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[svelte.barcelona](https://svelte.barcelona) • [group chat](https://a.xcc.es/svelte.barcelona) ¡Hora del meetup de Svelte de junio! Es verano, así que es posible que tengamos visitantes. 🏖️🥂 📍Maresme Brewery Taproom [Svelte](https://svelte.dev) es un framework para crear cosas en la web. Si trabajas en la web, ¡échale un vistazo! \-\-\- Time for Svelte's June meetup! It's summer so we may have visitors. 🏖️🥂 📍Maresme Brewery Taproom [Svelte](https://svelte.dev) is a framework for making things on the web. If you work on the web, check it out! \-\-\- Hora de la "meetup" de Svelte de juny! És estiu, així que potser tindrem visitants. 🏖️🥂 📍Maresme Brewery Taproom [Svelte](https://svelte.dev) és un framework per fer coses a la web. Si treballes a la web, fes-hi una ullada!

If you’re actively **building/coding AI projects** (LLM apps, agents, evals, RAG, infra), come join. This is a **technical networking** meetup. Conversations are usually technically deep and hands-on. 👉🏻 **Good fit:** engineers, technical founders, researchers. 👉🏻 **Not a fit:** "AI curious", general networking. 👉🏻**Bring:** a project, demo, repo, problem you’re stuck on, or a hiring need. ⏰ We'll start at **7:00 PM at [Alice Secret Garden C/ de Pau Claris, 90, L'Eixample!](https://maps.app.goo.gl/ucBUHhce9Ps2dBrJ8)** After you enter through the main entrance, please go straight to the garden in the back: **[video](https://firebasestorage.googleapis.com/v0/b/ai-engineers-website.firebasestorage.app/o/alice-secret-garden.mp4?alt=media&token=41463aed-27db-44f0-ae42-9f6ad2b5d486)** 🔥 Join our **[community on WhatsApp (developers only)](https://forms.fillout.com/t/76vmbAQRoNus)** 🔥 LinkedIn: **[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ai-engineers-community)** 🔥 Website: **[https://ai-engineers.community](https://ai-engineers.community)** See you then!

Are you looking to improve your **public speaking**, develop **leadership abilities**, and practice both **English and Spanish**? Join our **bilingual** Toastmasters Club in Sant Cugat—a **supportive**, **dynamic** environment where you can grow your **skills** and **confidence** 💪. You’re invited to **visit our sessions as a guest**—get to know who we are, how we work, and most importantly, **enjoy** the experience! 📍 **Location:** **[Casa de Cultura Sant Cugat](https://maps.app.goo.gl/xQiYhaPfHYFdQt6R7)** (2nd floor – Aula Polivalent 2) 🕢 **Time:** Doors open at 19:15, session starts promptly at 19:30 **📧 RSVP:** Please email us at **[toastmasterssantcugat@gmail.com](http://toastmasterssantcugat@gmail.com)** to **confirm** your attendance. We’ll send you the agenda and all the details you need to make the most of your visit. 🔗 **Follow** us on LinkedIn: **[Toastmasters Sant Cugat Barcelona](https://www.linkedin.com/company/toastmasters-sant-cugat-barcelona/)** 📅 **Explore** our upcoming meetings: **[santcugat.tmclub.eu](http://santcugat.tmclub.eu/)** We look forward to welcoming you!

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Hi and welcome to our next Socrates Café philosophy meetup! Do you have a hunger for deeper understanding of yourself and the world? Do you value deep, honest and respectful dialogue? If yes, then this meetup will be very interesting for you. • WHAT IS A MEETUP ABOUT? We ask, answer and discuss questions and ideas to stimulate critical thinking and to widen our perspectives with new concepts and thoughts. The main purpose of these meetups is to enrich ourselves with the perspectives of others, not to convince others about our own perspectives. Our meetups are about our own philosophies of life and not necessarily what the great philosophers and academics have said or written. It is not a debating club or a platform for proselytizing. Instead, we place the emphasis on questioning, open mindedness and challenging our own assumptions while listening to and respecting the views shared by others. A Socrates Café meetup is considered a success when participants leave a discussion with many more questions than they had at the beginning. • WHAT TOPIC IS DISCUSSED AT THE MEETUP? Participants suggest topics at the beginning of each meeting. We then vote and choose that event's most popular topic for discussion. No academic training in philosophy necessary; just enthusiasm for exchanging ideas and points of view. Some examples of subjects chosen on previous meetups: * What ideals are worth dying for? * Why are we never satisfied? * Why is it that human beings know that the society is going wrong, leaders are well informed about it and things continue as is? * Is identity necessary? * How can it be that people in democratic societies are so obsessed with power? (Desire to be different, better, stronger than others) * What is friendship? • WHO PARTICIPATES AT THIS MEETUP? Anybody is more than welcome to join our meetups. Our events gather people from different backgrounds, different cultures, while no philosophical background is mandatory. Our usual participants are people that have a hunger for deeper understanding of themselves and the world. People that value deep, honest and respectful dialogue. The inspiration for Socrates Cafe originates with the book of the same name, written by the philosopher Christopher Phillips. (Socrates Cafe: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy, 2002). Phillips felt that the Socratic method of dialogue and discussion should be practiced not just in academic settings, but among everyday people interested in examining deep questions together. Hundreds of Socrates Cafe groups now exist around the world. To learn more, visit [https://socratescafe.com](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsocratescafe.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7C1b245fc060a24a1b22c508dd324f736a%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638722038989360624%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=pLtcEu25qgDHP1XvhFs5Cx4L1rRDYmqwnNWgxalKovY%3D&reserved=0 "Protegido por Outlook: https://socratescafe.com/. Haga clic o pulse para seguir el vínculo.").

**🎉Next event is here!** We’re glad to announce our next Claude Code Barcelona meetup! Don’t miss these two talks plus a great networking session, all thanks to our new host **Fotocasa!** **⚠️** **Spots are limited.** We recommend reserving your spot as soon as possible. If you’re unable to attend, please let us know in advance so we can release your seat. **📅** Jun 17th \| Doors open at 6:00 PM\, kick off at 6:15 PM 📍 Adevinta - C/ Ciutat de Granada 150, Sant Martí, 08018, Barcelona **Agenda** **➡️** 6:15 PM — Check-in 🏢 6:30 PM — Host company presentation 🎤 6:40 PM — *Razzmatazzing and Recombobulating*, by Sergey Cherepanov, in English 🎤 7:20 PM — *Mochila de 48h para sobrevivir a la era agéntica*, by Rafa Granados, in Spanish 🤝 8:00 PM — Networking **\*\*\*** **🎙️Talks** **Razzmatazzing and Recombobulating (In English)** How to let coding agents dance on their own in your project without them bothering you with requests every 2 minutes and how to get them to tidy up afterwards *By Sergey Cherepanov, CTO at Gauss* **Mochila de 48h para sobrevivir a la era agéntica (In Spanish)** **The agentic era is already here.** AI agents are redefining how we interact with technology and foreshadowing a profound transformation in software architecture as we know it today. We will explore how software design will evolve, which new interaction patterns are emerging, and what capabilities modern platforms will need to operate effectively in an environment dominated by intelligent agents. This talk will provide both a practical and strategic perspective on how to prepare for this new reality and how to start building products and systems that are aligned with a future that is already beginning to unfold. *By Rafa Granados\, VP and field CTO at WSO2 \| Microsoft MVP \| Co\-Founder Apicurios Podcast \| Apiaddicts \| Open API initiative \| Arazzo \|* **\*\*\*** We’d like to thank our sponsor, **Fotocasa** 🙌, for providing the space, snacks, and drinks! 🍕🧃 Don't miss it! 🎉 \-\-\-\- 🎉 **¡Ya está aquí nuestro próximo evento!** Nos alegra anunciar nuestro próximo meetup de Claude Code Barcelona. No te pierdas estas dos charlas, además de una excelente sesión de networking, gracias a nuestro nuevo anfitrión, **Fotocasa.** ⚠️ **Las plazas son limitadas**. Te recomendamos reservar tu plaza cuanto antes. Si finalmente no puedes asistir, por favor avísanos con antelación para que podamos liberar tu asiento. 📅 17 de junio \| Apertura de puertas a las 18:00 h\, inicio a las 18:15 h 📍 Adevinta - C/ Ciutat de Granada 150, Sant Martí, 08018, Barcelona **Agenda** ➡️ 18:15 h — Registro y bienvenida 🏢 18:30 h — Presentación de la empresa anfitriona 🎤 18:40 h — *Razzmatazzing and Recombobulating*, por Sergey Cherepanov (en inglés) 🎤 19:20 h — *Mochila de 48h para sobrevivir a la era agéntica*, por Rafa Granados (en español) 🤝 20:00 h — Networking **🎙️Talks** **Razzmatazzing and Recombobulating (Inglés)** Cómo permitir que los agentes de programación trabajen de forma autónoma en tu proyecto sin interrumpirte con peticiones cada dos minutos y cómo conseguir que además dejen todo ordenado al terminar. *Por Sergey Cherepanov, CTO de Gauss.* **Mochila de 48h para sobrevivir a la era agéntica (Español)** La era agéntica ya está aquí. Los agentes de IA están redefiniendo cómo interactuamos con la tecnología y anticipan un cambio profundo en la arquitectura del software tal y como la conocemos hoy. Hablaremos de cómo cambiará el diseño del software, qué nuevos patrones de interacción están emergiendo y qué capacidades necesitarán las plataformas modernas para operar en un entorno dominado por agentes inteligentes. La charla ofrecerá una visión práctica y estratégica sobre cómo prepararse para esta nueva realidad y cómo empezar a construir productos y sistemas alineados con el futuro que ya está comenzando. *Por Rafa Granados\, VP y Field CTO en WSO2 \| Microsoft MVP \| Cofundador de Apicurios Podcast \| Apiaddicts \| OpenAPI Initiative \| Arazzo\.* Queremos agradecer a nuestro patrocinador, **Fotocasa** 🙌 por proporcionar el espacio, así como la comida y las bebidas. 🍕🧃 **¡No te lo pierdas!** 🎉

**Women In Tech: Building Products People Love the Monzo Way 🚀** ✨This event is 'full' but please sign-up to the waitlist and we will move you to attending!✨ Join us for an evening of talks from some of our Product Managers and Engineers as they share how we build products that solve real customer problems. It's also a great opportunity to learn more about Monzo, what it's like to work here, and to chat with the team over drinks and pizza. We'd love to see you there! ✨ *This event is aimed at women in Tech and allies. If you'd like to join us, please sign up via the event page. We'll be prioritising women for the initial round of invitations, with remaining spaces offered from the waitlist.* **Agenda** * **How we scaled to become one of the UK's biggest pension consolidation products in under 6 months** \- Rebekah Hornsby\, Product Manager\, & Michael Kerby\, Engineering Manager\, in the Wealth team * **Making Tax Digital *(and maybe even likeable)*: Building a tax filing product for real people** \- Eleni Fragkiadaki\, Engineering Director\, & Natalia Edwards\, Product Manager\, in the Business Banking team\. Each talk will be around 15 minutes with 10 minutes for questions 🚀 Interested in what we get up to? [Check our tech blog](https://monzo.com/blog/topic/technology) and [careers page](https://monzo.com/careers#jobs) ***\*Please be aware that if you're attending this event you will need to bring ID to sign into the building\**** Help reach our ambition of making money work for everyone! **[Hear from our UK team about what it's like working at Monzo](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U62l09nB0M4)** ✨

**What it takes to work as a Product Trio in an AI-first world?** Product Tank Barcelona is back — and this time we're bringing the full squad. This June, we're co-hosting ProductTank Barcelona at **G2's brand new Barcelona office** for a conversation that's long overdue: what does cross-functional collaboration actually look like when AI changes everything about how we build? **Three voices. One stage.** We'll hear from a PM, an Engineer, and a Designer — each sharing their perspective on what it takes to work as a product trio in an AI-first world. No silos. No hand-offs. Just honest lessons from teams doing it in practice. Together, they'll explore: * What the "Single Stack Builder" model means in practice * Why shipping a feature is no longer the goal — driving outcomes is the only measure of success * How PMs, designers, and engineers prototype together, teach each other, and actually move the needle on OKRs 🎤 **Meet the Speakers** **Karine K. Nascimento** — Managing VP of Product, G2 Karine leads buyer product across G2's Barcelona hub, overseeing G2.AI, G2, Capterra, GetApp, and Software Advice following G2's acquisition of Gartner Digital Markets. Previously Product Growth at N26 and a Kellogg executive alumna, she foments an AI-first product culture, buyer-centric strategy, and scaling cross-functional teams. She's also a co-organizer of ProductTank. **Meydjer Luzzoli** — Senior Engineering Manager, G2. Leading buyer experience engineering across G2, Capterra, GetApp and Software Advice. With 15+ years in software, he knows how to modernize systems, align teams, and make execution move faster. His current focus is making AI part of how Product Trios actually build. **Gabriela Pérez Cuervo** — UX Director, Gabriela shapes the end-to-end experience for buyers and sellers across G2's marketplace. With 10+ years in UX — from agency work at Cognizant Netcentric to in-house product at XING to leading design at G2 — she knows how to set the vision, drive impact, and get things shipped. 📍 **Location:** G2 Barcelona — Cloudworks22@ Carrer de Pere IV, 64 - Planta 3 Sant Martí, 08005 Barcelona 🗓 **Date:** Tuesday, June 17th 🕒 Doors open at 6:30 PM \| Talks start at 7 PM sharp 🎟 **RSVPs fill fast** — please update yours at least 24h in advance if your plans change so someone on the waitlist can join. 

This is the third in a series of meetups exploring the exciting world of **[OpenTelemetry](https://opentelemetry.io/)** within the cloud-native ecosystem. And this time, we are partnering with our good friends at [Write the Docs Barcelona](https://www.meetup.com/write-the-docs-barcelona/). Whether you're just curious about observability or already a seasoned OpenTelemetry user, this series will offer valuable insights, practical knowledge, and opportunities to connect with fellow enthusiasts in the Barcelona cloud-native community. **📍 Location:** **[Factorial](https://factorial.es)** \- Carrer de Llacuna 56\, building C\, Barcelona \| [https://maps.app.goo.gl/baTqk9H8m3ACK4jD7](https://maps.app.goo.gl/baTqk9H8m3ACK4jD7) **👉 Here's a sneak peek of the agenda:** **18:30:** Check-in and welcome 👋 **18:45:** 🎙️ **"Collaborating in OSS projects: The OpenTelemetry Docs case study"** by **[Anna Urbiztondo](https://www.linkedin.com/in/annaurbiztondo/)** - *Senior Technical Writer at [Grafana Labs](https://grafana.com)*, **[Fabrizio Ferri-Benedetti](https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabrizioferri/)**[ ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/fabrizioferri/)- *Principal Technical Writer* *at [Elastic](https://elastic.co)***.** This Write the Docs meets Cloud Native talk covers what makes open-source projects succeed in practice — clear focus, community ownership, organization, goodwill, and excellent communication in a fast-moving codebase. OpenTelemetry Documentation is a perfect example because it encompasses new, state-of-the-art concepts and spans across multiple languages and vendors. Therefore, its docs must explain workflows, implementation scenarios, deployment tools, and APIs to both newcomers and seasoned users to guarantee adoption and success. **19:45 - 20:30:** Networking, Snacks, and Drinks 🍻🍕 We appreciate **[Factorial](https://factorial.es)**'s generosity in hosting us at their Barcelona office and to **[Grafana Labs](https://grafana.com)** for providing snacks & refreshments. Thank you so much 🙌 See you there! 👋

¡Nueva sesión de charlas en Software Crafters Barcelona! No te pierdas estas dos charlas que estamos preparando, y un buen rato de networking, gracias a nuestro host, [Voxel](https://www.voxelgroup.net/). **📅 Agenda** * 17:45 - 18:30. Check-in. * 18:30 - 18:45. Bienvenida de [Voxel](https://www.voxelgroup.net/). * 18:45 - 19:30. Haciendo explícito lo implícito: De la inercia heredada al Playbook con IA con [Gabriel Mártires](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielmartires/) (charla en castellano) * 19:30 - 20:15. Nuestro viaje por el greenfield con [Eli Maruenda Joya](https://www.linkedin.com/in/elimaruendajoya/) y [Anna Romagosa Rovira](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-romagosa-rovira-01b0a7a2/) (charla en castellano) * 20:15 - 21:00. Cierre y Networking. **🙇‍♀️ Facilitan** * [Gabriel Mártires](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gabrielmartires/) *Software Engineer at Voxel, an Amadeus company.* ¿Haces arqueología o ingeniería? A menudo, los equipos trabajamos bajo "normas implícitas" que nadie cuestionó, lo que genera una confusión constante sobre cómo desarrollar y una carga cognitiva brutal. En esta charla, veremos cómo romper la inercia del "aquí siempre se ha hecho así" mediante acuerdos de equipo y documentación ejecutable. Descubre cómo usar la IA como guardiana de estos pactos para delegar las decisiones repetitivas y volver a centrarnos en lo que importa: diseñar y resolver problemas complejos. ¡Hagamos explícito lo implícito! * [Eli Maruenda Joya](https://www.linkedin.com/in/elimaruendajoya/) *Engineering Manager con casi 10 años de experiencia en el desarrollo de productos digitales, con background como Software Engineer y liderando equipos en los últimos 6 años.* * [Anna Romagosa Rovira](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-romagosa-rovira-01b0a7a2/) *Product Manager con más de 9 años de experiencia liderando productos digitales en sectores regulados como agua, medioambiente y energía, trabajando con equipos multidisciplinares en entornos complejos y cambiantes.* Construir un producto desde cero no es tan fácil como parece, sobre todo si lo haces en un sector regulado, con deadlines exigentes y sin conocer bien el dominio, lxs stakeholders ni a lxs clientxs. En esta charla explicaremos cómo lideramos la transformación de un proceso de facturación en un contexto greenfield: pasando de decisiones basadas en intuiciones a apoyarnos en datos, construyendo la confianza de stakeholders escépticos y adaptándonos a los cambios de estrategia, todo ello mientras alineábamos un equipo grande, con alta seniority y con visiones diferentes sobre el "cómo", sin dejar de tomar decisiones y entregar valor. Una historia real de aprendizajes, errores y decisiones en incertidumbre… con algo de humor por el camino. **🏢 Dónde** Voxel\, Carrer de Cristóbal de Moura\, 115\, 1a planta\, Sant Martí\, 08019 Barcelona \| https://maps\.app\.goo\.gl/fuQb3sSfeupGAQae6 *Si tenéis problemas para llegar o acceder, contactad a través de comentarios en el meetup.* Queremos agradecer a nuestro sponsor, [Voxel](https://www.voxelgroup.net/) 🙌, por facilitarnos el espacio, snacks y refrescos 🍲 🍕 🍴🥤🧃 ¡Nos vemos allí!

We’re thrilled to announce the next edition of the BcnRust Meetup, this time hosted by **[Protofy](https://protofy.xyz/)**! Join us for an evening exploring two very different but equally ambitious Rust projects: an AI-native virtual machine that rethinks how code is executed, and a distributed task queue built as a hands-on journey into async Rust, concurrency, and fault-tolerant systems. Whether you're interested in language runtimes, AI agents, distributed systems, or simply seeing how Rust enables bold ideas, this meetup is for you. **Driver: An Agentic VM in Rust** by [Cristian Sánchez](https://www.linkedin.com/in/cr3at0r/) Most virtual machines are deterministic by design. LLMs break that. But what if AI wasn't an external API on top, but a native execution primitive inside the VM itself? Driver is a Rust VM where AI is a first-class execution primitive. The stdlib is aware of whether it's being invoked by deterministic bytecode or by an LLM-generated action and behaves accordingly. We'll cover the practical decisions behind the core VM, and the toolkit around it. **Aether: Learning Async Rust by building a Distributed Task Queue** by [Arnau Berenguer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/arnau-berenguer-jimenez/) Building a distributed system is a great way to learn async Rust because you run into all the hard parts for real. In this talk I'll walk through Aether, a personal project of a task queue that lets you submit and run Python scripts on a cluster from a CLI. We'll cover the system architecture, how to handle multiple concurrent tasks sharing state, how to handle loss of connection, and propagating cancellation signals on concurrent tasks over the network. Along the way we'll see the honest lessons learned and what makes async Rust hard but fun. **Why Attend?** * Explore advanced Rust applications, from AI-native runtimes to distributed infrastructure. * Learn practical lessons about virtual machine design, async programming, concurrency, and fault tolerance. * Discover how experienced Rust developers approach complex systems and architectural trade-offs. * Connect with Barcelona's Rust community and exchange ideas with fellow engineers, makers, and enthusiasts. * Get inspired by real-world projects that push Rust beyond the usual web services and CLI tools. Whether you're a Rust beginner curious about what's possible, or a seasoned developer looking to dive deeper into systems programming, you'll leave with new ideas, technical insights, and plenty to discuss. Let’s build, learn, and geek out over Rust together! 🦀 **Streaming**: We will stream it via YouTube so you can also subscribe to our [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@bcnrust) to get notified when we go live.

**Free Coding Workshop - In-Person Workshop!** IMPORTANT: For this event, you will need to register on the codebar page: [https://codebar.io/barcelona](https://codebar.io/barcelona) Come and learn or teach with us! This time, [Factoria F5](https://factoriaf5.org/) opens its doors to host the event: We are a non-profit group of students and coaches that love technology and strongly believe that it should be accessible to everyone. For this reason, we run regular free coding meetups for women, members of the LGBTQ community, and other underrepresented groups in tech. Our goal is to enable underrepresented people to learn to program in a safe and collaborative environment and expand their career opportunities. Not sure if this event is for you yet? Join our slack channel where you can get in touch with other students and coaches not only from Barcelona but also from other cities where [codebar.io](http://codebar.io/) has events: Join our Slack channel at: [https://slack.codebar.io](https://slack.codebar.io/). Help us spread the word by sharing it with your network :)

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!

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)

Over a billion documents processed. Millions of Veterans impacted. Hundreds of thousands of employee hours saved. Faster decisions. Greater accuracy. More benefits in the hands of our disabled Veterans. We created Smart Search, the world’s largest consumer of Amazon Textract, right when GenAI began reshaping what’s possible. Since then, we’ve built a suite of AI‑driven solutions that transform this data into real, measurable outcomes—accelerating benefits decisions for our Nation’s Veterans. Join us for a focused conversation on how an outcome‑driven approach to AI is helping us boost accuracy, streamline workflows, and deliver faster results for those who have served. This is a follow up to the AWS re:Invent 2023 "Intelligent Document Processing with Gen AI for Public Sector" presentation. About Speaker: Cameron Williams is a Senior Technical Project Manager and cross-functional technical leader at Booz Allen Hamilton with 15+ years of experience architecting and evolving scalable, cloud-native systems, from greenfield development to complex enterprise modernization. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronw711/ **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

## 🤝 Host Information A co-hosted event by ProductTank Columbus & Women in Product Columbus 💡 About the Workshop AI adoption is stalling across organizations — not because of a lack of motivation or tools, but because it's fundamentally a behavior design challenge. This hands-on workshop applies proven Behavior Design models and methods to help you move from a vague organizational wish to boost AI adoption to 3-5 concrete, testable interventions you can act on starting tomorrow. Whether you're a product manager, on a product team, or just someone trying to get AI to actually stick at work, you'll leave with a clear picture of what's worth focusing on, what to ignore, and how to drive real, sustained adoption — no guesswork required. 🛠️ What to Bring Laptop: Fully charged and ready to go. AI Assistant: Have your favorite AI assistant pulled up. (Dom will be using Claude, but feel free to use whichever assistant you prefer!) 🍕 Logistics & Perks Food & Drink: Pizza and drinks provided! Parking: Plenty of free spaces available on-site. ###

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. Please RSVP via [Microsoft Build //localhost:columbus | Microsoft Reactor](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reactor/events/27247/).

**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** *Customize the IDE: Building Extensions for Visual Studio Code* Visual Studio Code is one of the most widely used development environments today, and much of its flexibility comes from its extension ecosystem. Extensions allow developers to customize the editor with new features, integrations, and workflow improvements tailored to their needs. In this session, we’ll cover what extensions are and the different types available, including full extensions written in TypeScript or JavaScript, along with lighter-weight extensions such as color themes, language packs, language support, code snippets, and keymaps. We’ll also look at practical reasons a developer might create an extension, from automating repetitive tasks to adding custom tooling. The session includes a hands-on walkthrough of creating a new extension, testing it locally, and understanding the basic project structure. We’ll close with a brief overview of how extensions are packaged and published to the Visual Studio Marketplace and other distribution options. **YouTube Link** TBD

Most people still use AI like a search box: type one question, get one answer, repeat. But the next step is AI agents: systems that can take a goal, break it into steps, use tools, remember context, and produce useful work for a human to review. In this beginner-friendly session, we’ll demystify what AI agents actually are — without hype or jargon. We’ll walk through practical examples of how agents can help with research, planning, writing, coding, operations, and personal productivity. We’ll cover: * What makes an AI “agent” instead of just a chatbot * How agents break tasks into steps * Where agents are genuinely useful today * Where they fail, hallucinate, or need human review * How to design simple AI workflows for your own work * A live demo of an AI agent-style workflow from start to finish No coding experience required. This is for anyone who wants to understand where AI tools are going and how to use them more effectively right now. LOGISTICS AND PARKING: The talk starts at 7:00 PM. The first half hour is reserved for everyone to get set up and mingle. Free pizza and drinks! The cheapest parking option is to find street parking, which will only cost you a few bucks. Otherwise, park in the nearby veteran's museum lot for $8. It's highly recommended you avoid the nearby $15 garage parking.