MeetUps.md

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## websites:
* [PEI Developers](https://peiitalliance.com/pei-devs)
* [PEI IT Alliance](https://peiitalliance.com) - "The voice of the IT industry of Prince Edward Island"

### June 2026

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Michael Easter

#### Topics
* Nolan Phillips, Jujutsu

#### Announcements
* Consider presenting a talk for us!
* Join the PEI IT Alliance
    * Tech Week August 10-14, 2026
* summer break

#### Sponsors

* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### May 2026

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Michael Easter

#### Topics
* Michael Easter, Docker Sandbox
* Ron Myers, Candid Tools 

#### Announcements

* Consider presenting a talk for us!
* PEI IT Alliance

#### Sponsors

* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### April 2026

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Michael Easter 

#### Topics
* Bob Shand, StageX 

#### Announcements

* Consider presenting a talk for us!
* PEI IT Alliance

#### Sponsors

* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### March 2026

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Evan Porter

#### Topics
* Network Telemetry by Josh Biggley

#### Announcements

* Consider presenting a talk for us!
* PEI IT Alliance

#### Sponsors

* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)


### February 2026

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Evan Porter

#### Topics
* OpenClaw (formerly Moltbot (formerly Clawd)) - Jarred Kenny

#### Announcements

* Consider presenting a talk for us!
* PEI IT Alliance

#### Sponsors

* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### January 2026 

(this entry was put up after the fact)

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Evan Porter

#### Topics
* Open Discussion on what we want to learn / do in the up coming year

#### Announcements

* Consider presenting a talk for us!
* PEI IT Alliance

#### Sponsors

* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### November 2025

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Michael Easter

#### Topics
* Lightning Talks

#### Announcements

* Consider presenting a talk for us!
* PEI IT Alliance

#### Sponsors

* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### October 2025

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Michael Easter

#### Topics
* "When Code Becomes Architecture" - Tanguy Merrien

#### Announcements

* Consider presenting a talk for us!
* PEI IT Alliance

#### Sponsors

* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### September 2025

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Evan Porter

#### Topics
* What we Learned Over the Summer

#### Announcements

* Consider presenting a talk for us!
* PEI IT Alliance

#### Sponsors

* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### June 2025

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Michael Easter

#### Topics
* Open Session

#### Announcements

* Consider presenting a talk for us!
* PEI IT Alliance

#### Sponsors

* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### May 2025

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Michael Easter

#### Topics
* Lightning Talks (on AI)

#### Announcements

* Consider presenting a talk for us!
* PEI IT Alliance

#### Sponsors

* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### Apr 2025

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Michael Easter

#### Topics
* Kevin Greer: Agents not Protocols
* John O'Hanley: A high-level tour of the PostScript programming language

#### Announcements

* Consider presenting a talk for us!
* PEI IT Alliance

#### Sponsors

* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### Mar 2025

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Michael Easter

#### Topics
* Kelvin Hsu: Schema-First API Design

#### Announcements

* Consider presenting a talk for us!
* PEI IT Alliance

#### Sponsors

* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### Feb 2025

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Nolan Phillips

#### Topics
* Will Taylor-Melanson: Recommender Systems

#### Announcements

* Consider presenting a talk for us!
* PEI IT Alliance

#### Sponsors

* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### January 2025

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Nolan Phillips

#### Topics
* Noah Pittman - Boosting Productivity
* Noyan Aydin - Localization

#### Announcements

* Consider presenting a talk for us!
* PEI IT Alliance

#### Sponsors

* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### November 2024

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Nolan Phillips

#### Topics
* Jordan Patterson - Bluetooth

#### Announcements

* Consider presenting a talk for us!
* PEI IT Alliance

#### Sponsors

* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)
  
### October 2024

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Nolan Phillips

#### Topics
* Abdelaziz Mahdy - Flutter

#### Announcements

* Consider presenting a talk for us!
* PEI IT Alliance

#### Sponsors

* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### September 2024

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Nolan Phillips
* MC: Matt Duffy

#### Topics
* Chris MacRae - XR development for Mere Mortals

#### Announcements

* Consider presentating a talk for us!
* Take our Survey
* PEI IT Alliance, A Welcome from Chris Gallant

#### Sponsors

* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### June 2024

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Evan Porter
* MC: Matt Duffy

#### Topics
* Christoph Rieger - From Smart Homes to Smart Cities: A dive into IoT Integrations

#### Announcements

* Join the PEI IT Alliance.
* Consider presentating a talk for us!

#### Sponsors

* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### May 2024

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Evan Porter
* MC: Matt Duffy

#### Topics
* Thuc Uyen Lai (Rachel) - The Evolution of Large Language Models

#### Announcements
* This is our 59th time being hosted at StartupZone. This is also last time we'll be here

#### Sponsors

* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)


### April 2024

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Evan Porter
* MC: Matt Duffy

#### Topics
* Lightning Talks

#### Announcements
* Happy 12th anniversary to PEI Developers
* See `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)
* Consider presenting a talk for us: it's easy! 
* PEI IT Alliance
* Skills PEI Job Fair on April 16th in Charlottetown from 12pm to 4pm
* Skills PEI Job Fair on April 23rd in Summerside from 12pm to 4pm

#### Sponsors

* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### March 2024

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Matt Duffy
* emcee: Evan Porter

#### Topics
* Ajeet Gill on "Making sense of Web Jargon: front-end to back-end and the magic in between"

#### Announcements
* See `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)
* Consider presenting a talk for us: it's easy! 
* PEI IT Alliance

#### Sponsors

* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### February 2024

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Matt Duffy
* emcee: Evan Porter

#### Topics
* Scott Byrne on "Learning Through Play: Insights From Five Creative Side-Projects"

#### Announcements
* See `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)
* Consider presenting a talk for us: it's easy! 
* PEI IT Alliance

#### Sponsors

* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### January 2024

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Matt Duffy
* emcee: Evan Porter

#### Topics
* Bob Shand on Buildroot

#### Announcements
* See `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)
* Consider presenting a talk for us: it's easy! 
* PEI IT Alliance

#### Sponsors

* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### November 2023

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: [Michael Easter](https://twitter.com/codetojoy) 

#### Topics
* Super-computing, ACENET
    * Kaitlin Newson, Research Consultant on PEI, based at UPEI. 
    * Ross Dickson, Lead Research Consultant, based in Halifax.
    * Michele Fash, ACENET’s Director of Business Development, based in Wolfville NS. 
    * Greg Lukeman is ACENET’s CEO, based in Antigonish NS. 

#### Announcements
* See `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)
* Consider presenting a talk for us: it's easy! 
* PEI IT Alliance

#### Sponsors

* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### October 2023

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: [Michael Easter](https://twitter.com/codetojoy) 

#### Topics
* Digital Skills Framework, Sam Livingstone, Devin Clayton (Education Services)
* Hotwire, [Nolan Phillips](https://twitter.com/ncphi)

#### Announcements
* See `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)
* Consider presenting a talk for us: it's easy! 
* PEI IT Alliance
* November: ACENET

#### Sponsors

* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### September 2023

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: [Evan Porter](https://twitter.com/evanepio) 

#### Topics
* Campfire Stories: weirdest bugs

#### Announcements
* See `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)
* Consider presenting a talk for us: it's easy! 
* PEI CyberTitan League (by PEI IT Alliance) 

#### Sponsors

* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### June 2023

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: [Evan Porter](https://twitter.com/evanepio) 

#### Topics
* Dr. Froduald Kabanza on AI at Levio

#### Announcements
* Follow on social media: [Maritime DevCon](https://maritimedevcon.com/) June 10, Fredericton, NB
* See `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)
* Consider presenting a talk for us: it's easy! 

#### Sponsors

* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### May 2023

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: [Michael Easter](https://twitter.com/codetojoy) 
    - slides [here](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1puAnww2O0tyYWKy8Qsm5KvPY0zxD6bqFouWpw-pOUUo/edit?usp=sharing)

#### Topics
* Open Forum on AI

#### Announcements
* [Maritime DevCon](https://maritimedevcon.com/) returns June 10, Fredericton, NB
* See `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)
* Consider presenting a talk for us: it's easy! 

#### Sponsors

* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Levio](https://www.levioconsulting.com/)
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### April 2023

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: [Michael Easter](https://twitter.com/codetojoy)

#### Topics
* [FOAM framework](https://github.com/kgrgreer/foam3) by [Kevin Greer](https://twitter.com/kgrgreer) 

#### Announcements
* Happy 11th Anniversary to PEI Devs!
* See `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)
* Consider presenting a talk for us: it's easy! 

#### Sponsors

* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [SpryPoint](https://sprypoint.com)
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### March 2023

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: [Michael Easter](https://twitter.com/codetojoy)

#### Topics
* "Metal Detecting" by [Terry Smith](https://twitter.com/greatbiggeek) 

#### Announcements
* See `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)
* Consider presenting a talk for us: it's easy! 

#### Sponsors

* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### February 2023

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: [Michael Easter](https://twitter.com/codetojoy)

#### Topics
* "Web Authentication" by [Jordan Patterson](https://twitter.com/jtjpatterson) 

#### Announcements
* See `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)
* Consider presenting a talk for us: it's easy! 

#### Sponsors

* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

### January 2023

#### Topics
* "Hardware security tokens - Yubikeys and you" by [Bob Shand](https://twitter.com/feralbob) 

#### Announcements
* [Locarius](https://locarius.io) ticketing software by [Three Hippies](https://threehippies.com).
* See `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)
* Consider presenting a talk for us! 

#### Sponsors

* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: [Michael Easter](https://twitter.com/codetojoy)

### November 2022

#### Topics
* "Accessible Design" - [Jamie Gerrard](https://twitter.com/JamieGerrard)
* "Managing your infrastructure with code" - [Andrew Reid](https://ca.linkedin.com/in/andrew-reid-23442096)

#### Announcements
* sticky: see `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)
* no meetup in December: Happy Holidays

#### Sponsors

* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Ron Myers

### October 2022

#### Topics
* Tech strategies for Fiona

#### Announcements
* sticky: see `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)

#### Sponsors

* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Evan Porter

### September 2022

#### Topics
* Mark Wright on Deno and the Rise of Edge Computing

#### Announcements
* sticky: see `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)
* [Our 100th Meetup on Record](https://github.com/peidevs/Event_Resources/blob/master/MeetUps_v2.csv)
* Cividia Inc. is looking for a CTO/co-founder. Details [here](https://www.dropbox.com/s/yc010hf27n2e4rj/Civida%20Inc.%20%20-%20CTO%20and%20co-founder.pdf?dl=0) and in our Slack `#jobs` channel

#### Sponsors

* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: Evan Porter

### August 2022

#### Topics
* [Chris Macrae] on Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) that act like native apps

#### Announcements
* sticky: see `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)

#### Sponsors

* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: [Evan Porter](https://twitter.com/evanepio)

### June 2022

#### Topics
* [Michael Easter](https://www.linkedin.com/in/codetojoy) on "Project Loom: A Summary For Busy Developers"

#### Announcements
* sticky: see `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)
* congrats to (sponsor) Binary Star on [joining forces with Levio](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/levioconsulting_levio-acquires-binary-star-a-maritime-success-activity-6940390076736561152-vZQ4)
* We'll likely take July off (We usually take a summer month off and December)

#### Sponsors

* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: [Evan Porter](https://twitter.com/evanepio)

### May 2022

#### Topics
* [Gordie Noye](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gordienoye/) on "Intro to Blockchain"

#### Announcements
* sticky: see `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)
* new `#i-made-this` channel in our Slack

#### Sponsors

* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: [Ron Myers](https://twitter.com/RonKMyers)

### April 2022

#### Topics
* [Sam Arnold](https://github.com/lesam) on "Database Internals - A Guided Tour"

#### Announcements
* our 10th anniversary! Dustin Sparks created PEI Devs in April 2012.
* sticky: see `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)
* new `#i-made-this` channel in our Slack
* door-prize after the presentation
    - thanks to Binary Star for sponsoring
    - eligible: (a) RSVPed as Yes (b) reside on PEI (c) present on call at time of draw
    - past/present elders are not eligible
    - several examples of 'door-prize picker' listed [here](https://github.com/peidevs/Resources/blob/master/Examples.md)

#### Sponsors

* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: [Ron Myers](https://twitter.com/RonKMyers)

### March 2022

#### Topics
* Lightning Talks

#### Announcements
* sticky: see `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)

#### Sponsors

* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: [Ron Myers](https://twitter.com/RonKMyers)

### February 2022

#### Topics
* [James O'Halloran](https://twitter.com/jamespohalloran): "Git-based Content Management with TinaCMS"
    - Long-time fans will remember that James presented to our group in January 2018.

#### Announcements

* NOTE: Google Hang may be limited to 60 minutes, so if the call terminates, check back
in Slack or check your email for a new link
* sticky: see `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)

#### Sponsors

* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 
* [Torq IT](https://www.torqit.ca/)

#### Organizers
* cat-herder: [Ron Myers](https://twitter.com/RonKMyers)

#### January 2022

##### Topics
* [Steven R. Baker](https://twitter.com/srbaker): "The xUnit Pattern"

##### Announcements

* NOTE: Google Hang may be limited to 60 minutes, so if the call terminates, check back
in Slack or check your email for a new link
* sticky: see `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* cat-herder: [Nolan Phillips](https://twitter.com/ncphi)

#### November 2021

##### Topics
* [Matt Duffy](https://github.com/2manyprojects2littletime): "A Quantum of Cryptography"

##### Announcements

* no Meetup in December ... see you in 2022
* sticky: see `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* host: [Evan Porter](https://twitter.com/evanepio)
* cat-herder: [Michael Easter](https://twitter.com/codetojoy)

#### October 2021

##### Topics
* Enlightening Lightning Talks (with proper Lighting)

##### Announcements

* silverorange is hiring! Intermediate PHP developer + Intermediate or Senior React/Node developers
* sticky: see `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* [Michael Easter](https://twitter.com/codetojoy)

#### September 2021

##### Topics
* [Jordan Patterson](https://twitter.com/jtjpatterson): Intro to Kubernetes

##### Announcements

* [Ron Myers](https://twitter.com/RonKMyers) joins the PEI Devs organizers/elders team!
* [Canadian Open Data Summit 2021](https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/2021-canadian-open-data-summit-tickets-151735477899), Sept 15-16, virtual
    - some of our group have attended/presented in the past
    - there may be more info in our `#opendata` channel
* in general, monitor the `#jobs` channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* [Michael Gauthier](https://twitter.com/hypertextmike)

#### August 2021

##### Topics
* Lightning Talks

##### Announcements

* TBA
* watch the jobs channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* [Nolan Phillips](https://twitter.com/ncphi)

#### June 2021

##### Topics
* Open Forum: Fad or Revolution?

##### Announcements

* TBA: IRL social event in August
* watch the jobs channel in our [Slack team](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScjMRLiiKXqeHCjCSAD37mFxJdH5fskiok-LUaIGtPUZ63glw/viewform)

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* [Michael Easter](https://twitter.com/codetojoy)

#### May 2021

##### Topics
* Flutter (UI dev toolkit) - [Dustin Sparks](https://twitter.com/dustin_sparks)

##### Announcements

* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) has office space for rent: 350 sq-ft, Queen St, Charlottetown. Details [here](https://www.kijiji.ca/v-commercial-office-space/charlottetown-pei/downtown-office-space-for-rent/1565954618)
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) is hiring [full stack developers](https://binary-star.breezy.hr/p/03a5b1f7f1e6-senior-full-stack-engineer-java-node-js-ai)

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* Evan Porter

#### Apr 2021

##### Topics
* Open Forum

##### Announcements

* PEI Devs Happy **9th anniversary**!
* Sandy Walsh started a thread on keeping momentum after the Atlantic Canada summit meeting 
* Potential Atlantic Hackathon (Sandy Walsh brought it up

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* Evan Porter


#### Mar 2021

##### Topics
* [Josh Biggley](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbiggley/) on "Observing Complexity: The Art and Science of Observability"

##### Announcements
* recent panel for dev communities in Atlantic Canada
* see `#jobs` channel in our Slack team
* if our video call ends, check Slack for new link
* April 2021 will be **9th anniversary** for PEI Devs

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* [Michael Easter](https://twitter.com/codetojoy)

#### Feb 2021

##### Topics
* [Michael Easter](https://twitter.com/codetojoy) on "Why Rust?"
* [Bob Shand](https://twitter.com/feralbob) on iOS App Clips

##### Announcements
* potential mega-summit for Atlantic region
* see `#jobs` channel in our Slack team
* March 2021: Josh Biggley on Observability
* if our video call ends, check Slack for new link

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* [Michael Easter](https://twitter.com/codetojoy)

#### Jan 2021

##### Topics
* Open forum (online, not in-person) : 
    - what technologies will you study (if any) in 2021? 
    - related:
        - what resources do you use? (e.g. books, Udemy, O'Reilly Learning, etc)
        - do you have a study plan? how do you decide where to invest time/$
    - theme inspired by [this guide](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfGW0Qiy2I0), a decent overview of web development
        - we have no affiliation with content creator
        - it starts out with simplistic info, but is long enough to cover a lot of ground

##### Announcements
* Binary Star is [hiring](https://binary-star.breezy.hr/)
    - Thank you to Dustin Sparks/Binary Star for MeetUp renewal
    - April 2021 will be 9th anniversary of PEI Devs
* silverorange is [hiring](https://www.silverorange.com/job/)
* see `#jobs` channel in our Slack team
* ScreenScape [acquired by Spectrio](https://www.screenscape.com/blog/spectrio-acquires-screenscape/)
* Startup Zone is not currently hosting in-person events re: COVID-19
* We are always looking for new speakers: just ping us with your idea!

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* [Michael Easter](https://twitter.com/codetojoy)

#### November 2020

##### Topics
* [Matt Duffy](https://twitter.com/medexperience) on ethics
* Lightning talks  

##### Announcements
* TBD 

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* [Michael Easter](https://twitter.com/codetojoy)

#### October 2020

##### Topics
* Lightning Talks 

##### Announcements
* TBD

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* ?

#### September 2020

##### Topics
* Lightning Talks 

##### Announcements
* ?

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* Evan Porter

#### July 2020

##### Topics
* Lightning Talks 

##### Announcements
* Forestry might be hiring

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* Evan Porter

#### June 2020

##### Topics
* Chris Macrae: Nuke.Build
* Round-table: working from home during a pandemic

##### Announcements
* silverorange is hiring a React Native devloper
* Matt's keyboard thing:
    * Do you want to build your own keyboard?  I’m organising a project to build your own mechanical keyboard!  I’m using the ergodox design www.ergodox.io, ordering the electronics and pcbs, either ordering the case materials or having the cases 3d printed at the library and then sending them out to people who have signed up.  
    Prices are TBD and are sensitive to options and the number of people interested.  It will be quite a bit less expensive than the assembled version of this design ($320US and up), and probably cheaper than the online group buy kits (~$200).  Current indications point to the price starting around $150 US for a kit.  
    So what does that get you?  All the pieces you need to assemble the keyboard: blank circuit boards, a set of key switches of your choice, key caps, all the other electronic components, and a case: the case is the part that holds all the other parts together, think a chassis for a car, not a carrying case.  
    Then what do you do?  That’s the best part: you build it! That will include programming the microcontroller, installing the keys into the case, soldering the keys and other components to the circuitboards, putting the caps on the keys and cinching the whole thing tight!  
    You’re interested, I can tell. So what do you do now?  Let me know.  I put in a test order a couple days ago to confirm for myself that all the components are compatible with the design.  If that goes well, the group buy will be placed late June.  
    You can contact me here in almost any channel, or via DM.  
    Thanks for your time and interest!  

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* Matt Duffy
* Evan Porter

#### May 2020

##### Topics
* Evan Porter: Python Tooling

##### Announcements
* Forestry might be hiring

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* Matt Duffy

#### April 2020

##### Topics
* Pandemic Hang-out

##### Announcements
* None

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* Matt Duffy

#### March 2020

##### Topics
* JavaScript Prototype Jeremy Noonan
* Hang-out

##### Announcements
* [Maritime Dev Con 2020](https://maritimedevcon.ca/) : June 12-13, Fredericton NB
* [Maritime Dev Con Call for Speakers](https://maritimedevcon.ca/call-for-speakers-2020/) - Tuesday March 31st Deadline!

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* Evan Porter

#### February 2020

##### Topics
* Torq Specs by Jeremy Noonan
* Hang-out

##### Announcements
* [Maritime Dev Con 2020](https://maritimedevcon.ca/) : June 12-13, Fredericton NB
* Stack Overflow [2020 Developer Survey](https://stackoverflow.blog/2020/02/05/the-2020-developer-survey-is-now-open/)

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* Evan Porter

#### January 2020

##### Topics
* 2-hour evolutionary Design Workshop presented by J. B. Rainsberger

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* Nolan Phillips

#### November 2019

##### Topics
* iOS 13 Killed the Radio Star by Bob Shand
* Hang-out

##### Announcements

* Global Day of Code Retreat on November 16th, November 15th for companies - 10th anniversary!
  * Forestry.io will be hosting GDCR November 15th at their office
* Forestry.io is hiring

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* Nolan Phillips

#### October 2019

##### Topics
* The future of content management by Scott Gallant
* Hang-out

##### Announcements

* Extra-Life event on Oct 26th at Startup Zone - play games and support children's hospitals. Join the team! Collect Pledges!
* Digital Skills Course for Skills PEI. They’re seeking some people to do a few workshops on digital skills
* Global Day of Code Retreat on November 16th, November 15th for companies - 10th anniversary!
* Startup Zone has new 3D printer with demo for coffee chat on October 11

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* Nolan Phillips and Evan Porter

#### September 2019

##### Topics
* Lightning Talks
* Hang-out

##### Announcements

* PEI Devs survey results
* check out #jobs channel on [our Slack team](https://peidevs.slack.com)
* October Meetup starts at 7:30 PM, not 7:00 PM

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* [Michael Easter](https://twitter.com/codetojoy)

#### August 2019

##### Topics
* Table-top Arcade Cabinet with Raspberry Pi by [Jordan Patterson](https://twitter.com/jtjpatterson)
* Hang-out

##### Announcements

* no July summer social
* PEI Devs survey (check email or DM us)
* silverorange is looking for a front end developer.
* Protocase in Sydney Nova Scotia is also looking to hire

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* [Evan Porter](https://twitter.com/evanepio)

#### June 2019

##### Topics
* Adapt & Overcome with [Matt Duffy](https://maritimedevcon.ca/speakers/#mattduffy)
* Hang-out

##### Announcements

* Maritime Dev Con took place June 8
* Pride PEI?

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* Michael Easter

#### May 2019

##### Topics
* Intro to GraphQL with Fred Campos
* Hang-out

##### Announcements

* [Maritime Dev Con](https://maritimedevcon.ca/) is June 8th
* [Pride PEI](https://pridepei.ca/) is hosting a RuPaul Drag Race showing after this event for the next couple months
  * Everyone is welcome
  * Goes from 9:30-10:30 
  * They are accepting donations
  * They are licensed to give away alcohol

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* Nolan Phillips

#### April 2019

##### Topics
* Lightning Talks!
* Hang-out

##### Announcements

* This month marks 7th anniversary of PEI Devs!
* [Maritime Dev Con](https://maritimedevcon.ca/) is June 8th
* [ACENET](https://www.ace-net.ca/)
  * ACENET is a regional consortium of post-secondary institutions that is partnered with [Compute Canada](https://www.computecanada.ca/). ACENET offers training, consulting, and access to super-computing resources.
  * ACENET Solutions is a federally incorporated non-profit. In July, its new state-of-the-art computer cluster is available. 
  * Stay tuned for a visit from a representative. 
* [Pride PEI](https://pridepei.ca/) is hosting a RuPaul Drag Race showing after this event for the next couple months
  * Everyone is welcome
  * Goes from 9:30-10:30 ?
  * They are accepting donations
  * They are licensed to give away alcohol

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Organizers
* Michael Gauthier (Cali-co-cat Herder & Host)
* Nolan Phillips (Cali-co-cat Herder)

#### March 2019

###### Topics

* Service Design
* Hang-out

###### Announcements

* Island Entertainment Expo
   * http://islandexpo.ca
* Maritime Dev Con 
  * https://maritimedevcon.ca/
  * June 8th
  * Call for speakers will be soon.
  * Interested in sponsoring? sponsor@maritimedevcon.ca.

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* Nolan Phillips

#### February 2019

###### Topics

* Machine Learning 101 – Mathew Larade
* Hang-out

###### Announcements

* Happy Valentines Day!

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* Nolan Phillips

#### January 2019

###### Topics

* Lightning Talks
* Hang-out

###### Announcements

* Happy New Year!

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* Evan Porter

#### November 2018

###### Topics

* Lightning Talks
* Hang-out

###### Announcements

* First official Trello community event, Nov 20. [Details here](https://aug.atlassian.com/events/details/startup-grind-pei-trello-events-presents-ignite-your-productivity-with-trello#/)
* [Global Day Code Retreat](https://www.coderetreat.org/), November 17. 
    * No formal event this year
    * Remote GDCR. [Details here](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/remote-global-day-of-coderetreat-tickets-52004086623)

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* Michael Easter. [PEI twitter](https://twitter.com/30_for_60), or [software-dev twitter](https://twitter.com/codetojoy)

#### October 2018

###### Topics

* [Bob Shand](https://twitter.com/feralbob) on Apple Mobile-Device Management
* [Paul Maxan](https://twitter.com/microp11sat) on Inmarsat-C (redux)

###### Announcements

* Extra Life gaming marathon fundraiser for children's hospitals: Oct 27, 9am-9pm, Startup Zone
    * [join the team or donate to team members efforts](https://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donordrive.team&teamID=40392)
    * [RSVP here to help us plan for space/food requirements](https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/charlottetown-gaming-extra-life-2018-tickets-51071483181)
* November MeetUp: [Code for Canada](https://codefor.ca/) video-call from Ottawa
* [Global Day Code Retreat](https://www.coderetreat.org/), November 17. 
    * No formal event this year
    * Join Slack if interested in organic hang-out

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* Michael Easter. [PEI twitter](https://twitter.com/30_for_60), [software-dev twitter](https://twitter.com/codetojoy)

#### September 2018

###### Topics

* Carol Mayne and team on the new [Open Data Portal](https://data.princeedwardisland.ca/) for the Gov't of PEI

###### Announcements

* Canada Learning Code has an event on September 22: National Learn to Code Day
    * Intro to Browser Extensions with JavaScript
* November 17 will be GDCR. PEI Devs might hold one here in Charlottetown. Stay tuned.

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* Michael Easter. [PEI twitter](https://twitter.com/30_for_60), [software-dev twitter](https://twitter.com/codetojoy)

#### August 2018

###### Topics

* Volunteers will give a 5 to 10 minute talk on a technology / project that brings them joy. Or whatever.

###### Announcements

* In September, we'll have a representative from the province talk to us about the recently launched PEI Open Data Portal.
* Summer Social in July was a success. Thanks to all attendees.
* Canada Learning Code has an event on September 22: National Learn to Code Day
    * Intro to Browser Extensions with JavaScript
* November 17 will be GDCR. PEI Devs might hold one here in Charlottetown. Stay tuned.

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Evan Porter](https://twitter.com/evanepio)

#### June 2018

###### Topics

* Presentation 1: [Chris Macrae](https://twitter.com/chrisdmacrae) on "Front-End Components with [Stencil.js](https://stenciljs.com/)"
* Presentation 2: [Bob Shand](https://twitter.com/feralbob) regales us with tales of [Augmented World Expo](https://augmentedworldexpo.com/) in Santa Clara, California

###### Announcements

* Elections PEI published 2017 [data set](http://www.electionspei.ca/index.php?number=1046908&lang=E) with [Open Data License](http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/EPEI_ODLICENCE.pdf)
    * Recall our April 2018 MeetUp with the team 
    * We created some visualizations [here](https://github.com/peidevs/OpenDataBookClub/blob/master/doc/LocalResources.md)
* [Maritime DevCon](https://maritimedevcon.ca/) on Saturday June 16
    * Fredericton, NB
* Startup Zone [2nd anniversary social](https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/startup-zone-is-turning-two-tickets-46808046126) June 22, 4pm - 6pm (RSVP)
* [Jordan Patterson](https://twitter.com/jtjpatterson) & [Scott Gallant](https://twitter.com/scottgallant) (from one of our sponsors, [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io/#/)) are nominated for Fusion Charlottetown's [Entrepreneurship and Employment Award](https://www.surveymonkey.com/survey-taken/?sm=PwCZPAUfWoN865M2qFnXbXxU_2BJ3Ty0XySEMg6uuGUF3ZK2Nnu1LyD4avEBQVgXZtumB7hKh6El55vDeReLLsAHaSsgtlYHxagJXPy4dOZ9Q_3D)

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Evan Porter](https://twitter.com/evanepio)

#### May 2018

###### Topics

* Presentation 1: [Sean Whalley](https://twitter.com/seanwhalley21) on _Google Firebase_
* Presentation 2: Paul Maxan on _Reverse Engineering Inmarsat-C_

###### Announcements

* [Maritime DevCon](https://maritimedevcon.ca/) on Saturday June 16th (tickets on sale now)
* New Trello User Group started by [Jodi LeBlanc](https://twitter.com/Jodilynne3)
    * Aimed at newbies (not just super-users)  
    * 4 events per year
* [PEI Designers](https://www.meetup.com/peidesign/) on May 29th

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Evan Porter](https://twitter.com/evanepio)

#### April 2018

###### Topics

* Presentation 1: Pierre Bassaler on _General Data Protection Regulation_ (new European Union regulation)
* Presentation 2: Elections PEI on _Introduction, New Website, & Data Sets_
    * Tim Garrity, Chief Electoral Officer
    * Stephanie Roberts, Deputy Chief Electoral Officer
    * Paul Alan, Communication Director

###### Announcements

* Happy Birthday PEI Devs! Six years!
* [Maritime DevCon](https://maritimedevcon.ca/) in June (tickets on sale 4/16)
* [PEI Designers](https://www.meetup.com/peidesign/) reboot on April 24

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Evan Porter](https://twitter.com/evanepio)


#### March 2018

###### Topics

* speaker 1: Open Forum on _unpopular opinions_

###### Announcements

* N/A

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Matt Duffy](https://twitter.com/medExperience)

#### February 2018

###### Topics

* Lightning Talks by Michael Gauthier, Bob Shand, Sean MacKay, Matt Duffy, Chris Macrae, Jordan Patterson

###### Announcements

* N/A

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Matt Duffy](https://twitter.com/medExperience)

#### January 2018

###### Topics
* speaker 1: [James O'Halloran](https://twitter.com/jamespohalloran) on Lessons Learned Developing Miner Meltdown
* speaker 2: [Sean Whalley](https://twitter.com/SeanWhalley21) on Developing a Static Website with Hugo

###### Announcements

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Matt Duffy](https://twitter.com/medExperience)

#### November 2017

###### Recruitment and Hiring Panel

Panelists:

* Dustin Sparks from [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca/)
* Jordan Patterson from [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io/)
* Michael Gauthier from [silverorange](https://www.silverorange.com/)
* Ian Morse from [ScreenScape](https://www.screenscape.com/)
* Patrick Charles from [MAXIMUS / DeltaWare](http://www.maximuscanada.ca/) 
* Wendy MacIntyre from [resolveHR](http://www.resolvehr.ca/)


###### Announcements
* [Global Day of Code Retreat](http://coderetreat.org/) is November 18
* The Robotics Club (part of Engineers PEI) is planning a Scratch Programming Day in either November or December and are looking for volunteers (email peirobots at gmail dot com)

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Evan Porter](https://twitter.com/evanepio)

#### October 2017

###### Topics
* speaker 1: [Chris Macrae](https://twitter.com/chrisdmacrae) on "The Modern Website"
* speaker 2: [Jordan Patterson](https://twitter.com/jtjpatterson) "Showing us Some Stuff With Docker"

###### Announcements
* [Global Day of Code Retreat](http://coderetreat.org/) is November 18
* The Robotics Club (part of Engineers PEI) is planning a Scratch Programming Day in either November or December and are looking for volunteers (email peirobots at gmail dot com)
* Annual Renewal of Startup Zone
   * Thanks to new sponsors [silverorange](https://www.silverorange.com/) and [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io/)
   * As well as Binary Star for continued sponsorship

###### Sponsors
* [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io) 
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) 
* [silverorange](https://silverorange.com) 

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Evan Porter](https://twitter.com/evanepio)

#### September 2017

###### Topics
* speaker 1: [Michael Easter](https://twitter.com/codetojoy) on "Moonshine on the Subway: An Intro To Java 9 Modules"
* speaker 2: [Sean Whalley](https://twitter.com/seanwhalley21) will lead a group discussion on ergonomics

###### Announcements
* [Northeast PHP](http://2017.northeastphp.org/) Recap
* PEI Devs new Code of Conduct
* PEI Devs new site officially launched ([Link](http://peidevs.github.io/))
* [Global Day of Code Retreat](http://coderetreat.org/) is November 18
* The Robotics Club (part of Engineers PEI) is planning a Scratch Programming Day in either November or December and are looking for volunteers (email peirobots at gmail dot com)
* Annual Renewal of Startup Zone
   * Thanks to new sponsors [silverorange](https://www.silverorange.com/) and [Forestry.io](https://forestry.io/)
   * As well as Binary Star for continued sponsorship

###### Sponsors
* [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca) - venue

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Evan Porter](https://twitter.com/evanepio)

#### June 2017

###### Topics
* speaker 1: [Ricardo Angel](https://twitter.com/adviceontech) on Raspberry Pi, Data Acquisition Appliance
* speaker 2: [Jordan Patterson](https://twitter.com/jtjpatterson) on Docker, Docker Compose

###### Announcements
* [Maritime DevCon](https://maritimedevcon.ca/) recap
* UPEI Embedded Devices course offered again in Fall 2017
  * Talk to Chris Vessey if interested
* [Northeast PHP](http://2017.northeastphp.org/) August 9-11, Charlottetown
* [Global Day of Code Retreat](http://coderetreat.org/) is November 18

* [New PEIDevs website](https://peidevs.github.io/homepageBeta/)
* Logos! we haven't posted this to Slack yet
* PEIDevs meeting and code-of-conduct. When ready it will be posted to Slack.

###### Sponsors
* Binary Star
* O'Reilly Media
* JetBrains
* Matt Duffy

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Michael Gauthier](http://twitter.com/hypertextmike)

#### May 2017

###### Topics
* speaker 1: [Ron Myers](https://twitter.com/RonKMyers) on async/await in TypeScript
* speaker 2: [Matt Duffy](https://twitter.com/MEDexperience) on effective team leadership

###### Announcements
* [New PEIDevs website](https://peidevs.github.io/homepageBeta/)
* Logos! We need your opinion. 🚲
* PEIDevs meeting and code-of-conduct. When ready it will be posted to Slack.
* [Maritime DevCon](https://maritimedevcon.ca/) June 3, Fredericton NB
* [Northeast PHP](http://2017.northeastphp.org/) August 9-11, Charlottetown
* [Global Day of Code Retreat](http://coderetreat.org/) is November 18

###### Sponsors
* Binary Star
* O'Reilly Media
* JetBrains
* [Michael Easter](https://twitter.com/codetojoy)

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Michael Gauthier](http://twitter.com/hypertextmike)

#### April 2017

###### Topics
* speaker 1: [Jordan Patterson](https://twitter.com/jtjpatterson) on Docker
* speaker 2: [Evan Porter](https://twitter.com/evanepio) on Django

###### Announcements
* [Northeast PHP - Call For Papers & Early Bird Tickets](http://cfp.northeastphp.org/) (Deadline April 15) 
* [Global Day of Code Retreat](http://coderetreat.org/) is November 18
* PEI Devs Book Club
   * Book: [Becoming a Technical Leader](https://www.amazon.ca/Becoming-Technical-Leader-Gerald-Weinberg-ebook/dp/B004J4VV3I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1491910107&sr=8-1&keywords=becoming+a+technical+leader)
   * Date: 7PM Thursday, April 27, 2017, 
   * Location: Joe Rainsberger's Home in Summerside
* Many companies hiring:
  * Forestry.io is hiring a developer.
* Meeting of the Elders next week, contact Sean Whalley with anything you want discussed.

###### Sponsors
* Binary Star
* Maximus
* O'Reilly Media
* JetBrains
* Michael Easter

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Nolan Phillips](http://twitter.com/ncphi)

###### Sponsors
* venue sponsored by [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca/)
* O'Reilly Media

#### March 2017

###### Topics
* Jim Murphy - Dev Ops or AWS
* Ross Evans - Machine Learning

###### Announcements
* Northeast PHP - [Call For Papers](http://cfp.northeastphp.org/) (Deadline April 15) 
* Open Data Hackathon Recap
* UX/UI Meetup Tuesday March 14th
* PEI Devs Book Club
   * Book: [The Five Dysfunctions of a Team](https://www.amazon.com/Five-Dysfunctions-Team-Leadership-Fable/dp/0787960756/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&qid=1484878293&sr=8-1&keywords=the+five+dysfunctions+of+a+team&linkCode=ll1&tag=jbrains.ca-20&linkId=583328be7a21bfd386d296f0dcd4270a)
   * Date: 7PM Thursday, March 16, 2017, 
   * Location: Joe Rainsberger's Home in Summerside
* Companies Hiring:
  * Binary Star
  * Forestry.io
  * silverorange 


###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Nolan Phillips](http://twitter.com/ncphi)

###### Sponsors
* venue sponsored by [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca/)

#### February 2017

CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER

#### January 2017

###### Topics
* [Suhaib Qaiser](https://twitter.com/suhaibqaiser) facilitates [coding workshop](https://www.meetup.com/PEI-Developers/events/232998004/) on Angular JS

###### Announcements
* PEI Devs: Open Data Day Hackathon, March 4, 2017

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Michael Easter](http://twitter.com/codetojoy)

###### Sponsors
* venue sponsored by [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca/)
* A/V equipment loaned by [ScreenScape Networks](http://screenscape.com)

#### November 2016

###### Topics
* Tracy Wood, Chief Operating Officer IT Shared Services, Gov't of PEI, on ITSS/IT procurement
* Kody Duncan on [Web Experience Toolkit](https://wet-boew.github.io/v4.0-ci/index-en.html)

###### Announcements
* Global Day of Code Retreat - recap
* National 'Girls Learning Code' Day: [Game-Making with Scratch](https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/charlottetown-national-girls-learning-code-day-game-making-with-scratch-girls-ages-8-13-parent-on-tickets-28054810694) - Nov 12 1pm-4pm @ [Startup Zone](https://twitter.com/startupzonepei). Ages 8-13
* [Startup Weekend](http://pei.up.co/events/9854) - Nov 18-20
    * Startup Weekend is a 54 hour event, where attendees pitch ideas, form teams and start companies. These events are very community focused and provide a place for budding entrepreneurs to find co-founders, mentors and momentum for their ideas.
    * The participants that attend have 60 seconds to make a pitch (optional), the pitches are whittled down to the top ideas, and then teams form around the ideas to come out with several developed companies or projects. Finally, the weekend culminates with demonstrations in front of an audience of judges and potential investors.
* PEI [Open Data Book Club](http://www.meetup.com/Open-Data-PEI/events/235416807/) - Nov 22
* PEI Devs December Social
* PEI Devs meetups booked for Jan, Feb 2017

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Michael Easter](http://twitter.com/codetojoy)

###### Sponsors
* venue sponsored by [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca/)
* A/V equipment loaned by [ScreenScape Networks](http://screenscape.com)
* door prize by [ScreenScape Networks](http://screenscape.com)
* [JetBrains license](https://www.jetbrains.com/products.html?fromMenu) sponsored by [JetBrains](https://www.jetbrains.com/)

#### October 2016

###### Topics
* [Jordan Patterson](https://twitter.com/jtjpatterson) - An introduction to Amazon Web Services using EC2 and RDS
* [Ifo Ikede](http://twitter.com/Afrohealer) - CI and Github

###### Announcements
* Beer and Bytes 
* Global Day of Code Retreat - [October 22nd](http://coderetreat.org/profiles/blogs/announcing-global-day-of-coderetreat-2016), venue TBD
* Recap of LLC Code Day Workshop on Interactive Storytelling and Gamemaking with HTML and CSS.
* LLC PEI [documentary screening](https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/charlottetown-code-documentary-screening-on-october-27th-at-6pm-tickets-26849926854) - 10/27 @ [Startup Zone](http://twitter.com/startupzonepei)
* [Open Data Book Club](http://bit.ly/2dXqZvi) - 10/27 at Robertson Library, UPEI. Part of [International Open Access Week](http://www.openaccessweek.org/)
* November PEI Devs: Tracy Wood, COO with IT Shared Services, Gov't of PEI will present on IT procurement.
* [Girls Learning Code](http://ladieslearningcode.com/girlscodeday/2016/) - Nov 12 1pm-4pm @ [Startup Zone](https://twitter.com/startupzonepei). Ages 8-13
* [Startup Weekend](http://pei.up.co/events/9854) - Nov 18-20

    Startup Weekend is a 54 hour event, where attendees pitch ideas, form teams and start companies. These events are very community focused and provide a place for budding entrepreneurs to find co-founders, mentors and momentum for their ideas.
 
    The participants that attend have 60 seconds to make a pitch (optional), the pitches are whittled down to the top ideas, and then teams form around the ideas to come out with several developed companies or projects. Finally, the weekend culminates with demonstrations in front of an audience of judges and potential investors.

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* Mike Berger

###### Sponsors
* venue sponsored by [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca/) 
* [JetBrains license](https://www.jetbrains.com/products.html?fromMenu) sponsored by [JetBrains](https://www.jetbrains.com/)
* Jordan Patterson (Door Prizes)

#### September 2016

###### Topics
* [Sean Whalley](http://twitter.com/seanwhalley21) - Deleting Code for Fun and Profit	
* [Michael Easter](http://twitter.com/codetojoy) - A Random Walk Down Presentation Street

###### Announcements
* [Ladies Learning Code](https://twitter.com/learningcode) - Launch Event September 24 in Charlottetown
* [Open Data Book Club](http://bit.ly/2cBvhp5): presentation by Paul Alan from Elections PEI on upcoming plebiscite - September 27
* Global Day of Code Retreat - [October 22nd](http://coderetreat.org/profiles/blogs/announcing-global-day-of-coderetreat-2016) TBD
* PEIDevs Website - Looking for people to help
* Join our Github Team

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Evan Porter](http://twitter.com/evanepio) 

###### Sponsors
* venue sponsored by [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca/) 
* [JetBrains license](https://www.jetbrains.com/products.html?fromMenu) sponsored by [JetBrains](https://www.jetbrains.com/)

#### August 2016

###### Topics
* Submitting a Talk
* Conference Recap facilitated by [Evan Porter](http://twitter.com/evanepio)
* [Matt Duffy](http://twitter.com/MEDexperience) and [Michael Easter](http://twitter.com/codetojoy) - from gist to GitHub artifacts

###### Announcements
* [Ladies Learning Code](https://twitter.com/learningcode) - Launch Event September 24th in Charlottetown
* Global Day of Code Retreat - [October 22nd](http://coderetreat.org/profiles/blogs/announcing-global-day-of-coderetreat-2016) TBD
* PEIDevs Website - Looking for people to help
* Scooter 3.0 (Codename Gonzo) - Putting off until Fall

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Sean Whalley](http://twitter.com/seanwhalley21) 

###### Sponsors
* venue sponsored by [Binary Star](http://www.binarystar.ca/)
* Cookies sponsored by [Sean Whalley](http://twitter.com/seanwhalley21) 
* [JetBrains license](https://www.jetbrains.com/products.html?fromMenu) sponsored by [JetBrains](https://www.jetbrains.com/)

#### June 2016

###### Topics
* round-table on PEI Devs and what we can do better
* [Matt Duffy](http://twitter.com/MEDexperience) - Pain-Driven Development
* [Nolan Phillips](http://twitter.com/ncphi) - JavaScript Part 2 

###### Announcements
* Welcome to the [Startup Zone](http://www.startupzone.ca/)
* [Ladies Learning Code](http://bit.ly/1RVD6kz) - June 14 in Charlottetown
* [NE PHP](http://2016.northeastphp.org) - August 4th and 5th in Charlottetown
* Global Day of Code Retreat - [October 22nd](http://coderetreat.org/profiles/blogs/announcing-global-day-of-coderetreat-2016) TBD
* past events:
    * [Maritime Dev Con](http://maritimedevcon.ca) - June 4 in Fredericton
    * [PyCon](https://us.pycon.org/2016/) - May 28 - June 5 in Portland, OR
* Scooter 3.0 (Codename Gonzo)

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Sean Whalley](http://twitter.com/seanwhalley21) 

###### Sponsors
* venue sponsored by [Startup Zone](http://www.startupzone.ca/)
* food sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* ongoing MeetUp subscription by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* [JetBrains license](https://www.jetbrains.com/products.html?fromMenu) sponsored by [JetBrains](https://www.jetbrains.com/)
* [Evan Porter](http://twitter.com/evanepio)

#### May 2016

###### Topics
* [Matt Duffy](http://twitter.com/MEDexperience) - Running with Numbers: Math and Metrics for Software
* Recommended Resources / Show and Tell

###### Announcements
* [NE PHP](http://2016.northeastphp.org) - August 4th and 5th in Charlottetown
* [Maritime Dev Con](http://maritimedevcon.ca) - June 4th in Fredericton
* [CIPS Talk by Chris Vessey](http://bit.ly/1T2ykqM) - May 19 in Charlottetown

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Michael Easter](http://twitter.com/codetojoy) 

###### Sponsors
* venue sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* food sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* video equipment loaned by [ScreenScape](http://www.screenscape.com)
* ongoing MeetUp subscription by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* [JetBrains license](https://www.jetbrains.com/products.html?fromMenu) sponsored by [JetBrains](https://www.jetbrains.com/)

#### April 2016

###### Topics
* [Michael Dunleavy](http://www.lwlaw.com/people/dunleavy-michael/) on "Startup Legals 101" - A high-level overview of legal issues for startups, founders and employees
* [Michael Gauthier](https://twitter.com/hypertextmike) on "Web Security using TLS" - An examination of how TLS works to secure your websites and services. We'll cover the inner workings of TLS, and how you can easily use it in your projects.

###### Announcements
* Early Bird Tickets for [NE PHP](http://2016.northeastphp.org) are available until end of month (conference held on August 4th and 5th in Charlottetown)
* Early Bird Tickets for [Maritime Dev Con](http://maritimedevcon.ca) are available until end of month (conference held on June 4th in Fredericton) - they are going fast and may already be gone
* Follow [#CODS16 on Twitter](https://twitter.com/search?q=%23CODS16&src=typd) later this month for Canadian Open Data Summit 2016 news.
* [ICTC Webinar: Privacy Obligations for Small Businesses](http://www.ictc-ctic.ca/pipedawebinar/) on April 19th, 12 PM to 1 PM - what businesses need to know about their privacy obligations under the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Document Act (PIPEDA)

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Evan Porter](http://twitter.com/evanepio) 

###### Sponsors
* venue sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* food sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* projector rental sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* ongoing MeetUp subscription by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* [JetBrains license](https://www.jetbrains.com/products.html?fromMenu) sponsored by [JetBrains](https://www.jetbrains.com/)

#### March 2016

###### Topics

* **Additive Manufacturing: Beyond the Prototype** - Jeff Bowser, [FabLab Atlantic](http://www.upei.ca/engineering/fablab-atlantic)
  * An introduction to the Fab Lab and UPEI and it's current and future role.  A look at how additive manufacturing is changing how we solve problems like never before.
* **SolidWorks 3D Modeling** - Steve Buss
  * Going through design problems and using Solid Works to create a solution. A must-see for hobbyists and 3D-printer enthusiasts!

###### Announcements
* [Northeast PHP Conference](http://2016.northeastphp.org/) - Call for Papers
  * Deadline March 31st, 2016
* Makerspace in Summerside: [http://summersidemakerspace.ca](http://summersidemakerspace.ca)
  * Open House March 16th from 6 PM to 10 PM
* Unity Tech Talks (Matt Duffy) 
  * Event took place on March 4th 2016
* [#OpenDataDay](http://opendataday.org/) 2016 - [PEI Open Data Hackathon](http://peidevs.github.io/OpenDataBookClub/2016/03/05/Open-Data-Day) (Michael Easter)
  * Event took place on March 5th 2016
* Maritime DevCon - [Call for Speakers](http://maritimedevcon.ca/call-for-speakers/)
  * Event will take place June 4th 2016 - possibility of car pooling
* [O'Reilly Partnership Programme](http://www.oreilly.com/partner/) offers our membership:
  * 20% off O'Reilly conference passes (use code USRG)
  * 40% off most O'Reilly print books
  * 50% off most O'Reilly ebooks (use code PCBW)!

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Evan Porter](http://twitter.com/evanepio) 

###### Sponsors

* venue sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* food sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* ongoing MeetUp subscription by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* video equipment loaned by [ScreenScape](http://www.screenscape.com)
* [JetBrains license](https://www.jetbrains.com/products.html?fromMenu) sponsored by [JetBrains](https://www.jetbrains.com/)

-----

#### February 2016

###### Topics
* [Michael Gauthier](https://twitter.com/hypertextmike) on Queues / Distributed Computing for Web Applications ([slides here](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/10PfwftPn9WUVjpQsOOKUqMINL0vUsMyGY6SQAjK6Q5A/edit#slide=id.p))
* [Nolan Phillips](http://twitter.com/ncphi) on Object-Orientation in Javascript ([code here](https://github.com/ncphillips/demo-oojs))

###### Announcements
* Hack event, March 5, for [Open Data Day](http://opendataday.org/) . Details TBA
* [Canadian Open Data Summit 2016](http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/canadian-open-data-summit-sommet-canadien-des-donnees-ouvertes-tickets-20001937333) registration is open. April 2016, Saint John NB
* Open Data Book Club [MeetUp](http://www.meetup.com/Open-Data-PEI/events/228548487/) with Robert Hughes, CAO, Stratford on February 23
* Michael Easter on Open Data, CIPS PEI, February 18
* [O'Reilly Partnership Programme](http://www.oreilly.com/partner/) offers our membership 20% off O'Reilly conference passes (use code USRG), 40% off most O'Reilly print books and 50% off most O'Reilly ebooks (use code PCBW)!
* Northeast PHP Conference - Call for Presenters (http://2016.northeastphp.org/)

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Evan Porter](http://twitter.com/evanepio) 

###### Sponsors
* venue sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* food sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* video equipment loaned by [ScreenScape](http://www.screenscape.com)
* ongoing MeetUp subscription by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* [JetBrains license](https://www.jetbrains.com/products.html?fromMenu) sponsored by [JetBrains](https://www.jetbrains.com/)

-----

#### January 2016

###### Topics
* [Ross Evans](http://twitter.com/thatQcode) on Web Application Security
* [J.B. Rainsberger](http://twitter.com/jbrains) on Debugging Interactions
* [Bob Shand](http://twitter.com/feralbob) on [fastlane tools](https://fastlane.tools/)

###### Announcements
* [Open Data Book Club](http://www.meetup.com/Open-Data-PEI) is promoted to proper MeetUp 
* Open Data Book Club presented to [provincial Directors' Forum](http://peidevs.github.io/OpenDataBookClub/presentations/2015_DEC_17_Directors_Forum)

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Matt Duffy](http://twitter.com/medexperience) 

###### Sponsors
* venue sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* food sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* [JetBrains license](https://www.jetbrains.com/products.html?fromMenu) sponsored by [JetBrains](https://www.jetbrains.com/)
* video equipment loaned by [ScreenScape](http://www.screenscape.com)
* ongoing MeetUp subscription by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 

-----

#### December 2015

###### Topics
This month's theme was lightning talks on 'The Basics' and 'Best Practices'
* [Matt Duffy](http://twitter.com/medexperience) on Engineers PEI Robotics team
* [Derek Campbell](http://twitter.com/derekscampbell1) on [Makerspace in Summerside](http://www.journalpioneer.com/News/Local/2015-12-11/article-4373225/Summerside-techies-building-co-op-for-artists,-inventors-and-tinkerers/1)

###### Announcements
* none (?)

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Matt Duffy](http://twitter.com/medexperience) 

###### Sponsors
* venue sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* food sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* ongoing MeetUp subscription by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 

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#### November 2015

###### Topics
The group supported the local arts community by going to see [Kooperman](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4831954/).

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Matt Duffy](http://twitter.com/medexperience) 

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#### October 2015

###### Topics
This month's theme was lightning talks on 'The Basics' and 'Best Practices'
* [Matt Duffy](http://twitter.com/medexperience) on [SOLID](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SOLID_(object-oriented_design)) v [FLUID](http://www.slideshare.net/Kevlin/introducing-the-fluid-principles) design
* [Christian Southgate](http://twitter.com/chridmeister) on a case study of design gone bad
* [Evan Porter](http://twitter.com/evanepio) on the [Four Rules of Simple Design](http://martinfowler.com/bliki/BeckDesignRules.html)
* [JB Rainsberger](http://twitter.com/jbrains) on developing design and programming skills

###### Announcements
* [UX MeetUp](http://www.meetup.com/Charlottetown-UI-UX-Design/) Oct 13
* [SAR Hackathon](http://www.sarscene.ca/2015/hackathon_e.asp) Oct 23-24
* [Collide Conference](http://www.collidehalifax.com/) Oct 22-23
* [Open Data Book Club](http://www.meetup.com/PEI-Developers/events/225763709/) Oct 27

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Derek Campbell](http://twitter.com/derekscampbell1) 

###### Sponsors
* Collide Conference pass sponsored by [Collide Conference](http://www.collidehalifax.com/)
* [World's Best Intro to TDD](http://wbitdd.jbrains.ca) lifetime membership sponsored by [JB Rainsberger](http://www.jbrains.ca)
* [JetBrains license](https://www.jetbrains.com/products.html?fromMenu) sponsored by [JetBrains](https://www.jetbrains.com/)
* video equipment loaned by [ScreenScape](http://www.screenscape.com)
* ongoing MeetUp subscription by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 

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#### September 2015 

###### Topics
* [Matt Duffy](http://twitter.com/medexperience) on [Cryptography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptography) and [Cryptanalysis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptanalysis)
* Open Forum

###### Announcements 
* [Open Data Book Club](http://bit.ly/1JOrsr9) on 9/22
* PEI Developers joins 20+ organizations in an [open letter](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-VWzsWwt1uTBLkFEeSsogeBEXqeRAN5rjBPArnsKLgE/edit) asking federal political parties to endorse the principles of Open Data and Open Government during the upcoming election

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Derek Campbell](http://twitter.com/derekscampbell1) 

###### Sponsors
* venue sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* food sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* door-prizes sponsored by [ScreenScape](http://www.screenscape.com) and [JetBrains](http://jetbrains.com) 
* video equipment loaned by [ScreenScape](http://www.screenscape.com) 
* ongoing MeetUp subscription by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 

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#### August 2015 

###### Topics
* [Michael Easter](http://twitter.com/codetojoy) on [Open Data](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_data) . [Slides and outline here](http://peidevs.github.io/Talk_OpenData)
* open forum on Open Data

###### Announcements 
* [Global Day of Coderetreat, Nov 2015](http://coderetreat.org/events)

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Derek Campbell](http://twitter.com/derekscampbell1) 

###### Sponsors
* venue sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* food sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* door-prizes sponsored by [Michael Easter](http://twitter.com/30_for_60) and [JetBrains](http://jetbrains.com) 
* video equipment loaned by [ScreenScape](http://www.screenscape.com) 
* ongoing MeetUp subscription by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 

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#### July 2015 

###### Topics
* [Kyron Stubbs](http://www.meetup.com/PEI-Developers/members/97862342/) on [Play framework](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_framework)
* [Mark Wright](http://www.meetup.com/PEI-Developers/members/177730952/) on [Radium](http://projects.formidablelabs.com/radium/)

###### Announcements 
* Local firm seeking 'Septic Sitters'. [Details here](http://dynamicmonitors.com/detailed-septic-sitter-data-allows-for-unique-onsite-insights/)
* Town of Stratford initiative [launched](http://www.townofstratford.ca/global-governance-project-launched/)
* Michael Easter to follow-up on delayed Open Data write-up. [Webcasts here](http://opendatacon.org/webcast/)
* ITAP / IT Garage update
* summer party

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Sean Whalley](http://twitter.com/SeanWhalley21) 

###### Sponsors
* venue sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* food sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* [JetBrains](http://jetbrains.com) 
* video equipment loaned by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* ongoing MeetUp subscription by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 

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#### June 2015 

###### Topics
* [Christian Southgate](http://www.meetup.com/PEI-Developers/members/184030754/) on open source quadcopter
* [Nolan Phillips](http://www.meetup.com/PEI-Developers/members/183862842/) on [ReactJS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/React_%28JavaScript_library%29)

###### Announcements 
* [Robert Hughes](http://www.townofstratford.ca/robert-hughes-p-eng/), Town of Stratford
* Recap - [International Open Data Conference and pre-events](http://opendatacon.org/) by [Michael Easter](http://twitter.com/codetojoy)

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Sean Whalley](http://twitter.com/SeanWhalley21) 

###### Sponsors
* venue sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* food sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* [JetBrains](http://jetbrains.com) 
* video equipment loaned by [ScreenScape](http://screenscape.com)
* ongoing MeetUp subscription by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 

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#### May 2015 

###### Topics
* [Sean Whalley](http://twitter.com/seanwhalley21) Mob Programming session

###### Announcements 
* Recap - [Startup Weekend: Farm and Food - PEI](http://www.up.co/communities/canada/pei/startup-weekend/5679) by TBD
* Recap - [PyCon](http://twitter.com/pycon) by [Evan Porter](http://twitter.com/evanepio)
* [International Open Data Conference - Ottawa](http://opendatacon.org/)
* [Open Data Summit- Ottawa](http://opendatasummit.ca/en/)

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Sean Whalley](http://twitter.com/SeanWhalley21) 

###### Sponsors
* venue sponsored by [Sean Whalley](http://twitter.com/seanwhalley21)
* food sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* [JetBrains](http://jetbrains.com) 
* video equipment loaned by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) and [ScreenScape](http://screenscape.com)
* ongoing MeetUp subscription by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 

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#### April 2015 

###### Topics
* [Derek Campbell](http://twitter.com/derekscampbell1) on Dev Tools 
* [Ryan Palmer](http://twitter.com/rypalmer) on Travis CI 

###### Announcements 
* [Indie Developers Showcase - PEI](https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/indie-developers-showcase-tickets-16255356208)
* [Startup Weekend: Farm and Food - PEI](http://www.up.co/communities/canada/pei/startup-weekend/5679)
* stay tuned for potential search-and-rescue hackathon in October
* [International Open Data Conference - Ottawa](http://opendatacon.org/)
* [Open Data Summit- Ottawa](http://opendatasummit.ca/en/)

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Michael Easter](http://twitter.com/codetojoy) 

###### Sponsors
* venue sponsored by Michael Easter
* food sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* [JetBrains](http://jetbrains.com) 
* projector etc loaned by [ScreenScape](http://screenscape.com)
* ongoing MeetUp subscription by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 

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#### March 2015 

###### Topics
* [Matt Duffy](http://twitter.com/MEDexperience) on Arduino 

###### Announcements 
* [Raspberry Pi Jam](https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/raspberrypi-jam-pei-tickets-15957876438) - Sat, March 28
* [Indie Developers Showcase](https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/indie-developers-showcase-tickets-16255356208)
* potential class on embedded devices at UPEI in Fall 2015

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Michael Easter](http://twitter.com/codetojoy) 

###### Sponsors
* venue sponsored by Michael Easter
* food sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* [JetBrains](http://jetbrains.com) 
* projector etc loaned by [ScreenScape](http://screenscape.com)
* ongoing MeetUp subscription by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 

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#### February 2015 

###### Topics
* [Evan Porter](http://twitter.com/evanepio) on Clojure 
* [Michael Easter](http://twitter.com/codetojoy) on Java 8 streams

###### Announcements 
* [CODE](http://open.canada.ca/en/canadian-open-data-experience-code)

###### Cat Herder (organizer) for this month
* [Michael Easter](http://twitter.com/codetojoy) 

###### Sponsors
* venue sponsored by Michael Easter
* food sponsored by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star) 
* projector etc loaned by [ScreenScape](http://screenscape.com)
* ongoing MeetUp subscription by [Binary Star](https://www.linkedin.com/company/binary-star)