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SUMMARY:OpenUK Digital Meetup #2 What the Fork do we do now?
DESCRIPTION:SAVE THE DATE Join us on Wednesday 10th July for the Second OpenUK Digital Meetup\, our online-only event for OpenUK community members. This will be a lunchtime webinar. The event will not be recorded. \nAgenda:\n1200 Start\nJames Humphries\, OpenTofu\nDawn Foster\, CHAOSS\n1300 End \nBy registering the attendee confirms their acceptance of OpenUK’s privacy policy [https://openuk.uk/privacy-policy/] \nBy attending this or any OpenUK event\, you are adhering to our Code of Respect and OpenUK’s Competition Policy. Please read ahead. If you would like to hear more about OpenUK’s other events\, you can join our Newsletter.
URL:https://openuk.uk/event-calendar/openuk-digital-meet-up-2-what-the-fork-do-we-do-now/
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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SUMMARY:OpenUK London Meetup #16: Cloud Native
DESCRIPTION:Mark your calendars for Tuesday 9th July for our 16th OpenUK London community meetup we will be celebrating ten years of Kubernetes by talking to some of the UK’s cloud native maintainers! Let’s answer what’s a cloud native mindset and how can you apply that to an open source community? What are some of the challenges? \nSAVE THE DATE! \n6:30 pm: Arrive\, grab a bev\, a slice and a chat. Scope out our swag table (bring pieces to contribute or trade!)\n7:00 pm: Panel including Syntasso’s Paula Kennedy\, Otterize’s Nicolas Vermandé\, Isovalent at Cisco’s Carla Gaggini and Akamai’s Alex Chircop! We will be discussing how cloud native can enable delivering safe and high quality software and value to customers without slowing down – and how does open source software and community drive this?\n7:40 pm: TBA but it’ll include a breakout that gets people talking to each other!\n8:15-8:30 pm: Cleanup and see-ya-next-time.\nThis will be our last meetup until September so not to be missed! \nPlease remember to bring your I.D. if you are attending in person\, as it is required to access the venue. Note the venue does not permit e-scooters or bicycles within the building. \nThank you to our sponsors Avanade for providing this great space and yummy pizza!\nBy attending this or any OpenUK event\, you are adhering to our Code of Respect and OpenUK’s Competition Policy. Please read ahead. \nIf you would like to hear more about OpenUK’s other events\, you can join our Newsletter. After attending\, look out for an email with an invite to our burgeoning Slack community as a way to keep in touch and support each other between activities.
URL:https://openuk.uk/event-calendar/openuk-london-16-cloud-native/
LOCATION:Avanade\, 30 Fenchurch St\, London\, City of London\, EC3M 3BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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SUMMARY:OpenUK London Meetup #15: Sustainability and Open Source
DESCRIPTION:Join us Tuesday 18th June for our 15th OpenUK London community meet-up we will be collaborating over greener open source and sustainability! \nSign up now!\n6:30 pm: Arrive\, grab a bev\, a slice and a chat. Scope out our swag table (bring pieces to contribute or trade!)\nBook signings of Building Green Software – buy your own copy ahead or be one of 30 to win a free copy!\n7:00 pm: Greener Open Source Panel (Livestreaming for this part only) with Anne Currie\, Ruby Dickinson\, and Charles Humble\, moderated by Jennifer Riggins.\n7:45 pm: Breakout session including how to evaluate\, measure and reduce the impact of your open source contributions.\n8:15-8:30 pm: Cleanup and see-ya-next-time. \nPlease remember to bring your I.D. if you are attending in person\, as it is required to access the venue. Note the venue does not permit e-scooters or bicycles within the building. \nThank you to our sponsors Avanade for providing this great space and yummy pizza\, and for sponsoring the books!\nBy attending this or any OpenUK event\, you are adhering to our Code of Respect and OpenUK’s Competition Policy. Please read ahead. \nIf you would like to hear more about OpenUK’s other events\, you can join our Newsletter. After attending\, look out for an email with an invite to our burgeoning Slack community as a way to keep in touch and support each other between activities.
URL:https://openuk.uk/event-calendar/openuk-london-15-sustainability/
LOCATION:Avanade\, 30 Fenchurch St\, London\, City of London\, EC3M 3BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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SUMMARY:OpenUK Digital Meetup #1: Maintainers\, Maintainers\, Maintainers!
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Wednesday 22nd May for the FIRST OpenUK Online Meetup\, our online-only event for OpenUK community members. \nThis will be a lunch-time webinar\, where you’ll get to hear from maintainers about their highs and lows about working in the open\, which ties into May being GitHub’s Maintainer Month. The event will not be recorded. \nOur speakers to be announced in the next couple of weeks. \nAgenda:\n1200 Start\n1205 Let’s hear from maintainers about the joys and not-so-joyous parts of maintaining\n1245 Questions\n1300 End \nTo make it easier to chat as a group of remote folks\, we’ll use the #online-meetup-chatter channel on the OpenUK Slack for live event discussion. \nBy registering the attendee confirms their acceptance of OpenUK’s privacy policy [https://openuk.uk/privacy-policy/]\nBy attending this or any OpenUK event\, you are adhering to our Code of Respect and OpenUK’s Competition Policy. Please read ahead.If you would like to hear more about OpenUK’s other events\, you can join our Newsletter.
URL:https://openuk.uk/event-calendar/openuk-online-1-maintainers-maintainers-maintainers/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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SUMMARY:OpenUK London Meetup #14: Cybersecurity
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday 21st May for our 14th OpenUK London community meetup\, where we will be talking about all things Cybersecurity. And bring swag to swap! \nPlease update your RSVP to online if you can no longer join us in-person.\n6:30 pm: Arrive\, grab a bev\, a slice and a chat. Scope out our swag table (bring pieces to contribute or trade!)\n7:00 pm: Common Cloud Controls Project Demo which aims to develop a unified set of cybersecurity\, resiliency\, and compliance controls for common services across the major cloud service providers (CSPs). Demo by Adrian Hammond followed by QnA. (Livestream/Recording starts now.)\n7:15 pm: State of Open Source Security Panel with Dominique Top\, Sal Kimmich\, Spyros Gasteratos\, Francesco Cipollone. (Livestream/Recording ends after panel.)\n7:50 pm: TBA interactive breakout workshop\n8:30-8:45 pm: Cleanup and see-ya-next-time. \nPlease remember to bring your I.D. if you are attending in person\, as it is required to access the venue. Note the venue does not permit e-scooters or bicycles within the building. \nThank you to our sponsors Avanade for providing this great space and yummy pizza!\nBy attending this or any OpenUK event\, you are adhering to our Code of Respect and OpenUK’s Competition Policy. Please read ahead. \nIf you would like to hear more about OpenUK’s other events\, you can join our Newsletter. After attending\, look out for an email with an invite to our burgeoning Slack community as a way to keep in touch and support each other between activities.
URL:https://openuk.uk/event-calendar/openuk-london-14-cybersecurity/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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SUMMARY:OpenUK London Meetup #13: Jobs in Open Source (LONDON)
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday 23 April for our 13th OpenUK London community meetup! We’re helping each other find work and our next colleagues! Open source does not have to be unpaid work! \n6:30 pm: Arrive\, grab a bev\, a slice and a chat. Scope out our swag table (bring pieces to contribute or trade!)\nCheck out and add to our Giant Job Board! Please print any awesome roles you know that are available in the UK or remote on an A4 and bring it. Bonus if you include a QR code! Recruiters and hiring managers are welcome – we’ve a great community you should hire from! \n7:00 pm: Panel discussion on the different kinds of paid work opportunities with open source and how people can turn volunteer contributions into their next paid gigs. How do you contribute relevant OSS work that will help you get your next job? Bring questions! This will not be recorded so it’s a safe space for everyone.\nPanelists include:\nIsabelle Fernandes\, recruiter\, Avanade\nRobert Hutchinson\, career coach\nAdam Sowter\, founder/recruiter\, Evantis Technology \n7:30 pm: Afsha is going to share the amazing work that the non-profit CodeYourFuture is doing and how you can get involved! \n7:40 pm: Speed Networking! Make sure your LinkedIn is up to date and ready to scan or whatever way you can make the most out of this community helping each other! \n8:20-8:30 pm: Cleanup and see-ya-next-time. \nCheck out the online resource Open Source Job Hub! \nDue to the sensitive nature of folks looking for work\, we will not be recording or livestreaming this event. Thanks for understanding. \nPlease remember to bring your I.D. if you are attending in person\, as it is required to access the venue. Note the venue does not permit e-scooters or bicycles within the building. \nThank you to our sponsors Avanade for providing this great space and yummy pizza!\nBy attending this or any OpenUK event\, you are adhering to our Code of Respect and OpenUK’s Competition Policy. Please read ahead. \nIf you would like to hear more about OpenUK’s other events\, you can join our Newsletter. After attending\, look out for an email with an invite to our burgeoning Slack community as a way to keep in touch and support each other between activities.
URL:https://openuk.uk/event-calendar/openuk-london-13-jobs-in-open-source-london/
LOCATION:Avanade\, 30 Fenchurch St\, London\, City of London\, EC3M 3BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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SUMMARY:OpenUK London Meetup #12: AI and Open Source (HYBRID)
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday 12 March for our 12th OpenUK London community meetup! Last year saw the rise of Generative AI. So many of those projects are based on open source software and open data. What have you been building? What open source tools have been helping you be more productive? \n6:30 pm: Arrive\, grab a bev\, a slice and a chat. Scope out our swag table (bring giveaways to contribute or trade!) \n7:00 pm: Warmup panel on Open Source AI Policy with Amanda Brock\, CEO of OpenUK \n7:30 pm: It’s demo time! (livestream begins) Show us what you’ve built or contributed to or just open source projects related to AI that you just love! We’d love to get people signed up ahead if you’d like to message Jen. So far\, we will have: \n\nRobert Castelo demoing some new AI features for Drupal\nBettina Moltrecht\, PhD\, demoing Harmony NLP for Mental Health Data\nSuyash Joshi demoing MagicalHand\nSomeone demoing AI features developed by the Green Software Foundation\n\nMore to come including…maybe YOU? \n8:15-8:30 pm: Cleanup and see-ya-next-time. \nPlease remember to bring your I.D. if you are attending in person\, as it is required to access the venue. Note the venue does not permit e-scooters or bicycles within the building. \nThank you to our sponsors Avanade for providing this great space!\nBy attending this or any OpenUK event\, you are adhering to our Code of Respect and OpenUK’s Competition Policy. Please read ahead. \nIf you would like to hear more about OpenUK’s other events\, you can join our Newsletter. After attending look out for an email with an invite to our burgeoning Slack community as a way to keep in touch and support each other between activities.
URL:https://openuk.uk/event-calendar/openuk-london-12-ai-and-open-source-hybrid/
LOCATION:Avanade\, 30 Fenchurch St\, London\, City of London\, EC3M 3BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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SUMMARY:OpenUK London Meetup #11: Open Source Community
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Tuesday 20th February for our 11th OpenUK London community meetup! Following up what will sure be a community-centric\, fun and informative State of Open Con earlier this month\, we think it only makes sense to focus on what makes open source unique – it’s community! \nJoin us to work together to discuss what makes an open source community\, how you can better participate in them\, and how you can help people grow within a sustainable open source community. \nSave the date now!\n6:30 pm: Arrive\, grab a bev\, a slice and a chat. Scope out our swag table (bring pieces to contribute or trade!)\n7:00 pm: Warmup (livestream begins). Community members Salman Shah and Abinash N Ramesh will kick off a conversation on open source community sustainability.\n7:30 pm: Breakout workshop Post-it time! Let’s talk community cultivation tactics following Mozilla’s Mountain of Engagement – Discovery\, First Contact\, Participation\, Sustained Participation\, Networked Participation\, Leadership – what is needed at each stage of engagement? Technical and non-technical contributions?\n8:15-8:30 pm: Cleanup and see-ya-next-time. \nPlease remember to bring your I.D. if you are attending in person\, as it is required to access the venue. Note the venue does not permit e-scooters or bicycles within the building. \nThank you to our sponsors Avanade for providing this great space!\nBy attending this or any OpenUK event\, you are adhering to our Code of Respect and OpenUK’s Competition Policy. Please read ahead. \nIf you would like to hear more about OpenUK’s other events\, you can join our Newsletter. After attending look out for an email with an invite to our burgeoning Slack community as a way to keep in touch and support each other between activities.
URL:https://openuk.uk/event-calendar/openuk-london-11-open-source-community/
LOCATION:Avanade\, 30 Fenchurch St\, London\, City of London\, EC3M 3BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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SUMMARY:OpenUK Scotland\, Glasgow Meetup
DESCRIPTION:The next OpenUK Scotland Meetup will be hosted at BBC\, Pacific Quay on Wednesday\, January 31st. The talk will be hosted in the viewing theatre on the ground floor. \nThis meetup has Allie\, a Libera.chat staffer giving us a deep dive into the inner workings of the network. \nLibera.chat is bustling hub of open-source collaboration. It’s not just an IRC network; it’s the vibrant beating heart of some of the largest open-source communities globally. In this discussion\, we explore the intricate infrastructure supporting this network and uncover the complexities involved in running a platform that serves these dynamic communities. \nWe will be having another speaker as well. To be announced!
URL:https://openuk.uk/event-calendar/openuk-scotland-glasgow-meetup/
LOCATION:BBC Scotland 40 Pacific Quay\, Glasgow\, 40 Pacific Quay\, Glasgow\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Meetups,OpenUK Events
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SUMMARY:OpenUK London #10: OKRs and Goal-Setting
DESCRIPTION:Details\n\n\nJoin OpenUK on Tuesday 16th January for our tenth OpenUK community meetup – and first of the new year! We will talk about goal setting for your open source communities and businesses\, and specifically Objectives and Key Results aka OKRs. \n6:30pm: Arrive\, grab a bev\, a slice and a chat. Scope out our swag table (bring pieces to contribute or trade!)\n7:15pm: Goal-setting Fishbowl\nFive seats at the front of the room\, with one always empty. If a fifth sits down\, one of the others gets up. A continuous discussion that flows around a topic. Anyone is welcome to jump right into the “bowl” at any time with questions\, topics or responses. (Live stream will also allow remote joiners to participate\, just raise your hand and we’ll add you)\n8:00pm: Breakout OKRs workshop\, facilitated by 1ovmany‘s Erin Davies and Sammy Cranwell\n8:45-9pm: Raffle winner announcement\, cleanup and see-ya-next-time. \nEvery attendee – online or in person – can choose to put their name forward into a prize draw to win a free ticket to the Second Annual State of Open Con taking place on 7-8 February\, 2024\, in central London. Just another reason not to miss this epic night! \nPlease remember to bring your I.D. if you are attending in person\, as it is required to access the venue. \nThank you to our sponsors Avanade for providing this great space! \nBy attending this or any OpenUK event\, you are adhering to our Code of Respect and OpenUK’s Competition Policy. Please read ahead. \nIf you would like to hear more about OpenUK’s other events\, you can join our Newsletter. After attending look out for an email with an invite to our burgeoning Slack community as a way to keep in touch and support each other between activities.
URL:https://openuk.uk/event-calendar/openuk-london-10-okrs-and-goal-setting/
LOCATION:Avanade\, 30 Fenchurch St\, London\, City of London\, EC3M 3BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Meetups
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SUMMARY:OpenUK meet-up in Edinburgh
DESCRIPTION:Join OpenUK meet-up in Edinburgh on 22nd November 2023 from 6 to 9PM. \n  \nHost: \nCraig Wylie\, Engineering Lead in Cloud\, Lloyds Banking Group @TheWylieKyote \n  \nSpeakers: \nAmanda Brock\, CEO\, OpenUK @AmandaBrockUK \nMike McQuaid\, CTO and Co-Founder\, Workbrew @MikeMcQuaid \n  \nAttendance at this event is subject to our Privacy Policy & Code of Conduct
URL:https://openuk.uk/event-calendar/openuk-meet-up-in-edinburgh-november/
LOCATION:Scottish Widows\, 69 Morrison St\, Edinburgh EH3 1HL
CATEGORIES:Meetups,OpenUK Events
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SUMMARY:OpenUK London #9: Platform Engineering
DESCRIPTION:Join OpenUK on Tuesday 21 November for our ninth OpenUK community meetup! We will talk about the hot topic of 2023: platform engineering! How do we use it to do more with less? To increase developer productivity? To facilitate a conversation between engineering and business? How do we create a product that our internal devs actually want to use? How do you find your minimal viable platform? How do you measure the developer experience? \n6:30pm: Arrive\, grab a bev\, a slice and a chat.\n7:15pm: We will kick off with a panel on the state of platform engineering with OpenCredo’s Nicki Watt\, DevRel Daniel Bryant\, Syntasso’s Cat Morris\, all who have been there\, done that (will be live-streamed)\n8:00pm: Breakout Platform-as-a-Product workshop\, facilitated by Tyk’s Richard Johnston (We can do a virtual breakout too!)\n8:45-9pm: Raffle winner announcement\, cleanup and goodbyes. \nEvery attendee – online or in person – can choose to put their name forward into a prize draw to win a free ticket to the Second Annual State of Open Con taking place on 7-8 February\, 2024\, in central London. So this won’t be a night to be missed! \nPlease remember to bring your I.D. if you are attending in person\, as it is required to access the venue. \nThank you to our sponsors Avanade for providing this great space! \nBy attending this or any OpenUK event\, you are adhering to our Code of Respect and OpenUK’s Competition Policy. Please read ahead. \nIf you would like to hear more about OpenUK’s other events\, you can join our Newsletter.
URL:https://openuk.uk/event-calendar/openuk-london-9-platform-engineering/
LOCATION:Avanade\, 30 Fenchurch St\, London\, City of London\, EC3M 3BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Meetups,OpenUK Events
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231024T210000
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SUMMARY:OpenUK London Meetup #8: Future of Open Source in 2024
DESCRIPTION:Join OpenUK on Tuesday 24 October for our next OpenUK community meetup\, which has us starting to think about what we want open source to look like in 2024. What roles are needed? \nHow can we create stronger communities? Any project goals? Anything the OpenUK community can help with? \nWe wont have a speaker at this event as it’s a fishbowl and this is your opportunity to swim in our bowl and share your thoughts on the future of open source software. \nEvery attendee – online or in person – can chose to put their name forward into a prize draw to win a free ticket to the Second Annual State of Open Con taking place on 7-8 February\, 2024\, in central London. So this won’t be a night to be missed! \n6:30pm: Arrive\, grab a bev\, a slice and a chat.\n7:30pm: We will kick off with a couple ice breakers and then jump right into the main event.\n7:45pm: The main activity format will be a fishbowl:\nfive seats at the front of the room\, with one always empty.\nIf a fifth sits down\, one of the others gets up. A continuous discussion that flows around a topic. Anyone is welcome to jump right into the “bowl” at any time with questions\, topics or responses.\n(Live stream will also allow remote joiners to participate)\n8:45-9pm: Raffle winner announcement\, cleanup and goodbyes. \nEverybody is also welcome to join online. \nWe will even have a computer ready to fill that fourth seat if online participants raise their hands to join the discussion. (Log-in details will be sent out to all attendees the night before.) \nPlease remember to bring your I.D. if you are attending in person\, as it is required to access the venue. \nThank you to our sponsors Avanade for providing this great space! \nBy attending this or any OpenUK event\, you are adhering to our Code of Respect and OpenUK’s Competition Policy\nPlease read ahead. \nIf you would like to hear more about OpenUK’s other events\, you can join our Newsletter.
URL:https://openuk.uk/event-calendar/openuk-london-meetup-8-future-of-open-source-in-2024/
LOCATION:Avanade\, 30 Fenchurch St\, London\, City of London\, EC3M 3BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Meetups,OpenUK Events
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SUMMARY:OpenUK London Meetup September - Open and AI?
DESCRIPTION:Join us September 19th to discuss the hot topic of 2023: Artificial Intelligence (AI). \nAI is much talked about\, everywhere from the news\, in Parliament\, to the boardroom and pubs across the country\, but\, what really is AI\, and how does openness matter with it? \nTo get things kicked off\, Matt Armstrong-Barnes from HPE will present a level set on AI\, what it is\, who is using it\, what it is being used for\, and possible directions. \nNext Wendy Ding from the Alan Turing Institute and contributor to the recent OpenUK AI Openness Report will discuss the importance of open in AI and why open approaches lead to better results. \nFood and drinks will be provided and there will be plenty of time to chat with other attendees and debate with the speakers. \nThank you once again to Avanade for sponsoring the venue and providing the refreshments. \nMatt Armstrong-Barnes \nAs a Chief Technologist at Hewlett Packard Enterprise\, Matt has a passion for artificial intelligence and data science. \nHe has held senior management positions and been accountable for the overall architecture (including Business\, Security\, Integration and Technology)\, technical risks\, IT strategy\, and technology change for customers. \nHe holds a Degree in Computer Science\, with a Masters in Artificial Intelligence. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineering and Technology\, Chartered Fellow of the British Computer Society\, Chartered IT Professional and Chair of Smart Cities at TechUK\, and was awarded the title of Chartered Engineer by the Engineering Council. \nWendy Ding \nJennifer Ding is a senior researcher at The Alan Turing Institute\, co-leading the Research Application Management (RAM) team. Previously\, she was a startup founder and data scientist at several public interest tech companies\, creating data products for industry and government partners. She enjoys massaging data big and small\, and is a co-founder of London Data Week. \nDate: 19 September \nTime: 6:30pm-9pm \nPlease see the pop-up sign in the lobby\, sign yourself in\, and then enter the door on the left in the ground floor. \nAccess to meetup \nIn order to provide visitor passes\, we’ll need you to have a full name set on your profile and you will require ID in order to sign in. \nRefreshments \nDrinks will be served at 6:30pm\, and food will be served after the first talk. \nDial-in link \nMicrosoft Teams meeting \nJoin on your computer\, mobile app or room device \nClick here to join the meeting \nMeeting ID: 239 431 273 213 \nPasscode: FER3uG \nDownload Teams | Join on the web \nOr call in (audio only) \n+44 20 3794 0298\,\,837403425# United Kingdom\, London \nPhone Conference ID:837 403 425# \nFind a local number | Reset PIN
URL:https://openuk.uk/event-calendar/openuk-london-meetup-september-open-and-ai/
LOCATION:Avanade\, 30 Fenchurch St\, London\, City of London\, EC3M 3BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Meetups,OpenUK Events
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SUMMARY:Open Technology for Sustainability Day: OpenUK Scotland Social
DESCRIPTION:OpenUK are hosting an Open Technology for Sustainability Day at Dynamic Earth on Thursday 14th September. \nJoin us afterwards for a social event\, meeting other Open Technology enthusiasts and practitioners and discussing how we can raise the OpenUK profile across Scotland. Drinks will be served. \nAttendance at this event is subject to our Privacy Policy & Code of Conduct
URL:https://openuk.uk/event-calendar/open-technology-for-sustainability-day-openuk-scotland-social/
LOCATION:Dynamic Earth\, Holyrood Road\, Edinburgh\, EH8 8AS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Meetups,OpenUK Events
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230718T210000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230717T151408Z
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SUMMARY:London Meet Up - 18 July
DESCRIPTION:Details\n\n\nJoin us at Avanade’s new offices\, 30 Fenchurch Street! \nJuly’s meetup is the last in the series of community before we take a break in August and prepare to get things going again in September. \nOur first speaker is Robert Castelo\, long time contributor to open source web content management system Drupal. As well as being a key contributor to Drupal security\, Robert has led the London and UK Drupal community since 2005\, running meetups\, delivering training\, and consulting on large projects. Robert will describe his experiences of working in the community\, why a community of users is vital for project success\, and what newer communities can learn from those more established. \nOur second speaker is Angus Fox who will talk about managing the politics of community. Angus helped organise the UK Twitter development community for over 10 years during which time both the Twitter community and Twitter company had strong\, often different opinions on which direction to take. Angus will present his experiences of navigating the politics of company and community to try and please all the people all the time. \nDate: 18 July\nTime: 6:30pm-9pm \nPlease see the pop-up sign in the lobby\, sign yourself in\, and then enter the door on the left in the ground floor. \nAccess to the floor\nIn order to provide visitor passes\, we’ll need you to have a full name set on your profile. If your last name is missing\, you will need to sign in on the day at the front desk.\nYou will require ID in order to sign in. \nRefreshments\nDrinks will be served at 6:30pm\, and food will be served at 7:30pm. \nDial-in link\nA dial-in link will also be provided closer to the event\, for remote joiners.
URL:https://openuk.uk/event-calendar/london-meet-up-18-july/
LOCATION:Avanade\, 30 Fenchurch St\, London\, City of London\, EC3M 3BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Meetups,OpenUK Events
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SUMMARY:London Meet Up - 22 June - Midsummer Madness
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our June Midsummer Madness Meetup at \nThe Forum\, 5th Floor\, 30 Fenchurch Street\, London\, EC3M 3BD \nNearest train stations: Bank & Monument\, Fenchurch Street train station \nDate: 22 June\nTime: 6pm-9pm \nNearest train stations: Bank & Monument tube stop <6 mins walk; and Fenchurch Street train station: <3 mins walk.  This event will be a little different to previous events – we’ll be running it in “The Forum” on the 5th Floor of the building. Pizza and Ice Cream will be served. \nPlease see the pop-up sign in the lobby\, and enter the door on the left in the ground floor. \nWe’ll be talking about how to engage with open source communities and make your first contribution  -the recurring theme of our last few meetups. \nSpeaker: Kunal Kushwana \nFireSide Chat: Hosted by Cheryl Hung \nCommunity Game: Carla Gaggini and Dominic Top \nMidSummer Madness Hosted by: Bart Farrell \nAll Welcome\, any questions\, contact admin@openuk.uk
URL:https://openuk.uk/event-calendar/london-meet-up-22-june/
LOCATION:The Forum\, 5th Floor\, 30 Fenchurch Street\, London\, EC3M 3BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Meetups,OpenUK Events
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SUMMARY:London Meet Up
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Avanade\, at 30 Cannon Street\, EC4M 6XH!\nPlease see the pop-up sign in the lobby\, and enter the door on the left in the ground floor.\nWe’ll be talking about how to engage with open source communities and make your first contribution.\nDate: May 24\nTime: 6pm-9pm\nHosted by: Amanda Brock\nSpeakers: Dawn Foster\, Director of Open Source Community Strategy at VMware
URL:https://openuk.uk/event-calendar/london-meet-up-2/
LOCATION:Avanade\, 30 Fenchurch St\, London\, City of London\, EC3M 3BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Meetups,OpenUK Events
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230426T210000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230420T075334Z
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SUMMARY:Meetup 26 April - London
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an exciting evening of networking and knowledge-sharing at our OpenUK Meetup in London! Whether you’re a seasoned open source developer or just starting out\, this is the perfect opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and learn from some of the brightest minds in the industry. \n\n\n\nOur event will feature Andy Piper & Tom Meadows who will be sharing their experiences\, insights\, and latest projects. Plus\, there will be plenty of time for casual conversation\, so you can connect with other attendees and build lasting relationships within the open source community. \nDon’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to expand your knowledge and grow your network. Register now and join our Meetup.
URL:https://openuk.uk/event-calendar/meetup-25-april-london/
LOCATION:Avanade\, 30 Fenchurch St\, London\, City of London\, EC3M 3BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Meetups,OpenUK Events
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230321T210000
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CREATED:20230309T100218Z
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SUMMARY:London Meet-Up March 21
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our first 2023 London Meet-Up on the 21st of March at 6pm \n30 Cannon Street\, EC4M 6XH \nSpeakers: Matt Barker\, Tom Meadows \nJoin Us
URL:https://openuk.uk/event-calendar/london-meet-up-march-21/
LOCATION:Avanade\, 30 Fenchurch St\, London\, City of London\, EC3M 3BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Meetups,OpenUK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221129T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20221129T210000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20221129T112514Z
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SUMMARY:London Meet-Up
DESCRIPTION:This event has been cancelled \nStay tuned for information on the next London Meet-Up
URL:https://openuk.uk/event-calendar/london-meet-up/
LOCATION:Avanade\, 30 Fenchurch St\, London\, City of London\, EC3M 3BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Meetups,OpenUK Events
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20221025T180000
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SUMMARY:OpenUK London Meet-Up
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our first London Meet Up on 25 October 2022 at 10 Chiswell Street\, London\,  thanks to Avanade’s sponsorship. \nThis month’s event will feature Fergus Kidd and Szymon Duchniewicz from Avanade as speakers.
URL:https://openuk.uk/event-calendar/openuk-london-meet-up/
LOCATION:Avanade\, 30 Fenchurch St\, London\, City of London\, EC3M 3BD\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Meetups,OpenUK Events
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