[PLUG-announce]Apr topics

Wed, 7 Apr 2004 16:48:12 -0700 (MST)

moin, moin,

The topic of this month's east side meeting is supposed to be 3D
modeller/renderer Blender from Brian Cluff. Looks like he'll be out
sick and Michael Crusoe will be filling in with a presentation on
bioinformatics. Thanks to Michael for the pinch-hit.

The west side talk will be Marty Stoneman talking about patent law. He is
open to questions, so feel free to show up with some in mind or contact
Alexander before the meeting to pre-ask them. More info below.

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Event: PLUG East Side Meeting
Topic: Blender or bioinformatics
Presenter: Brian Cluff or Michael Crusoe
Location: Sequoia Charter School, 1460 S. Horne, Mesa, AZ 85204-5760
Time: 19:00 on Thursday, the 8th of March

Abstract: Blender, the open source software for 3D modeling, animation,
rendering, post-production, interactive creation and playback.

Bio: Brian is a PLUG Steering Committee member and our host for the east
side meetings at Sequoia Charter School.

See ASULUG/UNUG meeting details below for abstract and bio for Michael's
talk.

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Event: GNU/Linux Stammtisch
Location: The Muse Cafe/Artspace, 1032 S. Terrace Rd., Tempe, AZ 85281
Time: 19:00 to 23:00 on Tuesday, the 20th of April

Just show up and hang.

Lemon and Terrace, just East of ASU's main campus.

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Event: ASULUG/UNUG meeting
Topic: Bioinformatics
Presenter: Michael Crusoe
Location: ASU's main campus, Computing Commons Auditorium
Time: 15:00 - 17:00 on Wednesday, the 21st of April

Abstract: The fundamentals of biometric authentication (fingerprint,
handgeometry, iris, retina, signature, gait, etc...) will be
presented. Anover view of currently available products and specific
use cases will be followed by a discussion of liveness testing and
vulnerabilities.

Bio: Michael Crusoe has worked in the Information Technology field for
over 4 years and is a system administrator for Authenti-Corp, a small
business that specializes in all areas of authentication design, testing
andimplementation. He is a member of the USENIX Advanced Technical
Computing Systems Association and their Special Technical Group for system
administrators SAGE. A co-author of a technical standard for the storage of
fingerprints and related data in a 2D barcode utilizing both minutia- and
spectral-pattern-based strategies, he has authored research on the use of
identification cards and booklets at the federal level around the world and
any use of biometrics therein. A Debian GNU/Linux(server and desktop) user,
Michael is interested in limited-domain artificial intelligence and is an
avid reader of speculative fiction and historical computing literature.

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Event: DeLUG meeting
Topic: Linux Live CDs
Location: DeVry, Rm. 209, 2149 W. Dunlap Ave.
Time: 19:00 to 21:00 on Wednesday, the 21st of April

DeLUG will be holding a meeting presenting Linux Live CDs; that is,
distributions of Linux that run off a CD and RAM without installing onto
a hard drive, such as the Knoppix Live-CD. Live CDs are used in a wide
variety of applications, ranging from portable arcade gaming to firewall
implementation and password recovery. Live CDs are also an excellent way of
using Linux without actually having to install it.

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Event: Scottsdale Symphony Orchestra, http://www.scotsymph.org/
Program: Mendelssohn, Dvorak, Khachaturian
Location: Grace Chapel, 8524 E. Thomas Rd, Scottsdale AZ 85251
Time: 19:30 on Monday and Tuesday the 26 and 27 of April

The Scottsdale Symphony Orchestra season is co-sponsored by AZOTO. Please
mention AZOTO when purchasing tickets.

Mendelssohn: Symphony No. 5 Reformation, Op. 107
Michael Dixon, conductor

Dvorak: Polednice (The Noon Witch) , Op. 108
Robert Willers, conductor

Khachaturian: Piano Concerto in D flat major
Lali Elbakidzie, piano soloist
Irving Fleming, conductor

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Event: PLUG West Side meeting
Topic: Inkscape
Presenter: Ted Gould
Location: Glendale Community College, 6000 W. Olive Ave., Glendale, AZ 85302
Time: 19:00 on Tuesday, the 27th of April

Olive (Dunlap) and 59th Avenue in the High Tech 1 Teleconference Room.

Abstract: _Strategy Arsenals for Technology Protection:  Getting the Most
Bang for Your Buck_.  The talk will feature all of the basics of patent
law, and includes most of the stuff we're interested in, like Amazon's
one-click patent. Alexander can field questions, alexanderhenry@cox.net , so
he can send them to Marty so he can tailor the talk.  Marty's also a very
'interruptible' speaker, and generally a lot of fun.  He'll gladly confront
all the most paranoid and fearful questions hackers have about patent use
today.

Bio: Marty Stoneman, http://www.patentdoc.com/ , has been practicing patent
law since 1961, and his firm was founded on the basis that all lawyer
jokes are true.  Speaking to as many people interested in patent law as
possible while giving away as many 'lawyer secrets' is one of many ways
Marty polarizes himself from those lawyers for whom those jokes hold true.

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Event: AzPHP, http://www.AzPHP.org/
Topic: TBD
Location: Walt's TV & Home Theater, 55 W Southern Ave., Tempe, AZ 85282-4962
Time: 19:00 on Tuesday, the 26th of April

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Upcoming presentations:

design patterns from Rob Wehrli
ePortfolios from Audree Thurman
Blender II, a follow-up to the first Blender presentation, from Brian Cluff
Bioinformatics from Michael Crusoe ( if he doesn't already give it this month )
Ruby from Chris Gehlker

Didn't get the announcement out in time to cover Chris Gehlker's
presentation on Ruby for PLUG-devel. He will also be covering Ruby for the
West Side meeting in the near future.

The location for the devel meetings will be changing as Adtron is
moving. Bring up suggestions/issues on the PLUG-devel mailing list.

What: PLUG-Devel Meeting
Topic: The Ruby Programming Language
Presenter: Chris Gehlker
Time: 19:00 on Thursday, the first of April
Where: Adtron Corporation, 3710 E. University Drive, Suite 4, Phoenix, AZ

Abstract: Ruby is one of the newer scripting languages on the scene. Ruby
is an object oriented scripting language that emphasizes clarity, doing the
intuitive thing, and above all fun. While it bears a superficial resemblance
to Perl, its semantics are very much those of smalltalk.

Bio: Chris Gehlker has been messing about with computers so long he can
recall building LP models in Fortran. He is an enthusiastic Ruby user.
He is the author of RubyStudio, a Ruby IDE for Mac OS X. His current
Ruby interests include, a game written in Ruby called SCO: The Game of
Intellectual Property and Ruby AL, an extension of Ruby for scripting Open
and MS Office.

ciao,

der.hans
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