diff --git a/_data/events.yml b/_data/events.yml index 9a0e6d5..ae36d08 100644 --- a/_data/events.yml +++ b/_data/events.yml @@ -445,26 +445,6 @@ target: _target uid: "book_club:_mindset_20241024" -- title: | - Cloud Career Journeys: DevOps Engineering - description: | - Join Women Coding Community for the launch of an exciting series on exploring cloud careers! The series will feature expert speakers who are excelling in various cloud-based roles. - category_style: tech-talk - category_name: Tech Talk - date: TUE, OCT 29, 2024 - expiration: "20241029" - host: "Airat Yusuff" - speaker: "Oyinkansola Aremu" - time: 7:00 PM UTC - image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/9/a/a/event_523775242.webp" - alt: "Cloud Career Journeys: DevOps Engineering cover photo" - link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/303257659/?eventOrigin=group_events_list - title: View meetup event - target: _target - uid: "cloud_career_journeys:_devops_engineering_20241029" - - title: | Introduction to SurrealDB: A Modern Database for the Future description: | @@ -485,6 +465,26 @@ target: _target uid: "introduction_to_surrealdb:_a_modern_database_for_the_future_20241028" +- title: | + Cloud Career Journeys: DevOps Engineering + description: | + Join Women Coding Community for the launch of an exciting series on exploring cloud careers! The series will feature expert speakers who are excelling in various cloud-based roles. + category_style: tech-talk + category_name: Tech Talk + date: TUE, OCT 29, 2024 + expiration: "20241029" + host: "Airat Yusuff" + speaker: "Oyinkansola Aremu" + time: 7:00 PM UTC + image: + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/9/a/a/event_523775242.webp" + alt: "Cloud Career Journeys: DevOps Engineering cover photo" + link: + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/303257659/?eventOrigin=group_events_list + title: View meetup event + target: _target + uid: "cloud_career_journeys:_devops_engineering_20241029" + - title: | Hands-On with SurrealDB: Exploring Key Features in Practice description: "This session will provide a practical exploration of some of SurrealDB\u2019s key out-of-the-box features. We\u2019ll focus on fundamental operations such as CRUD (Create, Read, Update, Delete), schema definition, and SurrealDB\u2019s unique \"Get functions.\" Additionally, we\u2019ll take a look at the Surreal Store demo dataset to see how these features can be applied in real-world scenarios.\n" @@ -796,44 +796,44 @@ uid: "coding_club_python_:_data_with_pandas_-_session_3_20250227" - title: | - Coding Club Python : Data with Pandas - Session 4 + Celebrating International Women's Day description: | - Unlock the power of data analysis with Pandas, one of Python's most versatile libraries! This study group is designed for beginners and intermediate Python users who want to deepen their data skills. Together, we'll tackle the "Gateway to Pandas" course from JetBrains Academy in 4 interactive and practical sessions. + Join Women Coding Community, Women in Rust and SurrealDB as we celebrate the progress and achievements of women in technology and innovation! category_style: tech-talk category_name: Tech Talk - date: THU, MAR 13, 2025 - expiration: "20250313" + date: THU, MAR 11, 2025 + expiration: "20250312" host: "" speaker: "" - time: 8:00 PM UTC + time: 6:00 PM UTC image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/7/c/6/9/event_525811849.webp" - alt: "Coding Club Python : Data with Pandas - Session 4 cover photo" + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/1/1/a/600_526576666.webp" + alt: event cover link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/305708664/?eventOrigin=group_events_list + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/306483318/ title: View meetup event target: _target - uid: "coding_club_python_:_data_with_pandas_-_session_4_20250313" + uid: "celebrating_international_women's_day_20250312" - title: | - Celebrating International Women's Day + Coding Club Python : Data with Pandas - Session 4 description: | - Join Women Coding Community, Women in Rust and SurrealDB as we celebrate the progress and achievements of women in technology and innovation! + Unlock the power of data analysis with Pandas, one of Python's most versatile libraries! This study group is designed for beginners and intermediate Python users who want to deepen their data skills. Together, we'll tackle the "Gateway to Pandas" course from JetBrains Academy in 4 interactive and practical sessions. category_style: tech-talk category_name: Tech Talk - date: THU, MAR 11, 2025 - expiration: "20250312" + date: THU, MAR 13, 2025 + expiration: "20250313" host: "" speaker: "" - time: 6:00 PM UTC + time: 8:00 PM UTC image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/1/1/a/600_526576666.webp" - alt: event cover + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/7/c/6/9/event_525811849.webp" + alt: "Coding Club Python : Data with Pandas - Session 4 cover photo" link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/306483318/ + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/305708664/?eventOrigin=group_events_list title: View meetup event target: _target - uid: "celebrating_international_women's_day_20250312" + uid: "coding_club_python_:_data_with_pandas_-_session_4_20250313" - title: | Career Journey in Information Security @@ -1080,45 +1080,24 @@ target: _target uid: "advanced_tdd_practices__real-world_application_20250614" -- title: | - Mentorship Check-In | How is Your Journey Going? (WCC Mentorship Programme 2025) +- title: "Defining System Requirements \u2014 A System Design Deep Dive (Part 2 of 2)\n" description: | - How is your mentorship journey going so far? Let's check in! Join the Women Coding Community Mentorship Programme Team for a reflective and energizing Mentorship Check-In designed to reconnect, share progress, and strengthen our community halfway through the 2025 program. + Designing robust, scalable systems starts with one essential step: defining system requirements. category_style: tech-talk category_name: Tech Talk - date: TUE, JUL 08, 2025 - expiration: "20250708" - host: "Idayat Sanni and Rajashree Munoli" - speaker: "" - time: 08:00 PM BST - image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/e/7/f/3/600_528419379.jpeg" - alt: WCC Meetup event image - link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/308368038/ - title: View meetup event - target: _target - uid: "mentorship_check-in_|_how_is_your_journey_going?_(wcc_mentorship_programme_2025)_20250708" - -- title: | - Book Club: Fundamentals of Data Engineering - description: | - About the Book "Data engineering has grown rapidly in the past decade, leaving many software engineers, data scientists, and analysts looking for a comprehensive view of this practice. - category_style: book-club - category_name: Book Club - date: MON, JUN 30, 2025 - expiration: "20250630" - host: "Silke Nodwell and Prabha Venkatesh" - speaker: "Lasha Dolenjashvili" - time: 07:00 PM BST + date: SUN, JUN 15, 2025 + expiration: "20250615" + host: "" + speaker: "Shailaja Koppu, Liliiia Rafikova" + time: 06:00 PM BST image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/1/f/c/1/600_528368129.jpeg" + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/5/7/3/6/600_528502326.jpeg" alt: WCC Meetup event image link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/307781742/ + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/308462205/ title: View meetup event target: _target - uid: "book_club:_fundamentals_of_data_engineering_20250630" + uid: "defining_system_requirements_\u2014_a_system_design_deep_dive_(part_2_of_2)_20250615" - title: LeetCode Summer Bootcamp Week 3 description: | @@ -1139,84 +1118,85 @@ target: _target uid: "leetcode_summer_bootcamp_week_3_20250621" -- title: "Defining System Requirements \u2014 A System Design Deep Dive (Part 2 of 2)\n" +- title: | + Book Club: Fundamentals of Data Engineering description: | - Designing robust, scalable systems starts with one essential step: defining system requirements. - category_style: tech-talk - category_name: Tech Talk - date: SUN, JUN 15, 2025 - expiration: "20250615" - host: "" - speaker: "Shailaja Koppu, Liliiia Rafikova" - time: 06:00 PM BST + About the Book "Data engineering has grown rapidly in the past decade, leaving many software engineers, data scientists, and analysts looking for a comprehensive view of this practice. + category_style: book-club + category_name: Book Club + date: MON, JUN 30, 2025 + expiration: "20250630" + host: "Silke Nodwell and Prabha Venkatesh" + speaker: "Lasha Dolenjashvili" + time: 07:00 PM BST image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/5/7/3/6/600_528502326.jpeg" + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/1/f/c/1/600_528368129.jpeg" alt: WCC Meetup event image link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/308462205/ + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/307781742/ title: View meetup event target: _target - uid: "defining_system_requirements_\u2014_a_system_design_deep_dive_(part_2_of_2)_20250615" + uid: "book_club:_fundamentals_of_data_engineering_20250630" - title: | - LeetCode Summer Bootcamp: Hard Level Week 3 + Mentorship Check-In | How is Your Journey Going? (WCC Mentorship Programme 2025) description: | - Do you always feel frustrated by upcoming coding interviews? Do you feel overwhelmed by opening books and platforms to practice coding questions while trying to look at too many topics simultaneously? Our intensive Summer Coding Bootcamp: From Zero to Hero! is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge and problem-solving techniques to confidently tackle even the most challenging coding interviews. + How is your mentorship journey going so far? Let's check in! Join the Women Coding Community Mentorship Programme Team for a reflective and energizing Mentorship Check-In designed to reconnect, share progress, and strengthen our community halfway through the 2025 program. category_style: tech-talk category_name: Tech Talk - date: SAT, AUG 16, 2025 - expiration: "20250816" - host: "Irina Kamalova, Lilia Rafikova and Nonna Shakhova" + date: TUE, JUL 08, 2025 + expiration: "20250708" + host: "Idayat Sanni and Rajashree Munoli" speaker: "" - time: 10:00 AM BST + time: 08:00 PM BST image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/6/2/5/600_529178437.jpeg" + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/e/7/f/3/600_528419379.jpeg" alt: WCC Meetup event image link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/310058286/ + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/308368038/ title: View meetup event target: _target - uid: "leetcode_summer_bootcamp:_hard_level_week_3_20250816" + uid: "mentorship_check-in_|_how_is_your_journey_going?_(wcc_mentorship_programme_2025)_20250708" - title: | - LeetCode Summer Bootcamp: Advanced Level Week 1 + LeetCode Summer Bootcamp: Medium Level Week 4 description: | Do you always feel frustrated by upcoming coding interviews? Do you feel overwhelmed by opening books and platforms to practice coding questions while trying to look at too many topics simultaneously? Our intensive Summer Coding Bootcamp: From Zero to Hero! is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge and problem-solving techniques to confidently tackle even the most challenging coding interviews. category_style: tech-talk category_name: Tech Talk - date: SAT, AUG 30, 2025 - expiration: "20250830" + date: SAT, JUL 26, 2025 + expiration: "20250726" host: "Irina Kamalova, Lilia Rafikova and Nonna Shakhova" speaker: "" time: 10:00 AM BST image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/6/5/6/600_529178486.jpeg" + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/1/9/8/0/600_528786528.jpeg" alt: WCC Meetup event image link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/310058298/ + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/308581301/ title: View meetup event target: _target - uid: "leetcode_summer_bootcamp:_advanced_level_week_1_20250830" + uid: "leetcode_summer_bootcamp:_medium_level_week_4_20250726" - title: | - LeetCode Summer Bootcamp: Medium Level Week 4 + Traffic Management Demystified: Load Balancers & Reverse Proxies Explained description: | - Do you always feel frustrated by upcoming coding interviews? Do you feel overwhelmed by opening books and platforms to practice coding questions while trying to look at too many topics simultaneously? Our intensive Summer Coding Bootcamp: From Zero to Hero! is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge and problem-solving techniques to confidently tackle even the most challenging coding interviews. + Traffic Management Demystified: Load Balancers Reverse Proxies Explained. Modern web systems rely on smart traffic routing to ensure availability, scalability, and performance. category_style: tech-talk category_name: Tech Talk - date: SAT, JUL 26, 2025 - expiration: "20250726" - host: "Irina Kamalova, Lilia Rafikova and Nonna Shakhova" - speaker: "" - time: 10:00 AM BST + date: SUN, JUL 27, 2025 + expiration: "20250727" + host: "Rajani Rao" + speaker: "Shailaja Koppu" + time: 06:00 PM BST image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/1/9/8/0/600_528786528.jpeg" + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/e/a/0/2/600_529139906.jpeg" alt: WCC Meetup event image link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/308581301/ + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/310007990/ title: View meetup event target: _target - uid: "leetcode_summer_bootcamp:_medium_level_week_4_20250726" + uid: "traffic_management_demystified:_load_balancers__reverse_proxies_explained_20250727" - title: | Book Club: Never Eat Alone @@ -1238,6 +1218,44 @@ target: _target uid: "book_club:_never_eat_alone_20250728" +- title: | + Prepare Ahead for a Successful Application: An AWS Community Builders Workshop + description: | + Prepare Ahead for a Successful Application: An AWS Community Builders Workshop The AWS Community Builders program is a very popular and highly competitive initiative providing resources, mentorship, and networking opportunities to anyone passionate about AWS services. + category_style: tech-talk + category_name: Tech Talk + date: TUE, JUL 29, 2025 + expiration: "20250729" + host: "Madhura Chaganty and Nicole Muswati" + speaker: "Airat Yusuff" + time: 07:00 PM BST + image: + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/7/7/4/600_528874676.jpeg" + alt: WCC Meetup event image + link: + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/308819145/ + title: View meetup event + target: _target + uid: "prepare_ahead_for_a_successful_application:_an_aws_community_builders_workshop_20250729" + +- title: "\U0001F3A4 Redefining Influence for Women in Tech" + description: "Master the Science of Persuasion to Amplify Your Impact Are you ready to transform how you show up in rooms that matter? In tech, competence alone doesn\u2019t drive influence - presence does.\n" + category_style: tech-talk + category_name: Tech Talk + date: THU, JUL 31, 2025 + expiration: "20250731" + host: "Madhura Chaganty" + speaker: "Rajani Rao, Principal Engineer, Principal Technologist & Women Coding Community Co-Founder" + time: 07:00 PM BST + image: + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/d/3/3/600_528936147.jpeg" + alt: WCC Meetup event image + link: + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/308918302/ + title: View meetup event + target: _target + uid: "\U0001F3A4_redefining_influence_for_women_in_tech_20250731" + - title: | LeetCode Summer Bootcamp: Hard Level Week 1 description: | @@ -1278,6 +1296,26 @@ target: _target uid: "leetcode_summer_bootcamp:_hard_level_week_2_20250809" +- title: | + LeetCode Summer Bootcamp: Hard Level Week 3 + description: | + Do you always feel frustrated by upcoming coding interviews? Do you feel overwhelmed by opening books and platforms to practice coding questions while trying to look at too many topics simultaneously? Our intensive Summer Coding Bootcamp: From Zero to Hero! is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge and problem-solving techniques to confidently tackle even the most challenging coding interviews. + category_style: tech-talk + category_name: Tech Talk + date: SAT, AUG 16, 2025 + expiration: "20250816" + host: "Irina Kamalova, Lilia Rafikova and Nonna Shakhova" + speaker: "" + time: 10:00 AM BST + image: + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/6/2/5/600_529178437.jpeg" + alt: WCC Meetup event image + link: + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/310058286/ + title: View meetup event + target: _target + uid: "leetcode_summer_bootcamp:_hard_level_week_3_20250816" + - title: | LeetCode Summer Bootcamp: Hard Level Week 4 description: | @@ -1299,62 +1337,24 @@ uid: "leetcode_summer_bootcamp:_hard_level_week_4_20250823" - title: | - Prepare Ahead for a Successful Application: An AWS Community Builders Workshop + LeetCode Summer Bootcamp: Advanced Level Week 1 description: | - Prepare Ahead for a Successful Application: An AWS Community Builders Workshop The AWS Community Builders program is a very popular and highly competitive initiative providing resources, mentorship, and networking opportunities to anyone passionate about AWS services. + Do you always feel frustrated by upcoming coding interviews? Do you feel overwhelmed by opening books and platforms to practice coding questions while trying to look at too many topics simultaneously? Our intensive Summer Coding Bootcamp: From Zero to Hero! is designed to equip you with the essential knowledge and problem-solving techniques to confidently tackle even the most challenging coding interviews. category_style: tech-talk category_name: Tech Talk - date: TUE, JUL 29, 2025 - expiration: "20250729" - host: "Madhura Chaganty and Nicole Muswati" - speaker: "Airat Yusuff" - time: 07:00 PM BST - image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/7/7/4/600_528874676.jpeg" - alt: WCC Meetup event image - link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/308819145/ - title: View meetup event - target: _target - uid: "prepare_ahead_for_a_successful_application:_an_aws_community_builders_workshop_20250729" - -- title: "\U0001F3A4 Redefining Influence for Women in Tech" - description: "Master the Science of Persuasion to Amplify Your Impact Are you ready to transform how you show up in rooms that matter? In tech, competence alone doesn\u2019t drive influence - presence does.\n" - category_style: tech-talk - category_name: Tech Talk - date: THU, JUL 31, 2025 - expiration: "20250731" - host: "Madhura Chaganty" - speaker: "Rajani Rao, Principal Engineer, Principal Technologist & Women Coding Community Co-Founder" - time: 07:00 PM BST - image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/8/d/3/3/600_528936147.jpeg" - alt: WCC Meetup event image - link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/308918302/ - title: View meetup event - target: _target - uid: "\U0001F3A4_redefining_influence_for_women_in_tech_20250731" - -- title: | - Traffic Management Demystified: Load Balancers & Reverse Proxies Explained - description: | - Traffic Management Demystified: Load Balancers Reverse Proxies Explained. Modern web systems rely on smart traffic routing to ensure availability, scalability, and performance. - category_style: tech-talk - category_name: Tech Talk - date: SUN, JUL 27, 2025 - expiration: "20250727" - host: "Rajani Rao" - speaker: "Shailaja Koppu" - time: 06:00 PM BST + date: SAT, AUG 30, 2025 + expiration: "20250830" + host: "Irina Kamalova, Lilia Rafikova and Nonna Shakhova" + speaker: "" + time: 10:00 AM BST image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/e/a/0/2/600_529139906.jpeg" + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/6/5/6/600_529178486.jpeg" alt: WCC Meetup event image link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/310007990/ + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/310058298/ title: View meetup event target: _target - uid: "traffic_management_demystified:_load_balancers__reverse_proxies_explained_20250727" + uid: "leetcode_summer_bootcamp:_advanced_level_week_1_20250830" - title: | Mentorship Check-In: Share, Reflect, Grow @@ -1434,6 +1434,24 @@ target: _target uid: "business_career__motherhood_20251008" +- title: "\U0001F331 Journey into Green Coding: One Thoughtful Commit at a Time \U0001F4BB\n" + description: "Climate action is only possible when it\u2019s accessible to everyone and software engineers have a unique role to play." + category_style: tech-talk + category_name: Tech Talk + date: WED, OCT 15, 2025 + expiration: "20251015" + host: "Madhura Chaganty" + speaker: "Thuyet (Tia) Nguyen" + time: 07:00 PM BST + image: + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/7/4/9/600_530446921.jpeg" + alt: WCC Meetup event image + link: + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/311271028/ + title: View meetup event + target: _target + uid: "\U0001F331_journey_into_green_coding:_one_thoughtful_commit_at_a_time_\U0001F4BB_20251015" + - title: | October Book Club (Soft Skills Month) description: | @@ -1454,26 +1472,6 @@ target: _target uid: "october_book_club_(soft_skills_month)_20251027" -- title: | - November Book Club: Designing Data-Intensive Applications - description: | - This book will help you: Peer under the hood of the systems you already use, and learn how to use and operate them more effectively Make informed decisions by identifying the strengths and weaknesses of different tools Navigate the trade-offs around consistency, scalability, fault tolerance, and complexity Understand the distributed systems research upon which modern databases are built Peek behind the scenes of major online services, and learn from their architectures - Goodreads If you want to have a say in the next book, please join our Slack channel progbookclub! And if you would like to volunteer, do join our volunteering channel bookclubvolunteers. - category_style: book-club - category_name: Book Club - date: MON, NOV 24, 2025 - expiration: "20251124" - host: "Silke Nodwell and Prabha Venkatesh" - speaker: "" - time: 07:00 PM GMT - image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/4/d/b/600_529753531.jpeg" - alt: WCC Meetup event image - link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/310632593/ - title: View meetup event - target: _target - uid: "november_book_club:_designing_data-intensive_applications_20251124" - - title: | Book Club: Wild Courage description: | @@ -1494,24 +1492,6 @@ target: _target uid: "book_club:_wild_courage_20251027" -- title: "\U0001F331 Journey into Green Coding: One Thoughtful Commit at a Time \U0001F4BB\n" - description: "Climate action is only possible when it\u2019s accessible to everyone and software engineers have a unique role to play." - category_style: tech-talk - category_name: Tech Talk - date: WED, OCT 15, 2025 - expiration: "20251015" - host: "Madhura Chaganty" - speaker: "Thuyet (Tia) Nguyen" - time: 07:00 PM BST - image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/7/4/9/600_530446921.jpeg" - alt: WCC Meetup event image - link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/311271028/ - title: View meetup event - target: _target - uid: "\U0001F331_journey_into_green_coding:_one_thoughtful_commit_at_a_time_\U0001F4BB_20251015" - - title: Redefining the Product Design Landscape with AI and Human Intuition description: "The future of design isn\u2019t human versus machine, it\u2019s human with machine.\n" category_style: tech-talk @@ -1570,44 +1550,44 @@ target: _target uid: "ai_learning_series_-_ai_fundamentals_llm_apis_20251105" -- title: Writing Club +- title: | + AI Learning Series - Prompt Engineering & Techniques description: | - Welcome to Writing Club! We are re-launching our popular Writing Club. - category_style: writing-club - category_name: Writing Club - date: THU, NOV 13, 2025 - expiration: "20251113" - host: "" + New: AI Learning Series- Prompt Engineering Techniques (Session-2) What is covered ? Master prompt engineering patterns like - Zero-shot, Few-shot, Chain-of-Thought Understand prompt injection Implement content filtering guardrails Series Details - A hands-on, 6-week journey where you'll learn to build modern AI applications - chatbots, smart search systems, AI agents, and more. + category_style: tech-talk + category_name: Tech Talk + date: WED, NOV 12, 2025 + expiration: "20251112" + host: "Sonika Janagill, Sonali Goel" speaker: "" time: 07:00 PM GMT image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/e/0/9/600_530920457.jpeg" + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/2/d/9/3/600_531131667.jpeg" alt: WCC Meetup event image link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/311706843/ + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/311861053/ title: View meetup event target: _target - uid: "writing_club_20251113" + uid: "ai_learning_series_-_prompt_engineering__techniques_20251112" -- title: | - Crush Your Tech Career Goals: An Exclusive Coaching Session with Industry Leads +- title: Writing Club description: | - Crush Your Tech Career Goals: An Exclusive Coaching Session with Industry Leaders Ready to level up your engineering career? Join us for a special coaching session led by two powerhouses in tech: Rajani Rao LinkedIn Principal Technologist at AVEVA, Director of Women Coding Community, and champion for women in innovation. - category_style: tech-talk - category_name: Tech Talk - date: THU, NOV 20, 2025 - expiration: "20251120" + Welcome to Writing Club! We are re-launching our popular Writing Club. + category_style: writing-club + category_name: Writing Club + date: THU, NOV 13, 2025 + expiration: "20251113" host: "" speaker: "" time: 07:00 PM GMT image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/f/7/5/600_530956245.jpeg" + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/9/e/0/9/600_530920457.jpeg" alt: WCC Meetup event image link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/311721631/ + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/311706843/ title: View meetup event target: _target - uid: "crush_your_tech_career_goals:_an_exclusive_coaching_session_with_industry_leads_20251120" + uid: "writing_club_20251113" - title: Volunteering at WomenCodingCommunity description: "How you can volunteer: If you share our vision of supporting and uplifting women in tech, we\u2019d love to have you join our volunteer team! Love connecting with people? Volunteer as an event host and interact with our amazing speakers.\n" @@ -1628,124 +1608,124 @@ uid: "volunteering_at_womencodingcommunity_20251116" - title: | - January Book Club: Radical Candor + AI Learning Series - Introduction to RAG description: | - Women Coding Community Book Club! Book: Radical Candor by Kim Scott If you would like to have a say in our next book club read, do join our channel progbookclub. - category_style: book-club - category_name: Book Club - date: MON, JAN 26, 2026 - expiration: "20260126" - host: "Silke Nodwell and Prabha Venkatesh" + AI Learning Series- Introduction to RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) (Session-3) Learning Objectives: Understand embeddings and vector similarity Set up a vector database (ChromaDB locally or Vertex AI Vector Search) Build a simple RAG system Implement document chunking strategies Connect retrieval to generation Series Details - A hands-on, 6-week journey where you'll learn to build modern AI applications - chatbots, smart search systems, AI agents, and more. + category_style: tech-talk + category_name: Tech Talk + date: WED, NOV 19, 2025 + expiration: "20251119" + host: "Sonika Janagill, Sonali Goel" speaker: "" time: 07:00 PM GMT image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/0/1/4/600_530869172.jpeg" + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/6/4/7/600_531286663.jpeg" alt: WCC Meetup event image link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/311641238/ + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/311991750/ title: View meetup event target: _target - uid: "january_book_club:_radical_candor_20260126" + uid: "ai_learning_series_-_introduction_to_rag_20251119" - title: | - AI Learning Series - Prompt Engineering & Techniques + Crush Your Tech Career Goals: An Exclusive Coaching Session with Industry Leads description: | - New: AI Learning Series- Prompt Engineering Techniques (Session-2) What is covered ? Master prompt engineering patterns like - Zero-shot, Few-shot, Chain-of-Thought Understand prompt injection Implement content filtering guardrails Series Details - A hands-on, 6-week journey where you'll learn to build modern AI applications - chatbots, smart search systems, AI agents, and more. + Crush Your Tech Career Goals: An Exclusive Coaching Session with Industry Leaders Ready to level up your engineering career? Join us for a special coaching session led by two powerhouses in tech: Rajani Rao LinkedIn Principal Technologist at AVEVA, Director of Women Coding Community, and champion for women in innovation. category_style: tech-talk category_name: Tech Talk - date: WED, NOV 12, 2025 - expiration: "20251112" - host: "Sonika Janagill, Sonali Goel" + date: THU, NOV 20, 2025 + expiration: "20251120" + host: "" speaker: "" time: 07:00 PM GMT image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/2/d/9/3/600_531131667.jpeg" + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/f/7/5/600_530956245.jpeg" alt: WCC Meetup event image link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/311861053/ + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/311721631/ title: View meetup event target: _target - uid: "ai_learning_series_-_prompt_engineering__techniques_20251112" + uid: "crush_your_tech_career_goals:_an_exclusive_coaching_session_with_industry_leads_20251120" - title: | - Christmas Coding Challenge 2025 Kickoff: Unwrap Your Skills! + November Book Club: Designing Data-Intensive Applications description: | - Christmas Coding Challenge 2025 Get ready to sharpen your coding skills this holiday season! Join us for a month-long annual Christmas Coding Challenge! Whether you're looking to level up in Git, conquer LeetCode problems, improve your self-study habits, or tackle SQL this challenge is for you. - category_style: tech-talk - category_name: Tech Talk - date: THU, NOV 27, 2025 - expiration: "20251127" - host: "" + This book will help you: Peer under the hood of the systems you already use, and learn how to use and operate them more effectively Make informed decisions by identifying the strengths and weaknesses of different tools Navigate the trade-offs around consistency, scalability, fault tolerance, and complexity Understand the distributed systems research upon which modern databases are built Peek behind the scenes of major online services, and learn from their architectures - Goodreads If you want to have a say in the next book, please join our Slack channel progbookclub! And if you would like to volunteer, do join our volunteering channel bookclubvolunteers. + category_style: book-club + category_name: Book Club + date: MON, NOV 24, 2025 + expiration: "20251124" + host: "Silke Nodwell and Prabha Venkatesh" speaker: "" time: 07:00 PM GMT image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/e/f/b/600_531228891.jpeg" + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/4/d/b/600_529753531.jpeg" alt: WCC Meetup event image link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/311940956/ + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/310632593/ title: View meetup event target: _target - uid: "christmas_coding_challenge_2025_kickoff:_unwrap_your_skills!_20251127" + uid: "november_book_club:_designing_data-intensive_applications_20251124" - title: | - Volunteer with Code Club, empower the next generation + AI Learning Series - AI Agents - Part 1 - Single Agents description: | - Know How To - Volunteer with Code Club, empower the next generation ( partnered with Raspberry Pi Foundation) What the event is about ? Code Club Community Manager, Steph will provide an introduction to all things Code Club. + AI Learning Series- AI Agents - Part 1 (Single Agents) (Session-4) Learning Objectives: Understand agent concepts and architecture Use Gemini function calling Give agents tools (web search, APIs, databases) Handle agent errors and retries Series Details - A hands-on, 6-week journey where you'll learn to build modern AI applications - chatbots, smart search systems, AI agents, and more. category_style: tech-talk category_name: Tech Talk - date: THU, DEC 04, 2025 - expiration: "20251204" - host: "Steph Burton and Sonali Goel" + date: WED, NOV 26, 2025 + expiration: "20251126" + host: "Sonika Janagill, Sonali Goel" speaker: "" - time: 06:00 PM GMT + time: 07:00 PM GMT image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/d/d/a/600_531232698.jpeg" + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/6/5/6/600_531286678.jpeg" alt: WCC Meetup event image link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/311943683/ + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/311991792/ title: View meetup event target: _target - uid: "volunteer_with_code_club_empower_the_next_generation_20251204" + uid: "ai_learning_series_-_ai_agents_-_part_1_-_single_agents_20251126" - title: | - AI Learning Series - Introduction to RAG + Christmas Coding Challenge 2025 Kickoff: Unwrap Your Skills! description: | - AI Learning Series- Introduction to RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation) (Session-3) Learning Objectives: Understand embeddings and vector similarity Set up a vector database (ChromaDB locally or Vertex AI Vector Search) Build a simple RAG system Implement document chunking strategies Connect retrieval to generation Series Details - A hands-on, 6-week journey where you'll learn to build modern AI applications - chatbots, smart search systems, AI agents, and more. + Christmas Coding Challenge 2025 Get ready to sharpen your coding skills this holiday season! Join us for a month-long annual Christmas Coding Challenge! Whether you're looking to level up in Git, conquer LeetCode problems, improve your self-study habits, or tackle SQL this challenge is for you. category_style: tech-talk category_name: Tech Talk - date: WED, NOV 19, 2025 - expiration: "20251119" - host: "Sonika Janagill, Sonali Goel" + date: THU, NOV 27, 2025 + expiration: "20251127" + host: "" speaker: "" time: 07:00 PM GMT image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/6/4/7/600_531286663.jpeg" + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/e/f/b/600_531228891.jpeg" alt: WCC Meetup event image link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/311991750/ + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/311940956/ title: View meetup event target: _target - uid: "ai_learning_series_-_introduction_to_rag_20251119" + uid: "christmas_coding_challenge_2025_kickoff:_unwrap_your_skills!_20251127" - title: | - AI Learning Series - AI Agents - Part 1 - Single Agents + From Brainstorm to Beta: Accelerating MVPs with AI description: | - AI Learning Series- AI Agents - Part 1 (Single Agents) (Session-4) Learning Objectives: Understand agent concepts and architecture Use Gemini function calling Give agents tools (web search, APIs, databases) Handle agent errors and retries Series Details - A hands-on, 6-week journey where you'll learn to build modern AI applications - chatbots, smart search systems, AI agents, and more. + From Brainstorm to Beta: Accelerating MVPs with AI Turning ideas into working products needs to be quicker and more efficient. category_style: tech-talk category_name: Tech Talk - date: WED, NOV 26, 2025 - expiration: "20251126" - host: "Sonika Janagill, Sonali Goel" + date: TUE, DEC 02, 2025 + expiration: "20251202" + host: "" speaker: "" time: 07:00 PM GMT image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/b/6/5/6/600_531286678.jpeg" + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/d/c/4/600_531375812.jpeg" alt: WCC Meetup event image link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/311991792/ + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/312066436/ title: View meetup event target: _target - uid: "ai_learning_series_-_ai_agents_-_part_1_-_single_agents_20251126" + uid: "from_brainstorm_to_beta:_accelerating_mvps_with_ai_20251202" - title: | AI Learning Series - AI Agents - Part 2 -Multi-Agents System @@ -1768,24 +1748,24 @@ uid: "ai_learning_series_-_ai_agents_-_part_2_-multi-agents_system_20251203" - title: | - From Brainstorm to Beta: Accelerating MVPs with AI + Volunteer with Code Club, empower the next generation description: | - From Brainstorm to Beta: Accelerating MVPs with AI Turning ideas into working products needs to be quicker and more efficient. + Know How To - Volunteer with Code Club, empower the next generation ( partnered with Raspberry Pi Foundation) What the event is about ? Code Club Community Manager, Steph will provide an introduction to all things Code Club. category_style: tech-talk category_name: Tech Talk - date: TUE, DEC 02, 2025 - expiration: "20251202" - host: "" + date: THU, DEC 04, 2025 + expiration: "20251204" + host: "Steph Burton and Sonali Goel" speaker: "" - time: 07:00 PM GMT + time: 06:00 PM GMT image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/d/c/4/600_531375812.jpeg" + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/d/d/a/600_531232698.jpeg" alt: WCC Meetup event image link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/312066436/ + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/311943683/ title: View meetup event target: _target - uid: "from_brainstorm_to_beta:_accelerating_mvps_with_ai_20251202" + uid: "volunteer_with_code_club_empower_the_next_generation_20251204" - title: | Year-End Celebration: Women Coding Community @@ -1806,26 +1786,6 @@ target: _target uid: "year-end_celebration:_women_coding_community_20251205" -- title: | - UPDATED Nov Book Club: Designing Data-Intensive Applications - description: | - UPDATE: Date changed from 24 Nov to Dec 15 This book will help yom Peer under the hood of the systems you already use, and learn how to use and operate them more effectively Make informed decisions by identifying the strengths and weaknesses of different tools Navigate the trade-offs around consistency, scalability, fault tolerance, and complexity Understand the distributed systems research upon which modern databases are built Peek behind the scenes of major online services, and learn from their architectures - Goodreads If you want to have a say in the next book, please join our Slack channel progbookclub! And if you would like to volunteer, do join our volunteering channel bookclubvolunteers. - category_style: book-club - category_name: Book Club - date: MON, DEC 15, 2025 - expiration: "20251215" - host: "Silke Nodwell and Prabha Venkatesh" - speaker: "" - time: 07:00 PM GMT - image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/4/d/b/600_529753531.jpeg" - alt: WCC Meetup event image - link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/310632593/ - title: View meetup event - target: _target - uid: "updated_nov_book_club:_designing_data-intensive_applications_20251215" - - title: | AI Learning Series - LLM evaluations & ADK agents deployment description: | @@ -1866,6 +1826,26 @@ target: _target uid: "ai_learning_series_-_adk_agents_evaluations__deployment_20251210" +- title: | + UPDATED Nov Book Club: Designing Data-Intensive Applications + description: | + UPDATE: Date changed from 24 Nov to Dec 15 This book will help yom Peer under the hood of the systems you already use, and learn how to use and operate them more effectively Make informed decisions by identifying the strengths and weaknesses of different tools Navigate the trade-offs around consistency, scalability, fault tolerance, and complexity Understand the distributed systems research upon which modern databases are built Peek behind the scenes of major online services, and learn from their architectures - Goodreads If you want to have a say in the next book, please join our Slack channel progbookclub! And if you would like to volunteer, do join our volunteering channel bookclubvolunteers. + category_style: book-club + category_name: Book Club + date: MON, DEC 15, 2025 + expiration: "20251215" + host: "Silke Nodwell and Prabha Venkatesh" + speaker: "" + time: 07:00 PM GMT + image: + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/4/d/b/600_529753531.jpeg" + alt: WCC Meetup event image + link: + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/310632593/ + title: View meetup event + target: _target + uid: "updated_nov_book_club:_designing_data-intensive_applications_20251215" + - title: | Build Better Flows, Reduce Bugs, Think Like a Product Person description: "Understanding user journeys is one of the most powerful skills you can develop whether you\u2019re a software developer, a future Product Manager, or someone transitioning into tech.\n" @@ -1885,6 +1865,26 @@ target: _target uid: "build_better_flows_reduce_bugs_think_like_a_product_person_20260107" +- title: | + January Book Club: Radical Candor + description: | + Women Coding Community Book Club! Book: Radical Candor by Kim Scott If you would like to have a say in our next book club read, do join our channel progbookclub. + category_style: book-club + category_name: Book Club + date: MON, JAN 26, 2026 + expiration: "20260126" + host: "Silke Nodwell and Prabha Venkatesh" + speaker: "" + time: 07:00 PM GMT + image: + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/c/0/1/4/600_530869172.jpeg" + alt: WCC Meetup event image + link: + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/311641238/ + title: View meetup event + target: _target + uid: "january_book_club:_radical_candor_20260126" + - title: | Fireside Chat with Meena - The Engineer Who Became a Manager description: Most engineering managers step into leadership roles with little preparation for what truly awaits them. @@ -1943,44 +1943,24 @@ uid: "java_bootcamp_launch_20260205" - title: | - WCC Book Club February: TBD - description: | - Women Coding Community Book Club! This month's Book: TBD If you would like to have a say in our next book club read, do join our channel progbookclub. - category_style: book-club - category_name: Book Club - date: MON, FEB 23, 2026 - expiration: "20260223" - host: "Silke Nodwell and Prabha Venkatesh" - speaker: "" - time: 07:00 PM GMT - image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/a/6/e/d/600_521202733.jpeg" - alt: WCC Meetup event image - link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/313052113/ - title: View meetup event - target: _target - uid: "wcc_book_club_february:_tbd_20260223" - -- title: | - WCC Book Club: AI Engineering by Chip Huyen + Java bootcamp - Session 2 description: | - Women Coding Community Book Club Feb'26 month's Book: AI Engineering by Chip Huyen "A concise yet comprehensive exploration of the core concepts that underpin modern AI engineering. - category_style: book-club - category_name: Book Club - date: MON, FEB 23, 2026 - expiration: "20260223" - host: "Silke Nodwell and Prabha Venkatesh" - speaker: "" + Do you want to build strong Java skills but don't know where to start? Do you feel overwhelmed juggling tutorials, documentation, and scattered resources while trying to learn Java on your own? Our Java Bootcamp is designed to give you a clear, structured path to build practical Java skills through hands-on coding, not endless theory. + category_style: tech-talk + category_name: Tech Talk + date: THU, FEB 12, 2026 + expiration: "20260212" + host: "Zaynah Ahmed" + speaker: "Adriana Zencke Zimmermann, Sonali Goel" time: 07:00 PM GMT image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/6/f/c/600_532454076.jpeg" + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/2/4/4/9/600_532629289.jpeg" alt: WCC Meetup event image link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/313052113/ + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/313253178/ title: View meetup event target: _target - uid: "wcc_book_club:_ai_engineering_by_chip_huyen_20260223" + uid: "java_bootcamp_-_session_2_20260212" - title: Call for volunteers 2026 description: | @@ -2002,13 +1982,13 @@ uid: "call_for_volunteers_2026_20260213" - title: | - Java bootcamp - Session 2 + Java bootcamp - Session 3 description: | Do you want to build strong Java skills but don't know where to start? Do you feel overwhelmed juggling tutorials, documentation, and scattered resources while trying to learn Java on your own? Our Java Bootcamp is designed to give you a clear, structured path to build practical Java skills through hands-on coding, not endless theory. category_style: tech-talk category_name: Tech Talk - date: THU, FEB 12, 2026 - expiration: "20260212" + date: THU, FEB 19, 2026 + expiration: "20260219" host: "Zaynah Ahmed" speaker: "Adriana Zencke Zimmermann, Sonali Goel" time: 07:00 PM GMT @@ -2016,30 +1996,50 @@ path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/2/4/4/9/600_532629289.jpeg" alt: WCC Meetup event image link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/313253178/ + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/313256743/ title: View meetup event target: _target - uid: "java_bootcamp_-_session_2_20260212" + uid: "java_bootcamp_-_session_3_20260219" - title: | - Java bootcamp - Session 3 + WCC Book Club February: TBD description: | - Do you want to build strong Java skills but don't know where to start? Do you feel overwhelmed juggling tutorials, documentation, and scattered resources while trying to learn Java on your own? Our Java Bootcamp is designed to give you a clear, structured path to build practical Java skills through hands-on coding, not endless theory. - category_style: tech-talk - category_name: Tech Talk - date: THU, FEB 19, 2026 - expiration: "20260219" - host: "Zaynah Ahmed" - speaker: "Adriana Zencke Zimmermann, Sonali Goel" + Women Coding Community Book Club! This month's Book: TBD If you would like to have a say in our next book club read, do join our channel progbookclub. + category_style: book-club + category_name: Book Club + date: MON, FEB 23, 2026 + expiration: "20260223" + host: "Silke Nodwell and Prabha Venkatesh" + speaker: "" time: 07:00 PM GMT image: - path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/2/4/4/9/600_532629289.jpeg" + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/a/6/e/d/600_521202733.jpeg" alt: WCC Meetup event image link: - path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/313256743/ + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/313052113/ title: View meetup event target: _target - uid: "java_bootcamp_-_session_3_20260219" + uid: "wcc_book_club_february:_tbd_20260223" + +- title: | + WCC Book Club: AI Engineering by Chip Huyen + description: | + Women Coding Community Book Club Feb'26 month's Book: AI Engineering by Chip Huyen "A concise yet comprehensive exploration of the core concepts that underpin modern AI engineering. + category_style: book-club + category_name: Book Club + date: MON, FEB 23, 2026 + expiration: "20260223" + host: "Silke Nodwell and Prabha Venkatesh" + speaker: "" + time: 07:00 PM GMT + image: + path: "https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/3/6/f/c/600_532454076.jpeg" + alt: WCC Meetup event image + link: + path: https://www.meetup.com/women-coding-community/events/313052113/ + title: View meetup event + target: _target + uid: "wcc_book_club:_ai_engineering_by_chip_huyen_20260223" - title: | Java bootcamp - Session 4