====== Geek Events ====== A list of regular geek events in Glasgow that I try to get to. See also [[Calendar]] and [[Other Groups]]. * [[https://www.meetup.com/The-Glasgow-Geeks/|The Glasgow Geeks (meetup.com)]] — Drinks in the pub with like minded individuals (#geeksocial on glasgow.social) * [[https://www.meetup.com/Open-Source-Glasgow/|Open Source Glasgow (meetup.com)]] - Regular meetup events teaching command line and Linux * [[https://www.meetup.com/Glasgow-Coding-Meetup/|Glasgow Coding Meetup (meetup.com)]] — Learn to code and general programming discussions (#coding on glasgow.social) * [[http://www.royalphil.org/|The Royal Philosophical Society]] — Meet twice a month for a lecture and drinks in the Strathclyde University buildings. * [[http://www.scotlug.org.uk/|The Scottish Linux Users Group]] — Meet on the last Thursday of the month for a talk in Strathclyde University and drinks afterwards in The Counting House. * [[https://www.gla.ac.uk/events/cafescientifique/|Cafe Scientifique]] — Meet on the first Monday of the month for an informal lecture and discussion on various, mainly science, subjects. * [[http://glasgowskeptics.com/|Glasgow Skeptics In The Pub]] — Monthly talks on skepticism and informal drinks in the pub. * [[http://www.scifibookgroup.com/|Glasgow Sci-fi Bookgroup]] — Meets monthly in Tinderbox, Ingram Street. * [[http://rookieoven.com/|RookieOven]] — Meets monthly in The Arches Cafe, Argyle Street. Meetup for the tech startup scene in Glasgow. * [[http://www.2600glasgow.com|2600 Glasgow]] - Monthly hacker/computer security meetup ==== Defunct ==== * [[http://www.meetup.com/glasgowwebcentric|Web Meetup (meetup.com)]] — Informal drinks in the pub talking about web technology. * [[http://refreshglasgow.org/|Refresh Glasgow]] — Meets monthly in Sloans, Bath Street. "A meetup of designers, developers and people who work on the web" * [[http://www.meetup.com/Glasgow-Brights|The Glasgow Brights (meetup.com)]] — Humanists, freethinkers, athiests, agnostics, pub meetings (Waxy O'Connor's) every week or two. * [[http://www.techmeetup.co.uk/|Tech Meetup]] — Beer and pizza in Caledonian University then a few technology talks. (no longer hold a Glasgow event, circa 2019)