BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//OpenACalendar//NONSGML OpenACalendar//EN X-WR-CALNAME:Digital For Good: DFG + ProductTank? #TechForGood: 38 Degrees\ , Shelter\, Euan's Guide & Neatebox - Open Tech Calendar BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8803@otc.opentechcalendar.co.uk URL:https://opentechcalendar.co.uk/event/8803-dfg-producttank-techforgood-3 8-degrees-shelter-eua SUMMARY:Digital For Good: DFG + ProductTank? #TechForGood: 38 Degrees\, She lter\, Euan's Guide & Neatebox DESCRIPTION:Join us for a very special #TechForGood event with speakers fro m 38 Degrees\, Shelter\, Euan's Guide &\; NeateBox. We are co-hosting t his event with ProductTank\, so there's lots of opportunity for networking \, meeting new people and getting inspired!\n\nOur four fantastic speakers are:\n\nBex Hay is Tech Director at 38 Degrees (https://home.38degrees.or g.uk)\, the UK's largest campaigning community. Bex leads 38 Degrees' expe rienced team of software engineers delivering tech solutions for a communi ty of over 2 million people\, campaigning to make the UK a better place.\n \nConrad Rossouw is the Digital Manager for Shelter Scotland (https://scot land.shelter.org.uk) managing a five person digital team\, developing and implementing the charity's digital strategy and managing their social medi a channels. Conrad's talk will cover the challenges and learning from intr oducing chatbots to support their customers.\n\nEuan's Guide (https://www. euansguide.com) is an online tool used by thousands of disabled people to review\, share and discover accessible places to go. It was established by Euan and his sister Kiki after Euan was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Dise ase (MND). The site is built by disabled people for disabled people and ta kes a pan-disability approach - reviews aren't just for wheelchair users b ut for all disabled people. Their talk will focus on inclusivity beyond ac cessibility.\n\nGavin Neate is CEO of Neatebox (https://www.neatebox.com) which has a focus on finding innovative solutions for the enhancement of i ndependant daily living primarily for those dealing with reduced mobility\ , but with the sole aim of being part of a movement which believes in a mo re inclusive society.\n\nPLEASE RSVP TO ATTEND THIS TALK!\n\n18.00 - Doors open\; free pizza\, beer\, wine\, soft drinks &\; networking\n\n18.30 - Talks\n\n20.15 - Q&\;A\n\n20.45 - Networking\n\n21.00 - Close\n\nThis event is supported by our partners: Cultivate\, Eagle Labs and CodeBase.\ n\nCultivate build the highest quality web applications for clients includ ing Deliveroo\, GOV.UK and 38 Degrees (http://www.cultivatehq.com)\n\nBarc lays Eagle Labs are spaces set up by Barclays to help businesses create\, innovate and grow. Visit their state-of-the-art Lab at CodeBase. (https:// labs.uk.barclays/locations/edinburgh)\n\nCodeBase is the UK's largest star tup incubator\, home to more than 100 of the country's best technology com panies. (http://www.thisiscodebase.com)\n\nAnd why not join the meetup gro up for our event partners\, 'ProductTank': https://www.meetup.com/ProductT ankEdi/\nhttps://opentechcalendar.co.uk/event/8803-dfg-producttank-techfor good-38-degrees-shelter-eua\nPowered by Open Tech Calendar X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:
Join us for a very special #Tec
hForGood event with speakers from 38 Degrees\, Shelter\, Euan's Guide &
\;amp\; NeateBox. We are co-hosting this event with ProductTank\, so there
's lots of opportunity for networking\, meeting new people and getting ins
pired!
Our four fantastic speakers are:
Bex Hay is Tech Dire
ctor at 38 Degrees (https://home.38degrees.org.uk)\, the UK&rsquo\;s large
st campaigning community. Bex leads 38 Degrees&rsquo\; experienced team of
software engineers delivering tech solutions for a community of over 2 mi
llion people\, campaigning to make the UK a better place.
Conrad Ro
ssouw is the Digital Manager for Shelter Scotland (https://scotland.shelte
r.org.uk) managing a five person digital team\, developing and implementin
g the charity&rsquo\;s digital strategy and managing their social media ch
annels. Conrad's talk will cover the challenges and learning from introduc
ing chatbots to support their customers.
Euan's Guide (https://www.
euansguide.com) is an online tool used by thousands of disabled people to
review\, share and discover accessible places to go. It was established by
Euan and his sister Kiki after Euan was diagnosed with Motor Neurone Dise
ase (MND). The site is built by disabled people for disabled people and ta
kes a pan-disability approach &ndash\; reviews aren&rsquo\;t just for whee
lchair users but for all disabled people. Their talk will focus on inclusi
vity beyond accessibility.
Gavin Neate is CEO of Neatebox (https://
www.neatebox.com) which has a focus on finding innovative solutions for th
e enhancement of independant daily living primarily for those dealing with
reduced mobility\, but with the sole aim of being part of a movement whic
h believes in a more inclusive society.
PLEASE RSVP TO ATTEND THIS
TALK!
18.00 - Doors open\; free pizza\, beer\, wine\, soft drinks &
amp\;amp\; networking
18.30 - Talks
20.15 - Q&\;amp\;A
20.45 - Networking
21.00 - Close
This event is supporte
d by our partners: Cultivate\, Eagle Labs and CodeBase.
Cultivate b
uild the highest quality web applications for clients including Deliveroo\
, GOV.UK and 38 Degrees (http://www.cultivatehq.com)
Barclays Eagle
Labs are spaces set up by Barclays to help businesses create\, innovate a
nd grow. Visit their state-of-the-art Lab at CodeBase. (https://labs.uk.ba
rclays/locations/edinburgh)
CodeBase is the UK&rsquo\;s largest sta
rtup incubator\, home to more than 100 of the country&rsquo\;s best techno
logy companies. (http://www.thisiscodebase.com)
And why not join th
e meetup group for our event partners\, 'ProductTank': https://www.meetup.
com/ProductTankEdi/
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