Geek Culture

Calling all Sci-tech geeks. Check out our Sci-tech focused Toastmasters club. We talk about galaxies, music tech, big data, security, cloud computing and sometimes zombies and lattes... if you are not "Techie", come and learn helpful tips about Science or Technology while practicing public speaking. Easy Tech Toastmasters meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays of each month between 7:30-8:30 PM via ZOOM. http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/6/9/9/1/600_452607025.jpeg

Register here for the Zoom link to kick off the meeting: https://kcdigitaldrive.zoom.us/j/84232981632?pwd=MFB0Qm0yQXIyWGw4VC9iMEJxWDQ5Zz09 The Zoom link is the same week-to-week, but we ask you to register each week. ######## IMPORTANT NOTE: We are taking a hiatus from our in-person Hack Nights as we deal with the implications of COVID-19. We encourage teams to continue project work and to meet virtually from 6:00-8:00pm on Mondays. Our ability to provide pizza and snacks will be compromised, however :). Individual teams will have access to video breakouts via Zoom. You can use Slack for breakout rooms if you like. We are also exploring possible projects we could take on to help address this public health emergency. Please email codeforkc@kcdigitaldrive.org if you have any questions or are interested in working on immediate public health-related projects. Thanks, Aaron, Paul, and the rest of the Core Team ######## Interested in helping the Kansas City area? Great! Whether or not you know how to code, you can help by joining us to work on civic hacking to create a better Kansas City and surrounding cities. Bring projects, ideas, designs, laptops, data, and friends. Meeting Format 6:00 - Kickoff and Introductions 6:15 - go into breakout rooms 8:00 - Wrap-up "Pitch Nights," TBD when we have a slot for new project pitches during kickoff; "Learn Nights," TBD where we have community speakers on civic tech topics from 6:30-7:30pm. Please RSVP so that we know how many snacks & drinks to bring. Civic Heroes of all types welcome! This event is for coders and non-coders alike -- as long as you're interested in making government more transparent and building interesting things for our city, you're more than welcome! If you have something you'd like to work on or are excited about, please let us know via the meetup or at the hack night itself. We are growing our initiative and the energy comes from the community. Code for KC is a program of KC Digital Drive, a local non-profit whose mission is to make Kansas City a digital leader by developing civic capacity to adapt to technology change. We are the local affiliate in Code for America's Brigade network. Connect with Us: • Join our Code for KC email list (http://eepurl.com/7gbQP). • Follow us on Twitter @CodeforKC (http://twitter.com/codeforkc) and @KCDigitalDrive (http://twitter.com/kcdigitaldrive). Got questions? Email our Brigade Captain, Paul Barham: captain@codeforkc.org or codeforkc@kcdigitaldrive.org. Code for KC has a Code of Conduct! Please always be respectful and help us keep our events welcoming, positive, productive environments for everyone. Code For KC presenters and participants are held to this anti-harassment policy (http://codeforkc.org/hackkc-code-of-conduct).

We have gone ONLINE during the COVID-19 epidemic. Our regular meetup on a weekly basis is still going on: All levels, beginner to native speakers, are welcome. We are an informal group and talk about whatever people want to talk about. Reach out to us if you want to join! All you need to do is to DM us and we can send you the link. *Please note that we do not share the link openly - you have to DM us to receive the link.*

Come test out your knowledge as we put you on teams and ask you questions and see how much you know! Every team gets a point for every right answer! *** Rules: ● 0 tolerance for bad , inappropriate and offensive language ● no cyber bullying , harassment and shaming ● No rudeness and bad moral, ethical practices online Please report if you notice this happening Breach of these rules automatic ban from the group. Please help keep HPG a safe and happy/positive place for everyone! *** Donate: IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO DONATE TO HPG AND INVEST INTO THE FUTURE OF KEEPING THE GROUP GOING WE APPRECIATE YOUR GENEROSITY AND WORK HARD TO KEEP HAPPINESS AND POSITIVITY IN YOUR LIVES EVERYDAY! PayPal.me/happypositivegroup *** Disclaimer: HPG is not a counselling service and we do not offer advice, support or guidance. This Group is not intended as a substitute for therapy and anyone finding themselves needing care should seek the help of a qualified health care professional. Any text and/or links to external websites posted within comments in this group express the views of the author/respondent. They do not represent the views of the administrators, moderators or any other users. HPG disclaims all liability any responsibility from conversations made in this group.

**Release Your Inner Writer** **Release Your Inner Writer is for anyone who feels they are a writer, wants to be a writer, or those who want to explore writing in a comfortable and supportive setting. We’ll set the stage for you to write creatively with opportunities to share with the group, or not, whatever you’re comfortable with.** Have you ever thought: “I have an interesting story, but I don’t know how to start sharing it with people”? Have you ever thought of writing a book? Do you simply want to start journaling? Every person has a story to share, and all of them are transformational for us and sometimes for others. When we write our thoughts and ideas down, we move internal content to an external device like a notebook or a laptop. By doing this we’re able to clear our heads and uncover one layer after another. **Hosted by Kathy Nutt** **Kathy Nutt** is a creative who uses many media and styles to convey a glimpse into her mysterious, whimsical world. Although mainly focused on the visual arts, she dabbles in the written word and is endeavoring to cultivate a consistent practice of writing, whether it be poetry, essays, short stories, or journaling. Kathy believes a writing practice (along with any creative practice) is a beneficial way to break through the mundane and view our worlds through fresh new eyes. We may discover a breakthrough, change a pattern, or just experience catharsis. Or we may simply arrive in a place of joy. She believes the creative process is more important than the finished product and that creativity is for everyone, not just the gifted few. **CREATING CONNECTION CANADA** is a network of welcoming and inclusive communities committed to sharing authentic conversation, nurturing meaningful activities, promoting holistic wellness practices, and fostering compassionate action. We are LGBTQ+ affirming. People of every walk of life, culture, faith, or tradition, participate in a myriad of connection groups, forming meaningful community within this diversity. As a result, these communities are multi-faceted - expressing the inspirations, aspirations, wisdom, practices, and blessing of all. While we encourage you to share openly, we ask that you do so in a kind and considerate manner. **As a REGISTERED NON-PROFIT** charity working to bring community together through like-minded interests, we welcome and gratefully appreciate any financial support. Tax receipts are provided. CREDIT CARD: http://donations.creatingconnection.ca E-TRANSFER: donations[@creatingconnection](http://creatingconnection/).ca

Join us TODAY and: ⚡ Keep up to date with DeFi ⚡ Have a discussion about Economics and tech ⚡ Meet like-minded people! ------------------------ AGENDA ‍🎟️ ------------------------ 🎤 Duhon Report - A Global Macro round up of the news! 🎤 Some Topic Overview 🎤 Q&A Want to build a project? Looking for teammates? Come on down! ------------------------ OPEN SOURCE ‍🎟️ ------------------------ If you'd like to contribute, please check out our open source repos: https://github.com/EthBuilders Currently, we are building our community's website: https://github.com/EthBuilders/EthBuildersNYC-website ------------------------ INFO ------------------------ Hello World! Due to COVID-19, we are now hosting events remotely. Our goal is to foster a community where attendees can learn, grow and create a network in the decentralization space. We aim to create a collaborative and welcoming environment attendees from ALL backgrounds can learn about the space, keep up with innovations, share cool projects and coding tips, talk shop and expand their network. We are beginner-friendly and no question is too simple to answer! Distributed ledger technology is as important to society as double-entry accounting and the publically traded company. It will allow humans to scale their collaborative efforts and realize new manners of organization and prosperity. We hope to help you on your journey to build the future. We can’t wait to build a stronger blockchain developer community in New York City and now, the WORLD. ------------------------ JOIN OUR SLACK ------------------------ 1. Our Slack: http://bit.ly/NYC-Blockchain-Devs-Join-Slack ------------------------ CURRICULUM ------------------------ SEE FULL CURRICULUM HERE: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1W9o5ex03yWZHZLNs0Q3CYn8qTHonQCgwAfydexnO57A/edit?usp=sharing ------------------------ OUR MISSION ------------------------ Helping to build a decentralized world to help scale permissionless human collaboration. ---------------------------- SPONSORS Ξ ₿ $ £ ¥ ---------------------------- ConsenSys: The leading Ethereum Blockchain development studio. Check out the amazing products coming out of ConsenSys such as MetaMask, Infura, Truffle, the entire CodeFi Suite for institutions, and more! See more: https://consensys.net/

If you're interested in gaining some real-world experience or looking to stretch your coding expertise, you should come and get involved in our Coding Club! Every week the [Geek.Zone/Dev](http://geek.zone/Dev) team gets together on our Discord to work on projects happening within **Geek.Zone.** Everyone is really friendly and supportive, so we're always happy to answer any questions you may have. Before your first time, please take our short [Geek.Zone/DevInduction](http://geek.zone/DevInduction) to get set up. It should take no more than 15 mins. We look forward to seeing you there!

The Tech Valley Game Space (TVGS) had a monthly social/game night at the Center of Gravity. It's now a weekly virtual event. For the current schedule, see their main page at https://www.meetup.com/TechValleyGameSpace

Toronto Doodlers has also started a new group for [Podasters, Creators, and Makers](https://www.meetup.com/podcasters-creatives-and-makers/).... Here's the next event The Podcasters, Creators, and Makers Networking Group (PCMNG) endevours to providing great value to each other. Weekly meetings include idea sharing, trends and development. PCMNG’s mission is to establish real connections by promoting, supporting, empowering and encouraging members to reach their full potential. PCMNG members enjoy a confidential environment in a safe space addressing all creative needs. The group operates as a sounding board for referrals, client/guest-related issues, general support and organic growth for members and their communities. Our model acts as a networking advisory group. In addition to weekly meetings the group meets once a month to brainstorm, ask specific questions and share successes. This multi-faceted approach inspires others to share their own wisdom and expertise. Come with a smile on your face so our promotional pictures and screenshots will reflect the environment. PCMNG does not represent the members herein and accepts no liabilities on their behalf. By using this networking group you consent to our Terms and conditions. Remember everyone on zoom is expected to network on camera.

Nu: online! Doe een gratis proefles mee: stuur een mail naar: susan@nt2cafe.nl dan stuur ik je een link naar Zoom. We gaan samen een roman lezen (ook thuis) en spreken hierover en je krijgt hierover schrijfopdrachten. Heel goed voor het verhogen van je woordenschat eninteressant omdat we romans/verhalen lezen van literaire schrijvers. De leesclub is voor deelnemers van B2 en hoger.

NESFA Writes: A Maker Space for Making Fiction -8pm - 8:15pm - Group Chat -8:15 - 9pm - Breakout for Writing -9pm - 9:15pm - Group Chat -9:15 - 10pm - Breakout for Writing -10pm - 10:30pm(ish) - Group Chat Join us Monday for a Dawnadoro. We alternate between group discussion and getting our butts in our seats and working on our craft. The goal of this group is to help you accomplish your goals, meet your deadlines, and make your dreams come true.

We're hanging out with a Quaranstream! Our movies are TBD until about Tues/Wed prior. But regardless, we always have a movie playing on Thursday at 6pm! So come join us in the Discord and let's have fun! To properly join and view, make sure you make a stop at the carl-bot in the #rules channel and add a projector emoji to it. It'll assign you the Quaranstream role which will allow you to see and join the Quaranstream channel!

Join us for our Virtual Populace Hangout ( virtual PiP) in Discord to chat, ask questions, share interests, and meet people! Join the Discord server using this link: https://ansteorra.org/bryn-gwlad/resources/bryn-gwlad-discord-server/ Check out the website: https://ansteorra.org/bryn-gwlad

Let's grab some coffee/food and share a morning chat! The East Market has an ample parking lot and outdoor and indoor seating. Grab a cup of coffee from Winston's Coffee & Waffles or on your way to East Market and meet us on the second floor - table behind or east of the elevator. Per what this group is about: "Everyone is welcome! International transplants to Columbus who want to improve language skills, Columbus residents who want to discuss international travel and culture, and anyone who enjoys getting together for good conversations."

AI is changing how art is made. But when does it stop being your work and start being the machine’s? This month we're going to be doing a panel with with digital image, music, and written word artists, talking about at what point, while using AI in the creation process, does the work become not the artist creation? We encourage audience participation during this event that will be moderated by Chris Slee. Whether you’re deep in the field or just getting curious, come connect with others building and exploring AI in Columbus. Sponsored by [Transform Labs](https://www.transformlabs.com/services) Sign up also accessible via [Transform Labs Luma](https://luma.com/55umjqta)