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API Events Today
Join in-person API events happening right now
Conversational Design in 2026
[Grace Hughes](https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-hughes-a13a591b/) lecturer in Design TUDublin will talk
about Conversation Design at Accenture
[Dr Ross Cadogan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosscadogan/) on agentic engineering, and how we’re using it to build at Format.
We are sponsored by Stack and Co who have some roles they are trying to recruit for [here ](https://stackand.co/candidates/)
We have videos of some past talks. For example James Ahearne gave a great talk on how he made a profit generating app quickly and it is [up on youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdeiCKBNwhA).
Tuesday Open House
TOG will be open on Tuesday evenings from 19:00 to 21:30 for a general Open House event. Expect to find members and visitors in the space up to all sorts of activities. It's a great time to drop in and see what the space is about. If you're an artist, tinkerer, maker or just plain curious, come in and see what the space is about.
Maybe you already have something to work on (or want to), have something to fix, create, design, bodge or tinker... drop in. We're also open for just for plain old social chat and hang out, with plenty of tea, coffee and biscuits. We have lots of free parking right outside our door.
Music Makers is BACK AT The Bohemian Bar Tuesday
A lovely session of music and song in a relaxed and supportive environment. All levels of musician and singer welcome. You can come and sing or play one song or just come and listen to the other members. Great way to build up your playing skills and build up your confidence. We don't pay the bar for this session, so make sure you buy at least one drink. Charge €2.
Global Mingle Dublin – Language Exchange + Party (Every Tuesday)
**This tuesday it's free before 6:15pm**
[Participate to win Discounts or Free entry](https://forms.gle/wKXom67Aq9aK55UGA)
The best way to connect, meet people, play, sing, dance, and have fun while learning.
Here’s how it works:
1️⃣ First, relaxed conversations, no music, for real talk and connection.
2️⃣ Then the energy rises! games & karaoke like a party with friends.
🤔 Coming alone? Don’t worry we’ll introduce you to people and break the ice for you!
🤔 Not confident in your language level? Relax — everyone’s learning too.
🤔 Afraid of awkward silences? We’ve got icebreakers and games to keep the vibe flowing.
### 💶 Price
🎟️ **€5 entry**
🍺 **€10 entry including a pint**
*(If you don’t win free entry or a discount.)*
Impro journaling
Do you often think you should journal more and struggle to find a time that feels "right"? Does journaling improve your understanding of yourself and others? Do you feel that sharing can make this understanding even clearer and help you connect with others?
Join us for our 1.5 hours impro journaling event. We will have some exercises prepared that will help you to be present to your emotions and thoughts as well as connect with others.
Please, notice that everything that is shared during the events is confidential, and that you can share as much as you feel comfortable sharing.
LOCATION: Starbucks Stillorgan, Unit 44/45 Stillorgan Village Centre, Lower Kilmacud Rd, Stillorgan, Dublin, A94 C840
FEE: 5 € to cover costs (Revolut/Cash). Please pay the fee after the event, and please buy yourself a drink before or after the event to support the venue.
NOTE 1: No writing experience is required to attend this event. Only a curiosity in ourselves and others.
NOTE 2: Please provide your own notebook/paper and pen.
NOTE 3 (OPTIONAL): Bring your earphones.
Board Games and Fun Night
We are organizing this games night **every Tuesday at 7.00pm, Wild Duck 🦆**, Temple Bar!
**🎟️This event is ticketed at the gate.**
**With a 10€ ticket you'll get a drink too. Card/Cash accepted**
*Do you want to meet new people and also enjoy playing games? Then join us!*
We usually play Social, quick and easy to learn games where you break the ice and have fun!
You don't need to be a game expert, our games are easy and other attandees will explain you in few minutes if you have never played that game.
We have lots of games here but You’re more than welcome to bring your own games.
*(also some people may stay till midnight)*
*See* *you there 🎲*
API Events This Week
Discover what is happening in the next few days
All Things Search! — Deep Dive into Search, Lucene & Atlas Search
Search is one of those things that *feels* simple — until you're the one building it.
Why does `$regex` fall apart at scale? How do you handle typos, relevance, and performance all at once? And what happens when users search by *meaning*, not just keywords?
Join the **Dublin MongoDB User Group** for an evening dedicated entirely to **Search** — from the foundations of Apache Lucene, to building production-grade search experiences with MongoDB Atlas Search, to the frontier of Semantic Search with vector embeddings. We'll also have a real-world use case walkthrough from someone who's been in the trenches solving search problems for customers.
And yes, you can walk away with an 🎖️ **Search Fundamentals Skill Badge** 🎖️ which you can share on your LinkedIn profile.
No laptop needed, just your phone!
***
**🛠️ What we're covering:**
**The "Why" — Search is Hard** A practical look at why developers struggle with search: fuzzy matching, relevance scoring, tokenisation, and why regex just doesn't cut it.
**The "Story" — A Real Use Case** Hear from a practitioner who's helped customers go from "this search is broken" to "this actually works." Less Lucene textbook, more honest problem-solving.
**The "How" — Atlas Search Deep Dive** We'll go under the hood on how Atlas Search (built on Apache Lucene) works, and show you how to wire it up in your own applications.
**The "Future" — Semantic Search** Beyond keywords — how vector embeddings and semantic search let your application understand what users *mean*, not just what they *type*.
***
**📅 Agenda (6:00 PM – 09:00 PM)**
* **6:00 – 7:00 PM \| Networking & Pizza 🍕**
* **7:00 – 7:30 PM \| Search 101: How Search Actually Works** From text indexing to Lucene — the fundamentals every developer should know.
* **7:30 – 8:00 PM \| Real\-World Search Use Cases** What does bad search look like? What does great search look like? Stories from the field.
* **8:00 – 8:30 PM \| From Generic Search to Atlas Search & Semantic Search** How MongoDB Atlas Search brings it all together — and where vector embeddings take you next.
* **8:30 – 09:00 PM \| Search Fundamentals Skill Badge 🎖️ \| Open Discussion & Networking**
***
See you there! 🎯
PyData London 2026
PyData London 2026 brings together data scientists, engineers, and researchers from around the world for three days of insightful talks, tutorials, and community connection. Hosted in one of Europe’s leading tech hubs, the event highlights the latest developments in Python, machine learning, and data science. Attendees can expect a mix of cutting-edge research, real-world applications, and opportunities to network with industry leaders. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, PyData London offers something for every level of the data science community.
**THIS IS NOT A TICKET- TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED ON CONFERENCE WEBSITE.**
https://pydata.org/london2026
OpenClaw: Getting it alive
OpenClaw is having a moment. A personal AI agent that runs on your own machine, talks to you and actually gets things done.
**NOTE: Registration needs to be completed here: [giveago.co/register/openclaw-1](https://giveago.co/register/openclaw-1)**
It runs on your own machine - a Mac Mini, a Raspberry Pi, a VPS - and actually does things: runs commands, browses the web, manages files, talks to your apps. You reach it through WhatsApp, Telegram, or whatever chat app you already use. It works in the background, remembers context between sessions, and connects to whatever AI model you prefer.
No engineering background required. If you can install an app and follow a guide, you can do this.
We're running this as part of a three-event OpenClaw series this June, with this being the first. The following events build on the setup and focus on getting productive with the agent and applying it to real work use cases.
**NOTE: Registration needs to be completed here: [giveago.co/register/openclaw-1](https://giveago.co/register/openclaw-1)**
We'll be working through it together at Baseline, tables of people at different stages, helping each other along. Fresh install or halfway there, there's a spot for you.
The goal is simple: leave with OpenClaw alive. Connected to WhatsApp or Telegram. With a personality you've written. Doing at least one real thing.
What we'll work through together:
* Getting OpenClaw set up (locally or hosted)
* Connect to a messaging app: WhatsApp or Telegram
* Picking the best model for the job
* Writing a SOUL.md: giving your agent a personality that's actually yours
* Setting up a MEMORY.md layer
* Connecting one real skill before the day is out
**NOTE: Registration needs to be completed here: [giveago.co/register/openclaw-1](https://giveago.co/register/openclaw-1)**
Prep materials will be sent in advance. Come ready, or come from zero. Both are fine. Bring a laptop. That's it.
Run of show:
11:00 Doors open, coffee
11:30 Intro and setup overview
12:00 Build time
13:00 Lunch
13:45 Back to building
15:30 Share what you've got running
16:00 Close
**NOTE: Registration needs to be completed here: [giveago.co/register/openclaw-1](https://giveago.co/register/openclaw-1)**
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**Community**
[Give(a)Go](https://giveago.co/?utm_source=luma) is a Dublin-based builder community running hands-on events for ambitious people who make things. 30+ events. 1,000+ attendees. Partners include PostHog, LangChain, ElevenLabs, HubSpot and Windsurf. One rule: learning by building.
Join us live and INPERSON for Rust 261
Join Rust Dublin and guest speaker Brian Pane, June 3rd, for two insightful talks
🎟️🎟️ [OFFICIAL BOOKING PAGE ON TI.TO](https://ti.to/dublin-rust-user-group/261-brian-pane) 🎟️🎟️
**TALK 1. Testing Unsafe Rust**
Unsafe Rust code is sometimes necessary for performance or functionality reasons. But without the compile-time safety net of the borrow checker, extra care is needed to get the code right. This talk shares some useful testing tools and techniques to help evaluate the correctness of unsafe Rust.
**TALK 2. Mechanical Sympathy in Rust Performance Optimization**
Modern computers are fast, but nuances of their design and implementation can have profound impacts on program speed. This talk, based on the author's work contributing performance improvements to the Rust compression library zlib-rs, describes how a closer look at the hardware’s strengths and weaknesses can help make fast software even faster.
**ABOUT BRIAN**
Brian Pane spent his career leading the development of networking and infrastructure software at companies including Roblox, Pinterest, Dropbox, and Facebook. After retiring, he now focuses on open source Rust software.
Managing Agent-Fleets - A SOTU
Hi All,
Happy Thursday. Hope you are keeping a cool head.
Good news ...
* We have a sponsor ([AbbeyCapital](https://www.abbeycapital.com/); Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!)
* We have a location ([Baseline](https://baseline.community/); Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!)
* We have a super-interesting theme (Gastown was yesterday)
Bad news ...
* Everyhing is coming together last minute
* The meetup is next week (Thu., June 4th)
Hope you can make it.
The theme for the meetup is a State-of-the-Union (SOTU) on Agent-Fleet Management Platforms. Beginning of the year we talked about [Gastown](https://github.com/gastownhall/gastown) and our prediction was that Agent-Fleet Management Platforms will be(come) one of the big things that we need to get our head around in 2026.
In the meantime more platforms have appeared (and disappeared). Let's take stock. Where are we? What's next?
Please contact me (roland@tritsch.email), if you are using something like Gastown to run your agents (autonmously; outcome-oriented; over night) and want to share what you have learned.
For now the agenda looks something like this (but I am very happy to add/include presentations from other people) ...
* 18:00 - Doors open; Pizza & Beer; Mingling - All
* 18:30 - Kickoff - Eamon, Roland
* 18:45 - Paperclip Demo - Roland
* 19:05 - Langsmith Fleet Demo - Roland
* 19:25 - Crew.ai Demo - Roland
* 19:45 - Symphony Demo - Roland
* 20:05 - Wrapup - Roland
Note: Doors will open at 18:00 (please do not show up before 18:00).
And a quick favour to ask: I need 2 people to help me with letting people in between 18:00 and 18:15 and another 2 for 18:15 to 18:30). Please email me (roland@tritsch.email), if you can/want to help.
I hope to see you next week.
Regards ... Roland
Geospatial Hub Ireland #1 — GIS, Maps & Spatial Data Meetup
A casual meetup for people working or interested in GIS
The goal is simple:
meet people in the geospatial industry, exchange ideas, discuss projects, and grow the Irish geospatial community.
No presentations.
No pressure.
Just good conversations.
Whether you are a student, analyst, developer, planner, engineer, or just curious about maps and spatial tech — you are welcome.
Bring:
* yourself
* project ideas
* questions
* interesting map stories
Hack and Chill
🔐 **Hack and Chill – Weekly Meetup** 🔐
📍 **Tog Hackerspace** \| 🕖 **Fridays, 7–9 PM**
*(Except the first Friday of the month – we’re at 2600 Dublin then!)*
Are you into cybersecurity, hardware hacking, or just love the hacker mindset? Bring your laptop, your curiosity, and your latest digital mischief to our chill Friday night sessions.
No talks, no pressure — just hacking, learning, and chatting with like-minded folks in a relaxed space.
💻 BYO projects, hacks, and war stories
☕ Tea, tools, and toggers provided
💬 New faces always welcome
Come hang out. We don’t bite — unless you’re a vulnerable service.
https://www.tog.ie/2025/08/new-weekly-group-night-hack-and-chill/
API Events Near You
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SQL Server 2025: The Developer’s Revolution
The June Ohio North Database Training user group meeting will be held on **June 2nd, 2026 at 5:00PM**. This will be a **HYBRID** event and we will be joined online by **Sam Nasr.**
You're welcome to come meet in-person at our meeting location, the offices of Improving at
**[6000 Freedom Square Dr,](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Improving/@41.4004167,-81.6614462,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x8830e5b8255c5919:0xd8297060eb68fe04!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830dc7a0fe35dc9:0xbfc4710ecadfc5c!8m2!3d41.4004127!4d-81.6588713!16s%2Fg%2F1hm3hkqp3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)**
**[Unit 110,](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Improving/@41.4004167,-81.6614462,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x8830e5b8255c5919:0xd8297060eb68fe04!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830dc7a0fe35dc9:0xbfc4710ecadfc5c!8m2!3d41.4004127!4d-81.6588713!16s%2Fg%2F1hm3hkqp3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)**
**[Independence, OH 44131](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Improving/@41.4004167,-81.6614462,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x8830e5b8255c5919:0xd8297060eb68fe04!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830dc7a0fe35dc9:0xbfc4710ecadfc5c!8m2!3d41.4004127!4d-81.6588713!16s%2Fg%2F1hm3hkqp3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)**
[Teams Link ](https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/215625630917731?p=vxNb3zudhNj0S6Cg0v)if anyone needs it after RSVP-ing for in person.
If you would like to subscribe to our email list outside of Meetup, we have changed platforms recently and you will need to register [here in Kit ](https://ohio-north-data-training.kit.com/b8f036f615)instead to receive emails.
Agenda:
**5:00 PM EST**: Online and in-person meeting begins with a social hour. This is an unstructured hour where you can join us to catch up and meet other group members before the session starts. There will be food brought in for in-person attendees.
**6:00 PM EST**: Elections, announcements, followed by our feature presentation. See below for presentation details.
**7:30 PM EST**: Optionally after the main presentations, the in-person crowd may go out for snacks and drinks at a local establishment.
We hope to see you there!
Session Abstract
### SQL Server 2025: The Developer’s Revolution
Explore SQL Server 2025’s new dev features -JSON type, Regular Expressions, and Change Event Streaming for real-time pipelines. See how REST API and Data API Builder turn your data into secure, high-performance APIs. Packed with demos, this session is perfect for developers, DBAs, and architects
\*Please note, that we will be using Microsoft Teams for the online portion of this meeting. You may want to join a few minutes early to ensure you do not have any issues. If you are attending in person, there are large TVs at the office, and you do not need to bring a laptop or use Teams.
June 2026 AWS Columbus - Topic to be announced
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
Cocoaheads
We have moved to guild.host. Look us up there.
https://guild.host/events/buckeye-cocoaheads-rcavwd
Columbus PHP: Monthly Meetup
Our monthly PHP meetup.
A virtual shindig courtesy of Zoom. Check back here for the details around 6:15 pm
Azure CBUS June
Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!!
https://sessionize.com/azure-cbus-2026/
DoJo (Informal Python Meeting)
**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
Microsoft Build - Columbus Edition!
We are bringing Microsoft Build sessions to Columbus Ohio!
The Central Ohio Azure Meetup and Central Ohio .NET Developer's Group (CONDG) are coming together to bring some of the labs and breakouts from Microsoft Build to your backyard. In this free, 1 day event, you are going to Build stuff with us!
And yes, there will be free food. So please RSVP for a head count!
























