What we're about
Tech Lancaster is a social meetup of people who are interested in technology and want to learn more about it. The group is open to everyone regardless of experience or background. All events are free!
Our namesake meetup "Tech Lancaster Meetup" typically has two presentations surrounded by social time. Generally these presentations contain topics are designed to provide a 30,000 foot view of a technology with maybe a dip or two into some actual code.
If you're interested in a purely social meetup without presentations or structure, check out Pub Standards and Open Coffee Club. These are designed to be low pressure meetups that you can pop in or out of and meet other members of the community.
Upcoming events (4)
Every first Friday we visit Mean Cup and chat about whatever topics come to mind! Attendees tend to skew towards technology professionals and hobbyists so expect topics to follow that general pattern.
1 hour only! Check #open-coffee-club on Slack for the most up to date information.
Look for the green cactus vase
- Tom C.
- zach f.
- Luke D.
- 7 attendees
What is it?
Pub Standards Lancaster is a monthly meetup of developers, designers, founders and people-who-like-to-build-stuff in central Pennsylvania.
Pub Standards is open to everyone. It's loosely aimed at web design & development geeks, but that doesn't mean chitchat need necessarily be work-related. Don't expect structure, don't expect presentations, just relax with likeminded people and a few beers.
Do People Show Up[?
Yes! Typically Pub Standards has between 8-16 people who attend. We usually coordinate using a combination of our monthly email list, Slack group, and Meetup.com.
Where?
Tellus360 on the first block of East King. Come up the stairs to the second floor and turn the corner - we'll be across from the bar at the community table. If the weather is great we'll migrate up to the roof deck (but we'll post on slack/twitter first!).
See a parking map at https://www.pubstandards.us/!
- Greg E.
- Luke D.
- Kirstin K
- 3 attendees
Cowabunga! Pizza is provided free at Tech Lancaster. Bring your own beverages (and maybe some to share), pizza should arrive around 6:30!
Recommended to BYOB (+ some to share!)
This month we have Rob Hudson and Nathaniel Evry.
Rob Hudson - Children and Home Tech Policy
As a parent in today's world of connected technology, I struggle with how to protect my children from potential predators, privacy violations, and disturbing content, while teaching them about the world and providing them with safe access to information, entertainment, and connected experiences. In this talk, I'll describe the "threat model" as I see it, my particular challenges, how I've used a mix of technology and policy to address those, and what questions still remain. Then I'll open the session for discussion, questions, and suggestions
Nathaniel Evry - Building a Relationship with AI: Treating Language Models Like Characters
In this talk, we'll explore the idea of developing a rapport with large language models, treating them less like machines and more like characters in a favorite sitcom. We'll discuss the benefits of communicating with AI in a respectful and collaborative way, rather than trying to enslave them or their efforts. By building a pseudo-personality and working alongside language models, we can unlock new levels of creativity and productivity, while also contributing to the ethical development of AI.
Typical schedule of events:
6:30 PM Doors Open/Pizza/Mingle
7:00 PM Introduction/Announcements
7:05 PM First Speaker
7:35 PM Break
7:45 PM Speaker 2
8:15 PM End
- Joshua B.
- Rob H
- 2 attendees
Every first Friday we visit Mean Cup and chat about whatever topics come to mind! Attendees tend to skew towards technology professionals and hobbyists so expect topics to follow that general pattern.
1 hour only! Check #open-coffee-club on Slack for the most up to date information.
Look for the green cactus vase
- Brian
- Luke D.
- 2 attendees
Past events (17)
- Joshua B.
- Dylan W.
- Emily S
- 13 attendees
