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Game Dev Meetup (In-Person @Improving!!!)

PLEASE NOTE!!! This event will be In-Person at Improving! If you know the [Columbus Unity group](https://www.meetup.com/columbus-unity-user-group/) location, we'll be at the same place. There's paid street parking in the garages but on Sunday you can park for free. See image of [parking map here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mr9_LFIggbs-0_Zd3AJTGNqEhgMf2TzQ/view?usp=sharing). \-\-\- On the last Saturday/Sunday of the month, we're having our usual end-of-the-month social gathering with our GameDev Meetup meeting. There will be announcements and presentations followed by some social networking Let's continue the conversations with good vibes and friends. All are welcomed from all ages and backgrounds to this public event. If we can, we'll be streaming or uploading the video later via our COGG YouTube channel here: [https://www.youtube.com/@TheCOGG/streams](https://www.youtube.com/@TheCOGG/streams) (Also please do subscribe if you have not done so!) No game development experience required! If you are interested in doing a 20 minute game development related presentation, please fill out our form online here: [https://goo.gl/forms/lVdTJZiNJewlPJuj1](https://goo.gl/forms/lVdTJZiNJewlPJuj1) Or e-mail us at [info@thecogg.com](mailto: info@thecogg.com) with the following: Your Name, Company/Affiliation, Name of Your Game/Topic, Description, Tech Needs, and Your Contact. Be sure to check out our Discord for real time news updates: [https://discord.gg/NrBhuNQ](https://discord.gg/NrBhuNQ)

CABS Friday Boardgaming 9/25

CABS Friday Boardgaming 9/25 - your first visit is free. Join us for a day of boardgaming !!! We have 2222+ games onsite for playing ...

A Developer’s Guide to Running LLMs Locally- Alan Barber

**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** *Tensors, Tokens & Too Much VRAM: A Developer's Guide to Running LLMs Locally* What actually happens when you send a prompt to an LLM? What are tokens, tensors, attention, quantization, and all those mysterious gigabytes of VRAM doing? And why does your GPU suddenly become the most important piece of hardware in the room? This talk takes a developer-friendly tour through the fundamentals of modern LLMs. We’ll try to demystify concepts like context windows, model quantization, and inference performance without requiring a PhD in linear algebra. Then we'll take those concepts out of the textbook and into the real world, looking at tools such as Ollama, LM Studio, and vLLM and what it takes to run useful models on your own hardware. By the end, you'll have a mental model for what an LLM is actually doing, how local inference works, and why sometimes the answer to "How much VRAM do I need?" is apparently "all of it." **YouTube Link** TBD

FANG Con board game marathon

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 26th from 11am - 10:30pm We're celebrating our SECOND year hosting game events for fem and non-binary folks in the Columbus, Ohio area! Come celebrate with us at our 11.5 hour board game marathon - it's co-ed! FANG is an all fem board game club, but on this day we're open for everyone! This is a co-ed open house celebration! ---- Registration This year we are registering people through Tabletop Events! A badge is $2! We normally have free events, but the $2 will cover a small portion of the venue fee and greatly help us! We also except donations. You can donate via Ko-Fi (ko-fi.com/fang_columbus) or Venmo (@FANG_Columbus). We also having a few raffles you can participate in to help us fund this event! Any donations beyond the venue go to our club. It funds our email blast, name tags, stickers, and cool things for our members and volunteers like T-shirts! Buy your badge here: https://tabletop.events/conventions/fang-con-2026 ---- The Venue FANG CON is held at the Gahanna Clubhouse on their Golf Course in Gahanna, Ohio. There is limited capacity and can accommodate up to 100 guests at a time. With that in mind, we ask that you only register if you're confident you'll be able to attend. If your plans change, no worries, just be sure to cancel your ticket so we can offer your spot to someone else who’d love to join us. More info about the venue: The parking lot is shared with the Golf Course and Pro Shop Non-smoking facility Pets are not permitted on-site ---- What To Expect * Open Gaming! * Events you can sign up for * Board Game Swap Table * Raffles * Making Friends :) We will not have a game library available. Please bring your own games to play. We will have "looking for players" signs to help you find a group. ---- Food and Drinks Alcohol is not permitted in the venue. You are welcome to bring your own food and drinks. If you would like to bring snacks to share you can add them to the pile in the kitchen. A microwave is available for your use, and while there is a refrigerator, bringing a cooler for your food is recommended. We are collecting pizza money if you would like in on pizza. We will pick up preordered pizza from Costco around 5 or 6pm. You can order your share of the pizza through our events. ---- About Us Fem All Night Gaming (FANG) is an all fem board game group in Columbus, Ohio. We are creating a space that celebrates gaming and the diversity of femininity. We are women, gender queer, & non-binary only. No cis-men. Currently, we meet every other Wednesday, Saturday, and the first and third Sunday of the month to play board games. We play a range of board games, from lite to medium-heavy, so there’s something for everyone to enjoy! Check out our website and come game with us! FANGColumbus dot com

Columbus Verified Gay Professionals Speed Dating

An inviting virtual gay speed dating night for singles living in Columbus, held via Zoom. We are a supportive and inclusive group where local residents connect with authentic people nearby. Look forward to brief individual conversations, organized by age group, all while relaxing in your own space. Sign up here: [Reserve your place](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=636.0&productType=onlineSpeedDatingGay&city=Columbus&groupurlname=level-up-together-mobile-gaming-social&face_v=5.0) Clicking RSVP indicates your interest. To participate in the sessions, please complete your registration at the link provided above.

Sunday funday: let's play dodgeball at Scioto Audubon park

Dodgeball is back again! If you’ve been wanting to come out, this is an easy one to join. We’ll be playing for about 1.5 to 2 hours, you do not need to bring any equipment, and no experience is needed. We use a specific set of rules and equipment to make the games run better and keep them fun for everybody, not just people who already know how to play. If it rains, the event will be canceled.

Monthly Game Day!! 🃏🀄️🎲

**Let’s have lunch and have some extra fun! Bring your favorite game! 🥳**

Monthly Ice Cream Social @ Jeni's

Bytes & Boards Ongoing event

Join us for Bytes & Boards First Thursdays at the Forge: \- fully hosted happy hour and your choice of food selections 5\-7PM at the Forge Tavern\, Columbus\. \- multiple game hosts ready to teach you fun board games or feel free to watch and join in when ready\! \- You can’t lose\! All of your friends are already coming\! Seriously\! If they aren’t coming yet- remind them! Everyone in IT careers around Columbus and any of their friends are WELCOME! We’re fully backed by harness.io- with the goal of bringing the networking community together. ❤️ This will be ongoing First Thursdays of every month for the foreseeable future! Block your calendars now and we’ll see you soon!

ANOTHER OVER 50 HAPPY HOUR IN SEPTEMBER AT PBR AT EASTON!!!

🔥 ANOTHER OVER 50 HAPPY HOUR at PBR EASTON! 🔥 By popular demand we’re coming back to PBR at Easton in September!! We always get about 100 people last time and PBR has been so hospitable. Also thank you everyone who came out and supported PBR Cowboy Bar by purchasing food and beverages. They’ve been fantastic hosts and have done a great job taking care of our group. We’re thrilled that they enjoyed having us so much that they’ve invited us back for another event in September. Thanks again for making these gatherings such a success, and we look forward to seeing everyone next month! 🤠🎉 Looking to meet new people, enjoy great music, dance, laugh, and have an unforgettable night out? Then grab your friends and join us for one of the most exciting Over 50 social events in Columbus! 📍 PBR Cowboy Bar + Smokehouse – Easton 📅 Thursday, September 24th ⏰ 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM (and the fun keeps going!) This is NOT your typical quiet happy hour… this is a high-energy, country-meets-nightlife experience designed for fun-loving singles and couples over 50 who still enjoy getting out, socializing, and making memories! ✨ What’s Happening: 🎵 Live Music from 6:30–8:30 PM 🐂 Mechanical Bull Riding starting at 8:30 PM 💃 Line Dancing with Instructor from 9–10 PM 🎧 DJ & Dancing starting at 9 PM 🍹 Drink Specials All Night: $3, $4 & $5 specials! Whether you want to relax with a drink, hit the dance floor, try the mechanical bull, or just meet a great group of people in a fun atmosphere — this event has something for everyone. 👉 IMPORTANT: When you arrive, CHECK IN with the host under: “Doug / Meetup” to receive your wristband. 🚗 FREE Parking available across from the venue and at the Easton West Garage. Come when you can, leave when you want… but don’t be surprised if you stay all night! Let’s make Thursday night FUN again! 🎉

Columbus Chess Club

This is a time where players of all ages, and skill levels can gather and enjoy a nice Sunday full of Chess!

Ladies Night Out @ Sugar

It’s time for a little ladies night out! Let’s check out a new spot in the Brewery District, Sugar. They have great drinks, and a Mediterranean/Latin fusion menu. Since we will be downtown, if we want to do a little bar hopping, why not! Come meet some new friends, ladies!