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Last updated January 1, 2004.
Date Org Speaker Topic
Jan 7 MHVLUG Jeff Daley Gonga
Jan 8 MHCUG Pat Mannix Web site design
Jan 14 THUG Theo Migration from OS 9 to OS X
Jan 19 ACM John Galanti Hudson Valley DataNet
Date Org Speaker Topic Feb 12 MHCUG Tom Welch Information Security Mar 11 MHCUG Mark T. Hoops Identity Theft, The Internet, and Your Electronic Self Apr 8 MHCUG David Perry Viruses and virus protection May 13 MHCUG Howard Reis SnapVideo Jun 10 MHCUG Robb Kinnin calleveryone.com
ACM Association for Computing Machinery AIChE American Institute of Chemical Engineers HVCTS Hudson Valley Council of Technical Societies IEEE Mid-Hudson Section of the IEEE IEEE-WIE IEEE Women In Engineering MHCUG Mid-Hudson Computer User Group, Inc. MHVLUG Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group PMI Project Management Institute SWE Society of Women Engineers THUG The Hudson User Group
Speaker: Jeff Daley
Program: Gonga, an IP audio player, is an interesting use of computers
with your home audio/entertainment center. The Gonga player connects to the LAN
where it receives audio files from a server connected on that network and
forwards this into the RCA connectors of your stereo.
The meeting will be at the Mid Hudson Valley Library System
Auditorium in Poughkeepsie, New York. Directions can be found on
the MHV Library System Website. The meeting is FREE and open to
the public. Anyone interested in learning more about the group,
or helping Linux is encouraged to attend.
When: Wednesday, January 7, 2004, 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Where: Mid-Hudson Valley Library System Auditorium
(Phone 845.471.6060 X57)
Cost: Free and open to the public
Web: www.mhvlug.org
Directions: midhudson.org/help/directions.htm
Information about the The Mid-Hudson Linux Users Group
Speaker: Pat Mannix, MHCUG Webmaster
Program: Web site design
Considerations for personal, small businesses, and non-profit applications.
When: Thursday, January 8, 2004
6:30 Computer questions from the floor,
from novice on up.
7:00 Business meeting.
7:30 Program
Where: Best Western Inn and Conference Center
Route 9, Poughkeepsie
Directions: midhudson.org/help/directions.htm
Map: midhudson.org/help/mhls_building_map.htm
Cost: Free and open to the public
Coming up:
February 12, 2004: Information Security. Computer and Internet
safety and security. By Tom Welch, our most popular speaker -
back for the 3rd time.
March 11, 2004: Identity Theft, The Internet, and Your
Electronic Self. By Mark T. Hoops, Senior Consumer Frauds
Representative. He is New York State Attorney General Eliot
Spitzer's regional representative to consumers and businesses.
April 8: TrendMicro. The history of viruses and virus
protection. By David Perry
May 13: SnapVideo. By Howard Reis, VP VideoBureau
June 10, 2004: New phone service, calleveryone.com, recently
introduced by NetStep Access Services. Robb Kinnin, president,
will tell us how it works. Calleveryone.com is a voice over the
Internet telephone service where callers talk for less than 4
cents per minute, using an existing DSL or Cable broadband
connection. This service is available to both businesses and
residential customers throughout the United States.
Information about The Mid-Hudson Computer User Group, Inc.
Speaker: Theo, Private consultant
Program: Theo will describe the advantages of moving from OS 9
to OS X, Apple's newest operating system, and will discuss Apple
Computer hardware, including ibooks, powerbooks, eMacs, iMacs and
the new G5 dual processor computer. Questions, ranging from
those from beginners to those from seasoned pro's, will be
welcome.
Cost: Free and open to the public
RSVP: PLEASE email us at THUG@hvc.rr.qcom if you plan to attend.
When: 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Jan 14, 2004
Where: Unison Arts Center, 68 Mountain Rest Road, New Paltz
Directions
Dinner: 6 p.m. at Neko Sushi, Inc. (menu has other good stuff too)
49 Main Street, New Paltz Tel: 845.255.0162
The THUG website is hosted by Netstep at www.netstep.net/thug/
There you may subscribe to an email list where events are posted
and questions are often asked and sometimes answered.
Info: Julian Lines, 845.679.5358, or jlines@hvc.rr.com
or visit: www.netstep.net/thug/
Information about The Hudson User Group (THUG)
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Speaker: John R. Galanti (jgalanti@hvdata.net)
President and founding investor in Hudson Valley DataNet
Program: Broadband Communication and its Impact on the Economy
About the Topic
DataNet, a company based in Newburgh, NY, was formed in 2000 to
provide high capacity broadband communications services to the
greater Hudson Valley region. With its all fiber-optic based
network, DataNet provides enterprise network solutions, managed
high-capacity Internet, and carrier/broadcast quality data
transport throughout the area. With its extensive
interconnections to national and international fiber optic
networks, DataNet is able to bring the Hudson Valley complete
global connectivity.
DataNet's network provides services to hundreds of commercial
buildings and campuses in the area, serving the majority of
healthcare, schools, colleges, government, and commercial
facilities throughout the region. DataNet counts as its
customers the largest employers in Dutchess, Orange and Ulster
counties.
By being able to provide custom data communications networks,
with 99.999% reliability (SLA), and fully redundant connectivity
to NYC, DataNet has begun to act as a catalyst in the region's
efforts to attract high-quality jobs to the area. As an example,
the region is now focusing on attracting datacenter operations
for NYC's financial services companies. These companies, with
their enormous computing capacity, must also have reliable,
redundant data communications capabilities, with commensurate
capacity. With the heightened awareness of the vulnerability of
these critical computing assets, companies are now searching for
safe, reliable, and redundant locations. DataNet is assisting the
region in its positioning to play such a role.
About the Speaker
Mr. Galanti will provide an overview of Hudson Valley DataNet,
including its history, network capabilities, and product
offerings. He will focus the majority of his talk on the
economic development impacts that broadband communications and
technology is having on our community, and what that might hold
for the Hudson Valley's future.
Cost: Free and open to the public
When: Monday, Jan 19, 2004, at 7:30 p.m.
Where: Ulrich Room, Dyson Hall
Marist College, Route 9, Poughkeepsie, NY
Directions
Dinner: 6 pm, Palace Diner, 194 Washington Street, POK, 845.473.1576
All are welcome to join us for dinner. (Go north on the Route 9
Arterial to the St. Francis Hospital exit, turn right, turn
right again. The Palace is one block further along on the right.)
Refreshments are served after the meeting. For further
information, email collier@nixspaam.acm.org or call 845.297.5901.
Coming up:
-- The next ACM chapter meeting will be on February 16 or 23.
Information about the Poughkeepsie Chapter of the Association For Computing Machinery
The Poughkeepsie Chapter of the ACM meets once a month from Sept thru May (except December) at Marist College (map).
The ACM Chapter seeks speakers. Topics should focus on technology with connections to computers (especially programming), to business, and/or to the Mid-Hudson Valley. Topics can range from the speculative to the practical, from the theoretical to the mundane.
If you have such a talk, or know someone who does, please contact me. The Chapter offers a friendly, informal, technically savvy audience. This meeting notice goes to over 350 technology oriented individuals and organizations in the Valley. A talk to the Chapter is a good way of making contact with this community.
Dues for membership in the Poughkeepsie Chapter are $10 per year.
Meetings are free and open to the public. Refreshments are served after the meetings.
Prior to the meeting some of the members get together with the speaker for dinner at a local restaurant. All are welcome to attend and to share in the cost of the speaker's dinner.
Watch the top of this web page for snow cancellations.
Chapter officers are:
President Ed Lynch 845.452.2483 ed@nixspaam.acm.org Vice-President Bob Morrison Secretary Sushil Bhatia Treasurer Joel Kelson President Emeritus Bill Rubin Program Chair Bill Collier 845.297.5901 collier@nixspaam.acm.org Membership Chair Bill Manyin 914.245.5757 william.manyin@nixspaam.mindspring.com; Liaison to HVCOTS Charles Doty 845.266.5336 cddoty@nixspaam.aol.com;
Chair: Jean Blair, Jean.Blair@nixspaam.usma.edu
Program Chair: Thor Larsen, ThorALarsen@nixspaam.aol.com
Website: www.ewh.ieee.org/r1/mid-hudson/
Meetings are free and open to the public.
President: Dick Kranz, 845.265.4042 and 845.896.7376,
dickranz@nixspaam.bestweb.net.
VP for Programs: Donna Milano, dmilano@nixspaam.mhric.org.
Website: www.mhcug.org
MHCUG members can receive an e-mail reminder about MHCUG meetings by sending an e-mail to Dan Sullivan, dansull@nixspaam.opt online.net. Put MHCUG in the Subject field; in the body request being added to the mailing list.
Website: www.mhvlug.org
Linux Discussion List:
Local website: www.pmihvc.org/
Email: info@nixspaam.pmihvc.org.
Local website: cobalt.vh.net/~swe/
National website: www.swe.org/
THUG is a Macintosh user group based in the Woodstock/Kingston/Rhinebeck area of New York State's Mid-Hudson Valley. Our more than 50 members range from newcomers to grizzled pros. Many THUGs are creative folks -- we have a lot of graphic artists and musicians among us -- while some members are fairly normal. We accept no dues.
Meetings are often on the first Wednesday of each month. The location varies. Usually there is a dinner before the meeting at a restaurant close to the meeting place.
Free listserve: www.netstep.net/thug/thugplug.html
Website: www.netstep.net/thug/home.html
The best source of information about the next meeting is the personal website of the Ex-President_for_Life Gerry Berke at www.livejournal.com/users/thug_meetings.
Officers and Staff
President and Outreach Contact: Gerald Berke, 845.679.6240,gberke@nixspaam.geraldberke.com
Vice President and Webmaster: Chris Borger, boogen4@nixspaam.earthlink.net
Meeting Coordinator: Julian Lines, jlines@nixspaam.hvc.rr.com
Website: www.ewh.ieee.org/r1/mid-hudson/WIE2/wie.html
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It is my goal to send only one email per month with a summary of local meetings. However, things change all the time, and so I expect this page to be updated frequently. Hence, to stay aware of what is happening, it may be advisable to check this page more often.
It may be possible to list the meetings of additional organizations on this page. Organizations should have some connection (technical or business) to computers and to the Mid-Hudson Valley.
If your organization would like to have a meeting listed on this page, please contact me with information about your organization well prior to the first meeting announcement to be listed. Only meetings open to the public will be listed. Date, time, place, speaker, and title are essential, of course, but this information also is critical: