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Melbourne AWS User Group #160 - June 2026
🎉 **Melbourne AWS User Group – June Meetup** 🎉
📅 Wednesday, 24 June
📍 NAB Events Hub – 395 Bourke Street, Melbourne
⏰ Food at 6:00 pm, talks from 6:30 pm (with live stream)
Join us for our June meetup, featuring two lightning talks and a full technical presentation covering community contribution, generative AI, and cloud-native security.
This month also celebrates the AWS community speaking journey. Sanjana Kailash will deliver her first-ever public presentation, while Bharat Wadhwa returns to present after beginning his own public speaking journey at a Melbourne AWS User Group event.
This month’s lineup features:
• **Matthew Merriel** giving a behind-the-scenes look at how the Melbourne AWS User Group’s regular “What’s New in AWS” segment is prepared—and how other volunteers can get involved.
• **Sanjana Kailash** making her first-ever public presentation, demonstrating an automated market-intelligence pipeline built with Amazon Bedrock, retrieval-augmented generation, and AWS-native services.
• **Bharat Wadhwa** presenting a cloud-native approach to malware protection for Amazon S3 using Amazon GuardDuty Malware Protection. Bharat also gave his first public presentation at a Melbourne AWS User Group event, making this a great example of where taking that first step can lead.
A huge thank you to our sponsors: 🥇 Mantel Group – Gold Sponsor, 🥈 Cevo – Silver Sponsor, 🏛 NAB – Venue Sponsor
The event will also be live-streamed on YouTube:
👉 [https://melb.awsug.org.au/live](https://melb.awsug.org.au/live)
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🗓️ **Agenda**
6:00 pm – Food & Socialising
6:30 pm – Introductions
6:40 pm – What’s New in AWS
6:55 pm – Preparing the “What’s New in AWS” Segment (Level 100); Speaker: Matthew Merriel
7:10 pm – RAG to Riches: AI-Powered Market Intelligence on Amazon Bedrock (Level 200); Speaker: Sanjana Kailash
7:25 pm – Intelligent Malware Protection Using AWS GuardDuty (Level 200); Speaker: Bharat Wadhwa
7:55 pm – Marketplace (Who’s Hiring)
8:00 pm – Networking + Close
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🎤 **Talk Details**
**Preparing the “What’s New in AWS” Segment**
Speaker: Matthew Merriel
Level: 100
Format: Lightning Talk
“What’s New in AWS” is a regular part of Melbourne AWS User Group meetups—but how is the segment put together?
Matthew will provide a behind-the-scenes look at the process used to find, shortlist, and prepare recent AWS announcements for presentation at the meetup.
This session is designed to help volunteers understand what is involved and make it easier for more community members to take on the segment at future events. No previous speaking experience is required.
***
**RAG to Riches: AI-Powered Market Intelligence on Amazon Bedrock**
Speaker: Sanjana Kailash
Level: 200
Format: Lightning Talk
What if a strategy team never had to manually scan more than 50 data sources again?
In this lightning talk, Sanjana will walk through how she built a fully automated AI-powered market-intelligence pipeline using Amazon Bedrock, retrieval-augmented generation, and AWS-native services.
The solution transforms more than five hours of Monday-morning manual research into a polished briefing delivered directly to inboxes—with no manual effort required.
This will also be Sanjana’s first public presentation, and we’re excited to welcome another new speaker to the Melbourne AWS community.
***
**Intelligent Malware Protection Using AWS GuardDuty**
Speaker: Bharat Wadhwa
Level: 200
Format: Full Presentation
This presentation showcases a cloud-native malware-protection solution for Amazon S3 using Amazon GuardDuty Malware Protection.
The solution replaces legacy antivirus approaches with intelligent, event-driven malware detection and automated security workflows.
Bharat will explore how this approach can improve scalability, operational efficiency, and security visibility across AWS environments.
Bharat also began his public speaking journey at a Melbourne AWS User Group event and now returns with a full technical presentation.
***
🙌 Could This Be the Start of Your Speaking Journey?
This month, Sanjana will take the stage for her first-ever public presentation. Bharat also began his speaking journey at a Melbourne AWS User Group meetup and is now returning with a full technical session.
Every experienced speaker started with a first talk.
Whether you have an idea for a full presentation, a lightning talk, or would like to help prepare and present the “What’s New in AWS” segment, the organisers are happy to help you take that first step.
Speak to us at the meetup or submit an idea through our website:
👉 [https://melb.awsug.org.au/speak/](https://melb.awsug.org.au/speak/)
AppSec Aus Melb #19 - Zero-Friction DevSecOps: Automated Code Signing Done Right
**Event Confirmation Form!**
➡️ We kindly request you fill out this **event confirmation form** to confirm your attendance for the event and your dietary requirements - [https://forms.gle/5P1kfDSRtbtKze9AA](https://forms.gle/5P1kfDSRtbtKze9AA)
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## **What's On? 👀**
**Speaker:** James Bannan
**Title:** Zero-Friction DevSecOps: Automated Code Signing Done Right
**Abstract:**
Software supply chain attacks aren’t hypothetical anymore; they’re depressingly regular headlines. Yet many teams still treat code signing as an afterthought: painful to set up, difficult to automate, and even harder to make developer-friendly.
This session shows that it doesn’t have to be that way. In this deeply technical, demo-driven talk, we’ll walk through how to implement automated artifact code signing using SigStore and Smallstep PKI, integrated directly into GitHub Actions. You’ll see how to transform code signing from a security bottleneck into a frictionless part of your CI/CD pipeline; one that developers barely notice, but auditors and CISOs absolutely love.
## **Location** 📍
Atlassian Melbourne
Queens & Collins Building, Level 20, 100 Queen Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
## **Agenda ⏰**
* 5:30 - Food is served
* 6:15 - Session start
* 7:30 - Post-event networking
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IN PERSON! Apache Kafka® Meetup (June 2026)
Hello everyone! Join us for an Apache Kafka® meetup on **June 24th from 5:30pm**, hosted by Ippon in Melbourne!
The address, agenda, and speaker information can be found below. See you there!
**📍Venue**:
Ippon Australia Collab Hub
Level 8, 607 Bourke Street
Melbourne VIC 3000
IMPORTANT:
Please note that for security purposes, all attendees are required to sign in at the lobby to get into the building.
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🗓 Agenda:
* 5:30pm: Doors open
* 5:30pm - 6:00pm: Pizza, Drinks, and Networking
* 6:00pm - 6:45pm: Usman Khan, Technical Support Engineer, Confluent
* 6:45pm - 7:30pm: Additional Q&A & Networking
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💡 Speaker:
Usman Khan, Technical Support Engineer, Confluent
Talk:
Kafka Connect On-Prem Troubleshooting Playbook
Abstract:
When a Kafka Connect sink stops writing, the failure can be hiding in one of several layers, Database, the connector config, the Connect worker, the schema, or the topic itself. In this session, Usman walks through a live Oracle JDBC Sink troubleshooting demo built on the kafka-docker-playground, showing a repeatable classify → fix → verify approach. We cover how to check connector and task state via the REST API and internal Kafka topics, navigate worker logs efficiently, use the Connect admin logging API for dynamic trace logging without restarts, Grafana metrics, manipulate sink offsets for replay.
Bio:
Usman Khan is a Technical Support Engineer on Confluent's Global Support team, based in Melbourne and covering the APAC region. He specialises in Kafka Connect, working daily with engineering teams to diagnose and resolve connector and framework issues across both on-premises deployments and Confluent Cloud.
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***DISCLAIMER***
BY ATTENDING THIS EVENT IN PERSON, you acknowledge that risk includes possible exposure to and illness from infectious diseases including COVID-19, and accept responsibility for this, if it occurs.
NOTE: We are unable to cater for any attendees under the age of 18.
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If you would like to speak or host our next event please let us know! community@[confluent.io](http://confluent.io/)
Wednesday Night Improv Club Williamstown
Discover the joy of making stuff up! Our Williamstown improv group is where Melbourne's west comes to play, connect, and unleash creativity.
Improv isn't just about being funny (though you'll laugh heaps). It's about:
✓ Building confidence in social situations
✓ Improving listening and communication skills
✓ Meeting amazing people from Hobson's Bay
✓ Reducing stress through play and laughter
✓ Discovering your creative side
✓ Having a screen-free, present-moment experience
No theatre experience? Perfect! No prepared material? Even better! The only rule is 'Yes, And...' - supporting each other's ideas and having fun.
Drop in any Wednesday, 7-9pm. Location: **Williamstown Community and Education Centre Inc 14 Thompson St, Williamstown VIC 3016**. Suitable for ages 16+.
First time is free, and its $10 a class after.
***Free parking out the back. Please come to the front, and we will open the door.***
GDG Melbourne June'26 Meetup!
RSVP on our GDG community platform -> https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-melbourne-presents-gdg-melbourne-june26-meetup/
This event is hosted at the Mantel Group Office, with the recording of the talks to be shared afterwards on YouTube if you can't make it.
There will be food, networking and some surprise swag!Agenda:
6:20 - Intro
6:30 - Talks
8:00 till late - networking & chat (& drinks optional)Speakers and Talks:
Talk 1: Olga Mirensky - Senior Staff Site Reliability Engineer @ Ping Identity
Olga and Her Agent Attended AI Engineer Conference. Lessons Learned
What happens when you let an experimental Stand-In Agent run loose against a live conference environment? To follow the fast-paced sessions of an AI Engineer conference, I built an agent while at the conference. The agent monitored talks and distilled what actually mattered to me - filtering for high-value signal and turning it into specs ready to implement or articles I should read.
I started with a different platform, but pivoted to an ADK agent deployed to GCP Agent Platform. Identical system prompt, different platform architecture, different LLM - completely different outcomes.
This talk is a transparent look at what happens when agentic experiments meet reality, including an architectural runaway bug that burned 1M tokens per minute.
We look past the hype and focus on the real engineering rigour required to build purposeful agents, with four key takeaways:
* The Purpose Filter: Why does your agent care about this specific talk? If it’s not highly unique, you’re just automating noise.
* Architecture > Hype: The gap between what you expect and what actually happens at runtime and why.
* The Personalised Flywheel: High-signal distillation requires deep context about you, your team, and where you are in your journey.
* Clear Goal Setting: Moving from “autonomous” to “purposeful”.
In the replay demo I’ll walk through my flywheel showing how the agent filtered the content in real-time, picked up on tech I am interested in, turned it into an implementable spec, and how AI tools can close the loop to further automate the entire implementation, testing, and release cycle.
Talk 2: Sahil Bahadur Devkota - Full Stack Developer
Beyond LLMs: why RAG is equally important
In this talk, I'll break down how RAG works, why is it really important in real-world and it's popular architectural pattern. We'll look at the core components of a RAG pipeline, discuss it's implementation approach, and cover some of the key things to think about when building an AI applications with RAG.
Whether you're working with AI or building application that need accurate responses, you'll leave with a practical understanding of when RAG make sense - and when it doesn't.
Talk 3: Abhijeet Kumar - AI & Automation | Cloud enthusiast
Beyond RAG: Building an Agentic "Second Brain" with FastAPI, pgvector, and Gemini
Move beyond static note-taking apps. This talk explores Project NeuralFortress—a custom, Python-built knowledge management system designed to actively synthesize information. We’ll walk through evolving a basic RAG script into an agentic pipeline using FastAPI for routing, Neon PostgreSQL (pgvector) for vector storage, and Google Gemini for cognitive processing.
In Development (Sneak Peek):
A brief look at experimental features currently in testing to make the system fully autonomous:
GraphRAG: Mapping multi-hop relationships beyond standard vector distance.
MCP Integration: Native database queries directly from your code editor.
Async Watchers: Autonomous background web scraping and data ingestion.
How to find us:
Doors open at 5:45 PM at our host the Mantel Group, Level 2/452 Flinders St, Melbourne. Message via Meetup or Slack if you are arriving after 6:00, as the lifts won't let you up.
This is an in-person only event. If you have any accessibility requirements, please reach out via the Meetup or Slack to the organiser group to discuss, and we will do our best to help you out.
Agenda
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Hosted By
Katie Barnett, GDE Android / GDG Organiser
Katie is passionate about all things Android. She has taken on a wide variety of challenging projects including in the live event, media and travel space. Her favourite thing is to see someone having a delightful experience using something she has worked on. Katie is very active in the development community, she is a Google Developer Expert for Android, one of the organisers of GDG Melbourne and is a Women Techmakers Ambassador. She frequently runs events, speaks on technical and non-technical topics and enjoys writing blog posts to share her experience with others. Katie is based in Melbourne, Australia but loves to travel the world and outside of tech she enjoys boardgaming and attempting to finish many craft projects.
Suesi Tran, Senior Flutter Developer
Google Developer Expert in Dart, Flutter & Firebase, Women Techmaker Melbourne ambassador, GDG Melbourne & Flutter Melbourne co-organiser.
In short: Flutter is love, and mobile is life.
Poornima Sivakumar, GDG Organiser
Lovee Jain, GDG Organiser
Lovee is a Software Engineer at Prezzee, a GDG Melbourne Organiser and also a Women Techmakers Ambassador. A tech inquisitive philomath, she loves problem solving and solution design. She has worked at a city council where she developed a lot of useful system integrations and while at Prezzee she develops and works on multiple gift card solutions to cater the B2B2C market.
Zach Jensz, GDG Organiser
Passionate about the web, seamless UX and accessibility. I love attending meetups, find me and come say hi!
Ujjawal Raj, GDG Organiser
Bramley Turner-Jones, GDG Organiser
Yuba Raj (UV) Panta, GDG Organiser
Kartik Arora, Android Engineer
Google Developer Expert in Android
Android Engineer @ Bilue
Carolyn Ai Chi Wong,
Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-melbourne-presents-gdg-melbourne-june26-meetup/.
(In-Person) Savings with AI-Assisted Performance Testing
Dear STAG members,
We are back with **🚀STAG In-Person Meetup!**
**Topic: Calculating the Savings with AI-Assisted Performance Testing Using LoadMagic and JMeter**
Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming the way performance testing is performed, but how much time and cost can it actually save?
Join us for an engaging and practical session with **[Renard Vardy](https://www.linkedin.com/in/renard-vardy/)**[ ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/renard-vardy/)as we explore how AI-assisted automation can dramatically reduce the effort and technical complexity involved in creating and maintaining JMeter performance test scripts.
In this session, Renard will demonstrate how **LoadMagic** can automatically correlate a JMeter script, showcasing how AI-assisted scripting can simplify and accelerate this process through a live demonstration.
📅 **Date:** Wednesday, 24 June 2026
🕕 **Event** **Time:** 5.30 PM - 7.30 PM
🕕 **Speaker** **Time:** 6 PM - 7 PM
📍 **Format:** **In-Person Meetup**
📍**Venue**: Level 3, 271 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
**Thanks to our Event Sponsor : [Easygo](https://easygo.io/)**
287 Collins Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
***Food & drinks will be provided.***
🤝 **Networking** before and after the event.
Join us from **5:30 PM** for pre-event networking and stay after the session until approximately **7:30 PM** to connect with fellow testing professionals.
**About the Speaker – Renard Vardy**
Renard Vardy is a highly experienced Software Quality and Performance Testing specialist with more than 25 years of industry experience helping organisations improve the reliability, scalability, and performance of critical software systems. Throughout his career, he has worked across government, enterprise, and large-scale digital transformation programs, with a strong focus on Performance Engineering, Test Automation, and emerging AI-driven testing practices.
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/renard-vardy/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/renard-vardy/)
If you need any further info, please email at [stag@test-fast.com.](http://stag@test-fast.com./)
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We look forward to seeing you there and making this event a memorable and valuable experience for everyone.
**Why Attend?**
* **Networking Opportunities**: Meet and interact with like-minded professionals in the software test automation field.
* **Knowledge Sharing**: Engage in insightful discussions and share your experiences and challenges.
* **Collaboration**: Discover potential collaborations and partnerships within the community.
Thanks & Regards,
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*{Empowering Test Automation}*
KMLF June 2026 - TBA
Thanks again to MinterEllison, who host the amazing space we meet in each month.
**Session Details:**
* **Date & Time:** 6:00pm AEDST, Fourth Wednesday of each month
* **Format:** Virtual session on Teams
* **Agenda:**
* 6-6:30 pm networking
* 6:30-7:45pm exploration of the topic
* 7:45-8pm wrap up
* 8pm dinner for those interested.
KMLF has run monthly, almost uninterrupted since 1998, serving the Victorian Knowledge Management community with close ties to Change Mgt, Records Mgt, Information Governance and Academic communities.
Cloud Storage Events This Week
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KSUG.AI x Agentic Platform Engineering for EKS - 29 Jun 2026
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We're excited to welcome you to the upcoming **KSUG.AI Australia Meetup** — happening in-person at at AWS Melbourne office! 🎉
We're actively seeking more awesome K8s and AI topic speakers!
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**Workshop Overview [Hands-on Workshop]**
Join us for the Agentic Platform Engineering Experience (APEX) — an adaptive, instructor-led, choose-your-own-adventure workshop where you and an AI tutor explore Amazon EKS through the lens of agentic platform engineering. Using Claude Code and AWS DevOps Agent as a co-pilot alongside purpose-built APEX Skills, you will design, build, and operate Amazon EKS clusters with AI-guided assistance that adapts to your experience level and goals.
**Who Should Attend**
This workshop is designed for platform engineers, DevOps engineers, solutions architects, and developers who want practical, hands-on experience combining AI agents with Kubernetes platform engineering.
**What Matters to You**
* **Immediate Applicability:** Deploy and operate EKS clusters using the same patterns and tools you will use in production — no toy examples.
* **Reduced Operational Risk:** Understand and enforce critical safety rules that prevent NodeCreationFailure and pod creation blocks.
* **Faster Time-to-Value:** Use AI-assisted infrastructure generation to scaffold complete, production-ready Terraform projects in minutes, not days.
* **Security & Compliance:** Harden cluster security posture with guided remediation and constraint patches for air-gapped, proxy, and compliance environments.
* **Cost Optimization:** Identify and implement compute cost savings through AI-driven operational reviews — applied to your real cluster.
* **Career Growth:** Gain hands-on experience combining AI agents with Kubernetes — a rapidly growing skill set for modern platform engineers.
**Environment prepared for you by AWS**
* AWS account pre-configured at no cost
* EKS cluster already deployed & ready
* Claude Code workspace provisioned
* APEX Skills included — no local setup required
**Pre-requisites:**
Foundation knowledge about Kubernetes. Attend this self-paced digital course if you are not familiar with Kubernetes Home - [AWS Skill Builder](https://skillbuilder.aws/learn/X5RBBUKERD/the-amazon-eks-cluster/FJVEUUZGEK?parentId=393YRXJZWC)
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**Speakers**
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In person: Melbourne Stoa Meetup
Hi budding Stoics,
This is our monthly in-person session (the 4th Saturday of every month)
We will be discussing a podcast. Link can be found below.
Philosophize This! Podcast episode 17
[https://www.philosophizethis.org/podcast/plotinus-a-period-of-transition-38z8d](https://www.philosophizethis.org/podcast/plotinus-a-period-of-transition-38z8d)
We will meet outside KereKere Green cafe inn Fitzroy Gardens. If weather is poor we can retreat into the cafe.
Feel free to bring a picnic blanket and snack.
NEW TO STOICISM
New faces are always welcome.
This month we will be discussing the podcast Philosophize This! Episode 19: Three Islamic Truth
Can be found on the Philosophize This! website ( https://www.philosophizethis.org/podcast/episode-19-three-islamic-truths-58j6g ), Spotify, YouTube Music, or other places you listen to podcasts
Looking for participants for a new contemporary art conversation group.
**I am trialing a new form of get together for those who love contemporary visual art and art spaces. I invite you to visit one art exhibition during the month and then to meet with like-minded art-geeks to share details and impressions in a cafe environment. I will offer suggestions about which exhibitions to visit, but encourage you to visit the spaces/exhibitions in your own time and in your own company. I will offer prompts to enhance your gallery visit and also to encourage conversation when we unite at a cafe. Location and date of cafe meeting will be decided closer to time and with consultation with the group. I intend to keep group numbers small. Any gallery entrance costs and cafe costs to be paid by the attendees. Not a dating opportunity. Art lovers who like to combine solitary pursuits with community sharing are welcomed.**
How the mind works
The optimum computing machine is a subject many of us have studied. If you were building one how would you design it?
First the computer should be able to compute with perfect accuracy on any problem in the universe and produce answers which were always and invariably right.
Second the computer would have to be swift, working much more quickly than the problem and process could be vocally articulated.
Third the computer would have to be able to handle large numbers of variables and large numbers of problems simultaneously.
Forth, the computer would have to be able to evaluate its own data and there would have to remain available within it not only a record of its former conclusions but the evaluations leading to those conclusions.
Fifth, the computer would have to be served by a memory bank of nearly infinite capacity and would have to be available to the analytical portion of the computer in the smallest fractions of a second.
Sixth, the computer would have to be able to rearrange former conclusions or alter them in the light of new experience.
Seventh, the computer would need no exterior director, but would be entirely self determined about its programing guided only by the necessity –value of the solution which it itself would determine.
Eight the computer should be self servicing and self arming against present and future damage and would be able to estimate future damage.
Ninth the computer should be served by perception by which it could determine necessity –value.
Tenth ,the memory bank should store perceptions as perceived ,consecutive with time received with the smallest possible time divisions between perception .It would then store in color-Visio (moving),tone audio (flowing),odor ,tactile and self sensation ,all of them cross –coordinated .
Eleventh, for the purposes of solutions, it would have to be able to create new situations and imagine new perceptions hitherto not perceived and should be able to conceive these to itself in terms of tone –audio ,color-visio ,odor, tactile, and self sensation –and should be able to file anything so conceived as imagined ,labeled “memories”
Twelfth, the entire machine should be portable.
It might be somewhat astonishing at first to conceive such a computer .But the fact is, the machine is in existence .There are billions of them in use today and many ,many more billions have been made and used in the past .
In fact you’ve got one .for we are dealing with the human mind.
L.RON .HUBBARD
Do you want to learn how the mind works?Then do not miss this meetup.
RSVP now !!
Jun 28 | Kismetrix Social Run/Walk + Coffee - The Tan Track Botanical Gardens
## 🌿 **Kismetrix Singles Social Run/Walk + Coffee – TAN Track**
[Register Here](https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/jun-28-kismetrix-social-runwalk-coffee-the-tan-botanical-gardens-tickets-1990218749856?aff=oddtdtcreator)
📅 **Date: Sunday** 26th of April
🕘 **Time:** 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM (please arrive by 9:45 AM)
📍 **Meeting Point:** Royal Botanic Gardens Visitor Centre
🏃 **Route:** TAN Track loop through the Royal Botanic Gardens
📏 **Distance:** Approx. 3–4 km (relaxed social pace) Or Walk
🎽 **Dress Code:** Comfortable activewear or casual running clothes
## **About the Event**
Looking to meet new people, get active, and enjoy great company — without the pressure of a dating event?
The **Kismetrix Singles Social Run or Walk + Coffee** is a relaxed, feel-good experience for singles who enjoy movement, nature, and meaningful conversation in a warm, welcoming environment.
We’ll run at an easy, conversational pace around the iconic **TAN Track**, giving you plenty of chances to chat, laugh, and connect with different people along the way. There’s no racing, no awkward icebreakers — just a friendly group of singles sharing a beautiful morning together.
After the run, we’ll walk back as a group and enjoy **optional coffee and mingling at the Visitor Centre café**, where conversations can continue naturally and comfortably.
Many guests tell us these events feel more like meeting new friends — with a spark of something extra.
## **Who It’s For**
✨ Singles who want to meet people offline
✨ Adults 18+ across a wide range of ages (20s to 60s+)
✨ People who enjoy light running, jogging, or active social experiences
✨ Anyone looking for community, confidence, and connection
**Singles only. Adults only. No children or dogs.**
This helps keep the space relaxed, focused, and socially comfortable for everyone.
## **What to Bring**
* Water bottle
* Comfortable running or walking shoes
* Sunscreen / hat
* Light jacket (weather can change)
* Positive energy and an open heart 💛
## 🎟️
This is a **free community event**, with **optional donations** to support the Kismetrix community.
While many of our curated singles events are ticketed, this run is part of our **open community series**, created to make connection, movement, and belonging accessible to everyone.
Your support helps Kismetrix continue building safe, welcoming spaces where real human connection can grow — romantically or platonically.
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How is it that you can Help kids or yourself to become a better student!
Too many kids as well as teenagers and adults have problems with study.
Today's meetup will inform you about the basics in STUDY TECHNOLOGY that provides an understanding of the basics of learning and supplies exact ways to overcome all the pitfalls one can encounter during study. This is applicable to young children, teenagers (or their parents that are trying to help them) and adults alike.
Study Technology shows how one studies in order to comprehend a subject so one can apply it. Laws on which learning is based and workable methods have also been discovered for anyone to apply for themselves or when teaching others.
Too many students graduate from school and college unable to put to use what they’ve learned in school.
It’s not that they’re stupid or that their teachers didn’t know how to teach.
More than likely it traces back to the one thing missing from most educations—learning how to learn in the first place.
We all went to school, yet isn’t it odd that no one taught us how to study?
The information presented at this meetup can help anyone improve others or his own ability to learn.
It is a practical tool that parents and teachers alike can use to enhance a child's study performance. You’ll learn the barriers that lie between your own or a child's education.
And you will very quickly learn how to overcome them.
This technology will enable you or a child to pursue any subject with skill and confidence.
Teachers who have "hard to handle/distributive " or slow learners in class will absolutely love the amazing turn around most often seen in improved behaviour and student performance in class.
If you or your child has difficulties at school (or learning new things at work or online) than this meetup is important to you.
If you can not make it to our meetup than contact the organizer and arrange it to suit your time.
This technology can if one was to live far away be taught online. (extension course)
You may offcourse also opt to have this technology taught to your own child by experienced volunteeer staff or learn about this yourself and transfer this knowledge to those you want to have better grades.
Yes it is possible to improve anyone's study performance. All it takes is just 5 steps.
See you at this meetup.
Pam
TechWalking - Networking Event for Tech Professionals
**"TechWalking" - Networking + Walking**
Are you a tech professional looking to network beyond the screen? Look no further than my upcoming #TechWalking event!
Join us for a refreshing walk around the scenic Albert Park Lake. It’s the perfect chance to connect with industry peers while getting in some steps!
I know many of you have been tuning in to my online events, but we've never had the opportunity to meet in person. Let's change that!
Check out the video from the last event: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/b4skv1sF-vY
We'll kick things off at **10 am sharp** at the Albert Park Fitness Station. Please, don't be late! We're hitting the trail around the lake as soon as we gather. And trust me, you won't want to miss it – unless you're up for a bit of a sprint to catch up! (we're going anti-clockwise)
This event is pet and kid-friendly, as long as your little ones and furry friends can manage a 5 km walk, they're more than welcome to join.
Looking forward to meeting you all in real life!
Join the TechWalking group on LinkedIn! [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14477058/](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14477058/)
**TechWalking Community page: [https://tech-walking.yanamartens.com/](https://tech-walking.yanamartens.com/)**
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Speak Easy (Storytelling)
The topic for July is "Shoes"
Speak Easy: true stories, told live.
The idea is simple: an audience, an open microphone, and great stories. Hilarious, gripping, poignant- it's up to you. Audiences are invited to come to listen or come to tell as folks from all corners of Columbus offer their stories live on stage! Held at Wild Goose Creative's warm, intimate space, this night of tales occurs on the 3rd Thursday of every month. Doors open at 6:30 pm, show starts at 7:00 pm. Please arrive early if you want to tell, as we generally only have room for a limited number of tellers, and the sign-up sheet has a tendency to fill up fast.
Formed around the idea that people need stories--they're what hold and draw us together--SpeakEasy celebrates the strangeness and commonness of being human. And in a world of smartphones, Facebook, Twitter, and more . . . it gives people a real, breathing, in-person way to connect.
The night is geared for true stories of all kinds, taking the best tales told around kitchen tables, in darkened pubs, on the street corner, and at late-night parties and giving them an audience. Speak Easy is also a great outlet for performers, writers, and artists looking to share their favorite stories and perfect their skills. We strongly encourage tellers to please tell the story rather than read it so we keep within the spirit of good storytelling and stay engaged with the audience. All are welcome. Hang around after the show for a drink and build community!
Short North Street Skate | Weekly Rollout
Short North Street Skates return Saturday, April 4 and we’re excited to get back rolling together.
These weekly rollouts are a chance to move through the city as a group, build community, and create more visibility for skating and small-wheeled movement in Columbus.
Details:
Meet: 1160 N High St
9:30 AM meet
10:00 AM rollout
All wheels welcome
We’ll be skating through the Short North and surrounding areas at a steady, social pace. Routes will use a mix of streets and bike lanes, so comfort navigating the city is helpful, but you don’t need to be an expert.
If you’ve been meaning to come out, this is a great place to start.
Come solo or bring a friend!
COhPy Monthly Meeting
**Improving Office in Franklinton**
Physical location:
Improving Office
330 Rush Alley Suite #150
Columbus, OH 43215
Schedule:
6:00 p.m.: Socialize, eat, and drink. Improving will be providing pizza and beverages.
6:30 to 8:00 pm. Main meeting and presentation(s).
Topic: This month Chris Pazsint will be talking about Agentic Coding. How does one use CLI Based Agents, and Agentic IDEs such as Cursor, Kiro, Antigravity? How to include agentic coding plugins for IDEs you already love such as Visual Studio Code.
We meet on the last Monday of each Month. Presentations are given by members and friends of this group. If you would like to do a presentation (small or large) on a python topic, please contact Central OH Python at centralohpython@gmail.com




















