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+Listen to short talks done by members about a variety of topics within tech
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+- id: 2021-05-04-lightning-talk
+  name: Lightning Talks
+  start: '2021-05-04 19:00:00'
+  end: '2021-05-04 20:30:00'
+  location: An internet connection near you
+  mapLink: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/place/52%C2%B057'12.6%22N+1%C2%B011'14.1%22W/@52.953488,-1.1877845,17.15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x0:0x0!7e2!8m2!3d52.9534883!4d-1.1872358
+  summary: 2021-05-04-lightning-talk/summary.md
+  description: 2021-05-04-lightning-talk/description.md
+  banner: 2021-05-04-lightning-talk/banner.jpg
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+Listen to short talks done by members about a variety of topics within tech
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