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Beam Summit program is ready! Hello Flink community, We are very excited to share that the Beam Summit program <https://2022.beamsummit.org/program/> is ready! Beam Summit will be a hybrid event, having hybrid talks on Monday and Tuesday, and onsite only Workshops and online talks on Wednesday. Take a look at the detailed schedule. Also don't miss to review the amazing speakers <https://2022.beamsummit.org/speakers/> who will be sharing their knowledge with us. Here are some of the keynotes and talks recently confirmed: Keynote: The adoption, current state and future of Apache Beam at Twitter <https://2022.beamsummit.org/keynote/keynote-the-adoption-current-state-and-future-of-apache-beam-at-twitter/> Lohit is part of Hadoop and Log Management team at Twitter. He has been concentrating on scaling Hadoop FileSystem, Hadoop Resource Manager, Log Ingestion, and Processing pipelines at Twitter. During this talk, he will explain the adoption, current state, and future of Apache Beam on Twitter. Keynote: Palo Alto Networks' massive-scale deployment of Beam. <https://2022.beamsummit.org/keynote/palo-alto-networks/> Talat is a Principal Software Engineer at Palo Alto Networks Cortex Data Lake Team, working on building a streaming data platform using Apache Beam and Dataflow to secure their customers. He will share how Beam was adopted and how they deploy thousands of pipelines. Beam Playground: discover, learn and prototype with Apache Beam <https://2022.beamsummit.org/sessions/beam-playground/> This talk will be presenting the Apache Beam discovery and learning through Beam Playground, proof of concept, and contributing paths to those who are looking to learn, use and develop Apache Beam. Introduction to the benchmarks in Apache Beam <https://2022.beamsummit.org/sessions/introduction-to-the-benchmarks-in-apache-beam/> In this talk, we will discover what kind of benchmark frameworks Apache Beam already supports (Nexmark, TPC-DS), how they can be used for different purposes (like release testing) by developers and ordinary users, and what are the plans for the future work. Get your tickets for the onsite event before May 13th and obtain the Early Bird price + get the chance to win a $100 gift card - The first 50 onsite registrations will get the chance to win a $100 Amazon gift card. - Early bird pricing for in-person passes is $290 USD for a 2-day pass and $350 USD for a 3-day pass. Apply for a scholarship If you would like to attend in person but cannot afford a ticket, please apply for a scholarship. <https://forms.gle/STT1tYp9MefGzN5L9> Special thanks to our Diversity and Inclusion sponsor Maven Code for the scholarships. Register Now <https://2022.beamsummit.org/tickets/> Why in Austin? In Texas, more than 17,600 technology firms employ over 203,700 workers with companies like Apple and Wipro continuing to grow every day. The long-established Texas tech sector has invented everything from the semiconductor and hand-held calculator to a billion-dollar dating app. Here, entrepreneurs scale their ideas into Fortune 500 companies, like Michael Dell who founded Dell Technologies from his The University of Texas at Austin dorm. Ranked #2 by CompTIA for the number of tech employees, Texas is brimming with skilled talent ready to solve their next challenge. Tech workers are migrating to Texas at a record rate as well. According to 2021 LinkedIn data, Texas is the top state in the nation for tech worker migration. Plus, Austin has the best BBQ =) *Carolina Escobar* Project Manager https://sg.com.mx/