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=== Social:  Sunday August 6th, 2017 ===
Ice cream social and kite flying! 


12:30 pm


Location:  [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Redwood+Ln+SW,+Rochester,+MN+55902/@43.989365,-92.4843012,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x87f758cbe6ddd805:0xcbd56f452d52bbef That park by Steve Fox's house], officially known as Pine Ridge Estates Park, on Redwood Lane SW.


=== Technical Meeting: March 9th, 2017 ===
This park has a nice playground for the littles, picnic tables, and room to fly kites, as well as usually being unpopulated.  The lack of trees and being on top of a hill mean it's pretty bug free even when there's not enough breeze to fly the kites.


The March meeting topic - you! Yep, this meeting will be all about you, in a low-preparation way.
Please bring your family and friends who might want to hang out.  Bring your own kites.  If you don't want to sit at the picnic tables or on the playground equipment, bring your own folding chair. And bring your own beverage.  Tina will bring the ice cream.


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The topic for mini-presentations:  If you knew then what you know now, what if anything would you do differently for:


a) hardware choices


b) programming languages
=== Technical Meeting: August 10th, 2017 ===


c) software investments
Kevin, with his annual DefCon report.


d) job choice


e) where to invest your computer/tech-related volunteer time
6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.
 
[http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html  Directions to Campus]
 
[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html  Heintz Center Building Map]


f) anything else computer/tech related that you feel up to passing judgment on (if you have topics to suggest people brainstorm on, please send those to the list)
Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Tina know.


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So please attend, and be prepared to offer some opinions.  No Powerpoint required.


As extra encouragement to attend, and for those of you who are PCIG members to be present for voting, don't forget that our annual March meeting is also a celebration of Pi day!  Courtesy of family support, we have semi-homemade peach pie, and thawed key lime pie, to enjoy.
=== Technical Meeting: September 14th, 2017 ===


Speaker needed, please let Tina know if you're willing to volunteer.  Willing to present but want to know what people have expressed interest in? Check out our [http://www.k-lug.org/index.php?title=Meetings&action=submit#Requested_topics_list requested topics] page.


And PCIG officer nominations and elections.




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=== Planned Social:  March 2017, TBD ===
=== Planned Social:  September 2017, TBD ===
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do?  Tell Tina.
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do?  Tell Tina.


How about going to the newly opened [https://www.facebook.com/pg/D6-Games-LLC-662355947279713/about/?ref=page_internal D6 Games], to support a new game store in town?  Bring cash for buying snacks for our table rent.
July or August will be our ice cream social.


Advertised [http://www.themedcitybeat.com/news-blog/2017/hobby-games-shop-opening-rochester here].  10 am-10 pm, 7 days a week, when would you like to socialize?  We should avoid their [https://www.facebook.com/pg/D6-Games-LLC-662355947279713/events/?ref=page_internal scheduled nights], and pick something less popular so we support them rather than crash them.






=== Technical Meeting: April 13th, 2017 ===
=== Technical Meeting: October 12th, 2017 ===
Robert Nix, on Docker.


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Paul Zellweger and Jason Thompson of ArborWay Labs, giving an update from their January presentation, on expansions to their automatic database application Studio.


Both the good parts (running new apps in containers, creating new images based on other images, being able to start and stop containers, port redirection) and some of the bad points as well(Like, How to 'root' your host system via Docker).


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And they're bringing dinner and beverages!




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=== CITO Social:  April 2017, TBD ===
=== Planned Social:  October 2017, TBD ===
Our annual civic duty, helping to clean up a local park as a part of Litter Bit Better, teaming up with the geocachersCurrent anticipated date is Wednesday, April 26th. More details pending.
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your ownWhat would you like to do? Tell Tina.


July or August will be our ice cream social.






=== "Technical Meeting": Thursday May 11, 2017 ===
=== Technical Meeting: November 9th, 2017 ===
We're going to a [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/physics-force-shows-tickets-26925604207 free physics show] at the Civic Center auditorium
 
7 pm, plan to show up early so we can try to sit together.
 
Lots of free tickets still as of the March 9th technical meeting.
 
 
 
=== Planned Social:  May 2017, TBD ===
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do?  Tell Tina.
 
 
 
=== Technical Meeting: June 8th, 2017 ===


Speaker needed, please let Tina know if you're willing to volunteer.  Willing to present but want to know what people have expressed interest in? Check out our [http://www.k-lug.org/index.php?title=Meetings&action=submit#Requested_topics_list requested topics] page.
Speaker needed, please let Tina know if you're willing to volunteer.  Willing to present but want to know what people have expressed interest in? Check out our [http://www.k-lug.org/index.php?title=Meetings&action=submit#Requested_topics_list requested topics] page.
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=== Planned Social:  June 2017, TBD ===
=== Planned Social:  Fall 2017 ===
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do? Tell Tina.
Vortex cannon!  In an evening, so we can watch smoke rings more effectively too. Triggered by the spring Physics Force show, got any other fun child-safe physics experiment suggestions?





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Social: Sunday August 6th, 2017

Ice cream social and kite flying!

12:30 pm

Location: That park by Steve Fox's house, officially known as Pine Ridge Estates Park, on Redwood Lane SW.

This park has a nice playground for the littles, picnic tables, and room to fly kites, as well as usually being unpopulated. The lack of trees and being on top of a hill mean it's pretty bug free even when there's not enough breeze to fly the kites.

Please bring your family and friends who might want to hang out. Bring your own kites. If you don't want to sit at the picnic tables or on the playground equipment, bring your own folding chair. And bring your own beverage. Tina will bring the ice cream.



Technical Meeting: August 10th, 2017

Kevin, with his annual DefCon report.


6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.

Directions to Campus

Heintz Center Building Map

Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let Tina know.


Technical Meeting: September 14th, 2017

Speaker needed, please let Tina know if you're willing to volunteer. Willing to present but want to know what people have expressed interest in? Check out our requested topics page.


6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.

Directions to Campus

Heintz Center Building Map

Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let Tina know.


Planned Social: September 2017, TBD

Ideas can be found here or invent your own. What would you like to do? Tell Tina.

July or August will be our ice cream social.



Technical Meeting: October 12th, 2017

Paul Zellweger and Jason Thompson of ArborWay Labs, giving an update from their January presentation, on expansions to their automatic database application Studio.


And they're bringing dinner and beverages!


6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.

Directions to Campus

Heintz Center Building Map

Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let Tina know.


Planned Social: October 2017, TBD

Ideas can be found here or invent your own. What would you like to do? Tell Tina.

July or August will be our ice cream social.


Technical Meeting: November 9th, 2017

Speaker needed, please let Tina know if you're willing to volunteer. Willing to present but want to know what people have expressed interest in? Check out our requested topics page.


6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.

Directions to Campus

Heintz Center Building Map

Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let Tina know.


Planned Social: Fall 2017

Vortex cannon! In an evening, so we can watch smoke rings more effectively too. Triggered by the spring Physics Force show, got any other fun child-safe physics experiment suggestions?


Pending potential presentations

[http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game

Oculus Rift], "the first truly immersive virtual reality headset for video games" .  Peter Shabino

Jon Gullixson: gnucash or www :: Mechanize


Planned Socials: Fall or winter

-Murder mystery. The host needs to buy a kit at a gaming store to get the event started.

-Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary

-Rock climbing at Prairie Walls

-Bowlocity laser tag. 5-6 people minimum needed.

-Liquid nitrogen ice cream. This needs a non-Tina organizer. Dennis DeLorme has 2 recipes. We need safety equipment and someone trained enough to keep us from freezing ourselves.

-MAME/foosball/ping pong at ... can't be Tim Massaro's anymore...

-February or July armchair mapping aka road rally event, http://home.earthlink.net/~oldmaltese/



Upcoming Meeting Crisis!

We need some meeting topics (& speakers) for 2017. We'd like to know what you want to see and hear about. Please email Tina with suggestions for topics. Should we run some previous sessions again (maybe something you really wanted to see but missed out on)? What type of topics are good, what type are bad? Also see this page for a list of suggested topics http://www.k-lug.org/Meetings


Old News Items

See the OldNews page.



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