January – February 2007 — Vol 29 No 1
Source
Open PDF • Jan–Feb 2007 • Vol 29 No 1 • 28 pages
Overview
★ TRIPLE MILESTONE ★: (1) Bob Jarecke writes his first "President's Page" — confirming Jarecke became Pi President after the May 2006 election (2+ years before I had thought!); (2) NEW Pi Meeting Location: Luther Jackson Middle School, 3030 Gallows Road, Falls Church VA — replaces Microsoft Innovation Center; (3) Pi Photo Contest officially announced for 2007 — first Pi Photo Contest, 2 years before the 2009-07 — V31 N04 Supplement.
Volume 29 opens — first Jarecke-presidency volume.
Articles: Revisited — The Best of the TCS (Bob Jarecke + Richard Rucker, 5). Did You Know? (Bob Jarecke, 6). Going Once, Going Twice... SOLD! (Bob Jarecke, 7) — Pi Dollars Auction. Encrypting Mac Laptops to Comply With Government Directives (Lawrence I. Charters, 8). Computing on the Horizontal: Life with a MacBook Pro (Kevin W. Parker, 10).
Club Stuff: Pi Photo Contest (Inside Front Cover). Pi Meetings Schedule (1). President's Page: Happy New Year! (Bob Jarecke, 3). Century Club (4). The Polls are Open — Pi Survey #2 Online! (4). Pi Holiday Party (13). General Meeting Report: October 2006 (Jarecke, 14). General Meeting Report: November 2006 (Jarecke, 15). In Memory (17). Special Interest Groups (17). Retired SIG Meeting, October 2006 (Len Adler, 17).
Upcoming meetings: - January 27: MacWorld Review (Macworld SF 2007 — where iPhone was announced Jan 9, 2007). Two mini-training sessions, Pi Survey results, Photo Contest details, Pi Dollars auction. - February 24: Google Review — home-grown meeting on Google Maps, Docs, Spreadsheets, Earth. Formal Pi Photo Contest announcement. Pi Survey 2 results. - Pi Mini-Meetings at Tysons Corner Apple Store — 1st Tuesday + 3rd Thursday monthly.
Highlights
★ Bob Jarecke President — Correction to Pi-Presidency Timeline
Jarecke is President in early 2007 — not 2009 as I had documented from 2009-01 — V31 N01. Jarecke must have been elected at the May 2006 BOD election (results published 2006-07 — V28 N04). John Barnes served 2 years (2004-2006), then Jarecke from May 2006. Jarecke is still President in 2009, so his tenure is at least 3 years (May 2006 – mid-2009). Major Pi-history correction.
Luther Jackson Middle School New Venue
Pi General Meetings move to Luther Jackson Middle School, 3030 Gallows Road, Falls Church VA. Replaces Microsoft Innovation Center (Reston VA). Probably driven by accessibility, parking, room size, or MS partnership end.
★ Pi Photo Contest Launches
FIRST PI PHOTO CONTEST — official 2007 launch. 2 years before 2009-07 — V31 N04 Supplement, which is a Photo Contest IV / continuation. Contest: Mar 1 - Apr 1; judging Apr 15 - May 15; awards at May General Meeting.
Encrypting Mac Laptops — Lawrence I. Charters
Government laptop-encryption directive era — VA (Veterans Affairs) laptop theft of 26.5M records in May 2006 triggered federal encryption mandates. Charters covers Mac side.
MacBook Pro Life — Kevin W. Parker
First-year MacBook Pro narrative — first Intel laptop, launched Jan 10, 2006.
Pi Survey #1 + #2
Multi-part Pi membership survey — strategic-planning ramp begins (will feed into 2009 Strategic Plan).
Entities
People: Bob Jarecke (now President), John Barnes (now Past President), Richard Rucker, Lawrence I. Charters, Kevin W. Parker, Len Adler Topics: Jarecke Presidency 2006-2009, Luther Jackson Middle School, Pi Photo Contest Launch 2007, Pi Survey 2006-2007, Government Laptop Encryption, Pi Dollars Auction References: MacBook Pro 2006, Luther Jackson Middle School
Connections to other issues
- ★★ Jarecke Presidency 2006-2009 = CORRECTION — Jarecke became President at the May 2006 election, NOT in 2009. Re-thread Pi presidency: Evans (1992–2003) → Fauquet (2003-2004) → Barnes (2004-2006) → Jarecke (2006-2009) → Castillo (2009-2012) → King (2012-2015) → Goldman (2015-2016). Update Bob Jarecke entity page.
- ★ Pi Photo Contest Launch 2007 = 2 years before 2009-07 — V31 N04 Supplement; that 2009 contest was at least the 3rd or 4th
- Luther Jackson Middle School = new Pi General Meeting venue, replaces MS Innovation Center Pi Venue from 2005-11 — V27 N06
- Opens Vol 29