Open Tech Calendar

This event will be a single talk on Memory First: An Introduction to Redis with Guy Royse

⚠️ This will be an in-person event, the venue is TBA.

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Agenda:

🍕 Pizza/Drinks (18:15 - 18:30)
🗣 Introduction (18:30)
👉 Memory First: An Introduction to Redis (18:35ish)
🍻 Social @ Pub (after the talk)
👉 Memory First: An Introduction to Redis
Odds are, you’ve heard of Redis. Maybe you’re a total noob and want to learn all about it. Maybe you’ve used it to cache an API call or some JSON strings and want to know what else it can do. Maybe you *haven’t* heard of Redis and are curious what all the fuss is about.

Wanna find out?...

Our next meetup is on Thursday 9th May at Sheffield Tech Parks.

Speakers and format TBC. Do get in touch if you're interested in speaking at this or a future event, or if your company might be interested in sponsoring us.

We are a group of A-level and college students in Sheffield who have come together with the aim of connecting students and employers directly. We aim to do this by organising interactive events that help students form a much better understanding of opportunities that exist, eliminating common misconceptions and making the path to a job in the technology industry much clearer!

The events are organised and led by students to help them be as enjoyable and informative as possible, removing the common power dynamic and facilitating a less formal space where students can feel more comfortable asking questions and getting to know employers and each other, helping with employment and apprenticeship opportunities in the future.

As this is the launch event it is going to be relatively small and simple, with the aim of dispelling myths about employment and building up networking connections, alongside forming the student network and finding people who would be interested in getting involved...

Introduction
We are very excited to announce our fifth in-person event of 2024! Our May event will be based in Sheffield, hosted at Airwalk Reply's offices close to the station. As usual, we will be running the event from 6pm-8pm where food and drink will be provided.

Sessions
To be finalised, keep your eyes peeled!

Sponsors
A huge thank you to the folks over at Airwalk Reply for sponsoring this event and supporting the community!

Join us for TechConnect, a dynamic event designed to bridge the gap between junior developers looking to kick start their careers, and employers in the industry. If you’re a recent graduate, a career changer, or an employer seeking top talent, TechConnect offers a unique platform to network, learn, and connect.

What to Expect:

Inspiring Lightning Talks: Hear from leading tech companies who will provide knowledge and advice on getting into tech, alongside individuals who have successfully transitioned into their dream career.
Gain valuable insights into the industry, career paths, and the skills that employers value most.
Networking Opportunities: Connect with professionals from a diverse range of tech companies and backgrounds.
Expand your network, exchange ideas, and explore potential career opportunities.
Expert Advice: Get practical advice on job seeking strategies, crafting standout CVs and portfolios, and acing interviews in the tech industry.
Learn from industry profes...

Sarah will deliver a short guidance session about the Sheffield Digital mentoring scheme, including information/discussion points on:
- Recent challenges raised by mentors
- Guidelines to handle these challenges
- Guidance on supporting mentees with interviews - presentation by Paul Solecki
- ChatGPT for scenario based mock interviews - presentation and demo by Paul Robinson
- Reminder/feedback about our Mentor Resource Hub

Please email info@sheffield.digital if you would like to join the session.

Venture.Community Events Presents the next event in our By Founders For Founders Series: "So you’ve been given term sheets… What next?"

So you’re a founder with a scaling business and you’ve been raising for months. Finally, it seems the search is over as an Angel, Venture Capital, or Private Equity firm offers to invest in your business. Hooray! They send over term sheets with an investment proposition, an equity valuation and exit terms… What now?

How can you navigate this seldom-discussed situation? How can you protect your shares and control as a founder? How does this new raise interact with the existing cap table structure and how can you create a situation where all parties leave happy?

This Venture.Community Event will focus on the holistic picture. We will explore the perspective of the Founder, the Angel, the VC and the legal structure which needs to be carefully navigated to maximise the success of an investment. Join us to understand how each party will approach th...

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

This month we'll be welcoming:

Luke Howsam - Feature Flags: A safer way of releasing software

How to give your apps the power to reduce risk, deploy faster, test your code in production, perform A/B testing and other goodies.

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Iain Broome - Trauma-informed content design and tricky tech decisions

Iain’s talk will introduce the principles of trauma-informed content design using examples from his work on guidance content aimed at kinship carers. He’ll also cover some of the practical tech decisions – both good and bad – that had a direct effect on the user experience for people who have been through trauma.

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.

Come join us to discuss all things Accessibility. Harriet Holman and Melissa Rocks will host a talk about the topic in general and how and why we should test for it. We'd love to see some of you there!

Pizza will be provided (thanks to our lovely sponsors at BJSS!) but please message me if you have any dietary requirements we need to account for.

Thanks everyone!

Agenda

18:00 - 18:30: Guest Arrival, Networking, Pizza & Beverages
18:30 - 19:30: Presentation
19:30 - 20:00: Networking & Closure

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

Details TBC

Before you attend, please read our code of conduct: bit.ly

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.

With a new state-of-the-art venue and our biggest ever speaker line-up, we're taking this summer's event to the next level.

We went big for our August 2023 event, expanding to two stages for the first time, hosting more than 22 speakers and panelists across the day and welcoming over 230 marketers from all over the UK.

This year, we're moving up the road to The Wave, the University of Sheffield's futuristic new building.

This will be another brilliant day of insights across all digital marketing disciplines: SEO, Digital PR, Content, Social, PPC, marketing strategy and more.

We're in Room 12.4.12 at the Charles Street Building, Sheffield Hallam University, 120 Charles St, Sheffield, S1 2NE, England

You'll need to sign-in at the security desk, but look for FES signs up into the lift and the 4th floor.

Details TBC