My activities tracker for community contributions in 2019

community

tracker, sqlbits, data relay

2019-12-31
1 minute to read

Table of Contents

March

Volunteered at SQLBits 2019

October

Volunteered at Data Relay Bristol

Community Links

Links to events, groups and initiatives I am associated with…

Azure Data Community where you can local user groups.
Brightside Mentoring where I am a mentor for young adults.
Data Relay where I have previously helped in Bristol.
Fabric & Power BI Wales where I am an organiser.
Data Toboggan where I regularly moderate. They also have a meetup group.
#DataWeekender where I am a member of the organising committee. We also have a meetup group.
SQLBITS where I am one of the Orange SQLBITS helper army.
STEM Learning where I am a STEM ambassador.
Jigsaw Thornbury who hosts our code club for children and young people with additional needs or disabilities.
DigiLocal who give marginalised young people the opportunity to discover and develop their digital talents.

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