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== LUG News ==
== 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 [http://k-lug.org/About contact an officer].






=== Lunch:  Thursday January 21st  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.




=== Virtual Social: Thursday November 12th ===
6 pm


=== Planned Social:  January 2016, TBD ===
Meeting link here eventually.
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do?  Tell Tina.




=== Social:  Sunday, February 7th 2016 ===
Winterfest cardboard sled race spectating for our February social, Sunday February 7th, 1 pm.  There IS an indoor viewing area, per the description, so no trekking through the snow required.


http://www.rochesterwinterfest.com/2015/01/07/cardboard-sled-race/
=== Virtual Board Gaming Social: A Friday or Saturday evening in early December ===
Date TBD


Rochester Golf and Country Club
6 pm
3100 Country Club Road SW


Meeting link here eventually.


=== Downtown Lunch:  Thursday February 11th  ===
Save time by signing up in advance for a free account at [https://en.boardgamearena.com/ Board Game Arena] (same place we've been using for several years now, you might already have an account)
11:30 am, 1st Avenue food court downtown, at the bigger tables near the entrance.






=== Technical Meeting: Thursday February 11th ===
=== Upcoming Outdoor Socials TBD ===  
Robert Nix, on LVM.
We're planning pickleball once it's cooler again.




Also on the agenda for the technical meeting:
=== Old News Items ===
 
See the [[OldNews]] page.
-PCIG second round of officer nominations (with elections in March)
 
 
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]
 
Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Jon G or Tina know.
 
 
 
 
 
=== Lunch:  Thursday February 18th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
 
 
 
 
 
=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday March 10th ===
Marc Thomas, from NORLUG, on setting up and maintaining your own media server.
 
 
Also on the agenda for the technical meeting:
 
-PCIG elections
 
 
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]
 
Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Jon G or Tina know.
 
 
 
=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday April 14th ===
Speaker needed, please let Tina or Jon G 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.
 
 
Also on the agenda for the technical meeting:
 
-PCIG second round of officer nominations (with elections in March)
 
 
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]
 
Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Jon G or Tina know.
 
 
 
=== 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.
MediaWiki help [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Help:Text_color 1] [https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_color_formatting_help 2]
 
-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! ===
Well, not really a crisis, but we do need some meeting topics (& speakers) for 2015. We'd like to know what you want to see and hear about. Please email Tina or Jon G 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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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.



Virtual Social: Thursday November 12th

6 pm

Meeting link here eventually.


Virtual Board Gaming Social: A Friday or Saturday evening in early December

Date TBD

6 pm

Meeting link here eventually.

Save time by signing up in advance for a free account at Board Game Arena (same place we've been using for several years now, you might already have an account)


Upcoming Outdoor Socials TBD

We're planning pickleball once it's cooler again.


Old News Items

See the OldNews page.



MediaWiki help 1 2