July 19th - July 24th: KansasFest 2016 opens for registration! - With Mike Harvey

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https://www.kansasfest.org/2016/02/registration-2016-open/

KansasFest 2016, the 28th annual Apple II convention, is now open for registration.  Users, programmers, hobbyists, and retrocomputing enthusiasts are invited to Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri, from Tuesday, July 19, through Sunday, July 24, for six days and five nights of sessions, demos, announcements, contests, and camaraderie.

Mike Harvey, a business executive, salesperson, technologist, project manager, entrepreneur, programmer, and best known in the Apple community as the founder and publisher of Nibble magazine, will join us with a keynote presentation. Harvey will be available immediately afterward for a Q&A and autograph session.
Attendees are encouraged to share their knowledge by presenting their own hardware and software sessions related to the Apple II. All KansasFest sessions are presented by the attendees, who are known for unscheduled events and debuts, too. Whether it's a behind-the-scenes look at new software, preorder opportunities for new hardware, a hands-on workshop, a podcast recording session, Structris tournaments, or an athletic round of Bite the Bag, there are experiences to be had
and memories to be made at KansasFest that aren't possible except in the company of surprising, brilliant, diehard Apple II fans.

Register by May 31 to guarantee a price of $385 for a double room or $455 for a single, which includes admission to all sessions as well as most meals. After that, prices rise $55. Official KansasFest shirts are extra and optional and must be ordered by June 22; registration for staying on-site closes July 1. To register, please visit the official registration form.

KansasFest invites any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends to attend the longest running annual Apple II conference. KansasFest is working towards non-profit status, which will help keep the conference alive for many more years. For photos, videos, schedules, and presentations from past year's events or to sign up for the email list and for inquiries, please browse our website at
http://www.kansasfest.org.

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February 25th: Kansas City Cloud Foundry PaaS:Platform as a Service Meeting

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Thursday, February 25, 2016

6:00 PM

  • Needs a location

  • Save the Date, Location coming soon
  • Minimum Viable Platforms (MVP): either you have one or you’re building one. Over the years I’ve observed six high-level characteristics common to production environments which are operationally mature. This talk will explain in detail the six capabilities in an operationally mature production environment. There will also be a demo of these capabilities live.
    Speaker: Casey West
    Bio: Working in Internet infrastructure, web app security, and design has taught Casey to be a paranoid, UX-oriented, problem solving Internet plumber; his earliest contributions to Perl live to this day on your Mac. Casey’s speaking and writing ranges from open source communities and culture to technical architecture and automation tips and tricks. Casey West wears the mantle of Principal Technologist focused on Pivotal’s Cloud Foundry Platform and lives in Pittsburgh raising three children.
    Agenda:
    6-7pm: Checkin and Social Hour
    7-830pm: Presentation, Demo  & Q/A


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    February 8th: Kansas City Code for America Brigade

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  • Sprint Accelerator

    210 W. 19th Terr., Kansas City, MO, Kansas City, MO (map)
     

  • http://codeforkc.org/
  • Interested in helping the Kansas City area?  Great! Whether or not you know how to code, you can help by joining us to work on civic hacking to create a better Kansas City and surrounding cities. Bring projects, ideas, designs, laptops, data, and friends.
    Meeting Format
    6:00 - Social / Introductions 6:10 - New Member Orientation 6:20 - Project Pitches
    See if there are any updates on projects
    See if anyone has a new project they would like to work on Pitch existing projects to work on
    6:30 - Work on projects (7:00 ~ Pizza arrives -- first Mondays only)  7:45 - Wrap up - get project updates

    Location: Community Room on the South side of the building.
    Please RSVP so that we know how many snacks & drinks to bring.
    Civic Heroes of all types welcome! This event is for coders and non-coders alike -- as long as you're interested in making government more transparent and building interesting things for our city, you're more than welcome!
    Bring a laptop: If you intend on getting some hands-on hacking done (it’s ok if you can’t but it definitely helps to have one).
    On first Mondays, there will be pizza! We'll be getting some 'za from Sizzle Pie, so there will be a vegetarian option.
    If you have something you'd like to work on or are excited about, please let us know via the meetup or at the hack night itself. We are growing our initiative and the energy comes from the community.
    Code for Kansas City has a Code of Conduct! Please always be respectful and help us keep our events welcoming, positive, productive environments for everyone.
    Connect with Us:
    • Join our Code for KC email list.
    • Follow us on Twitter @CodeforKC
    • Registering up at the national Brigade site.
    • Joining our Google+ community.


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    February 23rd: SMCKC Happy Hour

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    Happy Hour
    Thou Mayest Coffee Roasters
    February 23 | 5:30 p.m.
    Forget the frigid February cold and warm up with us at Thou Mayest Coffee Roasters for our February Happy Hour. Light snacks (provided by The Sundry) and your first drink are included! 
     

    Register Now


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    March 14th: DB2 User Group Meeting in Kansas City

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    March 14th, 2016 Meeting
    Our first meeting for 2016 is coming up on Monday March 14th and we have three outstanding speakers.  Susan Lawson, YLA, will present in the morning.  In the afternoon we will open up with Frank Fillmore, Founder and President of the Fillmore Group, Inc.  We will finish up with Kevin Harrison, Senior Software Engineer, IBM Silicon Valley Lab.
     
    Here is our agenda for the March 14th meeting:
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    8:00 to 8:30 am Check in and continental breakfast
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    8:30 to 8:45 am IBM
    IBM Announcements – Shri Shrimali, IBM
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    8:45 to 10:00 am – Susan Lawson - Part 1
    DB2 11 Performance and Availability Features: What Can I Take Advantage Of?
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    10:00 to 10:15 am Break
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    10:15 to 11:30 am – Susan Lawson - Part 2
    DB2 11 Performance and Availability Features: What Can I Take Advantage Of?
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    11:30 to 12:30 pm Lunch
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    12:30 to 2:00 pm –  Frank Fillmore
    Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing (HTAP)
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    2:00 to 2:15 pm Break
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    2:15 to 3:30 pm – Kevin Harrison
    DB2 Version 11 Migration Experiences from the Field
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    3:30 to 3:45 pm Stefan Kolev, President
    User Group Announcements
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    More Information:
    Speaker Bios:
    Susan Lawson is an internationally recognized consultant and lecturer with a background in system and database administration. She currently works with several large clients to help develop, implement and tune some of the worlds’ largest and most complex DB2 databases and applications. She also performs Performance and Availability Audits for many clients to help reduce costs through proper performance tuning and to help ensure availability. Her other activities include authoring articles and white papers, presenting at user group meetings, and teaching a variety of DB2 courses. She is an IBM GOLD Consultant for DB2, and an IBM Champion and has authored the IBM 'DB2 11 for z/OS Database Certification Review Guide', the IBM ‘DB2 for z/OS V8 DBA Certification Guide’ and the IBM ‘DB2 for z/OS V7 Application Programming Certification Guide’. She is also the co-author of several DB2 books including the IBM ‘DB2 10 for z/OS DBA Certification Guide’, IBM ‘DB2 9 for z/OS DBA Certification Guide’, ‘DB2 High Performance Design and Tuning’ and ‘DB2 Answers’. She is also a SME(Subject Matter Expert) for the IBM Certification exams for DB2 z/OS Database and System Administration assisting with writing and verifying questions for the exams.
     
    DB2 Gold Consultant and IBM Champion Frank C. Fillmore, Jr. is the Founder and President of The Fillmore Group, Inc., a Premier IBM Business Partner that specializes in IBM Analytics software sales, consulting, and training. Frank has been providing IBM Information Management solutions to government, industry, and not-for-profit enterprises as varied as The World Bank, J.P. Morgan Chase, Northrop Grumman, and the FBI for over 28 years. Frank’s current practice centers on Hybrid Transaction and Analytic Processing (HTAP) and Oracle to DB2 migrations as well as information governance and integration. Frank kayaks and cheers for the Baltimore Orioles.
     
     Kevin Harrison holds an IBM professional certification as a Certified Senior I/T Architect with broad experience in application development, database management systems, architecture development, technical infrastructures, and system integration. He is a Senior Software Engineer with DB2 for z/OS Development at the IBM Silicon Valley Lab and a member of a worldwide DB2 SWAT team for DB2 on z/OS. Kevin draws on a wide range of experience from 30+ years of involvement with DB2 on large systems, with 26 of those years at IBM as a DB2 technical specialist in various organizations within IBM. Kevin has served as a DB2 educator, DB2 Redbook author, DB2 user group liaison and speaker, led many DB2 design/implementation reviews, and DB2 performance and tuning engagements. Kevin is certified in several disciplines for DB2 on z/OS and currently is a member of the IBM North American I/T Architect Certification board, and Open Group Master IT Architects. Kevin supports and consults with a variety of customers in multiple industries as an advocate from the DB2 Silicon Valley Lab.
     
    Abstracts:
    DB2 11 Performance and Availability Features: What Can I Take Advantage Of?
    There are several features in DB2 11 focusing on opportunities for improved performance. Many of those features will be in the form of internal processing improvements and will be automatically available as we migrate into DB2 11. But for those of us who want to take advantage of other new features we need to look at what is available, determine if it applies to our environment, how to implement it, what the expectations are, and what are the pros and cons. This presentation will look at some of the new features in DB2 11 focused on performance and availability and provide a discussion on usage and expectations.
    • Discuss overall performance improvements and goals in DB2 11
    • Discuss features for improved application and database performance
    • Discuss usage potential for new features and any required changes
    • Discuss implementation and expectations of these new features
     
    Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing (HTAP)
     
    The concept of Hybrid Transactional/Analytical Processing (HTAP) was coined by Gartner.  IBM implements HTAP in two ways:
    •         IBM DB2 Analytics Accelerator (IDAA) - DB2 for z/OS (using Netezza hardware)
    •         DB2 BLU Acceleration – DB2 for Linux, Unix, Windows (a software-only implementation)
    See how customers are using HTAP to eliminate analytic latency and data synchronization issues and transform and simplify information management infrastructure.
     
    DB2 Version 11 Migration Experiences from the Field

    Because the initial response to DB2 11 has been very positive, with significant CPU savings, more and more IBM clients are making the move to DB2 11. Upgrading to the latest release of this critical software can bring valuable rewards – if you know how to take advantage of it.
    This discussion will touch on moving forward to migration planning from DB2 10 to DB2 11. You will learn about some surprises, pitfalls to be aware of and lessons learned from those who have already migrated. The discussion includes hints and tips, enabling fast start, as well as the latest news about migrations and issues we have observed during customer migrations.
     
    Member Fees
    The membership fees for 2016 remain unchanged from 2015 and the breakdown is as follows:
     
    2016 Fee Structure:
    Annual Membership $180.00
    Pay in Advance Single Event $ 55.00
    Late Registration/Walk in Single Event $ 65.00
     
    Please Note:  There are options to purchase annual memberships as well as individual meetings through the website.
     
    Meeting Location
    A reminder that our meetings are held at Kansas University -
    Edwards Campus, Regnier Building at 127th and Quivira in Overland Park.
    *** Please note this is the Regnier Building at KU-E, NOT the ***
    *** Regnier Building at Johnson County Community College. ***
       
    Kansas University - Edwards Campus
    12600 Quivira Rd
    Overland Park, KS 66213-2402
     
    Maps and directions are available here:
    https://edwardscampus.drupal.ku.edu/campus-map#drivingdirections
     
    The Regnier building is in the southeast corner of the complex, and you will find parking in front of that building off of 127th St. Our exact room will be posted on the information screen as you enter the building.
      
    I hope to see you March 14th!


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    February 25th: Kansas City Mobile App Developers: Future of IoT Devices and Radios and impacts to Mobile App Development

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  • Sprint Accelerator - Community Space

    210 W. 19th Terrace, Kansas City, MO (map)

  • Enter via that door on 19th Terrace to access the Community Space.
  • [If you are a recruiter or an employer, and wishing to attend, please RSVP directly to Kunjan Shah.]   
    For our February meetup Doug Hohulin will talk about how IoT impacts Mobile Development. The talk will overview the different type of IoT devices and radio technologies and consider the future of radio technology – both licensed and unlicensed.  The first internet connection took place in 1969 and up until the 1990s the internet was relatively simple, mainly computers connecting to computers, then there was an explosion of number of devices and type of devices.  This is similar to the biological Cambrian explosion where life was simple and then an explosion of diversity and life got very interesting.  There are estimates that there could be 10 Trillion IoT devices in the world by 2040 – IoT is about to get very interesting. 
    Doug Hohulin is a Strategy and Business Development Manager at Nokia working to develop next generation 4G and 5G cellular technology for the IoT.   He has spoken to various groups (including the Trillion Sensors Summit. http://www.tsensorssummit.org/ ) on the future of radio technology, the Information Age, A.I., and the IoT.  He worked at Motorola as a cellular telecommunication engineer deploying cellular telephone systems around the world on 4 continents.  He graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Electrical Engineering.  He has a passion for leveraging the power of smartphones, sensors, IoT, and wearables to improve the health and wellness of society. 
    Please note the meetup date and location.
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    Agenda
    6:00-6:30 - Socializing and meeting other members.
    6:30-7:30 - Presentations from members
    7:30-8 - Follow-up discussions with members.
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    Present at the Mobile App Developers Meetup
    If you have a project you want to show and talk with the group about for future meetups, please contact us. If you would like to hear about any specific topic in any future meetups, please feel free to let the us know!


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    February 3rd: KC Code Mentors

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    Wednesday, February 3, 2016

    6:30 PM

  • Centriq

    8700 State Line Rd. Suite 200, Leawood, KS (map)
     

  • We will determine our project for this year and begin the planning process. We may even have some surprise presentations.


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