What is the Grassroots Tech Community?

My pressie on why I am so involved with the tech community and what it's all about. This was presented at a breakfast brief while I was working at Dogpatch Labs.

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1. GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY VICKY TWOMEY-LEE
2. GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH BOTTOM-UP, RATHER THAN TOP-DOWN DECISION MAKING […] MORE NATURAL OR SPONTANEOUS THAN MORE TRADITIONAL POWER STRUCTURES. — Our friend, Wikipedia
3. GATHERING OF LIKE-MINDED INDIVIDUALS* TO CONNECT AND SHARE KNOWLEDGE. — Me GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY
4. WHO ARE THEY? GRASSROOTS TECH COMMUNITY
6. OVER 8 YEARS AS DEVELOPER OVER 10 YEARS AS TECH EVENT ORGANISER AND I ❤ THE COMMUNITY
7. Dublin Java 8 Drupal Ireland
8. Dublin Java 8 Drupal Ireland
9. Dublin Java 8 Drupal Ireland AND MORE…
10. TECH COMMUNITY CHARITY TABLE QUIZ 2015 GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY
11. GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY PYTHON IRELAND ▸ Founded in 2004 ▸ Talks & Social Meetups ▸ PyCon Ireland
12. GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY PYTHON IRELAND ▸ Founded in 2004 ▸ Talks & Social Meetups ▸ PyCon Ireland
13. GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY PYTHON IRELAND ▸ Founded in 2004 ▸ Talks & Social Meetups ▸ PyCon Ireland
14. GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY PYLADIES DUBLIN ▸ Launched 2013 ▸ Python + Diversity ▸ Talks & Coding Evening ▸ Beginner-friendly
15. GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY PYLADIES DUBLIN ▸ Launched 2013 ▸ Python + Diversity ▸ Talks & Coding Evening ▸ Beginner-friendly
16. GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY CODING GRACE ▸ Founded in 2012 ▸ Female-friendly coding workshops ▸ Language agnostic ▸ Volunteers
17. GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY CODING GRACE ▸ Founded in 2012 ▸ Female-friendly coding workshops ▸ Language agnostic ▸ Volunteers 7 workshops in 2013 To date: 65 workshops Nearly 70 volunteer mentors
18. GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY CODING GRACE ▸ Founded in 2012 ▸ Female-friendly coding workshops ▸ Language agnostic ▸ Volunteers 7 workshops in 2013 To date: 65 workshops Nearly 70 volunteer mentors
19. TEXT ‣ Founded 2012 ‣ Started with 3 GameCrafts ‣ Nearly 30 events since ‣ Dublin, Derry, Belfast, Cork, Limerick, 
 Thurles, London, Vienna, New York
20. TEXT ‣ Founded 2012 ‣ Started with 3 GameCrafts ‣ Nearly 30 events since ‣ Dublin, Derry, Belfast, Cork, Limerick, 
 Thurles, London, Vienna, New York
21. WHY? BUT…
23. ANY QUESTIONS? GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY vicky@dogpatchlabs.com
24. ANY QUESTIONS? GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY vicky@dogpatchlabs.com