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Meetings

Wakefield RISC OS Computer Club meets on the first Wednesday of every month. Our meetings usually consist of a talk or demonstration, with plenty of time for informal discussions and trips to the bar before and after.

Recent meetings have included visits from major RISC OS hardware, software and operating system developers, along with demonstrations of specific pieces of software by experienced users. In addition, we have covered a wide range of other subjects including digital photography, hardware upgrades, networking and problem solving. More information about the topics covered in recent meetings can be found further down the page, and details of future meetings can be found below.

Meetings start at 7.45pm, at the West Yorkshire Sports and Social Club in Wakefield. Doors open at 7.15pm, and the scheduled part of the evening is generally complete by about 10pm. See the directions to the venue for details of how to find us.

Visitors are always welcome to attend our meetings (with the exception of the AGM in January) – there is a fee of £2 on the door for non-members.

Forthcoming meetings

The following meetings are planned for the near future (note that presentations may be re-scheduled due to events outside of our control).



	The Toolbox for Beginners Wednesday, 7th April

Provisionally rescheduled from November and February. Steve Potts will be giving a beginner’s guide to the Toolbox: the system that allows applications to be written quickly and easily on RISC OS. Starting with a look at what it is and how it can be used, Steve then plans to help those present to produce their own simple piece of software before the end of the evening using AppBASIC. Don’t worry – no previous programming experience will be required!



	Mel Pullen Wednesday, 5th May

Further details to follow



	Video Editing Wednesday, 2nd June

Terry Marsh will be talking about video editing.



	Mike Cook Wednesday, 7th July

Mike will cover subjects including “Play your cards right”, the Arduino and RFID (Radio Frequency Identification)



	Artwork Animation Wednesday, 4th August

Richard Ashbery will show us how to create animations using ArtWorks 2.



	Something on the A9home Wednesday, 1st September

Peter Richmond will be showing us “Something on the A9home”.

Previous meetings

WROCC’s meetings cover a wide range of topics relating to RISC OS and computing more generally. The list below shows what we have had in our calendar over the past four months; for a longer list including some links to more detailed reports, see our past meetings page.

There are also some photographs of past meetings available:

WROCC’s 25th Anniversary in April 2008.
Professor Steve Furber’s visit in February 2009.

For our members, information, web links and file downloads relating to previous meetings can be found in the meeting resources section of our members’ area.



	Simply CAD? Use Draw! March 2010

John Cartmell from Qercus visited to talk about Draw. Starting with the idea of draughting Meccano pieces, he took us through some simple concepts before moving on to the subject of 3D perspectives and isometric grids. The evening was rounded off with a look at the new features added to Draw in RISC OS 6.20, along with some of the other additions to RISCOS Ltd’s latest version of their OS.



	Annual General Meeting 2010 February 2010

Postponed from January due to the weather, the WROCC Annual General Meeting was a chance for members to elect the committee for 2010, to have their say on the running of the club, and to finally enjoy the free buffet laid on for those who were there.



	No Meeting January 2010

Following heavy snow over the New Year period, the January 2010 meeting was cancelled due to the travel problems in the West Yorkshire area. It is believed to be the first time in the club’s history that the weather has got the better of us in this way!



	An Evening of Festive Fun December 2009	Read a full report of the December meeting...

WROCC brought another year of meetings to an end with an evening of frivolous festive fun. After some short and silly film clips and a break for refreshments, those present were tested on their General Acorn Knowledge in another of Peter Richmond’s quizzes. Colin Sutton closed the evening with a sequence of photos taken at the “hug the Odeon” protest in Bradford a couple of years ago.

For details of our meetings before December 2009, visit the past meetings page.

Wakefield Hospice collections

With immediate effect, we will be accepting unwanted mobile phones and used printer ink cartridges and toner cartridges for recycling, on behalf of Wakefield Hospice. Just bring them along to monthly meetings, and deposit them on the ‘check-in desk’ by the door. Please make sure that the items are securely bagged and clearly labelled, and in the case of mobile phones it would help to include any chargers and accessories, but do remove the SIM card beforehand.