Come out for Meetup Mashup Night! We'll be hosting a series of "lightning talks" on a variety of technical and design related topics from professionals working in the Charlotte area. We'll be joining with several other Meetup community members from a variety of groups here in Charlotte to learn about the larger technology community, and gain some knowledge outside of our regular format. Pizza and drinks will be provided as usual, but we'll get started just a bit earlier to accommodate all of the speakers. Specific speakers and topics will be announced as we get closer to time, but there definitely will be something for everyone. Here's what we have so-far:

• Embracing Diversity in Everything We Do - Josh Miller (Skookum)

• Peer Code Reviews: Eliminating the Gatekeeper - John Epperson (N2 Publishing)

• Why Your Friend Should Come Work in Charlotte - Ted Prendergast (Red Ventures)

• Jumping Into Open Source Waters - Joshua Lawson (Charlotte Jr. Devs)

• Growth of the Progressive Volunteer Tech Community - Jacob LeGrone (Skookum) 

• Why Go? - Dimitrios Arethas (Red Ventures)

• How Corporate Culture Impacts Design - Mike Sales (NASCAR Digital Media)

• Closing the Gender Gap in Technology - Cristina Veale (Cardinal Solutions / Girl Develop It)

• Picking Your Second Programming Language - Zack Kirchin (Tech Talent South)

• TBD - Oliver Short (The Iron Yard) 

• TBD - Nick Breaton (Investor Management Services) Special thanks to our sponsors Skookum and Red Ventures for making this happen!