Kolesa JunDay 2023, meetups, fairs, and lectures for IT professionals in Central Asia

Startup Meetup: IT in the Banking Sector

When: February 7 at 18:30 

Where: IT Park Tashkent Branch

During the meetup, speakers will share their experience working on a project that began at the Bank more than four years ago: 

— experience implementing the superapp concept through a unified proxy backend

— solving the historical problem of multiple internal mobile banking applications by consolidating them into a single mobile platform

— reducing costs for supporting business applications and integrations implemented using various protocols

— addressing information security concerns by reducing the number of systems exposed externally. 

The meetup will be conducted in Russian. Registration applications can be submitted until February 7 at 15:00 via the link.

Meetup «Career of a Java Developer at EPAM»

When: February 9 at 19:00 

Where: 265 Chuy Avenue

The event will cover topics such as how to balance project work and learning, which technologies are currently trending and essential for every Java developer, and the benefits of professional communities.

The speaker is Adilet Kurenkayev, Senior Software Engineer at EPAM, with over 10 years of IT experience and over 5 years of experience in Java.

More details at the link.

Startup Meetup: How to Create Web Services Using AI

When: February 9 at 18:30

Where: IT Park Tashkent Branch 

The speaker of the meetup will be Sang-Sung An, CEO of Money Robo. During the meetup, the speaker will discuss:

— planning an artificial intelligence department, based on the case of creating an AI reporter department in Korea

— prototyping an MVP in software based on real-world cases

— how to use ChatGPT, which has recently attracted attention, and how to utilize it effectively.

The event will be conducted in English. Participation is free. You can submit an application for the meetup until February 9 at 15:00 via the link.

Open Day

When: February 10 at 13:30

Where: Astana Hub, Mangilik El Avenue, 55/8, Post 7, Block C4.6, 1st floor

On February 10, a job fair «Open Day» will take place in Astana for graduates of the «Bolashak» program. More than 20 organizations under the Ministry of Digital Development, Innovations and Aerospace Industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan will be represented at the fair. 

Graduates will have the opportunity to speak personally with employers, ask questions of interest, and receive information about current job vacancies.

To attend the event, you must also register online via the following link.

Meetup SCRUM and the Role of Testing in SCRUM

When: February 15 at 16:00

Where: Online

The Quality Assurance Center and the EPAM Kazakhstan QA Community invite you to participate in a tech talk on SCRUM and the role of testing in SCRUM.

Every business strives to create a cohesive team where each member knows their place. In this technical talk, you will learn about SCRUM and the role of testing within it.

You can register via the link.

Kubernetes for Developers

When: February 17 at 19:00

Where: Karaganda, 12 Alalykin Street

A free lecture on containerized application management systems. The speaker of the meetup is Vladislav Dankevich, Senior Software Engineer at DataArt. The event will be held in both online and offline formats.

More details at the link.

Kolesa JunDay 2023 

When: February 17 at 09:00
Where: Almaty, Forum Shopping Mall, Event Space

Kolesa JunDay 2023 is the largest and most useful IT event for students in Kazakhstan. The event will provide up-to-date information on trending IT directions.

8 directions in one day: backend, frontend, mobile, product analytics, QA, product management, product design, and careers in IT.  

Participants will face real-world cases from practicing specialists and engage in valuable networking. The event will help participants understand what interests them most and choose a direction for development.

More details at the link.