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You & Your Brand: A Casual Sharing Hour (online)
Join a casual online hour to share you, your brand and business, and learn more about other business owners, locally and globally.
Join and share your brand, products/services, and about you.
Expand your visibility.
Every session will close with gratitude and a mini creative activity, so have a pen and paper, tablet, or something available with which to write/create/draw.
**RSVP here via EventBrite: [Event link](https://www.eventbrite.nl/e/you-and-your-brand-a-casual-networking-hour-tickets-1984283125243?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl)**
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*The only requirements are a minimum age of 18 years old,*
*and at least three attendees to make it a worthwhile hour for everyone.*
Dutch Laravel Foundation Meetup 2026 @ DIJ!
Donderdag 19 maart duiken we weer met onze collega Laravel enthousiastelingen de techniek in! De Dutch Laravel Foundation organiseert, zoals jullie van ons gewend zijn, wederom een inspirerende Laravel Meetup!
**Locatie**
Dit keer zijn we te gast bij DIJ te Apeldoorn:
DIJ
Roggestraat 111
7311 CC Apeldoorn
**Talks**
***Live demo NativePHP (door Shane Rosenthal, NativePHP)***
Shane Rosenthal zelf zal ons meer vertellen over alle grote ontwikkelingen op het gebied van NativePHP.
***Manage private packages with Pricore (door Maarten Bode, Zonneplan)***
Private PHP-packages beheren klinkt simpel. Satis die vastloopt, tokens die rondslingeren, geen zicht op wie toegang heeft. In deze talk laat Maarten zien hoe Pricore als open-source Laravel-app private package management weer overzichtelijk maakt.
***Teach AI your package (door Mario Aquino, Easi)***
Wat als AI jouw package écht begrijpt? Ontdek hoe je skills en guidelines meelevert via Laravel Boost.
***Keep out the vibe-coders: hoe lever je consequent veilige Laravel apps? (door Martijn van de Wetering, CBYTE Digital)***
In een wereld van snel ontwikkelende technologie speelt security een steeds belangrijkere rol. Maar waar moet je rekening mee houden, en hoe maak je het jezelf makkelijker?
***Inertia 3, Inertia UI updates en life @ Laravel (door Pascal Baljet, Laravel)***
Op Laracon EU is weer een hoop moois aangekondigd, waaronder Inertia 3. Pascal praat ons bij over de nieuwste ontwikkelingen rond Inertia en Inertia UI, en vertelt ook over zijn overstap naar Laravel sinds de laatste keer dat we hem spraken.
**Programma**
18.00 - Inloop en iets te eten
18.50 - Welkom
19.00 - Live demo NativePHP (Shane Rosenthal, NativePHP)
19.30 - Manage Private Packages with Pricore (Maarten Bode, Zonneplan)
19.45 - Teach AI your package (door Mario Aquino, Easi)
20.00 - Korte pauze
20.15 - Keep out the vibe-coders (door Martijn van de Wetering, CBYTE Digital)
20.30 - I*nertia 3, Inertia UI updates en life @ Laravel (door* Pascal Baljet, Laravel)
21.15 - Social
\* Presentation and talks will mostly by in Dutch.
**Deelname**
Wil je ook graag aanwezig zijn? Aanmelden kan nu al! Meld je direct via Meetup aan voor dit niet te missen event! Lidmaatschap van de Dutch Laravel Foundation is **niet** vereist!
**Tot slot**
Mochten er nog vragen bestaan dan beantwoorden we die natuurlijk graag! **We zien jullie donderdag 19 maart!**
Investigations in cyberspace
Samen met cybercrime team Midden Nederland kijken we naar het werk van de Politie op het gebied van cybercriminelen.
Een aantal presentaties geven inzicht over het vakgebied en geven een kijkje in een aantal operaties.
We zullen ook voor de innerlijke mens wat pizza's regelen.
Heb je vragen of verzoeken? Neem gerust contact met ons op.
Los Habladores! Conversación en Español en Utrecht
¡Compartamos juntos con el grupo de personas más divertido de la ciudad!... ¡en español!
No necesitas ser un hablante fluido o nativo.... ¡Solo atrévete a compartir!
Te esperamos a las 20hrs.... ¡Entrada gratuita!
¡Nos vemos! ¡Hasta entonces! 😃
Let's share together with the funniest group of people in town!... in Spanish!
You don't need to be a fluent or native speaker.... Just dare to share!
We wait for you at 20hrs ....Free entry!
Nos vemos! Tot dan! 😃
Facebook Group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/habladores/
Meetup Link:
https://www.meetup.com/nl-NL/los-habladores/
Instagram page:
https://www.instagram.com/los_habladores_utrecht/
Los Habladores!
Kotlin Meetup - Utrecht: Pair Programming with AI & Type Safe Tax Calculations
Hello, Kotlin enthusiasts!
Our next NLKUG meetup is happening on March 19th at the adesso Office, located at Wonderwoods, Jaarbeursboulevard 294, 3521BC Utrecht! Join us for an evening filled with 2 great talks, networking, and a lively panel discussion on some of the hottest topics in the Kotlin community.
This event is RSVP-only, and seats are limited to 60 attendees, so be sure to secure your spot early. You can also let us know if you have any dietary preferences when you RSVP.
This meetup is a collaboration between adesso, bol and Flock. bringing together some of the best minds in the industry. A big thank you to our fantastic partners for making this event possible!
**📍 Location:**
adesso Office, Wonderwoods, Jaarbeursboulevard 294, 3521BC Utrecht
**🕒 Timeline:**
17:00 – Doors open
17:30 – Dinner 🍕
18:25 – Welcome 🎙️
18:30 - Akif: Pair Programming with AI 💻
19:15 - Break
19:30 - Pim: Type Safe Tax Calculations 💻
20:15 - Networking and Drinks 🍻
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**Talk 1: Pair Programming with AI: Building Software in the Age of Coding Agents**
*Mehmet Akif Tütüncü - Engineer @ bol*
AI coding agents are rapidly changing how we write software, but what does that look like in a real Kotlin project?
In this session, I'll share my experience building an open-source Kotlin DSL library primarily by pair programming with AI. After defining the core design by hand, I relied heavily on coding agents to expand features, refactor code, generate tests, draft documentation, automate publishing, and explore alternative designs.
The project tapik, a type-safe DSL for defining HTTP APIs in Kotlin, became more than a library. It became an experiment in AI-augmented engineering.
* What changes when AI becomes your primary collaborator?
* Where does it accelerate you?
* Where does it confidently fail?
* What skills become more important?
Through concrete examples in Kotlin, I'll show how AI shifts the engineer's role from "code writer" to architect, reviewer, and decision-maker, and what that means for our profession moving forward.
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**Talk 2: Type-safe tax calculations; Using Context Parameters**
*Pim van Gurp - Software Engineer @ Flock.*
In this talk we’ll explore how two powerful Kotlin features (context parameters and Arrow's Raise DSL) combined to push time and error rules into the type system.
Context parameters allow us to change contextual input while keeping the call side consistent. This allows us to calculate income tax with X % in 2025 and Y % in 2026.
Furthermore, Arrow's Raise DSL gives us typed, structured error handling without exceptions, making every failure path explicit. Which enhances this typed domain even more.
No tax expertise required, just bring your joy for type systems.
Almere Tech #36: Edmondo Grigolato
**Every product has a story.** *Making it verifiable with blockchain-backed digital product passports.* Every product has a story. Where does it come from? Who made it? Which materials were used? And under what conditions?
At the upcoming Almere Tech Meetup, [Edmondo Grigolato](https://www.linkedin.com/in/edmondo-grigolato-15b2a22b/) will take us into the world of Digital Product Passports, powered by blockchain technology. Not as hype, but as a practical solution to real challenges in the supply chain.
During the session, Edmondo will present his idea. He is still working on it and he is planning to release the MVP by then.
Together, we will explore how it could be expanded across the supply chain and what real value it might create for companies and consumers. What concrete value does this create for producers, logistics providers and retailers? And how does it bring real, verifiable value to consumers?
The program is as follows:
* **17.30** Door open, welcome drinks
* **18.00** Word of welcome by [Stijn Sprenkels](https://www.linkedin.com/in/stijnsprenkels/), serving of snacks
* **18.15** Talk by [Edmondo Grigolato](https://www.linkedin.com/in/edmondo-grigolato-15b2a22b/)
* **18.45** Q&A, discussion
* **19.15** Networking drinks
* **20.00** End
**Almere Tech** is the meetup for the larger Almere area for startups, entrepreneurs, developers and those interested to discuss new technology. Everybody can join in for a drink and hopefully interesting and inspiring conversations.
Hope to see you all again soon!
Browncoats Events This Week
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Agile Coach Camp 2026!
**The ticket sale for the 2026 edition of the Agile Coach Camp has started!**
We look forward to seeing you in Vierhouten on March 21st to start Agile Coach Camp 2026.
You can buy your tickets from: [www.agilecoachcamp.nl](www.agilecoachcamp.nl)!
We have 4 types of tickets this year:
* Single room budget tickets: these rooms are the budget rooms in the hotel for an authentic coach camp experience. For the old timers; these are the rooms upstairs.
* Single room tickets: these are the single rooms in the hotel.
* Double room tickets: these are the double room tickets for the rooms in the hotel. You will be matched by us with a roomie! If you have a preference, please let us know.
* Saturday-only tickets: we have limited availability for a ticket for Saturday only. This ticket includes breakfast, lunch, dinner and, of course, being present at our awesome Agile Coach Camp.
Painting & Drawing Cafe in Amersfoort ( For Expats and English Speakers )
## 🎨**Activity for EXPATS & English Speakers** ☕
Are you an art enthusiast living in or around **Amersfoort, Hilversum, Utrecht, Nieuwegein, IJsseltein, De Bilt and the rest of cities of the Utrecht's province** who love painting or drawing? Maybe you've felt the joy of creating but struggled to find others who share your passion and speak **ENGLISH**? **You're not alone! 😉**
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## 🖌️**About this event**
You will meet other Art Lovers like you to Draw, Paint and have some drinks Together ! Our events are not just about sketching or creating art—they’re about building connections. Every two weeks, we meet at a café to have a relaxing time drawing a painting.
Please keep on mind that **ENGLISH i**s the official language we will use to integrate everyone in our conversations.
⭕⭕⭕➡️ **IMPORTANT ⬅️** ⭕⭕⭕⭕
### 👩🏻🎨**Book formally your Seat 🪑via [WHATSAPP](https://bit.ly/3BXXE0f)**
**If you want to confirm officially your attendance and separate your seat🪑. Book your seat in meet-up, and contact us via [WHATSAPP HERE](https://bit.ly/3BXXE0f) to receive more information on the address of our activities.**
**Thanks a lot for your understanding!** 💐🥰
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### 👩🏻🎨**How Does It Work?**
This event is simple, this initiative takes 2 Hours. Most of the participants use pencils, water pencils or watercolours. Main aim is to socialize while we draw. There will be plenty of time to talk and get to know each other. We have to mention that this event is suitable for all levels. Many have started to draw in our event actually.
Also it is very important that you **[JOIN US AT OUR WHATSAPP COMMUNITY](https://bit.ly/3BXXE0f),** to stay up to date on our upcoming events and participate in our Drawing and Painting Contests!
**👉: [https://bit.ly/3BXXE0f](https://bit.ly/3BXXE0f)** 🍀
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### ☕**Where?**
We will meet in different cafes mainly in the *center of Amersfoort ( and some occasions in other cities around)*. I will inform you of the exact place some days in advance this event. The place will depend on the number of attendees.
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### **🎟️ What is included?**
🟢 **2 HOURS TO HAVE FUN!**
🟢 **15 mins warming-up creative activity and paper material**🖌️🎨
🟢 New friendships and **conversations in ENGLISH** in a relaxed atmosphere
🟢 **Souvenir picture** with you and the rest of Art Lovers 📷
🟢 Exclusive **access to our Art Lovers Community** on which you will receive:
***\~\~\~ Drawing challenges,***
***\~\~\~ Training content,***
***\~\~\~ FREE Entries only to members***
***\~\~\~ Drawing Competitions***
🟢 Time to **create alongside fellow artists and amateurs**
🟢 The freedom to **work at your own pace** 💃🕺🎈
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### 🖼️**Art Materials?**
Bring your own practical art materials to be adaptable to sketch on a coffee table. Like your sketchbook, pencils, watercolor, markets, pencils, your Tablet..etc
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## **See you to Paint, Draw, and drink together!🌟☕🍷🍪🍰**
Ducosim Game Fair
Come over to the Ducosim game fair in Amersfoort. For a small fee (or become a member) many publishers are ready to demo their published games.
Next to that you can meet up and network with game designers, playtest their games and bring what you are working on and put it on the table.
More details: https://www.ducosim.nl/
Tales of Wind and Sail: concert met gitaarorkest en koor
Twee ensembles bundelen hun krachten in een uniek muzikaal project. Kamerkoor het **Schütz Ensemble** o.l.v. Jelle Leistra en **Gitaarorkest Guitarrísimo** o.l.v. Peter Constant nemen je mee op een muzikale reis over zee en land, met als kloppend hart het indrukwekkende tweeluik *Tales of Wind and Sail*. De rijke klanken van het Schütz Ensemble en het warme, gelaagde gitaargeluid van Gitaarorkest Guitarrísimo smelten samen tot een muzikale vertelling.
*Tales of Wind and Sail* is een ode aan de zee, de wind, de vrijheid en de menselijke daadkracht, in 2021 geschreven door de Australische componist Richard Charlton. Op 21 maart 2026 zal de feestelijke Almeerse première te horen zal zijn, omlijst door een kleurrijk en gevarieerd programma voor koor en gitaarorkest. Met solisten Marion Schaap (octaafgitaar), Marlou Stift en Ilse Hoekstra (gitaar) en percussionist Sybren Schaake (Koninklijk Conservatorium).
**Locatie, Tijd & kaartverkoop**
Concert: zaterdag 21 maart, 20.00-21.45
Levend Waterkerk Almere, Parkwijklaan 44, Almere
Toegang: €15,00 (tot 18 jaar €5)
Bestel je kaarten per email: entreekaarten.schutzensemble@gmail.com
*Kaarten zijn ook verkrijgbaar aan de deur*
Daytrip Maastricht & Valkenburg (Train from Arnhem)
**This event has two meetup spots: Arnhem station (9:30) and 's-Hertogenbosch (10:40)!**
Welcome to the page of the Maastricht & Valkenburg daytrip. On the first day of spring, we like to welcome you to a trip to the very southern edge of the Netherlands: home to the picturesque city of Maastricht, and the river valley town of Valkenburg.
The plan goes as follows:
* 9:30 Meetup Arnhem CS, next to Burger King
* 9:53 Train to 's-Hertogenbosch (Den Bosch)
* 10:40 Transfer in Den Bosch, second meetup point
* 11:08 Train to Maastricht
* 12:33 Arrive in Maastricht
Those who do not want to go to Valkenburg can stay in Maastricht
* 12:41 13-minute train to Valkenburg
* ±15:40 Train back to Maastricht
* 18:29 Train to Den Bosch
* 19:53 2/32 min. transfer in Den Bosch
* 20:37/21:07 Arrive in Arnhem
While these times are mostly fixed, train disruptions may force us to change the plan. Were they to happen, all changes will be announced in the discussion chat of this event page.
**Meetup in Arnhem & Den Bosch**
The two meetup places are in Arnhem Centraal Station, next to the Burger King at 9:30, and at 's-Hertogenbosch station on platform 7a at 10:40. If you want to join at another location, like on the train or in Maastricht, please let us know in advance. These are also the places where the group splits and disbands at the end of the day, but of course you may leave the group at any time you like.
Please sign up by RSVP on Meetup or via [Google Forms](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2g-H1CVAJrpTD-T0ELzcqoDOmggzyB4bm3lIOqqRRnf0s9Q/viewform?usp=header). We will all travel by using our own OV-Chipkaart or bank card. Tip: if you don't have an NS subscription or the *studentenreisproduct* you can buy train tickets (usually at a discount if you buy it days in advance) on [ns.nl](ns.nl/en) or the NS app.
**Payment**
In order to keep our Meetup-page active, everyone joining the event will be asked to pay a 2 euro contribution. The payment will be handled via Tikkie, and is refundable if you cancel before Wed March 18th 10:00 - and in any case if we cancel or postpone the event of course.
We hope to see you there!
Drawing Amsterdam Hiking from Baarn to Hilversum
Join for a relaxing hike through the blooming forest. We will start at Baarn railway station. We will stop for coffee and sketching at the castle cafe along the way, check the farmer shop and contine our way to Hilversum.
The hike is around 8km. Dress for the weather (for sun/rain and wind), wear comfortable shoes that are ok to get muddy and bring sketching materials.
Meeting at 11:30 at Baarn station.
The event is 3 EUR and should be paid before Friday 21:00, via link: https://tikkie.me/pay/i29nqfek15epegigjtue
The fee is non-refundable and will be used towards Meetup app organizer fee.
Browncoats Events Near You
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🔥 Lincoln Street Salsa 🔥 Salsa, Bachata, and Merengue Dancing!🔥
**💥 Join us THIS Saturday and EVERY Saturday!**
**💥 At Columbus’ Hottest New Salsa Venue!**
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Lincoln Street Salsa
THIS Saturday and EVERY Saturday!
8 pm – 1 am
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**💥 Gorgeously Renovated Studio!**
**💥 Free Parking!**
**💥 BYOB!**
**💥 Easy Access from Highway!**
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Lincoln Street Salsa
1717 Brice Rd
Reynoldsburg, Ohio 43215
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**ENTRANCE IS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING**
**Behind Anthony’s Pharmacy!**
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**PLEASE SHARE and help get the word out!**
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**🟣 Salsa, Bachata, and Merengue Dancing!**
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**🟣** 8:00 pm – 8:30 pm
**𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻**
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**🟣** 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm
**𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 Class!**
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**🟣** 9:30 pm – 1 am
**𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆!**
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**✅ Questions?**
**Visit [LincolnStreetSalsa.com](https://columbussalsadancing.com/)**
Or Text Todd: 614-774-8146
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**✅ No Experience Necessary!**
**✅ No Partner Required!**
**✅ Plenty of People to Dance With!**
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**✅ $15 Cash / $16 Card**
**✅ College Students $5 Off with Valid ID!**
**✅ BYOB**
**✅ Age 18+**
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**✅ Lincoln Street Salsa is the perfect place for…**
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**👉 Learning to Dance**
**👉** Social Dancing
**👉 Birthday Celebration**
**👉** Bachelorette Parties
**👉 Girl’s Night Out**
**👉 Date Night**
**👉** Getting Fit / Burning Calories
**👉 Meeting New People**
**👉** Having Fun, Fun, Fun!
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✅ **Questions?**
Visit [LincolnStreetSalsa.com](https://columbussalsadancing.com/ "https://columbussalsadancing.com/")
Or Text Todd: 614-774-8146
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Disc Tues / Choose Your Movie: TOW vs THEY WILL KILL YOU at the Gateway!
Join us as we get together for a Discount Tuesday / Choose Your Movie event to see your choice of the top-reviewed indie drama TOW or the action-comedy-horror THEY WILL KILL YOU! A winner either way! Here are details, trailer and plan for this event:
TOW: This drama follows a homeless Seattle woman who fights her way out of tow-company hell to reclaim her life and the car that held it all together after receiving a tow bill for $21,634. The film is directed by Stephanie Laing and stars Rose Byrne, Dominic Sessa, Demi Lovato, Ariana DeBose, Octavia Spencer, Simon Rex, Elsie Fisher and Corbin Bernsen. Tow premiered to rave reviews at the 2025 Tribeca Film Festival where critics declared, “Tow is a winner” and called the film “a story of perseverance, heart, and real fight, the kind of small human story we see less frequently these days, but need now more than ever!” TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiUtqgeDVI8
THEY WILL KILL YOU: A woman takes a job as a housekeeper in a NYC high-rise, unaware of the building's history of disappearances. She soon realizes the community is shrouded in mystery. The film is directed by Kirill Sokolov and Zadie Beetz, Myha'la, Paterson Joseph, Tom Felton, Heather Graham, and Patricia Arquette. The film is being released immediately following its premiere at this year’s SXSW Festival earlier this month. TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYqQPiXpi4w
PLAN: We’ll plan for a 7pm-ish showing of both films and will meet in the upstairs lobby area about 30 minutes before showtime! Once showtimes are announced, advance ticket purchase via the GFC website is advised! Once you have yours, please list your movie of choice and seat number in the Comments section of this event. Complete details will be confirmed/announced as the date gets closer.
PARKING: Close, convenient parking is available in the nearby garage (located between 9th and 11th, just off High St). Bring your ticket with you and have it validated at the theater and for $2, you’re covered for the night!
Look forward to seeing you there, Dan
What Causes Your Roller Coasters in Life?
Do you sometimes feel like you do well in life then something happens and you slide back, never quite getting ahead.
At this Meetup you'll find out how to identify what actually causes the lows, the highs and everything in between. More importantly you’ll get the secret of how to gain control over your life so the highs are higher and the lows go away.
Wouldn’t it be nice to stop the wild roller coaster ride for good? Or at least make it a fun roller coaster ride, with more ups and downs.
There is a hidden factor that will be going over and you’re going to be quite surprised what it is and how much it affects your life.
Be sure to click on the red "Attend" button below to come to the event. We look forward to seeing you there.
This group is hosted at the Dianetics and Scientology Life Improvement Center.


















