Mentoring juniors, react journey, language of adoption, cyber security mistakes

Welcome to March! International Women's Day is March 8, and you're invited to share in the knowledge and achievements of some of the talented Brisbane women who will be presenting their insights this month.
Share the excitement and lineup with your friends/colleagues/world and RSVP to join us on monday night!

Don't forget you can also partake in pizza and drinks from our sponsors while networking with your peers!

⏱ Schedule:
6:15 PM - Arrive & mingle - wait at Gallery Level elevators for security to let you up (same level as the train station)
6:30 PM - Welcome & introductions by Kevin Vanderbeken
6:45 PM - Talks begin…

⚡️Tips for Mentoring a Junior Dev - Ally Eastman (@allyeastman_) - 10min:
Over the past 3 years, Ally has had her fair share of mentoring from devs with different skill levels and personalities.
In this talk, she will share tips around how to guide mentors, paired programming and helping juniors grow in their careers.

🖖 The Journey to React - Jacquie Hardy (github/@j4cq) - 20min:
In a super secret talk, Jacquie will be taking us on a journey through the benefits they gained by incorporating react at Youfoodz.

⏱Networking during intermission - 30min:
Pizza thanks to PCCW Global and Alcorn group! Drinks thanks to Just Digital People :-)

🔬The Language of Adoption - Vanessa Love (@fly401) - 20min
You have just heard about a new tool and just know that it would advance your team and improve processes. But when you talk to your boss about purchasing, their eyes have glazed over, and the answer is no. It's hard to understand why they are so out of touch with technology! Your desk-pod-mates are totally on-board! The folks at the other pod next to you are not really so sure, and aren't helping your case.
When wanting buy-in (and funding) from different levels of a business, your language has to change. You need to know what are the pain points in each area, and what benefits they would gain. I have examples of how this does work, and how, by listening, you can get the outcome that you want. Getting what you want is hard if you do not listen and learn to speak the same language as your audience.

🧰 10 most common cyber security mistakes developers make - Margaret Dobson - 20min
If you're a developer with a non-trivial codebase, it can honestly be bewildering to think that we could have introduced a series of security holes without realising it. Maybe you're interested in doing a self-security audit... what small things can we start with in order to make meaningful change?
Margaret has been doing Software Development at Alcorn Security Group, and is here to help give us that boost to start our security learning journey.

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❓Why not volunteer to speak next time? We're talking talks for Feb! Have you got something to say? Submit your talk today! https://brisjs.org/#present

Also check our github issues page for upcoming topics or make requests. https://github.com/BrisJS/meetups/issues

👉 Code of Conduct
BrisJS is dedicated to a harassment-free experience for everyone. Our anti-harassment policy can be found at: https://bris.js.org/#conduct

👉 Accessibility
The upper and lower car parks in Toowong Village are open until 10:30 at night, leaving plenty of time for you to leave after the event. BrisJS is wheelchair accessible from the taxi rank, car parks and train station, but please note the train station is only wheelchair accessible via the street after the centre closes at 9pm.

Please get in touch for presenting your insightful discoveries in the rapidly developing frontend or backend javascript world.

You're also welcome to get in touch with me at kevinv@brisjs.org for any information.