Name: Tech Meetup Glasgow - April 2025
Start: 2025-04-10T18:00:00+01:00
End: 2025-04-10T20:00:00+01:00
Location: Civic House

Join us at Civic House, Glasgow for our free event featuring two talks on tech with soft drinks and pizza.

**✨ Speaker 1:** [Arron Edwards](https://www.linkedin.com/in/arronedwards/) CTO @ Enigmatic Smile
**You Should Write Crappy Code**
Why writing scrappy code will help you accelerate your business goals, but not win you any new developer friends.

**✨** **Speaker 2:** [Andrew Blair](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewlblair/) PhD Student in Social Robotics @ University of Glasgow

**A Blessing or a Burden? Exploring Social Robots in the Real-World**
In this talk, I will explore what makes a robot "social", some of the barriers to their introduction, and discuss two pieces of work we have carried out in a university and in a church.

\-\-\-

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](https://www.ericholscher.com/blog/2017/aug/2/pacman-rule-conferences/).**

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](https://www.ericholscher.com/blog/2017/aug/2/pacman-rule-conferences/).

\-\-\-

**📣 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 amazing sponsors, so a huge thank you to:

* **[Brightsolid](https://brightsolid.com/)**
* **[Cloudsoft](https://cloudsoft.io/)**
* **[CreateFuture](https://www.createfuture.com/)**
* **[Mac Recruit](https://macrecruit.co.uk/)**
* **[Sonos](https://www.sonos.com/en-gb/home)**
* **[Vidatec](https://vidatec.com/)**

We look forward to seeing you all soon, for great talks, networking and free pizza! 🍕

In the meantime, you could follow us for the latest event updates on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-meetup-glasgow)! 📣

\-\-\-

**😊 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 a handful of organisers that work in the industry and have varied experience across the board:

* Keith Harrison
* Stephen Hill
* Florence Musa
* Rachel McFarlane
* Ibrahim Ha

**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/ ](https://agile-city.com/building/civic-house/)

\-\-\-

🔔 **Stay updated by following us on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/tech-meetup-glasgow) 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](https://linktr.ee/techmeetupglasgow)**

Keith Harrison

TechMeetup

Technology

Open Source

Web Design

Software Development

New Technology

Web Development

Mobile Development

Computer Programming

Web Technology

Business Strategy

Mobile Technology

Entrepreneurship

Graphic Design

Internet Professionals

Tech Meetup Glasgow - April 2025

Civic House

Share

TechMeetup

Tech Meetup Glasgow - April 2025

TechMeetup

Details

Members are also interested in