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**Description:** Are you fascinated by how programming languages work under the hood? Join our weekly meetup where we explore compilers, programming language design, and the diverse ecosystems that bring code to life! We've evolved from our OCaml roots into a vibrant community that examines programming languages from every angle. Whether you're curious about type systems, debating functional vs object-oriented paradigms, or diving into implementation details like Haskell's tuples, you'll find engaging discussions here. *** **🔍 What we explore:** • **Compiler construction phases** \- lexical analysis\, parsing\, type checking\, optimization\, and code generation • **Compilation targets & environments** \- virtual machines\, WebAssembly\, and LLVM • **Programming language features** \- type systems\, design trade\-offs across languages from OCaml to Rust to Haskell and beyond *** **👥 Who we are:** Our community includes: • Beginners taking their first steps into compiler construction • Experienced developers working on language implementations • Everyone in between! **We provide guidance and mentorship for those starting from scratch**, while also tackling advanced topics for seasoned practitioners. *** **💡 What happens in our sessions:** • Share compiler projects and implementation challenges • Debate language design decisions • Collaborate on solving interesting problems • Compare strategies (like garbage collection approaches) • Build toy language parsers together *** **🎯 Who should join:** • Compiler construction enthusiasts • Programming language designers • Type theory aficionados • VM implementers • OCaml, Haskell, Rust (or any language) enthusiasts • Anyone curious about what happens when you hit "compile" *** **📋 What to bring:** • Your curiosity about programming languages • A laptop if you want to code along • Any questions or projects you'd like to discuss **No prior compiler experience necessary** – just bring your enthusiasm for understanding how programming languages come to life!

簡介: * 從品牌定位、目標客群到內容營銷與社交媒體實戰，協助初創由「0」到「1」建立清晰、有說服力的品牌。 內容: * 品牌是什麼：品牌、產品與服務之間的關係 * 初創品牌建立與市場定位（有限預算下的實務考慮） * 目標受眾（target audience）及基本客戶洞察（customer insight） * 如何清晰表達「賣給誰、為何找你買」的品牌訊息 * 個人（品牌）與公司品牌：LinkedIn／社交媒體上的專業形象與公司形象呈現 * 內容營銷（content marketing）與社交媒體推廣的基礎框架

從品牌定位、目標客群到內容營銷與社交媒體實戰，協助初創由「0」到「1」建立清晰、有說服力的品牌。 Date: 14 Jan 2026 (Wed) Time: 18:30 - 20:00 Format: Hybrid Language: Cantonese Venue: 中環皇后大道中99號中環中心地下H6 Conet活動室 Registration Link: [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRsTGMJd7ox5S620MbzisaKv7WuvTNTnT3Iqtsu7Pr-MMzYQ/viewform?usp=send_form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdRsTGMJd7ox5S620MbzisaKv7WuvTNTnT3Iqtsu7Pr-MMzYQ/viewform?usp=send_form) **⚠️ Important registration notice** RSVPing on our platform does **not** register you for the event. To secure your place, please register via the above link.

First timer, please leave contact. Please put your name on the waiting list which will be updated later. My WhatsApp / Signal: 9528-5003 \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Date: 14 Jan 2026 (Wed) Time: 7 to 9 pm (1+1) Court: #2 Level: Intermediate \# of Players: about 7 Shuttlecock: Desiyu G600 Format: Doubles Cost: $50 (PayMe / FPS #: 9528-5003) Venue: 3/F., Chai Wan Sports Centre, 6 Yee Shun Street, Chai Wan, Hong Kong 香港 柴灣 怡順街 6 號 柴灣體育館 三樓 \-\-\-\-\-\> Gymnasium Tel: 2897\-9144 \-\-\-\-\-\> Chai Wan Station\, Exit D \(柴灣站 D 出口\)

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Join us for an engaging meetup where we'll delve into tried-and-true collaboration techniques using Atlassian products. Whether you're working within a startup or part of a large enterprise, these techniques can transform your team's productivity. We'll focus on the integration of Jira and Confluence to enhance project transparency and collaboration. 🔹 Workshop: Hands-on session to connect Jira and Confluence for real-time project updates. 🔹 Networking: Connect with fellow Atlassian enthusiasts, share insights, and collaborate on solving common challenges. Don't miss this chance to elevate your project workflows and meet like-minded professionals who are as passionate about Atlassian tools as you are! RSVP now and be part of a growing community dedicated to improved teamwork and innovation. 📅 Date: 14-Jan 📍 Venue: Taikoo Place Agenda --- Speaker Nikkro Yu Executive Director of Agile Management with solid PMO and Technical background, aimed to uplift efficiency by a transparency culture and reduce silos through driving modern way of working. Served across Retails, Financial, Telecom, Innovation, and Public sector. Aim to bridge up Business and IT delivery ever closer. Moderator Nikkro Yu Executive Director of Agile Management with solid PMO and Technical background, aimed to uplift efficiency by a transparency culture and reduce silos through driving modern way of working. Served across Retails, Financial, Telecom, Innovation, and Public sector. Aim to bridge up Business and IT delivery ever closer. Hosted By Mingshan Yuan, Atlassian Community Leader Nikkro Yu, Atlassian Community Leader Chief Agile Management with a solid Agile Transformation and Technical background, aimed to uplift efficiency through a transparency culture and reduce silos by driving a modern way of working. Served across Retails, Financial, Telecom, Innovation, and the Public sector. Aim to bridge up Business and IT delivery ever closer. Lily Tao, Senior Consultant Vikram sathish Asokan, Atlassian Community Leader As a 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗰 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁, 𝘃𝗖𝗜𝗦𝗢, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿, I specialize in 𝗰𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 & 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝗚𝗥𝗖), helping enterprises build resilience in the face of digital transformation. With 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝟮𝟮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, including 15+ years in 𝗜𝗧 𝘀𝗼𝗳𝘁𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, I have a proven track record in managing, securing, and transforming organizations. In today’s era of ‘𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘆,’ businesses must navigate complex challenges in 𝗔𝗜 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸 & 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗰𝘆, 𝗖𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. I have spearheaded the establishment and expansion of 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗚𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗸, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 (𝗚𝗥𝗖) programs, ensuring organizations adopt robust security frameworks while remaining agile and innovative. My certifications include 𝗜𝗦𝗢 𝟮𝟳𝟬𝟬𝟭:𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟮 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗔𝘂𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 and 𝗔𝘇𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱, complemented by expertise in 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗢𝗽𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. Throughout my career, I have successfully collaborated with 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 such as fashion, forex, fintech, and pharma. My academic background includes an 𝗠𝗕𝗔 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗕𝗦𝗰 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆. Beyond my professional endeavors, I am deeply passionate about 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀, 𝗰𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗔𝗜, 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. I actively engage with industry communities like 𝗣𝗠𝗜, 𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗹𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗰 while continuously learning new skills—from 𝗧𝗮𝗲𝗸𝘄𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 sustainability and startup mentoring. --- Global Partner Atlassian (http://atlassian.com) Millions of users globally rely on Atlassian products every day for improving software development, project management, collaboration, and code quality. For over a decade, Atlassian customers have come together to network, share ideas, solve problems, and find new ways to use Atlassian products. Today, more than 15,000 people take part in Atlassian community events in more than 30 countries. --- Complete your event RSVP here: https://ace.atlassian.com/events/details/atlassian-hong-kong-presents-atlassian-journeys-collaboration-techniques-that-transform/.

🍁金紅落羽杉人像攝影🍁

《第六組 攝影技術交流組》

[1701 青衣金紅落羽松人像攝影]📸🍁 
日期：1月17日(sat)

集合時間：1500

集合地點：青衣站B大堂/齊人步行5分鐘到達

攝影時間：1515-1900

攝影地點：青衣公園

人數：10

Host：Eric & CC 
✴️青衣公園介紹✴️
🍁公園採歐陸式+中式建築風格庭院設計「港版加拿大湖」，置身於外國小型歐洲庭院情懷。 🍁季節：1月是金紅落羽松由黃色轉為金紅色佳期🍁 🍁公園種植「落羽杉」、「水松杉」喬木、「5級紅」 🍁人工湖水暉映，閃閃金光，景色優美 🍁寧靜享受大自然、歐陸童話世界，詩情畫意，紅花+人像完美配搭📸 
✴️熱門打卡點📸
🍁公園觀景台
🍁落羽杉排林 🍁大型瀑布 🍁壯觀人工湖邊 🍁自然保育園地

📷攝影器材📷
📷手機、相機
📷腳架、快門線 ✴️活動行程內容✴️ 1.1515-1845: 攝影時間📸 地點：青衣公園範圍 
2.1900-2100: 晚飯🍽️🍲 地點：青衣城
人數：自由參與
內容：1️⃣互相交流當日攝影作品心得, 2️⃣ 收集大家意見作將來活動參考
費用：晚餐自費付

⚠️注意事項/免責聲明：～

1.自攜攝影器材,歡迎使用單反光鏡、長焦鏡，手機和腳架等

2.此活動屬結伴同影，屬自願參加性質，不設家長式照顧，所有器材，自己保管，如有任何損失，自己負責，領隊無需付任何責任或賠償。

3.各成員以成熟、禮讓、禮貌、和諧為則。
4.為提升各成員攝影技術交流。活動完畢後，參加者承諾分享當日攝影作品1張(歡迎超過1張)到臨時召集群。
5.必須尊重領隊行程決定。

[青衣公參考資料]~ https://youtu.be/Eqz73djNm5M?si=Fmr3CD4URxma31CM ～～～～～～～～～～～～

"I take complex pictures because the world I experience is complicated and ultimately inexplicable place." **Alex Webb** Hello all. This time as part of an advanced level and challenging theme we would follow celebrated street photographer Alex Webb’s technique while trying with our eye/cameras to explore complex compositions and go beyond eye candies. We would practice against the photography clichés of “Less is More” and “Keep It Simple Stupid” by “Look for More” and “Fill the Frame”, by composing some visually complex photographs which contain more than one element, have more than one point of focus, by pushing the frame to include more and more, but falling short of chaos. “Eye Candy” is a photo that looks cool and clean and has exactly one layer of interest. They look great for about half a second and then there is no reason for your eye to linger any longer. In this outing we would try to take pictures that make the eye to move around and see multiple layers/subjects and action. Have a look at some of the pictures in this event page's album below on the theme. Also do some research on the technique of “Layering” and using “Multiple Subjects” in photography compositions. Here are some useful youtube videos on the subject to get you started: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei5VVqiSH34](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei5VVqiSH34) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE3D3NTl8xI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE3D3NTl8xI) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAtAyr2w6yE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAtAyr2w6yE) **Meeting Time and Place:** **3pm** at **Sham Shui Po MTR station,** **Exit C2** (street level) We will meet at **Sham Shui Po MTR station Exit C2** (street level) at **3pm** and then walk around in groups of two to three photographers, then re-group at (venue yet to be decided but would be announced before the outing begins) **5pm** onwards for photo sharing over a drink. Please post **YOUR BEST FIVE i**mages only for this outing on the meetup site. For every image you post, please try to comment on at least one other image, no matter if you think you are qualified to comment or not. You can always give some constructive comments with regard to Colour, Tone, Light, Action, Pattern, Balance, Composition, Visual and Emotional appeal of the image/s. This really helps in sharing and learning from each other. **IMPORTANT:** Please sign up only if you are coming, those not showing up 2x in a row would be taken off the group list while active members would be given a preference over long inactive members, the last minute habitual dropouts and no-shows.

只要行出第一步，就可以擴闊生活圈子~ https://forms.gle/WtTsxUUErco3PKB5A 填左以上Google Form就可加入活動群😁 係香港識朋友話難唔難，話易唔易，所以都希望透過呢個平台令大家互相認識，一齊去吃喝玩樂~ 定期舉辦行山、水上活動、PARTY ROOM、睇戲、食飯又或大家諗到都可以建議版主去搞~

Join us for dinner and discussion about queer books! For our next book, we will be reading **‘The Safekeep’** by **Yael van der Wouden**. **Blurb** An exhilarating, twisted tale of desire, suspicion, and obsession between two women staying in the same house in the Dutch countryside during the summer of 1961—a powerful exploration of the legacy of WWII and the darker parts of our collective past. A house is a precious thing... It is 1961 and the rural Dutch province of Overijssel is quiet. Bomb craters have been filled, buildings reconstructed, and the war is truly over. Living alone in her late mother’s country home, Isabel knows her life is as it should be—led by routine and discipline. But all is upended when her brother Louis brings his graceless new girlfriend Eva, leaving her at Isabel’s doorstep as a guest, to stay for the season. **The Plan** 19:30 Meeting @ the restaurant 19:45 Dinner & discussion 21:15 Choosing a book for March 21:30 End **Dinner** The name of the restaurant will be announced in the WhatsApp group chat. **What to do** 1\. RSVP on this event page\. 2\. Read the book :\) and think about your suggestion for the discussion in March\! 3\. Come to the event and share your thoughts about the book with us\. 4\. Please enable DMs from other members and turn on notifications so that our team can communicate with you\. Hope to see you there! Amy (she/they) & Izabella (she/her) **Please note…** 1\. Tandem is a community of volunteers; everything you see is created by our members giving up their time and labour\. None of our organisers profit from events; any charges listed are those from other parties and we never add a mark\-up\. In this context\, we need attendees to do their best to reduce the workload of our volunteer team by reading the event description and these notes carefully; and follow the instructions in order to register a place on the event\. Please be considerate and helpful with our team – we are all volunteers\. 2\. We run all our event communication through WhatsApp\. Please keep track of event related messages in the Whatsapp event group and respond to requests and instructions from organisers within 24hrs\. Please don’t put the chat on mute\. If our team don’t receive your response within 24hrs\, we will move you to “Not Going”\. 3\. If you require special accessibility accommodations for the event \(i\.e\.\, accessible venue\, accessible restrooms\, noise levels\, lighting conditions\, etc\) and are unsure whether they can be met\, please reach out to the organiser/host\. 4\. We encourage language inclusivity at all our events\. If you aren't confident in English\, please let our team know\. We will try to provide bilingual support where possible and/or will try and introduce you to other language speakers you're more comfortable with\. Please be mindful that we might not be able to accommodate all languages at all events\, but we will do our best to make everyone feel welcome and heard\. 5\. If you sign up\, but can no longer make it\, please update your RSVP as soon as possible and tell the organiser\. Updating your RSVP well ahead of the event allows us to manage the waitlist; allow other people to attend; know who to look out for at the start of the event; and manage any relevant bookings\, such as table reservations\. 6\. If you don’t have a clear face pic on your profile and/or your username doesn’t match the name you normally use\, we can’t identify your payments nor match your RSVP with who you are in real life\. If this is you\, please ensure the organiser knows who you are\. If we can’t work out who you are within 24hrs of your RSVP\, we will move you to “Not Going”\. Only group members and their guests with an RSVP may attend events; people who aren’t signed up will be refused entry to events. 7\. If you don’t follow the conditions above\, we will move you to “Not Going” for future events until you message us to confirm you will follow these conditions\.

Federal Executive GovCon - "Supporting Government Efficiency with Thought Leadership" When: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 5:30 – 8:00 Location: Lost Rhino, 21730 Red Rum Dr, Ste 142, Ashburn, VA 20147 (\*\* NEW LOCATION \*\*) Come network with other local GovCon Executives and enjoy a few free beers on us and engage with our sponsors and Industry speakers. Please register here for your spot and please enter full name and company so a badge will be waiting for you. Sponsorships: 1 of 2 spots are available. DM me to claim the 2nd sponsorship to highlight your company to an invitation-only executive audience.

Gaming, AdTech, EdTech, Media Streaming, and FinTech are just a few of the workloads where high-availability cloud infrastructure matters. Whether you’re doing battle daily in one of these spaces or are just curious about ways to improve performance, meet us in Reston for an in-person discussion on bare metal cloud architecture. You’ll meet our product lead, James MacKenzie, who will walk through how modern bare metal serves as a control plane for hybrid and private cloud architectures. **What we will cover** * Ways to leverage bare metal, containers, and orchestration for better performance and predictable economics; * Real-world hybrid, disaster recovery, and data-intensive architectures; * Our approach to eliminating ingress and egress fees. **Who should attend** * Cloud architects and platform engineers; * DevOps professionals and infrastructure leads; * FinOps stakeholders managing data-heavy or hybrid workloads. **Why attend** This is a technical, architecture-first conversation. You will leave with a clearer understanding of high-availability cloud infrastructure and how organizations are scaling cost-effectively. Food and drinks will be provided. Space is limited to keep the discussion interactive.

Learn to manage stress and achieve self-growth through simple relaxation and Meditation. Heartfulness Meditation is a simple, modern, methodical approach to meditation. Rather than homing in on your breath or repeating a mantra, you simply focus inward, on your heart, to cultivate inner strength and serenity. Heartfulness meditation is gaining traction in recent years. It focuses on the heart, allowing individuals to connect with themselves on a deeper level, and ultimately achieve peace, relaxation, and clarity. It is a practice that encourages patience, self-compassion, and acceptance, helping cultivate a deeper appreciation for the present moment. This practice is offered with love and at no cost

## **1 Million Cups Loudoun – January 14 Business Presentation** **Featuring Eric Wojtkun of Focal Point Coaching** **Wednesday\, January 14 \| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM** **Venture X Loudoun – Ashburn** Join us for our **January 14th 1 Million Cups Loudoun** meeting as we welcome **Eric Wojtkun**, founder of **Focal Point Coaching**, for a powerful conversation on leadership, resilience, and preparing businesses to thrive before challenges arise. **About the Presenter** Eric brings a rare and compelling background to entrepreneurship. An **Army BRAT, Army Veteran, and FBI Agent**, Eric has lived in 17 places, served two overseas deployments (Bosnia and Kosovo), and worked across nearly every major FBI discipline — from violent and white-collar crime to cyber, counterintelligence, crisis response, and national security. After decades of leadership in high-stakes environments, Eric launched **Focal Point Coaching** to focus on what mattered most to him throughout his career: **helping people and organizations build resilience in the face of change and adversity**. Through executive coaching and team development, Eric helps leaders move from survival mode into what he calls **“BEAST mode”** — prepared, confident, and proactive. His exclusive resilience-focused coaching framework supports leadership, teams, processes, culture, and cyber readiness before a crisis occurs. **Where Eric Is Seeking Community Feedback** * How do you effectively market **resilience preparation** *before* a critical incident occurs? * What helps leaders and business owners clearly understand the **ROI of resilience coaching**? * How can resilience training be integrated into the flow of **normal business operations**? * What motivates leaders to prepare mentally and emotionally for the inevitable challenges of business? **Who Should Attend** Eric is especially eager to connect with: * Small to mid-sized business owners in the **hospitality industry** * Leaders responsible for teams, culture, and operations * Entrepreneurs experienced in scaling service-based businesses * Anyone interested in leadership, preparedness, and sustainable growth Come ready to listen, learn, and offer meaningful insight to support a founder building something impactful. ### What Is 1 Million Cups? 1 Million Cups is a national program powered by the Kauffman Foundation that brings together entrepreneurs and community members for weekly conversations that educate, support, and inspire. Loudoun’s chapter meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of each month. Join us on **January 14 at 9:00 AM** for coffee, connection, and a meaningful conversation about reimagining after-school education in Loudoun County. **We look forward to seeing you there.**

Join us for another session of our study group as we dive into the fascinating world of Large Language Models (LLMs) using the book **Build a Large Language Model from Scratch** from Manning. In this session, we will finish **Chapter 7: Fine-tuning to follow instructions**. In the last session, we talked about how to prepare the dataset for instruction fine-tuning and in this session we will perform the fine-tuning and evaluate the model afterwards. 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 build a strong foundation together. If you plan to work with the code on your own laptop during the session, try and set-up the environment ahead of time (https://github.com/rasbt/LLMs-from-scratch/tree/main/setup). We will be meeting at the North County Governmental Center this time that is across from the Reston public library.

Come join us at Nova Labs for our monthly lockpicking meeting! We meet every third Wednesday at the Nova Labs Fairfax location at 3850 Jermantown Road. Learn about locks, lockpicking, lock modifications, and even lock smithing in our classroom environment. No tools, skills, or knowledge required, but feel free to bring any of those things with you! Our meetings are overseen by one or more locksmiths.