mad mad inventions, and hopefully light a few sparks that burn on to create our next generation of future innovators.

    For the kids we are inviting we will be putting on transport to and from the day, morning tea and lunch, and all the equipment, materials and people to make the day magic and memorable. TV and the papers will be there too, so we will be putting a few things on show that day too. It is going to be cool!

    It will cost us around $2,000 to fund the day so the kids don't need to. Food travel everything. It is important that there are no barriers for any kid who wants to come along. If this day is a success we will be rolling it out to more locations and more kids.

    As a supporter, you can sponsor a 1+1 ticket and send a kid you know and at the same time sponsor a kid who simply can't afford to come. $50 for a day of amazing inspiration for 2 kids.

    We also have 10 original invention prototypes that will be developed on the day. Imagine if you could own an original idea of one of our future famous innovators. You will receive a certificate of authenticity and profile of the kid or kids who worked on that prototype. These are going to be as rare and valuable as a da Vinci prototype or sketch. You can pledge upwards of $100 for one of these unique items.

    Who are we?

    Michelle Dickinson

    Nanogirl 

    Michelle (AKA Nanogirl) is a passionate researcher and teacher with a love of science and engineering.

    Her background in Biomedical and Materials Engineering have combined her interests in both biology and materials science to give her a unique insight into how nature and technology can learn from each other for future scientific developments.

    Currently you can find her as a senior lecturer in Engineering at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

    Michelle has always followed her dreams and never let traditional stereotypes scare her.  

    Michelle strongly believes that everyone should have access to science and learning about how things around you work, regardless of who you are or what your education level is.

    You can see Nanogirl in action on the TV from time to time and learn about the projects she is involved in here:

    http://www.nanogirl.net/

    http://100daysproject.co.nz/

    http://www.medickinson.com/

     

    Vaughan Rowsell

    Vaughan 

    Vaughan is the CEO and Founder of Vend, maker of awesome cloud based retail software and champions for small to medium retailers worldwide. The Vend team hold 3 core values dearly to their hearts, to delight retailers, to do the impossible, and to take care of one another. Every year Vaughan personally walks the talk and does an impossible challenge whether it is cycling the length of New Zealand solo, building a $100M venture, or running 1,000 kilometers.

    Vaughan grew up with computers from a very young age, because Vaughan's mum, a solo paraplegic mother of 3 boys, borrowed money from the bank and bought the family computers for Vaughan and his brothers to learn from and play with. This was an amazing investment she made, enabling Vaughan to go on to become an innovator, found one of New Zealand’s fastest growing technology startups and become winner of the EY Tech Entrepreneur of the Year in 2014. None of this would have happened if his mum never made that investment in him as a kid.

    Vaughan is passionate about technology and the opportunity New Zealand has to create a whole new generation of innovators, inventors, and future technologists.

    Find out about Vaughan here:

    Vaughan at TEDx

    Vend

    NZ Herald - Vend flying with new tech

    8 Degrees - Vaughan's Blog

     

    Rab Heath

    A self proclaimed technologist and adventurer - “I guess I just really like computers and doing cool stuff…” Rab was raised by his single mum who couldn't afford a new computer when he was growing up. Luckily he got his hands on one at 9 years old, an old, broken Amiga 500 from the local dump. After pulling it apart, tinkering with it and fixing the monitor, he had himself the sweetest gaming machine to come out of the 1980s… He’s been hooked on pixels ever since.

    Rab has always been a firm believer of learning through doing, trusting your imagination and following your dreams. He believes that if learning something new scares you, there’s probably a reason you should do it (be it skydiving solo or starting ambitious new projects with stupendously awesome people).

    Currently, you’ll find Rab working with GridAKL, the new tech innovation precinct being built in Wynyard Quarter as the Community Activation Coordinator and researching new ways to increase New Zealands capability to enter specific global technology niches.

    Driven by collaborating with amazing teams, going on crazy adventures and working on projects that fulfil his passion for technology and business, Rab is super excited to work with the next generation of New Zealands great innovators and inventors… our kids.

     

     

     

     

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    Final Countdown..

    18/10/2014 at 12:39 AM

    To all you wonderful pledgers who got tickets to come with kids.. If you haven't got our message please just turn up tomorrow with your kids at the following address...

    Where: GridAKL, Ground Floor, 132 Halsey Street, Wynyard Quarter

     
    When: Saturday 18th Oct - Turn up from 9.30am for a 10.00am start,
    We will be packing a lot of stuff into the day so we would love everyone to be there on time
     
    Finish: The event is scheduled to run until 3.00pm.  If parents want to come back along anytime from 2.45pm you are most welcome.
     
    What to bring: We will be putting on all food and drink for the day and we will have all the materials so just a great attitude and an interested mind…

     

    We look forward to seeing you there!

     

    THe OMGTech team

    Thank you all - you are amazing humans!

    16/10/2014 at 8:53 PM

    Thank you all you amazing people for getting in behind our first ever OMGTech event. Without you none of this would be possible…

     

    Shortly you will receive an email outlining what happens next but for now we'd like you to take a moment to give yourself a big pat on the back for being part of the start of something amazing.

     

    If you would like to stay informed about the future happenings and events that the OMGTech team are developing, or you feel like getting involved, drop us a line at [email protected].  We’d love to hear from you.

     

    Thanks,

    Vaughan, Michelle, Rab & Zoe

    The OMGTech Team

      Jayne Ihaka
      17/10/2014 at 5:33pm
      Bex Woodhouse
      17/10/2014 at 5:31pm
      Dave
      17/10/2014 at 5:31pm
      Richard Fortune
      17/10/2014 at 5:22pm
      Peter Asquith
      17/10/2014 at 5:17pm
      Sam McEwan
      17/10/2014 at 5:11pm
      Nigel Parker
      17/10/2014 at 4:41pm
      Cameron Mehlhopt
      17/10/2014 at 10:23am
      Mark Hellier
      17/10/2014 at 9:47am
      Mark Hellier
      17/10/2014 at 9:47am
      Anonymous pledger
      17/10/2014 at 8:33am
      James Bunt
      16/10/2014 at 11:17pm
      Duncan Babbage
      16/10/2014 at 9:47pm
      Duncan Babbage
      16/10/2014 at 9:46pm
      Centre for eHealth, AUT University
      16/10/2014 at 9:41pm
      Abraham Gibson
      16/10/2014 at 3:58pm
      Julie A Landry
      16/10/2014 at 1:41pm
      Lisa
      14/10/2014 at 12:54pm
      refael
      13/10/2014 at 11:51pm
      Troy Hammond
      13/10/2014 at 10:55pm
      Rona L
      13/10/2014 at 9:07pm
      Jacky Lee
      13/10/2014 at 5:57pm
      paulq
      13/10/2014 at 4:09pm
      Charles Coxhead
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      Mark Hellier
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