Newcastle (AU) Events and Meetups

Awesome List of events and meetups in and around Newcastle, (NSW Australia) area.

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Newcastle Coders Group
- Links:
  - Website: http://ncg.asn.au/
  - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ncgau/
  - Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/Newcastle-Coders-Group/
  - Twitter: https://twitter.com/ncgau
- When: Monthly, 1st Wed
- Where: ICT Building, University of Newcastle
- Who: Anyone with an interest in learning about the latest technology as well as new approaches and techniques to designing and developing software.
- Format: Organised presentations from local or visiting speakers.

IGDA
- Links:
  - Website: http://www.igdanewcastle.org/
  - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/newcastlegamedevmeetup/
  - Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/IGDANewcastle
- When: Monthly, 2nd Tue
- Where: Foghorn Brewhouse
- Who: Designers, Developers and hobby game makers
- Format: Informal meetup to network, occasionally a talk or showreel.

Bits and Pixels
- Links:
  - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/bitsandpixels/
  - Meetup: http://www.meetup.com/en-AU/Bits-and-Pixels/
- When: Monthly, 3rd Sat
- Where: The Grain Store
- Who: Local web designers and developers
- Format: Beer and occasionally current web design and development practices and trends

NewcastleJS
- Links:
  - Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/NewcastleJS-JavaScript-Meetup/
  - Twitter: https://twitter.com/newcastlejs
- When: Monthly, 2nd Tues
- Where: INNX Hub Cooperative Working Space
- Who: Javascript enthusiasts. Amateur to Professional, AngularJS to NodeJS and everything else JS.
- Format: Some beverages and short form presentations as well as industry news and jobs board. Post meetup drinks and food at The Edwards afterwards.

Newy Startups
- Links:
  - Website: http://www.newystartups.com.au/
  - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/newystartups
  - LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/grp/home?gid=6978930
  - Twitter: https://twitter.com/newystartups
- When: Varies
- Where: Varies
- Who: The main purpose of #newystartups is to promote the Newcastle region as a world renowned tech and startup hub. It does that by promoting tech events, Newcastle tech-related news, and meetup groups.
- Format: Tech events

Blast Furnace
- Links:
  - Website: https://www.cyferlinx.com/blastfurnace
  - Meetup: https://www.meetup.com/Blast-Furnace/
  - Slack: https://blast-furnace.slack.com
  - Twitter: https://twitter.com/_BlastFurnace
- When: Monthly, 2nd Thursday
- Where: The Business Centre, 6 Dick St, Newcastle West NSW 2302
- Who: Blast Furnace is a coding-based meetup aimed at all levels of programmers. Members bring their own laptops to participate in the learn to code session and coding comps. The aim is for people wanting to learn how to code to mingle with industry professionals and experienced programmers.Each Blast Furnace event is organised into two sections. The first hour is split into two parts; Coding for beginners in one section and coding competitions for intermediate and advanced coders in another. Following that we enjoy some Pizza and then come together to collaborate on a joint project where we can all learn from each other!
- Format: Interactive Tech events