All Things Open is a universe of events and platforms focused on open source, open tech and the open web. The RTP and Open Source SC meetups are held every month and are hosted by the team at All Things Open.

About this event

The August 2021 meetup will mark our return to in-person events, and we are thrilled! We will meet in downtown Durham, NC at The Carolina Theater for an evening of smiles, education and (properly distanced) networking.

Location:

Carolina Theater address and phone:

309 West Morgan St, Durham, NC 27701

(919) 560-3030

https://carolinatheatre.org/

Time and schedule:

• 5:30 pm - Doors will "open" at Carolina Theater
• 6:30 pm - Live programming will begin with "we missed you's" from the ATO team and community announcements. We will also turn the mic over to Women Who Code and Tech Allies for 2-3 messages to attendees.
• 6:45 - 6:50 - Jean-Georges will take over and speak / take questions for 45 minutes to 1 hour. We plan to wrap up no later than 8:00 pm.
• 8:00 pm - Wrap-up

Safety:

We are working closely with the Carolina Theater to ensure the meetup is as safe as possible for attendees. In addition, safety protocols that are standard for (all) All Things Open events are in place for this meetup. Those are listed and can be found on the In-Person Policy page here. Please read before registering.

The Details

Speaker: Jean-Georges Perrin - Senior Enterprise Architect focusing on data innovation at The NPD Group and the author of Spark in Action, 2nd edition (Manning)

Topic: It's painful how much data rules the world

Abstract:

Artificial Intelligence (AI) needs data. AI needs a lot of data. However, data is hard and painful; it does not have to be this way.

In this packed session, I will teach you how to build a complete data pipeline, from raw data to AI. I will apply data quality rules. I will be using Apache Spark, Java, real-life datasets, and advanced Machine Learning (ML) techniques.

This talk will be about data, but it will also include many tips, knowledge bytes, and boring theory (finally) made palatable.

Join us for an evening of learning and fun!

Takeaways:

• Building an efficient modern data pipeline.
• Understanding the vocabulary of modern & cloud data platforms.

Audience:

• Software & data engineers.
• Software & data architects.
• Technical leads & managers.
• Product owners.

Book and Swag Giveaway:

We/the ATO team will give away a good amount of swag at this event, to include shirts, hats, socks and a few posters from 2020 (they are beautiful).

We'll also giveaway a (limited) number of signed books written by Jean-Georges and published by Manning - Spark in Action, Second Edition (https://www.manning.com/books/spark-in-action-second-edition)

More Information and Questions:

info@allthingsopen.org