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DESCRIPTION:Kick off 2026 with ACM Austin + IEEE at our first tech meetup o
 f the year - an evening of deep technical insights\, meaningful conversati
 ons\, and community connection. This joint event brings together engineers
 \, researchers\, students\, and technology leaders from across Austin to e
 xplore the evolving landscape of AI\, cloud-native systems\, security\, id
 entity\, and modern infrastructure engineering.\n\n​Join us on Wednesday
 \, April 22\, 2026\, from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM CST at The Center for Governm
 ent and Civic Service\, 1218 West Ave\, Building 3000\, Austin\, TX 78701.
 \nThis meetup will feature a series of community-driven talks focused on r
 eal-world applications and forward-looking innovations across:\n\n-\n​AI
  and GenAI platforms\n\n-\n​Cloud-native and scalable infrastructure\n\n
 -\n​DevOps and platform engineering\n\n-\n​Security and identity in mo
 dern systems\n\n​Each session is designed to share practical lessons\, a
 rchitectural insights\, and emerging trends shaping today’s technology e
 cosystem.\nFeatured Speakers &amp; Talks\n\n-\n​Practical Frameworks for Res
 ponsible AI in the Real World\n[Keatra Nesbitt](https://sessionize.com/app
 /organizer/speaker/20458/36daa2e6-97b3-4c86-926f-a85645b54743?utm_source=l
 uma)- Principal Solutions Engineer &amp; RAI Team Chair\, Valkyrie Intelligenc
 e\n[Betsy Hilliard](https://sessionize.com/app/organizer/speaker/20458/bb8
 84a0b-c00a-40b3-beeb-38a8986fc52b?utm_source=luma)- Chief Science Officer\
 n\n-\n​From Chatbots to Colleagues: Building Autonomous Agent Crews with
  CrewAI and MCP\n[Lokesh Karanam](https://sessionize.com/app/organizer/spe
 aker/20458/2497c4f6-eab0-476f-847b-8264acb33e1d?utm_source=luma) - Staff S
 oftware Engineer\, RR Donnelley\n\n-\n​Architecting Resilient and Secure
 d AI-Enabled Enterprises\n[Aniket Tendulkar](https://sessionize.com/app/or
 ganizer/speaker/20458/af59b480-217f-4d31-8d9d-a850b037f635?utm_source=luma
 )- Enterprise Architect\, Senior Director\, Salesforce\n\n-\n​Lessons Le
 arned from Building Enterprise-Grade AI Platforms\n[Sachin Prasad](https:/
 /sessionize.com/app/organizer/speaker/20458/738dc950-b111-43a3-9f83-dbd1d9
 ba90d6?utm_source=luma) - Program Director\, Product Management\, Data and
  AI\, IBM\n\n​Whether you’re an industry professional\, researcher\, s
 tudent\, founder\, or technology enthusiast\, this event offers a valuable
  opportunity to learn from experienced practitioners\, exchange ideas\, an
 d expand your network within the ACM and IEEE communities. Expect thoughtf
 ul discussions\, practical takeaways\, and meaningful connections.\n\n​C
 all for Speakers\nWe are actively accepting tech talk proposals for upcomi
 ng ACM Austin + IEEE meetups. If you’re interested in presenting your wo
 rk or sharing your insights\, submit your proposal here:\n[https://session
 ize.com/austin-acm-meetup/](https://sessionize.com/austin-acm-meetup/?utm_
 source=luma)\nLooking forward to seeing you there.\n\n​Please follow Lin
 kedIn for more updates:\n[https://www.linkedin.com/company/acm-austin/](ht
 tps://www.linkedin.com/company/acm-austin/?utm_source=luma)\n\n​Organize
 d by\nAkshay Mittal &amp; Suyi Liu\n\nCo-sponsored by: IEEE Austin – April T
 ech Talks Are Here!\n\nAgenda: \nFeatured Speakers &amp; Talks\n\n-\n​Practi
 cal Frameworks for Responsible AI in the Real World\n[Keatra Nesbitt](http
 s://sessionize.com/app/organizer/speaker/20458/36daa2e6-97b3-4c86-926f-a85
 645b54743?utm_source=luma)- Principal Solutions Engineer &amp; RAI Team Chair\
 , Valkyrie Intelligence\n[Betsy Hilliard](https://sessionize.com/app/organ
 izer/speaker/20458/bb884a0b-c00a-40b3-beeb-38a8986fc52b?utm_source=luma)- 
 Chief Science Officer\n\n-\n​From Chatbots to Colleagues: Building Auton
 omous Agent Crews with CrewAI and MCP\n[Lokesh Karanam](https://sessionize
 .com/app/organizer/speaker/20458/2497c4f6-eab0-476f-847b-8264acb33e1d?utm_
 source=luma) - Staff Software Engineer\, RR Donnelley\n\n-\n​Architectin
 g Resilient and Secured AI-Enabled Enterprises\n[Aniket Tendulkar](https:/
 /sessionize.com/app/organizer/speaker/20458/af59b480-217f-4d31-8d9d-a850b0
 37f635?utm_source=luma)- Enterprise Architect\, Senior Director\, Salesfor
 ce\n\n-\n​Lessons Learned from Building Enterprise-Grade AI Platforms\n[
 Sachin Prasad](https://sessionize.com/app/organizer/speaker/20458/738dc950
 -b111-43a3-9f83-dbd1d9ba90d6?utm_source=luma) - Program Director\, Product
  Management\, Data and AI\, IBM\n\nBldg: 3000\, 1218 West Ave Bldg 3000\, 
 Austin\, Texas\, United States\, 78701
LOCATION:Bldg: 3000\, 1218 West Ave Bldg 3000\, Austin\, Texas\, United Sta
 tes\, 78701
ORGANIZER:akshaycanodia@gmail.com
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SUMMARY:IEEE Austin: April Tech Talks &amp; Community Showcase
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/556508
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;Kick off 2026 with ACM Austin + I
 EEE at our first tech meetup of the year - an evening of deep technical in
 sights\, meaningful conversations\, and community connection. This joint e
 vent brings together engineers\, researchers\, students\, and technology l
 eaders from across Austin to explore the evolving landscape of AI\, cloud-
 native systems\, security\, identity\, and modern infrastructure engineeri
 ng.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;​Join us on Wednesday\, April 22\, 2026\, from 6:00
  PM to 8:00 PM CST at The Center for Government and Civic Service\, 1218 W
 est Ave\, Building 3000\, Austin\, TX 78701.&lt;br&gt;This meetup will feature a
  series of community-driven talks focused on real-world applications and f
 orward-looking innovations across:&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;​AI and 
 GenAI platforms&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;​Cloud-native and scalable
  infrastructure&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;​DevOps and platform engin
 eering&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;​Security and identity in modern sy
 stems&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;/ul&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;​Each session is designed to share 
 practical lessons\, architectural insights\, and emerging trends shaping t
 oday&amp;rsquo\;s technology ecosystem.&lt;br&gt;Featured Speakers &amp;amp\; Talks&lt;/p&gt;\
 n&lt;ol&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;​&lt;strong&gt;Practical Frameworks for Responsible A
 I in the Real World&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sessionize.com/app/organi
 zer/speaker/20458/36daa2e6-97b3-4c86-926f-a85645b54743?utm_source=luma&quot; ta
 rget=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot;&gt;Keatra Nesbitt&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/a&gt;- Principal
  Solutions Engineer &amp;amp\; RAI Team Chair\, Valkyrie Intelligence&lt;br&gt;&lt;a hr
 ef=&quot;https://sessionize.com/app/organizer/speaker/20458/bb884a0b-c00a-40b3-
 beeb-38a8986fc52b?utm_source=luma&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot;
 &gt;Betsy Hilliard&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/a&gt;- Chief Science Officer&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p cla
 ss=&quot;&quot;&gt;​&lt;strong&gt;From Chatbots to Colleagues: Building Autonomous Agent Cr
 ews with CrewAI and MCP&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sessionize.com/app/or
 ganizer/speaker/20458/2497c4f6-eab0-476f-847b-8264acb33e1d?utm_source=luma
 &quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot;&gt;Lokesh Karanam&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp\;- Staff
  Software Engineer\, RR Donnelley&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;​&lt;strong
 &gt;Architecting Resilient and Secured AI-Enabled Enterprises&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a 
 href=&quot;https://sessionize.com/app/organizer/speaker/20458/af59b480-217f-4d3
 1-8d9d-a850b037f635?utm_source=luma&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopene
 r&quot;&gt;Aniket Tendulkar&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/a&gt;- Enterprise Architect\, Senior Director\, S
 alesforce&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;​&lt;strong&gt;Lessons Learned from Bu
 ilding Enterprise-Grade AI Platforms&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sessioni
 ze.com/app/organizer/speaker/20458/738dc950-b111-43a3-9f83-dbd1d9ba90d6?ut
 m_source=luma&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot;&gt;Sachin Prasad&lt;/a&gt;&amp;n
 bsp\;- Program Director\, Product Management\, Data and AI\, IBM&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li
 &gt;\n&lt;/ol&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;​Whether you&amp;rsquo\;re an industry professional\, 
 researcher\, student\, founder\, or technology enthusiast\, this event off
 ers a valuable opportunity to learn from experienced practitioners\, excha
 nge ideas\, and expand your network within the ACM and IEEE communities. E
 xpect thoughtful discussions\, practical takeaways\, and meaningful connec
 tions.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;​&lt;strong&gt;Call for Speakers&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;We are ac
 tively accepting tech talk proposals for upcoming ACM Austin + IEEE meetup
 s. If you&amp;rsquo\;re interested in presenting your work or sharing your ins
 ights\, submit your proposal here:&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sessionize.com/aust
 in-acm-meetup/?utm_source=luma&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot;&gt;ht
 tps://sessionize.com/austin-acm-meetup/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;Looking forward to seeing y
 ou there.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;​Please follow LinkedIn for more updates:&lt;br&gt;
 &lt;a href=&quot;https://www.linkedin.com/company/acm-austin/?utm_source=luma&quot; tar
 get=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot;&gt;https://www.linkedin.com/company/acm-
 austin/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;​Organized by&lt;br&gt;Akshay Mittal &amp;amp\; Suyi 
 Liu&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;Featured Speakers &amp;amp\; Talk
 s&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;ol&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;​&lt;strong&gt;Practical Frameworks for Respons
 ible AI in the Real World&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sessionize.com/app/
 organizer/speaker/20458/36daa2e6-97b3-4c86-926f-a85645b54743?utm_source=lu
 ma&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot;&gt;Keatra Nesbitt&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/a&gt;- Pri
 ncipal Solutions Engineer &amp;amp\; RAI Team Chair\, Valkyrie Intelligence&lt;br
 &gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sessionize.com/app/organizer/speaker/20458/bb884a0b-c00a
 -40b3-beeb-38a8986fc52b?utm_source=luma&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noo
 pener&quot;&gt;Betsy Hilliard&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/a&gt;- Chief Science Officer&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n
 &lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;​&lt;strong&gt;From Chatbots to Colleagues: Building Autonomous Ag
 ent Crews with CrewAI and MCP&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sessionize.com/
 app/organizer/speaker/20458/2497c4f6-eab0-476f-847b-8264acb33e1d?utm_sourc
 e=luma&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot;&gt;Lokesh Karanam&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp\;-
  Staff Software Engineer\, RR Donnelley&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;​&lt;
 strong&gt;Architecting Resilient and Secured AI-Enabled Enterprises&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;
 br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://sessionize.com/app/organizer/speaker/20458/af59b480-21
 7f-4d31-8d9d-a850b037f635?utm_source=luma&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow n
 oopener&quot;&gt;Aniket Tendulkar&amp;nbsp\;&lt;/a&gt;- Enterprise Architect\, Senior Direct
 or\, Salesforce&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;&quot;&gt;​&lt;strong&gt;Lessons Learned f
 rom Building Enterprise-Grade AI Platforms&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://se
 ssionize.com/app/organizer/speaker/20458/738dc950-b111-43a3-9f83-dbd1d9ba9
 0d6?utm_source=luma&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow noopener&quot;&gt;Sachin Prasad
 &lt;/a&gt; - Program Director\, Product Management\, Data and AI\, IBM&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;/li
 &gt;\n&lt;/ol&gt;
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