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This year’s Summer Social is around the corner, and we thought we’d share the badges that will be used for the event. Star Wars artist Grant Gould was kind enough to do the designs and they reflect our ongoing jawa theme for the Social. Needless to say, they turned out pretty sweet. Take a look, and then feel free to drop by his website and check out his other work.

 The Social is coming July 12th in Cincinnati, Ohio, and pre-registration will begin soon. All pre-registered members will receive the appropriate badge with their name already on it.  If you are a member and haven’t been on the forums in a while, stop by and check out all the latest news. If you’re interested in becoming a member, see the registration page at oswcc.com.

Looking forward to seeing you in Cincinnati!

After waiting nearly twenty years, it’s nearly time for the newest film in that other Lucasfilm franchise. Here’s hoping the film brings back all the nostalgia and memories for us who grew up watching Indy, as well as introducing him to a whole new generation of fans. Put away your stormtrooper helmet, put on your fedora and check out Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull opening Wednesday evening at midnight!

Apparently we’re not the only people excited about the new Indiana Jones figures and toys that are now hitting store shelves. Check out this article about the man himself shopping for Indy toys in Los Angeles.

Image courtesy of thisislondon.co.uk

ENGINEERS at the University of Warwick are helping to design ‘R2D2′-type robo nurses which could be in hospitals by 2020. i-WARD is the name of the £2.6 million collaborative EU funded three-year project.

It stands for Intelligent Robot Swarm for Attendance, Recognition, Cleaning and Delivery.

Collaborator Simon Thiel, of Fraunhofer Institute for Industrial Engineering in Stuttgart, Germany, said: “We are all big Star Wars fans.”

Read the complete article here.

From the Coventry Telegraph

The South crew got together last Saturday and had a great time. Here are the photos from the meeting, and since the photos have been sparse the last two months, we more than made up for it this time.  Enjoy all 81 of them!

The South meeting will be hosted this Saturday, May 10th at the home of Chris Crothers. The meeting will feature the usual food, sales and show & tell. The fun starts at 3:00 PM.

We are experiencing some difficulty with the forums, so if you need directions either check the forum events thread for October 2006 (Chris’s last meeting) or email me at oswcc.south@oswcc.com.  See you there!