[VicPiMakers SG] Fwd: Re: Fwd: Re: Pi Basics

[Mark G.]

Deid,

Looks OK, but moved to Sep. 9th.  Up to you.


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Subject: 	Re: [VicPiMakers SG] Fwd: Re: Pi Basics
Date: 	Tue, 12 May 2020 19:16:07 -0400
From: 	Alan


Mark

The content looks great. I am sure our members will find the 
presentation really interesting. Unfortunately, the June date has been 
taken. Rebel.ca, an Ottawa-based domain registrar/web services company 
has finally committed to June. (You may recall them as DomainsAtCost.). 
However, September would definitely be a go if this would be acceptable. 
The specific date would be the 9th. Please let me know if this works and 
I will get the Meeting Coordinator to put this into the programme.

Alan

On May 12, 2020 1:42:05 p.m. EDT, "Mark G." wrote:

     Hi Alan,

     Our group, mostly Deid, has put together an introduction
     presentation and Deid would be happy to present it to your
     group.

     Is Jun. 10 still the target date?

     Let us know if the following content is acceptable:

     http://drsol.com/~deid/pi/piIntro/

     Mark


     On 2020-05-03 12:25 PM, Alan German wrote:

         A couple of replies below.
         Deid would like to know a bit more about what you'd like
         covered. Also, how much time is available?


         Mark:

         Thanks for your assistance and especially for the prompt replies
         from
         your colleagues.

         Normally, we would have a lot of relevant information for
         speakers on
         our web site (https://opcug.ca/speakers-info/) but, with the 
current
         concerns relating to Covid-19, very little of it remains so.
         Consequently, the following notes may assist:

         The Ottawa PC Users' Group (OPCUG) has been serving our local
         community
         for close to 40 years. Our main activities for members are a
         monthly meeting to which we normally invite an external speaker
         on some
         computer-related topic, Q&A sessions that immediately follow the
         speaker's talk, our monthly newsletter (Ottawa PC News), web
         site, and a
         members-only, on-line discussion forum. Guests (non-members) are
         always
         welcome to attend our meetings. In addition, we have other
         outreach programmes such as workshops held in the spring and
         fall, and
         presentations to members of the public at library branches
         across the
         city. Currently, because of the limitations imposed by the
         pandemic, we
         are offering brief, weekly Q&A sessions over video-conferencing.

         The Raspberry Pi computer has been suggested as a topic for our
         regular
         monthly meetings on a number of occasions and, while we have the
         BuyaPi
         store and a number of Pi enthusiasts in the city, we have been
         unable to
         find a local speaker for this topic. Jeff had mentioned to me
         your work
         on Jitsi as OPCUG has commenced using video-conferencing due to our
         current inability to hold face-to-face meetings. I noted that this
         effort was linked, in part, to Victoria PiMakers and saw from
         the web
         site that this group was very active with the Pi and, in
         particular, had
         recently given an introductory course on the Pi. Hence my
         interest and
         inquiry.

         I suspect that most members of OPCUG will know that the Pi
         exists, and
         have a basic idea of what it is, but that is almost certainly as
         far as
         it goes. But, it is a fascinating device and I am sure that 
everyone
         would love to learn more about it and what they could do with
         it. Our
         scheduled talks are usually 90 minutes in duration, including
         questions,
         so clearly the presentation would have to be fairly concise. 
But, it
         should be considered just as an introduction to the topic so a
         lot of
         detail is likely not required. My thoughts were along the lines of:

         (1) a brief history of the Pi
         (2) an overview of the latest model
         (3) the "accessories" required (e.g. power supply, SDcard, video
         cable,
         etc.)
         (4) a couple of examples of "shovel-ready" applications (i.e.
         off-the-shelf software for specific tasks)
         (5) a brief indication of some of the capabilities of the Pi for
         someone
         willing to roll up their sleeves (e.g. programming the I/O system)

         Obviously, not knowing all that much about the Pi myself, the
         above are
         simply suggestions. We would, of course, be guided by whoever would
         be willing to provide a presentation to our group.

         As I indicated, our meetings are currently being held by (Zoom)
         video-conference so a remote presentation is obviously the route
         to take
         for a talk by one of your group if such can be arranged. We are
         limited
         to our regular meeting schedule, i.e. on the second Wednesday 
of the
         month (e.g. June 10 is currently available), commencing at 7:30
         pm EST,
         although I would think that we could switch the main
         presentation and
         the Q&A session around if a later starting time would be
         preferred for
         the west coast. And, while there is always the possibility of
         regular
         meetings re-commencing at the church in the fall, we do have Wi-Fi
         available at this venue so, if this timing would be more
         appropriate, no
         doubt a remote presentation could be accommodated by simply
         running the
         AV feed into the video projector.

         Anyway, all that to say that our group is very interested in the
         capabilities of the Pi, is extremely flexible on the logistics, and
         would be most grateful for any assistance that any member of your
         organization could provide.

         My very best regards

         Alan