Innovate Orange - October 2025 Meetup

# Hybrid @ The Bowlo + Zoom

📅 Date: 2nd October 2025
🕕 Time: 6:00pm for a 6:30 start
📍 Location: Orange City Bowling Club (The Bowlo) + Online via Zoom

“Taming the Pairtree Pipes API for Fun and Profit”
with Andrew Skinner – Founder, More Than Machines

Ever wondered how to wrestle an API into something actually useful? Andrew Skinner will give us a short walkthrough of the updated Pipes API, showing how to access and use it — turning pipes into possibilities. Expect practical insights, a few laughs, and a better handle on how to plug APIs into your own projects.

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### 👤 About Andrew

Andrew Skinner is a seasoned technology leader with 25+ years’ experience delivering solutions across industries as diverse as media, defence, manufacturing, utilities, health, and agrifood.

He’s the founder of More Than Machines, where he helps organisations, startups, researchers, and governments shape digital strategies and harness data + AI. Previously, as Chief Data Officer at Meat & Livestock Australia, he spearheaded the industry’s digital supply chain strategy, boosting productivity, product quality, and unlocking new markets.

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### 🍻 Why Come Along?

• Learn something new (APIs made less scary).
• Connect with local innovators, thinkers, and doers.
• Enjoy a relaxed night at The Bowlo, or tune in from anywhere via Zoom.

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👉 RSVP now and join the conversation – in-person or online!

Looking forward to seeing you in person or online.

Cheers,
Innovate Orange Meetup Team