Category Archives: 2016 Programs

  DECEMBER GENERAL MEETING HOLIDAY POTLUCK PARTY 6:30 to 9:00 P.M. What nicer way to begin the holiday season than with friends and a potluck dinner. This year our December General Meeting will give everyone an opportunity to get to … Continue reading →

Cyber Threatscape Michael Sohn Supervisory Special Agent, FBI.  The FBI is the lead federal agency for investigating cyber attacks by criminals, overseas adversaries, and terrorists. Cyber intrusions are becoming more commonplace, more dangerous, and more sophisticated. Our nation’s critical infrastructure, … Continue reading →

21st Century Business & IT Consulting Roger CurtisRoger Curtis, President and CEO of Sitcur, an e-business consulting firm, will discuss the impact of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) on business in the 21st century. This technology, now referred to as B2B … Continue reading →

Smart Phones – Swiss Army Knives for Keeping Your Data Handy Speaker: Bill James Computer Club of Oklahoma City Bill James will describe, via Skype, how to make use of all of the features of your smartphone. The smartphone is … Continue reading →

Overview of the Cyber Threat Landscape Akilah Kamaria, Data Security Consultant at Blue Fields Digital, will share insights on fighting cybercrime with strategic planning. She will give a broad overview of phishing scams, malicious software, identity theft risks, social engineering, … Continue reading →

An Update on Windows 10 Presented by Francis Chao, APCUG Speaker’s Bureau If you are still running Window 7 or 8.1, you have until July 28 to get your free upgrade to Windows 10. Come listen to the latest on … Continue reading →

General Meeting Program June 10, 2016 LIBRARIES BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DEVICE                          Presented by:  Dana Vinke, Torrance Library Dana Vinke will discuss the challenges facing libraries when technology has left a great deal of their users behind.     3D … Continue reading →

General Meeting Program May 10, 2016  Interactive Simulation —> Medical Advances                          Presented by:  Joseph DiStefano III, Ph.D. Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Medicine   “Professor Joe” — as he is called by his students – is currently Chair … Continue reading →

 General Meeting Program April 12, 2016 Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) at Google                          Presented by:  Blair Zajac, Manager, Site Reliability Engineering Blair will introduce us to the inner workings of how the Site Reliability Engineering team at Google provides the … Continue reading →

 General Meeting Program March 8, 2016 Technology in a Social Context Presented by: Glenn L. DeVoogd, PhD, Associate Dean for the College of Education at California State University, Dominguez Hills Professor DeVoogd uses technology (computer systems) to explore social interactions … Continue reading →