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List of Upstate Tech Organizations #1

Closed allella closed 9 years ago

allella commented 10 years ago

Per Tuesday's conversation, here's a start on a list of tech organizations pulled from Meetup.com, GSATC.org calendar, Google, and my brain.

I didn't get into Spartanburg or Anderson and will leave it to someone more knowledgeable about what's going on in those areas to add a list.

Please review and share additional groups.

We can use this to investigate how each group shares their event info and look for low hanging fruit. Having content semantically described with a standard from http://schema.org/Event would be great. More likely we'll find iCall and RSS

We talked about avoiding asking groups to post their events on another outlet. I found http://www.gsptechevents.com/events in the mix and they clearly never got folks to post to their (empty) calendar.

Annual Events

Monthly No particular order. Not sure if groups like the project managers are really tech specific, but listed them anyway.

Spartanburg Here's a start/placeholder for Sparkle City based groups

Defunct

allella commented 9 years ago

Anybody have additional groups to add, or even exclude (PMA?). If not then we'll start investigating and grouping these folks into how/where they post events and see how many are readily scrapeable vs how many require contacting.

wryenmeek commented 9 years ago

I checked my list - you got them all! On Jul 11, 2014 6:29 PM, "Jim Ciallella" notifications@github.com wrote:

Anybody have additional groups to add, or even exclude (PMA?). If not then we'll start investigating and grouping these folks into how/where they post events and see how many are readily scrapable vs how many require contacting.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/codeforgreenville/UpstateEvents/issues/1#issuecomment-48790245 .

allella commented 9 years ago

There are 30 tech organizations listed above. Anybody got time to research maybe the first 10 or 15 of them, and I'll do another 10 or 15, and if we get three folks we all do 10? We'd be looking for a URL(s) of where they post data and what, if any, standard formats are available (iCal, RSS, rich-snippets, nothing).

Much of the event today focused on the trolley/bus, since we had City folks on hand.

Though, one comment about the Events API was that ITology apparently runs the unused http://www.gsptechevents.com/events site and they would probably be interested in pulling from such API data and/or being a champion/stakeholder for such things.

wryenmeek commented 9 years ago

I can help this weekend. Just got out of the Beer and Napkins Meeting. We're going to do a joint even in august for the Tech group organizers. I'll need to contact them all once we nail down a date anyway.

On Wed, Jul 23, 2014 at 2:33 AM, Jim Ciallella notifications@github.com wrote:

There are 30 tech organizations listed above. Anybody got time to research maybe the first 10 or 15 of them, and I'll do another 10 or 15, and if we get three folks we all do 10? We'd be looking for a URL(s) of where they post data and what, if any, standard formats are available (iCal, RSS, rich-snippets, nothing).

Much of the event today focused on the trolley/bus, since we had City folks on hand.

Though, one comment about the Events API was that ITology apparently runs the unused http://www.gsptechevents.com/events site and they would probably be interested in pulling from such API data and/or being a champion/stakeholder for such things.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/codeforgreenville/UpstateEvents/issues/1#issuecomment-49837891 .

Wryen Meek 678.701.5005 http://www.linkedin.com/in/wryenmeek/ https://www.google.com/+WryenMeek

wryenmeek commented 9 years ago

Spreadsheet magic here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kNJRd0rw5eU7__0Wj9ZgSFg7gDiHOIbeisGvKkWivvU/edit?usp=sharing

allella commented 9 years ago

Rock on Wryen.

I'm not able to edit the spreadsheet. I can probably fill in a few things with "edit" permissions.

On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 10:03 AM, Wryen Meek notifications@github.com wrote:

Spread sheet majic here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kNJRd0rw5eU7__0Wj9ZgSFg7gDiHOIbeisGvKkWivvU/edit?usp=sharing

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/codeforgreenville/UpstateEvents/issues/1#issuecomment-50265137 .

wryenmeek commented 9 years ago

changed

On Mon, Jul 28, 2014 at 2:05 PM, Jim Ciallella notifications@github.com wrote:

Rock on Wryen.

I'm not able to edit the spreadsheet. I can probably fill in a few things with "edit" permissions.

On Sun, Jul 27, 2014 at 10:03 AM, Wryen Meek notifications@github.com wrote:

Spread sheet majic here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kNJRd0rw5eU7__0Wj9ZgSFg7gDiHOIbeisGvKkWivvU/edit?usp=sharing

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub < https://github.com/codeforgreenville/UpstateEvents/issues/1#issuecomment-50265137>

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allella commented 9 years ago

Edited a few things recently.

Also, just met a couple guys interested in OpenWorks who started a Rails meetup. http://www.meetup.com/Upstate-Ruby/ adding that group to the list.

allella commented 9 years ago

Wryen, Not sure how many folks opted-in on continuing the conversation about connecting the leaders of various community tech groups.

I feel like that is a necessary component of an API for organizations and events, so this group is pretty dependent on reaching out to these folks. We've already identified many of them on the spreadsheet, though accuracy and contact info are in question.

At a minimum, we should probably have everyone working on the same spreadsheet data. So, if a new repository is created for actually contacting the leaders then at least we should make the two groups aware of each other.

OrangeCoat has a good relationship with the GSATC/Ta5 folks and Phil. I could try to get them to look over the current list and update contact info and add groups if they see others we missed?

allella commented 9 years ago

Ryan Heafy and Phil Yanov have been asked to fill in our remaining gaps and add any communities we missed.

On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:11 PM, Jim Ciallella jimc@orangecoat.com wrote: Phil,

Code For Greenville has a project to build an API of tech communities and pull in events in via RSS, iCal, screen scraping and such. The idea is to not ask people to have to enter or submit events to a new place, but to get it from where they already post.

As an open API, the thought is that anyone can consume the organizations and/or events and produce tools, hopefully in unique ways. So, OpenUpstate could pull orgs and events around open source. GSP Developers can pull Microsoft related stuff, or whatever.

Similarly, we'd expect to be able to tag things, so GSATC could theoretically pull an iCal feed to populate the community portion of the calendar, or at least double check things and learn about new groups, yada yada yada.

Related, Beer and Napkins collaborated with Code for Greenville last week to do a brainstorm about how the tech communities/meetups as a whole might be better connected around common goals, much in the same way GSATC and Ta5 connect the business side around networking.

The take away from that meeting was to gather the contact info for leaders of the various (30-ish) tech communities and reach out to them when there are opportunities that cross tools/languages/etc.

For instance, Code for Greenville and iMAGINE Upstate are to newer groups which are tool/language agnostic and are good examples of ways to get different groups mixing on occasion.

In short, we have a handful of gaps in the list, and possibly are even missing communities or meet-ups. As the king of the nerds I though you might be able give some minutes to fill in gaps or omissions. If you, or one of your folks with access to the Philodex, could help us out then that would be fantastic.

Here's the list with the missing names and emails sorted to the bottom

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kNJRd0rw5eU7__0Wj9ZgSFg7gDiHOIbeisGvKkWivvU/edit?usp=sharing

Best,

Jimmy C

wryenmeek commented 9 years ago

sweet! thank you.

On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:12 PM, Jim Ciallella notifications@github.com wrote:

Ryan Heafy and Phil Yanov have been asked to fill in our remaining gaps and add any communities we missed.

On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 10:11 PM, Jim Ciallella jimc@orangecoat.com wrote: Phil,

Code For Greenville has a project to build an API of tech communities and pull in events in via RSS, iCal, screen scraping and such. The idea is to not ask people to have to enter or submit events to a new place, but to get it from where they already post.

As an open API, the thought is that anyone can consume the organizations and/or events and product tools, hopefully in unique ways. So, OpenUpstate could pull orgs and events around open source. GSP Developers can pull Microsoft related stuff, or whatever.

Similarly, we'd expect to be able to tag things, so GSATC could theoretically pull an iCal feed to populate the community portion of the calendar, or at least double check things and learn about new groups, yada yada yada.

Related, Beer and Napkins collaborated with Code for Greenville last week to do a brainstorm about how the tech communities/meetups as a whole might be better connected around common goals, much in the same way GSATC and Ta5 connect the business side around networking.

The take away from that meeting was to gather the contact info for leaders of the various (30-ish) tech communities and reach out to them when there are opportunities that cross tools/languages/etc.

For instance, Code for Greenville and iMAGINE Upstate are to newer groups which are tool/language agnostic and are good examples of ways to get different groups mixing on occasion.

In short, we have a handful of gaps in the list, and possibly are even missing communities or meet-ups. As the king of the nerds I though you might be able give some minutes to fill in gaps or omissions. If you, or one of your folks with access to the Philodex, could help us out then that would be fantastic.

Here's the list with the missing names and emails sorted to the bottom

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kNJRd0rw5eU7__0Wj9ZgSFg7gDiHOIbeisGvKkWivvU/edit?usp=sharing

Best,

Jimmy C

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/codeforgreenville/UpstateEvents/issues/1#issuecomment-53665625 .

Wryen Meek 678.701.5005 http://www.linkedin.com/in/wryenmeek/ https://www.google.com/+WryenMeek

allella commented 9 years ago

Phil has "phil-ed" in a few gaps.

Does anyone have contact info for

Bryan Townsend David Roberts Jeff Dik Joshua Hale

If so, please update https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kNJRd0rw5eU7__0Wj9ZgSFg7gDiHOIbeisGvKkWivvU/edit?usp=sharing

wryenmeek commented 9 years ago

I dug through my email looking for contacts - I only have what they use on meetup.com as their email addresses - which is already on the sheet.

On Thu, Sep 18, 2014 at 4:18 PM, Jim Ciallella notifications@github.com wrote:

Phil has "phil-ed" in a few gaps.

Does anyone have contact info for

Bryan Townsend David Roberts Jeff Dik Joshua Hale

If so, please update

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kNJRd0rw5eU7__0Wj9ZgSFg7gDiHOIbeisGvKkWivvU/edit?usp=sharing

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/codeforgreenville/UpstateEvents/issues/1#issuecomment-56095934 .

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allella commented 9 years ago

@wweliz You mentioned TIY's Kids class. I see http://theironyard.com/academy/#kids , but are you aware of an actual site with events, or the contact for the group?

Likewise, if you know of any community groups not on the list https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1kNJRd0rw5eU7__0Wj9ZgSFg7gDiHOIbeisGvKkWivvU/edit?usp=sharing then please add or update.

Thanks, Jim

SuMoD123 commented 9 years ago

The Iron Yard kids are active in Spartanburg, Katherine Wakefield is doing basic web design with them. As far as I know the Greenville one still doesn't have any events scheduled.

ghost commented 9 years ago

The Iron Yard in Spartanburg currently offers 4 classes:

The Iron Yard in Greenville currently offers 2 classes:

I don't think there's an actual site with events for either campus, so your best bet is probably to contact the campus directors:

The general schedule is that kids classes run for six weeks in the middle of the Iron Yard "semesters" (12 weeks long). Since the holidays are coming up, the next class in Greenville won't start until after the first of the year.

On Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 10:56 PM, SuMoD123 notifications@github.com wrote:

The Iron Yard kids are active in Spartanburg, Katherine Wakefield is doing basic web design with them. As far as I know the Greenville one still doesn't have any events scheduled.

— Reply to this email directly or view it on GitHub https://github.com/codeforgreenville/UpstateEvents/issues/1#issuecomment-59872058 .

Whitney Williams

wweliz@gmail.com 001.864.907.3470

allella commented 9 years ago

Thanks @wweliz . I've added a location column and added both of TIY's kids classes.

We'll get in touch with the campus folks once the API gets under development and see if/where events are posted.

@wryenmeek since we've formally added a Location, feel free to add Spartanburg meetups/communities to the list if you know of them. I've added a row for Code for Spartanburg.