Critical Skills Series
The FedEx Institute of Technology and its partner organizations are committed to making ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ a national leader in technology innovation. In order to see this mission come to fruition, it is important that we provide the resources for everyone in ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ to pursue technology careers. To this end, we are pleased to offer the Critical Skills Development Program, a series of free community-driven workshops focused on skill development to open the doors to a future in technology.
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Technology Foundation (MemTech) Meetups
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Python
Description: Network and learn from the legendary Python experts in the Midsouth.
Live chat: Channel
Date: 3rd Monday of each month, 6:00PM | FedEx Institute of Technology, Room 225 |
Machine Learning/Data Science/R
Description: Learn how the latest theories of intelligence brings some of the foundational algorithms of the neocortex to software with NuPIC.
Live chat: Channel
Date: First Tuesday of each month, 7:00PM | FedEx Institute of Technology, Room 226 | Registration Link
DevÃÛÌÒµ¼º½
Description: Founded by ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ software developers for ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ software developers, DevÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ is a general-purpose programming user group that accommodates a wide variety of topics and formats.
Live chat: Channel
Date: First Tuesday of each month, 6:00PM | FedEx Institute of Technology, Room 225 | Registration Link
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Web Workers
Description: The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Web Workers are a community of designers, developers, and User Experience experts that meet regularly to share their extensive knowledge of UX, front and back-end web technologies.
Live chat: Channel
Date: Second Tuesday of each month, 6:00PM | FedEx Institute of Technology, Room 225 | Registration Link
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Agile Practitioners
Description: Network and learn from like-minded practitioners to share your experience with the agile journey.
Live chat: Channel
Date: 4th Tuesday of each month | FedEx Institute of Technology, Room 225 |
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Game Developers
Description: The ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Game Developers are an open group of developers and artists who share ideas and knowledge on game development as well as collaborate on projects and game jams.
Live chat: Channel
Date: Second Wednesday of each month, 6:00PM | FedEx Institute of Technology, Room 225 | Registration Link
WordPress
Description: WordPress meets once a month, and feature two 15-minute lightning talks on the WordPress CMS and more.
Live chat: Channel
Date: First Thursday of the month, 6:00PM | FedEx Institute of Technology, Room 225 |
Blockchain901
Description: Blockchain901 is dedicated to advancing the awareness and education of Blockchain based technologies to the greater ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ TN and surrounding areas.
Live chat: Channel
Date: First Thursday of each month, 6:00PM | UMRF Research Park | Registration Link
MemPASS/Power BI
Description: MemPASS/Power BI seeks to be a a forum for education, facilitate networking, and guidance around best practices in SQL Server and related products and services.
Live chat: Channel
Date: Second Thursday of each month, 6:00PM | FedEx Institute of Technology, Room 225 | Registration Link
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½PHP
Description: Are you a PHP developer in ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½? Are you curious about PHP? Come meet other ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½PHP developers and open source enthusiasts at their monthly meet ups.
Live chat: Channel
Date: Third Thursday of each month, 6:00PM | FedEx Institute of Technology, Room 225 |
Code Together
Description: Code Together is a time for you to work alongside and connect with other people in your local community.
Live chat:
Date: Third Sunday of each month, 1:00PM | UMRF Research Park | Registration Link
Data Management Association | DAMA MidSouth
Description: Learn from and network with your local data management experts.
Live chat: Channel
Date: Monthly, 3:45PM | FedEx Institute of Technology, Room 226 | Registration Link
MemDevOps
Description: This is a group for ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½-area professionals interested in learning about DevOps transformations and contributing to discussions with like-minded individuals. They will explore all aspects of DevOps, including Continuous Integration/Delivery, Automated Testing, Automated Server/Container Provisioning, Tooling, and Automated Deployments.
Live chat: Channel
Date: Monthly, 3:00PM | FedEx Institute of Technology, Room 225 |
ÃÛÌÒµ¼º½ Tableau User Group
Description: Come join local Tableau analytics platform users as they share knowledge, tips, tricks, and advice. All experience levels are welcome.
Date: Quarterly | Location varies |
Previous Events
- Introduction to Agile, September 2017
- Level Design Using ProBuilder, August 2017
- Social Media Data Collection, July 2017
- Data Management Association, June 2017
- Programming with Tech901, May 2017
- Ruby, April 2017
- DRONES Racing, March 2017
- Business Intelligence/Data Analysis, February 2017
- Python, January 2017
- Two Mini-workshops on PC Systems,November 2016
- Unity, November 2016
- HTML/CSS, October 2016