OpenBSD informal talk – Wellington – 23 January 2019

What

A number of OpenBSD developers will be visiting Victoria University in
January. As part of that, they will be giving an informal talk on what they
have been working on recently, open to the public.

A number of the OpenSSH and LibreSSL devs will be there, including Theo de
Raadt, Bob Beck and Damien Miller, as well as one of the devs who
spear-headed the OpenBSD response to Meltdown, among others.

When and Where

Lecture Theatre,
LBLT118,
Laby Building,
Victoria University,
Wellington

Starting at 2pm
Wednesday 23 January 2019

How Much

Free

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Please contact Richard Procter ( richard.n.procter at gmail.com ) if you have any questions

Agile, Testing and UX Xmas Lightning Talks – Christchurch – 12 December 2018

What

Shared get together with three Christchurch IT Groups:

Christchurch Agile Professionals Network.
Christchurch Testing Professional Network.
Christchurch User Experience Design Meetup

Lighting talks are 5 – 10 minutes and X-mas themed.

Short talks include:
– Leon – From the Agile Professionals Network
– Chris – from the Testing Professionals Network
– More to come…

When and Where

12 December 2018
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Greenhouse
146a Lichfield Street, Christchurch.

How to find us
Knock on the door.

How Much

Free. Drinks and snacks provided.

More

Event by APN, TPN or UX.

Christchurch Agile Professionals Network.
Christchurch Testing Professional Network.
Christchurch User Experience Design Meetup.

 

 

DevOps Auckland: Approaches to solving software delivery risks earlier and faster – Auckland – 10 December 2018

What

Our presenter is Stephen Phillips – Sumo Logic’s voice in New Zealand. Stephen has been working with leading global software ISV’s and service providers over his long career, he is ever curious about improving outcomes.
His background in management consulting and product delivery is underpinned by a pragmatic understanding of technology engineering principles.

He will share with us “Approaches to solving software delivery risks earlier and faster”: Learn about techniques for reducing the effort to troubleshoot software systems, without building unnecessary technical debt.

** This meetup is on the early schedule **

Doors will open at 16:00, and the presentation will run from 16:30 to 17:30, and we’ll leave by 18:30.

** Please note the venue **

Thanks to Catalyst IT for hosting us once again in their central downtown office.

When and Where

10 December 2018
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM

Catalyst IT,
Level 4, 2 Commerce St,
Auckland CBD

How Much

Free. Please register here.

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Meetup event.

DevOps Auckland Meetup Group

 

NZ’s first GitLab MeetUp – Wellington – 29 November 2018

What

Plenty of GitLab swag on hand for NZ’s first GitLab MeetUp which is happening – in Wellington!

This is a user-based event, not a sales / product demonstration.

You’ll be interested in this MeetUp if you’d like to hear and share GitLab experiences, and we’ll have a local customer share their GitLab story.

A GitLab specialist will also be on hand for Q&A and to provide ideas on how/where your current work could be extended through GitLab.

When and Where

Thursday, November 29, 2018
5:30pm to 7pm

LeapDojo
Level 8,
93 The Terrace,
Wellington

How Much

Free

More

The first Gitlab NZ Meetup
Official Gitlab Meetups ANZ Meetup Group

 

Transport Planning as Freedom Planning – Auckland – 22 November 2018

What

What if we planned public transport with a goal of personal freedom? Join us at Auckland Conversations as we explore this idea with Jarrett Walker, one of the original designers of Auckland’s new bus network.

5:00pm: Networking & refreshments
5:30pm: Start
7:00pm: Finish

The challenge of public transit today is not just having good ideas but being able to explain them.  It’s crucial to integrate the task of planning with the tasks of explanation and of creating leading innovative processes that engage and empower the public. The goal is managing behaviour change in a positive way – changing the way people travel and the positive outcomes that can produce for Auckland.

Jarrett Walker, a popular speaker and author of the popular book Human Transit, is one of the field’s great explainers.  His worldwide transit consulting practice is all about helping communities see their options, and think about their goals, so that they make great decisions for themselves.

We aim to start a conversation here about how transit works, what choices it presents, and how we can use it to create a better Auckland with some real-life examples of change that’s about to reshape the way we use the CBD and beyond.

Eddie Tuiavii, Senior Hearings Advisor at Auckland Council will MC the night. Jarret will also be joined by a panel of industry experts including:

  • Jessica Rose, Albert Eden Local Board member and representative for Women in Urbanism Auckland
  • Daniel Newcombe, Manager Strategic Projects, Central, North & West, Auckland Transport
  • Ludo Campbell-Reid, Design Champion and General Manager Auckland Design Office, Auckland Council

When and Where

5pm – 7pm
Thursday 22 November 2018

Grand Millennium Hotel
71 Mayoral Dr,
Auckland CBD

How Much

Free

More

Event Webpage

Practical tips for increasing diversity in tech companies – Auckland – 26 November 2018

What

Increasing gender diversity in business is a key part of success. Studies have shown that a more motivated, diverse thinking team deliver increased sales, customer satisfaction, better margins AND more innovation.

But increasing diversity is an outcome, not an action itself. In this seminar, two tech leaders will discuss the practical actions and steps they’ve taken at their companies to be a more inclusive workplace and increase diversity.

This is NOT an event for women alone – its aimed at all business leaders who want some practical ideas on how to ensure their workforce better reflects the wider market, and see the value in a better balanced team. From recruitment, to onboarding, to retention, Amanda and Eva will talk through some ideas that you can apply in your own businesses.

Our main speaker Amanda Santos is a high-growth CEO, sales expert and sought-after business advisor, providing governance and strategic support to over 150 enterprises within New Zealand.

Formerly Chief Executive of Tekron, a global market-leader in high-precision atomic and GPS precision timing hardware for power, telecommunications and enterprise industries, Amanda is unafraid to break the traditional CEO stereotype and inspires others to do the same.

When and Where

NZTE
139 Quay Street
Auckland

5pm – 7pm
Monday, 26 November 2018

How Much

Free

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Information and Registration

 

Smart locks, DIY IoT, Relays, Zoneminder, Node-RED and more! – Wellington – 20 November 2018

What

This month we have three speakers covering a range of topics.

Mike Stewart is going to present on various smart home devices he’s been using, including installing smart locks from scratch, automatic plant watering pump, various relays (Sonoff & Shelly) and more.

Thomas Howard is going to present on Zoneminder & Motion and how to use this open source software to setup and configure your own home brew security cameras.

And finally we’ll have Andrew Lockhart covering building your own IoT appliances using MQTT and Node-RED.

Schedule
17:30 – 18:00: Casual chat
18:00 – 19:30: Presentations
19:30 – 20:00: Casual chat

Wellington Home Automation Hackers

A group of like minded people who are interested in home automation, whether it’s plugging in off-the-shelf IoT lightbulbs, or soldering your own PCB designs doing BLE – and everything in between!

When and Where

Tuesday, 20 November 2018
5:30pm – 7:30pm

Sailthru
Level 1
14 Blair St
Wellington

How Much

Free

More

WebPage to the meeting
Wellington Home Automation Hackers meetup group

“Cowboys” and Agile – A Project Managers worst nightmare, or is it? – Palmerston North – 29 November 2018

What

Sharon, a seasoned project manager from Massey will be the presenter at the next meetup.

Can Cowboy developers, an Agile methodology and Project Managers all exist in the same sphere? Some would say NO, I say yes.

Does the free-thinking lone developer, who is huddled away in a dark corner never to see the light of day still exist in this new world of Agile projects?

Can Agile bring a “Cowboy” into the 21st Century?

This is the rescheduled talk from September

As usual our hosts Objective will be sponsoring pizza

When and Where

Thursday, November 29 2018
5:30pm – 7:30pm

Objective
114 The Square
Palmerston Noth

How Much

Free

More

Meetup page for “Cowboys” and Agile event
Palmerston North Software Development Meetup

Microservices in the age of Digital Transformation – Auckland – 13 November 2018

What

Two Talks

API Gateway

What makes a good API Gateway?

The age of digital transformation.. are you ready?

As your business embraces digital transformation, you’re presented with new industry trends, from microservices and containerization to multi-cloud connectivity. Understanding how these emerging technologies could apply to your existing ecosystem and the integration best practices required, is central to success.

When and Where

IBM’s new venue
Level 4, 30 Gaunt St
Wynard Quarter, CBD, Auckland

Tuesday, November 13, 2018
5:30pm – 8:45pm

How Much

Free

More

Meetup page for this event
Auckland API and Microservices Meetup

Star Gazing and Aurora Chasing – Oamaru – 26 October 2018

What

Star Gazing and Aurora Chasing
Adventures in Astronomy Around and Above New Zealand.

We are fortunate to engage Dr Ian Griffin, Director of Otago Museum, for a free talk on Astronomy at the bookshop. He’s an inspiring, knowledgeable speaker and we look forward to hearing more about the Museum and Planetarium in Dunedin, stargazing and Aurora hunting in our area.

There will be announcements on an upcoming evening, Friday 26 October, about Oamaru’s Observatory by our local astronomer Damien McNamara. We’re lucky to have Dark Sky Reserves here in Otago and South Island, Mount John Observatory near Tekapo, another Planetarium at Mount Cook Hermitage and plenty to see in the Southern night skies. Aurora postcards with photos of those magical displays taken from Oamaru will be available, and space exploration news will be talking points at the evening event.

It is always fun to learn from others, and all of our Slide Night talks end up expanding our conversations along with our sense of wonder.

When and Where

26 October 2018
7pm drinks and nibbles
8pm lecture

Adventure Books,
7 Harbour Street, Oamaru.

How Much

Free.
50 seats only. Reservations essential.

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Facebook post.

Adventure books on Facebook