Maker Faire NoVa

Maker Faire is a gathering of fascinating, curious people who enjoy learning and who love sharing what they can do. From engineers to artists to scientists to crafters, Maker Faire is a venue for these "makers" to show hobbies, experiments, projects.

• When: 20 Ocboter 2024, 10am to 4pm US-ET
• Where: City of Alexandria High School
• More Info: https://nova.makerfaire.com/

Join Stefano Maffulli, Executive Director at the Open Source Initiative to hear the latest news, and comment on the drafts of the Open Source AI Definition.

• When: 18 October 2024, 11-12 am US/Eastern
• Where: Online

For more information, go here

DC Systems is an independent tech talk series focused on systems programming here in DC and the broader DMV area.

We are focused on high quality talks and expert speakers. Talks about engineering, not product pitches.

For the first one we will have 2 talks from

• Phil Eaton
• Andrei Matei

Food and drinks provided.

• When: 8 October 2024, 6pm - 8pm US-ET
• Where: 8607 Westwood Center Dr suite 550, Vienna, VA 22182, USA
• More Info: https://lu.ma/pr4klipw

In this presentation, Stan Ascher will dive into the ECA (Event-Condition-Action) module in Drupal, offering a concise summary of its functionality and potential. We will explore how this powerful tool allows both business users and developers to design and implement business logic directly through an accessible user interface. Through real-world examples, you’ll see how the ECA module simplifies the creation of dynamic workflows and automations, making it an essential asset for Drupal site management. Developer Stan Ascher will demonstrate the power of the ECA module by showcasing site automations once handled by the Rules module in Drupal 7.

• When: 12 September 2024, 7pm to 9pm US-ET
• Where: Bixal offices, 3050 Chain Bridge Rd, Suite 310 · Oakton, VA
• More Info: https://www.meetup.com/drupal-dc/events/302810590/

International Linux Users Group

KICad is a CAD system for electronic circuit design. It's an Open Source project that can do what very expensive proprietary EDA (Electtronic Design Automation) software such as ADS by Keysight, Altium Designer and Circuit Maker by Altium, EAGLE by Autodesk, EasyEDA (hosted in China) and a lot more. $10k per year per user is common.

KiCAD EDA has existed for decades - was released in 1992! As an EDA, there are far too many functions to go over them all in a presentation - we'll focus on Schematics and PCB layout/design so you can have PCBs created based on your design.

The talk is planned to take less than 2 hours - we'll have plenty of time to talk about "anything Linux" too.

• When: 3 August 2024, 10am to Noon US-ET
• Where: Online - Meetup Link

Northern Virginia Linux Users Group

A Discussion of the Security Implications and Issues Regarding Large Language Models and Artificial Intelligence by Kevin Latchford, CCNA, AISEC.

• When: 20 July 2024, 10am to Noon
• Where: Edwin Building, Tysons Corner, VA

See our meetings for more information.

• When: 9-11 June 2024
• Where: Sheraton Charlotte Airport Hotel in Charlotte, NC

For more information, go here

• When: 8 May 2024
• Where: Nova Community College Annandale Campus
• Cost: FREEE
• What: Introducing children (K-12 and their parents!) to hands-on learning about a great diversity of subjects.

Go here to register.

Please join us on March 30th for another repair workshop weekend.

Stop by to help others or get help with your projects!

At the System Source repair workshop weekend, you can bring in your computers to work on, receive help from other enthusiasts, and tour our museum. There will be tables set up, all complete with power, just bring your tools and supplies, and there will be plenty of help from other hobbyists.

On Saturday, the workshop will be from 9:00AM until 9:00PM, and on Sunday it will be from 9:00AM until 5:00PM.

Please register at: System Source Repair Workshop If you are interested in attending, then please sign up on the signup form.