Coding Grace Nov 2020 Newsletter
Hope everyone is well, it's November already and even though we are heading to darker, colder evenings, good news that restrictions are working.
Plus organisers everywhere are keeping events going, and they are mostly free. And as the busy October has past into November, Coding Grace will continue to keep track of Irish Tech Community and diversity events, opportunities and other announcements for you all.
This month is quite busy with Diversity in Tech events, check our section below, from summits to stories of people's tech journeys, remote working to be absolutely remarkable! 🤩
🌈I say this every month, do not 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. 💖
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.
Interview for UL Alumni Week 2020 A huge thanks to folks at UL Alumni Week 2020 for inviting me to tell my story on my journey to where I am right now. 👉 https://ul.site-ym.com/mpage/AWVTL
📍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:-
- Fri Nov 6: Dogpatch Labs First Fridays: Welcome to the Irish Eco System
- Mon Nov 9 - Sat Nov 14: Dublin Maker: Maker-a-Day at Science Week
- Tue Nov 17: Women in Tech Summit
- Tue Nov 17: PyLadies Dublin November Meetup
- Thu Nov 19: Women Who Code Dublin
📖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.
- Applications open for Google’s women in computer science scholarship (via Silicon Republic)
- How a maternity leave break inspired a pivot to 3D printing (via Silicon Republic)
- Dr Evelyn Boyd Granville created #computer software to analyze satellite orbits for #NASA space programs! (via Twitter)
- Micro:bit Magazine: micro:mag
- CONTRIBUTING: better Docs, with Carolyn Stransky (via DEV)
- The First Global Directory of women businesses have been created by Global Invest Her
- ALD Online 2020 Women in STEM Advocates: 2. Vic Jack (via Finding Ada)
- [Video] Women Who Code Interview Prep
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.
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
📢Any organisers who want to announce their CFPs or looking for speakers, drop us an email and we will include in the next newsletter.
Women Who Code Dublin are looking for speakers to talk about Remote Working for their upcoming meetup (Thu Nov 19)
We are looking for lightning talk speakers/demos for our upcoming monthly meetups.
Generation Google Scholarship (Europe, Middle East and Africa) Deadline to apply: early-December, 2020
Google Europe Students with Disabilities Scholarship Deadline to apply:
Friday, December 4, 2020, 11:59pm GMT
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.
🌈What workshop would you like us to run next?🌈
FEEDBACK
@_caitriona created this awesome Women in Tech events listings, contributions welcome.
Dublin Female Tech Startup Co-Founder Search
(Online) Aspiring female startup cofounder short chat
When: Tue Nov 3, 18:00 - 18:30
Details: https://www.meetup.com/dublin-female-tech-startup-co-founder-search/events/274209864/
(Online) Tech Women Dublin: How I Got into Tech: Inspiring Career Stories
When: Tue Nov 3, 18:30 - 20:30
Details: https://www.meetup.com/Tech-Women-Dublin/events/274014996/
(Online) GCS Connect: Diversity (Dublin) - Bridging the Gap
When: Thu Nov 5, 12:00 - 13:00
Details: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_lFPaJnWVRy6LvSxhdo8b6w
(Online) Ladies that UX Belfast: Who is my neighbour? Mapping your user ecosystem (Belfast Design Week)
When: Fri Nov 6, 16:30 - 18:00
Details: https://www.meetup.com/Ladies-that-UX-Belfast/events/274255485/
(Online) Tech Women Dublin: How Common Techniques Used In Tech Can Solve The Diversity & Inclusion Issues
When: Tue Nov 10, 18:30 - 20:30
Details: https://www.meetup.com/Tech-Women-Dublin/events/274254654/
(Online) Women Who Code Belfast: Bytes n' Brew Online ☕️💻
When: Thursday, Nov 12: 08:00 - 09:00
Details: https://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-Belfast/events/lhkkvrybcpbqb/
(Online) I am remarkable workshop as part of #IamRemarkableweek
When: Fri Nov 13, 18:00 - 20:00
Details: https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/i-am-remarkable-workshop-as-part-of-iamremarkableweek-12th-19th-of-nov-tickets-125391975775
(Online) Women in Technology World Series
When: Mon Nov 16 - Fri Nov 20
Details: https://www.europeanwomenintech.com/
(Online) Women in IT Summit (Ireland)
When: Tue Nov 17, 10:00 - 16:15
Details: https://lastwordmedia.eventscase.com/EN/WITSummitIreland
(Online) PyLadies Dublin: November Meetup
When: Tue Nov 17, 18:30 - 19:30
Details: https://www.meetup.com/PyLadiesDublin/events/273587794/
Girls Develop It: Code & Coffee
When: Wed Nov 18, 18:30 - 19:30
Details: https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-KtPOQaae/events/bnqblrybcpbxb/
(Online) Women Who Code Dublin & Frontend Foxes: Remote Working
When: Thursday, Nov 19, 18:00 - 20:00
Details: https://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-Dublin/events/273957693/
(Online) R-Ladies Dublin: Save the date - November Meetup
When: Mon Nov 23, 17:15 - 19:15
Details: https://www.meetup.com/rladies-dublin/events/273931447/
(Online) Women Who Code Belfast: Bytes n' Brew Online ☕️💻
When: Thursday, Nov 26: 08:00 - 09:00
Details: https://www.meetup.com/Women-Who-Code-Belfast/events/lhkkvrybcpbjc/
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/november-irish-techie-remote-events-updated-regularly-2020-11-1/
MON NOV 02
Dublin C/C++ Group: November Online C/C++ Meetup
🕖19:00 - 21:00 | Details
MLDublin goes remote with Huawei
🕖19:00 - 21:00 | Details
TUE NOV 03
DataOps Dublin: Automating Loading Data into Redshift & Snowflake
🕒15:00 - 16:00 | Details
1GAM Galway
🕖19:00 - 21:00 | Details
WED NOV 04
Rust Dublin November, Season Finale, Remote Meetup
🕡18:30 - 20:30 | Details
Drupal Limerick Meetup
🕗20:00 - 22:00 | Details
THU NOV 05
Dublin Code Mentoring: Deep Dive Thursdays - Advanced Topics
🕖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
Why R? Webinar: R on AWS
🕖19:00 - 21:00 | Details
FRI NOV 06
The Design Salon: Weekend Design Jam: An Immersive Workshop
🕜13:30 - 16:00 | Details
ODSC Dublin Data Science: Webinar: "Natural language processing for clinical text understanding"
🕒15:00 - 16:30 | Details
SAT NOV 07
Dublin Code Mentoring: Free code mentoring - For all levels
🕒15:00 - 17:00 | Details
MON NOV 09
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SAT NOV 14
Dublin Maker - Maker-a-Day at Science Week 2020
Live-streamed at various times | Details
TUE NOV 10
DataOps Dublin: DataOps Operations Dashboard
🕑14:00 - 15:00 | Details
Cork|Sec 89
🕖 19:00 - 21:00 | Details
WED NOV 11
Python Ireland November Meetup
🕡18:30 - 20:30 | Details
TOG Hackerspace: Online Only Craft Night, Knitting, Sewing and Art, Open to All... Online
🕖19:00 - 21:00 | Details
THU NOV 12
Analytics at Speed: Kdb+ in the cloud
🕡18:30 - 19:30 | Details
Dublin Code Mentoring: Deep Dive Thursdays - Advanced Topics
🕖19:00 - 20:30 | Details
Why R? Webinar: Presentation by Appsilon Data Science
🕖19:00 - 21:00 | Details
SAT NOV 14
Dublin Code Mentoring: Free code mentoring - For all levels
🕒15:00 - 17:00 | Details
TUE NOV 17
Belfast Gophers
🕕18:00 - 20:00 | Details
WED NOV 18
UX Cork: Luis Berumen
🕡18:30 - 20:00 | Details
The Games Co-Op: Oh Hell November
18:45 - 23:00 | Details
THU NOV 19
Dublin Code Mentoring: Deep Dive Thursdays - Advanced Topics
🕖19:00 - 20:30 | Details
Why R? Webinar: Analysing Satellite Imagery with R
🕖19:00 - 21:00 | Details
Bring Your Laptop, Work on Code, it's TOG's Open Coding Night! - Online Only
🕖19:00 - 21:00 | Details
SAT NOV 21
Dublin Code Mentoring: Free code mentoring - For all levels
🕒15:00 - 17:00 | Details
TUE NOV 24
10th Cork.Net Meetup
🕕18:00 - 19:30 | Details
WED NOV 25
Online Only Craft Night, Knitting, Sewing and Art, Open to All... Online
🕖19:00 - 21:00 | Details
Online only Wikipedia Editing evening (Wikimedia Ireland & TOG Hackerspace)
🕖19:00 - 21:00 | Details
THU NOV 26
Dublin Code Mentoring: Deep Dive Thursdays - Advanced Topics
🕖19:00 - 20:30 | Details
SAT NOV 28
Limerick DotNet-Azure User Group (LDNA): Serverless on Azure
🕐13:00 - 14:00 | Details
Dublin Code Mentoring: Free code mentoring - For all levels
🕒15:00 - 17:00 | Details