[kwlug-disc] OT: User testing volunteers wanted Aug 5

[William Park]

Thanks.  Since I know Victoria, Charles, King, and Queen, I'll drive 
around that block:
     - Ontario Street South (lot 9)
     - Transit (lot 22)
     - Charles Street West (lot 15)
     - Water Street South (lot 3)


On 2026-08-04 11:32, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
> I am told that people use the Water St lot, which is free after 5pm:
>
> https://www.kitchener.ca/parking/find-a-place-to-park/#WaterStreetSouth(lot3)
>
> - Paul
>
> On Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 11:16:50AM -0400, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
>> I attend some of the hacknights. The parking situation is bad --
>> Builders Club is downtown Kitchener. The best option is probably City
>> Hall, which is across the street. There will be adequate parking but
>> it is paid.
>>
>> https://www.kitchener.ca/parking/find-a-place-to-park/#CityHall
>>
>> For Waterloo Region Votes we can also do user testing virtually some
>> other day. For the other projects I think they are looking for people
>> in-person, but I can make inquiries.
>>
>> - Paul
>>
>> On Tue, Aug 04, 2026 at 02:32:46AM -0400, William Park via kwlug-disc wrote:
>>> I may be interested, but it's long drive from Mississauga.
>>> Has anyone attended their Wednesday Hacknight at Builders Club?
>>> What's the parking situation at "Builders Club"?
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2026-08-02 10:13, Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
>>>> Maybe this is semi-OT since all of the projects are open source, but
>>>> CivicTechWR is running a user testing evening this Wednesday, Aug 5.
>>>> There are four projects in development this season, and before the end
>>>> of season showcase on Aug 24, these projects would like some real live
>>>> humans to use the software and offer feedback.
>>>>
>>>> Here are the projects:
>>>>
>>>> - Project LoMo: a mutual aid platform, where people can ask for help
>>>>     and other people can offer it.
>>>>
>>>> - Housing Accessibility Listings: a housing listing for providers who
>>>>     have disability-accessible units to list. The idea is to make it
>>>>     easier for agencies to place people with disabilities in housing
>>>>     that accomodates them better.
>>>>
>>>> - Eviction Prevention Workflow: a local agency is helping people
>>>>     avoid getting evicted from their housing. Currently they use a bunch
>>>>     of clunky spreadsheets. The goal of this project is to improve the
>>>>     workflow to reduce stress on the workers and make sure applicants
>>>>     don't fall through the cracks.
>>>>
>>>> - Waterloo Region Votes: yes, us again. This is an aggregation site
>>>>     for information about the upcoming municipal election, with the goal
>>>>     of making it easier for people to cast informed votes.
>>>>
>>>> If you are interested in participating, you can RSVP here:
>>>> https://luma.com/a7rx4kxq . RVSPing is nice but not necessary. You can
>>>> also just show up at Builders Club (165 King St W). The doors open at
>>>> 5:30pm but really the meeting starts at 6:00pm.
>>>>
>>>> - Paul
>>>>
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