Computer Group

Chairman: Richard Dusine (Rick)

Assistant Chairman: George L. Henderson

Secretary: Al Coffman

Treasurer: Richard Cameron

Important Notice:

The Computer Group will now be meeting in the Large Conference Room at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, 1300 South El Camino Real, San Mateo. The meeting place is located in the Charles Schwab Building.

Next Computer Group Meeting:

    Tuesday, June 22, 2010 at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation at 9:30 A.M.

    Speaker: Rick Dusine

    Program: Discussion on Computer Problems.

General:

    The Computer Group meets at 9:30 A.M. every fourth Tuesday, except for the months of November and December, and unless prevented from doing so because of a Holiday, etc. The group is open to all members who are interested in any aspect of personal computing and its numerous application programs, whether he is a beginner, intermediate, or advanced user. The group meets in the large conference room at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, 1700 South El Camino Real, in San Mateo. There is no dress code for this group. The group is also open to any other SIR's group in the San Francisco Peninsula area.

    The group represents a wide range of interests and expertise in computers. There are some members who do not yet own a computer, as well as others who have many years of experience in the computer field. The group has discussions on various problems that members have with their computers, as well as having guest speakers talk to the group on computer-related topics.

Meetings:

    The meetings begin with a roll call of those present, followed with a welcome to new members and visitors. After the normal business has been taken care of, there is random access session where members relate their problems and/or successes, and receive helpful input and comments from other members. Occasionally, the group has an outside speaker who discusses some area of computer technology. The group has had in the past representatives from Microsoft, Comcast, Stanford Research Institute, computer dealers, programmers, and several other computer-related companies give talks on many topics. Some of the members also have given talks on subjects about computers that they have expertise in.

History:

    The Computer Group was started by Dwight Sale in 1991 as a breakfast meeting at the Lyons Restaurant in San Mateo. When Dwight Sale became Little Sir in 1995, Carl Kuhlman took over the Chairmanship of the group. The group outgrew the Lyons Restaurant in San Mateo, so it moved to the Lyons Restaurant in Millbrae. When the Lyons Restaurant in Millbrae closed in 2002, the group moved to The Assistance League of San Mateo in The Chapter House. When Carl Kuhlman became Little Sir in 2002, Robert Melvin took over the Chairmanship of the group and Carl Kuhlman took the Assistant Chairman position. On January 23, 2007, the Group moved to the San Mateo Public Library located at 55 West 3rd Avenue, San Mateo. On July 28, 2008, the Group moved to the Silicon Valley Community Foundation located at 1700 El Camino Real, San Mateo, California. Rick Dusine took over as chairman of the group at this time.

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