Workshops for HacktionLab Summer 2023
Revision as of 20:27, 27 February 2023 by 147.161.225.111 (talk)
The following is a list of workshop ideas and suggestions for the forthcoming HacktionLab Summer 2023 taking place in June in Sheffield, UK. The *Nerd gag* measures how technical and jargony the session might be, from "on tight" being accessible to all, to "ungagged" being no-holes-barred tech talk. In the middle there's "breathing room" and "rather loose".
Session times
TBC, but here’s a guide…
Friday
- 9.30 - 11.00 - Sessions
- 11.00 - 11.30 - Break
- 12.00 - 13.30 - Sessions
- 13.30 - 14.30 - Lunch
- 14.30 - 15.30 - Session
- 15.30 - 16.00 - Break
- 16.00 - 17.00 - Sessions
Saturday
- 9.30 - 11.00 - Sessions
- 11.00 - 11.30 - Break
- 12.00 - 13.30 - Sessions
- 13.30 - 14.30 - Lunch
- 14.30 - 15.30 - Session
- 15.30 - 16.00 - Break
- 16.00 - 17.00 - Sessions
Sunday
- 10.00 - 11.00 - Sessions
- 11.00 - 12.00 - Brunch
- 12.00 - 13.00 - Session
- 13.00 - 13.30 - Break
- 13.30 - 14.30 - Sessions
Types of Sessions
- Talk: 30-60 mins - please say if you need a projector / screen etc
- Workshops: typically 60 mins - let us know your requirements
- Skill Share Sessions: typically 60 mins - hands on in collaboration with others around a theme
- Round Table Discussions: typically 60 mins - around a theme
- Lightning Talks: typically 5-10 mins - these may be themed together or at random
Example
Title of workshop?
- Format
- talk / workshop (interactive) / skills share / round table / lighting talk
- Proposed by
- Your name
- Length
- 30-60 minutes, 5-15 for a lighting talk
- Equipment
- projector, speakers, paper, pens, posits, chairs, etc
- Description
- a description of the workshop
- Nerd gag
- How much technical background will people need to be able to follow the session? Nerd gag measures how technical and jargony the session might be, from "on tight" being accessible to all, to "ungagged" being no-holes-barred tech talk. In the middle there's "breathing room" and "rather loose".
Philosophy
Objectivism for Lefties: a look at Ayn Rand’s writings and philosphy
- Format
- talk
- Proposed by
- Mike
- Length
- 30-40 mins plus discussion
- Equipment
- projector, maybe speakers
- Description
- The Russian-Amercian author Ayn Rand was a controverversial character in her lifetime and is still today. Not necessarily a natural bed-fellow of the left, this talk looks at who she was, her novels, such as The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged, and tries to compare her philosophy of Objectivism with that of Anarchism, Libertarianism, and Socialism.
- Nerd gag
- on tight
Programming
The HTML 5 <canvas> element as seen through a fractal eye: a brief introduction
- Format
- talk
- Proposed by
- Mike
- Length
- 45 mins
- Equipment
- projector
- Description
- A revamp of an acclaimed talk on the Mandelbrot and Julia sets, first given at BarnCamp in 2011 and recently updated for the Wizard Amigos Code Camp at the Astral Ship in Autumn 2022. The talk looks at the maths behind complex numbers and the Mandelbrot and Julia sets and how we can transform it into Javascript code to render beautiful pictures in our web browsers. Bring your laptop and explore with us.
- Nerd gag
- ungagged