<div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>Another reminder that our December meeting is this coming Monday, 12th December. If you haven’t signed up but are planning to come along, please do so today. We’ve to send a list of attendees to the venue later today to generate QR codes for access, and while they’ve assured us that late signups will be able to get in, it’ll be easier if you have the QR code apparently.</div><div><br></div><div>To avoid all that please do:</div><div><br></div><div><div><div>1. Read our code-of-conduct at <a href="https://readme.lrug.org/#code-of-conduct" target="_blank">https://readme.lrug.org/#code-of-conduct</a> so you understand the standard that we hold your behaviour to</div><div>2. Book your place via eventbrite at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/london-ruby-user-group-december-2022-meeting-tickets-475342250467" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/london-ruby-user-group-december-2022-meeting-tickets-475342250467</a></div></div></div><div><br></div><div>This is what you’ll be missing if you don’t attend:</div><div><br></div><div><div>* “Heaping on the Complexity” by Matt Valentine-House - a talk diving into how ruby’s garbage collector works</div><div>* “What does ‘high priority’ mean? The secret to happy queues” by Daniel Magliola - a talk on how to manage background queues</div></div><div><br></div><div>More: <a href="https://lrug.org/meetings/2022/december/">https://lrug.org/meetings/2022/december/</a></div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Murray & the rest of the organising team</div></div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, 5 Dec 2022 at 23:08, Murray Steele <<a href="mailto:murray.steele@lrug.org">murray.steele@lrug.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>Just a reminder that this time next week we should all be musing over what we just heard from our speakers and some of us are probably wondering how to get home if we stayed to chat things over in the pub.</div><div><br></div><div>You can still secure your place by:</div><div><br></div><div><div>1. Reading our code-of-conduct at <a href="https://readme.lrug.org/#code-of-conduct" target="_blank">https://readme.lrug.org/#code-of-conduct</a> so you understand the standard that we hold your behaviour to</div><div>2. Booking a place via eventbrite at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/london-ruby-user-group-december-2022-meeting-tickets-475342250467" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/london-ruby-user-group-december-2022-meeting-tickets-475342250467</a></div></div><div><br></div><div>Once you've done that you should read this message that our lovely venue hosts, Zinc, asked us to share, particularly if you’re thinking about a new role as a little festive gift for yourself:</div><div><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span style="font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">A call for socially conscious individuals. </span><span style="font-style:italic;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">Could you create a business that transforms people’s financial resilience and empowers them to turn uncertainty into opportunity? </span><br></div><div style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Helvetica;font-size:12px"><span id="m_3941167749627606869gmail-docs-internal-guid-cbd3bed7-7fff-c62c-8eb2-ae5db0bb73bb"><i><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><a href="https://www.zinc.vc/" target="_blank">Zinc VC </a>has 70 places for the next </span><a href="https://www.zinc.vc/venture-builder" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Venture Builder</span></a><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> starting in April 2023. Designed to launch you as a Founder, you gain ~£250k funding to build a new commercial business from scratch that will help people earn more money, invest smartly in future financial security or cope better with financial shocks. They are looking for individuals with experience in </span><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;white-space:pre-wrap">financial services, technology, education, real estate, pensions, asset management, policy and more. </span></p></i><i><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">You join this full-time, 12-month platform as part of an energetic and passionate cohort. You’ll find a co-Founder, receive executive coaching and introductions to world-leading experts, gain guidance from Zinc’s dedicated R&D team and receive up to £250k investment (including a £13,200 stipend across the first 6 months, increased from £12,000 to support Founders with the cost of living crisis). Zinc also supports women in tech through the </span><a href="https://www.zinc.vc/rose-acton-award" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Rose Acton Award</span></a><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and endorses UK Startup/Innovator Visas. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><i><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"><br></span></i></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><i><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">Urgent action is required to empower individuals to build financial resilience in the face of a cost of living crisis, and now is the time to act. Read the </span><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JGnAbm_yi8Q3-CsgFj7Z86bzqBiA0ROf/view" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">full mission manifesto here</span></a><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap"> and </span><a href="https://apply.workable.com/zinc-ventures-limited/j/46B8C0F986/" style="text-decoration-line:none" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;text-decoration-line:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">apply today</span></a><span style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre-wrap">. Their next deadline is <b>December 22nd</b> and applicants are encouraged to apply as soon as possible for a greater chance of success, spaces fill up quickly!</span></i></p></i></span></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>Hope to see you all there!</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Murray & the rest of the organising team </div></div></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, 30 Nov 2022 at 21:58, Murray Steele <<a href="mailto:murray.steele@lrug.org" target="_blank">murray.steele@lrug.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr">Hi all,<div><br></div><div>Our next meeting will be on Monday 12th December. We’re in-person again and this time are being hosted by the folks at Zinc (<a href="https://www.zinc.vc/" target="_blank">https://www.zinc.vc/</a>) in their offices near Euston station on Eversholt St. As ever, we’ll open the doors at 6pm, start the meeting at 6:30pm and be done by 8pm - at which point we’ll find a local pub for those interested in continuing.</div><div><br></div><div>We have two talks lined up:</div><div><br></div><div>* “Heaping on the Complexity” by Matt Valentine-House</div><div>* “What does ‘high priority’ mean? The secret to happy queues” by Daniel Magliola</div><div><br></div><div>You can get more details about each of the talks, and the full venue address details at: <a href="https://lrug.org/meetings/2022/december/" target="_blank">https://lrug.org/meetings/2022/december/</a></div><div><br></div><div>If you’re keen to attend please:</div><div><br></div><div>1. Read our code-of-conduct at <a href="https://readme.lrug.org/#code-of-conduct" target="_blank">https://readme.lrug.org/#code-of-conduct</a> so you understand the standard that we hold your behaviour to</div><div>2. Book a place via eventbrite at <a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/london-ruby-user-group-december-2022-meeting-tickets-475342250467" target="_blank">https://www.eventbrite.com/e/london-ruby-user-group-december-2022-meeting-tickets-475342250467</a></div><div><br></div><div>See you on the 12th!</div><div><br></div><div>Murray & the rest of the organising team</div><div><br></div><div>ps. There’s still room for one more short talk if you’ve got something to say - get in touch with us at <a href="mailto:talks@lrug.org" target="_blank">talks@lrug.org</a> and we’ll sort it out.</div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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