When: October 23, 2024 from 6-8 p.m.
Where: Daniel and Pamela Devos Center for Interpersonal Health, 333 Michigan Street Northeast, Grand Rapids, 49503 Room 445
What: 3-4 brief Tech talks on a variety of subjects sandwiched in-between networking.
What else: Free food.

Overview of our Speakers and their talks:

Andrew Salata - National Account Manager @ OtterBase
Andrew will be discussing the current state of the tech industry from the consulting and recruiting perspective. Hear his thoughts on hiring, and industry trends.

Ben Jacques - Director of Engineering @ SpinDance

Pre-processing Audio Data for Machine Learning
In this brief talk, we'll demystify one of the most important steps of audio based machine learning problems: how you bend the data to the will of your model. You'll learn some of the basics of transforming raw audio data into something digestible and walk away with a clearer mental model of how you could get started with your own audio classification project.

Kyle Wolff - Senior Android Engineer @ Weight Watchers
Avoid UI Coupling: Let ViewModels Fetch Data

Have a topic you'd like to discuss? We're looking for 20 minutes on a tech topic where you can share some wisdom.
Reach out to Matt Gehrls @ matt.gehrls@gmail.com with your pitch.