We’ll walk through the core building blocks called Operators, where we will focus on the ones used to handle images and video (aka TOPs). After the introduction, there is time to experiment and begin your own small project. You’re welcome to bring images or video to play with, but it’s not required. Prior coding experience can be helpful, but it’s not required — just bring your own laptop with TouchDesigner installed (free for non-commercial use).

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Ikebana (生け花) flower arrangement rest-shop is a gentle, hands-on experience in Japanese flower arranging, guided by mindfulness and intentionality. You’ll take home your own Ikebana flower arrangement, along with a flower frog (kenzan).

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We are happy to help with all and any kinds of projects, but are also more than welcome to absolute beginners. If you do not have a project to bring, you can also be matched with a learning project or tutorial that fits with your interest and goals. Bring a laptop

You will get to try your hand at using the basic building blocks of programming to draw and animate with code! The event is suitable for absolute beginners, but we can also try to accommodate if you come with more experience and are looking for inspiration for the next steps in your learning. Bring a laptop.

You will get to try your hand at using the basic building blocks of programming to draw and animate with code! The event is suitable for absolute beginners, but we can also try to accommodate if you come with more experience and are looking for inspiration for the next steps in your learning. Bring a laptop.

The session will start with a story of how she got into tech (spoiler: it's all about finding and building supportive communities) and how she navigated building a career in software and teaching. The session will end with a roundtable discussion of your individual experiences finding a footing in the technical realm and how we can support each other to belong here.