My activities tracker for community contributions in 2023

January

• Moderated at Data Toboggan 2023 Winter Edition.

February

• Mentoring through the Brightside Mentoring program on behalf of STEM.

March

• Volunteered at SQLBits 2023 Newport, South Wales.
• Hosted Nikola Ilic (L|T) and Andy Cutler (L|T) @ DataWeekender for DP-500 Exam Cram.
• Mentoring 3 GCSE students through the Brightside Mentoring program on behalf of STEM.

April

• Mentoring through the Brightside Mentoring program on behalf of STEM.
• Running a code club for neurodiverse children on behalf of DigiLocal at Jigsaw Thornbury.

May

• Mentoring through the Brightside Mentoring program on behalf of STEM.

June

• Moderated at Data Toboggan 2023 Summer Edition.

September

• Running a code club for neurodiverse children on behalf of DigiLocal at Jigsaw Thornbury.

October

• Running a code club for neurodiverse children on behalf of DigiLocal at Jigsaw Thornbury.
• Mentoring 5 A-level students, giving them industry insights through the Brightside Mentoring program on behalf of STEM.

November

• Hosted #DataWeekender6.
• Running a code club for neurodiverse children on behalf of DigiLocal at Jigsaw Thornbury.

Community Links

Links to events, groups and initiatives I am associated with...

• Azure Data Community where you can local user groups.
• Brightside Mentoring where I am a mentor for young adults.
• Data Relay where I have previously helped in Bristol.
• Data South Wales where I am an organiser.
• Data Toboggan where I regularly moderate. They also have a meetup group.
• #DataWeekender where I am a member of the organising committee. We also have a meetup group.
• SQLBITS where I am one of the Orange SQLBITS helper army.
• STEM Learning where I am a STEM ambassador.
• Jigsaw Thornbury who hosts our code club for children and young people with additional needs or disabilities.
• DigiLocal who give marginalised young people the opportunity to discover and develop their digital talents.