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Wiens großes Ü50 Speed Dating Event
Wiens großes Ü50 Speed Dating Event
Wiens großes Speed Dating Event (50-65 Jahre) Hast du Lust Singles in deinem Alter direkt persönlich kennenzulernen? Wie wäre es, wenn es ein Event gäbe, wo sich möglichst viele tolle Singles aus Berlin an einem Abend treffen? Mit Wiens großem Speed Dating Event hast du jetzt die Chance auf bis zu 12 einzigartige Dates an einem Abend! Sicher dir jetzt dein Ticket, bevor alle Tickets weg sind. https://speeddating-xxl.de/speed-dating-wien
Vienna Gaels Training: Football, Hurling & Camogie
Vienna Gaels Training: Football, Hurling & Camogie
This is a weekly training session with Vienna Gaels, a Vienna-based Irish GAA club playing Gaelic football and hurling. The session is relaxed, structured, and welcoming, with coaching provided throughout. Agenda • Arrive from 5:45 and meet the group • Warm-up as a full group • One hour of Gaelic football training and one hour of hurling training • The order alternates each week • Wrap-up shortly before 8:00 pm Who it’s for • All levels are welcome • New players are encouraged • No previous experience of Gaelic sports is needed • Men’s and ladies teams train on the same night What to bring • Sportswear suitable for outdoor training • Football boots or trainers (astro or moulded studs work best) • Water No equipment is required to try your first session. We can provide hurleys and helmets if needed. Where & how to find us 📍 Location: Meiereistraße 20, 1020 Wien Training takes place on the pitches beside the Ernst Happel Stadium. If you arrive and don’t immediately see the group, wait by the pitches and someone will come over to you. Good to know • Training takes place every Monday from 6:00–8:00 pm • Sessions go ahead in all weather conditions • Training runs even if Meetup attendance looks low, as many regular members do not use Meetup If you have any questions beforehand, feel free to message via Meetup — otherwise just turn up and give it a go 🍀
Kostenloses Schnuppern - Wien Center (Mo - 10:00)
Kostenloses Schnuppern - Wien Center (Mo - 10:00)
Hallo, hast du dich schon einmal gefragt, was *weight friends* eigentlich ist? Jetzt hast du die Möglichkeit, es ganz unverbindlich kennenzulernen! Komm zu unserem **kostenlosen Schnupper-Workshop** und erfahre, wie unser Programm funktioniert, was wir anbieten und wie wir dich auf deinem Weg unterstützen. Unser Fokus liegt auf einem gesunden Lebensstil durch: * ausgewogene Ernährung * Bewegung und Fitness * mentale und soziale Stärke – mit dem Ziel einer nachhaltigen Gewichtsabnahme. Triff Gleichgesinnte, die die Herausforderungen und Erfolge einer Lebensstilveränderung kennen. Tausche dich aus, teile Erfahrungen und fühle dich in einer offenen und freundlichen Atmosphäre willkommen. Du erfährst: * wie unser Programm aufgebaut ist * wie du motiviert bleibst * wie du mit Höhen und Tiefen umgehst * wie aus kleinen Schritten dauerhafte Veränderungen werden Komm vorbei, schnuppere kostenlos rein und finde heraus, ob *weight friends* zu dir passt –**ganz ohne Verpflichtung.** [weight friends](https://www.weightfriends.at/)
Pub Quiz at Munchy The Urban Kitchen
Pub Quiz at Munchy The Urban Kitchen
Get ready for a Pub Quiz Night at Munchy The Urban Kitchen, where curiosity meets good vibes. From world culture and history to pop culture, sports, music, cinema, and unexpected facts — this quiz is all about testing what you really know. Bring your friends, form a team, grab a drink, and enjoy a relaxed yet competitive evening. No phones, no Google — just brains, laughs, and great pub energy. Whether you’re a quiz lover or just in for a fun night out, everyone’s welcome. Expect a friendly atmosphere, mixed questions for all levels, and a night that’s more about enjoying the moment than just winning. Think fast, trust your instincts, and let’s see who takes the crown. Good questions. Cold drinks. Proper pub quiz vibes. Enjoy your nice Monday evening! [Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/makingfriendsinvienna)❤️ [Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/makingfriendsinvienna) Do you have questions? Write us on Instagram
Godot User Group Austria - open-source game development
Godot User Group Austria - open-source game development
A meetup for everyone interested in game and multimedia development using the [Godot](https://godotengine.org/) engine. Every second Monday of the month, we present our projects, share our experiences, and learn from each other. **6:30 PM** Welcome and quick intro **6:45 PM** Talks * Philip on Laying out the road for racing AI * Angie and Mo on Blackboard Ponies * Joonas on Psychopillar: new challenges - aka nothing works on the first try If you want to give a talk at a future event, get in touch! Anything related to Godot or game dev in general is fair game: your current project, a specific issue or bug you need help with, a cool feature or design you want to highlight or general processes, tools and tips. **8:00 PM** Open space: Enjoy a drink, discuss tonight's topics, meet new people, share insights or show your games until 9:00 PM (and often longer) The event language is **English**. Doors open at **6 PM**. Rumor has it that we sometimes order pizza before the talks start. Location: **[Metalab main room](https://metalab.at/)** (please check the [Code of Conduct](https://metalab.at/wiki/Code_of_Conduct/en)). Try the door and don't worry if it is locked. Just ring the bell and wait a little. For questions, suggestions, or talk slots, you can join the [Godot Discord channel](https://discord.gg/6E3sUrpR) hosted by [Pioneers of Game Development Austria](https://pgda.at/), or contact the organizers Erik, Michael, and Jan via E-Mail at **godot dot austria at proton dot me**.
Innate Dance Class
Innate Dance Class
**What is Innate Dance?** Innate Dance is a joyful approach to movement, which invites deeper embodiment and self-connection through butoh inspired movement, Noguchi Taiso exercises, the Seki Method, somatic attention and imagination. We shake it out, breaking up stuck energy held in the body, and explore new movement possibilities from a place of alignment and sensitivity. Thanks to our open awareness we can be surprised by lesser-known parts of ourselves and come to appreciate our innate wisdom in movement. Through exercises, explorations and improvisations we build trust in the body that knows how it would like to move and express itself, and when we follow our innate dance, it just feels good! There is also time and space to dance freely, to enjoy the music in your body and to let go! Ultimately, it's about feeling more 'in' our body and grounding joy. **When? Where? How much?** **Mondays 19:30-21:00** in Studio 2, Tanz\*Hotel, Zirkusgasse 35, 1020 Wien Try out € 16\,\- \| One class drop\-in € 21\,\- \| Student € 10\,\- \| 5 x class pass €95\,\- \| 1 x class pass for rest of semester € 224\,\- \(or €16/class\) **Who teaches the course?** Jess is a dancer and psychotherapist (humanistic and integrative), who loves shaping classes that offer the space to explore the many facets of being human. Sometimes this learning involves physically embodying non-humans like trees, fish and wind, so we can get out of our limited-human-thinking-mind and into the bigger wisdom available through imagination and our body. At other times it's about dancing textures, sensations or taking on the energy of parts of ourselves so we can know them better. Jess has danced all her life and has been exploring butoh dance for the past eleven years alongside her psychotherapeutic practice. She is co-author of *The Seki Method - Basics* (now available to buy online via website), is a Seki Method Facilitator, and was a 2024 student at the Im_Flieger Schule researching dance and healing.
Quiz Night at Pickwick’s!
Quiz Night at Pickwick’s!
Hello Viennovans! Pickwick's is getting quizzical every monday night! You have a chance to win a round of shots, a 40€ bar tab and/or eternal bragging rights 😉 Teams of up to 6 people, reserve your spot today! Start time is 7! FREE SHOT FOR EVERYONE COMING FROM VIENNOVA!

Cognitive Science Events This Week

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Science Meets Mindfulness – From Anger to Compassion
Science Meets Mindfulness – From Anger to Compassion
**Pause. Sense. Feel. Transform.** **Anger, rage, and frustration are part of being human. Yet when left unchecked, they can hijack our nervous system, cloud communication, and strain our relationships.** **This two-part experiential workshop series offers a grounded, science based path to meeting anger with awareness; and transforming it into clarity, empathy, and compassion.** **Blending neuroscience, mindfulness practices, embodied movement, and mindful communication tools, we explore how anger affects the body and brain; and how it can become a powerful gateway to self understanding and deeper connection with others.** **Through guided meditation, reflective journaling, gentle movement, visualisation, pair and group exercises, you’ll learn how to rechannel stress, regulate your nervous system, and engage with conflict in a more conscious and compassionate way.** **Part 1: Rechanneling Stress and Understanding Our Needs** **We all experience anger and frustration, when we feel disrespected, unheard, or blocked from reaching our goals. These emotions can feel overwhelming and have a strong impact on our nervous system and well-being. How can we navigate these moments without being overtaken by them?** **In this first workshop, we focus on understanding anger from the inside out. We explore how emotional hijacking and chronic stress work in the brain and body, and how our internal narratives and unmet needs fuel reactive patterns. With curiosity** **and compassion, we begin to transform anger into self-awareness and self-care.** **You’ll explore:** **● The neuroscience of anger, rage, stress response, and emotional hijacking** **● How bodily sensations and internal narratives shape anger** **● Identifying the feelings and unmet needs behind frustration** **● How to rechannel anger through breath, visualisation, and gentle movement** **● Using mindful self-talk and mantras to express needs** **● Cultivating self-compassion as a foundation for clarity and regulation** **The Mindful BAse x Villa Vida** **Where science meets mindfulness – for awareness, connection, and community.** **At The Mindful BAse, we believe that mindfulness is not only a personal practice, but also a powerful way to strengthen relationships, communities, and our connection with our environment. Founded in Vienna in 2025, our mission is simple: to bring people together,** **foster well-being, and cultivate a community rooted in awareness, kindness, compassion and** **respect.** **Through our collaboration with Villa Vida, we are excited to present a series of science-based mindfulness workshops designed to encourage meaningful dialogue, nurture learning and reflection for supporting the local queer community. We create spaces where** **ancient practices meet modern insights, offering sessions that combine yoga, meditation, neuroscience, communication tools in a safe, inclusive and inspiring space. Each workshop invites you to slow down, connect, and learn practical ways to care for yourself and others – grounded in both science and lived experience.** **All identities, bodies, and levels of experience are welcome.** **[https://themindfulbase.com](https://themindfulbase.com/)** **[https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-mindful-base](https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-mindful-base)** **[https://www.instagram.com/the_mindful_base](https://www.instagram.com/the_mindful_base)** **Registration:** **[https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSckePQuhI-pydwGvKms1btW6JQHxnBvpX20HpkyrxGpniBW7A/viewform](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSckePQuhI-pydwGvKms1btW6JQHxnBvpX20HpkyrxGpniBW7A/viewform)**
Vue.js Vienna Meetup
Vue.js Vienna Meetup
We are back with another in-person Vue.js meetup. Get together with other Vue.js fans (beginners and curious people are also welcome) listen to talks, and socialize. Vue.js is a front end JavaScript framework. Learn about Vue.js here: https://vuejs.org/ We usually start with a short introduction followed by some interesting talks. Afterwards it's all about mingling with others and engaging in great discussions. **Talks** 1. **Vue without VDom** by Martin Szalay 2. **Meet Drupal CMS 2.0 - A Powerful Backend for Vue** by Wolfgang Ziegler If you want to hold a talk feel free to reach out! We always have slots for lightning talks, as long as you keep them under 5 mins. Just bring your presentation and approach at the venue. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Location \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Dynatrace Austria GmbH THE ICON VIENNA Tower 24 - 22nd Floor Wiedner Gürtel 13, 1100 Vienna When you arrive in the ICON tower, walk straight to the info point and ask for a visitor’s card for Dynatrace (22nd floor). They will explain your way to tower 24. Walk through the 1st glass door. At the 2nd glass door, you will need your visitor’s card (left side) and hold it against the card reader to open. At the turnstiles, hold your visitor card against the card reader, walk through and look at the screen on your slide (while entering). The screen will display a letter (A-D) about which elevator you need to take. At the elevator, entrance is a small display showing you the floor where it is going -> enter if you see the number 22. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Sponsors \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- 🙏 Dynatrace Dynatrace definitely is one of Austria’s big success stories in recent history. Founded in 2005 in Linz, we're now one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies on the planet. Dynatrace is the market leader in software intelligence, that is: We provide full-stack insights into user sessions, applications' runtimes, and infrastructure. And guess what? We're looking for JavaScript developers: [https://careers.dynatrace.com/jobs/?country=Austria&category=Engineering&](https://careers.dynatrace.com/jobs/?country=Austria&category=Engineering&) \*\*\* Don't forget to RSVP!
SQUER Brainfood Event: PO Club #2 – AI, now what?
SQUER Brainfood Event: PO Club #2 – AI, now what?
**❗️ 👉 TO THE EVENT:** [PO Club #2 – AI, now what? powered by SQUER](https://www.meetup.com/product-owner-club/events/313604636/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&utm_source=link&utm_version=v2&member_id=357085385)**❗️** In cooperation with the [Product Owner Club – Vienna](https://www.meetup.com/product-owner-club/) Community are hosting a meetup **at the SQUER Office Vienna** **👉** Please register on the dedicated [PO Club #2 – AI, now what? powered by SQUER](https://www.meetup.com/product-owner-club/events/313604636/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=share-btn_savedevents_share_modal&utm_source=link&utm_version=v2&member_id=357085385) Page to join us on April 16th at 6:00 PM 🥳 We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Financial Education for Expats
Financial Education for Expats
Moving to a new country comes with many challenges—understanding the financial system shouldn’t be one of them! Our event “Financial Education for Expats” (in English) is designed to provide you with the tools and understanding you need to take control of your finances in Austria. It aims to give you greater clarity about social security, insurance, and long-term financial planning as an expat. Financial responsibility is one of the key topics for the future, especially when considering the current economic situation with record inflation and national debt. Building wealth in the long term is not rocket science—it is the result of responsible planning and consistent action. **📅 Event Schedule:** 📍 **Location:** Löwengasse 3 (1st Floor), 1030 Vienna (Please ring at “iAdvise”) 🕠 **Get-Together:** 18:30 - 19:00 🎤 **Workshop:** 19:00 - 20:30 🤝 **Networking:** 20:30 - 21:00 **👥 Who is this event for?** This workshop is for expats, freelancers, employees, and international students who: ✔️ Want to understand how the Austrian financial system works ✔️ Want to avoid common financial mistakes ✔️ Are looking for financial strategies to secure their future in Austria ✔️ Would like to meet like-minded people in a relaxed setting **💡 What will you gain from this event?** ✅ A clear and easy-to-understand introduction to the Austrian financial system ✅ A comprehensive understanding of future financial challenges ✅ Insights into diversification and risk management to secure your finances ✅ Knowledge about the Cost-Average Effect and how it can boost your financial returns ✅ Simple, successful financial strategies to start building capital today After the event, you will experience your finances more consciously, be able to manage your money more effectively, make smarter financial decisions, and develop a solid foundation of financial knowledge in Austria. You will feel inspired to take control of your financial future and turn your goals into reality! **💰 Cost & Registration** ✅ **Completely free of charge!** ✅ **Registration is required** to secure your spot **❌ What if you can’t attend?** Please let us know in advance if you can’t make it so we can offer your spot to someone else. If you miss this one, we highly recommend joining our next event—because education and knowledge are the best investments in your future! “You are a wealthy person if you can write a story about each day of your life.” We guarantee that this event will be a story worth telling! We’re looking forward to welcoming you! Karim
Intermediate w. Shawn (FULL)
Intermediate w. Shawn (FULL)
**\*\*\* Enrollment and all info** [https://www.iicv.at/intermediate-classes](https://www.iicv.at/intermediate-classes)**\*\*\*** **Description:** **Come join for a journey of some of the nitty-gritty of improv performance.** We’ll work on scene work, stage presence, breaking out of our patterns, finding fun in the stillness, and stillness in the craziness of Improv. This is for improvisers who understand the foundations and concepts of improv and want that extra challenge to perform or refine their performance skills. **Teacher:** Shawn Fisher Shawn Fisher is an improviser, performer, and educator. With over 15 years of experience in improv, you can see him with The English Lovers, one of Vienna’s longest-standing improv groups, Two-Buttons Short, and with Rainbow’s Last Wish. Originally from the US, he has taught classes, workshops and led open improv sessions in Vienna since 2018, fostering community where curiosity leads the way. ​ Whether directing, MCing, or coaching at venues like Vienna’s Maestro, Shawn thrives on the spontaneity and connection of live performance—especially when leaning into the fantastical.
Domain-Driven Transformation—Modularizing and Modernizing Legacy Software
Domain-Driven Transformation—Modularizing and Modernizing Legacy Software
This is a joint meetup with [DDD-Vienna](https://www.meetup.com/ddd-vienna/) **Agenda** 🕕 **18:00** – Doors open at TechTalk 🕡 **18:15** – Intro & Talk 🗣️ 🕗 **19:20** – Networking, 🍕Food & 🍻Drinks sponsored by [TechTalk](https://techtalk.at/) 🎉 **Domain-Driven Transformation—Modularizing and Modernizing Legacy Software** Starting a new project from scratch with a clean slate is one thing; tackling legacy systems with chaotic architectures is another. Many teams inherit systems described as “Monoliths” or “Big Balls of Mud,” and this talk focuses on how to bring order to such challenges. Participants will learn how to evaluate their current systems and identify steps to introduce—or restore—structure. Using Collaborative Modeling, attendees will gain actionable insights to design a clear and future-ready architecture. The talk will equip participants with practical strategies to address common challenges, such as BBOM architecture, anemic domain models, and disorganized teams. By the end of the session, attendees will have a catalog of proven refactorings, actionable heuristics, and concrete tools to immediately evolve their own projects. **About Henning Schwentner:** Henning loves programming in high quality. He lives this passion as coder, coach, and consultant at WPS – Workplace Solutions. There he helps teams to structure their monoliths or to build new systems from the beginning with a sustainable architecture. Microservices or self-contained systems are often the result. Henning is author of \*Domain Storytelling\* (Addison-Wesley, 2022), \*Domain-Driven Transformation\* (O’Reilly, 2026), and the [www.LeasingNinja.io](https://www.LeasingNinja.io).
UX Vienna Evening Meetup
UX Vienna Evening Meetup
UX Vienna Evening Meetups are on the 2nd tuesday of every month — 12 times a year. We’re excited to invite you to the next **UX Vienna Evening Meetup** – an evening of inspiring talks, interesting perspectives and community exchange. We’re diving into two distinct sides of the industry: the high-stakes world of healthcare and the messy, but hopefully rewarding journey of building your own tools. **UX in Healthcare** by **[Leandro Albino De Oliveira](https://www.linkedin.com/in/leandro-oliveira-uxdesigner/)**, UX Chapter Lead at Roche Leandro will be diving into the unique challenges and trends shaping the current landscape of UX within the healthcare sector. **GoGoGolor – a bloody Vibecode project** by **[Wieland Kloimstein](https://www.linkedin.com/in/wieland-kloimstein/)**, UX Designer, ImmoScout24 In 2014 I had an idea for a better color picker. Then it sat in a drawer for 10 years. Two things changed that: OKLCH — a new perceptual color standard — and LLMs that could actually help build it. A UX designer with no coding background ended up building something he had no business building. **Location** **[mySugr/Roche](https://www.mysugr.com/de/uber-uns)** Trattnerhof 1/5.OG, 1010 Vienna, Austria When you enter via the front door, take the elevator to the **5th floor**. **Important note:** once inside the office space, please stay—if you leave early or arrive (very) late, there’s no way to ring the bell or be let back in. There is no reception or security desk. **Don’t miss out on these insights.** Secure your spot by clicking the join button. ––– Collaboratively we document each UX Vienna Evening Meetup at [https://UXvienna.at/ongoing/](https://uxvienna.at/ongoing/) Check out to see what kept us busy and what you might have missed so far. UX Vienna announcements are available at [https://meetup.com/UXvienna](https://meetup.com/UXvienna). In addition you can follow us on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/103220346). We are looking forward seeing you!

Cognitive Science Events Near You

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Learn all things Data Science and Compete on Kaggle
Learn all things Data Science and Compete on Kaggle
We will be meeting at Starbucks to learn together. Come with an online class you're already going through or an interest and we will try to connect you with a course where you can learn it. Already have a skill you want to contribute to a Kaggle Datascience competition? We will work on these too! Laptop required :)
Mind Games in Herndon, VA (April  16-19)
Mind Games in Herndon, VA (April 16-19)
The Earth BioGenome Project: Reading the Library of Life
The Earth BioGenome Project: Reading the Library of Life
Join PSW Science® on April 24 at 8 PM as we welcome Harris Lewin, Research Professor with Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory & Arizona State University. During the question and answer period, in-person attendees and live stream viewers may ask the speaker questions, and in-person attendees may also engage with the speaker during the post-lecture reception. Refreshments are served. For more information on this meeting, please visit: https://pswscience.org/meeting/2535 The meeting will be held in the John Wesley Powell Auditorium, adjacent to the Cosmos Club. The Powell Auditorium is located at 2170 Florida Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20008. Use of the Cosmos Club is restricted to the Powell Auditorium, the entryway to the auditorium, and the restrooms immediately outside the auditorium. Please note there is no onsite parking available. PSW Science, founded in 1871, is one of the oldest scientific societies in Washington D.C. Now, over 150 years later, we celebrate the Society's rich history and contributions to scientific discovery and cross-disciplinary collaboration. For information on how to become a member of PSW Science and membership benefits, please visit https://pswscience.org/join/
Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Doom and Dinosaurs
Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Doom and Dinosaurs
[Profs and Pints Northern Virginia](https://www.profsandpints.com/washingtondc) presents: **“Doom and Dinosaurs,”** a look at how mass extinctions shaped the dinosaurs and what research on these events tells us about Earth life’s long-term prospects, with Ian Wilenzik, paleontologist and visiting assistant professor of biology at George Washington University. [Advance tickets: $13.50 plus sales tax and processing fees. Available at [https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/profsandpints/nv-dino-doom](https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/profsandpints/nv-dino-doom) .] Pity the poor dinosaurs. They lacked both scientific research to help deal with potential environmental catastrophes and places where they could have a beer and discuss it. You, on the other hand, have the opportunity to come to Profs and Pints to hear a fascinating talk on the impact of mass extinctions on dinosaur evolution and what research on dinosaurs tells us about biodiversity and Earth’s current biodiversity crisis. Dr. Ian Wilenzik, who has studied and taught courses on dinosaur evolution, population spread, and extinction, will leave you with a greater appreciation of the resilience of life on earth and how we’re both the product and source of biologically catastrophic events. Many of us are familiar with how a big meteor impact about 66 million years ago wiped out the Earth’s dinosaur population, leaving us only with their feathered descendants, birds. Less well known is how the Earth actually has undergone five periods of mass extinction that wiped out nearly all life, and how dinosaurs arose from one and endured another—both caused by volcanic activity—before meeting their match in the third. To ground his discussion, Dr. Wilenzik will talk about how we study mass extinctions by looking for geologic evidence of volcanic activity, meteoric blasts, and other catastrophic activity and of gaps in the fossil record after them. He’ll also discuss what makes a dinosaur a dinosaur, describing their distinct anatomical features. He’ll talk about how they and other forms of life evolved over long periods of time and were affected by extinction events. We’ll look at how the meteor-caused mass extinction that wiped out dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous paved the way for the rise of mammals and the emergence of primates, and, eventually, us. Looking ahead to future mass extinctions and what might survive them, we’ll talk about how that plant you forget to water might have the last laugh, as well as why crocodiles might be around a while. (Doors: $17, or $15 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. The talk starts 30 minutes later.) Image: A *Triceratops* mounted skeleton at the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History (Photo by Allie Caulfield / Wikimedia Commons).
Among the Stars: Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club: Haymarket Gainesville
Among the Stars: Science Fiction and Fantasy Book Club: Haymarket Gainesville
Join us in-person or virtually to discuss standalone and firsts of a series in both the fantasy and science fiction realm! Upcoming Discussions: March: "Year of the Reaper" by Makiia Lucier April: "Some Desperate Glory" by Emily Tesh May: "The Tainted Cup" by Robert Jackson Bennett Registration required. RSVPing on Meetup does not register you for the program. To register, please [click here](https://pwcgov.libnet.info/events?term=among+the+stars&r=range&start=today&end=2030-12-31). [Click here](https://pwc-doit.webex.com/pwc-doit/j.php?MTID=ma2b1573e7bf4a4ac640389b9f0b5f1ae) for the meeting link to join virtually.
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center Star Party
Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Udvar-Hazy Center Star Party
Members of the public are invited to view the wonders of the universe through the telescopes of NOVAC volunteers at the Smithsonian's Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA. You do not need to be a member of the club or own any astronomical equipment to attend. Telescopes will be provided by the Smithsonian and pre-approved members of the NOVAC. No other personal telescopes are permitted at the event. The event will take place on the bus parking lot of the museum. **Please park your vehicle at the south end of the main visitors lot and follow signs and red lights to the observing site. As a reminder, parking during the event is free.** Have a cosmic question? One of NOVAC's astronomers or museum staff will be happy to help you. As the sky gets dark, be prepared to enjoy the wonders of the night sky! Don't forget to dress warmly. Please check the weather forecast. For lighting, cover a flashlight in red cellophane (the darker the better). Bring along water to keep hydrated. Note: This outdoor event is weather-dependent and may be cancelled because of significant cloud cover or precipitation.
Domain-Specific Small Language Models
Domain-Specific Small Language Models
Join us for another session of our study group as we continue our coverage of the book Domain-Specific Small Language Models. In this session, we will attempt to cover Chapters 9 on "Advanced Quantization Techniques" and Chapter 10, on "Profiling Insights" to understand resource utilization by an SLM. This isn't just a lecture! Come ready to ask questions, share insights, and code along. Whether you're a beginner or have some experience, this is the perfect opportunity to continue to learn together. If you plan to work with the code on your own laptop during the session, try and download the code from here https://github.com/virtualramblas/Domain-Specific-Small-Language-Models ahead of time.