Community events news

Wuthering Bytes 2017

Hebden Bridge is deep within the UK’s ‘Maker Belt’ that stretches across from Liverpool to Hull. Every year this quiet town plays host to a series of tech-related talks and workshops on 1 September, which spans 10 days! There will be the Open Source Hardware Camp including soldering classes and talks from notable speakers. There’s also a talk on embedded system designs from transistors to the Linux user space. http://bit.ly/WutheringBytes

GUADEC 2017 The GNOME conference, otherwise known as GUADEC comes to Manchester, UK from 28 July to 2 August. The conference covers the latest technical developments in the GNOME desktop environment, as well as talks, workshops and panel discussions. Conferences such as this are a great place to kick start new ideas, learn from experts and become more involved with the project. https://2017.guadec.org

OpenTech 2017 From away days for developers to hone their skills, to using open data to create random musical compositions, and hacking useless objects just for fun, OpenTech is an informal event that focuses on low cost to ensure everyone can access the event. It may not be a big shiny corporate conference, but you will see big names such as the Open Rights Group, the BBC and MPs rubbing shoulders with hackers, developers and makers of all abilities. This year the event is in London on May 13, costing just £5 on the door. http://www.opentech.org.uk