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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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Downtown Lunch: Thursday January 14th

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

Technical Meeting: Thursday January 14th

Dennis DeLorme on a recent basement project - the $2 wireless link.

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Do you wish there was an easy, cheap way for your micro-controllers to 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 boards such as Arduino, Raspberry Pi and Beaglebone Black. The nrf24L01+ 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 German Chocolate cup cakes with coconut pecan frosting.

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

Directions to Campus

Heintz Center Building Map

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.

-Annual financial report from our treasurer.

-PCIG first round of officer nominations (with elections in March)

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

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

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.

Lunch: Thursday February 18th

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

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

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