[TriLUG] May 14 - Creating Embedded Linux Stenography + Elections!

[Mauricio Tavares via TriLUG]

On Sat, May 2, 2026 at 2:18 PM Maryam Abkar via TriLUG
<trilug at trilug.org> wrote:
>
> moving off of meetup is something we have seriously considered in the
> steering committee, we hesitate to do so simply because we worry it may
> inhibit newer members from finding us, particularly those who newer to the
> open source space. Meetup is rather well known aggregator.  We are open to
> alternatives however.

      I can understand why because the price for meetup went up a lot.
I know some groups who left meetup and went to https://luma.com. Also,
consider telling people the source of truth regarding anything that
happens in the club is the trilug website.
>
> -Maryam A.
>
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 25, 2026 at 1:29 AM Mike Lisanke <mikelisanke at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > R U trying to move off Meetup to announce meeting? If so, can you offer a
> > calendar format we can use to add to those reminders? Thx Mike
> >
> > On Fri, Apr 24, 2026 at 8:50 PM Maryam Abkar via TriLUG <trilug at trilug.org>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hello folks! another meeting details dropping for next month! be sure to
> >> put this on your calendar!
> >> as a reminder, this month we are running elections! if you would like to
> >> nominate yourself or someone else, feel free to do so at the form here
> >> <
> >> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfuK-kWmXICsSf0kiynuDYKdYOP5eHTI-a2HnatjRM2ZCIuFw/viewform
> >> >
> >> .
> >>
> >> *Topic:* Creating Embedded Linux Stenography
> >> *Presenter:* Bennet Petzold
> >> *When:* Thursday, 14 May 2026 - 7:00 to 9:00pm
> >> *Where:* North Carolina College of Textiles, room 2207 at 1020 Main Campus
> >> Drive, Raleigh NC, 27606
> >> *Summary:  *Bennett will be covering making a custom stenographic keyboard
> >> this month (it may not be fully done...)! He will discuss what stenography
> >> is, what open source things people have made for it, and how to get from
> >> designing a PCB to making an embedded Linux image. This will touch on
> >> KiCAD, ordering PCBs, assembling them, dealing with your mistakes, making
> >> an image with Yocto, and testing everything you've made. Bennett will
> >> cover
> >> his embedded design philosophy and bumps along the way. Unfortunately, the
> >> USB spec is also involved.
> >>
> >> *Speaker Bio*: Bennett Petzold is local to Raleigh and a 2024 NC State
> >> alumni. While studying computer engineering, he was president of the Linux
> >> Users' Group at NC State for two years and wrested a Jetson Nano on a
> >> robot
> >> for three. Bennett now works as an Embedded Linux Engineer at Schneider
> >> Electric. He always gets a UNIX terminal on a new computer and runs
> >> minimalist i3 at home.
> >>
> >> Hope to see you there!
> >>
> >> -Maryam A.
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> >
> > --
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> >
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