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Automation with Selenium Webdriver – Auckland – 25 June 2018

What

The presentation will focus on test automation technologies specifically focus on Selenium WebDriver. Selenium is one of the most popular test automation technologies worldwide.

Will speak on below points:
– What is Selenium
– Libraries and tools developed based on Selenium
– Simplify the usage of Selenium WebDriver by explaining the major packages and classes in this library
– Clarify the high-level picture of Java/Maven projects, TestNG, Cucumber, etc.
– Programming skills required to use Selenium
– Required skill set for Automation Framework Developer/Architect
– Good practices in test automation
– Explanation of the demo project

About Automated Testing Auckland Meetup

We are bringing together a community of automated testing enthusiasts to share new ideas, war stories, best practices, and build a testing culture with each other. Want to share your expert test automation skills? Want to learn more about automated testing? We all share the common goal of delivering high-quality software, faster. Come join us for our casual and friendly discussions on automated testing, continuous integration & delivery, TDD and more! Follow us @AutoTestAuckland

When and Where

Monday, June 25, 2018
6pm to 9pm

Xero
Level 2, Textile Centre,
125 St George Bay Road,
Parnell, Auckland

How Much

Free

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Automation with Selenium Webdriver meeting
Automated Testing Auckland Meetup Group

 

New Zealand International Science Festival – Dunedin – 6-15 July 2018

What

The New Zealand International Science Festival is here with over 230 events, 24 venues and over 20 national and international guests heading to Dunedin to celebrate all things science

“We’re extremely excited to be bringing some of the world’s top experts in a range of fields to Dunedin to take part in this year’s Festival,” says New Zealand International Science Festival Director Dan Hendra. “We’ll be offering Festival goers a diverse, fun-fuelled, inspiring lineup of events – from hands-on workshops for kids and families to talks and seminars aimed at sharing the very latest from the world of science. This is your opportunity to ‘go beyond’, build knowledge and have a whole lot of fun.”

When and Where

6-15 July 2018

Various venues around Dunedin

How Much

Various. Many events are free

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Main Website
Programme Page

The Life and Times of Supervolcanoes – Nationwide – July-Sept 2018

What

‘The Life and Times of Supervolcanoes’ with 2017 Rutherford Medal recipient Professor Colin Wilson heads to 22 locations from Invercargill to Kaitaia from the end of July to early September. This nationwide tour is proudly presented by Royal Society Te Apārangi in partnership with GNS Science, EQC and Victoria University of Wellington.

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…

When and Where

22 Towns and cities throughout New Zealand starting with Invercargill on July 22nd though to Wellington on September 12.

How Much

Free

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Webpage with links to each Lecture

 

Dunedin Open Data Meetup – Dunedin – 18 June 2018

What

This inaugural Dunedin Open Data Meetup will set the scene of where we are at with open data, in the process working on answering the following questions:

  • What does it take for data to be considered “open”
  • Why try to make data open?
  • So, New Zealand has signed up to the International Open Data Charter, so what?
  • Why is this important?
  • What is the “Open Data Programme” doing?
  • What does it mean for me?
  • How can I or my organisation contribute?
  • What barriers that Governmental agencies have to overcome in order to open up their data

Networking and nibbles:

This is also a great opportunity to establish connections and grow your networks over some tasty snacks and refreshments. This will be hosted off the back of Data Visulisation Training Session 1 for those that are also registered for this event.

Keep an eye out on our Twitter @opendatanz for more information on joining this event.

 

When and Where

6pm – 7:30pm
Monday June 18 2018

Computer Science Department,
Owheo Building
133 Union Street East
Dunedin

How Much

Free

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Meetup Page for the Event

OmgTech: Toloa Kenese Club – Auckland – 16 June 2018

What

Toloa-Kenese Club is back! We are partnership with the Ministry for Pacific Peoples to run four interactive STEM workshops for Pasifika Year 7 to Year 10 students.

The Workshops will use digital technologies or science / technology based practises including robotics, electronics, coding and 3D printing.

When and Where

10am – 2:30pm
Saturday
16 June 2018

Mangere Arts Centre
Corner Bader Drive and Orly Avenue
Mangere
Auckland

How Much

Free

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Event’s Webpage on OMGtech

 

Wellington DevOps Meetup – Wellington – 13 June 2018

What

Join us in our June monthly event. We have three great speakers sharing their experience and best practices for testing in a Devops world.

  • Vaughan Westray, BreakPoint
  • Paul Hicks, IntegrationQA
  • Katrina Clokie, BNZ

This group for all working professionals, enthusiasts to contribute and/or learn DevOps technologies. Who should join: Users of DevOps tools, software professionals looking to get information on DevOps, students and hackers who are interested in understanding more about the DevOps movement, culture, practice and tools.

When and Where

5pm – 7pm
Wednesday June 13 2018

Westpac – Level 16
318 Lambton Quay
Wellington

How Much

Free

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Event’s Meetup Page
Wellington DevOps Meetup Group

 

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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Meetup page for event

The Star Regent 24 Hour Book Sale – Dunedin – 8-9 June 2018

What

From midday on Friday 8th June until midday Saturday 9th June, tens of thousands of books – over half of them just $1 – will be on sale for book lovers and bargain hunters everywhere.

We are proud to play host to this much anticipated iconic event; reputedly the largest book sale in the Southern Hemisphere!

You are invited to come along – more than once even – as books in your favourite categories are replenished regularly throughout the sale by our ever energetic volunteers, and live music will be featured throughout to provide additional enjoyment.

You will find books for all tastes: from thrillers to humour to child-rearing. If there’s a topic, we will have a book on it.

When and Where

Start: Noon Friday 8th June
Finish: Noon Saturday 9th June 2018

Regent Theatre,
17 The Octagon,
Dunedin, Otago

How Much

Free Entry

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Website

 

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