Technology User Group (TUG) Discussions for all users at all levels via hybrid meetings (in-person and Zoom) after the regular meeting, at about 11:45 a.m. (first and fourth Tuesdays of the month).
- Dec. 3 – NO MEETING - Gave slot to SMIG
Timely Topics Discussion in-person and via Zoom, with participation encouraged from all in attendance. Usually at 11:45 a.m. on the second Tuesday of the month.
- Dec. 10 – The topic will be -- “Should the Senate do away with the filibuster for some or all debates? Does your reasoning change, depending on which party is in charge of the Senate? Or who is president? Or on the topic of the debate?”
Trips Scheduled (For Old Guard members and their guests)
Post-Covid trips are now being planned. Stay tuned.
Walkers Group walks or hikes are once again feasible – but this group needs a chair or coordinator. Any volunteers?
December Program Chair – Leon Lubranski
- Dec. 3 – Giving Artificial Intelligence Some Common Sense – Guest speaker Ronald J. Brachman, PhD, is director of the Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech in New York, and an internationally known expert on artificial intelligence. He will speak about AI and common sense. [video to appear]
- Dec. 10 – FBI vs. Organized Crime – Our speaker James Kossler was a coordinating supervisor for the FBI’s office in New York, and was responsible for directing its Organized Crime unit. He will speak to us about the FBI’s battle against organized crime. [video to appear]
- Dec. 17 – Old Guard Holiday Celebration with the Larks – Please come and join your fellow Old Guard members in celebrating the holiday season and the coming new year!!! The party will be from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM and is only for members, their spouses and their guests. [in-person only]
January Birthdays emcee – Joe Corona
January Program Chair – Bob Beller
- Jan. 7 – Steal a Pencil for Me: A Compelling Love Story about Two Holocaust Survivors – Steal a Pencil for Me is a book written by Jack and Ina Polak. The book was also made into an award-winning documentary feature film. This is a story of love nurtured through the exchange of love letters while both were held in a German concentration camp. After their liberation, Jack and Ina married and then moved to the U.S. in 1950. Jack served as one of the founders and a long-time president of the Anne Frank Center USA. During the last 30 years of his life, Jack lectured extensively throughout the U.S. and abroad about lessons to be learned from the Holocaust. Our speaker, Fred Polak, is the eldest of Jack and Ina’s three children. After Jack’s death at the age of 102, Fred has been dedicated to retelling his parents’ story and carrying forward the message about what should be learned from the Holocaust. [in-person and on Zoom]
- Jan. 14 – How Rutgers Provides Academic Support Services to Student Athletes – Our speaker Scott Walker is the executive director of Rutgers’ Academic Support Services for Student Athletes program (ASSSA), and a Princeton graduate. Services provided by ASSSA are available to all student-athletes at Rutgers. During his tenure, which includes entry of Rutgers into the Big Ten, Scott has overseen the expansion and modernization of the program and the unprecedented academic success achieved by individual student-athletes and team sports. Scott will provide an insider’s view of services provided by ASSSA and how it has evolved over the years. [in-person and on Zoom]
- Jan. 21 – How Invisalign® Revolutionized Orthodontics and Expanded the Use of Clear Teeth Aligners – Speaker Dr. Stanley Gersch has been a practicing orthodontist in Westfield, Cranford, and Linden for over 35 years and is the director of Invisalign® training in NYU’s post graduate orthodontic department. Stan was one of the first orthodontists in the U.S. to use Invisalign® in his practice and has been nationally recognized and awarded for his Invisalign® treatment and expertise. Stan will talk about his early interest in how new technologies could enhance treatment for his patients, his early-stage introduction to Invisalign®, and how Invisalign® grew to become the leader in clear teeth aligners. [in-person and on Zoom]
- Jan. 28 – Changes in Traditional Concepts of the Law in the U.S. – Our speaker, the Hon. Joel B. Rosen, will speak about the changing landscape in U.S. law, including the notion of the rule of law, federal prosecutions, judicial review, and ethics. Judge Rosen is a former United States magistrate judge, and as a former partner of the law firm Montgomery McKracken, was a nationally recognized leader in the practice of alternative dispute resolution. Over the course of his career, Judge Rosen has overseen thousands of state and federal legal matters, lectured extensively on constitutional principles, and was an adjunct faculty member of Rutgers Law School. [in-person and on Zoom]
February Birthdays emcee – Larry Cunningham
