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*Are your roadmaps keeping up with the pace of change?* **Is your product roadmap a living strategy tool — or just a list of features with dates?** Join the **Scaled Agile and AI — San Antonio & Austin Community** for an evening where product strategy meets AI-powered execution, and where the networking comes with a complimentary wine tasting. We're taking over **Total Wine & More** in Austin to tackle one of the biggest challenges in product management: building roadmaps that actually *respond* to reality. Drawing from Scaled Agile's latest thinking on responsive roadmaps and real-world product management practices, this session goes beyond theory — you'll leave with hands-on experience and a ready-to-use prompt library you can put to work the very next day. ## What You'll Walk Away With Practical, hands-on experience using GenAI tools to build and refine responsive roadmaps, plus a curated prompt library you can immediately apply to your own products and portfolios. Whether you're a Product Manager, RTE, Product Owner, or Agile Leader — this one's for you. ## The Agenda **5:30 PM – 6:00 PM** **Social Hour + Wine Tasting 🍷** * Kick things off with a complimentary wine tasting for in-person attendees at Total Wine & More. Meet fellow agilists, AI enthusiasts, and product leaders across the San Antonio and Austin corridor. **6:00 PM – 7:00 PM** **Main Session: Creating Responsive Roadmaps with AI** * A guided, interactive session based on Scaled Agile's *"Creating Responsive Roadmaps"* discipline article — enhanced with practical GenAI exercises you'll do in real time. **Bring Your Laptop** This is a working session. You'll be using your preferred GenAI tool (ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Gemini — your choice) during the exercises, so come ready to roll up your sleeves. ## How to Join **In Person** * Total Wine & More Austin Arboretum * *10001 Research Blvd #300, Austin, TX 78759* **Virtually** * Can't make it in person? Join us on [Zoom](https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82239043937?pwd=B2kbpDQdepBZhhzqbc3IFw4UUTao7l.1). * Meeting ID: 822 3904 3937 * Passcode: 214850 ## Who This Is For Product Managers, Product Owners, RTEs, Scrum Masters, Agile Coaches, engineering leaders, and anyone curious about where AI fits into Lean-Agile portfolio strategy. All experience levels welcome — whether you're SAFe-certified or just SAFe-curious. * Product Managers * Product Owners * RTEs * Scrum Masters * Agile Coaches * Engineering Leaders * AI Curious **Free Community Event** Spots are limited for the in-person experience, so RSVP early to secure your seat (and your wine). \*\*See you there!\*\*🚀

HEY NOW! We're back open for in person events with a return of OPEN GAMING IN-PERSON EDITION! Think of what you want and just show up (or cross your fingers and hope something sets up something you like). Better yet use the discussion area below to tell others what you're thinking. What's most appropriate to choose? Everything I suppose, but maybe something short, sweet and easy to learn, like Wingspan, Azul, or Ticket to Ride. It really doesn't matter! Worst thing is you hang with some peeps, have riveting conversations, and have fun at someone else's expense. Live it.

ATTENTION: Please RSVP at least one day before the event! Sometimes this event is moved to private residences, and we don't want to strand anyone. This is a Japanese speakers event in Georgetown, TX! We will be at Share Tea / Nivi Ice Cream in Wolf Ranch, Georgetown. There's plenty of free parking near the eatery. PAYMENT: Since we are using business property, and it's polite if you purchase something from the establishment. $7 should cover most drinks. There's also ice cream available. We are open to speakers of many levels, including beginners, but to get the most out of meeting, you should know hiragana (and hopefully katakana). A great book for self study is Kazki Watanabe's "Japanese For Dogs". https://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Dogs-1-Kazki-Watanabe/dp/1534988173 Answers: https://japanesefordogs.com/

Join us to try out and provide feedback on games in development by local game designers, or bring a game of your own to playtest! Mondays are at Dragon's Lair. Dragon's Lair offers snacks and drinks, and they won't object if you decide to bring food from elsewhere. We’ll do our best to accommodate both short (20-60 min) and longer games. Please arrive by the start time, especially if you have a game. When there are more games than players, we'll do our best to randomize so everyone gets a fair chance. Where you'll find us: We'll typically be at the back of the store, behind the Magic, Miniature, and DnD players. COVID Note: Masks are optional for those who have been vaccinated and boosted. If you prefer to be masked and play with other masked players, please let us know and we will do our best to accommodate. If Austin re-enters Stage 4 or 5, we will again ask that attendees wear masks during playtesting events except when eating or drinking.

Please remember: Text or call with a message and your name about your attending is Required before you come to any of these classes to make sure the class has not been canceled for that day. Please leave a message with your name before attending at: 512-296-5678 We always have over 20 regular attendees at our classes plus new comers like you so they are not listed on RSVP list here. You can also RSVP for this meetup Salsa class on Facebook by click on the link below: https://www.facebook.com/events/1630654050464072/?acontext=%7B%22event_action_history%22%3A[%7B%22surface%22%3A%22page%22%7D]%7D Please RSVP here on this meetup so you can get the following 3 bonuses: First Bonus to our First time visitor: First Lesson is FREE for all First time students as our First bonus to you for Joining our Dance meetup Group. Second Bonus to our first time Students: At your First visit, If you sign up for any of our group dance classes packages, you'll get the most affordable discounted packages as the following: 1 Month group classes %25 Off 3 Months group classes package %43 Off 6 Months group classes package %60 Off 12 Months group classes packages %70 Off Third Bonus At your First visit, If you sign up for any of our group dance classes packages, you would get a privilege to freeze your package for a week or more when you go out of town or when every you can not make your classes for a week or longer than a week. ********************************************** Any of your guest sign up to our classes, you would get $10 credit towards your future classes with us. Avila Soccer Dance Hall 8863 Anderson Mill Road, Suite # 107 · Austin, TX 78729 You will always meet up new people at our on going regular classes attendees who are keep coming for months or years so partner is not necessary at our classes. Our dance classes are Fun, Friendly , and easy to learn all moves at any level whether you are very beginner or experienced dancer. You can ask any time for a few private lessons if you like to learn your favorite dance at a much easier pace to you most favorite level of skills in a very short time. *********************************************** For more info for: Private lessons in Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba, Cha-Cha, Merengue, Rumba, Argentine Tango, Swing , Country western Two step One Step. Country Waltz, Jitterbug (country swing), Ballroom, or for booking for Wedding Dance Lessons to prepare Bride and Groom for their first dance or Dance lessons for Quinceanera or Sweet 16 to prepare them for their celebration Day and a group dance lesson for the wedding guests or at a weekly office or corporate lunch time group classes or a for a corporate employee appreciation party dance Lesson, or at Holidays , Birthday, graduation party or for any party event dance Lesson please contact : Dance U2 dance company Tony Mogadam Text / call : 512-296-5678 www.DanceU2.com

The objective of **Power Grid** is to supply the most cities with power when someone's network gains a predetermined size. Players mark pre-existing routes between cities for connection, and then bid against each other to purchase the power plants that they use to power their cities. However, as plants are purchased, newer, more efficient plants become available, so by merely purchasing, you're potentially allowing others access to superior equipment. Additionally, players must acquire the raw materials (coal, oil, garbage, and uranium) needed to power said plants (except for the 'renewable' windfarm / solar plants, which require no fuel), making it a constant struggle to upgrade your plants for maximum efficiency while still retaining enough wealth to quickly expand your network to get the cheapest routes. If you have never played before, you can learn from this [Quickstart Guide video.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjA6pawLGxg)

Please RSVP to get you First lesson for FREE. Please remember: Text or call with a message about your attending is Required before you come to any of these classes to make sure the class has not been canceled for that day. Please text or call and leave a message before attending at: 512-296-5678 ******************************************************************************** We always have over 20 regular attendees at our classes plus new comers like you so they are not listed on RSVP list here. You can also RSVP for this meetup Salsa class on Facebook by click on the link below: Please RSVP here on this meetup so you can get the following 3 bonuses: First Bonus to our First time visitor: First Lesson is FREE for all First time students as our First bonus to you for Joining our Dance meetup Group. Second Bonus to our first time Students: At your First visit, If you sign up for any of our group dance classes packages, you'll get the most affordable discounted packages as the following: 1 Month group classes %25 Off 3 Months group classes package %43 Off 6 Months group classes package %60 Off 12 Months group classes packages %70 Off Third Bonus At your First visit, If you sign up for any of our group dance classes packages, you would get a privilege to freeze your package for a week or more when you go out of town or when every you can not make your classes for a week or longer than a week. ********************************************** Any of your guest sign up to our classes, you would get $10 credit towards your future classes with us. Avila Soccer Dance Hall 8863 Anderson Mill Road, Suite # 107 · Austin, TX 78729 You will always meet up new people at our on going regular classes attendees who are keep coming for months or years so partner is not necessary at our classes. Our dance classes are Fun, Friendly , and easy to learn all moves at any level whether you are very beginner or experienced dancer. You can ask any time for a few private lessons if you like to learn your favorite dance at a much easier pace to you most favorite level of skills in a very short time. *********************************************** For more info for: Private lessons in Salsa, Bachata, Kizomba, Cha-Cha, Merengue, Rumba, Argentine Tango, Swing , Country western Two step One Step. Country Waltz, Jitterbug (country swing), Ballroom, or for booking for Wedding Dance Lessons to prepare Bride and Groom for their first dance or Dance lessons for Quinceanera or Sweet 16 to prepare them for their celebration Day and a group dance lesson for the wedding guests or at a weekly office or corporate lunch time group classes or a for a corporate employee appreciation party dance Lesson, or at Holidays , Birthday, graduation party or for any party event dance Lesson please contact : Dance U2 dance company Tony Mogadam Text / call : 512-296-5678 www.DanceU2.com

Hello Everyone, There are many exciting developments in Robotics and AI right now, so let's get together to learn, connect, and create more opportunities for everyone here in Austin. This event will be held in-person at HICAM from 6 pm - 8 pm. To join get your **ticket** here: [https://www.hicam.io/event/austin-robotics-and-ai-april-meetup](https://www.hicam.io/event/austin-robotics-and-ai-april-meetup) **Talk:** Jiaheng Hu: Self-Improving Robots: Towards Practical Reinforcement Learning for General-Purpose Physical AI **Abstract:** The dream of general-purpose robots that can navigate and manipulate our unstructured world is often stymied by a simple reality: we don't have enough robotics data. While Reinforcement Learning (RL) offers a path forward by enabling robots to collect and learn from their own interaction data, existing approaches face significant hurdles in scalability and real-world applicability. In this talk, I will present a suite of research designed to push the frontier of scalable robotic RL. Specifically, I will introduce methods that: (1) leverage inexpensive, "imperfect" simulators to learn structured latent action representations; (2) accelerate learning from sparse feedback by integrating intrinsic motivation and behavior priors; and (3) enable continual RL across diverse, non-stationary tasks without catastrophic forgetting. Together, these contributions represent a significant step toward self-improving robotic systems that progressively expand their capabilities, moving us closer to the realization of general-purpose robotic intelligence. **Bio:** Jiaheng Hu is a 4th-year PhD student at UT-Austin, co-advised by Prof. Peter Stone and Prof. Roberto Martín-Martín. His research interest is in Robot Learning and Reinforcement Learning, with the long-term goal of developing self-improving robots that can learn and adapt autonomously in unstructured environments. Jiaheng’s work has been published at top-tier Robotics and ML venues such as CoRL, NeurIPS, RSS, and ICRA, including a best paper award at ICRA 2024. During his Ph.D., he interned at Google DeepMind and Ai2, and is a recipient of the Two Sigma Ph.D. Fellowship. **SPONSORS** **HICAM** A huge shout-out to [HICAM](https://www.hicam.io/) for their ongoing support of our community! Based right here in East Austin, HICAM is a premier 52,000 sq. ft. innovation hub that bridges the gap between digital AI and physical manufacturing. They provide the space, advanced tools, and expertise needed for startups to scale from prototype to production. We are incredibly grateful for their commitment to fueling the robotics and automation ecosystem in Central Texas. **ANTLER VC** We would like to extend a special thank you to [Antler](https://antler.co) for supporting our community. As the world’s most active inception-stage venture capital firm, Antler partners with exceptional founders from day zero to build and scale category-defining companies. Their commitment to the Austin ecosystem and the AI era helps provide the platform and capital necessary for visionary entrepreneurs to thrive. Thank you for making our monthly meetups possible!

We play a wide variety of Euro-style board games, including anything new that's out there plus usual favorites. Bring your favorite game! Someone will most likely want to try it. Game Kastle has snacks and drinks, plus there is a Subway, Taco Bell, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Wing Street and Wanfu in the shopping center. Sorry, no alcohol allowed in the store. There are usually 10+ folks playing games, regardless of the number that sign up. If you show up after 1pm, you may have to wait.

🔮✨ Looking Ahead to Summer? ✨🔮 Ricardo Psychic will be at Nature’s Treasures on **April 29, 2026 from 11 AM to 5 PM**! If you’ve been wondering what this summer has in store for you—love, opportunities, new beginnings—now is the perfect time to get clarity. Come sit down for a personal psychic reading and gain insight into what’s ahead. 🌞 See what summer is bringing your way 🔮 Get answers, direction, and peace of mind ✨ Connect with your path and energy Stop by, say hello, and treat yourself to a meaningful experience. You never know what messages are waiting for you! #RicardoPsychic #PsychicReading #NaturesTreasures #AustinEvents #SpiritualGuidance #IntuitiveReading #SummerVibes #TarotReading #EnergyHealing #SpiritualAwakening #ComeOnOut

ATTENTION: Please RSVP at least one day before the event! Sometimes this event is moved to private residences, and we don't want to strand anyone. This is a Japanese speakers event in Georgetown, TX! We will be at Share Tea / Nivi Ice Cream in Wolf Ranch, Georgetown. There's plenty of free parking near the eatery. PAYMENT: Since we are using business property, and it's polite if you purchase something from the establishment. $7 should cover most drinks. There's also ice cream available. We are open to speakers of many levels, including beginners, but to get the most out of meeting, you should know hiragana (and hopefully katakana). A great book for self study is Kazki Watanabe's "Japanese For Dogs". https://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Dogs-1-Kazki-Watanabe/dp/1534988173 Answers: https://japanesefordogs.com/

Come make cards with us, y'all! Join us for our recurring Thursday evening meetup at St. Elmo Brewing Springdale, where you can make cards while enjoying: * live music in the beer garden, featuring bluegrass by Sylvan River Band, * tasty eats from the onsite food trucks, and * seasonal sips from the bar, featuring handcrafted alcoholic as well as nonalcoholic drinks. This is a family-friendly event. All ages are welcome. Cardmaking supplies provided! **Where's the cardmaking?** We'll be at the tables on the front patio area, directly to your right when you enter through the front gate. Look for the Cards for Seniors signage on the tables. **About the Venue:** St. Elmo at Springdale is a family-friendly location with a large, open, pet-friendly beer garden and an onsite playground for kids. Non-alcoholic beverage choices are available, and there are three onsite food trucks. Plenty of free onsite parking available. **Do I need to bring supplies?** We'll have plenty of supplies on hand, including blank cards, markers, stickers, washi tape, scissors, glue, and other scrapbooking materials. Feel free to bring along items from your stash if you'd like to add any special touches to your cards! **Who will receive the cards?** Your card will end up in the hands of an isolated senior living in a nursing home right here in Austin. We collect cards year-round to distribute to seniors living in long-term care facilities in Central Texas. Facilities can reach out to us to request cards for the residents, and we mail them or recruit volunteers to hand deliver them. Our goal is to collect 10,000 handmade cards to distribute to seniors before the end of the year! Will you help us reach our goal? JoyforSeniors.org/Cards-for-Seniors Let's see what's possible when we join together as a community to spread joy and connect hearts across generations!

Bring a whiteboard or a laptop or a piece of paper. We will be solving 1 easy and 1 medium problem on LeetCode. We have no rules for being late or leaving early, you can be late and start from the second problem or do the first one and leave. The main idea is to work together on it, share thoughts and discuss a solution. For those who don't like the time pressure during the session, I will be posting problems in the comments for the session 1 day in advance.

We'll chat, eat, and maybe even play a few games. We'll be at the table with the green flag (unless I forget the flag!) Ni babilos, manĝos, kaj eĉ ludos kelkajn ludojn. Ni estos ĉe la tablo kun la verda flago (kondiĉe ke mi ne forgesos la flagon!). Hablaremos, comeremos, y quizás hasta juguemos algunos juegos. Estaremos en la mesa con la bandera verde (¡si no se me olvida la bandera!).

Bring your Raspberry Pi, Arduino, microcontroller, or any other electronic project and join fellow electronics makers for a night of creativity and collaboration! This session is open forum to share your current projects—whether complete or in progress, it’s all interesting! Whether you’re deep into embedded systems, exploring new ideas, or just getting started, you’ll find a welcoming space to collaborate, share, and get inspired. **New to electronics or curious about tinkering?** You’re absolutely welcome. If you’re a beginner and want to experiment, I’ll have a couple of starter kits available so you can try things out—whether that’s blinking your first LED, putting something on a display, or experimenting with simple sensors. No pressure and no experience required—just an interest in learning and building. While we continue to pursue a more permanent venue for this Meetup, we’ll be using public library facilities based on availability. This session will be at the Worthington Park Library in the Olentangy Meeting Room.

Bring your Raspberry Pi, Arduino, microcontroller, or any other electronic project and join fellow electronics makers for a night of creativity and collaboration! This session is open forum to share your current projects—whether complete or in progress, it’s all interesting! Whether you’re deep into embedded systems, exploring new ideas, or just getting started, you’ll find a welcoming space to collaborate, share, and get inspired. **New to electronics or curious about tinkering?** You’re absolutely welcome. If you’re a beginner and want to experiment, I’ll have a couple of starter kits available so you can try things out—whether that’s blinking your first LED, putting something on a display, or experimenting with simple sensors. No pressure and no experience required—just an interest in learning and building. While we continue to pursue a more permanent venue for this Meetup, we’ll be using public library facilities based on availability. This session will be at the Worthington Park Library in the Olentangy Meeting Room.

Come out to Improving for our monthly iOS and Mac meetings. This Month's Presentation: Nothing yet. (You should volunteer). What is Cocoaheads (http://cocoaheads.org/)? CocoaHeads is a group devoted to discussion of Apple Computer's Cocoa Framework for programming on MacOS X and iOS (including the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch). During monthly meetings, members present on their projects and offer tutorials on various programming topics. What is BuckeyeCocoa (http://buckeyecocoa.org/)? BuckeyeCocoa is a group of Objective-C/Swift developers/enthusiasts. We host monthly Cocoaheads and near-weekly NSCoder meetings in Columbus, Ohio. The meetings are free to attend. Presentations! Presenters welcome! We are always in need of people willing to present material. Any Swift and/or Objective-C related topic is welcome. Times can be 5 minutes (i.e. lightning talks) to a maximum of 2 hours. Interested? Contact info is on the BuckeyeCocoa website. To volunteer for a presentation contact us at @BuckeyeCocoa on Twitter. Follow us on Twitter! @BuckeyeCocoa (https://twitter.com/#!/Buckeyecocoa/) For more information: http://buckeyecocoa.org/

Bring your work or your hobby, hang out, and code with us. Follow @buckeyecocoa for more information.

The Forge does have a full bar and kitchen. There is no cover charge but they do request all attendees to purchase a minimum of ~20 per person. Soft drink refills are 1 each. Please support our hosts so we can continue to provide great events for the group! The Forge has a large library of games available for us to enjoy. Hosts and regulars will also provide numerous popular games but please bring any games you would like to teach and/or play. Doors open at 6, and we expect gaming to be rolling by around 630. Please promptly end your games and clear out the space at 10pm when the bar closes. We encourage socializing but do not permit disruptive behavior of any kind. Thank you for your continued commitment to providing a fun and welcoming space to veteran, newbie, and rookie gamers in the Columbus area. Parking can sometimes fill esrly. There is additional parking lot behind the neighboring Mexican restaurant that is free and easy to walk from but it's a bit hidden.

It feels like we just saw each other 🤷. Join members of the local design and UX community for our monthly breakfast. For May we’re stopping in for Rooh’s popup breakfast/cafe concept. You know someone is getting the lobster yuzu croissant, and that’s not even the prettiest thing on the menu!.