Monday, February 10, 2020 at 6:00:00 PM Centriq Training 1740 W 92 St, Kansas City, MO

The IGDA is an international group that connects game developers and aspiring game developers from around the world, with the goal of improving their lives and their craft. The Kansas City chapter, founded in September 2019, is dedicated to bringing professional resources to aspiring developers in the Kansas City and surrounding midwestern areas.

The general assemblies of the IGDA KC meets on the second Monday of each month. Events begin at 6pm at Centriq Training, 1740 W 92 St, Kansas City, MO 64114.

This is a great opportunity to connect with others and learn more about Kansas City's resources for game developers.

This month the board will give a presentation for Kansas City's developers titled "What are your goals?" We will focus on how to think long-term about video game development.

If you'd like to attend, please RSVP. It's free!

https://igda.org/chapters/us-mo-kansas-city/ Click here for event


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Monday, February 10, 2020 at 6:00:00 PM Plexpod Crossroads 1712 Main St, Kansas City, mo

Interested in helping the Kansas City area? Great! Whether or not you know how to code, you can help by joining us to work on civic hacking to create a better Kansas City and surrounding cities. Bring projects, ideas, designs, laptops, data, and friends.

Meeting Format

6:00 - Social / Networking
6:15 - Kickoff and Introductions
6:25 - New Member Orientation and Hacking
8:00 - Wrap-up

First Mondays are "Pitch Nights," when we have a slot for new project pitches during kickoff; third Mondays are "Learn Nights," where we have community speakers on civic tech topics from 6:30-7:30pm.

Location: Plexpod Crossroads (formerly Think Big CoWorking).
Entrance in the alley on the West side of the building.
https://goo.gl/maps/hsBMJdcdEh72

Please RSVP so that we know how many snacks & drinks to bring.

Civic Heroes of all types welcome! This event is for coders and non-coders alike -- as long as you're interested in making government more transparent and building interesting things for our city, you're more than welcome!

Bring a laptop: If you intend on getting some hands-on hacking done (it's ok if you can't but it definitely helps to have one).

If you have something you'd like to work on or are excited about, please let us know via the meetup or at the hack night itself. We are growing our initiative and the energy comes from the community.

Code for KC is a program of KC Digital Drive, a local non-profit whose mission is to make Kansas City a digital leader by developing civic capacity to adapt to technology change. We are the local affiliate in Code for America's Brigade network.

Connect with Us:

• Join our Code for KC email list (http://eepurl.com/7gbQP).

• Follow us on Twitter @CodeforKC (http://twitter.com/codeforkc) and @KCDigitalDrive (http://twitter.com/kcdigitaldrive).

Got questions? Email our Brigade Captain, Paul Barham: [email protected] or [email protected].

Code for KC has a Code of Conduct! Please always be respectful and help us keep our events welcoming, positive, productive environments for everyone. Code For KC presenters and participants are held to this anti-harassment policy (http://codeforkc.org/hackkc-code-of-conduct).

http://codeforkc.org/ Click here for event


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Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 6:30:00 PM 9201 Ward Pkwy 9201 Ward Pkwy, Kansas City, MO

Josh Marchello will present on JSONB in Rails

"Should I use a Relational Database or a NoSQL database for this app?" Why not both? With support for PostgreSQL's JSONB data type becoming more and more common, you can get the best of both worlds! If you're unfamiliar, JSONB is a datatype in PostgreSQL that allows you to store JSON-like data in columns of your database tables. Your relational data can be relational, while your unstructured or tree-shaped data can be stored in JSONB. In this talk you'll learn how to query JSONB and how to integrate it into Rails' ActiveRecord.

We've brought back an old tradition after the meetup of going out for drinks and socializing afterwords. We'll head to https://www.google.com/maps/dir/9201+Ward+Pkwy+%23200,+Kansas+City,+MO+64114/Smitty's+Garage+Burger+and+Beer,+8811+State+Line+Rd,+Kansas+City,+MO+64114/@38.9655187,-94.6099235,16z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m14!4m13!1m5!1m1!1s0x87c0e8df68a7be7d:0x9f9449b205c49b81!2m2!1d-94.6029972!2d38.9633678!1m5!1m1!1s0x87c0e92617aea01b:0x9d56a47a77b4cfce!2m2!1d-94.606584!2d38.968319!3e0 after the meetup.

Please note the side door will be closed and everyone will need to come through the front door.

Doors will open at 6:00 and the meeting will start at 6:30.

Artisan Technology Group will be providing pizza and pop.

We have Slack signup integrated into http://kcruby.org

Visit the Contact us section and join us in the KC Ruby Slack.

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Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 6:00:00 PM Stowers Institute 1000 E 50th St, Kansas City,

We love Web Development and all things PHP. Our meetings are often a little free-formed, but we shoot for this schedule:

6:00pm - Mingling / Meet and Greet

6:15pm - Lightning Talk:
* Last Month in PHP

6:30pm - TBA

If you are interested in speaking or would like to suggest a future topic please suggest one: (http://www.meetup.com/kcphpug/suggestion/)

All Developers and Non-Developers Welcome!

We understand Web Developers often come from all backgrounds, and many work in more languages than PHP. Whether you're curious and just starting out, dabble in PHP on the weekends, write custom PHP on a daily basis, work in a framework like Symfony, Laminas, Laravel, Slim, Laravel, CakePHP or customize CMS products like WordPress, Drupal or Joomla; our goal is that you will find something new, useful and thought provoking.

Park in any visitor space in the parking garage and enter the main building from the west. Follow the signs for PHP User Group and turn right at the security desk. Click here for event


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Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 12:00:00 PM Code Koalas 2024 Main Street, Kansas City, mo

Learn how you can improve your development by integrating pipelines into your workflow!

Enter on lower level by Lidias Click here for event


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Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 12:00:00 PM Quest Analytics, LLC 9225 Indian Creek Pkwy #200, Overland Park, KS

Since 2013, I've successfully shipped dozens of React apps. In this session, I'll share hard-earned lessons learned including automated workflows, folder structures, testing tricks, Storybook configuration, custom doc generation, prop and state management, performance tips, plugins, centralized API calls, error handling, mock APIs, styling approaches, creating a company framework, and more. Attendees will leave with a variety of actionable tips for improving their UI development practices.

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Sunday, February 2, 2020 at 3:30:00 PM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop 5200 E. 45th St., Kansas City, MO

**Tickets go on sale Sunday, Jan. 19th at 1:00pm**

Just in time for Valentine's Day! Learn basic silver-smithing techniques while making a silver band-style ring. This class will teach you about basic metal-working hand tools, their usage and safety, and jewelry making techniques in order to create your very own individualized sterling silver band ring for yourself, or to give someone as a gift.

You will learn: sawing, texturing, ring forming, soldering and basic finishing techniques (filing, sanding and polishing).

For Ages: 10-110 years old

Cost: $45 per ring (All materials included)

NOTE: If you are making a ring for someone else, be sure to get their ring size before the class! Also, if you and your child are making just one ring together, you only need to sign up and pay for one person.

45th & Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd. Click here for event


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Sunday, February 2, 2020 at 11:00:00 AM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop 5200 E. 45th St., Kansas City, MO

**Tickets go on sale Sunday, Jan. 19th at 1:00pm**

Just in time for Valentine's Day! Learn basic silver-smithing techniques while making a silver band-style ring. This class will teach you about basic metal-working hand tools, their usage and safety, and jewelry making techniques in order to create your very own individualized sterling silver band ring for yourself, or to give someone as a gift.

You will learn: sawing, texturing, ring forming, soldering and basic finishing techniques (filing, sanding and polishing).

For Ages: 10-110 years old

Cost: $45 per ring (All materials included)

NOTE: If you are making a ring for someone else, be sure to get their ring size before the class! Also, if you and your child are making just one ring together, you only need to sign up and pay for one person.

45th & Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd. Click here for event


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Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at 7:30:00 PM , ,

RSVP here: https://hi.flatironschool.com/GTW-2020-02-10-ADayintheLifeofaCybersecurityAnalyst_rsvp.html?utm_source=gotowebinar&utm_medium=meetup&utm_campaign=rg--cam-no_campus-mkt-gbl-gb-&utm_content=----rid-recvKZlY4CZd20Zme

We live at an unprecedented inflection point when it comes to technology. The world has fully adopted the most transformational technology in its history before figuring how to deal with its inherent—and very real—risks. The Internet is revolutionizing the world. We are totally dependent on it. But, it wasn't designed with security in mind. We have traded our personal security for convenience. And that's where cybersecurity comes in. This relatively new, exploding industry is on a mission to secure a world that suddenly finds itself running on the Internet. It's no wonder there are 350,000 cybersecurity job openings in the US today.

Join us online to hear more about what a career in cybersecurity looks like. If you're curious about changing your career, this event is perfect for you. You'll hear from graduates of our affiliate, SecureSet Academy, and learn more about Flatiron School's online cybersecurity immersive. In the end, we'll answer all of your questions live with a dedicated Q&A portion.

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Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at 7:00:00 PM Centriq Training 1740 W 92 St, Kansas City, MO

WE HEARD YOUR CRIES FOR HELP. When we asked our designers' group what Adobe product they wanted to learn most in 2020, the message was clear: PREMIERE PRO! Video is becoming a larger part of our design work every day, and it's nothing to be intimidated by.

In this session, Buck Sommerkamp and John Yuelkenbeck will walk you through the things you need, as a designer, to organize your project and create a basic video in Premiere. No plug-ins, no add-ons, just the awesomeness of what comes with Premiere Pro 2020 right out of the box!

There's no need to be afraid of Premiere Pro's interface! We'll show you how to add music, graphics, and basic motion to your Premiere project so you understand how it all fits together from importing raw assets to exporting your final project.

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Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at 7:00:00 PM Denny's Restaurant 1600 Broadway Blvd, Kansas City,

If you do not immediately see us then tell the Denny's staff that you are here for the Kansas City Video Game Developers Meetup group.

Open to anyone in the area who is interested in developing video games. In order to have a little structure, we'll try to do a couple things each week:

Introduce new members. What have you worked on, game related or not? What do you want to work on next?

Discuss this week's conversation starter. Some article, video or game that we can dig into a little.

Members can present any games they're working on, for feedback or just to brag.

Of course, it's all very informal. The main goal is interesting conversation(s) about our passion.

Looking forward to it!

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Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at 6:30:00 PM Nomads Coffee and Cocktails 1804 W 39th St, Kansas City, MO

• What we'll do
Casual discussions about intersectional feminism over various topics. Conversations about how to succeed in life, work and relationships while advocating for yourself and empowering the women around you.

• What to bring
An open mind and willingness to share your experience, ask questions and potentially be vulnerable. If you have additional topics you'd like to discuss, please don't hesitate to reach out or bring them up in the course of conversation.

• Important to know
These conversations aren't about subscribing to a certain set of answers, but instead they're about having honest, organic discussions that help us do and be better every day.

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Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at 6:00:00 PM Dragonfly Tea Zone 215 NE Englewood Rd , Kansas City , MO

Bring a laptop or tablet with Linux running on it.

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Tuesday, February 4, 2020 at 5:30:00 PM Lockton 444 W. 47th Street, Kansas City,

<br/>https://meetups.mulesoft.com/events/details/mulesoft-kansas-city-presents-the-secrets-to-great-apis-part-2/

&lt;p&gt;In this session, we&#39;ll walk through designing and building an API using Anypoint Platform. Starting from the Business Object Model, we&#39;ll develop the RAML and build a mock API.&lt;/p&gt;</p>

Agenda<br/>

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Hosted By<br/>

Ray Arnado, Solutions Architect<br/>

Over 19 years of progressive experience on Information Technology Field, I have been in many roles: Principal Software Architect, Enterprise Integration Architect, Solutions Architect, Curriculum Developer, Trainer, Principal Software Engineer and more... As part of my hobby as a low level software engineer (Java, GoLang, Assembler, C++), I&#39;ve enjoyed doing R&amp;amp;D IoT devices and connecting it using Mule in Omega2 and Raspberry Pi.<br/>

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Mark Davis, CEO<br/>

A solution architect, designer, and developer with 30+ years of experience delivering high-performance, high-capacity systems.<br/>

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Cory Mara, System Administrator<br/>

We recently started using MuleSoft at the U.S. Department of Agriculture and I am very impressed with its ability. I would like to pull together a MuleSoft Meetup to share some of the capabilities of MuleSoft with my colleagues and others<br/>

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Partner<br/>

Lockton Companies (https://www.lockton.com/offices/kansas-city)<br/>;
Lockton Companies was founded in 1966 by Jack Lockton (1942-2004) in Kansas City. Lockton's success flows from our commitment "to provide the most uncommon results and service in the most common business."

Made up of 1,000+ Associates, we have experts in insurance, risk management, employee benefits, and retirement services all housed in Kansas City. We understand how our clients' businesses run and are focused on making them better.<br/>
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<br/>https://meetups.mulesoft.com/events/details/mulesoft-kansas-city-presents-the-secrets-to-great-apis-part-2/

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Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 3:30:00 PM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop 5200 E. 45th St., Kansas City, MO

**Tickets go on sale Saturday, Jan. 18th at 1pm**

Just in time for Valentine's Day! Learn how to heat, hammer, and shape metal while making your very own, very cool looking ring out of a US quarter dollar coin. Coins will be provided, but feel free to bring one of your own if you prefer. Open to BOTH members AND non-members, so tell your friends!
Cost: $50/person (all materials included)
Suggested age: 14-114 years old

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Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 11:00:00 AM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop 5200 E. 45th St., Kansas City, MO

**Tickets go on sale Saturday, Jan. 18th at 1pm**

Just in time for Valentine's Day! Learn how to heat, hammer, and shape metal while making your very own, very cool looking ring out of a US quarter dollar coin. Coins will be provided, but feel free to bring one of your own if you prefer. Open to BOTH members AND non-members, so tell your friends!
Cost: $50/person (all materials included)
Suggested age: 14-114 years old

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Stop making your super bowl viewing plans and get your session information submitted for your talks at KCDC 2020.  Talks are accepted only until midnight, Friday, January 31st.

https://sessionize.com/kcdc-2020



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Monday, February 3, 2020 at 6:00:00 PM Plexpod Crossroads 1712 Main St, Kansas City, mo

Interested in helping the Kansas City area? Great! Whether or not you know how to code, you can help by joining us to work on civic hacking to create a better Kansas City and surrounding cities. Bring projects, ideas, designs, laptops, data, and friends.

Meeting Format

6:00 - Social / Networking
6:15 - Kickoff and Introductions
6:25 - New Member Orientation and Hacking
8:00 - Wrap-up

First Mondays are "Pitch Nights," when we have a slot for new project pitches during kickoff; third Mondays are "Learn Nights," where we have community speakers on civic tech topics from 6:30-7:30pm.

Location: Plexpod Crossroads (formerly Think Big CoWorking).
Entrance in the alley on the West side of the building.
https://goo.gl/maps/hsBMJdcdEh72

Please RSVP so that we know how many snacks & drinks to bring.

Civic Heroes of all types welcome! This event is for coders and non-coders alike -- as long as you're interested in making government more transparent and building interesting things for our city, you're more than welcome!

Bring a laptop: If you intend on getting some hands-on hacking done (it's ok if you can't but it definitely helps to have one).

If you have something you'd like to work on or are excited about, please let us know via the meetup or at the hack night itself. We are growing our initiative and the energy comes from the community.

Code for KC is a program of KC Digital Drive, a local non-profit whose mission is to make Kansas City a digital leader by developing civic capacity to adapt to technology change. We are the local affiliate in Code for America's Brigade network.

Connect with Us:

• Join our Code for KC email list (http://eepurl.com/7gbQP).

• Follow us on Twitter @CodeforKC (http://twitter.com/codeforkc) and @KCDigitalDrive (http://twitter.com/kcdigitaldrive).

Got questions? Email our Brigade Captain, Paul Barham: [email protected] or [email protected].

Code for KC has a Code of Conduct! Please always be respectful and help us keep our events welcoming, positive, productive environments for everyone. Code For KC presenters and participants are held to this anti-harassment policy (http://codeforkc.org/hackkc-code-of-conduct).

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Monday, February 3, 2020 at 4:00:00 PM , ,

RSVP here: https://hi.flatironschool.com/GTW-2020-02-03-TheScienceBehindNetflixRecommendations_rsvp.html?utm_source=gotowebinar&utm_medium=meetup&utm_campaign=rg--cam-new_york_city-mkt-nyc-us-&utm_content=----rid-recuEah0TfRWIjGgd

Dive into the data science and machine learning behind Netflix's recommendation algorithms.

Over 80% of the TV shows and movies we watch on Netflix are being discovered through its recommendation system. Join Flatiron School to explore the algorithm, data science, and machine learning behind how Netflix curates these recommendations, and learn how you can gain the skills to write your very own algorithms. Our Data Science coach, Yish Lim, will walk us through how recommendation algorithms work, and how Netflix collects and analyzes data to deliver your next favorite show.

Join us online for a deep dive into data science and Netflix, hear what it's like to learn with Flatiron School, and meet one of our Data Science coaches!

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Friday, January 31, 2020 at 6:00:00 PM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop 5200 E. 45th St., Kansas City, MO

Troop 4016 private pinewood build

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Sunday, February 2, 2020 at 3:30:00 PM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop 5200 E. 45th St., Kansas City, MO

**Tickets go on sale Sunday, Jan. 19th at 1:00pm**

Just in time for Valentine's Day! Learn basic silver-smithing techniques while making a silver band-style ring. This class will teach you about basic metal-working hand tools, their usage and safety, and jewelry making techniques in order to create your very own individualized sterling silver band ring for yourself, or to give someone as a gift.

You will learn: sawing, texturing, ring forming, soldering and basic finishing techniques (filing, sanding and polishing).

For Ages: 10-110 years old

Cost: $45 per ring (All materials included)

NOTE: If you are making a ring for someone else, be sure to get their ring size before the class! Also, if you and your child are making just one ring together, you only need to sign up and pay for one person.

45th & Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd. Click here for event


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Sunday, February 2, 2020 at 11:00:00 AM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop 5200 E. 45th St., Kansas City, MO

**Tickets go on sale Sunday, Jan. 19th at 1:00pm**

Just in time for Valentine's Day! Learn basic silver-smithing techniques while making a silver band-style ring. This class will teach you about basic metal-working hand tools, their usage and safety, and jewelry making techniques in order to create your very own individualized sterling silver band ring for yourself, or to give someone as a gift.

You will learn: sawing, texturing, ring forming, soldering and basic finishing techniques (filing, sanding and polishing).

For Ages: 10-110 years old

Cost: $45 per ring (All materials included)

NOTE: If you are making a ring for someone else, be sure to get their ring size before the class! Also, if you and your child are making just one ring together, you only need to sign up and pay for one person.

45th & Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd. Click here for event


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Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 6:00:00 PM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop 5200 E. 45th St., Kansas City, MO

Every Thursday, the members of Hammerspace gather to socialize, network, and meet new members of the space. We welcome the community at large to come down during this time to explore the workshop, check out all of the tools, fabrication equipment and work space made available to HammerSpace members, and ask questions of our community of Hammerspace users.

There is plenty of off-street parking, a kids playroom available for tiny makers, and the evening is always the origin point of new and amazing creative ideas.

Tours are led every 30 minutes for those curious about the tools and capabilities of the facility and staff. This is a free event, open to the public.

45th & Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd. Click here for event


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Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 6:00:00 PM Conway Hall 1107 Rockhurst Rd, Kansas City, MO

The combination of machine learning with network graphs promises deep insights with clarifying context. Join data scientists and KC Graph Database Meetup organizers Erin Schuberth and Nathan Smith on the campus of Rockhurst University to explore this potent combination. Learn how to incorporate graph features into traditional machine learning models, and find out about new research into graph-specific algorithms like node embeddings and graph convolutional networks.

The Data Science KC Meetup and Kansas City Graph Databases Meetup are combining forces for this event. Because space is limited, please reserve a ticket on Eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/machine-learning-with-graphs-tickets-87372773317

6:00 Networking and snacks
6:15 Welcome and introductions
6:30 Presentation from Erin Schuberth and Nathan Smith
7:15 Q&A

The campus address is 1100 Rockhurst Road, Kansas City, MO 64110. We are southeast of the Plaza and near 71 Highway and Emanuel Clever Blvd. The university is located along 52nd Street between Paseo and Troost. You will park in the North Parking Garage which can be accessed on Troost (#20 on the campus map). The electronic gate will be up, so please park anywhere after going through the gate unless otherwise marked.

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Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 6:00:00 PM Conway Hall 1107 Rockhurst Rd, Kansas City, MO

The combination of machine learning with network graphs promises deep insights with clarifying context. Join data scientists and KC Graph Database Meetup organizers Erin Schuberth and Nathan Smith on the campus of Rockhurst University to explore this potent combination. Learn how to incorporate graph features into traditional machine learning models, and find out about new research into graph-specific algorithms like node embeddings and graph convolutional networks.

The Data Science KC Meetup and Kansas City Graph Databases Meetup are combining forces for this event. Because space is limited, please reserve a ticket on Eventbrite. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/machine-learning-with-graphs-tickets-87372773317

6:00 Networking and snacks
6:15 Welcome and introductions
6:30 Presentation from Erin Schuberth and Nathan Smith
7:15 Q&A

The Rockhurst campus address is 1100 Rockhurst Road, Kansas City, MO 64110. The university is southeast of the Plaza and near 71 Highway and Emanuel Clever Blvd. Campus runs along 52nd Street between Paseo and Troost. You will park in the North Parking Garage which can be accessed on Troost (#20 on https://www.rockhurst.edu/map). The electronic gate will be up, so please park anywhere after going through the gate unless otherwise marked. Conway Hall is south of the parking garage across Rockhurst Road (#7 on the map).

Join us in room 103 in Conway Hall at Rockhurst University. Park in the north parking garage accessible from Troost. The electronic gate in the garage will be up. Park anywhere unless otherwise indicated. Click here for event


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Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 5:00:00 PM WeWork - Kansas City - Corrigan Station 1828 Walnut St., Kansas City, MO

[FYI: Jan 23 meeting postponed until Jan 30 due to weather]

InfoDeli and Evolytics host this January's Kansas City Web Analytics & Marketing Meetup.

This Meetup will feature Craig Paddock, President of Plaza Digital. With 20+ years of marketing experience, Craig will be speaking on the topic of correctly interpreting analytics data.

Future Meetups will include 1 or more guest speakers discussing Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics or other Digital Analytics tools or concepts.

Location:

WeWork - Kansas City - Corrigan Station
1828 Walnut St. 3rd Floor ·
Kansas City, MO

Meeting Agenda:

5:00 : Welcome and Networking with food and drink
5:15 : Speaker - Craig Paddock - Interpreting Analytics Data
5:45 : Speaker Q&A
6:00 : Brainstorm--What do you hope to see or do in future meetings?
6:10 : Problem solving breakouts - bring a business problem and let's discuss how to solve it with Digital Analytics!
6:30 : Adjourn

Have a question? Email us! We'll answer your questions at our earliest opportunity: [email protected] and [email protected]

Parking tips: Street Parking in the crossroads, some free, some metered and there is as paid lot directly east of the Corrigan Station Building.

We will be meeting on the 3rd Floor. Refer to the map and let us know your questions! Click here for event


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Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 3:30:00 PM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop 5200 E. 45th St., Kansas City, MO

**Tickets go on sale Saturday, Jan. 18th at 1pm**

Just in time for Valentine's Day! Learn how to heat, hammer, and shape metal while making your very own, very cool looking ring out of a US quarter dollar coin. Coins will be provided, but feel free to bring one of your own if you prefer. Open to BOTH members AND non-members, so tell your friends!
Cost: $50/person (all materials included)
Suggested age: 14-114 years old

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Saturday, February 1, 2020 at 11:00:00 AM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop 5200 E. 45th St., Kansas City, MO

**Tickets go on sale Saturday, Jan. 18th at 1pm**

Just in time for Valentine's Day! Learn how to heat, hammer, and shape metal while making your very own, very cool looking ring out of a US quarter dollar coin. Coins will be provided, but feel free to bring one of your own if you prefer. Open to BOTH members AND non-members, so tell your friends!
Cost: $50/person (all materials included)
Suggested age: 14-114 years old

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 11:30:00 PM Mission Taco Joint - East Crossroads 409 E 18th St, Kansas City, MO

Join us at Mission Taco Joint for the first KC Ruby lunch meetup of the decade!

Wednesday 1/29/2020 11:30am @ Mission Taco Joint, 409 E 18th St.

Come join us and talk about any number of things. We might even talk about Ruby.

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Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at 7:00:00 PM , ,

RSVP here: https://hi.flatironschool.com/GTW-2020-01-29-FinancingPaymentOptions101_rsvp.html?utm_source=gotowebinar&utm_medium=meetup&utm_campaign=rg--cam-no_campus-mkt-gbl-gb-&utm_content=----rid-recaeVqHlGKEVlPsZ

Flatiron School creates opportunities for passionate, dedicated people to change their careers and lives through education.

To learn more about the financing options available to you as an online student and which one supports your journey, join our Online Enrollments Specialist, Patrick McGrath for an hour to review our flexible financing options. You can message him directly through the webinar's chat feature, with any questions you may have, and he'll answer them during the dedicated, live QA portion of the webinar.

Patrick will review the loan packages offered by our trusted partners, Skills Fund and Climb, explain Flatiron School's Online Income Share Agreement (our learn now, pay after you're hired option), and much more.

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Friday, January 31, 2020 at 6:00:00 PM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop 5200 E. 45th St., Kansas City, MO

Troop 4016 private pinewood build

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 6:30:00 PM Kansas City , Kansas City, MO

This is a new meetup in KC. It's affiliated with This Dot Labs and KCDC. Cross posting to give a little reach.

Best RSVP would be here: https://www.meetup.com/modernwebkc/events/267589634/

Here's the description:

We are thrilled to announce the very first Modern Web Kansas city event sponsored by KCDC!

Modern Web is an interactive meetup focused on exploring next generation frameworks, standards, tools, and techniques of the Modern Web.

Topics we cover range from JavaScript technologies such as ReactJS, Angular, VueJS, React Native, RxJS, Web Components, Progressive Web Apps, and more.

We're also excited to be partnering with KC React and AngularKC!

When: January 28, 2020 from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Where: Vinsolutions (5700 Broadmoor St #900, Mission, KS 66202)

Our featured speakers so far are...

Joe Morgan
Author & Developer
"Burn It Down and Start Again: Principles of Modern JavaScript"
Heard about the latest JavaScript syntax? Seems like a day doesn't pass without a language update. And with all the focus on syntax changes, it's easy to miss the subtle principles driving JavaScript. Modern JavaScript doesn't just have new tools, it's composed differently. Don't use a feature without understanding why it matters. What problems does a new feature solve? How can new syntax make code easier to use and reuse? Modern JavaScript patterns follow four basic principles: predictability, readability, simplicity, and flexibility. In this talk, you'll learn how to think in modern JavaScript. We'll explore principles in modern JavaScript and how they apply to new syntax as well as upcoming language changes. Don't just throw new syntax into old paradigms. Write intentional code.

Rob Ocel
Senior Software Engineer, This Dot Labs
"Common Component Decomposition Pitfalls (And How To Avoid Them!)"
The popularity of component-based frameworks has led to a Goldilocks problem for many web development teams. Some teams have too many components, filling their code base with files and folders for components that don't have a clear purpose. Other teams have too few components, and the ones they have are monoliths containing way too much logic and becoming impossible to change. Let's discuss some common component decomposition pitfalls and strategies for making sure that the components you have in your system are just right.

Jonathan Wondrusch
Application Architect, The Lead Group
"TypeScript in the Field: Magic or Menace?"
TypeScript is one of the most exciting and polarizing technologies tearing up Stack Overflow in 2020. If you wade through the torrent of headlines and developer blogs, you may encounter wild claims such as: "TypeScript reduced our number of unit tests by more than 38%," "I spent more time writing types than I did writing code," and, "What does it give me that a well-configured linter does not?" So, are you curious if TypeScript deserves all the hype and hot takes? In this talk, let's separate fact from fiction. Let's take a closer look at what TypeScript is, what it isn't, and how to use effectively it in your next production projects.

Come and join us for tech talks, food, drinks, and some great conversation! We can't wait to meet you!

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 6:30:00 PM VinSolutions 5700 Broadmoor St #900, Mission, KS

PLEASE SIGN UP ON MODERN WEB KC Meetup
https://www.meetup.com/modernwebkc/events/267589634/

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We are thrilled to announce the very first Modern Web Kansas city event sponsored by KCDC!

Modern Web is an interactive meetup focused on exploring next generation frameworks, standards, tools, and techniques of the Modern Web.

Topics we cover range from JavaScript technologies such as ReactJS, Angular, VueJS, React Native, RxJS, Web Components, Progressive Web Apps, and more.

We're also excited to be partnering with AngularKC & ReactKC!

When: January 28, 2020 from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Where: VinSolutions

Our featured speakers so far are...

Joe Morgan
Author & Developer
"Burn It Down and Start Again: Principles of Modern JavaScript"
Heard about the latest JavaScript syntax? Seems like a day doesn't pass without a language update. And with all the focus on syntax changes, it's easy to miss the subtle principles driving JavaScript. Modern JavaScript doesn't just have new tools, it's composed differently. Don't use a feature without understanding why it matters. What problems does a new feature solve? How can new syntax make code easier to use and reuse? Modern JavaScript patterns follow four basic principles: predictability, readability, simplicity, and flexibility. In this talk, you'll learn how to think in modern JavaScript. We'll explore principles in modern JavaScript and how they apply to new syntax as well as upcoming language changes. Don't just throw new syntax into old paradigms. Write intentional code.

Rob Ocel
Senior Software Engineer, This Dot Labs
"Common Component Decomposition Pitfalls (And How To Avoid Them!)"
The popularity of component-based frameworks has led to a Goldilocks problem for many web development teams. Some teams have too many components, filling their code base with files and folders for components that don't have a clear purpose. Other teams have too few components, and the ones they have are monoliths containing way too much logic and becoming impossible to change. Let's discuss some common component decomposition pitfalls and strategies for making sure that the components you have in your system are just right.

Jonathan Wondrusch
Application Architect, The Lead Group
"TypeScript in the Field: Magic or Menace?"
TypeScript is one of the most exciting and polarizing technologies tearing up Stack Overflow in 2020. If you wade through the torrent of headlines and developer blogs, you may encounter wild claims such as: "TypeScript reduced our number of unit tests by more than 38%," "I spent more time writing types than I did writing code," and, "What does it give me that a well-configured linter does not?" So, are you curious if TypeScript deserves all the hype and hot takes? In this talk, let's separate fact from fiction. Let's take a closer look at what TypeScript is, what it isn't, and how to use effectively it in your next production projects.

Come and join us for tech talks, food, drinks, and some great conversation! We can't wait to meet you!

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 6:30:00 PM VinSolutions 5700 Broadmoor St #900, Mission, KS

We are thrilled to announce the very first Modern Web Kansas city event sponsored by KCDC!

Modern Web is an interactive meetup focused on exploring next generation frameworks, standards, tools, and techniques of the Modern Web.

Topics we cover range from JavaScript technologies such as ReactJS, Angular, VueJS, React Native, RxJS, Web Components, Progressive Web Apps, and more.

We're also excited to be partnering with KC React and AngularKC!

When: January 28, 2020 from 6:30PM - 8:30PM
Where: Vinsolutions

Our featured speakers so far are...

Joe Morgan
Author & Developer
"Burn It Down and Start Again: Principles of Modern JavaScript"
Heard about the latest JavaScript syntax? Seems like a day doesn't pass without a language update. And with all the focus on syntax changes, it's easy to miss the subtle principles driving JavaScript. Modern JavaScript doesn't just have new tools, it's composed differently. Don't use a feature without understanding why it matters. What problems does a new feature solve? How can new syntax make code easier to use and reuse? Modern JavaScript patterns follow four basic principles: predictability, readability, simplicity, and flexibility. In this talk, you'll learn how to think in modern JavaScript. We'll explore principles in modern JavaScript and how they apply to new syntax as well as upcoming language changes. Don't just throw new syntax into old paradigms. Write intentional code.

Rob Ocel
Senior Software Engineer, This Dot Labs
"Common Component Decomposition Pitfalls (And How To Avoid Them!)"
The popularity of component-based frameworks has led to a Goldilocks problem for many web development teams. Some teams have too many components, filling their code base with files and folders for components that don't have a clear purpose. Other teams have too few components, and the ones they have are monoliths containing way too much logic and becoming impossible to change. Let's discuss some common component decomposition pitfalls and strategies for making sure that the components you have in your system are just right.

Jonathan Wondrusch
Application Architect, The Lead Group
"TypeScript in the Field: Magic or Menace?"
TypeScript is one of the most exciting and polarizing technologies tearing up Stack Overflow in 2020. If you wade through the torrent of headlines and developer blogs, you may encounter wild claims such as: "TypeScript reduced our number of unit tests by more than 38%," "I spent more time writing types than I did writing code," and, "What does it give me that a well-configured linter does not?" So, are you curious if TypeScript deserves all the hype and hot takes? In this talk, let's separate fact from fiction. Let's take a closer look at what TypeScript is, what it isn't, and how to use effectively it in your next production projects.

Come and join us for tech talks, food, drinks, and some great conversation! We can't wait to meet you!

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 6:00:00 PM VML 250 Northwest Richards Road, Kansas City, MO

New year, new tech! This week we'll have a live video presentation from Bryan Ollendyke about his project called HAX (headless authoring experience).

Ollendyke has contributed to and spoken about Drupal for 13 years. Most recognized for a learning management system project called ELMS, Ollendyke has shifted gears entirely the last three years to focus on a decoupled editing experience called HAXTheWeb (https://haxtheweb.org/). The HAX editor is built on the W3C standard Web components and Bryan views it as the future of all web development.

Ollendyke's team has been progressively decoupling ELMS one web component at a time and has released over 400 reusable web components to date. He teaches a course at Penn state on emerging web technologies and leverages students in order to build a new decoupled CMS called HAXcms which is used for blogging, teaching and documentation.

Please RSVP soon if you can make this presentation. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 6:00:00 PM Dragonfly Tea Zone 215 NE Englewood Rd , Kansas City , MO

Bring a laptop or tablet with Linux running on it.

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 6:00:00 PM Quest Analytics, LLC 9225 Indian Creek Pkwy #200, Overland Park, KS

Be a 10x Engineer by Mentoring Junior Developers

Our industry is brimming with new talent. The difference between a good mentor and a bad mentor is monumental for the career of any new developer. While every developer has the opportunity to impact their team in this way, many pass on the change because they find it to be boring, tedious, or they think they are unqualified. Learn why you should take a role in helping grow your team's talent and proven strategies to be a successful mentor.

Speaker: Gabby Spurling (https://twitter.com/gabbythedev)

When Gabby started her career in technology, she had no idea if it was possible to combine her newfound love for coding with her passion for marketing, but was determined to find a path to get her there. Along the way she was exposed to a broad array of industries and technologies, from big data analytics in oil and gas to creating event driven applications in insurance. Currently working as a Lead Technologist at VMLY&R, Gabby's found a place where she can do both while supporting major clients like Ford, Sprint, and more. The common thread across all of her work has been creative problem solving and learning from incredible teams.

See Sharper: Getting to know Identity Server
Mike Cerny (https://twitter.com/dotnetmike)

Let's take a look at how Identity Server can lighten the load of Auth in your apps.

Sponsor: Moonshot Innovations
https://321moonshot.com/

Agenda

5:45 Doors Open/Food & Drinks
6:00 Announcements & sponsor highlight
6:10 See Sharper
6:30 Keynote
7:45 prizes & wrap up
8:00 Happy Hour

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Tuesday, January 28, 2020 at 12:00:00 PM Online Webinar Online, Lenexa, KS

Must register to attend: https://www.tibco.com/events/learn-how-rapidly-compose-applications-combining-multiple-tibco-cloud-services-15-minute

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Join us to learn how to deliver highly customized solutions hosted on the TIBCO Cloud™ Platform—and simplify the way you capture data, connect applications, and turn decisions into actions.

Overview of the TIBCO Cloud™ Starters solution (5 min)
Overview of TIBCO Cloud™ Starters (5 min)
Demo (5 min)
Live Q & A

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