About us
London Gophers (https://gophers.london), aka Go London User Group (GLUG), is a London-based community for anyone interested in the Go programming language.
London Gophers provides opportunities to:
- Discuss Go and related topics
- Socialise with friendly people who are interested in Go
We want London Gophers to be a diverse and inclusive community. As such all attendees, organisers and sponsors are required to follow the Go community code of conduct.
Please do not message members without their consent either on this site or on third party platforms such as LinkedIn. If we receive reports of unsolicited messages we will consider it a bannable offense.
Email - contact@gophers.london
Twitter - https://twitter.com/LondonGophers
YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/LondonGophers
GitHub - https://github.com/go-london-user-group
📣 If you'd like to give a talk at a future meetup, don't be shy! We are always looking for new speakers who want to share their adventures with Go and have mentors who can help.
You can sign up to be a speaker here: https://gophers.london/apply/
Do get in touch! We’ll be happy to support you and offer advice if needed 🙂.
Upcoming events
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April Gophers @ AutogenAI - Sponsored by Dexory!
AutogenAI, 123 Pentonville Rd, N1 9LG, London, GBWelcome back you fine, FINE people!
We do apologise for the two month hiatus, we've missed you terribly! I'm glad to say that, of course, our hearts HAVE GROWN EVEN FONDER for missing you and we couldn't be more excited to see you all at APRIL GOPHERS @ AUTOGENAI!!!
So come and join us for some food, drinks and top notch (*aspirational*) programming chat, or at the very least some chat about the last most interesting thing you made Claude Code do. Top points for "the dishes".
As always, a huge thank you to AutogenAI for hosting us this month, and Dexory for sponsoring the event!
==== 📓 Agenda📓 =====
(Certain timings and orders may be subject to change)
6:30pm: Arrival, Food & Refreshments
6:55pm: Introduction7:00pm: 🗣️ Speaker TBD!
7:30pm: Raffle Stuff!
7:40pm: Break8:00pm: 🗣️ Speaker TBD!
8:30pm: Raffle Winners!
9:00pm: Pub!
==== 💡 RSVP Details 💡 =====
When submitting your RSVP for this event, please be sure to use your full first name and last name, as some of our venues require these in order to let you in on the door. Submitting your name as e.g. "John D" won't be enough! We also keep track of no-shows, so if you can't come, change your RSVP in advance!
==== 🎉 Prizes & Discounts! 🎉 =====
JetBrains Raffle! - We have 3 free JetBrains Product licenses to give away to some of our lucky attendees!
Ardan Labs Raffle! - We're giving away one course license for Ardan Labs' Ultimate Go Bundle!
Manning Publications Raffle! - We're giving away 4 free Go e-books!
45% Manning Publications Discount - a massive discount provided by the fine people at Manning! You can also support London Gophers Events by purchasing via our affiliate link HERE - Use Code "LGMeetup45" for 45% off!
GopherConUK Raffle! - We're giving away one free ticket!!!
10% GopherConUK Discount - The lovely people over at GopherConUK have provided a discount code for GopherConUK 2025! At checkout, use code "GCUK26LGM" for 10% off!
==== 💡 Priority Queue 💡 =====
We reserve 20% of the attendee spots at our events for those who are underrepresented in tech.
If they join the waitlist and there is a reserved spot open they will be bumped into going!
These spots are reserved until the last Sunday before the event.
How do we define underrepresented? We use public surveys done by the tech community such as the ones linked below.
https://survey.stackoverflow.co/2022/#section-demographics
https://www.jetbrains.com/lp/devecosystem-2022/#gender-and-development
==== 📢 Become a Speaker! 📢 =====
Have something to say? We want to listen! We are always looking for new speakers who want to share their adventures with Go and have mentors who can help.
You can sign up to be a speaker here: https://gophers.london/apply
==== 🧳Looking For a New Adventure? 🧳 =====
On the Gophers Slack (https://gophers.slack.com) there is a #london-jobs channel where company and recruiters can post job opportunities.
==== 📞 How To Reach Us 📞 =====
Email: contact@gophers.london
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/london-gophers/
Twitter / X: https://x.com/LondonGophers
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/LondonGophers📜 All London Gophers events operate under the Go Community Code of Conduct - https://golang.org/conduct
- Treat everyone with respect and kindness.
- Be thoughtful in how you communicate.
- Don’t be destructive or inflammatory.
Please do not message members without their consent
If you encounter an issue, please mail contact@gophers.london or conduct@golang.org
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