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impactNPO Charity Hackathon Weekend – Christchurch – 14-16 September 2018

What

First Christchurch impactNPO Charity Hackathon Weekend – September 2018

We are pleased to announce our first Christchurch impactNPO event. To be part of this amazing weekend, all you need to do is get a ticket.

The weekend starting on Friday 14th September from 6 pm to 8 pm with networking, charity introductions, and team forming. You will be volunteering your weekend (Saturday 15th September and Sunday 16th September from 9 am to 5 pm) where we all will be giving back to the community by providing IT solutions to charities. We will be providing the food and drinks this weekend to keep you well fed and energised!

A big thank you to our lovely sponsors, (TBA) who are sponsoring the food for the weekend and BizDojo via the Collider Programme, who are sponsoring the venue.

The Charities that will be attending the event will be announced soon. Watch our Facebook page and website for details.

impactNPO

Harnessing ingenuity for good.
We are making the world a better place by facilitating connections between charities and individuals intent on enhancing their impact on the world.
We coordinate and support hackathons for charities, but our larger mission is to help individuals and organisations to run their own events in their own communities.
Find out more and get involved today!

When and Where

Friday,  14 September 2018, 6:00 PM to Sunday, 16 September 2018, 5:30 PM NZST

BizDojo Christchurch, 4 Ash Street, Christchurch.

How Much

Free. Please register here.

More

Event page with more info including FAQ.

Facebook page and website.

 

Discussion Sessions for the Cyber Security Strategy Refresh – Auckland – 29 August 2018

What

A further chance to contribute to the Cyber Security Strategy refresh

We need your input.The National Cyber Policy Office has developed a strawman Cyber Security Strategy. We invite Connect Smart partners and members of the public to give us feedback on the strawman strategy.

A copy of the strawman Cyber Security Strategy can be found here

The strawman is the result of feedback on New Zealand’s cyber security settings from earlier public workshops and stakeholder engagement. You can see the outputs from the workshops here.

The vision in the strawman strategy is to make New Zealand secure and confident in a digital world. It has four values that reflect what is important for building the online environment New Zealand needs:

  • Partnerships are Essential
  •  People are secure online
  • Economic growth is enabled
  •  National security is upheld

The strawman strategy includes six priority areas. These priority areas reflect what we have heard through our outreach and engagement about where we need to collectively intensify our efforts

  • Cyber security aware and active citizens
  • Strong and capable cyber security workforce
  • Resilient and responsive NZ
  • Internationally active
  • Proactively tackle cybercrime
  • Adapt and challenge

To help collate the feedback, we have produced a feedback worksheet that can be found here. If you want to contribute, please download the worksheet, put down your views, and email it to connectsmart@dpmc.govt.nz.

The NCPO will also be holding discussion sessions during the week of 27 August in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.

The National Cyber Policy Office

When and Where

Auckland Policy Office,
45 Queen St, Auckland

29 August, 9.00am – 12.00pm. Click here to register

Drop in: 9.00am – 10.00am

Discussion Session: 10.00am – 11.00am
Discussion Session: 11.00am – 12.00pm

How Much

Free

More

Refresh of New Zealand’s Cyber Security Strategy and Action Plan 2018.

Cyber Security Strategy Refresh.

National Cyber Policy Office (NCPO).

A further chance to contribute to the Cyber Security Strategy refresh and Discussion Sessions for the Cyber Security Strategy Refresh.

The diagram featured is the 2015 National Cyber Security Strategy.

I can code, but what do I specialise as?! – Auckland – 27 August 2018

What

I can code, but what do I specialise as?! : A panel discussion

Join us at the brand new Dev Academy space, where we’ll hear from a panel of speakers from different career tracks in the coding space!

Our awesome panel will have:
– Raghu Kasturi – Frontend dev from Movio
– Morris Nye – Test Automation Engineer from Gentrack
– Duck Lawn – Site Reliability Engineer from Pushpay
– Alistair Bush – Backend Dev from Xero

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Remember to respect our Code of Conduct during all JuniorDev interactions. This is a safe and inclusive space for everyone!

When and Where

Monday, 27 August, 2018
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Enspiral Dev Academy
Level 5, 100 Carlton Gore Rd, Newmarket, Auckland

Schedule
5.45 – 6.15: Networking and pizza
6.15 – 6.20: Welcome and intro the sponsors
6.20 – 7.20: Panel discussion and Q&A
7.20 – 7.30: Audience pitches/requests for help
7.30 – 8.00: Networking

How Much

Free. RSVP here.

More

A massive thanks to our sponsors for this event:
Enspiral Dev Academy as a venue sponsor!
Xero for catering!

I can code, but what do I specialise as?! : A panel discussion.

JuniorDev Auckland Meetup

Discussion Sessions for the Cyber Security Strategy Refresh – Christchurch – 27 August 2018

What

A further chance to contribute to the Cyber Security Strategy refresh

We need your input.The National Cyber Policy Office has developed a strawman Cyber Security Strategy. We invite Connect Smart partners and members of the public to give us feedback on the strawman strategy.

A copy of the strawman Cyber Security Strategy can be found here

The strawman is the result of feedback on New Zealand’s cyber security settings from earlier public workshops and stakeholder engagement. You can see the outputs from the workshops here.

The vision in the strawman strategy is to make New Zealand secure and confident in a digital world. It has four values that reflect what is important for building the online environment New Zealand needs:

  • Partnerships are Essential
  •  People are secure online
  • Economic growth is enabled
  •  National security is upheld

The strawman strategy includes six priority areas. These priority areas reflect what we have heard through our outreach and engagement about where we need to collectively intensify our efforts

  • Cyber security aware and active citizens
  • Strong and capable cyber security workforce
  • Resilient and responsive NZ
  • Internationally active
  • Proactively tackle cybercrime
  • Adapt and challenge

To help collate the feedback, we have produced a feedback worksheet that can be found here. If you want to contribute, please download the worksheet, put down your views, and email it to connectsmart@dpmc.govt.nz.

The NCPO will also be holding discussion sessions during the week of 27 August in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. Click here to find out more

The National Cyber Policy Office

When and Where

Canterbury Employers Chamber of Commerce,
57 Kilmore St, Christchurch Central

27 August, 2.30pm – 4.00pm. Click here to register

Drop in: 2.30pm – 3.00pm
Discussion Session: 3.00pm – 4.00pm

How Much

Free

More

Refresh of New Zealand’s Cyber Security Strategy and Action Plan 2018.

Cyber Security Strategy Refresh.

National Cyber Policy Office (NCPO).

A further chance to contribute to the Cyber Security Strategy refresh and Discussion Sessions for the Cyber Security Strategy Refresh.

The diagram featured is the 2015 National Cyber Security Strategy.

 

CERT NZ Update at Information Security Interest Group – Christchurch – 29 August 2018

What

CERT NZ is officially one (happy birthday to us!), and being the central point for reporting security incidents: we have seen things. Many, many things. 506 things this past quarter in fact! We share the data for all the incidents we see in our quarterly report. Our latest quarterly report (Q1 2018) is out and Erica is going to come by and talk about some of the interesting stories that the data is telling us, and what we do with it.

Highly recommend giving the report a read (it is a quick read!) so you can come ask some difficult questions and discuss the data with us. BYO birthday hats.

https://www.cert.govt.nz/about/quarterly-report/

Speaker: Erica Anderson
Her twitter bio says “info sec, cat, and ketchup enthusiast” which summarises her quite nicely. Erica works at CERT NZ as a Senior Incident Manager on the Operations team. She also does stuff with Kiwicon, Code Club Aotearoa, and (previously) BSides Wellington.

Like all Meetups, we’ll have the locksport gear at hand and some folks to help get you started on it!

When and Where

29 August 2018
7 pm to 9 pm

The Twisted Hop, 616 Ferry Road, Christchurch

How Much

Free. Buy your own food and drink. RSVP here.

More

Meetup event.
Information Security Interest Group (ISIG) – Christchurch, NZ meets on the last Wednesday of the month.
NZISIG Code of Conduct (pdf).
NZISIG – NZ Information Security Interest Group.

Digital Trust 2018 – Wellington – 30 August 2018

What

Digital Trust in 2018 – what do they know about you?

Have you ever wondered about how companies such as Google manage your information – and how you can get more control? And how secure is your bank information? And that’s just you as an individual – what about the organisations that you work for – how do you ensure that your customers feel they are safe when dealing with you?

We’ve pulled together an evening event where you can hear from the experts about these things. Our main keynote speaker is Ross Young from Google will talk about what they store but also about how to know more about that information.

Ross will join us for a panel with Serena Chen, from BNZ Digital who will offer her perspective of security online, and Ben Creet, Policy manager at InternetNZ

I can promise you that this evening will be enlightening and you’ll come away with a better sense of what’s happening when you interact online.

More about Ross : Born and bred in Wellington, Ross manages public policy for Google in New Zealand. After completing degrees in psychology and law, he worked in the public and private sectors in New Zealand and overseas – including the BBC, Vodafone Australia, Minority Rights Group International and the Commerce Commission. He lives in Wellington with his husband and exuberant 7 year old daughter.

Serena Chen is a product designer building frameworks at BNZ Digital. She is an ex-physicist/mathematician, teen magazine founder, and hacker at heart. She believes deeply in using technology to build a kinder, fairer, and better world.

Creeture (aka Ben Creet) is a policy analyst, technology geek and cybersecurity professional who has a dayjob with InternetNZ doing Internet policy stuff. Ben is a member of the New Zealand Internet Task Force, the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security’s Reference Group, InternetNZ, a part time Master of Strategic Studies student at Victoria University of Wellington and an national expert on vulnerability disclosure policy. A tabletop & xbox gamer, a football fan and a NatSec nerd, Ben is mostly importantly parent/pack-leader to #LilCreeture, #LittlestCreeture and #CreeturePup.

Please note: The event opens at 5.00pm with the formal parts of the evening getting underway at 5.30pm.

When and Where

Thursday 30 August 2018
5:00 PM – 7:00 PM

InternetNZ,
Level 11, 80 Boulcott Street. Wellington

How Much

Free. Please register here.

More

Event on TUANZ and Eventbrite.
Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand  (TUANZ)

Gitting Good with Git – Auckland – 23 August 2018

What

North Shore .NET User Group regularly meets every 3rd or 4th Thursday each month at Massey University Albany Campus.

Regular tech talks focused on Microsoft Technologies and skills relevant to developers working with Microsoft .NET.

Marcus Bristol (a Senior Engineer at Pushpay) will peek under the hood and give us all an idea of how git works under the covers.

This understanding will help us be better equipped to recover when things go wrong.

When and Where

5:45pm – 7:30pm
23 August 2018

MBS 2.15 Flexible Learning Room
Massey University
Albany
Auckland

How Much

Free

More

North Shore .NET User Group
Gitting Good with Git Meetup

2018 Rutherford Lecture: Life and Times of Supervolcanoes – Rotorua – 21 August 2018

What

2018 NZ Rutherford Lecture
The Life and Times of Supervolcanoes

There is no denying that as New Zealand sits astride the Indo-Australian and Pacific tectonic plates our land is subject to tremendous natural forces. We may commonly experience this as a gentle but sometimes a severe shuddering of earthquakes. Yet with Aotearoa dotted with cones and calderas, Kiwis should also keep in mind that the Taupō Eruption was actually the world’s most violent volcanic eruption in the last 5000 years!

Colin Wilson has gathered many accolades for studying volcanoes, and in particular, those giant examples known as supervolcanoes. He likens his work to that of a crime scene investigator, where he travels the world piecing together the dual puzzle of why such cataclysmic explosions occur and why they are joined by much smaller eruptions. He aims to forecast volcanic phenomena with enough warning so that communities can respond. But although Colin is digging deep in the Earth’s crust to find the triggering mechanisms, volcanic systems are not letting their secrets go easily…

Royal Society Te Apārangi is proud to partner with GNS Science, EQC and Victoria University of Wellington in presenting the 2018 New Zealand Rutherford Lecture. Strong support from these organisations comes from the belief that New Zealanders will greatly benefit both from learning about and gaining a better awareness of this ‘sleeping’ giant in our midst. From late July to early September, Professor Wilson will head to 22 towns and cities to explain the nature of supervolcanoes, the ways in which such volcanoes operate and can be studied, and whether the next eruption is still likely to take us by surprise.

About the speaker

Professor Colin Wilson FRS FRSNZ, Victoria University of Wellington

In 2017, geologist Professor Colin Wilson was awarded Royal Society Te Apārangi’s highest honour, the Rutherford Medal, for his research into understanding large, explosive supervolcanoes and the dangers they pose. Yet although significant eruptions are still rare, threats from volcanic activity are considered a very serious natural hazard for Aotearoa New Zealand.

The 2018 New Zealand Rutherford Lecture is proudly presented by Royal Society Te Apārangi in partnership with GNS Science, EQC and Victoria University of Wellington.

When and Where

Tuesday 21 August 2018
6pm – 7pm

Millennium Hotel Rotorua, 1270 Hinemaru Street, Rotorua

How Much

Free.
You are welcome to turn up on the day, however, due to their expected popularity, to guarantee your seat(s) please register here.

More

Press release: 2018 New Zealand Rutherford Lecture: It’s a super tour!

The Life and Times of Supervolcanoes | Rotorua.

The 2018 New Zealand Rutherford Lecture is proudly presented by Royal Society Te Apārangi in partnership with GNS Science, EQC and Victoria University of Wellington.

2018 Rutherford Lecture: Life and Times of Supervolcanoes – Tauranga – 22 August 2018

What

2018 NZ Rutherford Lecture
The Life and Times of Supervolcanoes

There is no denying that as New Zealand sits astride the Indo-Australian and Pacific tectonic plates our land is subject to tremendous natural forces. We may commonly experience this as a gentle but sometimes a severe shuddering of earthquakes. Yet with Aotearoa dotted with cones and calderas, Kiwis should also keep in mind that the Taupō Eruption was actually the world’s most violent volcanic eruption in the last 5000 years!

Colin Wilson has gathered many accolades for studying volcanoes, and in particular, those giant examples known as supervolcanoes. He likens his work to that of a crime scene investigator, where he travels the world piecing together the dual puzzle of why such cataclysmic explosions occur and why they are joined by much smaller eruptions. He aims to forecast volcanic phenomena with enough warning so that communities can respond. But although Colin is digging deep in the Earth’s crust to find the triggering mechanisms, volcanic systems are not letting their secrets go easily…

Royal Society Te Apārangi is proud to partner with GNS Science, EQC and Victoria University of Wellington in presenting the 2018 New Zealand Rutherford Lecture. Strong support from these organisations comes from the belief that New Zealanders will greatly benefit both from learning about and gaining a better awareness of this ‘sleeping’ giant in our midst. From late July to early September, Professor Wilson will head to 22 towns and cities to explain the nature of supervolcanoes, the ways in which such volcanoes operate and can be studied, and whether the next eruption is still likely to take us by surprise.

About the speaker

Professor Colin Wilson FRS FRSNZ, Victoria University of Wellington

In 2017, geologist Professor Colin Wilson was awarded Royal Society Te Apārangi’s highest honour, the Rutherford Medal, for his research into understanding large, explosive supervolcanoes and the dangers they pose. Yet although significant eruptions are still rare, threats from volcanic activity are considered a very serious natural hazard for Aotearoa New Zealand.

The 2018 New Zealand Rutherford Lecture is proudly presented by Royal Society Te Apārangi in partnership with GNS Science, EQC and Victoria University of Wellington.

When and Where

Wednesday 22 August 2018
5:30pm – 6:30pm

Tauranga Yacht and Boat Club
90 Keith Allen Drive, Tauranga,

How Much

Free.
You are welcome to turn up on the day, however, due to their expected popularity, to guarantee your seat(s) please register here.

More

Press release: 2018 New Zealand Rutherford Lecture: It’s a super tour!

The Life and Times of Supervolcanoes | Tauranga.

The 2018 New Zealand Rutherford Lecture is proudly presented by Royal Society Te Apārangi in partnership with GNS Science, EQC and Victoria University of Wellington.

“Gopher vs Ferris [Rust]” and “Performance Considerations in Go” – Auckland – 21 August 2018

What

Auckland based group for anyone interested in Go programming language. We will try to organise regular meetups with talks by members and guests. Depending on interest we can also consider organising Go hacking sessions.

Another amazing lineup this month for us eager Gophers [and Rustaceans alike]. Thanks to Movio again for the venue, drinks and pizza.

First up, Jacky Zhen with ‘Gopher vs Ferris’:

“Both Go and Rust are categorised as a systems programming languages, but both approach it in different paradigms. I’m a big fan of Go’s simplicity and pragmatism, but have times found some of the language features to be lacking.
Recently I’ve been playing around with Rust and have discovered many interesting aspects of the language. In this talk I’d like to share what I find awesome about Rust from the perspective of someone who has worked with Go and some functional languages.
As a keen student of both languages I would like compare and contrast the two languages and talk about what I think they could take from one another.”

Jacky is a prolific full stack engineer on Movio’s Numero team. Jacky is super-cool and squeaky-clean. Funnily enough, the only time I’ve heard Jacky swear was 15 hours deep into a hackathon, fighting with the Rust compiler for the first time. Naturally, he’d tamed it before the day was done.

Second up will be Taco de Wolff, with “Performance optimization in Go”:

“I’ll discuss various ways to optimize Go programs and dive into some of the underlying details. I have been giving introductory talks about Go lately, and I’d like to talk about something more in-depth.”

Taco currently works at the University of Auckland within the bio-engineering institute, where he does modelling on lungs. Previously worked for TixTrack, which is a software development company for ticketing software using Go. He’s also known for github.com/tdewolff/minify, which is a high-performance minifier in Go.

When and Where

Tuesday 21 August 2018
6pm – 8pm

Movio
2.4 / 30 St Benedicts St
Auckland

How Much

Free

More

Meetup page for 21 August 2018 meet
Go AKL meetup group