Departmental Events

2011 Christmas Bash

2011-12-09T09:57:21Z

If you want to know where all the cool people are (and me) next Thursday, we'll be at the departmental Christmas Bash with games, a monster word search, pizza and all kinds of fun.

If you are a student in the departmeht you can come too. Tickets go on sale in the departmental office from 2:00 pm Monday 12th of December.

2011 Summer Bash

2011-05-31T21:32:00Z

We had our last bash of the year today. It was great fun, even though we had some technical troubles. The camera on the PlayStation Move was definitely faulty, causing me to lose at Table Tennis. Fortunately the Pizza arrived on time, and everybody had fun. Some were there with tears in their eyes, with this being their last bash as students in the department.

I took some pictures, there are a few more on Flicker tagged Hull2011SummerBash.

2010 Christmas Bash

2011-05-24T13:36:32Z

This one set a new record for pizza consumption. Well done folks. You can find the pictures here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertmiles/tags/hullxmasbash2010/

2010 Summer Bash

2010-06-11T22:53:00Z

Fun was had, and someone even managed to finish the entire Wordsearch. Kudos. There are some pictures (just a few) here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertmiles/sets/72157625347300379/

2009 Christmas Bash

2009-12-18T09:33:35Z

Gosh. That was a good one. I got shot in the back three times at Team Fortress but I also managed to win one round of Buzz Quiz. And the pizzas were ace. You can find all my pictures of the event here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertmiles/tags/hullxmasbash2009/

2009 Summer Bash

2009-06-12T14:41:00Z

Thanks to all who turned up for the bash on the 11th. As usual the pictures are up on Flickr:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertmiles/tags/hull2009summerbash/

2009 Mad March Bash

2009-03-25T09:35:00Z

Thanks to everyone who came along to the bash. A great time was had by all. I've put a buch of pictures on Flickr, you can find them here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertmiles/tags/hull2009marchbash/

Christmas Bash

2008-12-18T09:20:10Z

Thanks to all who came along to the Christmas Bash. I think a good time was had by all. If you want to try and find yourself on the pictures I took you can look here.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/robertmiles/tags/hull2008christmasbash/

Black Marble Game Development

2008-10-20T07:50:49Z

Black Marble, a software company based in Bradford, holds regular events for developers which are well worth a visit.

The next one is on Wed. 22nd October at 6:15 and it is about Silverlight, XNA and Gaming.

I will be taking a magic bus to the event, leaving at 4:30 pm. If you want to come along you can register here.

Places are limited, so be quick.

Slide 7 Trip

2007-05-09T14:27:23Z

I'm afraid that the bus is now full. You can use the link to contact me in case of any cancellations, and you can still register for the conference if you have an alternative means of transport.

Slide 7 is a development conference aimed at students who want to use the latest technology in their projects. It all happens on the 18th of June at Microsoft UK Headquarters, Thames Valley Park in Reading. You can register for it here.

If you want to make use of free transport from Hull to Reading and back (travelling down on the Sunday, staying in luxurious Travelodge accommodation and then rumbling back in the magic minibus on the Monday night) then sign up for transport here.

You can book your accommodation (at the moment you can have a room for 15 pounds a night) here. You need to book for the night of 17th of June. We will be travelling back on the 18th, leaving after the BBQ, arriving back in Hull late on Monday night.

The day is split into two tracks, introductory and advanced, and the stuff looks good. Take a peek here.

Places are strictly limited, so register as soon as you can.

Agenda
Introduction to Microsoft Web Development – Track 1

09.30 10.00 Registration and Coffee – B3
10.00 11.00 Session 1 - Welcome and Keynote
11.00 11.20 Comfort Break
11.20 12.20 Session 2 - Introduction to ASP.net
12.20 13.30 Lunch
13.30 14.30 Session 3 - AJAX
14.30 15.30 Session 4 – Visual Studio ‘Orcas’
15.30 15.50 Comfort Break
15.50 16.50 Session 5 - Silverlight
16.50 18.30 Dinner - BBQ

Advanced Microsoft Web Development – Track 2

09.30 10.00 Registration and Coffee – B3
10.00 11.00 Session 1 - Welcome and Keynote
11.00 11.20 Comfort Break
11.20 12.20 Session 6 - Advanced ASP.net
12.20 13.30 Lunch
13.30 14.30 Session 7 - Connected Mobile Development
14.30 15.30 Session 8 - Live Services
15.30 15.50 Comfort Break
15.50 16.50 Session 5 - Silverlight
16.50 18.30 Dinner – BBQ