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