What's happening?

1st June 2013 at the University of Western England Registration has closed

All of the major IT & Developer community groups in and around Bristol are coming together for an event at the UWE. Essentially the event is one big meet up, open to the public. Each group will be doing a presentation on themselves, what they are about, and what they offer the local community. Several groups will be putting on a technical presentation in their chosen area. How-to workshops will be running alongside the main presentations. The event concludes with 5 minute lightning talks on a variety of subjects.

Attendee places are limited, so registration is required. Register early so as not to miss your space, and notify us if you can't make it so as to free up the space for someone else.

What's the current Schedule?

The Schedule is divided into 10 minute group introductions, followed by 30 minute tech talks. Each group is doing an introduction, most groups are then following with a related tech talk.

NOTE: this if the current proposed schedule, and is likely to change considerably in the run up to the event. Please follow us on twitter or check back for the latest schedule changes.

Time Room 1
2Q49		 Room 2
2Q50		 Room 3
2Q42		 Room 4
2Q48		 Room 5
2Q43
9:30 Morning TeasFairtrade Tea, Coffee & Biscuits
Orange Juice (8oz glass)
Apple Juice (8oz glass)
Large Danish Pastry
10:00 Introduction & Keynote TalkA Meetup Organiser's Field Guide: How to start and run your own meetup        
10:20 Nokia SWUX (South West Usability Discussion Group) ACCU Bristol & Bath UWE CSCT Department
10:30 Game of Life Why User Testing will Make you Happier The Inner Secrets of Compilers WORKSHOP MSc Software Engineering
11:00 BreakFairtrade Tea, Coffee & Biscuits
Orange Juice (8oz glass)
Apple Juice (8oz glass)
Large Danish Pastry
11:10 True Clarity SW Mobile Bristol Wireless Group WORKSHOP British Computing Society
11:20 Perspectives on Software Development Cross Platform tools / Mobile Backend as a service Bristol Wireless and the Linux Terminal Server Project WORKSHOP Lifelong learning, shaping your career, and other advantages of getting involved with BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT
11:50 CERN Django Bath & Bristol Users Group SouthWest CouchDB WORKSHOP Bath Scrum Users Group
12:00 The LHC Grid - High Performance Computing in High Energy Particle Physics Building open source with Django CouchDB: Past, Present and Future WORKSHOP Scrum, A Deceptively Simple Process
12:30 LunchFinger buffet
Sandwiches with a selection of meat, fish and vegetarian fillings
Kettle Crisps
Assorted Shortbreads
Fresh Fruit Bowl
Coffee or Tea
Vegetable Satay Skewers with Dip
Chicken Satay
Crisps, Cheddars, Gerkins & Olives
Bacon Hogie
Sausage on stick
West Country Goats Cheese and Red Onion Marmalade on Crostini
Stuffed Baby Potatoes with Bacon and Cheese & BOFs

Birds Of a Feather tables at lunch (BOFs)

This is a chance to get involved in discussion of specific topics over lunch with like-minded people. We currently have the following tables assigned, but we have room for more. If you'd like to suggest a topic for a BOF, please let us know [using the form, or sending email to someone appropriate], or write it on the BOF board on the day.

  • Key signing, lead by Zak Wilcox

    This is a classical keysigning to help strengthen the web of trust (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_signing_party for details). Those wishing to participate need to bring two things: valid (non-expired) government-approved photo ID, to prove that you are who you say you are (basically, passport and/or driving licence); and a bunch of slips of paper or business cards, each with their long key fingerprint and name on them (in GPG this is obtained with just "gpg --fingerprint <yourname>"). The number of slips of paper required will depend on how many people are interested.

13:30 Reintroduction        
13:50 Cloudant Bristol Web Folk unified.diff and Cardiff Dev Workshop Drupal Somerset Bristol Girl Geek Dinners
14:00 Your Database to the Cloud, an Intro to Cloudant NoSQL Node.js: The Practice and Ethos Coding in Community The Drupal Open Source Community Cultural diversity in the workplace
14:30 Bristol SkillSwap Bristol Web Folk Bristol & Bath Perl Mongers Gloucester Linux Users Group Software Testing Club
14:40 The technology of sharing Front end web development Perl 6 ... Am I Bovvered? Software Packaging with RPM Chaos, Randomness and Falsehood. Testing, why bother?
15:10 BreakFairtrade Tea, Coffee & Biscuits
15:20 Dorkbot Bristol/Bristol Hackspace Bristol Web Folk Bristol and Bath Linux User Group PHP South West Misc groups
15:30 Come and see our electronic projects in action NodeCopter Free and open source software: experiences of using and how to contribute Unit Testing and Software Design South West Scala - Local database user groups - ForceWest
16:00 Lightning Talks        
17:00 Closing statements        
17:30 After Party

The following how-to sessions are running

Time Room 4
2Q48
10:30 Bath Ruby User Group
Building web applications with Ruby on Rails
12:30 Lunch
14:00

Who's involved?

UWE Computer Science & Creative Technologies Departmenthttp://www1.uwe.ac.uk/et/csct
UWE has a strong Computer Science department. With a range of undergrad degrees and a flexible MSc, suited to people from an unconventional or business background as well as the traditional school leavers.
Bristol & Bath Perl Mongershttp://perl.bristolbath.org
User groups in the Perl community are called Perl Mongers. The local group holds monthly pub based meet ups, where they talk about a number of IT and non IT related topics, and sometimes a little Perl.
Software Testing Club - Bristolhttp://www.meetup.com/SoftwareTestingClub/
A relatively new but hopefully growing test community, organising social events/talks in the Bristol area, supported by the Software Testing Club. Most recently we've teamed up with the BCS for a series of talks, from speakers like Gojko Adzic, or David Evans. We haven't evolved a regular meeting schedule yet, so the best way to find out what's going on is to check the Meetup group - there are also meetups in Cardiff too!
SWUX - South West Usability Discussion Grouphttp://swux.org.uk/
A new group formed for open discussion of usability including software to webdesign to mobile apps. Take a look at our Meetup group for details of upcoming events, and follow us on Twitter at @SW_UX
Bristol Web Folkhttp://www.meetup.com/webdevelopersbristol/
Bristol Web Folk aims to bring together everyone from the web, tech, and IT communities in Bristol. We hold regular free events including talk nights, hack nights, and social nights, to which everyone is welcome. We have a Twitter feed (@bristolwebfolk) and a calendar where we try to include all groups and events that are going on in Bristol and the surrounding area. We're always interested to hear about and help promote new groups.
Drupal Somersethttp://www.drupalsomerset.co.uk
Hello! We are a bunch of friendly Web people who meet twice a month to discuss, present, share, collaborate, get hands-on and improve the Drupal software. There are regular live video interviews with speakers from the international Drupal community. Come along if you use Drupal or want to join, it's fun!
ACCU Bristol & Bathwww.meetup.com/ACCU-Bristol-Bath
ACCU Bristol & Bath is the local chapter of the ACCU, meeting every two months to discuss a wide range of topics relating to software development. What is ACCU? No longer an acronym, ACCU stands for professionalism in programming. We promote self-improvement for software practitioners. C++, Java, Agile, functional: whatever you're interested in, our members are too. Check out our Meetup group for details of upcoming meetings, and follow us on Twitter at @accuBristol.
SW Mobilehttp://www.meetup.com/swmobile/
SWmobile meetup group is for mobile and app developers and designers based in Bristol, Bath and surrounding area. We organise talks that are usually tech focused and fun in a geeky way. It's good place to share ideas, network and grab a beer. We welcome all especially anyone interested in Android, iOS, Windows, blackberry and HTML5 apps. Further information can be found on meetup and Twitter.
SW CouchDBhttp://bristol.couchdb.org/
South West CouchDB is a Bristol-based meetup group for all things Apache CouchDB. We have meetups once every couple of months which vary from casual discussions round a cafe table to fully fledged talk nights. Amongst our members are enthusiastic hobbyists, hardened professional users and several Apache CouchDB committers. Despite our name, our meetups are not limited to CouchDB and often touch upon the wider themes of big data, web development, SQL and NoSQL databases and most other topics relating to data persistence. Details of current and past meetups are available here and future events are scheduled via our meetup page
Accessible Bristolhttp://AccessibleBristol.org.uk/
Accessible Bristol is a friendly community of people who champion inclusion through technology. We share knowledge, celebrate innovation, and help each other to achieve accessibility best practice. Further information can be found at our website.
Bristol Ruby User Group (BRUG)http://www.meetup.com/bristol-ruby-user-group
The B.R.U.G (Bristol Ruby User Group) is a free group gathering the Shouth West Ruby community around monthly events. Our events usually includes talks/presentations, beer and super friendly chaps.
Bath Scrum User Grouphttp://www.meetup.com/Bath-Scrum-User-Group
We are a group of agile enthusiasts and practitioners operating in the Bath and the surrounding areas (inc. Bristol, Swindon, Newport, Cardiff, Taunton, Cheltenham and more!). We get together to talk about all things agile, not just Scrum!
British Computing Society (BCS) The Chartered Institute for IThttp://www.bristol.bcs.org.uk/
BCS is the only chartered UK professional body purely focused on IT. It has branches around the UK and across the world, and specialist groups covering areas of technology, IT practices and business sectors. BCS brings together all sectors of IT (industry, practitioners, academics and government) to share knowledge and promote new thinking. It is also an awarding body for professional certifications & qualifications that are internationally recognised, including Chartered IT Professional (CITP), Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Chartered Scientist (CSci).
Dorkbot Bristol
Dorkbot Bristol provides a time and a place to meet, see and discuss all sorts of aspects of creative technology under the banner of "People doing strange things with electricity". This title covers a broad range of topics. Dorkbot welcomes the general public as well artists, engineers, designers, scientists, inventors. Meetings are held on the third Tuesday of the month the Pervasive Media Studio within the Watershed Building.
Bristol Hackspacehttp://bristol.hackspace.org.uk/
Bristol Hackspace is a place to make things; a community of like-minded individuals centred around our space in Bedminster. We welcome people with an interest in all kinds of making and creating. Whether you are interested in electronics, woodwork, jewellery making, knitting, robotics, metalwork, bike maintenance, or any other kind of creative skill. If you have an idea for a project, want to learn new skills and have a lot of fun doing it, or just fancy a chat - join us!
Bristol Girl Geek Dinnershttp://www.bristolgirlgeekdinners.com/
Bristol Girl Geek Dinners is a local community of women interested in engineering and technology. We meet every month to enjoy conversation in good company with food and a talk by an inspiring female speaker.
Bristol SkillSwaphttp://bristolskillswap.org/
Free to attend technical talks on a wide variety of computing topics. Further information can be found at our website
Django Bath and Bristol Users Group (DBBUG)https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/dbug
The Django Bath and Bristol Users Group is a place for local developers and companies to come and talk Django, Python, and web development in general. We run events every couple of months, with a mix of socials and technical meets.
European Laboratory for Particle Physics, CERNhttp://home.web.cern.ch/

Founded in 1954, the CERN laboratory sits astride the Franco-Swiss border near Geneva. It was one of Europe's first joint ventures and now has 20 member states.

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. They use the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments to study the basic constituents of matter - the fundamental particles. The particles are made to collide together at close to the speed of light. The process gives the physicists clues about how the particles interact, and provides insights into the fundamental laws of nature.

The instruments used at CERN are purpose-built particle accelerators and detectors. Accelerators boost beams of particles to high energies before the beams are made to collide with each other or with stationary targets. Detectors observe and record the results of these collisions. Today, our understanding of matter goes much deeper than the nucleus, and CERN's main area of research is particle physics =96 the study of the fundamental constituents of matter and the forces acting between them. Because of this, the laboratory operated by CERN is often referred to as the European Laboratory for Particle Physics.

Gloucester Linux Users Group (GLUG)http://www.gloucs.lug.org.uk/
GlosLUG is the Linux User Group for Gloucestershire and surrounding area. We aim to support each other in using GNU/Linux or other Free Software products, and to promote their use within the county. We hold free monthly technical meetings, often with visiting speakers discussing many aspects of OpenSource. For more information about us, how to join the mailing list and generally how to get involved, please visit the website.
Bristol Wireless Grouphttp://www.bristolwireless.net/

Feeding on the energies and enthusiasm of some under-employed techs in East Bristol, Bristol Wireless sprang into life in 2002 as a volunteer-run co-operative whose aim was to improve society, particularly its less fortunate sections, by providing a free wireless computer network. We have now established a community network with rooftop level network coverage of approx. 15 sq. km.

Our entire infrastructure runs on free Linux and open source software, which we promote through training, support and advocacy. Environmental sustainability is another key our philosophy; we use primarily refurbished equipment, as well as making them available at low cost to the public and community organisations. In addition, we also provide professional IT consultancy, system and network installations, as well as advice on VoIP telephony and other IT-related matters.

Bristol and Bath Linux Users Grouphttp://www.bristol.lug.org.uk
The Bristol and Bath Linux Users Group is an informal group of Linux users from diverse backgrounds and ages. We usually meet monthly at a pub near Bristol Temple Meads rail station. New members welcome; see the website for details!"
PHP South Westhttp://www.meetup.com/PHPUGSW/
PHP User Group, meets 2nd Wednesday of every month in Bristol, UK. We typically have one or two speakers each month. Topics cover PHP or related technologies. In the past we've had talks on Doctrine 2, Zend Framework optimisation, redis, BDD with Behat, unit testing database code with DBUnit, experiences with Amazon Web Services, etc.
South West Scalahttp://www.meetup.com/South-West-Scala/
South West Scala is a free Bristol-based informal meetup group for all practical things related to the Scala language. If you use Scala for fun or profit, or just want to know more, come along to our next meetup. Everybody welcome. Our members have backgrounds in many mainstream computer languages.
Bath Ruby User Grouphttp://www.meetup.com/bathruby/
The Bath Ruby User Group is a small collection of rubyists who meet once a month for drinks in Bath to chat about ruby, rails, beer and programming in general.
Unified Diffhttp://unifieddiff.co.uk
Unified Diff is a Cardiff-based tech meetup held in the pub. Running for almost 18 months, we hold tech talks and trade war stories.
Cardiff Dev Workshophttp://www.cardiffdevworkshop.com/
Cardiff Dev Workshop is a volunteer-run series of free workshops for software developers in the South West. It's as good as you make it!

Want to help?

If you would like to help with the 2013 Bristol MegaMeet, please get in touch using the form below.

If you are interested in sponsoring the event or you would like to talk about your company at the MegaMeet then enquire here.


The Talks

Your Database to the Cloud, an Intro to Cloudant NoSQL

Sponsor
Cloudant
Speakers
Simon Metson
Description
Managing database infrastructure is hard work. Cloudant exists to do that work for you. In this talk, I'll provide an introduction to Cloudant's database service, based on Apache CouchDB™ and managed worldwide across multiple hosting providers. I'll focus on Cloudant's approach to managing NoSQL databases across a distributed system, some of the technical details of the Cloudant database service, and how cloud databases can help software development teams work faster by concentrating on their core business -- producing compelling applications -- instead of the tender love and care a young and growing database requires.

Perspectives on Software Development

Sponsor
True Clarity
Speakers
Keith Wood
Description
Cutting edge software development requires an understanding of the interplay between psychology, philosophy and economic theory as well as traditional technical skills for businesses and individuals to survive in a world that expects ever increasing amounts of sophistication from software and the teams that develop it. This talk explores pre-existing ideas in fresh light to look at where the industry currently stands and where it's heading from a developer's perspective.

Game of Life

Sponsor
Nokia
Speakers
Marcus Kielly
Description
I'll be discussing the development of a (retro) game in BackboneJS, Underscore and Canvas, with a little side helping of requireJS. We'll cover some Backbone basics, functional programming techniques, canvas performance and some of the pitfalls you might encounter. All this in the medium of dance!*
*OK, maybe not the last bit

MSc Software Engineering

Group
UWE CSCT Department
Speakers
Dr Mohammed Odeh
Description

CouchDB: Past, Present and Future

Group
SouthWest CouchDB
Speakers
Mike Wallace
Description
This talk will provide an overview of Apache CouchDB including a brief review of its history, an outline of its current capabilities and a look into the future at the features that will be landing in the next few releases.

Why User Testing will Make you Happier

Group
SWUX (South West Usability Discussion Group)
Speakers
Indu Kaila, Kathryn Hegarty and Adam Beizsley-Pycroft
Description
An Introduction to SWUX from Indu & Kathryn, followed by a talk from Adam entitled "Why User Testing will Make you Happier": Throughout our careers we've all had discussions with clients which have resulted in customary union of face and palm. Have you ever thought that you're wasting time on less important features, or had several ideas which you'd love to prove or disprove, so you'd have the evidence required to encourage your boss or client to let you implement them? Adam Beizsley-Pycroft, talking on behalf of SWUX may have the solution to your problems...

Cross Platform tools / Mobile Backend as a service

Group
SW Mobile
Speakers
Tom Spencer / James Frost and Scott Alexander-Bown
Description
Many cross-platform toolsets are out there, from Phonegap to the popular HTML 'hybrid' solution, to Corona and Appceletaror. But can they complete with native apps?
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Mobile backend as a service (MBaaS) is a newish thing which lets mobile app developers focus on the app and gets someone else to auto generate APIs, libraries, handle scaling and maintenance. Too good to be true? Let's find out.

Perl 6 ... Am I Bovvered?

Group
Bristol & Bath Perl Mongers
Speakers
Nigel Hamilton
Description
This talk helps early adopters and polyglot programmers decide if they should take a deeper look at Perl6. If Perl5 is the Swiss Army knife of computer languages then Perl6 is more like a Sonic Screwdriver. Do you want something like that in your tool box? The talk takes you on a tour of Perl6's syntax and semantics using comparisons to other languages like Java, C#, Perl5, Ruby, Python etc.

Node.js: The Practice and Ethos

Group
Bristol Web Folk
Speakers
Duncan Wilkie
Description
Node.js (or node) is more than just an implementation of JavaScript on the server-side; it has an ethos and with this it brings a set of very simple interfaces that allows you to work with any module (or library) very easily. Learn what makes Node a great platform to work with and why Node developers love working with it so much. Find out about the simple interface rules, and what makes node different.

The LHC Grid - High Performance Computing in High Energy Particle Physics

Group
CERN
Speakers
Luke Kreczko
Description
CERN hosts many experiments and accelerators. One of them, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), is the world's largest particle accelerator. Its experiments produce enormous amounts of data which is analysed using the LHC Grid. I will describe the Grid framework developed for the CMS experiment that produces around 20PB of data every year and processes it in regular intervals.

Building open source with Django

Group
Django Bath & Bristol Users Group
Speakers
Ed Crewe
Description
Django is a leading web framework, in Python, used by the likes of Mozilla, Instagram and OpenStack. BOS is a survey system developed by the R&D team over the last decade, and in use by most UK Universities. Find out how we are rewriting BOS from scratch in Django, Cassandra and Postgres, using current agile practises. Along with how to package a component of a larger product, to contribute back to an open source tool set.

Front end web development

Group
Bristol Web Folk
Speakers
Frank West
Description
No tech, no code, just plain old simple English as I talk you through the entire journey of front end web development. Whether you're new to the industry or have been in it for years, this talk will help you become a great front end developer. Followed by ForceWest Introduction

The Inner Secrets of Compilers

Group
ACCU Bristol & Bath
Speakers
Ewan Milne (intro), Dan Towner (talk)
Description
This talk aims to demystify the clever parts of compilers that nobody ever told you about, explaining their inner secrets in simple terms. Come along to find out what induction variables do, what software pipelining is, how vectorisation works, how code scheduling is done, and how the debugger makes sense of it all.

Cultural diversity in the workplace

Group
Bristol Girl Geek Dinnners
Speakers
Description

Bristol Wireless and the Linux Terminal Server Project

Group
Bristol Wireless Group
Speakers
Rich Higgs
Description
A practical demonstration of the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP) and thin client technology

Scrum, A Deceptively Simple Process

Group
Bath Scrum Users Group
Speakers
Paul Goddard & Glenn Smith
Description
Agile software development is taking the IT industry by storm. In a world where "concept to market" time is king, companies needed a different approach to product development. "Scrum" is a project management framework which allows skilled teams to delivery high-quality working products in an iterative, incremental fashion. Since it's creation in the late 1990's, Scrum has grown into the most recognised industry approach to agile project management.. This short talk will illustrate not only what Scrum is and how it can build great products, but also how it can be used to help teams learn together.

Software Packaging with RPM

Group
Gloucester Linux Users Group
Speakers
Andrew Ford-Mason
Description
There is a dearth of definitive information about packing with RPM. This talk will fill in those gaps, covering details of constructing a solid spec file, writing install scripts and triggers, aspects of packaging that need to be considered, and differences between versions of RPM corresponding to currently supported versions of Red Hat and SUSE enterprise distros, as well as Fedora and openSUSE.

Lifelong learning, shaping your career, and other advantages of getting involved with BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT

Group
British Compiting Society
Speakers
Maggie Kneller
Description
BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT has come a long way in the last few years. Now recognised across the world as the professional body for anyone working in computing / IT, with a membership of 70,000 and growing, BCS recently played a major role in influencing government policy and setting the agenda for a major schools curriculum change. ' Computing' will in future be about programming, rather than being able to use office tools (digital literacy). 'Computing' will become the 4th science alongside physics, chemistry and biology, a mandatory part of the curriculum. At the same time, BCS has introduced the 'Chartered IT Professional' (CITP) certification for professionals working in computing / IT at SFIA level 5, and will be developing a certification for practitioners and technicians working at SFIA level 3. BCS has recently launched a CPD tool that will support IT students and professionals throughout their career. Locally, Bristol Branch runs a wide range of events covering relevant topics, which are open to members and non-members, most of which are free of charge. We also run joint events with other organisations, and special events and training sessions for schoolchildren and families. There has never been a better time to get involved with your professional institute.

The technology of sharing (TBC)

Group
Bristol SkillSwap
Speakers
Thomas Buckley-Houston
Description

Chaos, Randomness and Falsehood. Testing, why bother?

Group
Software Testing Club
Speakers
Sean Robbins
Description
Our belief in our ability to predict the way that users wish to use your software and control the environment your software runs within may be a complete illusion. Through testing, we may be building a set of beliefs about how our software will run that may be completely wrong-headed and foolish. It may, in fact, be completely impossible to verify that our software is fit for purpose at all. If that is the case, should we even bother with testing at all? Why bother? What value does testing add?

Free and open source software: experiences of using and how to contribute

Group
Bristol and Bath Linux User Group
Speakers
Sebastian
Description
I've been a user of desktop Linux since 2004, and have used many Linux distributions since then, and last year I joined non-profit organisations such as the Free Software Foundation and the Linux Foundation. I'll explain how and why I became interested in Free and Open-Source software, how I went from being a user to a contributor, and how I became involved in the non-profit Mageia Linux distribution. I'll later follow with a brief look at how you as a user can contribute back to these kinds of projects, and why you may want to do so.

Unit testing and software design

Group
PHP South West
Speakers
Ade Slade
Description
Unit testing is a widely adopted and well-known software development practice. Whilst it has many benefits, the manner in which the practice informs and improves design is the focus of the talk.

The Drupal Open Source Community

Group
Drupal Somerset
Speakers
Michael Hanby
Description
An introduction to the Drupal platform and the Community that makes it awesome

Coding in Community

Group
unified.diff and Cardiff Dev Workshop
Speakers
Gavin Davies and Warren Seymour
Description
No IT professional is an island. Or at least, we shouldn't be. Good software companies want people who are brave enough to open source their knowledge. Sharing your knowledge pushes you to really know what you're talking about! This talk will look at different ways to engage with the technical community - meetups, open source, online chat, blogging, social coding, code reviews, hack nights and more - and talk about how they can both challenge and encourage us to raise our game technically and professionally. I'll keep it snappy - we'll have some time for Q&A if you've got questions about organising your own events!

NodeCopter

Group
Bristol Web Folk
Speakers
Andrew Nesbitt and Duncan Wilkie
Description
Combining Node.js and Quadcopters, making robotics accessible and fun

The Workshops

Building web applications with Ruby on Rails

Group
Bath Ruby Users Group
Speakers
Andrew Nesbitt
Description

A hands on workshop introducing ruby and Ruby on Rails for building dynamic web applications, bring your laptops and kick start your next Web 2.0 startup!

Please note that we cannot guarantee that there will be a power socket available for every attendee, so make sure that your laptop is fully charged.

It will also save time in the workshop if you can install Rails before you arrive: http://railsinstaller.org/

The Lightning Talks

How to embrace Continuous Integration

Affiliation
Box UK
Speakers
Gavin Davies
Description
Lots of us want to do CI, but not all of us do. Hear how Box UK embraced CI step-by-step and hopefully be encouraged to take your own automation forwards!

Coding masterclasses in schools

Affiliation
Box UK
Speakers
Gavin Davies
Description
Developers from Box UK have been teaching programming classes in schools around South Wales. Find out what we've learned, what the challenges are, and consider how we can train the next generation.

Using WebP Now

Speakers
Stu Cox
Description
Covering the benefits and pitfalls of using this image format on the web today, with a couple of simple code examples

Get into your genes: the EnsEMBL project

Affiliation
Bristol & Bath Perl Mongers
Speakers
Michael Gray
Description
A whistle-stop tour of the EnsEMBL genome browser, REST interface and perl API: http://www.ensembl.org/index.html

After Party

Live it up like a student!

We strongly recommend taking advantage of UWEs excellent bus connections so that you can relax and drink at the after party :)