Name: Stronger Than Fear: Mental Health in the Developer Community
Start: 2023-05-03T18:30:00-04:00
End: 2023-05-03T20:00:00-04:00

We're back in person! With great topics and food!

We will ALSO be virtual for those who can't attend in person.

Meetup is showing this is an "online event" but it's BOTH. You can just show up - that's OK :) It seems there's a feature request for Meetup here, lol.

**Time:** Pizza at 6:00, Presentation Starts at 6:30pm Eastern

**Location:** Theoris, 9000 Keystone Crossing, Suite 230, Indianapolis

**Presenter:** Ed Finkler

**Presentation Details:**
This talk by Ed Finkler is a must-attend for tech workers who want to learn more about mental health and personal well-being. With over 25 years of experience in the field and as the founder of Open Sourcing Mental Illness (OSMI), Finkler shares his personal struggles with ADHD, anxiety, and executive function problems. He also highlights the lack of research and data on mental health issues in the tech industry, and provides practical solutions such as mental health first aid training for managers and guidelines for organizations to prioritize employee well-being. An informative and insightful perspective on the importance of mental health in the tech industry.

Auri A. Rahimzadeh

Indy .NET Consortium

.NET Foundation

Theoris funds and feeds our group, and is our primary sponsor.

Theoris

Eleven Fifty Academy offers meeting space.

Eleven Fifty Academy

Offering a free yearly subscription at every meeting! W00T!

Oz-Code

Launch graciously provides access to their theater for events.

Launch Fishers

Technology

Open Source

.NET

Software Development

JavaScript

SQL Server

ASP.NET

HTML5

JavaScript Frameworks

Ed Finkler, aka Funkatron ([https://indieweb.social/@funkatron](https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Findieweb.social%2F%40funkatron&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cauri.rahimzadeh%40klipsch.com%7C36c6545a5a544b5e8dc408db39c7553f%7C24a59034d85642fcbcd7f34a93ca2327%7C0%7C0%7C638167300591776704%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=XuckUcG5S61vg47j06sJorfdCiZoYRWa4PUY3PmEups%3D&amp;reserved=0)), has over 25 years in tech, developing web, hybrid, desktop, and backend applications and award-winning open source projects. As a senior software engineer and technology advisor, he worked on web and security research at CERIAS, Purdue University ([http://www.cerias.purdue.edu](https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.cerias.purdue.edu%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cauri.rahimzadeh%40klipsch.com%7C36c6545a5a544b5e8dc408db39c7553f%7C24a59034d85642fcbcd7f34a93ca2327%7C0%7C0%7C638167300591776704%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=hGXN6rrqx4tKC9NInukYPPGQH9oP1DMk1jCT9RNIuk0%3D&amp;reserved=0)). Ed founded Open Sourcing Mental Illness ([https://osmihelp.org](https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fosmihelp.org%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cauri.rahimzadeh%40klipsch.com%7C36c6545a5a544b5e8dc408db39c7553f%7C24a59034d85642fcbcd7f34a93ca2327%7C0%7C0%7C638167300591932928%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=s3NuBpPb4pvgv8znIpOheW%2BhPeFXUr0HLyUMLD0pyt8%3D&amp;reserved=0)), supporting mental health in tech, and is an accomplished electronic music producer ([https://deadagent.bandcamp.com](https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdeadagent.bandcamp.com%2F&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cauri.rahimzadeh%40klipsch.com%7C36c6545a5a544b5e8dc408db39c7553f%7C24a59034d85642fcbcd7f34a93ca2327%7C0%7C0%7C638167300591932928%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=9wPWI%2FUm82rW2pZLZmF0gXBBhK8g6UstKUMEqylCe78%3D&amp;reserved=0)) and visual artist ([https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd1sOEY43dIvmATWIASGEcg](https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fchannel%2FUCd1sOEY43dIvmATWIASGEcg&amp;data=05%7C01%7Cauri.rahimzadeh%40klipsch.com%7C36c6545a5a544b5e8dc408db39c7553f%7C24a59034d85642fcbcd7f34a93ca2327%7C0%7C0%7C638167300591932928%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=wvzQpfeBqpV4AddhwtBzFxuWMiy0auExZTgGMx2t4JQ%3D&amp;reserved=0)). Ed returns to public speaking in 2023 after a 6-year hiatus.

Indy .NET Consortium

Stronger Than Fear: Mental Health in the Developer Community

Indy .NET Consortium

Details

Sponsors

Members are also interested in