Tech Meetup January 2024 - Glasgow

Happy New Year 🎉

Join us at Civic House, Glasgow on the first Thursday of each month (2nd Thurs in January to let folk settle into 2024) or our free event featuring two talks on tech with soft drinks and pizza.

This month's talks

Talk 1: Lessons learned from scaling a high-growth tech company Darren Dalrymple, xDesign

In the talk Darren will cover some of the learnings, challenges and practical takeaways from delivering growth within Scotland's fastest growing technology companies over the past 10 years.

Talk 2: Data Engineering in the Rail Sector
Paul Mullen, Siemens

Trains don’t just move people; they also produce large amounts of data. Siemens Mobility manufacture and maintain fleets of trains across the UK and we need to monitor them to help keep them safe. In this introductory talk, we will be looking at look at data, some of its challenges and having a look at some of the data our trains produce. We then look at Apache Airflow, which we use to help build and execute our data pipelines.

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All are welcome and there is no requirement to have any level of tech knowledge or experience to attend, just a desire to learn. Come along (bring your friends), network and learn something new with us!

To make Glasgow's Tech Meetup welcoming for people joining for the first time we implement the PacMan Rule.

The rule is:
“When standing as a group of people, always leave room for 1 person to join your group.”

More memorably, stand like Pac-Man! You can learn more about this here.

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📣 Agenda

• 18:00 - 18:30, Drinks and Pizza
• 18:30 - 18:45, Opening
• 18:45 - 19:15, Talk 1
• 19:15 - 19:30, Break
• 19:30 - 20:00, Talk 2
• 20:00 - 20:15, Closing
• 20:15, Drinks

Lastly, Tech Meetup couldn’t be brought to you without our awesome sponsors, so a huge thank you to:
• Brightsolid
• Mac Recruit
• XDesign

We look forward to seeing you all soon.
😎 Meantime, you could follow us for the latest event updates on LinkedIn!

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😊 FAQ

• Who should attend?

Tech Meetup is a generalist event for everyone in the Glasgow tech community. We welcome people with all levels of experience . Even if you are starting your journey into tech as a student or bootcamper or your thinking of starting your development career, you are more than welcome.

• Why should I come?

As well as learning from your peers at our talks, you get to meet other developers and expand your network, and we also share what is going on in the wider Glasgow developer community. If you are still not sold, we have free drinks and pizza!

• Who are the organisers?

Tech Meetup is run by Keith Harrison and James Rasburn, who have both worked in tech and run community events in Glasgow over the last few decades.

• I would like to speak at Tech Meetup

If you would like to give a talk please get in touch:
- keithharrisonuk@yahoo.co.uk
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithdharrison/
- https://twitter.com/keithdhar

• I'd like to do a talk but I've not given one before

No previous speaking experience is required and we really encourage new speaker. In fact lots of people have given their first talk at Tech Meetup. We'll give you all the help and support you need to do your first talk.

• Is the venue accessible?

Yes. Our event is held at Civic House. The main entrance has a small number of steps but there is a fully accessible entrance next to the main one. Just buzz and someone will let you in. You can find more information here or contact with any questions: https://agile-city.com/building/civic-house/

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🔔 Stay updated by following us on LinkedIn for the most recent event news!

**ℹ️ You can also check out our Linktree for related websites and information on our sponsors: https://linktr.ee/techmeetupglasgow**