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Ljubljana International: Tuesday Pub Quiz 🧠🌍🍺 Challenge your brain, meet new people, and spend a fun Tuesday evening with internationals and locals from all over the world. Make Ljubljana your own. 🌍 Ljubljana International is the city's largest international family with 1,500+ members. 📍 LOGISTICS 📅 Date: Every Tuesday ⏰ Time: 20:00 - 22:00 (Join anytime! No need to be on time) 🏢 Venue: Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center, Adamič-Lundrovo nabrežje 1, Ljubljana 💶 Price: €5 per person 🎟️ Entry: Walk-ins welcome. Registration recommended: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvhPqLnDFp5sq6Fg434Y1luIDR5I2Ns2qmm-udLYtB8Bnnjg/viewform?usp=dialog 🔄 Type: Weekly recurring 👥 Vibe: Expected 30–45 attendees. Capacity limit: 45 people. 👤 WHO IS THIS FOR? Casual, open-minded people aged 18-40 who want fun, new friends, and new connections. Perfect for remote workers, digital nomads, freelancers, programmers, engineers, Erasmus students, researchers, business owners, and locals. 70% international, 30% Slovenian. English is the main language. 🧠 WHAT TO EXPECT • Four rounds of quiz questions • General knowledge, geography, music, movies, history, science, and surprises • Friendly competition • Team-based fun • Prizes for the winning teams No need to come on time. Come alone or bring friends — 90% of people arrive solo and leave with new ones. Every event brings together 10+ nationalities, 30+ people, and plenty of opportunities to meet interesting people. We've organized 200+ events over the past two years and know how to make people feel welcome. The real product isn't the quiz. It's the people. 🌍 ABOUT LJUBLJANA INTERNATIONAL We organize events 6 times per week and help internationals and locals build friendships, connections, and unforgettable memories in Ljubljana. Many attendees make lifelong friends through our events and often stay in Ljubljana longer because of the people they meet here. We are not just a community. We are a family. 📲 JOIN THE COMMUNITY The most important thing you can do right now: 👉 Join our WhatsApp community of 1,500+ members — this is where Ljubljana actually happens. https://linktr.ee/ljubljanainternational ⚠️ WhatsApp Note We auto-reject +1 (US) and +44 (UK) numbers to fight spam. If you have one of those numbers or can't join for any reason, simply DM us on Instagram @ljubljanainternational and we'll add you manually. 📍 HOW TO FIND US Just join the biggest group! If you have trouble finding us, ask an employee at the venue where the Ljubljana International Pub Quiz is happening. You can also look for the bald guy with a beard and glasses (often wearing a blue polo shirt) who is usually hosting. See you on Tuesday! 🍻

Ljubljana International: Tuesday Pub Quiz 🧠🌍🍺 Tired of spending Tuesday evenings at home? Join Ljubljana's most international pub quiz and meet new people, test your knowledge, and enjoy a relaxed evening with a diverse crowd from all over the world. Whether you come to win, socialize, or simply get out of the house, you'll fit right in. 📍 LOGISTICS 📅 Date: Every Tuesday ⏰ Time: 20:00 – 22:00 (No need to arrive exactly on time) 🏢 Venue: Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center Adamič-Lundrovo nabrežje 1, Ljubljana 💶 Price: €5 per person 🎟️ Entry: Walk-ins welcome. Registration recommended: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvhPqLnDFp5sq6Fg434Y1luIDR5I2Ns2qmm-udLYtB8Bnnjg/viewform?usp=dialog 🔄 Type: Weekly recurring 👥 Expected attendance: 30–45 people ⚠️ Capacity: 45 people 👤 WHO IS THIS FOR? Anyone who wants to meet people and have a fun evening. Our attendees are typically internationals, Erasmus students, remote workers, entrepreneurs, engineers, researchers, freelancers, travelers, and locals who enjoy connecting with people from different cultures. Most attendees are between 18 and 40 years old. The main language is English. 🌟 WHY PEOPLE KEEP COMING BACK ✅ Meet new friends ✅ Join a welcoming international community ✅ Enjoy a fun and social Tuesday night ✅ Learn random facts you'll never need again ✅ Expand your network in Ljubljana ✅ Become more connected in the city Every event brings together people from 10+ nationalities. The quiz is fun. The people are what make it special. 🧠 HOW IT WORKS 1️⃣ Arrive and grab a drink 2️⃣ Join a team or bring your own 3️⃣ Compete across four quiz rounds 4️⃣ Laugh at wrong answers 5️⃣ Celebrate the winners Expect general knowledge, geography, music, pop culture, history, science, and plenty of surprises. 🏆 Prizes for the best teams. 🤝 CAN I COME ALONE? Absolutely. In fact, most people do. One of the biggest reasons Ljubljana International exists is to make it easy for newcomers and solo attendees to meet people. Our hosts actively help introduce people and build teams. You never need to stand around awkwardly wondering where to go. 🌍 ABOUT LJUBLJANA INTERNATIONAL We are Ljubljana's largest international community. 📈 1,500+ members 🎉 200+ events organized 📅 6 events every week Over the past two years we've helped thousands of people build friendships, relationships, professional connections, travel groups, and unforgettable memories. Many people tell us Ljubljana started feeling like home after joining our community. 📲 JOIN THE COMMUNITY The event lasts one evening. The community lasts all year. 👉 https://linktr.ee/ljubljanainternational This is where people organize dinners, hikes, sports, language exchanges, weekend trips, parties, and spontaneous adventures throughout the week. ⚠️ If you have a +1 (US) or +44 (UK) phone number, our anti-spam filters may reject your request. Just message @ljubljanainternational on Instagram and we'll add you manually. 📍 HOW TO FIND US Look for the largest international group in the venue or ask the staff where Ljubljana International is sitting. You can also look for the bald guy with a beard and glasses who is usually hosting. Come for the quiz. Leave with new friends. Make Ljubljana your own. 🌍🍻

Ljubljana International: Tuesday Pub Quiz 🧠🍺🌍 Looking for a fun way to meet new people in Ljubljana? Join us every Tuesday for an evening of quiz questions, friendly competition, laughter, and conversations with people from all over the world. Whether you've been living in Ljubljana for years or arrived last week, this is one of the easiest ways to expand your social circle and become part of the city's international community. 📍 LOGISTICS 📅 Date: Every Tuesday ⏰ Time: 20:00 – 22:00 (Feel free to join whenever you can) 🏢 Venue: Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center Adamič-Lundrovo nabrežje 1, Ljubljana 💶 Price: €5 per person 🎟️ Entry: Walk-ins welcome. Registration recommended: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvhPqLnDFp5sq6Fg434Y1luIDR5I2Ns2qmm-udLYtB8Bnnjg/viewform?usp=dialog 🔄 Type: Weekly recurring event 👥 Expected attendance: 30–45 people ⚠️ Capacity: 45 people 👤 WHO IS THIS FOR? This event is ideal for internationals, Erasmus students, expats, digital nomads, remote workers, freelancers, entrepreneurs, engineers, researchers, and locals who enjoy meeting people from different cultures. Most attendees are between 18 and 40 years old. The event is conducted in English and typically attracts people from 10+ different nationalities. 🏆 WHAT HAPPENS? • Meet your team • Four quiz rounds • General knowledge, geography, music, movies, science, history, and surprise topics • Friendly competition • Great atmosphere • Prizes for the winning teams No previous quiz experience required. The goal isn't just to answer questions. The goal is to meet people and have a great evening. 🤝 COMING ALONE? Perfect. Most people attend alone. Our hosts actively help newcomers join teams and meet other attendees. Many friendships, relationships, travel buddies, and business connections have started at our events. 🌍 ABOUT LJUBLJANA INTERNATIONAL We are Ljubljana's largest international community. 📈 1,500+ members 🎉 200+ events organized 📅 Events 6 times per week We help people build friendships, connections, and memorable experiences in Ljubljana. The people at the event are the real product. 📲 JOIN THE COMMUNITY The pub quiz lasts two hours. The WhatsApp community lasts all week. 👉 https://linktr.ee/ljubljanainternational This is where people organize dinners, hikes, sports, language exchanges, day trips, parties, and spontaneous adventures. ⚠️ If you have a +1 (US) or +44 (UK) phone number, our anti-spam system may reject your request. Simply message @ljubljanainternational on Instagram and we'll add you manually. 📍 HOW TO FIND US Look for the biggest international group in the venue. If you're not sure where we are, ask the staff for Ljubljana International. Or look for the bald guy with a beard and glasses who is usually hosting. Come for the quiz. Stay for the people. Make Ljubljana your own. 🍻

**Cloud Native Night Munich** AI agents are rapidly evolving from simple assistants into autonomous systems capable of reasoning, maintaining context, and interacting with complex environments. In this meetup, we’ll explore two practical applications of modern agentic AI in software engineering. The first talk dives into building stateful AI agents that work with real-time data, covering the architectural patterns and challenges behind creating responsive, context-aware systems. The second talk showcases how agentic AI can be applied to understanding and analysing complex legacy applications — helping uncover program flows, dependencies, and hidden system knowledge that would otherwise take countless hours to explore manually. Whether you’re building AI-powered applications, modernising enterprise systems, or simply curious about the future of intelligent software, this meetup offers hands-on insights into how AI agents are transforming the way we interact with technology THIS MEETUP WILL BE HYBRID. **\|** [Zoom Link](https://qaware-de.zoom.us/s/81669104769) \*\*\* AGENDA \*\*\* * 6\.30 PM \| Doors open\. Grab some snacks & drinks\. * 7\.00 PM \| Welcome & Intro – **Start of hybrid meetup** * 7\.15 PM \| **Building Stateful AI Agents with Real-Time Data**, Gregor Bauer (VP Customer Engineering at CrateDB) * \~8:15 PM \| **Hosty - The next level with Agentic AI,** Martin Binder (Lead IT Consultant at QAware) * afterwards: More snacks & drinks, and a lot of time for networking with all attendees and speakers. \*\*\* ABSTRACTS \*\*\* **Building Stateful AI Agents with Real-Time Data**, Gregor Bauer (VP Customer Engineering at CrateDB) Most AI demos are stateless. Real systems are not. Modern AI applications increasingly depend on continuously changing operational data: events, metrics, logs, transactions, sensor streams, and user activity. This creates a new architectural challenge: how do we build AI agents that can reason over live data while remaining scalable and observable ? This talk explores the architecture of stateful AI systems and agentic applications. We will cover: * streaming-first AI architectures * real-time context enrichment * combining vector search with structured queries * memory layers for AI agents * latency and scalability considerations * operational lessons from large-scale data platforms The session provides practical guidance for engineers designing production-ready AI platforms. **Hosty - The next level with Agentic AI,** Martin Binder (Lead IT Consultant at QAware) To migrate legacy systems, you need to understand these IT dinosaurs, at least partially. So code analysis up to a certain level is unavoidable. What used to take months, sometimes years without LLMs is now doable in a few days with Gemini and friends. And yet: you still have to drive the analysis yourself, stitch the LLM's partial results into a coherent picture and fight the context window. With old source files thousands of lines long, that part really hurt. Agentic AIs like Claude Code are not just another AI feature. They change how you approach unfamiliar systems — fast, and without the headaches that LLM chat workflows used to come with. Teaser: an analysis that took us a few days under "yay!" cheers is now done in minutes. \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Please comply with our [Code of Conduct](https://www.greenmanifesto.de/en/code-of-conduct). Please note that photos are taken during the meetup. If you do not want to appear in the photos, please contact the meetup team at the beginning of the event. Bitte halte dich an unseren [Code of Conduct](https://www.greenmanifesto.de/code-of-conduct). Während unserer Meetups werden Fotos aufgenommen. Falls du nicht auf den Fotos erscheinen möchtest, sprich bitte zu Beginn der Veranstaltung mit unserem Meetup Team.

**\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-Online Meeting Room\-\-\-\-\-\-\-** **[https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/395369127610265?p=uRYWg4przWtPeTUFRo](https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/395369127610265?p=uRYWg4przWtPeTUFRo)** **\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-Online Meeting Room\-\-\-\-\-\-\-** In dieser Session dreht sich alles um die **Optimierung agentischer KI** unter dem Gesichtspunkt der Ökologie. Mit der zunehmenden Verbreitung von KI in Unternehmen entwickeln sich Token-Verbrauch, Inferenzkosten, Orchestrierungsaufwand und Kontextmanagement zu entscheidenden betrieblichen Herausforderungen. Die nächste Phase der KI-Entwicklung wird nicht nur von der Intelligenz der Modelle abhängen, sondern auch davon, wie effizient diese Intelligenz orchestriert, gesteuert und skaliert werden kann. Lean Agentic AI stellt einen architektonischen Ansatz vor, der Lean-Engineering-Prinzipien auf agentische Systeme anwendet – wodurch unnötiger Token-Verbrauch reduziert, redundantes Schlussfolgern minimiert und die Recheneffizienz durch modulare Agenten, selektive Orchestrierung, adaptives Gedächtnis und abrufgesteuerte Intelligenz optimiert wird. Somit verringert sich automatisch auch die Umweltauswirkung von KI. Zu Gast haben wir Navveen Balani, Executive Director bei der Green Software Foundation und ausgewiesener Experte in der Anwendung und Optimierung von KI. Er zeigt und, wie tokenbewusste Architekturen Skalierbarkeit, Latenz, Governance und ROI verbessern können und es uns gleichzeitig ermöglichen, produktionsreife KI-Ökosysteme aufzubauen, die effizient, kontrollierbar und in großem Maßstab nachhaltig sind. Die Diskussion basiert auf den Konzepten aus dem Buch des Autors, „Lean Agentic AI“. Hinweis: Der Talk ist auf Englisch **Agenda** 18:00 Einlass & Networking 18:30 Vortrag mit einer kleinen Pause zwischendurch 21:00 Ende & Networking \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Green Software Development Karlsruhe ist ein unabhängiger Teil der globalen [Green Software Foundation](https://greensoftware.foundation/) Community. Das [CyberForum](https://www.cyberforum.de/), die Wirtschaftsförderung, die [Fairantwortung](https://fairantwortung.org/) und der [ImpactHub Karlsruhe](https://karlsruhe.impacthub.net/) sorgen für eine Verbreitung des Events im Netzwerk. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-

Open Heart Meditation Sessions with Amrita Rani (Live in-person and online on selected Thursdays via Zoom) You are warmly invited to join the Open Heart Meditation Sessions with Acharya Amrita Rani — a living space of awakenings and direct experience. These sessions are created both for beginners and seasoned practitioners who wish to deepen their meditation practice, stabilize awakening, and walk the path of enlightenment with guidance and support. Whether you are new or experienced, each gathering offers a grounded structure to help you build consistency in daily practice and grow in confidence on your spiritual path. At the heart of Open Heart teachings is direct recognition. Through the Two-Part Formula and precise meditative guidance, you are supported in shifting from self-based mode into selfless awareness, again and again, until cessation of suffering takes place. A central and deeply transformative practice in Open Heart is guru yoga. Through guru yoga, the practitioner directly connects with awakened awareness through devotion, transmission, and experiential recognition. With the help of this profound method, one recognizes their true selfless ease, the natural, effortless state beyond space and time. Alongside guru yoga, the sessions include insight meditation (Vipashyana), tantric methods, dynamic concentration, trauma-healing techniques, and foundational practices such as Bodhicitta prayers. Each session includes guided meditation, space for questions, reflection, and personal support. Rani’s meditation sessions are held live on Zoom on selected Thursdays from 18:30 to 20:00 (CET). Recordings may be available for continued integration and practice on her YouTube channel, The Sweetness of Enlightenment. Participation fee: 15 € per session Please make your payment in advance via PayPal before joining, to Rani’s PayPal account: kaisaeskeli@gmail.com Upcoming Thursday Sessions for Summer Season: 7.5.2026 at 18:30–20:00 (CET) 14.5.2026 at 18:30–20:00 (CET) 4.6.2026 at 18:30–20:00 (CET) 11.6.2026 at 18:30–20:00 (CET) 18.6.2026 at 18:30–20:00 (CET) 25.6.2026 at 18:30–20:00 (CET) 2.7.2026 at 18:30–20:00 (CET) 9.7.2026 at 18:30–20:00 (CET) 23.7.2026 at 18:30–20:00 (CET) 30.7.2026 at 18:30–20:00 (CET) Zoom link for all sessions: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89766267672 Open Heart ashram (meditation center) is located in Zgornje Gorje, Slovenia. If you feel called to join in person, please email Rani at kaisaeskeli@gmail.com. Welcome all!

Have you ever had a great idea but failed to share it with others due to stage fright? Are you ready to conquer your fear of public speaking? Join us at Toastmasters Klub Ljubljana for an interactive workshop designed to help you build confidence and develop effective public speaking skills. Our experienced members will guide you through exercises to improve your communication skills, critical thinking, and impromptu speaking abilities. Whether you're a beginner or an experienced speaker looking to enhance your leadership and presentation skills, this workshop is perfect for you. Don't miss this opportunity to network with like-minded individuals, practice your English as a second language, and unleash your creativity in a supportive and encouraging environment. Learn the art of DIY presentations and gain valuable insights on how to excel in social networking settings. Join us and take the first step towards becoming a confident and successful communicator. See you there! MEETING STRUCTURE: 1st PART - prepared speeches 2nd PART - short impromptu speech competition (you can vote for the best speaker, and you can also participate) 3rd PART - evaluation of speeches and general feedback Toastmasters is an incredibly safe environment. We guide you every step of the way. Great communication skills make the leaders of tomorrow! https://toastmasters.si info@toastmasters.si WE MEET EVERY THURSDAY at Gozdarski inštitut Slovenije AT 18.45 (every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month meetings are in English, the rest in Slovenian.) Gozdarski inštitut Slovenije Večna pot 2 1000 Ljubljana OUR MEETUP IS MOSTLY USED BY GUESTS. MORE PEOPLE ATTEND. Ti je že kdaj tako zagodla trema, da je tvoja super ideja ostala na papirju, neizrečena? Če želiš več samozavesti pri javnem nastopanju, te toplo vabimo na naše Toastmasters srečanje. Brez skrbi, ne bo ti treba na oder, celo srečanje in vse govorce lahko opazuješ kot gost oz. gostja. Vse je prilagojeno tvojemu tempu. POTEK SREČANJA: 1. DEL - vnaprej pripravljeni govori 2. DEL - kratki improvizirani govori (lahko glasuješ za najboljši govor, lahko pa tudi sodeluješ) 3. DEL - evalvacija govorov in splošne povratne informacije Toastmasters je izjemno varno okolje. Vodimo te na vsakem koraku in skozi odlične komunikacijske spretnosti gradimo voditelje prihodnosti. https://toastmasters.si info@toastmasters.si VABLJEN/A VSAK ČETRTEK v Gozdarski inštitut Slovenije ob 18:45.Vsako 1. in 3. srečanje v mesecu poteka v angleščini, ostala srečanja pa v slovenščini. Gozdarski inštitut Slovenije Večna pot 2 1000 Ljubljana NAŠ MEETUP JE NAMENJEN GOSTOM. NA SREČANJA PRIDE VEČ LJUDI.

**Kenija — Bitcoin na afriškem kontinentu 🌍** Bitcoin Ljubljana Meetup \| **Sreda, 24. 6. 2026 ob 19h** \| Kavarna Sputnik Ta mesec nas bo Toni Čepon, predsednik Bitcoin društva Slovenije, popeljal v Kenijo — afriško državo, kjer bitcoin ni eksotična novost, temveč vsakdanje orodje preživetja. Zaradi visoke inflacije in oteženega dostopa do bank se tamkajšnje skupnosti bitcoina poslužujejo bistveno bolj kot smo navajeni v Evropi ali Ameriki — lokalne skupnosti ga že sprejemajo kot plačilno metodo. Toni je pred leti spoznal Kyla Huberja, ki je ta mesec premierno predstavil kratki dokumentarec **The Education Revolution Changing Africa** — film o Keniji, njenih bitcoinerjih in vsem, kar se tam dogaja. Ker imata dobre stike, je Toni pridobil tudi informacije, ki v dokumentarec niso bile vključene... in morda jih bo razkril prav na našem srečanju. 👀 Predavanje je namenjeno vsem, ne glede na predznanje. Vstopnine ni, vendar se prosimo prijavite, saj je število mest omejeno! \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Če nas želite samo podpreti in omogočiti prihodnje dogodke na temo Bitcoina, lahko donirate [tukaj](https://bitcoin.si/donacije/). Več o bitcoinu si lahko preberete tudi na [BITCOIN.SI](https://bitcoin.si/) ali slovenskem delu [EUROPEAN BITCOINERS](https://europeanbitcoiners.com/tag/slov/). *______________*___ **Kenya — Bitcoin on the African continent 🌍** Bitcoin Ljubljana Meetup \| Wednesday\, **June 24th\, 2026 at 7 PM \| Kavarna Sputnik** This month, Toni Čepon, president of the Bitcoin Association Slovenia, will take us to Kenya — an African country where bitcoin isn't an exotic novelty, but an everyday tool. Due to high inflation and limited access to banking, local communities there rely on bitcoin far more than we're used to seeing in Europe or America, with some already accepting it as a method of payment. A few years ago, Toni met Kyle Huber, who this month premiered his short documentary **The Education Revolution Changing Africa** — a film about Kenya, its bitcoiners, and everything happening on the ground. Since the two have stayed in touch, Toni has gathered insights that didn't make it into the documentary... and he might just share some of them at our meetup. 👀 The talk is open to everyone, regardless of prior knowledge. There is no entry fee, but please register as seating is limited! See you on Wednesday, J**une 24th, 2026, at 7 PM at Kavarna Sputnik.** If you want to support us and enable future Bitcoin Ljubljana events you donate [here](https://checkout.opennode.com/p/833f254c-66b3-4282-9a17-f14132efe612). If you want to know more, you can read our blog on [BITCOIN.SI](https://bitcoin.si/) or on Slo section [EUROPEAN BITCOINERS](https://europeanbitcoiners.com/tag/slov/).

We’re launching a beginner Bachata & Salsa course together with one of the best dance schools in Ljubljana — @utripplesa. You’ll learn the basics, get comfortable with the movements and simply enjoy dancing in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Perfect for those who have been wanting to try partner dancing but didn’t know where to start. 📅 **Sundays at 17:00 (starting 05.04)** ⏱ **4 classes (1.5 hours each)** 💶 **Price:** €45 for the full course €40 per person if you join with a partner or a friend If you didn’t attend the trial class, you can join the **first session for €10** to see if you like it before committing to the full course. 👉 **Register here:** [https://forms.gle/Gp47pWi8Pk2QsKTu5](https://forms.gle/Gp47pWi8Pk2QsKTu5) Please make sure to **check your email and WhatsApp after registering** — we’ll send all confirmations and updates there. Let’s dance ✨

💀🔥 HOT TAKES NIGHT Hosted by Ljubljana International 📅 Saturday, 27 June ⏰ 20:00 📍 Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center Some opinions are too controversial for the internet. So naturally… we decided to give them a microphone. Welcome to: HOT TAKES NIGHT — a chaotic social debate night where people present their funniest, boldest, dumbest, most controversial opinions to a room full of internationals. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎤 THE CONCEPT Each presenter gets: • 5 minutes • a microphone • optional PowerPoint/memes/images • and one mission: Defend a hot take in front of a live audience. Then the audience reacts: 👏 agrees 😱 gasps 🔥 debates 😂 laughs 🙋 challenges your opinion ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💀 EXAMPLE HOT TAKES • “The Beatles are overrated.” • “Beer actually tastes bad.” • “Brunch is a scam.” • “Pineapple belongs on pizza.” • “Traveling is just expensive walking.” The more passionate and ridiculous — the better. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠ IMPORTANT This is a FUN social event. Not a political war zone. We want: 😂 funny debates 🔥 playful controversy 🧠 entertaining arguments 🌍 social interaction NOT: ❌ hate speech ❌ racism ❌ personal attacks ❌ extremist politics ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 👀 WANT TO PRESENT? Apply here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf2eMQV_NpRtXRDSwRkmxNnuUE-jOWlUuQkvMLiUmwqUOgLWA/viewform?usp=publish-editor Bring: • slides • memes • screenshots • arguments • confidence • chaos ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌍 ABOUT LJUBLJANA INTERNATIONAL Ljubljana International is the largest international community in Ljubljana with weekly events bringing together: • locals • internationals • Erasmus students • travelers • remote workers • curious open-minded people ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📲 JOIN THE COMMUNITY WhatsApp: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KB3YaX1GuqY4eYcYUh3TpK 🔗 Socials & links: https://linktr.ee/ljubljanainternational ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 💀 Some opinions should stay in the group chat. Yours probably won’t. See you Saturday.

Ljubljana International: Wednesday Pub Quiz 🧠🌍🍺 Make Ljubljana your own. 🌍 We are the city's largest international family with 1,500+ members. Meet new people, join a team, and enjoy an evening of trivia, laughs, and great conversations with one of the most international crowds in Ljubljana. 📍 LOGISTICS 📅 Date: Every Wednesday ⏰ Time: 19:00 - 22:00 (Join anytime! No need to be on time) 🏢 Venue: The Place, Plečnikov trg 1, Ljubljana 💶 Price: €5 per person 🎟️ Entry: Walk-ins welcome. Registration recommended: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-nHP7z815r8oxeyqlPTFRuQ_wSaQNZCgzRQ30nG9rIvB5-A/viewform 🔄 Type: Weekly recurring 👥 Vibe: 100+ attendees. One of the biggest weekly international social events in Ljubljana. 👤 WHO IS THIS FOR? For anyone who wants to have fun and meet people. Whether you're an international, Erasmus student, digital nomad, remote worker, entrepreneur, researcher, engineer, freelancer, traveler, or local, you'll find yourself surrounded by friendly and welcoming people. Most attendees are aged 18–40. 70% international. 30% Slovenian. English is the main language. ✨ WHY JOIN? ✅ Meet new people in Ljubljana ✅ Build your social circle ✅ Challenge yourself ✅ Have a fun Wednesday night ✅ Make memories and connections ✅ Become part of an international community The quiz gives people a reason to sit together. The conversations are what make the night memorable. 🧠 HOW THE QUIZ WORKS • Join a team (or let us help you find one) • 5 rounds of trivia • General knowledge, geography, music, movies, science, history, and surprises • Friendly competition • Prizes for the best teams No experience needed. No pressure. Just good fun. 🤝 CAN I COME ALONE? Absolutely. Most people arrive without knowing anyone. Our hosts help solo attendees join teams and start conversations from the moment they arrive. Many friendships in our community started with two strangers sitting at the same quiz table. 🌍 ABOUT LJUBLJANA INTERNATIONAL 📈 1,500+ members 🎉 200+ events organized 📅 Events 6 times per week We help people make friends, discover Ljubljana, find activity partners, and build a social life in Slovenia. Many members tell us the community completely changed their experience of living here. 📲 JOIN THE COMMUNITY The pub quiz is only one evening. The WhatsApp community is where the real magic happens. 👉 https://linktr.ee/ljubljanainternational That's where people organize dinners, hikes, sports activities, weekend trips, language exchanges, parties, and spontaneous adventures. ⚠️ WhatsApp Note We auto-reject +1 (US) and +44 (UK) phone numbers to reduce spam. If you can't join, simply DM @ljubljanainternational and we'll add you manually. 📍 HOW TO FIND US Look for the biggest group in the venue. If you're unsure, ask the staff where Ljubljana International is sitting. Or look for the bald guy with a beard and glasses (usually wearing a blue polo shirt) who is often hosting. Meet people. Create memories. Make Ljubljana your own. See you Wednesday! 🍻

Ljubljana International: Wednesday Pub Quiz 🍺🌍🧠 Make Ljubljana your own. 🌍 We are the city's largest international family with 1,500+ members. Spend your Wednesday evening meeting new people, sharing laughs, and testing your knowledge at one of the biggest international pub quizzes in Slovenia. 📍 LOGISTICS 📅 Date: Every Wednesday ⏰ Time: 19:00 - 22:00 (Join whenever you like) 🏢 Venue: The Place, Plečnikov trg 1, Ljubljana 💶 Price: €5 per person 🎟️ Entry: Walk-ins welcome. Registration recommended: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-nHP7z815r8oxeyqlPTFRuQ_wSaQNZCgzRQ30nG9rIvB5-A/viewform 🔄 Type: Weekly recurring 👥 Vibe: 100+ attendees every week. One of the largest international social events in Ljubljana. 👤 WHO IS THIS FOR? For curious, social, and open-minded people who want to meet others and have a good time. Whether you're an Erasmus student, expat, traveler, entrepreneur, engineer, remote worker, researcher, freelancer, digital nomad, or local, you'll find your people here. The crowd is typically 70% international and 30% Slovenian, with English as the common language. 🌟 WHY PEOPLE LOVE IT ✅ Meet new people effortlessly ✅ Join a welcoming international community ✅ Expand your social circle ✅ Enjoy a midweek adventure ✅ Learn random facts and laugh a lot ✅ Make Ljubljana feel like home The quiz is just the excuse. The friendships are the reason people keep coming back. 🧠 WHAT HAPPENS? • 5 rounds of trivia • General knowledge • Music and movies • Geography and history • Pop culture and surprises • Prizes for the best teams No special knowledge required. Everyone has something to contribute. 🤝 CAN I COME ALONE? Absolutely. Most people do. In fact, many attendees first joined because they didn't know anyone in Ljubljana. Our hosts actively help people find teams, start conversations, and feel included from the moment they arrive. Come alone. Leave with new friends. 🌍 ABOUT LJUBLJANA INTERNATIONAL 📈 1,500+ members 🎉 200+ events organized 📅 Events 6 times per week We've helped thousands of people make friends, build connections, find activity partners, and create unforgettable memories in Ljubljana. Many attendees tell us joining the community completely changed their experience of living in Slovenia. 📲 JOIN THE COMMUNITY The event is just the beginning. 👉 https://linktr.ee/ljubljanainternational Our WhatsApp community is where all the real magic happens: dinners, hikes, parties, sports, language exchanges, weekend trips, and spontaneous adventures. ⚠️ WhatsApp Note To reduce spam, we automatically reject most +1 (US) and +44 (UK) numbers. If you're affected, simply message @ljubljanainternational on Instagram and we'll add you manually. 📍 HOW TO FIND US Find the biggest international group in the venue. If you're unsure, ask the staff where Ljubljana International is sitting. Or look for the bald guy with a beard and glasses (usually wearing a blue polo shirt) who is often hosting. Meet people. Build friendships. Make Ljubljana your own. See you Wednesday! 🍻

Main Library, Meeting Room 2B Join us for a welcoming evening of reflection, gentle music, and meaningful conversation. We’ll begin with a short grounding moment, followed by a brief reading from spiritual or philosophical traditions, and an open reflection circle where participants can share (or simply listen). Libera Animae is an interfaith community focused on inner growth, creativity, and authentic connection. All backgrounds are welcome.

All levels of Meditators or welcome. In person or on Facebook Live! There will be instructions and inspiration for new inexperienced meditators. The hosts, meditators and Kriya Yoga initiates for over 50 years, are direct disciples of Yogacharya J. Oliver Black one of Paramahansa Yogananda's most advanced male disciples. He is the founder of Golden Lotus, Inc., which owns & operates 'Song of the Morning' an 800 acre Yoga Retreat Northest of Gaylord, MI on the Pigeon River. Paramahansa Yogananda founded Self Realization Fellowship, headquartered in Los Angeles, CA and is the author of the Spritual Classic, 'Autobiography of a Yogi.'

Join us on Monday nights at 7pm for two 25 minute quiet meditations, with one short walking meditation in between. There will be a brief and informal conversation afterward. Stay for as long as you like and feel free to bring or share whatever is on your mind. All Zen Center events are also available via Zoom at bit.ly/IndyZen.

We are excited to host Guided Meditations on Sundays at 6 pm in our Ashram/Gallery/Home! !! !! Everyone wants to know what kind of God we worship and what kind of meditation we do. We worship the GOD that LOVES US! We understand that god is an energy and it lives in us as us. Our meditations guide others to actually experience that energy! xoxo We don't just talk about peace, love and affection, we experience it :) Also we are a home not a business, so we enjoy building community one friend at a time. We always build in time for people to mingle & develop friendships! xoxo Much Love, Frank Tennyson Namaste, Frank Tennyson http://photos3.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/a/f/9/9/600_447824953.jpeg

Join us on Wednesday nights at 7pm for two 25 minute quiet meditations, with one short walking meditation in between. There will be a brief and informal conversation afterward. Stay for as long as you like and feel free to bring or share whatever is on your mind. All Zen Center events are also available via Zoom at bit.ly/IndyZen.

This is an in-person meeting. Did you know that unwanted emotions like loneliness, sadness, hopelessness, anger, fear, anxiety, or feelings of irritation don’t just fall on you for no reason. They are not random occurrences that simply happen to people's minds. They are definitely not chemical imbalance in your brain due to some nebulous chemical reactions by chance. Your negative emotions are the symptoms of the painful experiences that you have which are not healed, and which are still affecting you. The effects of these painful experiences are exacerbated by the pressures or difficulties of the other problems in your life. For instance, let's say you are already carrying a huge load on your back, then you cannot take on much more, but, let's say something else happens to you, such as the difficulties from the Pandemic, then the resultant combined weight on you can take you over the edge, kind of like the straw that break the camel's back. When this happens, people's attention usually goes to the straw that was added, but actually the majority of the weight had come from the huge load that were already there, holding a person down and causing a person issues. So how do you remove the huge load that was already there? How do you lighten them up? Is it possible to get rid of them? That is what this meeting will be all about. Come to our Meetup, where we can introduce you to some of the knowledge, tools and techniques of the breakthroughs in the field of the mind that we can apply to this ever important area of life. Be sure to click on the red "Attend" button below to come to this local event. We look forward to seeing you there. This group is created by the Dianetics and Scientology Life Improvement Center of Central Ohio.