Code Club is a nationwide network of volunteer-led after school coding clubs for children aged 9-11. Run by volunteers, Code Clubs focus on giving 9-11 year olds the opportunity to make things with computers and is part of the Raspberry Pi Foundation.
Thursday 22nd September 2016, 7pm - 11pm
Lighthouse, Kensington Street, Brighton, BN1 4AJ
An affordable, web-industry focused mini-conference raising money for charity.
What is Bytes?
Bytes is a web-industry focused mini-conference to be held at Lighthouse, a hub for creative industries in the centre of Brighton on 22nd September 2016.
If you are just starting out, or an industry professional, this affordable mini-conf will help you gain insight from our four keynote speakers, with topics ranging from development and design to workflows and performance tips.
Every penny raised will be donated to charity. By attending this mini-conf you are helping a great cause. Go you!
There will also be a chance for you to win some excellent swag - make sure you bring some extra pennies to be in with a chance of walking away with some prizes.
Who's speaking?
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Peter O'Shaughnessy
Progressive Web Apps and the biggest browser you’ve probably never thought of
Samsung Internet, the third most popular mobile browser in Europe, is helping to push Progressive Web Apps forwards and the team are contributors to many of the specs.
This talk will explore what is possible to achieve with Web APIs today and what’s coming up next, not just for Samsung Internet, but across mobile browsers and beyond.
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Lisa Freeman
Regulation and privacy: what might be coming?
This talk explores the reactions to the EU's ePrivacy review; the process, what we think might be changing and the forthcoming GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation). However, given the referendum results, ePrivacy in the UK might need to have completely fresh rules drawn up.
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Graeme Robinson
Autism and The Web
This talk addresses the challenges faced by users and web developers on the Autistic Spectrum. Graeme will highlight why it's not a bad thing, clear up some misunderstandings about the spectrum and how UX improves learning.
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Mike Street
The Digital Bucket List for People in the Web
We are all so busy ploughing through CSS and HTML that we forget to sometimes lift our head up and see what else is going on in the world that can benefit us. From side projects to expanding your repertoire, this talk gives you ideas to add to your bucket list to not only make you a better developer, but richer one too.
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Candi Underwood
Your MC for the evening, Candi will be introducing our speakers, warming up the crowd and telling bad jokes (jokes not guaranteed).
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The Raffle!
We've got some great prizes for you to win at Bytes, so make sure you bring your change.
Prizes include books from Sitepoint, Smashing Magazine and A Book Apart and a brewery tour from Bedlam Beers!
Schedule
| 7:00pm | Doors open |
| 7:20pm | Bytes 2016 starts |
| 7:30pm |
Peter O'ShaughnessyProgressive Web Apps and the biggest browser you’ve probably never thought of |
| 8:00pm | A short presentation from Code Club |
| 8:15pm | Break |
| 8:30pm |
Lisa FreemanRegulation and privacy: what might be coming? |
| 9:00pm |
Mike StreetThe Digital Bucket List for People in the Web |
| 9:30pm | Break |
| 9:45pm |
Graeme RobinsonAutism and The Web |
| 10:15pm | Raffle! |
| 11:00pm | Doors close |
