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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].


=== Social #1:  Saturday October 5th ===
Come for a hike and a corn maze in Douglas at [http://www.northwoodsorchard.com/home.html Northwoods Orchard].  1 pm.  $5/person for the adult corn maze.  $3/kid for the kid corn maze.  Other activities and items for sale, see their website if you're interested in apples, gourds, etc.




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=== Technical Meeting: Thursday October 10th ===
=== Virtual Social: Thursday June 11th ===
Tim Massaro will present on The Makings of a Maker Space, aka a history of The Rabbit Hole.
6 pm


When: Thursday September 12th - 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Meeting link [https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77258459870?pwd=VolwHIBRS8iAnPBqiwdA85abgT8Ez2.1 here.]


Where: RCTC Heintz Center Room HA107




=== Outdoor Social: Rochesterfest week  ===
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.  Date/time TBD.  Gather around our organizer Mark.


=== Lunch:  Thursday October 17th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.




=== Planned Social: October TBD ===
=== Virtual Social: Thursday Jly 9th ===
We've got two plans:
6 pm


-Creative Reuse build night at the Rabbit Hole
Meeting link here eventually.


-Corn maze in Douglas, at [http://www.northwoodsorchard.com/home.html Northwoods Orchard]


We'll get back to you with details.




=== Planned Technical MeetingNovember TBD ===
=== Outside SocialJuly 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 [http://www.k-lug.org/index.php?title=Meetings&action=submit#Requested_topics_list requested topics] page.


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].


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




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


=== Upcoming Outdoor Socials TBD  ===
We're planning pickleball once it's cooler again.


=== Lunch:  Thursday December 19th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
=== Planned Social/"Technical Meeting":  December TBD, probably a Friday night ===
What geeky hanging out activity do we want to do together this year?  Last year we went to Hobby Gobblins, and I think they've managed to stay in business; want to go there again?
=== Planned Technical Meeting:  January 2014 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 [http://www.k-lug.org/index.php?title=Meetings&action=submit#Requested_topics_list requested topics] page.
=== 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


=== Old News Items ===
See the [[OldNews]] page.






=== Planned Socials: Fall or winter ===
-Jim Henderson, "Silicon Valley" documentary


-Children's Museum.  Don't have a kid and feel akward about wandering around to check the place out without one?  This is your chance, we'll have at least one coming with the group to salve any feelings of stalking stranger's children.


-Rock climbing at Prairie Walls before they take down the sign we constructed for the Red Bull Creation contest.
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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.
 
-MAME/foosball/ping pong at Tim Massaro's.
 
-Parallax build contest ~Christmas
 
 
 
=== 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
 
 
=== 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 June 11th

6 pm

Meeting link here.


Outdoor Social: Rochesterfest week

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. Date/time TBD. Gather around our organizer Mark.


Virtual Social: Thursday Jly 9th

6 pm

Meeting link here eventually.



Outside Social: July TBD

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



Upcoming Outdoor Socials TBD

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


Old News Items

See the OldNews page.



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