Meeting Idea: Set up a Medical ID in the Health app

Your members might enjoy learning about ways that the Health app can make their lives better. One nice tip covers the way that members can set up information that can be accessed from their iPhone’s Lock screen via Medical ID. Why? First responders can access the information if an emergency occurs, saving precious time during a medical response. Better yet, set up is easy.

Ambassadors, this could make for a great part of a medical themed meeting.

Set up Medical ID on iPhone

Make an emergency call from a locked iPhone

Make an emergency call on Apple Watch

 

Meeting Idea: Apple Celebrates Heart Month with new resources

Apple has a number of new resources as part of a celebration of Heart Month. On the App Store  HeartWatch (Tantsissa), Gentler Streak (Gentler Stories), and Zones (Flask) can help your members to optimize their fitness and overall wellness. Apple Books, Apple TV, and Apple Podcasts there are offerings that focus on heart health, including  heart science, emotional well-being, and healthy eating. Wondering about the current Apple health research projects? This month offers some preliminary insights regarding the the Apple Heart and Movement Study, The report comes out of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, in collaboration with the American Heart Association and Apple.

Ambassadors, February is a great month to use heart health as a meeting topic.

Apple celebrates Heart Month with new resources across services

KansasFest 2022: 30+ Years and Going Strong

KansasFest 2022, the premier annual Apple II convention, is scheduled for July 19–24, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. This year marks the 34th time that this event, an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, an exhibition hall, and camaraderie, has been held.

KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995. Any and all Apple II users, fans, and friends are invited to attend this year’s event. In upcoming weeks, the KansasFest web site will announce registration details, so keep an eye on the site listed below.

KansasFest is an annual convention offering Apple II users and retrocomputing enthusiasts the opportunity to engage in beginner and technical sessions, programming contests, an exhibition hall, and camaraderie. KansasFest was originally hosted by Resource Central and has been brought to you by the KFest committee since 1995.

Keep an eye on the site as the committee decides on a virtual or in-person format (or a combination of the two) and offerings.

KansasFest 2022