Technical Writers

Join us TODAY and: ⚡ Keep up to date with DeFi ⚡ Have a discussion about Economics and tech ⚡ Meet like-minded people! ------------------------ AGENDA ‍🎟️ ------------------------ 🎤 Duhon Report - A Global Macro round up of the news! 🎤 Some Topic Overview 🎤 Q&A Want to build a project? Looking for teammates? Come on down! ------------------------ OPEN SOURCE ‍🎟️ ------------------------ If you'd like to contribute, please check out our open source repos: https://github.com/EthBuilders Currently, we are building our community's website: https://github.com/EthBuilders/EthBuildersNYC-website ------------------------ INFO ------------------------ Hello World! Due to COVID-19, we are now hosting events remotely. Our goal is to foster a community where attendees can learn, grow and create a network in the decentralization space. We aim to create a collaborative and welcoming environment attendees from ALL backgrounds can learn about the space, keep up with innovations, share cool projects and coding tips, talk shop and expand their network. We are beginner-friendly and no question is too simple to answer! Distributed ledger technology is as important to society as double-entry accounting and the publically traded company. It will allow humans to scale their collaborative efforts and realize new manners of organization and prosperity. We hope to help you on your journey to build the future. We can’t wait to build a stronger blockchain developer community in New York City and now, the WORLD. ------------------------ JOIN OUR SLACK ------------------------ 1. Our Slack: http://bit.ly/NYC-Blockchain-Devs-Join-Slack ------------------------ CURRICULUM ------------------------ SEE FULL CURRICULUM HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W9o5ex03yWZHZLNs0Q3CYn8qTHonQCgwAfydexnO57A/edit?usp=sharing ------------------------ OUR MISSION ------------------------ Helping to build a decentralized world to help scale permissionless human collaboration. ---------------------------- SPONSORS Ξ ₿ $ £ ¥ ---------------------------- ConsenSys: The leading Ethereum Blockchain development studio. Check out the amazing products coming out of ConsenSys such as MetaMask, Infura, Truffle, the entire CodeFi Suite for institutions, and more! See more: https://consensys.net/

Here's your chance to just sit down and do that writing thing. All kinds of writers are welcome. We check in and share what we're up to, then write for an hour quietly, then at the end we could share our writing ups and down and if solicited, constructive feedback is available. Come and go as you like. Here's a tentative schedule: 7:30 - 7:45 Socialize, meet, hang out, figure out how to use Zoom, Introductions 7:45 - 8:45 It's time to Write! 8:45 - 9:00 Come back into Zoom room and check in to see how we did! If you have any questions, feel free to ask me.

Calling all Sci-tech geeks. Check out our Sci-tech focused Toastmasters club. We talk about galaxies, music tech, big data, security, cloud computing and sometimes zombies and lattes... if you are not "Techie", come and learn helpful tips about Science or Technology while practicing public speaking. Easy Tech Toastmasters meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month between 7:30-8:30 PM virtually, on Zoom. Come visit us: Zoom link [https://bit.ly/easytechzoom](https://bit.ly/easytechzoom) http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/6/9/9/1/600_452607025.jpeg

Who should join this meeting If you are a business owner and looking for any of the below components * Embrace cloud computing solutions to move applications and data to the cloud, enabling remote access for employees. * Implement a secure VPN to connect remote employees to your internal network. * Utilize collaboration tools for effective communication and teamwork. * Set up Remote Desktop Services or VDI to provide remote access to centralized applications and data. * Prioritize data security measures, including encryption and regular backups. * Consider outsourcing IT services to reduce the burden on your internal team. * Optimize costs by analyzing infrastructure, licensing, and exploring cost-saving opportunities.

Open to all - we may do this in-person if COVID allows - remote for now.

**Release Your Inner Writer** **Release Your Inner Writer is for anyone who feels they are a writer, wants to be a writer, or those who want to explore writing in a comfortable and supportive setting. We’ll set the stage for you to write creatively with opportunities to share with the group, or not, whatever you’re comfortable with.** Have you ever thought: “I have an interesting story, but I don’t know how to start sharing it with people”? Have you ever thought of writing a book? Do you simply want to start journaling? Every person has a story to share, and all of them are transformational for us and sometimes for others. When we write our thoughts and ideas down, we move internal content to an external device like a notebook or a laptop. By doing this we’re able to clear our heads and uncover one layer after another. **Hosted by Kathy Nutt** **Kathy Nutt** is a creative who uses many media and styles to convey a glimpse into her mysterious, whimsical world. Although mainly focused on the visual arts, she dabbles in the written word and is endeavoring to cultivate a consistent practice of writing, whether it be poetry, essays, short stories, or journaling. Kathy believes a writing practice (along with any creative practice) is a beneficial way to break through the mundane and view our worlds through fresh new eyes. We may discover a breakthrough, change a pattern, or just experience catharsis. Or we may simply arrive in a place of joy. She believes the creative process is more important than the finished product and that creativity is for everyone, not just the gifted few. **CREATING CONNECTION CANADA** is a network of welcoming and inclusive communities committed to sharing authentic conversation, nurturing meaningful activities, promoting holistic wellness practices, and fostering compassionate action. We are LGBTQ+ affirming. People of every walk of life, culture, faith, or tradition, participate in a myriad of connection groups, forming meaningful community within this diversity. As a result, these communities are multi-faceted - expressing the inspirations, aspirations, wisdom, practices, and blessing of all. While we encourage you to share openly, we ask that you do so in a kind and considerate manner. **As a REGISTERED NON-PROFIT** charity working to bring community together through like-minded interests, we welcome and gratefully appreciate any financial support. Tax receipts are provided. CREDIT CARD: http://donations.creatingconnection.ca E-TRANSFER: donations[@creatingconnection](http://creatingconnection/).ca

Register here for the Zoom link to kick off the meeting: https://kcdigitaldrive.zoom.us/j/84232981632?pwd=MFB0Qm0yQXIyWGw4VC9iMEJxWDQ5Zz09 The Zoom link is the same week-to-week, but we ask you to register each week. ######## IMPORTANT NOTE: We are taking a hiatus from our in-person Hack Nights as we deal with the implications of COVID-19. We encourage teams to continue project work and to meet virtually from 6:00-8:00pm on Mondays. Our ability to provide pizza and snacks will be compromised, however :). Individual teams will have access to video breakouts via Zoom. You can use Slack for breakout rooms if you like. We are also exploring possible projects we could take on to help address this public health emergency. Please email codeforkc@kcdigitaldrive.org if you have any questions or are interested in working on immediate public health-related projects. Thanks, Aaron, Paul, and the rest of the Core Team ######## 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 - Kickoff and Introductions 6:15 - go into breakout rooms 8:00 - Wrap-up "Pitch Nights," TBD when we have a slot for new project pitches during kickoff; "Learn Nights," TBD where we have community speakers on civic tech topics from 6:30-7:30pm. 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! 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 KC is a program of KC Digital Drive, a local non-profit whose mission is to make Kansas City a digital leader by developing civic capacity to adapt to technology change. We are the local affiliate in Code for America's Brigade network. Connect with Us: • Join our Code for KC email list (http://eepurl.com/7gbQP). • Follow us on Twitter @CodeforKC (http://twitter.com/codeforkc) and @KCDigitalDrive (http://twitter.com/kcdigitaldrive). Got questions? Email our Brigade Captain, Paul Barham: captain@codeforkc.org or codeforkc@kcdigitaldrive.org. Code for KC has a Code of Conduct! Please always be respectful and help us keep our events welcoming, positive, productive environments for everyone. Code For KC presenters and participants are held to this anti-harassment policy (http://codeforkc.org/hackkc-code-of-conduct).

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Grab your writing utensil of choice, whatever you need for comfort, and your commitment to two hours of solid writing. Note: Some people have had trouble logging in to Meetup to attend the event. It's more important to me to have you here than have an accurate count of who's coming – or reduce the odds of being zoom bombed – so if you can't figure out how to jump through Meetup's hoops then just... [Click here to join the Zoom meeting](https://us04web.zoom.us/j/669489316) Order of biz: • 9:30-10: Introductions and socializing. We're a friendly group! • 10-12: Two hours ACTUAL WRITING. Work on your own project or ask us for a prompt or three. • 12-1: One hour read-back. Anyone who wants to gets five minutes to read from what they wrote. Please read only from what you wrote during the session. This avoids people comparing their first draft to someone's polished piece. NOTE: This is NOT a critique session. Please limit your feedback to clapping after each person reads. It IS a chance to read your work out loud, which is good for you and good for the group. Reading is voluntary, so don't get stressed. But try it sometime. It will make your writing better.

Let's talk about technology and drink coffee! Until our location is open for visitors, we will run this via ZOOM. Please follow the link for the meeting to join!

IMPORTANT NOTE: THE TWA CRITIQUE GROUP WILL MEET VIA HYBRID VIDEO CALL/IN-PERSON. THE LOCATION IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND IN PERSON IS: Community Room B at Jimmie B. Keel Regional Library, 2902 W. Bearss Ave, Tampa, FL 33618. Phone number is 813-273-3652. YOU CAN STILL ZOOM IN IF YOU PREFER. FOR MORE INFORMATION AND INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO ATTEND, PLEASE VISIT: tampawriters.org (http://www.tampawriters.org) About 15-20 TWA members gather and review hard copies of manuscripts previously submitted and scheduled for review. Author receives individually reviewed copies with edit, structure, and tone notes from each participating member at the end of session. Only dues-paying members are entitled to have works reviewed. Please see the Tampa Writers Alliance web site for more details regarding membership at tampawriters.org (http://www.tampawriters.org). Please contact our Facilitator/Coordinator for submission requirements and formatting procedures. We adhere to the same submission guidelines expected by publishers. Contact critique@tampawriters.org for more. Visitors are welcome to attend but only members' works will be discussed, generally 3 pieces per session. Works to be critiqued are shared with Tampa Writers Alliance members approximately two weeks before the next scheduled meeting. The author has a chance to respond after verbal critiques are finished. Emphasis is on constructive criticism. We're striving to become better writers, not at tearing people up. For more information, go to http://tampawriters.org .

Food, drink, and programming talk. See the comments for topics (if any).

**This event is hosted on the Shut Up & Write website, so please [sign up here](https://shutupwrite.com/series/shut-up-write-online-with-stephanie-fw-noyes/7508) for your writing event.** **ABOUT THE EVENT** Hello! I'm Stephanie (SFWN), writing from Pittsburgh (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania), in the U.S. of A. I'm hosting this virtual SU&W meeting every Saturday mornings via Zoom (and Google Meet). Please use my (personal, pro) Zoom link: **https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82098174374?pwd=NmdkQnBDeDlxTGM1eUFlVGhDdmRSUT09** **Meeting ID: 820 9817 4374** **Passcode: 050989** Official description: "Shut Up & Write hosts free in-person and online writing events for writers all over the world. Our goal is to ensure that every writer, regardless of genre or skill level, has access to the community, accountability, and resources they need to be successful in their personal writing goals. Our events use our proven formula: a few minutes of introductions, an hour of focused writing, and a final check-in to share the hour's progress." For more information about our events, visit https://shutupwrite.com. What to Expect We'll introduce ourselves and then write for an hour. Then we'll come back together and share what we were working on or what we accomplished during the hour. If you're late, it's fine. If you need to leave early, that's fine, too. Other Important Details: Thank you in advance for sharing.

Come join us as we continue to Learn and build with Elixir, Erlang, OTP and The Phoenix Framework. https://www.ohioelixir.com/

Pay attention! We’re delaying a week for those of you who may be on Spring break and/or celebrating the holiday. Ok, no pancakes, but waffles-a-plenty. Join the local UX and Digital Design community for a casual monthly breakfast. Look for us upstairs!

We'll meet at The Capital One Café, 167 Easton Town Center, Space A-103. This is in the main mall where the Microsoft store used to be, on your left if you're standing at the bottom of the AMC Theater escalator. Join us on Saturday for an hour of uninterrupted wordmaking! • What we'll do Join us for an hour of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at 10AM on Saturday mornings. Be it a book, blog, script, essay, dissertation, resume, melody, poem or just plain work stuff, you are invited to write it with us. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about writing, come and get some real writing done. SCHEDULE: 10:00 - SESSION 1: quick intros. 10:10 - timer starts: write for 1 hour. 11:10 - chat / take off / keep writing. OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING happens at 11A-11:30ish. Writing is very solitary. Connecting (and sometimes even commiserating) with other writers is a cool thing. BEING LATE IS OKAY: just show up and get settled, then check-in with me after the session. (I’ll be the person with the Shut Up & Write! sign.) If you were on time, please be willing to make room for the friendly latecomer. Happy writing and I look forward to seeing you! • What to bring Whatever you need to be able to write! Bring earbuds/earplugs if you want to block noise or the occasional conversation by other patrons. Electrical outlets are limited, so charge your devices before whenever possible. See you at The Café on Saturday!

The Fellowship of the Star Schema: Transforming OLTP Data for Power BI One does not simply build reports on OLTP data. Join us on an epic journey from the depths of raw, normalized tables to the shining halls of a well-modeled star schema fit for Power BI greatness. We will demystify the differences between OLTP and OLAP, walk through star schema vs snowflake (and why Power BI has a clear favorite), and show you the compression differences between normalized and columnar storage that will make you never look at an OLTP model the same way again. We will cover the different types of dimensions, when to use them, and how to handle Slowly Changing Dimensions without losing your mind. You will leave knowing exactly how to identify a bad model, how to convert OLTP data into a clean star schema, and how to forge relationships that rule them all. Whether you are a data wizard, a curious hobbit, or somewhere in between, your models will never be the same.

Join us for an hour of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at 7:00pm on Wednesday, April 22 at Streetlight Guild. Be it a book, blog, script, essay, dissertation, resume, melody, poem or just plain work stuff, you are invited to write it with us. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about writing, come and get some real writing done. **SCHEDULE:** 6:45ish - Quick introductions 7:00 - Timer starts: write for 1 hour 8:00 - The End **OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING** happens before and after the writing hour. Writing is very solitary. Connecting (and sometimes even commiserating) with other writers is a cool thing. **BEING LATE IS OKAY:** just show up and get settled! If you were on time, please be willing to make room for the friendly latecomer. Happy writing & I look forward to seeing you at Streetlight Guild! **WHAT SHOULD I BRING?** Whatever you need to be able to write! You're welcome to bring earplugs/headphones if noise will bother you! **OTHER IMPORTANT DETAILS:** * **RSVP:** Please RSVP by 6:00pm the evening of the meeting. This helps me know how many to expect, and if we'll need additional space! * **COVID:** While masks are not required, please be mindful of the other writers around you and their comfort levels. * **WIFI/OUTLETS:** Outlets are limited, so please ensure your devices are charged when you come! But Streetlight Guild does have free WiFi! Yay! * **PARKING:** There is free public parking at Streetlight Guild.

Central Ohio Radio Enthusiasts—CORE—is an informal community for anyone enthusiastic or curious about radio—whether you're new to radio and want to learn or you've been tinkering for years and want to share. Ham radio operators, GMRS users, Meshtastic fans, software-defined radio nerds, makers, and technical and non-technical folks are all welcome. No experience required or expected. This month we have **WiFi HaLow: Introduction and Practical Use** with **Alex Barbur**. Details are are [core.radio](https://core.radio).

Greetings writers! Come down and join your fellow wordsmiths for one hour of uninterrupted writing time in the upper level of the Market District Supermarket in Upper Arlington. The main entrance of the shopping center opens onto stairs/elevator leading up to the 2nd floor cafe section where we will have a table displaying a sign with the Shut Up & Write logo. Writing is largely a solitary craft. Practicing with others in a community setting may be the thing you need to fire your own routine. We’ll meet on Wednesday evenings, starting the clock at 6:30, following a brief period of introductions. This is solid writing time and all inclusive. Any project is acceptable, be it fiction, non -fiction, work or homework assignment. All is welcome and will remain private to you. The market boasts a Starbucks, a full service bar and various affordable food options. Parking is plentiful, free Wifi is provided as well as outlets for charging your devices, though they are somewhat limited, so plan accordingly. Show up as early as you like, or stay late. This group tends to socialize some, both before and after the alloted time, but this is not mandatory to you. Feel free to come and go as you please and late arrivals are welcome. The cafe may be noisy on occasion so headphones/ earbuds are reccommended as you see fit. Please try to RSVP if possible so that we may grab enough seats for all—the venue can be busy at times. Feel free to message me privately wth any questions and/ or concerns you may have. Happy writing!

Come out to Improving for our monthly iOS and Mac meetings. This Month's Presentation: Nothing yet. (You should volunteer). What is Cocoaheads (http://cocoaheads.org/)? CocoaHeads is a group devoted to discussion of Apple Computer's Cocoa Framework for programming on MacOS X and iOS (including the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch). During monthly meetings, members present on their projects and offer tutorials on various programming topics. What is BuckeyeCocoa (http://buckeyecocoa.org/)? BuckeyeCocoa is a group of Objective-C/Swift developers/enthusiasts. We host monthly Cocoaheads and near-weekly NSCoder meetings in Columbus, Ohio. The meetings are free to attend. Presentations! Presenters welcome! We are always in need of people willing to present material. Any Swift and/or Objective-C related topic is welcome. Times can be 5 minutes (i.e. lightning talks) to a maximum of 2 hours. Interested? Contact info is on the BuckeyeCocoa website. To volunteer for a presentation contact us at @BuckeyeCocoa on Twitter. Follow us on Twitter! @BuckeyeCocoa (https://twitter.com/#!/Buckeyecocoa/) For more information: http://buckeyecocoa.org/