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Jul. 06, 2026 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
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Eat the Mike
Jul. 06, 2026 6:40 p.m.
"Eat the Mike or Lightning Talk Karaoke (a well-known format in tech/conference communities) is an improvised presentation game where speakers take the stage to deliver a short talk using slides they've never seen before. Each presenter gets 2-3 minutes to narrate a random slide deck on the fly, turning unexpected charts, stock photos, and absurd diagrams into a coherent (or hilariously incoherent) story. It's equal parts public speaking practice and comedy night. Participants build confidence presenting under pressure, learn to think on their feet, and discover that the fear of "not knowing what to say" is survivable - and often funnier than a rehearsed talk. Whether you volunteer to speak or just watch, you'll leave with a lighter perspective on presentations and a reminder that the best talks come from authenticity, not perfection."
Daria is a Principal Site Reliability Engineer in Observability Engineering in Azure. With a background in Applied Mathematics, Artificial Intelligence, and Music, Daria is passionate about machine learning, diversity in tech, and opera. In her current role, Daria is focused on changing organisational culture, processes, and platforms to improve service reliability and on-call experience. She has spoken at conferences on various aspects of reliability and human factors that play a key role in engineering practices, and has written for O'Reilly.
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Jul. 13, 2026 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
The July social will be held at Everest Park. Rick Walter is providing the food and drinks. Please bring $10 cash. If you need a main dish other than hot dogs please contact Rick at drickwalter@gmail.com.
The second Monday of the month is normally devoted to informal social gatherings of club members and their guests at various locations around the Greater Kirkland area. Check the individual event for that month's location near the date of the event.
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Jul. 16, 2026 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
We will meet at 5:30 p.m. for food and drink. Please bring $10 if you plan to participate in the meal. Meeting will start at 6:00 p.m.
Meeting ID: 883 7590 7677
Password: 264774
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Jul. 20, 2026 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
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Spreading Jane Goddall's Message
Jul. 20, 2026 6:40 p.m.
John Crocker, MD, is a retired family physician after thirty-five years of practice in Seattle, Washington. He was born and raised in Portland, Oregon and attended Stanford University where he met Dr. Jane Goodall. He received his MD from Case Western School of Medicine in Cleveland.
Dr. Crocker is a popular speaker at high schools, colleges and universities, and other educational venues on primate behavior and has written for the Huffington Post about lessons learned from our closest living relatives. He published Following Fifi (Pegasus) with forward by Jane Goodall in 2018. The book describes his eight months of work as a student with Dr. Goodall studying wild chimpanzees at her study site in Tanzania, East Africa. He has served as the ship physician on Semester at Sea, served as volunteer island doctor for the island of Barbuda in the Caribbean and was medical chief of the Northgate Group Heath Medical Center, serving 30,000 patients in Seattle.
He and his wife raised two boys and lives in Seattle
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Aug. 03, 2026 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
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District 5030
Aug. 03, 2026 6:40 p.m.
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Aug. 10, 2026 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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Aug. 17, 2026 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
A chef has been engaged for the event to cook the salmon on-site. The fee is $25. Similar to prior years, Rotarians are invited to bring side dishes and refreshments (see below). Please coordinate those items through the club service chair. Registration for the dinner is through the ClubRunner events system, and the deadline to register is noon on August 12, 2026. Please note that registration is limited to 40 attendees. |
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Aug. 17, 2026 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
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Aug. 20, 2026 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
We will meet at 5:30 p.m. for food and drink. Please bring $10 if you plan to participate in the meal. Meeting will start at 6:00 p.m.
Meeting ID: 883 7590 7677
Password: 264774
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Aug. 31, 2026 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
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Sep. 14, 2026 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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Sep. 17, 2026 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
We will meet at 5:30 p.m. for food and drink. Please bring $10 if you plan to participate in the meal. Meeting will start at 6:00 p.m.
Meeting ID: 883 7590 7677
Password: 264774
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Sep. 21, 2026 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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Oct. 05, 2026 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
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Oct. 12, 2026 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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Oct. 15, 2026 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
We will meet at 5:30 p.m. for food and drink. Please bring $10 if you plan to participate in the meal. Meeting will start at 6:00 p.m.
Meeting ID: 883 7590 7677
Password: 264774
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Oct. 19, 2026 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
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Nov. 02, 2026 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
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Nov. 09, 2026 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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Nov. 16, 2026 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
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Nov. 19, 2026 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
We will meet at 5:30 p.m. for food and drink. Please bring $10 if you plan to participate in the meal. Meeting will start at 6:00 p.m.
Meeting ID: 883 7590 7677
Password: 264774
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Dec. 07, 2026 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
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Dec. 14, 2026 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
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Dec. 17, 2026 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
We will meet at 5:30 p.m. for food and drink. Please bring $10 if you plan to participate in the meal. Meeting will start at 6:00 p.m.
Meeting ID: 883 7590 7677
Password: 264774
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Dec. 21, 2026 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
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Jan. 04, 2027 6:15 p.m. - 7:15 p.m.
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