Open Tech Calendar

Cleanweb Talk Night

Cleanweb is a grassroots movement committed to solving the world’s most profound issues related to resource constraints through the application of information technology.

Come join us for our December talk night. We have two speakers so far and are looking for more!

http://www.meetup.com/Cleanweb-Scotland/events/226481071/

Thu 3rd Dec 2015 7:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 3rd Dec 2015 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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*TASTY FOOD *DELICIOUS DRINKS *AWESOME PRIZES *MENTORS *PEERS



Interested in Finance? Interested in Tech? Keen to meet your future co-founders and disrupt the finance industry? Come along to our FinTech-themed weekend hackathon. You’ll be fed, watered, (hugged, if absolutely necessary), and sheltered from the elements, while you pitch your ideas, attract skilled team-mates, design your solution, build a working prototype and present to a select panel of judges.

Our event aims to have the right mix of developers, designers, data lovers and daring-doers (hustlers fueled with wild passion and sheer determination). This hackathon will suit those who enjoy designing or building software products, making sense of and manipulating data, and using business savvy.

It will be intense (there might be tears) but it will be fun. There will be friends to be made and prizes to be won. And who knows, perhaps there will be the birth of the next billion-dollar (sorry, pound) startup to come out of Scotland.

What sort of ideas should be pitched / fit within the FinTech theme?

Product ideas could cover the following areas plus much more:

Financial inclusion: products for with the unbanked
Online rewards: make these relevant and simplify signups
Financial education/literacy: tool to enhance knowledge and skills
Personal finance: tools to make financial mgnt easier
Hyperlocal transactions: helping small businesses and retailers improve digital payments
Cyber-security
Blockchain
Alternative lending
Plus lots more
The finance industry may have been resistant to the rapid, technology-driven changes that have turned other industries upside-down and inside out, but it can’t afford to be that anymore. Every area of financial services is being disrupted by new players in the digital space and this could change the way that we, as customers, live our lives and do business.

What changes would you like to see in the finance industry? Can you think of processes that could be made more efficient, secure, transparent and inexpensive?

These links offer information about how tech is changing financial services and may help you come up with ideas that you’d like to work on or pitch at our hackathon event.

Disrupting traditional finance: https://mathewsvincent.wordpress.com/2015/11/09/fintech-disrupting-traditional-financial-services/
What do the 17 hottest financial tech companies in Britain do? http://uk.businessinsider.com/17-hottest-fintech-companies-in-britain-2015-6
More examples of companies that are helping to reshape the finance industry: http://www.fintechinnovators.com/
“‘the biggest areas of FinTech investment for top VCs since 2007 are the following: payments, personal finance management, lending, and bitcoin.” http://uk.businessinsider.com/these-2-simple-slides-show-just-how-hot-fintech-is-right-now-2015-5
Slides from a recent financial technology conference in Scotland: http://www.slideshare.net/RayBugg/fintech-2015-edinburgh
What do the 25 top financial tech companies in the world do? http://raconteur.net/technology/25-fintech-companies-set-for-stardom
Disrupting finance industry using blockchain tech: http://www.economistinsights.com/technology-innovation/analysis/money-no-middleman/tab/1
Why you should care about blockchain: http://recode.net/2015/07/05/forget-bitcoin-what-is-the-blockchain-and-why-should-you-care/
Why should you as a designer/developer/marketer participate?

To make the world a more efficient, easy and exciting place to navigate. FinTech could change the way we live our lives and do business. Other reasons to participate are:

To use the skills that you don’t get to show off at your current day job
To meet your future co-founders for the billion pound startup you may wind up creating
To meet potential hirers
To meet more of your peers, make like-minded friends and professional acquaintances
To gain startup experience
To add a new project to your portfolio
To win a cool prize and recognition for your effort
To surprise yourself at how much you can achieve in 48hours!
More details: http://infinitekind.com/fintech-hackathon-nov-2015

(Ticket prices will cover catering and/or prizes). To enquire about DISCOUNTS on ticket prices email bela@infinitekind.com

Fintech Hackathon at Techcube organised by software development firm The Infinite Kind

Interested in Finance? Interested in Tech? Keen to meet your future co-founders and disrupt the finance industry? Come along to our Fintech-themed weekend hackathon. You’ll be fed, watered, (hugged, if absolutely necessary), and sheltered from the elements, while you pitch your ideas, attract skilled team-mates, design your solution, build a working prototype and present to a select panel of judges.

Our event aims to have the right mix of developers, designers, data lovers and daring-doers (hustlers fueled with wild passion and sheer determination). This hackathon will suit those with experience of designing or building software products, making sense of and manipulating data, and using business savvy.

It will be intense (there might be tears) but it will be fun. There will be friends to be made and prizes to be won. And who knows, perhaps there will be the birth of the next billion-dollar (sorry, pound) startup to come out of Scotland.

Early bird pricing applies - but free entry is available to some: send enquiries to bela@infinitekind.com

http://infinitekind.com/fintech-hackathon-nov-2015

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tiks-fin-tech-hackathon-nov15-tickets-19357104621

Fri 20th Nov 2015 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Sun 22nd Nov 2015 8:00pm (Europe/London)

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The next Product Forge hackathon will be running over the 23-26th October on the theme of digital participation (with a specific focus on libraries, social housing and personal finance). The event is being supported by the Scottish Government Digital Directorate and we'll have their head of digital communities along as well as Steve Perry, founder and co-creator of Visa Europe Collab.

http://events.productforge.io/ProductForge4

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IOT//EDINBURGH (The Maker Revolution)

The availability of innovations such as low cost sensors, microcontroller-based kits, 3D printers, and ubiquitous connectivity combined with the growing popularity of hackerspaces, Fab Labs, and other "maker spaces" has transformed the "Maker Movement" into a "Maker Revolution"!

The Maker Movement started around ten years ago when people realised that digital fabrication was no longer the exclusive domain of institutions. Instead of buying products, or wait for them to be produced by large OEMs, "Makers" could simply build things themselves.

The "Maker Revolution" is gaining momentum in Scotland with an increasing number of "maker spaces" opening for business. They include Edinburgh Hacklab at Summer Hall, Dundee Maker Space, and the Electron Club in Glasgow.

The "Maker Revolution" has been further boosted by the popularity of crowdfunding platforms such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo that enable "Makers" and "Hackers" to go directly to "supporters" to fund their work.

This event will celebrate the "Maker Revolution" by covering a wide range or Maker-related topics (see below). If you'd like to speak at this event, or demo some cool "Maker" related technology please get in touch with me (simon at web3iot dot com). If you'd like to network, listen to some interesting speakers, or show off something you've made yourself, simply RSVP and show up on the day. It's a free event but capacity is limited!

IOT//EDINBURGH

This group is open to software professionals, entrepreneurs, academics, enthusiasts, makers/hobbyists, and early-adopters. Topics covered include: M2M, Artificial Intelligence, Drones (UAVs), Self-Sriving Vehicles, Machine Vision, Wearables (Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Fitness Trackers, Smartwatches), Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Industrial Asset Control & Monitoring, Smart Home, Smart City, Big Data, Robotics, Machine Learning, Autonomous Transport, Maker/Hacker products (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, Intel Edison) etc.


Internet of Things (IoT) will transform the way we live and work. Connected sensors embedded within all kinds of objects will make the world around us smarter, safer, and more energy efficient. The IoT revolution is happening now, so join us!

Please find us online: @iotedinburgh #iotedinburgh | www.facebook.com/iotedinburgh | www.iotedinburgh.com

http://www.iotedinburgh.com

http://www.iotedinburgh.com

Thu 29th Oct 2015 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 29th Oct 2015 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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Scottish Ethereum Meetup #2: Gav Wood, Konstantin Kudryavtsev, James Littlejohn

Hot on the heels of the Ethereum Developers' Workshop in Edinburgh at the end of August, we're happy to announce another Ethereum meetup.

We'll have talks from both Gavin Wood (CTO, Ethereum) and Konstantin Kudryavtsev (Senior Technical Analyst, Ethereum) followed by a demo from meetup regular James Littlejohn on the night.

Doors open from 6pm, with the talks kicking off at 7pm after which the conversation will continue in the pub in the same venue, The Royal Dick.

*More details to follow.

Talks on the night will include:

1. Gavin Wood

2. Konstantin Kudryavtsev

3. James Littlejohn of Dsensor.org ("a better understanding of reality") will present a prototype of 'programmable science' using MPPM's (mapping prediction path methods) an Ethereum's smart contract on the EVM/blockchain. James will also discuss how miners and mappers co-exist.

ETHEREUM

Ethereum is a platform and programming language that makes it possible for any developer to build and publish next-generation decentralized applications. In short: Ethereum is the web, without the web servers.

Ethereum can be used to codify, decentralize, secure and trade just about anything: voting, domain names, financial exchanges, crowdfunding, company governance, contracts and agreements of most kind, intellectual property, and even smart property thanks to hardware integration.

To find out more about Ethereum, please visit or website https://www.ethereum.org and ask questions on our forums: http://forum.ethereum.org.



BIOGS

GAVIN WOOD (CTO, Ethereum)

KONSTANTIN KUDRYAVTSEV (Senior Technical Analyst at Ethereum)

Working as part of the Communications Team in London, Konstantin helps developers and organisations make the first steps towards decentralisation.

JAMES LITTLEJOHN

Self taught hacker and entrepreneur. Currently lead developer at the www.opensportproject.org and www.dsensor.org. Pursued startups in UK and Silicon Valley.

http://www.meetup.com/Scottish-Bitcoin-Meetup/events/225553994/

Tue 13th Oct 2015 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Tue 13th Oct 2015 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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There's no doubt that whilst Bitcoin has caught most of the attention and spotlight to date, there's a major shift of focus to Blockchain technology these days that involves using the power of that technology for new use-cases other than currency.

In this talk, Eliran Zach (Back-end & Devops Engineer, Colu) will be reviewing the next generation of Bitcoin developments and explaining Colored Coins. He'll also explore the main benefits and some use cases of issuing digital assets on top of the blockchain, before taking a look at some different applications already using that technology.

To demonstrate the technology, we'll be creating the first Scottish Bitcoin Meetup coins as souvenirs for those that turn up on the night so everyone can experience digital assets for themselves.

As ever, free and open to all. We'll finish up with the usual drinks at the bar in Summerhall for those that want to chat for a while longer.

Creating Digital Assets On The Blockchain: Eliran Zach (Colu)

There's no doubt that whilst Bitcoin has caught most of the attention and spotlight to date, there's a major shift of focus to Blockchain technology these days that involves using the power of that technology for new use-cases other than currency.

In this talk, Eliran Zach (Back-end & Devops Engineer, Colu) will be reviewing the next generation of Bitcoin developments and explaining Colored Coins. He'll also explore the main benefits and some use cases of issuing digital assets on top of the blockchain, before taking a look at some different applications already using that technology.

To demonstrate the technology, we'll be creating the first Scottish Bitcoin Meetup coins as souvenirs for those that turn up on the night so everyone can experience digital assets for themselves.

As ever, free and open to all.

http://www.meetup.com/Scottish-Bitcoin-Meetup/events/225553967/

Wed 7th Oct 2015 6:15pm (Europe/London)

Wed 7th Oct 2015 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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Product Forge 4

50 people spending 3 days and 3 nights side by side developing new business ideas, overcoming challenges and bonding - sounds good?

Product Forge is back for the 4th time to bring together student designers, developers and marketers as well as graduates, freelancers and entrepreneurs for an unforgettable adventure at TechCube between October 23rd and 26th.

Participants form small cross-functional teams to work on a digital product prototype such as a web or mobile app over a weekend. Everyone receives mentoring, meals and 24 hour access to the venue and the top ranking team wins prizes to help them develop their concept further.

Book your ticket and use this opportunity to develop your career, gain new skills, network with industry professionals, meet potential employers or even kick-start your own company!

https://ti.to/productforge/product-forge-4

Fri 23rd Oct 2015 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Mon 26th Oct 2015 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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IOT//EDINBURGH (Internet of Things Meetup)

"Intelligent Transport" - save the date!

http://www.iotedinburgh.com

Mon 28th Sep 2015 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Mon 28th Sep 2015 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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CANCELLED: Open Data Maker Night @ TechCube

Sorry folks, we're still working on getting an alternative venue.

Open Data Maker Night will an informal event focused on “making” with open data – whether that’s creating visualisations, foraging for new data or telling stories. It won’t be a general meetup – if you come, expect to get pulled into actually building something. You don't have to be a programmer, just willing to contribute ideas and insights.

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CANCELLED: Open Data Maker Night @ TechCube

We've cancelled this one due to the Festival and other events....

Open Data Maker Nights are informal events focused on “making” with open data – whether that’s creating visualisations, foraging for new data or telling stories. It won’t be a general meetup – if you come, expect to get pulled into actually building something. You don't have to be a programmer, just willing to contribute ideas and insights.

http://www.meetup.com/Product-Forge/events/190943472/

Mon 21st Jul 2014 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Mon 21st Jul 2014 8:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 10th Jul 2014 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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Go Crowdfund Britain Masterclass

Go Crowdfund Britain is coming to your city. Indiegogo is heading on a nationwide tour to get Britain funding and we can't wait to meet you!
Whether you've already run an Indiegogo campaign, are thinking of running a future campaign, or are just interested in meeting us and learning more about how to crowdfund successfully, this is a great chance to connect with fellow innovators, creatives and makers in the your community and learn how to make your dreams a reality through crowdfunding.
Sign up to our free Indiegogo city session which will give you the tips and tricks to run your campaign successfully. You will hear from Indiegogo and inspiring entrepreneurs, creatives and makers who have ran amazing Indiegogo campaigns.
6pm-9pm in each city!
About Go Crowdfund Britain
Indiegogo, the first and largest global crowdfunding platform is heading out on a “Go Crowdfund Britain” tour to ignite Britain's ambition and get the whole country funding in 2014. The first of its kind, “Go Crowdfund Britain” is a million pound mission to get Britain’s best ideas, coolest inventions, brightest young businesses and the most creative music and arts projects crowdfunded on Indiegogo before the end of 2014.
“Go Crowdfund Britain” begins on 23rd June with a nationwide crowdfunding tour which will visit 10 UK cities over three weeks, to gather individuals, groups and companies with big ambitions and show them how to crowdfund successfully on Indiegogo. Starting off in Manchester, the tour will visit Birmingham, Swansea, Bristol, Norwich, Nottingham, Sheffield, Leeds, Newcastle and finishing in Edinburgh on 10th July. Indiegogo will be joined by amazing success stories, experts and partners who will provide advice, guidance and perks to those Britons who begin their campaigns in 2014.
For more information, to get involved and get on Indiegogo today, check out the website: GoCrowdfundBritain.Indiegogo.com and follow us on Twitter @indiegogouk

Indiegogo. Together do anything.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/go-crowdfund-britain-masterclass-tickets-11978583265?ref=estw

Thu 10th Jul 2014 6:00pm (Europe/London)

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Improve your photography skills without the need for expensive equipment

This 3 hour workshop is a step-by-step guide to improving images in a business context. In addition to looking at different styles of commercial photography you will also practice tricks and tips to take better pictures, on whatever is to hand, be it an iPad, phone or SLR. The workshop includes information on free editing software, copyright and real world case studies. Its goal is to give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to improve your photography skills.

Minimise your costs, while achieving high results in terms of your marketing materials

Think back to an eye-catching advertisement, publication, or flyer you saw recently. Do you remember why you liked it? Perhaps it was something specific like the use of a cool graphic or font. Or, more likely, the way the layout and the words worked together to create an eye-appealing, memorable message.

A lot of thought, money, and skill probably went into that design. But you don't have to be a design guru to achieve expert results! Attending this course you will learn how to use template based designs to created beautiful marketing materials at almost zero cost.

Learn about the best ways to reach out to your target markets via social media

Content (blogging, videos, text, photos) is an absolute marketing weapon for entrepreneurs when done correctly. The cost to create, publish and promote is low with the benefits being huge. The opportunity and tools are there.

As a result of attending this course, delegates will learn what is the best way to reach their target market with the help of both Facebook advertising and content writing.

Improve your photography skills without the need for expensive equipment

This 3 hour workshop is a step-by-step guide to improving images in a business context. In addition to looking at different styles of commercial photography you will also practice tricks and tips to take better pictures, on whatever is to hand, be it an iPad, phone or SLR. The workshop includes information on free editing software, copyright and real world case studies. Its goal is to give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to improve your photography skills.

Generating and sharing content to grow your social media communities.

If you are you running out of content ideas or looking for great articles to share with your followers and fans, this course will show you where to find all of these. Sharing content triggers faster growth of your social media communities.

As a result of attending this course, delegates should have a clear understanding of options available to find the content suitable for their social media updates. They will also learn how to save time by scheduling their posts. This has a double positive effect on the number of followers and the on-line visibility.

Strengthen your marketing presence and customer relations

Newsletters have the potential to strengthen the trust and relationship between your company and your prospects. They also have the ability to establish your company’s image as an expert in a particular field.

On this course I will be demonstrating how to get started with your email campaigns, how to design, create and send a newsletter that will bring you results. As an example I will use MailChimp, a freemium newsletter tool.

How to write a successful newsletter

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Photography for social media and business

Improve your photography skills without the need for expensive equipment

https://trainingedinburgh.com/training-deals/6LSxw8aUmscKsG2IgyE8OE

Thu 31st Jul 2014 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 31st Jul 2014 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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Create eye-catching marketing materials without being a designer

Minimise your costs, while achieving high results in terms of your marketing materials

https://trainingedinburgh.com/training-deals/5D3ldLe8oMW2c6Kogk6S4S

Thu 24th Jul 2014 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 24th Jul 2014 7:30pm (Europe/London)

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How to build your online community

Learn about the best ways to reach out to your target markets via social media

https://trainingedinburgh.com/training-deals/10U5r2oZxcWgcQoA2kOOMw

Thu 17th Jul 2014 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 17th Jul 2014 7:30pm (Europe/London)

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Tue 15th Jul 2014 9:30am (Europe/London)

Tue 15th Jul 2014 12:30pm (Europe/London)

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Photography for social media and business

Improve your photography skills without the need for expensive equipment

https://trainingedinburgh.com/training-deals/2L5WCRzcGAKiGUWAuCSUwS

Tue 15th Jul 2014 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Tue 15th Jul 2014 7:30pm (Europe/London)

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Finding your social media muse

Generating and sharing content to grow your social media communities.

https://trainingedinburgh.com/training-deals/4DhYlVEfqosEwqCgACuAGy

Thu 10th Jul 2014 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 10th Jul 2014 7:30pm (Europe/London)

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Finding your social media muse

Generating and sharing content to grow your social media communities.

https://trainingedinburgh.com/training-deals/4DhYlVEfqosEwqCgACuAGy

Thu 10th Jul 2014 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 10th Jul 2014 7:30pm (Europe/London)

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How to write a successful newsletter - Training Course

Strengthen your marketing presence and customer relations

https://trainingedinburgh.com/training-deals/4uCIDWRTMIWccMUsu6WKa2

Thu 3rd Jul 2014 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 3rd Jul 2014 7:30pm (Europe/London)

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Open Data Maker Nights are informal events focused on “making” with open data – whether that’s creating visualisations, foraging for new data or telling stories. It won’t be a general meetup – if you come, expect to get pulled into actually building something. You don't have to be a programmer, just willing to contribute ideas and insights.

Open Data Maker Nights are informal events focused on “making” with open data – whether that’s creating visualisations, foraging for new data or telling stories. It won’t be a general meetup – if you come, expect to get pulled into actually building something. You don't have to be a programmer, just willing to contribute ideas and insights.

This will be our second instalment of Open Data Maker Night! It will an informal event focused on “making” with open data – whether that’s creating visualisations, foraging for new data or telling stories. It won’t be a general meetup – if you come, expect to get pulled into actually building something. You don't have to be a programmer, just willing to contribute ideas and insights.

http://attending.io/events/open-data-maker-night-techcube-2

Following on from the successful Crossover Edinburgh Product Forge weekend in June, do you have an idea for a project, startup or hack? Would you like some feedback? Or are you looking for inspiration? Come along and listen to designers, developers and entrepreneurs pitch their ideas, or pitch your own, brainstorm and look for some partners in crime!

Product Forge Evening Meetup