Talks

Wellington Gopher Meetup – Wellington – 21 June 2018

What

We will be having two awesome speakers that will be gracing us with their knowledge and experience!

What to bring?

A wifi-capable laptop with Docker installed (if you are using windows you must enable linux docker containers)
Your awesome self

Whats happening?

cgo – binding to C/C++ libraries
Justin Israel, Weta Digitial will be providing a talk on cgo, which is a bridge allowing calls between Go and C. Justin will take a high-level look at when it might be appropriate to reach for a cgo solution, and some examples of interfacing with C/C++ code. Be afraid; The stabilisers are coming off.

Building Terraform Providers in Golang
Alex McNeill, Xero will be coordinating a workshop around how to build your own Terraform providers in Go. This lab should give attendees a good idea of how Terraform Providers work behind the scenes.

When and Where

Thursday 21 June 2018
5:30pm – 7pm

Level 3 Xero House
19-23 Taranaki St
Wellington

How Much

Free

More

Event Meetup Page
Wellington Golang Meetup Group

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

More

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

More

Webpage with links to each Lecture

DevOps Auckland: Intro to OpenStack – Auckland – 18 June 2018

What

Over the past 8 years, OpenStack has evolved from a small collaboration project between NASA and Rackspace into a massive, open source cloud orchestration system. It is now a common solution used by service providers, enterprises, government agencies and academic institutions to build and operate both public and private clouds. We will hear what value OpenStack provides and why it’s popularity took off like a rocket.

Our presenter is Alex Meade, a technical instructor and independent DevOps consultant. He was a core contributor for five years early in the OpenStack project. Alex’s recent work has been focused on DevOps, Docker containers, and the Google Cloud Platform. He currently does all of this while traveling and chasing the elusive work/life balance.

When and Where

5:30pm – 7:30pm
Monday June 18 2018

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

How Much

Free

More

Page for the Event
DevOps Auckland Meetup Group

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

Network device programmability – Lower Hutt – 8 June 2018

What

Network programmability 101 with practical examples

There is significant effort in the industry to make networking equipment easier to install and use, and a large part of the focus is introducing and improving programmability for networking devices – especially for machine to machine interactions and interfaces. Although there is still the need for old-style command-line interfaces and SNMP, the industry is converging on NETCONF/Yang for management.

The Yang data models are not necessarily human-readable friendly, but they do make automation and programmability easier. In the end these enhancements and interfaces should make the entire systems easier to use and monitor. Some programming skills are useful though…

About Lower Hutt software Engineers Meetup

There are 10 types of people in Lower Hutt; those that get nerdy jokes and those who don’t. This is a call for all Software Developers, IT engineers, Software Testers, Scrum Masters, IT Project Managers and Digital Gurus who are keen on discussing interesting topics in Software with other like-minded folk. This group will meet at various locations around the Lower Hutt area, with a loose presentation / open discussion format and with any luck, some free pizza and drinks! We’re always open to new members, presenters and hosts, just contact an Organiser and let them know!

When and Where

Noon to 1:30pm
Friday June 8 2018

Avait Networks
20 Peterkin St
Lower Hutt

How Much

Free

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Meetup Page for event

ITx 2018 – Wellington – 11-13 July 2018

What

ITx is a collaboration of twelve tech-focused conferences and bodies and focuses on innovation, technology and education.

ITx brings IT professionals, decision-makers, leaders and academics together under one roof. This is a conference like no other: where industry, academia and government come together to network, learn and engage.

IT Professionals NZ is New Zealand’s leading body for those working or studying in Software and Information Technology (IT) related fields.
The IT Service Management Forum (itSMF) is the only internationally recognised and independent organisation dedicated to IT Service Management.
Computer and Information Technology Research and Education New Zealand (CITRENZ) is the representative body for the IT departments of New Zealand’s Polytech and Institute of Technology sector.
NZTech is the voice of the New Zealand technology industry.
NZRise exists to represent the interests of NZ-owned digital technology businesses.
Health informatics is about getting the right information to the right person at the right time.
AgileDay is a new Agile software development-focussed day at ITx.
The Telecommunications Users Association of New Zealand exists to inform, educate and advocate.
InternetNZ’s vision is for a better world through a better Internet
TechCommNZ supports, educates, and encourages technical communicators around New Zealand
Project Management Institute is the world’s leading not-forprofit professional membership association for the project, program and portfolio management profession.
The New Zealand Open Source Society exists to share the freedom of open source software, open standards, and open information for the benefit of New Zealand.
ITx 2018 also sees the return of the New Zealand Excellence in IT Awards

There are also MasterClass Workshops on Tuesday the 10th of July.

When and Where

TSB Bank Arena and Shed 6 Complex
4 Queens Wharf, Wellington

Main Conferences:
9am – 6pm
Wednesday 11 July – Friday 13th July 2018

It Awards Gala Dinner
6pm – late
Thursday 12 July

ITx MasterClass Workshops:
1pm – 5pm
Thursday 10 July 2018

How Much

Earlybird Pricing:

Member 3 Days: $895
Non-Member 3 days: $1095
ITx MasterClass Workshops: ~$600 (not included in 3 day price)

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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

More

Event Link
JuniorDev Auckland Meetup
JuniorDev NZ on twitter

New Zealand Bird Conference – Waitangi – 2-4 June 2018

What

The 2018 New Zealand Bird Conference and the 79th Annual General Meeting of Birds New Zealand will be held in Paihia Northland during 2-4th June 2018 (Queens Birthday Weekend). We look forward to welcoming you to the sunny Far North for what should be a fantastic weekend of birds and birding.

The conference will comprise two days of scientific papers and workshops,with field trips to local birding highlights on the third day. The AGM will be held on Saturday afternoon.

The conference again aims to continue the fine work of previous conferences in making this the premier New Zealand event for the communication of new research findings on New Zealand birds while providing opportunity for discussion, networking and workshops for bird researchers and birders in New Zealand.

The format of the conference will be similar to the most recent conferences, with the first two days largely being devoted to scientific presentations. A variety of workshops are planned for the Sunday morning.

As in previous years we look forward having a number of local speakers sharing some of the latest research knowledge with you. Alongside this we look forward to bringing together researchers and Society Members from across the country to share their knowledge and findings to make for a dynamic and informative event.

When and Where

Copthorne Hotel and Resort Bay of Islands
Tau Henare Drive
PO Box 150
PaihiaSaturday 1 June – All day Conference
Sunday 2 June – All day Conferce
Monday 3 June – Field trips

How Much

Member late registration      $ 165.00
Non-member registration       $ 195.00
Daily registration member     $ 90
Daily Registration non-member $ 140
Dinners                       $ ~50
Field trips                   $ ~50

More

Conference webpage