VALA Tech Camp will include additional content in the form of a series of Short Talks, for those attending, and we are working hard to get access to those unable to attend Tech Camp 2023 in person.
Each of our short talks will be given by specialists in their field, on topics complimentary to our workshops. The 20 minute talks will be jammed full of useful info and a Q & A will be opened up at the end.
We are pleased to announce some of guest speakers on our Tech Camp program, below.
All the more reason to get your registration in for Tech Camp ASAP!
Short Talk Speaker spotlight
Fiona Tweedie
Fiona Tweedie fell in love with the transformative power of data when working on the Australian Government’s Principles on Open Public Sector Information and has held numerous roles analysing, governing and wrangling data in the years since. She has worked on embedding ethical approaches to data in commercial and research organisations and is passionate about demystifying tech and increasing data literacy.
Fiona’s Short Talk is entitled: Computer Says No: Having better conversations about automated decision-making.
Hugh Rundle
Hugh Rundle is a librarian and advocate for open culture and free software. He co-founded the GLAM organisation newCardigan and has previously spoken at and organised Open GLAM miniconfs at LCA. When not making trouble and writing crappy code, Hugh works at La Trobe University Library.
Hugh’s Short Talk is entitled: How to become an open source contributor by the end of this week.