Hey everyone we've got some exciting events coming your way very soon, == TechWeek == == OpenNet Programming Competition == == Moodle Founder Talk == == Science HackDay == == Notes Hosted On Webspace == == TechWeek == Exciting stuff, Tech Week this year is being held during week 3 from the 18th to the 22nd of February this year. We will have a full calendar of events for the week available for you soon. Some of the highlights you can expect include a talk from the founder of Moodle and a programming competition we are running in conjunction with OpenNet. == OpenNet Programming Competition == Have skills? Want to make some easy cash dollah? Openet in conjunction with RedBrick are holding a coding competition on 20th February. You will be given a problem and have 90 minutes to code up a solution in either Java or C++. The competition is open to 3rd, 4th and full- time masters students. The prizes are as follows: 1st: €1000 2nd: €500 3rd: €500 And up to €500 in spot prizes up for grabs on the day with free finger food and drink to all entrants provided by the NuBar. Well worth entering! To enter, please register here: http://www.openet.com/landing/code/register.php You will need your student card, laptop and charger on the day. Registration starts at 2:30 in The Venue. == Moodle Founder Talk == Date: Wednesday 20th February Time:6pm Venue: HG23, Nursing Building, DCU. Registration Link: http://bit.ly/Wj8u4M Moodle Founder Martin Dougiamas, will be giving a free talk entitled "The challenges of designing and delivering an open source project" during tech week this year. For anyone thinking of going into software development this will be a great opportunity to hear from an experienced industry professional. To date, Martin has worked on a number of projects including 'Moodle', which is now used in over 200 countries by over 1 million educators. This talk is free of charge however registration at the link above is necessary. We hope to see you there. == Science HackDay == Date: Saturday 2nd of March Time: 9:30am Venue: The Hub, DCU Ireland Event Link: http://sciencehackdaydublin.com/ Science Hack Day is an all-day-all-night event that brings scientists, engineers, computer scientists and designers together to find solutions (hacks) to real-life problems and questions during a brief but intense period of collaboration (36 hours). Science Hack Day's have become an international trend successfully bringing science and technology together by providing a platform for different types of creative and inquisitive minds to collaborate in the same physical space on focused tasks. It'll be a two great days of problem solving fun! Make sure to register at their website above in order to ensure yo get a ticket!! == Notes Hosted On Webspace == Link: https://wiki.redbrick.dcu.ie/mw/PubCookie_on_Redbrick We have recently been contacted by some lecturers about redbrick members hosting notes on their personal web space. We see no real problem with this however it can become an issue if students are using notes from past modules as a substitute for notes on modules which they are currently taking. We would ask all our members who are hosting module notes on their web space to place them behind a simple htaccess file, (see instructions at the link above) or simply take them down. If you have any questions on how to set this up, contact helpdesk@redbrick.dcu.ie Thats all for now, Robert Devereux, Redbrick Secretary 2012/"13.