Month: July 2023

RISE August 2023 – Call for Lightning Talks

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Hey there, RISE Members!

Based on July’s Social Meeting, Andrew had an excellent idea of doing a lightning talk session to get the brain juices flowing. We are looking for some speakers. This is a great place to start with an idea and see if the audience engages with it!

Please submit lightning talk ideas here: https://forms.gle/9jNBphermEi4w78EA

If there are enough submissions (more than 5), overlapping topics, etc; we may have a follow-up survey to downselect or do another lightning talk round in September. Not quite sure yet, but let’s see where this goes.

What is a lightning talk? A shortened talk (10 minutes speaking, 5 minutes for questions) to quickly introduce a topic. Time is important here, so you will want to cover the following items:

  • Establish rapport
  • Quick overview of subject
  • Establish value (teach the crowd something new)
  • Offer hints for follow-on talk (you will learn XYZ)
  • Topics consistent with last month’s Topic Survey Results

Meeting info:

August 10th, 2023 @ 5:30pm
Venue TBD

Hope to see some fun talks!

July 2023 – Summer Social

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For the month of July, we want to do a social event with a little bit of business upfront at Twisted Track Brewpub on July 13th. To start, we want to take a short amount of time to introduce some changes for RISE.  Afterwards, let’s kickback and enjoy the summer with some brews and banter.

We’re talking about the perfect fuel for brainstorming and beer-sampling adventures! So, bring your witty banter and a thirst for craft beers as we celebrate and enjoy an evening of great times. Also remember to invite colleagues or friends who might be interested in joining the RISE community. The more, the merrier!

It would be helpful to us if you fill out a quick survey on what you’d like to see at future RISE events: https://forms.gle/74MyWCcAqUBeoCMr5.  The results from this survey will be used to inspire and balance out future RISE events.

If you are interested in speaking, please let us know at: https://forms.gle/VnVBpZDzNgBzM2qn6. 

We look forward to seeing you in person on July 13th at Twisted Track Brewpub.

Meeting info:
July 13th, 5:30pm
523 Shenandoah Ave NW
Roanoke, VA 24016
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