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Join us on **Tuesday, April 7th** for a fun night of networking with fellow professionals living in Rome at our favorite spot CULTO in Trastevere Connect, make new friends, and enjoy great conversation in a relaxed setting. Come for the evening, stay for the community—we’ll be meeting every week to bring together people who love socializing and building meaningful connections. Attendees come to our events both solo and with friends and are warmly welcomed by our group, quickly forming new connections. There’s a €18 entrance fee, which includes food and one drink. More details and reservations [here.](community.expatslivinginrome.com)

Join us on Tuesday, April 7th for a fun night of networking with fellow professionals living in Rome at our favorite spot CULTO in Trastevere Connect, make new friends, and enjoy great conversation in a relaxed setting. Come for the evening, stay for the community—we’ll be meeting every week to bring together people who love socializing and building meaningful connections. Attendees come to our events both solo and with friends and are warmly welcomed by our group, quickly forming new connections. . There’s a €18 entrance fee, which includes food and one drink. More details and reservations [here.](https://tinyurl.com/ExpatsMeetup)

Check our Vibe in IG: https://www.instagram.com/onlyfriendsrome?igsh=dXAxanY4bnpwZjRv whatsapp "Welcome group" https://chat.whatsapp.com/KTjDID9jBE1BV0SzaDd772 to enter the main group, you need to meet in person the admins. we are a international group most people are 23-35 yrs old english-italian language is always available.

DESCRIPTION: Join us on an unforgettable tour where we'll explore Rome's iconic sites. Since most of these sites are well-known, the focus will be on lesser known aspects. The goal is the gain insight but keep the info limited so the tour ends in 90 mins. Participants will likely remember the presentations and won't feel overwhelmed with TMI that can easily be found on wikipedia or through AI. ITINERARY : Spanish Steps, Sallustian Obelisk and the revolution of Rome's city planning, Aqua Virgo, Trevi Fountain, Galleria Alberto Sordi, Pantheon Piazza Navona DISTANCE: 1\.87 km \| 1\.16 miDuration: 2 hrs TIP-BASED tour: You pay what you want at the end. If you pay based on your satisfaction, you encourage quality work and discourage substandard work.

## 🥗 English Happy Hour @ Malama Pokè - I Granai 🌮 **The Only "English-Only" Happy Hour in Town!** Ti aspettiamo da **Malama Pokè** per un aperitivo internazionale unico! Che tu sia un italiano che vuole allenare l'inglese o un expat appena arrivato in città, questo è il posto giusto per fare networking, mangiare bene e parlare rigorosamente in inglese. ### 🕒 Quando * **Ogni Martedì e Venerdì** * **Dalle 17:00** (Perfetto per un break post-lavoro o studio!) ### 📍 Dove **Malama Pokè - Centro Commerciale I Granai** Un ambiente fresco, moderno e accogliente dove il cibo sano incontra la conversazione globale. ### 💸 Il Format: 15 Euro All-Inclusive Con la tua partecipazione avrai diritto a: * **A scelta:** 1 Poké Bowl personalizzata **OPPURE** 2 Tacos gourmet. * **Drink:** Una bevanda a scelta (Alcolica o Analcolica). * **Language Exchange:** Un tavolo di conversazione guidata dove l'unica regola è: **No Italian allowed!** 🚫🇮🇹 *** ### 📢 Perché partecipare? 1. **Zero stress:** Non è una lezione di scuola. Si parla, si ride e si impara davanti a un drink. 2. **Global Vibes:** Incontra persone da ogni parte del mondo. 3. **Healthy Food:** Gusta il miglior pokè della zona mentre espandi il tuo vocabolario.

[Italiano sotto] ### 🎧 Digital Roman Weekend Chillout + Party! Let’s wrap up the after-holidays work week the right way! Join us for a Sunday evening of good vibes, great food, and amazing music as we take over Yellow Bar. We are starting with a relaxed aperitivo to catch up and chill, and then we are turning up the volume to finish the week with a proper party. Whether you want to chat, eat, or dance, this is the place to be. **📍 The Details:** * **Where:** Yellow Bar (Via Palestro 40, Roma) * **When:** Sunday, April 12th * **Time:** From 18:30 onwards **✨ What to Expect:** * **Exclusive Discounts:** When you arrive, make sure to find me! I’ll be handing out special Digital Roman bracelets to all our members, which gives you **10% off** your drinks for the night. * **Free Food:** Get here early! Starting right at 18:30, Yellow Bar will be serving up free pasta and nachos during the aperitivo time. * **The Party:** After we’ve had some time to chill, chat, and eat, I’ll be stepping behind the decks as **DJ Amora**! I'm playing a special DJ set to close out the week and get us moving. Come for the nachos, stay for the music, and let's keep building this amazing community in Rome. **Everyone is invited** so make sure to bring a friend if you want! **Please hit RSVP** so I can make sure I have enough wristbands ready for everyone! See you on the dancefloor. 🍹🕺 Here is the Italian translation, keeping that same fun, energetic, and welcoming vibe as the English version! I left a couple of terms like "chill" and "good vibes" since they are very commonly used in the Italian nightlife and expat scene. *** 🎧 **Digital Roman Weekend Chillout + Party!** Concludiamo la settimana lavorativa post-feste nel modo giusto! Unitevi a noi per una domenica sera all'insegna delle *good vibes*, dell'ottimo cibo e di fantastica musica, pronti a conquistare lo Yellow Bar. Inizieremo con un aperitivo rilassato per chiacchierare e fare un po' di *chill*, per poi alzare il volume e chiudere la settimana con una vera e propria festa. Che abbiate voglia di parlare, mangiare o ballare, questo è il posto giusto. 📍 **I Dettagli:** * **Dove:** Yellow Bar (Via Palestro 40, Roma) * **Quando:** Domenica 12 aprile * **Orario:** Dalle 18:30 in poi ✨ **Cosa vi aspetta:** * **Sconti Esclusivi:** Quando arrivate, cercatemi! Distribuirò dei braccialetti speciali "Digital Roman" a tutti i membri, che vi daranno diritto al 10% di sconto sui drink per tutta la serata. * **Cibo Gratis:** Arrivate presto! A partire esattamente dalle 18:30, lo Yellow Bar servirà pasta e nachos gratuiti durante l'orario dell'aperitivo. * **La Festa:** Dopo aver passato un po' di tempo a rilassarci, mangiare e chiacchierare, salirò in console come **DJ Amora**! Suonerò un DJ set speciale per chiudere la settimana e farci ballare. Venite per i nachos, restate per la musica e continuiamo a costruire questa fantastica community a Roma. Tutti sono invitati, quindi sentitevi liberi di portare un amico se vi va! **Vi prego di confermare la vostra presenza (RSVP)** così posso assicurarmi di avere abbastanza braccialetti per tutti! Ci vediamo in pista. 🍹🕺

Salvador Dalì e la simbologia del tempo 🖼️✨ 🔍 Un viaggio affascinante nelle visioni oniriche di Salvador Dalí. Tra il tempo scandito, il tempo interiore e i simboli che li rappresentano, raccontati dalla storica dell’arte Alessandra Merante. 🍷 Come sempre, l’incontro sarà accompagnato da un delizioso **aperitivo**, tra vino, parole e condivisione. 📅 **Domenica 11 Aprile – ore 17:00** 📍 Cabaret Voltaire Roma 💶 **Incontro + aperitivo + calice di vino o analcolico + tesseramento** 💰 Quota di partecipazione: €20 Un’occasione unica per esplorare l’arte con nuovi occhi e lasciarsi sorprendere! 🎭🔑 📩 Prenota il tuo posto! 📍 Cabaret Voltaire Roma Via Panisperna 87 – Rione Monti

Hello 👋 I created this community to bring together remote workers based in Rome: freelancers, full-time remote employees, digital nomads, or anyone working remotely who wants to connect in real life. The idea is simple: organize coworking days share cool in-person events to join and mostly build real connections, not just virtual/working ones. Let’s keep it informal and see where this takes us. Join the Whatsapp community here https://chat.whatsapp.com/JI4Oyyhpm0V14cTsB9CcUk Cheers Michela F.

Domenica mattina, alle 11, nel verde di Villa Torlonia, ci prendiamo un’ora. Un’ora per rallentare il ritmo della settimana, rientrare nel corpo, respirare con più attenzione. Inizieremo con una pratica di yoga accessibile, per sciogliere tensioni e ritrovare presenza, e lasceremo poi spazio alla meditazione, senza forzature, senza aspettative. Non serve esperienza, non serve “saper fare”. Basta arrivare. Il contributo è di 10€. Porta con te un tappetino e qualcosa di semplice ma essenziale: disponibilità a fermarti, anche solo per un momento. Ci vediamo lì!

Let's meet to eat, drink, chat, practice languages, and make new friends! Dozens of people (locals and foreigners) are attending every week! See you all there! The Location : ANGELI ROCK in VIA OSTIENSE 193 B Just close from metro station 'SAN PAOLO' (B line), CS meeting is held for you! 👉 You are kindly asked to register your participation. ⏰ Be on time or your seat will be made available for other customers! 👉 You will be requested to order a drink and/or food from the menu. 💳 Payments are made at table. HOW TO GET THERE: metro station: San Paolo (500 metres) or bus stops: 23 / 769 or night bus: N2 Here is the map to the bar: https://goo.gl/maps/tAE4v5yBipHzoe7S8 JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP TO BE UPDATED : we have a wa group to be connected. Please write me a pm if you want to be added. P.S. anche se non parlate bene inglese siete i benvenuti !!!! ;-)

🇮🇹 Ciao a tutti sto organizzando una cena per le persone di questo gruppo, solo per conoscerci, fare amicizia, stare insieme in allegria e mangiare del buon cibo, avremmo due chef privati che cucineranno per noi. La cena si terrà a casa mia in terrazza, chiunque voglia venire può fare l'RSVP 🇺🇸🇬🇧 Hello everyone, I am organizing a dinner for the people in this group, just to get to know each other, make friends, have fun together, and eat good food. We will have two private chefs cooking for us. The dinner will be held at my house on the terrace. Anyone who wants to come can RSVP as soon as possible P.s: se potete, portate da bere

We meet to learn and practice American Sign Language and to grow our familiarity with Deaf culture. Facilitated by hearing folks (with a connection to a professional interpreter) using Deaf-created content. People of all ASL skill levels are welcome! As we learn, we hope to connect more with the Deaf community in Central Ohio. Join us as you're able! Come regularly or just once - whatever you're looking for! Each meetup will explore different topics related to ASL/Deaf culture, and will feature time to practice conversation with one another. Just bring yourself and a willingness to learn!

NFT's are here to stay folks! This is a group for like minded people interested in understanding, leveraging, using, creating for, profiting from, trading too i suppose, NFT's.. everything around them, complexity, fear and exploits, best practices and more. **PLUS** This group will talk AI ART tools, techniques, artists, video, audio, prototypes and more in the AI assisted production space- ART specifically, but we can get into any aspect of some of the cooler things happening in AI in general.

Calling all founders, CEOs, lawyers, doctors, and entrepreneurs to join our special *Founder Edition* of Sip & Read meetup event. Let's sip on fine wine and discuss our first book **The 5AM Club- Own Your Morning Elevate Your Life, by Robin Sharma**. We will pair this book with our favorite wine at **Wine on High** and engage in thought-provoking discussions on startup businesses and entrepreneurship, and network with like-minded individuals in a cozy book club setting. Come prepared to discuss this month's book. At the end of each book club meeting, we will take next book and venue suggestions from the participants for the next meeting. Whether you are a book lover, women entrepreneur, or a content creator, this event is perfect for sharing ideas and insights with other funders and founders in the entrepreneurial world. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to connect, learn, and grow together. Sign up now to reserve your spot! *Fun fact! This meetup was established in 2015 and had over 1,000 members. I had to shut down operations while attending law school, but we're back!!*

**The Data-Driven Brand: Using Analytics to Shape Perception** Can you use analytics to improve tacos? This being CBUSDAW, we think the answer is probably “yes”, but we’re not sure how to implement or test this theory. For our April meetup we’ve got Sara Kear, CMO of Condado Tacos, to investigate this delicious question. Sara will explore how she blends quantitative data and qualitative customer feedback to shape brand positioning and drive business decisions. We all know that marketing and analytics go way beyond attribution. Sara will show how Condado uses customer insights to inform product and pricing strategy. She’ll also highlight how Condado leverages customer feedback at scale to influence operational priorities, positioning marketing as the voice of the customer across the organization. In the last 12 years Condado has gone from one location in Columbus to 52 locations across 10 states, so we’re guessing there’s more to that growth than really good guac (though the guac probably helps). Ultimately, this talk focuses on the intersection of art and science—using data to inform creativity and build a brand that resonates with customers in a measurable way. **About Our Speaker** Sara Kear is Chief Marketing Officer at Condado Tacos, where she oversees brand, restaurant design, menu and pricing strategy, off-premise including catering, and customer data strategy. Since joining in 2021, she has helped grow the brand from 19 to 52 locations while building a data-driven marketing organization focused on loyalty and customer insights. Condado has since been named to the Inc. 5000, recognized as Breakout Retailer by Chain Store Age, and consistently ranked among FastCasual’s Top 100 Movers & Shakers. Thanks to our 2026 sponsors: [Clarivoy](https://www.clarivoy.com), [What Box Consulting Group](https://www.whatboxconsultinggroup.com), [Conductrics](https://www.conductrics.com), and [Piwik PRO](https://piwik.pro) More info at [cbusdaw.com](https://cbusdaw.com)

Central Ohio Radio Enthusiasts—CORE—is an informal community for anyone enthusiastic or curious about radio—whether you're new to radio and want to learn or you've been tinkering for years and want to share. Ham radio operators, GMRS users, Meshtastic fans, software-defined radio nerds, makers, and technical and non-technical folks are all welcome. No experience required or expected. This month we have **WiFi HaLow: Introduction and Practical Use** with **Alex Barbur**. Details are are [core.radio](https://core.radio).

Columbus Code & Coffee is an inclusive, informal co-working session. People of all skill levels attend, and we love it that way. Many people (optionally) bring projects to work on, and many other people (optionally) socialize the entire time. It's entirely up to you! **What to Expect at the Intro Circle** \~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~ Near the beginning of the event (1:30 pm), we do a standup: * Organizer announcements, updates, and logistics Round 1 - (7 secs max): * Your name * What you're working on * What you can help others with Round 2: * Community events you wanna plug. If none, that's cool too. Round 3: * Job opportunities you're hiring for OR announce that you are looking for one. If none, that's cool. After the introduction circle, everything is self-organized! Feel free to work alone, pair up, attend one of our workshops/presentations, or mingle!

Make sure to RSVP on the Cental Ohio Azure event! 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!