The ongoing COVID-19 problem has made it impossible to hold
our monthly meetings at Ryerson.
Our meetings are held at Ryerson University; the University has
declared [1] that, to help diminish the spread of the virus, they are
eliminating all discretionary activities on (and off) campus until May
1, 2020. GTALUG certainly falls in the "discretionary activity"
category, therefore we do not have availability of that space. It is,
of course, entirely likely that the May 1 date will shift as the situation
evolves.
Further, the Ontario Government has banned getting together in
groups of 50 or more [2] (it would be no surprise for that to go down
further), and in view of the risks of the virus, it would not be at all
responsible for GTALUG to attempt to shift to other locations;
that would not fit well with the "social and physical distancing"
concept in use to try to diminish spread of the virus.
We are trying to see what we can do about alternative mechanisms, so
that discussions may take place online. The mailing list remains
active, of course; we hope to see more ideas emerge over the next
couple of weeks.
[1]
https://www.ryerson.ca/news-events/news/2020/03/president-mohamed-lachemi-a…
[2] https://www.ontario.ca/page/2019-novel-coronavirus
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Chris Browne
<https://gtalug.org/meeting/2020-03/>
# Ham Radio with a side of Linux with Alan Heighway
Alan Heighway will be covering the basics of Ham radio and how the Linux community has embraced it from the start. Alan will also be showing a selection of Linux applications pertaining to Ham Radio, hopefully with some demonstrations...
## Location
George Vari Engineering and Computing Centre
245 Church Street, Room 203
Ryerson University
<https://goo.gl/maps/16oJ2>
<https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/23447525>
## Schedule
* 6:00 pm - Please discuss on the general mailing list (i.e. <talk(a)gtalug.org>) where you want to go for dinner.
* 7:30 pm - Meeting and presentation.
* 9:00 pm - After each meeting, a group of GTALUGers move to The Imperial Pub (54 Dundas St East) for refreshments and more socialising.
# Code of Conduct
We want a productive happy community that can welcome new ideas, improve every
process every year, and foster collaboration between individuals with differing
needs, interests and skills.
We gain strength from diversity, and actively seek participation from those who
enhance it. This code of conduct exists to ensure that diverse groups
collaborate to mutual advantage and enjoyment. We will challenge prejudice that
could jeopardise the participation of any person in the community.
The Code of Conduct governs how we behave in public or in private whenever the
Linux community will be judged by our actions. We expect it to be honoured by
everyone who represents the community officially or informally, claims
affiliation or participates directly. It applies to activities online or
offline.
We invite anybody to participate. Our community is open.
Please read more about the GTALUG Code of Conduct here:
<https://gtalug.org/about/code-of-conduct/>.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the GTALUG Code of
Conduct please contact the GTALUG Board @ <board(a)gtalug.org>.
