Electronics Projects Near Me

Columbus Arduino Raspberry Pi Enthusiasts (CARPE) (Check Location)

Bring your Raspberry Pi, Arduino, microcontroller, or any other electronic project and join fellow electronics makers for a night of creativity and collaboration! This session is open forum to share your current projects—whether complete or in progress, it’s all interesting! Whether you’re deep into embedded systems, exploring new ideas, or just getting started, you’ll find a welcoming space to collaborate, share, and get inspired. **New to electronics or curious about tinkering?** You’re absolutely welcome. If you’re a beginner and want to experiment, I’ll have a couple of starter kits available so you can try things out—whether that’s blinking your first LED, putting something on a display, or experimenting with simple sensors. No pressure and no experience required—just an interest in learning and building. While we continue to pursue a more permanent venue for this Meetup, we’ll be using public library facilities based on availability.

CONNECTED Grove City Networking Event

CONNECTED – Grove City A casual, people-first networking gathering. CONNECTED – Grove City is a casual, people-first networking gathering. Join us for a relaxed, low-pressure space to meet new people, build real relationships, and have meaningful conversations — no sales pitches required. From 7:30–8:30 AM every 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Grove City Business Center. Coffee & baked goods available for purchase at Pick ’Em Up Joe's. Free street & public lot parking behind the building. Free to attend & open to all!

Local AI and AI Harnesses by Jaime Pardo

Building a Local AI Companion – From Hardware to Autonomous Agents The era of relying entirely on cloud-based AI is shifting, opening the door for users to build and run their own powerful models at home. This presentation explores the transition from renting cloud space to constructing a personal, localized AI assistant—think less along the lines of a corporate chatbot and more like building a custom, cinematic "Jarvis." For beginners, we will demystify the core benefits of running AI locally: absolute data privacy, zero recurring subscription fees, and the freedom from server outages or internet latency. It is about taking back ownership of your data and your digital tools. To bridge the gap between concept and reality, we will look under the hood at the hardware that makes this possible. We will break down exactly what an enthusiast needs to get started without needing an enterprise budget, highlighting the importance of a solid foundation—like an AM5 motherboard and plenty of fast DDR5 RAM—and the crucial role of GPU VRAM. Using a dual-GPU setup as a real-world example, the audience will learn how concepts like quantization compress massive open-source models so they can run efficiently on consumer hardware. Once the hardware is understood, we will dive into the software ecosystem that brings the machine to life. We will explore user-friendly inference servers like Ollama and LM Studio that make loading up models as easy as installing an app. For the enthusiasts looking to go deeper, we will touch on Unsloth Studio for fine-tuning models and creating custom LoRAs. The goal is to show the audience how to navigate platforms like Hugging Face, select the right model weights, and understand the metrics that matter, such as tokens per second and prompt processing times. Finally, we will look at the true potential of a local AI setup: autonomous agents. We will explore how to give a local model "hands" by connecting it to tools, local CLI environments, and secure Docker sandboxes. By setting up gateways to platforms like Telegram and giving the AI access to read and write local Markdown wikis, it transitions from a passive chat window into a self-improving, continuous digital assistant. The presentation leaves the audience with a practical blueprint for a living project, demonstrating that setting up local AI is an evolving story well worth writing. LOGISTICS AND PARKING: The talk starts at 7:00 PM. The first half hour is reserved for everyone to get set up and mingle. Free pizza and drinks! The cheapest parking option is to find street parking, which will only cost you a few bucks. Otherwise, park in the nearby veteran's museum lot for $8. It's highly recommended you avoid the nearby $15 garage parking.

Evolve Elevate (Virtual)

Evolve is all about creating an Authentic Community, Deeper Connections, and Confident Growth. We are a group of entrepreneurial women who connect personally and professionally. We welcome every guest to experience our authentic community with no cliques and no judgment. Come as you are! There's a seat waiting for you. Elevate is an action-oriented connection experience designed to help women entrepreneurs move beyond surface-level networking and into meaningful growth, collaboration, and courageous action. Each session centers around a focused business or personal development topic, followed by intentional breakout discussions that encourage deeper conversations, real relationship-building, and practical next steps. Unlike traditional networking events, Elevate is designed to create momentum. Women are encouraged not only to share ideas, but to actively support one another through accountability, collaboration, brainstorming, and action-based growth. Every meeting is an opportunity to build authentic connections, gain fresh perspective, and leave with a clear action step to implement before the next session. This is a space where women rise together — not through competition or hustle culture, but through encouragement, courage, consistency, and intentional community. \*\*Evolve Women's Collective is a membership based professional women's group. You can find more information at [www.EvolveWomensCollective.com](https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.EvolveWomensNetwork.com&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw0UekYvD4PoVa7WUlFFVHyp). Feel welcome to be our guest anytime! [Join the Call](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://zoom.us/j/7894682064&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw127u1EMKvrsjTOPRaLUJ51)

IxDA Chat ‘n Pancakes

Join the local UX and Design community for our casual monthly meetup. No particular topic, just conversation and practically unlimited coffee. We’re returning to an old favorite; you know you’d hate to miss it.

September Childfree Connection Night!!

Christians in Tech - Meetup #43 @ Improving

Christians in Tech is a community at the intersection of faith and technology. Our meetups are designed to spark meaningful conversations, promote knowledge sharing, and encourage growth—both in your career and your spiritual walk with God. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting your tech journey, CIT welcomes you. Our Website [https://christians-in-tech.org/](https://christians-in-tech.org/) Sponsors and Partners - Improving (Venue Sponsor) - Bethel World Prayer Center (Fiscal Sponsor) - Fruits & Roots (Coffee Partner)

Columbus Work Anywhere Build Something Real

**Go Remote. Build Something Real.** Skip the theory. This bootcamp gets you a working remote income system in two weeks. RSVP alone won't hold your spot — register below to confirm. ### [CLAIM YOUR SPOT](https://blanket.aiventurelab.org/product/RemoteReadyBootcamp?city=Columbus&groupurlname=meetup-group-aciqgfgb&startgmtdatetime=2026-08-29T22:00:00Z) - A network of other location-independent founders - Tools for landing remote clients fast - A 14-day action plan you can follow immediately One session. Real progress on your business.

COhPy Monthly Meeting

**Improving Office in Franklinton** Physical location: Improving Office 330 Rush Alley Suite #150 Columbus, OH 43215 Schedule: 6:00 p.m.: Socialize, eat, and drink. Improving will be providing pizza and beverages. 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Main meeting and presentation(s). Topic: Rick Power presents Automating Coding Agents in Production - A live coding session where we'll build a web application in Python on our desktop and send it to the TeamClaws workspace to run in production for live users. We meet on the last Monday of each Month. Presentations are given by members and friends of this group. If you would like to do a presentation (small or large) on a python topic, please contact Central OH Python at centralohpython@gmail.com

Game Dev Meetup (Online by Default - Pending In-Person)

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)]([mailto:info@thecogg.com](http://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)

The Completely Series - (A.M.) Field Shoot - Franklin Park Conservatory

Franklin Park Conservatory opens at 10:00 am but we will plan to meet at 9:00 am to walk the grounds before going in (you will have to purchase your own ticket). These events on the schedule are to serve three purposes: 1. These will serve as field shoots targeted at The Completely Series homework. Generally, each of these shoots will focus on the homework assigned in the two prior weeks. So locations and topics will be picked to match those expectations. 2. Additionally, these events are to serve as placeholders for TIME OF DAY. They are intended to be modified as needed to capture SUNRISE and/or EARLY MORNING light. They will likely be modified to time out for the IDEAL light on that day, at that location. EXPECT THEM TO BE MODIFIED as the time of year changes and/or schedule conflicts occur. But THERE WILL BE at least one morning shoot per month. 3. Lastly, they are also to serve as semi-monthly morning shoots for the group as a whole. YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE IN THE COMPLETELY SERIES to attend any of these morning field shoots. Locations and specifics will be updated as the event date approaches.

Columbus Build a Scalable Online Business with AI

**Launch an AI-Run Online Store** Learn to launch and automate an online store with AI doing the heavy lifting, from product research to ads. RSVP alone won't hold your spot — register below to confirm. ### [REGISTER NOW](https://blanket.aiventurelab.org/product/AIEcommerce?city=Columbus&groupurlname=meetup-group-aciqgfgb&startgmtdatetime=2026-08-29T22:00:00Z) - AI-powered product research and ad workflows - A repeatable blueprint you can scale - An automated, AI-driven store system Built for founders who want to move fast.