PLUG Meeting topic for Thursday May 10th

Mon May 7 15:13:59 MST 2018

I'd like to add that the power talk will be very interesting.  It will 
bring up a lot of reasons why power companies do things the way they do, 
and how power actually gets delivered and used.
The presenter is really good and I'm not just saying that because she is 
my wife :)

Brian Cluff

On 05/07/2018 02:57 PM, PLUG Announcements wrote:
>
>
>   PLUG Meeting for May 10^th
>
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> **We'll have 3 presentations at this month's meeting, starting off 
> which what we hope to be an infrastructure series, and what is more 
> basic to our infrastructure than the power itself, so Barbara Cenalmor 
> of SRP will be telling us about the nitty gritty of how SRP makes sure 
> that you have all the power you need at the moment you need it.  Then 
> der.hans will tell us about better protecting ourselves on the web 
> with uMatrix.  Last, but not least Aaron Jones will show us how to 
> better manage our digital fingerprints and to live safer in this world 
> filled with social media .
>
> **
> *For more info, Meeting time and location see:*
> **
> *http://phxlinux.org/index.php/meetings/14-east-valley-meeting.html**
> *
> ** ****
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> ***Barbara Cenalmor: SRP Resource Planning *
> *Description: *
> It’s really easy to take electricity for granted.  You hit the ON 
> button, and the computers instantly turn on.  However, there are a lot 
> of things that go on behind the scenes to get that electricity to you, 
> the main user.
> To keep up with the demand and makes sure everybody can turn on their 
> computers, lights and appliances, utilities use resource plans.
> This presentation explains what resource plans are, why they are 
> important and needed, what resource options are available to 
> utilities, what the trade-offs are between different resources and 
> what considerations are taken into account in the resource strategy.
>
> *Biography:*
> Barbara has 15+ years of experience working for regulatory agencies 
> around Arizona in Air Quality issues. A few years ago she started 
> working at Salt River Project (SRP), working to ensure that the 
> company and its power plants were in compliance with all air quality 
> regulations, and that the company's goals focused on reducing 
> emissions. To get a better insight on how a large utility plans for 
> future generation and more customers, she slightly changed careers and 
> went to work for SRP's Resource Planning group where she participates 
> in siting or acquiring new generation (all types).
> In her spare time Barbara likes to hang out with her family, listen to 
> her husband ramble about all Linux things (most of which she doesn't 
> understand), reading, and traveling.
>
> *der.hans: uMatrix for web browser protection*
>
> *Description:*
> uMatrix is a webextension security and privacy add on for Firefox.
> Via a simple interface uMatrix allows personal rules for website 
> cookies, JavaScript, CSS, pictures and video.
> uMatrix uses and maintains per site allowlists and blocklists. For 
> example, you can allow cookies, JavaScript, CSS and images for 
> www.example.com and only CSS and images from cdb.example.com while 
> blocking everything from spies.exampleduplicate.com.
> Attendees will know what the web components are that uMatrix controls, 
> how to use the uMatrix GUI interface and save rules.
>
> *Biography:*
> der.hans is a Free Software community veteran, presenter and author. 
> He is the founder of the Free Software Stammtisch, BoF organizer for 
> the Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE) and chairman of the Phoenix 
> Linux User Group (PLUG).
> As a technology and entrepreneurial veteran, roles have included 
> director of engineering, engineering manager, IS manager, system 
> administrator, community college instructor, developer and DBA.
> He presents regularly at large community-led conferences (SCaLE, 
> SeaGL, LibrePlanet, LFNW) and many local groups.
>
>
> *Aaron Jones: Social Media Safety*
>
> *Description:*
> How to manage your digital foot print to enhance security while also 
> bringing awareness to some of the issues that social media can exacerbate.
>
> *About Aaron:*
> Aaron is an experienced Linux user with several years of teaching 
> experience. He works in the industry as a software developer while 
> also providing consultancy on cyber security related topics. His 
> discussions are AZ Post certified for training credit for law 
> enforcement and he prides himself on providing quality educational 
> material that is relevant and topical. He has a Masters Degree in 
> Intelligence Analysis with a focus in Cyber Security, is a life long 
> learner, and prides himself on staying up to date with the ever 
> changing field of cyber security.
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>
> The meeting will start at 7pm at The Desert Breeze Substation.  People 
> start arriving as early as 6pm, so if you would like to help setup 
> and/or chat for a while, arrive a little early.
> *Meeting Location*:
> Desert Breeze Substation
> 251 North Desert Breeze Blvd West
> Chandler, AZ 85226
>
> The Desert Breeze Substation is on Chandler Blvd and Desert Breeze 
> Blvd, which is half way between McClintock and Rural.  It is very 
> close to both the south 202 and 101 freeways.  Public transportation is
> available into the late hours.
>
> For more information see the meeting information on our web site 
> <http://phxlinux.org/meetings/14-east-valley-meeting.html>
>
> Contact PLUG:
> Email: https://phxlinux.org/index.php/email-lists.html
> IRC: https://phxlinux.org/index.php/chat.html
> Google+: https://plus.google.com/+PhxlinuxOrg
> Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Phoenix-Linux-Users-Group/
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>
> We will go for food to BJs at the Chandler Fashion Center Mall after 
> the meeting so we can chat with each other comfortably. Please feel 
> free to join us. Please come even if you aren't hungry, the food is 
> not mandatory.
>
> See you there,
> Brian Cluff
>
>
>
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