NJ Tech Meetup 37 (Hoboken) w/ Peter Bell, author, hackNY, CTOschool
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Feature Speaker: Peter Bell, author, speaker, hackNY, CTOschool, General Assembly. Full bio below.
Topic: Managing software development. Whether you're looking to offshore or in-source, to contract or to hire, this session will look at some proven practices for more effectively managing the software development process. From evaluating a developer to specifying the software to managing the ongoing coding effort
Schedule:
6:45 (sharp!) - 7:15: Speed Networking
7:15-8: Welcome/Startups present
8-9: Feature speaker/q&a
9+: Closing remarks/head to Trinity (local bar) with food/drink specials ($3 draughts, $5 pizza/wings)
Startups:
5 students startups from Hopes (http://www.hopes.org/youth.html)
apply to pitch your co at a future NJTM (http://www.bit.ly/HTMstartup).
Stevens students/faculty free (Stevens students/faculty RSVP here (http://www.bit.ly/NJTechStevens))Why is there a fee to attend?
More on Peter Bell: Peter is an evangelist and hacker for hackNY. He is an experienced startup technologist, agile coach and CTO. He's finishing up a book for Pearson on managing software development. He has presented at a range of conferences including DLD conference, ooPSLA, QCon NY/SF, RubyNation, SpringOne2GX, Code Generation, Practical Product Lines, UberConf, the Rich Web Experience and the No Fluff Just Stuff Enterprise Java tour. He has been published in IEEE Software, Dr. Dobbs, IBM developerWorks, Information Week, Methods & Tools, Mashed Code, the Open Source Journal, NFJS the Magazine and GroovyMag. He is a co-founder and co-organizer of the CTO School http://www.ctoschool.org (http://www.ctoschool.org/) and is a regular instructor at General Assembly.