PEI Devs
EST. 2012
The PEI Developer Group
The PEI Developers Group (aka. PEI Devs) is simply an informal group of software developers, web designers, and other techies. Some call it, colloquially, "Nerd Club".
We meet monthly, and organize hack events on occasion. Some time back, our co-organizers drafted a mission statement. Here it is…
At PEI Developers, we value:
You are welcome here. We offer a friendly atmosphere regardless of gender, race, LGBTQ2S+, and so on. We aren’t a youth centre, but we welcome talented young people who are engaged in software development.
You are welcome here. We offer a friendly atmosphere regardless of gender, race, LGBT, and so on. We aren’t a youth centre, but we welcome talented young people who are engaged in software development.
We encourage the development of the individual software developer (as opposed to a business incubator). We mentor on development, presentation skills, project management and more. Our group ranges widely in experience, but we all share a common passion for software.
We want to interact with existing organizations to build a “tech scene” on PEI. We’ll work with government, industry, schools, youth: you name it. We’re opinionated, independent, and eager to help.
History of PEI Devs
Founded in 2012 by Dustin Sparks. The group spent many of its first years huddled around the big table in the old Queen Street Commons. During that time, the group had a small but dedicated core group of members.
After the closure of our original venue, the group spent some time bouncing around various venues. We have held events at the Charlottetown Yacht Club, Murphy’s Community Centre, Charlottetown Legion, and Samuel’s Coffee House, to name a few. In 2016 the group found a new home at the Startup Zone.
The group has grown considerably over the years. In the beginning, there were 6-10 members at every meetup; if 15 showed up, we would try and squeeze in. Recent years have seen a substantial growth where some events have seen upwards of 50 people.
Part of the growth is attributed to the various events held by the group through the years. This include Hackathons, participation in Global Day of Code Retreat as well as our summer social.
The growth of the group has been recognized in many different areas. There have been new groups popping up in PEI either directly from our group (Open Data Book Club) or our work has influenced their creation (UI/UX). We’re very proud! We aspire to contribute to the growth of the PEI tech community.
