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Technical Meeting: FIELD TRIP, FRIDAY, January 11th, 2013
We're checking out a local hacker/maker space. 6 pm, we'll be tagging along to their standard monthly meeting. Their website: http://tymkrs.com/rabbithole/
547 Northern Heights Dr NE
Rochester MN 55906
If it's easy for you, throw in a folding chair. We'll provide the leftover pop from the December party, and some treats as usual. They've said if you have a project to work on, you should bring it with you.
Because of the rescheduling and the field trip, we'll put off officer elections until February.
Planned Lunch: Thursday January 17th
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
Planned Social: January TBD
Ideas can be found here or invent your own. What would you like to do? Tell Tim or Tina.
How about dinner and a movie, are any good movies in the theater right now? What day of the week, meal, and movie time do you like? Tell Tina.
Planned Social: February TBD
Ideas can be found here or invent your own. What would you like to do? Tell Tim or Tina.
Tina's idea is to piggyback on Winterfest.
http://www.rochestermn.gov/departments/park/activities/winter/WinterFest/WinterFest_Calendar.asp
I'll try to pick something cheap or free for the official social, but I'll also cite one activity that may be of interest for group members that has a higher entry fee if anyone wants an unofficial social (sorry, I won't be making that one, although my husband may be interested enough to pony up the door fee).
The options:
1) The History Center sleigh rides and bonfire (2/1-2/2), free will donation.
2) There's the family day snow globes thing at the Art Center 2/2, which even for those not wanting to do the free activity, the Art Center's running free admission that day.
3) Also on 2/2 is a price TBD ground hog day celebration at Quarry Hill, hoping for more details on that.
Unofficial: Thursday February 7th, Bacon Fest! $20. http://baconfestrochester.wordpress.com/
Event runs 5-9 pm, I'll set a K-LUG meeting time of 6 pm.
Canadian Honker Event Center at the Ramada Hotel, 1517 16th St SW
At the door: CASH ONLY
Alternate method of payment: Tickets can also be purchased online by making a $25 donation to the Sunset Terrace Playground project. The deadline is Wednesday, February 6th at midnight. Tickets purchased online can be picked up at the event.
Planned Technical Meeting: February TBD
Speaker needed, please let Tim or 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.
As regularly scheduled, this would fall on Valentine's Day. So as to not get anyone in trouble with their significant other, or to cause decreased attendance for our speaker, I plan to reschedule this one.
And, our delayed K-LUG officer elections (president, vice president, treasurer) and PCIG nominations.
Planned Lunch: Thursday February 21st
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
Planned Technical Meeting: March TBD
Speaker needed, please let Tim or 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.
Also, PCIG elections.
Planned Lunch: Thursday March 21st
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
Planned Social: March 23rd or 24th
Potato cannon courtesy of Dennis DeLorme, and Rube Goldberg device construction with whatever you bring. Date, time, location TBD.
Planned Technical Meeting: April TBD
Speaker needed, please let Tim or 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.
Planned Lunch: Thursday April 18th
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
Planned Social: Friday April 12th
2-5 pm: Rocket show, as part of the 67th Annual Convention of the North Central Region of the Astronomical League . More details to come.
Planned Social: May TBD
Ideas can be found here or invent your own. What would you like to do? Tell Tim or Tina.
Planned Technical Meeting: March or later, 2013
Oculus Rift, "the first truly immersive virtual reality headset for video games"
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game
Peter Shabino
Free: Open Source Stickers for your Systems
Openstickers.com - download these images, print on sticker paper, cut and apply.
Upcoming Meeting Crisis!
Well, not really a crisis, but we do need some meeting topics (& speakers) for 2013. We'd like to know what you want to see and hear about. Please email Tina or Tim 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
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