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FabricFun 2025

About Fabric Conference

This is our day to wrap up the year Fabric style!
On Friday December 12th we will gather in Vineyard House and online, all disciplines and teams across the department, to share some laughs, a bit of knowledge, and celebrate a successful year together.

Use the following link to RSVP to the event and sign up to a few of the games throughout the day: https://forms.office.com/e/hxuJEdqLpv. Setup depends on the number of people joining, so please let us know your plans.

This time around, all track 1 sessions will be run using the same Teams meeting for remote joiners. You can find the link lower in the agenda.

If you have any questions you’d like to send through ahead of the event, please use the Submit a question form.

Follow updates throughout the day using #fabricfun-2025 on Slack.

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Schedule

Track 1 - Bar area

Track 2 - Roaming - check session

Breakfast πŸ§‡β˜•πŸ“πŸ₯

09:30-10:00

Edward Hasting-Evans
10:00-10:30
2025 greatest hits
Bar area
Join us for a whistle-stop tour covering some of the major wins P&T have achieved this year!

An eye-watering amount of things have been done this year (in addition to North), it is crazy to see it all come together πŸ₯Ή

Quick break

10:30-10:40

Jack Hansard, Simon McWhinnie
10:40-11:25
IMkarting
Bar area
Join us for our IM Smash Karts tournament! online or in person, Smash Karts is a multiplayer kart battle arena game. Drive fast πŸš—πŸ’¨ Fire rockets πŸš€ Make big explosions πŸ’₯

You will need a device to play; phone or computer. 
LΓ©a Misseri, Sailaja Bheemreddy
10:40-11:25
IMposter
Roaming - check session
Two teams will be tasked to solve a series of puzzles and games 🧩🧠, but can you also figure out the imposter working against you? 🧐

Location: Mezzanine booths above the Hub
In person only: Check confirmed signups and space availability here

Quick break

11:25-11:35

Ben Cheshire
11:35-12:20
Money money money
Bar area
Ben is back sharing his new bag of tips and tricks πŸ’° for getting even more out of every buck you spend! πŸ€‘πŸ’Έ

It's been a few years since his last talk, and this one is bigger and better! Join in on the conversation and help us all get smarter about managing our money πŸ“ˆ
Sean Kingswell
11:35-12:20
Social anxiety workshop
Roaming - check session
Back by popular demand - Sharing experiences and tools to help cope with social anxiety in and out of the workplace. πŸ˜΅β€πŸ’«πŸ§ πŸ˜¬

Location: VH 1st Floor, Room 5
In person only: Check confirmed signups and space availability here

Nibbles πŸ₯ͺπŸ₯€πŸŽπŸ§

12:20-12:50

Nitzan Moore, Julia Dann
12:50-13:35
2025 Poster competition
Bar area
Let’s get crafty πŸŽ¨πŸ–ŒοΈβœ‚οΈ and share what 2025 has been for you! We’ll create, then choose 2025’s most representative poster to be highlighted later in the Honours (PG posters only 😜).

- For those in the office, some basic art supplies and A3 paper will be provided, but feel free to bring in something to make your poster pop 🌟
- Those at home, you're on your own with art supplies, but we expect some major creativity when you have no limits πŸ–ΌοΈ

P.S - Julia would like to remind everyone she can be bribed with tea.
Luke Edwards, Paula Fanjul
12:50-13:35
Poker
Roaming - check session
Back by popular demand - Want to show off your Poker skills? or want to finally learn what the craze is about? This session is for you! ♦️♠️β™₯️♣️

Location: Mezzanine booths above the Hub
In person only: Check confirmed signups and space availability here

Quick break

13:35-13:45

Luke Edwards, Nicole Gerrard
13:45-14:00
2025 Fabric Quiz
Bar area
We'll laugh, we'll cry, we might even learn something about each other! πŸ˜‚πŸ€£πŸ€ͺ😁

You will need a device to participate; phone or computer. 
Nitzan Moore, Edward Hasting-Evans
14:00-14:30
2025 Fabric Honours
Bar area
Our P&T people celebration! A special moment to get together and recognise our brilliant, hardworking, skilful and hilarious colleagues, that made this past year joyful for us all. πŸŽ‰πŸ‘πŸŽŠ

The voting is now closed! all that is left is to see who you chose as our own people of the year...πŸ†

Lunch and drinks πŸ”πŸ»πŸŽ‰πŸ₯³

14:30-16:00