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2019-2020 Planning Meeting

2019-2020 [PDF]
Date Title or Topic Suggested By Presented By Venue
September 6, 2019 3D Printing Malthi Masurekar [TBD] SPRS
September 20, 2019 [TBD]   [TBD] SPRS
October 4, 2019 3D Vision Bill Brutzman [TBD] SPRS
October 18, 2019 Technical Overview of GitHub   Mike Redlich SPRS
November 1, 2019 Arduino Bill Brutzman Bill Brutzman SPRS
November 15, 2019 [TBD]   [TBD] SPRS
December 6, 2019 [TBD] (Elections)   [TBD] SPRS
December 20, 2019 e-Reader/e-Book Shootout Wendy Bell Wendy Bell SPRS
January 3, 2020 [TBD]   [TBD] SPRS
January 17, 2020 [TBD]   [TBD] SPRS
February 7, 2020 [TBD]   [TBD] SPRS
February 21, 2020 [TBD]   [TBD] SPRS
March 6, 2020 [TBD]   [TBD] SPRS
March 20, 2019 NO MEETING ‐ Trenton Computer Festival      
April 3, 2020 [TBD]   [TBD] SPRS
April 17, 2020 [TBD]   [TBD] SPRS
May 1, 2020 [TBD]   [TBD] SPRS
May 15, 2020 [TBD]   [TBD] SPRS
June 5, 2020 [TBD]   [TBD] SPRS
June 20, 2020 Planning Meeting   Board of Directors SPRS

2018-2019 Planning Meeting

2018-2019 [PDF]
Date Title or Topic Suggested By Presented By Venue
September 7, 2018 Cryptocurrency 101 Frank Warren Frank Warren SPRS
September 21, 2018 Getting Started with Microservices Michael Redlich Michael Redlich SPRS
October 5, 2018 Linux, UNIX, State of -X OS Ravi Chandler Ravi Chandler SPRS
October 19, 2018 GDPR Paul Syers Paul Syers SPRS
November 2, 2018 Autonomous Vehicle Malthi Masurekar [TBD] SPRS
November 16, 2018 Procreate App Brenda Bell Apple Store Apple Store
December 7, 2018 [TBD] (Elections)     SPRS
December 21, 2018 [TBD]     SPRS
January 4, 2019 Java Past, Present, and Future Mike Redlich Mike Redlich SPRS
January 18, 2019 PMI PMBOK - Cost & Quality Paul Syers Paul Syers SPRS
February 1, 2019 Amazon - AWS, FBA (Fulfilled by Amazon) & Drone Software Ravi Chandler Ravi Chandler SPRS
February 15, 2019 LinkedIn Wendy Bell Microsoft Store Microsoft Store
March 1, 2019 Hardware & Building (FUBAR Makerspace), here John Raff John Raff SPRS
March 15, 2019 Augmented Reality Games Frank Warren Frank Warren SPRS
April 5, 2019 Pervasive 4G/WiFi Brenda Bell Brenda Bell SPRS
April 19, 2019 NO MEETING - Erev Pesach (First Seder) & Good Friday      
May 3, 2019 Home Automation & Security Frank Warren Frank Warren SPRS
May 17, 2019 Entrepreneurial Topic Wendy Bell Microsoft Store Microsoft Store
June 7, 2019 3D Printing Malthi Masurekar [TBD] SPRS
June 21, 2019 Planning Meeting   Board of Directors SPRS

2017-2018 Planning Meeting

2017-2018 [PDF]
Date Title or Topic Suggested By Presented By Venue
September 1, 2017 NO MEETING ‐ Labor Day Holiday      
September 15, 2017 Personal Cloud Storage Shootout Brenda Bell Brenda Bell SPRS
October 6, 2017 AT&T Digital Life Home Automation Brenda Bell Brenda Bell SPRS
October 20, 2017 Computer Security Scot Jenkins Bill Cheswick SPRS
November 3, 2017 PMI/PMP: Requirements for Certification Paul Syers Paul Syers SPRS
November 17, 2017 TBD Wendy Bell Microsoft Microsoft Store
December 1, 2017 Web Browser Shootout (Elections) Brenda Bell David McRitchie SPRS
December 15, 2017 Technical Overview of Polyglot Build Tools Mike Redlich Mike Redlich SPRS
January 5, 2018 PMI/PMP: Project Integration, Scope, Time, and Cost Management Paul Syers Paul Syers SPRS
January 19, 2018 TBD Mike Redlich Barry Burd SPRS
February 2, 2018 Vipre Wendy Bell TBD SPRS
February 16, 2018 Online Tools David McRitchie David McRitchie SPRS
March 2, 2018 iWork Brenda Bell Apple SPRS
March 16, 2018 NO MEETING ‐ Trenton Computer Festival      
April 6, 2018 Home Automation Brenda Bell Frank Warren SPRS
April 20, 2018 TBD Wendy Bell Madan Sampath SPRS
May 4, 2018 Google Office Mike Redlich Mike Redlich SPRS
May 18, 2018 Crowd Sourcing and Crowdfunding Brenda Bell Brenda Bell SPRS
June 1, 2018 Voice Assistant Shootout Brenda Bell Brenda Bell SPRS
June 15, 2018 Planning Meeting   Board of Directors SPRS

2016-2017 Planning Meeting

2016-2017 [PDF]
Date Title or Topic Suggested By Presented By Venue
September 2, 2016 NO MEETING ‐ Labor Day Holiday
September 16, 2016 Back to Business Basics Wendy Bell Roxanne Levinston SPRS
October 7, 2016 Introduction to R Scot Jenkins Scot Jenkins SPRS
October 21, 2016 Communicating for Success: Watch Your Language Wendy Bell Paul Hatrak SPRS
November 4, 2016 The Lambda Calculus and Other Esoteric, Impractical Topics Paul Syers Barry Burd SPRS
November 18, 2016 Azure Active Directory Authentication for Cross-Platform Xamarin Apps using ADAL Wendy Bell Madan Sampath SPRS
December 2, 2016 Technical Overview of Bootstrap (Elections) Mike Redlich Mike Redlich SPRS
December 16, 2016 Programming Languages Shootout John Raff Bruce Arnold SPRS
January 6, 2017 Social Media Paul Syers Round Robin SPRS
January 20, 2017 Project Management Paul Syers Paul Syers SPRS
February 3, 2017 FBI Security John Raff TBD SPRS
February 17, 2017 Search Engines David McRitchie David McRitchie SPRS
March 3, 2017 Technical Overview of Polyglot Build Tools Paul Syers Mike Redlich SPRS
March 17, 2017 NO MEETING ‐ Trenton Computer Festival
April 7, 2017 Apple Presentation Paul Syers David Marra SPRS
April 21, 2017 RRDTool Scot Jenkins Scot Jenkins SPRS
May 5, 2017 Porting iOS and Android Apps to Windows 10 Brenda Bell Microsoft Microsoft Store
May 19, 2017 Fitness Training Systems Brenda Bell Brenda Bell/Mike Redlich SPRS
June 2, 2017 TBD Scot Jenkins Bill Cheswick SPRS
June 16, 2017 Planning Meeting   Board of Directors SPRS

2015-2016 Planning Meeting

2015-2016 [PDF]
Date Title or Topic Suggested By Presented By Venue
September 4, 2015 NO MEETING ‐ Labor Day Holiday
September 18, 2015 Internet TV Don McBride Don McBride SPRS
October 2, 2015 Windows 10 Wendy Bell Microsoft Microsoft
October 16, 2016 TCF@50 Mike Redlich Al Katz SPRS
November 6, 2015 Barnes & Noble Nook Wendy Bell Barnes & Noble SPRS
November 20, 2016 Home Automation Frank Warren Frank Warren SPRS
December 4, 2015 Sticky Password (Elections) Mike Redlich Peter Lipa SPRS
December 18, 2015 Holiday Party Board of Directors SPRS
January 1, 2016 NO MEETING - New Year's Holiday
January 15, 2016 OBIEE Paul Syers Paul Syers SPRS
February 5, 2016 Evolution of Point-of-Sale Systems Brenda Bell Brenda Bell SPRS
February 19, 2016 Internet of Things Mike Redlich Barry Burd SPRS
March 4, 2016 Programming Languages Shootout Bruce Arnold Bruce Arnold SPRS
March 18, 2016 NO MEETING ‐ Trenton Computer Festival
April 1, 2016 Ingress Frank Warren Frank Warren SPRS
April 15, 2016 Computer Tools within Your Browser David McRitchie David McRitchie SPRS
May 6, 2016 Drones Scot Jenkins Paul Gentile SPRS
May 20, 2016 Microsoft Office Tools Brenda Bell Brenda Bell SPRS
June 3, 2016 Using Code as Social Commentary Alex Acevedo Alex Acevedo SPRS
June 17, 2016 Planning Meeting Board of Directors SPRS
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