July 2025 - .NET, IoT and Hedgehogs! By guest speaker Mike Irving

We're excited to invite you to join us for Staffs Web Meetup.

Join us for an evening of great talks, discuss the latest and hottest topics and socialising/networking.

🎤 Featured Talk: ".NET, IoT and Hedgehogs!" by Mike Irving

Using C# / .NET Technologies and IoT to curate and automate video footage of garden hedgehogs.

An experimental journey through device access, cloud storage, serverless functions, and a public website.

With an insight into problem-solving changes necessary to bring the code cross-platform to run on Linux on a Raspberry Pi.

Speaker bio:
A professional developer for over 20 years, based in Macclesfield.

For the past 10+ years I have been heavily involved in mobile development, and have utilised both Native code (Swift, Kotlin, Objective-C, Java) and Cross-Platform app development systems including Xamarin, .NET MAUI, Uno Platform and Cordova on different projects.

A constant in my journey has been the use of C# / .NET.

I also do web development work, and I equally happy front-end in HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Microsoft MVP. Co-organiser of Dot Net North and Macc Tech.

Regular speaker and presenter.

🕒 Schedule:
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Arrival, Food, and Networking
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Featured Talk
8:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Short Break
8:15 PM - 8:45 PM: Open Discussion
8:45 PM - 9:00 PM: Closing Remarks

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• Make a monetary donation via: https://monzo.me/natashawylie Your support helps cover food, drinks, prizes, and running costs. Every contribution, no matter how small, is greatly appreciated!

📍 Location: Codeweavers Office Unit 16 & 17 Waterfront Way Stafford ST16 2HQ

🚗 Convenient parking available at the nearby Waterfront Multi-Storey Car Park (open until midnight, free parking when validated at our office)
🚉 Short walk from Stafford Station

RSVP now to secure your spot.

P.S. If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know when you RVSP