Tech Wednesday is a monthly tech meetup for the Birmingham area. Do you want to meet with like-minded individuals in the digital tech industry? Looking to collaborate with the cream of Birmingham's burgeoning tech community? Like coffee? Like talking tech? Then Tech Wednesday should be right up your street. Each month we also have 'Show 'n Tells': a couple of tech startups/people with side projects from the region will be demoing their stuff to the group for feedback and discussion. If you want …

A Thoroughly Western Teaching Your life is a mystery. Every child is born with a connection to this mystery but we are pulled out and away from it by the world of relating, achieving, aggression, information and knowledge. We all came into life to try and get something and most people spend their whole life chasing this something outside of themselves through experience. But if you have suffered enough from this endless outer pursuit for happiness and fulfilment then it can be very helpful to m …

The First Deed of Maraenalda Orlkestinorsdaughter Maraenalda was the daughter of Orlkestinor, son of Arlagin, who was one of Snorri’s two sons. She had four brothers and three sisters. Her father, Orlkestinor, and brother, Mastorlanth, were killed by the Karandolings in the fight at Grylding Vale. In the Weeping Fight her brothers Hedurorl the Strong and Barolar the Honest were killed by Ortossi Hendrikson of the Karandolings. Her sisters Marana the Shepherd and Ernald Fyrdsister were killed by …

Be the change you want to see in the world! This group is for those in the North Devon area who want to work together to promote positive change in the world and help in bringing about the awareness of a Resource Based Economy. We are beyond politics, poverty and war. The time to stand up for freedom is now!

This is a group for people of atheist or agnostic persuasion to meet up to try to counteract the religion and superstition that prevails in the countryside if you are outside of a big city such as Bristol or London. I know there must be people of such persuasion out there but probably like me you feel isolated and alone. I live in Glastonbury which is awash with rampant superstition. They compete to try and get me to believe in their brand of it. However over the last three years I have become c …

I've been studying sociology since 2002, finally completing my Ph.D in 2012. During that time, I saw a need for more social groups that bring sociologists together, and allow them to talk about their research and network with other like minded individuals. I found the Ph.D journey to be intellectually fulfilling, but at times rather isolating. So, I've decided to set this group up with the aim of allowing students and academics to come together and talk about their work. This group is open to al …

BRUM is a group for R users at all levels and from all backgrounds based in and around Birmingham (UK) and the West Midlands, to meet and discuss R-related topics and to promote the use of R. R is a free/open source project and is the leading software for data analysis, statistics and data visualisation. Anyone with a background or interest in R is welcome! Sponsorship for this event is kindly provided by The Data Mine Ltd.