Red Hat Coffee Hour with Intel

The Red Hat® Coffee Hour with Intel series is a monthly videocast featuring luminaries from technology, society and the world of STEM. Topics for discussion will include governmental and societal impacts of technology and open source as well as the role of technology and work/life balance.

As our nation grapples with the changes brought on by COVID-19, we will hear from highly credible experts in their field who will inform, educate and inspire us all.

Open source communities provide models for innovation across technologies, processes, and culture. In open source communities, the best ideas win no matter where they come from, code and processes are transparent and shared with all, and it’s everyone’s job to assure quality and security.

You could certainly say that NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson likes her space - in fact in 2017, she set the record for the most cumulative days spent in space of any NASA Astronaut at more than 534 days. She’s spent in excess of two years total in space, and was voted one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential people of 2018. Join us, while Adam Clater, Chief Architect of Red Hat and Peggy talk about the career arc that led her to be a NASA Chief Astronaut, Commander of the International Space Station and more than 60 hours worth of space walks. Dr. Peggy Whitson will provide her insights on the evolving commercial space race 70 years after JFK and second industrial revolution.

Peggy A. Whitson (PH.D.), Record-Breaking NASA Astronaut and Biochemist

Precious few human beings are able to say they’ve been lucky enough to travel to space. Peggy Whitson, however, is in a league of her own. The veteran astronaut has an incredible list of record-breaking accomplishments to hername: first woman to command the International Space Station twice (2008 & 2013); first non-military Chief Astronaut and most spacewalks (10) of any female astronaut, the most spacewalks completed by a woman (at 60 hours, 21 minutes total) and third most of any spacefarer; and at 665 days, Dr. Whitson has spent more time in space than any other American.

Dr. Peggy Whitson is a NASA astronaut and biochemist. She flew on Expedition 50/51 and participated in four spacewalks, bringing her career total to ten. With a total of 665 days in space, Whitson holds the U.S. record, placing eighth on the all-time space endurance list. The Iowa native also completed two six-month tours of duty aboard the station for Expedition 5 in 2002, and as the station commander for Expedition 16 in 2008 where she accumulated 377 days in space between the two missions, the most for any U.S. woman at the time of her return to Earth.

Angela Andrews, Solution Architect, Red Hat

Angela Andrews is a Solution Architect at Red Hat. Andrews has a passion for teaching. She is a part-time teaching assistant for a cybersecurity bootcamp and hosts an online meetup teaching Python. Her motto is “the best way to learn anything is to teach it.” Prior to starting Red Hat 2020, Andrews spent 15 years working as a systems administrator in higher education supporting Windows, Linux®, virtualization, storage and automation.

Adam Clater, Chief Architect, Red Hat Public Sector

Adam works internationally with federal agencies, integrators and Red Hat partners & Communities to promote and define the use of enterprise open source solutions.

Adam has experienced first hand the evolving role that I.T. has played in the federal government for nearly two decades, starting with his role as a Systems Administrator at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 1997.

Prior to joining Red Hat, Adam was a senior architect, system administrator and lead for a variety of commercial and government agencies including: Lockheed Martin - U.S. Army, The National Education Association, RSA Security, AOL/Time Warner.

Virtual event details

Time: 3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET

Date: November 4, 2021

Any questions? Please email jmccarty@redhat.com

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