[BLU/Officers] July agenda

Tue Jul 14 14:01:50 EDT 2020

Not sure what that is but the link to the meeting is still
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85075254996?pwd=cU0xenpiQXRadEVZbEFMSkVjdktkUT09

On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 1:20 PM Jerry Feldman <gaf.linux at gmail.com> wrote:

> Great, thanks! We would also need the Zoom meeting id.
>
> On Tue, Jul 14, 2020 at 8:07 AM Kurt Keville <kurt.keville at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Yes. Eliot said he would record it and then give it to us.
>>
>> On Tue, Jul 14, 2020, 7:02 AM Jerry Feldman <gaf.linux at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Can we set up a confirmation today.
>>>
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>>> On Wed, Jul 8, 2020, 9:29 PM John Abreau <jabr at blu.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'd prefer jitsi, but if avoiding Zoom means not having a BLU meeting
>>>> at all this month, then I'd rather use Zoom than not hold a meeting.
>>>>
>>>> I still haven't heard confirmation on whether we'll be able to record
>>>> the session and post the video on the BLU website afterward. Kurt, can you
>>>> confirm this?
>>>>
>>>> Apparently if the meeting host has a Pro level account or higher, they
>>>> can enable live streaming to YouTube. Perhaps the easiest thing would be to
>>>> live stream the meeting to YouTube and then send me the downloaded mp4 file
>>>> afterward so I can post it with the BLU meeting videos.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/360028478292-Streaming-a-Meeting-or-Webinar-on-YouTube-Live
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Jul 8, 2020 at 5:36 PM Kurt Keville <kurt.keville at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I don't know what to tell you. HPC Meetup is moving ahead with their
>>>>> event as is...
>>>>>
>>>>> https://www.meetup.com/HPC-GPU-Supercomputing-Group-of-Boston/events/271617454/
>>>>> So, maybe you should just delist it. This is the best we could do on
>>>>> short notice but if you are uncomfortable with it then take it off the
>>>>> schedule.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Jul 8, 2020, 3:47 PM Jerry Feldman <gaf.linux at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Since Bill objects to using the evil Zoom, could we use jitsi.
>>>>>>
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>>>>>> Jerry Feldman <gaf.linux at gmail.com>
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>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 7, 2020, 10:39 AM Jerry Feldman <gaf.linux at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Eliot Eshelman
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On Tue, Jul 7, 2020 at 2:27 AM John Abreau <abreauj at gmail.com>
>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Eliot from Microway - Does Eliot have a last name and an email
>>>>>>>> address?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Kurt from MIT - Is that Kurt Keville from MIT, or some other Kurt?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> The code for the BLU calendar expects to have first and last names
>>>>>>>> and email addresses for speakers.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Mon, Jul 6, 2020 at 7:44 PM Kurt Keville <kurt.keville at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> This is the best I can come up with...  following in the spirit of
>>>>>>>>> our other joint meetings
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> You Can Tune a Piano but You Can't Tune a Convolutional Neural
>>>>>>>>> Network
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Information updates in the areas of HPC, Supercomputing, and
>>>>>>>>> Autonomous Vehicles
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 7:00 - 7:45PM Eliot from Microway presents event updates
>>>>>>>>> 7:45 - 8:00PM Kurt from MIT presents UAV Updates
>>>>>>>>> 8:00 - 8:30PM BU students present on Student Cluster Competition
>>>>>>>>> 8:30 Open
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Zoom link is
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85075254996?pwd=cU0xenpiQXRadEVZbEFMSkVjdktkUT09
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Jul 5, 2020 at 9:14 PM John Abreau <abreauj at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Sounds great, Kurt! Can I get a list of already confirmed
>>>>>>>>>> speakers and topic details for the BLU calendar? We can add more as
>>>>>>>>>> additional confirmations are made.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I've been using Zoom Meet for my Toastmasters club, and we've had
>>>>>>>>>> no issues with it. Are you and/or Eliot using the Enterprise tier? I notice
>>>>>>>>>> on the pricing page that the "Basic" (free) tier of Zoom Meet has a
>>>>>>>>>> 40-minute maximum length for meetings.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I'd like to make sure we record the meeting, so I can post the
>>>>>>>>>> video on the BLU website afterward.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> On Sun, Jul 5, 2020 at 2:02 PM Kurt Keville <
>>>>>>>>>> kurt.keville at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Let's pencil it in... I can send out the Zoom invite in a day or
>>>>>>>>>>> 2...  will put together some verbage.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, Jul 3, 2020 at 12:08 PM Jerry Feldman <
>>>>>>>>>>> gaf.linux at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I am comfortable with Zoom if that is what Eliot prefers.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> On Thu, Jul 2, 2020 at 1:51 PM Kurt Keville <
>>>>>>>>>>>> kurt.keville at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> How does this sound?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Someone from MIT (probably Kurt or Alex or Steve Antille)...
>>>>>>>>>>>>> AVs in the age of Quarantine... 30 mins
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Someone from Microway (probably Eliot)...   HPC and SC
>>>>>>>>>>>>> update... 30 mins
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Someone from BU (probably Natasha)...   SCC update... 30 mins
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Someone from Hamilton (probably Lin-Manuel Miranda)?
>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2 other 30 minute slots? Maybe Eliot has a speaker (possibly
>>>>>>>>>>>>> even from GA Tech)...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have been doing these party line Dialup events like
>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EczW2IWdnOM  and it is really
>>>>>>>>>>>>> good if we can have a live chat window... that way speakers can answer
>>>>>>>>>>>>> questions in RT without people interrupting them in mid-presentation. So we
>>>>>>>>>>>>> should use a Zoom server to offer that option. Eliot has access to one and
>>>>>>>>>>>>> so do I ... I will need to test the one I have out... but will do that this
>>>>>>>>>>>>> weekend.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 12:50 PM Jerry Feldman <
>>>>>>>>>>>>> gaf.linux at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Any ideas. We could probably sign up Maddog. He's posted a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lot of stories on FB. I personally am not interested in his Brazil
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> projects, but maybe we could come up with something, like the history of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Linux and why is has become one of the major players.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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