Chris will be demonstrating Google Refine (formerly Freebase Gridworks), a programmable data cleanup and analysis tool.

We will all hang out, drink coffee, work on code, and be awesome.

Interested parties will head over to the Wooly.

Date and time: Thursday, April 21, 2011 6:00-9:00 p.m. (presentations will start around 6:30)

Location: ThreeFortyNine

As usual, if you want to add something to the schedule please add a comment to this post or contact Chris.

Date and time: Thursday, April 7, 2011, 6:00–9:00 p.m.

Location: 349 Woolwich Street

Schedule:

• Team coding with Gobby (15 minutes)
• Your topic here!
• Social coding (until 9:00)
• After party at the Woolwich Arrow

Schedule

We will be meeting on the first and third Thursdays of each month from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Following this schedule, the next meeting will be on April 7, 2011.

You can download the poster as a PDF and put it somewhere awesome if you’d like to help spread the word about GCNC.

With Cory’s move to Toronto we have a new leadership team and a re-tuning of our focus. We would like to emphasize the community element of C&C, and welcome anybody to lead a one-off or recurring segment of their choice.

We will not be continuing the Microsoft Certification work that many of you have been doing unless somebody volunteers to lead it.

Reboot meeting

Date and time: Thursday, March 24, 6:00–9:00 p.m.

Location: 349 Woolwich Street

Schedule:

• Introductions (10 minutes)
• Tips and Tricks: SSH Tunnels (10 minutes)
• Introduction to Project Euler (10 minutes)
• Team coding with Gobby (15 minutes) This is likely going to be bumped to the next meeting
• Social coding (until 9:00)
• After party at the Woolwich Arrow

If you are interested in leading a segment, or if you have any topic requests, please add a comment to this post.

This weeks event is a technology social, come join fellow developers and technology specialists to talk about code, industry trends, or just enjoy a night out with some like minded developers.

If you are developing for WP7 and have questions this is a great place to get your questions answered.  Since a physical Windows Phone 7 device seems to be at a premium these days [not for long] you may even get to test your app on a real device!

The event will be held at Starbucks located at 4 King St West, Toronto, ON between 12pm and 7pm [lots of time to talk windows phone].

This FREE event is to focus on current, or hopeful Windows Phone 7 developers, also to reach out to the indie-coder.

If you are in the Toronto area and are planning to come let Mark know via his blog or twitter @MarkArteaga!

Why Coffee and Code?

Joey deVilla is a Developer Evangelist for Microsoft Canada, he is a mobile worker and his job is to ensure that you as a Developer have the tools and the knowledge you need to do your job well.  Joey is an incredibly out going individual, very knowledgeable in both Microsoft and Open Source Development platforms  and an all around great guy to spend an afternoon with.

How Do I know I’m at a Coffee and Code?

Besides being surrounded by a large population of Geeks, Nerds, and other Technology enthusiasts you wouldn’t know the difference between a Coffee and Code and a regular trip to your local cafe.

Is there Etiquette?

As you are invading a business and taking up a good section of tables there is a certain courtesy to the coffee shop. Typically you should buy at least one large drink per hour, food is optional, but don’t forget that you are occupying space, and using their precious interwebz.

What do I do at a Coffee and Code?

It depends on what you are trying to achieve, I would say that a large portion of Coffee and Code is the ability to network with peers to build relationships with other like minds. However, it is the middle of the afternoon so you can go to grind away at whatever project you are working on, but don’t mind the odd interruption.  You could also go to ask questions, Coffee and Code will be filled with a lot of smart people, but be sure to thank whoever you ask for help.

In celebration of our Great Countries Birthday we will Coffee and Code will not be meeting this week. Guelph Coffee and Code hopes that everyone has a safe and happy Canada Day!

If you are looking for something else to fill your time, it might be in your best interest to stop by Riverside Park for the Guelph Rotary Club’s annual Canada Day in the Park event.  The Canada Day Celebrations include a Duck Race which is always a fun time and all proceeds go towards Charities.

When night falls over the city you will be able to enjoy the fireworks display which also takes place at Riverside Park. Be sure to make a Donation at the gates of the park for the mesmerizing light show that typically starts at 9:30pm, or Dusk.

Once again, no matter what your plans this Canada Day, be safe and have fun!

Come to the next Guelph Coffee and Code meetup at Coco Latte in the Old Quebec St. Mall in downtown Guelph at 5:00pm to 8:00pm on Thursday, April 29th to get together with other developers and designers in the area.

HTML5 is an up-and-coming technology shift for the web and we would love to hear your experiences working with it and opinions on the upcoming changes.

This will be the second meetup that uses the new 5:00-6:00 dedicated code and chat time, followed by the optional socializing time until 8:00pm. We’ve made these changes as some members have expressed difficulty with the combination of getting some code completed while also schmoozing.

Hope to see you there!

John was the absolute first member to join the Guelph Coffee and Code Community, after Cory Fowler started the Technology group back in February of 2009. Since then, John has taken an active role aiding in organization Coffee and Code events, presenting a number of technologies at events, and strategizing with Cory as to where to take Guelph Coffee and Code into the future.

The Guelph Coffee and Code Community would like to extend their best to John in his new position and look forward to hearing about his new Challenges and Victories.

To keep up with John read:

The Rockefeller Report	John Rockefeller on Twitter
Digital Oasis	Soma John on Twitter