Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 6:00:00 PM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop 5200 E. 45th St., Kansas City, MO

WELDING FOR EVERYONE! In the Welding for Everyone class, the instructor will cover basic welding techniques. A variety of useful welding methods will be demonstrated and then repeated by the students. Open to beginners as well as those who have prior experience. Please bring a long sleeved, preferably denim shirt with you to protect your arms. The class will introduce you to flux-core wire feed, MIG and ARC welding. For ages: 18-118 (All materials included) Seating is limited.

45th & Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd. Click here for event

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Wednesday, July 10, 2019 at 6:00:00 PM Dimensional Innovations 3421 Merriam Dr, Overland Park, KS

At this VueKC meetup, we'll cover how to get up and running with Vue.js. Installing dependencies, setting up your environment and using the Vue CLI. So bring your laptops and learn by doing!

Agenda...

6:00 - 6:30 - I'll be walking you through getting your environment setup to start developing using Vue.js. We'll cover the Vue CLI and building a basic app that uses information from an API.

6:30 - 7:00 - DI's Software Development Manager Chris Riebschlager will take over and lead a group project developing a realtime multi-player game using Vue and Web Sockets.

Food...

We'll have pizza and beer / drinks for anyone who attends. But please RSVP so we can get a count before the event.

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Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at 6:00:00 PM Union Station, 30 W Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108 Union Station, 30 W Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108, Kansas City,

Bring a laptop or tablet with Linux running on it.

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Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 7:00:00 PM Harpo's 4109 Pennsylvania Ave, Kansas City, MO

Topic & Speaker TBA

WordPress KC regularly scheduled Meetups are at 7pm on the 2nd Tuesday of every month in 2019 in the back room at Harpo's in Westport.

Mark your calendars from now until eternity!

We will host a 2nd WordPress KC Meetup later in the month on a rotating schedule... So check back often!

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PARKING:
There is a Parking Garage near Char Bar on Pennsylvania Ave a couple blocks north of Harpos.

MEETUP SCHEDULE:
• Networking - Chat with other group members: 7pm
• Member introductions: 7:15pm
• Presentation: ~7:30pm
• Q&A: Immediately following presentation
• Chat and talk shop: Following Q&A, up until 9pm

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CONNECT WITH WORDPRESS KC:
• Website - http://wordpresskc.com
• Newsletter - http://wordpresskc.com/newsletter
• Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/WordPressKC/
• Twitter - https://twitter.com/wordpresskc
• Instagram - http://instagram.com/wordpresskc

We will be in the back room at Harpo's in Westport Click here for event

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Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 7:00:00 PM Denny's Restaurant 1600 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City,

Open to anyone in the area who is interested in developing video games. In order to have a little structure, we'll try to do a couple things each week:

Introduce new members. What have you worked on, game related or not? What do you want to work on next?

Discuss this week's conversation starter. Some article, video or game that we can dig into a little.

Members can present any games they're working on, for feedback or just to brag.

Of course, it's all very informal. The main goal is interesting conversation(s) about our passion.

Looking forward to it!

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Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 6:00:00 PM Union Station, 30 W Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108 Union Station, 30 W Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108, Kansas City,

Bring a laptop or tablet with Linux running on it.

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Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 6:00:00 PM Blvd Tavern 320 Southwest Boulevard, Kansas City,

Join us for monthly meetup where we practice coaching skills and tools, debrief challenges in a safe environment. We'll spend the first 30 minutes networking. The official "work" will start at 6:30. 

Downtown KC/Crossroads - Parking available across the street. Click here for event

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Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 5:15:00 PM VMLY&R 250 Richards Rd, Kansas City, MO

Gary Schaetz recently attended DockerCon and will recap the event as well as highlight some of the new features including Docker Desktop for Enterprise, Docker Kubernetes Service, Automated Lifecycle Management and Security.

We'll have drinks and appetizers provided by Capstone IT and we thank VMLY&R for providing the meeting space for our event.

About the speaker: Gary is a highly experienced professional with extensive experience in application design, data management, Agile development, dev/ops, containerization, Infrastructure as code and AWS cloud design and implementation.

He has years of experience at large, industry leading companies. He is a motivated, articulate communicator with experience proven leadership skills.

250 Richards Rd. Kansas City, MO 64116 Click here for event

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Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 11:30:00 AM Stowers Institute for Medical Research 1000 E 50th Street, Kansas City,

THIS IS A FREE EVENT - PLEASE FINISH YOUR RSVP IN THE LINK BELOW
https://aug.atlassian.com/events/details/atlassian-kansas-city-presents-july-2019-kcaug-confluence-table-filter-and-charts-add-on/ During the presentation of the Table Filter and Charts app you will learn how to filter any table data on Confluence pages in a few clicks, generate multi-dimensional pivot tables, and visualize table data with charts and graphs. You will also discover how to combine the app with the build-in Confluence macros and get the most out of the Jira issues macro, transforming projects data and getting valuable insights on teamwork.<br></p>

Agenda
11:30 AM: Arrive & Grab Lunch
11:45 AM: Confluence Table Filter & Charts
12:30 PM: Discussion & Networking

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Speaker
Natalie Paramonova - StiltSoft (Product Analyst)

Hosted By
Karen Mustain, Atlassian User Group Leader

Jessica Witt, Atlassian User Group Leader

Kate Lomax, Program Coordinator

Jim McFarlane, Program Manager

David Puchosic, AUG Assistant

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Global Partner
Atlassian (http://atlassian.com)
Millions of users globally rely on Atlassian products every day for improving software development, project management, collaboration, and code quality.

Partner
Stiltsoft (https://stiltsoft.com/)

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For nearly a decade, Atlassian customers have come together to network, share ideas, solve problems, and find new ways to use Atlassian products. Today, more than 15,000 people take part in Atlassian user groups in more than 30 countries.

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THIS IS A FREE EVENT - PLEASE FINISH YOUR RSVP IN THE LINK BELOW
https://aug.atlassian.com/events/details/atlassian-kansas-city-presents-july-2019-kcaug-confluence-table-filter-and-charts-add-on/

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Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 10:00:00 AM Central Resource Library 9875 W 87th St , Overland Park, KS

Having trouble finding time to write your blog post. Me too.

I want to have a dedicated time to work on my blog post each week, I figured it would be great to schedule a time to blog and be with other WordPress people.

Let's get together and write and talk some, but be a support network to get our blog posts written.

This is not a help session, it is to post blogs.

This is not an information session, it is to post on your own website.

I plan on two in the morning per Month on Tuesdays or Wednesdays... Depending on my teaching schedule. Hope you to see you there.

NOTE - The library has free wifi. If you want a secure internet connection, bring your own hotspot - one will not be provided. The library does have secure computers right outside the conference 2 meeting room. The meeting room will change based on availability

Central Study Room 09 or 10 from the main entrance turn right to the back wall Click here for event

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Thursday, July 4, 2019 at 11:00:00 AM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop 5200 E. 45th St., Kansas City, MO

We will be CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC all day during the Independence Day holiday on July 4th. Members may still use the facility on this day.

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Thursday, July 4, 2019 at 7:30:00 AM eggtc. 5107 Main St, Kansas City, MO

When you walk in the door, let them know you are with KC Roundtable and they should bring you to the table!

We are usually in the room to the back left. If that one is for some reason filled we end up in the room to the right immediately when you walk in at the a large set of tables in the middle. See you there! Click here for event

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Monday, July 1, 2019 at 6:00:00 PM Plexpod Crossroads 1712 Main St, Kansas City, mo

Interested in helping the Kansas City area? Great! Whether or not you know how to code, you can help by joining us to work on civic hacking to create a better Kansas City and surrounding cities. Bring projects, ideas, designs, laptops, data, and friends.

Meeting Format

6:00 - Social / Networking
6:15 - Kickoff and Introductions
6:25 - New Member Orientation and Hacking
8:00 - Wrap-up

First Mondays are "Pitch Nights," when we have a slot for new project pitches during kickoff; third Mondays are "Learn Nights," where we have community speakers on civic tech topics from 6:30-7:30pm.

Location: Plexpod Crossroads (formerly Think Big CoWorking).
Entrance in the alley on the West side of the building.
https://goo.gl/maps/hsBMJdcdEh72

Please RSVP so that we know how many snacks & drinks to bring.

Civic Heroes of all types welcome! This event is for coders and non-coders alike -- as long as you're interested in making government more transparent and building interesting things for our city, you're more than welcome!

Bring a laptop: If you intend on getting some hands-on hacking done (it's ok if you can't but it definitely helps to have one).

If you have something you'd like to work on or are excited about, please let us know via the meetup or at the hack night itself. We are growing our initiative and the energy comes from the community.

Code for KC is a program of KC Digital Drive, a local non-profit whose mission is to make Kansas City a digital leader by developing civic capacity to adapt to technology change. We are the local affiliate in Code for America's Brigade network.

Connect with Us:

• Join our Code for KC email list (http://eepurl.com/7gbQP).

• Follow us on Twitter @CodeforKC (http://twitter.com/codeforkc) and @KCDigitalDrive (http://twitter.com/kcdigitaldrive).

Got questions? Email our Brigade Captain, Paul Barham: [email protected] or [email protected].

Code for KC has a Code of Conduct! Please always be respectful and help us keep our events welcoming, positive, productive environments for everyone. Code For KC presenters and participants are held to this anti-harassment policy (http://codeforkc.org/hackkc-code-of-conduct).

http://codeforkc.org/ Click here for event

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Monday, July 8, 2019 at 6:00:00 PM Plexpod Crossroads 1712 Main St, Kansas City, mo

Interested in helping the Kansas City area? Great! Whether or not you know how to code, you can help by joining us to work on civic hacking to create a better Kansas City and surrounding cities. Bring projects, ideas, designs, laptops, data, and friends.

Meeting Format

6:00 - Social / Networking
6:15 - Kickoff and Introductions
6:25 - New Member Orientation and Hacking
8:00 - Wrap-up

First Mondays are "Pitch Nights," when we have a slot for new project pitches during kickoff; third Mondays are "Learn Nights," where we have community speakers on civic tech topics from 6:30-7:30pm.

Location: Plexpod Crossroads (formerly Think Big CoWorking).
Entrance in the alley on the West side of the building.
https://goo.gl/maps/hsBMJdcdEh72

Please RSVP so that we know how many snacks & drinks to bring.

Civic Heroes of all types welcome! This event is for coders and non-coders alike -- as long as you're interested in making government more transparent and building interesting things for our city, you're more than welcome!

Bring a laptop: If you intend on getting some hands-on hacking done (it's ok if you can't but it definitely helps to have one).

If you have something you'd like to work on or are excited about, please let us know via the meetup or at the hack night itself. We are growing our initiative and the energy comes from the community.

Code for KC is a program of KC Digital Drive, a local non-profit whose mission is to make Kansas City a digital leader by developing civic capacity to adapt to technology change. We are the local affiliate in Code for America's Brigade network.

Connect with Us:

• Join our Code for KC email list (http://eepurl.com/7gbQP).

• Follow us on Twitter @CodeforKC (http://twitter.com/codeforkc) and @KCDigitalDrive (http://twitter.com/kcdigitaldrive).

Got questions? Email our Brigade Captain, Paul Barham: [email protected] or [email protected].

Code for KC has a Code of Conduct! Please always be respectful and help us keep our events welcoming, positive, productive environments for everyone. Code For KC presenters and participants are held to this anti-harassment policy (http://codeforkc.org/hackkc-code-of-conduct).

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Monday, July 8, 2019 at 6:00:00 PM Centriq Training 1740 W 92 St, Kansas City, MO

The first meeting of the International Game Developers Association in Kansas City is the second Monday in July, 6-8pm at Centriq. Fellow member Ryan Manning of Bad Rhino Games will be presenting - Ryan's story - the beginning of Bad Rhino - the evolution of development/projects - current projects underway / sought - current developers working on the projects (so others can get an idea of how a game development company operates) - and finally, how to pitch an idea (in prep for future meetings for people to pitch their ideas/development) My goal for this presentation is to president for the quality of information that will be delivered in future meetings and set up for Developers to present their projects. My phone number is 913.221.8368 should anyone have questions. Thank you, Thea Rasins

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NEXT (ISC)2 KC CHAPTER MEETING:  WEDNESDAY, --> July 10, 2019 <-- span=""> 2nd Wednesday due to Independence Day! Register Here ***ANNOUNCEMENTS*** SAVE THE DATES 2019 INTERFACE-Kansas City 2019 July 18th, 2019  <--register now="" span=""> Overland Park Convention Center More Info Here:  https://f2fevents.com/event/kcm19/ Volunteers needed at our chapter table! Data Connectors Kansas City Cybersecurity Conference 2019 October 3rd, 2019  Location:  TBA More Info Here:  https://dataconnectors.com/events/kansascity2019/ Volunteers needed at our chapter table! Building Future Cyber Defenders (Girl Scout event at B&V)  <--new span=""> November 2nd, 2019 Location:  B&V Volunteers needed More Info:  On November 2, 2019, Women in Security KC (WiSKC) & The Girl Scouts of NE Kansas & NW Missouri will be hosting a Cyber Security 1/2 day, morning camp open to all Girl Scouts in the KC metro.  Black & Veatch is hosting the event.  The camp will educate Girl Scouts regarding securing their digital lives and help them earn the Girl Scout’s Cybersecurity Badge.  This camp's theme:  Building Future Cyber Defenders.  The event and all of the details are being planned by Women in Security KC (WiSKC).  This is an opportunity for (ISC)² KC members to offer our assistance and volunteer to make a difference in the lives of young ladies who are learning how to navigate their cyber lives.  For more information contact Amber Stone ([email protected]). KC CYBER SECURITY CONFERENCE 2019 December 5th, 2019 Location:  TBA More Info Here:  https://www.kccyber.com/

Register for the next (ISC)² Kansas City Chapter Meeting. Registering will help us plan accordingly for meeting space, chairs and refreshments. Register Now at Eventbrite:  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/isc2-kc-chapter-july-10th-meeting-please-register-tickets-63775334743  Monthly Meetings: When: The first Wednesday of every month Time: 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM Where: Ruisch Auditorium at Black & Veatch  Address: 11401 Lamar Ave., Overland Park, KS 66211 map Format:  Round table, interactive discussion with security professionals from many different industries, tech companies and organizations, from upper management to operators who have many diverse experiences.  We invite knowledgeable and expert members and guests to facilitate and keep the discussion moving along and on-task. Next Chapter Meeting - July 10, 2019 Topic:  The Criminal and Nation State Threat in the Cyber Landscape Sponsor:  (food & drink): Exabeam Facilitator:  George Schultzel, Supervisory Special Agent, Cyber Crime Task Force, Kansas City Field Office, Federal Bureau of Investigation Chapter Meeting DETAILS: Topic Details: The Criminal and Nation State Threat in the Cyber Landscape. The threat posed by both criminal and nation state actors has shifted considerably in the past decade from the physical to the virtual. As such, the FBI has adapted traditional law enforcement techniques to combat criminal activity and espionage online. This talk will discuss the FBI's perspective on these threats, how investigations have shifted to meet new technological challenges, and the need for private/public partnerships to achieve positive outcomes. Facilitator:  Special Agent George Schultzel entered on duty in July of 2010 and was assigned to the New York Field Office. Over the course of his career, SA Schultzel has investigated complex criminal computer intrusions, nation state adversarial action, and cyber terrorism. SA Schultzel is currently serving as the Supervisory Special Agent of the Cyber Crime Task Force in the Kansas City Field Office.

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Sunday, July 7, 2019 at 1:00:00 PM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop 5200 E. 45th St., Kansas City, MO

Join us for and open-ended Sunday of building fun and interesting DIY Electronics Kits.

We have scoured the dark corners of the internet to bring you this selection of kits curated for makes of all ages and skill levels!

Are you a Beginner who is excited to learn the basics? We've got a basic kits that are easy to build and a blast to use! Do you know what your doing but are eager for practice? Come build one of our larger multi-part kits! Are you a soldering god who's looking for a challenge?! Then try your hand at building one of our Surface Mount Soldering Kits!

We meet in the Hammerspace Classroom starting at 1:00pm. You pick the kit you'd like to build from our selection, and our instructors will provide all the instruction, guidance, and assembly hints you need!

---Bring food and drink if you'd like, or even order takeout while you build.---

Young assistants are welcomed and encouraged!

No RSVP is required for MEMBERS of Hammerspace. $5 RSVP for non members, Kit prices vary from $15 to $45 depending on complexity. Cash and Cards accepted during the class.

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Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at 6:00:00 PM Union Station, 30 W Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108 Union Station, 30 W Pershing Rd, Kansas City, MO 64108, Kansas City,

Bring a laptop or tablet with Linux running on it.

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Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 6:00:00 PM Brew Lab 7925 Marty St, Overland Park, KS

Celebrate the end of another successful WordCamp with free drinks and food at Brew Lab - Kansas City's playground for craft beer lovers!

Come hang out with WordCamp attendees, organizers, speakers and sponsors!

WordCamp KC After-party - 6pm
UPDATED!
Brew Lab - Kansas City's playground for craft beer lovers
7925 Marty St.
Overland Park, KS 66204

Check out their website - http://www.brewlabkc.com/

This event is sponsored by Brew Lab, and they will be providing drinks and food. Please RSVP so we can prepare!

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Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 3:00:00 PM PT's at The Crossroads 310 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, MO

We are going to be working on this Kaggle competition: https://www.kaggle.com/c/petfinder-adoption-prediction

Create an algorithm to predict where the data scientists will be sitting...or just look for all the powerful laptops. Click here for event

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Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 3:00:00 PM Afterword Tavern & Shelves 1834 Grand Blvd, Kansas City, MO

We are 154 members STRONG and I can't help but think it is because there is a lot of bad design out there and we noticed. This months meeting will be about how to give feedback when you experience poor design. Can you think of examples of poor design at your workplace? Do you want to brainstorm ideas and potential solutions. Come to the meeting with examples and we will
1. Identify the problem
2. Create viable solutions (via discussion)
3. Explore effective and concise communication (would not want managers to think you were doing UX on the job)

Note this months meeting is at Afterwords Tavern and Shelves (downtown KC) where you can have a snack and a drink to fuel your creativity.

Please RSVP ASAP as seating is limited.

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Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 3:00:00 PM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop 5200 E. 45th St., Kansas City, MO

If you've ever wanted to get into 3D printing, but don't quite know how to get started, then this is the class for you! 3D Printing & Design class, going on every other Saturday at Hammerspace. Learn how to design objects to be printed, as well as how to operate a 3D printer. No prior knowledge required.

Be sure to bring your laptop so you can get set up to get started on designing your first 3D creation.

FYI: There are two ONI 3D printer available to members of HammerSpace Workshop.

45th & Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd. Click here for event

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Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 12:00:00 PM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop 5200 E. 45th St., Kansas City, MO

Just in time for Independence Day! Build your own pneumatic launch station to send paper rockets soaring hundreds of feet!

The launch station uses an electric valve and pressurized air to launch rockets as high as you choose.

The Mission Control box contains a safety toggle switch, ARM indicator and launch button and provides wired control of the launch platform. This launch platform is built around your very own AC powered 3 gallon air compressor with gauges and regulator for adjusting launch height.

Once filled, the 3 gallon tank can provide many launches before being recharged in about 1 minute from any outlet. Connect an extension cord for unlimited launching!

The paper rockets are easy to make and nearly free if you use junk mail! Launch them many times, as a safe and cheap replacement for fireworks.

Paint and personalize your launch station with decals and you will be the envy of every park outing!

Ok, this class is slightly more expensive than most of our youth classes, but we promise you are going to love this gadget for years to come. This has been a hit at every outdoor event with children for the past 8 years. Don't miss out on this annual build. Class price is per rocket launcher, so young build assistants are welcome to join a parent for this class.

Emanuel Cleaver Blvd & 45th Street Click here for event

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Saturday, June 29, 2019 at 8:00:00 AM Regnier Center 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS

Join us for Day 2 of WordCamp Kansas City 2019!

Registration now open at https://2019.kansascity.wordcamp.org/. Registration required at the official website.

All sessions are located at Johnson County Community College
Regnier Center – 12345 College Blvd Overland Park, KS 66210

8am – Doors open and check-in begins, coffee served

9am – Sessions begin
9am – Community Support Lounge opens

12 noon – Lunch is served

6pm – WordCamp KC After-party at Barley's Kitchen & Tap (11924 W 119th Street, Overland Park, KS 66213)

WordCamp Kansas City is an annual conference focused on free and open source software WordPress, as well as blogging, content distribution, social media, entrepreneurship and more.

The WordPress platform is used to build nearly 30% of all websites on the internet today (according to W3Techs.com) and many estimates suggest that 60% of all new websites are built with WordPress.

WordCamp Kansas City gathers developers and users of WordPress as well as managers and decision-makers from around the mid-west to discuss new directions, exciting implementations, creation and distribution of engaging content, and business practices.

We anticipate a great audience for WordCamp Kansas City with as many as 300 attendees, across the Friday and Saturday conference. We have an experienced organizing committee and have teamed with Johnson County Community College to provide a fantastic venue and conference-going experience. In addition to the well-established core audience for WordPress in the Kansas City and the surrounding area, we will have a strong marketing program and specific program content to reach out to newcomers to the WordPress community.

Remember that registration is required, and is now open at https://2019.kansascity.wordcamp.org/.

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WordCamp KC 2019 is this Friday and Saturday in Kansas City (well - more specifically it is in Overland Park at JCCC): https://2019.kansascity.wordcamp.org/

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Quick reminder about our June meeting, taking place in a new location! After a few month Hiatus, the Kansas City SQL Server User's Group is headed back to our regular monthly meeting schedule. We are also excited to announce that iModules has graciously offered their new, state of the art meeting space for us to use. We hope to see you there! The meeting will take place on Thursday, June 27th, from 2PM to 4PM The iModules office is located at: 8330 Ward Parkway Kansas City, Missouri, United States (map) Optional Registration Link : https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kansas-city-sql-server-user-group-june-meeting-tickets-64254018499

Featured Presentation: Migrating SQL Server 2008 Workloads Dave Walden, Resident Architect - Cloud & Data Solutions SHI International With SQL Server 2008 going EOL next month, we'll cover tools and strategies to migrate workloads off of SQL Server 2008 to either Cloud or more modern versions of SQL Server. During this session, We'll discuss: Assess + Plan + Migrate + Optimize migration strategy Identifying SQL Server 2008 Instances Available tools Assessing instances for migration blockers and feature incompatibilities Choosing the right path for migration Migrating databases to Azure or AWS Formulating testing plans This will be mostly a live demo session with very little powerpoint.

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Saturday, July 6, 2019 at 3:00:00 PM PT's at The Crossroads 310 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, MO

We are going to be working on this Kaggle competition: https://www.kaggle.com/c/petfinder-adoption-prediction

Create an algorithm to predict where the data scientists will be sitting...or just look for all the powerful laptops. Click here for event

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Saturday, July 6, 2019 at 12:00:00 PM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop 5200 E. 45th St., Kansas City, MO

This is a fun and informative wood working introduction workshop for both parents and their children (suggested age 5 years and older) or adults without children. We will go over which tools the parent/adult will be using (radial arm saw, table saw, scroll saw, router table, belt sander), explain what each tool does, how they work, then let the kids choose a sword design for the parents to make using those tool with guidance from the instructor. The kids will get to watch how the wood working tools make the sword pieces as they are being made by the adults.

After the pieces and cut and assembled, we will teach you and your child how to paint them to give them a realistic, worn metal look, and of course the kids get to pick out a gem stone to add as a final touch if they like.

People without kids are also welcome to sign up for this class. The cost of the class includes 2 people and 1 sword (all materials included).

45th & Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd. Click here for event

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Monday, July 1, 2019 at 6:00:00 PM Plexpod Crossroads 1712 Main St, Kansas City, mo

Interested in helping the Kansas City area? Great! Whether or not you know how to code, you can help by joining us to work on civic hacking to create a better Kansas City and surrounding cities. Bring projects, ideas, designs, laptops, data, and friends.

Meeting Format

6:00 - Social / Networking
6:15 - Kickoff and Introductions
6:25 - New Member Orientation and Hacking
8:00 - Wrap-up

First Mondays are "Pitch Nights," when we have a slot for new project pitches during kickoff; third Mondays are "Learn Nights," where we have community speakers on civic tech topics from 6:30-7:30pm.

Location: Plexpod Crossroads (formerly Think Big CoWorking).
Entrance in the alley on the West side of the building.
https://goo.gl/maps/hsBMJdcdEh72

Please RSVP so that we know how many snacks & drinks to bring.

Civic Heroes of all types welcome! This event is for coders and non-coders alike -- as long as you're interested in making government more transparent and building interesting things for our city, you're more than welcome!

Bring a laptop: If you intend on getting some hands-on hacking done (it's ok if you can't but it definitely helps to have one).

If you have something you'd like to work on or are excited about, please let us know via the meetup or at the hack night itself. We are growing our initiative and the energy comes from the community.

Code for KC is a program of KC Digital Drive, a local non-profit whose mission is to make Kansas City a digital leader by developing civic capacity to adapt to technology change. We are the local affiliate in Code for America's Brigade network.

Connect with Us:

• Join our Code for KC email list (http://eepurl.com/7gbQP).

• Follow us on Twitter @CodeforKC (http://twitter.com/codeforkc) and @KCDigitalDrive (http://twitter.com/kcdigitaldrive).

Got questions? Email our Brigade Captain, Paul Barham: [email protected] or [email protected].

Code for KC has a Code of Conduct! Please always be respectful and help us keep our events welcoming, positive, productive environments for everyone. Code For KC presenters and participants are held to this anti-harassment policy (http://codeforkc.org/hackkc-code-of-conduct).

http://codeforkc.org/ Click here for event

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Friday, June 28, 2019 at 5:00:00 PM Regnier Center 12345 College Blvd, Overland Park, KS

Join us for the Welcome Party after the first day of WordCamp Kansas City 2019!

With your registration to WordCamp KC 2019 you are invited to join us in the Regnier Center Atrium for a happy hour with a complimentary drink ticket and appetizers.

Registration now open at https://2019.kansascity.wordcamp.org/. Registration required at the official website.

Located at Johnson County Community College
Regnier Center – 12345 College Blvd Overland Park, KS 66210

Update - the party will start directly after the last sessions of the day, at 5 pm!

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