As promised, we continue to review local initiatives and conferences that were not included in the
original list . In today's collection, a lot of tempting is waiting for students, citizens interested in security issues, and lovers of small, cozy narrowly mathematic gatherings.
MosCode FestivalWhen: February 11th (qualifying round)
Where: Moscow, the territory of the Skolkovo Innovation Center, Bolshoy Boulevard, 42, building. one
Participation conditions: free of charge following the selection results
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The championship in sports programming for Russian and foreign students will, as befits the championship, take place in several stages. On February 11, participants will pass a five-hour qualifying round, according to the results of which selection will be made to the finals (from March 31 to April 1). The first round will be held on the tasks of one of the stages of the Open Cup. E.V. Pankratyeva programming.
Unity3D game developmentWhen: from February 13
Where: Novosibirsk, Academician Koptyug Avenue, 4, office 138, IT-Academy
Conditions of participation: 25 000 rubles.
Intensive course for those who want to closely get acquainted with Unity3d and for six weeks to make a path from a person without experience in game dedev to junior. Listeners will gain basic knowledge about creating games in 2D and 3D graphics, let them work, creating their own project and learn how to optimize it for mobile platforms. The program consists of two blocks: first, the basics of working with the editor are explained, the file structure, algorithms, scene, resources and prefabs (base unit), then the analysis of specific types of games and platforms (junior block) and scripting details begins. In the meantime, representatives of the company will look after themselves for applicants for internship and the position of junior developer.
Intel Delta CourseWhen: February 14 - April 11
Where: Nizhny Novgorod, Turgenev, 30
Conditions of participation: registration is required
The course on artificial intelligence technologies for all who actively form the knowledge base: students, undergraduates and graduate students of natural sciences. Classes are held in the evening, including theory, practice, master class and time to communicate with teachers. Listeners will learn topics such as: concurrency, image processing, distributed deep learning, classical methods of machine learning, functional security, the creation of the Internet of things and working with common tools. Graduates will receive a certificate and benefits for admission to the Intel internship.
ElixirLangMoscow Meetup # 7When: February 15
Where: Moscow, Pyatnitsky lane., 2
Conditions of participation: registration is required
Talk about Elixir in a relaxed atmosphere and a relaxed state of mind. This time, two reports are planned in the program: the first is about the Agala framework, a platform for real-time interaction with third-party services, on which Telegram and Vk bots are implemented; the second is about Apache CouchDB, its ecosystem. features and capabilities, as well as the implementation of the replication protocol. The rest of the time, the microphone will be free for those who are inspired to visit spontaneously.
C ++ PartyWhen: February 15
Where: St. Petersburg, Piskarevsky Avenue, 22, letter U
Conditions of participation: registration is required
Yandex together with St. The Petersburg C ++ User Group gathers the St. Petersburg community of programmers who write in C ++ for productive communication and other tea parties. There will be speakers: experts from the organizers will tell the guests to the pattern patterns of lock-free algorithms without waste of resources and asynchronous code using future / promise.
HardathonWhen: February 16-18
Where: Ulyanovsk, st. Minaev, 11, 6th floor
Participation conditions: free, registration required
Hakaton for those who are not afraid of iron: first of all, they are electronic engineers, self-technicians, system programmers, engineers, designers, but there is work for developers and designers. In 48 hours, teams will need to assemble a working prototype of the device at the junction of programming electronics and digital production. Everything necessary for the flight of thought - equipped workspace, materials, the Internet and the opportunity to eat - will be provided by the organizers. Those who are not yet ripe for active participation in the hackathon can come to the final presentation of projects on the last day - admission is free.
Nodskul number 22When: February 17
Where: St. Petersburg, st. Kherson 12-14, Renaissance Truth Business Center
Conditions of participation: registration is required
Workshops with improvisation for everyone who works with Javascript and React and wants to work with them more productively. The event is held under the slogan “learning together” - mnetores and just volunteers from the community will willingly help to master the intricacies of using frameworks and libraries, front-end technologies, useful practices, tests and debugging. Materials on which these group classes are held can be viewed on the website (https://nodeschool.io/ru/). To participate, you need only a laptop (preferably already with Node.js and Git Bash) and the mood, everything else, including extensive knowledge of the topic, is optional.
RND.JS # 5When: February 18
Where: Rostov-on-Don, st. Suvorov, 91, fl. 7, Southern IT Park
Participation conditions: free, registration required
New month, new meeting of fans of JavaScript. The program of the evening is in the process of being compiled and announced - at the moment we know that we can count on the performance of one of the organizers of MoscowJS and a detailed coverage of the React Active topic.
DDOS PreventionWhen: February 26 - March 7
Where: Moscow, Warsaw highway 9c1, Rows Soldatenkova, entrance 2
Participation conditions: 17 550 rub.
The advanced course of virtual self-defense teaches us to understand and repel DDoS attacks. Listeners will be able to look at them from the inside, having considered in detail the order of the performance, the role of botnets and backdoors, the essence of zombie networks. Teachers will touch on all popular types of attacks, focusing on flood and modern methods using cloud technologies. The second part of the course will be devoted to a variety of precautionary measures and safety standards (starting with load testing and ending with perimeter protection), with the help of which participants will be able to assess the state of their resource and build a protection strategy.
Imagine Cup 2018: RussiaWhen: submission of applications until February 28
Where: the address is specified
Participation conditions: free of charge
The Russian stage of the international competition of student projects from Microsoft has already begun. Teams of two or three participants over the age of 16 are admitted to the competition - students, masters, graduate students, high school students, possibly under the guidance of a teacher or other mentor. The team’s project should fall into one of three categories: Mixed Reality (developing applications on Unity for augmented and virtual reality), AI (developing bots on the Microsoft Bot Framework, using Microsoft Cognitive Services in applications on Windows, bots, Xamarin, mobile applications) and Big Data (building predictive models based on big data using Microsoft Azure Machine Learning or CNTK, rendering on Microsoft PowerBi, developing with the blockchain). Primary selection will be held on the basis of online applications with the presentation of a prototype product. Those interested can present their project to the jury in person. The prize fund is $ 100,000.
How to increase the value of a business using blockchain technologyWhen: February 28
Where: Moscow, 2nd Donskoy proezd, 9C3, Blockchain Center of Competences
Conditions of participation: 17 900 rubles.
The name gives a good idea of ​​the specifics of the event: it’s not about the abstract perspectives of technology, but about more mundane things - how to cash it and whether it is worth it. Speakers will analyze cases from finance, energy, retail, real estate, logistics and other areas, involving, among other things, foreign practices. Participants will learn a lot about hidden opportunities and pitfalls: what is the potential of attracting investments, how to protect themselves from hackers and not to go against the law, what are the advantages of smart contracts for concluding contracts, what to evaluate blockchain specialists and whether it is possible to optimize business processes and reduce costs.
Information Security CodeWhen: March 1
Where: Moscow, Leningrad Highway 39, p. 1
Conditions of participation: 22 900 rubles.
And another event for those who want to protect themselves and their data. The reports are divided into four streams that correspond to the stages of the Shewhart-Deming cycle: “Plan - Do - Control - Improve”. Long (up to an hour) speeches and master classes from heads of services, departments and departments of information security will deal with various aspects of strategic planning and its implementation in practice: incident and risk management, epidemic prevention, password requirements, elimination of the effects of hacking. Speakers will share their expertise based on their own, positive and negative experience.
Open Data Day in MoscowWhen: March 3-4
Where: Moscow, 1st Botkinsky passage, 7, bldg. 1, Center "Blagosfera"
Participation conditions: free, registration required
An international initiative from the Open Data Foundation is designed to promote the concept of openness and accessibility of data, to stimulate the exchange of experience and ideas of projects. Programmers, designers, analysts, journalists, civil society activists and other caring groups are invited to participate. The extensive program includes lectures from practitioners who have real experience with open data and a desire to share it with a wide audience; master classes in data collection and processing, a quiz game for experts in the field and an exhibition of useful infographics.
SECON '2018When: March 16-17
Where: Penza, St. Builders, 168a
Conditions of participation: 512 rubles. per day
Software development in different perspectives: from programming itself to project management. This year, special emphasis will be placed on modern technological trends (robotization, Internet of things, big data, 3D printing, artificial intelligence technologies, blockchain and augmented reality), but the classics will not be overlooked. The topics of the reports vary from development (backend and front-end, Javascript, development and testing synergy, mobile development) to design (usability, React, automated UI tests, special effects) and management.
Selection in the Business IncubatorWhen: March 17-18 (acceptance of applications until March 2)
Where: Kazan, st. Petersburg, 52
Participation conditions: free of charge
The business incubator, a platform to support promising start-ups in the IT sector, invites Kazan specialists to talk about their endeavors and, possibly, to get help in promoting the market in various aspects - from project accompaniment by experienced specialists to recommendations to investors. The most operational will receive a bonus - the experts from the incubators will be happy to give them feedback and recommendations, without waiting for the start of the selection.