Feb 14, 2021 – SIG-Computing: Intro to Digital Accessibility; SIG-Linux: insights from a Linux/Free & Open Source conference

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

We will be using zoom for this meeting. This link will be active on day of meeting.

Click here to be connected to the meeting. Please join the meeting about 1:00 PM or later.

Members will also receive an e mail on the day of the meeting, with the link and any further details and instructions about how to log on to the meeting.

Election of Officers and Board Members-at-Large. All ballots received by Jan 17, 2021 were tabulated by Julie Comptois.

The following members were elected to the open positions.

Sharan Kalwani as President, Richard Jackson as Vice President,

Brian Brodsky as Treasurer, Julie Comptois as Secretary,

Sikander Rashid and Michael Rudas as Board Members‑at‑Large.

When: Sunday, Feb 14, 2021, at 1:15 P.M.
Where: Meetings will be on line until further notice.

SIG-Computing Topic: Intro to Digital Accessibility

Presented by Erica Braverman

Erica will present an introduction to Digital Accessibility
– What is digital accessibility?
– Why is it so important?
– Assistive technologies
– Examples of accessible HTML
– Next steps/where to learn more

 Erica Braverman has a certificate in UX Design from UCSD. She manages the accessibility testing program at Knowbility, which is an Austin-based non-profit dedicated to the development of an accessible digital world.

Also: Questions and Answers following the presentation.

When: Sunday, Feb14, 2021 at 1:30 P.M.

Where: Meetings will be on line until further notice. Click on link shown above.

SIG-Linux Topic: insights from a Linux/Free & Open Source conference

Presented by Sharan Kalwani

Sharan will share some insights from a Linux/Free & Open Source conference – called FOSDEM (Free & Open Source for Developers Meeting). that he attended. Also several amazing things, which he found there.

Next month he will resume the monthly discussion of distros.

Also: Questions and Answers following the presentation.

Where: Meetings will be on line until further notice. Click on link shown above.

When: Sunday, Feb 14, 2021 at 3:00 P.M.

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  1. The February SEMCO Meetings (except SIG-Programming) were recorded. Below are links to the video recordings:
    Board: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_7EeEP6eWIwx1SC2yCRfdSPE3VWAjkx9/view?usp=sharing
    General & SIG-Computing: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UR-y3lMFPuh2QUzDhOBamymeoo7hidk-/view?usp=sharing
    SIG-Linux: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1W6vd-CFQAgCHs5EPUzuALiAKyiDtStaw/view?usp=sharing

    Slides were used in the February meetings. Below are links to PDF files of the slides:
    SIG-Computing slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1hyvfoVn9xSZqjl8twDEku3D8HqV-FJGB/view?usp=sharing
    SIG-Linux slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fLuQB-qVFGRnDYawWKMSRk6zsl-KeusE/view?usp=sharing

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