Coding Grace Oct 2020 Newsletter
Brr.. we have crossed to late Autumn, hope you are enjoying all the amazing colours outside as leaves turn golden.
It's coming up to conference season and many have turned virtual as we try and work and adapt around Covid-19. Coding Grace won't be running events this year, but we will continue to keep track of Irish Tech Community and diversity events, opportunities and other announcements for you all.
🤩Congrats to all the folks who got elected to the very first PyLadies Global Council, check out the new council members here, they will be doing amazing things (on top of amazing work they have been doing already, I'm really excited and will definitely see how I can help them out.
🥳With all the darker and colder evenings drawing in, we are overloaded with entertainment but how about something geekier and you can participate in, and create your own music room with this Lo-Fi Player Tensorflow Project! Check it out at: https://magenta.tensorflow.org/lofi-player
💻You may or may not have heard of Hacktoberfest, but it's a way for you to contribute to an Open Source project. Be sure to read up on how to contribute to a project that's meaningful and helpful to the project maintainers, read a handy post by DEV if you are curious on how to get involved. FreeCodeCamp has some really good resources on contributing to Open Source projects on a longer term basis, not just for October, check it out here. 🌈
🥰Everyone take of themselves during this extraordinary period of our lives, check this twitter thread out on taking care of yourselves told through Schitt's Creek memes, I know the thread is for students, but it gave me a big laugh as I'm a big fan and I'm nodding all through the thread feeling all fuzzy and warm. Plus if you haven't seen it already, do, it's a clever and light-hearted comedy.
🤜🤛Don't forget to support your local organisers who are putting in a lot of effort setting up remote events and even though it opens up to reaching those more remotely, we all are hoping that in-person events will come back at some stage, it will make it all the more special to meet and connect up with new and old faces. The days might get darker earlier but we still have this amazing community supporting each other.
📢Maker-a-Day Open Call
Dublin Maker is running a Maker-a-Day during Science Week (Mon Nov 9 - Sat Nov 13). They are looking for Makers who can run a tutorial for 40-45 mins followed by 10 mins Q&A afterwards each day.
Deadline: Sun Oct 11 2020 http://www.dublinmaker.ie/maker-a-day-open-call/
Monthly Regulars
🛠Are you working on a project? Share it with us, I'm happy to have you as a guest blog. Drop me an email at contact@codinggrace.com.
😓BTW, I've started to notice that Irish events listings by organisers on meetup and eventbrite are getting non-Irish events mixed in, so shifting through them takes a wee bit more time. But I hope the curated list of mainly Irish Tech and Diversity in Tech events we have in our monthly newsletter (and our live blog) is of use to you until we figure out how/when we can run our own workshops.
🌈 Your Support 🌈
🤔We are still interested in finding out what you are interesting in learning, especially now that we are indoors and would be a great opportunity to learn new skills.
🤲We mentioned this in our newsletter last month. We want to try and make Coding Grace sustainable, our huge expense is our accountant each year. So we are trying out Open Collective and we are open to donations from individuals and corporates. We are not-for-profit and it's wholly volunteer-based running it.
🔥Vicky on Mid Meet Py
The amazing Cheuk and Lais (who are involved with Python Ireland, PyCon Ireland, EuroPython and many more) invited me for a chat on their vlog talking about origins of Python Ireland, PyCon Ireland, PyLadies Dublin and other Python related goodness. Enjoy! 👉 https://dev.to/midmeetpy/mid-meet-py-ep-23-interview-with-vicky-tomey-lee-559c
🙋Vicky at EuroPython AMA
Although I was as involved with EuroPython 2020, I attended the EuroPython's first AMA on how they ran the conference virtually for the first time, lessons learnt and experiences to share.
📍Where am I this month?
I'm not going anywhere, still WFH. I'll still be running virtual PyLadies Dublin meetups. I say this every month... I'm def nearly got the hang of it. 😊 But... I'll be attending the following events:-
- Tue Oct 13: Ada Lovelace Day: Ada Lovelace Day: The Near Future
- Wed Oct 14: Dublin Tech Summit
- Thu Oct 29 - Fri Oct 30: Future Human
📖READ, 🎦WATCH, 🎧LISTEN
If you have something to share in our reading, podcast or video list, drop me an email.
We are also on dev.to, it's a platform for devs to post what they are up to, and we are cross-posting to it ourselves. We are open to folks share articles with us, and if you are also on the platform, please follow us. If you want to contribute, I will send you the key to join us.
- The System Design Interview (for beginners) via DEV
- How One Full Stack Engineer Finally Found Her Way Home by Megan Morrone via Medium
- PyCoders Weekly (Issue 436)
- Mentoring by the ever awesome Lynn Root (who was just nominated onto the 1st PyLadies Global Council)
- My First Hackathon as a Developer by Cat Carbonell via DEV
- Salesforce Supporting TU Dublin ICT Diversity Scheme With $300,000 Grant
- Apollo 11's launch, as seen by the only woman in the control room via CNET
- [Research] Read and download Bryter’s Female Gamers study report on how online abuse is still hindering the female gamers market
- Great women engineers who changed the world!
- Women in business: What we can learn from Hilda Ericsson
- [Free Resource] The Linux Command Line by William Shotts
- BBC Worklife: The surprising traits of good remote leaders
- Everything You Need to Know About Outreachy’s Application Process via DEV
- Learning methods/ways for neuro atypical people by Aurélie Vache via DEV
- Joan Feynman, Who Shined Light on the Aurora Borealis, Dies at 93 via NYT
- Important Women in CS who aren't Grace Hopper
- Women in computing - there is good news and bad via BBC
EuroPython just released 130 edited videos of their recent online conference. Here's a couple I want to highlight:-
Author Reacts to Bad and Great Books: Illustrated Guide to Python 3 by Daniel Feldroy
- Series of podcasts from folks who brought you Ada Lovelace Day
- Accessible Design Systems With Sarah Federman
- 344: SUPERPOSITION, ENTANGLEMENT, AND INTERFERENCE with Dr Kitty Yeung aka @KittyArtPhysics
Any enquiries (incl. CFPs, announcements, etc), you can drop me an email at contact@codinggrace.com.
Finally, I know I'm repeating myself every month, but I hope everyone stay healthy and safe. #WearFaceMasks and #WashYourHands is ever so important right now, let's get through this together. 😷🧼
Thanks,
/// Vicky
🛠 If you want me to run workshops, drop me an email at contact@codinggrace.com.
Data Workshop at PyData Global - Call for Mentors and Participants
3rd Data Workshop for beginners with PyData Global in November 2020. It is targeted to a global audience. This is the first time we will be running 2 sessions to cater participants from different time zones.
DEADLINE for both: Sat Oct 10 2020
Why R? Dublin - Call for Participation & Expressions of Interest
A series of Why R? events are planned around Ireland. If you would like to get involved, please get in contact.
Call for Action: Volunteers for UseR! 2021 in Dublin
If you are interested in being on the bidding team for Dublin, contact Kevin O'Brien.
Details: https://www.r-project.org/useR-2021_call.html
🌈What workshop would you like us to run next?🌈
FEEDBACK
📢Any organisers who want to announce their CFPs or looking for speakers, drop us an email and we will include in the next newsletter.
OWASP Dublin
Call for Speakers for their monthly meetups. Please note: Dates for speakers will be notified approximately 3 - 4 weeks before the event.
IxDA Dublin
IxDA Dublin are looking for speakers for their monthly events.
We are looking for lightning talk speakers/demos for our upcoming monthly meetups.
UN Global Call to Creatives The United Nations has issued an open brief - Global Call to Creatives. There is no deadline.
For the first time, the UN is launching an Open Brief to Creatives everywhere to help spread public health messages in ways that will be effective, accessible and shareable. Together we can flatten the curve.
@_caitriona created this awesome Women in Tech events listings, contributions welcome.
(Online) Engineers Ireland: Women in Engineering: Strategies for Advancing Your Career
When: Tue, Oct 6 - Thu, Oct 8
Details: https://www.engineersireland.ie/Events/event/6947
(Online) Women in Tech Careers Panel in Collaboration with 'Corgi'
When: Thursday, October 8, 19:00 - 21:00
Details: https://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-Belfast/events/273425783/
(Online) BlockW & ICS Spotlight Webinar Series 2020
When: Thu, Oct 8, 12:00 - 13:00
Details: https://www.meetup.com/BlockW-Ireland/events/bdntxrybcnblb/
(Online) live@manning conferences: Women in Tech
When: Tue Oct 13, 12:00 - 17:00 EST/17:00 - 22:00 Irish Time
Details: https://freecontent.manning.com/livemanning-conferences-women-in-tech/
(Online) Women in Tech Belfast (Lean In): Neurodiversity in the Workplace - VIRTUAL Women In Tech Panel Discussion
When: Tue Oct 13, 18:00 - 20:00
Details: https://www.meetup.com/Women-In-Tech-Belfast-Lean-In/events/273600840/
Ada Lovelace Day
When: Tue Oct 13
Details: https://findingada.com/events/
(Online) Women Who Code Belfast: Bytes n' Brew Online ☕️💻
When: Thursday, Oct 15, 08:00 09:00 GMT+1
Details: https://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-Belfast/events/lhkkvrybcnbtb/
(Online) BlockW & ICS Spotlight Webinar Series 2020
When: Thu, Oct 15, 12:00 - 13:00
Details: https://www.meetup.com/BlockW-Ireland/events/bdntxrybcnbtb/
(Online) PyLadies Dublin: Fraud detection with ML & Maker project w/ CircuitPython and Pi, & JupyterNB to Production
When: Tue Oct 20, 18:30 - 19:30
Details: https://www.meetup.com/PyLadiesDublin/events/273341874/
it@cork Diversity in Tech event: ‘Next Generation Planning’
When: Wed Oct 21, 12:00 - 13:00
Details: https://itcork-ie.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Ai0ISWXiQdOeLAgYX97eLQ
(Online) BlockW & ICS Spotlight Webinar Series 2020
When: Thu, Oct 22, 12:00 - 13:00
Details: https://www.meetup.com/BlockW-Ireland/events/bdntxrybcnbdc/
(Online) Women in DevOps: Black History Month: Diversity in DevOps
When: Tue, Oct 27, 18:00-20:00
Details: https://www.meetup.com/Women-in-DevOps/events/273588966/
(Online) Women Who Code Belfast: Bytes n' Brew Online ☕️💻
When: Thursday, Oct 29, 08:00 09:00 GMT+1
Details: https://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-Belfast/events/lhkkvrybcnbmc/
(Online) BlockW & ICS Spotlight Webinar Series 2020
When: Thu, Oct 29, 12:00 - 13:00
Details: https://www.meetup.com/BlockW-Ireland/events/bdntxrybcnbmc/
(Online) Women in Tech Dublin
When: Mon Nov 16 - Fri Nov 20
Details: https://www.women-in-tech-dublin.com/
(Online) PyLadies Dublin: DeepTree: Automated Deep Lineage Tree Analysis via Single-Cell Tracking Software
When: Tue Nov 17, 18:30 - 19:30
Details: https://www.meetup.com/PyLadiesDublin/events/273587794/
ICS & BlockW webinar: Blockchain for good: green bonds and climate initiatives based on blockchain
When: Wed Dec 9, 12:00 - 13:00
Details: https://www.ics.ie/events/ics-blockw-webinar-blockchain-for-good-green-bonds-and-climate-initiatives-based-on-blockchain-2053
Women Who Code Remote Events
When: Various Dates
Details: https://www.womenwhocode.com/digital
Women Who Cowork Dublin Coffee Mornings
When: Every Mon @ 09:30
Details: http://womenwhocowork.ie/events
Women Who Cowork Dublin Virtual Cocktail Party
When: Every Fri @ 17:00
Details: http://womenwhocowork.ie/events
In case your are curious, I go through meetup, eventbrite and other places each month to curate events of interest for this newsletter, it takes a lot my time. If you find that this is not useful, let me know. In the meantime, after each newsletter, I'll post more updates on CodingGrace.com blog and do feel free to share events in the comments.
BTW, Startup Digest Dublin also has a great listings of events happening in Dublin.
Want me to include an event? Email me at contact@codinggrace.com.
⚠️NOTE: Due to covid-19, please check various event pages for their latest updates.
ℹ️ I've been keeping a live list of virtual tech events with focus on Irish-hosted events. You can find the live blog (as long as we need it) via https://codinggrace.com/news/virtual-tech-events-live-blog-part-5-2020-10-1/
MON OCT 05
Dublin C/C++ Group: October Online C/C++ Meetup
🕖19:00 - 20:30| | Details
Bring Your Laptop, Work on Code, it's TOG's Open Coding Night! - Online Only
🕖19:00 - 21:00 | Details
TUE OCT 06
1GAM Galway Meetup!
🕖19:00 - 21:00 | Details
WED OCT 07
Clojure Ireland: Real-world systems in Clojure
🕡18:30 - 20:30 | Details
Newry Digital: Interview with Local Tech Entrepreneurs
🕖19:00 - 21:00 | Details
THU OCT 08
Hacktoberfest Official Celebration
🕠17:30 - 20:30 | Details
3Dcamp VR - with meetingRoom.io CEO on Quest 2 and Connect
🕗20:00 - 21:30 | Details
TUE OCT 13
AWS COMMUNITY DAY DUBLIN with JEFF BARR
🕙10:00 to 16:00 | Details
WED OCT 14
UX Belfast: Designing for behaviour change
🕕18:00 - 19:30 | Details
Python Ireland Monthly Meetup
🕡18:30 - 20:30 | Details
The Games Co-op: The Games Co-Op: Octobern The Witch
18:45 - 23:00 | Details
TOG Hackerspace: Online Only Craft Night, Knitting, Sewing and Art, Open to All... Online
🕖19:00 - 21:00 | Details
THU OCT 15
Free Webinar - Wolfram Language for Python Users
🕐13:00 - 14:00 | Details
TOG Hackerspace: October Project Showcase Livestream
🕖19:00 | Details
FRI OCT 17
DevFest UK & Ireland 2020 with Google Developer Groups
🕙10:00 - 18:30 | Details
MON OCT 19
Bring Your Laptop, Work on Code, it's TOG's Open Coding Night! - Online Only
🕖19:00 - 21:00 | Details
Dublin Data Science: Workshop on Probabilistic Graphical Models
🕖19:00 - 21:00 | Details
WED OCT 28
Farset Labs: Explain Like I'm 5, With BCS Northern Ireland
🕖19:00 - 21:00 | Details
TOG Hackerspace: Online Only Craft Night, Knitting, Sewing and Art, Open to All... Online
🕖19:00 - 21:00 | Details
Wikipedia Editing and Pizza - open to all
🕖19:00 - 21:00 | Details