LTUX Brighton and Green Software Brighton: Green Software Practitioner Study Day

Do you ever think,
“I’d love to learn about that, if only I had the time…”?

Study Days, specially crafted days of learning, are here to help! 

Green Software Practitioner Study Day is an interdisciplinary opportunity to study together. The day is composed of planned study blocks for the Green Software Practitioner Certificate (Green Software Foundation). 

The study blocks are intermixed with discussions about how to ‘green’ our respective roles by working together. A sustainable lunch, snacks, soft drinks, teas and coffees are included. At the end of the day you will walk away with your certification and a sense that you too can make change!

What an attendee said:
“…being able to be in a friendly location with a group of people interested in the same subject matter especially was incredibly, encouraging and helped a lot…I would've otherwise just spoken about it for ages but not actually managed to execute” 

This event is jointly run by LTUX Brighton and Green Software Brighton.

​So, what's in it for me?

• ​A certification by the end of the day!
• ​Reserved time for learning away from your usual desk
• ​Learning in the company of others
• ​Breaks where we have interdisciplinary conversations about how we can work together to make greener digital products
• ​Lunch with interesting people you might not otherwise meet

​Who can come?

This event is ideal for UXers, content people, developers, cloud architects, SEOs, founders, and team leads. 
Teams are encouraged to attend together.

The content is not super technical, although it does help to have a few years of on-the-job experience. For those less experienced, pre-reading of the course may help (freely available at the Green Software Movement site here).

This event is open to all folks, of all gender identities. 

Where is it? 

We are delighted to be hosted by Plus X Brighton, which is in Moulsecoomb near the University of Brighton's main campus. Please check out their website and their amazing workspaces.

This is an accessible venue. 

​How much will it be?

• The ticket price has been reduced to £12 to cover materials. Our sponsor, Ann Danylkiw has kindly covered drinks and snacks. Plus X are our brilliant hosts.
• If cost is a barrier - please let us know at: brightonladiesthatux@gmail.com 

• ​Your ticket includes:
  • ​Complimentary soft drinks, coffee, tea and snacks 
  • Please review Terms and Conditions for full details 

Please note: we've had to cancel our lunch buffet due to low ticket sales for this event. We encourage you to go downstairs to Café Domenica for lunch or feel free to bring your own packed lunch. 

​Agenda

​The timings below are designed to allow people to have plenty of reading time. 

There will be time for short breaks between blocks of learning. When we finish blocks early we add that time to our discussions.

• ​10.00–10.30am — Welcome, Housekeeping 
  
• ​10.30–11.50am — Block 1
  • ​[Unit 1] Introduction
  • ​[Unit 2] Carbon Efficiency
  • ​[Unit 3] Energy Efficiency
    
    
• ​11.40–11.50am — Discussion break
  
  
• ​11.50–12.30pm — Block 2
  • ​[Unit 4] Carbon Awareness
  • ​[Unit 5] Hardware Efficiency
    
    
• ​12.30–1.30pm — Lunch
  
  
• ​1.30–2.15pm — Block 3
  • ​[Unit 6] Measurement
    
    
• ​2.15–2.30pm — Discussion Break - Talking about SCI (Software Carbon Intensity). We'll be able to extend this discussion, if we make up time earlier in the day.
  
  
• ​2.30–2.45pm – Block 4
  • ​[Unit 7] Climate Commitments
    
    
• ​2.45–3.45pm – Assessment
  • ​The final assessment allows unlimited attempts and has 20 questions. It takes 15-20 mins to complete and does not have have a timer or time limit.
    
    
• ​3.45–4.00pm – Wrap-up and Certificates
  • ​We'll have access to a printer if you want a printed certificate. Otherwise we can show the certificate on the projector/screen and take a group photo (optional of course 😊).

​What to bring

• ​Laptop
  • ​if you need to borrow a laptop, there will be an option to let us know as part of the ticket sign-up.
  • ​If you want to use a tablet, please test that the learning works ahead of time. You can sign-up and test at The Green Software Movement website.
• ​Headphones (optional for your own music 🎧🎶🎧)
• ​Water bottle to minimise waste
• ​Reuseable coffee cup (if you have one - there are also mugs to use)

Transport

​We encourage attendees to take public transport where possible – Plus X is close to Moulsecoomb station (8 mins walk) and is on the 3X bus route. There are outdoor bicycle locking spaces at the front and back of the Plus X building. If you need to used locked bicycle storage, please be in contact in advance so we can arrange that for you. 

There are three Beryl electric bike stops near Brighton Station for Brighton & Hove rental electric bicycles.

Event photo by Jakub Żerdzicki on Unsplash