🎉 Buildathon Pre-Warmup @ Meetballs – Special Edition with GeekSessions
Details
The Buildathon is coming — but before we jump into two full days of creative madness, we’re kicking things off with a special Meetballs session, in collaboration with GeekSessions and GDG Faro!
🧠 Think of it as your creative pre-game:
💡 Try fun AI and no-code tools
🤝 Meet other developers, makers & curious minds
🔍 Swap ideas and maybe even find your Buildathon team!
🚨 Important: Hey meetballers, We're NOT at IKEA this time!.
Join us at UALG TEC CAMPUS, inside UAlg Penha Campus, Faro. Same Meetballs spirit, new setting for this one!
🗓 Wednesday, October 29th
🕖 18h30–20h00
No pressure. No prep. Just bring your curiosity and let’s get inspired together before the weekend sprint!
🧆 Meetballs is a weekly tech meetup created to connect curious people in the Algarve. We usually meet every Wednesday at IKEA, but this time we’re teaming up for something special.
Agenda
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Hosted By
Daniel Jorge, GDG Organizer
I’ve always been passionate about overcoming challenges. Building products is exciting, but what really drives me is tackling real-world problems head-on. Whether diving into mobile development or working in backend, every step has been about finding the right solutions and pushing myself to grow.
As my career evolved, I took on the challenge of leading teams, using the same problem-solving mindset I’ve always had. Now, as Tech Director at Dengun, I lead the product builders tech team, guiding others to overcome challenges and build great products. It’s been an incredibly rewarding journey, filled with constant learning and growth along the way.
Alongside my technical work, being part of the community has been a huge part of my growth. I’ve been fortunate to help organize events with Flutter Portugal, co-organize GDG Faro, and co-create Flutter Faro. These communities have been a source of inspiration and learning, as we work together to push the boundaries of what we can build.
Tiago Fernandes, Founder / GDG Organizer
Sérgio Henriques, Dev
Software Engineer with Web Development background. Senior in Data Structures, Databases, RESTful APIs, Back-End Applications, PHP, Javascript, MVC frameworks (CakePHP and Laravel). Currently learning DevOps, DevOps applications, Container Management Systems and Flutter.
Past Professional Experience: Back-end Assistant Developer, Database Design and Administration (MySQL, SQLite, MS-SQL Server), Infrastructure as Code (Crons, log automations, monitoring report automations), Core & E2E testing in hotel business applications.
Artificial Intelligence (Decision making systems) and Interface between AI and robot behaviors.
Specialities: Web APIs, Financial Data, Database design, development and optimization and soon... DevOps :D.
João Cardoso,
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Partners
UALG TEC CAMPUS (https://www.linkedin.com/company/ualg-tec-campus)
GeekSessions (https://geeksessions.io/)
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