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