Austin Arduino and MicroController Meetup

What's a "Junto"??? -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Junto_(club) [1]

What local meetups are currently involved?

- Nature Nerds Austin -- https://www.meetup.com/nature-nerds-of-austin/
- South Austin Makerspace -- https://www.meetup.com/southaustinmakerspace/?eventOrigin=your_groups
- Central Texas Commodore User Group (CTCUG) -- https://www.meetup.com/central-texas-commodore-users-group/
- Austin 3D Printing -- https://www.meetup.com/austin-3dprinting/?eventOrigin=your_groups
- Austin Physics for Fun -- https://www.meetup.com/physics-1/?eventOrigin=your_groups
- Austin FPGA -- https://www.meetup.com/austin-fpga-meetup-group/
- Austin Astronomy -- https://www.meetup.com/austin-astronomy-meetup/
- Austin Arduino and MicroController Meetup -- https://www.meetup.com/austin-web-mobile-electronic-club-for-beginners-experts/?eventOrigin=your_groups

(If you know of other groups interested in participating please get in touch.)

The purpose of this gathering is to build better communication between related meetups, foster community, brainstorm, and have fun!!!

Our default time-table is the morning of the 3rd Saturday of each month. The location will change each month, moving to a different part of Austin each time.

Please post the topics, questions, or other items of interest to you, that you'd like to discuss, in comments below.

Unconferences: A Better Way to Run Meetups (28/30) -- https://psychotechnology.substack.com/p/unconferences-a-better-way-to-run

Hope to you see you there, and don't be afraid to pass the word along :)

[1] BOOK REVIEW: The First Scientific American by Joyce E. Chaplin -- https://valdostadailytimes.com/2018/11/03/book-review-the-first-scientific-american-by-joyce-e-chaplin/

[2] Applied Cryptography (the red cover 2nd edition) -- https://www.schneier.com/books/applied-cryptography/

This is a Citizen Science project just getting off the ground in Florida. You do NOT need to sign up for this event. It is a placeholder only.

You DO need to visit this site for more information -- https://www.reddit.com/r/radioastronomy/comments/1odp3yi/im_excited_to_share_the_titan_astronomical/

Titan Astronomical Observatory has this to say...

A couple of weeks ago I posted here, jokingly asking who wanted to pitch in to buy this $70k telescope off Facebook Marketplace. The amount of genuine support I got—both in the comments and in DMs—along with how awesome it would be to run this thing, made me seriously research whether it was possible to turn this into a telescope anyone could use. Well, it’s time to find out!

The Titan Astronomical Observatory is a nonprofit based in Lakeland, Florida, with the goal of purchasing, relocating, and modernizing this telescope; creating a web interface that allows students, amateur astronomers, and citizen scientists to reserve observing time; and designing a pipeline to automatically deliver calibrated data. We’re an officially incorporated nonprofit (501(c)(3) pending) with a four-member board, a potential site secured, an option contract granting us the exclusive right to buy the telescope, and a core team planning for the future.

If you’re interested in supporting the project by volunteering time or expertise—or you simply want to follow along—join our community on Discord!

We’re currently accepting donations via PayPal, and a full GoFundMe campaign is on the horizon!

You do NOT need to sign up for this event. It is a placeholder only.

You DO need to check with this site regularly for the latest event information and schedule -- https://cns.utexas.edu/events/series/texas-science-festival (Each of the colleges have their own activities as well, so check their main pages for more info.)

The Texas Science Festival has this to say...

Science for Everyone

Celebrate STEAM (science, tech, engineering, art and math) and dive into exploration at talks, demos, shows and tours for learners of all ages!

Arduino and MicroController has this to say...

Feel free to use the questions/comments on the front page of our meetup, or in the comments below, to arrange specific event engagements with other members.

This is NOT a placeholder, you DO need to sign up if you want to celebrate Pi by eating Pie! (Actually, you could just show up :)

Pi Day was created in 1988 by an employee of The Exploratorium in San Francisco. I was fortunate enough to be working with a hands-on science museum here in Austin, TX. called Discovery Hall and got to participate in the first one (and every one since).

Besides eating pie other activities are telling silly Pi Day jokes and wearing Pi Day clothing. The local grocers finally caught on a few years ago and now bake Pi pies without a special order.

Pi Day -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pi_Day

Pi Day Countdown Clock -- https://days.to/until/pi-day?day=14

The Exploratorium -- https://www.exploratorium.edu/pi

The Exploratorium -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exploratorium

Discovery Hall -- https://txarchives.org/aushc/finding_aids/00673.xml