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Musical Vibe Coding w/ ElevenLabs
Vibe Coding Collective is teaming up with **ElevenLabs** to push the boundaries of sound-first vibe coded apps. For one night, we’re getting full access to their tech to explore what’s possible when vibe coding meets voice and music generation.
Whether you want to build a voice-controlled game, an AI storyteller, or a children’s app, this is your playground. Use any tools you like (Lovable, Google AI Studio, v0, Cursor, Replit…) and plug in ElevenLabs' power. 🍻
**Format 🛠️**
We’ll be teaming up in small groups (2–3 people). We'll provide a specific "Voice & Vibe" challenge, then it’s heads-down building. The goal is to **vibe, experiment with sound, and see how voice and music changes the way we interact with vibe coding**.
## New to vibe coding or voice tech? ✨
No worries! We’ll provide a special **ElevenLabs Starter Kit** with API recipes and prompt examples so even total beginners can get an AI talking in minutes.
## Schedule 🕒
*(Aim to arrive by 6:50 PM so we can get your API access sorted!)*
* 7:00 – ElevenLabs Presentation & Tech Demo
* 7:20 – The Challenge + Team Formation 🤝
* 7:30 – Round 1: Build & Hear 💻
* 8:15 – Break (Grab a drink, hear what others are cooking) 🍺
* 8:30 – Round 2: Polish & Play 🏗️
* 9:00 – The "Vibe Check" Demos 📺 (Show/Hear what you built!)
* 9:20 – Hang out, network, make friends ✌️
## Who is it for?
Anyone! Curious coders, GameDevs, artists, musicians, sound designers, voice actors, entrepreneurs. If you’ve ever wanted to talk to your computer (and have it talk back), you belong here.
## What to bring:
* Laptop! 💻
* Headphones (Essential for testing those voice vibes!) 🎧
* Vibes ⚡
## Location 📍
London College of Political Technology
Newspeak House
133-135 Bethnal Green Road
London E2 7DG
👉 No gatekeeping. No silence (this time). Just new voices and friends!
Disclaimer: By signing up, you consent to the
collection and sharing of your name, email address, photos, videos, and software, unless you explicitly opt out by informing the organizers.
Django London Meetup April
April Edition ✨✨!
We will be at Kraken Tech (Octopus Energy Group), London office!
(in-person only event, no streaming)
**Talks:**
**Digitising Historical Caving Data with Django** - *Andrew Northall*
Building an automated pipeline with Django which can extract, structure and publish 2,700+ historical printed reports from scanned PDF copies.
*Andrew Northall* is a Python & Django specialist who maintains several open source Django projects/services for the caving and amateur radio communities.
**llms.txt for Django: what works** - *Thibaud Colas*
The llms.txt format is an emerging standard to structure information for Large Language Models. It’s a desirable addition to the docs of Python packages.
Let’s review how to adopt it! We’ll discuss the fundamentals of the format and its benefits as a user of the docs, and as a maintainer. How to produce and consume those files across different tools (Sphinx, mkdocs, Django). How to optimize them for different LLMs with an eval suite. Tools and techniques you should be able to reuse through other engineering tasks with LLMs.
*Thibaud Colas* works at Torchbox as developer, core contributor to the Wagtail CMS build on Django.
**Want to share your Django or Python knowledge?** We’d love to feature your talk! Just fill out our [speaker form](https://forms.gle/LkaRdKVTF9ApbrEq7) to propose a talk!
**Agenda:**
• 6:15pm Doors open, socialising
• 6:30pm Food and drinks offered by our sponsor
• 7:00pm Doors close \*\*
• 7:15pm Introduction, News, Talks
• 8:30pm Socialising
• 9:30pm Fin
**Please make sure to arrive between 6:15 PM and 6:55 PM**. If you arrive earlier than 6:15 PM or later than 6:55 PM, you can take a seat in the seating area located in the downstairs reception.
**Please note that we cannot accommodate arrivals after 7:15 PM.**
Our meetups are governed by a [Code of Conduct](https://www.djangolondon.com/code-of-conduct/). Please take a few minutes to read it.
This meetup is sponsored by:
• [Kraken Tech (Octopus Energy Group)](https://kraken.tech/): "Kraken is a revolutionary energy tech platform built with predominantly Python & Django. We Serve 54 million households worldwide and have 38GW of contracted capacity."
• [JetBrains](https://www.jetbrains.com/): "We make professional software development a more productive and enjoyable experience."
Website: [https://djangolondon.com](https://djangolondon.com/)
BlueSky: [@djangolondon.com](https://bsky.app/profile/djangolondon.com)
Github: [github.com/djangolondon](https://github.com/djangolondon/)
Open Collective: [opencollective.com/the-london-django-meetup-group](https://opencollective.com/the-london-django-meetup-group/)
PyData London - 106th Meetup
**Venue:** Riverbank House, 2 Swan Ln, London EC4R 3AD
**Please note:**
1\. 🚨🚨🚨 A valid photo ID is required by building security\. 🚨🚨🚨
2\. This event follows the [NumFOCUS Code of Conduct](https://numfocus.org/code-of-conduct). Please familiarise yourself with it before attending.
If your RSVP status says "You're going" you will be able to get in. No need to show your RSVP confirmation when signing in.
If you can no longer make it, please unRSVP as soon as possible.
**Code of Conduct:**
This event follows the NumFOCUS Code of Conduct. Please get in touch with the organisers with any questions or concerns.
As always, there will be free food and drinks, generously provided by our host, Man Group.
**Main Talks**
1. **[Nicoleta Lazar](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoleta-lazar-921a6864/) Query federation in modern OLAP databases**
As analytics ecosystems grow more diverse, organisations increasingly need to query data across warehouses, data lakes, and operational systems without excessive data movement or duplication. **Query federation** has become essential by enabling unified SQL access and intelligent predicate pushdown into heterogeneous sources. This talk introduces the core principles of federation and why it matters for modern OLAP workloads. Using StarRocks as a model system, we highlight its vectorised execution engine, native connectors, and deep Apache Iceberg integration that together deliver high-performance lakehouse querying.
2. [Ben Guerin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjhguerin/) **How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let Claude Code Write the Python [the story of [ismypubfucked.com](http://ismypubfucked.com/ "http://ismypubfucked.com")]**
43,000 pubs. Official VOA data. One question. [ismypubfucked.com](http://ismypubfucked.com/ "http://ismypubfucked.com") got 400k visits in two weeks and wall-to-wall media coverage: from the Mirror to the Telegraph to City AM.
I'm not a Python developer. I used Claude Code to wrangle government spreadsheets, match them to OpenStreetMap, and ship a working site. All in less than 6 hours from initial idea to a live website. The AI wrote the Python, I just knew what story the data could tell.
This talk covers what happens when tools like Claude Code unlock Python for people who think in narratives rather than syntax, and what a decade of building viral campaigns has taught me about making people actually give a shit about spreadsheets.
**Lightning Talks**
1. **TBC**
2. **TBC**
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**Logistics**
Doors open at **6.30 pm** (get there early as you'll need to sign in with building security).
Talks start at **7:00 pm**, with drinks afterwards from **9:00 pm** at The Banker (EC4).
We have reduced capacity for this event, but there will be plenty of people to discuss data science questions with.
Please unRSVP in good time if you realise you can't make it. We're limited by building security on the number of attendees, so please free up your place for your fellow community members.
If you want me to trim lightning talks down to two or shorten any abstracts, say which ones.
E-Commerce & Dropshipping Founders & Executives Networking
**Welcome to Networx London!**
Calling all e‑commerce founders, dropshipping entrepreneurs, and tech professionals: join us for an evening of relaxed networking and idea-sharing. Connect with like-minded innovators, brand owners, marketers, and investors—no formal pitches, just real conversations.
We start at **6:30 PM** with a warm welcome and light icebreakers to get conversations flowing, followed by **open networking all evening**.
No formal pitches—just real connections, fresh ideas, and meaningful relationships in a friendly, laid-back setting.
👉 **Join us on Luma for deeper connections and connect before the event even starts** [https://luma.com/ntl](https://luma.com/ntl)
📍 **Venue: The Sycamore, Holborn**
Located in the heart of London’s vibrant Holborn district, The Sycamore offers a modern and stylish setting with a relaxed, welcoming atmosphere—perfect for networking and socializing after work. Just steps from Holborn station, and easily reachable from Covent Garden, it provides an ideal environment for professionals to connect, share ideas, and enjoy great conversations over drinks.
Come join us, grab a drink, and grow your network one great conversation at a time.
📅 **Event Schedule**
**18:30 – 19:00 \| Welcome** Kick off with a warm intro and fun icebreakers to set the tone.
**19:00 – 19:30 \| Meet & Greet** Mingle and network in an open, friendly setting.
**19:30 – 21:30 \| Informal Networking** Free-flowing, informal networking all evening—no sales, no pressure. Just authentic connections with amazing people.
💡**Why Attend?**
🤝 **Connect** with business leaders, investors, and professionals across London.
🚀 **Discover** new partners, collaborators, or clients.
📈 **Learn** about the latest trends in tech, startups, and entrepreneurship.
This event is perfect for anyone seeking to expand their professional circle, grow their business, or gain fresh perspectives from a dynamic mix of professionals.
👥 **Who’s coming?**This event is ideal for e-commerce founders, retail professionals, tech innovators, marketers, investors, product managers, creatives, and anyone curious about the future of retail and digital commerce.
**🎟 Tickets & Entry:** To avoid the venue getting overcrowded and ensure everyone enjoys an amazing night, we've introduced a small ticket price to keep things running smoothly.
**Limited spots!** Register today and hit **Follow** for updates on future weekly events.
📸 **Event Photography** Please note that photos and videos may be taken for promotional purposes.
**Note**: Proof of ID required for alcoholic beverages. 18+ only.
🔗 \*\*Join our WhatsApp group to connect before and after the event:\*\*👉 [https://chat.whatsapp.com/GisOCaIiMeKEehV5Lv7qxg](https://chat.whatsapp.com/GisOCaIiMeKEehV5Lv7qxg "https://chat.whatsapp.com/GisOCaIiMeKEehV5Lv7qxg")
Cafe Compute London
Registration Portal: [Event Registration Portal](https://luma.com/cclondon26?utm_source=sherif)
About Event
"Why are there no coffeeshops open late? But what if I want to co-work at night?!?" - everyone on Twitter
Cerebras is excited to present, Cafe Compute. The first, late-night pop-up coffeeshop with a barista bar ☕️, cozy snacks and couches 🛋️, and more.
This event is brought to you in collaboration with OpenAI.
Cerebras is the world’s fastest AI inference, up to 15x faster than leading GPUs. Cerebras Inference is powered by our Wafer-Scale Engine (WSE-3) - the world's largest AI chip. Experience the speed for yourself with OpenAI Codex-Spark, powered on Cerebras, and get free compute at cerebras.ai.
Location
Please register to see the exact location of this event.
A software engineers guide to LLMs
**A software engineers guide to LLMs**
In this talk Richard Conway will break down what LLMs are layer by layer, how they work, how they use software principles to work and how to use them in software.
This will be a fluid talk with a lot of philosophy, maths from school and how to build your software understanding things like hallucinations and new techniques that can make your management of LLMs more deterministic.
We'll consider a lot of things here including the new code generation tools which have developers quivering in their boots, what they mean for our industry and how to use them for effect.
Lots of mini-demos and great discussions, good people, beer and pizza!
**About the speaker**
Richard Conway co-founded the user group, along with Andy Cross, Joe Hancock and Chris Parsons. He is a Microsoft AI MVP and a Microsoft Regional Director and has been writing software in one form or another since his fingers were large enough to hit a ZX81 keyboard.
Coders Events This Week
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April 2026 Meetup
Elixir London Meetup; February 2026 edition. All are welcome.
**Session 1: Anton Borisov - Distilling Kafka's Binary Protocol into Elixir**
We'll trace a produce request to show what any Kafka client has to get right. In the BEAM ecosystem, erlkaf wraps librdkafka, brod implements the protocol in Erlang, and [kafka_ex](https://hex.pm/packages/kafka_ex) goes pure Elixir.
Kafka_ex's approach is to generate serializers at compile time from Kafka's own schema definitions: plain structs, pattern matching, structural boilerplate isolated from the logic you actually think about. That design is what let us jump two major versions ahead and adapt to significant protocol changes. Let's dig into the idea, the code, and the tradeoffs.
**Session 2: Evadne Wu** **\- JavaScript Execution Strategies in Elixir\-based Agent Frameworks**
We'll look at integration points between elixir agents (in the AI fashion) and JavaScript execution, and all the foot guns involved.
*The event is kindly sponsored by* [Fresha](https://www.fresha.com).
**Time**
Doors open at 18, start at 18.30.
**Venue**
Fresha
The Bower, 207-211, Old St, Tower, London EC1V 9NR
**Refreshments**
Food and drinks will be provisioned on the day.
**IMPORTANT**:
**If you wish to take photos and post online during the event, please notify organisers first, so that attendees can opt-out from being in photos.**
Central London | CCCL #5B — Claude Code for Agentic Engineering
**CCCL #5 (Wednesday 8 April) — Registration opening soon**
Co-hosted with Rob Hart from the [AI for Engineers London](https://guild.host/ai-for-engineers-london) community. This edition is dedicated to Claude Code experienced users and software engineers.
👉 **Express interest for this event**: [cccl.ai/interest](https://cccl.ai/interest)
Registration will be handled through the official Anthropic Luma event page when it goes live. Subscribe to the calendar to be notified:
📅 [cccl.ai/luma](https://cccl.ai/luma)
**Join the conversation**
WhatsApp is where our community lives — connect with other members, stay in the loop, and chat between events:
[cccl.ai/whatsapp](https://cccl.ai/whatsapp)
**Other ways to connect**
* 🌐 Website: [cccl.ai](https://cccl.ai/)
* 📅 Luma Calendar: [cccl.ai/luma](https://cccl.ai/luma)
* 📞 Book a chat with Vikram: [cccl.ai/book](https://cccl.ai/book)
Organised by [Vikram Pawar](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikrammpawar/), Official Anthropic Claude Community Ambassador.
Founders Running Club :: London
**Founders Running Club (FRC)** brings founders, investors, tech, creative people and startup enthusiasts together for weekly easy runs and networking. We like to be comfortable when we run and finish with coffee and conversations. Choose your pace or follow a pacer—pets, friends, family, are welcome.
9:15 Bag drop at the Regent's Bar and Kitchen, Regent's Park:
https://maps.app.goo.gl/MmZdAVM8yXT9euKc7
9:30 Warm Up starts at the Inner Circle & York Bridge, South Gate: [https://maps.app.goo.gl/qw45ehLmDQY7maMD6](https://maps.app.goo.gl/qw45ehLmDQY7maMD6)
🗓️ Launched in San Francisco, July 16, 2022
🌍 Now in 27 cities
📅 Running + Networking events + Community
**Join the community [http://foundersrc.com/chats](http://foundersrc.com/chats)**
**Stay updated:**
**Instagram [http://instagram.com/foundersrc/](http://instagram.com/foundersrc/)**
**Podcast [http://podcast.foundersrc.com/](http://podcast.foundersrc.com/)**
**LinkedIn [http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/](http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/)**
**Strava [http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC](http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC)**
**Website [http://foundersrc.com/](http://foundersrc.com/)**
Hidden Failure Modes of AI Agents
**Join us for a joint meetup with our friends from Qodo and Tessl**
AI coding agents are increasingly embedded in production workflows, but their failure modes are often poorly understood, difficult to detect, and even harder to evaluate systematically.
This session examines how agent-based systems degrade under real-world conditions, focusing on three critical dimensions: reliability, code quality, and security. We’ll look at where current evaluation approaches fall short, how non-determinism and context drift impact correctness, and why seemingly “successful” generations can still introduce latent defects or vulnerabilities.
If you’re building, evaluating, or deploying AI agents in production systems, this session will provide a grounded view of where they fail and what it takes to make them robust
**Agenda**
* 6:00pm Venue opens
* Join us for Drinks and Pizza!
* 6:30pm **Hidden Failure Modes for AI Agents** by Nupur Sharma
* 6:50pm Panel Discussion
* **Panelists**
* **Simon Maple -** Developer Relations at Tessl
* **Brian Vermeer** \- Staff Developer Advocate at Snyk
* **Nupur Sharma -** Solutions Engineer at Qodo
* **Kunal Kushwaha -** Senior Developer Advocate EMEA at Cast AI
**SPEAKERS**
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**Simon Maple - Developer Relations at Tessl**
Simon Maple is the Head of Developer Relations at Tessl, and AI Native Dev co-host. Previously, Simon was the Field CTO, and VP Developer Relations at Snyk, ZeroTurnaround, and IBM. He became a Java Champion in 2014, JavaOne Rockstar speaker in 2014 and 2017, Duke’s Choice award winner, Virtual JUG founder and organiser, and London Java Community co-leader
**Brian Vermeer** \- Staff Developer Advocate at Snyk
Staff Developer Advocate for Snyk, Java Champion, and Software Engineer with over a decade of hands-on experience in creating and maintaining software. He is passionate about Java, (Pure) Functional Programming and Cybersecurity. Brian is a JUG leader for the Virtual JUG and the NLJUG. He also co-leads the DevSecCon community and is a community manager for Foojay. He is a regular international speaker on mostly Java-related conferences like JavaOne, Devnexus, Devoxx, Jfokus, JavaZone and many more. Besides all that, Brian is a military reserve for the Royal Netherlands Air Force and a Taekwondo Master / Teacher.
**Nupur Sharma -** Solutions Engineer at Qodo
**Kunal Kushwaha -** Senior Developer Advocate EMEA at Cast AI
***
LJC Meet-up at Tessl - Java and Gen AI: JVM Agents With Embabel
**Please register on [Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ljc-meet-up-at-tessl-java-and-gen-ai-jvm-agents-with-embabel-tickets-1985712292922) to join in-person.**
**About this event**
vJUG Connect is teaming up with the London Java Community for a special evening exploring the future of Java in the age of Generative AI.
Join us both online and in London for a deep dive into how JVM developers can lead the next wave of innovation with agent-based systems. We’re excited to host Rod Johnson, creator of Spring, as he introduces Embabel, a new framework designed to push Java and Kotlin to the forefront of agentic AI.
From building safe, testable, and enterprise-ready AI agents to rethinking how Java fits into the Gen AI ecosystem, this session will give you a front-row seat to what’s next.
Whether you join us virtually or in person at Tessl HQ, expect an evening of cutting-edge ideas, practical insights, and great conversations with the Java community.
Can’t make it in person? Join us virtually, register here: [https://luma.com/s9rp5nem](https://luma.com/s9rp5nem)
**Agenda:**
6:00pm – Doors open
(live stream begins on YouTube with vJUG)
6:45pm - Kick off and message from our partners
7:00pm – Session kicks off
Java and Gen AI: JVM Agents With Embabel by Rod Johnson (Spring Creator)
(live stream ends)
8pm – Networking
9pm – Wrap-up
**Java and Gen AI: JVM Agents With Embabel by Rod Johnson (Spring Creator)**
Since the emergence of Gen AI, it's become obvious that agents will be a big part of our future as both technologists and citizens. Building predictable, safe, manageable, testable agents that integrate with existing enterprise systems is critically important to us all.
In this session, Rod Johnson will show how JVM developers can be central to unlocking the business value of agentic AI, using the Embabel agent framework: [https://github.com/embabel/embabel-agent](https://github.com/embabel/embabel-agent)
Embabel is an innovative framework for Java and Kotlin developers, seamlessly integrated with Spring. Built in Kotlin, it aims not to play catchup with Python frameworks like Crew AI, but to leapfrog them to be the best agent framework, period.
Embabel innovates in several ways. It introduces a planning step that maximizes autonomy while maintaining determinism and safety. It is type safe, ensuring excellent toolability and avoiding errors in prompts. It enables developers to use a rich domain model, defining not just types but behavior exposed to user code and to LLMs as tools.
Read more about the [vision](https://medium.com/@springrod/the-embabel-vision-967654f13793?utm_source=luma); and also the call to action for Java developers in recent Devoxx keynote: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbx1_P7W1DM](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbx1_P7W1DM&utm_source=luma)
**Rod Johnson, Creator of the Spring Framework and Embabel Agent Framework**
Rod Johnson is a developer, author, entrepreneur and advisor. He is the creator of the Spring Framework and Embabel agent framework.
Twitter: [https://x.com/springrod](https://x.com/springrod)
LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnsonroda/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnsonroda/)
Huge thanks to our friends at Tessl for sponsoring this event and supporting our community.
This event is organised by [RecWorks](https://recworks.co.uk/) on behalf of the London Java Community.
The London Java Community is sponsored by Hazelcast, Neo4j, Redis, and Discover
You can see our latest jobs [here](https://recworks.co.uk/java-developer-jobs-london/)
You can see our privacy policy [here](https://recworks.co.uk/privacy-policy/)
Continue the conversation at our Slack Group: [https://londonjavacommunity.slack.com](https://londonjavacommunity.slack.com/)
Sign up here if you're not a member: [https://bcrw.typeform.com/to/IIyQxd](https://bcrw.typeform.com/to/IIyQxd)
PHP London Social - April
PHP London Pub Social – April 9th, Jack Horner, Tottenham Court Road
Join us for an informal PHP London pub social at the Jack Horner on Tottenham Court Road!
We've got a reserved space from 6:30pm to 8:30pm on Thursday 9th April - a mix of seating and standing with a few tables.
This is a relaxed, no-agenda evening — just good conversation with fellow PHP developers over a drink. Whether you're a long-time community regular or coming along for the first time, all are welcome.
Places are limited.
Agents building systems. Humans orchestrating them.
Agents are writing code, running workflows, and building other agents.
The challenge isn’t basic functionality. It’s getting these systems to operate predictably in production, and integrating them into how teams build and ship software.
This session covers both.
From a production lens: how to build agentic systems using spec-driven development, structured context, and evaluation loops that hold up at scale.
From a human lens: what breaks when agents become collaborators. Ownership, coordination, and how teams actually adapt.
Speakers:
**Clifton Cunningham**
**Member of Technical Staff, [guidemode.dev](https://guidemode.dev/?utm_source=luma) \| Former CTO at DailyMail\, Infinitas Learning\, TES Global**
Clifton will explore what happens when AI agents become part of your team. Drawing on experience leading large-scale engineering organisations, he’ll unpack the human, cultural, and operational challenges of working alongside AI colleagues.
**Alfonso Graziano**
**AI Tech Lead\, Nearform \| Author of *AI-Native Software Engineering***
Alfonso will walk through how to build agents that build and maintain other agents. A practical, production-focused session covering spec-driven development, context engineering, evaluation loops, and how to make agentic systems reliable at scale.
Join us for pizza, drinks, and practical AI insights.
Coders Events Near You
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Columbus Code & Coffee 85 @ Improving
Columbus Code & Coffee is an inclusive, informal co-working session. People of all skill levels attend, and we love it that way. Many people (optionally) bring projects to work on, and many other people (optionally) socialize the entire time. It's entirely up to you!
**What to Expect at the Intro Circle**
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Near the beginning of the event (1:30 pm), we do a standup:
* Organizer announcements, updates, and logistics
Round 1 - (7 secs max):
* Your name
* What you're working on
* What you can help others with
Round 2:
* Community events you wanna plug. If none, that's cool too.
Round 3:
* Job opportunities you're hiring for OR announce that you are looking for one. If none, that's cool.
After the introduction circle, everything is self-organized! Feel free to work alone, pair up, attend one of our workshops/presentations, or mingle!
[X-post, RSVP link in desc.] Global Azure - Columbus
Colombus Code & Coffee is thrilled to partner with Central Ohio Azure to put on the global Azure community day! RSVP here: https://www.meetup.com/central-ohio-azure/events/313484939/
View the session lineup and speakers at [Global Azure Columbus 2026](https://coazure.github.io/cbus-global-azure-2026/)
On **Saturday, April 18, 2026**, the Azure Columbus Meetup, DevOps Meetup, and Code and Coffee Meetup are hosting our local edition of Global Azure 2026. This is a free, community-driven event packed with learning, networking, and all things Microsoft Azure.
Whether you’re building modern cloud-native apps, experimenting with AI agents, deploying containers, automating infrastructure, or just beginning your Azure journey, this event is for you!
**What to Expect**
* Engaging technical sessions
* Real-world Azure architecture & cloud-native patterns
* AI, agents, automation, and modern DevOps
* Food and drinks (because learning burns calories)
* Time to connect with fellow engineers, architects, and cloud enthusiasts
**Who Should Attend?**
* Software engineers (any language, any stack)
* Cloud architects
* DevOps engineers
* Data professionals
* AI explorers
* Platform builders
* Anyone who loves solving hard problems with great tools
If you build, deploy, automate, scale, monitor, or optimize in Azure, you’ll feel right at home.
**Why Global Azure?**
Global Azure is a worldwide community event where Azure user groups host learning sessions on the same day across the globe. It’s grassroots. It’s technical. It’s practical. And it’s powered by people who genuinely love sharing what they’ve learned.
And yes, it’s free to attend!
Cocoaheads
Come out to Improving for our monthly iOS and Mac meetings.
This Month's Presentation:
Nothing yet. (You should volunteer).
What is Cocoaheads (http://cocoaheads.org/)?
CocoaHeads is a group devoted to discussion of Apple Computer's Cocoa Framework for programming on MacOS X and iOS (including the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch). During monthly meetings, members present on their projects and offer tutorials on various programming topics.
What is BuckeyeCocoa (http://buckeyecocoa.org/)?
BuckeyeCocoa is a group of Objective-C/Swift developers/enthusiasts. We host monthly Cocoaheads and near-weekly NSCoder meetings in Columbus, Ohio. The meetings are free to attend.
Presentations!
Presenters welcome! We are always in need of people willing to present material. Any Swift and/or Objective-C related topic is welcome. Times can be 5 minutes (i.e. lightning talks) to a maximum of 2 hours. Interested? Contact info is on the BuckeyeCocoa website.
To volunteer for a presentation contact us at @BuckeyeCocoa on Twitter.
Follow us on Twitter! @BuckeyeCocoa (https://twitter.com/#!/Buckeyecocoa/) For more information: http://buckeyecocoa.org/
Sip & Read: *Founder Edition* Meetup: Book/Venue TBD
Calling all founders, CEOs, lawyers, doctors, and entrepreneurs to join our special *Founder Edition* of Sip & Read meetup event. Let's sip on fine wine and discuss our first book **The 5AM Club- Own Your Morning Elevate Your Life, by Robin Sharma**. We will pair this book with our favorite wine at **Wine on High** and engage in thought-provoking discussions on startup businesses and entrepreneurship, and network with like-minded individuals in a cozy book club setting.
Come prepared to discuss this month's book. At the end of each book club meeting, we will take next book and venue suggestions from the participants for the next meeting.
Whether you are a book lover, women entrepreneur, or a content creator, this event is perfect for sharing ideas and insights with other funders and founders in the entrepreneurial world. Don't miss out on this unique opportunity to connect, learn, and grow together. Sign up now to reserve your spot!
*Fun fact! This meetup was established in 2015 and had over 1,000 members. I had to shut down operations while attending law school, but we're back!!*
What If Your AI Could Be a Team? - Chad Green
**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you.
The building address is 4450 Bridge Park
The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400
You will need to scan your ID at the door to get a visitor badge.
**Abstract**
GitHub Copilot is powerful, but what if you could scale from a solo AI assistant to an entire team of specialized agents working in parallel? This session introduces Squad: an open-source framework for multi-agent orchestration that lets you define teams of AI agents with specific roles, responsibilities, and expertise.
We'll progress from Copilot basics to the Copilot CLI, explore how Agents add autonomy, and see how Instructions and Skills let you customize agent behavior. Then, the climax: a live demo where a Squad team of 3 agents (Lead, Developer, Tester) stands up and builds a working application in real-time, showcasing true multi-agent collaboration.
Whether you're new to AI or exploring how to scale your use of Copilot, this session will show you what's possible when agents work as a team.
**YouTube Link**
TBD
DoJo (Informal Python Meeting)
**Latest Dojo Location!**
**Knotty Pine Brewing**
1765 W 3rd Ave,
Columbus, OH 43212
We're going to try a new dojo location for a few weeks and see how it works
Dojos are informal Python group study sessions where everyone interested in Python gathers to learn about Python, help others with Python, or just hang out. Everyone is welcome from Python beginners to experts. Bringing a laptop is encouraged (we'll have extension cords and power strips). If there's something you want to learn leave a comment on this invite so we can plan ahead.
We're looking for speakers for our Monthly Meetups! Fill out the form if you are interested in presenting to the Python Community.
https://forms.gle/ehSfUAC2WgR34Crq9
IxDA Chat ‘n Pancakes
Pay attention! We’re delaying a week for those of you who may be on Spring break and/or celebrating the holiday. Ok, no pancakes, but waffles-a-plenty.
Join the local UX and Digital Design community for a casual monthly breakfast.
Look for us upstairs!
























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