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title: The Amazing Hiroshima IT Beginners Community
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description: すごい広島 IT初心者の会 PyCon APAC 2023 Community Poster Presentation
published: October 30, 23
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The Amazing Hiroshima IT Beginners Community
すごい広島 IT初心者の会
Takuya Nishimoto 西本 卓也
@nishimotz / @24motz
Shuaruta Inc.
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Amazing (Sugoi) Hiroshima
• &quot;Amazing Hiroshima&quot; is an IT-focused
self-study session that is held every
Wednesday in Hiroshima.
• On the last Wednesday of each month,
a special session called
&quot;Amazing Hiroshima with Python&quot; was organized.
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Hiroshima.rb
• Since December 2022, we have been collaborating with the Ruby
community in Hiroshima.
• We want to sustain and rejuvenate a once-vibrant local community.
• To achieve that, it needs to be beginner-friendly.
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IT Beginners Community
• From August 2023, this Python/Ruby-focused session has evolved
into &quot;The Amazing Hiroshima IT Beginners Community&quot;
• forming a new community for beginners with interests in IT in general.
• We ask experienced participants to choose topics with consideration
for beginners when speaking.
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Monthly Meetup
• Hybrid event at Cybozu Hiroshima Office and via Webex.
• First, everyone will introduce themselves. For those who don&#039;t plan to
speak later, we ask for a slightly more detailed introduction.
• Those who want to speak will present or provide topics in turn.
Impromptu speakers are welcome.
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Python Boot Camp
• Amazing Hiroshima with Python began in 2017 as a follow-up event
for Python beginners&#039; study sessions.
• Counting from that time, as of October 2024, it has been held 79
times.
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PyCon mini Hiroshima
• The Hiroshima Python community has been active, undertaking
initiatives such as hosting &quot;PyCon mini Hiroshima&quot;.
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Open Seminar Hiroshima
• Recently, we&#039;ve been involved in planning and operating another
event in Hiroshima called OSH.
• June 25th, 2022 (Held as a hybrid event)
• Re: Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis for Engineers
• November 11th, 2023
• How to Engage with Generative AI
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NVDA: Non Visual Desktop Access
• Nishimoto, who was involved in establishing the Python community in
Hiroshima, has concurrently been active in the NVDA screen reader
community in Japan.
• NVDA is a Python product.
• On November 2nd, NVDA Japanese Team will participate in an event
related to visually impaired individuals in Kinshicho.
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YAPC::Hiroshima 2024 and NVDA
• In the YAPC held in Hiroshima in
February 2024, despite being a
conference themed around Perl,
a talk by Nishimoto was accepted.
• In other words, YAPC will also feature a Python product.
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YAPC::Hiroshima 2024
• Members of the Hiroshima Python community are actively serving as
staff for YAPC::Hiroshima 2024.
• Let&#039;s meet in Hiroshima around February 10th, 2024!
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すごい広島IT初心者の会
• pycon-hiroshima.connpass.com/event/
• Each month&#039;s final Wednesday
• We welcome discussions on the following topics.
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Things you&#039;ve tried or created
Generative AIs like ChatGPT
Programming questions and consultations on Python, Ruby, etc.
Electronic crafting and microcontroller programming.
• Online participation is also welcome.
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