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=== Technical Meeting/Social:  Tuesday December 10th ===
December is too chaotic for hosting both a technical meeting and a social, so we'll do something geeky.  K-LUG and PCIG will go hang out at [http://hobbygoblins.com/ Hobby Goblins] for board and card games.  Bring yours if you have some to share, last time they also had a few of the personal games of the staff available to introduce us to.


We'll list an official start time of 6 pm since that's the time of our normal technical meeting, but last time we were welcome to show up early if you want.  And while they officially close at 8 if the store is unpopulated, last time we were playing nice so we were allowed to stay until after 9.


We're allowed to bring (or order in) food, and beverages.  We'll take up a monetary collection towards pizza, and order at ~6:15, don't be late if you want in on the food.  They aren't charging us for the use of this space, but they have soda (canned, Pepsi and Coke products) available there for sale as well as chocolate candy bars (ie Snickers and Twix); it would be nice if we "paid" for our use of the space by purchasing our beverages from them.  If you bring your own beverage, please do so in resealable containers.  Treat contributions are welcome, please be considerate of food that won't damage the games (directly or by making for very messy hands).


[http://goo.gl/maps/g4nkc 297 37th Street Northeast]
=== Technical Meeting: Thursday January 9th, 2014 ===
Kyle Jervis will talk to us about bitcoin, including a lot of time for Q&A.
 
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Bitcoin is decentralized peer to peer money.  There will be a
brief overview of the system in the context of previous electronic money
systems and show how bitcoin solves the problems encountered by them. 
There will also be a technical introduction to the inner workings of the
system (cryptography, network, transactions, scripts, etc.)  The
remainder of the session will be Q&A/discussion.  Questions on virtually
any bitcoin-related topic are welcome.
 
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6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.


But note you've actually got to turn north on East River Road NE before making an immediate left into their parking lot (they share lots with Little Bob's Auto Body Center).
[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]


Also on the agenda:  The annual K-LUG coup attempt (ie officer elections), and round 1 of PCIG officer nominations.  Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Tim or Tina know.


=== Lunch:  Thursday December 19th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.  Or maybe back downtown, it depends how the new foodcourt is shaping up.


=== Lunch:  Thursday January 16th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.




=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday January 9th, 2014 ===
=== Planned Social:  January 2014 TBD ===
Kyle Jervis will talk to us about bitcoin, including a lot of time for Q&A.  More details later.
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.  We've got lots of potential indoor activities at the bottom of this page, speak up if you have preferences.
 
 
=== Planned Technical Meeting:  Thursday February 13th, 2014 ===
Matt Bruzek will present on Juju.  More details later.


6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.
6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.
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=== Lunch:  Thursday January 16th ===
=== Planned Lunch:  Thursday February 20th ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.  Or maybe back downtown, it depends how the new foodcourt is shaping up.
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.




=== Planned Social:  January 2014 TBD ===
=== Planned Social:  February 2014 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.  We've got lots of potential indoor activities at the bottom of this page, speak up if you have preferences.
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.  We've got lots of potential indoor activities at the bottom of this page, speak up if you have preferences.




=== Planned Technical Meeting:  Thursday February 13th, 2014 ===
 
Matt Bruzek will present on Juju.  More details later.
=== Planned Technical Meeting:  Thursday March 13th, 2014 ===
Mark Diez will be coordinating an audience-driven "Andriod devices, apps, and accesories".  The vision is thus:
 
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Folks are invited to bring their Android smartphones, tablets, and accessories to the meeting for show and tell. We will try to have a webcam or other continuously powered videocam attached to a PC that would project hardware- and screen-images to the wall-screen.
People will demo their favorite devices, apps, and accessories. Apps might include browsers (Chrome, ...), productivity (spreadsheet, document editor, time management, list management, ...), input/output (text to speech, speech to text, handwriting), readers (Nook, Kindle, Google, PDF readers, ...), sports and recreation (GPS, stopwatch, biking/running, hiking, boating), photography, idle-time games (solitaire, tetris, ...), security/availability (backup, anti-virus, remote-wiping, ...), utilities (task management, network monitors, ...). Any apps (excluding serious games) would be suitable to show off at the meeting.
Accessories might include styluses, covers/cases, desktop accessories (keyboards, stands), connectivity/audio/video stuff (connection to TV, earphones, ...).
We are soliciting participants and demo's, and request that anyone interested in participating contact Mark in advance of the meeting.
 
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6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.
6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.
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[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html  Heintz Center Building Map]
[http://www.rctc.edu/campustour/maps/heintzA.html  Heintz Center Building Map]


=== Planned Technical Meeting:  March 2014 ===
 
 
=== Planned Lunch:  Thursday March 20th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
 
 
=== Planned Social:  March 2014 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.  We've got lots of potential indoor activities at the bottom of this page, speak up if you have preferences.
 
 
=== Planned Technical Meeting:  April 2014 ===
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.
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 Lunch:  Thursday April 17th  ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
=== Planned Social:  April 2014 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.  We've got lots of potential indoor activities at the bottom of this page, speak up if you have preferences.




Revision as of 16:58, 2 January 2014


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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.


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Technical Meeting: Thursday January 9th, 2014

Kyle Jervis will talk to us about bitcoin, including a lot of time for Q&A.

--

Bitcoin is decentralized peer to peer money. There will be a brief overview of the system in the context of previous electronic money systems and show how bitcoin solves the problems encountered by them. There will also be a technical introduction to the inner workings of the system (cryptography, network, transactions, scripts, etc.) The remainder of the session will be Q&A/discussion. Questions on virtually any bitcoin-related topic are welcome.

--

6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.

Directions to Campus

Heintz Center Building Map

Also on the agenda: The annual K-LUG coup attempt (ie officer elections), and round 1 of PCIG officer nominations. Anything else you want to see on the agenda? Let Tim or Tina know.


Lunch: Thursday January 16th

11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.


Planned Social: January 2014 TBD

Ideas can be found here or invent your own. What would you like to do? Tell Tim or Tina. We've got lots of potential indoor activities at the bottom of this page, speak up if you have preferences.


Planned Technical Meeting: Thursday February 13th, 2014

Matt Bruzek will present on Juju. More details later.

6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.

Directions to Campus

Heintz Center Building Map


Planned Lunch: Thursday February 20th

11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.


Planned Social: February 2014 TBD

Ideas can be found here or invent your own. What would you like to do? Tell Tim or Tina. We've got lots of potential indoor activities at the bottom of this page, speak up if you have preferences.


Planned Technical Meeting: Thursday March 13th, 2014

Mark Diez will be coordinating an audience-driven "Andriod devices, apps, and accesories". The vision is thus:

--

Folks are invited to bring their Android smartphones, tablets, and accessories to the meeting for show and tell. We will try to have a webcam or other continuously powered videocam attached to a PC that would project hardware- and screen-images to the wall-screen.

People will demo their favorite devices, apps, and accessories. Apps might include browsers (Chrome, ...), productivity (spreadsheet, document editor, time management, list management, ...), input/output (text to speech, speech to text, handwriting), readers (Nook, Kindle, Google, PDF readers, ...), sports and recreation (GPS, stopwatch, biking/running, hiking, boating), photography, idle-time games (solitaire, tetris, ...), security/availability (backup, anti-virus, remote-wiping, ...), utilities (task management, network monitors, ...). Any apps (excluding serious games) would be suitable to show off at the meeting.

Accessories might include styluses, covers/cases, desktop accessories (keyboards, stands), connectivity/audio/video stuff (connection to TV, earphones, ...).

We are soliciting participants and demo's, and request that anyone interested in participating contact Mark in advance of the meeting.

--

6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.

Directions to Campus

Heintz Center Building Map


Planned Lunch: Thursday March 20th

11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.


Planned Social: March 2014 TBD

Ideas can be found here or invent your own. What would you like to do? Tell Tim or Tina. We've got lots of potential indoor activities at the bottom of this page, speak up if you have preferences.


Planned Technical Meeting: April 2014

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 requested topics page.


Planned Lunch: Thursday April 17th

11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.


Planned Social: April 2014 TBD

Ideas can be found here or invent your own. What would you like to do? Tell Tim or Tina. We've got lots of potential indoor activities at the bottom of this page, speak up if you have preferences.



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



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.

-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 2014. 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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