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Flossie 2012 – Submissions deadline extended to 19th March

Posted on 13/03/2012 by woodsy

Back in October, we gave very early notice (news passim) of the 2012 Flossie Unconference taking place in London on 25th and 26th May 2012 at Queen Mary, University of London, Mile End Road, E1 4NS (map). News has now … Continue reading →

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Latest CiviCRM release – now with WordPress integration

Posted on 11/03/2012 by woodsy

The latest release (version 4.1.1) of CiviCRM, the open source customer relationship management (CRM) system for non-profits, NGOs and advocacy organisations, now features integration for WordPress, in addition to its traditional integration for the Joomla and Drupal content management systems. … Continue reading →

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LibreOffice conference to be held in Berlin

Posted on 28/02/2012 by woodsy

It’s been announced today on The Document Foundation’s blog that Berlin in Germany will host this year’s LibreOffice Conference. The Document Foundation members jointly decided on the location for their conference in a public poll that closed last week, whose … Continue reading →

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Wikimedia UK Annual Conference and AGM announced

Posted on 24/02/2012 by woodsy

Earlier this week, the chief scribe received a cunning invitation by email to attend the Annual Conference and AGM of Wikimedia UK, the local UK chapter that supports the work of Wikipedia, the world’s largest open source project. This year, … Continue reading →

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Coming soon – Bath Digital Festival

Posted on 20/02/2012 by woodsy

12 miles down the road from Bristol, the first ever Bath Digital Festival is taking place at various venues around the city next month from 15th to 25th. Bath Digital Festival brings together an array of exciting events that will … Continue reading →

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Bristol Dorkbot next Tuesday

Posted on 17/02/2012 by woodsy

After this week’s Botlab AGM (news passim), this coming Tuesday sees the celebration of February’s Dorkbot meeting. According to the Bristol Dorkbot site, all are welcome to come along whether that’s to say hello or bring along any project you … Continue reading →

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It’s that day of the year again, so show your love for free software

Posted on 14/02/2012 by woodsy

It’s February 14th and all over the world, swains are getting knock-kneed and tongue-tied as they profess their love to the objects of their desire (OK, it’s Valentine’s Day, you long-winded beggar. Now get on with it! Ed.). Right, now … Continue reading →

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Next week Bath gets illuminated

Posted on 20/01/2012 by woodsy

Yesterday the lab was graced by a visit from Tarim of Bristol Hackspace. While he was here, Tarim told of about Illuminate Bath 2012. Illuminate Bath runs from Wednesday 25th to Saturday 28th January 2012, bringing beautiful and engaging projected … Continue reading →

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Bristol GGD #11 – Wikipedia Birthday Editing Party

Posted on 13/12/2011 by woodsy

From the Bristol Girl Geeks Dinner website: Following on from the success of our Girl Geeks vs Wikimeet event back in August, we are teaming up with Wikipedia again, this time to bring you a hands-on editing event, at the … Continue reading →

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CiviCRM User Group to meet up in Bristol

Posted on 22/11/2011 by woodsy

The CiviCRM Community site reports that a UK User Group meeting is to take place on 8th December 2011 from 4.30 pm to 6.30 pm at The Create Centre in Bristol (map). This will be an informal way of meeting … Continue reading →

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