Great fun running another successful bot building workshop!
After a busy series of meetups from September 6th to October 18th, NI MeetupFest 2024 has come to a close. A big thank you to Art, CISO and NIDC for their support! This month-long event showcased the vibrant tech community in Northern Ireland, highlighting amazing groups and their diverse interests. The meetups were open to everyone—whether you’re new to the area, a long-time attendee, or just curious about what’s happening. In case you missed it, here’s a quick recap of the events. If you’re interested, check out their next meetup! Week 1 Highlights: - InfoSecNI hosted their monthly lockpicking event at The Woodworkers (the first Wednesday of every month). - BelfAWSt held their Community Day Conference. Week 2 Highlights: - ProductTank at Liberty IT discussed "The Impact of AI: Transforming Products and Product Management." - BLUG (Belfast Linux and Libre User Group) organized a 0AD gaming night. - The NI Raspberry Pi Jam welcomed kids aged 6-106 for a creative session (held on the first of each month). - Belfast Tech Brunch provided a relaxed setting for new and old friends to connect over coffee. Week 3 Highlights: - Farset Labs was bustling with events, including Maker Night, DevOps Social, PyBelfast workshop, and a Battlebots build-a-bot day. Week 4&5 Highlights: - Ruby on Rails , held a ruby session. - Explain Like I’m Five were held in Farset. - Newry Digital hosted a session on "Running Your Own ChatGPT: How to Set Up LLMs Locally." - NI Creative wrapped up the week with a social meetup at the Marcus Ward. - A gaming-focused week featured "Play My Demo" showcasing local games. and Queen’s University Belfast game development workshops. - Art concluded the month with a session on how to start and run a meetup. What a month it has been! If you want to learn more about these community groups, don’t hesitate to reach out. Thanks to everyone who helped host this month and attend : (Josh Beatty, Matthew Close, Yuan Zhang, James Matchett, Sam S.,Eve Brennan,Kyle 💬 Harrison,Grant Colgan,Steven Hylands, Caolan McKendry,Ryan Rogan,Edgard Romanovskiy)