On Wednesday 24 Oct 2012 12:20:19 Dirk Gorissen wrote:
Hi Guys,
RHoK.org events happen twice every year for the next round (1-2
December) we are the only UK location. With talks from
crisismappersuk, google, cleanwebuk, import.io, and support from
Google, Microsoft, and others it should be a great event and the
chance to do something for the better.
As Chris pointed out, this event looks like it will clash with our December
meeting. Actually, the two events can co-exist and may be mutually beneficial.
I don't want to say too much about our December meeting just yet, as details
will be announced in the next few days. However, it will be a more formal
lecture format with a guest speaker, followed by a dinner. The lecture will
start in the late afternoon on the 1st, so if you wish to visit RHOK there
will be plenty of time to do so.
From what Dirk has told me, the rhok is a weekend event, starting with a
social the Friday evening and running the whole day Saturday (9am-11pm at the
latest) and Sunday (9am-5pm). RHOK is a hackathon with a definite deadline.
Teams have from Saturday 10am to Sunday 4pm to solve a problem and develop a
prototype before judging begins. This means that typically everybody is glued
to their laptops and its not uncommon for people to work straight through the
night. There are 3 short (5-10min) talks scheduled around lunchtime on
Saturday, and during the weekend there will be occasional video hangouts with
other rhok locations around the world.
If you are interested in seeing what's going on, go to Dirk's site for more
details.
Cheers,
Tim B.
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