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


=== Downtown Lunch:  Thursday January 14th  ===
11:30 am, 1st Avenue food court downtown, at the bigger tables near the entrance.




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


=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday January 14th ===
Dennis DeLorme on a recent basement project - the $2 wireless link.


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=== 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.


Do you wish there was an easy, cheap way for your micro-controllers to
http://www.rochesterwinterfest.com/2015/01/07/cardboard-sled-race/  
talk to each other over a wireless link? If so, come and learn about the
Nordic nrf24L01+ type modules. These allow short range wireless
communication in the 2.4 GHz band. The nrf24L01+ is designed for PC
keyboard/mouse, remote controls, home automation, toys etc.


There is available software to use the nrf24L01+ modules with common
Rochester Golf and Country Club
boards such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi and Beaglebone Black. The nrf24L01+
3100 Country Club Road SW
module can be added to these boards for about $1 per node, if ordered
directly from China. I'll talk a little about my experience ordering
directly from China.


I will talk about the features of the nrf24L01+ and the software to use it. I will demo a sensor star network with a couple of them on Arduinos (what else?) sending data to an Arduino attached to a laptop as the base unit.


If you are ready to break your New Years Resolutions, I will be bringing
=== Downtown Lunch:  Thursday February 11th  ===
German Chocolate cup cakes with coconut pecan frosting.
11:30 am, 1st Avenue food court downtown, at the bigger tables near the entrance.


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6 pm, in or near RCTC Heintz Center's HA107.
=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday February 11th ===
 
Robert Nix, on LVM.
[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 for the technical meeting:
Also on the agenda for the technical meeting:


-K-LUG’s annual officer elections – president, vice president, treasurer.  Nominations or self-nominations for these positions please.
-PCIG second round of officer nominations (with elections in March)


-Annual financial report from our treasurer.


-PCIG first 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.
Anything else you want to see on the agenda?  Let Jon G or Tina know.
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=== Lunch:  Thursday January 21st ===
 
=== Lunch:  Thursday February 18th ===
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.
11:30 am, Apache Mall food court, near B&N.






=== Planned Social:  January 2016, TBD ===
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 ===
=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday March 10th ===
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/
 
Rochester Golf and Country Club
3100 Country Club Road SW
 
 
=== Downtown Lunch:  Thursday February 11th  ===
11:30 am, 1st Avenue food court downtown, at the bigger tables near the entrance.
 
 
 
=== Technical Meeting:  Thursday February 11th ===
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.
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.


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




Revision as of 19:57, 15 January 2016


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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

Lunch: Thursday January 21st

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


Planned Social: January 2016, TBD

Ideas can be found 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/

Rochester Golf and Country Club 3100 Country Club Road SW


Downtown Lunch: Thursday February 11th

11:30 am, 1st Avenue food court downtown, at the bigger tables near the entrance.


Technical Meeting: Thursday February 11th

Robert Nix, on LVM.


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.

Directions to Campus

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

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 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.

Directions to Campus

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.

-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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