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Exclusive Workshop invite with Victor Rentea
Spots are limited: [https://tickets.voxxeddays.com/event/workshop-victor-rentea](https://tickets.voxxeddays.com/event/workshop-victor-rentea)
**Build faster, smarter software with AI.**
Join an exclusive, fully catered workshop with Victor Rentea on Agentic Engineering in a small, focused group of engineers.
**Upgrade your development workflow to 2026.**
A hands-on day on AI Coding Agents: prompt & context engineering, multi-agent orchestration, spec-driven development, and self-improving skills.
Learn how engineers reach 2x–10x productivity and what it takes to get there.
**For:** all engineers (backend, frontend, QA, data, ops)
**Bring:** laptop with Claude Code + subscription (Pro is enough)
**The agenda of the day**
**Introduction**
* LLM Fundamentals: Predictions, Tokens, Context Window, Compaction, System Prompt, Model vs Agent Harness
* AI Pitfalls: Sycophancy, Hallucinations, Attention Dilution, Knowledge Cutoff, Premature Fixation
* MCP Tools – best-of
**Context Engineering**
* Evolving a Token-Efficient Project Memory
* AI Context Sharing across repos, teams, and company
* Skills and Custom Agents that self-improve
* Token-Efficiency Tricks: context hygiene, DRY, grep-logs antipattern
**Prompt Engineering & Orchestration**
* Prompt Engineering – does and dont’s
* Brainstorm, plan & generate a non-trivial change with AI
* Multi-Agent Orchestration Patterns: handover, reviewer, orchestrator, advisor,…
**AI Guardrails & Security**
* Functional Guardrails with State-of-the-art Acceptance Tests
* Code Quality Guardrails AI cannot circumvent
* Architecture Guardrails & Exact Summarisation
* APIs, C4 Model, sequence diagrams
* AI Supply-Chain Attacks Attacks and Agent Isolation Techniques
**Date:** Wednesday, July 1st (09:00 - 17:00)
**Location**: Utrecht (venue TBA)
**Price**: € 395,- (incl. lunch & drinks)
Spots are limited: [https://tickets.voxxeddays.com/event/workshop-victor-rentea](https://tickets.voxxeddays.com/event/workshop-victor-rentea)
[Arnhem] English subs: Mama’ku
\# This meetup is around a third\-party organizer\, Focus Filmtheater\. You can either purchase your ticket online or right before the session\. **Seats are numbered**. #
**Title**: Mama’ku
**Language**: Dutch
**Subtitles**: English
**Length**: 75 min
**Director**: Sven Peetoom, Aldo Agaatsz
**More info**: https://www.focusarnhem.nl/agenda/english-subs-mamaku/
**Ticket link**: https://www.focusarnhem.nl/tickets/146153/
**Synopsis:**
The new documentary by Sven Peetoom (*Tussen Wal en Schip – Geruisloos Indisch)*. An intimate film about choreographer and dancer Cheroney Pelupessy, who makes the journey to Indonesia for the first time together with her mother in search of a hidden family history.
**How it works**:
I will be at Focus around 18:30, where we can meet before the movie starts. You can message me to find us. Screening starts at 19:00. After the movie, we can have a drink together.
Hope to see you soon!
LCU Meeting #813
Hi all! 🙂
On Wednesdays we welcome you to practice languages!
If you want to practice a specific (uncommon) language, please send us a message so we can find some conversation partners for you on our mailing list!
We hope to see you in Café Marktzicht!
In the last year we had tables for the following languages:
* Dutch
* English
* French
* Italian
* Spanish
* Turkish\*
* German\*
* Portuguese\*
* Danish\*
* Norwegian\*
* Russian\*
* Arabic\*
* Chinese\*\*
* Japanese\*\*
* Indonesian\*\*
*
* Most likely, but not every week present.
\*\* - Rather rare ;-)
If your language is not in this list, please let us know! We have a large database of Language Cafe visitors speaking 56 different languages! We might be able to connect you with a person that does speak the language you want to practice.
In case you are not in our database yet, please use this form: http://goo.gl/forms/oSCn9Dn8m8
Volleyball Expats
Welcome to our Volleyball community !! 🏐🎉
We are a community of volleyball enthusiasts who want to enjoy the game, improve their skills, and meet new friends. Our open play sessions offer a friendly, social environment where everyone can get some practice and have fun.
Our sessions consist of mixed level play, however intermediate volleyball knowledge is mandatory. We try to have a balanced levels per team to ensure smooth play. If you aren’t familiar with basic volleyball rules and have no experience, sorry to say, but it's not your group.
❗❗ Meetup recently pops up their subscription option after you click on RSVP— you can dismiss it by clicking the "X" in the top left corner.
✅ RSVP & Attendance
Attendance is limited to 14 people. If the RSVP list is full, join the waiting list—cancellations happen frequently. If the event appears full on the Meetup app, try using a web browser instead.
❌Cancellations & Refunds
cancellation prior to 24h before the event, can be refunded. Can’t make it? Update your RSVP to "Not Going" ASAP so someone else can take your spot.
👟 What to Bring
For your own safety and comfort, wear sport shoes and clothing (no street shoes—must change into sport shoes) and bring deodorant for ours.
💸 Payment & Contribution (€6.00 per person)
Payment must be made in advance via Tikkie.
Please only pay once you are added to the going list. In case you do not meet the payment deadline, you may be moved to the not going list.
Looking forward to seeing you on the court! 🏐🔥 Let’s play, have fun, and make new friends!
Ultimate Social Ping Pong Chaos! (Around the Table Toernooi)
**When:** Wednesday\, July 1st \| 🕒 Doors open at 19:00\, battle starts at 20:00
**Where:** De Ping Pong Club, Utrecht
**Damage:** €4,07 (Buy your tickets in advance as spaces are limited! Secure your spot directly with the venue [here](https://shop.weeztix.com/37dc63d6-519c-11f0-a9cb-7e126431635e/events?shop_code=5rn36dck)!)
**The Vibe:**
I checked out De Ping Pong Club last week—it is an awesome location! They even have board games if you need a break from the action.
I played there recently outside of a tournament, and let me tell you about the "athletic" standard: if you can hold two beers at the same time, you are officially qualified. This is not the Olympics, this is [around the table](https://depingpongclub.nl/agenda/). Leave your sports watch at home; this is a purely social event where your actual speaking time will easily outlast your playtime.
**Pro Tip:** There are bonus points for costumes and alternative, non-paddle equipment. Fry-pans, textbooks, or flip-flops? Bring it.
**Essential Training Routine:**
If you actually want to take this seriously and lift the trophy, you *must* complete this strict two-step preparation:
1. Watch the [Balls of Fury Trailer](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXR_NLDMUk8&t) to master the illegal underground table tennis mindset.
2. Blast [Armin van Buuren's Ping Pong](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z8V5GfFeUDs) on repeat to get your hand-eye coordination synced to 138 BPM.
**P.S.** Who is willing to play in my team **"ExBats"**? (Yes, a terrible pun merging "Expats" with *bat*, the Dutch word for racket). Drop a comment below if you're in!
Expat Volleyball Wednesday
Welcome to our Volleyball community !! 🏐🎉
We are a community of volleyball enthusiasts who want to enjoy the game, improve their skills, and meet new friends. Our open play sessions offer a friendly, social environment where everyone can get some practice and have fun.
Our sessions consist of mixed level play, however intermediate volleyball knowledge is mandatory. We try to have a balanced levels per team to ensure smooth play. If you aren’t familiar with basic volleyball rules and have no experience, sorry to say, but it's not your group.
❗❗ Meetup recently pops up their subscription option after you click on RSVP— you can dismiss it by clicking the "X" in the top left corner.
✅ RSVP & Attendance
Attendance is limited to 14 people. If the RSVP list is full, join the waiting list—cancellations happen frequently. If the event appears full on the Meetup app, try using a web browser instead.
❌Cancellations & Refunds
cancellation prior to 24h before the event, can be refunded. Can’t make it? Update your RSVP to "Not Going" ASAP so someone else can take your spot.
👟 What to Bring
For your own safety and comfort, wear sport shoes and clothing (no street shoes—must change into sport shoes) and bring deodorant for ours.
💸 Payment & Contribution (€6.00 per person)
Payment must be made in advance via Tikkie (payment link will be send to you).
Looking forward to seeing you on the court! 🏐🔥 Let’s play, have fun, and make new friends!
Beach day at the Maarsseveense lake
Relaxed day a the nudist beach of the Maarsseveense lake near Utrecht. Let’s get this group going and enjoy the nice weather! 😎☀️🏊♂️
Microsoft Azure Events This Week
Discover what is happening in the next few days
United Clusters of Europe: Solving Kubernetes Chaos with SUSE Rancher
**SUSE X I-share:**
**Sprekers:**
* [Hugo de Vries](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hugo-de-vries/) (Solution Architect)
* [Bert Boerland](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bertboerland/) (Account Executive)
* [Keown de Koning](https://www.linkedin.com/in/keowndekoning/) (Head of Channel)
**Beschrijving**
''Tijdens deze sessie nemen we je mee door het brede SUSE-portfolio. Van de betrouwbare basis van SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES) tot multicluster Kubernetes-beheer met Rancher en zero-trust containerbeveiliging met SUSE Security: SUSE biedt een compleet, onafhankelijk open-source ecosysteem van besturingssysteem tot cloudtechnologieën.
We starten met de basis van SUSE en kijken terug naar de ontwikkeling van een Duitse open-source pionier in 1992 tot een wereldwijde enterprise speler van vandaag. Daarbij prikken we door de marketingverhalen heen en delen we praktijkvoorbeelden van organisaties die het volledige SUSE-portfolio inzetten om complexe infrastructuuruitdagingen op te lossen. Ook laten we zien hoe klanten de overstap maken van een Amerikaans georiënteerde infrastructuur naar een Europees alternatief. Tot slot geven we een live Rancher-demo, waarin je ziet hoe alle componenten naadloos samenwerken om moderne IT-landschappen te beveiligen, beheren en schaalbaar te maken.
Wat kun je verwachten:
* **Het volledige SUSE-verhaal**
Hoe een Europese open-source pionier een complete technologiestack heeft opgebouwd – van operating system tot Kubernetes.
* **Meer dan alleen containers**
Inzicht in het bredere portfolio (Linux & Cloud Native) en waarom dit aansluit bij de behoeften van moderne enterprises. Inclusief mogelijkheden om jezelf hierin te laten opleiden tot specialist.
* **Praktijkvoorbeelden uit de markt**
Hoe organisaties het volledige ecosysteem gebruiken voor stabiliteit, compliance en schaalbaarheid en waarom SUSE steeds vaker de nieuwe standaard wordt.
* **Live demo**
Zie het portfolio in actie en ontdek hoe SUSE de volledige keten verbindt: van infrastructuur tot en met de applicatielaag.
Of je nu infrastructure architect, platform engineer of security specialist bent: sluit aan en ontdek waarom het SUSE-portfolio perfect aansluit op jouw moderne infrastructuurstack!''
*Het programma zal deze avond als volgt zijn:*
* Vanaf 17.15 u: inloop
* Rond 17.30/18.00 u: eten
* 18.30 u: start sessie
* 20.00 u: afsluiting
We zien jullie graag dan!
Agentic Engineering - Pattern Anti-Patterns by Victor Rentea
Codelab and the [Rabobank Tech Community](https://www.meetup.com/rabobank-tech-community/) are organising a Java meetup with Victor Rentea about:
Agentic Engineering - Patterns and Anti-Patterns
If you would like to join, subscribe quickly here (seats are limited): https://www.meetup.com/rabobank-tech-community/events/315294956
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**Agenda**
17:00 Walk in + Dinner
18:15 Talk
20:00 Drinks
21:00 Ending
**Talk description**
A compilation of emerging patterns and common pitfalls observed in over 50 companies. From unhealthy context management, naive prompting, unvetted AI slop, and careless supply-chain to self-learning skills, sub-agent orchestration, AI guardrails, and backpressure. Join this talk to cut through the hype, learn from the early adopters of agentic engineering – see what works, what ships better code 3x faster in production, and what fails
**Speaker**
Victor Rentea is a Java Champion and an Independent Trainer delivering intense webinars for dozens of companies worldwide since 2014. His passion is Simple Design, Refactoring, and Unit Testing, about which he regularly talks at top conferences, but also to the European Software Crafters Community that he founded. On victorrentea.ro you can find his blog, best talks, training curriculum, live masterclasses, and social channels.
IN-PERSON Book Club Meeting - 'THE SYMPATHIZER' - Viet Thanh Nguyen
'THE SYMPATHIZER' by Viet Thanh Nguyen
'The winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, as well as seven other awards, The Sympathizer is the breakthrough novel of the year. With the pace and suspense of a thriller and prose that has been compared to Graham Greene and Saul Bellow, The Sympathizer is a sweeping epic of love and betrayal. The narrator, a communist double agent, is a man of two minds, a half-French, half-Vietnamese army captain who arranges to come to America after the Fall of Saigon, and while building a new life with other Vietnamese refugees in Los Angeles is secretly reporting back to his communist superiors in Vietnam. The Sympathizer is a blistering exploration of identity and America, a gripping espionage novel, and a powerful story of love and friendship.'
***Please read the book and join us for a lively discussion (in English) about the contents during our afternoon book club meeting.***
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**PLEASE NOTE:**
This is an IN-PERSON event in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. Please cancel your attendance in advance if you are unable to join, so that those on the waitlist can participate.
Looking forward to seeing you all IN REAL LIFE then!
Best regards,
Sandra
[TURNHOUT] Freedom friday bitcoin meetup
Iedereen is welkom op onze open Freedom Friday Bitcoin Turnhout Meetup @ het super gezellige café Sint Pieter - Grote Markt 60, 2300 Turnhout
Geen presentaties. Geen workshops. Gewoon 1 onderwerp: bitcoin.
**Connect with Like-Minded Minds** Engage with the Bitcoin community and mingle with fellow enthusiasts. This meetup is your chance to discuss the future, share ideas, and network with pioneers in the decentralized money world.
🏢 **Central Location**: café Sint Pieter ligt perfect centraal, een ruim cafe op de grote markt van Turnhout.
Mark your calendars and spread the word!
From strangers to friends - Locals meet expats
I'm excited to host the 25st edition of *Strangers to Friends*! Every event so far has been warm, fun and full of great connections. So we’re doing it again!
Curious about our previous events? Check out our photo albums (only visible on the laptop version of Meetup).
**What to expect**
* A safe, relaxed environment to meet both locals and expats, whether you want to meet new people, experience an international atmosphere or talk about business, it’s all possible.
* Start the evening with a few rounds of conversation cards: pair up with someone you don’t know, answer meaningful questions and rotate every 10 minutes. Within just one hour, you’ll get to know several people really well and enjoy meaningful conversations.
* Everyone comes on their own, so it’s easy to connect.
**Practical details**
* Doors open at 20:00, after 30 minutes we start with conversation cards
* Venue: Boekencafé Libertas, Klarendalseweg 477-1, Arnhem
* 20 min walk from Arnhem Central
* 7 min walk from Arnhem Velperpoort
* You’ll receive 1 drink token for (beer/wine/soft drinks) and snacks all night!
* Find us on the right side of the café at the bar, by the window and garden
Bring a smile and join us for an evening where friendships grow, business ideas spark and real-life connections happen. Back to basics, away from screens, meeting face-to-face.
Warm regards, Julia
hippie mums/families + baby/toddler meet up | wonderfeel festival
grassroots meet up for women / mothers / in Amsterdam who want to bring their children into their fun, spiritual and festival-going lives!
this looks like a very family friendly festival, 30 minutes drive from Amsterdam and I do believe it is accessible by public transport.
please note: I am not affiliated with this event, just a new mom / family who are finding our way back to events and spaces we loved pre-baby, now ready to enjoy them with our toddler and connecting with like-minded people along the way :)
https://wonderfeel.nl
Hiking the Heuvelrug (16 km) - FULL
The Dutch Heuvelrug is a hilly and sandy ridge, running from Hilversum in the north to Rhenen in the south. This National Park is covered in forest, heather and stretches of sand and dunes. On this hike, we will explore the Heuvelrug from Den Dolder. This area is mostly forested, perfect for a (hot) summer’s day!
**Where to meet**: we will meet at **10 am** at train station Den Dolder. We will return to the same train station around 3pm.
**This hike is fully booked.** [You may register on my website for a place on the waitlist.](https://rewildyourself.nu/dutch-nature-hikes/)
Microsoft Azure Events Near You
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Azure CBUS July
Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!!
https://sessionize.com/azure-cbus-2026/
CBusData - Highlights and Hidden Gems in SQL Server 2025
Highlights and Hidden Gems in SQL Server 2025
With so much emphasis on cloud data platforms and AI these days, SQL people can feel left behind by all the marketing hype. SQL Server 2025 was officially released in November of 2025, though, and contains a ton of improvements that will make our SQL Server deployments a bit faster, better, and more secure. There are even more improvements tucked into the release that never made a marketing blog or press release that you'll likely be learning about for the first time in this session!
Join this session to learn about what makes your high availability a little more available, your performance a bit more performant, and your database more developer and app-friendly. Come spend an hour with SQL people talking SQL Server 2025 – the good, the "not quite ready for prime time", and the hidden awesomeness.
July Meeting - Lightning Talks!
**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**
*July Meeting - Lightning Talks!*
Lightning talks are very short presentations on a topic of your choice (must be related to .NET).
Talks should be 15-20 minutes in length and include minimal slides and quick demo (no live coding please).
There will be 6 slots available! First come, first serve!
**YouTube Link**
TBD
ServiceNow AI Deep Dive: Hands-On Learning Session
We're planning a hands-on technical session focused on building AI solutions in ServiceNow - think skills, agents, and real-world use cases. If you’re curious about AI on the platform, RSVP now and stay tuned for more details. Let's build together!
AWS Columbus User Group - Topic to be announced
Topic to be announced.
**CALL FOR SPEAKERS**
Learn more: https://www.awscolumbus.com/get-involved/
**THANK YOU** *VEEAM* for hosting our meetup! To learn more about *Veeam*, please visit their website: https://www.veeam.com/
**DIRECTIONS**
8800 Lyra Dr #450 · Columbus, OH
go to 4th floor.
**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
Columbus PHP: Monthly Meetup
Our monthly PHP meetup.
A virtual shindig courtesy of Zoom. Check back here for the details around 6:15 pm
Christians in Tech - Meetup #39 @ Improving
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)


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