The Technical Events Calendar maintained by the StL UNIX users' Grp (SLUUG) Always check for last minute changes & updates by checking the calendar @ http://www.sluug.org/resources/calendar and the individual websites. Correction, new additions, etc should be sent to editor(a)sluug.org = = = ======================================================================== = = = ======================================================================== Editor's picks = Tues. St.L. Business Expo Tues. Hadoop Users' Group **New Location ** Wed. SNUG Novell & SuSe linux lunch See a realtime install on SuSE 11.4 on a Toshiba laptop. Thurs. STLlug Linux Users' Grp. See a realtime install on SuSE 11.4 on a Toshiba laptop. More and better tricks from yesterday. = = ======================================================================== Tuesday , Oct 18 = = ======================================================================== All day SciFest Tuesday, Oct 18, 2011 thru Sunday Oct 23. For ticket price events Tues thru Friday at the StL Science Center. Free events on Sat & Sunday include: DescriptionThe Amazing Brain Carnival Saturday Calling all Mathletes! Saturday & Sunday All Day Main Floor for intriguing, fun mathematics puzzles – including a giant-sized Sudoku. Under the Hood Saturday only 12 – 3 p.m. Location: Lower Level Can a car really get 100 MPG? Algae Palooza Sunday Airdrops and Parachutes Sunday 12 p.m. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10:00am STL Business Expo in St. Charles Tue, October 18, 10am – 4pm 1 Convention Center Plaza, St. Charles, MO FREE Admission and parking, but registration is required at http://www.stlouisbusinessexpo.com/register . Come by the SLUUG Linux booth. Or better yet...volunteer to help man the booth. Your special opportunity to sell free software. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 6:30pm STL Hadoop Users Grp Tue, October 18, 6:30pm – 8:00pm 225 South Meramec, Clayton, MO VENUE: InciteRetail http://www.stlhadoop.org/ ** NOTE LOCATION CHANGE ** We are in Suite 920T. Selected By: John Leach Current Agenda: * Hadoop Training * File System Operations (Put, Get, etc.) * Simple Map / Reduce Program * HBase (Create table, Scan, etc.) * Hive (Create table, Simple Aggregate Queries) * Hadoop Q and A Beer, soda, and pizza will be provided. more details» copy to my calendar --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7:00pm Astronomy Digital Imaging SIG Tue, October 18, 7pm – 10pm Weldon Spring Interpretive Center Digital Special Interest Group ( Digital SIG) meeting on digital imaging using ASEM telescopes and cameras (plus private equipment). How to use equipment, how to process images, distribution of free software, hands on demonstrations, etc. Free, open to public. = = = ======================================================================== Wednesday , October 19 = = = ======================================================================== All day SciFest ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7:30am stlISACA - StL InfoSys Audit & Ctrl Assn Wed, October 19, 7:30am – 9:30am http://www.isaca-stlouis.org/ Counterespionage - Competitive & State-Sponsored Threats (OR ,,, Is this a typo and really at 7:30PM?) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9:00am SIUC Job Fair Wed, October 19, 9am – 2pm SIUC, Student Center Ballrooms http://careerservices.siuc.edu/events.htm ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 9:00am Thornhill Computer Club Wed, October 19, 9am – 11am 12863 Willowyck Dr, St. Louis MO Thornhill Branch Library 314-994-3300 Questions about what you can do on the computer? Join the club! Our computer club will meet the third Wednesday of the month at 9:30 AM. Meetings will take place in the auditorium. Everyone is welcome. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 11:30am SNUG - St. L. Novell Users Grp & SuSE Linux Lunch Wed, October 19, 11:30am – 12:45pm 9500 Manchester Rd, Rockhill, MO 63119 A realtime demo of installing OpenSuSE 11.4 on a Toshiba laptop. Don Ellis & Jerry Stutte will drive the install...[with heckling from the 2 Garys ;-)]. A similar presentation will follow on Thurday nite. That may be more oriented to those not familiar with SuSE, or it may be a continuation of this mtng with fixes, enhancements, ... http://snug.sluug.org/ A lunch time meeting about SuSE Linux, every 3rd Wednesday at Bandana's Bar-BQ (corner of Rock Hill and Manchester Rds) Seating is limited so please RSVP Gary Hollingsworth by mailto:garyh@itinet.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6:00pm GCC - Gateway Computer Club Wed, October 19, 6pm – 8pm 10001 Bunkum Rd. Fairview Heights, IL 62208 DescriptionVenue: Caseyville Township Bldg. http://gcc.signalhill.net/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6:30pm stlPM - StL Perl Mongers Grp Wed, October 19, 6:30pm – 8:30pm WhereTBD ??? Venue is ??? TBD Meetings are on every 3rd Wednesday of the month See http://stlouis.pm.org/ TOPIC: - It seems that people are interested in web services using PSGI-based servers. I am currently working on a project where we use Plack, so I can show how to write the basics of a server. Neat thing about this approach is that you can debug it easily and then pass the code off to a larger-scale service. I can also show how to install and debug code in the "twiggy" server. This HAD BEEN @ Announce Media, LLC 6665 Delmar Boulevard, Saint Louis, MO 63130-4544 BUT a new location is in the works!!! (At least for this month!) (Probably Byteworks or ArchReactor) There is talk about contributing (with other cities PM groups) to a new/revised O'Rieley's Perl Cookbook. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7:00pm CocoaCodingNight (CCN) Mac OS X iOS Wed, October 19, 7pm – 8pm 1909 Brentwood Boulevard Brentwood, MO 63144 CocoaCodingNight (CCN) is an opportunity to spend a little time each week working on your Mac or iOS project alongside other Cocoa coders doing the same. This is a great way to get some work done as well as a great way to get/give some face to face help. We typically meet every Wednesday at the Brentwood Bread Co. CCN is Wednesday 12 October 2011 at the Brentwood Square Bread Co. Brentwood Square (#636) 1909 Brentwood Boulevard Brentwood, MO 63144 (314) 963-8998 - Phone (314) 963-8997 - Fax Come after work and work on your Cocoa (Mac or iOS) project with fellow Apple nerds. :-) f- -- Fred Priese ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7:30pm stlISACA - StL InfoSys Audit & Ctrl Assn ?? = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ======================================================================== Thursday , October 20 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ======================================================================== All day SciFest --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All day SIMS-STL Society for Information Management WhenThursday, Oct 20, 2011 http://www.simnet.org/?page=STL_Welcome Morning Session - How to get the most from your vendors and contracts Simon Huang, SIM St. Louis VP of Programs Brown Shoe Company E-mail: simon.huang(a)simstl.org --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All day St. Louis County Libraries CLOSED --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7:30am IT Advancement Council Thu, October 20, 7:30am – 9:00am 12405 PowersCourt Dr., St. Louis, MO 63131 DescriptionVenue: Charter Communications http://www.itac-stl.org/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8:00am StL ACT! Users Grp 8:00am-9:00am A CRM users group. Blue Sky Tower Grill 1034 S Brentwood Blvd, Richmond Heights, MO http://www.meetup.com/St-Louis-ACT-Software-Users-Group/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1:00pm WCORCC - General Mtg Thu, October 20, 1pm – 3pm Daniel Boone Branch, St. Louis County Library, 300 Clarkson Road in Ellisville West County Older Residents Computer Club http://wcorcc.tripod.com/ Contact Mary Ann (6363918123) or Gordon(6363916469) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6:30pm stlLUG -Linux Users' Grp Thu, October 20, 6:30pm – 9:30pm 4633 World Pkwy Cir, Berkeley, MO 63134 Description Venue: IT Enterprises http://www.stllinux.org/ A realtime demo of installing OpenSuSE 11.4 on a Toshiba laptop. Don Ellis & Jerry Stutte will drive the install...[with heckling from the 2 Garys ;-)]. A similar presentation was done yesterday at the SNUG Novell SuSE lunch. This may be more oriented to those not familiar with SuSE, or it may be a continuation of that mtng with fixes, enhancements, ... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6:30pm stlJS - StL JavaScript Meetup Thu, October 20, 6:30pm – 8:30pm VENUE: May change every month. The Able Few LLC 2603 Cherokee Street, Saint Louis, MO http://www.stljs.org/ Meetup starts at 6:30pm, with 30 minutes of social time. Dylan Hassinger will present an introduction to Knockout.js, beginning at 7pm. Starting about 8:15pm, we'll move into a hacking session to experiment with the material that's been presented, and with JavaScript and node.js in general. TEKsystems will be providing complementary sodas and sandwiches from Jimmy John's, and the pub downstairs serves good beer, so come hungry, come thirsty, bring your laptop and be ready to code! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7:00pm PHP - St Louis PHP Users Group Thu, October 20, 7pm – 9pm http://www.meetup.com/php-425/ NO MEETING THIS MONTH! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7:30pm SLRCFA - StL Radio Control Flying Association Thu, October 20, 7:30pm – 9:00pm 13045 Tesson Ferry, St. Louis, MO http://www.slrcfa.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7:30pm STL Wordpress Users Group Thu, October 20, 7:30pm – 9:00pm 7220 Lindbergh Blvd., Hazelwood, MO 63032 Venue: Lift Office http://www.meetup.com/stlwordpress/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ======================================================================== Friday , October 21 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ======================================================================== All day SciFest --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1:00pm NCORCC North County Older Residents Computer Club Fri, October 21, 1pm – 3pm 915 Utz Lane Hazelwood, MO 63042 VENUE: Prairie Commons Branch Library http://www.corcc-stl.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7:00pm SLARC - StL Area Radio Club Fri, October 21, 7pm – 8pm Buder Park, Valley Park, MO 63088 Monthly Meeting -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7:30pm SLAS - St. Louis Astronomical Society Fri, October 21, 7:30pm – 9:00pm Washington University, McDonnell Hall Room 162, St. Louis, MO http://www.slasonline.org/ 100 Years of AAVSO – The Role of the Amateur in Astronomy by Mike Simonsen American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) Stars like the Sun are, fortunately for us, fairly constant in their brightness and energy output over millions of years. But there are many other types of stars whose brightness changes measurably over a few years, months, days, or even hours. The study of these variable stars has been a major field of astronomy for many decades. Professional astronomers rely heavily on amateur observations to provide the data for their research. One hundred years ago, the American Association of Variable Star Observers (AAVSO) was formed to facilitate professional and amateur collaborations and to maintain a storehouse of variable star observations. Mr. Simonsen will review the development and expansion of AAVSO during the past century, and look forward to new opportunities for amateur astronomers in the next century. He will also comment on the vital and expanding role that amateurs play in the exploration of the universe. Mike Simonsen is the Membership Director and Development Officer of the AAVSO. He has been recognized world wide over the past dozen years as a leading variable star observer. Mr. Simonsen has authored twenty research papers on his particular interest, the study of cataclysmic variables. more details» copy to my calendar = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ======================================================================== Saturday , October 22 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = ======================================================================== All day SciFest at the StL Science Center ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10:00am SciFest WhenSat, October 22, 10am – 4pm StL Science Center The Amazing Brain Carnival Saturday 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Life Science Lab You are cordially and playfully invited to join ten young, fun, creative (and very smart) psychologists, engineers and neuroscientists from Washington University to explore the mystery and wonder of the human brain. Peek into university labs, try out an experiment or two, hold real brain specimens, play fabulous brain games of chance, and compete for prizes at surprising demonstrations. Calling all Mathletes! Saturday & Sunday All Day Main Floor Join the Math Circle of Washington University, along with the YES Teens of the Saint Louis Science Center for intriguing, fun mathematics puzzles – including a giant-sized Sudoku. Under the Hood Saturday only 12 – 3 p.m. Location: Lower Level Can a car really get 100 MPG? Check out one of the competitors for the $10 million Progressive Insurance Automotive X PRIZE and find out for yourself. See Jeff King, 2011 National SciFest Science Showman Winner! Saturday 2 p.m. CenterStageJeff King is a Live Science Show Presenter and Operations Lead at Pacific Science Center in Seattle, Washington. He has done hundreds of shows and has many fans who come back to the Science Center specifically to see him. One family brings their son so often that his first word when he learned to speak was “Jeff.” Jeff is known for his high energy and onstage antics. Don’t Miss his Amazing Air Show! It's all around us, making objects contract, expand, and sometimes even rise above the ground. Feel the hidden power of high and low air pressure through live experimentation! You will experience air as you never have before. Interactive Tables throughout Main Building include: St. Louis Cardinals Green Team Missouri American Water Ameren Pure Power Onesto Pizza & Trattoria Microgrid Energy Stone Mill Design Garden By Design Allied Waste St. Louis PetLover Coalition Webster University FIRST EVie (Electric Vehicle) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10:00am Wash U physics -Fine Structure Constant The Universal and Mysterious Fine Structure Constant Sat, October 22, 10:00am – 11:30am Crow Hall, Washington University, University City, MO Professor John Rigden, Department of Physics, Washington University October 22, 2011 at 10:00 am 201 Crow The fine structure constant made its appearance in physics at the hands of Arnold Sommerfeld in 1916. Its value is 0.00729735308 or 1/137.0359895. This constant is a measure of the strength of the interaction between electrons and photons. Just as the mathematical constant pi (3.14...) is dimensionless, so the fine structure constant is dimensionless which means that for all physicists throughout the entire universe the fine structure constant has the same value. It is truly universal. A Nobel Prize awaits anyone who can explain where this mysterious constant comes from. But is it really a constant? Maybe yes, maybe no. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2:00pm GAMP - Gateway Area Mac Programers ( stl CocoaHeads) Sat, October 22, 2pm – 4pm 120 S Kirkwood Rd, St Louis, MO 63122 http://www.gamprog.org/ Kaldi's Coffee House Usually last Saturday of month St. Louis CocoaHeads Monthly meeting for Mac & iPhone Programming NOTICE: This is a different group from the WestCounty CocoaHeads which had gone by the name NSBrackets. The WestCounty CocoaHaeads meet on Thursday to do formal presentations on iOS programming for iPhones, iPads, iPods,... This group on Sat has a less formal format of casual discussions and includes Mac platform/MacOSX programming. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2:00pm MC-Clinic - Network Security Sat, October 22, 2pm – 3pm 87 Brentwood Promenade Ct., Brentwood, MO 63144 Venue: Micro Center In Store Clinic FREE in-store computer technology clinic, see http://www.microcenter.com/instore_clinic/sign_up.html to sign up. = = = = = = = = = = = = = ======================================================================== Sunday , October 23 = = = = = = = = = = = = = ======================================================================== All day SciFest ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11:00am SciFest 11 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Life Science Lab Celebrate all things algae at this event! Learn how the public has been helping scientists on the quest to make algae the next biofuel. Make algae balls to take home with you. Plus, you'll get to talk with scientists from the Center for Advanced Biofuel Systems at the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center and make biodiesel with members of the St. Louis Renewable Energy Club! Airdrops and Parachutes Sunday 12 p.m. CenterStage How do you safely drop hundreds of pounds of supplies from an airplane? Don’t miss this opportunity to talk with Mobility Airmen from Scott Air Force Base about how they use various high and low-tech methods, such as GPS- guided parachutes, called Joint Precision Airdrop System or JPADS, and "low-cost low-altitude" combat airdrop, to deliver supplies to forward- deployed troops. Amazing Science Demonstrations Everyday CenterStage Witness exciting and interactive science demonstrations that are fun for the whole family! Observe and learn about the amazing world of science. Interactive Tables throughout Main Building include: St. Louis Cardinals Green Team Missouri American Water Ameren Pure Power Onesto Pizza & Trattoria Microgrid Energy Stone Mill Design Garden By Design Allied Waste St. Louis PetLover Coalition Webster University FIRST EVie (Electric Vehicle) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2:00pm MC-Clinic - Network Security = = = = = = = = = = = = = ======================================================================== = = = = = = = = = = = = = ======================================================================== And a look ahead to a summary of NEXT week... = = = = = = = = = = = = = ======================================================================== = = = = = = = = = = = = = ======================================================================== Monday , October 24 1:00pm SCORCC Works - Word SIG = = = = = = = = = = = = = ======================================================================== Tuesday , October 25 6:30pm HZWLUG - Hazelwood Linux Users Group 7:00pm GAMUG-SP 7:00pm Gateway Older Adults PC Club 7:00pm LUCI General 7:30pm ARCH - Arch Reactor = = = = = = = = = = = = ======================================================================== Wednesday , October 26 6:30pm VIM Geeks 7:00pm StL ALT.NET 7:00pm TAP - Science on Tap -Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Geysers & Fires: A Geological Tour of Yellowstone National Park 7:00pm CocoaCodingNight (CCN) Mac OS X iOS = = = = = = = = = = = = ======================================================================== Thursday , October 27 8:30am STLCRMUG - St. Louis CRM Users Group 10:00am WCORCC - Technical SIG Multimedia SIG 1:00pm SCORCC Windows SIG 5:30pm STL-AITP - Association of Information Technology Professionals 6:00pm STLMD - St. Louis Mobile Dev 6:00pm NSBracket-STL iOS Developer Grp 6:30pm HIATUS StC LUG - St. Charles Linux Users Group = = = = = = = = = = = = = ======================================================================== Friday , October 28 9:30am Weber Road Computer Club 7:30pm SLSRC - St. Louis & Suburban Radio Club 11:00pm CODERS - Code Until Dawn in STL = = = = = = = = = = = = ======================================================================== Saturday , October 29 10:00am Was U. Physics -'c' - the speed of light : more than just a speed limit... 2:00pm GAMP - Gateway Area Mac Programers = = = = = = = = = = = = = ======================================================================== Monday , October 31 All day Halloween = = = ======================================================================== = = = ======================================================================== Always check for last minute changes & updates by checking the calendar @ http://www.sluug.org/resources/calendar and the individual website. All entries are our best guess. All entries should not be considered facts but rather opinions. Anything that may be construed or interpreted as malicious, libelous, erronious, etc is a typo, mistatemnet, unintended, or misunderstood. 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