Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 7:00:00 PM Online event

*** Please RSVP on Eventbrite to receive an email with your customized webinar link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thinkful-speaker-series-student-success-story-rachel-beiser-tickets-136103564425?aff=Meetup ***

Breaking into a career in UX/UI Design is all about showing you've got the skills to make an impact from day one. The new normal? Career-focused bootcamps that are built around advancing or helping you break into high-paying industries faster than ever before. They provide an accessible way to more opportunities, more growth, and higher salaries.

Bootcamp courses come with their own challenges, but plenty of students have come before you, and they're ready to share valuable insights on excelling in our programs and hitting the ground running upon graduation.

Join us as we talk to a Thinkful graduate and explore the ways she made the most of her bootcamp experience and launched a successful career. We will dive into her Thinkful journey, the successful habits she created to stand out from the crowd, and how she ultimately got hired at her dream job.

About the Speaker:

Rachel Beiser graduated from college with a Bachelor's Degree in Fine/Studio Art and proceeded to take an internship at the American Museum of Natural History. She loved the job but quickly came to the realization that it was not going to provide the growth and earning potential she desired. So Rachel decided to enroll in a bootcamp, and after graduating developed an incredibly simple yet effective way to network — one that led to a company creating an entirely new position just to bring her on board.

How to join us:
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Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 6:00:00 PM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop

WELDING FOR EVERYONE! In the Welding for Everyone class, the instructor will cover basic welding techniques. A variety of useful welding methods will be demonstrated and then repeated by the students. Open to beginners as well as those who have prior experience. Please bring a long sleeved, preferably denim shirt with you to protect your arms. The class will introduce you to flux-core wire feed, MIG and ARC welding. For ages: 18-118 (All materials included) Seating is limited.

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Wednesday, February 10, 2021 at 11:00:00 AM Virtual Meetup

Please register to attend:
https://www.tibco.com/events/tibco-analytics-meetup-february-2021

Every quarter, our analytics experts present a 30-minute update to our virtual user community. This quarter we will include a demo on how to identify and classify patterns of interest in big data, which is a critical part of any manufacturing scenario.

Join the live discussion with Chief Analytics Officer, Michael O'Connell, and the TIBCO Data Science Team.

You'll learn about:
- Recent innovation projects and community activities
- TIBCO's novel approach to pattern recognition as applied to semiconductor wafer maps
- How to use a combination of machine learning techniques and to identify patterns quickly and accurately from a large amount of data
- How to use these patterns to train and deploy a model to classify new wafers in real-time

Speakers:
Michael O'Connell, Chief Analytics Officer, TIBCO Software
Heleen Snelting, Director, Data Science, TIBCO Software
Nico Rode, Senior Data Scientist, TIBCO Software
Adam Faskowitz, Data Scientist, TIBCO Software

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 7:00:00 PM Online event

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD ONLINE WITH DISCORD: https://discord.gg/wmFHB7y

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 2, 2021 at 7:00:00 PM Online event

Your graphics and digital content need a spark!

This month we'll be talking about Adobe Spark -- who is it for, what can you do with it, what devices does it work on, and where does it fit into your creative workflow? Spark is an app (or several, depending on the platform) that allows you to quickly create social media graphics, web pages, short videos, and more. Tiffany and Joanna will walk us through what you need to know and how to get started.

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 6:30:00 PM Online event

• What we'll do
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 2, 2021 at 4:00:00 PM Online event

Find out about other upcoming online meetups and recordings from past Kafka Meetups all over the world: cnfl.io/meetup-hub

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*Time below in Central time - to find out when the event is in your timezone follow this link: http://www.worldtimebuddy.com/event?lid=4407066&h=4407066&sts=26870760&sln=16-17&a=show

Agenda:
4:00pm-4:05pm: Online Networking
4:05pm-4:50pm: Alex Woolford, Confluent (Q&A included)
4:50pm: Log in or Join our Slack Space (cnfl.io/slack) and go to #events to ask any follow up questions!

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Speaker: Alex Woolford

Talk: Real-time recommendations with Snowplow, Kafka, and Neo4j

Abstract: The value of the information gleaned from a web session often has a very short half-life. Post-hoc analysis is often too late to be actionable. In this short talk, we'll show you how to generate customer profiles, and build a real-time recommendation engine with clickstream events sourced from Snowplow.

Bios: Alex is a systems engineer at Confluent, the company founded by the original creators of Apache Kafka.
He's been working with a diverse set of open source technologies for the past 7 years, specifically Hadoop et. al, StreamSets, and most recently Kafka. Alex maintains a YouTube channel of geeky practical examples which can be found at https://www.youtube.com/c/alexwoolford.

Outside of work he enjoys floating in a tank, playing guitar (very, very badly), and yelling from the sidelines at his kids sporting events.

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Online Meetup Etiquette:
•Please unmute yourself when you have a question.
•Please hold your questions until the end of the presentation or use the zoomchat!
•Please arrive on time as zoom meetings can become locked for many reasons (though if you get locked out a recording will be available, but you may have to wait a little while for it!

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If you would like to speak or host our next event please let us know! [email protected]

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 11:00:00 AM Virtual Meetup

MUST REGISTER AT BELOW LINK TO RECEIVE THE WEBINAR LINK TO LIVE SESSION:
https://www.tibco.com/events/dr-spotfire-office-hours

This advanced session is the final topic in our series on Spotfire 11 Mods.

Spotfire Engineers Erik Brandin and Olof Bjerke join us for a deep dive into the broader Spotfire Mods API and how to reach outside of the mods framework to go beyond custom visualizations. Some topics that may be discussed: customized actions, animations, and extended UI possibilities.

What is a TIBCO Spotfire Mod?

With TIBCO Spotfire Mods, users can quickly build new interactive visualization types, called visualization mods, and use them in TIBCO Spotfire like any other visualization. By connecting to any Spotfire data source and integrating with data science and other built-in Spotfire capabilities, you can create highly customized analytic applications directly within the Spotfire environment.

Speakers:
Erik Brandin, Spotfire Developer, TIBCO Software
Olof Bjerke, Spotfire Developer, TIBCO Software
Neil Kanungo, Data Scientist, TIBCO Software

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 8:00:00 PM Online event

*** Please RSVP on Eventbrite to receive an email with your customized webinar link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thinkful-webinar-technical-project-management-tools-of-the-trade-tickets-136103554395?aff=Meetup ***

Technical project managers do some pretty amazing work that brings new products and services to life. To be the best at what they do, project managers have a host of tools at their disposal, like developing systems, technological know-how, and leadership skills. With the number of different tools and recommendations floating around out there, how can you decide which ones you really need?

Join us for this engaging webinar in which you'll learn which skills and tools you'll need to get started as a technical project manager, and the many real-world problems that you'll be able to conquer once you've mastered your new skill set.

What you will learn:

Why technical project management skills are in such high demand
What a normal day looks like for a project manager and the tools they use
Navigating the project management ecosystem
And so much more...

How to join us:
Once you register with Eventbrite, you will receive an email with the links to the live webinar from BigMarker. If you do not receive your link, please email [email protected].

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 6:00:00 PM Online event

Beginner-Friendly Interactive Data Analytics/Python "Turtle Graphics" Course

About this Event:
Stop by to learn some Python with a fun, Python-based 'Turtle Graphics' course, and dip your toes into the Data Analytics/Python pool. This class is an interactive, free class that will give you an overview of the NEW Savvy Coders Data Analytics Bootcamp coming this Spring!

Join a profession that has endless growth opportunities!

Sign up for our FREE Data Analytics class and learn more about Python, business intelligence solutions, and careers in the field.

Whether you're young or old, a newbie, or an experienced veteran, learning new coding skills, like Python, can make you more marketable and in-demand. By attending our FREE Data Analytics class, you can see if coding is for you.

At Savvy Coders, a premier coding boot camp, we believe anyone with the right attitude and willingness to learn, can learn how to code. We have trained people from all walks of life, of all ages, all skill levels, and all backgrounds, how to code. Why not you?

All our classes are taught by industry professionals that work in software development, and they teach you exactly what you need to know to land a great job coding Python as a data analyst.

If you like what you learn at our free VIRTUAL class, you should consider our 12-week, immersive, accelerated evening coding classes. You can still keep your job, avoid taking on a huge financial burden and learn the coding skills that can give you a new, in-demand, and high-paying career. Give us an evening, and we'll help put you on a new path to success. Check out the Bootcamp here: https://savvycoders.com/data-analytics-python-boot-camp/

Presented by Savvy Coders

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 6:00:00 PM Online event

Join us online for the next book we will be reading in the KC Tech Book Club! We will be reading Site Reliability Engineering which goes into how the field was established at Google and what lessons can be learned from their processes.

From Amazon: "The overwhelming majority of a software system's lifespan is spent in use, not in design or implementation. So, why does conventional wisdom insist that software engineers focus primarily on the design and development of large scale computing systems?

In this collection of essays and articles, key members of Google's Site Reliability Team explain how and why their commitment to the entire lifecycle has enabled the company to successfully build, deploy, monitor, and maintain some of the largest software systems in the world. You'll learn the principles and practices that enable Google engineers to make systems more scalable, reliable, and efficient—lessons directly applicable to your organization."

Amazon Link:
https://www.amazon.com/Site-Reliability-Engineering-Production-Systems/dp/149192912X

Feel free to still come if you haven't read the book or just read parts of it or read it years ago and can't remember anything about it. It will be a very laid-back discussion format.

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Tuesday, February 9, 2021 at 12:00:00 PM Virtual Meetup

Please register to reserve your spot today (must be registered to attend)
https://www.tibco.com/events/continuous-integration-deliveryci/cd-tibco-cloud-starters

This session will focus on the updates to the TIBCO Cloud Starter Toolkit that helps UI developers rapidly compose applications and deliver highly customized solutions.

Join this session to learn how to:

- Manage the rollout of your TIBCO Cloud Starter application to multiple cloud organizations and how to embed the rollout in a Continuous Integration & Delivery (CI/CD) pipeline.
- Build, validate, deploy, and test your TIBCO Cloud Starters application and quickly respond to changing business requirements.
- Use CLI tools to integrate your application with an open source build server (Jenkins) ensuring your TIBCO Cloud Starter application operates in all intended cloud environments.

Speaker: Hugo Peters, Principal Solutions Architect, OOCTO,
TIBCO Software Inc.

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Thursday, February 4, 2021 at 6:00:00 PM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop

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, February 4, 2021 at 12:00:00 PM Virtual Meetup

Please sign-up to reserve your spot!!
https://www.tibco.com/events/tibco-labs-quarterly-update-february-2021

Speaker: Nelson Petracek, CTO, TIBCO Software

Did you know that the TIBCO LABS™ organization collaborates directly with customers and partners to solve today's new business and technical challenges? Innovation is critical to an organization's success, and TIBCO LABS staff has helped many customers understand how to apply capabilities related to IoT, edge analytics, blockchain, process mining, augmented reality, and more to meet business needs.

- Want to hear more about the TIBCO LABS program?
- Familiar with TIBCO LABS work and want to see what we will be up to in 2021?

Join this session to hear from TIBCO CTO Nelson Petracek on initiatives tackled in 2020, and what we are looking forward to in the upcoming year.

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Monday, February 1, 2021 at 8:00:00 PM Online event

*** Please RSVP on Eventbrite to receive an email with your customized webinar link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thinkful-webinar-intro-to-html-css-build-your-own-website-tickets-136103518287?aff=Meetup ***

Curious about coding, but don't know where to begin? This workshop is the perfect place to start. Join us as we teach you the fundamentals of HTML & CSS while building an interactive website.

In this workshop, you'll learn the key concepts of HTML & CSS, which are the basic "building blocks" of all websites. You'll start building your own site with the help of our instructor and TAs, and you'll leave with your own site live on the internet to share with your friends and family. Take a look at a live website created by a previous attendee here!

What you will learn:

Basic Fundamentals HTML like tags, elements, and attributes
Basic Fundamentals of CSS like selectors, properties, and values
Learning about Margins, Borders, and Padding
And so much more...

How to join us: Once you register with Eventbrite, you will receive an email with the links to the live webinar from BigMarker. If you do not receive your link, please email [email protected].

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Monday, February 1, 2021 at 6:00:00 PM Online event

Register here for the Zoom link to kick off the meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrdOmgqT4rE9LOv-6yAWLFFZOGKqHgJf1Y

The Zoom link is the same week-to-week, but we ask you to register each week.

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IMPORTANT NOTE: We are taking a hiatus from our in-person Hack Nights as we deal with the implications of COVID-19. We encourage teams to continue project work and to meet virtually from 6:00-8:00pm on Mondays. Our ability to provide pizza and snacks will be compromised, however :).

Individual teams will have access to video breakouts via Zoom. You can use Slack for breakout rooms if you like.

We are also exploring possible projects we could take on to help address this public health emergency. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions or are interested in working on immediate public health-related projects.

Thanks,
Aaron, Paul, and the rest of the Core Team
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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 - Kickoff and Introductions
6:15 - go into breakout rooms
8:00 - Wrap-up

"Pitch Nights," TBD when we have a slot for new project pitches during kickoff;

"Learn Nights," TBD where we have community speakers on civic tech topics from 6:30-7:30pm.

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!

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 8, 2021 at 6:00:00 PM Online event

Register here for the Zoom link to kick off the meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcrdOmgqT4rE9LOv-6yAWLFFZOGKqHgJf1Y

The Zoom link is the same week-to-week, but we ask you to register each week.

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IMPORTANT NOTE: We are taking a hiatus from our in-person Hack Nights as we deal with the implications of COVID-19. We encourage teams to continue project work and to meet virtually from 6:00-8:00pm on Mondays. Our ability to provide pizza and snacks will be compromised, however :).

Individual teams will have access to video breakouts via Zoom. You can use Slack for breakout rooms if you like.

We are also exploring possible projects we could take on to help address this public health emergency. Please email [email protected] if you have any questions or are interested in working on immediate public health-related projects.

Thanks,
Aaron, Paul, and the rest of the Core Team
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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 - Kickoff and Introductions
6:15 - go into breakout rooms
8:00 - Wrap-up

"Pitch Nights," TBD when we have a slot for new project pitches during kickoff;

"Learn Nights," TBD where we have community speakers on civic tech topics from 6:30-7:30pm.

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!

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 8, 2021 at 12:00:00 PM Online event

We will be meeting remotely this month, so make something delicious for lunch and participate from home! Networking will be from 11:30-12:00 and the session will start promptly at 12:00.

Join link is here: https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YmU1YWQwZGItNGRmOS00ZTg3LWE3NGYtN2I1NTI2NzhkYjg3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22627218e0-c25e-4768-8211-b341b757614a%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%2203b30050-bdf3-4d19-bc70-626c0fe90708%22%7d

Tracking Your Productivity Using Outlook Categories and Power BI

Despite keeping a full calendar, it might feel sometimes like you just aren't accomplishing what you had hoped. Do you really know how your time is divided up, though? Through a combination of utilizing the Outlook Categories feature and the free Power BI Desktop tool, I'm going to show you how you can track exactly how much time you are spending on what tasks through versatile visualization options.

Presented by: Lindsay Shelton

Lindsay is a technology consultant who is committed to keeping our business productive by embracing technology as a tool to problem-solve. Having worked in education for most of her career, she understands that technology can be a challenge for many users, and she knows how to be a change agent, encouraging the reluctant to give it a try and the inexperienced to dive on in.

Lindsay spent the last decade teaching English Language Arts and was selected to receive training to become a technology and pre-engineering teacher based on her aptitude for learning and adapting new technologies with her own students and colleagues.

She holds a BS in Secondary English Education from the University of Kansas and an MS in Curriculum and Instruction from Emporia State University. In addition, Lindsay is certified in Microsoft 365 Teams Administration, Microsoft 365 Fundamentals, is a Microsoft Certified Trainer, and is a Level 1 Google Educator.

In her spare time, Lindsay enjoys spending time with her large cats, Buffy and Archie, and marathoning a wide variety of television shows.

About KC 0365 User Group:

This user group is designed for KC professionals who work with Microsoft Office 365 and SharePoint to network and learn from each other. Meetings are on the second Monday of each month over lunch. Join us for a free lunch and stick around to learn more about SharePoint and Office 365!

Connect with Us!

Twitter: @kco365ug
LinkedIn Group: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/12270044/
Email: [email protected]
Website: https://kco365.wordpress.com

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Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 7:00:00 PM Online event

*** Please RSVP on Eventbrite to receive an email with your customized webinar link: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thinkful-webinar-data-science-vs-data-analytics-tickets-136103534335?aff=Meetup ***

We'll start by going over the differences between the two careers. Then, we'll walk you through how to get the skills to be successful in each, and discuss the different jobs that will be available to you once you've acquired those skills.

What you'll learn:

Why data skills are in such high demand
What data analysts and data scientists do every day
Which career could be a better fit for you
And so much more...

How to join us: Once you register with Eventbrite, you will receive an email with the links to the live webinar from BigMarker. If you do not receive your link, please email [email protected].

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Wednesday, February 3, 2021 at 6:00:00 PM Online event

Join us to see if Coding is right for you, learn some new skills, and meet some new people! Brought to you by the Savvy Coders Boot Camp!
About this Event
Join a profession that has endless growth opportunities!

Sign up for our next FREE JavaScript class and learn more about JavaScript, full-stack web development, and careers in coding.

Whether you're young or old, a newbie, or an experienced veteran, learning new coding skills, like JavaScript, can make you more marketable and in-demand. By attending our FREE JavaScript class, you can see if coding is for you.

At Savvy Coders, a premier coding boot camp, we believe anyone with the right attitude and willingness to learn, can learn how to code. We have trained people from all walks of life, of all ages, all skill levels, and all backgrounds, how to code. Why not you?

All our classes are taught by industry professionals that work in software development, and they teach you exactly what you need to know to land a great job coding JavaScript as a full-stack software developer.

If you like what you learn at our free VIRTUAL class, you should consider our 12-week, immersive, accelerated evening coding classes. You can still keep your job, avoid taking on a huge financial burden and learn the coding skills that can give you a new, in-demand, and high-paying career. What do you have to lose? Give us an evening, and we'll help put you on a new path to success. Check out our Bootcamp here: https://savvycoders.com/savvy-coders-boot-camp/

Presented by Savvy Coders

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Sunday, February 7, 2021 at 1:00:00 PM The NEW HammerSpace Community Workshop

Join us for and open-ended Sunday of building fun and interesting DIY Electronics Kits.

We have scoured the dark corners of the internet to bring you this selection of kits curated for makes of all ages and skill levels!

Are you a Beginner who is excited to learn the basics? We've got a basic kits that are easy to build and a blast to use! Do you know what your doing but are eager for practice? Come build one of our larger multi-part kits! Are you a soldering god who's looking for a challenge?! Then try your hand at building one of our Surface Mount Soldering Kits!

We meet in the Hammerspace Classroom starting at 1:00pm. You pick the kit you'd like to build from our selection, and our instructors will provide all the instruction, guidance, and assembly hints you need!

---Bring food and drink if you'd like, or even order takeout while you build.---

Young assistants are welcomed and encouraged!

No RSVP is required for MEMBERS of Hammerspace. $5 RSVP for non members, Kit prices vary from $15 to $45 depending on complexity. Cash and Cards accepted during the class.

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 7:00:00 PM Online event

UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD ONLINE WITH DISCORD: https://discord.gg/wmFHB7y

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 2, 2021 at 7:00:00 PM Online event

Your graphics and digital content need a spark!

This month we'll be talking about Adobe Spark -- who is it for, what can you do with it, what devices does it work on, and where does it fit into your creative workflow? Spark is an app (or several, depending on the platform) that allows you to quickly create social media graphics, web pages, short videos, and more. Tiffany and Joanna will walk us through what you need to know and how to get started.

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Tuesday, February 2, 2021 at 6:30:00 PM Online event

• What we'll do
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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Advancing the Information Security Profession
ZERO TRUST

WELCOM OUR SPONSOR
MICROSOFT

For Microsoft, Zero Trust establishes a strict boundary around corporate and customer data. For end users, Zero Trust delivers a simplified user experience that allows them to easily manage and find their content. And for customers, Zero Trust creates a unified access platform that they can use to enhance the overall security of their entire ecosystem.

Please join Shawn Anderson, Executive Security Advisor, Microsoft as he covers what organizations should consider in their Zero Trust Journey. Shawn has many years of experience working with Fortune 500 companies at the CISO and CXO level on their security posture, architecture, and hybrid cloud deployment. We will discuss zero trust, share executive stories, what to consider, what to avoid, and finally why it is important to focus on data protection and application management vs just old school protect the network.  

Welcome Shawn Anderson
Executive Security Advisor
Microsoft
Shawn is a former Marine and experienced Chief Information Security Officer providing cyber security solutions and guidance to customers, government agencies, and commercial corporations. As an Executive Security Advisor for the Microsoft Security Solutions Area he focuses on helping enterprises think strategically with their cloud deployments and the security behind data protection requirements as they transition from on premises to hybrid cloud. He develops close relationships with CISO’s, their directs, and other C level executives to ensure they understand Microsoft’s security platform and other capabilities. He is passionate about this as it ensures customers can build a more resilient security ecosystems for their environment.  


Join us virtually at 5:30 on Wednesday, February 3, 2021.

5:15 - Networking for members and participants

5:30 - Welcome and Chapter Announcements

5:40 Intro to Facilitator and Tonight's Subject - Zero Trust

6:05 Vendor presentation

6:20 Roundtable discussion

6:40 Wrap-Up

7:00 Meeting Close
Eric Walters, President
About (ISC)² Kansas City Chapter

(ISC)² is an international nonprofit membership association focused on inspiring a safe and secure cyber world.

Best known for the acclaimed Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP®) certification, (ISC)² offers a portfolio of credentials that are part of a holistic, pragmatic approach to security.

Its membership, more than 150,000 strong, is made up of certified cyber, information, software and infrastructure security professionals who are making a difference and helping to advance the industry.


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