[Note: Apologies, we are experience some database backup problems at the moment, but I've reposted this update and included a raffle (another lost post). Sorry for any inconvenienced caused.]

I am so excited that I want to mention it again.

Awesome news, confirmed 2nd Beginners #Python workshop at Blanch library in Oct. Limited to 15 places & PCs provided. Dets coming soon. 🐍❤️🌈

— Coding Grace (@CodingGrace) August 14, 2017

Event details are coming soon, so keep your 👀 peeled.

I'll be heading to ShipItCon on Aug 25, maybe I get to bump into some folks there, so say "Hi!" if you see me.

Since our newsletter went out earlier this month, a few events have popped up since. Please find them listed below, and feel free to add more in the comments section, sharing is caring! 🌈❤️

Announcements

There's a couple of announcements (a couple are the same as last month) that I want to highlight here in this post, please help if you can, the following groups are doing amazing things. 🤜🤛

Call for Women in Open Source

Dublin Open Source User Group is looking for speakers for their "Women in Open Source" event in August.

Interested? E: remo.jansen@wolksoftware.com

Call for Women in AI

Dublin.ai are looking for women in AI. If you are one, and would like to be included on their list, email me at contact@codinggrace.com and I will put you in contact with the organiser.

PyCon Ireland Call for Papers

• When: Sat Oct 20 - Sun Oct 21 @ Radisson Blu, D7
• Details: https://pyconie17.python.ie/

Offers for upcoming conferences

10% Discount for UXDX

• When: Oct 4-7th @ RDS
• We're partnering with UXDX to offer a discount of 10%.
• Check out their website for an amazing lineup and use this link use the code "CODEGRACE" https://uxdxconf.com/tickets

DiversityStock Ticket Offer for SaaStock

• When: September 18th – 20th @ RDS
• More info: https://www.saastock.com/blog/view/in-search-of-diversity-at-saastock

Raffle for an in-game voucher for Eden Isle: Paradise Resort

My IrishGameDev friend, Elaine Reynolds (who was also one of our International Women's Day Diversity Games event speakers last year) just released a game called Eden Isle: Paradise Resort.

She's offered an in-game voucher for CodingGracers, I'm extending the deadline as there was a glitch with our site today re. lost blog posts. Good luck!

Upcoming Events

Azure Dublin Meetup - the ups and downs of running GPU compute jobs in Azure

• When: Thursday, August 17, 18:15 @ TechMeetup.space
• https://www.meetup.com/TechMeetupspace/events/242429697/

Dublin Tech Talks: We will be having fun with block-chains

• When: Thursday, August 17, 19:00 @ Venue TBC
• https://www.meetup.com/Dublin-Tech-Talks/events/242379658/

Dublin Video Game Development Meetup

• When: Saturday, August 19, 17:30 - 21:00 @ Token Dublin
• https://www.meetup.com/Dublin-Video-Game-Development-Meetup/events/242352172/

Ruby Ireland: High Performance Ruby & A.I. Newbies

• When: Wednesday, August 23, 18:30 @ Zendesk
• https://www.meetup.com/rubyireland/events/242520803/

Dublin R: R for Geospatial Analysis : Mapping Small Areas

• Thursday, August 24, 18:30 @ AIB Grafton St
• https://www.meetup.com/DublinR/events/242187670/

Data Scientists Ireland: [Limerick] Introduction to R & The Tidyverse Toolkit - Weekend Workshop

• When: Saturday, August 26, 10:30 - 16:30 @ UL Pavilion
• https://www.meetup.com/DataScientistsIreland/events/242195226/

Google Developers Group in Galway Meetup: Polymer Event - "Why Polymer"

• When: Tuesday, August 29, 19:00 - 21:00 @ The PorterShed
• https://www.meetup.com/Google-Developers-Group-in-Galway-Meetup/events/242474738/

BelfastJS - August Meetup @ Puppet

• When: Wednesday, August 30, 18:30 to 21:00 @ Puppet, Belfast
• https://www.meetup.com/Belfast-JS/events/242349549/

Dublin Swift Meetup

• When: Thursday, August 31, 18:30 @ Zendesk
• https://www.meetup.com/Dublin-Swift-Meetup/events/242448803/