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Free Open Mapping Workshop

Monday, August 15th, 2011

If you are tired of Google Maps and interested in Open Data then you may well be interested in the free GECO / DevCSI Open Mapping Event, to be held in Glasgow on 25 August 2011. During the day participants will be introduced to map-making with free software and open data. The programme will include:

  • Editing and re-using OpenStreetmap
  • Getting started with the PostGIS geographic database
  • Interactive maps on the Web with OpenLayers
  • Map styling tools

The event is being organised by DevCSI and Edina (Geospatial Engagement Community and Outreach – GECO). As a sample dataset the workshop will be working with some data on common good land in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Participants are encouraged to bring along their own data, problems and plans.

Registration will open at 9 a.m. on Thursday 25 August. The workshop will begin at 10 a.m. A free lunch and refreshments will be provided. Further information is available from the UKOLN Web site.

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Free DevCSI Workshop: Agile Prototyping Techniques

Tuesday, August 9th, 2011

DevCSI and Hedtek are organising a one-day workshop on agile prototyping in Bristol, to be held on Tuesday 23 August 2011. The workshop is designed for developers, their managers and senior managers who are interested in the range of paper-based techniques currently in use.

The day will include sessions on:

  • The use of card-based techniques in agile development
  • The use of (and co-development) of paper prototypes with users
  • The ergonomics of doing design
  • Development of sketching ability, encompassing both paper and whiteboards

A free lunch and refreshments will be provided. Further information and a booking form are available on the UKOLN Web site.

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Free DevCSI Event: Apache SOLR

Thursday, July 21st, 2011

A free one-day DevCSI/Sourcesense workshop which will provide a thorough introduction to SOLR will be held at the London Mathematical Society on Monday 15 August 2011. Further information and a booking form are available on the UKOLN Web site.

This workshop is an introductory tutorial on Apache Solr, an open source enterprise search engine with a restful Web interface. The event will be run by Sourcesense.

The tutorial will start by looking at basic searches, and go on to consider some more sophisticated queries such as highlighting, spellchecking, faceting, etc. The focus will then move to indexing and how to make use of the sample data within SOLR. It will also examine a small Java application to index sample content from Wikipedia.

Further details are available on the UKOLN Web site.

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DevCSI Repository Hackathon/Challenge at Repository Fringe 2011

Friday, July 15th, 2011

DevCSI will be organising a free Repository Hackathon/Challenge at Repository Fringe this year between Wednesday 3 and Thursday 4 August 2011, in Edinburgh.

Its purpose is to encourage repository developers, repository managers and experts in the domain, many of whom are attending RepoFringe11, to come up with ideas, and then for some to work on these prototypes during a ‘hackathon’. The ideas/prototypes will be presented to an audience and the best ones will receive prizes.

We are looking for entries that reflect the conference theme this year, Repositories Building Bridges & Social Innovation.

Further information about the Hackathon is available. To book for Repository Fringe 2011, a booking form is also available.

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DevCSI Workshop on Open Data and the Institutional Web

Monday, July 11th, 2011

The Institutional Web Management Workshop 2011 and DevCSI are collaborating on a free event for developers looking at hacking content, systems and services for institutional/open data. The workshop, to be held at the University of Reading, will begin on Monday 25 July and end at lunch-time on Tuesday 26 July. Accommodation will be provided but places are limited. Further details on the workshop are available from the IWMW 2011 blog.

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Last Spaces on DevCSI Free Cloud Services Workshop

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

The DevCSI Project will run a free Cloud services workshop on Friday 27 May 2011 at the University of Southampton. Only a very few places now remain; bookings will cease at 12 noon tomorrow, Thursday 26 May. So please book now to avoid disappointment.

The workshop will give delegates an overview of Cloud technologies and showcase examples of how the technology is used in Further and Higher Education. It is designed for developers, Web developers and systems administrators and will cover the basics of commercial Linux cloud usage.

Further information and a booking form are available from the UKOLN Events page.

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JISC and DevCSI Know the Value of Local Developers

Monday, May 9th, 2011

In a recent post on the JISC blog, Paul Walk, Deputy Director, UKOLN, writes about the value that local developers in Further and Higher Education represent, describing how the JISC-funded DevCSI Project is working to expose and maximise this for the sector, and introduces the concept of the Strategic Developer.

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DevCSI Free Cloud Services Workshop

Friday, May 6th, 2011

The DevCSI Project will run a free Cloud services workshop on Friday 27 May 2011 at the University of Southampton. It will give delegates an overview of Cloud technologies and showcase examples of how the technology is used in Further and Higher Education. It is designed for developers, Web developers and systems administrators and will cover the basics of commercial Linux cloud usage.

Further information and a booking form are available from the UKOLN Events page.

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Open Educational Resources Hackday: Fully Booked

Tuesday, March 29th, 2011

The Open Educational Resources (OER) Hackday, a two-day event organised by UKOLN and DevCSI over 31 March – 1 April 2011, which will look at hacking content, systems and services for open educational resources, is now fully booked. If you would like to be placed on a waiting list, advice is available on the event’s booking page.

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The Value of Local Developers

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

Based on their work on the DevCSI Project, Mahendra Mahey and Paul Walk will be running a session at the JISC Conference 2011 entitled The value of local developers: innovating in difficult financial times. This session will run for an hour from 12:30 on Tuesday 15 March 2011.

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