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After a short break for March we're back at the end of April with 2 of London's well known tech names, Motorway and Omnea! Join us, \*\*[London.js,**](http://london.js,%2A%2A/) on **Thursday 30th April** from **6pm-8.30pm** hosted at **Motorway**, sponsored by **Omnea** 📣 Register now to avoid disappointment as [London.js](http://london.js/) access is limited and spaces fill fast! Doors open at 6:00pm, talks will start at 6:30pm, ends 8.30pm ish. 📍Address - Motorway, 12 Wells Mews, London W1T 3HE 🎤 **Our** **April Talks** 🎤 **Ed Cooper – Senior Engineer, Omnea** **How to Tame Your AI Feature** *"Shipping an AI feature that demos well is easy; shipping one enterprise users trust with six-figure decisions is another story. Ed will walk through the levers they pulled to get two AI features from "it works" to "we trust it" at Omnea — with some surprising learnings along the way"* **Ryan Cormack Principal Engineer & Jamie Toloui Senior Back End Engineer - Motorway** **APIs in the Fastlane - How Motorway are building new, and evolving existing APIs with a design first approach** *"Learn how Motorway are building new, and evolving existing, APIs across their entire platform. They follow a design first approach ensuring our documentation, SDKs and implementation are always kept in sync by leveraging Smithy to document our entire system. We'll look at real world examples of APIs handling millions of requests in a well documented, defined and type safe way so it always does exactly what it says on the tin."* **Johannes Stein - Head of Engineering & CTO** **What I've learned building a JavaScript engine with AI** "What if we create a JavaScript engine without the bloat of backward compatibility? Focusing on modern language features such as let/const, arrow functions, zero dynamic code execution and TypeScript compatibility. This talk covers the journey of creating a new JavaScript engine and runtime, detailing what went well and the lessons learned along the way." **Our Hosts** **🚗 Motorway 🚗** Motorway is transforming the used car market through a data-driven digital marketplace that connects private sellers with thousands of dealers, enabling instant valuations and competitive bidding. Join us in their amazing HQ in central London (off Oxford Street) **Our sponsor** 🚀 **Omnea** 🚀 One of London's fastest growing series B backed start ups. Omnea is rebuilding procurement from the ground up with an AI powered platform that orchestrates workflows across finance, legal and IT, automating intake, approvals and supplier onboarding while creating a unified source of truth for spend. Come to **London.JS** & learn more about the changing face of JavaScript across all industry landscapes. We're a very inclusive meet-up representing a diverse community of awesome engineers 🤖🌈🦄 About the **London.JS** organisers... **James McLeod**, Open Source Program Lead, NatWest Group [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesmcleod/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesmcleod/) **Jordan Potts**, Head of Technology, Albany Growth [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-potts-albany/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-potts-sr2/) **Will Laing**, Co-Founder, Plan:it [https://www.linkedin.com/in/willhlaing/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/willhlaing/) [https://weareplanit.com/](http://www.weareplanit.com/) *🍕🥤 **Refreshments*** * A variety of food & drink will be served. We will endeavour to cater for allergies & dietary requirements. This won't just be pizza & beer either... ***Things to note*** * A desire to explore JavaScript from different points of view is absolutely recommended * Feel free to bring your JS projects along * All engineering levels are welcome * Please RSVP to secure a place * Please ask plus 1's to sign up to the group & RSVP * Spaces are limited so techies will get priority \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- • Code of conduct: [http://confcodeofconduct.com](https://confcodeofconduct.com/) \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-

PEL Network helps you connect with the right people at luxurious locations. We welcome marketing experts, salespeople, inflencers, entrepreneurs, investors, business leaders, professionals from various fields. We always choose the luxurious hotel lounges all around London so you can network in peace and focus. We make sure you feel comfortable and fulfill all of your needs. Our locations are at the heart of central london so it's easy for you to travel to and from. Food and drinks are also available at our venues. For our event, we have reserved an area of the venue so that we can mix and mingle and meet old and new friends, new contacts, and new clients too! We encourage everyone to talk to as many people in the event as possible. That said, once you feel a certain chemistry or opportunity with someone, we encourage to talk with them on a deeper level. The sleep research shows that we forget about 90% of people after a goodnight sleep. However when we establish an emotional resonance with someone, they will remember us the next day. Program: The evening's format is designed for networking in a relaxed setting, providing an opportunity to meet fellow business leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors. We emphasize building genuine relationships on a personal level. I will be there to help with introductions and get over the barrier of anxiety when approaching someone you don't know. How many people are attending? The venue has a capacity limit of 70 guests, and due to the popularity of our events and the unique ambiance of the location, we anticipate this event will reach full capacity quickly. We strongly advise securing your reservation early to ensure attendance. If you haven't gotten a ticket, you can pay when you arrive but it will be 50% more expensive than buying it in advance. Our events achieve success through a straightforward yet impactful strategy. A few days prior to the event, we establish a WhatsApp group for attendees interested in pre-event networking, enabling participants to arrange meetings both for the event day and beforehand. On the day of the event, you will experience a relaxing atmosphere with a hospitable and encouraging community. Attention: You must register at the eventbrite page in order to attend. If you didn't register, you can pay at the event in person. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/marketing-networking-event-at-hilton-hotel-tickets-1410174212029?aff=oddtdtcreator Dress code: business casual (no trainers, no jeans) Refund policy: Advance purchase tickets are offered at a discounted rate compared to those bought on the event day. Please note, these tickets are non-refundable but can be transferred to another individual of your choosing. PEL Network Membership: If you buy the yearly membership for our PEL Network you will receive the following benefits. 1. All the events are free for the whole year. 2. Join the members only community chats and events. 3. One free Motivational Profile Test 4. One free Sensory Personality Test 5. One free book a month (from our collections) 6. Free Consultation for your business growth, marketing, employee engagement and sales.

PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME OF 3Hrs. 19.:00- 22:00PM PLEASE MAKE PAYMENT AT TIME OF BOOKING. PAYMENT BY BANK TRANSFER, DETAILS BELOW. NO CASH PAYMENTS_. Your space is not guaranteed until payment is received. Welcome back....Please note our sessions have now returned to Park View. Thankyou to all those members old and new who continued to come and support and play fantastic games of badminton. We welcome you all back. **Please note moving forward the sessions will be pay before play, regardless of whether you pay online or cash in person** Join us for friendly, competition badminton with like-minded enthusiasts. We have sole use of four courts. Players do not have to attend for the entire duration however the price is the same. Please note we limit the amount of attendees to 24 so that everybody gets a fair number of games. Play is from 19:00pm to 22:00pm The cost is £15 per session, which includes feather shuttles. Please pay via bank transfer to the following account: L Samuels Sort code: 040004 Account number: 99854842 Please include your name and date as reference. If you do not show without notice we reserve the right to charge a full non-attendance fee and persistent offenders may be blocked from our club. So please be thoughtful and let us know in good time if you cannot attend. **Rules of attendance/Disclaimer**. Park View Badminton Club exists purely to offer an opportunity for like-minded players to exercise, play and socialise together and nothing more. All attendees should consider the club as an informal gathering of people who will train together in a loosely structured format. The club is operated and managed by a number of volunteers in their free time and these volunteers cannot accept any responsibility for any events that occur at the club. If you have any medical conditions that could affect you, it’s your responsibility to make the club aware of these. Neither the club nor Park View School will take responsibility for any injury, loss or damage that might arise as a result of participation in club activities. Effective warmup and stretches should be undertaken before play to avoid injury and appropriate clothing and footwear is to be worn whilst playing at all times. Every person attending the club must take full and complete responsibility for their own actions. Know your limits! The club does not discriminate against any attendees of ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, religion or beliefs, sex or disability except as a necessary consequence of the requirements of safely training and participating in the required sport. All attendees are expected to behave with mutual respect and in a way that does not endanger others or bring the club into disrepute. Not complying with this may result in suspension or termination of attendance. Any matters of concern should be directed to the administrators via email (parkviewbclub@gmail.com).

PEL Network helps you connect with the right people at luxurious locations. So you can boost your business ten fold. We welcome neuroscientists, psychologists, neurotech professionals, entrepreneurs, investors, business leaders and professionals from various fields. We always choose the luxurious hotel lounges all around London so you can network in peace and focus. We make sure you feel comfortable and fulfill all of your needs. Our locations are at the heart of central london so it's easy for you to travel to and from. Food and drinks are also available at our venues. For our event, we have reserved an area of the venue so that we can mix and mingle and meet old and new friends, new contacts, and new clients too! We encourage everyone to talk to as many people in the event as possible. That said, once you feel a certain chemistry or opportunity with someone, we encourage to talk with them on a deeper level. We forget about 90% of people after a goodnight sleep. However when we establish an emotional resonance with someone, they will remember us the next day. Program: The evening's format is designed for networking in a relaxed setting, providing an opportunity to meet fellow business leaders, entrepreneurs, and investors. We emphasize building genuine relationships on a personal level. I will be there to help with introductions and get over the barrier of anxiety when approaching someone you don't know. How many people are attending? The venue has a capacity limit of 80 guests, and due to the popularity of our events and the unique ambiance of the location, we anticipate this event will reach full capacity quickly. We strongly advise securing your reservation early to ensure attendance. If you haven't gotten a ticket, you can pay when you arrive but it will be 50% more expensive than buying it in advance. Our events achieve success through a straightforward yet impactful strategy. A few days prior to the event, we establish a WhatsApp group for attendees interested in pre-event networking, enabling participants to arrange meetings both for the event day and beforehand. On the day of the event, you will experience a relaxing atmosphere with a hospitable and encouraging community. Dress code: business casual (no trainers, no jeans) Refund policy: Advance purchase tickets are offered at a discounted rate compared to those bought on the event day. Please note, these tickets are non-refundable but can be transferred to another individual of your choosing. PEL Network Membership: If you buy the yearly membership for our PEL Network you will receive the following benefits. 1. All the events are free for the whole year. 2. Join the members only community chats and events. 3. One free Motivational Profile Test 4. One free Sensory Personality Test 5. One free book a month (from our collections) 6. Free Consultation for your business growth, marketing, employee engagement and sales.

**BOOK HERE**: https://sportas.co.uk/games/46674 **Game Description:** Come and join our badminton session in Canning Town 🔥 Join our whatsapp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/LsLjg8CxI8MIxSFb82qkdb Music 🎶 3 courts, social session - the general ability is mid intermediate. There will be spare rackets but please bring your own racket if you do have one. 1 new tube of FEATHERED shuttles will be provided per session, plus a set of Yonex 300 plastic shuttles. 🚪 Getting Into the School 1\. The school is surrounded by a green fence\. 2\. Entrance is near the stone wall\. 3\. At the gate\, find the intercom on the right\-hand side\. 4\. Press the ‘Call’ button and wait for security to respond\. 5\. When the intercom flashes green\, push the gate open\. \-\-\- 🏸 Finding the Indoor Court 1\. After entering\, go through the visitor gate\. 2\. Follow the corridor to the end\. 3\. Look for the yellow double doors – the badminton courts are inside\! \-\-\- 🚻 Facilities 🔹 Changing Rooms & Toilets \- Located outside the court area in the corridor\. \- Male facilities – right\-hand side\. \- Female facilities – left\-hand side\. 💧 Water Points \- There are three water points in the corridor outside the court\. \- Bring a water bottle to use with the water pump\. Enjoy your game! 🏸🔥 **Rules** Games to 21 Max two games on in a row Max one game off in a row

**Kindly note that this is a paid event and the average number of attendees for our events is 60-70 people. You can register on [https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-connector-at-homegrown-business-networking-event-tickets-1986971361831?aff=meetup](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-connector-at-homegrown-business-networking-event-tickets-1986971361831?aff=meetup)** Discover exciting connections at our networking event—meet professionals, explore new opportunities, enjoy conversations, and grow together. Step into one of London’s most exclusive private members clubs for a premium **business networking event in London**. London Connector® at HomeGrown brings together entrepreneurs, investors, founders, and professionals for an evening of **high-quality networking, meaningful conversations, and new opportunities**. This fully hosted event is designed to make networking effortless, enjoyable, and results-driven. Whether you're looking to **expand your professional network, meet potential partners, explore business opportunities, or connect with like-minded individuals**, this is the place to be. ✨ **What to expect:** • Premium London networking experience at HomeGrown private members club • Curated introductions and fully hosted networking • Entrepreneurs, investors, and business professionals in one room • Opportunities for collaboration, partnerships, and growth 🎯 **Why attend?** Join one of the most engaging **London networking events for entrepreneurs and professionals**, where connections turn into real opportunities. Perfect for those interested in **business networking, startup growth, investment opportunities, and professional connections in London**. **📲 Exclusive WhatsApp Networking Group** A couple of days before the event, we create an **exclusive WhatsApp group** for all confirmed attendees who wish to start connecting early. This allows **entrepreneurs, founders, and investors** to introduce themselves, arrange meetings, and break the ice — so by the time you arrive, you already feel part of the community. **📸 Event Disclaimer** Photos and videos may be taken during the event for use across our social media channels and promotional materials. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. 🎟️ **Limited tickets available – book now to secure your place at this exclusive London business networking event.** * [United Kingdom Events](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/d/united-kingdom/events) * [Greater London Events](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/d/united-kingdom--greater-london/events) * [Things to do in London](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/ttd/united-kingdom--london) * [London parties](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/d/united-kingdom--london/party) * [London Business parties](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/d/united-kingdom--london/business--party)

Join us for some fun, competitive, but friendly games at our 4-court sports hall. We use Yonex Mavis 600 Nylon shuttles during the 2-hour session. **PAYMENT** * **Session Fee: £9** * We are cashless, kindly pay the session fee **by midnight** on the night before the session. You are welcome to pay early! You can even pay when you book! See our About page for the full process. * If no payment is received, you will be removed and may even be liable for a late cancellation fee if your spot is not taken. * Please use **“your meetup name + date of event”** as payment reference * **Account name:** Thomas Lam * **Sort code:** 04-00-03 * **Account number:** 7478 8608 **LATE CANCELLATION OR NO-SHOW** * **All** **no-shows or late cancellations** (24 hrs or less) will be charged if your spot is not taken by someone else - you will have a title next to your name with the amount and date owed. * Members with 2 no shows/late cancellations will be removed from the group unless outstanding payment is received * **The late cancellation policy** is set up to discourage last-minute cancellations and therefore applies with or without the presence of a waitlist * **Note:** If you are on the Waitlist and a spot becomes available, you will automatically be bumped onto the On list provided the event has not yet started. It is your responsibility to **remove yourself from the waitlist** if you can no longer make it to avoid being charged a no-show if someone cancels late. **PLAYING** * Please wait to be marked off before entering the hall. * Sessions are to finish promptly on the hour by school requests. * If you finish a match with 5 minutes to go, please start packing up instead of starting a new game. **RACKET HIRE** * Please note that we won't be hiring out rackets, so kindly bring your own racket. **PARKING** * There is parking available, but it is now paid parking. Parking is opposite the entrance. Please check the signs for parking payment instructions. **TRACK & TRACE** * We will collect your phone number on-site. Your phone number will also be used in case of fire to contact you if you have not made it to the fire evacuation areas. You can see maps at the venue. We are excited to see you guys on the court! Team LSBC

**BOOK HERE**: https://sportas.co.uk/games/45708 **Game Description:** Come and play in a Saturday evening Mid-Intermediate & Above volleyball session in Canary Wharf 🏙️ ❗️Please be considerate & only sign up to this game if you’re a MID-INTERMEDIATE player or above. If we think you are a beginner/lower-intermediate player we will cancel and refund you from the game❗️ 💦 Water fountain, showers and changing rooms available on site 🧭Directions: 🚶‍♂️5 minute walk from Canary Wharf station **Rules** \- 3 teams of 6 \- Games to 15 points \- Max 2 games in a row \- Please be kind and respectful to all players 🧡

Discover the World at International Cafe! We are a group of Christian volunteers set out to create a friendly community that welcomes everyone! Come and practice speaking English with our English speaking volunteers. You will learn more about British culture and discuss life with NEW topics each week. We also include a Bible story at the end of our sessions. At International Cafe, we start our meet up with Tea & Coffee and continue in engaging conversations. Each week, we'll look at NEW topics about British culture and history, so you can learn and socialize. Best of all, it's a free event and open to everyone! So mark your calendars: 🕕 Time: **Sunday at 2:30 PM** 📍 Address: ECIR OEA, Inspire at St James Questions? Text Organiser at 07708228436.

The session is Every Thursday 7PM till 10PM. This is for all levels, so after the training you will be able to play games and use what you have learnt. Just like the saying practice makes perfect. Any queries on what levels you may be or just any questions please don't hesitate to contact us. PARKING: Parking is available and Free onsite. (The postcode is E15 3PA) This at the previous address on New mount Street. Press the buzzer and they will let you in. PAYMENT: We are accepting bank transfer rather than cash payments. In 2 days in advance to confirm your attendance. Bank Details: Name: The Badminton Collective Ltd Sort Code: 60-83-71 Account Number:69874292 Reference your name and date of the session. £13 Games IMPORTANT NOTES: We shall be starting at 7PM sharp so if you miss the start you'll have to just catch up I'm afraid. How to get there. If you use the provided postcode it will take you to the front of the school. By all means message me if you are having troubles. There is now a water fountain so please bring a bottle to fill up, this is in the main building while they fix the one near the sports Hall. The Badminton Collective and School 21 are not responsible for any injuries or loss of items.

**BOOK HERE**: https://sportas.co.uk/games/45469 **Game Description:** Come and play in a Lower-intermediate & above volleyball session in Balham 🔥 ONLY sign up to this session if you’re a LOWER-INTERMEDIATE player or above. If you are a beginner player please don’t sign up to this game, we will cancel and refund you from the game (sorry!). Directions: 🚶‍♂️3 minute walk from Balham station (Northern Line). From Balham tube station turn left onto Chestnut Grove road. Walk to the mini roundabout and take a left onto Boundaries Road. After a short walk just past the football pitch​​​​​​​​​​​​​,​​​​​​​​​​​​​ there will be a big green gate on your right. Follow the building around and the sports hall is to your left opposite the hockey pitch. **Rules** \- 3 teams of 6 \- Games up to 15 points \- Max 2 games in a row \- Please be positive and encouraging to all players 🫶

**BOOK HERE**: https://sportas.co.uk/games/48350 **Game Description:** This is for the ones who set the alarm, debated cancelling, and showed up anyway. We’re here to get better at badminton, at meeting people, at making the most of the time we’ve got. Every session is a challenge. Every session is a good time. And every session ends at the pub. Life’s short. Play. Meet. Repeat. Rules \- No lateness Policy \- Double Play/Mixed Play SLots Available!! 4 Intermediate 4 Upper intermediate 4 Advance Shuttle : Intermediate and Upper intermediate : Mavis 350

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

It feels like we just saw each other 🤷. Join members of the local design and UX community for our monthly breakfast. For May we’re stopping in for Rooh’s popup breakfast/cafe concept. You know someone is getting the lobster yuzu croissant, and that’s not even the prettiest thing on the menu!.

**PLEASE BUY TICKETS THROUGH EVENTBRITE. RSVP THROUGH MEETUP IS NOT A TICKET PURCHASE CONFIRMATION.** Strive welcomes you to 'General Business Networking', Columbus' hottest networking event! We are set in the perfect central location in Downtown for all to join. Are you interested in business? Want to elevate your career? Meet Consultants, Analysts of all types, Bankers, Software Engineers, Entrepreneurs, and more who are active in the space or are eager to get started. **\*\*This will be a multi-vertical event\*\*** **There will be professionals with backgrounds in the arts, finance, tech, real estate, healthcare, and more. Come with an open mind, and leave with connections that wouldn't be possible otherwise!** Pack some business cards and come with an open mind! Meet your future business partners, employers, coworkers, investors, and friends. You don't want to miss this opportunity to expand your network and create a brighter future. We will have a space for our event to check-in. The event will go from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (feel free to come at any point in this timeframe). Name tags will be provided. Business casual dress code. Job fair attire. **Remember, it's not who you know, it's who you meet tomorrow!** We look forward to meeting you at the event! Sincerely, Strive Networking Team *Refund requests are permitted up to 24 hours after purchase, so long as we are not within 48 hours before the event start time. Refunds will be made in full and repaid to your method of payment. Note that we are unable to reimburse PayPal fees.* *Disclaimer: By attending Strive Networking events you agree to photos/videos taken during the event being used to promote future events.*

Christians in Tech is a community at the intersection of faith and technology. Our meetups are designed to spark meaningful conversations, promote knowledge sharing, and encourage growth—both in your career and your spiritual walk with God. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting your tech journey, CIT welcomes you. Our Website [https://linktr.ee/citcbus](https://linktr.ee/citcbus) Sponsors and Partners * Improving (Venue Sponsor) * Bethel World Prayer Center (Fiscal Sponsor) * Fruits & Roots (Coffee Partner)

Connected Westerville Night of Networking flips the script on networking, with surprises and connections that'll make you say, "Who knew networking could be this much fun?!"

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/