iMessage App Workshop, October 24th at 6:30 p.m.
This one-part workshop is focusing on making apps that will run within Apple’s iMessage app — which will soon allow users to download 3rd party apps that can be used inside the messaging service. The workshop will teach attendees how to build a simple iMessage sticker pack.
A Night to Network: Yotpo Style, October 25th at 7 p.m.
Yotpo is opening their doors to the NYC tech community for a night of trick-or-treating and a chance to get to know their sales team. The event will be a chance for people to learn about opportunities to work on Yotpo’s sales team, as well as an excuse to hang out with some cool people.
Film Screening of “CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap”, October 27th at 6:30 p.m.
The CODE: Debugging the Gender Gap documentary looks at the reasons why comparatively few women become software engineers. In addition to the screening, there’ll be time for networking and time to chat about the film.
Designing for Unconscious Bias, October 27th at 7 p.m.
Everyone makes decisions based on countless, unconscious biases about people’s character, abilities and potential. This talk will look at ways to use good design practices to mitigate the negative influence of that bias.
Augmenting the Photographer’s Workflow with AI, October 27th at 7 p.m.
This talk will look at ways that deep learning algorithms and computer vision can help improve a photographer’s workflow. The talk will be led by Ramzi Rizk, who works on a team that uses AI to automatically score images based on their aesthetic quality.
That's it for this week. Check out the events page for a full listing of everything happening in NYC tech.
