Upcoming Shed Meetings
| Dec 31 | Year end |
Previous Shed Meetings
| Date | Event | Description | Added Info | ||
| Note: Meeting descriptions that start with Zoom – where held on the web using the Zoom tool | |||||
| Dec 28 | Year end wrap up meeting with discussion about what could be done to make things better in the meetings and suggestions for new speakers and topics | ||||
| Dec 21 | Jeffrey Rembaum | Jeffrey is an attorney certified in Condominium and Planned Development Law. He discussed how the latest legal changes may affect your community | |||
| Dec 14 | Shed member Dr. Paul Schacknow | Paul discussed “Macular Degeneration – Diagnosis and Treatment” | Paul’s presentation | ||
| Dec 7 | Shed member Dave Mack | Dave Mack delivered an update on Electric Vehicles including batteries and charging stations | EV’s, batteries, charging-stations presentation | ||
| Nov 30 | No meeting due to Anniversary party | ||||
| Nov 23 | No meeting due to Thanksgiving | ||||
| Nov 16 | Shed member Paul Schacknow | Dr. Paul Schacknow discussed “Cataracts and Lens Implant Surgery” | |||
| Nov 9 | Shed 4th Anniversary | Cancelled due to possible hurricane force winds | |||
| Nov 2 | Blake Willougby | Blake discuss “Racing on the Utah Salt Flats” with commentary and movie clips | |||
| Oct 26 | Anne Gannon | Anne our Palm Beach County Constitutional Tax Collector spoke and answered questions about property taxes. | |||
| Oct 19 | Shed member Dave Mack | Dave lead a discussion of driverless vehicles | Driverless Vehicles | ||
| Oct 12 | Shed member Paul (Pablo) Newton | Pablo led a discussion entitled “The nature of the universe” | |||
| Oct 5 | Mark Biernat | Mark discussed “Economic History of the US Before the 20th Century” | |||
| Sep 28 | Kelly Bates, RN | Kelly, Cardiac Nurse Navigator Speaker discussed the Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center | |||
| Sep 21 | Dr Schweitz | Dr. Schweitz discussed Arthritis | |||
| Sep 14 | Sheriff deputies | Members of the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office discussed their work. | |||
| Sep 7 | PBG Police Dept. | Current and former members of the Palm Beach Gardens Police Department will discuss local policing. Please think about issues you would like to hear about. | |||
| Aug 31 | Shed member Mike Vorster | Mike showed pictures and discuss his trip to Alaska | |||
| Aug 24 | John Dodd | John spoke about locating, tagging and monitoring great white sharks. | |||
| Aug 17 | Gordon Sullivan | Gordon a wine expert provided an overview of major wine regions worldwide and why they differ | |||
| Aug 10 | Bob Ivany | Major General (retired) Bob Ivany, military attaché for Ronald Reagan. See Learning from Reagan . He talked about the “Lessons from Ronald Reagan Empathy, the Cornerstone of Leadership” | |||
| Aug 3 | Shed member Dave Mack | Dave led a TED Talk: “My Journey Mapping the Unchartered World.” See My journey mapping the uncharted world | |||
| Jul 25 | Shed member Harry Krivit | Harry led a discussion on “The Right to Protest” | |||
| Jul 18 | Shed member Louis Mark | Lou shared his pictures and discussed his trip to China | |||
| Jul 13 | Emille Travis | A representative from Palm Beach Parks & Recreation/Okeeheelee Nature Center, will discuss “Snake phobia and other reptile information.” | |||
| Jul 6 | Shed Member Dave Mack | TED talk – “Why we’re more honest with machines than people.’ We will view this talk at the beginning of our meeting but feel free to view it on your own at: More honest with machines than people | |||
| Jun 29 | Raymond Notarantinio | Raymond discussed topics related to the pharmaceutical industry | |||
| Jun 22 | Shed Member Mike Vorster | Mike hosted an Open Mike Session with a Round Table discussion based on some preselected topics. | |||
| Jun 15 | Dr. Michael Schweitz | Dr. Schweitz, a Rheumatologist, discussed Osteoporosis. Please feel free to invite wives and other female members of your family to this presentation. At a future date, Mike will be discussing arthritis. | |||
| Jun 8 | Linda Garcia | Presentation by Linda from Senior Transition Services | |||
| Jun 1 | Shed member Dave Mack | TED talk discussion – “Alexa, Siri, Google Assistant – What’s Next?” We will be watching this talk at the beginning of our meeting; however, if you would like to see it before hand, please go to: Alexa Ted Talk | |||
| May 25 | Francine Freitas | Presentation on the Palm Beach Water Authority | |||
| May 18 | Gary Sypek | The Senior Deputy Director of Airports/Palm Beach County Department of Airports – returns to provide us with an update on Aviation in Palm Beach County. | |||
| May 11 | Shed member Fred Gordon | Fred discussed his recent trip to Lima, Peru and his stay at a resort on the Amazon. | |||
| May 4 | Dr Haga | Dr. Chris Haga, a research scientist with the Scripps Research Institute returns to discuss his cancer research project. | |||
| Apr 27 | Shed Member Dave Mack | TED talk “What Makes a Good Life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness” Discussion was led by Member Dave Mack | |||
| Apr 20 | Bud Caputo | Shed member Bud Caputo will discuss “This Strange Musical Instrument, The Trombone – What Makes it Tick” | |||
| Apr 13 | Dr. Joe Metz | Dr. Joe discusses Circumnavigating the globe in a small sailboat | Circumnavigation Slides Native Dance movie | ||
| Apr 6 | Fred Gordon | Shed member Fred discussed his recent trip to Lima, Peru and his stay at a resort on the Amazon. | |||
| Mar 30 | Steven Wallace | Steven from Lighthouse Title Services, will be discussing “Real Estate Development in Palm Beach County – What Laws Govern and Manage Growth | |||
| Mar 23 | Gina Griffin | Gina the Director of Development for Junior Achievement of the Palm Beaches & Treasure Coast, discussed the work of her organization along with volunteer opportunities. | Junior Achievement Volunteer Opportunities | ||
| Mar 16 | Nathan Prehen | Presentation on retirement communities and ‘life cycle care’ by a representative of Erickson Senior Living/Retirement Communities. | Retirement Communities Consumer Guide LTC Worksheet | ||
| Mar 9 | Ira Miller | Shed member Ira discussed “The Politics of Water.” | |||
| Mar 2 | Ted Talk | In lieu of a formal presentation, we will start the meeting with a short (11 minutes) TED talk entitled “The 1 minute secret to forming a new habit” by sociologist Christine Carter. | |||
| Feb 23 | Scott Roland | Scott from Principal Aerospace Engineer/Loads & Dynamics Group discussed “Building the Road to Space – his six years at Blue Origin” | |||
| Feb 16 | Dr. Christopher Hollowell | Dr. Hollowell discussed minimally invasive treatments for BPH (Benign prostatic hyperplasia) — also called prostate gland enlargement — a common condition as men get older. | BPH Presentation | ||
| Feb 9 | Dr. Sharif Sami Aurin Primack | Shed Member Dr. Sami discussed “A day in the life of a psychiatrist – putting the FUN in dysfunctional.” Shed member Aurin Primack discussed the possibility of starting a Community Garden. | |||
| Feb 2 | David Burnett | Presentation on photojournalism by David Burnett | |||
| Jan 26 | Mike Vorster | Shed member Mike Vorster discussed and showed pictures from his trip to Antarctica and other locations. | |||
| Jan 19 | Dave Mack | Shed member Dave Mack discussed climate change. | Energy and climate change | ||
| Jan 12 | Tom Gabor | Shed member Tom discussed “Gun Violence: Balancing the Second Amendment with the public’s right to be safe.” | |||
| Jan 5 | George Danko | Shed member George Danko discussed the history and legacy of the Federal Reserve | Federal Reserve Discussion Notes |