🚀 ACM/IEEE Austin – February Tech Talks Are Here!

🚀 ACM/IEEE Austin – February Tech Talks Are Here!
Join us for an exciting evening of cutting-edge discussions on AI, Cloud-Native Systems, and Resilient Data Engineering with industry leaders and innovators.

📅 Date: Monday, February 23, 2026
🕕 Time: 6:00 PM CST
📍 Location: The Center for Government and Civic Service, 1218 West Ave, Building 3000, Austin, TX 78701
(Thank you, CGCS, for sponsoring the venue!)

🍕 Pizza and soda will be sponsored by Atlassian - thank you!
👉 We are actively looking for food sponsors. If you or your company would like to support the community, please reach out to us.

🎤 Speakers & Sessions:
• Pre-Flight Checklists for AI: Runtime Behavioral Assessment with Cryptographic Verification
Greg Spehar - Founder, GiDanc AI
• Sync or Sink: Building Resilient Real-Time Cloud-Native Systems
Akhilesh Bollam - Software Development Engineer II, Amazon
• Scaling Docker Observability Beyond the Developer Laptop
Pragya Keshap - Technical Architect at Charles Schwab
• Responsible AI in Practice: Building Trustworthy GenAI Systems Beyond the Hype
Shravya Bussari - Senior Technical Manager, HCL Tech

The meetup will feature community-driven tech talks exploring cloud-native systems and scalable infrastructure, AI and GenAI platforms, DevOps and platform engineering, and security and identity trends shaping modern software and infrastructure engineering. Talks will emphasize real-world implementations, practical insights, and forward-looking ideas that are redefining today’s technology landscape.
Whether you’re an industry professional, researcher, student, founder, or technology enthusiast, this event is a great opportunity to learn, share knowledge, and connect with peers across the ACM and IEEE communities. You’ll meet practitioners working on real systems at scale and have space for open discussion and community networking.

📣 Call for Speakers
We’re accepting tech talk proposals for upcoming ACM Austin + IEEE meetups. If you’re interested in sharing your insights or presenting your work, submit your talk here:
👉 https://sessionize.com/austin-acm-meetup/

Thank you,
Akshay Mittal
Chair & Organizer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshaymittal143/