091 Labs

Want to be inspired?

091 Labs will be presenting our fourth Ignite Galway event this Wednesday the 27th from 8pm at Kelly’s Bar, Bridge Street, Galway! Ignite is a global lightning presentation format where speakers have five minutes and twenty timed slides to enlighten and inspire the audience about their chosen topic. Our previous Ignite Galway events were great fun and this time around we’ll have live music from local band Cotton Ball Three to spice things up.

Our last Ignite Galway featured speakers talking about a wide range of topics, from life foods to political satire to social media-driven performance art, all of which can be watched online in this handy Youtube playlist. This time we have a great mix of talks, including travel, photography and zombies. Entry is €5 and the enlightenment is free!

If all this has gotten you thinking about giving a talk of your own we are still accepting submissions – all you need is to be passionate about your topic and have twenty slides to run in the background. In fact, here is an Ignite talk about giving Ignite talks! It’s a lot of fun and very rewarding, so if you’re interested get in touch by sending an email to padraic@091labs.com.

On 9 March 2013 091 Labs will be hosting a 12 hour long game jam. It is open to interested people of all skill levels. If you are an experienced game developer or a total n00b to game development come along and meet up with like minded people to build your next masterpiece!

For those that are curious – “A game jam is a gathering of developers, artists, and other creatives over a short time during which a collective effort is made to make one or more games.”

• Entry Fee: €5.00 – (All monies going to upkeep of 091 Labs)
• Limit: 24 People

• Galway Game Jam Website
• Facebook Event
• Buy Tickets

The knitting circle will have its next meeting at the labs on Saturday, February 9th from 4 to 7pm. The knitting circle is open to knitters of all skill levels. It provides a social and collaborative workspace, and help is available for people just starting out.  Meetings are held on the second Saturday of each month.

All attendees are encouraged to bring their own supplies, as only a few spares are available. Attendance is free for members, and €2 for everyone else. All money goes to the upkeep of the Labs. Any questions can be directed to maraley42 [at] gmail [dot] com.

There is a Public Symposium on Privacy happening in NUIG on *Friday, 8th of March* at 9.30am that should be of interest to people. A few Labs members will be attending. Damien McCallig is one of the speakers and he gave a great talk in 091 Labs on the same topic last year!

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“Privacy from Birth to Death and Beyond: European and American Perspectives”

LL.M. in Public Law & LL.M. in Law, Technology and Governance
School of Law, National University of Ireland Galway

Friday 8 March 2013, 9.30 a.m.

Programme:

ECJ “The Right to be Forgotten” reference
Mr. José Maria Baño (José María Baño León Abogados, Madrid)

“Do-Not-Track as Default: Transaction Costs in U.S. Consumer Privacy”
Professor Joshua Fairfield (Washington and Lee University School of Law)

“Privacy After Death”
Mr. Damien McCallig (IRCHSS Scholar, NUI Galway School of Law)

“Children & Privacy: Protection v. Participation – A Tangled Web”
Dr. Sharon McLaughlin (Letterkenny Institute of Technology)

“Privacy Issues in Practice: A Litigation Light on Norwich, Abuse,
Cyberbullying, Defamation, Privacy and Data Protection Concerns”
Mr. Paul Lambert (Merrion Legal Solicitors)

Rapporteur’s Report on the Proceedings of the Symposium
Dr. Ciara Hackett (School of Law Queens University Belfast)

For more details, and to register, please visit http://www.conference.ie/Conferences/index.asp?Conference=211

EDIT: Updating the blog post due to my making an error in the date. The public symposium is actually on Friday the 8th of March! – padraic

A suitably admonished Padraic is talking to you today.

I had several people contact me since posting late last week about our upcoming Python and Linux classes, members of 091 Labs and non-members alike.

The members pointed out to me that I had not left much time between making the classes public and the actual beginning of the classes. When talking to others over the weekend, they were surprised to learn that they too had to sign up on the Eventbrites even if they were planning to pay on the day. This rapidly explained the perceived lack of interest by the members!

Members of the public also contacted me saying that their funds in January were still in rather short supply and they would have attended if it had started a few weeks later. Some asked if they could sign up as members of the Labs on the day and get the member discount for the two classes (which is a yes).

So to clarify:

• Python classes that were to start on the 22nd of January have been postponed two weeks until the 5th of February. Classes run 5th, 12th, 19th, 26th.
• Linux classes that were to start on the 23rd of January have been postponed two weeks until the 6th of February. Classes run 6th, 13th, 20th, 27th.
• Saturday classes starting on the 9th of February are unaffected and continue at 2pm-4pm for Python and 5pm-7pm for Linux.
• To let us have an idea of numbers in advance and avoid confusion on the door, people who wish to attend should please sign up on the appropriate Eventbrite. I have made a ticket option for those who wish to pay on the door.
• And yes, you can join the Labs on the day to get the member discount.

I’d also like to say thanks and sorry to all those that have so far promoted the classes for us. I hope that these changes won’t stop you from promoting future Labs events! =)

Link to the blog post with class details: http://091labs.com/2013/01/upcoming-linux-and-python-intro-courses/

Python Eventbrite: http://www.eventbrite.ie/event/5247276746

Linux Eventbrite: http://www.eventbrite.ie/event/5254761132

Disorganisedly yours,

Padraic