Open Tech Calendar

Join us for the Sheffield Digital Annual General Meetup (AGM) on 5th February 2025!

Our AGM is an opportunity for our members and the wider digital community to get together, to reflect on and celebrate your successes, to share information and say thank you. We're extremely excited to share some of our achievements, including our mentoring scheme, which simply would not be possible without your support.

All of this plus great food, a relaxed and friendly atmosphere and good company.

T he schedule for the night

5 .30pm - Arrival at Workstation

5:45pm Hot food served with tea, coffee and water. Cash bar available to purchase drinks.

6.45pm - Presentations, celebrations and more. Including...

Sheffield Innovation Spine Keynote - Charlotte Thompson, Project Director

Heard about the Sheffield Spine but want to know more, Project Director Charlotte Thompson will be explaining what's to come in 2025 and answering your questions.

Sheffield Digital Skills Audit - Mel Kanarek, Director

And the results are in! Find out what Sheffields tech community had to say regarding Employment, Skills and Opportunities in 2024

Sheffield Digital Mentoring Scheme - Sarah Lister, Membership Co-ordinator

Our mentoring scheme is about to enter its fourth year! Sarah will share the highlights, the impact on the community and Sheffield Digital, information on getting involved and a giant thank you to our mentors.

Members board/what's next for Sheffield Digital

Celebrations and achievements

8 .00pm - Presentation ends but there's still plenty of time to network and chat

Sheffield Digital Annual General Meet-up

oin us for the Sheffield Digital Annual General Meetup (AGM) on 5th February 2025!

Our AGM is an opportunity for our members and the wider digital community to get together, to reflect on and celebrate your successes, to share information and say thank you. We're extremely excited to share some of our achievements, including our mentoring scheme, which simply would not be possible without your support.

All of this plus great food, a relaxed and friendly atmosphere and good company.

T he schedule for the night

5 .30pm - Arrival at Workstation

5:45pm Hot food served with tea, coffee and water. Cash bar available to purchase drinks.

6.45pm - Presentations, celebrations and more. Including...

Sheffield Innovation Spine Keynote - Charlotte Thompson, Project Director

Heard about the Sheffield Spine but want to know more, Project Director Charlotte Thompson will be explaining what's to come in 2025 and answering your questions.

Sheffield Digital Skills Audit - Mel Kanarek, Director

And the results are in! Find out what Sheffields tech community had to say regarding Employment, Skills and Opportunities in 2024

Sheffield Digital Mentoring Scheme - Sarah Lister, Membership Co-ordinator

Our mentoring scheme is about to enter its fourth year! Sarah will share the highlights, the impact on the community and Sheffield Digital, information on getting involved and a giant thank you to our mentors.

Members board/what's next for Sheffield Digital

Celebrations and achievements

8 .00pm - Presentation ends but there's still plenty of time to network and chat

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-digital-annual-general-meet-up-tickets-1110336860439?aff=oddtdtcreator

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-digital-annual-general-meet-up-tickets-1110336860439?aff=oddtdtcreator

Wed 5th Feb 2025 5:30pm (Europe/London)

Wed 5th Feb 2025 9:30pm (Europe/London)

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Sheffield DM #32: January 2025

Fresh from our Christmas break, we're back in January featuring two talks focusing on the topics of brand, free food and drinks, and plenty of wonderful opportunities to chit chat with other marketing professionals; we hope to see you there.

Sheffield DM is free to attend, casual and most importantly, fun! Whether you're a seasoned pro or just starting out, this is the place to be. Our events are relaxed and friendly, in a cosy environment just across from Sheffield station.

Featuring AMAZING speakers, our talks are to-the-point, with actionable takeaways and appropriate for anyone involved in marketing, regardless of background, skill or experence level. From marketing directors through to media students, Sheffield DM is a diverse and welcoming place for everyone who loves marketing.

Socialise with industry experts and other members of the Sheffield marketing community, gain valuable insights, and stay ahead of the curve in the world of digital marketing.

17:30 - Arrive, grab a free drink and say hi!

18:00 - Intro and welcome

18:15 - Branding As A Growth Engine; Fernanda Rizzo

18:45 - Break for food, drinks and socialising

19:15 - Build Your Brand One Minute(ish) At A Time; Anthony Leung

19:45 - Get social with our team, speakers and your fellow Sheffield DM attendees

Speakers

Fernanda Rizzo, Branding & Digital Design Consultant
Talk: "Branding as a Growth Engine - Connecting the Dots for Success"

Anthony Leung, B2B Video Marketing Specialist
Talk: "Build Your Brand One Minute(ish) At A Time"

https://www.evoluted.net/events/sheffield-dm-32-january-2025

https://www.evoluted.net/events/sheffield-dm-32-january-2025

Thu 23rd Jan 2025 5:30pm (Europe/London)

Thu 23rd Jan 2025 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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Geek Brekky

Informal get-together upstairs or outside at HowSt on Howard Street next to Sheffield Hallam’s Owen Building, to chat over coffee and breakfast from 9am. Everyone is welcome. No registration is required.

Fri 24th Jan 2025 9:00am (Europe/London)

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https://sheffield.digital/events/meetup-code-of-conduct/

Geek Brekky

Informal get-together upstairs or outside at HowSt on Howard Street next to Sheffield Hallam’s Owen Building, to chat over coffee and breakfast from 9am. Everyone is welcome. No registration is required.

Fri 21st Feb 2025 9:00am (Europe/London)

Fri 21st Feb 2025 10:30am (Europe/London)

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Geek Brekky

Informal get-together upstairs or outside at HowSt on Howard Street next to Sheffield Hallam’s Owen Building, to chat over coffee and breakfast from 9am. Everyone is welcome. No registration is required.

Fri 14th Feb 2025 9:00am (Europe/London)

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Geek Brekky

Informal get-together upstairs or outside at HowSt on Howard Street next to Sheffield Hallam’s Owen Building, to chat over coffee and breakfast from 9am. Everyone is welcome. No registration is required.

Fri 31st Jan 2025 9:00am (Europe/London)

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Geek Brekky

Informal get-together upstairs or outside at HowSt on Howard Street next to Sheffield Hallam’s Owen Building, to chat over coffee and breakfast from 9am. Everyone is welcome. No registration is required.

Fri 10th Jan 2025 9:00am (Europe/London)

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Geek Brekky

Informal get-together upstairs or outside at HowSt on Howard Street next to Sheffield Hallam’s Owen Building, to chat over coffee and breakfast from 9am. Everyone is welcome. No registration is required.

Fri 17th Jan 2025 9:00am (Europe/London)

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Geek Brekky

Informal get-together upstairs or outside at HowSt on Howard Street next to Sheffield Hallam’s Owen Building, to chat over coffee and breakfast from 9am. Everyone is welcome. No registration is required.

Fri 7th Feb 2025 9:00am (Europe/London)

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Geek Brekky

Informal get-together upstairs or outside at HowSt on Howard Street next to Sheffield Hallam’s Owen Building, to chat over coffee and breakfast from 9am. Everyone is welcome. No registration is required.

Fri 7th Mar 2025 9:00am (Europe/London)

Fri 7th Mar 2025 10:30am (Europe/London)

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Geek Brekky

Informal get-together upstairs or outside at HowSt on Howard Street next to Sheffield Hallam’s Owen Building, to chat over coffee and breakfast from 9am. Everyone is welcome. No registration is required.

Fri 28th Feb 2025 9:00am (Europe/London)

Fri 28th Feb 2025 10:30am (Europe/London)

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https://sheffield.digital/events/meetup-code-of-conduct/

Sheffield Digital Meetup for Individual & Freelancer Members

Informal social meetup for individual and freelancer members of Sheffield Digital. Bring along a friend or partner.

A table has been reserved for Sheffield Digital. Sarah Lister and Emma Marshall will be there.

Become a member here: https://sheffield.digital/membership/

Tue 21st Jan 2025 5:30pm (Europe/London)

Tue 21st Jan 2025 7:00pm (Europe/London)

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dotnetsheff [🌐 Online] Container-based development for C# developers with Tobias Fenster

Come join us at our new venue on Wednesday 15th Jan for two excellent talks and networking with the AI community in Sheffield. And this month we have more robots!!

The AI Behind Affordable Robotics - Alex Kelly

This talk explores how advances in AI and open-source technologies are making affordable robotics a reality, enabling more people to engage with robotics innovation whether in the home, office or factory.

Cheap robots from £120
Understand the Neural network architectures powering these models
Train in a simulated world (re-enforcement learning) for faster convergence.
see it do its thing on stage

Sheffield AI: You Get A Robot

Come join us at our new venue on Wednesday 15th Jan for two excellent talks and networking with the AI community in Sheffield. And this month we have more robots!!

#### The AI Behind Affordable Robotics - Alex Kelly

This talk explores how advances in AI and open-source technologies are making affordable robotics a reality, enabling more people to engage with robotics innovation whether in the home, office or factory.

Cheap robots from £120
Understand the Neural network architectures powering these models
Train in a simulated world (re-enforcement learning) for faster convergence.
see it do its thing on stage

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-ai-you-get-a-robot-tickets-1100814458679

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-ai-you-get-a-robot-tickets-1100814458679

Wed 15th Jan 2025 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Wed 15th Jan 2025 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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Digital, Data and Tech Event: Architecture - Home Office

The Home Office works to deliver a safe, fair and prosperous UK and we achieve this through our work on counter-terrorism, policing and fire, crime, drugs policy, immigration and passports. We rely on a diverse group of talented people with a range of skills to help us deliver on our mission.

The Digital, Data and Technology team play a crucial role in supporting the department's work. To give you a quick flavour of our digital impact, each year our systems support up to 3 million visa applications, checks on 100 million border crossings, up to 7 million passport applications and deliver 140 million police checks on people, vehicles and property.

Join us to learn more if you’re interested in Architecture and roles at the Home Office. You’ll hear from our Head Recruiter and inspiring tech professionals working within Architecture.

You’ll also get the chance to ask questions.

The session starts at 16:00 and will run via MS Teams and last for roughly 45 minutes.

Please note, that by accepting the invite and connecting to the meeting, you are consenting (in line with the GDPR) to your details being made available for this meeting.

You can learn more about the work of our Digital, Data and Technology teams on the Home Office Careers website: https://careers.homeoffice.gov.uk/role/digital-data-and-technology

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-data-and-tech-event-architecture-tickets-1095150798519?aff=oddtdtcreator

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-data-and-tech-event-architecture-tickets-1095150798519?aff=oddtdtcreator

Thu 12th Dec 2024 4:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 12th Dec 2024 4:45pm (Europe/London)

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CodeYourFuture Winter Social

Join us for a cosy winter get-together to connect with fellow volunteers, trainees, applicants, participants for our Basic online skills course, and alumni from our Sheffield community. This event is also open for family and friends from our community and/or people interested in joining a tech-for-good community in Sheffield.

About CodeYourFuture:
Code Your Future, is a free code school for refugees and other people excluded from education. All our classes are free, and all our teachers are volunteers. We are a registered charity in the United Kingdom. Since 2016 we have supported over 290 engineers into great jobs in tech, and we are growing every year.

CYF students are trained in web development by volunteers from the tech industry, putting a strong emphasis on collaboration and product development through tech projects.

Date: Friday, November 22nd
Time: 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm
Location: Learn Create Sell - 108 The Moor, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 4PD

Enjoy delicious food, warm drinks, and great company.
Let's celebrate the festive season together!
We look forward to seeing you there!

https://www.meetup.com/techforall-northwest/events/304560107/?notificationId=1439154970239270912&eventOrigin=group_events_list

https://www.meetup.com/techforall-northwest/events/304560107/?notificationId=1439154970239270912&eventOrigin=group_events_list

Fri 22nd Nov 2024 5:30pm (Europe/London)

Fri 22nd Nov 2024 7:30pm (Europe/London)

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[🏫 In-Person] Evil Tech: How Devs Became Villains with Sergès Goma

This event will be a single talk on Evil Tech: How Devs Became Villains with Sergès Goma

⚠️ This will be an in-person event, the venue is TBC.

Agenda:

🍕 Pizza/Drinks (18:15 - 18:30)
🗣 Introduction (18:30)
👉 Evil Tech: How Devs Became Villains with Sergès Goma (18:35ish)
🍻 Social @ Pub (after the talk)
👉 Evil Tech: How Devs Became Villains
Once upon a time, developers were the unsung heroes of our world. The stereotypical developer, with glasses perched on the nose and an innate talent for science, even inspired the alter egos of superheroes.

However, today, software engineers often find themselves under scrutiny for their roles in creating data-gathering apps, facial recognition software in CCTV systems, and the constant tracking of citizens through GPS, among other issues.

From being heroes to becoming modern-day Dr. Frankensteins, tech creators face an unenviable dilemma: to embrace malevolence or strive for heroism.

During this talk, we will delve deep into the complex relationship between technology and ethics, and explore how developers navigate the fine line between progress and principles.
This is our villain’s origin story, told with a touch of dark humor.

https://www.meetup.com/dotnetsheff/events/302940050/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events

https://www.meetup.com/dotnetsheff/events/302940050/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events

Tue 7th Jan 2025 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Tue 7th Jan 2025 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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[🌐 Online] Container-based development for C# developers with Tobias Fenster

Container-based development for C# developers with Tobias Fenster

❗❗ 🌐 This is an online event, we'll be hosting the event on Zoom, the link for the meeting is below, however, we'll only announce the password just before the event.

🔗 TBA
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📅 Agenda

👋 Welcome
🗑️ Housekeeping
👩‍🏫 Container-based development for C# developers with Tobias Fenster
🍻 Virtual Bar
👩‍🏫 Container-based development for C# developers

Containerization has taken the world of software development and application operation by storm in recent years. And the basics of "somehow" doing containerization are also easy and quick to learn and implement. But what are the pitfalls, how do you really get your own container images ready for production and can I actually develop directly in containers? This session answers all these questions using practical examples with a focus on C# / .NET

https://www.meetup.com/dotnetsheff/events/303387223/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events

https://www.meetup.com/dotnetsheff/events/303387223/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events

Wed 18th Dec 2024 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Wed 18th Dec 2024 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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[🏫 In-Person] Xmas Drinks and Food

December is a time for winding down, so we're planning on getting together and having a few drinks and food for the last month of the year.

Feel free to join us for drinks and/or food.

6:30pm - Drinks
7:30pm - Restaurants TBC
9:00pm - Most likely the next pub

https://www.meetup.com/dotnetsheff/events/304113600/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events

https://www.meetup.com/dotnetsheff/events/304113600/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events

Tue 17th Dec 2024 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Tue 17th Dec 2024 9:30pm (Europe/London)

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[🌐 Online] Azure Static Web Apps with Stacy Cashmore

Azure Static Web Apps with Stacy Cashmore

❗❗ 🌐 This is an online event, we'll be hosting the event on Zoom, the link for the meeting is below, however, we'll only announce the password just before the event.

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🔑 TBA

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👋 Welcome
🗑️ Housekeeping
👩‍🏫 Azure Static Web Apps
🍻 Virtual Bar
👩‍🏫 Azure Static Web Apps with Stacy Cashmore

Azure Static Web Apps. An easy way to get a hobby site into the world for very little cost.

But that's not all they can do! With a few changes to the out of the box experience, and using the standard, paid, tier we can use these Azure Resources in our enterprise architecture!

We will touch upon infrastructure as code, to make reliable deployments to a known environment.

We'll look into how to change the default pipeline to allow unit tests etc for the code, and deploying the same build applications into multiple environments.

Finally, we'll take a look at Custom Authentication - using Auth0 to authenticate and a custom Azure Function to provide the roles for our users.

https://www.meetup.com/dotnetsheff/events/303102877/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events

https://www.meetup.com/dotnetsheff/events/303102877/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events

Wed 20th Nov 2024 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Wed 20th Nov 2024 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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Sheffield DM #31: November 2024

Come celebrate six years of Sheffield DM with us! 🎉

Featuring a lineup of incredible talks, free food and drinks, and plenty of extras to celebrate our special day; we hope to see you there.

Featuring AMAZING speakers, our talks are to-the-point, with actionable takeaways and appropriate for anyone involved in marketing, regardless of background, skill or experience level. From marketing directors through to media students, Sheffield DM is a diverse and welcoming place for everyone who loves marketing.

Socialise with industry experts and other members of the Sheffield marketing community, gain valuable insights, and stay ahead of the curve in the world of digital marketing.

Oh, and did we mention the free food and drink? 😉

https://www.evoluted.net/events

https://www.evoluted.net/events

Thu 28th Nov 2024 5:30pm (Europe/London)

Thu 28th Nov 2024 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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FaithTech Sheffield: November meetup

Are you a Christian working in tech, or just someone curious about the relevance of faith to tech? FaithTech is a community of like-minded people who love Jesus and love tech. Join us for a social evening of community building. All are welcome.
November meetup

We will be meeting again at Sheffield Technology Parks, located in the heart of the city centre. Free pizza included! 🍕 As always, our FaithTech meetups are structured into three distinct sections:

1) Meet: Arrive any time from 18:00 to meet, mix and mingle over free pizza and soft drinks.

2) Learn: From 19:00 we’ll dive into a talk or discussion exploring the intersection of faith and technology.

3) Build: The final section of the evening will focus on what we can do to help. We will spend time praying and also talking about current labs projects.

There is a hard limit on how many people the meeting room at Sheffield Technology Parks can hold so please book early. Also, if you find that you’re unable to attend, please cancel your ticket in good time so someone else can take it.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Andy, Dan, Matt and Nicola
FaithTech Sheffield team

https://mailchi.mp/faithtech/sheffield

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/faithtech-sheffield-november-meetup-tickets-1080247301759

Thu 28th Nov 2024 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 28th Nov 2024 8:00pm (Europe/London)

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https://sheffield.digital/events/meetup-code-of-conduct/

Women in Tech Skills Exchange

Please join us for an empowering event designed to connect and inspire Women in Technology (WiT)!

This skills exchange is more than just a learning opportunity but a chance to build a supportive community where Women in Tech can come together to share skills, knowledge, and experiences. Whether you are looking to change technical careers, gain a fresh perspective or build new collaborations, this event promises to be a place of networking and professional growth. Connect with like-minded women, expand your network and leave feeling inspired to take your career to the next level! This event is organised in partnership with BCS South Yorkshire, Sheffield Digital, Home Office Digital Data and Technology WiT and our sponsors PA Consulting.

AGENDA
17:00 - Event start and ice-breaker activity to kick off the event!

17:30 - Lightening talks

19:00 - Light refreshments and networking

19:30 - Event close*

*There's an opportunity to unwind and continue networking after the event

What to Expect:
Ice Breaker activity to kick off the event!

Lightening talks:
You will hear from women from various technical backgrounds who will share their journeys insights, and experiences. These short talks will hopefully motivate you and offer a fresh perspective on navigating the tech world.

Networking Opportunities:
Connect with women from a diverse technical background. These will be informal meet and greets designed to create meaningful connections. Gain valuable insights into various technical roles, career paths, and the skills needed to excel in your career. Expand your network, exchange ideas, and explore potential career opportunities. There will be light refreshments served throughout the event.

Evening Network Social:
Wrap up the event by socialising and networking over drinks. This is a chance to unwind and continue the conversation from 19:30 onwards.

Please note, if you have any accessibility needs, please let us know via groups@bcs.uk and we’ll work with you to make suitable arrangements.

For overseas delegates who wish to attend the event, please note that BCS does not issue invitation letters.

THIS EVENT IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY:

BCS South Yorkshire branch with collaboration from:

UK Home Office Digital, Data and Technology
Sheffield Digital
PA Consulting

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-in-tech-skills-exchange-registration-1079161173119?aff=oddtdtcreator

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/women-in-tech-skills-exchange-registration-1079161173119?aff=oddtdtcreator

Thu 21st Nov 2024 5:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 21st Nov 2024 7:00pm (Europe/London)

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Front End Sheffield: November 2024

🛠️ Charles Boisvert - How Visual Functional #programming can make software dev more accessible to non-experts.
🧪 @glenathan - Glenn shows us what a recent migration to the @playwrightweb testing tool looks like.

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/304400929/

https://www.meetup.com/front-end-sheffield/events/304400929/

Thu 28th Nov 2024 6:30am (Europe/London)

Thu 28th Nov 2024 8:30am (Europe/London)

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Show and Tell Social

After the continued success of the show-and-tell sessions we'll be meeting again for another in November.

So far we've had wonderful demonstrations of live coding systems for education, deterministic game character generation, realtime analysis techniques for modelling signals, projection-mapping, code hygiene analysis, an introduction to manipulating visuals with Tooll3, generating 3D terrain images of the UK from open data, convolution cellular automata, breathing life into an ancient plotter, an introduction to VJing with Touch Designer, AI generated music videos that worked with the beat, a web-based guitar tutor aid, raved to an amazing jungle live coded music performance, explored the mathematics of infectious diseases through the analogy of a card game, played colour games with AI, explored visual programming languages and more. It's been huge fun and there was lots to experience and learn. I'm expecting this month to be just as exciting.

This will take place upstairs in the Rutland Arms. Please ask at the bar for directions. We have the upstairs room exclusively booked out for us to use to share and talk about the projects we're planning or working on.

If you have something to show or share with us, please do bring it along. We have a projector and a speaker for you to use.

Also, if you're just curious and want to see what others are doing - there's absolutely no pressure to show anything - just come along.

The core idea is to draw inspiration from, encourage and ultimately learn from each other. No project is too basic or too sophisticated - we welcome it all.

There's no formal format for this event - it will very much be adhoc and unconferency. However, if you do have something you'd like to show and have any questions - feel free to reach out to me beforehand and Ill help you in any way I can.

Note that you'll be able to bring drinks from the bar upstairs as well as order food should you fancy that.

Really looking forward to seeing what you're all creatively coding!

https://www.meetup.com/creative-coding-sheffield/events/304238464/

https://www.meetup.com/creative-coding-sheffield/events/304238464/

Tue 12th Nov 2024 8:15pm (Europe/London)

Tue 12th Nov 2024 11:15pm (Europe/London)

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NEW (sort of) VENUE ALERT!: We're back at SHU and we're once again in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE

Look for the FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor, and please sign-in when you arrive.

This month: Gergő Kocsis and Tom Johnson

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. We will be checking in people at the door so be sure to sign up online.

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: http://bit.ly/fes-coc

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This month we'll be welcoming:

Gergő Kocsis - Automated product verification: A road to faster and safer releases

In web development, competition creates a necessity for innovation which means increasingly frequent updates and features alongside high quality. How can we -- mortals -- verify product integrity to a reliable standard in such a capricious environment? We can’t. Instead, we can rely on automated quality assurance to do the heavy lifting for us, guaranteeing to exceed a customer's expectations for performance, quality, and durability. In this talk, I will cover the benefits of QA automation using Cypress and Applitools Eyes.

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Tom Johnson - React on your TV: front end at Prime Video

[Talk description pending]

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Post-meetup social
After the talks we'll head to socialise at the nearby Triple Point Brewery + Bar. They serve a range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, plus food from Twisted Burger Co. See https://triplepointbrewing.co.uk/ for more details. One of our volunteers will show you the way.

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Running order
6:15pm - Doors open (please tick yourself off on our sign-in sheet as you enter the room)
6:30pm - Welcome
6:40pm - Talk 1
7:05pm - Break
7:15pm - Talk 2
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

Marketing & Traction on a Tight Budget. By Founders, For Founders

Marketing a startup is hard. Shoe string budgets, competitive markets, and seemingly never enough time.

How can you cut through the noise effectively? How can you min-max your efforts and get your innovation out there whilst reaching the right people?

Join us to hear from some of the brilliant Founders who’ve launched and executed exceptional marketing campaigns despite limited resources. Learn from the best to understand how you can follow in their footsteps and emulate their successes.

Speaker list announced soon.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/marketing-traction-on-a-tight-budget-by-founders-for-founders-tickets-1038824320507?aff=oddtdtcreator

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/marketing-traction-on-a-tight-budget-by-founders-for-founders-tickets-1038824320507?aff=oddtdtcreator

Tue 26th Nov 2024 3:00pm (Europe/London)

Tue 26th Nov 2024 5:00pm (Europe/London)

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OWASP London Chapter Halloween Meetup [In-Person]

TALKS:

OWASP Introduction, Welcome and News - Sam Stepanyan, Andra Lezza, Sherif Mansour - OWASP London Chapter Leaders

"AI and AppSec: Are We Finally on the Verge of the Big Breakthrough?" - Petra Vukmirović


"Proactive Risk Detection at the Design Stage" - Ella Bor


Guest Talk: "Strengthening AppSec Efforts" - Jon McCoy

https://www.meetup.com/owasp-london/events/304059146

https://www.meetup.com/owasp-london/events/304059146

Thu 31st Oct 2024 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 31st Oct 2024 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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dotnetsheff: [🏫 In-Person] On-call Engineering and Events and Messaging In The Wild

Details
This event will be a double talk, Using Events and Messaging In The Wild with Paul Michaels and On-call Engineering with Irene Sarigu

⚠️ This will be an in-person event, the venue is Sheffield Tech Parks.

📌 Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/xm9z5Wr97QbefVCP7
🚗 Parking: Sheffield Tech Parks have limited parking, however provide free parking to our guests! Once at the barriers phone 0114 221 1800 and they'll let you in.
Agenda:

🍕 Pizza/Drinks (18:15 - 18:30)
🗣 Introduction (18:30)
👉 On-call Engineering (18:35ish)
👉 Using Events and Messaging In The Wild
🍻 Social @ Pub (after the talks)
👉 On-call Engineering
TBC

👨‍🏫 Irene Sarigu
https://www.linkedin.com/in/irene-s-234966125/
https://github.com/Ireaurora

👉 Using Events and Messaging In The Wild
Distributed systems are great! However, they tend to need some 'glue' to work properly. Usually, that's a backbone events or messaging system.

In this talk, we'll talk about some practical considerations for using a message broker in a real-life scenario. We'll talk about message tracking, versioning, strategies for dealing with large messages, and dealing with failures and dead-letters.

👩‍🏫 Paul Michaels
Paul Michaels is a Microsoft MVP and Head of Development at MusicMagpie, working mainly with Asp.Net Core and Azure Services. He's been programming professionally since 1997, and likes finding neat solutions to problems.

https://www.meetup.com/dotnetsheff/events/303371522/

https://www.meetup.com/dotnetsheff/events/303371522/

Tue 5th Nov 2024 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Tue 5th Nov 2024 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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AWS Sheffield: November 2024

After a somewhat unintended extended summer break (sorry about that!) AWS Sheffield is back this November. Join us for our meet up where we'll be kindly hosted by Airwalk (https://airwalkreply.com) @ electric works (https://www.electric-works.net). We've got 2 fantastic speakers, a great venue, food & drink and the opportunity to meet & network into the evening. Full details coming soon...

Our event is free and inclusive; we welcome people of all backgrounds and experience levels to join. If you require any accommodations please reach out and we will do what we can.

Rough Schedule
6.00pm - Doors, food, drinks
6.30pm - Welcome
6.40pm - Speaker 1
7.10pm - Break
7.20pm - Speaker 2
7.50pm - Open Mic/Community News
7.55pm - Continue the conversation at the Sheffield Tap (https://sheffieldtap.com/).

https://www.meetup.com/awssheffield/events/304166518/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&utm_source=link

https://www.meetup.com/awssheffield/events/304166518/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&utm_source=link

Wed 27th Nov 2024 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Wed 27th Nov 2024 8:00pm (Europe/London)

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Hackspace CTF

Monthly CTF - HackTheBox/TryHackMe/Other

Mon 18th Nov 2024 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Mon 18th Nov 2024 9:30pm (Europe/London)

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Sat 26th Oct 2024 2:00pm (Europe/London)

Sat 26th Oct 2024 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Making music with synths and code - Pattern Club & Distribution of Power workshop

Come and make music using synthesisers and live coding in this workshop hosted by Pattern Club and Distribution of Power <3

Live coding is where people make music by executing code in real-time (we will be using Strudel.cc to do this). Synthesisers are electronic music instruments. Synths can also be controlled using live coding which is fun and cool !

In this workshop we'll be making music intuitively, trying things out and seeing how it sounds. It's 100% suitable for people who have never even looked at anything to do with synths or code. But it would also be fun if you do have a bit of experience or if you've been to one of our live coding workshops before :)

If you haven't done live coding you could take a look at this simple tutorial that runs in the web browser https://strudel.cc/workshop/getting-started/

Distribution of Power are bringing loads of synths for you to work with. Please bring your own headphones (wired not wireless) and laptop if you have one. Also if you do have any synths bring them along (absolutely no expectation of this!) and let us know what you’re bringing in the check out form: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/patternclub/1416934

The ‘Distribution of Power’ programme and this workshop is open to all but specifically aims to carve space and prioritise participants who identify as having visible and invisible disabilities, being neuro-divergent, female, LGBTQI+ identifying and carers.

Please let us know accessibility needs by emailing patternclub@mail.slab.org

*** Gut Level is a members space and you'll need membership to attend. Membership is open to all and starts from just £2 per year. More info at https://www.gutlevel.co.uk/membership. ***

https://patternclub.org/sheffield/

https://www.tickettailor.com/events/patternclub/1416934

Sun 26th Oct 2025 2:00pm (Europe/London)

Sun 26th Oct 2025 6:00pm (Europe/London)

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Please see https://patternclub.org/code-of-conduct/

General Tours

Sat 16th Nov 2024 12:00pm (Europe/London)

Sat 16th Nov 2024 1:00pm (Europe/London)

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Gaming & Esports Technologies of the Future - Tech UK

Discover the Next Wave of Gaming & Esports Innovation

The UK stands at a critical juncture in its leadership of technology and creativity, driving rapid growth as a global hub for video games. After a year of in-depth conversations with leading gaming and technology companies across the UK, we've gathered valuable insights to shape techUK's highly anticipated Gaming & Esports report.

Join us for an exclusive in-person event where we’ll reveal key findings from the report, followed by a panel discussion with industry leaders exploring cutting-edge technologies poised to revolutionise the video gaming and Esports sectors, as well as strategies to strengthen the UK's position as a global leader in the development, application and commercialisation of these innovations.

Attendees will also network over lunch with key stakeholders across these sectors and have the chance to explore the museum and its exhibitions.

Register now for your free ticket!

https://www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/events/gaming-esports-technologies-of-the-future.html

https://www.techuk.org/what-we-deliver/events/gaming-esports-technologies-of-the-future.html

Wed 20th Nov 2024 12:00pm (Europe/London)

Wed 20th Nov 2024 3:00pm (Europe/London)

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Sheffield Digital Meetup for Individual & Freelancer Members

Informal social meetup for individual and freelancer members of Sheffield Digital. Bring along a friend or partner.

A table has been reserved for Sheffield Digital. Sarah Lister and Emma Marshall will be there.

Become a member here: https://sheffield.digital/membership/

Tue 3rd Dec 2024 5:30pm (Europe/London)

Tue 3rd Dec 2024 7:00pm (Europe/London)

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Code Club - Public

Code Club - Open to the Public

Wed 13th Nov 2024 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Wed 13th Nov 2024 9:30pm (Europe/London)

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Textile Tuesday

Work on sewing, quilting, knitting, and crochet projects.

Share skills and tips in a creative, friendly, and supportive environment.

Free to Hackspace members, £3 for non-members.

Tue 12th Nov 2024 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Tue 12th Nov 2024 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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General Tours

Sat 9th Nov 2024 12:00pm (Europe/London)

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Sheffield Data Analytics User Group - Meeting #4

Meetup #4 at Electric Works (in front of the coach station and just up the road from the central train station).

We're still working on speaker selection but expect an exciting mix of sessions on your favourite analytics topics along with good food and company.

Doors open from 5:30 to give you time to grab a drink and chat to fellow attendees. Talks running from 6 and a break for food provided by sponsors Simpsons Associates.

Close at 8:30 with a chance to continue conversations at the Sheffield Tab by the train station.

https://www.meetup.com/sheffield-data-analytics-user-group/events/301830767/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events

https://www.meetup.com/sheffield-data-analytics-user-group/events/301830767/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events

Wed 27th Nov 2024 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Wed 27th Nov 2024 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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Welcome to the R-Ladies Sheffield Chapter

Hello! Welcome to the Sheffield Chapter of R-Ladies. We are hosting our first meet up on the 23rd of October to introduce ourselves, talk a bit about the R-Ladies goal and what we'll be doing in this chapter. We will finish with an autumnal Tidy Tuesday activity together so bring your laptops if possible but we can also share.

After the session which we've planned to take an hour, we'll move on to a more relaxed setting at the University Arms where we can just take some time to get to know each other!

In the Hicks Building, we'll be in Lecture Theatre 11. See you then! :)

https://www.meetup.com/rladies-sheffield/events/303916121/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events

https://www.meetup.com/rladies-sheffield/events/303916121/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events

Wed 23rd Oct 2024 5:30pm (Europe/London)

Wed 23rd Oct 2024 6:30pm (Europe/London)

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SheffieldR Hacktoberfest

Hacktoberfest is an annual “month-long celebration of all things open-source” that runs across GitHub and GitLab which “welcome[s] anyone who is interested in diving in, and everyone who’s already part of the open-source software community.”. These sessions are open to all regardless of your skill level and experience with writing R code, documentation or using Git, GitHub or GitLab.

Our second session will be held this Fridays at lunch time from 12:30-13:30 in the University of Sheffield’s Students Union. You can come along and seek support and offer help to those who have questions, whether that is with some aspect of R, documentation, continuous integration, linting, tests or anything you have been working on as part of Hacktoberfest.

Fri 18th Oct 2024 12:30pm (Europe/London)

Fri 18th Oct 2024 1:30pm (Europe/London)

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SheffieldR Hacktoberfest

Hacktoberfest is an annual “month-long celebration of all things open-source” that runs across GitHub and GitLab which “welcome[s] anyone who is interested in diving in, and everyone who’s already part of the open-source software community.”. These sessions are open to all regardless of your skill level and experience with writing R code, documentation or using Git, GitHub or GitLab.

Our second session will be held this Fridays at lunch time from 12:30-13:30 in the University of Sheffield’s Students Union. You can come along and seek support and offer help to those who have questions, whether that is with some aspect of R, documentation, continuous integration, linting, tests or anything you have been working on as part of Hacktoberfest.

Fri 25th Oct 2024 12:30pm (Europe/London)

Fri 25th Oct 2024 1:30pm (Europe/London)

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SheffieldR Hacktoberfest

Hacktoberfest is an annual “month-long celebration of all things open-source” that runs across GitHub and GitLab which “welcome[s] anyone who is interested in diving in, and everyone who’s already part of the open-source software community.”. These sessions are open to all regardless of your skill level and experience with writing R code, documentation or using Git, GitHub or GitLab.

Our second session will be held this Fridays at lunch time from 12:30-13:30 in the University of Sheffield’s Students Union. You can come along and seek support and offer help to those who have questions, whether that is with some aspect of R, documentation, continuous integration, linting, tests or anything you have been working on as part of Hacktoberfest.

https://www.meetup.com/sheffieldr-sheffield-r-users-group/events/303920003/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_eventshttps://www.meetup.com/sheffieldr-sheffield-r-users-group/events/303920003/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events

https://www.meetup.com/sheffieldr-sheffield-r-users-group/events/303920003/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events

Fri 11th Oct 2024 12:30pm (Europe/London)

Fri 11th Oct 2024 1:30pm (Europe/London)

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NUX Sheffield - Cognitive Bias & Participatory Research Methods

Welcome back to NUX Sheffield! This event will be hosted by Sheffield Hallam University and food will be sponsored by Find A University on the 7th November. Once you enter the Charles Street building head for the lifts and floor #4 and look for NUX volunteers.

We're thrilled to welcome two excellent speakers: Adel Kalman, Specialist User Researcher at EE and Rebecca Partridge, Senior User Researcher at NEC Digital Sudio.

This event is a great opportunity to meet like-minded professionals and share ideas. Whether you're just beginning your journey into UX or have spent several years in the field, everyone is welcome to join and share their experiences.

Thanks to our sponsor FindAUniversity for generously supplying food and drink and Hallam University for hosting the event.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nux-sheffield-cognitive-bias-participatory-research-methods-tickets-1040139544377

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/nux-sheffield-cognitive-bias-participatory-research-methods-tickets-1040139544377

Thu 7th Nov 2024 6:00pm (Europe/London)

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Wed 30th Oct 2024 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Wed 30th Oct 2024 8:00pm (Europe/London)

Code Club - Public

Code Club - Open to the Public

Wed 6th Nov 2024 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Wed 6th Nov 2024 9:30pm (Europe/London)

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