BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Upcoming: London Geeks Events PRODID:-//Upcoming.org/Upcoming ICS//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091111T183000 DTEND:20091111T200000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:London Ruby User Group (LRUG) November 2009 Meeting DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4749703/ ] It's time for another of the monthly meetings for the Ruby community in London. This month we're aiming at a "Ruby in sysadmin" theme and already confirmed is: * John Arundel doing a talk about Puppet / Chef titled: "Is Your Sysadmin Dumber Than a Hamster? How to automate your sysadmin out of a job\, and into a more interesting job." * Julian Simpson talking about CI\, Puppet\, and testing infrastructure. There'll be at least one other speaker\, if you are interested in talking get in touch: http://lrug.org/speaking/ At the end of the meeting (8pmish) we head to The Crown Tavern (http://fancyapint.com/pubs/pub199.html) for a drink and a chat. Join Us. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4749703/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4749703/ DTSTAMP:20091019T021828 LAST-MODIFIED:20091019T021828 CATEGORIES:Social ORGANIZER;CN=h-lame:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/54882/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/9104/":The Crypt\, St James Church Clerkenwell @ Clerkenwell Close\, London EC1R 0EA\, London\, England EC1R UK END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091113T090000 DTEND:20091113T170000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:GSC Security Summit 2009\, London DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4227185/ ] The Global Security Challenge LLP (GSC)\, the providers of the world’s leading security innovation competition\, will be holding its fourth annual GSC Security Summit at London Business School on Friday 13 November 2009. The GSC\, thorough it’s competitions and events\, aims to identify\, explore and foster innovation in the field of homeland security technology. The GSC Security Summit is recognised as a leading conference in the area of security innovation. Join business professionals\, government officials\, academics and entrepreneurs for a full-day of events planned with distinguished speakers\, discussion forums\, awarding ceremonies and numerous networking opportunities. If you have any queries about the event\, contact anum@globalsecuritychallenge.com URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4227185/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4227185/ DTSTAMP:20090812T022911 LAST-MODIFIED:20090812T022911 CATEGORIES:Social ORGANIZER;CN=anum:globalsecuritychallenge:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/1000856/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/90156/":London Business School @ Regents Park\, London\, England NW14SA UK END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091117T213000 DTEND:20091117T180000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20091121T000000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Core RoR: Web Development With Ruby on Rails DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4333565/ ] In this core Ruby on Rails 2.3 course\, you are going to actually build and deploy a web application written in Ruby on Rails\, learning how to use Ruby on Rails along the way. LEARN HOW TO: * Understand Ruby fundamentals * Install Ruby and Rails * Develop a full working web application with Ruby on Rails * Use new features in Ruby on Rails 2.3 * Grasp and master the fundamentals Models\, Views and Controllers * Apply Behaviour Driven Development and Test Driven Development with Cucumber * Getting to grips with Git (version control system) PROGRAMME DAY 1: INTRODUCTION TO RUBY ON RAILS Hello Ruby Install Ruby and explore the syntax and fundamentals of Ruby. Ruby and Web Applications Why would you use Ruby on web apps? Hello Rails Installation of Rails and creation of our first application. Looking under the hood of Rails and understanding what's happening. DAY 2: BEST PRACTICES IN WEB DEVELOPMENT Test Driven Development Understand why it is important to test your code and how to test it. Write test cases for the web application and make the tests pass. Improve the application through good design What is good design? Best practices in MVC DAY 3: THE REAL WORLD See how to deal with complexity in applications and how to solve them using gems\, plugins and new to Rails 2.3 - engines. Don't Repeat Yourself\, create your own Rails 2.3 engine. DAY 4: INTEGRATION Talking with other system and application using ActiveResource and HTTParty (RSS). Create Blog aggregator. Exploring deployment options and deploying to live. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4333565/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4333565/ DTSTAMP:20090823T111521 LAST-MODIFIED:20090823T111521 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=SkillsMatter:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/93962/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/623709/":The Skills Matter eXChange @ 116-120 Goswell Road\, London\, England EC1V 7DP GB END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091123T193000 DTEND:20091123T210000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Science Museum Centenary Lectures: Living in a Digital World DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4416242/ ] In a world increasingly dominated by the internet\, what does the future hold for us all? Will the way we all engage with our computers\, our data and even our friends be changed for ever? Join Dame Wendy Hall to find out what it will mean to be a digital citizen in the future. Speaker: Dame Wendy Hall\, Professor of Computer Science\, University of Southampton URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4416242/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4416242/ DTSTAMP:20090910T032419 LAST-MODIFIED:20090910T032419 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=Peer Lawther:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/236043/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/122629/":Science Museum @ Exhibition Road\, London\, England UK END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091126T180000 DURATION:PT0S TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Open Source Show and Tell DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4516026/ ] Once again\, The Team (Design Agency) and Osmosoft (Open Source Innovation arm of BT) have asked some of London's open source peeps to come and show what they're up to. Entry is free\, each slot is about 10-15 minutes\, and afterwards we go for beers at a pub near Borough Market. Here's the tentative line-up (subject to change): (Speaker TBC)\, Canonical - Ubuntu Update Julien Fourgeaud\, Symbian - Managing the Symbian community Jeremy Ruston\, Osmosoft - HTML5 and the slow death of Flash Leisa Reichelt\, Disambiguity.com - Drupal 7 Update Phil Hawksworth\, The Team - Playing with each others toys: Developing with open technologies Rain Ashford\, BBC - Open Source Gaming for Handhelds Robbie Clutton\, BT - iPhone development using web technologies Keep an eye on The Team's Twitter stream for updates. Also\, Andrew Back is bring along his art exhibition " No Numbers "\, fresh from an outing at the Horse Hospital: "No Numbers" is a playful response to Foxx's seminal 1980 electronic music work\, Mr No. The music is transformed into a sequence of numbers -- digital samples -- which the viewer is encouraged to copy down using the paper and pencils provided. At a rate of one number per second it would take 4 weeks to transcribe the original 3'18" work in CD quality. The futility of this task reflects the artist's interest in what we may be compelled to do but that which is ultimately\, humanly\, impossible. The reduction to a slow\, seemingly random series of numbers highlights the essentially approximate nature of digital sampling. This links to the artist's interest in exploring the aesthetic and cultural questions suggested by the analogue-digital distinction. The title of the piece suggests remix and reappropriation\, but also codes for a putative request from the copyright holder of the original work. Downloading music\, we're told\, is theft. Four weeks of laborious\, transcription seems more like pilgrimage." URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4516026/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4516026/ DTSTAMP:20090923T102226 LAST-MODIFIED:20090923T102226 CATEGORIES:Social ORGANIZER;CN=Phillie Casablanca:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/128585/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/454883/":The Team @ 30 Park Street\, London\, England SE1 9EQ GB END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091127T093000 DTEND:20091127T180000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Agile Specifications\, Bdd And Testing Exchange DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4333494/ ] Following the excellent response to our Agile Testing and BDD community events and courses during the last 10 months\, Skills Matter is proud to organise the first\, annual Agile Specification\, BDD and Testing eXchange - an intensive and intimate event aimed at bringing together leading thinkers and passionate community members. The aim of this eXchange is to promote awareness and adoption of modern Agile Testing techniques and ideas. With Lisa Crispin providing the conference keynote and two Parkbench sessions\, the programme is structured to encourage discussion and bring together the leading thinkers and passionate members of the UK Agile Development and Testing community. With a maximum number of 125 delegates\, we aim to provide an informal and intimate environment where you can share experience\, demonstrate new ideas and techniques\, talk to the experts and generally have lots of fun. Speakers Gojko Adzic has kindly agreed to be the Programme Lead\, and is currently working with Antony Marcano\, Lisa Crispin\, Dan North\, Liz Keogh and David Evanson on an interesting and exciting set of talks! Register today – and pay just £25 To event aims to provide a real opportunity to share ideas\, learn and discuss\, so we have limited the number of delegates to 125 only. There is also an Early Bird Discount of nearly 75% if you book on or before August 31st\, so if you would like to join us\, get your skates on\, register today and pay just £25 Info & Registration: http://skillsmatter.com/event/agile-testing/agile-specifications-bdd-and-testing-exchange/wd-33 Sponsorship There are a variety of sponsorship packages available for organisations that wish to reach this audience. For further details about sponsorship packages\, please contact Skills Matter's Community Manager Natalie Gray Programme You can find the full programme here: http://skillsmatter.com/event/agile-testing/agile-specifications-bdd-and-testing-exchange/wd-33 URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4333494/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4333494/ DTSTAMP:20090823T082540 LAST-MODIFIED:20090823T082540 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=SkillsMatter:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/93962/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/623709/":The Skills Matter eXChange @ 116-120 Goswell Road\, London\, England EC1V 7DP GB END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091202 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091204 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:David Laribee's Towards a New Architect workshop DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4878274/ ] Calling all technical leads\, senior developers\, coaches & architects: you can nto afford to miss David Laribee's David Laribee's Towards a New Architect 2-day workshop. David's highly-anticipated workshop is a must for anyone wanting to learn actionable techniques and tools for leading your team toward greater throughput and technical excellence. Over the course of two days we'll engage in a diverse array of discussions\, exercises\, and summary talks aimed toward aspiring and existing technical leads\, senior developers\, coaches and architects. Participants will leave with actionable techniques and tools for leading their teams toward greater throughput and technical excellence. Follow the link for more information -- and book your place today. This offer is only valid until Nov. 15th\, the full price is £990 after this time.256 URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4878274/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4878274/ DTSTAMP:20091109T101752 LAST-MODIFIED:20091109T101752 CATEGORIES:Commercial ORGANIZER;CN=jamesskillsmatter:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/1063267/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/623709/":The Skills Matter eXChange @ 116-120 Goswell Road\, London\, England EC1V 7DP GB END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091205 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Social PR Forum DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4164819/ ] Social PR is a one day conference designed to address the issues surrounding PR and the social media space. The conference will look into how these topics are impacting on each other and how PR professionals can relate and work effectively within the new challenges web 2.0 communication channels bring. Show highlights include: • Learn from global PR companies who have successfully embraced social media • Understand what products and services you should be using\, and how to use them well • Listen to top commentators and experts on their take on why social media can be effective in PR and why not to fear it • Learn how to seamlessly introduce social media into your way of thinking and into your employees • Listen to how award winning campaigns utilised the social space successfully • Understand how offical bodies view PR in the social media space • Network immediately with our first-class pre-show online meeting planner • View the full list of speakers Download the conference brochure. www.social-pr.net URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4164819/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4164819/ DTSTAMP:20090729T090814 LAST-MODIFIED:20090729T090814 CATEGORIES:Commercial ORGANIZER;CN=SNWorldForum:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/319326/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/131307/":RIBA @ 66 Portland Place\, London\, England W1B 1AD GB END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091204T093000 DTEND:20091204T170000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:HTML 5 Communication: Using Web Sockets\, Server-Sent Events\, and more to build real-time Web applications DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4333553/ ] he HTML 5 Communication Workshop is a highly practical\, one-day workshop about HTML 5 Communication for Real-time Web applications\, using Web Sockets\, Server-Sent Events (SSE)\, PostMessage\, Cross-Document Messaging\, and more. Presented by Kaazing consultants\, this workshop will teach you how to create next generation real-time Web 2.0 solutions\, using HTML 5 Communication\, which will work in today's browsers. The afternoon session is hands-on\, so bring your laptop! Registration Codes and Cool Prizes Register before October 31st and take advantage of the early bird discount and pay just £50! Additionally\, everyone who registers will be eligible to win an iPod Touch that we will raffle of at the end of the workshop. Detailed Programme: * 08:30-09:00 arrivals\, coffee * 09:00-09:15 Welcome\, introductions * 09:15-09:30 History of the real-time web * 09:30-10:00 Enter HTML 5 Communication! * 10:00-10:30 WebSocket * 10:30-10:45 Coffee Break * 10:45-11:00 Server-Sent Events * 11:00-11:30 PostMessage and Cross-Document Messaging * 11:30-12:00 Beyond WebSocket * 12:00-13:00 Lunch * (bring your laptop for afternoon labs) * 13:00-13:30 WebSocket server installation * 13:30-14:30 Server-Sent Events Broadcast scenario (Hands-on lab) * 14:30-14:45 Coffee Break * 14:45-15:30 WebSocket scenario (Hands-on lab) * 15:30-16:30 Extending WebSocket and using Stomp and JMS (Hands-on lab) * 16:25-16:30 Closing comments and raffle prize draw URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4333553/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4333553/ DTSTAMP:20090823T105725 LAST-MODIFIED:20090823T105725 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=SkillsMatter:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/93962/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/623709/":The Skills Matter eXChange @ 116-120 Goswell Road\, London\, England EC1V 7DP GB END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091204T183000 DURATION:PT0S TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Bruce Schneier - The Future of Privacy: Rethinking Security Trade-offs DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4843752/ ] Event with Bruce Schneier - 'The Future of Privacy: Rethinking Security Trade-offs' We live in a unique time in our technological history. The cameras are ubiquitous\, but we can still see them. ID checks are everywhere\, but we still know they're going on. Computers inherently generate personal data\, and everyone leaves an audit trail everywhere they go. Bruce Schneier\, internationally-renowned cryptographer\, technologist and author\, will share his vision of current and future technologies' effects on privacy. Schneier rejects the traditional "security vs. privacy" dichotomy in favor of a more subtle and realistic one. Data is the pollution problem of the information age and we need to start thinking about how to deal with it. When? Doors open at 1830\, Friday 4 December 2009 Jim Killock\, Executive Director of Open Rights Group\, will chair the audience Q&A. Drinks will be available at the venue before and after the talk. An audio and video recording will be made available after the event. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4843752/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4843752/ DTSTAMP:20091106T043746 LAST-MODIFIED:20091106T043746 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=delineator:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/15831/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/657992/":St Albans Centre @ 18 Brooke St\, London EC1N 7RD\, London\, England EC1N 7RD GB END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20091207 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20091208 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Heroes of the Mobile Screen DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4810775/ ] Heroes of the Mobile Screen - www.mobileheroes.net - is the premier event for 450 of the mobile industry’s top thought-leaders\, innovators\, investors\, marketers\, stakeholders and media/analysts. It's one-­day conference being run by the same team that brings you Mobile Monday London\, Swedish Beers\, Over The Air\, Mobile 2.0\, Future of Mobile and Tech Media Invest events. Taking an in-depth look at what's really going on in the world of mobile. Who are the heroes and villains\, which sectors are making the most of mobile and how\, what's coming next and who is the mobile consumer and what do they want? We hope to answer some of these questions and more in a lively atmosphere with all the movers and shakers from top global operators\, brands and agencies\, content and media companies\, the most important mobile start ups\, and the investors who support those companies. Details of the agenda\, speakers\, sponsors and supporters are all being announced via our website. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4810775/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4810775/ DTSTAMP:20091030T110816 LAST-MODIFIED:20091030T110816 CATEGORIES:Commercial ORGANIZER;CN=technokitten:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/31232/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/628273/":BFI Southbank NFT1 @ Belvedere Road\, London\, England SE1 8XT GB END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091209T093000 DTEND:20091209T180000 RRULE:FREQ=DAILY;INTERVAL=1;UNTIL=20091211T000000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Groovy & Grails eXchange 2009 DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4878078/ ] GROOVY & GRAILS EXCHANGE 2009 Following on from the success in previous years\, Skills Matter is pleased to organise another Groovy & Grails eXchange. We hope to bring together the leading innovators in the Groovy & Grails community\, with London's Groovy\, Grails and Java web development community\, for an informal day of deep technical insight and friendly discussion. http://skillsmatter.com/event/java-jee/groovy-grails-exchange-2009/wd-434 With Guillaume LaForge and Graeme Rocher providing the conference keynotes\, 10 expert talks and four Parkbench sessions\, these exciting two days are structured to encourage discussion and interaction. With a maximum number of 125 delegates\, we aim to provide an informal and intimate environment where you can share experience\, demonstrate new ideas and techniques\, talk to the experts and generally have lots of fun. REGISTER TODAY We have limited the number of delegates to 125 only - and there are only very few tickets left\, so if you would like to join us\, get your skates on and register today! http://skillsmatter.com/event/java-jee/groovy-grails-exchange-2009/wd-434 G&G EXCHANGE TUTORIAL You can register for the following G&G eXchange Tutorials. All tutorials come with a free G&G eXchange conference ticket! * Dec 7-11\, Groovy Metaprogramming (3 days) with Venkat Subramaniam\, schedule by November 20th and pay just £750! http://skillsmatter.com/course/java-jee/gg-university-groovy-metaprogramming/wd-434 URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4878078/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4878078/ DTSTAMP:20091109T030412 LAST-MODIFIED:20091109T030412 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=SkillsMatter:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/93962/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/623709/":The Skills Matter eXChange @ 116-120 Goswell Road\, London\, England EC1V 7DP GB END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091212T093000 DTEND:20091212T173000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Ruby Manor 2 : Manor Harder DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4810075/ ] Ruby Manor 2 : Manor Harder The Guvner is opening the doors to The Manor once again\, and just like last time it’s up to you to fill my echoing halls with the sound of Ruby. It'll be the same process as last year\, so you can just read last year’s announcement again (http://groups.google.com/group/ruby-manor/browse_frm/thread/0e62e14c2504250e?hl=en) and skip straight to making a topic suggestion (something you’d like to listen to) or talk proposal (something you’d like to speak about) in a new thread on the mailing list (http://groups.google.com/group/ruby-manor/). Last time (http://rubymanor.org/classic/) there were 3 guiding principles which are worth reiterating: * Affordability - still no cruft\; bring your own clothes\, food\, stickers and free-pens\, and as before\; you’ll know exactly where the money is going * Transparent - Everything is still going to happen on the mailing list (http://groups.google.com/group/ruby-manor/)\, but there be Twitter (http://twitter.com/rubymanor/) and a blog (http://blog.rubymanor.org/) to provide summaries for the mail averse. Everyone should contribute\, in whatever way they can\, to help whip the conference into perfect nick. * Relevant - Last year\, this meant no war stories\; this year it's also ‘no repeats’. If the talk has been given before\, chances are that it’s available online already. Ruby Manor 2 isn’t a timeshifted channel for the other ruby conferences\, so if you’re talking at the Manor you should be talking about something novel and new that you really care about. There you have it. Ruby Manor last year was a success because of all the effort that the attendees put in on the mailing list to shape what went on in that room on the day. URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4810075/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4810075/ DTSTAMP:20091029T094232 LAST-MODIFIED:20091029T094232 CATEGORIES:Social ORGANIZER;CN=the_guvner:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/1061788/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/655977/":The Chancellor's Room @ Hughes Parry Hall\, 19 – 26 Cartwright Gardens\, London\, England WC1H 9EF GB END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20091215T093000 DTEND:20091215T180000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Open Source in Finance eXchange DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4788841/ ] Following on from the success in previous years\, this years OpenSource in Finance eXchange will bring together the leading experts in Open Source technology and Financial Services software development with innovators\, technologists\, architects and developers in the developer community for an informal day of deep technical insight and friendly discussion. With 6 expert talks and two Parkbench sessions\, the programme is structured to encourage discussion and bring together the leading thinkers and experts on the use open source technology in Financial Services with passionate members of the developer community in this sector. With a maximum number of 125 delegates\, we aim to provide an informal and intimate environment where you can share experience\, demonstrate new ideas and techniques and discuss your projects and challenges with experts. Alan Hardy has kindly agreed to be the Programme Lead\, and is currently working with expert speakers on an interesting and exciting set of talks! REGISTER TODAY To event aims to provide a real opportunity to share ideas\, learn and discuss\, so we have limited the number of delegates to 125 only. Tickets go at £95.00 per person\, but there is also an Early Bird Discount of 50% if you book on or before October 30th\, so if you would like to join us\, please register today! So get your skates on and register at http://skillsmatter.com/event/open-source-dot-net/open-source-in-finance-exchange/wd-56 PROGRAMME The programme includes talks on * OpenSplice\, the Open Source technology for ultra-low-latency data distribution * Scala and Functional Programming at EDF Trading * Apache Camel\, ServiceMix\, ActiveMQ and CXF in high volume production environments * smartTrade's sophisticated real-time Liquidity Management System\, incl. Esper and quickFIX/J * Hyperic\, the web application performance management software of SpringSource EVENT DETAILS WHO: Angelo Corsaro\, Rob Davies\, Alex McGuire\, Janne valkealahti\, David Vincent WHAT: Open Source in Finance eXchange WHERE: The Skills Matter eXchange\, London WHEN: 15 Dec 2009 Starts at 9:00 COST: £95.00 £45.00 if booked before October 30th You can book online here: http://skillsmatter.com/event/open-source-dot-net/open-source-in-finance-exchange/wd-56 Hope to see you there! URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4788841/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4788841/ DTSTAMP:20091027T114106 LAST-MODIFIED:20091027T114106 CATEGORIES:Education ORGANIZER;CN=SkillsMatter:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/93962/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/623709/":The Skills Matter eXChange @ 116-120 Goswell Road\, London\, England EC1V 7DP GB END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100127 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Social Politics Forum DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4165868/ ] Social Politics is a one day conference designed to address the issues surrounding Politics and the social media space\, how they are impacting on each other and how Politicians can relate and work effectively within the new challenges web 2.0 communication channels bring. Show highlights include: • Learn from experts about how social media is changing the political space • Hear from those who have successfully included social media in political campaigns • Listen to top commentators and experts on their take on why social media can be effective in politics and why not to fear it • Learn about which politicians are using social media\, case studies on Obama and Number 10 • Find new insights about which levels are embracing social media\, both local and national • Understand what the future holds\, and will a traditional area be able to embrace new media • Network immediately with our first-class pre-show online meeting planner URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4165868/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4165868/ DTSTAMP:20090730T055041 LAST-MODIFIED:20090730T055041 CATEGORIES:Commercial ORGANIZER;CN=SNWorldForum:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/319326/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/52166/":Lewis Media Centre at Millbank Tower @ Ground Floor\, Millbank Tower\, Millbank\, London\, England SW1P 4RS UK END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20100315 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20100317 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Social Networking World Forum London DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4165815/ ] Show highlights include: * Two day event featuring four dedicated conference streams * Conference streams include: Social Networking World Forum\, Corporate Social Networking\, Social TV \, Mobile Social Networking Forum. * Featuring key speakers from global brands\, organisations\, social networking publishers and developers\, pioneering social media leaders\, top agencies\, content producers plus many more. * Joint exhibition & Evening Networking Reception * Full workshop programme within exhibition area * Take advantage of our pre-show online meeting planner for all delegates * Free to attend exhibition only pass available 2009 Speakers: # Shaun Gregory\, Managing Director\, O2 Media Business # Jemima Kiss \,Digital Media Reporter\, Guardian # Rudy Thurston\, Chief Executive Officer\, Omnifuse inc. # Nick Reid\, UK Head of Sales\, MySpace/ Fox Interactive Media # Dirk Singer\, co-founder\, Cow # Alex Miller\, Head of Jam\, i-levels Social Media Unit # Sanjay Dholakia\, Chief Marketing Officer\, Lithium Technologies # Jonny Freeman\, Digital Marketing Manager\, Honda # Andrew Weinreich\, CEO\, Meetmoi # Will McInnes\, Managing Director\, NixonMcInnes # Andrew Seel\, Managing Director\, Qube # Ivan Croxford\, General Manager\, BT Tradespace # Robert Proctor\, Director EMEA\, Reality Digital # Neil Kleiner\, Social Media Strategist\, greenroom@momentum # Nenad Marovac\, Board Member\, Sonico/ Shazam Entertainment # Julie Meyer\, Founder and Chief Executive Officer\, Ariadne Capital # Alex Halliday\, Director\, SocialGo Ltd # Joel Davis\, Chief Executive\, agency:2 # Freddie Laker\, Director of Digital Strategy\, Sapient # Penny Power\, Author\, International Speaker\, Entrepreneur and founder of Ecademy # Dave Wiseman\, Enterprise Sales Executive – Europe\, iovation Inc # Matthew Fraser\, Senior Research Fellow\, INSEAD # Neville Wheeler Director\, Cisco Media Solutions Group\, Europe # Alison Fennah\, Executive Director\, European Interactive Advertising Association # Ryo Murai\, CEO\, Beat Communication # Davide Villa\, Senior Vice President B2B\, XING AG # Thomas Power\, Chairman\, Ecademy # Dan Whiley\, VP Commercial\, International Digital Media\, MTV # Maz Nadjm\, Portal Services Manager\, Community BSkyB # Shivanandan Pare\, Chief Operating Officer\, BigAdda # Tony Douglas\, Marketing Innovations\, BMW # Dan Cryan\, Senior Analyst\, Broadband Media # David Jones\, Vice President of Global Marketing\, Friendster # Lulu Phongmony\, Business Development & Marketing Manager\, iVillage # Peter Cowley\, Managing Director of Digital Media\, Endemol UK # Jon Radoff\, Chief Executive Officer – gamerDNA # Mike Dowuona\,Digital Media Manager\,EMI # Andy Baker\, MD\, Friends Reunited # Anthony Lukom Managing Director\, MySpace UK # Natalie Johnson\, Manager Social Media Communications\, General Motors # Anthony Lukom Managing Director\, MySpace UK # Asha Oberoi\, Content Director\, ITN # Eric Maillard Managing Director Ogilvy PR Paris # Chris Davies\, Digital Marketing Manager\, British Airways # Kate Burns\, Managing Director & Vice President\, Europe for Bebo & People Networks # Peter Ward\, Co-Founder & Co-CEO\, www.WAYN.com # Ben Rotheray\, UK Digital Marketing Manager\, Land Rover # Henrik Hoglund\, SVP - Advertising Sales Europe\, Stardoll # Sampo Karjalainen - Co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of Sulake/ Habbo Hotel # Gareth Jones\, Editor\, Revolution Magazine # Michael Donnelly\, Director\, Worldwide Interactive Marketing\, The Coca-Cola Company # Henry Clifford-Jones\, Director of Media Sales Europe\, Linkedin # Emma Jenkins\, Head of Interactive Marketing\, Procter & Gamble UK # Frances Dovey\, Interactive & Emerging Media Manager\, Cadburys # Lorenz Bogaert\, CEO\, Netlog # Simon Podd\, Head of UK Sales\, Bebo # Nicholas Bry\, Senior VP\, Orange Vallee URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4165815/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4165815/ DTSTAMP:20090730T021510 LAST-MODIFIED:20090730T021510 CATEGORIES:Commercial ORGANIZER;CN=SNWorldForum:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/319326/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/756/":Olympia Conference Centre @ Kensington\, London\, England UK END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20140313T180000 DURATION:PT0S TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Pub Standards 100 DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/148676/ ] Celebrate the 100th Pub Standards! Special Event! Bring your mother! Take a day off work! Put the date in your Filofax NOW! URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/148676/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/148676/ DTSTAMP:20070205T061221 LAST-MODIFIED:20070205T061221 CATEGORIES:Social ORGANIZER;CN=ptg:X-ADDR:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/user/81213/ LOCATION;ALTREP="http://upcoming.yahoo.com/venue/23933/":Bricklayers Arms\, Fitzrovia @ 31 Gresse Street\, Fitzrovia\, London\, London W1T 1QS UK END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR