FMAD October Club Meeting -- Topic: Data Centers

Join us for our monthly club meeting. At this month's meeting we'll be talking about Data Centers. Simon Mathew, who is an IT Infrastructure & Systems Engineer at Virbac with 10+ years experience in solutions architecture, threat management & vulnerability remediation, will be presenting. North Texas is seeing a rapid wave of data-center development, from Dallas and Fort Worth to Garland, Mesquite, Westlake, Keller, and other suburbs. This presentation asks whether our cities are prepared to handle the real impacts: water use during drought, massive electric demand, noise, diesel generators, tax incentives, limited permanent jobs, and the long-term cost of building infrastructure for private companies. Data centers may bring investment and tax revenue, but cities need to ask harder questions about who benefits, who pays, and what protections residents receive. Before more projects are approved, North Texas needs transparency, enforceable safeguards, and regional coordination. The first half hour (6:30-7pm) is for socializing & snacking. Feel free to bring something snacky to share. The presentation will start promptly at 7pm. Sign up and let us know you're coming.