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Speaker Meetings are informative presentations by knowledgeable guest speakers on a wide variety of topics related to emerging technologies.
When:
Held on the 3rd Wednesday of each month, September - June
Meetings run from 9:30 - 11:30, with a coffee break / social time mid morning.
Where:
Downtown Community Centre, Multi-Purpose Room upstairs
Topics:
See below for information about this month, as well as upcoming and past speakers.
Club members are encouraged to use the City of Kitchener's Active Net portal to register for all club activities. Instructions to do this can be found on this Active Net Instruction Guide for Members.
September Speaker - Chanakya Ramdev from Sweat Free Telecom
In this age of technology and Smart phones, etc. we have become aware how reliant we are on this technology. We also know that Telecom / internet outages are inevitable, and that roaming fees are unacceptable. Have you ever been concerned about staying connected in an outage, a dead zone, or a disruption? If your answer is yes, then please join us for our September Speaker Meeting – September 17 at 9:30.
Our guest speaker will be Chanakya Ramdev from Sweat Free Telecom. Chanakya is a graduate from the University of Waterloo Engineering program, and interned at Blackberry and Bombardier. He is the founder of the startup called Sweat Free Telecom.
Chanakya Ramdev will share how we can now stay connected in an outage, a dead zone or a disruption. He will share how we can connect to multiple telecom networks, including those we don’t have an account with. As an added bonus, he will share how
it’s possible to avoid paying roaming fees when travelling overseas! He describes Sweat Free as a back up, your failsafe, your plan B, your insurance – your safety net!
We hope you will join us for this great learning opportunity, and a wonderful way to kick off our new season of Kitchener Tech Club!
UPCOMING SPEAKERS and TOPICS, FALL 2026:
October - David Jennings, Communitech (taking place AT Communitech)
November - Kevin Matsui, Artificial Intelligence
December - Madeleine Kong, KPL, Online Library Services
PAST SPEAKERS and TOPICS, 2024 - 25:
September - Dr. Carla Fehr, Who the Computer Sees: Race, Gender and AI
October - Lucy Santos, KPL, An Introduction to Smart Home Technology
November - Dr. Linda Lee - Dementia: What It Is, and How To Reduce Your Risk
December - Jenn Gerynowicz - Creating Comfort and Joy Around Technology
January - Peter Rasberry - Shutters and Sensors and Shooting Modes
February - John Handby - Artificial Intelligence - The Future is Now
March - Nicole Amaral - Welcome to the Digital Kitchener Innovation Lab
April - Video Call Alternative to Skype (no guest speaker this month)
May - Dr. Josephine McMurray - Your Watch Knows Where you Are - but SHOULD IT? - Exploring Location-Tracing Technologies in Long-Term Care
June - Constable Joshua Rhab, WRPS - Internet Safety
The photo below was taken at our Speaker Meeting on Sept. 18, 2024.
Chairperson Susan Watt was offering a new year welcome!
A valid Kitchener Group Card is required to attend in person meetings. Kitchener Group Cards are now on sale online, by phone, or in person at any Kitchener Community Centre. They are good for unlimited visits for many ongoing groups at any City of Kitchener Community Centre.
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