October 24, 2018 at 13:29Digest of IT events in November (part one)
We offer you another portion of recommendations on large conferences and modest meetings in different regions of Russia. The release language is Python, hackathons are still numerous, and interest in blockchain and big data after a short rest clearly flared up with a vengeance.
PyLadies SPb # 3
When: November 1
Where: St. Petersburg, Universitetskaya nab., 7-9-11, building 5A
Terms of participation: free, registration is required
A group of Python enthusiasts will have a big event at the next meeting - it will be visited by the founder of the whole movement Lynn Routh, who will fly from New York for such an occasion to talk about methods of distributed tracing of web services and performance monitoring. Local representatives also will not face the dirt: they prepare reports on software for unmanned vehicles and communication in the workspace.
PiterPy # 5
When: November 2
Where: St. Petersburg, Start, 6, lit. A
Terms of participation: 20 000 rubles.
And this international conference on the Python language opens the door for all programmers. Since the composition of the participants will be mixed (guests from Germany, Spain, the USA, Japan, Belarus and Russia are expected) for Russian-speaking and English-speaking performances, separate tracks will be provided, equipped with simultaneous translation. The program includes wide problems (the future of the language, a painless deployment), specific tools (poliastro, asyncio) and special cases from the practice of large teams (Aviasales, Spotify).
Linux Piter # 4
When: November 2
Where: St. Petersburg, Start, 6, lit. A
Terms of participation: 20 000 rubles.
Surprise: The aforementioned PiterPy actually has a two-in-one format. In parallel, a Linux conference will be held at the same venue, which you can attend on the same ticket - alternate the reports as your heart desires. The presentations cover five main blocks of topics: network, server and storage, virtualization, clouds, embedded and mobile services, and are also presented in two languages.
Effective Selenium Infrastructure
When: November 2
Where: Yaroslavl, 3 Oktyabrsky Lane, office 207
Terms of participation: 5000 rubles.
The training is designed to show web developers and test automation engineers how to effectively use Selenoid and Ggr to create a scalable browser automation infrastructure, what are the charm of containers and how fail-safe clusters are made. Experience with Selenium, the Linux command line, and Docker is welcome; It is also recommended that you have Docker installed and a couple of Selenium tests. In total, the training will last eight hours, which will be divided between the three blocks. First, students will get acquainted with the history and essence of the Selenium project, learn how to install and launch it, and sort through the main features. The next block will focus on setting up a Selenium cluster and Ggr, as well as cluster management. In conclusion, the organizers will talk about advanced features of Selenoid.
Machine learning on BigData-projects
When: November 2
Where: Yaroslavl, 3 Oktyabrsky lane, office 207
Terms of participation: 8000 rub.
At the same time, training will be held in the same place for those who are familiar with the backend, Java / Scala, Python / R or C # / C ++ and want to deepen their knowledge of BigData for future (or current) projects. The requirements for all these people are the same - basic knowledge of Linux, Java and SQL. The theoretical part of the training covers the basic concepts of machine and deep learning, Java libraries, integration with the Python ecosystem, working with the Spark cluster, machine learning chains, Kafka, Flink and Storm. Each module is accompanied by practice - completing assignments, live coding sessions and a closer acquaintance with the tools.
Siberian Blockchain Summit 2018
When: November 2
Where: Krasnoyarsk, ul. Mira, 82
Terms of participation: from 0 to 3000 rubles.
A general gathering of Siberian blockchain specialists, representatives of the crypto community, miners and investors at the Siberian State University of Science and Technology. The program covers all the basic issues and concepts of the sector: the digital economy, decentralization and decentralized systems, cryptocurrencies, mining, blockchain, ICO, Bitmain and most importantly - how to monetize all this. Participants can choose a ticket from the desired price category, depending on the level of background knowledge - from a free pass on the first day of discussions to the full course of a young fighter with the issuance of a certificate upon completion.
YappiDays
When: November 3
Where: Yaroslavl, Kotoroslnaya embankment, 53
Terms of participation: from 500 rubles.
The conference for the Yaroslavl IT community is distinguished by the objectivity and practical value of the reports. The key topics of the event were the following: design patterns and architecture of corporate systems, cloud technologies, containers and orchestration, popular frontend and backend frameworks, performance and monitoring. These topics will be covered by specialists from companies such as JetBrains, HH.RU, 1C-Bitrix, ozon.ru and EPAM, talking about specific tools, operations practices.
Krasnodar Backend: Meetup # 3
When: November 3
Where:Krasnodar, st. Karasunskaya, 60, BC "Karasunsky"
Terms of participation: from 200 rubles.
Tea, cookies and talk about the fate of backends. Why is everything so fast with JHipster and what about the structure of JHipster applications? What can TypeScript do in conjunction with Node.js and what traps lie in wait for its implementation? How to maintain stable system performance and mental health in an aggressive user environment? How to use the Kubernetes platform to the maximum? Four reports will be held in an organized manner, further discussion will be conducted in a free style.
UE4 meetup SPb
When: November 3
Where: St. Petersburg, Lomonosova, 9, NRU ITMO
Participation conditions: free, registration is required
St. Petersburg meeting on Unreal Engine 4. The organizers promise to provide details a little later, but for now they invite you to submit suggestions and suggestions for the format.
SarDotNet No. 4
When: November 3
Where: Saratov, st. Bolshaya Sadovaya, 239, Navigator Business Center, HARAT`S IRISH PUB
Terms of participation: free of charge, registration is required
The next meeting will delight participants with an unexpected mixture of topics. The first talk will be about SignalR technology - why you can use the tool for instant messaging between the client and the server and what has changed in it with the .NET Core phenomenon. The second speaker will talk about the differences between functional and object-oriented programming in general and the F # and C # languages in particular - and with examples of “translated” code. The third presentation will be devoted to projects with complex logic and large amounts of data, as well as designs and templates that are useful for working with them.
CNews Forum 2018
When: November 8
Where: Moscow, pl. Europe, 2, Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel
Conditions of participation: 22 000 rub.
The largest international conference from CNews (yes, the very ones) with the general theme of “IT in trade”. The platform will be divided into thematic zones by technologies (big data, cloud technologies, security, video stream analysis) and economic sectors (banks, retail, pharmaceutical industry, public sector). A similar variety is expected in entertainment initiatives: in addition to the usual after-party and networking, participants will have a “What? Where? When?" and the Miss IT beauty pageant.
Intellectual game "ANN TIME"
When: November 8
Where:Nizhny Novgorod, Academician Sakharov, 4
Terms of participation: free, registration is required
Team intellectual game for all-all-all who are involved in the development process. The stated goal is to find out who has the broadest horizons and is able to answer questions from a variety of disciplines, the underlying goal is to create a relaxed atmosphere in which it is easy to get to know and communicate without thinking about how to conduct networking. To speed up this process, participants will be mixed and organized by the organizers into small teams at random.
Workshop "Feedback in the IT-team"
When: November 8
Where: St. Petersburg, st. Novgorod, 5, lit. A.
Terms of participation: 1000 rubles.
The master class will help those wishing to delve into the sensitive topic of communication in the field of IT. Participants will learn the criteria for the effectiveness of feedback, its impact on motivation and performance. In addition, they will have the opportunity to diagnose the situation in their own team and get tips on how to better and painlessly inculcate in people a culture of correct exchange of opinions. The material will be especially useful for team leaders and other employees who build teamwork.
Energy Blockchain Hack
When: November 9-11
Where: 16 Novoslobodskaya Street, Moscow, “Table” coworking
Participation conditions: free of charge, registration is required
For the first time, the international hackathon Climathon arrives in Russia and convenes all blockchain developers to brainstorm on the problems of the energy sector. Participants are invited to contribute to the creation of new solutions for the automation and decentralization of the market, turning consumers into generators and sellers of energy and ensuring the safety of infrastructure. Depending on their specialization and interests, developers can choose for themselves one of five blocks of tasks: generation, transmission and distribution, marketing, security, sustainable energy. As a result, money and contracts will be distributed.
Data Science Day
When: November 10
Where: Moscow, ul. New Arbat, 24
Terms of participation: free, registration is required
Data science in science, business and society. The site is divided into five zones, according to the interests of different audience groups: the main stage with Keynote speakers, a scientific track (biometrics, reinforcement learning, language processing, speech recognition), two scientific tracks (working with data and artificial intelligence in the context of different industries) and a special track for active representatives of the community (Lightning Talks, analysis of tasks, familiarization with Open Source projects of participants).
#ITsubbotnik
When: November 10
Where: Ryazan, Pervomaisky prospekt, 54
Participation conditions: free of charge, registration is required
The next stop of the migrating conference from EPAM is Ryazan. Traditionally, the list of reports will consist of different areas in development and testing: JAVA, .NET, Front-end, Cloud & DevOps, e-Commerce, Business analysis, Software Testing. The administration gradually introduces the audience to the guests and the topics of their performances in the VK group of the event.
KosMosHak
When: November 11-13
Where: Moscow, 111 Mira Ave.
Participation conditions: free of charge, registration is required
The hackathon, which promises to immerse participants in a mixed atmosphere of history and modern technology, will very symbolically be held at the Cosmonautics Museum. For three days of work, IT specialists, designers and analysts will have to jointly create prototypes of AR and VR solutions to present museum exhibits and the theme of space in general. The prize fund is 500 000 rubles, in addition, guests will have the opportunity to find partners for the development of the project, communicate with experts in the field of AR / VR and living astronauts.
PgConf. Siberia 2018
When: November 12-13
Where: Krasnoyarsk, etc. 31 Krasnoyarsk Worker newspapers
Participation conditions: free of charge, registration is required
Conference for everyone who lives in Siberia and is involved in the development and administration of the open PostgreSQL DBMS - database administrators, kernel and extension developers, application developers and information system architects. Speakers from large companies in the region will consider the process of migration and work on PostgreSQL in full detail: transferring an information system from another DBMS, creating system tools, working with different types of projects, and administering.
Conversations
When: November 14th
Where:Moscow, Krasnopresnenskaya embankment, 12
Terms of participation: 4000 rubles.
The theme of the conference is everything that is done by human hands and knows how to conduct conversations: voice assistants, smart chatbots, conversational interfaces and other manifestations of modern artificial intelligence. Both the process of creating conversational systems and the potential for their implementation in business will be touched - for the convenience of participants, these two circles of topics will be discussed in different streams. The development stream consists of three main sections - Conversational Interface Design, NLU in the designers of bot assistants and Platforms and Technologies. Among other things, participants will be presented with cases from Google, Yandex, Mail.ru and other eminent technology companies, a master class on creating assistants and a demo zone with interesting and sociable projects.
RUSH International Technology Forum
When: November 15
Where: St. Petersburg, Victory Square, 1, Park Inn by Radisson
Conditions of participation: 3800 rub.
FashionTechDay startup competition, which we mentioned last month, is nearing its logical conclusion. At the forum, finalists will gather to address a wide audience and find out the jury's decision. In parallel with the project presentations, the venue will host a series of panel discussions with an analysis of all the main trends (digital transformation, conscious fashion, artificial intelligence in services and investing in fashiontech), as well as reports with useful tips on the development of a technological project in the fashion industry from experts.
OFFZONE 2018 - Cybersecurity conference
When: November 15-16
Where:Moscow, Bersenevskaya embankment, 6, p. 3
Terms of participation: 5000 rubles.
Cybersecurity in practice. The conference combines information-dense, “dehydrated” reports from experts and researchers with a creative format. The event will be designed in the style of post-apocalyptic and furnished as a tough training camp for those who want to survive (which can not but motivate). Participants will be able to choose the right zone for themselves - finance for those who work with fintech and want to know all its vulnerabilities, hardware for those specializing in hardware and web for web application developers. Comprehensive reports will be shorter, so two days will be enough not only for 40 speakers, but also to compete with colleagues in competitions and mini-hackathons.
PyLadies SPb # 3
When: November 1
Where: St. Petersburg, Universitetskaya nab., 7-9-11, building 5A
Terms of participation: free, registration is required
A group of Python enthusiasts will have a big event at the next meeting - it will be visited by the founder of the whole movement Lynn Routh, who will fly from New York for such an occasion to talk about methods of distributed tracing of web services and performance monitoring. Local representatives also will not face the dirt: they prepare reports on software for unmanned vehicles and communication in the workspace.
PiterPy # 5
When: November 2
Where: St. Petersburg, Start, 6, lit. A
Terms of participation: 20 000 rubles.
And this international conference on the Python language opens the door for all programmers. Since the composition of the participants will be mixed (guests from Germany, Spain, the USA, Japan, Belarus and Russia are expected) for Russian-speaking and English-speaking performances, separate tracks will be provided, equipped with simultaneous translation. The program includes wide problems (the future of the language, a painless deployment), specific tools (poliastro, asyncio) and special cases from the practice of large teams (Aviasales, Spotify).
Linux Piter # 4
When: November 2
Where: St. Petersburg, Start, 6, lit. A
Terms of participation: 20 000 rubles.
Surprise: The aforementioned PiterPy actually has a two-in-one format. In parallel, a Linux conference will be held at the same venue, which you can attend on the same ticket - alternate the reports as your heart desires. The presentations cover five main blocks of topics: network, server and storage, virtualization, clouds, embedded and mobile services, and are also presented in two languages.
Effective Selenium Infrastructure
When: November 2
Where: Yaroslavl, 3 Oktyabrsky Lane, office 207
Terms of participation: 5000 rubles.
The training is designed to show web developers and test automation engineers how to effectively use Selenoid and Ggr to create a scalable browser automation infrastructure, what are the charm of containers and how fail-safe clusters are made. Experience with Selenium, the Linux command line, and Docker is welcome; It is also recommended that you have Docker installed and a couple of Selenium tests. In total, the training will last eight hours, which will be divided between the three blocks. First, students will get acquainted with the history and essence of the Selenium project, learn how to install and launch it, and sort through the main features. The next block will focus on setting up a Selenium cluster and Ggr, as well as cluster management. In conclusion, the organizers will talk about advanced features of Selenoid.
Machine learning on BigData-projects
When: November 2
Where: Yaroslavl, 3 Oktyabrsky lane, office 207
Terms of participation: 8000 rub.
At the same time, training will be held in the same place for those who are familiar with the backend, Java / Scala, Python / R or C # / C ++ and want to deepen their knowledge of BigData for future (or current) projects. The requirements for all these people are the same - basic knowledge of Linux, Java and SQL. The theoretical part of the training covers the basic concepts of machine and deep learning, Java libraries, integration with the Python ecosystem, working with the Spark cluster, machine learning chains, Kafka, Flink and Storm. Each module is accompanied by practice - completing assignments, live coding sessions and a closer acquaintance with the tools.
Siberian Blockchain Summit 2018
When: November 2
Where: Krasnoyarsk, ul. Mira, 82
Terms of participation: from 0 to 3000 rubles.
A general gathering of Siberian blockchain specialists, representatives of the crypto community, miners and investors at the Siberian State University of Science and Technology. The program covers all the basic issues and concepts of the sector: the digital economy, decentralization and decentralized systems, cryptocurrencies, mining, blockchain, ICO, Bitmain and most importantly - how to monetize all this. Participants can choose a ticket from the desired price category, depending on the level of background knowledge - from a free pass on the first day of discussions to the full course of a young fighter with the issuance of a certificate upon completion.
YappiDays
When: November 3
Where: Yaroslavl, Kotoroslnaya embankment, 53
Terms of participation: from 500 rubles.
The conference for the Yaroslavl IT community is distinguished by the objectivity and practical value of the reports. The key topics of the event were the following: design patterns and architecture of corporate systems, cloud technologies, containers and orchestration, popular frontend and backend frameworks, performance and monitoring. These topics will be covered by specialists from companies such as JetBrains, HH.RU, 1C-Bitrix, ozon.ru and EPAM, talking about specific tools, operations practices.
Krasnodar Backend: Meetup # 3
When: November 3
Where:Krasnodar, st. Karasunskaya, 60, BC "Karasunsky"
Terms of participation: from 200 rubles.
Tea, cookies and talk about the fate of backends. Why is everything so fast with JHipster and what about the structure of JHipster applications? What can TypeScript do in conjunction with Node.js and what traps lie in wait for its implementation? How to maintain stable system performance and mental health in an aggressive user environment? How to use the Kubernetes platform to the maximum? Four reports will be held in an organized manner, further discussion will be conducted in a free style.
UE4 meetup SPb
When: November 3
Where: St. Petersburg, Lomonosova, 9, NRU ITMO
Participation conditions: free, registration is required
St. Petersburg meeting on Unreal Engine 4. The organizers promise to provide details a little later, but for now they invite you to submit suggestions and suggestions for the format.
SarDotNet No. 4
When: November 3
Where: Saratov, st. Bolshaya Sadovaya, 239, Navigator Business Center, HARAT`S IRISH PUB
Terms of participation: free of charge, registration is required
The next meeting will delight participants with an unexpected mixture of topics. The first talk will be about SignalR technology - why you can use the tool for instant messaging between the client and the server and what has changed in it with the .NET Core phenomenon. The second speaker will talk about the differences between functional and object-oriented programming in general and the F # and C # languages in particular - and with examples of “translated” code. The third presentation will be devoted to projects with complex logic and large amounts of data, as well as designs and templates that are useful for working with them.
CNews Forum 2018
When: November 8
Where: Moscow, pl. Europe, 2, Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel
Conditions of participation: 22 000 rub.
The largest international conference from CNews (yes, the very ones) with the general theme of “IT in trade”. The platform will be divided into thematic zones by technologies (big data, cloud technologies, security, video stream analysis) and economic sectors (banks, retail, pharmaceutical industry, public sector). A similar variety is expected in entertainment initiatives: in addition to the usual after-party and networking, participants will have a “What? Where? When?" and the Miss IT beauty pageant.
Intellectual game "ANN TIME"
When: November 8
Where:Nizhny Novgorod, Academician Sakharov, 4
Terms of participation: free, registration is required
Team intellectual game for all-all-all who are involved in the development process. The stated goal is to find out who has the broadest horizons and is able to answer questions from a variety of disciplines, the underlying goal is to create a relaxed atmosphere in which it is easy to get to know and communicate without thinking about how to conduct networking. To speed up this process, participants will be mixed and organized by the organizers into small teams at random.
Workshop "Feedback in the IT-team"
When: November 8
Where: St. Petersburg, st. Novgorod, 5, lit. A.
Terms of participation: 1000 rubles.
The master class will help those wishing to delve into the sensitive topic of communication in the field of IT. Participants will learn the criteria for the effectiveness of feedback, its impact on motivation and performance. In addition, they will have the opportunity to diagnose the situation in their own team and get tips on how to better and painlessly inculcate in people a culture of correct exchange of opinions. The material will be especially useful for team leaders and other employees who build teamwork.
Energy Blockchain Hack
When: November 9-11
Where: 16 Novoslobodskaya Street, Moscow, “Table” coworking
Participation conditions: free of charge, registration is required
For the first time, the international hackathon Climathon arrives in Russia and convenes all blockchain developers to brainstorm on the problems of the energy sector. Participants are invited to contribute to the creation of new solutions for the automation and decentralization of the market, turning consumers into generators and sellers of energy and ensuring the safety of infrastructure. Depending on their specialization and interests, developers can choose for themselves one of five blocks of tasks: generation, transmission and distribution, marketing, security, sustainable energy. As a result, money and contracts will be distributed.
Data Science Day
When: November 10
Where: Moscow, ul. New Arbat, 24
Terms of participation: free, registration is required
Data science in science, business and society. The site is divided into five zones, according to the interests of different audience groups: the main stage with Keynote speakers, a scientific track (biometrics, reinforcement learning, language processing, speech recognition), two scientific tracks (working with data and artificial intelligence in the context of different industries) and a special track for active representatives of the community (Lightning Talks, analysis of tasks, familiarization with Open Source projects of participants).
#ITsubbotnik
When: November 10
Where: Ryazan, Pervomaisky prospekt, 54
Participation conditions: free of charge, registration is required
The next stop of the migrating conference from EPAM is Ryazan. Traditionally, the list of reports will consist of different areas in development and testing: JAVA, .NET, Front-end, Cloud & DevOps, e-Commerce, Business analysis, Software Testing. The administration gradually introduces the audience to the guests and the topics of their performances in the VK group of the event.
KosMosHak
When: November 11-13
Where: Moscow, 111 Mira Ave.
Participation conditions: free of charge, registration is required
The hackathon, which promises to immerse participants in a mixed atmosphere of history and modern technology, will very symbolically be held at the Cosmonautics Museum. For three days of work, IT specialists, designers and analysts will have to jointly create prototypes of AR and VR solutions to present museum exhibits and the theme of space in general. The prize fund is 500 000 rubles, in addition, guests will have the opportunity to find partners for the development of the project, communicate with experts in the field of AR / VR and living astronauts.
PgConf. Siberia 2018
When: November 12-13
Where: Krasnoyarsk, etc. 31 Krasnoyarsk Worker newspapers
Participation conditions: free of charge, registration is required
Conference for everyone who lives in Siberia and is involved in the development and administration of the open PostgreSQL DBMS - database administrators, kernel and extension developers, application developers and information system architects. Speakers from large companies in the region will consider the process of migration and work on PostgreSQL in full detail: transferring an information system from another DBMS, creating system tools, working with different types of projects, and administering.
Conversations
When: November 14th
Where:Moscow, Krasnopresnenskaya embankment, 12
Terms of participation: 4000 rubles.
The theme of the conference is everything that is done by human hands and knows how to conduct conversations: voice assistants, smart chatbots, conversational interfaces and other manifestations of modern artificial intelligence. Both the process of creating conversational systems and the potential for their implementation in business will be touched - for the convenience of participants, these two circles of topics will be discussed in different streams. The development stream consists of three main sections - Conversational Interface Design, NLU in the designers of bot assistants and Platforms and Technologies. Among other things, participants will be presented with cases from Google, Yandex, Mail.ru and other eminent technology companies, a master class on creating assistants and a demo zone with interesting and sociable projects.
RUSH International Technology Forum
When: November 15
Where: St. Petersburg, Victory Square, 1, Park Inn by Radisson
Conditions of participation: 3800 rub.
FashionTechDay startup competition, which we mentioned last month, is nearing its logical conclusion. At the forum, finalists will gather to address a wide audience and find out the jury's decision. In parallel with the project presentations, the venue will host a series of panel discussions with an analysis of all the main trends (digital transformation, conscious fashion, artificial intelligence in services and investing in fashiontech), as well as reports with useful tips on the development of a technological project in the fashion industry from experts.
OFFZONE 2018 - Cybersecurity conference
When: November 15-16
Where:Moscow, Bersenevskaya embankment, 6, p. 3
Terms of participation: 5000 rubles.
Cybersecurity in practice. The conference combines information-dense, “dehydrated” reports from experts and researchers with a creative format. The event will be designed in the style of post-apocalyptic and furnished as a tough training camp for those who want to survive (which can not but motivate). Participants will be able to choose the right zone for themselves - finance for those who work with fintech and want to know all its vulnerabilities, hardware for those specializing in hardware and web for web application developers. Comprehensive reports will be shorter, so two days will be enough not only for 40 speakers, but also to compete with colleagues in competitions and mini-hackathons.