BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:Upcoming: London 2.0 Events PRODID:-//Upcoming.org/Upcoming ICS//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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: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:20091201T093000 DTEND:20091201T180000 TRANSP:TRANSPARENT SUMMARY:Lean & Kanban eXchange 2009 DESCRIPTION: [Full details at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4314285/ ] Lean & Kanban eXchange 2009 Skills Matter is pleased to announce the Lean & Kanban eXchange 2009 taking place at Skills Matter in central London on December 1st - an intensive and intimate event aimed at bringing together leading thinkers and passionate community members. The aim of the Lean & Kanban eXchange is to promote awareness and adoption of Lean and Kanban ideas and techniques. With David J. Anderson 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\, Lean & Kanban 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. Structure 1 day\, 1 track\, 125 delegates. Full programme here: http://skillsmatter.com/event/agile-scrum/lean-kanban-exchange/wd-33 Speakers David J Anderson has kindly agreed to be the Program Lead and is currently working with David Joyce\, Martine Devos\, Rob Hathaway\, David Laribee and others to put together a fantastic programme of talks. Register Today – tickets just £25 (offer valid until Aug 31st) 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 and register today! http://skillsmatter.com/event/agile-scrum/lean-kanban-exchange/wd-33 Sponsorship There are a variety of sponsorship packages available for organisations that wish to reach this audience. If you think your organisation may be interested in sponsoring the event\, or you know of any other organisations\, please contact Skills Matter's Community Manager Natalie Gray further details about sponsorship packages. Natalie can be reached on natalie [dot] gray [at] skillsmatter dot com or skype natalieskillsmatter Hope to see you there?! Wendy URL;VALUE=URI:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4314285/ UID:http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/4314285/ DTSTAMP:20090823T013412 LAST-MODIFIED:20090823T013412 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: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: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 END:VCALENDAR