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**Date**: June 17 – 20, 2026 **Venue**: Paris Expo Porte de Versailles **Event** **website**: https://vivatech.com/ We're excited to showcase Hong Kong’s vibrant startup and tech ecosystem at **VivaTech 2026** in Paris, Europe’s Biggest Startup & Tech Event in **17-20 June 2026**! VivaTech is Europe's largest startup and technology event accelerating corporate innovation, attracted more than 180,000+ visitors, 14,000+ global startups, 7500+ international corporates & investors. The theme of this year lay on **AI & Robotics, Green & Energy, Digital Health, and Creative Technologies,** to foster collaborative business transformation. Be part of this incredible opportunity to **connect**, **innovate** and **accelerate** business on a global stage! 🚀 Connect with global investors 🌍 Meet Europe’s top corporates 🎤 Pitch. Showcase. Scale. 🌟 Represent Hong Kong innovation in Paris [>> Express Your Interest Now <<](https://hkstp.wufoo.com/forms/p1l1lidt199gmf9/) \*Shortlisted Companies will be notified on/ before Feb 13 Enquiries: mandy.lau@hkstp.org and roanne.mirador@hkstp.org **⚠️ Important registration notice** RSVPing on our platform does **not** register you for the event. To secure your place, please register via the above link.

Date: 13 February 2026 (Fri) Time: 19:20 - 21:00 \*HKT Coordinator: Alex Au Light Refreshments will be available! Please also tell us whether or not you will join our pizza night 🍕! **Please fill in the form for admission**: https://forms.gle/r8zHKak5cnZxpQ1V9 **Topics:** **Taming Regression – Real-World PyTest (Alex Au)** * Learn to write tests that *catch real issues*, not just satisfy mocks. * Learn how to *design-for-testability* and why "integration is truth" * VCR proxy pattern, Environment State management (freezing time & hacking DNS!) and AI-driven spec development **Long Term Memory for Google ADK Agents (Tarun Jain)** * Learn why Long Term memory of Agentic Workflow is needed * *Knowledge-graph-based memory* (using Cognee), *multi-hop reasoning* and *temporal state* tracking * Short demo using Google ADK, Cognee and Qdrant **Capacity:** 80 **Venue Info:** Ariel Wang Classroom (Room P4701), Yeung Kin Man Academic Building, City University of Hong Kong, Kowloon Tong **Rundown:** * 19:20 - 19:30 Opening Remarks / Upcoming Events * 19:30 - 20:00 Taming Regression – Real-World PyTest (Alex Au) * 20:00 - 20:10 Break & Networking * 20:10 - 20:50 Long-Term Memory for Google ADK Agents (Tarun Jain) * 20:50 - 21:00 Closing & Pizza Night **Speakers Bio:** **Alex Au** Alex is a Cloud Platform Engineer with experience in backend development and machine learning systems. He works on AI and cloud-native platforms and contributes to open-source projects. Alex is active in the Hong Kong Python community (coordinating meetups & PyCon HK) and is passionate about writing robust, testable code and efficient system designs. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-au-cloudeng **Tarun Jain** Tarun is a Founding Engineer, and Content Creator at AI with Tarun. He is also a Google Developer Expert AI. He was a maintainer to open source AI projects like OpenAGI and BeyondLLM and has spoken at international conferences. Tarun enjoys building intelligent systems, knowledge graphs, and long term memory solutions for AI agents. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaintarun75/ **Audience pre-requisite:** * Recommended having intermediate-level knowledge about Python (1 or more year of experience) **How to join?** * Fill in the form for admission: https://forms.gle/r8zHKak5cnZxpQ1V9 * Click "Attend" in this page

Meetup New Friends at Central HK (Free Entry) Time: Friday night usually \~7:30pm to 10pm (Weekly) Location: Central Market G/F (Center area), Central Hong Kong. 香港中環與新朋友見面 (Free Entry) 時間：週五晚上(通常) \~7:30pm 至 10pm（每週） 地點：香港中環中環街市地下（中心區）。

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聖經討論會是以日常生活與專業議題（如人際關係、職涯發展、熱門新聞、理財、人工智能等）為基礎的基督教聖經討論。您亦可提議主題，內容信徒與否都合適。 Bible Talk is a social event based on everyday life and professional topics (such as relationships, career, popular news headlines, finance, AI…etc.) You are also welcome to suggest topics. All content will be hospitable to all backgrounds.👌 雖然主持人會援引聖經經文，但請放心，這是個安全的平台，歡迎您基於自身經驗、文化、哲學與宗教背景分享觀點。所有背景皆受歡迎且受到尊重。 Although the host will reference biblical scriptures. Please rest assured that this is a safe platform to share your perspective stemming from your experience, culture, philosophies and religions. All backgrounds are welcomed and respected. 😊 主體語言：英文（可提供中文協助） Main language: English (Chinese assistance is available)

聖經討論會是以日常生活與專業議題（如人際關係、職涯發展、熱門新聞、理財、人工智能等）為基礎的基督教聖經討論。您亦可提議主題，內容信徒與否都合適。 Bible Talk is a social event based on everyday life and professional topics (such as relationships, career, popular news headlines, finance, AI…etc.) You are also welcome to suggest topics. All content will be hospitable to all backgrounds.👌 雖然主持人會援引聖經經文，但請放心，這是個安全的平台，歡迎您基於自身經驗、文化、哲學與宗教背景分享觀點。所有背景皆受歡迎且受到尊重。 Although the host will reference biblical scriptures. Please rest assured that this is a safe platform to share your perspective stemming from your experience, culture, philosophies and religions. All backgrounds are welcomed and respected. 😊 最棒的是，我們將提供餐飲，您無需支付分文！ The best part of this is, food and drinks will be provided, you don't have to pay a cent! 🍴 主體語言：英文（可提供中文協助） Main language: English (Chinese assistance is available)

(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.

(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

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## **Communications** *Talking, texting, typing — the choreography of staying connected.* This week, the focus is on **how people communicate in public** — phones, gestures, conversations, glances, and distractions. We’re surrounded by it: * Heads tilted toward screens * People talking, laughing, deciding * Fingers tapping out messages * Cables dangling from pockets * Video calls on sidewalks * Loud Bluetooth conversations no one asked to overhear * Quiet moments of connection—or isolation—in a crowd Let’s photograph **what communication looks like today**, out on the street. Person to person, person to device, person to the world. *** ### What to Look For: * **People mid-call** — expressive gestures, facial tension, pacing * **Texting and typing** — heads down, thumbs moving, lost in thought * **Groups talking** — animated, laughing, arguing, leaning in * **This isn't just phone** — its about people sharing ideas, jokes, decisions and commentary * **One-sided conversations** — people speaking into the air via earbuds * **Body language** — implications to the person nearby, or hardware device; posture shaped by headphones, screens, or social cues * **Solo moments** — someone sitting alone, preoccupied with their screen This is about **motion, emotion, and connection and disconnection** — how we communicate *with, without*, or *through* devices *** ### Approach & Style Ideas: * Shoot **fast** — gestures and expressions come and go quickly * Use a **longer lens** if you want to keep distance * Or go **wide and close** to emphasize context and contrast * Try **candid street portraits** of people mid-gesture * Look for **layers** — someone talking in the foreground, someone texting in the back * Play with **reflection** — phones in windows, faces in screens * Go for **motion blur** if it helps tell the story of urgency or distraction *** ### Why This Matters: We’re all constantly communicating — but often, we’re not really *present*. This assignment is a way to document the **modern rituals of connection** — or perhaps, **disconnection**. It’s a chance to photograph the **little human dramas** happening everywhere: the argument on or off the phone, the joke shared, the waiting, the searching, the scrolling. *** ### Meet-Up Details: **Start:** 2:30 PM **Location:** Mong Kok MTR Exit D3, street level, by the phone booth—how appropriate! **Debrief:** 4:00 PM at Couch Club (subject to change). G/F T.O.P. Building, 700 Nathan Road, Mong Kok. Let’s talk about what we saw — and what people *didn’t* see, while staring into their screens. *** ### After the Walk: Post up to **5-7 images** that capture **communication in action** — or in absence. Look for **emotion, contrast, and expression**. What does it look like when people are reaching out — and what does it look like when they’re not? COMMENT on your fellow photographers work. Constructive criticism is welcome, but the idea is to be involved.

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That time of the year again, not all of us found our person. This crawl is NOT a match making event cuz that's just cringey. This crawl is for us single people to get drunk and commiserate together. We will also look for happy couples and throw rocks at them because [why should they be happy](https://www.reddit.com/r/Scrubs/comments/1kcsj6/why_should_they_be_happy/). We will start at 19:00 from Not2Sweet but I will try to arrive earlier Not2Sweet [33 Peel St, Central](https://www.google.com.hk/maps/place/Not+2+Sweet/@22.2832831,114.1505636,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x3404010b1f459a6d:0x214f0a3ee13057ef!8m2!3d22.2832782!4d114.1531385!16s%2Fg%2F11y5vgv3_z?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDIwNS4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D) Their Happy Hour is 17:00 - 20:00 so feel free to arrive early to take advantage They are also doing a V-day special: $180 for 3 drinks. Their cocktails are excellent and also have very good food. Second stop will be just up the street at 20:30 at 99 Bottles [Shop B, 59a Peel St, Central](https://www.google.com.hk/maps/place/99+Bottles/@22.2824781,114.1498221,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x3404007b9f4cf0f7:0x7df9a275b54fe246!8m2!3d22.2824732!4d114.152397!16s%2Fg%2F11c6cpgz8n?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDIwNS4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D) This is a dive bar with no food option. But there are some food in surrounding shops. Final stop at 22:00 will be our usual haunt at The Globe [Garley Building, 45-53A Graham St, Central](https://www.google.com.hk/maps/place/The+Globe/@22.282423,114.1478156,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x3404007b759ce0c7:0x6ec115eaf78d5a97!8m2!3d22.2824181!4d114.1526865!16s%2Fg%2F1xb2b4yl?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDIwNS4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D) While they have excellent food by the time we arrive the kitchen will be closed. As per usual I will be wearing the [Snoo](https://www.reddit.com/r/plushies/comments/axu1ip/what_snoo_with_you_today/) stuff toy so we will be easy to spot. Strongly suggest everyone to pay for your drink as soon as you order it. The bill often get confusing when we have a large crowd. Please send me your whatsapp number so I can put you into the super secret elite whatsapp group. Finally, if you had a good time please leave a good review for our venues. Good venues are closing left and right in HK and they need all the help they can get.

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://linktr.ee/citcbus](https://linktr.ee/citcbus) Sponsors and Partners * Improving (Venue Sponsor) * Bethel World Prayer Center (Fiscal Sponsor) * Fruits & Roots (Coffee Partner)

**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 **Abstract** TBD **YouTube Link** TBA

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://linktr.ee/citcbus](https://linktr.ee/citcbus) Sponsors and Partners * Improving (Venue Sponsor) * Bethel World Prayer Center (Fiscal Sponsor) * Fruits & Roots (Coffee Partner)

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**Web Design Decoded: Tools, Practices, and Proven Processes:** **Semantic HTML** At WebDev Columbus, we are exploring some of the most important topics of professional high-end web design and page building. Primarily focused on site building in the WordPress environment, our group explores tools, tips, and techniques for building the best WordPress sites possible. Additionally, we focus on disciplines and technologies that take website design from visually appealing to optimized spaces for delivering you and/or your client's message effectively and with a nod towards extended reach. Each session combines practical demonstrations with real-world insights, giving you actionable knowledge you can apply immediately. Whether you're a seasoned developer looking to enhance your design skills or a newcomer wanting to understand design best practices, this series offers valuable insights for every skill level. **What to expect:** * Hands-on demonstrations of popular design tools * Best practices for design-to-development workflows * Tips for creating responsive, accessible designs * Real-world problem-solving scenarios * Interactive Q&A sessions * Networking opportunities with fellow developers **Each meetup features:** 60 minutes of focused presentation 30 minutes of live demonstrations 30 minutes for questions and discussion **See you there!** Our casual, collaborative environment encourages learning from both presenters and fellow attendees. Bring your questions, share your experiences, and connect with Central Ohio's web development community! **Stay tuned for specific session topics and dates.**

Columbus Code & Coffee is an inclusive, informal co-working session. People of all skill levels attend, and we love it that way. Many people (optionally) bring projects to work on, and many other people (optionally) socialize the entire time. It's entirely up to you! **What to Expect at the Intro Circle** \~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~ Near the beginning of the event (1:30 pm), we do a standup: * Organizer announcements, updates, and logistics Round 1 - (7 secs max): * Your name * What you're working on * What you can help others with Round 2: * Community events you wanna plug. If none, that's cool too. Round 3: * Job opportunities you're hiring for OR announce that you are looking for one. If none, that's cool. After the introduction circle, everything is self-organized! Feel free to work alone, pair up, attend one of our workshops/presentations, or mingle!

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. (NOTICE - Location change!) This session will be at the Karl Road Branch of the Columbus Library in the Conference Room 2.