{"id":1566,"date":"2025-12-10T16:05:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T22:05:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.djug.org\/?p=1566"},"modified":"2025-12-10T16:10:29","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T22:10:29","slug":"december-meetup-lightning-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.djug.org\/?p=1566","title":{"rendered":"December Meetup: Lightning Talks!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jump into fast, 5\u201310 minute talks to spark ideas, gain practical insights, and connect with a friendly, curious crowd of peers.<\/p>\n<p>Details<br \/>\n<strong>5:30-6:00: Food, Soda, Beer, and Networking<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>6:00-6:15: Announcement<\/strong>s<\/p>\n<p><strong>6:15-7:45: Lightning Talks<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For our December meetup, we&#8217;ll be doing lightning talks!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">What is a Lightning Talk?<\/span><br \/>\nLightning Talks are short, powerful presentations lasting 5 to 10 minutes that focus on a single idea, insight, or topic. They\u2019re fast-paced, engaging, and designed to leave a lasting impression. This is your chance to share your knowledge, spark conversations, and inspire the audience\u2014without the long-form commitment of a full presentation.<\/p>\n<p>Speakers:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Greg Ostravich<\/strong>: The Original Digital: Understanding Morse Code<br \/>\n<strong>Jarek Krych<\/strong>: Real-Time Metering Intelligence: Using Kafka Streams to Enrich AMI Metering Data<\/p>\n<p><strong>7:45: Door prizes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Thanks to our sponsors!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teksystems.com\/en\/\">TEKsystems<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stridesstaffing.com\/\">Strides Staffing<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/agiledeveloper.com\/web\">Agile Developer<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jetbrains.com\/\">JetBrains<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thriveworkplace.com\/centennial\/\">Thrive Workplace<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jump into fast, 5\u201310 minute talks to spark ideas, gain practical insights, and connect with a friendly, curious crowd of peers. Details 5:30-6:00: Food, Soda, Beer, and Networking 6:00-6:15: Announcements 6:15-7:45: Lightning Talks For our December meetup, we&#8217;ll be doing &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.djug.org\/?p=1566\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1566","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.djug.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1566","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.djug.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.djug.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.djug.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.djug.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1566"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.djug.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1566\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1571,"href":"https:\/\/www.djug.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1566\/revisions\/1571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.djug.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1566"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.djug.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1566"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.djug.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1566"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}