<aside> 💡 The next MancML meet-up will be on September 1st at the Manchester Technology Centre on Oxford Road!
Speakers TBC - Doors open at 6pm.
Tickets available soon …
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MancML[Twitter] was started in 2016 by Liam Wilson, Erik Mathiesen-Dreyfus and Colin Bradley with the aim to build a community in Manchester for people working in and around Data, ML, AI. Something that we felt was sorely missing at the time. Since then, luckily, things have improved and there now many other events and communities happening — but we still enjoy running it and continue doing so almost every quarter 🙌
Our first event in November 2018 at SpaceportX in the Northern Quarter, Manchester.
Since then things have evolved. Liam spearheaded our expansion to other parts of the UK - starting ScotML in Edinburgh and LeedsML in, well, Leeds.
He has also taken on pod casting. Creating the immensely popular How AI Built This podcast [Twitter, Spotify]. If you are a not a subscribe, then what are you waiting for!
Full house at ARM
RentalCars in November 2017
Cupcakes at ARM in Dec 2018
The format for our events is quite informal. We will put on some drinks and some pizza and try to create as inclusive and inviting an atmosphere as possible. We have all been to too many awkward events, where we find it difficult to connect with others. So, if you see someone standing on their own and a bit lost — go have a chat! We have all been that person. Afterwards we often continue the socialising until we all need to go to bed.
Another thing that is near and dear to our hearts is to create an inclusive community around AI with the aim to increase diversity within our field. We therefore actively support causes that we believe can help bring about this change.
See you soon at MancML!
Liam, Erik, Colin
Liam [Twitter]
Erik [Twitter]
Colin [Twitter]
Without our sponsors MancML would not be possible.
Fuzzy Labs are open source MLOps extraordinaries, and all round machine learning & software engineering nerds in Manchester who have been involved in MancML for the last few years and recently came on board as a sponsor.
Cathcart Technology are an independent recruitment consultancy headquartered in Edinburgh and strong links to Manchester. They have been a proud sponsor and supporter since day one.