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We can use presentations for upcoming meetings, please see [http://www.k-lug.org/Meetings a list of ideas] if you're willing but lacking a topic.
We can use presentations for upcoming meetings, please see [http://www.k-lug.org/Meetings a list of ideas] if you're willing but lacking a topic.
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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].


[http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=cXBkMGRtOGtndmFibm9yajJhcTRlM2s2OGtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ K-LUG Google calendar]


[http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=ODkyNDg3ZWZpbWh2OWduMHFyMTNtdG9qamtAZ3JvdXAuY2FsZW5kYXIuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbQ K-LUG unofficial activities Google calendar]


[http://www.facebook.com/pages/K-Lug-Linux-User-Group/48319644279?sk=wall K-lug Facebook page]


[http://www.linkedin.com/groups?home=&gid=1814625 LinkedIn group]
=== In person, indoor social: Tuesday December 3rd ===
Mayo Planetarium, for a Community Education presentation on Cosmology. Ages 12+.


[http://www.reddit.com/r/KLUG/ Reddit]
6:30-8 pm, pre-registration required


=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday May 12th ===
$10
Our May meeting is scheduled to be information about a new robotics league starting up in Rochester.
Rochester Tabletop Robotics League is a "tabletop" robotics, all the robots should therefore be small and relatively inexpensive.  Peter Shabino will describe this league and even demo a quick and easy robot he built from a $9.99 Walmart remote controlled car. See [http://www.wire2wire.org/rtrl/index.html his website].


If you have any other agenda items, please submit them to Tim as he'll be running the meeting.
https://rochester.ce.eleyo.com/course/22993/2024-fall-adult-catalog/mayo-planetarium-s-cosmology


-> When: Thursday May 12th - 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm


-> Where: RCTC Heintz Center Room HA107 or nearby


[http://www.roch.edu/html-spectrum/getting_to_ucr.html  Directions to Campus]
=== Virtual Board Gaming Social: Friday December 6th ===
6 pm


[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html  Heintz Center Building Map]
Meeting link to socialize [https://us04web.zoom.us/j/71720268402?pwd=4OgDhJavJVW4zVshAMBE2O8SaoOA7Y.1 here].  Play at [https://en.boardgamearena.com/ Board Game Arena].






=== Lunch: Thursday May 19th ===
=== Virtual Technical Meeting or Social: Thursday January 9th, 2025 ===
11:30 am, at the Apache Mall food court near B&N.
6 pm


Meeting link to be here later.


=== Disc Golf Social:  Thursday May 19th, 6:30 pm ===
KLUG officer elections.
Disc Golf at UCR.  This is a new course to us and we didn't find hole #1, so we're just going to meet outside of the UCR sports complex and near the football/lacrosse field, at the NE corner of the parking lot.  If you haven't played before and would like to borrow a disc that's usually not a problem, although it helps if we know you're in that situation.


=== Planned Technical Meeting:  Thursday June 9th ===
Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let us know.
Andy Tolbert and Chris Lohfink.


Wireless Device Connectivity with ZigBee – An overview of the ZigBee specification  and demonstration of using an XBee Module with an Arduino and a Digi Ethernet/XBee Gateway to interface with the Arduino from the Web.  The demonstration will include examples of controlling the Arduino via XBee in addition to monitoring device state.




If you have any other agenda items, please submit them to Tim as he'll be running the meeting.




-> When: Thursday June 9th - 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm


-> Where: RCTC Heintz Center Room HA107 or nearby
=== Old News Items ===
See the [[OldNews]] page.


[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]


=== Planned Lunch: Thursday June 16th ===
11:30 am, at the Apache Mall food court near B&N.




=== Planned Social:  June TBD ===
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Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do?  Tell Tina.  She can organize basic stuff like a frisbee golf outing on her own, if you want something like dinner and a movie then she needs movie suggestions.
 
 
=== Planned Technical Meeting:  Thursday July 14th ===
Speaker needed, please let Tim know if you're willing to volunteer.  Tim is in charge of all K-LUG things for July and August.  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.
 
 
=== Planned Lunch: Thursday July 24th ===
11:30 am, at the Apache Mall food court near B&N.
 
 
=== Planned Social:  July TBD ===
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do?  Tell Tim, he's in charge of all things K-LUG for July and August.
 
 
=== Planned Technical Meeting:  Thursday August 11th ===
Speaker needed, please let Tim know if you're willing to volunteer.  Tim is in charge of all K-LUG things for July and August.  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.
 
=== Planned Lunch: Thursday August 18th ===
11:30 am, at the Apache Mall food court near B&N.
 
 
=== Planned Social:  August TBD ===
Ideas can be found [http://www.k-lug.org/SocialMeeting here] or invent your own.  What would you like to do?  Tell Tim, he's in charge of all things K-LUG for July and August.
 
 
 
=== Free:  Open Source Stickers for your Systems ===
 
[http://www.openstickers.com Openstickers.com] - download these images, print on sticker paper, cut and apply.
 
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=== Upcoming Meeting Crisis! ===
Well, not really a crisis, but we do need some meeting topics (& speakers) for 2011. 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
 
 
=== 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.



In person, indoor social: Tuesday December 3rd

Mayo Planetarium, for a Community Education presentation on Cosmology. Ages 12+.

6:30-8 pm, pre-registration required

$10

https://rochester.ce.eleyo.com/course/22993/2024-fall-adult-catalog/mayo-planetarium-s-cosmology


Virtual Board Gaming Social: Friday December 6th

6 pm

Meeting link to socialize here. Play at Board Game Arena.


Virtual Technical Meeting or Social: Thursday January 9th, 2025

6 pm

Meeting link to be here later.

KLUG officer elections.

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




Old News Items

See the OldNews page.



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