Hey everyone, we're getting closer and closer to next semester and
have a few things we want to fill you in on.
== Pygmalion ==
== Creadak's Resignation ==
== OWASP ==
== NodeDublin ==
== Skycon and PyCon ==
== Pygmalion ==
Pygmalion, one of our new servers purchased earlier this year, has
been installed by the admin team and is now up and running for general
use. Pygmalion is our new development server, and the admins have
installed a number of compilers and such on it, but please let us know
if there's anything that was missed that you feel should be there.
Happy coding!
== Creadak's Resignation ==
As some of you may already know Craig Mac Entee (Creadak) has decided
to resign as one of our system administrators. His work on the admin
team was greatly appreciated and he will be missed.
A new System Administrator will be elected at the EGM a few weeks into
the upcoming semester, along with a new First Year Representative.
Details of the admin exam will be announced when the new semester
begins.
== OWASP ==
Date: September 4th-6th 2012
Location: Trinity College Dublin
Website: http://www.appsecireland.org
The OWASP Programming Contest is running this year will be focused on
different teams from universities across Europe competing against each
other while coding a security -focused web application. After the two
days finish, a panel of companies and security professionals will
award as winner to the team/s who built the most secure application.
The prize giveaway will take place on the 6th at the
OWASP Appsec Ireland Conference. All students who
take part of this competition will also receive a free ticket to the
conference.
We are looking for members who are interested in this, and hope to
organise
teams to represent Redbrick and DCU. The teams are comprised of 2-4
people.
== NodeDublin ==
Date: 17th and 18th of October
Location: Guinness Store House Dublin
Website: http://www.nodedublin.com/
NodeDublin is a two day conference event hosting some of the greatest
speakers from the node community. Tickets are normally €475 but
redbrick can provide tickets at a discounted student rate of €70. This
is amazing value as a ticket entitles you to two days all in, food,
parties, alcohol, and lots of freebies.
These places are extremely limited, so contact committee as soon as
possible if you're interested in attending and we'll try our best to
get our hands on some tickets.
== Skycon ==
Date: 6th and 7th October 2012
Location: University of Limerick
Website: http://skycon.skynet.ie/2012/
Skycon will be a two day event that encompasses many diverse aspects
of computers. It caters for people who are interested in areas ranging
from cloud computing, to open source side of computer development,
mobile development and game development. Confirmed speakers so far
include Mark Shuttleworth (Ubuntu SABDFL) and Randall Munroe (xkcd).
We are hoping to organise a group to attend SkyCon, so please get
in touch with committee if you're interested in attending.
== Pycon ==
Date: 13th and 14th of October
Location: Radisson Blu Royal Hotel Dublin
Website: http://python.ie/pycon/2012/
PyCon is the largest annual gathering of the Irish Python community.
The conference will bring together Irish talent and world class
leaders in the Python community for a fun, informative and friendly
event. Saturday and Sunday will consist of talks, tutorials,
workshops, open-spaces and sprints.
We are hoping to organise a group to attend PyCon, so please get in
touch with committee if you're interested in attending.
That's all for now,
Regards,
Robert Devereux,
Redbrick Secretary 2012/"13