Save the date now for our in-person September meetup!
The topic is wildly interesting and sure to educate and entertain - "Fine-Tune Your First Open Source Model in 30 Minutes: A Live Walkthrough".
Also, we plan to add a second speaker soon - be on the lookout. This is the final meetup before All Things Open 2026. We want it to be special and deliver a ton of value.
Doors open at 6:00 pm for networking, food and beverages, and tons of (free) swag. Live programming begins at 6:30 sharp.
This meetup is sponsored and made possible by the team at Randstad Digital powered by Torc. Randstad Digital powered by Torc is a global community for technology professionals looking to grow their careers, meet good people, build new skills, and stay connected to opportunities along the way.
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Additional team contact - Briana, Head of Global Operations
Date: Tuesday evening, September 8
Speaker: Nihal Kaul, Lead Software Engineer, Revscale AI
Topic: Fine-Tune Your First Open Source Model in 30 Minutes: A Live Walkthrough
Abstract:
This 30-45 talk walks through fine tuning a small open source model on a real dataset, live on stage, using a free Google Colab GPU. The audience sees the full workflow from dataset prep through training to a working fine-tuned model. The best part.. Nihal shares the notebook with attendees so they can run it themselves after the session.
Venue Location & Directions:
Location: Fidelity Investments, Durham, NC
https://goo.gl/maps/VGu89aYsn8qt5xqa6
If you enter “Select Dr, Durham, NC” into your navigation it will take you to the parking lot access road and then just follow the signs to Visitor parking and then to the building we will be meeting in. Once you have arrived at the