Category: Bath

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BGGD Reloaded #11 – Landscape Architecture, Podcasts and welcome 2020

The Gregorian Calendar has transitioned to the year 2020 – so let’s get started with the amazing world of podcasting, one of my personal passions (listening that is, not yet making). However, if you have wondered, how these things get done, join us and our guest will tell us all about how she created her podcast and what is involved:

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About Win

Win is a Chartered Landscape Architect, practicing in a young and small-sized practice in Bath. She also writes for Land8 (an online social and information hub for professional landscape architects and students). With a huge interest in the theory and connections that encompass landscape as a whole, she started Thitpin Podcast in October 2019.

Landscape is a vast subject and on the show, she aims to explore the intersections of landscape with culture/ identity/ design/ art/ wellbeing etc.

Her guests to date have been a monk, an environmental journalist and a research psychologist. It is still in the very early stages of set up. During the talk, she will be sharing the knowledge shared on the episodes thus far – enabling you to start to uncover and explore the landscape around you from different perspectives!

She will also be sharing the future vision of the platform and hopefully get everyone involved in the growth of its journey via engagement and feedback.

Podcast Website: https://thitpinpodcast.transistor.fm/
Contact: thitpinpodcast@gmail.com
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Today, we will be back at The Guild, doors open from 6pm and we will slowly ease into this session around 6.30pm / 6.45pm.

So pop along, have a chat and a drink.

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BGGD Reloaded #10 – Anthropology + Technology AND Networking

Apologies for missing a blog … the website was unfortunately out of action for a while, but it’s finally back and so is Bath GGD!

Tuesday, November 26, 2019 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Sometimes we like to offer a mixed bag of useful things and that is what you will get tonight. I recently attended the Anthropology + Technology Conference in Bristol, the first of its kind in Bristol and full of exciting talks.

The subject itself is so important, I asked Dawn Walter (the event organiser) to speak to us tonight about it: The intersection of human and tech and why we need Anthropologists within this area of tech in the first place. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dawn-walter-b36903a/)

When it comes to conferences, some of you may not like to attend due to the dreadful task of Networking. But worry no longer help is on the way:

How to network for people who hate people

Do you want to know how to talk to people in a business social context without panicking and/or wanting to curl up and die? It can suck to network as an introverted person, but bona fide introvert and professional networker Margaret Davidson from Mayden Academy has found some ways to make it work – and even, sometimes, be enjoyable. Find out some of her shortcuts to making networking less dreadful. (https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-davidson-994b5a30/)

And tonight the meeting will be hosted by Bath Spa Uni’s new Enterprise and Innovation Hub at Palace Yard Mews. It is freshly painted and looks good.

Hoping to see lots of you there! Sign up here on our meetup page.

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BGGD Reloaded #8 – Let’s talk about AI

+++ Noter, there has been a CHANGE OF VENUE – we are now at Spaces in the centre of Bath +++

Hello there fellow earthling –

Summer is over (What!) and let’s kick off this new school year with a special event hosted with support of Bath Spa University’s Centre for Cultural and Creative Industries and the South West Creative Technology Network, thanks Kate Pullinger and Rachel Pownall.

Our first speaker will be Coral Manton who is planning on talking about Women in Tech focusing on live coding, games development and Women in AI.

Our second speaker will be myself talking to you about Getting Ethical with AI. How can we add ethical considerations into those processes and why I believe that the Finance Industry would be a perfect guinea pig for adding policies.

There will be drinks and nibbles and I am looking forward to seeing you all after this long hiatus.

Note, SPACES has no reception after 6pm, so if you are running late, please let me know and we will ensure you get in. The meetup will be on the 2nd Floor – just follow the Buzz.

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BGGD Reloaded #6 – Success and Failures

***Please note: The venue is Rocketmakers, so please arrive before 6pm otherwise you will not be able to get into the building***

Hello there fellow earthling –

Tuesday the 19th March we will meet at the Rocketmakers offices in Bath where Hannah (Rocketmakers) will talk to us about what she learned from working with different startups. How are some doing better than others? Why might one fail while another succeeds? Are there commonalities and if so, what are they?
This will be a great interactive session where we can share our experiences and learn from one another.

LinkedIn for Hannah
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-sweet/

Sign up on meetup – runs from 6pm – 8pm

Looking forward to seeing you all there

Rocketmakers offices are located close to the train station, within the 20 Manvers Street Building (1st floor). As mentioned, please ensure you arrive prior to 6pm. Please contact me, if you are running late.

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BGGD Reloaded #5 – Ideas and Ideals: Project management meets Start Up Reality

Today, 12th February, we will meet at the Seccl offices in Bath where Hannah (Seccl) will talk to us about what she learned from working with a team of developers these past 18 months and what is required to create a good product. Georgia Stewart (Co-Founder Tumelo) will then talk about her experience of co-founding and running a start-up company.

LinkedIn for Hannah Sweet
https://www.linkedin.com/in/hannah-sweet/

And for Georgia Stewart
https://www.linkedin.com/in/georgia-stewart-861697107/

As the Manvers Street office building is only staffed until 6pm, please arrive from 5.45pm as you cannot enter the building after. I will provide my mobile number on the date, so please message me if you are running late.

Sign up on meetup & Looking forward to seeing you all there

BGGD Reloaded #4 – Projects and Business Support 11th December

Hello there fellow earthling –

During our fourth meetup we will hear form Karolina about the project she is currently working on and Gabriella will talk us through business support that is available (but no one knows about)

We’ll also be having this as our Xmas social and we are going to try and Coerce Fran into showing us her Comedy routine that she tested out recently!!

It’s on the 11th December from 6pm at the Guild coworking hub.  We welcome men to come along by invite so if you are interested mail us and let us know on  bathgirlgeek@gmail.com

You can sign up for the event here

BGGD Reloaded #3 – AI ethics and challenges (13th November 2018, 6pm)

Our third meetup will be hosted by Seccl Technology in their new office space. So come in and enjoy the start-up environment – some chairs will be provided.

Our speakers for today are:

Kerry the co-founder of tinygiant.io

who will explore both the light and dark side of A.I. Find out how artificial intelligence is shaping the creative industries, uncover the challenges of gender bias in algorithms – and discover why it’s so important for women to participate in the conversation.

Catherine Hodges, a local business owner of two successful hair salons

who is going to talk to us about the challenges of running your own business. Discover if there is such thing as work-life-balance and what Cat has figured out on her journey.

We are looking forward to seeing you there!

You can sign up for the event here

BGGD Reloaded #2 – Stronger and better (17th October 2018, 6pm)

Our second meetup will also be hosted by Edit in their lovely Editorium. And here are the exciting topics we will discuss tonight…

1. Introducing: Amy Barrett and I’m a Scientist..

Gallomanor is a very local company here in Bath that provides creative audience-led communication solutions and events. They have a strong, but not exclusive focus on education and reaching school students, particularly in science, engineering, and e-democracy. https://imascientist.org.uk/

2. Featuring: Jane Ginnever on flexible working and addressing conflict situations at work

Jane Ginnever is a Founding Director of SHIFT, a company who helps their clients to clearly define their culture, and create a way of working within their business that is unique to their team and their values and will sustainably deliver the results they’re trying to achieve. She is going to talk to us about flexible working and how these topics as well as other issues can be addressed in any work place situation. She has recently written articles on LinkedIn addressing these challenges:

3 Reasons you should encourage conflict your business and Flexibility is not a female issue

Those are worth a read, not just in preparation for our session on Wednesday 🙂

Edit will kindly provide some snacks and drinks and we will be able to have lively conversations while enjoying the great view from their office. Please arrive around 5.45pm, since a receptionist needs to let you in and we are aiming to start at 6pm.

We are looking forward to seeing you there!

You can sign up for the event here

BGGD Reloaded #1 – Come and join us for the relaunch on 18th September 2018

We are going to relaunch BGGD in Bath and since it is September, it is the perfect time to start something new. Sharpen your pencils and join us for a night of insightful and interesting talks and conversations:

Natalie Betts (Relish Agency) – Image Match Technology

Natalie will give us an idea of what is currently out there and how it is used within Marketing. She will introduce us to some of the search and find algorithms and we can have a discussion on how useful this could be for us.

Lucia Velasco (Seccl Technology) – Mayden Academy and alternative routes to Tech

Lucia will tell us a bit about her route to Tech and the alternatives that are out there. We will also have a bit of a conversation about how those could be more inclusive and what the challenges are.

Edit will kindly provide some snacks and drinks and we will be able to have lively conversations while enjoying the great view from their office.

Come and join us!

(Sign up via our meetup page)