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Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 11h

Looking forward to welcoming you to the AI Builders #Aberdeen Mini Sprint at the Soap Factory!
📅 Date: Today, 9th Oct 2025
🕖 Time: 6 PM - 9 PM
📍 The Soap Factory, 111 Gallowgate, Aberdeen AB25 1BU

What to Bring:
• Your laptop (charged)
• Any specific AI tools or projects you're working on

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Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 1d

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us at The Soap Factory for our deep dive into Wikidata

Help us improve!
Please take a moment to complete our short feedback form: forms.gle/RSHmoCcuJFmF...

Stay connected:
* mailing list bit.ly/ctc-news
• Consider volunteering or sponsoring

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Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks, to all participants in our Working Groups Info Event! We’ve now pulled together all the Post-It notes into a roadmap of activities, required resources and offers of support.

We're still looking for new Trustees to join the board. DM us for more details. Closes 12 Oct 2025.

#CodeTheCity

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Ian Watt @watty62.bsky.social · 2d

This is on tonight in #Aberdeen. Still tickets available. There will be #pizza! And #beer!

#wikidata #sparql #opendata #linkedopendata

Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 7d

📅 Date: Tuesday 7th October 2025
🕖 Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
📍 Location: The Soap Factory, 111 Gallowgate, Aberdeen, AB25 1BU (& virtual attendance via Zoom)

🔗Haven't booked yet? We have a few spots left: ti.to/code-the-cit...

#Aberdeen #Wikidata #DataForGood #CodeTheCity #TechCommunity

Aberdeen Data Meetup 07 October 2025

"Make your data project sparkle with Wikidata!" - Ian Watt Wikidata is the world’s largest open knowledge graph, bringing together facts about people, places, culture, and science in a way that anyone...

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Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 6d

📢 Exciting opportunity to join our Board!

We're seeking passionate individuals to help guide our charity during an exciting period of growth.

📌 Priority skills needed:
Finance/fundraising expertise, building refurbishment and management experience, and marketing/communications knowledge.

DM me.

A gallery monochrome images of our 5 existing board members, on a blue background.

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Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 7d

📅 Date: Tuesday 7th October 2025
🕖 Time: 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
📍 Location: The Soap Factory, 111 Gallowgate, Aberdeen, AB25 1BU (& virtual attendance via Zoom)

🔗Haven't booked yet? We have a few spots left: ti.to/code-the-cit...

#Aberdeen #Wikidata #DataForGood #CodeTheCity #TechCommunity

Aberdeen Data Meetup 07 October 2025

"Make your data project sparkle with Wikidata!" - Ian Watt Wikidata is the world’s largest open knowledge graph, bringing together facts about people, places, culture, and science in a way that anyone...

ti.to

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Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 9d

📊 Aberdeen Data Meetup - Join Us on the 7th October! 📊

📅 Tuesday, 7th Oct 2025
🕖 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
📍 The Soap Factory, 111 Gallowgate, Aberdeen (online too)

Discover Wikidata, its licensing, and use SPARQL with Python.

👉 Book now: ti.to/code-the-cit...
Sign up for updates: bit.ly/ctc-news

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Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 10d

Join us this Oct at The Soap Factory, Aberdeen, for tech events to boost your skills in data, Python, AI, and open-source. We offer in-person and virtual options, aiming to build a tech community focused on positive change. Newsletter: bit.ly/ctc-news
#CodeTheCity #TechForGood #AberdeenTech

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Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 13d

📅 SAVE THE DATE: Code the City Winter Social! 📅

Thurs 4th Dec 2025, evening at The Soap Factory

Mark your calendars for our festive gathering!

Coming Soon: Early Bird Tickets and news of great raffle prizes 🐦

#TechForGood #CodeTheCity #WinterSocial

Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 14d

A huge THANK YOU to everyone who joined us last night for our Working Groups Event! 💫

Over the next week, we'll be:
✅ Compiling everything and sharing with all participants
✅ Reaching out individually
✅ Scheduling the first regular meeting for each group

Missed the event? DM us to join in,

Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 15d

🚨 TODAY'S THE DAY! 🚨

Join us TONIGHT (Weds 24th Sept) at 18:30 for our Working Groups Information Event!

We need YOUR skills to help Code the City grow!

ti.to/code-the-cit...

📍 The Soap Factory, 111 Gallowgate
⏰ Doors open at 6:30pm (for pizza and drinks), kickoff at 7:00pm

#Aberdeen

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Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 16d

👋 Would you be interested in joining us as a Trustee?

🔍 We're particularly seeking expertise in:
• Finance and fundraising
• Building management
• Marketing and communications

Join our info event: ti.to/code-the-cit...

#TechForGood #JoinOurBoard #Aberdeen #VolunteerOpportunity #TechSkills

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Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 17d

📣 REMINDER: Our Aberdeen Wiki Meetup is happening TONIGHT!

Whether you're curious about Wikipedia, an experienced editor, or just interested in open knowledge projects, join us.

There's still time to join! Book a space here:
ti.to/code-the-cit...
#OpenKnowledge #Wikipedia #Wikidata #Aberdeen

Meetup/Aberdeen/5 - Meta-Wiki

The meet-up will be an informal gathering with no formal agenda, but please feel free to add any topics that you'd like to raise for discussion.

meta.wikimedia.org

Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 19d

Are you interested in #Wikipedia, #Wikidata and the wider Wikimedia ecosystem?

Join us:
🗓️ 22nd September 2025
🕕 18:30 - 20:30
📍 111 Gallowgate, Aberdeen AB25 1BU

You can book a space using this link: ti.to/code-the-cit...

#WikimediaAberdeen #OpenKnowledge

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Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 20d

📣 Exciting news! We're thrilled to announce a hands-on mini sprint at our Soap Factory hub on Thursday the 9th of October!

⚠️ SPACES ARE FILLING FAST! ⚠️
This event is generating significant interest. Don't delay your registration!

👉 REGISTER HERE luma.com/mw503i63

Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 21d

Apologies - it's WEDNESDAY 24th, not Tuesday!

Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 21d

🚀 Help us build Aberdeen's newest tech community space at our upcoming event!

On Tuesday the 24th of September, we're hosting a collaborative event at The Soap Factory to launch our new working groups that will guide Code the City's expansion!

Register here: ti.to/code-the-cit...

#CodeTheCity

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Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 22d

📣 REMINDER: We need your input to shape the future of tech education in Aberdeen!
Parents and carers of teens and young adults (ages 13-24),

👉 Please comment below to let us know your thoughts and take a few minutes to complete our short survey: us19.list-manage.com/survey?u=3ad...

Closes soon.

Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 22d

Are you interested in #Wikipedia, #Wikidata and the wider Wikimedia ecosystem?

Join us:
🗓️ 22nd September 2025
🕕 18:30 - 20:30
📍 111 Gallowgate, Aberdeen AB25 1BU

You can book a space using this link: ti.to/code-the-cit...

#WikimediaAberdeen #OpenKnowledge

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Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 22d

📣 Join us for the Aberdeen Wikimedia Meetup 5!

Interested in #Wikipedia or #Wikidata? Come along to our next informal Aberdeen Wikimedia Meetup.

🗓️ 22nd Sept 2025
🕕 18:30 - 20:30
📍 The Soap Factory, 111 Gallowgate, Aberdeen AB25 1BU

Book a space using this link:
ti.to/code-the-cit...

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Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 22d

📆Discover Code the City's regular monthly meetups!

At Code the City, we host a diverse range of tech-focused gatherings each month.

• Data Meetup - 1st Tues
• Python User Group - 2nd Weds
• Wiki Meetup - 4th Monday
• AberdeenLUG - Last Sunday

Book ti.to/code-the-city/

#CodeTheCity #Aberdeen

Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 26d

🚨Important Update: Quiz Night Postponement

We regret to announce that our quiz night has been postponed due to insufficient ticket sales. We will now have a social evening on Thurs 4th of Dec instead at our Soap Factory hub.

Meantime, we’d love to see you at upcoming September/October events.

Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 27d

🚀 VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Join Code the City's Working Groups! 🚀

JOIN US at a Working Groups Information Event
🗓️ Wednesday, 24th Sept
📍 The Soap Factory, 111 Gallowgate, Aberdeen and On Zoom
⏰ 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM in-person and 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM online
🔗https://ti.to/code-the-city/ctc-wgs-event1

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Ian Watt @watty62.bsky.social · 28d

Thanks to @lukasz.langa.pl for a great talk at #APUG tonight. We had a great turnout at the refurbished @codethecity.bsky.social HQ, the #SoapFactory!
#python #coding #programming

An audience of python enthusiasts sitting at tables in a brightly lit room, viewed from behind, listening to a man standing speaking, facing them, with slides shown on a TV screen.

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Code The City @codethecity.bsky.social · 29d

🐍 PYTHON & 3D GRAPHICS - TONIGHT! 🐍

Don't miss tonight's session with special guest Łukasz Langa!

6:30pm at The Soap Factory & on Zoom, we'll be exploring how to create amazing 3D graphics in your web browser using Python.

Details and book: ti.to/code-the-cit...

#APUG #PythonCommunity #Aberdeen

Aberdeen Python User Group 10 Sept 2025

'Discover 3D graphics with WebGL and PyScript' - Łukasz Langa WebGL is a wonderful set of APIs inside every modern Web browser that allow us to generate interactive 3D scenes. Thanks to PyScript, we…

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