Our next Patchwork hack night will be on December 10, and will be co-hosted with our friends at The Cube in Athens, Greece. Please join us!

GitHubbers @petros, @fernandez, @justinmccormick, @sanicki, @stevecat, and @jdennes, as well as local community mentors, will be on hand to walk you through the Hello World tutorial, answer your questions, help you create your first open source project and achieve your first merged Pull Request.

No coding experience needed

Patchwork is a self-directed, hands-on workshop for learning Git and GitHub. The atmosphere is casual and informal; it is not an event full of presented tutorials and copious note-taking. You will be able to go at your own pace, with the help of a community mentor nearby in case you run into any trouble. Join us for a night of hacking and snacking and make some new friends while you're at it!

Newcomers to Git and GitHub: you'll leave with a merged pull request, a square on your contributions graph, and confidence to get more involved in the open source community.

Mentors: if you've ever had a pull request merged, now is your chance to share the love and help someone else create magic.

Details:

• For: Git and GitHub beginners.
• When? December 10, 2015, 18:30-21:30
• Where? The Cube, 8 Kleisovis Str, 10677 – Athens, Greece
• RSVP:
  • Want to learn Git and GitHub? RSVP as an attendee.
  • Want to help guide future open source maintainers and contributors? RSVP as a mentor.

Once registered, you'll receive an email before the event with more details.

If you do not yet have a GitHub account, we ask that you sign up at https://github.com before you attend the event. It's fast, easy, and of course, free. That way you'll be ready to go right out of the gate.

We will provide food and refreshments. If you have any food allergies, please let us know during registration.

This facility is wheelchair-accessible.

We're excited to announce that our next Patchwork hack night will be on December 3rd 2015, and will be co-hosted with our friends at Ecole 42 in Paris.

GitHubbers @helaili and @asseh, as well as local community mentors, will be on hand to walk you through the Hello World tutorial, answer your questions, help you create your first open source project, and achieve your first merged Pull Request.

No coding experience needed

Patchwork is a self-directed, hands-on workshop for learning Git and GitHub. The atmosphere is casual and informal; it is not an event full of presented tutorials and copious note-taking. You will be able to go at your own pace, with the help of a community mentor nearby in case you run into any trouble. Join us for a night of hacking and snacking and make some new friends while you're at it!

Newcomers to Git and GitHub: you'll leave with a merged pull request, a square on your contributions graph, and confidence to get more involved in the open source community.

Mentors: if you've ever had a pull request merged, now is your chance to share the love and help someone else create magic.

Details:

• For: Git and GitHub beginners.
• When? December 3rd, 2015
• Where? Ecole 42, 96 Boulevard Bessières, 75017 Paris
• RSVP:
  • Want to learn Git and GitHub? RSVP as an attendee.
  • Want to help guide future open source maintainers and contributors? RSVP as a mentor.

Once registered, you'll receive an email before the event with more details.

If you do not yet have a GitHub account, we ask that you sign up at https://github.com before you attend the event. It's fast, easy, and of course, free. That way you'll be ready to go right out of the gate.

We will provide food and refreshments. If you have any food allergies, please let us know during registration.

This facility is wheelchair-accessible.

Patchwork Paris

Nous sommes très heureux de vous annoncer que notre prochaine soirée Patchwork aura lieu le 3 décembre 2015, et sera co-organiseé avec nos amis de Ecole 42 à Paris.

Les GitHubbers @helaili et @asseh, ainsi que des mentors de la communauté locale vous présenteront le turoriel Hello World, répondront à vos questions, vous aideront à créer votre premier projet open-source ainsi que votre première Pull Request.

Aucune expérience de programmation requise

Patchwork est un atelier pendant lequel les participants travaillent de manière autonome afin d'apprendre Git et GitHub. L'atmosphère est détendue et informelle ; ce n'est pas un événement rempli de présentations nécessitant de prendre quantité de notes. Vous pourrez avancer à votre rythme, en étant assisté d'un mentor de la communauté à proximité lorsque vous rencontrez des problèmes. Rejoignez nous pour une soireé de hacking et snacking et profitez de l'occasion pour rencontrer de nouveaux amis !

Novices sur Git et GitHub : vous repartirez avec une pull request fusionnée, un carré sur votre graphe de contributions, et une dose de confiance qui vous permettra de vous impliquer dans la communauté open source.

Mentors: si vous avez déjà eu une de vos pull request fusionnée, c'est maintenant votre chance de partager votre enthousiasme et d'aider d'autres personnes à créer de la magie.

Détails:

• Pour : Novices Git et GitHub.
• Quand ? 3 décembre 2015
• Où ? Ecole 42, 96 Boulevard Bessières, 75017 Paris
• RSVP :
  • Vous voulez apprendre Git et GitHub ? RSVP en tant que participant.
  • Vous voulez aider les futurs contributeurs et maiteneurs open source ? RSVP en tant que mentor.

Une fois enregistrés, vous recevrez un email avant l'événement avec plus de détails.

Si vous n'avez pas encore de compte GitHub, il faut vour enregistrer sur github.com avant de participer à l'événement. C'est rapide, facile, et bien sûr gratuit. Vous serez ainsi prêt dès votre arrivée sur place.

Nous fournirons nouriture et rafraîchissements. Si vous avez des allergies alimentaires, merci de nous l'indiquer lors de l'enregistrement.

Ce lieu est accessible aux personnes à mobilité réduite.

Once registered, you'll receive an email before the event with more details.

Société Générale and GitHub are hosting a meetup on November 12th in Société Générale's headquarters at Paris, La Défense. If you are in Paris, we'd love for you to join us!

Learn how over the past two years, Société Générale, the sixth largest bank in Europe, used GitHub Enterprise to better collaborate by connecting business to builders. We'll also have speakers from Delicious Insights and GitHub to round out the evening.

Agenda :

• Introduction by Amir Jaballah from Société Générale
• Developers success story with GitHub by Romain Linsolas from Société Générale
• Collaboration best practices with Git and GitHub by Christophe Portneneuve from Delicious Insights
• Connecting Business to Builders, The new Kingmakers by Paul St John from GitHub

Details :

• Date : November 12th, from 19:00 to 22:00
• Location: Tour Société Générale, Cours Valmy - La Défense, Paris
• Register here
• This event is open to anyone, but space is limited so please be sure to RSVP soon

Our friends from Epic Games are hosting an all-day Unreal Engine 4 workshop for mobile developers at GitHub HQ on Thursday November 5th. Attendees will learn about authoring 2D and 3D content, creating great mobile VR experiences, the future of mobile with Metal, Vulkan, and more. We'll also be there to talk about how to work with large files (textures, sounds, movies, etc) using Git LFS.

The full schedule and additional details are available on the registration page. Seating is limited, so please be sure to register early.

GitHub now has an office in Amsterdam! To spread the , we will be hosting two upcoming events. If you're in town for OSCON EU, or if you're local, we hope you'll be able to come say hello!

GitHub Patchwork - October 28

Patchwork is a self-directed, hands-on workshop for learning Git and GitHub. The atmosphere is casual and informal; it is not an event full of presented tutorials and copious note-taking. You will be able to go at your own pace, with the help of a community mentor nearby in case you run into any trouble. Join us for a night of hacking and snacking and make some new friends while you're at it!

Newcomers to Git and GitHub: you'll leave with a merged pull request, a square on your contributions graph, and confidence to get more involved in the open source community.

Mentors: if you've ever had a pull request merged, now is your chance to share the love and help someone else create magic.

Details:

• For: Git and GitHub beginners.
• When? October 28, 2015, 6:30-9:30 pm
• Where? WeWork, Weteringschans 165, 1017 XD Amsterdam
• RSVP:
  • Want to learn Git and GitHub? RSVP as an attendee.
  • Want to help guide future open source maintainers and contributors? RSVP as a mentor.

A GitHub Meetup - October 29

We are hosting a GitHub Meetup event at B. Amsterdam, a thriving place in the city, on Thursday, October 29th from 5:30pm-8pm. There will be a talk on "Git and GitHub Secrets," catered food and drinks, and a chance to complete your collection of octocat stickers and T-shirts.

Come by B. Amsterdam to learn some GitHub tips and tricks, eat, drink, and mingle with GitHubbers and fellow open-source developers. This is a free event, and no registration is required. We look forward to seeing you there!

• Location: B. Amsterdam: Johan Huizingalaan 763a, 1066 VH Amsterdam
• Time: Thursday, October 29th 5:30pm-8pm
• Transportation:
  • From Central station by train to Lelylaan and metro 50 (one change) it is 20 minutes.
  • Metro 51, then 50 from Weesperplein it is 20 minutes.
  • B. Amsterdam has 100 parking lots for people who will come by car

Patchwork Charlotte

We hope you'll be able to join us for a Patchwork hack night in Charlotte on October 28. We'll be co-hosting with our friends at Industry.

GitHubbers @crichID, @jdpace and @loranallensmith, as well as local community mentors, will be on hand to walk you through the Hello World tutorial, answer your questions, help you create your first open source project, and achieve your first merged Pull Request.

No coding experience needed

Patchwork is a self-directed, hands-on workshop for learning Git and GitHub. The atmosphere is casual and informal; it is not an event full of presented tutorials and copious note-taking. You will be able to go at your own pace, with the help of a community mentor nearby in case you run into any trouble. Join us for a night of hacking and snacking and make some new friends while you're at it!

Newcomers to Git and GitHub: you'll leave with a merged pull request, a square on your contributions graph, and confidence to get more involved in the open source community.

Mentors: if you've ever had a pull request merged, now is your chance to share the love and help someone else create magic.

Details:

• For: Git and GitHub beginners.
• When? October 28, 2015, 6:30-9:30 pm
• Where? Industry, 1000 North Carolina Music Factory Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28206
• RSVP:
  • Want to learn Git and GitHub? RSVP as an attendee.
  • Want to help guide future open source maintainers and contributors? RSVP as a mentor.

Once registered, you'll receive an email before the event with more details.

If you do not yet have a GitHub account, we ask that you sign up at https://github.com before you attend the event. It's fast, easy, and of course, free. That way you'll be ready to go right out of the gate.

We will provide food and refreshments. If you have any food allergies, please let us know during registration.

This facility is wheelchair-accessible.

Patchwork Houston

If you'll be in Houston next week for the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing, or if you happen to be local, we hope you'll join us for another Patchwork hack night on October 15. This time we're hosting with our friends at the Houston Public Library in downtown Houston.

GitHubbers @jroll, @caitbit, @ShikhaThakkar, @rachelmyers, @lynnwallenstein, and @whitmonaq, as well as local community mentors, will be on hand to walk you through the Hello World tutorial, answer your questions, help you create your first open source project, and achieve your first merged Pull Request.

No coding experience needed

Patchwork is a self-directed, hands-on workshop for learning Git and GitHub. The atmosphere is casual and informal; it is not an event full of presented tutorials and copious note-taking. You will be able to go at your own pace, with the help of a community mentor nearby in case you run into any trouble. Join us for a night of hacking and snacking and make some new friends while you're at it!

Newcomers to Git and GitHub: you'll leave with a merged pull request, a square on your contributions graph, and confidence to get more involved in the open source community.

Mentors: if you've ever had a pull request merged, now is your chance to share the love and help someone else create magic.

Details:

• For: Git and GitHub beginners.
• When? October 15, 6:00-7:45 pm
• Where? 4th Floor, Program Place Meeting Room, Houston Public Library, Central Library, Jesse H. Jones Building, 500 McKinney St. Houston, Texas 77002
• RSVP:
  • Want to learn Git and GitHub? RSVP as an attendee.
  • Want to help guide future open source maintainers and contributors? RSVP as a mentor.

Once registered, you'll receive an email before the event with more details.

If you do not yet have a GitHub account, we ask that you sign up at https://github.com before you attend the event. It's fast, easy, and of course, free. That way you'll be ready to go right out of the gate.

We will provide food and refreshments. If you have any food allergies, please let us know during registration.

This facility is wheelchair-accessible.

We hope you'll join us for a Patchwork hack night on October 14 in Boston, Massachusetts, as we host with our friends at Wistia.

GitHubbers @kdaigle, @mfilosa, and @brennaheaps, as well as local community mentors, will be on hand to walk you through the Hello World tutorial, answer your questions, help you create your first open source project, and achieve your first merged Pull Request.

No coding experience needed

Patchwork is a self-directed, hands-on workshop for learning Git and GitHub. The atmosphere is casual and informal; it is not an event full of presented tutorials and copious note-taking. You will be able to go at your own pace, with the help of a community mentor nearby in case you run into any trouble. Join us for a night of hacking and snacking and make some new friends while you're at it!

Newcomers to Git and GitHub: you'll leave with a merged pull request, a square on your contributions graph, and confidence to get more involved in the open source community.

Mentors: if you've ever had a pull request merged, now is your chance to share the love and help someone else create magic.

Details:

• For: Git and GitHub beginners.
• When? October 14, 6:00-9:00 pm
• Where? Wistia, 17 Tudor St, Cambridge, MA 02139
• RSVP:
  • Want to learn Git and GitHub? RSVP as an attendee
  • Want to help guide future open source maintainers and contributors? RSVP as a mentor.

Once registered, you'll receive an email before the event with more details.

If you do not yet have a GitHub account, we ask that you sign up at https://github.com before you attend the event. It's fast, easy, and of course, free. That way you'll be ready to go right out of the gate.

We will provide food and refreshments. If you have any food allergies, please let us know during registration.

This facility is wheelchair-accessible.

Patchwork Manila

Join us for a Patchwork hack night on October 22, that will be co-hosted with our friends at Ateneo de Manila University.

GitHubbers @meatcoder and @donal, as well as local community mentors, will be on hand to walk you through the Hello World tutorial, answer your questions, help you create your first open source project, and achieve your first merged Pull Request.

No coding experience needed

Patchwork is a self-directed, hands-on workshop for learning Git and GitHub. The atmosphere is casual and informal; it is not an event full of presented tutorials and copious note-taking. You will be able to go at your own pace, with the help of a community mentor nearby in case you run into any trouble. Join us for a night of hacking and snacking and make some new friends while you're at it!

Newcomers to Git and GitHub: you'll leave with a merged pull request, a square on your contributions graph, and confidence to get more involved in the open source community.

We also would like to thank the members of the Computer Society of the Ateneo for agreeing to be our wonderful mentors!

Details:

• For: Git and GitHub beginners.
• When? October 22, 2015, 5:30-8:30 pm
• Where? Room 101, Faber Hall, Ateneo de Manila University, Katipunan Ave, Quezon City, 1108 Metro Manila, Philippines
• RSVP: Want to learn Git and GitHub? RSVP as an attendee.

Once registered, you'll receive an email before the event with more details.

If you do not yet have a GitHub account, we ask that you sign up at https://github.com before you attend the event. It's fast, easy, and of course, free. That way you'll be ready to go right out of the gate.

We will provide food and refreshments. If you have any food allergies, please let us know during registration.

This facility is wheelchair-accessible.

Our next Patchwork hack night will be on September 3, 2015, and will be co-hosted with our friends at dots in Tokyo, Japan.

GitHubbers @aitchabee, @dice, @ikeike443, @michaeltwofish, @charliesome, and @shiftkey, as well as local community mentors, will be on hand to walk you through the Hello World tutorial, answer your questions, help you create your first open source project, and achieve your first merged Pull Request.

No coding experience needed

Patchwork is a self-directed, hands-on workshop for learning Git and GitHub. The atmosphere is casual and informal; it is not an event full of presented tutorials and copious note-taking. You will be able to go at your own pace, with the help of a community mentor nearby in case you run into any trouble. Join us for a night of hacking and snacking and make some new friends while you're at it!

Newcomers to Git and GitHub: you'll leave with a merged pull request, a square on your contributions graph, and confidence to get more involved in the open source community.

Mentors: if you've ever had a pull request merged, now is your chance to share the love and help someone else create magic.

Details:

• For: Git and GitHub beginners.
• When? September 3, 2015
• Where? dots, Yubinbango150-0042 Shibuya-ku, Tokyo Udagawacho 20-17, NOF Shibuya Koen-dori Building 8F

〒150-0042 東京都渋谷区宇田川町20-17 NOF渋谷公園通りビル 8F

JR線、東京メトロ、東急線「渋谷」駅 ハチ公口から徒歩3分

• RSVP:
  • Want to learn Git and GitHub? RSVP as an attendee.
  • Want to help guide future open source maintainers and contributors? RSVP as a mentor.

Once registered, you'll receive an email before the event with more details.

If you do not yet have a GitHub account, we ask that you sign up at https://github.com before you attend the event. It's fast, easy, and of course, free. That way you'll be ready to go right from the start.

Food and refreshments will be provided. If you have any food allergies, please let us know during registration.

This facility is wheelchair-accessible.

Patchwork Prague

Our next Patchwork hack night will be on Saturday, August 29, and will be co-hosted with our friends at NODE5 in Prague, Czech Republic. If you're in town for Write the Docs EU, or if you're local, we'd love to see you.

GitHubbers @jhosman, @emilyistoofunky, and @gjtorikian, as well as local community mentors, will be on hand to walk you through the Hello World tutorial, answer your questions, help you create your first open source project, and achieve your first merged Pull Request.

No coding experience needed

Patchwork is a self-directed, hands-on workshop for learning Git and GitHub. The atmosphere is casual and informal; it is not an event full of presented tutorials and copious note-taking. You will be able to go at your own pace, with the help of a community mentor nearby in case you run into any trouble. Join us for a night of hacking and snacking and make some new friends while you're at it!

Newcomers to Git and GitHub: you'll leave with a merged pull request, a square on your contributions graph, and confidence to get more involved in the open source community.

Mentors: if you've ever had a pull request merged, now is your chance to share the love and help someone else create magic.

Details:

• For: Git and GitHub beginners.
• When? August 29, 2015, 18:30-21:30
• Where? NODE5, Radlická 50, Prague 5, Czech Republic
• RSVP:
  • Want to learn Git and GitHub? RSVP as an attendee.
  • Want to help guide future open source maintainers and contributors? RSVP as a mentor.

Once registered, you'll receive an email before the event with more details.

If you do not yet have a GitHub account, we ask that you sign up at https://github.com before you attend the event. It's fast, easy, and of course, free. That way you'll be ready to go right out of the gate.

Food and refreshments will be provided. If you have any food allergies, please let us know during registration.

This facility is wheelchair-accessible.

Patchwork Boulder

Our next Patchwork hack night will be on Tuesday, August 18, and will be hosted at our office in Boulder, CO.

GitHubbers @elizabethn, @rubyist, @technoweenie, @mastahyeti, @ptoomey3, @bescalante and more, as well as local community mentors, will be on hand to walk you through the Hello World tutorial, answer your questions, help you create your first open source project, and achieve your first merged Pull Request.

No coding experience needed

Patchwork is a self-directed, hands-on workshop for learning Git and GitHub. The atmosphere is casual and informal; it is not an event full of presented tutorials and copious note-taking. You will be able to go at your own pace, with the help of a community mentor nearby in case you run into any trouble. Join us for a night of hacking and snacking and make some new friends while you're at it!

Newcomers to Git and GitHub: you'll leave with a merged pull request, a square on your contributions graph, and confidence to get more involved in the open source community.

Mentors: if you've ever had a pull request merged, now is your chance to share the love and help someone else create magic.

Details:

• For: Git and GitHub beginners.
• When? Tuesday, August 18, 2015, 6:30-9:30 pm
• Where? GitHub Office, 1300 Walnut St, Suite 101, Boulder, CO 80302
• RSVP:
  • Want to learn Git and GitHub? RSVP as an attendee.
  • Want to help guide future open source maintainers and contributors? RSVP as a mentor.

Once registered, you'll receive an email before the event with more details.

If you do not yet have a GitHub account, we ask that you sign up at https://github.com before you attend the event. It's fast, easy, and of course, free. That way you'll be ready to go right out of the gate.

Food and refreshments will be provided. If you have any food allergies, please let us know during registration.

This facility is wheelchair-accessible.

A few days ago we announced that "GitHub is growing in Europe". This growth is supported by GitHub teams based in UK, Germany, France, and the Netherlands. The team in France is organizing a meetup with system integrator Open wide. The Paris-based consultancy has a long history with open source software and an established track record of successful projects in various industries. The event will be held at their headquarters in Paris on July 7th, 2015.

Among GitHub customers in France, M6Web, a successful media company, has been using GitHub for more than two years and they'll be presenting their use cases at this meetup.

Details

• Date : July 7th, 2015 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
• You can register here
• Language : French

Once registered, you'll receive an email before the event with all details

We're excited to announce that our next Patchwork hack night will be on Tuesday, June 23, and will be co-hosted with our friends at Deavor Co-Working in Nashville.

GitHubbers @elizabethn and @jlord, as well as local community mentors, will be on hand to walk you through the Hello World tutorial, answer your questions, help you create your first open source project, and achieve your first merged Pull Request.

No coding experience needed

Patchwork is a self-directed, hands-on workshop for learning Git and GitHub. The atmosphere is casual and informal; it is not an event full of presented tutorials and copious note-taking. You will be able to go at your own pace, with the help of a community mentor nearby in case you run into any trouble. Join us for a night of hacking and snacking and make some new friends while you're at it!

Newcomers to Git and GitHub: you'll leave with a merged pull request, a square on your contributions graph, and confidence to get more involved in the open source community.

Mentors: if you've ever had a pull request merged, now is your chance to share the love and help someone else create magic.

Details:

• For: Git and GitHub beginners.
• When? Tuesday, June 23, 2015 6:30-9:30 pm
• Where? Deavor Co-Working, 305 Jefferson St #125, Nashville, TN 37208
• RSVP:
  • Want to learn Git and Github? RSVP as an attendee.
  • Want to help guide future open source maintainers and contributors? RSVP as a mentor.

Once registered, you'll receive an email before the event with more details.

Food and refreshments will be provided. If you have any food allergies, please let us know during registration.

This facility is wheelchair-accessible.

For the past year, GitHub has hosted small, informal events for beginners to Git and GitHub. We call them Patchwork events, and we've held them all over the world. We're happy to say that Patchwork has a new home: https://patchwork.github.io. Here, you can learn about Patchwork, get the activities and handouts we use during the event, and see our upcoming schedule.

We're also happy to announce two upcoming Patchworks: Irvine, California, and Detroit, Michigan.

Patchwork Irvine

We're hosting this event with our friends at the UC-Irvine campus Student Center. GitHubbers @oreoshake and @achiu, along with local community mentors, will be on hand to walk you through the Hello World tutorial, answer your questions, help you create your first open source project and achieve your first merged pull request.

Details:

• For: Git and GitHub beginners.
• When? May 21, 2015 6:30-9:30 pm
• Where? UC Irvine Student Center- A311 Student Center, Doheny Beach A Room, A, 311 W Peltason Dr, Irvine, CA 92697-2050
  • Map of the building
  • Visitor Parking Permits Information
  • Map of UCI Campus
  • The Student Center is ADA compliant. Single-stall, gender-neutral restrooms available.
• RSVP:
  • Want to learn Git and Github? RSVP as an attendee.
  • Want to help guide future open source maintainers and contributors? RSVP as a mentor.

Patchwork Detroit

We're hosting Patchwork Detroit with help from our friends at Grand Circus. GitHubbers @bkeepers and @moby, along with local community mentors, will be on hand to walk you through the Hello World tutorial, answer your questions, help you create your first open source project and achieve your first merged pull request.

Details:

• For: Git and GitHub beginners.
• When? Wednesday, May 20, 2015 6:30-9:30 pm
• Where? Grand Circus, 1570 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI 48226
• RSVP:
  • Want to learn Git and Github? RSVP as an attendee.
  • Want to help guide future open source maintainers and contributors? RSVP as a mentor.

About Patchwork

Patchwork is a self-directed, hands-on workshop for learning Git and GitHub. The atmosphere is casual and informal; it is not an event full of presented tutorials and copious note-taking. You will be able to go at your own pace, with the help of a community mentor nearby in case you run into any trouble.

Forks you don't eat with? Branches not made of wood?

Newcomers to Git and GitHub: you'll leave with a merged pull request, a square on your contributions graph, and confidence to get more involved in the open source community.

Mentors: if you've ever had a pull request merged, now is your chance to share the love and help someone else create magic.

Hope you can join us at one of our upcoming events!