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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 [http://k-lug.org/About contact an officer]. | | We generally meet monthly for technical presentations (2nd Thursday of the month, 6 pm, virtual), and monthly for socializing (varies). We no longer meet monthly for lunches, if you are interested in reviving this tradition please [http://k-lug.org/About contact an officer]. |
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| | === Outside Social: Thursday September 5th === |
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| | Disc golf! Meet outside the RCTC field house, 6 pm. Here is [http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=217033483939111930234.0004a3795f42da701ae0b&msa=0&ll=44.015742,-92.422206&spn=0.003541,0.006942&iwloc=0004a37962daae4746296 a map]. |
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| === Social: "January" and February 2020: Saturday February 1st ===
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| Sleigh riding
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| Saturday, February 1st, 10 am
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| [https://www.google.com/maps/place/44%C2%B000'14.4%22N+92%C2%B030'46.4%22W/@44.0040188,-92.5150877,17z/ Park along the road on Salem Road], the sleigh rides are north of the road behind the History Center. | | Meeting link [https://us04web.zoom.us/j/79310323372?pwd=x5yC1bOAqOp2aDWq7n4dkFc1suaoR2.1 here.] |
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| | Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know. |
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| Lunar New Year celebration (a week late)
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| Saturday February 1st, 12:30 pm
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| [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kingdom+Buffet/@44.0401034,-92.4655623,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x87f75f87ea76cc73:0x4cb524b317b5695c!8m2!3d44.0400996!4d-92.4633683 Kingdom Buffet]
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| Please RSVP to Tina by 3 pm on Thursday January 30th, so she can make reservations.
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| === Technical Meeting: Thursday February 13th ===
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| Presenter needed. Willing to volunteer? Tell Tina.
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| 6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's H1411 (note: For those of you that have been coming for a long time, we are still in the same place, the rooms in the Heintz Center were renumbered. Prior to March 20th this room had been known as HA108. If anyone finds updated maps, please let us know.)
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| [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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| [http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/ Campus layout]
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| [http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/heintz/heintz-a.html Heintz Center Building Map]
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| Also, due to low attendance in January, elections didn't happen, we will try again in February. Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let Tina know.
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| === Technical Meeting: Thursday March 12th ===
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| Presenter needed. Willing to volunteer? Tell Tina.
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| 6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's H1411 (note: For those of you that have been coming for a long time, we are still in the same place, the rooms in the Heintz Center were renumbered. Prior to March 20th this room had been known as HA108. If anyone finds updated maps, please let us know.)
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| [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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| [http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/ Campus layout]
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| [http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/heintz/heintz-a.html Heintz Center Building Map]
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| Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let Tina know.
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| === Social: Saturday March 14th ===
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| "On Saturday, March 14, there will be an Irish Dance at the Eagles Club in Rochester - 917 15th Avenue SE. Dance instruction begins at 7:00 PM. Dancing begins at 7:30 PM. Tickets at the door are $10 for adults. Children accompanied by an adult will be admitted free of charge. Music and dance instruction will be provided by FriendsOnTheRange. No experience is necessary. All dances are taught. Singles are welcome. The traditional dances of the Irish Dance on March 14 will include both the jigs and reels of the group dances (performed in circles or in long parallel lines) and the waltzes and polkas and hornpipes of the couple dances. Familiar Irish ballads and sing-alongs will round out the evening."
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| Dancing with kids is fun, bring yours or come share mine.
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| === Technical Meeting: Thursday April 9th ===
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| Presenter needed. Willing to volunteer? Tell Tina.
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| 6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's H1411 (note: For those of you that have been coming for a long time, we are still in the same place, the rooms in the Heintz Center were renumbered. Prior to March 20th this room had been known as HA108. If anyone finds updated maps, please let us know.)
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| [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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| [http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/ Campus layout]
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| [http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/heintz/heintz-a.html Heintz Center Building Map]
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| Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let Tina know.
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| === Social: Monday April 27th ===
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| Litter Bit Better!
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| 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://coord.info/GC8M8JA geocachers who get CITO credit].
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| 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.
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| 6 pm start time.
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| 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.
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| === Social: May 2020 ===
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| What might you want to do? Tell Tina.
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| | === Potential October outdoor social - 18 holes of mini golf === |
| | https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/new-18-hole-mini-golf-course-coming-to-rochester |
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| === Pending potential presentations === | | === Pending potential presentations === |
| [http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1523379957/oculus-rift-step-into-the-game
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| Oculus Rift], "the first truly immersive virtual reality headset for video games" . Peter Shabino
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| Jon Gullixson: gnucash or www :: Mechanize | | Jon Gullixson: gnucash or www :: Mechanize |
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| === Planned Socials: Fall or winter === | | |
| | === Socials brainstorming: Fall or winter === |
| -Murder mystery. The host needs to buy a kit at a gaming store to get the event started. | | -Murder mystery. The host needs to buy a kit at a gaming store to get the event started. |
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| -Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary | | -Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary |
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| -Rock climbing at Prairie Walls
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| -Bowlocity laser tag. 5-6 people minimum needed. | | -Bowlocity laser tag. 5-6 people minimum needed. |
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| -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. | | -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. |
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| -MAME/foosball/ping pong at ... can't be Tim Massaro's anymore...
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| -February or July armchair mapping aka road rally event, http://home.earthlink.net/~oldmaltese/
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| === Upcoming Meeting Crisis! ===
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| 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
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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.
LUG News
We generally meet monthly for technical presentations (2nd Thursday of the month, 6 pm, virtual), and monthly for socializing (varies). We no longer meet monthly for lunches, if you are interested in reviving this tradition please contact an officer.
Outside Social: Thursday September 5th
Disc golf! Meet outside the RCTC field house, 6 pm. Here is a map.
Virtual Social: Thursday September 12th
6 pm
Meeting link here.
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.
Potential October outdoor social - 18 holes of mini golf
https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/new-18-hole-mini-golf-course-coming-to-rochester
https://krocnews.com/rochester-mns-largest-mini-golf-course-is-about-to-open/
Pending potential presentations
Jon Gullixson: gnucash or www :: Mechanize
Socials brainstorming: 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
-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.
Old News Items
See the OldNews page.
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