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**This will be an online meeting using Zoom. You can join with a computer, tablet, smartphone, or by phone (audio only). Information will be provided to those who RSVP** Every Wednesday evening, the Secular Community Network of CFIC Ottawa will host lightly moderated informal discussions on topics of interest to freethinkers, humanists, and to others who are secular. Feel free to bring suggestions for topics - the group will vote on which topics will be discussed. Some topics we have discussed in the past (and may return to): Religion/Philosophy/Atheism/Humanism * How do you define Humanism? Do you consider yourself to be a Humanist? * How do you define "secular"? Given your definition, what percentage of the Canadian population do you estimate as "secular"? * How does one become a Freethinker? Through genetics, physiology, experience? What distinguishes Freethinkers from conformists or indoctrinees? Science: Physical & Social * How much science is behind what is sold in health food stores? * What are the most important social impacts of the “anti-vaccination” movement? Current Events: * the state of governments in Canada, the US, and the rest of the world * Climate change * migration Non-Religious Lifestyles * If you have no religion, from where do you get moral guidance, social values, and a sense of belonging to a community that would help you in problems of living? Chat West participants should feel free to suggest their own discussion topics from these categories. If you wish to attend, please RSVP in advance. Note that we have changed the access method to remove the waiting room, so a password is now required to join the meeting. If you RSVP, the Zoom link (including password) will be provided to you. For the transition period, I will also make it available here: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/606150474?pwd=OUxSL2pWUVlBYzVHcCtRN09Ha0VJQT09

I am a business broker. I help my clients buy or sell a business at the best price possible and as quickly as possible. During our one-on-one private meeting, I will give you clear and concise answers to common questions like: Why do 75% of small businesses never sell? What happens to that 90% of an owner's total net worth that is tied up in the business? What does the buyer want as part of a transaction? What is my business worth? How long will it take to sell my business? What can I do to improve the value of my business and make it easier to sell? What are the benefits of using a business broker? What are the main steps in the actual buy/sell process? If you want the answers to these and other questions, sign up for my video conference! Business Broker's Biographical Profile -- Sal Acosta has over thirty years of business and financial experience, both as a small business entrepreneur and as a corporate executive for well-known global corporations. Sal knows first-hand the challenges of running a small enterprise because he has owned both an independent small business and a local service outlet for a national franchise. As an entrepreneur he has successfully started, bought, grown, and sold small businesses. As a corporate executive, he has been involved with multi-million-dollar sub-contracts, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Sal has an Electrical Engineering degree from MIT and an MBA from Tulane University. In addition, he has traveled extensively for both business and pleasure and is bilingual in English and Spanish.

Join us for Virtual Qigong! Spend an hour with us from your home and experience the stress busting ability of qigong. Start to bring clarity to your thinking, relieve pain, support the immune system and begin to chip away at chronic conditions by learning simple, effective, and powerful qigong techniques to support your health and well being mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. This event is free. No previous experience needed. No special attire needed. Time: Every Wednesday: 12:00PM - 1:00PM CT (call opens at 11:30 AM) Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/729533147 Click on the Zoom Link a few minutes in advance of the start time - and "run" or "download" the Zoom launch window that pops up and that's it! Learn from and practice with Certified Instructor of Spring Forest Qigong Ann Minoff. Practice makes perfect, so after a few minutes of introduction, we'll jump right into the simple exercises from Spring Forest Qigong (SFQ) that can lead to dramatic changes and instant relief. Here's Ann's bio https://www.springforestqigong.com/component/mymaplocations/ann-minoff Qigong is an ancient practice that dates back at least 4,000 years. It is considered a cornerstone of Chinese Medicine and includes gentle physical movements, visualization and meditation. Spring Forest Qigong (SFQ), a modernized form of qigong, was created by International Qigong Master Chunyi Lin with a focus on gaining the greatest benefit in the shortest amount of time. SFQ can start to improve all aspects of health; circulation, flexibility, strengthening immunity, emotional stability, mental clarity, stress reduction, pain relief all while providing an increased sense of happiness and vitality. Master Lin believes that everyone is born a healer and can help themselves heal and help others heal as well. His vision is “A healer in every home and a world without pain and suffering.” Chunyi is the author of a #1 Amazon bestseller, Born A Healer. He is also coauthor with Dr. Nisha Manek of the Mayo Clinic of a chapter on Qigong in a medical school textbook, The Textbook of Complementary and Alternative Medicine, Second Edition. For more information from Master Lin about Qigong please see https://www.springforestqigong.com/

## Meditación en Español Lunes Martes Miercoles EN ESPAÑOL 7:00PM - 7:30PM ZOOM: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/72577252832?pwd=x0GbTlbAWtv6WFMOeKjQHuJypyK6tp.1 Meeting ID: 725 7725 2832 Passcode: paz Porfavor: Apage el micrófono y en silencio ajuste el volumen para escuchar a su comodidad. Gracias por su paciencia. Disfrute la meditación

What is Qigong? Qi (aka chi or ki) is often translated as "energy" or "breath" and Gong (aka gung or do) as "skillful work." Qigong can be said to be work that we do to become skillful in cultivating life force energy. This energy is not imaginary, but rather the fundamental bio-magnetic energy that flows through all of nature including each cell of our bodies. This energy can be come blocked, inefficient, out of balance, excessive or deficient. Through mindful movement, breath and visualizations we can begin to restore this energy to a more fluid, or if you will, "youthful" state and begin to cultivate this life force energy. The top medical schools in the country have been doing extensive research into the benefits of Qigong and Tai Chi. Harvard in particular, puts out articles nearly every month about the health benefits of Tai Chi: https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/the-health-benefits-of-tai-chi This is an ongoing class with the exercises cycling through and harmonizing with the 5 seasons of the Taoist energy calendar, so newcomers and beginners may join at anytime. We are currently working on Wood/Spring protocols Classes are online through Zoom while we are under orders to stay home. Classes are $17 drop in. Please RSVP. 8 class sessions $120 I can invoice through Square or I accept payment via Venmo, Paypal, or Zelle. This is an ongoing class with some attendees who are not be members of meetup.

This event is organized by TechSpeak. Our meetup group is collaborating by promoting this event. This event is FREE to attend! In order to attend, please register here: https://www.techspeakforentrepreneurs.com/outsource/?utm=ideatoipo (Registrants will receive login info right before the start of the event.) If you are a non-technical person with an idea for an app, you’re probably looking for a technical co-founder to help you build the app. However, you can launch a tech startup by outsourcing code! In the early days of your startup it can be challenging to attract a technical co-founder to build your app. But by knowing how to efficiently outsource the building of your MVP and gain some traction, you can de-risk the opportunity for the tech person and change the conversation from "I Need You" to "Here's an Opportunity". In this webinar, the speaker will discuss the best way to outsource the development of your app, including: 1) Why outsourcing may be the best way to find a technical co-founder 2) Outsourcing best practices 3) How not get ripped off in the process and more! About the Speaker Nelly Yusupova is a CTO, with over 18 years experience, leading companies to technical excellence. She is a startup tech advisor, outsourced CTO, and the creator of TechSpeak for Entrepreneurs. Nelly is on a mission to help entrepreneurs minimize technology mistakes. Through her online master class TechSpeak for Entrepreneurs, she provides the roadmap to successfully manage technology teams and projects. Just recently included in Fast Company’s, “League of Extraordinary Women”, Nelly has been at the forefront of the women’ s movement online since 1999 and is one of the Wall Street Journal’s “Women on the IT Fast Track”. Nelly is a speaker and presenter for many organizations and major industries events including: Women’s Enterprise Center, New York Entrepreneurs Business Network, Small Business Summit, BlogHer, Social Media Jungle, Mom 2.0, BlogWorld, and more. She has been featured in Inc. Magazine, NBC's Today Show, Fast Company, NewsDay.com, O’Reilly, Smart Money, Small Biz, TechRepublic, Women’s Radio and more. Nelly can be reached at: nelly@techspeak.co

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85318874531?pwd=OGlFd3NzZGVtOGp0NStoRmx3TWE0Zz09 This is a group for respectfully and passionately discussing all of the big issues of the day. We can talk about local, national, and global issues. Religion, politics, race, culture, sexuality, and all those subjects that you're not supposed to talk about are free game here. I would like to see a nice mixture of people that call themselves liberals, conservatives, and everything in between. You don't need a Ph.D. in political science just an opinion and a good attitude. I live in the West Valley. Zoom Meeting ID: 853 1887 4531 Passcode: talk

Welcome writers & deep cyberspace explorers, This meetup is intended for all writers globally who want to meet fellow authors, share experiences & submit their creative work for feedback. **Rules** 1. **Sci-fi & Fantasy only.** 2. **Limit = 3000 words.** 3. **Submit 24h before the meetup** to [Google Docs](https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10egmnTsb7UzT0g30GPDDzf6yl-9BG-LV?usp=sharing). Check for the folder with the right date since this a frequent meetup. 4. **RSVP.** Submission is required for attendance. 5. **Read and annotate all submissions** before start of meeting. Let's help each other become better writers! George **P.S.:** Please DM me if you have any questions.

As a platform for intellectual discussion, the Economist Readers aims to maximize our impact on society by exchanging perspectives with people from various disciplines and cultures who seek a deeper understanding of the world. Our mission is to provide a platform to discuss current world affairs, business, finance, and science and technology and train ourselves as leaders who can represent our respective industries and communities in various international fora such as the G20 and the World Economic Forum. Established in 2010, the Economist Readers is one of the oldest organizations based in Tokyo that uses the Economist magazine to hold lively discussions and debates. *** Event Guideline: ■ Venue: ONLINE@ZOOM Please visit our Facebook Group Page for more information at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/the.economist.readers.tokyo and select the event you would like to join. ■ Participation Fee: JPY3,000 for six months (JPY500/month) for residents living in Japan. New participants do not have to pay for the first month. \*The Economist Readers is a non-profit organization, and this collected fee is used for our Zoom, Meetup subscriptions and venue. ■ Preparation: 1. Raise articles from the latest issue of the Economist by Friday at 12 pm JST. 2. Raise points for discussion or questions concerning the articles. (Mandatory) 3. Select 3 articles from the Facebook poll until Saturday at 12 pm JST. 4. Read the articles. Posting references or related articles are welcome. 5. Prepare your opinions on discussion points. ■ Sunday Meeting Agenda: 1. Self-introduction, and introduction of our group, if necessary 2. Choose the facilitators for the chosen articles. 3. Discuss each article for 35 minutes. * Brief summary of the article * Discussion points * Discussion of each discussion point * Summary of the discussion (by facilitator) (Participants speak your opinion within 1 min. each to give times to others.) ■ Participation: Participants must read the articles in advance and prepare their opinion of the chosen articles.

I am a business broker. I help my clients buy or sell a business at the best price possible and as quickly as possible. During our one-on-one private meeting, I will give you clear and concise answers to common questions like: Why do 75% of small businesses never sell? What happens to that 90% of an owner's total net worth that is tied up in the business? What does the buyer want as part of a transaction? What is my business worth? How long will it take to sell my business? What can I do to improve the value of my business and make it easier to sell? What are the benefits of using a business broker? What are the main steps in the actual buy/sell process? If you want the answers to these and other questions, sign up for my video conference! Business Broker's Biographical Profile -- Sal Acosta has over thirty years of business and financial experience, both as a small business entrepreneur and as a corporate executive for well-known global corporations. Sal knows first-hand the challenges of running a small enterprise because he has owned both an independent small business and a local service outlet for a national franchise. As an entrepreneur he has successfully started, bought, grown, and sold small businesses. As a corporate executive, he has been involved with multi-million-dollar sub-contracts, mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. Sal has an Electrical Engineering degree from MIT and an MBA from Tulane University. In addition, he has traveled extensively for both business and pleasure and is bilingual in English and Spanish.

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Join Sant Rajinder Singh Ji Maharaj for a streamed Global Meditation in Place event. The program is attended by thousands of people from around the world as they come together to meditate for spiritual growth and inner peace. No need to register, go to this page : https://www.sos.org/sant-rajinder-singh/global-meditation

Membership - Nationsorg International Hello, Bonjour, 你好! We hope all that everything is going well on your end. The new associative year has already started and promises many new Meetups (Offline / Online), technologies, discussions and news. We thank you for the participation in our international project and we suggest to renew the Membership: Membership with the Nationsorg association - (5 € / year) : http://member.nationsorg.org Registration form to become a member or volunteer of the international association Nationsorg: http://volunteer.nationsorg.org You will have access to the Private Members group with many quality events and important information. (Please contact us by email info@nationsorg.com after the payment!) We wish the best health and safety for you and your families. Best regards, Nationsorg >>><<< Bonjour, Hello, 你好 ! Nous espérons que tout va bien de votre côté. La nouvelle année associative a déjà commencé et promet de nombreuses Meetups (Offline / Online), technologies, discussions et actualités. Nous vous remercions d'avoir participé à notre projet international et nous vous proposons de renouveler votre Adhésion: Adhésion a l'association Nationsorg: http://member.nationsorg.org Formulaire d’inscription pour devenir membre ou benevole de l'association international Nationsorg: http://volunteer.nationsorg.org Vous aurez accès au groupe des Membres Privés avec de nombreux événements de qualité et les informations importantes. (Merci de nous contacter par email info@nationsorg.com après le règlement!) Nous souhaitons la meilleure santé et sécurité pour vous et vos familles. Avec les meilleures salutations, Nationsorg

Let's grab some coffee/food and share a morning chat! The East Market has an ample parking lot and outdoor and indoor seating. Grab a cup of coffee from Winston's Coffee & Waffles or on your way to East Market and meet us on the second floor - table behind or east of the elevator. Per what this group is about: "Everyone is welcome! International transplants to Columbus who want to improve language skills, Columbus residents who want to discuss international travel and culture, and anyone who enjoys getting together for good conversations."

The global Azure community is coming together again, and Columbus is officially on the map. View the session lineup and speakers at [Global Azure Columbus 2026](https://coazure.github.io/cbus-global-azure-2026/) On **Saturday, April 18, 2026**, the Azure Columbus Meetup, DevOps Meetup, and Code and Coffee Meetup are hosting our local edition of Global Azure 2026. This is a free, community-driven event packed with learning, networking, and all things Microsoft Azure. Whether you’re building modern cloud-native apps, experimenting with AI agents, deploying containers, automating infrastructure, or just beginning your Azure journey, this event is for you! **What to Expect** * Engaging technical sessions * Real-world Azure architecture & cloud-native patterns * AI, agents, automation, and modern DevOps * Food and drinks (because learning burns calories) * Time to connect with fellow engineers, architects, and cloud enthusiasts **Who Should Attend?** * Software engineers (any language, any stack) * Cloud architects * DevOps engineers * Data professionals * AI explorers * Platform builders * Anyone who loves solving hard problems with great tools If you build, deploy, automate, scale, monitor, or optimize in Azure, you’ll feel right at home. **Why Global Azure?** Global Azure is a worldwide community event where Azure user groups host learning sessions on the same day across the globe. It’s grassroots. It’s technical. It’s practical. And it’s powered by people who genuinely love sharing what they’ve learned. And yes, it’s free to attend!

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Colombus Code & Coffee is thrilled to partner with Central Ohio Azure to put on the global Azure community day! RSVP here: https://www.meetup.com/central-ohio-azure/events/313484939/ View the session lineup and speakers at [Global Azure Columbus 2026](https://coazure.github.io/cbus-global-azure-2026/) On **Saturday, April 18, 2026**, the Azure Columbus Meetup, DevOps Meetup, and Code and Coffee Meetup are hosting our local edition of Global Azure 2026. This is a free, community-driven event packed with learning, networking, and all things Microsoft Azure. Whether you’re building modern cloud-native apps, experimenting with AI agents, deploying containers, automating infrastructure, or just beginning your Azure journey, this event is for you! **What to Expect** * Engaging technical sessions * Real-world Azure architecture & cloud-native patterns * AI, agents, automation, and modern DevOps * Food and drinks (because learning burns calories) * Time to connect with fellow engineers, architects, and cloud enthusiasts **Who Should Attend?** * Software engineers (any language, any stack) * Cloud architects * DevOps engineers * Data professionals * AI explorers * Platform builders * Anyone who loves solving hard problems with great tools If you build, deploy, automate, scale, monitor, or optimize in Azure, you’ll feel right at home. **Why Global Azure?** Global Azure is a worldwide community event where Azure user groups host learning sessions on the same day across the globe. It’s grassroots. It’s technical. It’s practical. And it’s powered by people who genuinely love sharing what they’ve learned. And yes, it’s free to attend!

The Humanist Monthly Program is our longest running event and still a community favorite. In the old days it used to be called "Going to HCCO" and we still like to think of it as our flagship event. We will be hearing from Becca Powell, Director of Advocacy and Outreach at Unchained At Last, an organization whose mission is dedication to ending forced and child marriage in the United States through direct services and systems change. Unchained At Last's mission clearly meshes and addresses several of our Humanist Ten Commitments. Becca will educate us about an issue many of us may not be familiar with--but should be. Food and drinks will be provided at the event. Feel free to show up a little bit early to hang out and talk. Going forward our meetings will be hybrid. You can meet us in-person or attend online Join Zoom Meeting [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87836564953?pwd=4Mi57ElZkDIFlb1fnlNwOJ0NiOK4tP.1](https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87836564953?pwd=4Mi57ElZkDIFlb1fnlNwOJ0NiOK4tP.1) Meeting ID: 878 3656 4953 Passcode: 760812 One tap mobile +19292056099,,87836564953#,,,,\*760812# US (New York) +13017158592,,87836564953#,,,,\*760812# US (Washington DC) The formal presentation will start at noon

This month we’ll be reading Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb. Feel free to come even if you don’t finish the book!

Sleep in on Sundays. When you've had your fill of pajama-time, roll out and have some tasty brunch with your fellow Humanists!