There are plenty of opportunities in Bristol to gain some digital knowledge, enhance on what you already know or just chat techy with like-minded people. Take a look at what’s happening in June – there’s bound to be something that takes your fancy!
Bristol Web Folk – Social night
Monday 2nd June 2014
Where: Horts, 49 Broad Street, Bristol, BS1 2EP
A brilliant collection of web enthusiast chat anything and everything web-based: code, design and everything geek. This informal gathering is open to anyone with an interest in talking about the latest web technology developments.
CodeHub – Evening meetup
Tuesday 3rd June 2014 – 7pm
Where: The Big Chill, 15 Small Street, Bristol
Great place to discuss, code and learn from other web developers.
Topics to be decided!
Bristech – Big data & the cloud / AngularJS
Thursday 5th June 2014 – 7pm
Where: The Island, Nelson Street, BS1 2LE
Take a look at how architectures have evolved to deal with large volumes of data and the technologies that support them. Talks given by Dan Cook and Adam Butler.
South West Data Social
Tuesday 10th June 2014 – 7pm
Where: the Watershed, 1 Canon’s Road, Bristol
On the first Tuesday of every month is the South West data social. It’s an evening for everyone involved in using, learning about or even discovering data technologies to meet and network.
South West founders Meetup
Wednesday 11th June 2014 – 7pm
If you’re based in the South West and have been, are, or want to be tech start-up founders, then this is the place to be. Held monthly, this meetup acts as a brilliant platform to engage with similar people, share fresh ideas and insights into the digital environment.
PHPSW – Monitoring & Statistics night
Wednesday 11th June 2014 – 7pm
Where: BrightPearl, New Bond House, Bond Street, BS2 9AG
PHP User Group welcomes all skill levels, as long as you’re interested in PHP and other related technologies. Talks this month include technologies such as Monit, New Relic, Sensu, followed by a nice trip the pub.
TechSPARK – Techie Brekkie (UX/UI)
Thursday 12th June 2014 – 8:15am
Where: Engine Shed, Station Approach, Temple Meads, BS1 6QH
This breakfast is for those who are looking to create a strong, usable interface for their products, or simply those who are interest in this topic – to come and share ideas and tips!
SW Mobile – “Ooh look something shiny”
Tuesday 24th June 2014 – 7pm
With the mobile market constantly changing and adapting with new technologies, it can get overwhelming at times to keep up to date with who’s doing what. This meetup features some great talks on some of the newest technologies, plus you get to see some shiny new things!
BristolJS – AngularJS for data driven web applications
Wednesday 25th June 2014 – 7pm
BristolJS’s very own Adam Butler is going to be talking about building declarative, high performance, modular and scalable web applications using AngularJS.
Digital Marketing & Social Media: Taster day
Wednesday 25th June 2014 – 2 – 4pm
Where: Engineers House, Clifton Down, BS8 3NB
This seminar will provide you with an introduction to many of the tools of digital marketing. Topics covered include current practices in websites, social media issues, advertising and mobile.
BRUG monthly meeting
Thursday 26th June 2014 – 7pm
Where: Loft3, Tobacco Factory, Raleigh Road, BS3 1TF
Hosted at our very own CookiesHQ, BRUG is a regular Bristol-based social event for anyone interested in the Ruby programming language and related topics. You don’t have to be an expert – We’re just a friendly bunch who enjoy a good beer and a geeky chat.
teXplore
Friday 27th June 2014 – 10:30 – 11:30am
Where: 4th Floor, White Friars, Lewins Mead, Bs1 2NT
Technology enthusiasts SpiderGroup have started a brand new event, situated at their Bristol office to explore some of the latest business technology. Live demonstrations include Remote (Hosted) Desktop, iBeacon with a chance to play with Google Glass and other gadgets. Coffee and cakes available too – what more could you want?
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