10 September 2010
An initial meetup for folks from across the region who are practising or learning the art of programming for mobile devices, across platforms including iPhone, Android, Symbian and Windows Mobile.
This month’s agenda is loose and informal. It’s the first meetup, so we’ll do a bit of feet-finding and see where we want to take things.
- Welcome and introductions.
- Project: Community Radio App.
- Informal Q&A.
After the meetup we’ll probably head to one of the local pubs for food and drinks.
You can also keep up-to-date and follow the developments by joining in the
online group.
The GIST Lab is a community collaboration space operated by The GIST Foundation in partnership with the Showroom Workstation. Find directions here.
3 September 2010
Geeks In The Peaks is a low-tech gathering of technology, mapping, outdoor and other assorted geeks in the fabulous Peak District.
Established in 2009, it has now been adopted as a fund-raising event for The GIST Foundation, a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to developing grassroots technology innovation and community.
What’s going on?
The emphasis is enjoying and appreciating the Great Outdoors, getting natural UV rather than the kind generated from your computer monitor. Some of the group and family activities being planned include:
- Bushman Skills
- Wild Food Walk
- Geek Warrior Training
- Gourmet Geeks Food Challenge
- Geo Treasure Hunt
- Local Archaeological and Industrial Tours
Let us know if you’d like to add something to the mix. There’s no obligation to stick in a single group, and plenty of scope to branch out on your own or just take a relaxing break in great company.
There won’t be special guest talks, but this is really about the social. Having said that, there’s nothing to stop you from holding geeky discussions around the camp fire into the early hours. Don’t be surprised though if it turns into a hub for sharing ghost stories by the end of the night.
Changelog
We’re making a few improvements based on previous Geeks In The Peaks experiences. Here’s just a few of them.
- Tandoor BBQ and Breakfast Included:
The Camper ticket now includes meals on Friday evening and Sunday morning (with full vegetarian options). This means less wasted food from us all as well as less stuff for you to lug around, less time spent stocking up in advance, lower food costs for campers, and more free time while we’re there.
- Tent Collection / Return and Pitching:
Save time by letting us collect and return your tent, and have it pitched and ready at the site for when you arrive.
- Passenger Ferry:
Transport issues are sorted for foot passengers and those who want to leave their cars at home. We will run campers between the GIST Lab and the site twice a day on Friday and Sunday. More convenient, more sociable and better for the environment.
What to bring
You will need to bring your own camping gear (resourceful ones amongst you will no doubt pool equipment). This time round we’ll help reduce food costs with a communal meal on Friday evening and breakfast on Sunday. You’re advised to stock up on your own rations/beer/water for cooking/cleaning the rest of the time.
What next?
Keep up-to-date with the latest developments in the Geeks In The Peaks forum at The GIST Hub.
1 September 2010
The GIST Magazine is a gathering of folks involved or interested in all forms of creative, digital and geek culture.
Do any of these ring true for you?
- Passionate about technology or what it can do for us?
- Design it, make it, build it, share it?
- Invent, innovate or create social change with it?
- Play with it, have fun with it, or simply consume it?
Join us for an informal and infectious mix of grassroots innovation, social action and technology. Get The GIST on the first Wednesday of every month from 7pm.
The GIST Magazine incorporates GeekUp Sheffield and features a range of content drawn from the projects, groups and activities of the GIST Community and the wider grassroots technology scene. If you’d like to share something at the Magazine, pick up a Contributor ticket or get in touch.
23 August 2010
Interested in experimentation and building machinery that can self replicate?
In a nut shell RepRap is an open research project to make Rapid Prototyping Machinery that can Replicate it self ultimately completely but working towards is aceptable, hence RepRap. This event is a meetup for folks who want to find out more or get involved, and to work on projects that push forward the boundaries of this technology research.
It’s not dry research though …. we build stuff too. And that stuff will eventually be able to build itself … welcome to the self-replicating machine odyssey!
This month is being finalised. Generally, it’s loose agenda, and an informal setup.
- Welcome / Introductions.
- Your agenda item here …
- More cool stuff here …
- General Q& A
We’ll wrap up by 9pm and then be heading off to the local alehouse to replicate some convivial refreshment and banter.
More info about RepRap is
here. If you’d like to share some news, do a talk, show off a project, or otherwise contribute to the meetups, please get in touch on the forums
here.
Directions to the GIST Lab, a creative community collabiration space operated by the GIST Foundation in partnership with the Showroom Workstation, are here.
18 August 2010
Sheffield Adobe Users Group (ShAUG) is an informal and sociable meetup for developers and designers practising or learning the art of creating technological magic using Adobe products.
This month:
- Welcome and Introductions
- Your agenda item here …
- A Show and tell.
People can bring projects they are working on to ask advise about promote or just show what they are doing.
Incorporated into this will be a Q & A for people
After 8pm we’ll retire to a local hostelry for food and more chat.
You can join the Sheffield Adobe User Group online here.
Catch updates on Twitter by following @shauguk.
Directions to the GIST Lab are here.
17 August 2010
This is a regular meetup for folks interested in playing with and programming electronics and toying with fire-breathing robots of death using Arduino, the popular open source hardware platform.
This month we’re starting a little earlier than usual. The setup is informal and always friendly. Some of the things we’ll cover this month include:
- Project Demo: Sweets for Tweets
- Hackers Surgery: show’n'tell your projects and get help from others if you’re stuck
- Your agenda item here …
Never played with Arduino before? No problem. Get there early to have a go.
We’ll wrap up by about 8pm, and the head off to the local alehouse for some food and drinks.
Shacknet is the Sheffield Arduino Hackers Network. More info about Arduino is here. Directions to the GIST Lab are here.
11 August 2010
An initial meetup for folks from across the region who are practising or learning the art of programming with PHP.
This month
No talks, projects, demos, or such like, because it’s the first gathering. We’ll put faces to names, start finding the group’s feet, work out what we want from regular meetups, and start shaping the way it goes forward.
The agenda is loose, the setup is informal. And we’ll probably head to the pub afterwards.
You can also keep up-to-date and follow the developments by joining in the
online group.
The GIST Lab is a community collaboration space operated by The GIST Foundation in partnership with the Showroom Workstation. Find directions here.
10 August 2010
An initial meetup for folks from across the region who are interested or involved in the WordPress and BuddyPress platforms, as bloggers, users, site administrators, designers or developers.
It’s a great chance to get involved with a growing community from the beginning.
This month
No talks, projects, demos, or such like, because it’s the first gathering. We’ll put faces to names, start finding the group’s feet, work out what we want from regular meetups, and start shaping the way it goes forward.
The agenda is loose, the setup is informal. And we’ll probably head to the pub afterwards.
You can also keep up-to-date and follow the developments by joining in the
online group.
The GIST Lab is a community collaboration space operated by The GIST Foundation in partnership with the Showroom Workstation. Find directions here.
9 August 2010
Ruby is a dynamic, open source programming language with a focus on making programming fun. Sheffield Ruby User Group (ShRUG) meets up every month to explore the capabilities of this elegant technology and to share know-how and skills.
New members (ShRUGgers) are always welcome.
This month’s agenda is being finalised.
- Welcome and introductions
- Main session TBC. Get in touch with ashley.moran@patchspace.co.uk if you’d like to share a project, host a session or do a talk. (Otherwise we have a backup plan.)
- Informal Q&A;
- Analogue Blog – discussion of what’s new in the Ruby world.
After the meetup, we’ll retire to one of the fine local taverns for food and more chat.
You can join the Sheffield Ruby User Group online
here. Catch updates on Twitter by following
@shruggers.
Directions to the GIST Lab, a creative community collaboration space operated by
The GIST Foundation in partnership with the
Showroom Workstation, are
here.
4 August 2010
The GIST Magazine is a gathering of folks involved or interested in all forms of creative, digital and geek culture. This month includes:
- Physical Digital: Practical SketchUp
Insights from Richard Allsebrook on using SketchUp as a prototyping tool for solving real-world problems in the virtual space, and then bringing them to life back in the real world. Complete with real-world models you can touch!
- Collaborative Innovation: Pulling Together the FedEx Way
A look back on how TechnoPhobia made slack time to get the whole company working together in teams to explore and devise a variety of internal solutions in a day. With Innovation Director Chris Dymond.
- Critical Engagement: Big Society
A heads-up and the lowdown on the latest ‘next big thing,’ with NewStart Magazine‘s Julian Dobson
- Pass It On: Robot / Lizard … You Decide!
Picking up the mini-feature challenge this month is Tim Cooper from Team Cooper. Will you be next?
- Opportunities: for mobile and Flash developers
- UserGroup News: PHP, WordPress, RepRap, Mobile Developers and more
We’re also thoroughly stoked to raise a glass to Achordus, who are picking up the tab for the first drink for registered participants. Cheers!
Do any of these ring true for you?
- Passionate about technology or what it can do for us?
- Design it, make it, build it, share it?
- Invent, innovate or create social change with it?
- Play with it, have fun with it, or simply consume it?
Join us for an informal and infectious mix of grassroots innovation, social action and technology. Get The GIST on the first Wednesday of every month from 7pm.
This month is a change of venue: we’re in the GIST Lab for one month only. As always, entry is free, but space is limited, so please do register for a place.
The GIST Magazine incorporates GeekUp Sheffield and features a range of content drawn from the projects, groups and activities of the GIST Community and the wider grassroots technology scene. If you’d like to share something at the Magazine, pick up a Contributor ticket or get in touch. The GIST Lab is a community collaboration space operated by The GIST Foundation in partnership with the Showroom Workstation.