Tech Events at Pervasive Media Studio, Watershed, Bristol

Run by Pervasive Media Studio at Pervasive Media Studio, Watershed. Starts 14:00. Listed for the organiser and venue pages; see the registration page for the full details.

Pervasive Media Studio opens its first-floor space at Watershed every Friday so anyone can come in, hot desk, make a drink in the kitchenette and talk informally with the studio team and its residents. At 13:00 everyone is invited into the Event Space for a free hour-long Lunchtime Talk; on 16 October that is The Knot Makers with British Somali artist and researcher Fozia Ismail. Run by Watershed and the studio team, with residents and speakers drawn from the studio and wider community. Open 10:00 to 17:00, and no prior knowledge of creative technology is needed. Free, donations welcome. No booking to visit the studio; booking is recommended for the Lunchtime Talk. Wheelchair accessible, with a quiet room and adjustable desks. Why go: it is the most reliable low-effort way into Bristol's creative-technology scene, because the residents are actually there and willing to talk. Best for people exploring art, tech and society rather than anyone hunting a sales lead.

Matt Dowse and Mary Stevens on building demonstrators for AI at a responsible, appropriate scale — AI that stays inside planetary boundaries. Lunchtime talk with discussion, free but book ahead.

with Artemis Bear (Researcher, TBC)

Researcher Artemis Bear presents a lunchtime talk on why society should move away from major tech corporations and what realistic alternatives might look like. In-person at Pervasive Media Studio at Watershed, with a simultaneous YouTube livestream. A rare critical-lens event for Bristol's tech community.

Drake Music launches DMLab Bristol — a new workshop series bringing musicians and makers together to prototype accessible, DIY instruments for people who face barriers to music-making. Held at Watershed's Pervasive Media Studio, one of Bristol's key creative technology spaces. A distinctive niche for engineers, designers and accessibility technologists.