Hackforge Virtual Watch Party: The Social Network
Friday, December 3rd @ 8PM Discord
After a fantastic inaugural event, our monthly online movie screening is back!
Join our discord server and
download Teleparty to take part. Please note that all participants are required to have their own streaming subscription service.
In this month’s screening, Jesse Isenberg plays a lizardman with goals of world domination. With help from his favourite 90’s pop star, he battles Spiderman in court for the right to be the main invader of your privacy. All of this is set to an award-winning soundscape provided by Nine Inch Nails. 2010’s The Social Network will remind you that Facebook (or Meta), has been swimming in scandal since its inception.
Border City Data: Python Basics – Exploratory Data Analysis
Thursday, December 16th @ 6:30 PM Facebook | Meetup | Linkedin | Register
Python programming language just celebrated its 30th anniversary in 2021. Trusted by internet giants like Instagram and Spotify to support their backend, the high demand for Python application developers demonstrates that it’s a leader amongst the most popular programming languages.
Using this easy-to-learn high level language, we’ll discuss the fastest way to get started with Python using a Jupyter Notebook. And we’ll explore ways to use Python data analytics libraries such as Pandas and Matplotlib to transform and visualize Windsor election results and traffic data by creating repeatable workflows.
Hosted by Ken Hudak
Do you have a topic or project you would like to present at a Hackforge meetup? Is there a subject you would love to see us cover? Reach out to Lauren@parallel42systems.com!
Hackforge Virtual Watch Party: The Fifth Element
Friday, November 5th @ 8PM Discord
Starting in November, Hackforge will be hosting a watch party at 8pm on the first Friday of every month! Join our discord server and download Teleparty take part. Please note that all participants are required to have their own streaming subscription service.
This month’s screening will be 1997’s The Fifth Element, starring Bruce Willis, Gary Oldman, and Milla Jovovich, and directed by Luc Bresson. A fan-favourite sci-fi flick that takes place in the 23rd century, The Fifth Element is a humorous, action-filled adventure featuring unforgettable characters and quotes.
Border City JavaScript: Show and Tell
Wednesday, November 17th @ 8PM Facebook | Meetup | Linkedin | Register
We want to see what you’ve been working on!
on November 17th, Border City JavaScript is opening the floor to members so they can show off something they’re excited about. Be it a personal project, a new skill, or a recently discovered resource, each participant will get 3 minutes to screen share and/or monologue about their latest obsession.
Whether you’re looking to present or just interested to see what others are bringing to the table, sign up via Zoom to receive the link.
As always, everyone is welcome and there is no cost to attend or participate.
Border City Data: Intro to SQL Pt.III: Programmability Objects in SQL Server
Thursday, November 18th @ 7:00 PM Facebook | Meetup | Linkedin | Register
SQL Server is a powerful database engine that includes tools for creating reusable SQL code.
In Pt.III of our Intro to SQL Series, we’ll learn the basics of coding in SQL Server, including Stored Procedures, Functions and Views. As in previous sessions, this event features practical learning with follow-along instructions and the option to ask questions.
🎇NEW EVENT: Project Management Professionals: The Ins and Outs of Deploying a National Health System Program
Wednesday, November 24th @ 6:30 PM Facebook | Meetup | Linkedin
Host April Murray is a 21 year Registered Respiratory Practitioner veteran and most recently a Health Informatics Specialist with one of the largest healthcare systems in the United States. Her introduction into the high value and high impact role that technology plays in healthcare came when her clinical curiosity was met with the complexities of the electronic health record as it began its adoption into hospitals. She currently spends her time between taking care of patients at the bedside at a local metro Detroit hospital and creating a better and safer user experience in her role as informatician.
The COVID-19 world pandemic changed the normal routine of the day to day operations in healthcare and made her passion with closing the gap in the disparities that are seen in healthcare all the more urgent. She has spent the last nearly two years of the pandemic deploying programs across the country to not only keep patients and frontline staff members safer but she’s also implemented strategies that kept communication open with families when all visitations were completely restricted.
Tune in for this free session with April as she walks through her strategies for running healthcare programs and projects during the pandemic. No registration is required for this event – simply join the Zoom call using this link at the event time.
Do you have a topic or project you would like to present at a Hackforge meetup? Is there a subject you would love to see us cover? Reach out to Lauren@parallel42systems.com!
Border City Data: Geospatial Data in SQL Data Warehouses
Thursday, October 21st @ 6:30 PM Facebook | Meetup | Linkedin | Register
A Geographic Information System (GIS) connects data to a map, allowing for visualization and analysis of location-based information. This system is becoming ubiquitous across industries, with infinite uses across analytics applications.
To give SQL users an introduction into the use of GIS data, Hackforge and Border City Data present a one hour talk, delivered by Doug Sartori, that will cover:
- SQL Server spatial data types and functions
- Transforming and loading spatial data
- Handling complex geographic hierarchies
Border City JavaScript: October Social
Thursday, October 14th @ 8pm Facebook | Meetup | Linkedin | Register
Border City JavaScript will be gathering virtually on Thursday, October 14th for an informal discussion on recent news in tech, your current projects, and anything else that attendees are interested in chatting about.
Do you have a topic or project you would like to present at a Hackforge meetup? Is there a subject you would love to see us cover? Reach out to Lauren@parallel42systems.com!
Border City Data: ETL Workshop with 2019 Election Data
Thursday, September 30th @ 6:30 PM Facebook | Meetup | Linkedin | Register
Using publicly available data from Elections Canada, Doug Sartori has created a database of the 2019 federal election results that can provide answers to complex questions.
Thanks to ETL (and open data sources), this DB is able to tell us:
- which races were won by 5% or less
- which poll was the best in the country for each party
- how large the margin of victory was in each riding
In this one-hour workshop, Doug will not only give answers to these questions, he will walk through the process used to create this database, providing usable tips and advice along the way.
Border City JavaScript: Testing SPA Applications without a Browser
Wednesday, September 22nd @ 9pm Facebook | Meetup | Linkedin | Register
This month Eric Sorenson will join us from Chicago to talk about testing SPA applications without involving a browser, headless or otherwise.
Do you have a topic or project you would like to present at a Hackforge meetup? Is there a subject you would love to see us cover? Reach out to Lauren@parallel42systems.com!
Border City Data: Intro to SQL Pt.II: Joining and Connecting Data
Thursday, August 19th @ 6:30 PM Facebook | Meetup | Linkedin | Register
A follow-up to June’s Intro to SQL, event builds on the original concepts and introduces the basics of joining and connecting data in SQL databases. Like its predecessor, Intro to SQL Pt.II includes follow-along sessions where attendees are able to get practical experience with the theories being taught.
Border City JavaScript: Getting Started with Open Source
Thursday, August 26th @ 6pm Facebook | Meetup | Linkedin | Register
At this month’s Border City JavaScript meetup, where we’re talking all things open source! Topics will include:
– how to get involved with Open Source
– managing a small project
– community engagement
– filing an issue
– the dos & don’ts of submitting a pull request
Do you have a topic or project you would like to present at a Hackforge meetup? Is there a subject you would love to see us cover? Reach out to Lauren@parallel42systems.com!