Artificial Intelligence Applications

I’m attending the panel talk about AI adoption in organisations. You are welcome to join me:) AI is becoming a co-decision-maker. The panel of experts will dig into what's really changing, where AI creates genuine value (and where it doesn't). The panel brings together combined expertise spans innovation, business, internal processes, and practical work with technology. More about the event: [https://www.linkedin.com/posts/european-leadership-%26-academic-institute_minulý-měsíc-proběhlo-první-letošní-setkání-activity-7460607352736583680-uvXP](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/european-leadership-%2526-academic-institute_minul%C3%BD-m%C4%9Bs%C3%ADc-) 📅 May 27th 🗣 Language: Czech 🎟 Free entry Register here: [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsGptqTAqMZrwXPcn5j0Ukt0o19a7MzIdiZE0YP17HZnrwdg/viewform](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsGptqTAqMZrwXPcn5j0Ukt0o19a7MzIdiZE0YP17HZnrwdg/viewform)

Rádi bychom vás pozvali na další setkání naší datové komunity **Data Punkers**, které se tentokrát zaměří na to, proč **AI needs better data** — a jak to vypadá v praxi 🤖📊 Čeká nás večer věnovaný reálnému nasazení AI ve firmách — od prvních kroků až po produkční řešení. Žádná teorie od stolu — jen konkrétní zkušenosti lidí, kteří AI dnes skutečně používají. Krátké přednášky, konkrétní zkušenosti a pak klasický komunitní networking. **💡 PROGRAM** **🤖 AI v datech: Jak jsme to rozjeli v Shoptetu a co jsme cestou zjistili** *[Aleš Tygl](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ales-tygl/), Head of Data, Shoptet* Jak v Shoptetu přistupují k AI readiness jako k procesu, ne jednorázovému projektu. Aleš nasdílí konkrétní zkušenosti s implementací a adopcí AI agentů a ukáže, kde je hranice mezi hype a realitou. **🤖 100k+ requestů měsíčně: Jak mít AI pod kontrolou** *[Adam Dobiáš](https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamdobias/), Data Director, Dateio* Jak postavit vlastní AI pipeline, která zvládne velký objem requestů a přitom zůstane plně pod kontrolou. Adam ukáže, proč se rozhodli opustit black-box řešení, jak funguje jejich přístup k přesnosti a auditovatelnosti — a co všechno obnáší provoz AI v produkci. **🤖 PBI Speedrunner aneb Jak jsme přestali klikat dashboardy a nechali to dělat agenta** *[Luboš Vaindl,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lubo%C5%A1-vaindl-b85351104/?skipRedirect=true) Data Engineer, Revolt BI* Jak si pomocí AI urychlit práci a soustředit se na to, co má skutečně smysl. Luboš ukáže, proč samotný Copilot nestačí, co dnes AI zvládá lépe než člověk a kde má naopak stále své limity. **🤖 Jak dostat AI do každodenního fungování firmy** *[Tiep Luu Danh](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tiep-luu-danh/), Chief Product Officer, Vilgain* Jak zvládnout migraci datové platformy a zároveň začít smysluplně pracovat s AI. Tiep sdílí zkušenosti s přechodem na moderní datovou architekturu a s nasazením AI agentů do praxe — co to obnáší, kde to přináší největší hodnotu a na co si dát pozor. 📅 **Kdy:** 27\. května 2026 🕔 **Open door:** 17:00 🎤 **Začátek přednášek:** 17:30 📍 **Kde:** [Shoptet, Pod Dráhou 1637/6, Praha 7 (Port7, budova E3)](https://share.google/4oLqceg6bgY9VSKom) Těšíme se na vás! **Data Punkers**

**5-a-side Football** practice at Rajská Zahrada artificial grass pitch. No cleats shoes. Maximum of 15 participants for a 3 teams of 5 rotating. **Kick off at 18h00**. Everybody is welcome, no age, gender nor any restriction of any type to join. Cost: **90 crowns**. Please send the money using the **QR Code** stored here: https://imgur.com/a/G8NWGjM In case of any Opt-out within 24h of the session, or no show, the payment will be due (you still can ask someone to come instead of you, as your spot will be booked)

**What if consciousness isn’t something the brain produces — but something the universe is?** Most of us have absorbed a picture of reality in which matter comes first: the brain generates mind, and when the brain stops, the mind vanishes. It feels like common sense. But a growing number of analytic philosophers and scientists are asking whether that picture can actually hold together — and **whether idealism, the view that consciousness is fundamental to reality, deserves a serious second look**. **Analytical Idealism is not mysticism in disguise. It’s a rigorous, philosophically precise position that engages directly with the hard problem of consciousness, the findings of modern physics, and the limits of materialist explanation**. It takes the tools of analytic philosophy seriously — and uses them to challenge one of our deepest assumptions about what exists. In this session, we’ll explore: • Why materialism struggles to account for the existence of subjective experience • What Analytical Idealism actually claims — and what it doesn’t • What it might mean, practically and existentially, if mind is primary No prior background in philosophy is needed. We’ll build up the ideas together, and the emphasis will be on genuine inquiry rather than expertise. About the host: Corrado Alesso is a software engineer working across mobility, big data, security, and energy — and, more recently, a newly-minted carpenter. When he’s not chasing his interests in electronics, astrophotography, or music, he reads philosophy — particularly metaphysics (to peek behind the veil), philosophy of mind (can’t wrap my head around the C-problem) and ontology (so that I can drop this word at parties). It started with a suspicion that blaming consciousness on complexity feels a bit cheap. That suspicion led him to Analytical Idealism, which he finds deeply grounded — and, uncomfortably, quite convincing. He’s looking forward to dissecting it together.

🎤🔥 OPEN MIC \| JAM SESSION @ Tequila Tales 🔥🎶 Ready to step on stage, grab the mic, and let your talent shine? ✨ We’re launching a weekly Open Mic \| Jam Session — a vibrant\, inclusive space where artists come together to create\, experiment\, and perform in front of an energetic\, supportive crowd 🎭💛 📅 Every Wednesday 🚀 First Edition: Wednesday, 21st January 2026 🎭 Who can perform? 🎤 Poets & spoken word artists 😂 Stand-up comedians 🎸 Musicians & bands 🎭 Improv & theatre performers 🪄 Magicians & experimental acts ⏱ Performance slots: 15–20 minutes 🎶 Open format \| Free entry \| Community vibes only 📝 Want to perform? Sign up here: 👉 https://forms.gle/uwcZcDdGkBwM3Yqs9 ⏰ Signup deadline: Sunday 19:00 (same week) 📋 Final roster announced: Monday ⚠️ Late requests may be considered via WhatsApp on Monday & Tuesday only if slots are available — no guarantees once the lineup is full. Whether you’re testing new material, performing for the first time, or just soaking in the creative energy — this stage is yours 🎶🔥 Come perform, come support, come vibe ✨🍹 🎤💥 Every Wednesday. One mic. Endless talent. 💥🎤

**MigAct Networking Event** How do we build strong, open communities in Prague? Is “community organizing” just a concept, or is it what happens in our neighborhoods every day? Join us for ***Community Organizers in Action***, an afternoon of networking and honest conversation about what it takes to act together in the Czech Republic. **What will happen:** **Real Talk:** Discussion with the with experts from the field about what community organizing really looks like. **Projects in Action:** Our training participants will pitch the local projects they’re launching right now. **Speed Dating & Networking:** A quick, fun way to meet everyone in the room and find new allies. **Networking Wall:** Bring your flyers or business cards! We’ll have a space for you to share your work and find collaborators. 🗓️ May 27, 2026 ⏰ 16:00–18:30 📍 Podnikatelské a inovační centrum hl. m. Prahy (PIC), *Škodův palác*. Charvátova 41/6, Praha 1 Please RSVP here by May 25th: [https://forms.gle/anbrdkVHTNbJKXiF9](https://forms.gle/anbrdkVHTNbJKXiF9?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBEwRUg1WVFsa1Nyd0NWUlQwd3NydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR75UCdeOR1Df2AyO9jMzkiPjCIIDmRAfw_HdpBkQ4BVk1C1W9i7ddr_gZ1htA_aem_ZtxTRKkjJtpAFZDCYAwQ1w) We’re excited to meet you! This Project has been supported by the European Philanthropic Initiative for Migration (EPIM), a collaborative initiative of the Network of European Foundations (NEF).

Calling all board game enthusiasts in Prague! Join us for an exciting evening of fun and games at Sophie's Hostel! Whether you're a seasoned strategist or just looking for a casual night of entertainment, this event is perfect for everyone. Bring along your favourite board games or discover new ones from our collection. From classic favorites like Settlers of Catan, Carcassone or Ticket to Ride to modern gems like Codenames, Wyrmspan or Azul; from the simple UNO, Jenga or Pachisi to heavyweights like Brass: Birmingham, Root or Inis - there's something for every taste! Connect with fellow expats, make new friends, and challenge your skills in a welcoming and laid-back atmosphere. Don't worry if you're new to the city or don't know anyone — this is the perfect opportunity to mingle and bond over a shared love of tabletop gaming. Every Wednesday from 19 to... whenever they start preparing breakfast at the hostel. Mark your calendars, gather your game crew, and get ready for an unforgettable night of board game bliss! There is no entrance fee, but please support the hostel by ordering drinks. Let's roll!

PangeAI is building agent-driven geospatial intelligence for anyone, turning natural language queries into instant spatial analysis and decisions, with no GIS knowledge required. Backed by autonomous agents we're focused on use cases geospatial context drive real decisions. We're headquartered in the Bay Area with our European HQ right next door in Prague. Maps encode rich spatial context that today's AI agents largely fail to interpret. In this talk, I'll share how we're teaching agents to "read" maps in production at PangeAI starting with geospatial embeddings as a practical foundation for geo-similarity detection, then layering multi-agentic orchestration on top to generate strategic geospatial insights at scale. Along the way, I'll walk through the tooling and frameworks we've built to make all of this tractable for engineers, with real-world examples and open questions at the intersection of geospatial data and agentic AI. Oh, and the [survey](https://swalgeqfetb.typeform.com/to/UywC1NvW)? Still open — developers only. And there's [LEGO ](https://www.lego.com/cs-cz/product/the-razor-crest-75447)waiting for whoever fills it out. 🧱 \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- ⌚️ **Start**: 16:00 and end at 17:00, both online and offline in **Truhlárna Karlín** (Šaldova 388/5) - **Onsite attendance is limited to 70 people.** 🎙️ **Speakers:** Yan Bin Pan 🍻 **Networking** after the seminar – great food and cold beer waiting for you! **🎥 Recording:** After the event we will publish a recording and post a link to it in the comments. 🚪**Doors open** at 15:45, and the event officially starts at 16:00. Your expertise is about to take off. Can't wait to have you on board! \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **Who is hosting the event** **GLAMI** is a leading European fashion discovery platform active in 14 countries. It brings 500,000 orders monthly to the 4,000+ shops listed. [GLAMI](https://glami.group/) has an in-house team of 10+ AI researchers and developers. Machine learning models handle the entire personalization and catalog ranking process, manage bidding in marketing tools, and take care of content management and categorization. [Tonda Hoskovec](https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonin-hoskovec-52b611a0/), CAIO at GLAMI, is the main organizer of Miton AI Times. **Miton** is a Czech VC with portfolio companies like Rossum, Equilibre, or Rohlik. Apart from supporting Miton AI Times, Miton also issues the bi-weekly [AI Newsletter](https://mitonainewsletter.substack.com/). [Read more about Miton and AI](https://www.miton.cz/en/ai/)

Hey ladies! 💜 [You are welcome to join ](https://www.meetup.com/ai-learning-community-for-women-in-czechia-fem-ai-lab/events/314515448/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events)[whatsapp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/I7NWogBfHRRCayjHRjrodb?mode=gi_t) to stay in touch. 💜 I'm attending the [Národní ekonomické fórum 2026](https://www.politikaspolecnost.cz/aktualne/narodni-ekonomicke-forum-2026/) and would love to see you there! 🌸 This is a **Czech** **language** event. Perhaps even if you are just learning czech and curious about what is going on in Czechia, you would find it interesting, but I will leave it on your consideration. The event is covering some of relevant topics like "The Digital Economy as a Driver of State Efficiency and Czech Economic Growth", here I'm expecting some insights around AI adoption. It's always nice to hear about the bigger picture at a state level and understand where things are heading. 💡 📅 Date: 27th of May 📍Venue: Galerie Mánes Praha 🎟️ Registration: Please register for FREE **[here](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeFrpwko_oAgEZyjnd6Kvh_hdwVjVcig9JeBW3wl_pWtxg0MQ/viewform).** **You have to obtain a confirmation from the organiser to be able to attend this event.** **Dress code: Smart Casual** I'll be coming with my mum :). We would be happy to see *you there!* 💜

Spring is in full swing, summer is just around the corner, and that means it's time for another Talk .NET with .NET Team! 🚀🌷☀️ Join us for another evening of practical engineering insights, fresh .NET developments, and conversations with fellow developers. This time we'll explore the future of .NET MAUI. Uncover why Process APIs can still surprise you. And peek at the AI infrastructure powering the dotnet/skills marketplace. As always, expect hands-on technical content, and lot of networking in a room full of fellow engineers. Who, like you, enjoy learning, sharing knowledge, and building great software. We can't wait to see you there! Agenda & speakers: * 5\.30pm \| Doors Open * 6\.00pm \| **Less Noise, More Magic: What's New in .NET MAUI 10 and Beyond** \| Kirill Ovchinnikov \(Microsoft\) * 6\.45pm \| **Your Process Code Hangs. Here's Why (and How .NET 11 Fixes It)** \| Youssef Fahmy \(Microsoft\) * 7\.30pm \| **Introduction to dotnet/skills and infra behind it** \| Jan Krivanek \(Microsoft\) * 8\.00pm \| **Networking with food** 🙂☕ * 9\.00pm \| Doors closed **TALK DETAILS:** 🟣 **Less Noise, More Magic: What's New in .NET MAUI 10 and Beyond** with [Kirill Ovchinnikov](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirillovchinnikov/) (Microsoft) Join a member of the team behind MAUI and XAML tooling in Visual Studio and VS Code for a look at the latest improvements coming to .NET MAUI. Discover how .NET 10 and the road to .NET 11 simplify cross-platform development with cleaner XAML, new language capabilities, Linux support, and even local AI experiences running directly on mobile devices. 🟢 **Your Process Code Hangs. Here's Why (and How .NET 11 Fixes It)** with [Youssef Fahmy](https://www.linkedin.com/in/youssef1313/) (Microsoft) Working with Process APIs often seems straightforward - until your application unexpectedly hangs. Youssef will break down one of the most common deadlock scenarios, explain why older APIs are difficult to use correctly, and introduce the modern .NET 11 alternatives. You'll leave with practical patterns, best practices, and a checklist to avoid painful debugging sessions. 🔵 **Introduction to dotnet/skills and infra behind it** with [Jan Krivanek](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jan-krivanek/) (Microsoft) Discover dotnet/skills, the marketplace for coding-agent extensions and plugins. Learn how skills and agents work, explore notable examples from the ecosystem, and get a behind-the-scenes look at the AI infrastructure, evaluation systems, and engineering challenges that power the platform. Our meetup wouldn’t be complete without him - once again, the evening will be moderated by the amazing [Jakub Jares](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jares/) (Microsoft)! 📍 Microsoft Office (Delta Building, Vyskočilova 1561/4a, Prague 4) 📅 Thursday, May 28th, 2026 🕗 5.30pm - 9.00pm CET ☝️ Event Details: * Language: English * Cost: Free entry

What are dbt meetups? dbt Meetups are networking events open to all folks working with data! Talks predominantly focus on community members' experience with dbt, however, you'll catch presentations on broader topics such as analytics engineering, data stacks, data ops, modeling, testing, and team structures. 🤝Organizer: Philip Morris International 🏠Venue Host: Karlovo nám. 2097, 120 00 Nové Město 🍕Catering: Fingerfood and drinks ✨ **Agenda & Speakers** ✨ 5:00 PM **\|** **Registration & Welcome** 5:30 PM **\| Intro** by PMI 5:45 PM \| **"For Builders, by Builders - What's news at dbt Labs"** \- 🎤 Stephan Durry \(dbt Labs\) 6:15 PM \| **1\. Talk**: *Running dbt in a Highly Regulated Enterprise* **-** 🎤 ([Mike Vilimek](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michalvilimek/), father of dbt @ PMI) 6:45 PM \| 15min Breather 7:00 PM \| **2\. Talk**: *From Fabric to Fantastic: How dbt Makes Your Lakehouses and Warehouses Shine* **-** 🎤 ([Sam Debruyn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/samueldebruyn/), dbt Champion & Microsoft MVP) 7:30 PM \| The dbt Quiz 7:45 PM \| Networking & Community Time **Important Notes:** * The venue has capacity limits. Please RSVP if you intend to come and change your RSVP status on the Meetup to "Not Going". * The doors open at 5pm. If you arrive before, we may not be ready to welcome you yet! * The doors will close at 5.40pm. * To attend, please read the Health and Safety Policy and Terms of Participation: [https://www.getdbt.com/legal/health-and-safety-policy](https://www.getdbt.com/legal/health-and-safety-policy) Since 2016, dbt Labs has been on a mission to help data practitioners create and disseminate organizational knowledge. dbt is the standard for AI-ready structured data. Powered by the dbt Fusion engine, it unlocks the performance, context, and trust that organizations need to scale analytics in the era of AI. Globally, more than 60,000 data teams use dbt, including those at Siemens, Roche and Condé Nast. Learn more at [getdbt.com,](http://getdbt.com,/) and follow dbt Labs on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/dbtlabs/mycompany/), [X](https://x.com/dbt_labs), [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/dbt_labs/), and [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/c/dbt-labs) ➡️ Join the dbt Slack community: [https://www.getdbt.com/community/](https://www.getdbt.com/community/) 🤝Join the #local-czsk channel in dbt Slack ([https://slack.getdbt.com/](https://slack.getdbt.com/)).

**IMPORTANT! Please register on Luma page: https://luma.com/0xb0bote** **What is it?** This isn’t your typical networking event. It’s a Fuck-Up Night — a space to share real professional mistakes and what came after. No polished success stories, just honest experiences. **What to expect** • 3 short talks from speakers sharing their biggest fuck-ups Anish Girdhar - Product Owner - Rohlik https://www.linkedin.com/in/anishgirdhar/ Lisa Ljubčič - Marketing & Brand Lead, Ex-Marketing Manager -Manifesto https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-ljubcic/ Nando Rossi - Senior Product Designer - Freelancer https://www.linkedin.com/in/nandorocker/ • Open mic - anyone can jump in and share their story • Casual networking, drinks & conversations **Who is this for?** Designers, Product Managers, Developers, Marketers, and anyone in creative or tech who wants to connect, learn from others’ experiences, and share their own. Note - If your plans change, please cancel your spot so someone else can join. **When & where** 📅 28.05.26 🕛 19:00 📍KC Přístav 7: V Přístavu 24, 170 00 Praha 7-Holešovice 🗣 Language: English **Please** arrive 5–10 minutes early to grab a drink and settle in so we can start on time. **Přístav 7** is a community space where you can buy drinks and snacks during the event. **Who we are 🌍** Projector Global Community by Prjctr Creative & Tech Institute connects designers, developers, marketers, and innovators worldwide. We foster collaboration, knowledge sharing, and creative growth. **Hosted by 🎤** Daniella Kovalenko (UI/UX Designer & Art Director) Lesia Astrashanovych (Design & Product Recruiter) Tania Korab (Product Designer at Siemens) **See you at Prague Fuck Up Night & Networking!**

Want to experience an urban farm on one of Prague’s river islands as we head into spring? Or just join a group of community motivated individuals and spend your Sunday in nature? Then come along on Sunday for an afternoon with Metrofarm to work on their farm on cizarsky ostrov! Make sure to wear something suitable for the weather, comfortable, that you won’t mind getting dirty, bring gloves if you have them - we have spares, and a water bottle. If you have any questions, contact Julia +420 737 890 656 or Wendy +420 731 873 300

**The Most Chill Speed Friending Event in Town 😎✨** Expand your social circle like eating tapas: bite-sized, fresh, and absolutely zero pressure. 👋 Tapas Topics is built for people who value smaller social circles, natural connections, and a well-structured evening. Get a feel for up to 6 new people a night without going too deep, too fast. We do the heavy lifting for you so you can simply enjoy the freedom of meeting new people with ease. ✅ **Short Rotations** → You get around 10 minutes per person. It's the perfect amount of time to see if you click, with an automatic escape hatch to keep everything light and fresh. ✅ **300+ Digital Icebreakers**→ You can wing conversations naturally or simply tap into our app's "conversation menu" for a fresh new topic anytime you want. ✅ **Clear Structure** → No awkward standing around wondering how to start. Everyone gets a comfortable seat, a clear rotation, and a guaranteed chat with lovely people. 🔥 **THE BETA TEST** We are perfecting our custom app and rotation flow before transitioning to a paid model. Entry is 100% FREE until the end of June! All we ask in return is your candid feedback afterward. 🙌 🕒 **SCHEDULE** 17:35 - Doors open: Arrive early, grab a drink, and open our web app. (**Walk through the restaurant to the OPEN ATRIUM on the right**) 17:45 - The Clock starts! ⏱️ 19:00 - Wrapping up 19:30 - Afterparty 👉 **The Afterparty**: Once we wrap up, we transition into our famous social mixer, The Bar Nomads, right close by. Grab a drink and dive deeper with the people you clicked with (Free entry!). 🍹 👉 **Contacts:** We keep it organic. No automated matching systems here—just ask for their details directly at the afterparty! 💡 **Good to Know:** The event is hosted in English. It's relaxed, cozy, and open to both expats and locals. Just come as you are! *Note: By attending, you consent to being photographed (casual snapshots during the event and a group selfie at the end).*

**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** https://youtube.com/live/BltmWMH1zG0?feature=share

Most people use AI like a search box: they type one sentence, hope for the best, and get frustrated when the answer is generic, wrong, or useless. But getting better results from tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other AI systems is not about memorizing magic prompts. It is about learning how to give the AI better context. In this beginner-friendly session, we’ll break down how to make AI dramatically more useful by improving the way you communicate with it. You’ll learn how to give clearer instructions, provide examples, set constraints, ask for better output formats, and use follow-up questions to turn a mediocre answer into a genuinely useful one. We’ll cover practical techniques you can use immediately for work, learning, writing, coding, planning, research, and everyday problem solving. We’ll also touch on why these same ideas show up in more advanced AI systems, including RAG, agents, evaluations, and AI workflows. No technical background required. Bring your curiosity, your questions, and maybe one real task you wish AI was better at helping you with. **What you’ll learn:** * Why “better prompting” is really about better context * How to structure requests so AI gives more useful answers * How to use examples, constraints, and output formats * How to iterate when the first answer is not good enough * How these skills connect to more advanced AI workflows This meetup is for anyone who wants to move beyond basic ChatGPT usage and start getting more practical value out of AI. 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.

**Presenter:** Auri Rahimzadeh, Principal Software Architect, Momentum3 **Time:** Pizza at 6:00, Presentation Starts at 6:30pm Eastern **Location:** Theoris, 9000 Keystone Crossing, Suite 230, Indianapolis Auri's been using AI a lot. Are you? Let's discuss how to be your most effective self by using AI in your development workflow. Looking forward to seeing you there!

QA or the Highway is a one-day, affordable, regional, professional conference featuring real-world experience and thought leadership in the QA and testing industry. This is a ticketed event please register here: https://www.qaorthehwy.com/ Featured Keynote Speakers: **Matthew-Hope Eland** **(Wizard at Leading EDJE)** \- An AI Specialist and Wizard at Leading EDJE who is known to teach software engineering\, AI\, and data science concepts in the most ridiculous ways possible\. Matt has used machine learning to settle debates over whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie\, reinforcement learning to drive the behavior of digital squirrels\, data analytics to suggest improvements to his favorite TV show\, and AI agents to play board games and create an AI agent with the personality of a dog\. Matt is the author of "Data Science in \.NET with Polyglot Notebooks" and "Refactoring with C\#" as well as several LinkedIn Learning courses\. Matt helps organize the Central Ohio \.NET Developer Group\, runs several blogs and a YouTube channel\, has a Master’s of Science in Data Analytics\, and is a current Microsoft MVP in AI and \.NET\. **Tatyana Arbouzova** **(CEO at Innovate QA)** \- Tatyana Arbouzova is an engineering and business leader with a strong background in Quality Engineering across multiple industries\, including Big Tech\, Healthcare\, and Entertainment\. She has held leadership roles at world\-class companies such as Microsoft\, VMware\, Disney\, and The Pokémon Company International\, where she focused on building quality\-driven cultures and scaling teams to deliver high\-impact products\. With decades of experience\, Tatyana has helped organizations transform their quality practices so teams can deliver software efficiently\, confidently\, and with measurable business outcomes\. Today\, Tatyana advises software companies on adopting AI to optimize quality practices and improve how software is delivered at scale\. She is also a passionate community builder and the founder of Innovate QA\, a thriving Seattle\-based community and conference for quality professionals\.

Couldn't make Knowledge? Or want to debrief the dancing robots or Autonomous Workforce? Join us for a Knowledge '26 recap, insights sharing, a couple rounds of golf, and fun at Topgolf. As always, drinks and food will be provided. More details to come — mark your calendar, RSVP, and save your spot today!

PLEASE NOTE!!! This event will be In-Person for our very 1st Improving collab! If you know the [Columbus Unity group](https://www.meetup.com/columbus-unity-user-group/) location, we'll be at the same place. This is our 1st event and are doing a soft launch with limited attendance. 1st come 1st serve. If you want to be there and we fill up, please email me at [info@thecogg.com](mailto:info@thecogg.com) and I'll be in touch. All street parking is free on Sundays but you can also pay to park in any of the local garages. See image of [parking map here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mr9_LFIggbs-0_Zd3AJTGNqEhgMf2TzQ/view?usp=sharing). \-\-\- On the last Sunday of the month, we're having our usual end-of-the-month social gathering with our GameDev Meetup meeting. There will be announcements and presentations followed by some social networking Let's continue the conversations with good vibes and friends. All are welcomed from all ages and backgrounds to this public event. If we can, we'll be streaming or uploading the video later via our COGG YouTube channel here: [https://www.youtube.com/@TheCOGG/streams](https://www.youtube.com/@TheCOGG/streams) (Also please do subscribe if you have not done so!) No game development experience required! If you are interested in doing a 20 minute game development related presentation, please fill out our form online here: [https://goo.gl/forms/lVdTJZiNJewlPJuj1](https://goo.gl/forms/lVdTJZiNJewlPJuj1) Or e-mail us at info@thecogg.com with the following: Your Name, Company/Affiliation, Name of Your Game/Topic, Description, Tech Needs, and Your Contact. Be sure to check out our Discord for real time news updates: [https://discord.gg/NrBhuNQ](https://discord.gg/NrBhuNQ)