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BOARD GAME NIGHT IN YEREVAN! 🎲 Get ready for a fun-filled evening of board games this Friday at 8:00 PM! We’ll be playing a variety of games — laughter and good vibes guaranteed. ✨ 📍 Venue: Loft Café 🕖 Time: 8:00 – 11:00 PM 💵 Price: 2000 AMD (for 3 hours) Bring your friends or come solo — everyone’s welcome! 🙌 For bookins: +374 33 277333 +9715558561 ՍԵՂԱՆԱՅԻՆ ԽԱՂԵՐԻ ԳԻՇԵՐ ԵՐԵՎԱՆՈՒՄ! 🎲 Պատրաստվեք զվարճալի երեկոյի այս ուրբաթ օրը, ժամը 20:00-ին։ Կխաղանք տարբեր խաղեր՝ լի ծիծաղով և լավ տրամադրությամբ ✨ 📍 Վայրը․ Loft Café 🕖 Ժամը․ 20:00 – 23:00 💵 Գինը․ 2000 դրամ (3 ժամի համար) Կարող եք գալ ընկերներով կամ մենակ — բոլորին սպասում ենք 🙌 👉 Գրեք մեզ՝ ձեր տեղը ամրագրվի։ +374 33 277333 +9715558561

🚁 **What if a UAV could adjust its own control settings?** PyData Yerevan opens the year with its first meetup of 2026, focused on how Reinforcement Learning can be used to tune PID controllers for UAV control. 🎤 **Talk:** Adjusting PID Coefficients Using Reinforcement Learning for UAV Control 👤 **Speaker:** Davit Ghazaryan, Adjunct Lecturer, AUA In this talk, you’ll see how: * Reinforcement Learning is used together with classical control * PID Coefficients are tuned in a realistic UAV simulation * Learning agents interact with an autopilot using RLDroneSim, ArduPilot SITL, and Gazebo ***📌 The research presented is being conducted as part of a project supported by the Afeyan Family Foundation.*** Let’s start 2026 with a meetup focused on applied research and real systems. 👉 Register via the link to attend the talk: [https://forms.gle/EnLZACqUNdg4gc8A6 ](https://forms.gle/EnLZACqUNdg4gc8A6) **#pydatayerevan #pydatayerevan2026 #ReinforcementLearning #ControlSystems #UAV #DataScience #TechMeetup #AUA #ACSE**

A 6-hour, hands-on meetup: build a working AI-integrated frontend app, then dive into how AI is reshaping day-to-day team communication and leadership. Join GDG Yerevan for a practical, builder-focused event with two parts: Workshop: create a frontend application integrated with AI (Angular + Google Agent Development Kit (ADK)). Talk: how AI affects daily work communication—and how Mid+ engineers can help teams stay aligned instead of “losing the thread.” What we’ll do Part 1 — Workshop (11:00–14:30) Armen Vardanyan opens with a short intro, then we build together: a frontend app that integrates AI using Google Agent Development Kit (ADK) + Angular. Part 2 — Talk (15:00–16:00) Inesa Toroyan — “Leading with Emotional Intelligence” Let’s talk about what it really means to lead in a world where AI is part of everyday decision-making. This session explores how emotional intelligence helps engineers use AI thoughtfully while strengthening judgment, communication, and trust. We’ll discuss the role of senior engineers and the team dynamics in the era of AI. Part 3 — Networking (16:00–17:00) Meet people, exchange ideas, and connect with the community. 🍕 Pizza will be available during the event (no dedicated pizza break—grab a slice whenever it fits your flow). Who should attend Frontend / Full-stack engineers and students who want hands-on experience integrating AI into real apps. Anyone curious about team workflows and communication changes caused by AI tools. Recommended knowledge (not mandatory, but encouraged) JavaScript fundamentals + familiarity with at least one framework/library Beginner AI basics help (prompts, tokens, temperature, and a general idea of agent/tooling concepts like MCP) Agenda (Feb 21, Yerevan local time) 10:00 — Doors open 11:00 — Opening & workshop kickoff 11:00–14:30 — Workshop: AI-integrated frontend app (Angular + Google Agent Development Kit (ADK)) 14:30–15:00 — Break 15:00–16:00 — Talk: Leading with Emotional Intelligence (40–60 min) 16:00–17:00 — Networking 17:00 — Event ends Speakers Armen Vardanyan — Front End Team Lead at VOLO LLC, Google Developer Expert for Angular, host of Angular Space TV channel, author of Modern Angular. Inesa Toroyan — Senior Full-stack Software Engineer at Grid Dynamics."I work mainly with Java and Angular, but I’m always curious about new tools and ideas. I enjoy working with people and prioritize it above everything. Outside of work, I’m passionate about making art—oil painting, pottery, making music, and playing musical instruments. I try to bring the same creativity and curiosity from my personal passions into the work I do every day." Venue Hosted at Aigy Business CenterAddress: Yerevan, 24 Tairov St., 0082 Partners & thanks Partner: Grid Dynamics We’re happy to welcome Grid Dynamics as a partner for our event. Grid Dynamics is a global provider of enterprise AI, data, cloud, and digital experience services, helping organizations build and scale modern products. Their R&D-driven approach, emerging tech expertise, and co-innovation mindset contribute to a stronger regional tech ecosystem—and we’re excited to have them with us. Host: Aigy Business Center Aigy Business Center is a sustainable office building in the center of Yerevan. It provides A-class office spaces and hosts mainly IT and international organizations with medium to large teams. Practical notes Bring: a laptop + charger Agenda *** Hosted By Vardan Papikyan, CEO Involved in Google Developer Groups community since 2010, co-founder of GDG Yerevan. Specialized in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), web advertising, localization, affiliate marketing, social media optimization, web publishing & blogging, web and content design. Managing Eurodirections.com and intech.am projects. Roland Yeghiazaryan, GDG Organizer Davit Hayrapetyan, GDG Organizer Rohan Singh, Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Cloud \| DevOps \| Infrastructure \| Writer \| Google Cloud Champion Innovator \- Modern Architecture \| Motorcyclist Lusine Gasparyan, Armen Vardanyan, Front-End Team Lead Google Developer Expert for Angular, Frontend Team Lead at VOLO LLC. Mentor, open source contributor, public speaker and technical writer. Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-yerevan-presents-build-with-ai-ai-powered-frontends-with-angular-google-agent-development-kit-adk/.

We’re still working to get more people into these Meetups, but our goal is to give PlayYourCourt members a few social tennis outings each week in addition to your practice sessions and Challenge League matches. These Meetups are co-ed, super laid back, and all skill levels are welcome. Post your skill level and a suggested court in the comments section so we can round up as many players as we can for some tennis fun! Also, if you’re looking to meet new practice partners or play some matches and you aren’t already in the PlayYourCourt Community, you can go here to see what we’re all about and sign up: https://www.playyourcourt.com/tennis-community/columbus-oh/meetup/ If you love tennis, we’d love to have you! Be sure and watch the quick video that explains how everything works. Happy hitting! - Scott

**Caller: Frank Buschelmann** **Band: The Rosenthorns** **Big Scioty Contra Dance** **temporarily returning to our long ago location for Jan-March - First Congregational Church, 444 E. Broad St., Columbus 43215** WHAT IS CONTRA DANCING? Picture the Grand Ball scenes like you’ve seen in period films such as “Pride and Prejudice”, where the dancers are lined up in long lines, across from each other. That’s English Country Dancing, the predecessor of contra dancing. Now, add moves like “swing your partner” and “do-si-do,” like you’ve seen in square dancing. Set it to fabulous, high energy, live music with fiddles, guitars, percussion and more, alá “Riverdance.” Finally, set the whole scene down in the middle of Woodstock, with a hip, groovy atmosphere, a bit of tie-dye, and hints of counter-culture attitude. THAT’s Contra Dancing! Wear cool and comfortable clothes (you will get warm) and clean shoes that won't mark up our nice wood floor. Be sure to come for the beginner's lesson from 7:30 - 8:00, followed by dancing 8:00 - 10:30. All dances are taught; we will help you learn! Beginners always welcome, no need to bring a partner. Cost is $10.00 adults, $5.00 ages 12-26. Under 12 free. Free parking in church lot. For more information contact me or check out our website: [www.bigscioty.com](http://www.bigscioty.com/) Please bring your own refillable water bottle. Snacks to share are always welcome!