Open Tech Calendar

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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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/

Sheffield Digital Meetup for Individual & Freelancer Members

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

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

Tue 15th Oct 2024 5:30pm (Europe/London)

Tue 15th Oct 2024 7:00pm (Europe/London)

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Front End Sheffield: September 2024 - New venue!

NEW VENUE ALERT!: We're saying goodbye to SHU and hello to Showroom Cafe and Bar: We'll be in the room behind the bar at the cinema: 15 Paternoster Row, Sheffield City Centre, Sheffield S1 2BX

This month: Dr. Andy Carter

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

 

This month we'll be welcoming:

Dr. Andy Carter - Why we need to care about accessibility (key motivators for an accessible Web)

Accessibility is more than just a ‘nice to have’; it's a fundamental necessity for an inclusive digital world. Yet, making the case for accessible websites and apps can often be challenging. In this talk, we’ll explore why accessibility is crucial and dive into key motivators that can drive meaningful change. These insights will empower you to advocate effectively for a more inclusive and accessible Web.

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Post-meetup social
After the talks we strongly encourage people to hang around and enjoy the range of alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks, food and snacks available at the Showroom Cafe and Bar. See https://www.showroomworkstation.org.uk/food-drink/menu for more details.


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
7:40pm – Open mic
7:45pm – Social

https://meetu.ps/e/NpPf1/XWlVL/i

https://meetu.ps/e/NpPf1/XWlVL/i

Thu 26th Sep 2024 6:15pm (Europe/London)

Thu 26th Sep 2024 8:15pm (Europe/London)

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https://github.com/amyvbenson/FrontEndSheffCoC

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-startup-meetup-tickets-685588482607

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-startup-meetup-tickets-685588482607

Thu 27th Jun 2024 8:00pm (Europe/London)

Join our meetup for individual members of Sheffield Digital at the Showroom Cafe Bar, arriving at any time from 5pm and staying for as little or as long as you like. Please bring along a friend or your partner if you’d like to.

It will be a great opportunity to meet other members of Sheffield Digital in a relaxed and informal setting. I will be there to warmly welcome you, alongside Emma Marshall who is also an individual member. To find us, please look for the Sheffield Digital logo reservation on our table.

There is no ticket required, you can just turn up. The venue has a wide range of drinks and snacks available to buy at the bar.

Join membership here: https://sheffield.digital/membership/individual-membership/

Sheffield Digital Meetup for Individual Members

Join our meetup for individual members of Sheffield Digital at the Showroom Cafe Bar, arriving at any time from 5pm and staying for as little or as long as you like. Please bring along a friend or your partner if you’d like to.

It will be a great opportunity to meet other members of Sheffield Digital in a relaxed and informal setting. I will be there to warmly welcome you, alongside Emma Marshall who is also an individual member. To find us, please look for the Sheffield Digital logo reservation on our table.

There is no ticket required, you can just turn up. The venue has a wide range of drinks and snacks available to buy at the bar.

Tue 12th Mar 2024 5:00pm (Europe/London)

Tue 12th Mar 2024 7:00pm (Europe/London)

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Sheffield Startup Meetup

Sheffield StartUp is a lively evening get-together that pulls in the region's top talents from the startup scene. Set in Showroom Café Bar in Sheffield city centre, this event is all about sparking real connections, having insightful chats, and opening doors for teamwork among cool entrepreneurs, potential investors, and folks from different industry corners. With a fun and diverse crowd, the buzz here fuels fresh ideas and sets the stage for future collaborations that could kick off the next big wave of innovation.

Thu 27th Jun 2024 5:45pm (Europe/London)

Thu 27th Jun 2024 7:30pm (Europe/London)

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Sheffield Startup Meetup

Sheffield StartUp is a lively evening get-together that pulls in the region's top talents from the startup scene. Set in Showroom Café Bar in Sheffield city centre, this event is all about sparking real connections, having insightful chats, and opening doors for teamwork among cool entrepreneurs, potential investors, and folks from different industry corners. With a fun and diverse crowd, the buzz here fuels fresh ideas and sets the stage for future collaborations that could kick off the next big wave of innovation.

Thu 30th May 2024 5:45pm (Europe/London)

Thu 30th May 2024 7:30pm (Europe/London)

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Sheffield Startup Meetup

Sheffield StartUp is a lively evening get-together that pulls in the region's top talents from the startup scene. Set in Showroom Café Bar in Sheffield city centre, this event is all about sparking real connections, having insightful chats, and opening doors for teamwork among cool entrepreneurs, potential investors, and folks from different industry corners. With a fun and diverse crowd, the buzz here fuels fresh ideas and sets the stage for future collaborations that could kick off the next big wave of innovation.

Thu 28th Mar 2024 5:45pm (Europe/London)

Thu 28th Mar 2024 7:30pm (Europe/London)

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Sheffield Startup Meetup

Sheffield StartUp is a lively evening get-together that pulls in the region's top talents from the startup scene. Set in Showroom Café Bar in Sheffield city centre, this event is all about sparking real connections, having insightful chats, and opening doors for teamwork among cool entrepreneurs, potential investors, and folks from different industry corners. With a fun and diverse crowd, the buzz here fuels fresh ideas and sets the stage for future collaborations that could kick off the next big wave of innovation.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-startup-meetup-tickets-685588482607?aff=oddtdtcreator

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-startup-meetup-tickets-685588482607?aff=oddtdtcreator

Thu 29th Feb 2024 5:45pm (Europe/London)

Thu 29th Feb 2024 7:30pm (Europe/London)

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Sheffield Digital meetup for individual members

Informal meetup for individual members of Sheffield Digital at the Showroom Cafe Bar, arriving at any time from 9am and staying for as little or as long as you like. We have a small table booked from 9am-10:30am. Please bring along a friend or your partner if you'd like to. Look for the Sheffield Digital logo on our reserved table when you arrive.

It will be a great opportunity to meet other members of Sheffield Digital in a relaxed and informal setting. Sarah Lister will be there to warmly welcome you. It will also provide a chance to find out more about our mentoring scheme available to individual members, if you're interested in that.

There is no ticket required, you can just turn up. The venue has a wide range of drinks and breakfast/snacks available to buy.

You can find out about individual membership on the Sheffield Digital website: https://sheffield.digital/membership/individual-membership/

Wed 22nd Mar 2023 9:00am (Europe/London)

Wed 22nd Mar 2023 10:30am (Europe/London)

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Informal meetup for individual members of Sheffield Digital at the Showroom Cafe Bar, arriving at any time from 5pm and staying for as little or as long as you like. Please bring along a friend or your partner if you’d like to. Look for the Sheffield Digital logo on our reserved table when you arrive.

It will be a great opportunity to meet other members of Sheffield Digital in a relaxed and informal setting. Sarah Lister will be there to warmly welcome you, alongside Emma Marshall who is also an individual member. It will also provide a chance to find out more about our mentoring scheme available to individual members, if you're interested in that.

There is no ticket required, you can just turn up. The venue has a wide range of drinks and breakfast/snacks available to buy.

You can find out about individual membership on the Sheffield Digital website: https://sheffield.digital/membership/individual-membership/

Informal meetup for individual members of Sheffield Digital at the Showroom Cafe Bar, arriving at any time from 5pm and staying for as little or as long as you like. Please bring along a friend or your partner if you’d like to.

It will be a great opportunity to meet other members of Sheffield Digital in a relaxed and informal setting. Sarah Lister will be there to warmly welcome you, alongside Emma Marshall who is also an individual member. It will also provide a chance to find out more about our mentoring scheme available to individual members, if you're interested in that.

There is no ticket required, you can just turn up. The venue has a wide range of drinks and breakfast/snacks available to buy.

You can find out about individual membership on the Sheffield Digital website: https://sheffield.digital/membership/individual-membership/

Meet up with individual members of Sheffield Digital

Informal meetup for individual members of Sheffield Digital at the Showroom Cafe Bar, arriving at any time from 5pm and staying for as little or as long as you like. Please bring along a friend or your partner if you’d like to.

It will be a great opportunity to meet other members of Sheffield Digital in a relaxed and informal setting. Sarah Lister will be there to warmly welcome you, alongside Emma Marshall who is also an individual member. It will also provide a chance to find out more about our mentoring scheme available to individual members, if you're interested in that.

There is no ticket required, you can just turn up. The venue has a wide range of drinks and breakfast/snacks available to buy.

Tue 7th Feb 2023 5:00pm (Europe/London)

Tue 7th Feb 2023 7:00pm (Europe/London)

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Meet up with individual members of Sheffield Digital

Join our meetup for individual members of Sheffield Digital at the Showroom Cafe Bar, arriving at any time from 5pm and staying for as little or as long as you like. Please bring along a friend or your partner if you'd like to.

It will be a great opportunity to meet other individual members of Sheffield Digital in a relaxed and informal setting. Two people from our freelancer team will be there to warmly welcome you - Sarah Lister and Emma Marshall.

To find us on the evening, please look for the Sheffield Digital logo printout on our table.

There is no ticket required, you can just turn up. The venue has a wide range of drinks and snacks available to buy at the bar.

Wed 7th Dec 2022 5:00pm (Europe/London)

Wed 7th Dec 2022 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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Meet up with individual members of Sheffield Digital

Join our meetup for individual members of Sheffield Digital at the Showroom Cafe Bar on 26th October, arriving at any time from 5pm and staying for as little or as long as you like. Please bring along a friend or your partner if you’d like to.

It will be a great opportunity to meet other individual members of Sheffield Digital in a relaxed and informal setting. Two people from our freelancer team will be there to warmly welcome you - Sarah Lister and Emma Marshall.

To find us on the evening, please look for the Sheffield Digital logo printout on our table or join the #-membership channel on slack so that we can send you details about where our table is. Join our slack community here: https://sheffield.digital/slack/

There is no ticket required, you can just turn up. The venue has a wide range of drinks and snacks available to buy at the bar.

Wed 26th Oct 2022 5:00pm (Europe/London)

Wed 26th Oct 2022 7:00pm (Europe/London)

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Web Security and Vulnerabilities

Investigating the top 10 most common web application vulnerabilities and how to fix them. An interactive event pitting teams against each other, so bring your laptop!

http://www.sheffieldphp.co.uk

http://www.sheffieldphp.co.uk

Thu 17th May 2018 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 17th May 2018 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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Audio Synthesis in F# with John Stovin

John Stovin presents "Audio Synthesis in F#"

Specifically, John will share with you how reactive event handling and lazy sequences can be used together to create a simple software-based audio synthesizer.

No knowledge of signal processing theory is required. John will start with a simple, non-technical and non-mathematical explanation of the basic concepts of digital signal processing. John will then build on that explanation to show how to design a basic signal flow and processing elements using pure functional elements, and how to make this signal flow interact with external devices in real time.

F# topics covered will include: Seq & List; Event Handling; Sequence comprehension; Higher-order functions, particularly unfold.

If you would like to follow along with code during the talk, you will need a Windows laptop (John's code currently only supports Windows audio) with an audio card, F# and an editor.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/audio-synthesis-in-f-with-john-stovin-tickets-44304964341

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/audio-synthesis-in-f-with-john-stovin-tickets-44304964341

Tue 8th May 2018 7:00pm (Europe/London)

Tue 8th May 2018 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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Neural Networks with Keras

April's SheffieldML brings us up to speed with hot topics in machine learning today.

Andy Mayer (Twitter @andymayer) will be presenting a lightning talk on Conversational Interfaces with IBM Watson.

Then Mat Hall (Twitter @mathew_hall) will be running a workshop using Keras, the Python Deep Learning library. He says:

In this workshop, we'll get to grips with using Keras for image recognition. We'll go over how neural networks can learn how to extract features from inputs without needing careful feature engineering. The workshop will be centred around a practical exercise to quickly get prediction results by re-using a network trained by someone else (in our case VGG16), we'll then see how we can re-purpose a pre-trained network for a different classification task by slicing the network. Finally, if there's time, we'll see how we can abuse the network to optimise an image instead of classify it (making our own Deep Dream images).

The workshop will be run on a Jupyter notebook, available at the repository here: https://github.com/mathew-hall/ShefMLKeras . To participate, you'll need to set up an environment (there's a script in the resources to run) or use the cloud notebook provided.

Problem of the Month

https://www.kaggle.com/c/digit-recognizer , a challenge to recognise handwritten digits. Have a go, share your successes and problems in a meetup discussion or our slack channel.

What to bring?

Wifi is available at the venue. You'll need a laptop to try out the hands-on session and we recommending downloading any resources you're going to need beforehand. We'll make sure an HDMI-ready projector or big TV is available for speakers.

Refreshments?

The Showroom Cafe Bar can provide water for free, or the usual kind of food and drink if you want to pay for it.

Code of Conduct?

We follow the code of conduct described at http://berlincodeofconduct.org/

Call for Speakers

Have you done anything involving machine learning or a related field lately? Whether you're a beginner or an expert, we'd love to hear about it. Anything from a ten-minute lightning talk to a two hour workshop, it's up to you - slides optional! Speak to Elliot or Paul at the meetup, in the Slack channel, on meetup or DM @shef_ml on Twitter to find out more.

Freebies?

We're an O'Reilly Partner, and as a member you can get a free 30 day trial with Safari Books Online at https://www.safaribooksonline.com/getsafari/?code=PCSMLM. They also give us a 20% discount for the Strata Conference https://conferences.oreilly.com/strata/strata-eu with code PCSMLM20.

https://www.meetup.com/sheffieldml/events/248970194/

https://www.meetup.com/sheffieldml/events/248970194/

Tue 17th Apr 2018 7:00pm (Europe/London)

Tue 17th Apr 2018 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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Sheffield PHP - March 2018

Join us on the 15th March for our next event at The Showroom Cafe. We'll be hosting three talks;


“I’m British So I Know How To Queue”
The talk will cover most chapters of the book, topics such as what are queues useful for, configuring queues, handling errors with dead letter queues and more. The book on offer at the moment in the current 5 for $30 bundle from NomadPHP.


“The Chimp Paradox : How to keep it cool”
This quick talk is based on the mind management book called The Chimp Paradox written by Dr. Steve Peters. It lays out simple models and strategies that we could use to

- Recognise how your mind is working - Understand and manage your emotions and thoughts - Manage yourself and become the person (or PHP Developer) you would like to be

“Nuclear powered software security”
It seems to be almost a weekly occurrence that another company makes the news headlines for being hacked and in the process disclosing sensitive user data and company secrets. These security meltdowns can cause catastrophic effects to the company in lost user trust and huge costs putting things right.

A nuclear power plant is considered one of the most dangerous things mankind has built, yet they very rarely go wrong. The systems engineering that goes into making nuclear power plants safe is a fascinating topic to study but on the surface it seems entirely irrelevant to PHP developers.

In this talk I'm going to show you how this level of safety is achieved, what happens when it goes wrong and then see what lessons we, as PHP developers, can learn from it to help us secure our applications from meltdown.

https://www.sheffieldphp.co.uk/

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-php-round-4-tickets-42497741890

Thu 15th Mar 2018 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 15th Mar 2018 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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We're starting with a lightning talk by previous attendee Alex Kelly, "Industry 4.0 and Machine Learning".

The hands-on session is on "feature selection". When we use a machine learning algorithm, we have to decide how it's going to use our data. We may need to clean up the data, and we will need to choose which features to use - sometimes, leaving stuff out leads to better results.

Paul Brabban will explain the idea and walk through a simple example using an Azure Notebook, visualising a simple data set and showing some basic techniques for feature selection. The walkthrough will be in Python, but you're welcome to use whatever language you prefer.

Attendees are then be invited to have a go themselves, with any data set they like - the session will end with an invite to show-and-tell what you discovered so that we can all learn!

This is a beginner-friendly session - no prior knowledge of statistics or ML will be required.

Problem of the Month?

A month is too long to go between Machine Learning meetups! We're going to select a "Problem of the Month" that we can use to keep our learning and practice up between the meetups. Members are invited to suggest a problem!

What to bring?

You'll need a laptop to try out the hands-on session. You can either use software installed on your own computer, or you can sign up for an online notebook supporting common languages with Microsoft Azure (https://notebooks.azure.com/), Kaggle (https://www.kaggle.com/kernels). We'll try and help if you're struggling with setup.

Refreshments?

The Showroom Cafe Bar can provide water for free, or the usual kind of food and drink if you want to pay for it.

Code of Conduct?

We follow the code of conduct described at http://berlincodeofconduct.org/

Freebies?

We're an O'Reilly Partner, and as a member you can get a free 30 day trial with Safari Books Online at https://www.safaribooksonline.com/getsafari/?code=PCSMLM. They also give us a 20% discount for the Strata Conference https://conferences.oreilly.com/strata/strata-eu with code PCSMLM20.

Intro to Feature Selection

We might be starting with a short lightning talk, details TBC.

The hands-on session is on "feature selection". When we use a machine learning algorithm, we have to decide how it's going to use our data. We may need to clean up the data, and we will need to choose which features to use - sometimes, leaving stuff out leads to better results.

Paul Brabban will explain the idea and walk through a simple example using an Azure Notebook, visualising a simple data set and showing some basic techniques for feature selection. The walkthrough will be in Python, but you're welcome to use whatever language you prefer.

Attendees are then be invited to have a go themselves, with any data set they like - the session will end with an invite to show-and-tell what you discovered so that we can all learn!

This is a beginner-friendly session - no prior knowledge of statistics or ML will be required.

Problem of the Month?

A month is too long to go between Machine Learning meetups! We're going to select a "Problem of the Month" that we can use to keep our learning and practice up between the meetups. Members are invited to suggest a problem!

What to bring?

You'll need a laptop to try out the hands-on session. You can either use software installed on your own computer, or you can sign up for an online notebook supporting common languages with Microsoft Azure (https://notebooks.azure.com/), Kaggle (https://www.kaggle.com/kernels). We'll try and help if you're struggling with setup.

Refreshments?

The Showroom Cafe Bar can provide water for free, or the usual kind of food and drink if you want to pay for it.

Code of Conduct?

We follow the code of conduct described at http://berlincodeofconduct.org/

Freebies?

We're an O'Reilly Partner, and as a member you can get a free 30 day trial with Safari Books Online at https://www.safaribooksonline.com/getsafari/?code=PCSMLM. They also give us a 20% discount for the Strata Conference https://conferences.oreilly.com/strata/strata-eu with code PCSMLM20.

https://www.meetup.com/sheffieldml/events/248128295/

https://www.meetup.com/sheffieldml/events/248128295/

Tue 20th Mar 2018 7:00pm (Europe/London)

Tue 20th Mar 2018 9:00pm (Europe/London)

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Lightning Talks Round 2

Our event is free to all but we ask that you sign up online so we have an idea of numbers for the venue. We love to hear your feedback and suggestions for future events either on Twitter or through the #SheffieldPHP channel on the Sheffield Digital Slack account.

For more information visit our website https://www.sheffieldphp.co.uk

https://www.sheffieldphp.co.uk/

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sheffield-php-lightning-talks-round-2-tickets-41698101143

Thu 18th Jan 2018 6:00pm (Europe/London)

Thu 18th Jan 2018 8:30pm (Europe/London)

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Sheffield PHP - Lightning Talks

Join us on the 16th November for our next event in our new venue; The Showroom Cafe. We'll be hosting a series of lightning talks offering insights into Composer, Spryker, and Server debugging! We're also giving away a free PHP Storm licence to one of our attendees who live tweets from our event!

Our first talk of the evening will be by Carl, his talk will be on quick and dirty tips for debugging PHP hosting environments.

Ben's talk will teach us more about Spryker with insights into it's architecture, code structure, and patterns.

Sam will conclude our talks with a quick overview of composer and why there is no excuse not to use it, before diving into some of it's more powerful features!

https://www.sheffieldphp.co.uk/

https://www.sheffieldphp.co.uk/

Thu 16th Nov 2017 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Thu 16th Nov 2017 8:00pm (Europe/London)

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(def shef 34) More Machine Learning: Neural Networks

In (def shef 34) we explored the k-nearest-neighbour classifier. This time, we're looking at a more well-known approach - neural networks.

This is a bigger, more maths-y topic and it'll be a less structured exploration. We'll be officially exploring the theory and implementation by working through Andrej Kaparthy's "Hacker's guide to Neural Networks" in languages of our choice, but you're also free to come along and take your own path!

Thanks to Sky Betting and Gaming for sponsoring this event!

https://defshef.github.io/#ep34

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/def-shef-34-more-machine-learning-neural-networks-tickets-33172491816

Tue 11th Apr 2017 6:30pm (Europe/London)

Tue 11th Apr 2017 9:30pm (Europe/London)

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