2011-2012 Club Meetings
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MEETING DATES
KWARC holds regular meetings September to June on the first Monday of each month. On those months where the first Monday is a Statutory Holiday, meeting are convened on the following Monday.

MEETING LOCATION
Meetings commence at 7:30PM in the 404 WING Club at the end of Dutton Drive in Waterloo. Dutton is North off Weber between Albert Street and the Railway overpass. Click here for map

The 404 Wing building provides ground level access for mobility challenged individuals. Our agenda will commence with a brief welcome followed by the featured speaker. The business session will follow a 20 minute coffee and donut "eye-ball" session.

THE SPEAKERS The following well rounded programs have been confirmed for our 2009-2010 fiscal year.    Be sure to pass the word and bring a friend.
September	The presenter will be Cari Carry) Howard. She is from the Region of Waterloo Landfill project. She will be doing a presentation on the Power Generation project which uses Methane Gas from the rotting waste to produce electricity via a couple big generators.
October	Topic Title: “exactEarth – Where are all the ships?” exactEarth’s exactAIS™ service provides a global capability for monitoring all AIS-equipped vessels using our own satellite constellation and global network of ground stations.   This presentation will provide a technical overview of how we deliver this service.  Speaker: Philip Miller VP, Engineering and Operations,  exactEarth Ltd.
November	Prof. Robert D. Day  VE3IKM Renewable Energy Technology Power
December	Just in time for Christmas... Dave Schneider VA3DAS, will present the newest tools from Dremel. This will be followed by an informal mix and mingle. Coffee and snacks will be provided by the club for this evening. Please bring a non-perishable food item for the club's annual contribution to the K-W Food Bank.   We will also be holding a draw for a "door prize" donated by the Robert Bosch Tool Corporation: A Dremel 3000 Variable Speed Rotary Tool Kit. Proceeds from this draw will also be donated to the K-W Food Bank." Annual Evening Christmas Social night for all club members and guests.  Members are asked to bring treats for the "munchies table"  and a non perishable item for the Kitchener Waterloo Christmas Food Bank Donation
January	Show and Tell
February	February 6 Meeting: Our speaker will be Justin Kominar, who will outline the events behind the successful launch and recovery of Haven-1, his high altitude balloon project."
March	Thomas Mackay, Bruce Montgomery, TGM Communications-Presenting a brief overview of end loaded antennae theory, then a detailed presentation of how the TGM Hybrid Quad antennae are manufactured,    showing the many steps involved with making each of the components. The primary focus is placed on the complex components of the loading coils.
April	Dr. Sabbir Ahmed, Conestoga College: Mobile Ad Hoc Networks
May	Larry Gorman: ARES
June	Our AGM (Annual general Meeting) and Election of Officers for next year  DON'T FORGET The Central Ontario Hamfest  and Field Day