Online SGVLUG - joint meetup with WTD LA

We are continuing to be virtual this month with a joint meetup with Write the Docs LA, the local Write the Docs chapter of technical documentarians. Our meetups are discussion-focused and everyone is welcome to share their ideas.

https://meet.google.com/ewj-gdkf-xfw

• Spencer Sullivan will share his JPL internship experience and solicit more ideas on re-organizing documentation for a team wiki

• Lan Dang is looking for tips and tricks to help her turn the JPL COVID-19 response Pulse project -- a wearables pendant that warns you when you're going to touch your face -- into a fun outreach activity for a local Girls Who Code club:

https://medeng.jpl.nasa.gov/covid-19/pulse/
https://github.com/nasa-jpl/Pulse

Other possible topics for this month:

• mental health & work-life balance
• documentation for open-source software
• WTD Portland conference presentations: TBD
  (https://www.writethedocs.org/conf/portland/2020/speakers/)

Please see the WTD LA meetup link for more details.
https://www.meetup.com/Write-the-Docs-LA/events/272582467/

Tentative agenda:

6:45 - Introductions, chat

7:05 - Announcements. More chat.

7:20 - Discussion starts

About the SGVLUG

SGVLUG is one of the oldest and most active Linux User Groups in the Greater Los Angeles area. In addition to Linux, the group also shares interests in other free and open source software, all forms of technology, and the discussion of issues that arise with the these new tools, such as privacy rights. SGVLUG attracts members from throughout LA County including Pasadena, Glendale, Burbank, and eastward throughout the San Gabriel Valley. Our members include software developers, system administrators, hardware engineers, and software users of all levels of experience. Many work in the technology field as employees, contractors or consultants, and enjoy the learning and networking opportunities available from the group. We also have many members that serve as volunteers of their time and skills at various local events, including the annual Southern California Linux Expo (SCaLE).