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=== "January" Social:  Saturday February 2nd ===
Sleigh rides!  We will go for a [https://www.rochesterwinterfest.com/events/sleighrides sleigh ride at WinterFest] for our "January" social.  This is an annual favorite with the smaller geekazoids.  In fact I think we've even made the advertising photo for this public event, I suspect that mini-Schmidt is in pink on the top of the snowpile and my own blaze orange snowpants can be seen behind the horses to the right of mini-Schmidt.


Saturday, February 2nd, at 10 am.


Park along the road on Salem Road, the sleigh rides are north of the road behind the History Center.


Plan to gather around the Schmidt family.  Sorry, no easily identifiable blaze orange to gather around this year.
=== Social:  April ===
 
What might you want to do? Tell Tina.
 
 
=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday February 7th <- Note date change! ===
This meeting has been moved to avoid Valentines Day!  I don't want to be in trouble with anyone's spouse or significant other.
 
Arhelger, on choosing a wifi router.  This presentation will be recorded, FYI if that bothers you.  For those of you who don't make it, look for the recording afterwards.
 
Immediately afterwards, at whatever time the meeting wraps up, those interested will go to Social Ice downtown on the Peace Plaza for our February social, led by Arhelger.  So if you want to attend this social, make sure you attend the meeting, or have coordinated communication with Arhelger in advance. See the separate Social Ice posting below too.
 
More presentation details expected to be posted on Friday February 1st.
 
 
6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA108.
 
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/1926+Collegeview+Rd+E,+Rochester,+MN+55904/@44.021027,-92.4379617,17z/ Directions to Campus]
 
[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/ Campus layout]
 
[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/heintz/heintz-a.html Heintz Center Building Map]


Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Tina know - but Tina won't be running this meeting, I'll let you know when I know who will be.




=== Social:  Thursday May 2nd ===
Our annual clean up a corner of the world event, helping de-litter a local park as a part of Litter Bit Better. As usual we're teaming up with the [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC84AAK_11th-annual-cito-and-rochesters-litter-bit-better geocachers who get CITO credit].


Parking is [https://www.google.com/maps/place/44%C2%B001'25.3%22N+92%C2%B029'52.8%22W/@44.0237038,-92.500194,17z here] or [https://www.google.com/maps/place/44%C2%B001'24.7%22N+92%C2%B029'36.1%22W/@44.0235278,-92.4955498,17z here], in the SE or SW corners of the park. The official group gathering location is on the SE corner of the park.


=== Social Ice:  Thursday February 7th, right after the Technical Presentation ===
6 pm start time.  
We're headed to Social Ice (aka SocialICE), an [https://www.downtownrochestermn.com/events/socialice outdoor ice bar on the downtown Peace Plaza], which if the -25 degree windchills as I'm writing this is any indication, will have no issues with melting or crowding this year (it's Minnesota, that may change).


For those of you who also love photography, note that SocialIce 2019 is holding a photo contest, each of 6 winners will receive a $50 gift card, details on the SocialICE Page.
Bags and trash are provided, you need to provide your own gloves and a sense of civic duty. If anyone has some waterproof boots and/or grabbers for cleaning the marshy stream edge, that'd be great too.  


When and where?  The group attending the technical meeting will head there whenever it's a good time to have wrapped up the presentation, and they'll have their own meet up location chosen.  So plan to attend the technical meeting first.


 
=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday May 9th ===
 
=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday March 14th ===
TBD.  If you are willing to speak, or can suggest a speaker, please let us know.
TBD.  If you are willing to speak, or can suggest a speaker, please let us know.


6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA108.
6 pm, in or near what used to be RCTC Heintz Center's HA108.  We aren't moving, but the building numbering scheme is being re-done, so as of March 20th this room will now be known as H1411.  If anyone finds updated maps, please let us know.


[https://www.google.com/maps/place/1926+Collegeview+Rd+E,+Rochester,+MN+55904/@44.021027,-92.4379617,17z/ Directions to Campus]
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/1926+Collegeview+Rd+E,+Rochester,+MN+55904/@44.021027,-92.4379617,17z/ Directions to Campus]
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=== Social:  March ===
What might you want to do?  Tell Tina.


=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday June 13th ===
Tim Anderson will present on his customized keyboard, a Dactyl WIP.  Attendees with their own customized input hardware to show off are welcome to bring theirs for "show and tell" that will occur after the presentation.


 
6 pm, in or near what used to be RCTC Heintz Center's H1411.  We aren't moving, but the building numbering scheme was re-done.  Prior to March 20th this room had been known as HA108.  If anyone finds updated maps, please let us know.
=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday April 11th ===
TBD.  If you are willing to speak, or can suggest a speaker, please let us know.
 
6 pm, in or near what used to be RCTC Heintz Center's HA108.  We aren't moving, but the building numbering scheme is being re-done, so as of March 20th this room will now be known as H1411.  If anyone finds updated maps, please let us know.


[https://www.google.com/maps/place/1926+Collegeview+Rd+E,+Rochester,+MN+55904/@44.021027,-92.4379617,17z/ Directions to Campus]
[https://www.google.com/maps/place/1926+Collegeview+Rd+E,+Rochester,+MN+55904/@44.021027,-92.4379617,17z/ Directions to Campus]
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=== Social:  June ===
=== Social:  April ===
What might you want to do?  Tell Tina.
What might you want to do?  Tell Tina.


Revision as of 19:46, 15 April 2019


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We can use presentations for upcoming meetings, please see a list of ideas if you're willing but lacking a topic.


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We generally meet monthly for technical presentations (2nd Thursday of the month, 6 pm, RCTC), and monthly for socializing (varies). We no longer meet monthly for lunches, if you are interested in reviving this tradition please contact an officer.







Social: April

What might you want to do? Tell Tina.


Social: Thursday May 2nd

Our annual clean up a corner of the world event, helping de-litter a local park as a part of Litter Bit Better. As usual we're teaming up with the geocachers who get CITO credit.

Parking is here or here, in the SE or SW corners of the park. The official group gathering location is on the SE corner of the park.

6 pm start time.

Bags and trash are provided, you need to provide your own gloves and a sense of civic duty. If anyone has some waterproof boots and/or grabbers for cleaning the marshy stream edge, that'd be great too.


Technical Meeting: Thursday May 9th

TBD. If you are willing to speak, or can suggest a speaker, please let us know.

6 pm, in or near what used to be RCTC Heintz Center's HA108. We aren't moving, but the building numbering scheme is being re-done, so as of March 20th this room will now be known as H1411. If anyone finds updated maps, please let us know.

Directions to Campus

Campus layout

Heintz Center Building Map

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



Technical Meeting: Thursday June 13th

Tim Anderson will present on his customized keyboard, a Dactyl WIP. Attendees with their own customized input hardware to show off are welcome to bring theirs for "show and tell" that will occur after the presentation.

6 pm, in or near what used to be RCTC Heintz Center's H1411. We aren't moving, but the building numbering scheme was re-done. Prior to March 20th this room had been known as HA108. If anyone finds updated maps, please let us know.

Directions to Campus

Campus layout

Heintz Center Building Map

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


Social: June

What might you want to do? Tell Tina.



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 2019. 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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