General Announcements and Election
Mike Bader, president of SEMCO, will start the meeting and make general announcements.
Elections for Officers and Members-at-Large of the Board. Members please bring your ballot to the meeting to place in the ballot box.
When: Sunday, January 8, 2017 at 1:30 P.M.
Where: Altair Engineering, Inc., 1820 E. Big Beaver Rd., Troy, MI 48083
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SIG-Computing
Topic: Latest Developments in Battery Technology:
Barry Murphy will discuss existing battery technology for tablets, laptops and smart phones. He will cover the current latest technologies and their availabilities. Barry will also talk briefly about lighting technologies and the newest LED bulbs.
Barry Murphy has been the owner of Batteries + Bulbs in Birmingham for 15 years.
Also: Questions and Answers following the presentation and during the social period before the SIG-Linux meeting. Snacks available during the social period.
When: Sunday, January 8, 2017 at 1:45 P.M.
Where: Altair Engineering, Inc., 1820 E. Big Beaver Rd., Troy, MI 48083
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SIG-Linux
Topic: Nominations, Election and
Kodi: Open Source Home Theater Software:
Current SIG-Linux Chairman will open nominations for the new SIG-Linux Chairman. Brian already stated he will not accept the nomination if somebody nominates him. Any member can nominate themselves or another member. Nominations must be seconded.
Following the nominations Current SIG-LINUX Chairman Brian Brodsky will hold the election for the new SIG-LINUX Chairman. All members attending may vote.
Following the election current SIG-Linux Chairman Brian Brodsky will demonstrate setting up and some of the features of Kodi. From Kodi’s website: Kodi® (formerly known as XBMC™) is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media center for playing videos, music, pictures, games, and more. Kodi runs on Linux, OS X, Windows, iOS, and Android, featuring a 10-foot user interface for use with televisions and remote controls. It allows users to play and view most videos, music, podcasts, and other digital media files from local and network storage media and the internet.
All are welcome.
When: Sunday, January 8, 2017 at 4:00 P.M.
Where: Altair Engineering, Inc., 1820 E. Big Beaver Rd., Troy, MI 48083
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Free Wi-Fi available. Our thanks to Altair Engineering, Inc. for providing our meeting space!