Ottawa Computing Group

Another exciting Friday night is coming up ahead. Our usual Hack and Talk on the quiet neighbourhood of Elmvale. Bring your PC and talk shop while you sip delicious coffee.

Just as kind reminder, Starbucks has been very generous with giving us last minute treats. Please buy something from them even if it's a snack instead of coffee.

Our meetup this week will take place in the Elmvale Starbucks near St. Laurent and Russell. A typical place for good conversation and delicious coffee. For those driving, there is a big free parking lot in the Elmvale plaza in front of the shop. For those who are taking the bus, get to St. Laurent Station via rail and take one many routes that drive to the Elmvale stop such as the 40. Starbucks is in Unit A/B in the building. It's the most northern shop in the plaza next to the bus stop. We are usually sitting on the large raised table in the middle of the shop.

ATTENDANCE DISCRETION ADVISED. Minimum age 19+. Our discussions often go off-topic into less family friendly subjects. We're the craziest meetup in Ottawa, so loosen up and have fun with us.

We've been doing Hack and Talk Social for over 5 years now, every single week on Friday night. We nerds and geeks don't have anything interesting going on then so this is an opportunity to fill that evening with something exciting. Studies have shown that working in social settings increases productivity and creativity, even if you're joining just for the white noise.

Unlike most meetups, we don't have suggested subjects or boring topics. We proudly provide the most freeform platform for discussing whatever is on your mind. Though in general, many of the "debates" are about computing, software and programming. Current affairs often enter into the discussion so be ready to defend your views.

The Hack and Talk Social was originally a meetup for bringing programmers into one shop with their laptops working on their projects, hacking (white hat obviously), writing for their blogs or just showing off their latest work to others. However, the social aspect became the dominant part of the meetup. You can still bring your computer of course or tablet or just a pen and a notebook.

We've had many interesting people join in such as software developers, consultants, graphic designers, photographers, bus drivers, security experts, writers, business analysts and so on. No one is excluded from joining, you don't need to be tech savvy or a hacker.