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Week 5 - Techweek 2010

  • 02-03-2010 05:00PM
    #1
    Attol
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    Facebook events page : http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=10150104274820582&ref=nf

    Official Site : Coming soon

    So what do we have in store for you?

    A week of techy events.

    Qzar, talks on various techy topics, a quiz, a filmshowing and a trip to Galway to compete in Botwars, a robotics and coding intervarsity.

    Redbrick, Gamessoc and Strange Things

    =Monday 8th March=

    1pm - Jeffrey Roe (tog.ie) - Hackerspaces - C166
    7.30 - Launch party - Nubar

    =Tuesday 9th March=

    1pm - Donal Fitzpatrick (School of Computing) - TBD - C166
    6pm - Tom Cashman - Game Programming - Q220
    7pm - Eoghan Gaffney (Demonware) - Django
    8pm - Strange Things - Film - CG02

    =Wednesday 10th March=

    2pm - Declan Tuite (School of Communications) - Interesting past Multimedia projects - QG22
    3pm - Aphra Kerr(NUIM) - Games Development - QG22
    4pm - Sean Hand - Build your own PC - QG22
    5pm - QZar - Meet in the Hub

    =Thursday 11th March=

    6pm - Dave O'Connor (Google) - Sustainable Computing - QG22
    7pm - Laura Czajkowski (Ubuntu-ie) - Ubuntu Ireland - CG04
    8pm - Strange Things Quiz, Nubar

    =Friday 12th - Sunday 13th March=

    Botwars with NUIG Galway


Comments

  • #2
    Dj Stiggie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 619 ✭✭✭Dj Stiggie


    What's Botwars? Sounds like fun


  • #3
    Attol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,385 ✭✭✭Attol


    Botwars is an intervarsity competition being organised by NUIG. There are two different contests in it. One involves building a robot and battling it against other robots and the other is the design, build, code contest. You're given a Lego NXT robot and starter code and have to program the robot to perform a given task.

    There's also a games room, Metal Gear Solid drama production, movie room and LAN. Redbrick and Gamessoc are heading along to it. If you're interested you can contact the committees. At the moment the trip is booked up but if you're a member we can put you on a standby list as one of the guys isn't sure if he can make it. We're heading to Galway on the Friday (12th March) and coming back on Sunday (14th March).


  • #4
    Dj Stiggie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 619 ✭✭✭Dj Stiggie


    Thanks for that. I'm not a member of either socs though. Good luck to yas anyway, sounds like it'll be really good craic.


  • #5
    thusspakeblixa
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    What exactly will the Ubuntu Ireland talk involve?
    Is it just on the community in Ireland?


  • #6
    Attol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,385 ✭✭✭Attol


    Dj Stiggie wrote: »
    Thanks for that. I'm not a member of either socs though. Good luck to yas anyway, sounds like it'll be really good craic.

    You can join for 2 euros if you want to join.


    Thusspakeblixa : it will be about the community and how to get involved in projects here, eg. Writing code, localisation etc.


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  • #7
    Dj Stiggie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 619 ✭✭✭Dj Stiggie


    Attol wrote: »
    You can join for 2 euros if you want to join.


    Thusspakeblixa : it will be about the community and how to get involved in projects here, eg. Writing code, localisation etc.

    If I did join could I be put on the standby list?

    I'd definitely be interested in going, I just haven't gotten around to joining many socs


  • #8
    Attol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,385 ✭✭✭Attol


    Sure. Pm me if you'd like any more details.


  • #9
    Urizen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,354 ✭✭✭Urizen


    I will be in attendance of this wonderful week and have not been coerced in any way to endorse its epicness.


  • #10
    Attol
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,385 ✭✭✭Attol


    Tonight is the official Techweek launch party in the Nubar from 7.30pm. There'll be a free raffle for all attendees. Prizes include gadgets, a lot of chocolate and wine.


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