Network Engineering

Feel free to join if you are interested in low level computer stuff. If you have any cool projects or ideas you wanna share, bring them along

Join **Dine First HK** for a unique **social dining experience**! This event is conducted in **Cantonese** for locals to **make new friends**, **network**, and enjoy a curated dinner. No awkward speed dating, just authentic connections. **👋 係時候出黎識下新朋友啦！** 返工返學咁辛苦，**收工之後**唔好再摺埋係屋企！！**Dine First HK** 專門舉辦 **「神秘飯局」**，無論你係想擴闊圈子、搵人 Business Networking，定係單純想搵腳食餐好西，都無任歡迎。 **🤔 你係咪都有呢啲煩惱？** * ❌ 有諗過參加 Speed Dating，但怕太 Chur、太貴、太尷尬？ * ❌ 純粹想輕鬆傾下計，唔想玩無聊破冰遊戲？ * ❌ 玩交友 App 心很累，傾左一輪都約唔到出黎見面？ **我們就是你的解決方案！✅** 我哋係全港首個主打 **「免主持、輕社交」** 的神秘飯局社群。用一餐飯的時間，輕鬆認識 3-5 個新朋友或對象。推出幾個月，已經有超過 **1500名參加者** 成功配對飯腳！✨ **點解要揀 Dine First HK？** * 🙅‍♂️ **零尷尬：** 無需自我介紹環節，自然交流，大部分人都係 Solo 參加，轉頭就熟晒！ * 🗣️ **同聲同氣：** 全程廣東話，唔洗就住就住，最緊要盡興。 * 🍽️ **嚴選美食：** 餐廳由我地精心挑選，保證好食，地點方便。 * 🔰 **信心保證：** 我地係持有效商業登記 (BR) 的香港公司，絕非詐騙。 **活動詳情：** * **📍 地點：** 尖沙咀 (詳細餐廳地址會於確認後通知) * **👥 人數：** 為確保交流質素，每枱只限 **6 - 8 人** (名額極少，報名從速) **👇 報名方法 (重要)：** 1. 請先在 **Meetup 撳 "Attend" (RSVP)** 預留位置。 2. **必須步驟：** 因為這是神秘飯局，請去我地 Instagram **[[@dinefirst.hk](https://www.instagram.com/dinefirst.hk/)]** DM 我地 "Dinner"，去官網完成最後確認，先算報名成功！ **⚠️ 注意事項：** * 留位請早，飛機友會被 Blacklist！ * 今日就約飯先！用一餐飯的時間，改變你的社交圈子。 **Follow Us:** * Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/dinefirst.hk](https://www.instagram.com/dinefirst.hk) * Telegram: [https://t.me/dinefirsthk](https://t.me/dinefirsthk) * 官方網站: [https://dine-first.com/](https://dine-first.com/)

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Urban Run hosted by the Wazup Running Club (WRC) Join us for a fun run on the Wednesday night and meet this supportive running community. WRC will have captains leading the run, and the event is suitable for runners at all levels. Meeting time: 19:30 Duration: 1h30m Meeting point: THE STATION - 18 Upper Station Street. Sheung Wan. Route: THE STATION < > Central Promenade Distance: 4km - 7km Bag Drop: Available More about WRC: www.instagram.com/wazuprunning

Fee 7ppl $75 9~11pm court 2 請大家遵守以 1:請大家不要在遊戲其間進行羽毛球技術指導. 2:男與女閒聊時請保持一隻手距離. 3:遊戲已例明 羽毛球等級(ab,li,i 等等), 請按照自己所屬等級參與遊戲. 4:各下參加左的活動有指定場號, 如果自行走向其他埸由我們舉辦的活動的埸地打波, 我地可能會給予警告, 請不要挑戰我們的忍耐力。 5:如果少於48小時內取消出值, 都請交出值應付之金額。 如有違反, 一律blacklist. If you join my game for first time please send me your mobile no. to confirm your spot. Tel: 97843661 Coming Please Whatsapp or message me through meetup as soon as possible if you can't come. ‧ We will be playing 21 points doubles match ‧ Strictly NO BEGINNER ‧ The event is not first come first serve, I will pick suitable players in order to balance the level of the game. So if you are not on the attending list, please don't feel being offended, thanks for understanding ‧ Cancellation policy: Cancellation deadline is 48 hours prior to the start time of the game. Cancellation past the deadline will be marked as no-show.11

Borders Our host, Jenn, is looking for stories about borders. A physical barricade. A social stigma. A self-imposed ideal. What borders have you had to cross? We’re looking for true, first-person stories about getting past whatever’s in your way, or at least trying your darndest to. The *Borders* live storytelling show is on Thursday, 30th April. If you’ve got a story or just an idea in mind, come to one of our pitch workshops at the beginning of April. If your story is shortlisted for the show, our host will work with you as you polish and rehearse it. 📌 Story Requirements: * Your story must be true * It must be told in the first person—you are the main character * It should be between 5-10 minutes You don't need to have a completed or polished story ready - just a beginning idea is okay. This workshop is open to individuals at all levels, first-timers or old hands. The purpose of Hong Kong Stories is to help you become a better storyteller. Everyone has a story to tell, and everyone loves a story. Note: Please update your RSVP, ideally 12 hours before the event if you're unable to make it. Repeated no shows will be moved to not-going / removed from the group to open up slot for people on the waitlist.

We’re excited to partner with AgentCon Hong Kong, the global developer conference focused on AI Agents and autonomous AI! Our community will be hosting a full day of workshops and talks alongside the AgentCon Hong Kong program. Below is the full agenda for our sessions. Come learn, build, and explore the future of AI Agents with us! **Activities:** 1. AI IDE - Kiro Hands-on Workshop x AgentCon Hong Kong 2. Building Multi-Agent Systems in Finance with Strands Agents and Bedrock AgentCore on AWS. 3. Governing AI Agents in Production: From Experiment to Engineering System 4. Empower Team Wide Vibe Coding with LLM Gateway and Security-First MCPs 5. What can go wrong when you ask your agent to go naughty? **AI IDE - Kiro Hands-on Workshop x AgentCon Hong Kong** *[Haowen Huang](https://www.linkedin.com/in/haowenhuang/) \- Senior Developer Advocate\, Amazon Web Services* *[Jacky Wu](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackywu1/) \- Sr\. Solutions Architect\, Amazon Web Services* Time: 10:40 am Generative AI tools have democratized software development, enabling both developers and non-technical users to build applications efficiently. However, these tools struggle with enterprise-level challenges: inadequate project planning, unstructured workflows, poor enterprise integration, and inconsistent code quality. Kiro, AWS's AI IDE tool, addresses these gaps by integrating specification-driven development, structural design, test validation, and automated execution into a standardized, traceable workflow. At re:Invent 2025, AWS launched “Kiro Powers”—extensible capability packages that inject domain-specific expertise into Kiro AI agents. Each Power provides: \- Domain guidance via steering files \(POWER\.md\) \- Tool integration \(MCP services for databases\, payments\, deployment\) \- Automated Hooks for event\-driven actions \(API testing\, infrastructure code generation\) Unlike traditional coding assistants, Kiro + Powers covers the entire development lifecycle—from requirements to deployment—while reducing token costs and ensuring consistent code quality. We'll demonstrate Kiro's capabilities by building a game using Specs, Powers, and Hooks, showcasing its enterprise-grade advantages in planning, automation, and quality assurance. **First come, first served if the number of attendees exceeds capacity!** **To join this workshop, you need to register at [AWS AI User Group Hong Kong](https://www.meetup.com/aws-ai-user-group-hong-kong/)** https://www.meetup.com/aws-ai-user-group-hong-kong/events/313334952/ **Building Multi-Agent Systems in Finance with Strands Agents and Bedrock AgentCore on AWS.** *[Haowen Huang](https://www.linkedin.com/in/haowenhuang/) \- Senior Developer Advocate\, Amazon Web Services* *[Jacky Wu](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackywu1/) \- Sr\. Solutions Architect\, Amazon Web Services* Time: 1:15 pm This session explores practical implementations of AI agents for financial services on AWS. Discover how to design multi-agent systems with the Strands Agents framework and Bedrock AgentCore for complex financial workflows—from quantitative backtesting to AI fund manager. You'll learn multi-agent patterns, and agent orchestration techniques. Walk away with concrete architectural patterns and implementation strategies for building production-ready AI agents in finance. **Governing AI Agents in Production: From Experiment to Engineering System** *[Mike Ng](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ngsinching/) \- ex\-AWS Community Builder* Time: 2:30 pm Most AI governance discussions assume AI will "do the right thing" with properguidelines. This talk takes a different approach: assume drift, error, and misalignment by default, then design mechanical structures that make bad behavior expensive. The core idea: systems are defined by what they refuse to do, not what they can do. For AI in production, governance means explicit rejection zones, constitutional constraints that cannot be bypassed, and separation between decision-making and execution. Five governance patterns: constitutional constraints (forbidden states and behaviors), rejection zones (where AI cannot operate), separation of powers (decision ≠ execution ≠ validation), retrieval-led reasoning (grounding over pre-training), and mechanical enforcement (architecture over policy). Developed while preparing experimental multi-agent systems for production deployment in FinTech, where mistakes are irreversible and governance is survival, not choice. **Empower Team Wide Vibe Coding with LLM Gateway and Security-First MCPs** *[Gabriel Koo](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielkoo/) \- AWS Community Builder & Senior Lead Engineer at Bowtie Life Insurance* *[Rakshit Jain](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rakshit-jainn/) \- AI Engineer II* *Bowtie Life Insurance* Time: 3:00 pm Scaling AI-assisted development from a few enthusiasts to 50+ software engineers isn't just about API keys - it's about governance, trust, and standardized workflows. How do you prevent "shadow AI" and budget chaos while granting safe access to production context? At Bowtie, we adopted a layered security-first approach: First, control the traffic; second, secure the tools; third, standardize the behavior. This session covers our journey building a production-grade Vibe coding platform: Layer 1: The AI Gateway (LiteLLM on AWS Fargate + Amazon RDS) We established a centralized choke point for all AI traffic. This enables cost attribution, DLP detection, and usage visibility. Crucially, we enforce this at the network level - blocking direct access to non-official API providers to ensure all usage is visible and governed. Layer 2: Security-First MCP servers We treat AI agents as "CLI versions" of our internal web apps. By building custom Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers that reuse existing permissions and authentications - using Amazon Cognito for internal APIs and OAuth for official SaaS MCP servers - the AI acts as a delegate of the developer with human approvals. No new service accounts, no "god-mode" bots - if you can't do it in the existing user interfaces, the Agent can't do it via MCPs. Layer 3: Custom Skills for Standardization Beyond just tools, we write custom Skills to guide the model's behavior, ensuring generated code aligns with our engineering standards and SOPs (e.g. grab a ticket, fetch knowledge base, apply a fix, close the ticket) before a PR is even opened. Walk away with an architectural blueprint for democratizing AI access that satisfies the strictest security requirements while giving developers the friction-free vibe coding experience they crave. **What can go wrong when you ask your agent to go naughty?** *[Richard Fan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardfan1126/) \- AWS Hero \| An independent security researcher* Time: 3:30 pm We security folks all want to secure the AI agents, restricting their capability, putting guardrails, using system prompts, ... just to make sure the agents don't go rogue. But what if the AI agent is specifically designed to do bad things? Suddenly, the rule is changed. The instructions are encouraging agents to make harm, and the guardrails are half-opened, so as to allow the agent to do its job. In this scenario, what can go wrong? In this session, Richard will talk about AWS Security Agent, an AI agent designed to do automated penetration tests. He will share the security issues he found on the agent and highlight the challenges when building agents that simulate harmful actions. **Important notes:** We’re partnering with AgentCon Hong Kong! Our community will join **AgentCon Hong Kong**, a global developer conference focused on AI Agents and autonomous AI organized by the Global AI Community. To attend this workshop, **you must register on the official AgentCon page by the Global AI Hong Kong chapter as well!** Registration on this User Group page **does not** grant venue access. **Official Registration (Required):** [https://globalai.community/chapters/hong-kong/events/agentcon-hong-kong/](https://globalai.community/chapters/hong-kong/events/agentcon-hong-kong/) **Important Notes for All Attendees** **1️⃣ Registration Required for Entry** All participants **must** register on the official AgentCon Hong Kong. Venue access will only be granted to people who appear on the official attendee list. **2️⃣ Lunch Ticket Eligibility** Attendees who: * **Check in during the morning session**, and * **Stay for and join the keynote** will receive a **lunch ticket**. **3️⃣ First‑Come‑First‑Served (If Over Capacity)** In case of high demand, lunch tickets will be distributed **on a first‑check‑in, first‑served basis**. Arrive early to secure your ticket. **Join AgentCon and learn about agents. We are happy to have a workshop that day.**

**Please note that an RSVP on Meetup does not guarantee your seat.** Signup link: [https://www.glocalmahjong.com/products/mahjong-101-class-for-beginners-public-class](https://www.glocalmahjong.com/products/mahjong-101-class-for-beginners-public-class) **The "Glocal" Experience: Global Enthusiasm Met with Local Tradition** Join **Glocal Mahjong** for an immersive, beginner-friendly workshop. We’ll guide you through the strategy, skill, and "bit of luck" required to master **Cantonese Mahjong**—the most classic version played in Hong Kong households. You'll also get to experience the convenience of playing on an **electronic mahjong table** that handles the shuffling for you. It is always a crowd's favourite seeing the tiles got pushed up from the table! **What You Will Learn:** * **Tile Recognition:** Decoding the Bamboos, Characters, Dots, and Honors. * **The Win:** How to build a winning hand (Pongs, Chows, and Eyes). * **Table Etiquette:** The "Do’s and Don'ts" of a Hong Kong mahjong table. * **Scoring Basics:** Understanding how points are calculated. Beyond the rules, you’ll gain insight into the strategies that make this game a global obsession and a cornerstone of local HK life. **Class Details:** * ⏳ **Duration:** 2 hours * 👥 **Small Groups:** 2 to 4 participants per session. * 🗣️ **Languages:** Instructor is fluent in English, Cantonese, and Mandarin. * 🎂 **Age:** 18 or above (6 or above if join as a private family session) * 📍 **Location:** Glocal Mahjong, S405, PMQ, Central * 💲 **Discounted Price:** HKD400 per participant **How to Join:** **Please note:** An RSVP on Meetup does **not** guarantee your seat. To secure your spot at the table, please sign up via our official website: 👉 [https://www.glocalmahjong.com/products/mahjong-101-class-for-beginners-public-class](https://www.glocalmahjong.com/products/mahjong-101-class-for-beginners-public-class) *If this timeslot is full or you want to book a private session for your friends, visit:* [https://www.glocalmahjong.com/products/mahjong-101-class-for-beginners](https://www.glocalmahjong.com/products/mahjong-101-class-for-beginners) **Not a first-timer but want to practice ?** **Join our Whatsapp group** where we host mahjong practice sessions guided with instructors. You can gain hands on mahjong game time while meeting fellow mahjong lovers. Drop us a message of your name and phone number and we'll add you to the group! **Questions?** Feel free to WhatsApp us at **+852 6496 6393**.

(Partner's Event) English Corner Time: Every Wed, Fri & Sun 19:00 - 23:00 Location: The Crazy Coconut Bar, ShenZhen Longhua Baishilong, 3rd floor, 3N100, Above Metro Exit B2 (BaiShiLong Metro Station) 瘋狂酒吧， 深圳龍華白石龍地鐵站B2上方，3樓 Refer to the picture for details on the BBQ Sat event. Wechat ID: Pandoraparties

(Partner's Event) BBQ Party at ShenZhen Time: Every Sat 19:00 - 23:00 (Usually) Location: The Crazy Coconut Bar, ShenZhen Longhua Baishilong, 3rd floor, 3N100, Above Metro Exit B2 (BaiShiLong Metro Station) 瘋狂酒吧， 深圳龍華白石龍地鐵站B2上方，3樓 Refer to the picture for details on the BBQ Sat event.

2 hrs session for adv beginners who can rally and serve basically to enjoy hitting fun, practicing and improve game sense. The players will team up to play double by rotations after 15\~20 mins warm up. HK80/P, including court fee and new or half new balls to be provided for hitting. For newly join player, pls whatsapp me, 64304812 to ensure a good communication for event details. Regularly join players have priority and host reserve a right to adjust the player list. The players having no show record or bad attitude in event, who will not welcome to event.

(Partner's Event) English Corner Time: Every Wed, Fri & Sun 19:00 - 23:00 Location: The Crazy Coconut Bar, ShenZhen Longhua Baishilong, 3rd floor, 3N100, Above Metro Exit B2 (BaiShiLong Metro Station) 瘋狂酒吧， 深圳龍華白石龍地鐵站B2上方，3樓 Refer to the picture for details on the BBQ Sat event.

**Connected Westerville Night of Networking** *April Edition: The Introduction Economy* You've been to the networking events. You've done the small talk. Collected the cards. Forgotten the names. And walked out feeling like you just wasted two hours of your life. The problem isn't you. It's the format. Most networking events put you in a room and tell you to figure it out. So everyone defaults to elevator pitches and business talk, and nothing real gets built. Here's the truth about networking that most people miss: Your network isn't just who you know. It's who thinks of you when they're talking to someone else. *That's* The Introduction Economy. And it only works when relationships are real. There's a reason people who come once keep coming back. It starts with seven minutes that feel nothing like networking. Then we open it up. Free networking. More conversations. More momentum. This is a room full of corporate professionals, entrepreneurs, business owners, creatives, and career builders in the Westerville and Columbus area. The mix is the magic. You might never do business with everyone you meet tonight. But someone in this room will think of *you.* **By name**. So, the next time someone needs exactly what you do, you get the recommendation. **April 14th. RSVP now.** **When:** Tuesday\, April 14th \| 6:15 PM \-\- 8:00 PM **Where:** Vineyard Community Center \| 6000 Cooper Rd\, Westerville\, OH 43081

**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you. The building address is 4450 Bridge Park The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400 You will need to scan your ID at the door to get a visitor badge. **Abstract** GitHub Copilot is powerful, but what if you could scale from a solo AI assistant to an entire team of specialized agents working in parallel? This session introduces Squad: an open-source framework for multi-agent orchestration that lets you define teams of AI agents with specific roles, responsibilities, and expertise. We'll progress from Copilot basics to the Copilot CLI, explore how Agents add autonomy, and see how Instructions and Skills let you customize agent behavior. Then, the climax: a live demo where a Squad team of 3 agents (Lead, Developer, Tester) stands up and builds a working application in real-time, showcasing true multi-agent collaboration. Whether you're new to AI or exploring how to scale your use of Copilot, this session will show you what's possible when agents work as a team. **YouTube Link** TBD

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!

Pay attention! We’re delaying a week for those of you who may be on Spring break and/or celebrating the holiday. Ok, no pancakes, but waffles-a-plenty. Join the local UX and Digital Design community for a casual monthly breakfast. Look for us upstairs!

Build your network the fun and productive way! We have had THOUSANDS of amazing connections created at our luncheons over the last 9 years! Join us at the brand new North High Brewing, in Downtown Dublin, every 3rd Monday from 11:30am-1pm! The address is: 56 N High St, Dublin, OH 43017 There is plenty of free parking across the street in the Library Parking lot! All are welcome, and there is no charge for the event. Just purchase your own lunch! Whether you are a new networker, or a seasoned networker, you'll feel welcome from the time you arrive, and leave energized with all of your new connections! Arrive at 11:30am to enjoy some open networking in a very cool location! At 11:45am, everyone will be seated, order their own meals, and get to know their new table-mates! Beginning at noon, we provide the opportunity for all participants to be introduced and welcomed to the group. Having a good conversation and want to stay longer? No problem, we have a private room, so stay as long as you like. We do have a limited amount of space, so RSVP right away and please honor your RSVP! I will keep an eye out and close off the event once we reach capacity. See you at lunch! By attending an event with the CONNECTED Networking Group, Become a Better Networker, and/or Chris Borja, you are granting permission to the CONNECTED Networking Group, Become a Better Networker, Chris Borja, and anyone authorized, to have unlimited right, without charge, to use your likeness in photos, videos, recordings and in all media now known or hereafter created to be used and distributed in perpetuity for promotional and publicity purposes. By attending an event you agree to release the CONNECTED Networking Group, Become a Better Networker, Chris Borja, and anyone authorized, their staff, board of directors, members and their partners from any liability.

**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)