Name: PyLadies Dublin May Virtual Meetup
Start: 2020-05-19T18:30:00+01:00
End: 2020-05-19T19:30:00+01:00

We are kickstarting our first virtual meetup this month. It will be for 1 hour, so let's do it with some lightning talks (5-15mins). 😊

We are delighted to announce that Dogpatch Labs will be hosting us virtually via Crowdcast, so a huge thanks for their ongoing support for us and the community.

👉 Head to https://www.crowdcast.io/e/pyladies and you need to register in order to confirm that you are joining us on the night.

TALKS
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⚡️LIGHTNING TALK 1
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Print your text adventure game with CircuitPython by Vicky Twomey-Lee (10 mins)

Description: Vicky will be showing her print your adventure game with Adafruit's mini thermal printer, arcade buttons, raspberry pi with Circuit Python.

About Vicky Twomey-Lee: A founder of PyLadies Dublin, she is a techie at heart who's involved in the tech community through events and advocating diversity in tech. Her day job is being a Maker Advocate for Dublin Maker. @eventgeekie

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⚡️LIGHTNING TALK 2
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How Python changed my life in 9 months - True Story by Débora Cornetta O'Brien (25 mins)

Description: Before July last year I had never heard of Python. Today I have a contract signed with Google after getting in their Software Engineer Apprenticeship programme. I'm going to tell you how I did it, so that you can do it too!

About Débora Cornetta O'Brien: I'm a regular woman, coming from a non-tech professional background that had the opportunity to learn Python and used it to change my life. @deboracornetta

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⚡️LIGHTNING TALK 3
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Fairness in Machine Learning by Smitashree Choudhury (10 mins)

Description: Explainability of Machine learning model increases the trust and wide adoption of any new technology including AI and ML.

About Smitashree Choudhury: Data Scientist in IBM

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SCHEDULE (*subject to change)
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18:30 - 18:35 Say "Hi!" and Settle down with your tea & biccies. :-)
18:35 - 18:45 PyLadies Dublin Welcome, intro, thanks and announcements
18:45 - 18:55 Print your text adventure game with CircuitPython by Vicky Twomey-Lee (10 mins)
18:55 - 19:20 How Python changed my life in 9 months - True Story by Débora Cornetta O'Brien (25 mins)
19:20 - 19:30 Fairness in Machine Learning by Smitashree Choudhury (10 mins)
19:30 - Wrap up and event ends

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CALL FOR SPEAKERS
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Interested in speaking at our upcoming meetups, please submit talk details to: https://pyladiesdublin.typeform.com/to/Rr6hVJ

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