South Devon Computing at School
Work to restart the South Devon Computing at School Community seems to be going well, we could do with some more teachers and other staff to get in touch and say how you would like to be supported.
Twitter @compatsch
e-mail : compatsch@bcs.uk – The local contact is Claire Davenport
LibreOffice : How to help
LibreOffice is a well featured free and open source office suite. As with any project contributors are welcome and encouraged to get involved. There are lots of different jobs to do, so not everything is about coding. Please see the following link for more information, and see how you may be able to help.
DATES FOR LUG MEETS, CODE CLUB & TECH JAM etc IN SEPTEMBER 2019
Sat 7th September – Code Club (Contact paignton.library@librariesunlimited.org.uk)
Sat 14th September – South Devon Tech Jam (info@sdtj.org.uk)
Sat 21th September – Code Club
Sat 21th September – North Devon DCGLUG Meeting (Holsworthy)
Please contact Neil W via list
Sat 28th August – Plymouth DCGLUG Meeting
Please contact Andy / Grant via list
Outreachy provides internships to work in Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Outreachy internships are open to applicants around the world. Interns work remotely, and are not required to move. Interns are paid a stipend of $5,500 USD for the three month internship. Interns have a $500 USD travel stipend to attend conferences or events.
Interns work with experienced mentors from FOSS communities. Outreachy internship projects may include programming, user experience, documentation, illustration, graphical design, or data science. Interns often find employment after their internship with Outreachy sponsors or in jobs that use the skills they learned during their internship.
Application window for internships running from December 19 to March 2019. Is September and October 2019.
However please check the website for more information.
There is work underway to restart the South Devon Computing at School Community. Please see my personal blog post for more information.
DATES FOR CODE CLUB & TECH JAM etc IN AUGUST
Sat 3td August – Code Club
Sat 10th August – South Devon Tech Jam
Sat 17th August – Code Club
Sat 17th August – North Devon DCGLUG Meeting (Holsworthy)
Sat 24th August – Plymouth DCGLUG Meeting
The July South Devon Tech Jam will take place on
Saturday 13th July 2019. 11 – 15:00
at Paignton Library and Information Centre
Schedule TBC
Note there is a £2 donation towards the cost of running this event. More info can be found at
http://zleap.net/south-devon-tech-jam/
Reminder for dates of July 2019 meetings
PLEASE CHECK ON THE MAILING LIST FOR UPDATES NEARER THE TIME:
Saturday 20th 2019 – Holsworthy
Saturday 27th 2019 – Plymouth
Please see meetings page for times / venue details
The next Paignton code club is this Saturday June 15th 2019
Paignton Library at the usual time. Please visit https://www.codeclub.org.uk/ for more information about Code Club and please contact Paignton Library and Information Centre for more information about the Paignton sessions. Places are limited.
Code club page can be found here.
The June South Devon Tech Jam will take place on
Saturday 8th June 2019. 11 – 15:00
at Paignton Library and Information Centre
Schedule TBC