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Introducing the organisers of #NIDC2025 👏

NIDC wouldn't be possible without this amazing group of people who have volunteered their free time to organise the conference over the past year.

Look out for them this Saturday!

Get your tickets at ti.to/nidc/nidc2025 🎟️

Happy Halloween! 🎃

Need a sweet treat this Halloween? Why not treat yourself to some #NIDC2025 tickets

Grab yours at ti.to/nidc/nidc2025 🎟️

Happy Monday folks!

Who remembers Dave Cutting's amazing talk last year? It was so popular we had a full house! We can’t wait to see what this year’s speakers have in store.

Grab your #NIDC2025 tickets at ti.to/nidc/nidc2025 🎟️

#NIDC2025 is just 2 weeks away 😱

Don't miss your chance to be part of this year's amazing crowd!

Just head over to ti.to/nidc/nidc2025 and grab your tickets today 🎟️

😍 We are getting so close now! Here is our second Lab session is a doozey!

📱 Code & Conundrums: From Spec to Puzzle, an AI-Assisted Workshop

🤓 Get hands on and put your inner geek to the test!

Last year we had NI Game Dev Network, Battlebots, Raspberry Jam, and much more!

Come to #NIDC2025 for even more fun, networking, and learning!

Get your tickets now at ti.to/nidc/nidc2025 🎟️

#NIDC2025 is happening in less than 3 weeks 🥳

Don't have your tickets yet? No problem, just head over to www.nidevconf.com and grab your tickets today!

See you on 8th November!

NIDC 2025 Event of the year for the tech community! Join in on Saturday, 8th November at ICC Belfast. NIDC has brought Northern Ireland's tech community together every year since 2017. The conference gathers…

Sunday morning is the ideal moment to enjoy a cup of coffee ☕ and secure tickets 🎫 for one of the town's premier tech events.
Check it out at ti.to/nidc/nidc2025. 🤩

NIDC 2025 Event of the year for the tech community! Join in on Saturday, 8th November at ICC Belfast. NIDC has brought Northern Ireland's tech community together every year since 2017. The conference gathers…

21 days to go to one of the biggests events of the year NIDC!!! Get your tickets here : ti.to/nidc/nidc2025

As dramatic as the title is, bear with me... When you hear PhD you probably think of a host of adjectives that describe the experience and the kind of person that you think will attempt it. As well… Will a PhD Kill Me?!?! - Ryan Bevin - NIDC 2024 - Conf Room 1B

Will a PHD kill me? watch Ryan's video to find out!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=OZ80...

See what's coming up in NIDC's 2025 agenda : www.nidevconf.com/agenda
(Don't forget to buy your tickets!)

Got something you’re building? Let’s see it 👀.
Could be trying out glass UIs on Behance, an open source script, or the Arduino contraption you nearly burned the kitchen down with.

1. post it + tag NIDC
2. we’ll repost

Show Northern Ireland what’s cooking. 🍳

An excellent talk from last years NIDC from Karl & Paddy : www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mmP... .

Don't forget to get your tickets : ti.to/nidc/nidc2025 🚀

YouTube video by NIDevConf Why and How You Should Build An Indie Game - Blaine McKeever - NIDC 2024 - Hall 1B

33 days until 𝚂̶𝚊̶𝚗̶𝚝̶𝚊̶ NIDC! Have you got your tickets ?

Tickets & the 2025 Agenda are available on the NIDC page.

Your chance to see amazing talks similar to Blaine McKeever's last years talk on "Why and How You Should Build An Indie Game".

www.youtube.com/watch?v=G9_O...

www.nidevconf.com

🔥 Tickets on sale now🔥

Check out our stacked agenda filled with Talks, workshops, villages, and a few surprises - it’s all in there.

👉 ti.to/nidc/nidc2025

#NIDC2025 #TechCommunity

📅 The NIDC 2025 agenda is finally live!
Talks, workshops, villages, and a few surprises - it’s all in there. Whether you’re into shipping code, breaking systems, designing delightful products, or just seeing what everyone's up to, you’ll find something that hits.

👉 www.nidevconf.com/agenda

Tech meetups in September!

- 3rd Infosec NI Lockpicking Social
- 3rd Women x AI
- 10th September BelfastRuby x PyBelfast
- 11th September BSides Belfast
- 18th September AI Coffee Conversations
- 25th September IoT Belfast: 29 IoT innovation in Telecoms
- 25th September WTM Belfast Book Club #10

Please remember you only have till Sunday to submit a talk!!

Too late, too late will be the cry, when the NIDC CFP has passed you by!

If you have any issues, doubts or queries please let us know. sessionize.com/nidc-2025

Interested in volunteering at NIDC this year??

Whether you’ve volunteered for NIDC before or it’s your first time - we’ll guide you through it.

Apply now and be part of something awesome!!

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A speaker presenting at NIDC 2024, beneath the NIDC logo and text saying "Last call for Speakers, 7 days left, closing on 31st August"

Last week to submit to the NIDC2025 CFP! We are the Big Day Out for the NI Community to chat about:

👩‍💻 coding
👷 architecture
📱 product
✨ design
🚧 testing
👾 games
🔐 security
🏗️ infrastructure
📊 management
💻 software
⚙️ hardware
😜 cx
🤯 startups

So make haste to Sessionize (sessionize.com/nidc-2025)!

The business case for leveraging systems-level languages for performance critical applications, how they support writing optimized code and save money, and specifically why Magnite chose Rust for… The Road to Rust - Kevin Logan - NIDC 2024 - Hall 1A

"The problem with your software, the performance of your software, is always in the design of the software." — Kevin Logan

Join Kevin Logan, Engineering Fellow at @magnite.bsky.social for the business case of system languages for performance critical applications.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1pD...

From the wide-eyed intern to the grizzled veteran engineer, we all have moments of professional doubt and uncertainty. Are we taking the right approach? Do we have the right tools? Where do we even… Pay It Forward: Giving and Receiving Mentorship in Tech - Neil McCallion - NIDC 2024 - Hall 1A

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cJl...

#NIDC #NIDC2024 #Mentorship

From the wide-eyed intern to the grizzled veteran engineer, we all have moments of professional doubt and uncertainty. Are we taking the right approach? Do we have the right tools? Where do we even… Pay It Forward: Giving and Receiving Mentorship in Tech - Neil McCallion - NIDC 2024 - Hall 1A

🎯 Good mentorship starts when the mentee owns the target. And, it's worth it for both sides of the table.

Join Neil McCallion, Lead Software Engineer at Rapid7 as he outlines the tenets of good (and bad) mentorship, to establish a framework for mentors and mentees.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cJl...

⛰️ Women in tech face unique challenges, especially when advancing to leadership roles.

Join Rejane Leite, Software Engineering Manager at Signifyd for insights from her 20-year career and years of contributing to the tech ecosystem in Belfast.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky8R...

#NIDC #NIDC2024

Our organiser team was hard at work on Sunday morning with an in-person planning session!

It was a great chance to plan, collaborate, and make progress on bringing this year’s conference to life.

Lots of exciting things are coming together and we can’t wait for you to see the result soon!

A successful project often hinges on the collaboration between designers and developers, yet the relationship can sometimes be challenging due to differences in priorities, processes, and language.… Bridging the gap: Designer - Developer relationships - Rachael Aluko - NIDC 2024 - Conf Room 1B

🤏 "Dear devs, you're about 1px off... We are not trying to be mean by saying this." — Rachael Aluko

Join Rachael Aluko, Senior Product Designer at Liberty IT as she breaks down how designers & developers can actually work together without losing their minds.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLd5...

#NIDC

👾 Events like @globalgamejam.bsky.social make it easier to get into game development. But it’s still scary to take the plunge.

@shinyemptyhead.bsky.social, Lead Security Architect at @rapid7.com brings you on a journey to try and develop indie games.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfG8...

Got a project in the works? Share it! May be it's your game on itch.io, a contest from hackaday.io, or a project at your local hackerspace (Farset Labs in Belfast, or TOG if you're in Dublin 😉).

1. post it + tag NIDC
2. we'll repost

Let's see what folks around Northern Ireland are up to these days

On 19th August and 2nd September NIDC and Farset Labs will be collaborating to host rehearsal sessions for presenters.

If you have a talk drafted, and would like to try it out in front of an audience of experienced but compassionate coaches then come on down!

Sign up at linktr.ee/nidevconf

Data underpins everything we do in Technology, yet the way we discuss and present it, is anything but inspiring. In this talk, Steve discusses why we tell stories, how they are crafted, and then… Tell better stories with data - Steve Limmer - NIDC 2024 - Conf Room 1B

🫤 Are you using data to make a point people (actually) remember? Or just showing interesting numbers.

Join Steven Limmer, Management Consultant at Liberty IT to see why we tell stories, and how they are crafted with data.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cmb3...

#NIDC #NIDC2024 #Tech #Data

Car keys, garage door openers, Wi-Fi networks and your phone depend on wireless communication to make your life easier, but have you considered who else might be listening to your keyless entry… Hackers with Radios: Security and the Physical Layer - Mark Megarry - NIDC 2024 - Hall 1B

🛜 Imagine your local thief gets a bit of tech. Then opens your car while you’re in your house.

Join Mark Megarry, PhD student at @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social for a look at the wireless attacks, and what makes them possible.

youtu.be/70lT459lfvk?...

#NIDC #NIDC2024 #InfoSec #Hacking #Cars