[BLU/Officers] August BLU meeting

[Brian DeLacey]

I have the RPi4 up and running. There are a few lessons learned already -
it is pretty impressive to have this little board driving dual HDMI
screens  -

Brian


On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 11:41 AM John Abreau <abreauj at gmail.com> wrote:

> Sounds good to me.
>
> I'm primarily interested in the Raspberry Pi 4 demo, so Kurt would have to
> ensure that his two speakers were done before 8:00 so Brian could have a
> full hour.
>
> I'll hold off on further updating the calendar entry until the agenda
> has been finalized, which Brian has indicated should be by the end of the
> month.
>
> Thanks, guys!
>
> On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 11:17 AM Brian DeLacey <bdelacey at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> If Kurt wants to take and organize half the meeting time, that is fine
>> with me.
>>
>> I assume the usual is 6:30 - 7:00 for Q&A, and conversation. With the
>> added attraction of pizza exposure by Kurt, that could flow right into
>> Kurt's agenda / speakers in the 7:00 - 8:00 timeframe (or could start right
>> at 6:30 if Kurt's speakers desire 90 minutes)?
>>
>> I'd carry out the 8:00 - 9:00 timeslot with demo, discussion and a
>> "Rasperry Pi One-Jar Jam". I've already reached out to the RPi Foundation -
>> and will shape that portion of the agenda accordingly.
>>
>> Brian
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 10:32 AM Kurt Keville <kurt.keville at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> More than 3 speakers? That won't work. The 2 I am thinking of are good
>>> for 30-45 minutes each. We could, of course, not do it...  I am just trying
>>> to find a way to maximize pizza exposure on a week that the majority of our
>>> usual crowd will be on vacation.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 8:56 AM Brian DeLacey <bdelacey at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Excellent - thanks!
>>>>
>>>> And we can look to add a speaker or two - maybe we can find someone
>>>> with a "back to school" plan for using RPI4 as parr of their STEM
>>>> curriculum etc.
>>>>
>>>> How about we aim for updating the agenda, in two weeks from last night?
>>>> By last day of the month 7/31 for posting an updated agenda with any
>>>> additional speakers / topics? This would give us enough time to get the
>>>> word out, and coordinate meeting schedule / logistics.
>>>>
>>>> Brian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Thu, Jul 18, 2019 at 12:38 AM John Abreau <jabr at blu.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi, Brian.
>>>>>
>>>>> I've added you to the BLU calendar for August. Let me know when you
>>>>> have more details to add, and who else will be participating.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks!
>>>>>
>>>>> http://blu.org/cgi-bin/calendar/2019-aug
>>>>>
>>>>>
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