TTC Club Night

Tuesday is our regular club night. Club night hui are held at our centrally-located clubrooms at 4 Moncrieff Street, off Elizabeth Street, off Kent Terrace, and are shared online with members and friends, using Google Meet web conferencing.

We welcome new faces at our meetings, and there are always club members available to provide newcomers with information and answer any questions.

Please see our online meeting guidance below for information on how to attend online and for an invitation.

Forthcoming meetings

27 October The latest in tramping gear (Clubrooms only meeting)

Want to get the best out of your tramping gear and make it last longer? Or upgrade to modern, lightweight gear in the latest materials and designs? Daniel Thomas, manager of Bivouac Outdoor Wellington, shows us a selection of the latest gear available.

03 November Yoga for trampers (Clubrooms and Online meeting)

Megan Sety teaches yoga to help others prevent and recover from injuries. Come along and learn what yoga is, what you do in a yoga class, and some simple exercises you can do at home or on the track to help your balance, flexibility, strength and recovery.

10 November A special evening for life and 50-year members (Clubrooms and Online meeting)

NB All club members, guests and visitors are welcome to attend this presentation at 7.30 p.m.

Climbing the highest peak in each of America’s 50 states Four years ago, Emeritus Professor Nigel Roberts achieved his long-held ambition to climb the highest point in each of the fifty states of the USA. Some climbs (such as Alaska’s highest mountain, Denali) were tough; others were, well let’s just say ... less arduous.

17 November Zealandia: the valley that changed a nation (Clubrooms and Online meeting)

In 1992, Jim Lynch came up with a visionary proposal for a fully-fenced ecosanctuary, located in a valley close to the Wellington CBD and populated with endangered species of native wildlife. The groundbreaking establishment of Zealandia as the world's first predator-protected urban ecosanctuary inspired dynamic growth of community-driven conservation schemes and fenced ecosanctuaries across New Zealand.

Copies of Jim’s book will be available for sale at a price of $49.95.

24 November A Fiordland fantasy - Dusky Track in the dry (Clubrooms and Online meeting)

Lynne White and six other TTC stalwarts completed the Dusky Track in Fiordland, defying predictions of rain, plodding through thigh-high water on the tracks, and swatting swarms of sandflies at the huts!

01 December Cycling the hard way from Lands End to John O’Groats (Part One of Two) (Clubrooms and Online meeting)

Mike and Zita Wespel-Rose chose to take a long, slow and hard but quiet and beautiful route for their 25-day bike ride from Lands End to John O'Groats.

08 December Joy to the world: An evening of Christmas carol singing (Clubrooms and Online meeting)

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Attending meetings online

To attend please see the invitation on the ttc.news email group, or email Social Committee -> mailto:ttc [period] social [period] committee [snail] ttc [period] org [period] nz?Subject=Query from TTC website for an invitation.

• to attend click on the link () and the meeting will open in your web browser
• you may need to enter the meeting indentifier from the invitation
• you may need to wait to be admitted
• please use your real name to gain admittance

Attending an online clubnight … (click here)

The club uses Google Meet webconferencing for online meetings.

• You can join a meet from your Mac or PC using any web browser
• You can also attend them on your mobile device or tablet.
• You do not need to have a camera or microphone to attend.

The quality of your online clubnight experience may vary depending on such factors as:

• your home WiFi; we recommend being close to your WiFi router, or having a wired connection
• your broadband speed
• the number of people using your connection
• the device you are using

On the night

• please join the meeting early to ensure everything works
• we will open the meeting 20 minutes before the scheduled start time, i.e. at 7:10pm for the 7:30pm start
• please keep your microphone muted once the presentation starts
• questions can be asked at the end of the presentation, or through the chat function - click on the speech bubble control to do so

Tips

• it is not possible to view the videos of all attendees. The most recent speakers' videos are shown on the screen. A list of all attendees is available.
• it is not possible to have a virtual background

On the meet screen

On the meeting screen move the mouse cursor to the bottom of the screen to unhide the control bar.

The three controls in circles in the centre allow you to:

• mute your microphone
• leave (hang up) the meeting
• turn off your outgoing video feed

Other controls on the screen are:

• the menu, accessed from the vertical ellipsis (⋮) on the bottom right

• attendees and chat, on the top right

• click on the person icon to get a list of attendees
• click on the chat icon to message everyone

See also the Google meet help.

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