HPCC Systems 10 Year Open Source Anniversary Discussion with Lorraine Chapman

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As we wrap up another successful HPCC Systems internship program, Flavio Villanustre, VP Technology & CISO, LexisNexis Risk Solutions Group, sits down with Lorraine Chapman, Consulting Business Analyst who has been managing the internship program since its inception in 2015. But first, they take a walk down memory lane as Lorraine has been involved with HPCC Systems well before our journey to open source began. Working closely with our platform team, she is at the forefront of what lies ahead on the roadmap and what opportunities are out there for the open source community to assist. This is where our internship program fits nicely. Lorraine explains the history of the program and how it got its launch as a spin-off from our participation in Google Summer of Code in 2015. We ended up with more projects than slots allowed, so why not create our own program. That first year we started with four students. This year in 2021, we had 12 students participate – our largest to date! The discussion continues talking about how the uniqueness of this program compared to the typical corporate internship program is better suited for an open source project as there are mutual benefits for both the students and our company – not to mention all the contributions the wider community can leverage! We have seen amazing work and talent from high-schoolers through PhD levels as a direct result from this program. Catch the full episode to hear more from Flavio and Lorraine talking about the success and impact the HPCC Systems internship program has made, not only to the growth of our community, but also giving students an opportunity of a lifetime!