Making shit better!

Lloyd Watkin

<P>A pop-up tech event about people/companies/projects that are making the world better in any way possible.</P>
<P>Making s*** better is about anything from solving environmental problems, improving education, or making writing software better for developers. <EM>As long as there's an interesting story then we'll talk about it.</EM></P>
<P>Our first talk will begin at 6:45pm, so please arrive before hand. Afterwards guests will be able to mingle and have more discussions around the talks, or other areas!<BR></P>
<H2><STRONG>Talks</STRONG></H2>
<H3>Tom Makin - AdviceAid : Helping to prevent homelessness - one commit at a time</H3>
<P>AdviceAid is a web based service which makes it easy and affordable for councils to give the right advice to people who are in the s**t and are at risk of becoming homeless. This talk aims to give an intro to the AdviceAid project and share some of the insights learned along the way.<BR></P>
<H3>Tania Papazafeiropoulou - How we're using React Native to help save the world!</H3>
<P>Food waste is one of the biggest environmental and social challenges facing the planet. OLIO helps people connect and share surplus food. And it's built in React Native!</P>
<H3>Bruce Hughes - <SPAN>Big world, small company: A guide for diversity and inclusion in tech startups</SPAN></H3>
<P><SPAN>Bruce is a QA at Fresh8 Gaming and an active member of the testing and LGBT+ communities in Bristol. Their job is testing products, but what he actually does is test people. She is never (read: constantly) afraid to talk about problems at all levels of the business, and has used this superpower to help Fresh8 make their work environment more inclusive. </SPAN></P>
<P><EM>We'll also have a short intorduction to "Women Rock" (https://www.sr2rec.co.uk/women-rock-introduction/).</EM></P>
<P><STRONG>We have space to squeeze one short (~20 minute) talk in if you would like to share your story about how you are making s*** better please email lloyd@olioex.com with details!</STRONG></P>

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