​​Apache Spark™ Community Meetup!

​Join us on June 23rd (Tuesday) from 5:30-8:30 PM for an Apache Spark community meetup!

​Guest Parking is FREE!! Pick any of the MSFT garages.

​HOW TO GET HERE

​DO NOT GO IN BUILDING 43, follow these instructions

​Location:

• ​43/1560-Jefferson | Microsoft Building 43 - Room 1560 (Jefferson)

​Please to go "Meeting Room" (https://maps.app.goo.gl/1RWoVapdCwkY1zUj9), it is part of Microsoft Building 43, but do not sign into the building. The best option is to go through the outside.

​We'll spend the evening discussing the fun use cases and the latest developments in the Spark project.

​We welcome seasoned Spark users, data engineers, students, and more! Everyone has something to learn!

​Agenda

​Want a chance to speak? Reach out to the organizers.

​5:30 PM - 6:00 PM: Doors Open & Networking

​6:00 PM - 8:00 PM: Welcome Remarks & Presentations!

​8:00 PM - 8:30 PM: More Networking

​​Topic 1: What new features are coming in Spark 4.2 - Huaxin Gao ​

​​Topic 2: Accelerating PySpark: Bridging the JVM, GPUs, and Rust with Transpilation - Holden Karau

​Topic 3: How to get involved with Open Source & Apache Spark! - Apache Contributors, Committers, and PMCs

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