HackGreenville Nights
A Quarterly Gathering of Greenville's Tech, Hacker, Tinkerer, Maker, and DIY Community
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Talks are typically 5, 10, or 15 minutes on tech or tech-adjacent topics that don't fit the format of our existing local meetups or conferences.
Thinking about starting a new group? Pitch the topic here and get a feel for the level of interest.
Submit a TalkHow to Get Involved
- Spread the word and invite others to pitch a talk
- Join our Meetup group to receive updates
- Hop into the HackGreenville Slack #community-organizers channel to volunteer
- Become a HG Nights sponsor
Past HackGreenville Nights Events
2024 - Oct | "Starch Trek"
Kudos
Event Sponsorship by Brightball | Hosted by OpenWorks Coworking | Video by Synergy Mill Makerspace
Food and event logistics by HackGreenville volunteers | Fiscal support by RefactorGVL
Speakers
- Caleb McQuaid on Encore! Encore!
- Barry Jones on Story Points are Pointless, Measure Queues
- Heather Bowes on Running a House Off an Electric Car
- Brian Kennedy on Project-based IaC, You're Doing IaC Wrong | Part 2 - Tools and Quality
2024 - May | "Subs and Sliders"
Kudos
Event Sponsorship by Neurelo | Hosted by OpenWorks Coworking | Video by Synergy Mill Makerspace
Food and event logistics by HackGreenville volunteers | Fiscal support by RefactorGVL
Speakers
- Andrew Thompson on How Not to Give a Talk
- James Shockley on Scratch, Dent, and Data: Engineering A Used Appliance Information Advantage Out Of Necessity
- Joel Griffith on Random Numbers from Cosmic Rays (Step 1)
- Pete Dunlap on Decentralized Community Building Via Twilio
2024 - February | "Chili Bar"
Kudos
Event Sponsorship by STEM Search Group | Hosted by OpenWorks Coworking | Video by Synergy Mill Makerspace
Food and event logistics by HackGreenville volunteers | Fiscal support by RefactorGVL
Speakers
- Bogdan Kharchenko on Data Transfer Objects with PHP, as used by HackGreenville.com
- Brian Kennedy on You're Doing IaC Wrong
- Christina Roberts on Volunteer Opportunities w/ Agile Learning Institute
- Gavin Coyle on Addressing Workforce Planning Challenges Through Mentorship
- Jās Eckard on Intro to UCLUG and BASH's History Feature
- Jim Ciallella on Lean Livin': How a Local Internet Provider Paid Me $6240 / hr
- Pamela Wood Browne on Intro to Code With The Carolinas and Current Projects
- Paul on Censorship-resistant P2P Messaging via Briar and the Local-first Software Movement
2023 - October | "Taco Bar"
Kudos
Event Sponsorship by Simply Binary | Hosted by OpenWorks Coworking
Food and event logistics by HackGreenville volunteers
Speakers
- Joey Loman on Quick Intro to Synergy Mill Project Opportunities
- Pete Broderick on System Level Thinking
- Olivia Sculley on Quick Intro to HG Labs Project Opportunities
- Robert Roskam on How to Sanely Test Complex Systems
- Ryan Lanciaux on Cooking Up Better Applications with Inspiration from the Culinary World
- Zach Robichaud on Development Tooling with Laravel