[SGVHAK] Arduino workshop, Developer Inerest Group, Loscon

[Doug Vargas]

The arduino talk and loscon look awesome but sadly I'll be out of town :( thanks for posting about it though, looks like something I'll look forward to next year

Lan Dang <l.dang at ymail.com> wrote:

>Hi all,
>This is for those of you who have some free time Thanksgiving weekend.
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>ARDUINO WORKSHOP
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>There is going to be an Arduino workshop at Loscon next Saturday.  I think there will be a talk at 10am and the workshop will be held at 2pm.https://www.facebook.com/LosconArduinoWorkshop/info
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>https://www.facebook.com/LosconArduinoWorkshop?ref=stream
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>You probably have to RSVP to participate in the workshop.  You also need a membership with Loscon.  Preregistration is over.  It is now $60 for whole weekend or $35 for a single day.
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>http://loscon.org/391/?page_id=71
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>DEVELOPER INTEREST GROUP
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>One of the things I enjoeyd about Loscon last year was the "Make Room! Make Room!" exhibits, where makers come to show off there stuff.http://developerinterest.org/make-room-make-room-at-loscon-39/
>https://www.facebook.com/MakeRoomMakeRoom
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>This appears to be organized through the  Developer Interest Group which was meeting in Van Nuys, but now they are looking into meeting in Pasadena.  I'll see if I can find out more about them, as we have overlapping interests.
>http://developerinterest.org/about-dig/
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>LOSCON
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>So what is Loscon?   Loscon is a really cool science fiction/fantasy convention held during Thanksgiving weekend at the LAX Marriott hotel.  I think it's in its 39th year.  There are costumes, talks, parties, nitrogen ice cream, screening rooms, gaming rooms.  There is a room where people get together and sing silly songs, or haunting songs inspired by fandom or even events like the Challenger disaster.
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>Aside from science fiction talks, they also have science talks.  Last year, they invited rocket scientists to talk about rockets and commercial space flight.  This year, there are a track of JPL talks covering missions like Cassini, MRO, DAWN, Curiosity, and there is a talk about spacecraft operations.
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>Main site: http://loscon.org/391/
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>Schedule: http://loscon.org/391/?page_id=97
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>Lan
>(who had a lot of fun last year)
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