“Mental Health in the Tech Industry” Chad Gowler, "What’s My Name? Brian Teeman

18:30 – Turn up, have a drink, a snack, and a chat (pizza, beer, coffee, soft drinks)

19:00 – "What's My Name?" – Brian Teeman

19:35 – Mid session interval

19:40 – “Mental Health in the Tech Industry” - Chad Gowler

20:30ish – Pop over the road to Headrow House pub (a drink or two provided)

What's My Name? – Brian Teeman

In the multicultural world that we live in how do you know my name. Is my first name my last name? What is my family name and what should you call me. As web site developers we regularly ask people for their name so we can personalise the web, but are we using the correct name?

Brian Teeman is a co-founder of Joomla! Speaker at Joomla! and Open Source events around the world. #joomla #founder

Brian on Twitter: (((@brianteeman))) (https://twitter.com/brianteeman) (Why my name is in parentheses: http://tee.mn/newsweek )

Mental Health in the Tech Industry – Chad Gowler

Mental health is something that will affect most of us. The tech industry is high-paced and high pressure, and this means that we may be leaving some developers to struggle. This talk will examine touchpoints such as meetings, code review and timesheets and think about ways that they could cause difficulty. We will think about how we can make them easier to navigate so that developers can get back doing to what they do best.

Chad is a software engineer at Sky in Leeds. They have also dipped their toe into project management, user testing, interaction design and event organising. They are a firm believer in inclusive software and digital inclusion. In their spare time, they can be found in various usergroups talking about gender, mental health and gaming for social good.

Chad on Twitter: @kitation (https://twitter.com/kitation)

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