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**Location:** Sentry \| Jakov\-Lind\-Straße 5/4OG 1020 Wien \| [https://maps.app.goo.gl/ccu6A5W5Wm9YKcJ46](https://maps.app.goo.gl/ccu6A5W5Wm9YKcJ46) (entrance is next to Max&Benito, 4th floor) **Agenda:** 18:00 \| Arriving\, Networking\, Registration 18:30 \| Keynote and welcome 18:45 \| Talk 1 \| Evgenii \| Adapting Songs with ChatGPT \- How to Translate a Song Without Killing It 19:15 \| Break\, networking 19:30 \| Talk 2 \| Balazs \| Code\, Posture and AI: Preventing Spine Problems in Developers 20:00 \| Open Mic: 1\-Minute Lightning Talks \- add your slide here: [https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13w2QJtmDnn3_YqJy9eRWbvgtyyc7t1ISF4nHNnnHMfE/edit?usp=sharing](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13w2QJtmDnn3_YqJy9eRWbvgtyyc7t1ISF4nHNnnHMfE/edit?usp=sharing) 20:15 \| Food\, Drinks & Networking till 21:00 ***Overview about Talks:*** **Talk 1st:** **Adapting Songs with ChatGPT** In this talk, I’ll explore how ChatGPT, Claude Code, and Suno can be used to adapt songs from Russian, Spanish, and Hindi into singable English. We’ll look at why literal translation often fails, how to preserve emotion, rhythm, and rhyme, and how AI tools can help turn raw meaning into lyrics that actually work as a song. **Talk 2nd:** **Code, Posture and AI: Preventing Spine Problems in Developers** This talk explores how AI-based tools can support early detection through posture monitoring, movement analysis, and ergonomic feedback, and where medical expertise is still needed to prevent long-term spinal damage. **About Dr\. Balazs Abraham \|** Balazs is a medical specialist in orthopedics and traumatology, he brings a perspective from outside the usual software bubble, connecting professional experience, curiosity, and cross-disciplinary ideas. **About Evgenii Avdeev \|** Evgenii has been playing music, singing, and performing since the age of five. In his free time, he enjoys vibe coding and experimenting with AI-assisted music and lyrics **Our sponsor:** Sentry \| [https://sentry.io/](https://sentry.io/) [Coding Club Vienna @Lindedin](https://www.linkedin.com/company/coding-club-vienna/)

🎉 We've made it to our 10th meetup – and we're celebrating with a special guest! We're thrilled to have **Siegfried "Sigi" Samer**, Head of the Media Department at **AKM** (Austria's Performing Rights Organization), join us for an open discussion on music rights in the video game industry. Got questions about contracts, streaming rights, royalties, or how the AKM works for game composers? Bring them: This is your chance to get answers straight from the source, in a relaxed setting. **Topic: Music Rights for Game Audio** Come to our next hangout, **May 26th**, at **18:30**. **Bierteufl, Ungargasse 5, 1030 Wien**. Just ask for the Austrian Game Audio Meetup Group at the bar. See you there, Poppy & Stepan

The event is part of our WEEKLY MEETUP SERIES. ---- Hey Badminton Enthusiasts! This meet-up is for all levels: beginners, intermediates and experts. Everyone is welcome to join, test their skills and have some fun together! The organiser will reserve courts in advance - PLEASE ONLY REGISTER IF YOU REALLY PLAN ON COMING (OR CANCEL ASAP IF SOMETHING CAME UP). We are meeting at about 07:50 pm near the reception by the lounge area (next to the courts). Come a bit earlier so you have time to change into workout/sports clothes. The locker rooms are free to use. Also, bring clean indoor sports shoes, your racket and a water bottle with you. There is also a drinking fountain available if you need to replenish your bottle. The organiser will be at the club about 5 min. ahead of time and pay for everyone - please bring if possible exact change and pay the organiser after the event! The fee for this event is 6€. It is possible to rent rackets from the club, if necessary (3€). Sometimes members have spare rackets - please ask in the comment section below! If you are joining our events for the first time, WELCOME! Let the organizer know that you are new and they will find a place for you. Don't worry, we are an open and friendly group. We are sure you will develop connections with the people in our community in no time! Without further ado - see you at our next event! 2G rules apply: geimpft or genesen. We will adapt our events according to the official regulations.

Where Imagination Meets Expression Use this event for drop in style attendance. You will pay 55€ per session. You can book the whole season at a reduced price [here](https://reactors.viennaimprov.org)! \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Payment Click on "Participate" to join a session and pay 55€ per session by sending the amount to IBAN: AT072011184621669600 BIC: GIBAATWWXXX Account Holder: ViennaImprov eV Reference: WSRS + Your Meetup Name \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Cancellation Policy If you need to cancel your participation, you can just attend another session, just make sure you make it in time so others can join from the waiting list(if there is one), otherwise you will lose this "voucher". \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Event Description Whether you’re deep in your craft, starting your journey, or finding your way back to performing, this 8-part workshop series invites you to take creative risks, sharpen your tools, and connect through play. Led by actor, director, improviser, and seasoned teacher, Jim Libby, each session brings a fresh focus: sometimes physicality or emotional truth, other times improvisation or text work, or even authenticity training, or the craft of connection. Bilingual and welcoming: Sessions flow naturally in both English and German. No matter which language you bring, you’re fully included. What participants say: 👉 “A safe space - even when I was way out of my comfort zone.” 👉 “Sometimes challenging, sometimes life-changing, always fun.” 👉 “Jim doesn’t preach one method… he asks the right questions.” 👉 “An energy boost every time. You grow just by doing… and watching.”

Komm am Dienstagabend von **18:00 bis 20:00 Uhr** zum English Café im Vienna Mosaik! In entspannter und freundlicher Atmosphäre kannst du kostenlos dein Englisch üben, neue Leute kennenlernen und gute Gespräche führen. Egal ob Anfänger:in oder ob du deine Englischkenntnisse verbessern möchtest – alle sind herzlich willkommen. Es gibt Gruppengespräche, Gesprächsimpulse und viel Raum für lockeren Austausch. Snacks und Getränke stehen bereit, also komm vorbei und genieße eine schöne gemeinsame Zeit. Wir freuen uns auf dich! \~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~ Join us Tuesday evening from **18:00 to 20:00** for English Café at Vienna Mosaik! This is a relaxed and welcoming space to practice speaking English at no cost. Meet new people and enjoy meaningful conversations in a friendly atmosphere. Whether you’re a beginner or want to sharpen your English skills, everyone is welcome. We’ll have group discussions, conversation prompts, and plenty of space to chat naturally. Snacks and drinks are provided, so come as you are, grab a cup, and enjoy a fun time together. We’re looking forward to seeing you!

Things to know before playing: Ladies and Gentlemen, boys and girls; We play Tuesday Night Football (outdoor only) . We play 90 minutes (kick off is at 20:30, and we meet at least 15 minutes before for a warm up phase). Post-Corona football matches are most likely between 14-16 and 28-32 players. If you would like to join please bring artificial turf shoes (like the ones for indoor turf) and shin pads (not mandatory but definitely recommendable). All I ask is that you come with a good mood, be respectful to everyone, and pay online using the link below. [Tuesday Night via FOOTxp football website](https://footballexperiences.net/kickaball/p/tuesdaynightfootball/) **Other methods for payments.** **Erste Bank Transfer**: **Sorin-Florian Brici** **AT27 2011 1829 5564 7001** **\*[Revolut](https://revolut.me/brici)** \- Recommended\! **\* [Wise](https://wise.com/pay/me/sorinb256)** \- Also recommended\! **\*[Paypal](https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/sorinSocial/)** \- Please use non\-Commercial product We play light: no sliding, hard tackling, fighting, screaming, & hopefully no injuries. We need to respect current regulations in Vienna, Austria. The main priorities are to have fun and being safe. The drinks are relatively free after the game in the local pub, served to those who have shown fantastic football fair-play skills. We will confirm the location, the pitches, and the dressing room numbers via our dedicated Football WhatsApp group/s. Keep an eye out for the group messages. See you all soon. Sorin SMS/ WhatsApp +43 6764276984 (please ask to be added to our football groups). We will probably need to confirm your presence if you are coming for the first or second time. Important management rule: **\> "No shows" are penalized with 10€ fee\. Please remove your name from the list at least SIX\!\!\! \(6\) HOURS before the event\.** Book a place via FootballExperiences.NET using this link [FOOTxp](https://footballexperiences.net/kickaball/) One small final note: Please avoid trying to take justice in your hands. If someone is talking bad, complaining, insulting someone, fouling on purpose or committing the usual football shenanigans, please let the organizers know. Measures will be taken, we assure you. Any misbehavior on your part, such as responding in an obscene way, fighting, or leaving the pitch is not a practical and diplomatic way of resolving the issues (it tends to create more tension and cause more problems). Let’s be respectful and mature and try to enjoy the game we all love. That’s why we’re all here. Get to know people from all over the world and have fun! Thank you. Sorin

Hey folks, WE ARE BACK AGAIN! This Badminton meet-up is for ALL levels: beginners - advanced - experts. Everyone is welcome to join and test their skills and have some fun together. The organiser will reserve courts in advance - PLEASE ONLY REGISTER IF YOU REALLY PLAN TO COME (OR CANCEL ASAP IF SOMETHING CAME UP) SO WE HAVE CORRECT NUMBERS. Late cancelation (before 24 hours) or no show would be asked to pay. We are meeting at about 6:50 pm near the reception by the lounge. Come a bit earlier so you have time to change into workout/sports clothes. Also, bring clean indoor sports shoes and a water bottle with you. The organiser will be at the club about 10 min. ahead of time and pay for all - please pay the organiser after/before the event!! Cost is 22€ per court, the fee should be around 6€. It is possible to rent rackets from the club, if necessary (3€). Sometimes members have spare rackets - please ask. Enjoy!

Bring your JS interest and a good vibe! Everybody is welcome & feel free to share this invitation! **Talks and info:** All details: [https://viennajs.org/en/meetup/vienna-js-may-2026](https://viennajs.org/en/meetup/vienna-js-may-2026) **Timetable:** * 18:00: Gathering, food & drinks * \~18:45 - 19:00: Start of the first talk **Talks:** \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- 🗣️ Edouard Maleix ▶️ Context That Compounds: What I Learned Building a Memory Lifecycle for Coding Agents Most teams manage agent context with static rule files — CLAUDE.md, AGENTS.md, custom YAML checklists, skills, etc. I do too. Then I tracked what actually happened: agents repeated the same mistakes across sessions, rules accumulated without evidence they helped, and review load stayed constant no matter how many rules I added.This talk covers what I learned building and testing a different approach: treating context as a living artifact with a lifecycle — generated from real incidents, curated for gaps, compiled to token budgets, and evaluated before injection. The key insight: context you can't measure is context you can't improve.I'll walk through three concrete problems and the patterns I found to address them: 1. **Attribution** — when an agent opens a PR, you can't tell what it wrote, why, or whether a human reviewed it. Giving agents their own signing keys and git identity changes code review from guessing to auditing. 2. **Memory that persists** — Monday you correct an agent, Tuesday it makes the same mistake. I built a typed diary (episodic, procedural, semantic, reflection entries) that survives across sessions and compiles into token-budget context packs. The difference vs. static rules: rules authored from memory can't compound; entries harvested from incidents can. 3. **Evaluating context, not just code** — SWE-bench tests whether agents can fix bugs. I needed something different: does this context pack actually help the agent avoid known mistakes? I'll show why scenarios harvested from real incidents (20–67% baseline → 95–100% with context) wildly outperform auto-generated ones.The talk is grounded in real workflows, real failures, and real data. The patterns — identity, lifecycle-based memory, context-as-testable-artifact — are applicable regardless of which agent or framework you use. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- 🗣️ Speaker to be announced \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **🗣️Want to give a Talk?** ▶️ [https://viennajs.org/en/participate/give-a-talk](https://viennajs.org/en/participate/give-a-talk) **Location:** Dynatrace Austria GmbH THE ICON VIENNA ***Tower 24 - 22nd Floor*** Wiedner Gürtel 13, 1100 Vienna When you arrive in the ICON tower, walk straight to the info point and ask for a visitor’s card for Dynatrace (**22nd floor**). They will explain the way to Tower 24. Walk through the 1st glass door. At the 2nd glass door, you will need your visitor’s card (left side) and hold it against the card reader to open. Hold your visitor card against the card reader at the turnstiles, walk through it, and look at the screen on your slide (while entering). Don’t move too close to the gate before using your card, as it might block you. The screen will display a letter (A-D) about which elevator you need to take. You can also check your designated elevator by holding the card under one of the elevator screen panels. At the elevator entrance is a small display showing you the floor where it is going -> enter if you see the number 22. **Sponsor:** 🙏 Dynatrace Dynatrace definitely is one of Austria’s big success stories in recent history. Founded in 2005 in Linz, we're now one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies on the planet. Dynatrace is the market leader in software intelligence, that is: We provide full-stack insights into user sessions, applications' runtimes, and infrastructure. And guess what? We're looking for JavaScript developers: [https://careers.dynatrace.com/jobs/?country=Austria&category=Engineering](https://careers.dynatrace.com/jobs/?country=Austria&category=Engineering) **🙏 Want to sponsor?** We are looking for more sponsors! If you are interested please contact us via [viennajsmeetup@gmail.com](http://viennajsmeetup@gmail.com/) or at [viennajs.org.](http://viennajs.org./) \*\*\* **Don't forget to RSVP!**

Welcome to our May Meetup event for great talks, discussions and beers. We will meet at the Dynatrace office, thanks for hosting! **Agenda**: * Doors open 5:30 p.m. * ***Talk 1: 6:00 to 6:30 p.m.*** * **Speaker**: Philipp Maier * **Title**: Beyond the Fork: A 2026 Perspective on Terraform and OpenTofu * **Abstract**: Both Terraform and OpenTofu are industry-standard tools used to automate the provisioning and management of infrastructure through code. In this session, we will start at Commit b145fbc from 2023 and shortly review what happened back then and how OpenTofu started. We will then explore the technical divergence between Terraform and OpenTofu as of 2026 and how their managed ecosystems have evolved, looking at the practical trade-offs for our own projects. * **Break: 6:30 to 6:45 p.m.** * ***Talk 2: 6:45 to 7:30 p.m.*** * **Speaker**: Sahil Sharma * **Title**: 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. * **Networking**: start 7:45 p.m.

[*Included in the [Tango Learning Pass](https://www.jessicagerdel.com/tango-learning-pass/)*] **A grounded, embodied approach to Tango Argentino for beginners building foundations and improvers seeking clarity, depth, and freedom.** **Every Sunday (except during our Tango Immersion Weekends)**, we explore the essentials of Tango Argentino focusing not only on what to do, but on how and why we move the way we do in this dance. ✨ **No previous experience required**, just curiosity to work with essential principles that allow you to understand the Tango Argentino language sooner, and adapt easier to real social dance situations. **✨ Experienced dancers refine technique and efficiency of their movements** ✨ **You can come with or without a dance partner**, and learn the role(s) of your choice (Jessica encourages to learn both). ✨ **Each class is followed by our Focused Práctica**, a guided practice gathering for all levels, where you can take time to socialize and integrate what you learned, ask questions, receive feedback, and practice in a relaxed and supportive environment. **Sundays** (except during [Tango Immersion Weekends](https://www.jessicagerdel.com/tangoimmersion)) **19:00–20:00** Tango Basics Class **20:00–22:00** Practice Gathering with feedback **@ Breitenseer Straße 6, 1140 Wien** (door on the corner) ### Drop-in or register [here](https://www.jessicagerdel.com/tangobasics/#start). **The [Tango Learning Pass](https://www.jessicagerdel.com/tango-learning-pass/) includes our weekly classes (Wednesday and this Sunday course) and the practice sessions.** €20 per person per class €15 per person per Guided Practice session €85 pack of 4 classes in a row + Guided Practice sessions after each class Participants with low income can request the Solidaritarif (-20%) via email or in person. PS. This course doesn't include classes on May 17th, June 21st and July 19th because of the [Tango Immersion](https://www.jessicagerdel.com/tangoimmersion) Weekends. Jessica will guide you on which workshops are suitable for beginners if you want to join those weekends too. **Teaching approach** Spoiler alert: This is not about copying and memorizing steps. Jessica's teaching focus is on body awareness, connection, and developing good habits from the start — so what you learn works in real social dance situations and truly supports your dance in the long term. **Check out more about her work at [jessicagerdel.com](https://www.jessicagerdel.com/) and on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/tangoimmersion/)/[Instagram](http://www.instagram.com/abrazatango): Abrazatango.** Looking forward to seeing you there!

📖 Time to revisit our classic format and **talk about a great book** again🤩! At our May event, we'll discuss **Vivienne Ming's** “***Robotproof: When Machines Have All The Answers, Build Better People***”. Vivienne is is an American theoretical neuroscientist and artificial intelligence expert, and a self-professed Professional Mad Scientist. Her life and work are both extraordinary, and her latest book provides an actionable framework for rising above the “*the homogenized, vanilla world associated with AI”* (Forbes). There’s lots to mull over, get inspired by, and take home from her writing - so don’t hesitate and join the discussion! Don’t worry if life is too busy to read a whole book: It is absolutely not mandatory. We’ll provide enough information so everyone can learn something and connect insights to their own thinking and experiences. If you want to familiarise yourself with the author’s work, there are lots of podcasts you can listen to, like this one: [https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/stop-letting-ai-think-for-you-dr-vivienne-ming/id212382281?i=1000758167430](https://podcasts.apple.com/at/podcast/stop-letting-ai-think-for-you-dr-vivienne-ming/id212382281?i=1000758167430) There’ll also be time for **networking and conversation** over drinks and snacks (donations welcome, please bring some cash 😊). By participating, you agree that your likeness may be recorded and authorise UX Vienna to use any such recordings for event documentation and promotional purposes.

*Included in the new [Tango Learning Pass](https://www.jessicagerdel.com/tango-learning-pass/) –* Your first step towards a Tango that reliably works on the dance floor! **Check all details [here](https://www.jessicagerdel.com/tangobasics/).** Tango Argentino Basics is an invitation to start your tango journey with solid foundations, clarity, and trust in your process. Join to learn the essentials of Tango Argentino from a mindful, embodied approach, focusing not only on *what* to do, but on *how* and *why* we move the way we do in this dance. This course is ideal for you if: * You’re a complete beginner in Tango Argentino * You’re returning to tango and want to rebuild the foundations of your dance * You’re looking for a thoughtful, body-aware approach to Tango Argentino within a friendly community * You appreciate a safe space for questions, mistakes, and exploration You’ll learn: * Fundamental posture and body organization * Tango essentials technique, connection, musicality and navigation on the dance floor * How to move with another person comfortably and clearly * The foundations needed to start social dancing, and building confidence in your movements **No previous experience required**, just curiosity to work with the principles that allow you to understand the Tango Argentino language sooner and adapt easier to real social dance situations. **You can join with or without a dance partner, and learn the role(s) of your choice**. Jessica encourages learning both. **Join us at our new studio!** Yes! We moved! A new bigger and nicer space awaits you just across the street from U3 Hütteldorfer Straße, trams 10 / 49 and bus 12A. The S-Bahn gets you there in a breeze from the other side of the city, and a Parking around the corner saves you headaches if coming by car. * **Breitenseer Straße 6, 1140 Wien** (EWTO Akademie - door on the corner) **Every Wednesday (except May 6) until July 29 at 19:00.** Drop-in/try out €20 Full course €230 Solidaritarif for students under 30 years old, unemployed and people with limited income: -20% **The [Tango Learning Pass](https://www.jessicagerdel.com/tango-learning-pass/) supports you in building your weekly practice with flexibility and consistency. Check it out or ask Jessica in person.** Follow us on [Instagram](https://instagram.com/abrazatango) and [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/tangoimmersion/) and join [Jessica's Newsletter](https://www.jessicagerdel.com/tango-argentino-wien/#newsletter) to be the first to know more surprises to come! **Teaching approach** Spoiler alert: This is not about copying and memorizing steps. Jessica's teaching focus is on body awareness, connection, and developing good habits from the start — so what you learn works in real social dance situations and truly supports your dance in the long term. **Check out more about her work at [jessicagerdel.com](https://www.jessicagerdel.com/) and on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/tangoimmersion/)/[Instagram](http://www.instagram.com/abrazatango): Abrazatango.** Looking forward to seeing you there!

KI ausprobieren kostet Zeit. Und meistens läuft es zuerst schief. Genau dafür haben wir unsere Learning Fridays: ein geschützter Rahmen, in dem Gepardec-Teams echte KI-Technologien testen – ohne Kundendruck, ohne Deadline. Was funktioniert. Was nicht. Und warum. Am 29. Mai teilen wir das offen. Was du konkret mitnimmst 👉 Du sparst dir die Umwege, die wir bereits gegangen sind: 🔬 AI-gestützte Systemanalyse – Welche LLM-Tools für Enterprise-Kontexte taugen, welche nicht – und was MCP wirklich bringt. ⚙️ AI-Assisted Code Migration – Wo Konveyor AI bei WildFly→Quarkus-Migrationen wirklich hilft und wo du trotzdem manuell ran musst. 🦙 Tune das Llama – Was beim Fine-Tuning eines lokalen LLMs schiefgeht, bevor es funktioniert – Datenmenge, Konfiguration, Evaluierung. Für wen ist das relevant? 👉 Für alle, die KI in ihrer Softwareentwicklung einsetzen wollen – aber keine Zeit haben, bei Null anzufangen. ────────────────────────── 08:30 → Frühstück (Wien & Linz) 09:15 → Unsere Haltung zu KI (ab hier auch Remote) 09:30 → AI-gestützte Systemanalyse 10:15 → AI-Assisted Code Migration 11:15 → Tune das Llama 12:00 → Unser Angebot: Gemeinsames KI-Projekt 12:15 → Networking 📍 Vor Ort: Frühstück inklusive 💻 Remote: Google Meet 👉 Anmeldung bis 26.5.: https://www.gepardec.com/ki-learning-friday/ #KI #LLM #Quarkus #MCP #FineTuning #Gepardec #SoftwareEntwicklung #KonveyorAI

Dear Data Enthusiasts, Join us again on **29th of May** at **A1** to learn about the psychological implications on employees when transforming the data landscape of an organization. In addition, we will finally have a talk about the open source framework Metaxy and how it can help to cut costs of multimodal AI pipelines. A big thanks goes to our co-organizers from the A1 Telekom and our sponsor Cloudera! **A Psychological Autopsy of a Data Transformation** *Dávid Farkas* Five years ago, a small European university decided to build and implement a data strategy from scratch. Greenfield in the truest sense: data governance was an unheard term and in practice it meant local Excel files duplicated across inboxes; "the database" usually referred to whichever spreadsheet someone had emailed most recently. Over four years, we designed and rolled out new systems, established governance structures, hired a team, and delivered real wins. We also watched a significant portion of the work get undone in months once leadership changed. This talk is a psychological autopsy of that transformation — what was planned, what worked, what quietly collapsed, and why. Universities are an unusually honest laboratory for studying data initiatives: decentralized power, competing stakeholder logics, weak formal hierarchies, and ambiguous success metrics make every human dysfunction that exists in corporate environments more visible. Drawing on behavioural science and nearly five years leading this initiative, I'll walk through the recurring failure patterns I see across data and AI projects more broadly — algorithm aversion, NIH syndrome, the gap between executive sponsorship and operational ownership, and the under-recognised role of organisational identity in determining which systems survive a leadership change. The argument is not that technology doesn't matter — it's that the human substrate determines whether any of it sticks. Borrowing Kranzberg: technology is never neutral, and neither are the people implementing it. **Dávid Farkas** is a research psychologist (PhD) and data scientist based in Budapest. He co-founded Principle Zero, which helps companies, NGOs, and researchers take on complex challenges in data strategy, digital and AI transformation, research, product development, and science communication. We bring behavioural science to problems most consultancies treat as purely technical, focusing on the human and organisational factors that determine whether ambitious projects survive contact with reality. Previously he led data science and digitalisation at MOME Budapest, with earlier industry experience applying machine learning. **Optimizing Multimodal AI Pipelines with Metaxy** *Georg Heiler, Hernan Picatto* The AI era has caused a fundamental shift in computing, moving us toward complex multimodal pipelines. However, these new systems are often incredibly wasteful. Right now, small changes to an input can trigger massive recomputations across very expensive processing steps. In this talk, we will explore Metaxy, an open source Python framework built to solve this exact problem. Metaxy provides sample level metadata versioning and acts as the universal glue for incremental data pipelines. We will discuss how its field level provenance allows your pipeline to only recompute what actually changed. If you update an audio file, for example, Metaxy knows to skip downstream face recognition steps that only rely on video. Whether you are a startup stretching your compute budget, an enterprise scaling ML infrastructure, or a researcher in academia, you will learn how to use Metaxy to iterate faster, cut cloud costs, and build highly efficient AI workflows. **Georg Heiler** is a co-founder @Jubust and a Senior data expert at Magenta as well as a ML-ops engineer at ASCII. He is solving challenges with data. His interests include geospatial graphs and time series. Georg transitions the data platform of Magenta to the cloud and is handling large scale multi-modal ML-ops challenges at ASCII. **Hernan Picatto** is a Computer Science PhD candidate at the Vienna University of Technology researching firm-level supply chains and corporate networks using NLP and Common Crawl data. Formerly an engineer at JPMorgan Chase and ZhiZhouKeji, he holds an MA from UCSD. His broad interests span big data, visualization, and time series causality. 🎤🎤 Open Mic We are going to open up the stage after the talks for community announcements. If you'd like to announce something, [open this slide deck](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yvFI_Lm7KjgletICOQ1hLW1hHKmCIPA1OWQF2EeZieo/edit?usp=sharing), make sure you are signed in with a google account, and click "View Only" -> "Request Edit Access". Explain in the text box what you want to announce, and we'll give you edit access to the slide deck. 🎤🎤 We’ll have some food and drinks after the event. Please note that during the event, photos might be made and later posted on VDSG's social media page. Please notify us if you do not agree. Attention attendees with food allergies. Please be aware that the food and drinks provided may contain or come into contact with common allergens, such as dairy, eggs, wheat, soybeans, tree nuts, peanuts, fish, shellfish, or wheat. Best, The Organizer Team

Join us for **[Nathan Leiberman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-richard-lieberman/)**'s talk ... Had enough of writing the same flex classes for the hundredth time? Tired of diving into your coworker’s cobbled container class? Tailwind CSS is here to save your sanity. Tailwind gives you a well-organized, utility-first approach to styling. This CSS framework eliminates naming debates, halts stylesheet scavenger hunts, and satisfies your marketing team’s whims with clear, composable class names and a powerful configuration system. You’ll spend less time fighting CSS and more time building beautiful interfaces. In this talk, I’ll walk through an interactive demo of Tailwind CSS and cover the following topics: * Set up Tailwind CSS in your project * Understand Tailwind’s utility classes and how they work * Integrate breakpoints and dark mode like a pro * Customizing Tailwind to fit your style Ditch your spaghetti stylesheets and come see how Tailwind CSS can make your project lighter, cleaner, and a lot more fun to build. Your future self will thank you. ***Bring your laptop and expect to write some (non-AI generated) code!*** Food and drinks will be available. **LOCATION:** 6515 Longshore Loop, Suite 300, Dublin, OH 43017 **FREE PARKING:** 6725 Longshore Street, Dublin, OH 43017

Our monthly PHP meetup. A virtual shindig courtesy of Zoom. Check back here for the details around 6:15 pm

We meet to learn and practice American Sign Language and to grow our familiarity with Deaf culture. Facilitated by hearing folks (with a connection to a professional interpreter) using Deaf-created content. People of all ASL skill levels are welcome! As we learn, we hope to connect more with the Deaf community in Central Ohio. Join us as you're able! Come regularly or just once - whatever you're looking for! Each meetup will explore different topics related to ASL/Deaf culture, and will feature time to practice conversation with one another. Just bring yourself and a willingness to learn!

Come out to Improving for our monthly iOS and Mac meetings. This Month's Presentation: Nothing yet. (You should volunteer). What is Cocoaheads (http://cocoaheads.org/)? CocoaHeads is a group devoted to discussion of Apple Computer's Cocoa Framework for programming on MacOS X and iOS (including the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch). During monthly meetings, members present on their projects and offer tutorials on various programming topics. What is BuckeyeCocoa (http://buckeyecocoa.org/)? BuckeyeCocoa is a group of Objective-C/Swift developers/enthusiasts. We host monthly Cocoaheads and near-weekly NSCoder meetings in Columbus, Ohio. The meetings are free to attend. Presentations! Presenters welcome! We are always in need of people willing to present material. Any Swift and/or Objective-C related topic is welcome. Times can be 5 minutes (i.e. lightning talks) to a maximum of 2 hours. Interested? Contact info is on the BuckeyeCocoa website. To volunteer for a presentation contact us at @BuckeyeCocoa on Twitter. Follow us on Twitter! @BuckeyeCocoa (https://twitter.com/#!/Buckeyecocoa/) For more information: http://buckeyecocoa.org/

**Latest Dojo Location!** **Knotty Pine Brewing** 1765 W 3rd Ave, Columbus, OH 43212 We're going to try a new dojo location for a few weeks and see how it works Dojos are informal Python group study sessions where everyone interested in Python gathers to learn about Python, help others with Python, or just hang out. Everyone is welcome from Python beginners to experts. Bringing a laptop is encouraged (we'll have extension cords and power strips). If there's something you want to learn leave a comment on this invite so we can plan ahead. We're looking for speakers for our Monthly Meetups! Fill out the form if you are interested in presenting to the Python Community. https://forms.gle/ehSfUAC2WgR34Crq9

The aim of this group is to get together and practice our German. Doesn’t matter if are a beginner or a native speaker. The goal is to speak and improve our German. Everyone is welcome! If the weather is good, look for us in the Biergarten. Pro Tip: Get there before 6:00 for happy hour pricing.

**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** Like it or not, AI agents are now capable of turning a quickly written paragraph of requirements into a pull request that is ready to be integrated into real-world production applications and it's now our responsibility to make sure AI doesn't go rogue and take down prod - or corrupt our data by misunderstanding the requirements or our existing schemas. In this session we'll explore strategies to protect our codebases through unit and integration testing, documentation, and code review along with additional ways of providing context and guard rails to our AI agents as they carry out the work we've assigned them to do. By the time we're done, you'll have a firm grasp of the problem and understand some helpful options for protecting your codebase from vibe coding mishaps getting YOLOed into prod. **YouTube Link** TBD