Prompting Craft: examining and discussing the art of the prompt in code and cultural creation. single track inclusive tech conference. March 14th/15 London 2024
Monki Gras, the tech conference about Software, Craft, and Tech Culture, returns March 14th and 15th. The theme this year is Prompting Craft: the art of the prompt in code and cultural creation.
important topic.
@FarrahC32
and
@brooke_jamieson
on the gap between the users of AI, and the people building it. Really great to have
@awscloud
people driving this conversation. Two awesome women, kicking ass and challenging the status quo. Also - super shiny jackets!
We have a theme for 2019 - Accessible Craft. so we're looking for speakers on accessibility in all forms. Expect talks on closed captioning, guilds, great documentation, designing for inclusion and democratising technology. Dates 31 Jan/1 Feb 2019. tickets on sale shortly
Monki Gras, the tech conference about Software, Craft, and Tech Culture, returns January 31 and Feb 1st 2019.
The theme this year is Accessible Craft: Creating great experiences for everyone.
team
@monkigras
is very excited to announce that
@_notwaving
has agreed to manage our diversity, inclusion and accessibility program again. we're so lucky!
We are so back. Monki Gras 2024 in Shoreditch, London, March 14th and 15th, the pre-Kubecon party, will examine the social and craft aspects of generative AI and prompt engineering. See you there.
tix on sale
call for papers open
ready for sponsorship
our Heads of Drinks acquisitions just turned up something rather marvelous. Next week
@monkigras
you'll get a chance to meet a new brewery staffed entirely by women, and drink some of their beer of course.
The web was accessible, then we broke it.
“We are forgetting the simplicity that is inherent in the
#design
of the
#web
right from the start. We are over-complicating it and this is how we are locking people out.” -
@brucel
#MonkiGras
important point from
@JoniSaylor
. you need to create spaces that makers want to work in. so now IBM has 44 design studios worldwide. eg one in hursley.
big shout out to
@CodeYourFuture_
. the cohort that attended
@monkigras
were all so lovely. you're doing amazing work, and we look forward to finding ways to collaborate more closely
big shout out today to two amazing women that do so much to make
@monkigras
an excellent and unique event. thanks
@saffgov
and
@_notwaving
for all your incredible work on production and and D&I. you provide the balance which makes us better.
#IWD2019
hard to measure how happy this picture makes us.
@hackerfemo
is a force of nature. we can't wait to hear his mother
@gowolade
, another force of nature, speaking at
@monkigras
. and of course
@redhat
is a sponsor. win!!!
Today’s curriculum was designed by
@hackerfemo
. And it was a hit! Naturally, we’ll be posting the curriculum on
@GitHub
soon for others to access, build upon and share. You can check out previous
#RedHatCOLAB
workshop curriculums here:
What do you know about Accessible music instruments? We suspect not much. So come check out
@RedRoxProjects
, who is joining us to tell us more about making playing music more accessible.
@monkigras
is looking ever more epic this year.
getting excited now. here's a direct quote from our beer guy. be there or be sad. some tix still available.
"we have a gorgeous set of beers and the greatest _selection_ we have ever had at Monki Gras!"
The best way to start discussing what I'm building next is by buying a round of drinks
@monkigras
! - Transforming Codebases Into Tailored Learning Experiences
Found a few spare glasses. Any local
@monkigras
alumni fancy a couple of these beauties?
@dletorey
will also throw in a couple of lovely beers from this year's monkigras
we are super excited to have
@emileifrem
, the OG of graph data, talking about LLMs and avoiding hallucinations with Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG). He's one of the great educators in this industry and it's a real privilege to have him with us.
Monki Gras, the tech conference about Software, Craft, and Tech Culture is happening on March 14th and 15th, and
@emileifrem
is part of it to talk about graphs and
#GenAI
:)
📍 London - More info:
@monkigras
@monkchips
#Neo4j
TIL that adults are actually better at learning languages than children. Loving this talk from
@KFosterMarks
, comparing second language acquisition to fluency in learning programming and “speaking code”
@monkigras
Thank you
@akamai
for sponsoring the closed captioning at
@monkigras
. Accessibility matters so much for healthy, vibrant communities. Captioning makes events better for everyone.
strong recommend. kresse of
@elvisandkresse
was one of the most compelling presenters we've ever had
@monkigras
. a powerhouse, turning used firehoses into high fashion.
Tonight
@FashNerdEditor
will be a member of Fashion Tech Bytes panel. The conversation will focus on sustainability and manufacturing and the wonderful things that are taking place within the fashion industry. See you there?
#sustainability
#fashion
#manufacturing
So
@FarrahC32
is "non-technical" but has been creating apps using
@awscloud
partyrock. I like this prompting craft framework she uses for experimentation
#monkigras
wow.
@ThinkingType
talking about the difference between type and lettering. type is all about place and site specificity. think about light materials and specificity
5 years ago we had a new brewery called
@BeavertownBeer
on stage, featured their beers and learned about their unique design story. today they announced exciting expansions plans and a minority investment by
@Heineken
. congratulations to all of you!
#scalingcraft
Open source has entered the chat.
@lmarsden
giving us the low down on the speed at which open source models are challenging closed source models in 2024. There is potentially a reckoning at hand.
putting on a community event like monkigras would be literally impossible without sponsors. we're grateful to
@awscloud
for helping us put on a great show.
.
@andiamohq
is a startup that helps kids to walk with 3d printing. it's had an incredible 18 months. Ross Tierny and Niven Curtis-Woodcock are joining us at
@monkigras
to discuss the challenges that the design and engineering team face on a daily basis.
@mnowster
@monkigras
I really loved your talk because I really related to it. I was nodding so vigorously throughout, that I thought the person next to me might think i was ill. Sorry i didn't get a chance to say hi in person.
@thomleg
and I work in a senior-heavy software team. Would anyone going to
@monkigras
be interested in sharing ideas on how to make it an excellent place for grad/early-career engineers to join & stay? We'd love to talk about it!
if you work at
@RedHat
you should be proud your employer is supporting
@gowolade
and
@hackerfemo
- they're doing stunning edtech work in London. here is Grace telling her story
so how just great is that
@bjfletcher
talk - have you all watched it again yet? should we put one up from
@alexwlchan
up this weekend?
thanks again to
@weaveworks
for sponsoring the conference video
access to capital for under-represented groups is crucial to moving forward as a society.
@sukifuller
is coming to
@monkigras
to lay down the science. co lead of the 50/50 pledge to increase the number of women that get funded.
this post is extremely interesting about the similarities and differences between academic and tech conferences. also questions of accessibility of content and knowledge
many of you, especially our lovely speakers, are wondering where the schedule is. those that know
@monkchips
however, will be astounded to know he's already working on a formal agenda
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