Welcome to our Winter Newsletter. Another issue full of interesting news from across the Network, an update from the Nuvoic project team, advice about creating, editing and sharing Alexa routines from our Technology Adviser, Martin Pistorius, information about events, webinars and much more. Our “In the Spotlight” article features The Hamlet in Wigan, a very special organisation whose trainees work really hard to produce high quality, personalised goods. If your organisation would like to be considered to be in the spotlight in the next newsletter please get in touch with me to discuss dawn@karten-network.org.uk.
Smart Home Forum
The Karten Network’s next smart home forum is being hosted at Portland College near Mansfield in Nottinghamshire on 22nd February 2023.
Portland has a smart home enabled bungalow where they use a range of products interacting with household equipment, this YouTube link provides further information.
Portland also has the first ever Smile Home installed on campus and we will have the CEO of the company with us to show us around and tell us more.
Outline programme:
- 12.30 Arrival and lunch
- 13.30 – 15.30 Smart Home Forum incorporating visits to Maples and the Smile Home
- 15.30 Optional tour of the college for people who would like to look around
This is an in person event and places are limited, if you would like to attend please email dawn@karten-network.org.uk to reserve your place by 13th February 2023.
Karten Centre Beneficiary event – save the date!
We will be holding an event on 3rd May hosted by Jewish Care at their fabulous Golders Green location. London based Karten centres will be invited directly, but if you would like to know more please contact dawn@karten-network.org.uk. The idea is to bring Karten Centre users together to support them to talk about their experiences of using technology. We hope the occasion will encourage social interaction and sharing across centres in a supportive and informal way. And of course we will be laying on a lovely lunch. We could do similar events in other regions, so do let me know if you would like to try an event like this in your area.
Ian Karten Charitable Trust – Lifetime Contribution Awards
In January we held a lunch at The Athenaeum Club London to celebrate the substantive contributions of Mr Tim Simon, previous Chair of the Trust and Professor Tony Kushner, The Parkes Institute, University of Southampton. Both recipients of the Lifetime Contribution Awards were delighted to receive the awards that were designed and made by students at our Karten Centre at New Bridge Enterprises in Oldham.
Best wishes, Dawn
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