The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society will be having its end of year pizza lime on Wednesday December 17 2014 from 6:30pm to 9pm at Kava Restaurant at Kapok Hotel.
Come join as we eat and chat about various ICT topics.
Anyone interested in computing and ICT are welcome to attend.
Please note that the contribution per person for this event is $150 TT.
The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) will host our August pizza lime this Wednesday August 13 2014, at Joe’s Pizza, St. Augustine from 7pm to 9pm.
Do you have a particular topic you would like to talk about? Send me your suggestions at secretary@ttcs.tt
Come join us as we eat and chat about current ICT issues! Any persons interested in computing or ICT are welcome to attend. A contribution of $50 is expected toward the food bill.
Address:
Joe’s Pizza #5-6 Emerald Plaza Eastern Main Road, St Augustine
Detailed Directions:
Heading East on the Eastern Main Road after UWI, just before St. John’s Road (the road with Scotia Bank), look for Emerald Plaza on your right. Take the second entrance on your right.
Do you have a particular topic you would like to talk about? Send me your suggestions at secretary@ttcsweb.org
Come join us as we eat and chat about current ICT issues! Any persons interested in computing or ICT are welcome to attend. A contribution of $50 is expected toward the food bill.
Address:
Joe’s Pizza #5-6 Emerald Plaza Eastern Main Road, St Augustine
Detailed Directions:
Heading East on the Eastern Main Road after UWI, just before St. John’s Road (the road with Scotia Bank), look for Emerald Plaza on your right. Take the second entrance on your right.
UPDATE: Tech Meeting has been rescheduled to Saturday 14th June, 3pm – 5pm at UWI Open Campus, Gordon Street, St. Augustine.
If you have been casually observing international headlines in the last few months, you have probably heard the term ‘bitcoin’ or ‘virtual-currency’.
Do you understand what that is and how it can affect you?
The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) invites anyone who wants to learn more about ‘bitcoin’ and ‘virtual-currencies’ to join us for our Tech Meeting on Saturday 14th June 2014
at UWI Open Campus, Gordon Street, St. Augustine from 3pm to 5pm.
Topics to be discussed include:
Decentralized currencies in Trinidad and Tobago: Rationale and Outlook – Presented by Richard Jobity
Digital Currencies: Challenge or Solution – Presented by Shiva Bissessar
About our presenters:
Richard Jobity is an economist with more than 20 years experience, including 11 years at a major financial institution. His current interests include technology and competitive intelligence in developing countries.
Shiva Bisessar, an ICT practitioner, currently runs a small consultancy firm specialising in provision of technical advisory on clients’ efforts in developing ICT and Information Security policies, regulations and governance strategies.
This event is open to everyone and we look forward to your questions and feedback.
For more information, contact the us at secretary@ttcsweb.org
The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) will host its next pizza lime on Wednesday May 14 2014, at Joe’s Pizza from 7pm to 9pm.
Agenda:
Net Neutrality and the FCC and implications for T&T
Proposed Code of conduct for using computers
Launch of knowledge.tt on May 18
Startup Weekend in June
Do you have a particular topic you would like to talk about? Send me your suggestions at secretary@ttcsweb.org
Any persons interested in computing or ICT are welcome to attend. A contribution of $50 is expected towards the food bill.
Come join us as we eat and chat about current ICT issues!
Address:
Joe’s Pizza
#5-6 Emerald Plaza
Eastern Main Road, St Augustine
Detailed Directions:
Heading East on the Eastern Main Road after UWI, just before St. John’s Road (the road with Scotia Bank), look for Emerald Plaza on your right. Take the second entrance on your right.
The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) will be having its next lime on Wednesday March 19 2014 at Joe’s Pizza, St. Augustine from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm.
Come join us as we discuss various topics, including:
the upcoming cybercrime bill
the new TTCS executive for 2013
Anyone interested in computing and ICT is welcome to attend.
A contribution of $50 is expected towards the food bill.
Address:
Joe’s Pizza
#5-6 Emerald Plaza
Eastern Main Road, St Augustine
Detailed Directions:
Heading East on the Eastern Main Road after UWI, just before St. John’s Road (the road with Scotia Bank), look for Emerald Plaza on your right. Take the second entrance on your right.
The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) will be having its next pizza lime on Wednesday February 12 2014 at Papa John’s Pizza, Chaguanas from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. It’s the first for the year!
Come join us as we discuss sundry computing topics of interest, including:
No Vaio: Sony to exit PC and TV market
Sochi hacking
Bits about Bitcoins (bitcoin problems)
Different Style: The rise of Satya Nadella at Microsoft
Facebook is 10
No Moto: Google sells Motorola
The upcoming TTCS AGM, 2014 edition
Anyone interested in any aspect of computing and information and communications technology (ICT) is welcome to attend. A contribution of $50 is expected towards the food bill.
General Location of Papa John’s Pizza in Chaguanas
Ramsingh’s Plaza
11 Southern Main Road, Chaguanas
Detailed Directions:
You come into Chaguanas from the highway , get on the main road (the road that runs under the flyover on the highway) , head west past the Courts store and Marios and the car place, and turn left by the Kiss shop on the first corner you come to. As you turn, you will be heading south. Pass two corners on your right (one on the left) and the Papa John’s should be on your right hand side, opposite Mid-Centre mall.
Richard Jobity
Assisitant Secretary
Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society
We hold two types of meetings : Pizza Limes and Tech Meetings. A Pizza Lime is the name given to our monthly discussion forum which is usually held at Joe’s Pizza, St. Augustine on the second Wednesday of the month. The tech meeting is when we have computers on site to demonstrate a particular type of hardware or software.
Saturday February 2 2013 – ““Data Breaches, a First-Hand Experience”
At this meeting at ENCO, Mr. Kevin Suares, a Systems Administrator at Central Connecticut State University in the United States discussed his experiences in dealing with two alleged data breaches at the University from technical, procedural and policy viewpoints.
Wednesday March 13
Topics discussed:
Data breach : commercial bank credit card records compromised?
Dominica finally gets an IXP; still none for TT?
TT infrastructure: susceptibility to intrusion and compromise? (general topic)
Held in collaboration with the University of the West Indies, St Augustine (UWI) Faculty of Engineering from 2-4pm, Anil Ramnanan demonstrated the Raspberry Pi , a credit-card sized computer that plugs into your TV and a keyboard.
Adobe focuses on Creative Cloud service, a subscription service to access their software and discontinues the sale of standalone versions of its software
Saturday August 24 2013 – Google Chromecast and Google Chromebook Pixel laptop
At this meeting, Tracy Hackshaw demonstrated the Google Chromecast, billed as the easiest way to enjoy online video and music on your TV and the Google Chromebook Pixel , Google’s high-end laptop running Chrome OS.
Wednesday October 9 2013
Topics discussed:
ICT and the 2014 Budget
Apple’s new hardware changes (new iPhones, iMacs)
The Age of Steam: Valve gaming innovations (Steambox, SteamOS, Steampad)
Bye Bye Bye: Microsoft after Steve Ballmer
Zero Day: The Abuse of Unpatched IE Holes
Sour Berries: The Sale of Blackberry
upcoming AGM
Saturday October 26 2013 – flying Quadricopter demo
Held at the Queen’s Park Savannah, we (thanks to Anil) demoed the Parrot AR 2.0, a wi-fi enabled, Linux-powered flying Quadricopter and flew the Quadricopter using a phone and tablet.
Saturday December 14 2013 – discussion about Free and Open Source
Held at the Asian Buffet Restaurant, Trincity Mall, we chatted Ace Suares, a Free and Open Source Advocate from Curaçao and who was travelling en route from giving workshops on open source at the University of Georgetown. We had the XO laptop and XO Tablet on hand.
The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society will be having its next get-together on
Wednesday December 18 2013 from 6pm to 9pm for a buffet dinner at the Shanghai Experience, MovieTowne, Port of Spain.
Come join as we eat and chat about various ICT topics.
Anyone interested in computing and ICT are welcome to attend. The Buffet Dinner at the Shanghai Experience costs $199 TT.
Please RSVP to info@ttcsweb.org. We look forward to seeing you.
The Trinidad and Tobago Computer Society (TTCS) will be having a lime on Saturday December 14, 2013 from 4pm to 6pm at the Asian Buffet Restaurant, Trincity Mall.
At this meeting, we will be chatting with Ace Suares, a Free and Open Source Advocate from Curaçao and who is travelling en route from giving workshops on open source at the University of Georgetown.
Anyone interested in computing and ICT are welcome to attend. Lunch at Asian Buffet costs $175 and their Buffet-style menu is available online at http://www.theasianbuffet.com/. Please let us know if you plan to attend by emailing us at info@ttcsweb.org.