A lot going on for the gamers in Copenhagen this coming week: with Spilbar and a DFI Q & A. Also, make sure you keep an eye on the startups involved in Accelerace Investor Day: you might spot a future global leader!
Copenhagen
Tuesday January 27th
GOTO Night: Uncle Bob
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, @ Trifork A/S, Borgergade 24 (1. sal)
“The Three Laws of Test Driven Development by Robert C. Martin
The jury is in, the case is closed. TDD works, and works well. In this talk, Uncle Bob makes the point that TDD is not a testing technique at all. The talk is half lecture and half demonstration.
Wednesday January 28th
Biggest Performance Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, @ Trifork, Borgergade 24B
Ever wonder why your e-Banking system is down yet again for maintenance or what problem it was that caused your check-out to take forever until it terminated with a weird error message? This talk will help you avoid that hassle and many more.
Meetup with David J Anderson – topic will be announced later
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm, @ ITU, Rued Langgaards Vej 7
“David J. Anderson is in town. David is known for his work on KANBAN and will speak on one of the new hot topics: ‘Enterprise Services Planning’.
Blend for Visual Studio 2015 Preview v/ Deani Hansen
6:00 pm – 9:00 pm, @ Microsoft Hellerup, Tuborg Boulevard 12
Kick off the year with a meetup, with speaker Deani Hansen on whats new to Blend. Pizza and drinks will be provided and the event will be streamed live.
Thursday January 29th
Accelerace Investor Day
3:30 pm – 8:00 pm, @ DOCKEN, Færgehavnsvej 35
Twice a year Accelerace Investor Days introduce a batch of promising startups from Accelerace’s Accelerator program. The event also brings together a large cross section of the Danish investor community. Join them to meet 15 strong startups and more than 70 investors.
SpilBar 23: Sounds Cool
4:30 pm – 8:00 pm, @ The Film House, Bio Asta (Basement) Gothersgade 55
This month Bjørn Jacobsen will give a talk titled, “Sound as Information in life and game”, and Jakob Schmid will give a talk titled “Way Beyond the Expected”. SpilBar is a bimonthly event, where everyone in or close to the computer games industry can meet and mingle. The meetings always start with a talk and end with a drink.
Thursday 29th January
Fuckup Nights #2
7:00 pm – 10:00 pm, @ KPH Projects T-room, Enghavevej 80 C
Mark you calendars for the next Fuckup Night. (Program with information about speakers, etc. to follow.)
Friday January 30th
DFI – Support for Video Games – Q&A – Spørgemøde
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm, @ DFI – Filmhuset, Gothersgade 55 1123
The Danish Film Institute is holding an information meeting for anyone with questions about the new Support for Video Games program.
Silicon Drinkabout
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm, @ location tbd
Kick it after a hard-working week with like minded spirits.
Malmö
Monday January 26th
Minc/Talks: Hampus & Tobias Schildfat – Designing your Life/A Modern Success Story
5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, @ Minc I Sverige AB, Anckargripsgatan 3
“The Founders & CEOs of Solentro, Hampus Schildfat & Tobias Schildfat, plus expert Sofia Ulver.
Wednesday January 28th
Världens Bästa Morgon med Spoon om Content Marketing & Marketing Automation (SWE)
8:00 am – 10:00 am, @ Media Evolution AB, Stora Varvsgatan 6a
Spoon and Leadteq are giving a breakfast seminar on content marketing and marketing automation. It seems like everyone would like more sales, so we think this might be popular. ”
Thursday January 29th
Startup Dojo – By Entrepreneurs, For Entrepreneurs
5:30 pm – 8:00 pm, @ Foo Café, Stora Varvsgatan 6a
Some would argue that these events ought to be mandatory for all startups. If you need help with the nuts and bolts of your business – go to market, raising capital, expanding internationally – then go.
Helsingborg
Tuesday January 27th
OpenLab – Creating stuff (ENG/SWE)
4:00 pm – 8:00 pm, @ CreativeLab Bredgatan 11
No registration needed, just show up and make something cool!
Styrelsemöte SUF Helsingborg (SWE)
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, @ CreativeLab Bredgatan 11
CoderDojo – Coding for kids (SWE/ENG)
5:30 pm – 7:30 pm, @ CreativeLab Bredgatan 11 25225 Helsingborg
Have we missed anything? Let us know!
