Join us for an evening of engaging discussion around Distributed systems, DevOps, Go, and more. You get to network with CTOs, Software Engineers, Industry experts, and enthusiasts.

If you've missed previous meetups, you could see the notes https://github.com/scalescape/distributed-systems and recordings at https://www.youtube.com/@relyonmetrics/videos.

Distributed Systems Coffee Chat

Join us for an Apache Kafka® **VIRTUAL** meetup on Wednesday, July 31st from **6:00pm PDT** [(click here to check your timezone)](https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html).

📍 **Zoom [Online]**

🗓 **Agenda:**

* **6:00pm - 6.10pm**: Welcome, Networking
* **6:10pm - 6:35pm**: Raghav Nehru, Director & Practitioner, Platformatory (20mins talk, followed by Q&A)
* **6:35pm - 7:00pm:** Sandon Jacobs, Sr. Developer Advocate, Confluent
* (20mins talk, followed by Q&A)
* **7:00pm - 7.15pm**: Networking & Hangout

**Have follow-up questions afterward?** Log in to Slack or Join our Forum (https://www.confluent.io/community/ask-the-community) to ask any follow-up questions!

💡 **Speaker One:**
Raghav Nehru, Director & Practitioner, Platformatory

**Title**: TBC

**Abstract**: TBC

**Bio:** TBC

💡 **Speaker Two:**
Sandon Jacobs, Sr. Developer Advocate, Confluent

**Title**: Ensuring Data Quality in Apache Kafka®: Great Power and Responsibility

**Abstract**: The great philosopher Stan Lee once wrote: “with great power comes great responsibility.” Little did he know the lesson he was teaching about data stream quality. But who’s actually responsible for the quality and integrity of Apache Kafka-based data streams? Data contracts and schema evolution are central to building responsible Kafka producers. Let’s discuss the best practices involved in making producer applications good stewards of data streams for downstream consumers.

**Bio:** Sandon Jacobs is a Senior Developer advocate at Confluent, where we're creating the foundational platform for data-in-motion. He has 20+ years of experience building applications and microservices on the JVM - with about 10 years in the Apache Kafka space. When away from the keyboard, look for Sandon on the golf course or the lake.

We'll update the zoom link before the event.

**Online Meetup Etiquette**

* Please hold your questions until the end of the presentation or use the zoom chat during!
* Please arrive on time as zoom meetings can become locked for many reasons *(though if you get locked out a recording will be available, but you may have to wait a little while for it!)*
* Important note: If Zoom asks for a password to join please use 'kafka'

If you would like to speak or host our next event please let us know!
[community@confluent.io](community@confluent.io) or DM on [Confluent slack](https://developer.confluent.io/community/ask-the-community/)

Distributed Systems Coffee Chat

Events

Summer Apache Kafka Meetup (Virtual)

Apache Kafka Meetup (July Edition)