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Please join us for an evening of all things Umbraco - the latest news, community chat, and a talk or two! For 2026, we will be running both in-person and virtual meetups, alternating every month. For those who can't join in person, virtual attendance is available too, so you can join us no matter where you are! This month, we have **Owain Jones** talking about building friendly content editing experiences and **Markus Johansson** talking about building packages for Umbraco. **Owain Jones - Unlocking the Full Potential of Umbraco: Building Friendly Content Editor Experiences** Umbraco is often called "The Friendly CMS", and it absolutely can be when we, as developers, make the most of what it offers. In this talk, I’ll show how we can utilise Umbraco’s built-in features and community packages to build intuitive, efficient, and friendly experiences for content editors. **Markus Johansson - Extending Umbraco like a Swede** In this talk, Markus will share his learnings from over 15 years of extending Umbraco. We’ll get a brief overview of the possibilities introduced with the new backoffice “Bellissima”. He’ll also give us tips and tricks that is useful both when extending Umbraco for a specific project or publishing a package for the Umbraco Marketplace. There will also be food, drinks and some friendly socialising. What's not to like? 😄 Whether you are an Umbraco novice or a seasoned developer, this is your chance to meet like-minded people to talk about our favourite friendly CMS! No matter what your role is there will be something to learn and your chance to meet other members of the Umbraco community from Kent and the surrounding areas. Venue The meetup will be at Dragon Coworking in Rochester (7-8 New Road Avenue, St George's Hotel, Rochester, ME4 6BB), a short walk from Chatham train station and with free on-site parking. If you wish to use the car park, please access via Gundulph Road, Rochester, ME4 4ED. You can then use the steps between buildings to access the entrance. If the car park is full there is on road parking available, but please check the parking restrictions. On arrival, please make your way to St George's Hotel reception (where you access Dragon Coworking) and one of the organisers will come and collect you. **Please note: Do not bring bananas, nuts or pineapple into the coworking space as there are members with allergies.**

**Join us on *Discord* to keep updated!** **[(Click me! Online Offline Discord)](https://discord.gg/uuwybw93kj)** We will be star gazing in Hyde Park! If you have a telescope, binoculars or just wish to join a group of star gazers - come and join us! A telescope will be provided. Astrophotography and light painting welcome! Should you all agree - we can head to a local pub after! We will meet outside Royal Albert Hall and then make our way into the park! Please make sure to wait on the main road - Kensington Road (A314) - Royal Albert Hall entrance. By holding up our Online Offline meetup photo - we can easily join the group together! See you there!

**The Night Before Current Summit** ​Welcome to **The Night Before Current Summit**, hosted by Aiven. ​We’re kicking things off the evening before Day 1 of Current Summit with a relaxed gathering of friends and community—the perfect way to beat the crowds, connect with peers, and hear the latest insights from the industry before the main event begins. **Drinks are on us!** ​**⚡ On the Agenda** ​We have a round of casual **lightning talks** featuring standout Aiven customers and industry legends: * ​\*\*[Stanislav Kozlovski](https://www.linkedin.com/in/stanislavkozlovski/?utm_source=luma):\*\* Known as “the Kafka guy,” Stanislav is an Apache Kafka committer and software engineer. Currently, he is consulting for companies and writing **“2 Minute Streaming”** \- a newsletter with over 7\,000 subscribers focused on real\-time event streaming and data engineering\. Across social media\, he has over 50k followers reading his insights on the space\. * ​\*\*[Nahidul Kibria](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nahidupa/?utm_source=luma):\*\* Engineering Lead at **HelloFresh**, sharing insights on scaling real-time data for the world's leading meal-kit provider. * ​\*\*[Mark Davidson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidsonmark/?utm_source=luma):\*\* Principal Architect at **Funding Circle**, the UK's largest SME lending platform, discussing the architecture powering the future of business finance. ​**🤝 Meet Your Hosts** ​The event is hosted by **Aiven** and supported by **OSO** & **Conduktor**. * ​**Aiven:** Aiven provides the managed open-source data platform that developers love, helping you scale Apache Kafka, PostgreSQL, and more without the operational headache. * ​**Conduktor:** The all-in-one interface for Apache Kafka, making data streaming accessible, secure, and governed. * ​**OSO:** The Apache Kafka experts helping teams unlock real-time data and drive meaningful innovation. ​ **🎟️ Join Us** ​Space capacity is limited. Apply now to secure your spot!

Sorry, no events UFN until a stand-in host is found to temporarily host this event on Mondays and Thursdays (see message to members 24 -8-2021). ................A nice coffee shop near Oxford Circus for the group's twice a week coffee shop meetup when there's a host to host the event. Normally there would be a Central London Group sign on one of the tables. I phoned the coffee shop twice (2022) and both times they confirmed that they're open till 8pm. Any questions my phone number is 07706964277 or email ysi240@yahoo.com ...........Bill (organiser) Again, sorry no events until a stand in host is found as I'm still temporarily not living in London. No membership fees for this group by the way and all events free.

​Current London kicks off Tuesday. Come have a drink with us Monday night at Bokan 39 in Canary Wharf. ​Factor House, NetApp Instaclustr, and StreamNative are hosting a rooftop happy hour in Canary Wharf the evening before the conference. No talks, no agenda, just drinks, food, and good conversation with people from across the Kafka and Flink ecosystem. ​It's a good way to put faces to names before the conference week gets busy. Food and drinks are on us. Space is limited so grab a spot early. [Register](https://luma.com/48be5cgu) to join us!

Join us for some fun, competitive, but friendly games at our 4-court sports hall. We use Yonex Mavis 600 Nylon shuttles during the 2-hour session. **PAYMENT** * **Session Fee: £9** * We are cashless, kindly pay the session fee **by midnight** on the night before the session. You are welcome to pay early! You can even pay when you book! See our About page for the full process. * If no payment is received, you will be removed and may even be liable for a late cancellation fee if your spot is not taken. * Please use **“your meetup name + date of event”** as payment reference * **Account name:** Thomas Lam * **Sort code:** 04-00-03 * **Account number:** 7478 8608 **LATE CANCELLATION OR NO-SHOW** * **All** **no-shows or late cancellations** (24 hrs or less) will be charged if your spot is not taken by someone else - you will have a title next to your name with the amount and date owed. * Members with 2 no shows/late cancellations will be removed from the group unless outstanding payment is received * **The late cancellation policy** is set up to discourage last-minute cancellations and therefore applies with or without the presence of a waitlist * **Note:** If you are on the Waitlist and a spot becomes available, you will automatically be bumped onto the On list provided the event has not yet started. It is your responsibility to **remove yourself from the waitlist** if you can no longer make it to avoid being charged a no-show if someone cancels late. **PLAYING** * Please wait to be marked off before entering the hall. * Sessions are to finish promptly on the hour by school requests. * If you finish a match with 5 minutes to go, please start packing up instead of starting a new game. **RACKET HIRE** * Please note that we won't be hiring out rackets, so kindly bring your own racket. **PARKING** * There is parking available, but it is now paid parking. Parking is opposite the entrance. Please check the signs for parking payment instructions. **TRACK & TRACE** * We will collect your phone number on-site. Your phone number will also be used in case of fire to contact you if you have not made it to the fire evacuation areas. You can see maps at the venue. We are excited to see you guys on the court! Team LSBC

Ole and Steen have been serving the Danish people with delicious breads and pastries made by hand for over 20 years, always with the very best ingredients. Now their all day menu which celebrates the best of Denmark makes its way to London Victoria. This coffee meetup will be a regular event without the need to book, although an rsvp would be appreciated to indicate number of people expected. The event held at this venue each fortnight on a Saturday . Plenty tables and chairs allows for social distancing. They also have good coffee and other hot and cold drinks. If you cannot find us, phone 07940 717 221 THIS IS A FREE EVENT.

⚠️ **IMPORTANT: You must sign up and buy a ticket here to attend:** [https://groupvibe.com/](https://groupvibe.com/) **Join the London Coffee Club and make new friends!** Each meetup brings together 4–6 people for casual conversations over coffee. We use the Groupvibe platform to facilitate the meetup and ensure everyone’s a good fit. 👉 **To attend, you’ll need to complete registration via this link:** [https://groupvibe.com/](https://groupvibe.com/) We’ll share the exact location of the upcoming meetup the night before only if you have bought a ticket or membership plan. **Why this works:** \* Smaller groups make real conversations easier. \* Discover new restaurants in your city, together. \* Curated brunch venues with good food and vibe. \* If you hit it off with your group, there’s plenty of time to hang out afterwards. **Note:** RSVPs on Meetup don’t reflect total attendance. Many attendees register directly via our website. The event on [Meetup.com](http://meetup.com/) is only a placeholder. This meetup is organized by Groupvibe, a small team passionate about helping people form meaningful friendships offline.

PLEASE **READ the event information below** **🇬🇧🇪🇸🇫🇷🇯🇵🇮🇹🇩🇪🇮🇳🇨🇳🇧🇷🇰🇷🇪🇬🇺🇸🇷🇺🇦🇺** Join us this **Friday** for our always popular global language exchange and social. It's going to be a warm & sunny 25°C+ evening, so we're taking the fun OUTSIDE 😎🍻🍹 We"re **Languages in London👇**the Highest Rated 🏆 international language exchange group in London with 1600+ reviews rated 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ TO ATTEND THIS EVENT YOU **MUST:** 🔘 Have your Meetup confirmation visible on your phone when you arrive. 🔘 Collect & wear your languages badge as soon as you arrive BEFORE buying your drinks 🔘Pay the £2 event fee. **The event fee is £6 if you arrive after 8:30pm** Then, start meeting the community and having fun...lots of fun! [www.languages.london](www.languages.london) **WHEN & WHERE** We're returning to The Craft Beer Co, St Mary Axe. **Address: 29-31 Mitre Street, London, EC3A 5BU** [https://maps.app.goo.gl/49HnHGap8hQMbQNWA](https://maps.app.goo.gl/49HnHGap8hQMbQNWA) **HOW WE DO IT** It's simple .... ✴️When you arrive please collect and wear your personalised languages badge. We'll be waiting to give you a warm welcome 😃 ✴️Wear your badge during the event and always return it before you leave ♻️ ✴️You're expected to buy something from the bar to support the venue, who kindly offer us a dedicated space. 🇵🇱🇷🇴🇮🇷🇹🇼🇵🇹🇨🇦🇨🇴🇸🇦🇹🇷🇺🇦🇭🇰🇱🇧🇸🇪🇲🇽🇳🇱 **WHO** Languages in London events are organised for our community - being social, making new friends, building cultural bridges and always very relaxed. We have the largest number of languages and countries represented in our weekly language exchange and social events in London. **This is not a dating event**. Our events are open to Internationals, Locals, Expats, Students, Travellers...Everyone! Are you an 18 to 24 year old? Come and explore our events. Our events are for a truly global community and citizens from around the 🌎 It's your international language hub in London 💂 Is this the Intercambio you've been looking for? Want to practice your ingles, espanol,p francais, italiano, Deutsch, portugues or other European languages? Asian languages? Or maybe prefer to only speak English ....that's just fine. **All languages and all fluency levels are welcome Spread the word..**.Bring your friends, colleagues and family 💚 🇦🇷🇲🇦🇹🇭🇰🇪🇵🇪🇳🇿🇨🇭🇬🇷🇭🇺🇻🇪🇳🇬🇧🇬🇩🇰🇱🇰🇯🇴 The creator and organiser of Languages in London - Girish, will always be visible at the event and there to support you and help with introductions, if you prefer. We want to remain the BEST language events group in London, being the biggest isn't our focus. These are real events with real people. We don't fill our events with inflated numbers and fictitious attendees 👻 **⚠️Inactive community members and those that "no-show" at our events are regularly removed from our group⚠️** **LANGUAGES** Here's a selection of some of the languages that our community speak or have been practicing ... English, Spanish (incl Latin American), French, Italian, Portuguese (incl Brazilian), German, Japanese, Chinese (Mandarin & Cantonese), Russian, Korean, Hindi, Turkish, Arabic, Ukrainian, Polish, Hebrew, Swedish, Bulgarian, Vietnamese, Hungarian, Bengali, Dutch, Catalan, Farsi, Greek, Urdu, Welsh, Romanian, Norwegian, Czech, Slovak, Estonian, Danish, Finnish, Turkmen, Latvian, Lithuanian, Nepali, Yoruba, Filipino, Thai, Albanian, Croatian, Serbian, Ebo, Afrikaans, Tamazight, Tagalog, Creole, Malagasy, Mongolian, Tok Pisin and more... you get the idea! 🇮🇪🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇧🇪🇵🇭🇮🇱🇪🇪🇵🇸🇪🇬🇳🇴🇬🇭🇵🇷🇲🇾🇻🇳🇪🇨 **SUSTAINABLE** 🌎🌳 Like you, we really care about our planet. We don't like single use paper name tags, stickers or wristbands as they can't be reused or recycled and can even damage your clothing ☹️ The Solution?.Our personalised and completely reusable Languages in London badges! 👍 So, please make sure you return your badge when you leave the event. We'll sanitise it (anti bacterial & disinfectant cleaners) and use it again & again & again. Thanks for helping us do the right thing & keep our costs down🙏 **SAFE SPACE FOR EVERYONE** 👮‍♂️ We don't tolerate prejudice or harassment of any kind, at any time. Be polite and respectful to everyone else and they will reciprocate. Let's keep the space safe, welcoming for everyone and free of any political agendas. Please report any concerns to the Organiser immediately. Please look after your belongings, the venue is a public place. We may take photos or video at the event for future promotional use. Let us know if you'd rather not be included, we respect your choice 📸 **SPREAD THE WORD** 🗣️💬 If you enjoy our events, please tell your friends and colleagues and help us grow your community, thank you 💛 Join our community - [https://www.languages.london/](https://www.languages.london/) We're looking forward to welcoming you at Languages in London 😊👋 🇨🇱🇵🇰🇨🇾🇲🇩🇰🇿🇫🇮🇿🇦🇦🇹🇲🇶🇲🇬🇵🇸🇦🇿🇬🇹🇯🇲🇦🇲🇮🇶🇸🇰🇨🇩🇭🇷🇹🇿🇧🇴🇶🇦🇲🇰🇳🇵🇧🇩🇩🇿🇮🇩🇹🇯🇦🇪🇦🇱🇯🇴🇱🇦🇱🇹🇱🇻🇰🇭🇲🇳🇬🇪🇦🇫🇲🇴🇨🇺🇩🇴🇭🇳🇧🇾🇺🇿🇲🇺🇸🇴🇵🇾🇹🇲🇮🇸🇵🇬🇰🇼🇿🇼🇪🇹🇸🇻🇷🇪🇾🇪🇬🇱🌎

There are many resources available for guidance on how to write code that is efficient and results in more sustainable software applications, but applying these at scale can be challenging, and often isn’t a priority for busy teams. GitHub have recently released Agentic Workflows, a way of specifying automation tasks in human-readable format to be performed by an AI agent as part of a GitHub Actions workflow. In this talk, Max Mizzi from GitHub's Sustainability team gives an overview of Agentic Workflows, and will demonstrate how they can be used to improve software efficiency through both structured green software rules and autonomous performance engineering. He'll finish by walking through a real-world use-case showing how the technology helped to dramatically reduce the energy consumption - and carbon footprint - of a major website. Come along if you want to learn more about using AI to improve the energy efficiency of your software. Check out the Green Software Brighton [website](https://greensoftwarebrighton.co.uk/) for links to previous talks. Arrive from 18:00 for pizza and drinks. Event will start at 18:30. We always head for a drink and a chat locally afterwards too. --- ***Thank you to Runway East for use of their space to host our events and to Silicon Brighton and the Green Software Foundation for supporting us.***

**Join a select group of senior technology leaders for a private lunch at Selfridges to explore how to architect AI systems that perform under pressure - without introducing unnecessary complexity or unpredictable costs.** **Please note:** We can only accept registrations via our official page. **A registration on Meetup alone will not be accepted as a confirmed entry.** 👉 **Register here to secure you space:** [https://events.couchbase.com/register/d317f9f4-1a09-4eea-9e60-c58138160052/](https://events.couchbase.com/register/d317f9f4-1a09-4eea-9e60-c58138160052/) In modern enterprise applications, performance is the backbone of user trust, and AI is quickly becoming mission-critical to delivering it. From managing high-concurrency workloads to real-time personalization at scale, platforms are under increasing pressure to deliver intelligent experiences instantly, reliably, and cost-effectively. However, for many organizations, the true challenge isn't experimenting with AI—it’s making it work at scale. *** ​This executive lunch focuses on the architectural hurdles of moving from AI prototypes to production-ready systems. Our presentation and the following conversations will focus on: * **Performance Under Pressure:** Maintaining sub-millisecond responsiveness during massive traffic spikes and critical processing windows. * **Cost Predictability:** Scaling Generative AI without infrastructure costs spiraling out of control. * **Operational Simplicity:** Reducing data stack complexity to accelerate time-to-market and innovation. * **AI-Native Infrastructure:** How Couchbase’s unified platform addresses context variability and fragmented architectures. ​**What to Expect** * ​**Executive Networking:** An intimate environment for senior technology, data, AI, and digital leaders. * ​**Strategic Insights:** Real-world examples of architecting for the future of retail. * ​**Premium Experience:** Private dining at one of London's most iconic locations

Who else is ready to sit outside? Join us for a casual chat over coffee & tea at Grandview Grind! Come out and meet some new people, enjoy your favorite drink, and make some new friends!

**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 John Lairson will share a notebook describing the Alpaca (Paper) Trading API and discuss different algorithms for evaluating stock trades. 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

We’re still working to get more people into these Meetups, but our goal is to give PlayYourCourt members a few social tennis outings each week in addition to your practice sessions and Challenge League matches. These Meetups are co-ed, super laid back, and all skill levels are welcome. Post your skill level and a suggested court in the comments section so we can round up as many players as we can for some tennis fun! Also, if you’re looking to meet new practice partners or play some matches and you aren’t already in the PlayYourCourt Community, you can go here to see what we’re all about and sign up: https://www.playyourcourt.com/tennis-community/columbus-oh/meetup/ If you love tennis, we’d love to have you! Be sure and watch the quick video that explains how everything works. Happy hitting! - Scott

**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

**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** TBD **YouTube Link** TBD

WQC has weekly Thursday night social nights at the Westerville Java Central. Come and grab a coffee and connect with the community: low stakes, chill environment, and tasty drinks. No registration is required; come as you are.

Early-bird coffee and conversation at [Shibam Coffee](https://shibamcoffee.com/)!