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=== Virtual Social: Thursday November 14th ===
6 pm


=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday July 15th *** NOTE DATE CHANGE ===
Meeting link (removed)
Brent Vrieze will present SquareSpace and demo the website he created for his ambulance garage.


Agenda
-Sharing your new tech discoveries
-Socializing
-Choosing a December board game night (Friday December 6th, Friday December 13th, Saturday December 14th)


=== Lunch:  Thursday July 15th ===
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.
11:30 am, at the Apache Mall food court near B&N.  Yes, the same day as our technical meeting.


Also, thank you for your efforts at our fall trash cleanup.  The Public Works Department gave these summary measures of the city-wide efforts:  "Over 620 pounds of litter was collected by A Litter Bit Better volunteers during the fall event. An estimated 1.179 volunteers picked up 64 sites that covered many locations around Rochester."  This was 12 loads of trash, removed from our environment!


=== Social:  June 29th===
Frisbee golf, 7 pm, East Park.  That's kitty-corner from the Heintz Center building, here's a [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=East+Park,+Rochester,+MN&ie=UTF8&ll=44.022447,-92.443299&spn=0.007468,0.012124&z=16 map], email Tina if you need more detailed directions.  You're welcome even if you don't own your own discs, or if you've never played.  If you don't own your own, you can throw your shoe (entertaining but highly inefficient), or try to let us know in advance to bring a spare for you to borrow.


=== Virtual Social: Thursday October 10th ===
6 pm


=== Lunch:  Thursday June 17th ===
Yes, timing worked out that you'll see us twice in the same week.
11:30 am, at the Apache Mall food court near B&N.


Meeting link removed.


=== CANCELED June Technical Meeting ===
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.
Tim and Tina are both unavailable to run a meeting, and we have no speaker.  Past history suggests low summer attendance anyway.  So in the usual arbitrary and capricious manner, this meeting has been canceled.  Speakers are needed to volunteer for upcoming months.




=== Social:  Thursday May 20th ===
=== Potential October outdoor social - 18 holes of mini golf ===
Yes, the same day as lunch, hope you're not sick of us yet. Disc golf at East Park (kitty-corner from RCTC's Heintz Center), 7 pm. You're welcome even if you don't own your own discs, or if you've never played.  If you don't own your own, you can throw your shoe (entertaining but highly inefficient), or try to let us know in advance to bring a spare for you to borrow.
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/




=== Lunch: Thursday May 20th ===
=== Socials brainstorming: Fall or winter ===
11:30 am, at the Apache Mall food court near B&N.
-Murder mystery.  The host needs to buy a kit at a gaming store to get the event started.


-Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary


=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday May 13th ===
-Bowlocity laser tag. 5-6 people minimum needed.
The featured speakers this month are José de Leon of Winona State University and Bonnie Gabrick, a Winona State University student in Management Information Systems. They will talk about iPhone web development with the rapid web-development framework Ruby on Rails. Bonnie and José worked on a database-backed site in Rails, describing the technology inventory in each classroom at Winona State, and developed a mobile version of the website that exists alongside the default site. Like Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, two cool technologies that go great together!


-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.


=== Social:  Thursday April 22nd ===
We'll be participating in Rochester's A Litter Bit Better campaign by helping to clean up [http://www.k-lug.org/images/8/8d/LitterBitBetter_2010_AdoptionArea.pdf section 346] of [http://www.rneighbors.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/SE-Final.pdf Bear Creek Park].  6:30 pm start, meet at the south end of the McQuillin Field parking lot, more details can be found [http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?wp=GC25WX0 here].  Bring your own gloves, and anyone interested in geocaching the park can do both at the same time (plan is to get a few FTF options out of there to encourage the geocachers).  Since we're participating in [http://www.rneighbors.org/?p=2688 LBB], the City provides the empty trash bags, picks up the full bags, and covers the disposal costs.


=== Pending potential presentations  ===


=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday April 8th ===
Jon Gullixson: gnucash or www :: Mechanize
Eldon Nelson and Jon Gullixson will speak on online storage, and securing your online storage.<br>
'''When:''' Thursday April 8th - 6pm - 8:30pm<br>
'''Where:'''RCTC Heintz Center HA109 or HA107 depending on construction progress<br>
[http://www.k-lug.org/April_2010_Minutes more information]




=== Lunch:  Thursday March 18th ===
11:30 am, at the Apache Mall food court near B&N.


=== Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Monday October 7th ===
6:15 - 7:30 pm


=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday March 11th ===
This is the first time Rochester is running a fall edition of Litter Bit Better, so we're going to go clean up a second time this year.  Pine Ridge Estates Park, which you may recognize as where we have previously ice cream picnicked, and flown kites.  [https://www.google.com/maps?q=N+43%C2%B0+59.280+W+092%C2%B0+29.070+(GCAYC0F)+ Map]
The usual time and close to the usual place - 6 pm in RCTC's Heintz Center near HA107 (room under construction).  Maps and directions are on our [http://www.k-lug.org/Meetings Meetings] page. Jose de Leon will present on "Winona360 and Drupal".


Winona360 (edutech.tlt.winona.edu/winona360) is an online journalism site that was built for the Mass Communications Department of Winona State University. The site was built using the open-source content management system Drupal, and the talk will be more focused upon some working with some of the advanced Drupal features, and what was done with them to make the site work.
Bags provided. You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty. No shoreline, yes woods (mowed park + woods = 5.1 acres), and you might want a headlamp.


'''Slides from Jose's presentation can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/images/b/bc/Drupal_Winona360.pdf here].'''
As usual we are teaming up with the [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCAYC0F_15-andahalf-cito-and-rochesters-litter-bit-better geocachers] to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.


Also, PCIG elections.


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


=== Social:  Sunday March 7th ===
Meeting link removed.
On Sunday March 7th in Owatonna, the Owatonna Curling Club will be holding an open house.  This is your opportunity to see live curling, learn about curling and even try curling for free. They're no longer allowing individual small groups to come for free as Tina's taken some of you in the past, so this may be your best option. Don't forget to bring clean tennis shoes. Details can be found on the club website http://owatonnacc.org
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.




=== Alternate social:  Sunday February 21st ===
Celebrate the Chinese New Year by going out for Chinese with your fellow K-LUGgers.  The Chinese New Year is actually on Valentine's Day this year, which I figured was asking for trouble for trying to get enough seats in a restaurant, so we'll go a week late.  6 pm, Hunan at 844 South Broadway near Kmart.  RSVP's are due to Tina by lunchtime on Wednesday February 17th so reservations can be made.


=== Outside Social:  Thursday September 5th ===


=== Lunch:  Thursday February 18th ===
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].
11:30 am, at the Apache Mall food court near B&N.




=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday February 11th ===
=== Outside Social:  Friday August 30th ===
Chris Abbey on digital photo processing.  Those of you who went on the October social photowalks, send your pictures to Chris in advance or bring them to the meeting.  Culling is the first step, so don't feel like you need to reduce in advance the pictures you took.


Also, PCIG nominations.
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].




=== Social:  Thursday February 4th ===
For a February social there's an IBMer that Tim knows who is a good public speaker, he's doing a Community Ed class on Woodstock.  Details are code 7071.221, Thursday February 4th, 7-8:30 pm, Northrop 319.  You must register with Community Ed to attend, the class fee is $7.


=== Virtual Social: Thursday August 8th ===
6 pm


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


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


=== Social:  January 16th ===


Potluck dinner and game night at Tina's.
=== Virtual Social: Thursday July 11th ===
6 pm


6 pm dinner - Tina will provide pork based something for the main dish
Meeting link removed.


7 pm games - we'll play whatever you bring
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.


Please RSVP to Tina




=== Outdoor Social:  Thursday June 27th, 11:45 am ===
Lunch at RochesterFest.  We'll be sitting at a picnic table on the far side of the tent from the music, to hopefully lower the decibel level enough to still talk.


=== Technical Meeting: Thursday January 14 - IBM SameTime 3D - Virtual Collaboration in 3D Meeting Rooms - Demo by Tim Massaro ===
Food trailers are supposed to be open by noon, 11:45 am will give us a little better chance at getting parking.


-> '''When:''' Thursday Jan 14th, 6-7:30pm


-> '''Where:'''RCTC Heintz Center
=== Virtual Social: Thursday June 13th ===
6 pm


Room HA107 (or HA109)
Meeting link removed


[http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html  Directions to Campus] <br>
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.
[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html  Heintz Center Building Map]


SameTime 3D allows users to collaborate via voice, textchat, avatars and various meeting specific tools. Upload a presentation and invite others to join you in a virtual 3D meeting space.


Why use 3D for Meetings?
=== Virtual Social: Thursday May 9th ===
6 pm


Meetings are about people getting together to do things - with 3D meetings you see all the others as avatars throughout the meeting.
Meeting link removed


Social interactions are more natural with avatars. The expressiveness of avatars help co-workers communicate in a natural and personal way that helps them get to know each other - leading to more trust and better collaboration.  
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.


Work in 3D. Organize in 3D, build in 3D, present and interact in 3D




We'll also go over topics for future meetings...Need some ideas?  [http://www.k-lug.org/index.php?title=Meetings&action=submit#Requested_topics_list Here are topics] your fellow K-LUGgers have requested.
=== Geocaching in-person social (outside), Friday May 3rd ===
6 pm
 
Park and walk in a neighborhood in NE Rochester.
 
Park near [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC3WQ84 1 - Odin] on Whiting Lane NE's cul de sac.  We'll walk from there to a couple of other geocaches ([https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC57FGC 2], [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC4RPZ2 3]), then back to #1, and then decide if we're walking or driving to [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC8M3FP 4].
 
 
 
 
=== Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 30th ===
6:15 - 7:30 pm
 
Back to our usual Cascade Lake Park.
 
Bags provided.  You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty.  There is shoreline.
 
As usual we are teaming up with the [https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GCAMJX2 geocachers] to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.
 
 
 
=== Virtual Social: Thursday April 11th ===
Come hang out virtually with your favorite geeks, and share what you've been up to or found interesting.
 
6 pm
 
Meeting link [https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74567357951?pwd=nQjQHcz7eKjaZ5YaHS2UGrat5UVUCv.1 here].
 
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.
 
 
 
=== Virtual Technical Meeting: To be rescheduled ===
Acu Dorin will present on opensource AI software and an effort he and some other folks have made to create a private version of a chatGPT like AI interface
 
 
 
=== Outside Social:  Friday March 22nd, 6 pm ===
 
Geocaching!  The March equinox is an excuse to [https://www.geocaching.com/blog/2024/03/celebrating-the-march-equinox/ find 3 geocaches during the week of the equinox].  If you've never geocached before, this is a great time to join us.  Wear your hiking shoes, long sturdy pants, and otherwise dress for the weather.
 
We will chase 3 multi-caches that start to the east and north of St Marys Hospital
https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC6G6R5
https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5XDH0
https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5XEQV
 
If we have any DNF's, first choice replacement will be:
https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC56K4K
 
I skimmed through the logs, and none of our regulars seem to have found these, so hopefully everyone will qualify for the achievement.
 
Parking:
There is a limited quantity of 2 hour parking in St. Marys Park proper. However, the neighborhood parking permit restriction opens back up starting at 5:30, so by starting at 6 pm you should be able to park on the street (and not be competing with employees for spots) for the duration of our explorations.
 
 
=== Virtual Technical Meeting: Thursday March 14th ===
Speaker cancelled due to illness, will reschedule.
 
Tim Massaro will come to our rescue, and will present on his Partyrock/Blackrock hackathon project, as well as brainstorming some future socials.
 
6 pm
 
Meeting link removed.
 
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.
 
 
 
=== Outside Social:  Saturday February 24th ===
 
It's supposed to be dry all week, there's no snow to fight with, the disc golf holes are present, and Saturday's forecast is for sunshine and a high of 46. So let's play disc golf!
 
Meet outside the RCTC field house, 2 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].
 
 
=== Virtual Technical Meeting: Thursday February 8th ===
Aaron Albertson will present a wrap up of this season's volunteer work with student robotics.
 
6 pm
 
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.
 
 
=== Virtual Technical Meeting: Thursday January 11th, 2024 ===
Aaron Albertson will present a wrap up of this season's volunteer work with student robotics.
 
6 pm
 
And KLUG officer elections.
 
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let Tina know.
 
 


Also, '''elections''' are coming up please consider volunteering.






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Latest revision as of 03:25, 18 November 2024



Virtual Social: Thursday November 14th

6 pm

Meeting link (removed)

Agenda -Sharing your new tech discoveries -Socializing -Choosing a December board game night (Friday December 6th, Friday December 13th, Saturday December 14th)

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

Also, thank you for your efforts at our fall trash cleanup. The Public Works Department gave these summary measures of the city-wide efforts: "Over 620 pounds of litter was collected by A Litter Bit Better volunteers during the fall event. An estimated 1.179 volunteers picked up 64 sites that covered many locations around Rochester." This was 12 loads of trash, removed from our environment!


Virtual Social: Thursday October 10th

6 pm

Yes, timing worked out that you'll see us twice in the same week.

Meeting link removed.

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/


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.


Pending potential presentations

Jon Gullixson: gnucash or www :: Mechanize


Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Monday October 7th

6:15 - 7:30 pm

This is the first time Rochester is running a fall edition of Litter Bit Better, so we're going to go clean up a second time this year. Pine Ridge Estates Park, which you may recognize as where we have previously ice cream picnicked, and flown kites. Map

Bags provided. You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty. No shoreline, yes woods (mowed park + woods = 5.1 acres), and you might want a headlamp.

As usual we are teaming up with the geocachers to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.


Virtual Social: Thursday September 12th

6 pm

Meeting link removed. Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.


Outside Social: Thursday September 5th

Disc golf! Meet outside the RCTC field house, 6 pm. Here is a map.


Outside Social: Friday August 30th

Disc golf! Meet outside the RCTC field house, 6 pm. Here is a map.


Virtual Social: Thursday August 8th

6 pm

Meeting link removed.

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


Virtual Social: Thursday July 11th

6 pm

Meeting link removed.

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


Outdoor Social: Thursday June 27th, 11:45 am

Lunch at RochesterFest. We'll be sitting at a picnic table on the far side of the tent from the music, to hopefully lower the decibel level enough to still talk.

Food trailers are supposed to be open by noon, 11:45 am will give us a little better chance at getting parking.


Virtual Social: Thursday June 13th

6 pm

Meeting link removed

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


Virtual Social: Thursday May 9th

6 pm

Meeting link removed

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


Geocaching in-person social (outside), Friday May 3rd

6 pm

Park and walk in a neighborhood in NE Rochester.

Park near 1 - Odin on Whiting Lane NE's cul de sac. We'll walk from there to a couple of other geocaches (2, 3), then back to #1, and then decide if we're walking or driving to 4.



Litter Bit Better in-person social (outside), Tuesday April 30th

6:15 - 7:30 pm

Back to our usual Cascade Lake Park.

Bags provided. You bring your own gloves, grabbers, and sense of civic duty. There is shoreline.

As usual we are teaming up with the geocachers to avoid being overwhelmed by garbage.


Virtual Social: Thursday April 11th

Come hang out virtually with your favorite geeks, and share what you've been up to or found interesting.

6 pm

Meeting link here.

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


Virtual Technical Meeting: To be rescheduled

Acu Dorin will present on opensource AI software and an effort he and some other folks have made to create a private version of a chatGPT like AI interface


Outside Social: Friday March 22nd, 6 pm

Geocaching! The March equinox is an excuse to find 3 geocaches during the week of the equinox. If you've never geocached before, this is a great time to join us. Wear your hiking shoes, long sturdy pants, and otherwise dress for the weather.

We will chase 3 multi-caches that start to the east and north of St Marys Hospital https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC6G6R5 https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5XDH0 https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC5XEQV

If we have any DNF's, first choice replacement will be: https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC56K4K

I skimmed through the logs, and none of our regulars seem to have found these, so hopefully everyone will qualify for the achievement.

Parking: There is a limited quantity of 2 hour parking in St. Marys Park proper. However, the neighborhood parking permit restriction opens back up starting at 5:30, so by starting at 6 pm you should be able to park on the street (and not be competing with employees for spots) for the duration of our explorations.


Virtual Technical Meeting: Thursday March 14th

Speaker cancelled due to illness, will reschedule.

Tim Massaro will come to our rescue, and will present on his Partyrock/Blackrock hackathon project, as well as brainstorming some future socials.

6 pm

Meeting link removed.

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


Outside Social: Saturday February 24th

It's supposed to be dry all week, there's no snow to fight with, the disc golf holes are present, and Saturday's forecast is for sunshine and a high of 46. So let's play disc golf!

Meet outside the RCTC field house, 2 pm. Here is a map.


Virtual Technical Meeting: Thursday February 8th

Aaron Albertson will present a wrap up of this season's volunteer work with student robotics.

6 pm

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


Virtual Technical Meeting: Thursday January 11th, 2024

Aaron Albertson will present a wrap up of this season's volunteer work with student robotics.

6 pm

And KLUG officer elections.

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




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