Past Meetings

Sharan Kalwani, president of SEMCO, will start the meeting and make general announcements.

When: Sunday, May 12, 2019 at 1:15 P.M.
Where: Lawrence Technological University (Southfield Campus) 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075.

The university is essentially at the northwest corner of 10 Mile Road and Northwestern Highway https://goo.gl/maps/5Et615QaRCP2. The meeting is in room M213 of the Wayne H. Buell Management Building. For details on entry to the campus, where to park and how to get to the meeting room go to https://www.wordpress.semco.org/?page_id=1638

SIG-Computing Topic: Introduction to Apple Smart watch 4

Presented by Chita Hunter

New features, enhanced features, great tips!
Chita will discuss the development and features of Apple Smart watches. She will also show how you can incorporate the functions and apps to benefit and enhance your daily life.

Chita Hunter has been happily working in the technology field for over 25 years. She specializes in getting her clients trained and up to speed on MacOS and iOS apps, select Adobe Systems apps like InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, etc., and a host of other technology apps. Chita is a graduate of LTU, with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture.

Also: Questions and Answers following the presentation.

When: Sunday, May 12, 2019 at 1:30 P.M.

Where: Lawrence Technological University (Southfield Campus) 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075 (click on links above)

SIG-Linux Topic: Linux File systems

Presented by Sharan Kalwani

When: Sunday, May 12, 2019 at 3:00 P.M.

Where: Lawrence Technological University (Southfield Campus) 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075 (click on links above)

Free Wi-Fi available. Our thanks to Lawrence Technological University, for providing our meeting space!

Topic: Python:

At the last meeting, Rick Fink discussed the rewrite of his game program that he is working on. This month he will discuss more enhancements to his program.

All are welcome to attend.

Where: Richard Jackson’s home. Call Richard Jackson at 248-546-3694 for directions.

When: Saturday, July 20, 2019 at 2:00 P.M.

Sharan Kalwani, president of SEMCO, will start the meeting and make general announcements.

When: Sunday, Apr 14, 2019 at 1:15 P.M.
Where: Lawrence Technological University (Southfield Campus) 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075.

The university is essentially at the northwest corner of 10 Mile Road and Northwestern Highway https://goo.gl/maps/5Et615QaRCP2. The meeting is in room M213 of the Wayne H. Buell Management Building. For details on entry to the campus, where to park and how to get to the meeting room go to https://www.wordpress.semco.org/?page_id=1638

SIG-Computing Topic: Introduction to Amazon AWS

Presented by Brian Korzynski

Amazon AWS is the other main player in cloud computing. They have many of the same offerings as Azure, but also some that are different. We’ll take a look at the basics such as SQS, S3, EC2, SNS, and SES, to see how you can quickly and easily incorporate the cloud into your existing applications.

Brian Korzynski is a senior machine learning engineer at one of Detroit’s best companies, United Shore. He has had an extensive career in Microsoft technologies working for a variety of companies both large and small. Working in many industries such as logistics, manufacturing, compliance, and finance has given him a wide variety of knowledge and skills that he wants to share with the world. Currently he is working on a variety of machine learning and artificial intelligence applications to aid in the mortgage process.

Also: Questions and Answers following the presentation.

When: Sunday, Apr 14, 2019 at 1:30 P.M.

Where: Lawrence Technological University (Southfield Campus) 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075 (click on links above)

SIG-Linux Topic: REVOLUTION OS (movie)

Presented by Sharan Kalwani

GNU/Linux and the Open Source & Free Software movements arguably represent the greatest threat to proprietary software business models. Shot in cinema-scope on 35mm film in Silicon Valley, REVOLUTION OS tracks down the key movers and shakers behind Linux, and finds out how and why Linux became such a potent threat. REVOLUTION OS runs 85 minutes.

When: Sunday, Apr 14, 2019 at 2:30 P.M.

Where: Lawrence Technological University (Southfield Campus) 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075 (click on links above)

Free Wi-Fi available. Our thanks to Lawrence Technological University, for providing our meeting space!

Topic: Python:

At the last meeting, Rick Fink discussed the rewrite of his game program that he is working on. This month he will discuss more enhancements to his program.

All are welcome to attend.

Where: Richard Jackson’s home. Call Richard Jackson at 248-546-3694 for directions.

When: Saturday, March 16, 2019 at 2:00 P.M.

Sharan Kalwani, president of SEMCO, will start the meeting and make general announcements.

When: Sunday, Mar 10, 2019 at 1:15 P.M.
Where: Lawrence Technological University (Southfield Campus) 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075.

The university is essentially at the northwest corner of 10 Mile Road and Northwestern Highway https://goo.gl/maps/5Et615QaRCP2. The meeting is in room M213 of the Wayne H. Buell Management Building. For details on entry to the campus, where to park and how to get to the meeting room go to https://www.wordpress.semco.org/?page_id=1638

SIG-Computing Topic: The Cloud Journey: What, Why and How?

Presented by Brett Decker

We will be taking a dive into a very hot technology that many businesses and consumers alike have held off on while they wait to see what direction the industry is taking, Cloud. Focusing specifically on Microsoft Azure cloud computing, we will jump into what does Cloud computing mean for you? (15 Min). Why would you want to host your services in the cloud over an on-premises host? (15 Min). And How could you begin to make the transition into Cloud? (30 Min). We will discuss aspects ranging from security, disaster recovery, and governance to automation and cost optimization while walking through the journey into Cloud.

Brett Decker is an Enterprise Consultant at Coretek Services, working specifically in the Cloud practice. He chose to pursue the cloud practice after realizing the flexibility, agility, and security it enables driving business in every fast paced ever changing market.

Also: Questions and Answers following the presentation.

When: Sunday, Mar 10, 2019 at 1:30 P.M.

Where: Lawrence Technological University (Southfield Campus) 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075 (click on links above)

SIG-Linux Topic: Linux in the cloud

Presented by Sharan Kalwani

Linux has become the de facto major OS of all major cloud providers. In this edition of SIG Linux for March 2019, we will explore how Linux is playing this role.

Also: Questions and Answers following the presentation.

When: Sunday, Mar 10, 2019 at 3:00 P.M.

Where: Lawrence Technological University (Southfield Campus) 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075 (click on links above)

Free Wi-Fi available. Our thanks to Lawrence Technological University, for providing our meeting space!

Topic: Python:

At the last meeting, Rick Fink discussed the rewrite of his game program that he is working on. This month he will discuss more enhancements to his program.

All are welcome to attend.

Where: Richard Jackson’s home. Call Richard Jackson at 248-546-3694 for directions.

When: Saturday, February 16, 2019 at 2:00 P.M.

General Announcements

Sharan Kalwani, president of SEMCO, will start the meeting and make general announcements.

When: Sunday, Feb 10, 2019 at 1:15 P.M.
Where: Lawrence Technological University (Southfield Campus) 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075.

The university is essentially at the northwest corner of 10 Mile Road and Northwestern Highway https://goo.gl/maps/5Et615QaRCP2. The meeting is in room M213 of the Wayne H. Buell Management Building. For details on entry to the campus, where to park and how to get to the meeting room go to https://www.wordpress.semco.org/?page_id=1638

SIG-Computing Topic: History of self-driving cars

Presented by  Sharan Kalwani

In this talk he will focus on the history of self-driving from its earliest days to the modern day frenzy. Autonomous vehicles are on the rise, with many folks making widely varying predictions, as to when millions of fully autonomous vehicles will take over. Advanced computing technology plays a massive and undeniable role in this global shift. Teaching cars to drive is an incredibly data intensive endeavor. We now see several technology companies trying to become automotive purveyors and traditional automotive companies trying to catch up/implement the Silicon Valley model of nimbleness.

Sharan Kalwani is a long time UNIX user and an enthusiastic freelance trainer & courseware developer. He has expertise in many areas, and is especially fond of High Performance Computing. He has worked in many domains such as: Engineering, Biomedical research, University/Academic computing, US Government, Theoretical & Particle Physics.

Also: Questions and Answers following the presentation.

When: Sunday, Feb 10, 2019 at 1:30 P.M.

Where: Lawrence Technological University (Southfield Campus) 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075 (click on links above)

SIG-Linux Topic: Future plans

Presented by Sharan Kalwani

We will have a short 15 minute SIG-Linux session this month. We will formally hold SIG-Linux elections, share plans for the future, plus any Q&A from past SIG-Linux meetings.

When: Sunday, Feb 10, 2019 at 3:45 P.M.

Where: Lawrence Technological University (Southfield Campus) 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075 (click on links above)

Free Wi-Fi available. Our thanks to Lawrence Technological University, for providing our meeting space!

Topic: Python:

All are welcome to attend.

Where: Richard Jackson’s home. Call Richard Jackson at 248-546-3694 for directions.

When: Saturday, January 19, 2019 at 2:00 P.M.

General Announcements

Sharan Kalwani, president of SEMCO, will start the meeting and make general announcements.

Note 1: Election for Officers and Members-at-Large of the Board of Directors will take place at the General Meeting. All members will receive official ballots in the mail.

Note 2: Volunteers needed: SEMCO will be participating at the Volunteer and Resource Fairs at Oakland Community College from Jan 29 to Jan 31. All members are invited to attend. If you can give two hours between 11 AM to 1 PM on any of the dates, please contact Richard Jackson, or send an email to info@semco.org.

When: Sunday, Jan 13, 2019 at 1:15 P.M.
Where: Lawrence Technological University (Southfield Campus) 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075.

The university is essentially at the northwest corner of 10 Mile Road and Northwestern Highway https://goo.gl/maps/5Et615QaRCP2. The meeting is in room M213 of the Wayne H. Buell Management Building. For details on entry to the campus, where to park and how to get to the meeting room go to https://www.wordpress.semco.org/?page_id=1638

SIG-Computing Topic: Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality

Presented by  Richard Tapaninen

When: Sunday, Jan 13, 2019 at 1:30 P.M.

Where: Lawrence Technological University (Southfield Campus) 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075 (click on links above)

SIG-Linux Topic: History of the Linux Kenrel

Presented by Sharan Kalwani

Where: Lawrence Technological University (Southfield Campus) 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075 (click on links above)

Free Wi-Fi available. Our thanks to Lawrence Technological University, for providing our meeting space!

General Announcements

Sharan Kalwani, president of SEMCO, will start the meeting and make general announcements.

Note: Nominations for officers and directors will take place at the General Meeting.

When: Sunday, Dec 9, 2018 at 1:15 P.M.
Where: Lawrence Technological University (Southfield Campus) 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075.

The university is essentially at the northwest corner of 10 Mile Road and Northwestern Highway https://goo.gl/maps/5Et615QaRCP2. The meeting is in room M213 of the Wayne H. Buell Management Building. For details on entry to the campus, where to park and how to get to the meeting room go to https://www.wordpress.semco.org/?page_id=1638

SIG-Computing Topic: The Michigan eLibrary – Meet MeL!

Presented by Maria Williams

When: Sunday, Dec 9, 2018 at 1:30 P.M.

Where: Lawrence Technological University (Southfield Campus) 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075 (click on links above)

SIG-Linux Topic: Which Distro? and LibreOffice

Presented by Sharan Kalwani

Where: Lawrence Technological University (Southfield Campus) 21000 West 10 Mile Road, Southfield, MI 48075 (click on links above)

Free Wi-Fi available. Our thanks to Lawrence Technological University, for providing our meeting space!