This is apply(meetup), a virtual event for ML practitioners on August 11th from 9am to 12pm Pacific Time, designed for sharing and discussing the latest state of ML data engineering in a free and virtual format. The event features a packed lineup of great speakers, including Karan Goel, Rand Xie, Aparna Dhinakaran, Emily Hawkins, Matt Delacour, James Campbell, and Willem Pienaar, who will share their insights on topics such as building malleable ML systems, feature store development, ML observability, streaming architecture, and more. The event is entirely virtual and free to attend, with the opportunity for participants to join the apply() Slack channel and continue the conversation after the event.