A free press, freedom of thought and well informed citizens free to make up our own minds without fear or covert manipulation, are some of the crucial cornerstones to a healthy flourishing of democracy. However, these cornerstones have become increasingly vulnerable to attack. From advances in AI, surveillance and psychological manipulation through data mining of social media and other data by government, corporate and global ‘actors’ shrouded in secrecy, we face ever greater incursions into our freedom to think for ourselves, and access accurate quality information not swamped by a tsunami of fake news.
Talks and discussions will explore 2 areas that challenge democracy in the current climate.
INVESTIGATING THE OFFSHORE FAR RIGHT AND THEIR WAR ON DEMOCRACY
Adam Ramsay, co-editor of OpenDemocracy UK, discusses his investigations into the dark world of the offshore far right and their war on democracy. His investigative journalism has covered areas such as Dark Money, Cambridge Analytica Scandal, European Super PACs, Oligarchs, Surveillance Capitalism, Fake News and Corrosion of British Democracy.
How far do the tentacles of corrupt offshore money reach? What implications do they have in our accurate and balanced understanding of the world around us? How does that impact on our democracy and freedom?
CORONAVIRUS: FAKE NEWS + EMERGENCY LAWS
Brendan Quinn is a technology specialist and senior consultant with clients such as the BBC, Equens, Verisure, and the Department for Education. He was one of the principal architects of the Yahoo! Publishing Platform and served as chair of the Software Architecture Review Board.
What impact is the coronavirus having on democracy in the UK and across the globe? What lasting legacy will both the dissemination and control of fake news, surveillance and emergency laws brought in to tackle this pandemic have on our digital and physical rights?
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If you are interested in data rights, democracy, human rights, politics and journalism, then please join ORG Glasgow for thought provoking talks and scintillating conversations.
Many people will be used to seeing or using a Kanban board however Kanban is more than a board. The intention for this meetup is to introduce you to both visual management and to the power of limiting work in progress. If there is time, we can also look at some of the metrics available and also some of the Kanban practices and principles.
This session is highly interactive and collaborative, whilst also being conducted fully remote using the latest version of Featureban online.
Featureban is a simple, fun, and now also online, Kanban simulation game. Since its creation in 2014 it has been used by trainers and coaches in Lean, Agile and Kanban-related events the world over.
The game starts simple with visual management (iteration 1); after that we layer on things like WIP limits and metrics.
NOTE: the online tool we'll be using works better on a desktop or tablet. It's recommended that you avoid using a mobile phone to use the tool.
Your facilitators for this session are:
Richard Cornelius
Kylie Yearsley
Gary Fleming
Sabrina Bruce
Featureban was created by Mike Burrows, a leading Kanban author, and the online version was developed by kaiten.io.
We have a Code of Conduct. To attend our events, you must accept the ideas and actions within it: https://www.meetup.com/Lean-Agile-Glasgow/about/
A free press, freedom of thought and well informed citizens free to make up our own minds without fear or covert manipulation, are some of the crucial cornerstones to a healthy flourishing of democracy. However, these cornerstones have become increasingly vulnerable to attack. From advances in AI, surveillance and psychological manipulation through data mining of social media and other data by government, corporate and global ‘actors’ shrouded in secrecy, we face ever greater incursions into our freedom to think for ourselves, and access accurate quality information not swamped by a tsunami of fake news.
Talks and discussions will explore 2 areas that challenge democracy in the current climate.
INVESTIGATING THE OFFSHORE FAR RIGHT AND THEIR WAR ON DEMOCRACY
Adam Ramsay, co-editor of OpenDemocracy UK, discusses his investigations into the dark world of the offshore far right and their war on democracy. His investigative journalism has covered areas such as Dark Money, Cambridge Analytica Scandal, European Super PACs, Oligarchs, Surveillance Capitalism, Fake News and Corrosion of British Democracy.
How far do the tentacles of corrupt offshore money reach? What implications do they have in our accurate and balanced understanding of the world around us? How does that impact on our democracy and freedom?
CORONAVIRUS: FAKE NEWS + EMERGENCY LAWS
What impact is the coronavirus having on democracy in the UK and across the globe? What lasting legacy will both the dissemination and control of fake news, surveillance and emergency laws brought in to tackle this pandemic have on our digital and physical rights?
…
If you are interested in data rights, democracy, human rights, politics and journalism, then please join ORG Glasgow for thought provoking talks and scintillating conversations.
Morning Lean Coffee (http://leancoffee.org/) to discuss our Lean and Agile ideas and challenges.
With the current Covid 19 restrictions we will be hosting this as a remote event until further notice.
We look forward to the same good discussions and hope this will be an opportunity for the agile community to connect and support each other at a difficult time.
This month Katie Beaton is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Remote Lean Coffee Glasgow
Time: Mar 25, 2020 07:45 AM London
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Tonight, Derek York will provide some basic pointers in the use of CSS on your website.
Please note: this will start promptly at 6:30pm and we have only 40 minutes available (because we've got the basic Zoom subscription)
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(You'll have to provide your own sandwiches though!)
** In light of the coronavirus public health concern, we are exploring options to host this event online. You can join us by clicking on https://zoom.us/j/170504807 **
In a landmark victory for digital privacy, last month Police Scotland shelved plans to deploy facial recognition technology. The Justice Sub-Committee on Policing concluded the technology was “not fit” for use because of how it discriminates based on gender and race. However, Scotland stands alone in the UK in taking this decision. Innocent people simply going about their day are however still being scanned elsewhere up and down the country and having their facial biometric data stored and often misidentified. Other data extraction and surveillance techniques are also used throughout the UK that greatly impact on our rights to privacy and can thus impact on our freedom of movement, communication and thought.
SPEAKERS:
Silkie Carlo (Director of Big Brother Watch) will be talking on facial recognition technology use in public spaces in the UK, especially the Met Police in London, and what that means for people’s liberty. She will also discuss some of the work that Big Brother Watch does in investigating, testing and campaigning against this form of intrusion.
Matthew Rice (Scotland Director of Open Rights Group) will discuss this new decision taken by Police Scotland and also ORG’s role in holding back Police Scotland’s use of mass surveillance tools.
Millie Graham Wood (Solicitor at Privacy International) will discuss police use of IMSI catchers to intercept mobile communication.
MODERATOR:
Jibunnessa Abdullah (Lead Organiser of ORG Glasgow)
Please join us for an interesting and thought provoking evening of talks that straddle areas of technology, law, ethics and activism.
Morning Lean Coffee (http://leancoffee.org/) to discuss our Lean and Agile ideas and challenges.
With the current Covid 19 restrictions we will be hosting this as a remote event until further notice.
We look forward to the same good discussions and hope this will be an opportunity for the agile community to connect and support each other at a difficult time.
This month Katie Beaton is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Remote Lean Coffee Glasgow
Time: Mar 25, 2020 07:45 AM London
Join Zoom Meeting
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Meeting ID: 122 050 492
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Meeting ID: 122 050 492
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Morning Lean Coffee (http://leancoffee.org/) to discuss our Lean and Agile ideas and challenges.
With the current Covid 19 restrictions we will be hosting this as a remote event until further notice.
We look forward to the same good discussions and hope this will be an opportunity for the agile community to connect and support each other at a difficult time.
This month Katie Beaton is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Remote Lean Coffee Glasgow
Time: Mar 25, 2020 07:45 AM London
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Morning Lean Coffee (http://leancoffee.org/) to discuss our Lean and Agile ideas and challenges.
With the current Covid 19 restrictions we will be hosting this as a remote event until further notice.
We look forward to the same good discussions and hope this will be an opportunity for the agile community to connect and support each other at a difficult time.
This month Katie Beaton is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Remote Lean Coffee Glasgow
Time: Mar 25, 2020 07:45 AM London
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Morning Lean Coffee (http://leancoffee.org/) to discuss our Lean and Agile ideas and challenges.
With the current Covid 19 restrictions we will be hosting this as a remote event until further notice.
We look forward to the same good discussions and hope this will be an opportunity for the agile community to connect and support each other at a difficult time.
This month Katie Beaton is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Remote Lean Coffee Glasgow
Time: Mar 25, 2020 07:45 AM London
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/122050492
Meeting ID: 122 050 492
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Meeting ID: 122 050 492
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Morning Lean Coffee (http://leancoffee.org/) to discuss our Lean and Agile ideas and challenges.
With the current Covid 19 restrictions we will be hosting this as a remote event until further notice.
We look forward to the same good discussions and hope this will be an opportunity for the agile community to connect and support each other at a difficult time.
This month Katie Beaton is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Remote Lean Coffee Glasgow
Time: Mar 25, 2020 07:45 AM London
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/122050492
Meeting ID: 122 050 492
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Meeting ID: 122 050 492
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/adUuQzDWN
Morning Lean Coffee (http://leancoffee.org/) to discuss our Lean and Agile ideas and challenges.
With the current Covid 19 restrictions we will be hosting this as a remote event until further notice.
We look forward to the same good discussions and hope this will be an opportunity for the agile community to connect and support each other at a difficult time.
This month Katie Beaton is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Remote Lean Coffee Glasgow
Time: Mar 25, 2020 07:45 AM London
Join Zoom Meeting
https://zoom.us/j/122050492
Meeting ID: 122 050 492
One tap mobile
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Meeting ID: 122 050 492
Find your local number: https://zoom.us/u/adUuQzDWN
As we feared, the latest advice regarding social gatherings means that a face-to-face MeetUp is currently not an option.
We ARE trying to arrange a virtual MeetUp so please keep an eye out as we will let you know when we have something organised.
Those nice people at 34SP are working with various MeetUps around the country to facilitate a merged MeetUp. We don't know the format or time(s) yet but we'll let you know.
** In light of the coronavirus public health concern, we are exploring options to host this event online. Watch this space! **
In a landmark victory for digital privacy, last month Police Scotland shelved plans to deploy facial recognition technology. The Justice Sub-Committee on Policing concluded the technology was “not fit” for use because of how it discriminates based on gender and race. However, Scotland stands alone in the UK in taking this decision. Innocent people simply going about their day are however still being scanned elsewhere up and down the country and having their facial biometric data stored and often misidentified. Other data extraction and surveillance techniques are also used throughout the UK that greatly impact on our rights to privacy and can thus impact on our freedom of movement, communication and thought.
Speakers will be as follows:
Silkie Carlo (Director of Big Brother Watch) will be talking on facial recognition technology use in public spaces in the UK, especially the Met Police in London, and what that means for people’s liberty. She will also discuss some of the work that Big Brother Watch does in investigating, testing and campaigning against this form of intrusion.
Matthew Rice (Scotland Director of Open Rights Group) will discuss this new decision taken by Police Scotland and also ORG’s role in holding back Police Scotland’s use of mass surveillance tools.
Jibunnessa Abdullah (Lead Organiser of ORG Glasgow) will discuss police use of IMSI catchers to intercept mobile communication.
Please join us for an interesting and thought provoking evening of talks that straddle areas of technology, law, ethics and activism.
For our final event of the year, we've decided to go break out the classic Lean Coffee format. Whatever level of experience you have, this event is for you!
This is an opportunity for you to ask all of your burning questions about Lean, Agile, and modern work. If you have any topics, questions, or ideas, bring them along and get help/feedback from the community.w
We have a Code of Conduct. To attend our events, you must accept the ideas and actions within it: https://www.meetup.com/Lean-Agile-Glasgow/about/
This month we’ll have a speaker (details TBC) to kick us off with a short talk, followed by Lean Coffee. This is an opportunity for you to ask all of your burning questions about Lean, Agile, and modern work. If you have any topics, questions, or ideas, bring them along and get help/feedback from the community.
We have a Code of Conduct. To attend our events, you must accept the ideas and actions within it: https://www.meetup.com/Lean-Agile-Glasgow/about/
This month we’ll have a speaker (details TBC) to kick us off with a short talk, followed by Lean Coffee. This is an opportunity for you to ask all of your burning questions about Lean, Agile, and modern work. If you have any topics, questions, or ideas, bring them along and get help/feedback from the community.
We have a Code of Conduct. To attend our events, you must accept the ideas and actions within it: https://www.meetup.com/Lean-Agile-Glasgow/about/
WP Glasgow Doors open at 6pm.
We have not been able to arrange a speaker this month.
Assuming that we are allowed to meet (and that information us changing all the time, obviously) the aim is to have a 'Show and Tell' session.
This is an opportunity to show us a WordPress issue you have or a WordPress problem you have solved.
Pretty informal and laid back. Bring your laptop and your questions and we'll see what transpires.
Sandwiches will be available.
Speaker - Connor Reid - ECS Digital
https://www.linkedin.com/in/connor-reid-02472413/
Effective hiring is a significant challenge when attempting to achieve DevOps. Being able to build a high performing team is key to DevOps culture and the costs of poor hiring can be high.
Having spent the past seven years focusing on how to help organisations facilitate effective DevOps, I’ve gained a few battle scars along the way. In this talk, we will look at the importance of great hiring, my learnings on how to accurately attract the right people and how to create a sense of belonging within an organisation.
We will discuss how to hire for empathy, efficient ways to manage a DevOps hiring process and how to then ensure you retain your top engineering talent.
Connor looks after the growth of ECS Digital in Scotland. As their inaugural hire, Connor joined to build a greenfield technology practice to deliver DevOps to a portfolio of varied clients.
Connor has 7 years’ experience building capability squads to help organisations achieve DevOps culture. Connor also organises the DevOps Playground, a monthly, hands on meetup where software doesn’t stand still, with over 3500 members.
You can find Connor talking about technology on twitter, blogging or running the DevOps Playground in Edinburgh and London. Connor believes in a barrier free exchange of innovation and one of his largest professional goals is to become a developer of people.
Agenda:
18:00 - 18:30 - Refreshments, Pizza and Networking
18:30 - 19:15 - Connor Reid - How to Hire and Nurture Your DevOps Talent
19:15 - 20:00 - Q&A and discussions about what the group members would like to see for future events.
Crime and Policing in the Age of Mass Surveillance
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In a landmark victory for digital privacy, last month Police Scotland shelved plans to deploy facial recognition technology. The Justice Sub-Committee on Policing concluded the technology was “not fit” for use because of how it discriminates based on gender and race. However, Scotland stands alone in the UK in taking this decision. Innocent people simply going about their day are however still being scanned elsewhere up and down the country and having their facial biometric data stored and often misidentified. Other data extraction and surveillance techniques are also used throughout the UK that greatly impact on our rights to privacy and can thus impact on our freedom of movement, communication and thought.
Speakers will be as follows:
Silkie Carlo (Director of Big Brother Watch) will be talking on facial recognition technology use in public spaces in the UK, especially the Met Police in London, and what that means for people’s liberty. She will also discuss some of the work that Big Brother Watch does in investigating, testing and campaigning against this form of intrusion.
Matthew Rice (Scotland Director of Open Rights Group) will discuss this new decision taken by Police Scotland and also ORG’s role in holding back Police Scotland’s use of mass surveillance tools.
Jibunnessa Abdullah (Lead Organiser of ORG Glasgow) will discuss police use of IMSI catchers to intercept mobile communication.
Please join us for an interesting and thought provoking evening of talks that straddle areas of technology, law, ethics and activism.
In April we are excited to announce that we have two speakers lined up. This should be an excellent night out for anyone interested in Cyber Security. Come along and talk security, DC44141 is never a wasted night out.
Here are the details of the talks:
Speaker: Andy Gill a.k.a @ZephrFish on Twitter
Topic: Red Teaming Introduction
Speaker: Paul Ritchie a.k.a @Cornerpirate on Twitter
Topic: Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
While we have two talks we will consider more if you have any ideas reach us on Twitter via @DC44141.
This month we are trying something quite different.
Given the current coronavirus concerns, we are going to try our best to look after everyone by attempt our first ever Lean Agile Glasgow using video conferencing via Zoom.
We will open up the call at 18:30 using the following zoom number:
304 945 5168
Do you have a talk you would like to deliver to the community but are may be a little shy or introverted? Then may be trying a talk over zoom is a great way for you to get started. Reach out to me if you would like to be on Wednesdays remote meet-up and I will contact you to discuss.
If we have no volunteers, we will move to a lean coffee format.
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