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| | '''Purpose:''' List events that have occurred to the Free Geek Seattle Organization! |
| | '''Plan:''' Include a log of special things that have happened that are not regularly scheduled events that affect the organization. |
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| Congratulations to [[User:koanhead| Andrew Kane]] who now holds the newly designated title of [[Technical infrastructure manager]]. | | Congratulations to [[User:koanhead| Andrew Kane]] who now holds the newly designated title of [[Technical infrastructure manager]]. |
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| =Weekly [[Build and Learn Workshops]]=
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| Every Saturday, 3-6pm
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| If there are cancellations, we should make sure they are prominently posted to the front page.
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| ==Where==
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| [[Filipino Community Center]]
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| These weekly events start with orientation for new volunteers.
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| The person who organizes the event that week may program other activities, like a presentation, a class, or a project.
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| [[Build]] and [[Adoption]] program activities take place.
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| Here are some of the activities that often occur at our workshops...
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| * Replacing a defective hard drive and installing a new (Free) operating system, typically Linux
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| * Checking/modifying BIOS settings to see why a system won't boot up
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| * Wiping hard drives for re-use, and testing hard drives to make sure they're healthy
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| * Disassembly of systems for recycling
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| * Hacking on software to improve operational aspects, website
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| * Tracking systems in & out and volunteer time
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| * Research technical specifications on a particular motherboard, hard drive and so on.
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| * See [[Workshop guide]] for more details
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| = [[Monthly Meetup]]s =
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| '''2nd Monday''' of each month, from 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM.
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| Cancellations or postponements due to meeting space conflicts will be posted to the {{Template:maillist}}.
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| ==Where==
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| Third Place Commons - http://thirdplacecommons.org/
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| <br>(Upper Level of Lake Forest Park Towne Centre)
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| <br>17171 Bothell Way NE, Lake Forest Park, WA 98155.
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| We meet in the commons area by Third Place Books on the top floor. Look for the [http://freegeekseattle.org/wiki/index.php/File:Free_Geek_Shirt_Front.jpg Free Geek Seattle] sign.
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| ==Details==
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| Everyone is welcome. We'll be meeting at Third Place Commons in Lake Forest Park. We'll put two or more tables together by the electrical outlets in the main open area. Free Wi-Fi "kcls.org" is provided by King County Library System.
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| * See [[Meeting plans and notes]] for more details
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| =Free Classes=
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| Free Geek Seattle conducts occasional free [[classes]] on technical topics. The classes occur about once a month.
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| = Board Meeting =
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| The board meetings are held quarterly in January, April, July and October. Board meetings are part of the general meeting for that month.
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| ==Where==
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| Third Place Commons in Lake Forest Park (No. Seattle)
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| This is when our [[Free Geek Seattle:About#Board|board]] gets together and discuss the state of FGSEA and define strategy on our future plans.
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Purpose: List events that have occurred to the Free Geek Seattle Organization!
Plan: Include a log of special things that have happened that are not regularly scheduled events that affect the organization.
News
June 12, 2014
Major wiki cleanup. There are no more uncategorized pages as of today, except for the Main Page, which is in a class by itself.
April 2014
Welcome new board members: Chris Crihfield, Tim Leavitt, Dan Ryan, and Ann Summy.
Congratulations to Andrew Kane who now holds the newly designated title of Technical infrastructure manager.