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bnug_board [2020.02.02 08:41] – [Upcoming Meeting Plans] Steve Isenbergbnug_board [2020.04.01 17:21] – [Upcoming Meeting Plans] Steve Isenberg
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 [[bnug_videos|Recent BNUG meeting videos]] [[bnug_videos|Recent BNUG meeting videos]]
  
-===possible talk for Feb 2020=== 
-<code>2020 BNUG February Meeting—A Business Website Primer 
- 
-In this discussion, we’ll explore the core tasks of creating an effective website from scratch. We’ll ask and answer such questions as: 
- 
-  * What is domain registration? How does it differ from web hosting? 
-  * What is an A record? What is a CNAME record? 
-  * How does DNS help people find your website? 
-  * What is an SSL certificate? Do I have to pay for it? 
-  * What is the connection between my domain name, my website and email? 
-  * What are the pros and cons about the different providers? 
-     > Dreamhost, Siteground, godaddy, 1and1, hostgator, others? 
-     > Private registration; subdomains; email forwarding; etc 
-  * Exploration of cpanel 
-  * Overview of HTML vs Wordpress vs a proprietary web builder 
-  * (And we're sure there's more stuff to discuss) 
-  * Demo of creating a website from idea to product 
-</code> 
  
 ===Officers=== ===Officers===
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   * Outreach coordinator/committee (bring in members)   * Outreach coordinator/committee (bring in members)
  
-===For discussion, avoiding issues with Meetup=== 
-<code> 
-However, the web site shows an ethical issue: it asks people 
-to confirm attendance using an online dis-service, meetup.com. 
-It requires visitors to run nonfree Javascript code, and it 
-collects personal data, thus contributing to massive surveillance. 
-These are two of the things I would denounce in my talk, 
-See stallman.org/eventbrite.html, which also covers meetup.com. 
  
-I would feel hypcritical asking people to use meetup to come to 
-my talk. 
- 
-Dr Richard Stallman 
-Chief GNUisance of the GNU Project (https://gnu.org) 
-Founder, Free Software Foundation (https://fsf.org) 
-Internet Hall-of-Famer (https://internethalloffame.org) 
-</code> 
-Adam to contact him and suggest we collect attendees not using meetup, instead have attendees send email to sign up. 
-Or else not require anyone to RSVP. 
- 
-Person speaking has serious ethical questions about meetup and thus we are not using meetup for signups. Instead send your RSVP to president@bnug.org; 
-and come to the meeting to learn more about his concern and reasons for avoiding meetup. 
  
 ====Upcoming Meeting Plans==== ====Upcoming Meeting Plans====
 +[last update 01apr2020]
 ^ Date   ^ Where ^ Topic ^ Presenter^ Video recording  ^ ^ Date   ^ Where ^ Topic ^ Presenter^ Video recording  ^
 | Jan 7, 2020  | MassBay [ok] | Office tools discussion, comparing LogMeIn and RemotePC,\\ and comparing Password Management offerings | Adam to coordinate | True Images |  | Jan 7, 2020  | MassBay [ok] | Office tools discussion, comparing LogMeIn and RemotePC,\\ and comparing Password Management offerings | Adam to coordinate | True Images | 
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 | Feb 4, 2020  | Burlington [ok] | A business website primer (see above)\\ plan for May election, ask people if interested in running for office and for supporting positions  |  | True Images   | | Feb 4, 2020  | Burlington [ok] | A business website primer (see above)\\ plan for May election, ask people if interested in running for office and for supporting positions  |  | True Images   |
 | Feb 11, 2020  | online| 8pm Board meeting  | (Adam to coordinate and run; smi cannot attend)| | Feb 11, 2020  | online| 8pm Board meeting  | (Adam to coordinate and run; smi cannot attend)|
-| March 3, 2020 | MassBay [ok] |Exploring the power of YouTube: blogging, advertising, and downloading music, etc.\\  The history of YouTube.\\ Ask again for volunteers for group officers and supporting positions | SteveP & Adam  | //need a volunteer// |  +| March 3, 2020 | MassBay [ok] |Topic Uncertain.\\ Exploring the power of YouTube: blogging, advertising, and downloading music, etc.?\\  The history of YouTube.\\ Ask again for volunteers for group officers and supporting positions\\ NAS? | SteveP & Adam  | //need a volunteer// |  
-| March --, 2020 | online |7:30pm Board meeting +| March 17, 2020 | online |8pm Board meeting  | 
-| April 7, 2020  | Burlington [ok] | Discussion of HIPPA and 201 CMR 17\\ nominations of officers |      | + 
-| April --, 2020 | online| 7:30pm Board meeting +| April 7, 2020  | ONLINE | Discussion of HIPPA and 201 CMR 17\\ nominations of officers |      | 
-| May 5, 2020 | MassBay [ok] Cloud based services\\ election of officers Need a speaker!       | +| April 21, 2020 | online| 7:30pm Board meeting 
-| May --, 2020 | online |7:30pm Board meeting  |  +| May 5, 2020 | ONLINE Synology (Jeff Katz)\\ election of officers  |  |      | 
-| June 2, 2020 | Burlington ? +| May 19, 2020 | online |7:30pm Board meeting  |  
-| June --, 2020| online |7:30pm Board meeting | +| June 2, 2020 | ONLINE | Mainframes and history (Norm Stembridge)
-| July 7, 2020 | MassBay [ok] |+| June 16, 2020| online |7:30pm Board meeting | 
 +| July 14, 2020 | ONLINE | Live Streaming and YouTube (Steve Provost, Mike Austin)|
  
 ====other stuff==== ====other stuff====
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 |August 2018| |no meeting| | | |August 2018| |no meeting| | |
  
 +===For discussion, avoiding issues with Meetup===
 +<code>
 +However, the web site shows an ethical issue: it asks people
 +to confirm attendance using an online dis-service, meetup.com.
 +It requires visitors to run nonfree Javascript code, and it
 +collects personal data, thus contributing to massive surveillance.
 +These are two of the things I would denounce in my talk,
 +See stallman.org/eventbrite.html, which also covers meetup.com.
 +
 +I would feel hypcritical asking people to use meetup to come to
 +my talk.
  
 +Dr Richard Stallman
 +Chief GNUisance of the GNU Project (https://gnu.org)
 +Founder, Free Software Foundation (https://fsf.org)
 +Internet Hall-of-Famer (https://internethalloffame.org)
 +</code>
 +Adam to contact him and suggest we collect attendees not using meetup, instead have attendees send email to sign up.
 +Or else not require anyone to RSVP.
 +
 +Person speaking has serious ethical questions about meetup and thus we are not using meetup for signups. Instead send your RSVP to president@bnug.org;
 +and come to the meeting to learn more about his concern and reasons for avoiding meetup.