RC Lightning Talks in SF
The Recurse Center is visiting San Francisco! We’re hosting an evening of 5-minute technical talks by RC alumni about projects they’ve been working on recently.
Our speakers and topics
- Allison Kaptur, Summer 2012 and Facilitator Emeritus, Clock skew
- Alex Taipale, Spring 2, 2015, Help, my internet is slow! Building network application performance monitoring tools
- Chen Lin, Winter 2014, Designing deep abstractions
- Lisa Neigut, Summer 2012 and Facilitator Emeritus, HTLCs and securing contract micropayments
- Deniz Kusefoglu, Fall 2, 2016 and Winter 2, 2017, Grammars of Visualization: How do we express the way data is encoded into a graphic
- Laura Peskin, Fall 2, 2017, Counting users with privacy: Collecting exactly the data you need, and no more
- Alyssa Frazee, Summer 2013, Software as a Science: How thinking like a scientist and using fundamental scientific principles has made me a better software debugger
All guests must RSVP to attend.
Schedule
- 6:30pm – Drinks, food, and mingling
- 7:00pm – Introduction
- 7:10pm – Talks start
- 7:40pm – Talks end
- 8:45pm – Wrap up
We won’t have a dedicated Q&A session, but you'll be able to chat with presenters at the end of the evening.
Attendees must follow RC’s Social Rules and abide by the Mapbox Code of Conduct during the event. Please email us at faculty@recurse.com if we can make this event more accessible to you. The event and venue has:
- Gender neutral restrooms
- Wheelchair accessibility
- Bike parking at the Embarcadero station
- Alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages served
RSVP
- RSVPs close March 13th at 12:30pm (~24 hours before the event)
- Guests must register before RSVPs close; no unregistered +1s
- Please bring an ID that matches your registration name
- This event will be photographed; we’ll have stickers at the check-in desk if you wish to opt-out
About the Recurse Center
The Recurse Center runs educational programming retreats in New York City. The retreats are free, self-directed, project-based, and for anyone who wants to get dramatically better at programming. Batches start every six weeks. We have an active alumni community of over 1,400 programmers from all over the world, and we also have an integrated recruiting agency that helps Recursers find jobs at any point during or after their batch.
About Mapbox
This event is hosted by Mapbox, a live location data platform for mobile and web applications. Anyone can use Mapbox APIs and SDKs to build live, fully customized maps and data visualizations for consumer apps, business intelligence and logistics platforms, ride-sharing systems, asset tracking, driver navigation, and more. Find them on Twitter and Instagram, and more about other Mapbox events here.