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The RAG Reality Check: From Vibe-Coding to Production
Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) is the gold standard for grounding LLMs in proprietary enterprise data. However, the journey from a flashy proof-of-concept to a reliable, secure production system is fraught with complexity. This talk bridges the gap between rapid prototyping and rigorous engineering. We will begin by exploring the actual merit of “vibe-coding”—using AI-assisted, rapid prototyping to build compelling demo apps that secure client buy-in and validate use cases.
Once the demo is sold, the real work begins. We will navigate the architectural decision matrix, comparing the trade-offs of off-the-shelf products, cloud-managed services, and fully custom-built RAG solutions. Diving into the technical pipeline, we will cover modern ingestion strategies like agentic chunking and sophisticated retrieval methods, including re-ranking and GraphRAG, to overcome the limitations of simple vector search. We will detail the essential role of telemetry and LLM-as-a-Judge evaluation frameworks in ensuring sustained performance, faithfulness, and relevancy. Join us to learn how to transition from impressive demos to robust solutions that deliver measurable business value.
Our Speaker, **[Dr. Enrico Fonda](https://www.linkedin.com/in/enricofonda/)** is a data scientist with a background in physics. He conducted postdoctoral research at the University of Maryland and New York University, where he studied quantum fluids and applied deep learning to turbulence. In 2019, Enrico moved to London and transitioned his skills to the industry. He has since worked across the MarTech, Telco, and Tech sectors, focusing on machine learning modeling, generative AI applications, and code generation. Today, as a Solution Consultant at Sahaj Software, he continues to solve complex problems in data science and AI.
🗓️ **Save the Date:** 26th March, 2026
📍 **Location:** Sahaj Software, 1 Quality Court, London, WC2A 1HR
🕕 **Time:** 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM (BST)
The evening will feature:
🎤 **One engaging talk** with Q&A
🤝 **Plenty of time for networking** over free pizza and non-alcoholic drinks
Don’t miss this chance to learn, connect, and share with fellow tech enthusiasts.
👉 Please click the link below to register.
https://sahaj.ai/events/the-rag-reality-check-from-vibe-coding-to-production/
1# London Software Guild
**About the London Software Guild**
The London Software Guild gathers developers, architects, and teams across London who care deeply about the craft of building great software. No fluff, no vendor pitches — just people who take the work seriously, sharing what they've learned the hard way.
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## **Tonight's Speakers**
## **🎤 Kieran — Founding Engineer, Demand-Genius**
Kieran is a founding engineer at Demand-Genius, working to close the gap between how humans and machines perceive your brand versus reality. Background in electrical & electronic engineering, previously working on real-time payments systems, high-scale distributed dynamic rules engines, and reverse proxies. Third Start-Up/Scale-Up (because I'm dumb and have never learnt my lesson).
**Talk: The Statistical (Un)Certainty That Our AI Co-Founder Ruins Everything**
We have handed the most powerful text prediction machines ever built the keys to our codebases. They write code that is statistically likely to be correct. But "statistically likely" and "correct" are not the same thing. As we move toward autonomous multi-agent systems writing production code at machine speed, that gap becomes the central engineering problem of our time.
Code is not text. It is a formal, deterministic, mathematical structure that happens to be serialised as text. Every tool in the agentic coding stack — retrieval, editing, version control, coordination — treats it as text.
This talk argues that the answer isn't better frontier models. It's better systems around models. Specifically, the engineering disciplines we've used for a century to control uncertain systems — feedback loops, formal verification, dependency analysis, and control theory — are the missing layer between "AI can write code" and "AI can write code you can trust."
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## **🎤 Andy Roberts — Senior Engineering Leader**
Andy Roberts is a senior engineering leader with 25+ years of experience — the kind where you've actually written the code, run the teams, and been in the room when things went wrong at scale. Previously Head of EMEA Enterprise Solutions at Apollo GraphQL, where he helped companies like [Booking.com](https://booking.com/), PayPal, and The New York Times stop arguing about their APIs. Before that, Head of API Engineering at RS Components, wrangling 11 teams. Has strong opinions about federated architecture and isn't afraid to use them.
**Talk: Built for Browsers, Billed by Tokens**
*Your microservices solved for latency. AI agents are solving for context. Nobody told your APIs.*
Every era of software development has been defined by a constraint that reshaped architecture. In the database era we optimised for round trips. In the web era we obsessed over latency. Mobile forced us to think about bandwidth and battery. Each shift required new instincts, new patterns, new defaults. We're in the middle of another one.
The AI era introduces a new constraint: context. Language models have finite working memory, and every API response your services return goes into it. The kitchen-sink response payloads that work fine for browsers are quietly making your AI agents more expensive and less capable — and the cost is almost entirely invisible in your existing dashboards.
This talk maps the constraint transition from latency to context, shows what it means for the microservice APIs you have today, and offers five concrete things you can do about it without touching a line of existing backend code.
We Have the Data and the Models. Now Comes the Hard Part
Please join us for our next Bioinformatics London meetup, where we welcome **Francisco Azuaje**, Director of Bioinformatics and AI at **Genomics England**, for a talk on what it really takes to turn powerful models and rich datasets into safe, trustworthy impact in the clinic.
**Francisco Azuaje** is Director of Bioinformatics at **Genomics England**, where he leads applied ML and GenAI across national-scale genomic and clinical datasets. With 25+ years across academia, public sector and pharma (including UCB and the Luxembourg Institute of Health), his work focuses on what actually works in AI for bioinformatics: moving from proof-of-concept to robust, governed systems that clinicians and patients can trust.
In this talk, he will discuss real-world lessons from deploying AI in genomics pipelines and health data platforms, touching on verification, safety, organisational friction, and why the hard problems now are as much social and operational as they are technical.
Approximate schedule:
* 18:30 – Doors open
* 18:45 – Chitchat, announcements
* 19:00 – Talk and Q&A
* 19:45 – End, then adjourn to a nearby pub for informal discussion
Please **RSVP at least the day before** so we can provide an attendee list to reception. Make sure your Meetup name looks like a real name (e.g. “J Smith” or “Jane Jones”, not “weaselstabber”) so University of Westminster reception can identify you.
We look forward to seeing you there for an honest discussion about what it takes to make AI and genomics work *for* real patients, not just in demos.
Londroid at Checkatrade
**Be part of the next Londroid event on Thursday, 26th March 2026, hosted by Checkatrade.**
Join us for an evening of Android talks, conversation and community. Expect engaging sessions, the chance to meet others working in Android, and time to catch up with familiar faces. After the event, we’ll head to **The Red Lion** for post-event drinks and further conversation.
**Tickets:**
We have 110 tickets available. Don’t miss out. Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn for updates.
**Schedule:**
18:00 – Doors open & registration
18:30 – Welcome from Londroid and Checkatrade
18:45 – Bilal Haider – *How AI Agents Saved My (Developmental) Life*
19:30 – Fanny Demey – *Mobile accessibility: Small screen, big difference!*
20:15 – Q&A and socialising
20:30 – Drinks at The Red Lion - Red Lion, 1 Eldon St, London EC2M 7LS
**Our Hosts and Sponsors**
**Checkatrade**
Checkatrade is a leading UK platform that connects consumers with vetted and reviewed tradespeople, helping homeowners find trusted professionals for jobs of all sizes.
**Novoda**
Novoda is a digital product agency dedicated to building high-quality software. Their team of engineers helps companies scale, modernise and improve their development practices to deliver exceptional digital experiences.
Join us for an evening of learning, collaboration and community. See you there.
D is for... Dr Johnson's House LATE: 'Johnson Crime & Punishment' talk
**Join us at Dr Johnson's House for an evening talk: 'Johnson, Crime and Punishment, in Four Cases'. Tickets include a welcome drink and chance to view Dr Johnson's House.**
Join us for a fascinating exploration of Samuel Johnson's entanglements with ideas of criminality and causality. Four experts offer their insights into ways in which Johnson wrestled with wrongdoing, his own, as well as those of other people, and tried to stake out the terms of a shift in the way society addressed and corrected them.
Crime was rife in Georgian London, but so too was punishment. In the eighteenth century, you could be hanged for more than 350 offences, including wounding a hawk, fraternizing with gypsies, and defacing some, (but not all) of London's bridges. People were sent to prison for being in debt as was the case with the poet Richard Savage; and street walkers were sent to Bridewells for 'correction', while those who paid them for their services went scot free.
Samuel Johnson had a boundless compassion for people in desperate situations, and at the same time, an unwavering sense of Justice. All his life, he vied with the difficulty of reconciling these two pillars of his character, and of good society itself. How successful he was, and how far he influenced the shape of the century that followed, will comprise some of the questions that these series of short talks will raise.
**Read more here:** [https://www.drjohnsonshouse.org/post/johnson-crime-punishment-four-cases](https://www.drjohnsonshouse.org/post/johnson-crime-punishment-four-cases)
**MEET DETAILS:**
**5.50pm: MEET OUTSIDE DR JOHNSON'S HOUSE**
**Address:** 17 Gough Square, London, EC4A 3DE
**6.00pm: ENTER DR JOHNSON'S HOUSE**
**6.00-6.30pm:** Drinks
**6.30-8.00 pm:** Talk
**8.30pm - Late: PUB SOCIAL (optional)**
We'll head to Ye Old Cheshire Cheese pub for a social chit chat over drinks.
**Address:** 145 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2BP
**TICKETS:**
**You MUST buy a ticket before you sign up to this event.**
**Tickets are £20. Please book [here](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/johnson-crime-and-punishment-in-four-cases-tickets-1977387943569).**
There is limited capacity for the talk, so we'd recommend getting your ticket as soon as possible. Once tickets are sold out on the Dr Johnson's House website we will close the meetup event to RSVPs.
**EVENT WHATSAPP GROUP:**
Please join the event WhatsApp group to help you find the group on the day. Link tbc in the Event Comments at least 48 hours before the event.
*NB* *Joining this WhatsApp group will make your phone number visible to other members in the group.*
**IMPORTANT NOTE:**
Please change your RSVP if you no longer attend this event. We remove members from the LoMAZ Meetup group who:
* RSVP as 'Going' but then do not show up three times in a row.
* RSVP as 'Going' but then change their RSVP to 'No' five times in a row.
* Are on the Waitlist or who have not RSVPd, but turn up anyway.
Thank you for your interest in the group & being part of LoMAZ.
AWS London Well-Architected User Group March Meetup!
Hi Architects,
Welcome to our the second AWS London Well-Architected User Group Meetup!!! 🥳🥳🥳
Due to the huge demand we saw for our inaugural meetup we have gone bigger with a new venue.
Dragon Hall Trust, 17 Stukeley Street, London WC2B 5LT
The AWS London Well-Architected Meetup is the latest chapter in the most popular AWS Meetup group globally.
At each meetup we cover off various pillars of AWS best-practice in detail including insights from industry leaders that specialise in the Well-Architected Framework.
We'll be announcing more speakers and topics over the coming weeks.
**Speakers**
* **The Philosophy Behind Well-Architected**
**Philip Fitzsimons (Fitz)** \- Ex\-AWS \- Co\-authored the AWS Well\-Architected Framework\.
The Well-Architected Framework started at AWS but has since been adopted by every major cloud vendor and beyond. Why did it resonate so widely?
In this session, Fitz, who led the Well-Architected initiative at AWS from the beginning, explores the philosophy behind the framework, how it was intended to shape architectural thinking, and the mistakes teams commonly make when applying it.
Drawing on lessons from seeing thousands of real architectures, he will explain how to approach Well-Architected reviews in a way that actually improves systems rather than just generating checklists.
* **Running your first Well-Architected Review: A Live Walkthrough**
**James Harding** \- Technical CSM \- Green Custard
Curious about how a Well-Architected Review works in practice? In this session we'll run a live walkthrough using the AWS Well-Architected Tool, showing how to define a workload, answer the review questions, identify High Risk Issues and move on to an actionable improvement plan.
* **Building Your Infrastructure: "Self-Hosted vs. Managed"**
**Mykola Boiko -** Backend Developer - Ultralytics
What does it really cost to build and operate your own infrastructure? Mykola Boiko shares real-world lessons from scaling a globally distributed AI platform using self-hosted infrastructure before gradually migrating services to AWS. Through stories of building replication, caching, observability, and multi-region reliability from scratch, the session reveals the hidden operational complexity and costs behind running everything yourself. The journey highlights key principles of the AWS Well-Architected Framework including Reliability, Performance Efficiency, Operational Excellence, and Cost Optimisation and shows why managed cloud services can dramatically reduce operational burden while improving scalability and resilience.
More speakers to be announced soon.
So come join us at 7pm for a 7.30pm start, including drinks, snacks and friendly networking after our talks :-)
\*\*\*NB: No entry to the building after 7.30pm.\*\*\*
GoodGym Barking & Dagenham // Group Session // Do Good & Get Fit
**PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE TO CONFIRM SESSION DETAILS AND LET US KNOW YOU PLAN TO ATTEND. THIS IS MANDATORY.**
**Want to do something useful with your exercise? GoodGym is no ordinary gym. We're a group of people who get fit by doing good - helping out local charities and community groups with physical jobs like shifting compost and planting trees.**
**📍 We meet at** **Westbury Community Garden, St Awdry's Road, Barking, IG11 7QD** **at 6:15pm.**
**🏃♂️ At 6:30pm we'll run, walk or cycle to do a 30-40 minute task.**
**🏃♂️ Then we'll head back to where we started by 8:15pm, do some stretches and maybe grab a beverage?**
It's FREE. It's fun. It's fulfilling. And we're a very friendly bunch. 🍇
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**BOOK ONTO THE SESSION**
**To come to the session click here:** https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions
**You will need to confirm your attendance on the GoodGym website** (this includes creating an account with us if you haven’t already - it only takes a few mins).
The link above takes you to the session listings in your area - if this session doesn’t fit your schedule, you may find something that does so check it out.
p.s. GoodGym is a charity and you will be asked whether you’d like to donate when first creating an account. The choice is yours and does not affect your ability to attend a session.
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**FAQ**
Not sure you'll keep up? GoodGym is for everyone (18+). Whether you've never run before, or are chasing a marathon PB, you are 100% welcome. We always have a back-marker so no one gets left behind.
70% of GoodGym members start as non-runners so if you're new to this kind of thing you will be supported by people who are all on the same journey. 👍
What do I need to wear? Most of us wear gym/running gear. Make sure you're prepared for the weather.
Don't feel like you're fit enough? Our tasks are simple and fun. There are easy jobs as well as more challenging things for those who want a workout! The choice is always yours.
Do I need to bring anything? Gardening gloves are really useful for a lot of GoodGym tasks. And a head torch too if it’s likely to get dark. Please bring some if you can but there’s no requirement 🧤💡🧤
What is GoodGym? We're a (really lovely) group of people who use our energy to make a difference in our local community (and in communities across the UK!). We often meet on a weeknight, at least once a week, for a session to do good and get fit. We'd love you to come and join us. Any questions, just pop a comment below or send me a message. Find out everything you need to know at goodgym.org
Coding Dojos Events This Week
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SUN 12.45pm. Sunday Sparring.
ADVANCE (Battersea Dojo)
SUNDAY SPARRING
Team Shark Dojo, Battersea Sports Centre, SW11 2DA
For Intermediate/Advanced 💪
Mixture of Boxing, Kickboxing & Muay Thai Sparring 🤜🤛
No beginners please
🙏
Bring Full Kit
Agents and Robotics HackXelerator London Kick-off
Special event for our PyTorch Friends.
## **ABOUT Agents and Robots 26 HACKXELERATOR™**
* **Purpose:** A comprehensive HackXelerator focused on agents and robotics, spanning pre-event networking to final showcase in Berlin.
* **Themes:** Digital agents, autonomous systems, human-robot interaction, and AI ethics.
* **Duration:** 20 days of collaborative creation and mentoring.
* **Agents and Robotics 26 Schedule:**
* **March 12th \| Virtual Pre\-Event Briefing:** HackXelerator overview, rules, prizes, categories, sign-up, team formation, and Q&A
* **March 27th \| AR26 In\-Person Kick\-off:** Inspiring keynotes on agents and robotics, expert panels across all streams, networking with sponsors and recruiters, plus yummy food and drinks.
* **Mar 27th– Apr 17th \| Main HackXelerator:** intensive development period with mentoring, collaboration, and project creation.
* **April 17th \| Showcase & Awards In\-Person Finale:** Project presentations, awards ceremony, and celebration party under the disco ball.
## HOW TO JOIN AR 26
1. [Sign in or sign up](https://www.kxsb.org/ar26#) to **KXSB**
2. Join the Discord server with the invite from the KXSB platform
3. Attend the pre-event virtual briefing [Agents and Robotics HackXelerator Pre-event · Luma](https://luma.com/tdi2pf5t)
SUN 11.30am. Technique Class.
ALL LEVELS (Battersea Dojo)
ALL LEVELS
Technique Class
Team Shark Dojo, Battersea Sports Centre, SW11 2DA
Best time to train is in the morning! Here are a few benefits:
* Gets that morning workout out of the way
* More productive rest of the weekend
* Kickstarts your metabolism
* More energy & focus for the day
* Develops positive sports/fitness mindset
What's involved:
* Drill & Hone K1 Techniques
* Flexibility exercises
* Light controlled Touch-Contact (if time permits)
What to bring:
* All your equipment
* Bottle of water
* Muay Thai Kickboxing Shorts are compulsory as they are sports specific! Can be worn over leggings. Please do not wear unsuitable clothing such as track & field shorts, surf or board shorts, tracksuit bottoms etc. MMA Shorts are acceptable as they have enough stretch for flexibility & splits training
*Note: If you arrive late, please dress in and join the class straight away. Do not keep the class or your training partner waiting. If you need to leave early just slide out and let your training partner or Instructor know*
FRI 8pm. Padwork.
ALL LEVELS (Battersea Dojo)
ALL LEVEL
What's involved:
* Padwork
* Light Sparring
* Technique Drills
* Combination Drills
Bring full kit
PyTorch Meetup #25
Join us for the 25th London PyTorch Meetup! 🔥
We have our first speaker confirmed:
**Peter Romov** – Open Source Contributor, 2. PyTorch/Opacus Autoresearch for Discovering State-of-the-Art LLM Adversarial Attacks
More speakers to be announced.
Drink & Do Night | Cyanotype Workshop
**Back by popular demand, on Friday 27th March we’re excited to be hosting our latest Drink & Do Night!**
But for this one - instead of our usual paint and pottery, we’ll be teaming up with Something Good Workshops for a **Mixed Media Cyanotype Workshop,** exclusively for our community 🎨
If you’ve never tried cyanotype before, it’s a famous print making technique that creates distinctive deep blue artworks that you may have seen in galleries or design markets.
The evening will start with a relaxed introduction where the workshop team will walk us through the process and materials.
You’ll then design your own A6 artwork using a mix of bold materials like plants, tape, drawings and lettering, layering everything onto acetate to build your composition **🌿**
Once you're happy with your design, they'll then place your image onto light-sensitive paper and expose it using specialist lighting, to reveal your finished cyanotype artwork.
It should be a fun new experience and throughout the evening - there will be a bar open, so you can grab drinks and build some new connections - as you create your piece.
Best of all, whilst art workshops like this can often cost £40+, this **whole evening of creative fun is just £13.25pp 💙**
But as always - spots are limited and so do nab your spot, if you're keen to join us for this!
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**WHERE/WHEN**
The Venue: Something Good Workshops, Deptford Market Yard, 2 Carriage Way. Deptford Market Yard. SE8 4BX ([https://share.google/s4XbhNE2zwEr298lI](https://share.google/s4XbhNE2zwEr298lI))
Closest stations: Deptford (5 min walk), Greenwich (20 min walk)
Start Time: 6:45pm
Finish time: 9:30pm
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**JOIN THE COMMUNITY**
Set up in November 2021, our community project was set up to help 20s and 30s meet, connect and hopefully build life-long friendships.
To help make this happen, we also host all kinds of events from free social walks, games evenings, day trips, social events, activity nights to picnics.
To learn more about our community or follow us on social media - please follow one of the links below.
**Website - [https://friendship-project.co.uk](https://friendship-project.co.uk/)**
**Instagram - [https://www.instagram.com/great.friendship](https://www.instagram.com/great.friendship)**
eCommerce and Marketing Course in London | Build Your Online Store Free
**eCommerce & marketing course in London. Build your online store free. By Getshop Today, Tide Bank & Temu. In-person expert training.**
This isn't just a course. It's a launchpad and Opportunity. Learn how to build and market an online business, and if you decide to move forward, we'll set everything up for you - at no cost.
**Who's Teaching This?**
The people behind this course actually built the tools you'll use:
* **Getshop Today** \- a UK\-based eCommerce platform that builds your independent online store
* **Brand Backie** \- an AI marketing tool that helps you promote your products
We're not just instructors. We built the technology.
**In official partnership with:**
* **Tide Bank** \- providing smart banking solutions tailored for new eCommerce businesses\.
* **Temu** \- unlocking complimentary Temu shop access for 12–18 months to accelerate your launch\.
**Two Afternoons. Real Results.**
**Day 1 \- Saturday\, 4\-7 PM \| Intro Training** Learn the foundations: how online stores work, dropshipping vs. selling your own products, multi-platform selling, and how to market effectively. Includes live demos. At the end, you choose whether to take up the **Opportunity**.
**Day 2 \- Sunday\, 4\-7 PM \| Implementation Masterclass** For those who join the **Opportunity** only. We go deeper - advanced setup, marketing strategy, and a step-by-step launch plan. We start building your store live.
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**The Opportunity**
By the end of Day 1, you’ll decide whether to take the leap. If you’re in, we’ll help you open a Tide business account right then and there - equipping you with the legal and financial foundation to launch and run your store immediately.
As part of this, you’ll deposit a small initial amount (typically around £100) into your own account to get your business operational (this is not a fee and remains your money).
**This unlocks 2 Options for you:**
**Option 1 - Sell Your Own Products**
We build your independent store, set up your Temu seller account, and train you to manage and market everything using Brand Backie.
✅ 12 months free independent online store
✅ 18 months free Temu shop
✅ Full marketing training
**Option 2 - Dropshipping**
We build your store and integrate it with eBay and TikTok Shop, then train you to market and scale across platforms.
✅ 12 months free independent online store
✅ 12 months free Temu shop (no dropshipping here)
✅ eBay & TikTok Shop integration
✅ Full marketing training
***
**What You Get**
Proprietary UK-built technology, 12–18 months of tools for free, multi-platform setup, and direct access to the founders. A real business, built from day one - not theory.
**Bring your laptop. Basic computer skills needed. Arrive on time** \- sessions are step\-by\-step and build on each other\.
**Spaces are limited. Register now!**
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DoJo (Informal Python Meeting)
**New Dojo Location!**
**Draft Day Columbus**
1130 Dublin Road
Columbus, OH 43215
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 topic suggestions and people interested in presenting at our monthly meetings. To this end we've set up a survey form at [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15eBKF1nQQ2XS5gzD4rvhVRHMBEj7lJtHuA9wXupS3Uc](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15eBKF1nQQ2XS5gzD4rvhVRHMBEj7lJtHuA9wXupS3Uc)
[X-post, RSVP link in desc.] Healthtech Impact Sprint
Columbus Code & Coffee is excited to partner with GiveBackHack to put on the Healthtech Impact Sprint from 3/28-3/29 at Rev1 at The Peninsula! RSVP here using promo code CODEANDCOFFEE: https://luma.com/tk2jdrxk
This is a health-specific version of GBH’s traditional weekend event. Participants pitch, research, and prototype health-focused projects for a chance to earn to $5K in funding from The Columbus Foundation and IGS Energy.
On Saturday, folks will pitch their idea, form teams, and build. On Sunday, they’ll finalize their pitches before showcasing their work to the community and judges.
# Schedule
**Sat, Mar 28**
* 9a: Doors open & breakfast
* 9:30a: Kickoff and intros
* 10a: Ideation session
* 11a: Pitches & team formation
* 12p: Working lunch
* 2p: Mentor visits
* 5p: Free work (optional)
* 9p: Doors close
**Sun, Mar 29**
* 9a: Doors open
* 10a: Mentor visits
* 12p: Showcase
* 1p: Final pitches & awards
* 2p: Wrap
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# FAQs
**Do all ideas have a chance at getting funded?**
Not all ideas will move forward after initial pitches on Saturday. Once pitches are complete, we’ll vote for top ideas and form teams around the 4 – 7 ideas with the most votes. You must recruit **at least four total team members** (including the founder) to move forward and have a chance at getting funded on Sunday. If your idea doesn’t move forward, you can join another team!
**Do I have to submit my idea online prior to the event?**
Unlike previous years, we don’t have the option to submit your idea online prior to the event. Instead, everyone will be going through a brainstorming exercise on Saturday that’ll help you prepare for your initial pitch.
**Will we be working for 24 hours straight?**
Nope. The event is split over two days. You’ll be building on Saturday and pitching on Sunday.
**Do I have to pitch an idea?**
Nope. You can also simply join a team.
**What types of entrepreneurs does GBH support?**
While GBH most often works with technology startups, we support *any* organization (for- or non-profit) that makes an impact on health in the US or across the world.
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: Type Annotations with John Cassidy
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
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!
Columbus PHP: Monthly Meetup
Our monthly PHP meetup.
A virtual shindig courtesy of Zoom. Check back here for the details around 6:15 pm
Fundamentals: by do Jung Ishu/ the art of fighting
We are a real world Martial arts group. \
Called DO JUNG ISHU (the art of fighting) \
Based off of Jeet kune do we just continued where Bruce Lee left off. \
We have been around a while. \
We are donation based.
Every week we get together and work technical skills and live pressure testing. \
Almost all of the instructors have been in everything from altercations in the real world to the ring and some still compete in the cage. \
If you want to take your skills up, improve your confidence, gain self defense skills, get in better shape, test yourself or just want to kill some time and possibly get hit a bit come on down. \
We will be located at 3923 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214 inside the whetstone rec center in the auditorium, upstairs in classroom B or outside in the grass between the playground and horseshoe area. our instructors are normally in a black and red art of fighting shirt \ if you can not find us call or text me at 6143570295
Saturday 1pm Wednesday 5:30pm
From Age 16 and up. attendees under the age of 18 must have a guardian with them. \
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You must have a free leisure card for the rec center and must be registered for our class specifically .\
Wear workout clothing \
Bring a MOUTHPIECE! \
WE HAVE GLOVES. \
Hope to see you soon :-).\
We are run off of donations. \
let me know if you have any questions :)
Ohio Fight club
We are a real world Martial arts group. \
Called DO JUNG ISHU (the art of fighting) \
Based off of Jeet kune do we just continued where Bruce Lee left off. \
We have been around a while. \
We are donation based.
Every week we get together and work technical skills and live pressure testing. \
Almost all of the instructors have been in everything from altercations in the real world to the ring and some still compete in the cage. \
If you want to take your skills up, improve your confidence, gain self defense skills, get in better shape, test yourself or just want to kill some time and possibly get hit a bit come on down. \
We will be located at 3923 N High St, Columbus, OH 43214 inside the whetstone rec in the auditorium, center upstairs in classroom B or outside in the grass between the playground and horseshoe area. our instructors are normally in a black and red art of fighting shirt \ if you can not find us call or text me at 6143570295
Saturday 1pm Wednesday 5:30pm
From Age 16 and up. attendees under the age of 18 must have a guardian with them. \
\
You must have a free leisure card for the rec center and must be registered for our class specifically .\
Wear workout clothing \
Bring a MOUTHPIECE! \
WE HAVE GLOVES. \
Hope to see you soon :-).\
We are run off of donations. \
let me know if you have any questions :)


















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