January at Hackforge
January 9, 2019
Border City Javascript: Complex Visualizations in JS using D3
Friday January 18 @ 7PM Facebook | Meetup
D3 is powerful Javascript library that is often used to build complex data visualizations. In this talk, we’ll use D3 it to visualize Canadian labour market projections. We’ll be starting from scratch and walking through it step-by-step. Bring your laptop if you’d like to follow along!
Hackforge Moving Sale
Saturday, January 19 10AM-2PM Facebook
In preparation for our move to the Accelerator, one of the things we must do is reduce most of the physical equipment and “stuff” we have accumulated over the years. On Saturday January 19 from 10am-2pm, we will be holding a Moving Sale at Hackforge (255 Ouellette Ave). We will be selling a variety of things including computer parts, electronics, books, video games, consoles, and furniture. Picture it as the Garage Sale of your Dreams! We will have many items as Name your Price and Pay What You Can. The proceeds from this sale will go directly back into the operating expenses of Hackforge and any remaining items will be donated to Computers for Kids, other organizations and charities in Windsor-Essex and the rest will be responsibly recycled.
If you have any personal belongings residing at Hackforge or if you would like to take back an item that was previously donated, please contact me directly at rebecca@hackf.org and we can make arrangements for you to pick it up or direct its donation. If you have any concerns at all about this process, please communicate them to me.
If you are interested in volunteering to help us out with this sale, please contact me. We especially need help determining the market value of some of the computer parts and electronics we own.
Project Management Professionals Meetup
Monday, January 21 @ 7PM Facebook | Meetup
After a little holiday break, the Project Management Professionals meetup is back! This group is for all professionals from any industry, and business owners to come together and exchange ideas and good practices in Project Management, Agile Product Development and Process Improvement, in a fun and relaxed atmosphere.
Windsor-Essex .NET Developers: Sweeten your Builds with Cake .NET
Tuesday, January 29 @ 7PM Facebook | Meetup
This delectable build tool will compliment any C# developer’s menu. From invoking MSBuild to provisioning Android Emulators or printing savory ASCII art, you can have your cake and build with it too! Feel free to join us afterward at Craftheads for refreshments while talking shop and socializing.
Forge Founders: Brand Building for Professionals
Wednesday, January 30 6PM-8PM Facebook | Meetup
Calling all founders, trailblazers and entrepreneurs! Join us for Forge Founders, WEtech Alliance‘s peer2peer networking group, on January 30th from 6:00PM. Forge Founders will be a bi-monthly networking experience for local founders to connect, learn, and share.
Our speaker this month is Sarah Folkes, Brand Specialist at Libro Credit Union. She will be leading us with her best practices on how to build your brand as a professional or entrepreneur. This is a great opportunity to network with other new business owners in Windsor-Essex. Light food and refreshments will be served.
Community Events
All the Wisers: An Evening of Spirits and Discussion
Tuesday, January 15 @ 5PM
J.P Wiser’s Brand Center, 2072 Riverside Dr. E
Tickets $10/person (includes whiskey tasting)
Come out for an evening of casual conversations with top executives from the Windsor-Essex area. Share a drink with top executives such as Michelle Watters, Director of Stakeholder Relations at TransFormSSO, Randy Diagneau, VP Manufacturing at Aphria, Jacqueline Olivia, Director of HR at FCA, and many more.
HTML & CSS for Beginners: Learn to Build a Multi- Page Website from Scratch
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Date: Saturday, January 19 10AM – 4PM
Location: Institute for Border Logistics and Security
Cost: $55 or Pay-What-You-Can
The Ladies Learning Code Introduction to HTML & CSS workshop is designed to be a hands-on experience. During the session, you’ll build something like this and learn the following:
- Basic techniques and concepts that are translatable to other programming languages
- The building blocks of how HTML and CSS work together to create richer online experiences
- How to create a website with images, video, and a CSS-defined layout
- How to create a beautiful multi-page website
- What resources are available if you’d like to continue learning at home (and we think you will)
The Windsor-Essex Dev Fest
Saturday, February 23 8:30AM– 5:00 PM Website | Meetup
DevFests are Google sponsored software developer conferences that allow the local software development community to come together to network and learn about the coolest new technology out there.
A day full of great talks on some of the latest Google technology out there with great opportunities to network within the local tech community. Breakfast and lunch will be provided as well as a end of day prize raffle of some cool technology. We will be charging a small fee of $10 to help offset the cost of the conference (thanks to our sponsors for helping to cover the rest of the costs :).
Windsor-Essex Mini Maker Faire: Call for Makers
Sunday, March 24 10AM-3PM More Info
University of Windsor, School of Creative Arts (SoCA)
Application Deadline: February 25
The Windsor-Essex Mini Maker Faire is a full-blown community festival that brings together science, art, craft, homesteading and engineering plus music, food, workshops, and performance.
This family-friendly event showcases the amazing work of all kinds of makers across Windsor-Essex and beyond—anyone who is embracing the DIY or DIT (do-it-together!) spirit and wants to share their accomplishments with an appreciative audience. Exhibits that are interactive or highlight the process of making things are especially desired.