Connor Pilz highlights CNIB
Posted by Hans Granholm
on Feb 01, 2016
Connor Pilz, Manager, Major Giving with CNIB, was smartly introduced at our Feb 2nd meeting by his dad and club member, Hans.
Connor gave an excellent presentation on the subject of a 3-D printer CNIB has been longing for, and with some assistance of this club and one of our members in particular, Fritz Koenig, they now have the major equipment on order.
His talk went into a detailed description of the functionality of a 3-D printer and it is absolutely amazing. Talk about technology on the edge! Read more about 3 D printing.
In the fall of 2015, a Southgate Centre exhibition of original 3-D paintings of dutch master Vincent van Gogh was on display. What was unique about the exhibition was that the public was encouraged to touch and feel the painting, something you could never do on the original canvas. Connor explained that the 3-D reproduction was so precise it actually included the natural cracks in the old paint.
Clients of CNIB were encouraged to 'feel' the 'paintings' and in a relatively short order they were able to comment on the scene and make comparisons with personal encounters of similar scenes.
This is truly an eye opener for the sight challenged members of our society.
Click on image to play a short video aired on Global News in November 2015