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Want to make a real difference, but not sure how? [Effective Altruism](https://www.effectivealtruism.org/) is a community of people who think carefully about how to do the most good in the world. We're curious, open-minded, and always up for a good conversation. This is a casual get-together to connect, chat, and meet new people. Whether you're a long-time regular or just stumbled across EA for the first time, everyone is welcome! Come say hi! No experience needed, no commitment required.

**For players with level low advanced level or higher only.** We play on one court with 4 players. **Price** * 20 € for 2 hours * I use the money to cover the costs for the court, balls and rackets. * You can pay via Revolut, PayPal, instant Bank Transfer or Cash. I prefer transfer over cash. **Equipment** * I provide balls (usually Bullpadel Next) * If you need a racket, you can rent it from me for 2 € (limited number available). You can also rent a racket from the venue for 4 € **Cancellation** * Please cancel at least 10h before the event, to give people on the wait list the chance to jump in. Otherwise a late cancellation fee of 10 € must be paid. * Cancel at least 26h before the event in case the wait list is empty. Otherwise a late cancellation fee will be charged * Late Cancellation fees will be donated to Médecins Sans Frontières (Ärzte ohne Grenzen). * I understand that sometimes unexpected things can come up. However, not showing up and failing to let me know is considered disrespectful and goes against the community spirit. People doing uncommented no-shows have to pay the full event fee. **Important** * Playing competitive is allowed (Smashing balls, hitting balls close to opponent player etc.) * We still value fair play and sportsmanship. * Having fun together is way more important as winning. **Other information** * We are respectful and warm with each other. Our cultural and professional background is diverse * The venue has changing rooms and showers free of charge (for the lockers you have to bring your own padlock) * If you have questions, you can send me a message any time. I speak german too.

UX Vienna Evening Meetups are on the 2nd tuesday of every month — 12 times a year. Prepare for a concentrated dose of academic insight: four students from the User Experience Management Master’s programme will present the core findings of their latest thesis research in the style of lightning talks. A lightning talk is limited to a maximum of 10 minutes. **Lightning Talks:** **Collaboration between key roles in agile software projects** by [Thomas Theiner](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ttheiner/), Product Manager Network Security, Barracuda Role perceptions and communication influence collaboration between product management, software development, and user experience teams in agile environments. Based on interviews and survey insights, this talk highlights actionable best practices for improving alignment and enabling more effective cross-functional collaboration. **Co-creation with AI: The impact of AI-supported prototyping and live testing on co-creation within solution delivery teams** by [Raluca Chisalita](https://www.linkedin.com/in/raluca-chisalita-34627519a/), Technology Consultant (User Experience & Power Platform), Avanade This research investigates how AI-supported prototyping and live testing using Figma Make affect design co-creation within solution delivery teams compared with traditional, non-AI design workflows. The study was conducted within Avanade's corporate context, involving cross-functional teams of designers and developers. Retrospective experiences of participants in non-AI workshops, together with live workshops, are used to assess how AI affects clarity and confidence in design concepts, collaboration dynamics, and the speed or frequency of design iterations. **More Relevant Search Results: How Ad-Scoring and Relevance-Sorting can Increase User Satisfaction** by [Sina Benjamin Jonas](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sinabenjaminjonas/), UX Designer & Project Manager On willhaben’s second-hand fashion marketplace, this thesis examines how clearer, better-described product ads can rank higher in search results. It builds a simple scoring model for ad quality and plugs it into a new way of sorting the results. First tests show that the new model can increase overall satisfaction of potential buyers with minor UI and programmatic changes to the search results. **Navigating Compatibility with Confidence: Turning Technical Complexity into Usable Product Guidance** by [Angelika Loidolt](https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelika-loidolt/), Web Projekt Manager, Rascom A compatibility rating should help users decide — but when PC hardware becomes more complex, the rating itself can become a source of confusion. Through the case of Noctua, we take a look at how a CPU-specific cooler rating system can be revised to communicate performance and compatibility more clearly for modern CPUs. We explore how UX can turn technical complexity into guidance that helps users move from uncertainty to a confident product decision. \-\-\- Collaboratively we document each UX Vienna Evening Meetup at [https://UXvienna.at/ongoing/](https://uxvienna.at/ongoing/) \- Check out to see what kept us busy and what you might have missed so far\. UX Vienna announcements are available at [https://meetup.com/UXvienna](https://meetup.com/UXvienna). In addition you can follow us on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/103220346). We are looking forward to seeing you!

Join our community of Americans living in Vienna, who are also trying to save democracy! Our June Cocktail party is for all who are curious about Democrats Abroad, those who want to know us better, and, of course, our long-time members and friends. We especially encourage you to come if you want to volunteer to help us create a Blue Tsunami for the midterms. But if you just want to enjoy a cocktail and socialize with fellow Americans, see you on the 9th! RSVP on our [website](https://www.democratsabroad.org/blc/june_cocktail_party) to let us know you're coming!

Hello everyone! It’s been long in the making, but finally all pieces have fallen into place and we’re beyond excited to announce a very special edition of our meetup on Tuesday, June 9th: **Shitty Robots & Weird Tools - with Mario & Armin**. These two speakers probably don’t even need an introduction in this community as it’s largely due to them and their buddy Peter that Austria/Vienna has become a well-known spot on the AI Engineering world map. Still, if you don’t know them yet, find the details about them below. **Mario** will kick off the meetup with a talk about a recent pet project of his, the **“Shitty Robot”**. Then **Armin** will talk about **“Weird Tools”** for coding agents. And we’ll make sure there will be room for plenty of questions from the audience. This announcement is very short-notice, as the **meetup is in just two days**, but we hope that despite that you'll be able to join us and listen in person to Mario and Armin's uniquely interesting takes on AI, before the World Cup and the summer months make such gatherings effectively impossible. Special thanks to **SQUER**, who have jumped in and generously offered us their office in the **9th district** to host this special event. Join us for an unforgettable evening with the **Austrian AI Engineering avant-garde**! \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Speakers \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- For the folks who don't know these two already 😉… * **Mario Zechner** (**@badlogicgames**) is the creator of Pi, a minimalist, self-modifying AI coding agent now stewarded by the startup Earendil, where he's a stakeholder and team member. Before AI, he built the popular cross-platform Java game framework libGDX and spent years on the animation tool Spine. Refreshingly blunt about the industry, Mario calls permission popups "security theater," warns about "token addiction," and tells engineers to slow down and treat agents as surgical tools. Blog: [https://mariozechner.at/](https://mariozechner.at/) * **Armin Ronacher** (**@mitsuhiko**) co-founded Earendil to build AI developer tooling, after a decade at Sentry where he was a very early engineer and rose to VP of Platform. He's best known as the creator of Flask, the Python microframework that famously began as a 2010 April Fool's joke, and of the Jinja template engine, alongside a long line of Pallets and Rust projects. A prolific blogger and frequent speaker, he's openly skeptical of AI hype while building squarely within it. Blog: [https://lucumr.pocoo.org/](https://lucumr.pocoo.org/) \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Schedule \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- 18:00 - Doors open: get together with food and beverages 18:30 - Welcome talk by SQUER 18:45 - "How to build a Shitty Robot - Euromaxxing local models" (Mario Zechner) 19:30 - Break 19:45 - "Weird Tools - What happens if you give your coding agent weird tools?" (Armin Ronacher) 20:30 - More drinks & networking. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Location \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- SQUER Solutions GmbH Althanstraße 4/3/63 1090 Vienna \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Sponsor \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- This event is generously sponsored by **SQUER**, a Vienna and Munich-based IT consultancy specialized in software transformation and AI-native development. 🙏 SQUER works with engineering teams across the DACH region to modernize architectures, enable AI workflows, and build the technical foundation for sustainable digital change. Sponsoring the Vienna AI Engineering Meetup reflects SQUER's commitment to shaping a strong AI engineering community in and around Vienna.

Every Tuesday, 13:00 – 18:00 Looking for a little extra motivation to tackle your to-do list? Join us for our weekly Body Doubling event at Villa Vida! What is Body Doubling? Body doubling is a productivity technique where simply working alongside others helps you stay focused, accountable, and motivated. Whether you’re studying, working remotely, or just need a space to concentrate, being around others who are also focused can make a difference. What to Expect: A relaxed, supportive environment for getting things done Quiet spaces for deep work and focus Free WiFi throughout the cafe Bring your laptop, notebooks, or anything else you need to stay on track. Drop in anytime from 13:00-18:00 – we’re here every Tuesday to keep you in good company and good spirits while you work. See you there!  *** Jeden Dienstag, 13:00 – 18:00 Brauchst du ein bisschen extra Motivation, um deine To-Do-Liste abzuarbeiten? Dann komm zu unserem wöchentlichen Body-Doubling-Event bei Villa Vida! Was ist Body Doubling? Body Doubling ist eine Produktivitätstechnik, bei der die Anwesenheit anderer dir hilft, fokussiert, motiviert und bei der Sache zu bleiben. Ob beim Lernen, Arbeiten im Homeoffice oder anderen Aufgaben – das Arbeiten neben Gleichgesinnten kann einen echten Unterschied machen. Was dich erwartet: Eine entspannte, unterstützende Atmosphäre zum konzentrierten Arbeiten Ruhige Bereiche für tiefe Konzentration Kostenloses WLAN im gesamten Café Bringe deinen Laptop, deine Notizen oder alles andere mit, was du brauchst, um produktiv zu sein. Komm jederzeit zwischen 13:00 und 18:00 Uhr vorbei – wir sind jeden Dienstag hier, um dir Gesellschaft und positive Energie zu bieten. Bis bald! 

Join us for an Apache Kafka® meetup on Tuesday, June 9th from 5:30 pm hosted by Austrian Post AG! **Not an official dress code, but if you're in the mood to bring your "beach party outfit" it would be nice!** 📍**Venue:** Austrian Post AG Rochusplatz 1 1030 Vienna 🗓 **Agenda:** * 5:30pm: Doors open * 5:30pm – 6:00pm: Drinks and networking * 6:00pm - 6:45pm: How to discover schemas and topics for your next domain service * 6:45pm - 7:30pm: Kafka on Kubernetes: Building a Full-Stack Streaming Environment with Strimzi * 7:30pm - 9:00pm: Additional Q&A, Snacks and Networking 💡 **Speaker One**: Nicola Narducci (Austrian Post), Lukas Peleska (Austrian Post) **Title of Talk:** How to discover schemas and topics for your next domain service **Abstract:** At the foundation of every event driven system are schemas and topics describing what data is flowing through your system. Nico and Lukas will show what it takes for topics and schemas to show up in EventCatalog for data discovery. This includes their GitOps approach, how versioning, reviews, and automation helps them maintain consistency, enable self‑service, and avoid breaking changes in production. **Bio:** **Nico** joined Austrian Post in 2021, contributing to and leading the Event Streaming Platform as Solution Architect. His academic roots are in Bologna Italy. He started working as a software engineer in a small software house in Italy before moving to Vienna. Outside of work, he enjoys biking, video games (especially AoE2), eating pizza and tinkering with anything that can be connected to a network **Lukas** started working for Austrian Post in 2024 as a Software Engineer for the Event Streaming Platform. In his career he has mostly worked in enterprise environments with reactive systems playing a significant part everywhere. His first interactions with Kafka were in 2017. When not delivering Kafka Messages at Post, he likes watching old movies at the cinema, playing the guitar and doing analog photography. 💡**Speaker Two**: Sahil Sharma **Title of Talk:** Kafka on Kubernetes: Building a Full-Stack Streaming Environment with Strimzi **Abstract:** Running Apache Kafka on Kubernetes was once considered a daunting task. However, the Strimzi operator has simplified this process, making it possible to manage complex streaming infrastructure through a declarative approach. In this session, we will demonstrate how to bridge the gap between local development and production patterns by deploying a full-stack Kafka environment inside a Kind cluster. We will walk through a live setup including: * Cluster Provisioning: Using Strimzi to deploy a functional Kafka cluster in seconds. * Management & Visibility: Integrating Kafbat UI to inspect topics and messages. * Observability: Implementing a Grafana and Prometheus + AlertManager stack to track broker health and consumer lag. * Application Flow: Deploying a producer and consumer to validate the end-to-end data pipeline using Confluent library. * Whether you are building a local sandbox or planning a larger rollout, you will leave with a repeatable template for a fully observable Kafka ecosystem on Kubernetes. **Bio:** **Sahil** is a Cloud & Platform Engineer focused on building resilient infrastructure at the intersection of Kubernetes and cloud-native technologies. (Contact: https://sahil.work) \*\*\* If you would like to speak or host our next event please let us know! [community@confluent.io](http://community@confluent.io/)

Hi Deep Learners, We are happy to announce one more Vienna Deep Learning Meetup before the summer break: on **June 10** at ÖBB. We will again have two talks: Agentic AI in Production and Exploratory Causal Inference. \*\*\* **Agenda:** * 18:15 Arrival * 18:30 **Introduction** by the meetup organizers * **Welcome** by the host: ÖBB * 18:45 **Talk 1: Agentic AI Systems in Production: Best Practices, Challenges & Lessons Learned** by Hilda Kosorus (*Onefold AI*) * 19:30 **Announcements** * **Networking Break** * 20:00 **Talk 2:** **Scaling Empiricism in Artificial Causal Inference** by Riccardo Cadei *(ISTA)* * 20:30 **Networking** * \~21:30 **Wrap up & End** \*\*\* **Talk Details:** \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **Talk 1:** **Agentic AI Systems in Production: Best Practices, Challenges & Lessons Learned** Building agentic AI systems that work in production is harder than the demos suggest. Real users, real data, and real edge cases surface challenges that don't show up in most tutorials. We must consider orchestration trade-offs, observability gaps, evaluation strategy, latency and cost realities. There's constant tension between giving agents autonomy and keeping them under control. In this talk, we share what we've learned shipping agentic systems end-to-end. We'll walk through how our architectures evolved and the trade-offs behind each shift, and we'll be honest about which frameworks — such as LangGraph, LangChain, Langfuse — earned their place in our stack. Expect architecture diagrams and the patterns we now apply to lead our custom projects to success. **About the speaker:** We are Onefold AI — Tobi, Csenge, and Hilda. We combine deep LLM engineering with a research foundation, years of data science work, and multiple agentic systems shipped end-to-end into production. Our recent projects span compliance and audit automation, multi-agent workspaces for food scientists, and our own product development — all building on the hard-won lessons we'll share in this session. **Talk 2:** **Scaling Empiricism in Artificial Causal Inference** Randomized trials are the gold standard of empirical science, yet their analysis still hinges on hand-crafted hypotheses: the investigator has to decide upfront what to measure and whom to compare, often anchoring on familiar narratives. A paradigm shift is now within reach: modern trials measure more, and representation learning gives us the tools to scale the reading accordingly. In this talk, I will present two algorithms I developed to bridge this richer measurement to causal claims, e.g., scientific discoveries or policy guidelines. Neural Effect Search (NES) identifies the latent effects of a treatment from unstructured outcomes. Neural EXposure Interaction Search (NEXIS) identifies an interpretable and prescriptive characterization of effect heterogeneity. I will illustrate both through real-world deployments in experimental ecology and development economics. **About the speaker:** Riccardo Cadei is an ELLIS PhD student at ISTA with a growing record of foundational, methodological, and applied contributions to Causal Inference and AI for Science. He actively collaborates with biologists, neuroscientists, economists, and public-health researchers, translating his vision of Artificial Causal Inference into concrete scientific workflows. We are looking forward to welcoming you at our last meetup before summer! Your VDLM organizer team

Join us for a nurturing and empowering in-person afternoon at **commonroom** for a form of networking going deeper. A local expression of our global **[Women Lead Community](https://women-lead-community.mn.co/),** each month we create a space for women to slow down, connect with themselves and others, and explore a new form of leadership grounded in **presence, purpose, and mutual support**. After a joint arrival, we take the time to reflect on our needs as well as what we each have to offer to the world. We have the opportunity to practice pitching our offers and needs in a safe space and connecting with other inspiring women who are eager to support each others growth. Just come as you are – curious, present, and open. No need to prepare anything. Bring a friend or meet new ones. Have something to write with you for the reflection and bring business cards and flyers of your offers, if you have any. The sessions are held in **English**. They are open to women of all backgrounds who are curious about co-creating a more conscious, caring, and connected world. If you are not yet part of the [Women Lead Community](https://women-lead-community.mn.co/) it would be amazing if you could sign up to our free community platform before the session. We encourage you to include your offers and needs in our virtual marketplace at the end of the session to reach even more women who could support you.

We are pleased to welcome **Eva Flonner** from UNIQA Insurance Group to present an R package for health insurance. Join us to explore how R can be put to work in actuarial practice, from data to modeling to simulation. As we promote gender diversity and inclusion in the R community, all genders and skill levels in R are welcome! **ℹ️ Abstract** **HePriceR** is an R package for health insurance pricing that provides a framework for modeling expected claims and their uncertainty. The package consolidates classical actuarial approaches with modern statistical modeling, enabling transparent, reproducible, and extensible actuarial workflows. The core focus of HePriceR lies in the estimation of expected claims and their uncertainty. It implements multiple methodological approaches, including the Rusam method for expected claims, as well as comprehensive frequency–severity modeling. The package further provides technical implementations for common product design features, such as deductibles, sublimits, and benefit caps, ensuring that modeled claim distributions align with contractual reality. From a software design perspective, HePriceR relies on a structured system of S3 classes and methods, including dedicated hpr_pricing_data objects and corresponding fit objects. This design enables consistent handling of data, fitted models, diagnostics, and downstream simulation. On top of the fitted models, the package offers Monte Carlo simulation capabilities. Overall, HePriceR provides a cohesive actuarial toolkit that bridges actuarial methodology and statistical modeling, supporting both daily operations and advanced analytical use cases. This package is based on joint work with Herr Kompott. **🗺️ Location** Seminar Room DC red 07 / Sem.R. DC rot 07 (DC07A15) 7th floor, red area TU Wien Freihaus Wiedner Hauptstraße 8-10, 1040 Vienna ([map](https://maps.app.goo.gl/N8PSCZfdi97KirFY6)) **📍 How to find us** In the red area of TU Wien Freihaus, take the lift to the 7th floor. After exiting the lift, turn right and walk through the door. The seminar room will be on your left. Use this [floor plan](https://maps.tuwien.ac.at/?q=DC07A15#map) to help locate the room.

Join us for a nurturing and empowering in-person afternoon at **commonroom** for a form of networking going deeper. A local expression of our global **[Women Lead Community](https://women-lead-community.mn.co/),** each month we create a space for women to slow down, connect with themselves and others, and explore a new form of leadership grounded in **presence, purpose, and mutual support**. After a joint arrival, we take the time to reflect on our needs as well as what we each have to offer to the world. We have the opportunity to practice pitching our offers and needs in a safe space and connecting with other inspiring women who are eager to support each others growth. Just come as you are – curious, present, and open. No need to prepare anything. Bring a friend or meet new ones. Have something to write with you for the reflection and bring business cards and flyers of your offers, if you have any. The sessions are held in **English**. They are open to women of all backgrounds who are curious about co-creating a more conscious, caring, and connected world.

# Tired of dating apps or surface-level social events? This is different. Relational Labs is a guided connection experience for singles who want more honest, playful, emotionally intelligent interaction — without performance, pressure, or endless small talk. This is not speed dating. Not networking. Not “pitch yourself to strangers.” It’s a facilitated relational container rooted in psychology, emotional intelligence, attachment work, social dynamics, nervous system awareness, and real-world human connection — made practical enough that you can actually live it instead of reading another 50 books about it. ## What happens • A 2-hour guided online relational experience • Real-time connection exercises designed to create authentic interaction • A format that adapts in real time to whoever is present • Optional participant-led in-person continuation afterward • WhatsApp connection thread after the session ## This may be for you if: • You’re tired of shallow or repetitive social spaces • You want deeper connection without forced intimacy • You enjoy personal growth, psychology, communication, or relational work • You’re open to meeting people in a more intentional way ## Important This experience runs with whoever is present and takes its own shape each time. Sometimes expansive. Sometimes intimate. Both are the real thing. Booking happens through our website. 👉 Reserve your spot: [https://consciousconnectionsclub.com/join](https://consciousconnectionsclub.com/join) Optional in-person continuation: same day or within 48 hours depending on the city Most people come alone. People often leave surprised by how quickly strangers can feel human, warm, honest, and real. Sometimes awkwardness turns into ease. Sometimes curiosity turns into chemistry. Sometimes people simply remember what it feels like to actually connect again.

**🕊️📚 BUCHPRÄSENTATION & PODIUMSDISKUSSION** **🌍 Wege zum Frieden. Perspektiven kritischer Friedensforschung** Wie kann Frieden unter den Bedingungen globaler Krisen, neuer Aufrüstung und wachsender gesellschaftlicher Polarisierung gedacht und gestaltet werden? Wir laden herzlich zur Präsentation des neuen Buches „Wege zum Frieden. Perspektiven kritischer Friedensforschung“ mit anschließender Podiumsdiskussion ein. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📅 DATUM & ORT **🗓️ Mittwoch, 10. Juni 2026** 🕡 18:30 Uhr **📍 Bella Volen Galerie** Landesgerichtsstraße 6, 1010 Wien **✨ Eintritt frei** ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ **🎙️ MITWIRKENDE** • Prof. Heinz Gärtner • Sophia Stanger • Rosa Logar • Prof. Wolfgang Hofkirchner • Univ.-Ass. Josef Mühlbauer (Herausgeber & Moderation) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ **📖 ZUM BUCH** Im Mittelpunkt des Abends steht das neue Buch „Wege zum Frieden. Perspektiven kritischer Friedensforschung“, das unterschiedliche wissenschaftliche und gesellschaftspolitische Zugänge zu Frieden, Sicherheit, Gewaltprävention und sozial-ökologischer Transformation zusammenführt. Die Publikation beleuchtet aktuelle Herausforderungen ebenso wie konkrete Ansätze für eine friedensorientierte Politik und Gesellschaft. Im Rahmen einer Buchpräsentation und anschließenden Podiumsdiskussion diskutieren renommierte Expert aus Wissenschaft und Praxis über die Bedeutung kritischer Friedensforschung in einer Zeit multipler Krisen. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ **💬 FÜR WEN?** Die Veranstaltung richtet sich an alle Interessierten aus Wissenschaft, Politik und Zivilgesellschaft, die sich mit Fragen von Frieden, Sicherheit, Demokratie und sozialer Gerechtigkeit auseinandersetzen. Im Anschluss an die Diskussion besteht Gelegenheit zum persönlichen Austausch mit den Podiumsgästen. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ [Eventbrite Link](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wege-zum-frieden-friedensforschung-buchprasentation-tickets-1990382187703) ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ **🚇 ANFAHRT** Die Galerie ist ein ebenerdiges Geschäftslokal direkt an der Straße zwischen dem Rathaus und dem Café Bendl. 🚇 U2 Rathaus – Ausgang Rathaus (direkt neben der Galerie) 🚇 U3 Volkstheater 🚋 Linien 1, 71, D – Station Parlament 🚋 Linie 2 – Station Rathaus 🚋 Linien 43, 44 – Station Landesgerichtsstraße 🚋 Linie 46 – Station Auerspergstraße 🚌 Bus 13A – Station Theater in der Josefstadt **🏛️ ORGANISATION** Diese Veranstaltung wird von Salon Artemira organisiert, einem österreichischen Verein und interdisziplinären Forum für Friedensforschung, Kunst, Kultur und Wissenschaft. Gegründet wurde Salon Artemira vom Politikwissenschaftler, Autor und Friedensforscher Josef Mühlbauer (BA BA MA) sowie der akademischen Malerin, interdisziplinären Künstlerin und Galeristin Mag.art. Bella Volen. Durch Vorträge, Diskussionen, Ausstellungen und wissenschaftsorientierte Veranstaltungen schafft Salon Artemira eine Plattform für den Dialog zwischen Wissenschaft, Kultur und Gesellschaft. Wir freuen uns darauf, Sie zu einem Abend des Austauschs, der kritischen Reflexion und der internationalen Begegnung begrüßen zu dürfen.

After a great kickoff, the Vienna OpenSearch community continues to grow. If you’re into search, logs, or anything around data and observability, come hang out, exchange ideas, and meet like-minded people. No matter if you're an expert or just curious, you’re welcome. This edition is about practical AI-assisted operations: exploring how operational workflows, data analysis, and troubleshooting can be supported through modern AI tooling and agentic runtimes. **[RISE](https://www.rise-world.com/de/)** is happy to host the evening with free drinks and snacks — just bring your curiosity and good vibes! **Agenda** * 6:00pm - 6:15pm - Open Doors & Welcome Notes * 6:15pm - 7:00pm - Talk 1 (David Riepl, RISE GmbH) * 7:00pm - 7:30pm - Break (Drinks and Snacks) * 7:30pm - 8:15pm - Talk 2 (Max Scharizer, RISE GmbH) * 8:20pm - 9:00pm - Networking (Drinks and Snacks) **Location** RISE GmbH, Wiedner Hauptstrasse 68, 1st Floor 1040 - Vienna --> [https://maps.app.goo.gl/ZJf4MGgZffdgTxtH8](https://maps.app.goo.gl/cNb63cW7hiQcNQ5v7) **Speakers and Sessions** **Talk 1:** **From ChatOps to Agentic Ops: Building Operational AI Workflows on OpenSearch** AI-assisted operations are evolving beyond simple chat interfaces. This hands-on session explores the path from ChatOps toward Agentic Operations using OpenSearch as a data platform and OpenCode as the agentic runtime. We will demonstrate practical operational AI workflows hands-on in complex multi-tenant OpenSearch environments. Along the way, we will critically examine where AI-driven operations provide real value and where they introduce new complexity. **David Riepl** is a System Engineer at RISE, specializing in product development for log analysis and security monitoring. With over 15 years of experience in the field IT operations, he has developed expertise in designing and implementing highly available systems, implementing comprehensive application and security monitoring strategies for complex IT environments. **Talk 2:** **Root Cause Analysis of OpenSearch Clusters with the Model Context Protocol (MCP)** In this talk, we will take a look at MCP - a very well established AI protocol - and show how it can help us to conduct Root Cause Analysis on OpenSearch Clusters. **Max Scharizer** is a Systems Engineer at RISE, specializing in Monitoring & Observability, Kubernetes and Container Platforms.

Topic to be announced. **THANK YOU** *Franklin University* for hosting our meetup! To learn more about *Franklin University*, please visit their website: https://www.franklin.edu/ **DIRECTIONS** Franklin University Fisher Hall 300 E. Main St, Columbus, OH 43215 Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jxjBA2hUmS5qrvhq8 Parking is FREE! Please park in Lot C in front of Fisher Hall. See attached map. NOTE: Map the address only. When mapping with Google Maps it may use the Fisher Hall at OSU, which is NOT correct. **Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab?** Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com

Join us as we discuss our June pick: Metal Slinger by Rachel Schneider! Book description: Even though she's not one of them, Brynn has spent her life among the Alaha, training to be a guard and waiting for the chance to attend the annual market hosted by the Kenta–the very same people who exiled her adopted community to a life at sea. Going to the market is a rite of passage eagerly anticipated by all young guards, but Brynn does not anticipate breaking a century-long peace treaty while there. Nor does she plan for the intense encounter with an enemy soldier that now threatens to unwind the fragile coexistence between their people–and everything Brynn once believed about herself to be true. Brynn's loyalty to the Alaha is tested when the truth of her identity is brought to light by this soldier who's taken an oath to bring her back to where she belongs. Narrowly escaping death on the violent high seas, Brynn's connection to the Alaha is further tested when she learns about the world of magic she's been denied. She was once certain of her fate and where she belonged, but the dark, knowing eyes of this stranger have her questioning everything, including her heart. Packed with knife fights and seafaring adventure, METAL SLINGER is the smash-hit start to the romantic fantasy duology, the Fire & Metal series

Join the Columbus AI community for a special event. **Battle of the Personal Agents** is your chance to see what people are actually building with AI agents and personal automation systems. Whether you’re running OpenClaw, Hermes, or a completely custom solution, bring your agent and show the community how it works. We’re interested in real-world implementations: the problems your agent solves, how you use it day-to-day, how it’s hosted and managed, how you built it, and why you’ve chosen to keep using it. Live demonstrations are encouraged, so be prepared to show your code, architecture, workflows, and your agent performing real tasks. This is less about polished presentations and more about sharing practical experience, comparing approaches, and learning from one another. If you’d like to present, please contact Chris Slee (via meetup) before the event so we can allocate enough time for everyone’s demonstrations. Come ready to show what you’ve built, discover what others are doing, and maybe find a few ideas worth taking home. Whether you’re deep in the field or just getting curious, come connect with others building and exploring AI in Columbus. Sponsored by [Transform Labs](https://www.linkedin.com/company/transformlabs/) Sign up also accessible via [Transform Labs Luma](https://luma.com/transformlabshq)

**The event has been canceled.** *Note: this is a demonstration event only, you **will not** shoot you own images. However, if you bring your camera we can test it for compatibility with the studio lights.* Bondage elements can add an extra layer of emotion and artistry to your images. Sample images on the internet are however dominated by BDSM style shots that are often sexualized and emphasize the model being in distress. In this demonstration Rachel and I show ways to use bondage elements in an artistic way. We explore the types of accessories that work best in artistic images and the best way to photograph them. Our model is Rachel Adams, an internationally known fetish model with many years of experience in this genre.

Sleep in on Sundays. When you've had your fill of pajama-time, roll out and have some tasty brunch with your fellow Humanists!

We are recruiting new group leaders for virtual men's groups! Our primary groups are outdoor movement groups, but we are launching virtual groups for the state of Ohio and beyond and the groups will move outside in the spring, creating room for men's groups, women's groups and coed groups all over the country. Read below to learn about our groups and click the links at the bottom to apply. ### **What is an Outdoor Empowerment Group?** Our Outdoor Movement & Community Empowerment Groups are simple, guided experiences designed to help people reconnect with nature, themselves, and others. We combine some form of movement (hike, walk, run, bike, yoga, workout) and meaningful conversation within a simple community circle to create a space where individuals can support each other while prioritizing mental and physical well-being. Whether you’re seeking stress relief, personal growth, or community, our groups offer everyone a unique and welcoming environment. ## **Why Join?** * **Improve Mental & Physical Well-Being** – Movement, nature, and supportive conversations reduce stress and promote balance. * **Feel Less Alone** – Build genuine connections with like-minded people in a safe, welcoming space. * **Gain Clarity & Perspective** – Step outside daily routines and into a space designed for personal growth and reflection. ## **The Ideal Group Leader** The ideal group leader * Has a born-in passion for mental health, movement, connecting with nature and building community. * Has 5 extra hours per week to dedicate to a meaningful cause for at least one year. Yes, you can leave any organization at any time and we can also ask you to leave, but we are building with legacy in mind and we need people who can commit and be ALL IN on this mission to build with us. * Is independently financially stable with the ability to volunteer with no expectation of pay. This is a deeply beautiful journey of service that all participants commit to at Speak Your Mind. * An ability to manage groups with high emotional intelligence and desire for human connection. * An ability to self-motivate and market/promote their group on Facebook and other social platforms. * Nature informed therapy or clinical therapists/psychologists a plus. ## **Our Impact**  Since launching, we have helped thousands find support, connection, and healing through our Outdoor Movement Groups. 100% of participants surveyed have reported: * A noticeable improvement in mental clarity and emotional well-being. * An increase in social connection and a sense of belonging. * Said they would return again. We believe mental health should be accessible, community-driven, and rooted in nature. Join us and take the first step toward a more connected, grounded, and supported version of yourself. ### **Why Our Groups are Donation-Based** Our Outdoor Movement Groups are made possible through a donation-based model. This approach allows us to keep our events accessible to everyone, regardless of financial circumstances, while also ensuring that we can continue expanding our reach. It’s a great way to pay it forward and support the growth of this beautiful mission! Every contribution helps us: * **Cover Essential Costs** – Donations allow us to pay essential legal, marketing, insurance, and admin costs as well as nourish the important people who run the organization. * **Grow Our Mission** – With your support, we can bring these healing experiences to thousands more people in the future and execute our long term plan to expand across the USA, affecting up to 500,000 people per year. By choosing to contribute, you’re not just leading an event—you’re helping build a mental health movement that supports long-term well-being and connection for all during a severe mental health epidemic. ## **Come Join Us!** We’d love to have you be part of this growing community of people prioritizing their mental health, movement, and connection. 🔹 **Visit Our Website to Learn More:** https://speakyourmind.men/joinusoutside 🔹 **Apply Here to Lead Your Own Group!** – https://form.jotform.com/taketimespeakyourmind/sym-group-leader-application 🔹 **Support the mission**: If you resonate with the mission and want to support, feel free to join a group before applying or donate to help us reach our goals to help more people! You can donate here: https://secure.givelively.org/donate/angels-for-angels/speak-your-mind Please text Mario with any questions: (808) 855-8831

Let’s meet and share discussion of the James Baldwin short story collection, Going to Meet The Man.