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Auckland Sci Fi: SciFriday – Auckland – 8 June 2018

What

Join us for our regular social meet-up in the city where new and regular members get together for coffee and chat about all things sci-fi, fantasy and whatever geekiness takes the mood.

Newbies – if you’re new to the group and feeling shy, just bring a friend along. You don’t need to be a hard-core sci-fi fan – anyone with a passing interest is welcome and we love meeting new people!

What we’re about

If you are a fan of anything sci-fi, fantasy, superhero or zombie related then this is the group for you! Our current favourites include Dr Who, Game of Thrones, Walking Dead, Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Big Bang Theory, Supernatural, Firefly, BSG, Stargate…you get the idea!

Meetup events consist of getting together for social nights or to watch scifi shows and movies together; there’s a book club, we run quiz nights, go to karaoke etc – basically we offer a place where you can hang out and argue with other sci-fi fans about all kinds of nerdy stuff that other people just don’t understand.

We aim to be an inclusive group and welcome all genders, ethnicities, beliefs, sexual orientations and ages (note: all members must be over 18). If you don’t feel comfortable with this, then this group isn’t for you.

When and Where

Gloria Jean’s Coffee
Cnr Victoria and Federal St
Near the Sky Tower
We’ll be in the lounge upstairs

7pm – 10:30pm
Friday June 8 2018

How Much

Free

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June 8 SciFriday’s event page
Auckland Sci Fi Group

The Rise of the Microservice Frameworks – Auckland – 14 June 2018

What

Hosted by The Auckland JVM Meetup

Further to our Microservice series, comes the discussion around the rise of microservice focused frameworks that are designed to achieve specific end goals. We will start the talk with by sharing experiences of the positives and negatives of deploying vs writing such services, the increasing ownership that the developers need to take as they take further control down the deployment stack, and this includes techniques for optimising deployments.

We will cover the complexity of deployment and orchestration of monolith vs microservice vs serverless.

We will complete the talk by covering a small number of Microservice frameworks and their pros and cons.

If you have a particular framework that has arisen to address this need you would like to speak about, please contact us and we will try and fit you in!

Speakers: Robin Bygrave, Richard Vowles

About The Auckland JVM Meetup :

Meet other local Java/Groovy/Scala/Clojure developers to talk about code, architecture, and innovation. Both beginners and pros are welcome! We hold regular upskilling sessions about new languages as well as general topics applicable to all languages on the JVM. Except perhaps Cow.

When and Where

6pm – 8pm Thursday 14 June 2018

Clearpoint Auckland
7/9 Fenshaw St, CBD, Auckland

How Much

Free

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Retcon – Auckland – 10 June 2018

What

A back to basics comic and collectible convention. A strong approach to encouraging local business and private sellers to come together and share their love of everything comics and collectables. So come along and meet some like-minded people and grow your collection at the same time. Open to anything comics, collectibles, pop culture, hot wheels, die casts, marvel, dc, star wars, star trek, vintage toys, T.V, movies and everything in between.

Under 12s are free. So join our group and spread the Love of everything Nerdy and Pop Culture.

When and Where

Sun 10 Jun 2018, 10am – 2pm

Takapuna War Memorial Hall,
5 The Strand,
Takapuna, Auckland

How Much

Table: $20.00
Entry: $3.00
Door Sales Only

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JuniorDev Meetup: What tf is Terraform?- Auckland – 12 June 2018

What

This month, we bring a technical talk!

Alix Klingenberg from Auror will be talking about infrastructure as code, using Terraform.

When and Where
Tuesday, June 12, 2018
6pm to 8pm

Grid AKL
101 Pakenham Street West
Auckland CBD Wynyard Quarter · Auckland

How Much

Free

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Event Link
JuniorDev Auckland Meetup
JuniorDev NZ on twitter

Auckland Measurecamp – Auckland – 16 June 2018

What

MeasureCamp is an open, free-to-attend unconference, different to any other web analytics conference held around the world.

MeasureCamp is an unconference, the schedule is created on the day and speakers are fellow attendees. Everyone is encouraged to discuss and participate in sessions, even to lead sessions themselves. You focus on what YOU find most interesting and useful.

When and Where

Saturday 16 June 2018
10am – 5pm – Main conference
5pm onwards – Afterparty

TVNZ Television Centre
100 Victoria Street West
Central Auckland

How Much

Free

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Gibbons Lectures: Can we be friends with robots? – Auckland – 24 May 2018

What

Social robots are now being made to assist us in our daily lives in our homes and workplaces. These robots typically look humanoid, and are designed to display signs of attention, cognition and emotion. This lecture will discuss research on how people feel about living with such robots, and the benefits and harm robots may bring.

The talk will draw on a series of New Zealand studies examining how people respond to robots in their own homes and in healthcare settings for long periods. People’s attribution of mind to robots and their feelings of companionship with robots will be a particular focus.

Elizabeth Broadbent is an Associate Professor of Health Psychology in the Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. She initially gained an honours degree in electrical and electronic engineering in order to pursue her desire to make personal robots.

After becoming interested in the psychological aspects of illness and in psychoneuroimmunology, she obtained her MSc and PhD in health psychology. She now combines her health psychology and robotics interests to study healthcare robotics.

Elizabeth is a vice-chair of the multi-disciplinary CARES robotics group at the University of Auckland. In 2010, Elizabeth was a visiting academic at the School of Psychology at Harvard University and in the Program in Science, Technology, and Society at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, USA.

In 2017, she obtained a Fulbright award to return to Boston to conduct further research on companion robots. She is an associate editor of the journal IEEE Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction, and Director of the Masters of Health Psychology programme at the University of Auckland.

When and Where

6:30pm on 24 May 2018

University of Auckland,
Owen G Glenn Building,
Room OGGB 3/260-092,
Level 0,
12 Grafton Road,
Auckland

Drinks and nibbles will be served from 6pm at 260.088 Level 0 Foyer, Owen G Glenn Building. Lecture commences at 6.30pm.

How Much

Free – all welcome

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Gibbons Lectures: Can we be friends with robots?

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Gibbons Memorial Lecture Series

Auckland Writers Festival – Auckland 15-20 May 2018

What

Every year we stage over 200 public events, gathering together 230 of the world’s best writers and thinkers with over 73,000 festival goers, to celebrate the world of books and ideas.

For the past 18 years the Festival has enriched the culture of our city and established itself as a major Australasian festival, characterised not only by the calibre of our guest authors but also by the enthusiasm and engagement of our audience and the warmth and welcome provided by Auckland as our setting.

The Festival brings the very best local and international writers of contemporary fiction and non-fiction, scientists, economists, poets, journalists and public intellectuals together with audiences to explore ideas, share stories and experience brilliant conversations. We celebrate curiosity and a sense of intellectual adventure and our programme is driven by the desire to spark ideas, to get us talking and to give us a time and place to engage with the world.

When and Where

Mainly at the Aotea Centre
50 Mayoral Drive, Auckland CBD

but some events elsewhere

At all times of the day and evening

Schools Programme 15-17 May during the day

How Much

Prices vary

We offer over 30% of our programme to the public as free, un-ticketed events. Admission to Free Events is on a first come, first served basis. Bookings are not taken for these events.

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Main Programme Schedule
Schools Programme Schedule

Board Games by The Bay – Auckland – 19-20 May 2018

What

Join us for a day or two of board gaming fun! Board Games By The Bay (BGBTB) is a series of epic board gaming events that have been running in New Zealand since 2011, currently with two annual events in Auckland (May and November) and one in Hamilton (August).

These events bring together enthusiasts and players new to the scene in a relaxed, fun environment. Participants enjoy catching up with old friends and making new ones, trying out different games or relaxing with familiar ones, and entering the free competitions.

There will be a library stocked with all kinds of games for you to try, and many people bring their own games and invite others to join them. You are most welcome to bring your own games along. We have a team of great volunteers (our friendly RedShirts) who are experts at teaching a wide variety of games to new players.

Where and When

Auckland Bridge Club,
273 Remuera Road, Remuera

10am to 10pm Saturday May 19th
10am to 6pm Sunday May 20th

How Much

$10 for One Day
$20 for 2 days ($15 of pre-registered)

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Women in Gaming Meetup – Auckland – 19 May 2018

What

Attack On Geek proudly presents the inaugural women in tech and gaming meetup – let’s form the start of a positive local community!

There is little doubt that women are under-represented in the technology and gaming industry. Attack On Geek, an Auckland based pop-culture, gaming and entertainment brand is committed to challenging the misconceptions surrounding female tech enthusiasts and gamers, as well as building a positive and supportive community for local women in the industry.

This inaugural meetup will be the first, in hopefully a series of Attack On Geek meetups to allow local women in the industry to come together, share their thoughts and ideas, build friendships and support one another.

Tickets are free, and limited to 10 (we have a table booked). You will be responsible to pay for anything you want to eat and drink though!

When and Where

Sat 19 May 7 — 9pm
Johnny Bars American Restaurant,
142 Halsey St, Auckland, New Zealand

How Much

Tickets are free, and limited to 10 (we have a table booked). You will be responsible to pay for anything you want to eat and drink though!

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Tech Week Page

Microsoft DigiGirlz 2018 – Auckland – 19 May 2018

What

Microsoft is partnering with AUT to host DigiGirlz. It is an one day event aimed to inspire the next generation of girls to be part of our tech future. We have hands on robotics workshops with OMGTech!, HoloLens experiences and a range of speakers to showcase that technology spans a variety of careers beyond coding and engineering.

DigiGirlz is designed for female students aged 13 – 17 years to:

Get inspired by women and men who made a difference in their fields; Get excited by the jobs of tomorrow related to STEM.

DigiGirlz aims to target this issue by providing hands-on activities to get girls excited about the tech industry. This event will shine a spotlight on careers that involve tech but relate to areas our students are passionate about. Furthermore, the event is about creating a platform for girls to find role models in women who are succeeding in the tech industry, from within Microsoft and from external speakers and panelists. DigiGirlz is an opportunity to make these role models more accessible and their stories more well known. Girls will have the opportunity to converse with them and be inspired by their journeys

Registration closes 4th May 2018

When and Where

Saturday 19 May 2018
9am – 3pm
AUT City Campus, 55 Wellesley St E, Auckland

How Much

Free

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Techweek Page