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Zabbix Summit Online 2020: Remote Experience of Sharing Knowledge and Being Together

Post Syndicated from Jekaterina Petruhina original https://blog.zabbix.com/zabbix-summit-online-2020-remote-experience-of-sharing-knowledge-and-being-together/12526/

Zabbix Summit 2020 was supposed to be the greatest Zabbix event of the decade – we planned to celebrate the 10th anniversary Zabbix Summit. But the very different 2020 circumstances intervened, and we had to adjust to the new reality and shift our focus. It so happened that in 2020 we held not the tenth anniversary but the first online Zabbix summit.


Available for everyone

When it was evident that the on-site event is not an option, we made a decision – the event should be available for everyone, and we made it free of charge. The other task was to manage the timing so that Summit would be available for attendees from all over the globe. We managed it efficiently by making the event as long as it was necessary to be convenient for users from Japan and China, Europe, and the USA and Latin American Region. Yes, it was quite a long day for Zabbix Team. However, we achieved what we were aiming for – about 8000 Zabbix enthusiasts from worldwide joined the Zabbix Summit live stream. This year, it became available to have extensive speeches from all regions, because the traveling issue was solved.

We made the most of the focus on the recently released Zabbix 5.2. And of course, we left enough place for use cases and professional tips as well. If, for some reason, you couldn’t join us on October 30, you are always welcome to watch the speeches in the record.

 

Traditionally every Zabbix Summit delivers an option to attend hands-on workshops. Due to the online format, it was possible to run more workshop sessions than in previous years, and attendees could join as many sessions as they wanted. Moreover, the workshops have been recorded and now are available on the Zabbix website.

Summit fun

Every Zabbix Summit is all about networking and fun. Let’s be honest, this unofficial part means a lot for the community along with the agenda. Unfortunately, we couldn’t meet in person this time and have fun all together at parties. Still, the community chat in Telegram made it clear – there are no boundaries for you guys to keep in touch, discuss ideas, and communicate. You made the networking part exist this year, and we are delighted and grateful for seeing such enthusiasm, activity, and interest in Zabbix. We provided the Summit attendees opportunity to communicate with the Zabbix Sales and Technical team, get acquainted with the event’s sponsors, and ask the questions via special Zoom rooms, and it worked well. Even though there were hundreds and hundreds of thousands of kilometers between the visitors of the event, there was a feeling that it happens here and now – with an audience full of interested people looking for opportunities to learn new things and help others.

What about next year?

Well, we think positive, however, stay realistic. Thus Zabbix Summit 2021 will also be held online.

If you care for better further events organized by Zabbix, we encourage you to fill out this post-Summit survey. It will help us understand what we have to improve to make Zabbix Summit Online 2021 even more generous. 

PS: Take a break and look at some behind the scenes photos – how the Zabbix Summit 2020 looked from the inside.

Take part in the PA Raspberry Pi Competition for UK schools

Post Syndicated from Janina Ander original https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/pa-raspberry-pi-competition-uk-2021/

Every year, we support the PA Raspberry Pi Competition for UK schools, run by PA Consulting. In this free competition, teams of students from schools all over the UK imagine, design, and create Raspberry Pi–powered inventions.

Female engineer with Raspberry Pi device. Copyright © University of Southampton
Let’s inspire young people to take up a career in STEM!
© University of Southampton

The PA Raspberry Pi Competition aims to inspire young people aged 8 to 18 to learn STEM skills, teamwork, and creativity, and to move toward a career in STEM.

We invite all UK teachers to register if you have students at your school who would love to take part!

For the first 100 teams to complete registration and submit their entry form, PA Consulting provides a free Raspberry Pi Starter Kit to create their invention.

This year’s competition theme: Innovating for a better world

The theme is deliberately broad so that teams can show off their creativity and ingenuity.

  • All learners aged 8 to 18 can take part, and projects are judged in four age groups
  • The judging categories include team passion; simplicity and clarity of build instructions; world benefit; and commercial potential
  • The proposed budget for a team’s invention is around £100
  • The projects can be part of your students’ coursework
  • Entries must be submitted by Monday 22 March 2021
  • You’ll find more details and inspiration on the PA Raspberry Pi Competition webpage

Among all the entries, judges from the tech sector and the Raspberry Pi Foundation choose the finalists with the most outstanding inventions in their age group.

The Dynamix team, finalists in last round’s Y4–6 group, built a project called SmartRoad+

The final teams get to take part in an exciting awards event to present their creations so that the final winners can be selected. This round’s PA Raspberry Pi Awards Ceremony takes place on Wednesday 28 April 2021, and PA Consulting are currently considering whether this will be a physical or virtual event.

All teams that participate in the competition will be rewarded with certificates, and there’s of course the chance to win trophies and prizes too!

You can prepare with our free online courses

If you would like to boost your skills so you can better support your team, then sign up to one of our free online courses designed for educators:

Take inspiration from the winners of the previous round

All entries are welcome, no matter what your students’ experience is! Here are the outstanding projects from last year’s competition:

A look inside the air quality-monitoring project by Team Tempest, last round’s winners in the Y7–9 group

Find out more at the PA Raspberry Pi Competition webinar!

To support teachers in guiding their teams through the competition, PA Consulting will hold a webinar on 12 November 2020 at 4.30–5.30pm. Sign up to hear first-hand what’s involved in taking part in the PA Raspberry Pi Competition, and use the opportunity to ask questions!

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