3D Printing Sydney

Sydney 2600 IRL

2600 Meetings exist as a forum for all interested in technology to meet and talk about events in technology-land, learn, and teach. Meetings are open to anyone of any age or level of expertise. The 2600 Australia chapter became prominent in 1999, bringing together people interested in computer security, electronic gadgetry, communications, privacy, and technology exploration in general. In addition to bringing these people together with meetings, mailing lists and seminars, we spoke up on issues such as Internet Censorship, Cybercrime, DVD encryption, and many other issues. Since then, many of the original members have moved on to new projects, however the 2600 Australia movement is still alive, with many new (and original) members active within the online community and monthly meetings, along with the occasional visitor from 2600's international chapters. Current projects and ongoing discussions: * Satelite hacking * Metadata, Privacy & Anonymity * Decentralised Networks * 3D Printing/Manufacturing/other hacking stuff * Programming for fun and proffit * Drones and other similar stuff

SydAR Meetup #8 — Back for 2026!

**We're at a NEW VENUE over at The Onset!** Thank you to The Onset for helping us find a new location for 2026! As always, **we are eager to showcase Augmented Reality demos from the community** — do you have an AR creation you'd like to show at the event? It can be anything from a prototype to a released app! Students, tinkerers, enthusiasts, agencies — all are welcome! Get in touch and let me know! If you've got an AR talk or AR demo you'd like to showcase — feel free to message me here on Meetup, or email me at pat@therealitycrafters.com **Demos from 6pm** * Minimis' Prototype 5 AR Glasses — Minimis * Plonk! A 4D Puzzle — Stickshift Entertainment * Everysight Maverick In-Lens Display AI Glasses — The Reality Crafters * Even Realities G2 and R1 smart ring — The Reality Crafters * Samsung Galaxy XR headset — Declan Dwyer * INMO GO 2 Smart AR Glasses with live translation — The Reality Crafters * Tilt Five AR headsets — The Reality Crafters * Looking Glass Go holographic display — The Reality Crafters * Looking Glass Portrait holographic display — The Reality Crafters *(We're on the lookout for a sponsor for food/snacks - let us know if you're interested in helping out!)* **Talks from 7pm** **Plonk! A 4D Puzzle - Sean Simon and William Major** Plonk! A 4D Puzzle is a time-bending Mixed Reality game that reshapes the very concept of a jigsaw puzzle with two extra dimensions. **Minimis Flow: Made in Sydney to Disrupt Garmin - Muhammad Irfan** Most sports wearables today are just accessories for your phone. At Minimis, they've designed the world’s first standalone AR smart glasses engineered right here in Sydney to replace the bike computer and the smartwatch. They'll be giving a high-speed look at the mechanical design and manufacturing journey of Prototype 5, and how they're building hardware to liberate athletes from their screens. **Agenda:** **6:00pm -** Arrival & AR demos **6:45pm -** PatCat SydAR Intro & News **6:55pm -** AR career opportunities with Graham **7:00pm -** Plonk! A 4D Puzzle - Sean Simon and William Major **7:30pm -** Minimis Flow: Made in Sydney to Disrupt Garmin - Muhammad Irfan **8:00pm** \- Start to wrap up **Getting there** It's at The Onset which is right behind Central Station: Ground Floor, 1 Buckingham St Surry Hills Sydney 2010 NSW * [Google Maps link!](https://maps.app.goo.gl/c4DRRb4fZmSB4LP87) **Parking:** Need to investigate options here still! **Note from The Onset:** * Onset will send one post-event email containing a [feedback form](https://us18.list-manage.com/survey?u=1768b24be108eaf036f245baa&id=04e31732ec&attribution=false). * Contact details (name and email) are collected for safety and venue management purposes. * No further communication will be sent unless the attendee chooses to opt in to join the Onset community mailing list. The Onset are committed to respecting attendee privacy and ensuring communication remains limited, relevant, and optional beyond the event. [Read full attendee event agreement here.](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LdbwEDAPYiJQ0xbv_T7ReX8pi0nNAS_8/view?usp=sharing)

Tempe to Kingsgrove (7 km)

Luddites, Linux and LLMs

Preserving the Past to Fix the Future.

Let's Go Cycling at Olympic Park!

Monthly Artificial Intelligence in Robotics Meetup

This is a monthly meetup for people who are interested in A.I. in robotics to connect and learn from each other with the potential to discuss ongoing projects and possible collaboration opportunities. This event will be hosted in Room 4. Bring your project & learn from others!

Building a Startup Unicorn ($1bn) without Hiring Anyone. AI Hype or AI Reality?

**How many people does it take to build a billion-dollar unicorn today? 🤔** With Open Claw being acqui-hired by OpenAI for an "undisclosed" but alleged substantial sum, and Medvi announcing 1bn of sales relying on AI for most activities is the era of the start-up unicorn with no employees a reality or just Hype? For decades, the answer has always looked like an orchestra 🎻 Highly skilled specialists. Coordinated teams. Layers of management. Years of effort to bring everything into alignment. But what if that model is quietly changing? Is the emerging reality of AI-native startups ?🚀 Are we entering an environment where a single founder, equipped with the right tools, can build and operate what once required entire teams? Development. Design. Marketing. Operations. Even decision-making. The “orchestra” is still there… but it’s no longer made up of people in the way it used to be. It's made up of AI-based applications So the question becomes: 👉 Is a solo founder unicorn a genuine possibility… or just hype? At the **Future of AI (Probably…)** meetup, we’re bringing together a great panel (2 currently confirmed) : [Josh Theeuf](https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshuatheeuf/) \- As a Senior AI Engineer at ATI Group & an entrepreneur\, Josh thrives in the gap between frontier research & business operations\. He focuses on the strategic future of AI adoption while navigating its limitations in scaling AI\-driven ventures [Adrian Whitehead](https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-whitehead/) \- With 18 years at Google\, Adrian has experienced firsthand how corporate DNA needs to evolve with change\. He now helps startups & scaleups build stronger leadership teams that adapt effectively to high growth & change\. The panel will explore exactly this, and you can ask them those burning questions on your mind. What’s real today? What’s still fantasy? And what does this mean for how companies are built, funded, operated and sold? Join us as we unpack the future of building a startup unicorn with zero employees👇 as we discover **the Future of AI (probably...)** This is likely to be a very popular event, so make sure you secure your place early as seats will be limited. Thanks to our venue partner UTS startups once again for their ongoing support

How PMs Build Better Systems for Planning and Delivery in 2026

We’re excited to bring you a special **ProductTank Sydney and Notion collaboration** this May 🥳 This session explores how product managers are **actually building systems for planning and delivery in 2026** i from roadmaps and priorities to team workflows and day-to-day execution. Product work today is messy. Tools are evolving quickly, expectations are higher, and there’s constant pressure to move fast without losing clarity. At the same time, many teams are shifting away from heavy processes toward lighter, more flexible systems that better reflect how work actually gets done. During this event, you’ll hear **real examples** from product leaders and community members on how they structure their work i what’s working, what’s not, and how they think about trade-offs. You’ll also get a chance to see **real Notion setups used by speakers** in their day-to-day work, including how they organise roadmaps, priorities and workflows in practice. We’ll feature a mix of practical talks and community showcases, along with **a Notion-led walkthrough of workflow automation** for PM use cases, showing how these capabilities are applied within real workflows. Expect actionable takeaways, candid Q&A, and plenty of time to connect with other PMs over food and drinks. ✨ Huge thanks to **Notion** for supporting this event and **Stone & Chalk** for hosting us at their Sydney space! This is a great opportunity to see how product teams are actually working today and walk away with ideas you can apply immediately.

Michel Ferreira (Figma) I think your Design system is Broke

Welcome Back CCX Sydney to our Events for 2026 from myself, Lydia, Sylvia and James and we are planning a bumper selection of speakers for the new year. Our Third event on April 21st will feature two speakers Michel Ferreira and a special guest speaker (To be Confirmed) As we previously mentioned with a new year we will also be looking to present at new venues and with new sponsors and our April event we will be kindly hosted by our friends at HI Pages Sydney. Our Main Speaker on the night is Michel Ferreira Design Advocate from Figma. About Michel Brazilian designer based in Sydney, transforming enterprise software experiences at Atlassian after pioneering design work at Shopify and Booking.com. With over 20 years of experience leading international design teams, He has driven user-centric innovation across top-tier tech companies while championing diversity and inclusion in the design community. Michel design philosophy blends strategic thinking, empathy, and a passion for creating intuitive digital experiences that solve real-world challenges. From reimagining Jira's platform to developing Shopify's fulfillment network, I've consistently delivered high-impact design solutions that drive business growth and user satisfaction. About Michel's Talk: I think your Design System is Broken Michel flexes our design systems muscles and challenges us to think deeply about the purpose of our components in our products. Drawing on his experiences at Shopify and Atlassian, as well as his A List Apart article, he argues your design system might be broken and needs to adapt or get left behind Our second Speaker on the night is Scott Obara Founder and CEO from Traceably About Scott Scott Obara is Founder and CEO of Traceably, a service design and journey management platform for organisations navigating complex, multi-channel services. He is a design and strategy leader with more than 18 years of experience across digital health, public policy, and enterprise transformation. His work focuses on helping teams better connect research, strategy, design, and delivery to keep customer experience aligned over time. About Scotts talk: In complex organisations, knowledge is often spread across research reports, journey maps, service blueprints, strategies, and delivery plans. Each artefact may be useful in isolation, but over time they often drift apart. Research gets forgotten, journey maps go stale, and delivery moves forward without a clear connection back to customer need. The result is misalignment, duplicated effort, wasted research, and services that fail to deliver their intended value. Drawing on experience designing and implementing journey management approaches in government and other complex service environments, this session explores how journey-driven alignment can help teams keep customer experience work connected over time. It looks at practical ways to structure and govern artefacts so they remain useful, trusted, and relevant as services evolve, and shows how organisations can create stronger links between research, strategy, design, and delivery. The session introduces practical models and approaches for linking customer insights to strategic intent, design activity, and delivery, along with a short demonstration of how Traceably helps make this easier to operationalise in practice. Please Not That we Will be in a New Venue for our April Event so please familiarise yourself with The location and Start Time. We hope to See you in April and are really looking forward to Hearing Michels talk on Design Systems, Is yours broken???

The Data & AI Evolution: From Legacy Warehouses to Intelligent Lakehouses

With the current gold rush toward GenAI, it’s easy to feel like foundational data work has been pushed into the shadows. But the truth is simple: **there is no AI without reliable data.** This month, we’re going back to the core of the Data Intelligence Platform. We’ll explore why modern architectures and "flipped" migration strategies are the only ways to actually make AI work at scale - rather than just being an expensive experiment. **Talk 1: Data Lakes vs. Data Warehouses in the Age of AI** **Speaker:** **Rob Nordon**, Solutions Architect at Idea 11 AI is the word on everyone’s lips, but where does that leave the data professional? Have we become irrelevant? Rob will take us through a brief history of modern data to show how Data and AI work hand-in-hand. He’ll explain why embracing this intersection is the only way to deliver lasting competitive advantage to your organisation. **Talk 2: Migrating EDW to Databricks - Flipping the Script on ROI** **Speaker:** **Melance Nziza,** Senior Consultant - Data Engineer at Syenchron Australia The conventional "left-to-right" migration approach often leads to high costs and delayed value. Melance discusses why flipping the script - onboarding users to Databricks as early as possible - can de-risk your project and prove ROI before the first production pipeline is even finished. ### **Evening Agenda** * **5:30 PM:** Arrival, Networking, Pizza & Drinks 🍕 * **6:00 PM:** Community Kick-off & Talks * **7:00 PM:** Q&A & Open Networking A massive thank you to **Mantel** for their ongoing support and for hosting the community!

AI Summit Hackathon: AI Solution Coaching

Built something at the AI Summit Hackathon but not sure what’s next? Or maybe you’ve hit a technical snag that’s stalling your progress? Or a regular Project Hub attendee? As part of the Western Sydney AI Innovation Summit, we’re opening up the WSTI Project Hub for a series of relaxed, hands-on solution sessions to keep the momentum high between the Hackathon and Demo Day. **What to expect:** * **A Quick Look Ahead:** To spark some inspiration, we’ll have a few informal, low-pressure "progress check-ins" where attendees can briefly share what they’re working on. * **Space to Build:** No formal lectures here. Just a supportive environment to polish your prototype, refine your code, or finalise your pitch. * **Guides on the Side:** Our technical mentors will be mingling in the room. They’re ready to offer a helpful nudge, architectural advice, or a tool recommendation if you hit a roadblock. * **Community Wisdom:** If our mentors don’t have the answer, they’ll connect you with someone else in the room who does. We’re all about sharing what we learn. * **Curiosity is Welcome:** You don’t need a hackathon project to pull up a chair. If you’re a regular from our Project Hub looking to share your knowledge, or just a curious neighbour. Whether you need a fresh perspective to make your solution shine or just a quiet corner with good company to get the work done, you’re welcome here. We have community laptops with access to some AI tools if you aren't able to bring your own. **Tools/Topics discussed may include:** * ChatGPT, Claude, Google Gemini, Opensource AI Models. * Image and video generators like Midjourney, Nanobanana and Video models such as Kling, Veo & Seedance. * Platforms like n8n and other automation tools. * Coding assistants like Lovable, Replit, and Cursor. *By attending this event, you consent that you may be photographed and recorded on video. These photos and videos may be used for marketing and promotional purposes in the future. If you have any concerns please let the team know upon arrival.*

RE-SCHEDULED: Urban Sketching by the Harbour in Kirribilli

**Harbour Sketch and Journalling Meetup at Kirribilli** Join us for a relaxed morning of sketching by the harbour! We’ll be capturing some of Kirribilli’s beautiful local landmarks. Think charming streets, harbour views and the Sydney skyline. This is a friendly, informal meetup open to all sketching styles and experience levels. Bring your own art materials and any refreshments you’d like to enjoy while you draw. Please remember to wear a hat, sun protection and sensible shoes. We’ll be outdoors for a couple of hours. We can enjoy a tea/coffee afterwards in a nearby cafe if you wish. Most importantly, come ready to connect, create and enjoy the beauty of our harbour surroundings together! We'll meet at Kirribilli Station and walk together to the nearby location. Details to be confirmed soon. By attending this event you agree that you are responsible for your own health, safety and belongings during the session, before and after the event. You understand that this is a group of friends getting together and not organised by a professional tour guide.