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<div class="moz-text-html" lang="x-unicode"> Good afternoon all,
please forgive me for sending a promotional item to the list but
it is for an Open Technology conference in the North West:<br>
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-qt-user-state:0;">It is just a few weeks away to the Dynamic
Languages conference on Saturday 20th June 2015 at the Studio,
Manchester. The call for speakers is still open and we are
accepting talks from any Dynamic Language on any subject. To
submit a talk, gain more information or ask about sponsorship
contact Jane (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:office@flossuk.org">office@flossuk.org</a>) or
Mark (<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="mailto:m.keating@shadowcat.co.uk">m.keating@shadowcat.co.uk</a>).</p>
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-qt-user-state:0;">The Dynamic languages Conference works as an
Open Technology Event with the aim of collaboration across
cultures and disciplines. </p>
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-qt-user-state:0;">Already confirmed keynotes and workshops
include:</p>
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<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px;
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-qt-user-state:0;">Lorna Mitchell</p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px;
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-qt-user-state:0;">Your Open Source Journey</p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px;
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-qt-user-state:0;">Who are you and what is your open source
journey? We all came to this shared experience by different
routes, but the way that we find our way in the technical
communities shapes both our future and the future of those
communities. Come and reflect on your place, your path and your
future.</p>
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<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px;
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-qt-user-state:0;">Gianni Ciolli</p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px;
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-qt-user-state:0;">Using Postgres with Any Language</p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px;
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-qt-user-state:0;">Dr Ciolli, a developer and researcher with
2nd Quadrant, will discuss how you can use the PostgreSQL
Database as a support for multiple languages as an example
system agnosticism. He will even discuss how to re-use any
component to easily fit different languages.</p>
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<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px;
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-qt-user-state:0;">Rick Deller</p>
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-qt-user-state:0;">Rick Deller of Eligo wil present two
workshops:</p>
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-qt-user-state:0;">Workshop 1 – Writing an Engaging CV and
Conducting yourself at Interview</p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px;
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-qt-user-state:0;">How to format and shape your CV · Selling
yourself on Paper · Creating / developing your brand on your CV
· Securing yourself an interview · Continual Brand awareness ·
Telephone interview technique · Face to Face Interview technique
· Closing</p>
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-qt-user-state:0;">Worksop 2 – Dealing with Agencies and
Understanding their benefit</p>
<p style=" margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px;
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-qt-user-state:0;">Initial conduct · Building repot with agents
· Understanding the benefit of agent / how they work · Pushing
back on agent · Ensuring you get what you want when applying for
a job through agent · Maintaining you Brand · Dealing with
interviews through agents · Closing Agents</p>
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-qt-user-state:0;">Book your Tickets, avoid disappointment: you
can get your tickets on EventBrite (<a
class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://bit.ly/dl2015tickets">http://bit.ly/dl2015tickets</a>),
it will take a few moments to just visit and book online today.
The ticket covers entry, workshops and a lunch.<br>
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There will be a private bar reserved on the Friday Evening
before the event sponsored by Eligo (bar not drinks):<br>
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<p class="MsoPlainText">Date: Friday 19<sup>th</sup> June 2015 <o:p></o:p><o:p><br>
</o:p>Time: 7pm onwards<o:p></o:p><o:p><br>
</o:p>Venue - Britannia Hotel, Portland St, Manchester M1 3LA<o:p></o:p><br>
(We have reserved a room with a bar for which will hold up to 40
people, however bar is next door so we have overflow) <br>
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Thanks all.<br>
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-mdk<br>
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