Open Tech Calendar

Podcast Rebellion Sheffield: first meet-up

The first Podcast Rebellion meet-up, in collaboration with the Sheffield Podcasters Network bringing together podcasters and anyone looking to begin their journey into podcasting for a few hours of chilled out podcast talk, a tour of the Sheffield podcast studio at Rebel Base Media and a live recording of Sheffield Hopcast, with participatory beer and pizza!

https://rebelbasemedia.io/events

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/podcast-rebellion-podcaster-meetup-sheffield-tickets-60519004973

Thu 16th May 2019 5:30pm (Europe/London)

Thu 16th May 2019 7:00pm (Europe/London)

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CREPES & COFFEE BREAKFAST @ 108 THE MOOR

CREPES & COFFEE BREAFAST @ 108 THE MOOR- Join us for the first volunteer meetup on Friday 26th April between 10:00-13:00 to plan for the AR' City Festival. RSVP here (please let us know any dietary needs)


We are looking for a small team to help us prototype some of the concepts in the ideas bank (see website). These installations will be showcased in 3 of the largest festivals in the city; Festival of Debate, Pint of Science, and Mobile University at the Millennium Gallery.


What is AR' City?

Playable City Video- https://youtu.be/ncTkDrIdYvY
Overview of Ar' City and the Ideas Bank- https://aalfy.org/playablecity
Proof of concept - https://issuu.com/arcity

Taking the concept of the Playable City, Ar’ City uses ‘creative tech’ interventions made by young people to prompt citizens to re-think everyday moments and form memorable shared experiences. The aim is to develop a tech festival showcasing the ideas developed by young people and supporting organisations in Sheffield City Centre for December 2019.

In September/October, we ran a pilot with 48 young people which had unbelievable success- currently we're undertaking the second phase engaging 120 young people by delivering Ideation workshops with ARM.

Following this, we're taking part in a series of festivals in the city for the next 6 months- Festival of Debate- May, Pint of Science- May, Festival of Education- June and the Mobile University in September at The Millennium Galleries and finally AR' City Festival on the Moor in December.

https://aalfy.org/playablecity

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/crepes-coffee-breakfast-108-the-moor-tickets-59917020421

Fri 26th Apr 2019 10:00am (Europe/London)

Fri 26th Apr 2019 1:00pm (Europe/London)

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Neuroscientist and composer Cliff Kerr teams up with Associate Artists Ligeti Quartet. Explore what happens when performers become composers in the most direct, yet subconscious way possible; by translating brain activity into musical scores, in real time.

Leveraging recent advances in non-invasive EEG hardware and time series analysis methods this world premiere is surrounded by pieces which make use of some of the same elements. The shared consciousness represented in Lutos?awski’s masterminding of the aleatoric process; Ruth Crawford Seeger’s trailblazing use of textures in her highly original 1931 string quartet where the whole is greater than the sum of individual parts and Feshareki's slowly cumulative exploration of open strings and harmonics.

This is a Pay What You Think concert. You need to pre-book your ticket(s) then are asked to ‘pay what you think’ once the concert is finished. Payments can be made by cash or text message. Front of House staff will be around to help with any questions you might have.

Ligeti Quartet: Shared Consciousness

Neuroscientist and composer Cliff Kerr teams up with Associate Artists Ligeti Quartet. Explore what happens when performers become composers in the most direct, yet subconscious way possible; by translating brain activity into musical scores, in real time.

This is a Pay What You Think concert. You need to pre-book your ticket(s) then are asked to ‘pay what you think’ once the concert is finished. Payments can be made by cash or text message. Front of House staff will be around to help with any questions you might have.

https://concerts.sheffield.ac.uk/whats-on/ligeti-quartet-shared-consciousness

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/date/544805

Thu 2nd May 2019 7:30pm (Europe/London)

Thu 2nd May 2019 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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See the Concerts website: https://concerts.sheffield.ac.uk/your-visit/access-information

A #copywritersunite event in Sheffield

#copywritersunite nights are informal drinks in a pub with copywriters and copy lovers.

No tickets. No agenda. No speakers.

https://twitter.com/copynights

Thu 23rd May 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 23rd May 2019 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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Immerse Sheffield

#SheffDataforGood: Mapping 'Social Isolation' 2/2

Sheffield Data for Good brings together the data and social expertise in Sheffield to help solve the city’s social problems. And it's for anyone that's interested, not just 'data experts'.

The focus of this session will be 'Social Isolation'. When we met up about this topic earlier in the year, we had some ideas for what we could do next. We then voted on these ideas. And the winning idea was...

- Map risk factors and community assets/services by geography in Sheffield -

(see the full vote results at https://doodle.com/poll/453kq2dxkthd5kw3).

This Meetup will continue the development of the idea. We will have already made a start during a Meetup on the 22nd May, but you don't need to have come along before.

https://www.meetup.com/Sheffield-Data-for-Good/events/260507894/

https://www.meetup.com/Sheffield-Data-for-Good/events/260507894/

Thu 30th May 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 30th May 2019 8:00pm (Europe/London)

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#SheffDataforGood: Mapping 'Social Isolation' 1/2

Sheffield Data for Good brings together the data and social expertise in Sheffield to help solve the city’s social problems. And it's for anyone that's interested, not just 'data experts'.

The focus of this session will be 'Social Isolation'. The last time we met up about this topic, we had some ideas for what we could do next. We then voted on these ideas. And the winning idea was...

- Map risk factors and community assets/services by geography in Sheffield -

(see the full vote results at https://doodle.com/poll/453kq2dxkthd5kw3).

So, this Meetup will be to explore this idea more and to get cracking on something! We will be holding another Meetup the week after this to carry on with the work if needed.

You don't need to have come along before.

https://www.meetup.com/Sheffield-Data-for-Good/events/260507815/

https://www.meetup.com/Sheffield-Data-for-Good/events/260507815/

Wed 22nd May 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Wed 22nd May 2019 8:00pm (Europe/London)

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Sheffield DM: Why Bing Deserves Your Time & Your Money

Bing! Often considered a poor second-place when it comes to search engine choices, this talk will highlight the many ways in which Bing Ads is market-leading. Arianne Donoghue of Epiphany Search will discuss why we as an industry should be rooting for more of a proper two-horse race. We have the power to change things – so will we?

https://www.sheffielddm.co.uk/

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-dm-why-bing-deserves-your-time-your-money-tickets-60251341384

Thu 30th May 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 30th May 2019 8:00pm (Europe/London)

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This event will be split into two parts, Tom West presenting Introduction to Splunk for Developers and the second half will be Jamie Taylor presenting Blazor - You Want To Run .NET Where?!.

📅 Agenda
- 👋 Welcome
- 🗑️ Housekeeping
- 👩‍🏫 Splunk for Developers
- 🍕 Food/Drinks
- 👩‍🏫 Blazor - You Want To Run .NET Where?!.
- 🍻 Social @ http://www.sheffieldtap.com/

👉 *Introduction to Splunk for Developers*

How to use log analytics to write more efficient applications and speed up delivery.

Spend less time fixing and more time making! Ever wanted to see how your programs are performing? Easily identify errors? Despite its association as a security tool, Splunk has the potential to be a developer's best friend. And best of all, it can do so for free!

Tom will run a live demo showing how easy it is to get data into Splunk from any application and highlight some of the benefits on offer in doing so. This will include some of his own real-world experiences including:
• Reducing the amount of errors in an application layer by 98%
• Reducing the amount of time looking for specific problems from days to seconds
• Providing valuable analytics around the use of any program
• Identifying issues with performance before applications leave dev

About the speaker:
Tom is a Solutions Architect and Developer responsible for producing Splunk apps and add-ons for various platforms such as Azure DevOps and GitLab. A developer for nearly 10 years, Tom applies his experience to create new integrations and stretch the platform beyond its current capabilities.
Tom started using Splunk as recently as 2018, releasing over half a dozen apps to Splunkbase, amassing over 600 downloads. At the end of 2018, he managed to advance to an Architect role; working for Splunk Partner: Converging Data

👉 *Blazor - You Want To Run .NET Where?!.*

Blazor and Web Assembly are both relatively new ideas. Or are they? WebAssembly has been around for a lot longer than you might think, and running .NET in the browser isn't a new idea either - who remembers SilverLight?

Jamie will cover a little of the history of front end technologies - going all the way back to the first browser to support CSS, and coming back to the present day - before diving into just what WebAssembly is, and how Blazor, Mono and .NET Core fit in.

he will show off a demo application that he has built using Umbraco Headless, and run all of the code for the application entirely in the browser. he'll also talk about the benefits and pitfalls of running .NET code in your browser.

Sheffield Digital Festival - Fringe

We’re inviting individuals, companies and organisations to run your own events to create a week of fringe happenings leading up to the conference. It could be a meetup, some lightning talks, an exhibition, an open house, a film screening, a game-a-thon, a mini-hack, a debate - anything goes. If you need help finding a venue, or people to collaborate with, please get in touch and we’ll do our best to help. We’ll also be promoting all the fringe events through our Festival publicity efforts.

https://sheffielddigitalfestival.com/fringe

Mon 13th May 2019 9:00am (Europe/London)

Fri 17th May 2019 1:00pm (Europe/London)

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Sheffield Digital Festival

The Main Event

Take an afternoon out to be part of the Festival main event - an eclectic mini-conference followed by evening socialising in Sheffield’s newest gathering space. We will hear from people and companies who are making digital work that solves problems, breaks new ground or takes us to a different place. We’ll explore new developments and ask how we build on what we have now to make something even better. Expect some interesting installations and demonstrations too.

The Festival main event will be free to attend. Tickets will be limited to 150 and will be available to reserve from Tuesday 23rd April.

https://sheffielddigitalfestival.com/the-main-event

https://sheffielddigitalfestival.com/get-tickets

Fri 17th May 2019 1:00pm (Europe/London)

Fri 17th May 2019 5:30pm (Europe/London)

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Immerse Sheffield is a meetup for those working, or simply interested in the growing immersive technologies sector in the Sheffield City Region

Immerse Sheffield is a meetup for those working, or simply interested in the growing immersive technologies sector in the Sheffield City Region. Sheffield is home to a hotbed of innovative companies and businesses that are exploring the application of Virtual and Augmented Reality technology in fields ranging from data analysis to medicine to entertainment. We wanted to create a space where people can come together and learn from each other, discuss challenges they’ve overcome in exploring how to interact in the virtual world.

http://immersesheffield.co.uk/

http://immersesheffield.co.uk/

Thu 18th Apr 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

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As per Sheffield Digital Code of Conduct

This event will be split into two parts, Tom West presenting Introduction to Splunk for Developers and the second half will be Jamie Taylor presenting Blazor - You Want To Run .NET Where?!.

📅 Agenda
- 👋 Welcome
- 🗑️ Housekeeping
- 👩‍🏫 Splunk for Developers
- 🍕 Food/Drinks
- 👩‍🏫 Blazor - You Want To Run .NET Where?!.
- 🍻 Social @ http://www.sheffieldtap.com/

👉 *Introduction to Splunk for Developers*

How to use log analytics to write more efficient applications and speed up delivery.

About the speaker:
Tom is a Solutions Architect and Developer responsible for producing Splunk apps and add-ons for various platforms such as Azure DevOps and GitLab. A developer for nearly 10 years, Tom applies his experience to create new integrations and stretch the platform beyond it's current capabilities.
Tom started using Splunk as recently as 2018, releasing over half a dozen apps to Splunkbase, amassing over 600 downloads. At the end of 2018 he managed to advance to an Architect role; working for Splunk Partner: Converging Data

👉 *Blazor - You Want To Run .NET Where?!.*

Blazor and Web Assembly are both relatively new ideas. Or are they? WebAssembly has been around for a lot longer than you might think, and running .NET in the browser isn't a new idea either - who remembers SilverLight?

Jamie will cover a little of the history of front end technologies - going all the way back to the first browser to support CSS, and coming back to the present day - before diving into just what WebAssembly is, and how Blazor, Mono and .NET Core fit in.

he will show off a demo application that he has built using Umbraco Headless, and run all of the code for the application entirely in the browser. he'll also talk about the benefits and pitfalls of running .NET code in your browser.

Research Seminar - The Intelligence of Things

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29 April 2019 - 1pm - The Intelligence of Things
Dr Mercedes Bunz, Kings College London
RC204 - Information School

Artificial intelligence – data analysis and machine learning - drives many internet of thing devices from the speaking Siri on our phones to self-driving cars or smart cities. Devices are tracking and tracing their users and communicating with them, processing data and learning about their environment. In her talk, Mercedes will analyse how the agency of technology introduced by intelligent things is currently negotiated. Using critical discourse analysis, the first step will be to contrast technologies that are making things ‘intelligent’ with the way tech companies but also the media address this intelligence. In her second step, she will then focus on the potential of things which that sense their environment, which they offer through their data.

Mercedes Bunz is Senior Lecturer in Digital Society at the Department of Digital Humanities, King's College London. She came to London in 2009 to work as the technology reporter of The Guardian. Her research explores how digital technology transforms knowledge and with it power; a question she explores currently specifically regarding medical knowledge with the Wellcome Trust grant for the project ‘Public data, private collaborator: will machine learning relocate medical knowledge?’ Recent publications: The Internet of Things (Polity 2017) co-published with Professor Graham Meikle, and the small Open Access publication Communication with Finn Brunton (University of Minnesota Press 2019), in which they discuss how contemporary communication puts us not only in conversation with one another but also with our machinery.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/research-seminar-the-intelligence-of-things-tickets-59892416831

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/research-seminar-the-intelligence-of-things-tickets-59892416831

University of Sheffield Information School

Our mission is to empower people, organisations and society to use information to shape and influence an increasingly dynamic and complex world.

The Information School at The University of Sheffield is a thriving community of students, educators and researchers dedicated to the study and advancement of the information field and its professions. Our field is characterised by its distinctive, interdisciplinary focus on the interactions between people, information and digital technologies. It has the ultimate goal of enhancing information access, and the management, sharing and use of information, to benefit society. Good information empowers people and enriches their lives. Expertise to use, design and manage information products, services and systems effectively has never been more important than today, in our increasingly fast-moving and complex world.

The School has been at the forefront of developments in the information field for more than fifty years. We are recognised as the leading school of our kind in the UK, with an international reputation for the quality of our teaching and research, and for the achievements of our graduates. Our research is world-leading and we achieved the highest possible grade in every one of the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) evaluations of research quality in UK universities since these began in 1989.

We achieved top positions in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 for research environment and for the impact of our research, based on the combined 4* (world-leading) and 3* (internationally excellent) categories. The results show that 100% of our research environment was judged to be of world-leading quality and 100% of our research impact was judged as world-leading or internationally excellent. Through our research we seek to make a significant intellectual contribution to advancing knowledge in our field, but also to impact on the practical management and use of information.

Information science is a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary subject. Our staff backgrounds and research reflect influences from computing, health, chemistry and different arts and humanities and social sciences disciplines, as well as experience from professional practice in information roles. We have particular expertise in information and knowledge management, information systems, libraries and the information society, information retrieval, health informatics, data science and chemoinformatics. We run a vibrant doctoral programme which attracts students from many different countries to work with us in all of these areas.

Students who come to study with us at the Information School are an integral part of our research culture. The School is their home and we pride ourselves on the friendliness and helpfulness of staff. We offer students an outstanding academic education through a wide range of taught postgraduate degrees which embed the principles of research-led teaching. Students joining any of our degree programmes will develop a critical understanding of current issues in library and information management and will benefit from being taught by staff who are undertaking leading-edge research and who have many links with industry. As part of our mission to provide world-quality university education in information, we aim to inspire and help our students to pursue their highest ambitions for their academic and professional careers.

http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/is

Mon 29th Apr 2019 1:00pm (Europe/London)

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Fri 28th Jun 2019 9:00am (Europe/London)

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Following our continued success of the lightning talks, we are hosting another round! We will be having 6 speakers doing a 10-15 minute lightning talks, if you would like to get involved please message me on meetup or twitter.

A lightning talk is a very short presentation lasting only a few minutes, given at a conference or similar forum. Several lightning talks will usually be delivered by different speakers in a single session, sometimes called a data blitz.

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_talk)

Agenda:

Slot 1 - Advanced Entity Framework Techniques with Andrew Gunn (@andrewgunn)

Slot 2 - Nullable reference types in C# 8 with Michael Steele (@steelemck)

Slot 3 - AutoMapper with Kevin Smith (@kev_bite)

Slot 4 - Pimp(l) your .NET code with Zeb Mason

Slot 5 - WebAssembly with John Stovin (@johnstovin)

Slot 6 - Debugging with Git Bisect with Luke Stringer (@lukestringer90)

This event will be split into two parts, Tom West presenting Introduction to Splunk for Developers and the second half will be Jamie Taylor presenting Blazor - You Want To Run .NET Where?!.

📅 Agenda
- 👋 Welcome
- 🗑️ Housekeeping
- 👩‍🏫 Splunk for Developers
- 🍕 Food/Drinks
- 👩‍🏫 Blazor - You Want To Run .NET Where?!.
- 🍻 Social @ http://www.sheffieldtap.com/

👉 *Introduction to Splunk for Developers*

How to use log analytics to write more efficient applications and speed up delivery.

👉 *Blazor - You Want To Run .NET Where?!.*

Blazor and Web Assembly are both relatively new ideas. Or are they? WebAssembly has been around for a lot longer than you might think, and running .NET in the browser isn't a new idea either - who remembers SilverLight?

Jamie will cover a little of the history of front end technologies - going all the way back to the first browser to support CSS, and coming back to the present day - before diving into just what WebAssembly is, and how Blazor, Mono and .NET Core fit in.

he will show off a demo application that he has built using Umbraco Headless, and run all of the code for the application entirely in the browser. he'll also talk about the benefits and pitfalls of running .NET code in your browser.

Visit the Hackspace Night

Open evenings every Fri 6pm-9pm

Sheffield Hackspace is a non-profit, member-run hackspace for central Sheffield. Together we’re building a workshop and community to help people get involved in “the creative use of technology and tools for projects in fields such as computing, robotics, machining, technology, digital art or electronic art“.

We’re interested in whatever our members are interested in! Such as electronics (including Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP8266), 3D printing and CAD, laser cutting, textiles (including clothing and kites), crafts, woodwork and metalwork, LoRaWAN and IoT, robotics and machine learning, photography...

We’re always keen for new people to join who can swap ideas, learn from each other, and build new things. All skill levels welcome!

Additionally we’re open every other Saturday from 11am - 6pm, and check out our website www.sheffieldhackspace.org.uk for info on the various interest groups that meet throughout the week.

Fri 21st Jun 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

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Visit the Hackspace Night

Open evenings every Fri 6pm-9pm

Sheffield Hackspace is a non-profit, member-run hackspace for central Sheffield. Together we’re building a workshop and community to help people get involved in “the creative use of technology and tools for projects in fields such as computing, robotics, machining, technology, digital art or electronic art“.

We’re interested in whatever our members are interested in! Such as electronics (including Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP8266), 3D printing and CAD, laser cutting, textiles (including clothing and kites), crafts, woodwork and metalwork, LoRaWAN and IoT, robotics and machine learning, photography...

We’re always keen for new people to join who can swap ideas, learn from each other, and build new things. All skill levels welcome!

Additionally we’re open every other Saturday from 11am - 6pm, and check out our website www.sheffieldhackspace.org.uk for info on the various interest groups that meet throughout the week.

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Visit the Hackspace Night

Open evenings every Fri 6pm-9pm

Sheffield Hackspace is a non-profit, member-run hackspace for central Sheffield. Together we’re building a workshop and community to help people get involved in “the creative use of technology and tools for projects in fields such as computing, robotics, machining, technology, digital art or electronic art“.

We’re interested in whatever our members are interested in! Such as electronics (including Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP8266), 3D printing and CAD, laser cutting, textiles (including clothing and kites), crafts, woodwork and metalwork, LoRaWAN and IoT, robotics and machine learning, photography...

We’re always keen for new people to join who can swap ideas, learn from each other, and build new things. All skill levels welcome!

Additionally we’re open every other Saturday from 11am - 6pm, and check out our website www.sheffieldhackspace.org.uk for info on the various interest groups that meet throughout the week.

Fri 28th Jun 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

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Visit the Hackspace Night

Open evenings every Fri 6pm-9pm

Sheffield Hackspace is a non-profit, member-run hackspace for central Sheffield. Together we’re building a workshop and community to help people get involved in “the creative use of technology and tools for projects in fields such as computing, robotics, machining, technology, digital art or electronic art“.

We’re interested in whatever our members are interested in! Such as electronics (including Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP8266), 3D printing and CAD, laser cutting, textiles (including clothing and kites), crafts, woodwork and metalwork, LoRaWAN and IoT, robotics and machine learning, photography...

We’re always keen for new people to join who can swap ideas, learn from each other, and build new things. All skill levels welcome!

Additionally we’re open every other Saturday from 11am - 6pm, and check out our website www.sheffieldhackspace.org.uk for info on the various interest groups that meet throughout the week.

Fri 31st May 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

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Visit the Hackspace Night

Open evenings every Fri 6pm-9pm

Sheffield Hackspace is a non-profit, member-run hackspace for central Sheffield. Together we’re building a workshop and community to help people get involved in “the creative use of technology and tools for projects in fields such as computing, robotics, machining, technology, digital art or electronic art“.

We’re interested in whatever our members are interested in! Such as electronics (including Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP8266), 3D printing and CAD, laser cutting, textiles (including clothing and kites), crafts, woodwork and metalwork, LoRaWAN and IoT, robotics and machine learning, photography...

We’re always keen for new people to join who can swap ideas, learn from each other, and build new things. All skill levels welcome!

Additionally we’re open every other Saturday from 11am - 6pm, and check out our website www.sheffieldhackspace.org.uk for info on the various interest groups that meet throughout the week.

Fri 19th Apr 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

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Visit the Hackspace Night

Open evenings every Fri 6pm-9pm

Sheffield Hackspace is a non-profit, member-run hackspace for central Sheffield. Together we’re building a workshop and community to help people get involved in “the creative use of technology and tools for projects in fields such as computing, robotics, machining, technology, digital art or electronic art“.

We’re interested in whatever our members are interested in! Such as electronics (including Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP8266), 3D printing and CAD, laser cutting, textiles (including clothing and kites), crafts, woodwork and metalwork, LoRaWAN and IoT, robotics and machine learning, photography...

We’re always keen for new people to join who can swap ideas, learn from each other, and build new things. All skill levels welcome!

Additionally we’re open every other Saturday from 11am - 6pm, and check out our website www.sheffieldhackspace.org.uk for info on the various interest groups that meet throughout the week.

Fri 10th May 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Fri 10th May 2019 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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Visit the Hackspace Night

Open evenings every Fri 6pm-9pm

Sheffield Hackspace is a non-profit, member-run hackspace for central Sheffield. Together we’re building a workshop and community to help people get involved in “the creative use of technology and tools for projects in fields such as computing, robotics, machining, technology, digital art or electronic art“.

We’re interested in whatever our members are interested in! Such as electronics (including Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP8266), 3D printing and CAD, laser cutting, textiles (including clothing and kites), crafts, woodwork and metalwork, LoRaWAN and IoT, robotics and machine learning, photography...

We’re always keen for new people to join who can swap ideas, learn from each other, and build new things. All skill levels welcome!

Additionally we’re open every other Saturday from 11am - 6pm, and check out our website www.sheffieldhackspace.org.uk for info on the various interest groups that meet throughout the week.

Fri 24th May 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Fri 24th May 2019 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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Visit the Hackspace Night

Open evenings every Fri 6pm-9pm

Sheffield Hackspace is a non-profit, member-run hackspace for central Sheffield. Together we’re building a workshop and community to help people get involved in “the creative use of technology and tools for projects in fields such as computing, robotics, machining, technology, digital art or electronic art“.

We’re interested in whatever our members are interested in! Such as electronics (including Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP8266), 3D printing and CAD, laser cutting, textiles (including clothing and kites), crafts, woodwork and metalwork, LoRaWAN and IoT, robotics and machine learning, photography...

We’re always keen for new people to join who can swap ideas, learn from each other, and build new things. All skill levels welcome!

Additionally we’re open every other Saturday from 11am - 6pm, and check out our website www.sheffieldhackspace.org.uk for info on the various interest groups that meet throughout the week.

Fri 3rd May 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Fri 3rd May 2019 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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Visit the Hackspace Night

Open evenings every Fri 6pm-9pm

Sheffield Hackspace is a non-profit, member-run hackspace for central Sheffield. Together we’re building a workshop and community to help people get involved in “the creative use of technology and tools for projects in fields such as computing, robotics, machining, technology, digital art or electronic art“.

We’re interested in whatever our members are interested in! Such as electronics (including Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP8266), 3D printing and CAD, laser cutting, textiles (including clothing and kites), crafts, woodwork and metalwork, LoRaWAN and IoT, robotics and machine learning, photography...

We’re always keen for new people to join who can swap ideas, learn from each other, and build new things. All skill levels welcome!

Additionally we’re open every other Saturday from 11am - 6pm, and check out our website www.sheffieldhackspace.org.uk for info on the various interest groups that meet throughout the week.

Fri 26th Apr 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Fri 26th Apr 2019 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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Visit the Hackspace Night

Open evenings every Fri 6pm-9pm

Sheffield Hackspace is a non-profit, member-run hackspace for central Sheffield. Together we’re building a workshop and community to help people get involved in “the creative use of technology and tools for projects in fields such as computing, robotics, machining, technology, digital art or electronic art“.

We’re interested in whatever our members are interested in! Such as electronics (including Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP8266), 3D printing and CAD, laser cutting, textiles (including clothing and kites), crafts, woodwork and metalwork, LoRaWAN and IoT, robotics and machine learning, photography...

We’re always keen for new people to join who can swap ideas, learn from each other, and build new things. All skill levels welcome!

Additionally we’re open every other Saturday from 11am - 6pm, and check out our website www.sheffieldhackspace.org.uk for info on the various interest groups that meet throughout the week.

Fri 17th May 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Fri 17th May 2019 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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Visit the Hackspace Night

Open evenings every Fri 6pm-9pm

Sheffield Hackspace is a non-profit, member-run hackspace for central Sheffield. Together we’re building a workshop and community to help people get involved in “the creative use of technology and tools for projects in fields such as computing, robotics, machining, technology, digital art or electronic art“.

We’re interested in whatever our members are interested in! Such as electronics (including Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP8266), 3D printing and CAD, laser cutting, textiles (including clothing and kites), crafts, woodwork and metalwork, LoRaWAN and IoT, robotics and machine learning, photography...

We’re always keen for new people to join who can swap ideas, learn from each other, and build new things. All skill levels welcome!

Additionally we’re open every other Saturday from 11am - 6pm, and check out our website www.sheffieldhackspace.org.uk for info on the various interest groups that meet throughout the week.

Fri 7th Jun 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Fri 7th Jun 2019 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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Visit the Hackspace Night

Open evenings every Fri 6pm-9pm

Sheffield Hackspace is a non-profit, member-run hackspace for central Sheffield. Together we’re building a workshop and community to help people get involved in “the creative use of technology and tools for projects in fields such as computing, robotics, machining, technology, digital art or electronic art“.

We’re interested in whatever our members are interested in! Such as electronics (including Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP8266), 3D printing and CAD, laser cutting, textiles (including clothing and kites), crafts, woodwork and metalwork, LoRaWAN and IoT, robotics and machine learning, photography...

We’re always keen for new people to join who can swap ideas, learn from each other, and build new things. All skill levels welcome!

Additionally we’re open every other Saturday from 11am - 6pm, and check out our website www.sheffieldhackspace.org.uk for info on the various interest groups that meet throughout the week.

Fri 14th Jun 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Fri 14th Jun 2019 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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Visit the Hackspace Night

Open evenings every Fri 6pm-9pm

Sheffield Hackspace is a non-profit, member-run hackspace for central Sheffield. Together we’re building a workshop and community to help people get involved in “the creative use of technology and tools for projects in fields such as computing, robotics, machining, technology, digital art or electronic art“.

We’re interested in whatever our members are interested in! Such as electronics (including Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and ESP8266), 3D printing and CAD, laser cutting, textiles (including clothing and kites), crafts, woodwork and metalwork, LoRaWAN and IoT, robotics and machine learning, photography...

We’re always keen for new people to join who can swap ideas, learn from each other, and build new things. All skill levels welcome!

Additionally we’re open every other Saturday from 11am - 6pm, and check out our website www.sheffieldhackspace.org.uk for info on the various interest groups that meet throughout the week.

http://www.sheffieldhackspace.org.uk

Fri 12th Apr 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

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A ShefTest Shindig

This month we've got a change of venue, a change of format and a change of... well... just about everything!

We're holding a crossover event with SHINDIG (www.shindigdev.com). They're a local group of independent games developers who mainly work as individuals or small teams.

We're starting off with a couple of talks about the highs and lows of games development and games testing, followed by a bit of a hands on session. We've invited some developers to bring their projects along and let a room full of testers loose on them! Our game devs get some valuable feedback and our testers get to apply their skills to something a bit different and hopefully a bit more fun!

We're in the Old Queens Head this month, so you can stay and play until closing time if you like.

As always, if you'd like to sponsor, host or speak at a future event then please do get in touch! And don't forget to keep an eye on the Meetup page or on www.twitter.com/steelbugs for details of upcoming events.

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https://www.ministryoftesting.com/code-of-conduct

https://www.meetup.com/Ministry-of-Testing-Sheffield/events/260259238/

https://www.meetup.com/Ministry-of-Testing-Sheffield/events/260259238/

Thu 25th Apr 2019 7:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 25th Apr 2019 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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CodeUp Sheffield April 10 2019

CodeUp Sheffield is back at our new venue: Sheffield Technology Parks!

CodeUp Sheffield is a mentoring program for adults who would like to learn how to code for free. Once a month we intend to provide a workspace for people with no programming skills to come and learn the basics, with mentors available to answer your questions and help you on your way. Our sessions will also be suitable for people with basic skills who need support to develop them, and even for people with intermediate or advanced skills who just want to come along to a space where everyone is immersed in code!

Come along and talk to our mentors - they can help if you need some pointers to get started with programming, some advice on a project you're working on, or if you have any other questions about coding or getting your first job in the tech industry.

Please ensure you bring along your own laptop with all the software you need already installed.

Many Thanks to Sheffield Technology Parks for providing the venue (all they ask is that you leave them a review on Google Maps).

https://www.meetup.com/CodeUp-Sheffield/events/260337397/

https://www.meetup.com/CodeUp-Sheffield/events/260337397/

Wed 10th Apr 2019 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Wed 10th Apr 2019 7:30pm (Europe/London)

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Welcome to GoSheffield! This is where the Go community in Sheffield meets once a month to talk about cool hacks and interesting technology.

As usual, we'll have four fifteen-minute talks with a break in the middle. The talks will start at 18:15:

* Blair Garrett - Tales of a beginner
* Glen Mailer - Going to Go
* Karen Flower - Simplifying data visualisation
* Jack Adams - Event driven programming

Please get in touch with the organisers if you'd like to give one yourself. All topics and levels of experience are welcome!

Food will be provided for all attendees, courtesy of our sponsors.

We are always looking for more sponsors and venues - if you know someone that can help us keep our gophers fed and happy, please get in touch!

Please note that all attendees and sponsors are required to follow the Go code of conduct (https://golang.org/conduct).

Venue: http://www.shefftechparks.com/
Sponsors:
* Monzo - https://monzo.com/
* U Account - https://www.uaccount.uk/
* Utility Warehouse - https://www.utilitywarehouse.co.uk/

Last month, we found seven time-series datasets over at https://machinelearningmastery.com/time-series-datasets-for-machine-learning. They start simple and small, getting larger and more complex towards the end. We began by pushing the first datasets into Kaggle to explore and prepare the data.

Will, one of our attendees, suggested Facebook's Prophet library https://facebook.github.io/prophet/docs/quick_start.html as a way to get started with making predictions from this kind of data.

The optional homework is to see what you can predict from the Australian Minimum Daily Temperatures dataset, which we've uploaded to Kaggle for convenience https://www.kaggle.com/paulbrabban/daily-minimum-temperatures-in-melbourne. You don't have to use Prophet, but if you want to it's available on Kaggle R and Python kernels.

Catch up with the group on the SheffieldML slack channel https://sheffield.digital/slack, channel #shef_ml and follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/shef_ml

You'll need a laptop (or to buddy up with someone else!). If you'd like to use Kaggle (which provides online notebooks in Python and R) then please sign up for an account at https://www.kaggle.com beforehand.

Thanks to Sheffield Technology Parks for our venue (all they ask is that you leave them a review on Google Maps) and to Razor https://www.razor.co.uk for sponsoring this meetup group.

Want more AI and Machine Learning? Check out the first AI Tech North conference - Leeds, July 2019. More info and tickets at https://www.aitechnorth.uk/ai-tech-north-2019

When Agile Hurts - Building a first aid kit for agile development pain

Agile is everywhere! People apply agile to software, organisation, innovation and design, but agile is not the only answer and sometimes not the right one.
Come along and see how to find those less functional areas of agile in your implementation and improve on them.
We'll show you some simple tools and techniques to find and improve on problem areas (applicable beyond agile), then we'll see if there are wider commonalities for Agile across the group that we will collectively debate.

This will be a lively and highly participatory event focusing on exploring your own problems.

The session will be led by Paul Waldren, who has a very broad experience leading large teams to success, including 3 years leading a 220 strong agile team.

https://www.meetup.com/SheffTechLeadership/events/260245489/

https://www.meetup.com/SheffTechLeadership/events/260245489/

Mon 15th Apr 2019 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Mon 15th Apr 2019 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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