What we’re about
An informal gathering of like-minded web enthusiasts held monthly. Staffs Web Meetup offers a host of events including lightning talks, guest speakers and social gatherings.
Our first meetup was in October 2014! For information on past events visit our website.
Upcoming events (4)
See all- August 2025 - Digital Twins & GenAI by guest speaker Dr Mehak MemonCodeweavers Ltd, Stafford
We're excited to invite you to join us for Staffs Web Meetup.
Join us for an evening of great talks, discuss the latest and hottest topics and socialising/networking.
🎤 Featured Talk: "Transforming the Future Solutions with Digital Twins & GenAI" by Dr Mehak Memon
The session will explore the possibilities of futuristic solutions.
We will dive into possibility of simulating cities, societies and even humans before making real-world decisions.
We will discover how the physical and virtual worlds can collide to create smarter, faster, and more resilient systems.
This session offers a comprehensive dive into the world of Digital Twins, exploring their core components, various types, and how they function across different industries.
We’ll examine the tangible benefits of digital twins ranging from operational efficiency to predictive maintenance and how their integration with Generative AI (GenAI) is pushing the boundaries of innovation.
We’ll dive into why the UK is becoming a global leader in this space, driven by initiatives like the National Digital Twin Programme, and explore how this shift is opening doors for startups, new careers, and future-ready talent.
Whether you're curious about how digital twins are used to predict climate impact, optimize infrastructure, or personalize healthcare or you’re just wondering where you fit into this rapidly growing landscape this session promises inspiration, insight, and a glimpse at the future we’re already building.
🕒 Schedule:
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Arrival, Food, and Networking
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Featured Talk
8:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Short Break
8:15 PM - 8:45 PM: Open Discussion
8:45 PM - 9:00 PM: Closing Remarks🎁 Want to Support Our Community?
- Make a monetary donation via: https://monzo.me/natashawylie Your support helps cover food, drinks, prizes, and running costs. Every contribution, no matter how small, is greatly appreciated!
📍 Location: Codeweavers Office Unit 16 & 17 Waterfront Way Stafford ST16 2HQ
🚗 Convenient parking available at the nearby Waterfront Multi-Storey Car Park (open until midnight). Arrive at the car park after 6pm and parking will be just £1.20
🚉 Short walk from Stafford Station
RSVP now to secure your spot.
P.S. If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know when you RVSP
- September 2025 - Tracking an autonomous robot with Callum BoothCodeweavers Ltd, Stafford
We're excited to invite you to join us for Staffs Web Meetup.
Join us for an evening of great talks, discuss the latest and hottest topics and socialising/networking.
🎤 Featured Talk: "Tracking an autonomous robot" by Callum Booth
Needing greater insights into the historical state of our Robot fleet at any given point in time, we embarked on a system to be able to see and playback a robot's events over time.
🕒 Schedule:
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Arrival, Food, and Networking
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Featured Talk
8:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Short Break
8:15 PM - 8:45 PM: Open Discussion
8:45 PM - 9:00 PM: Closing Remarks🎁 Want to Support Our Community?
- Make a monetary donation via: https://monzo.me/natashawylie Your support helps cover food, drinks, prizes, and running costs. Every contribution, no matter how small, is greatly appreciated!
📍 Location: Codeweavers Office Unit 16 & 17 Waterfront Way Stafford ST16 2HQ
🚗 Convenient parking available at the nearby Waterfront Multi-Storey Car Park (open until midnight), arrive at the car park after 6pm for a low flat rate fee.
🚉 Short walk from Stafford Station
RSVP now to secure your spot.
P.S. If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know when you RVSP
- October 2025 - Scaling Teams, Lead Change & Go Programming Effect by Adam DavisCodeweavers Ltd, Stafford
We're excited to invite you to join us for Staffs Web Meetup.
Join us for an evening of great talks, discuss the latest and hottest topics and socialising/networking.
🎤 Featured Talk: "Scaling Teams, Leading Change & the Go Programming Effect" by Adam Davis
Scaling a team isn’t just about adding people or process — it’s about navigating the messy, human side of growth.
In this talk, I’ll share hard-earned lessons from leading teams through fast change: what breaks, what helps, and how to keep people aligned when things are moving quickly. Along the way, I’ll touch on how technical decisions — like the languages we choose (including Go) — shape the way teams communicate, build trust, and handle complexity.
It’s a talk about people, not just code — and how to grow without losing what made your team great in the first place.Speaker bio:
I currently Lead an engineering org of circa 180 staff members. I spoke at Staffs web meet up over 10 years ago so would be great to come back🕒 Schedule:
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Arrival, Food, and Networking
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Featured Talk
8:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Short Break
8:15 PM - 8:45 PM: Open Discussion
8:45 PM - 9:00 PM: Closing Remarks🎁 Want to Support Our Community?
- Make a monetary donation via: https://monzo.me/natashawylie Your support helps cover food, drinks, prizes, and running costs. Every contribution, no matter how small, is greatly appreciated!
📍 Location: Codeweavers Office Unit 16 & 17 Waterfront Way Stafford ST16 2HQ
🚗 Convenient parking available at the nearby Waterfront Multi-Storey Car Park (open until midnight), arrive at the car park after 6pm for a low flat rate fee.
🚉 Short walk from Stafford Station
RSVP now to secure your spot.
P.S. If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know when you RVSP
- November 2025 - Algorithms for autonomous machines with Sam WaneCodeweavers Ltd, Stafford
We're excited to invite you to join us for Staffs Web Meetup.
Join us for an evening of great talks, discuss the latest and hottest topics and socialising/networking.
🎤 Featured Talk: "Algorithms for autonomous machines" by Sam Wane
Machines that work in the real world need to adapt to the ever changing and unpredictable environment.
They sense these changes through sensors and make changes using motors. This is a continuous feedback loop of sense-think-act, continuous small changes are what enables machines to operate in the real world.
For example, an autonomous car driving on a straight road will need to continuously adjust the steering wheel to keep it on a true course.
This talk, peppered with demonstrations, will explore how these feedback loops operate and will demonstrate some algorithms to enable machines to work in the real world: such as planning a route to a location, how a drone autopilot allows it to maintain a fixed height and location regardless of wind patterns, and how mobile robots find their way around.
🕒 Schedule:
6:00 PM - 7:00 PM: Arrival, Food, and Networking
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Featured Talk
8:00 PM - 8:15 PM: Short Break
8:15 PM - 8:45 PM: Open Discussion
8:45 PM - 9:00 PM: Closing Remarks🎁 Want to Support Our Community?
- Make a monetary donation via: https://monzo.me/natashawylie Your support helps cover food, drinks, prizes, and running costs. Every contribution, no matter how small, is greatly appreciated!
📍 Location: Codeweavers Office Unit 16 & 17 Waterfront Way Stafford ST16 2HQ
🚗 Convenient parking available at the nearby Waterfront Multi-Storey Car Park (open until midnight), arrive to the car park after 6pm for a low flat rate fee.
🚉 Short walk from Stafford Station
RSVP now to secure your spot.
P.S. If you have any dietary requirements, please let us know when you RVSP
