1st Dallas Hardware Meetup @ Lumafield

Come join for our first flagship hardware speaker style event with Lumafield! We'll have talks around product design and development, manufacturing monitoring, and space to share demos.

We'll have the food and drink, you bring the demos for open mic!

Thank you to our venue and sponsor Lumafield!
Lumafield, a startup that's bringing CT scanners into factories and product development labs, collaborates with a local hardware Meetup to explore the future impact of hardware on our cities. Lumafield is dedicated to advancing manufacturing solutions that accelerate our ability to address humanity's most complex challenges, making this meetup an essential event for anyone interested in the future of urban innovation.

We have a great group of guest speakers:

• Drew is the Head of Solutions at Lumafield , leading product development for part and assembly inspection across various industries. With expertise in optics, mechanical design, and AI, he previously spent a decade at Cognex Corporation in roles including Product Marketing Manager and lead mechanical designer.
• ​​Nate is the founder of informal and has worked with top hardware companies like Eight Sleep, Clear, Open BCI, and more. He's also the co-founder of Hardware Meetup (30+ cities, 25,000+ members).

Agenda
​6:30-7:00 - Arrival, mingle, grab refreshments
7:00-7:05 - Welcome and introduction
7:05-8:00 - Guest talks and audience Q+A
8:00-8:30p - Community open mic

• ​​Anyone will have the chance for a 2min pitch to demo a prototype or talk about what they are working on.

​​8:30-9:30p - Mix + mingle

Thank you to our community partner informal!

• informal is a freelance collective for the most talented independent professionals in hardware. Whether you're looking for a single contractor, a full-time employee, or an entire team of professionals to work on everything from product development to go-to-market, the informal collective has the perfect collection of people for the job. Learn more.

​​If you want to help support the next meetup, please reach out to [nate@informal.cc](http://mailto:nate@informal.cc/) for sponsorship inquiries.

​​See you soon!