Bristol Meetups

DBBUG & PyData Bristol Xmas Special

We are delighted to announce a joint Christmas social event with fellow Bristol-based Python meetup, the PyData Bristol group.

** CHANGE OF VENUE**
We will be meeting at Runway East Bristol this time, for those coming by train it is approximately 12 minutes' walk from Bristol Temple Meads.
Address: 1 Victoria St, Bristol BS1 6AA

Massive thank you to Elucidata for kindly sponsoring the venue hire.

You can expect several 5 minute Christmas themed lightning talks from both PyData and DBBUG groups' members, as well as extended breaks and networking time plus community announcements. There will be a staffed bar on site, and free mince pies!

If you would like to give a Christmas lightning talk on the evening then please fill in your relevant details on the spreadsheet below. We are always looking for new speakers and lightning talks.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1R-VGYCLJAyHeXcBF37J-88m3V6itESF_SnwXjo8U_CY/edit#gid=0

⚡️ LIGHTNING TALKS
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1. (PyData) Bharat Kunwar: "Santas routing problem - observations on a Kaggle competition".

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2. (Python DBBUG) Rob Charlwood: "1 day with Docker - What I learned in my first 8 hours".

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3. (PyData) Matt Hamilton: "Using reinforcement learning to trade bitcoin"

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4. (Python DBBUG) Paul Lyon: "How IBM Watson (and Others) respond to sarcastic customer reviews"

🕖 LOGISTICS
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Doors open at 18:00, talks kick off at 18:30 sharp, beers available from the bar before the talks start and during the intervals. There will be a designated pub to head to afterwards.

We're limited on the number of attendees, so if you realise you can't make it, please unRSVP in good time to free up your place for your fellow community members.

📜 CODE OF CONDUCT
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The DBBUG Code of Conduct governs this meetup (http://pydata.org/code-of-conduct.html). To discuss any issues or concerns relating to the code of conduct or the behaviour of anyone at a DBBUG meetup, please contact the group organisers.