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**Co-working for writers in Amager!** Join us for an hour of focused writing time. All writers and all experience levels are welcome and don’t worry, no one will see what you've written. This session is about getting your writing done and meeting other writers in the area. We meet in this lovely spacious café, chilled out, usually not very busy at this time, with an on-site bakery of delicious pastries. Once everyone is here and settled, I will lead a quick introduction, and then set the timer for our quiet and focused writing session. After the hour is up feel free to chat / take off / keep writing if you're on a roll. We often talk about our successes and challenges as writers, and it can be a great way to learn from eachother. **A note about the format** We don’t host critiques or readings. These events are a safe space for writers of all skill levels and genres to work on their craft, so no one will read or critique your writing. For our full event schedule, visit [https://shutupwrite.com](https://shutupwrite.com) **Practical Details:** WiFi name / password: Kasada / haveaniceday Travel / Parking info: Kasada is just a few minutes walk from Lergravsparken Metro Station. We will usually be at the (only) round table, with power outlets if you need one. Venue Guidelines: Please thank our hosts by purchasing something.

Join us for an hour of writing! We’ve discovered that it’s strikingly helpful to write with other writers. See if it’s true for you at our Copenhagen Shut Up & Write! sessions. Be it a book, blog, script, essay, dissertation, résumé, melody, poem, or just plain work stuff, you are invited to write it with us. No one will see what you've written or give you unsolicited advice. Instead of just thinking about writing, come and get some real writing done. SCHEDULE: - 15 minutes of hellos and getting settled; maybe some quick intros. - Then, the timer starts! : writing for 1 hour. - After the hour is up... chat / take off / keep writing, if you're on a roll. OPTIONAL SOCIALIZING happens once the hour of writing is complete. Writing can be very solitary... connecting (and sometimes even commiserating) with other writers is a cool thing. It's best to be on time, but BEING LATE IS ALSO OKAY: just show up and get settled, then check in with us after the session. (We’ll be the ones with the small Shut Up & Write! sign.) If you were on time, please be willing to make room for the friendly latecomer. What Should I Bring? Whatever you need to be able to write! Bring earbuds/earplugs if you want to block the cafe’s overhead music or the occasional conversation by other patrons.

Fulfillment. Joy. – Do you know what it is? Do you feel it now? Many of us are living lives that have “just sort of happened”. We had a dream, a vision (maybe we still do) for what we wanted our lives to look like. Somewhere along the way, life took over and something else ended up happening. We made decisions, took a turn down a path, and now our life isn’t what we thought it would be. Or we’re living someone else’s life. Maybe it’s what our parent’s wanted for us. What we believe our partner or a potential partner might want. Or maybe it’s what we believe we need to do and have to be happy. I was one of these people. My life checked all the boxes for what I thought I needed in order to be happy. And still, I wasn’t. Join me for a coffee talk on what it means to live a Life By Design. Where your choices are deliberate and based on your authentic, true self. What you have to let go off to achieve this (hint: the notion that vulnerability is a weakness and feelings of fear and guilt) and who you will become in the process.

We are a group of people meeting on Tuesdays to socialize around cooking and eating together. Usually around 40-50 people. Many are international students, but also other people join. The foodclub exist independent of Meetup, we invite you because we have room for a few more people. The food is vegan and made from donated leftover veggies from a local greengrocery. The place has originally hosted leftwing activist groups, and many of the people joining are also involved in political groups. If you want to join for chopping and cooking, we will be doing that from 3 to 6 pm. It is possible to join part of the time. From 6 to 8pm we are serving food. Donation around 30 kroner. If you are helping out some hours, chopping, cooking or cleaning, you can eat for free. From 8 to 9 - 9:30 pm we are cleaning up the place. We hope to see you in our lovely foodclub <3

**Guests: Registration on email is required before attendance** Guests are most welcome to join our meetings, but attendance must be registered by email to [copenhagen@toastmasters.dk.](http://copenhagen@toastmasters.dk.%2A%2A/) Please come 10 minutes before the meeting start. We start at exactly 18:00. Welcome to ***Copenhagen Toastmasters Club*** Looking to improve your speaking and communication skills? Ignite your career? Gain the confidence to speak up? You’ve come to the right place. **Our meetings for 2026** • Wk 2: 6. jan. • Wk 4: 20. jan. • Wk 6: 3. feb. • Wk 8: 17. feb. • Wk 10: 3. mar. • Wk 12: 17. mar. • Wk 15: 7. april • Wk 17: 21. april • Wk 19: 5. may • Wk 21: 19. may • Wk 23 2. jun. • Wk 25 16. jun. **Our history** The *Copenhagen Toastmasters Club* was established in June 1996 by a group of dedicated people. We are the first Toastmasters club in Denmark. We are part of the Toastmasters International which is a nonprofit organisation that helps people to improve public speaking. **Our goals** *Copenhagen Toastmasters Club* will give you the skills and confidence you need to express yourself effectively in any situation. Toastmasters is the most efficient, enjoyable and affordable way of gaining great communication skills. You'll learn how to: * Formulate and express your ideas effectively * Be more persuasive and confident when giving presentations * Improve your one-on-one dealings with others At *Copenhagen Toastmasters Club*, you'll get to practice your skills by organising and conducting meetings and motivating others to help you. Become a better negotiator. Gain trust. Inspire your team. **Want to know more about *Copenhagen Toastmasters Club*?** [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/CopenhagenToastmasters) , [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/2480522/admin/dashboard/) [Toastmasters International - global network](https://www.toastmasters.org/)

Hi and welcome to 2026 and .NET Skåne again! This time we have the pleasure of inviting you to Turbine Studios at Malmö central station for yet another inspiring evening! This event is free to attend and there will be free drinks and food. We hope to see you there! **IMPORTANT:** If you have signed up to the event but can't make for some reason please cancel your spot in good time before the event so the spot is free for someone else to attend. **Agenda:** **How to build an engineering team using spec driven development** (Fredrik Hansson) In this session we’ll look at Spec-Driven Development and what it means for building teams in an AI-first world. In Spec-Driven Development, the spec is the main artifact: it makes intent, constraints, interfaces, and “done” explicit so implementation becomes predictable and reviewable. With AI in the loop, this matters even more - AI is only as good as the instructions we give it, and the spec becomes the contract between humans and code generation. **.NET API with Gen AI-prompted data in the real world** (Aimen Goitom) GenAI is everywhere right now… and with that comes a lot of noise. Around 95% of AI startups fail, but that’s not a reason to stay on the sidelines. It’s a signal that this is the right time to understand the technology, separate hype from value, and explore what actually works in real systems. In this session, I’ll share lessons from a recent real-world project at a client, focusing on how GenAI can be integrated into a traditional .NET API without overcomplicating things. We’ll look at two concrete and highly practical use cases: data matching and data enrichment. Each use case is demonstrated with a simple, relatable demo inspired by real production scenarios. You don’t need any prior experience with GenAI-APIs. This talk is designed to be accessible, pragmatic, and developer-focused. Along the way, we’ll explore some core behaviors and trade-offs of popular GenAI-APIs, and hopefully we’ll also have time to discuss where they fit (and where they don’t) in everyday backend development. **Making State Change Decisions** (Per Ökvist) As a follow-up to Pers previous session on deciders, we’ll dive deeper into how decisions about state changes are made. This talk explores collaborative state, concurrency, consistency, and constraints—along with the boundaries that shape these interactions. We’ll discuss practical ways to reason about data when making decisions, and how these concepts influence system design and reliability. **About the speakers:** [Fredrik Hansson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/fredrikha/) (Turbine Studios) Fredrik is a technical visionary and serial entrepreneur with over two decades of experience building products, platforms, and companies. He has held roles such as CTO, Product Manager, and Solution Architect, and has co-founded several successful companies in software and digital services. His strength lies in combining deep technical expertise with strong leadership and the ability to build high-performing teams. [Aimen Goitom](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aimengoitom/) (Turbine Studios) Aimen is a well-rounded software developer with over a decade of experience building and delivering production systems, primarily in .NET backend development. Since starting his career, he has worked across a wide range of domains including frontend development, Azure cloud solutions, data analysis, and data engineering using Databricks. [Per Ökvist ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/perokvist)(Forefront consulting) Per Ökvist is a technical architect consultant with Forefront consulting, based in Malmö. Focusing on Azure and event driven systems, Interested in collaborative software design and modeling, along with the overlap/collaboration withing the software cycle as product, platform, data and AI. **Host:** Our host of this evening is Turbine Studios. Turbine Studios is a technology consulting company based in Malmö, built for senior consultants who want to focus on lasting impact rather than short-term engagements without taking on unnecessary individual risk. Turbine exists for consultants who want to focus on their craft, be part of a shared context, and build something that lasts — together Join our [Discord server](https://discord.gg/w3gtJPjHUu) or our [GitHub repo](https://github.com/dotnetskane).

**Important:** This event will happen in real life in Copenhagen. **Venue:** Saga (boat), Havnegade 31Z – Kajplads 140, 1058 København K, [sagaboat.dk](https://sagaboat.dk) **Scaling in the Real World** *What the Playbooks Don’t Tell You* Real stories, messy trade-offs, and scaling lessons you won’t find in a framework. Most talks about scaling sound the same: clean diagrams, neat playbooks, and tidy case studies. This meetup is about everything that doesn’t fit on the slide. We’ll hear from product leaders who have scaled teams, products, and customers in the real world—with all the chaos, contradictions, and uncomfortable decisions that come with it. Expect candid stories about what actually broke as things grew: processes that didn’t survive contact with reality, “best practices” that backfired, and the trade-offs they’d make differently today. You’ll walk away with concrete, experience-based tactics you can apply in your own company right now: * How scaling really feels from the inside (not just in diagrams) * What to do when bigger customers and bigger teams pull you in different directions * How to choose which fires to fight, and which chaos you can live with * Where popular scaling advice misleads—and how to adapt it to your context Come if you’re in the middle of scaling, about to hit that stage, or just tired of polished stories that skip the hard parts. We will have two exciting speakers lined up, each offering a unique perspective on scaling products teams and surviving it. Speakers are: 1. **Morten Lundsby Jensen** – This Is Fine: Scaling through new stages of chaos Morten’s experience at Zendesk, Google, and major silicon valley companies – and now in Denmark working for Syndicate – has given him a front-row seat to the chaos behind scaling. Morten will unpack the gap between theory and reality, and talk about what really happens when growth leads to bigger customers, larger teams, and brand new problems. 2. **Pernille Trolle Brøgaard** \- Scaling Without Breaking Your Teams In this talk, Pernille shares concrete stories from leading product organisations through a major platform migration, acquisitions, and cross-market scaling — including the deliberate choice to accept a traffic drop on dba.dk to enable a more scalable future. She walks through how the org handled tension between teams and stakeholders, big differences in team maturity, and the constant pull between short-term delivery and long-term sustainability. Rather than theory or playbooks, this session focuses on practical decisions, real constraints, and what the teams actually did when things got difficult. Whether you’re a seasoned leader or a team member navigating high-speed product environments, this event will offer grounded, real-world insights into what it takes to succeed under pressure. Join us at **Product Loop** for an evening of honest talks, practical takeaways, and good conversations with fellow product and design professionals. The event is powered by [Learning Loop](https://learningloop.io/). Sponsored by [syndicate.dk](https://www.syndicate.dk/) – the only real product coaching company. **AGENDA:** * Intro (and who’s participating) * **Morten Lundsby Jensen** – This Is Fine: Scaling through new stages of chaos * Beer break * **Second speaker** * More Networking * Thanks for tonight **Keywords:** leadership, scaling, delivery focus, strategy shift, team alignment, sustainable pace, resilience, team topologies, product operating model, productivity, team collaboration, rapid prototyping, venture studios

*“Evenemanget hålls på engelska men du är välkommen att prata svenska om du vill. Alla är välkomna.”* **[Please Click Here to Register](https://www.hellohuman.online/listings/hello-human-connect-1/?utm_source=meetup-sss&utm_medium=social&utm_term=&utm_content=hhc6&utm_campaign=events) :** [https://www.hellohuman.online/listings/hello-human-connect-1/](https://www.hellohuman.online/listings/hello-human-connect-1/?utm_source=meetup-sss&utm_medium=social&utm_term=&utm_content=hhc6&utm_campaign=events) It's getting real all around you huh? We have always had to rely on each other when systems fail. Digitialisation and the internet helps us to see what is happening around us. Meeting in community, in the real world, is how we survive and break out of the echo chambers which are dividing us. Let's move from doing things alone to sharing the load together. Let's move from thinking care is earned to knowing care is a right. Let's move from always competing to surviving and thriving. Isolation only protects harmful systems while connection weakens them. You were never meant to do any of this alone. Come. It's a small but powerful action. ## Agenda 17h35: Introductions 17h45: Discussion topic intro: Community care is a practice. How do we show up for each other? 17h55: Grounding exercise 18h00: Discussions 18h40: Snack break 18h50: Discussions 19h30: End 19h30 -20h00: Extra discussion time if needed. **What to bring:** Respect and good intent. ==========//========== **[Please Click Here to Register](https://www.hellohuman.online/listings/hello-human-connect-1/?utm_source=meetup-sss&utm_medium=social&utm_term=&utm_content=hhc6&utm_campaign=events)** ==========//========== ### **About Hello Human Connect:** There is massive “unlearning” of biases that has to happen for us all to move forward to a place where we can all call each other human beings and not by other labels. Speaking to each other honestly and without judgement can be so powerful. What is happening in the world makes me sad. A lot of it has to do with the many “us vs them” events that takes place on this rock hurtling through space. So I invite all you beautiful humans to come and co-create together, for all of us. The event is a dialogue based event where people can come to discuss their “-isms” from a place of wanting to understand and unlearn. ie. “why is it racist if I say this…”, “I don’t understand how to be an ally to women or minorities”, “how do I deal with people who want me to use different pronouns”, etc. Deep and potentially hot topics but we have a [safe space](https://www.hellohuman.online/eq/how-to-create-a-safe-space/?utm_source=meetup-sss&utm_medium=social&utm_term=&utm_content=hhc6&utm_campaign=events) for people like you who want to take and be the first step of change in their own lives and make friends beyond their regular homogeneous groups. Watching the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu go through the Truth and Reconciliation Commission talks when apartheid ended in South Africa makes me believe that there is something powerful in dialogue and forgiveness. So Hello Human Connect is a mix of two concepts: 1. **“Ubuntu”** – a concept in which your sense of self is shaped by your relationships with other people. It’s a way of living that begins with the premise that “I am” only because “we are.” 2. **Kintsugi** – the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with urushi lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. The beauty of the repaired object incorporates the fact that it was previously broken. The idea being that the dialogue and understanding is the golden bond that reunites all the splintered labels and definitions of self into a functioning beautiful whole again. So come to connect, share, learn, eat a snack and meet some fantastic humans IRL(in real life)! Come, it is a small but powerful action you can take to be part of the change you want to see in the world. See you there. **[Please Click Here to Register](https://www.hellohuman.online/listings/hello-human-connect-1/?utm_source=meetup-sss&utm_medium=social&utm_term=&utm_content=hhc6&utm_campaign=events)**

Join Bien Contemporary for a unique evening of creativity where painting meets cocktails! Unleash your artistic side in a relaxed and social atmosphere, perfect for both beginners and experienced artists. Sip on delightful cocktails while our talented instructors guide you through a step-by-step painting session. Immerse yourself in the world of art as you create your very own masterpiece while mingling with fellow art enthusiasts. This event combines the perfect blend of artistic expression and socializing, making it an unforgettable experience. Don't miss out on this opportunity to unwind, unleash your creativity, and indulge in some delicious cocktails at Bien Contemporary's Painting & Cocktails Night! Get tickets online here - https://biencontemporary.dk/event/

Join Bien Contemporary for a unique evening of creativity where painting meets cocktails! Unleash your artistic side in a relaxed and social atmosphere, perfect for both beginners and experienced artists. Sip on delightful cocktails while our talented instructors guide you through a step-by-step painting session. Immerse yourself in the world of art as you create your very own masterpiece while mingling with fellow art enthusiasts. This event combines the perfect blend of artistic expression and socializing, making it an unforgettable experience. Don't miss out on this opportunity to unwind, unleash your creativity, and indulge in some delicious cocktails at Bien Contemporary's Painting & Cocktails Night! get tickets online here - https://biencontemporary.dk/event/

​Creative AI is moving fast - the real challenge is no longer what's possible, but how to move from pilots to production-ready workflows that meet enterprise demands for quality, governance, and compliance. ​Join Virtuall and Engage Studios for a hands-on session exploring how Creative AI is being implemented inside organizations today: what works, what breaks at scale, and how teams navigate real-world constraints. ​**What you'll take away:** * ​How leading brands move Creative AI beyond experimentation * ​Where teams get stuck when scaling * ​Hands-on experience testing real use cases with Virtuall's platform * ​Clear next steps for your organization ​**Agenda:** 11:00 Arrival & Lunch \| 11:30 Introduction \| 11:40 Panel: Moving to Organizational Scale *(speakers announced in January)* \| 12:10 Hands\-On Testing & Use Case Exploration \| 12:50 Debrief \| 13:00 Event ends ​💻 Bring your laptop 🍽️ Lunch included ​**For:** Creative directors, content creators, marketing specialists, and visualization leads

Join us for an exciting evening at GDG Cloud Copenhagen's next event! We will be hosting two talks. Fake Data Generation: Speaker: Mike Williamson, Data Architect at Cellpoint Digital Title: Stop Using “Hello World” Data: Generate Data Directly from your Schemas Synopsis: Mike has made an open source tool to create fake data from protocol buffer schemas. He will walk through the purpose, a few examples of how to do it with different schemas, and interactively show the audience how to install it and do the same, if they wish. Vertex AI: Speaker: Yannis Mageiras, Analytics Engineer at Dreamdata Title: Automated Job Title Classification Using Multilingual Embeddings and Vertex AI Synopsis: Yannis will walk us through a machine learning pipeline that automatically classifies job titles into 26 role categories using multilingual text embeddings and logistic regression, deployed on Google Cloud's Vertex AI platform for scalable training and batch prediction. We will start at 16:00 and have dinner (Indian food) and drinks (alcoholic and non-alcoholic) in between the two talks. We will finish at 19:00. Agenda --- Speakers Mike Williamson - Cellpoint Digital (Data Architect) I will fill this in later Yannis Mageiras - Dreamdata (Analytics Engineer) Fill in later Hosted By Rubén Blázquez Cob, GDG Organizer Michael Williamson, Data Architect I'll add more. Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-cloud-copenhagen-presents-deep-dives-into-vertex-ai-and-fake-data-generation/.

**Founders Running Club** (FRC) brings founders, investors, tech, creative people and startup enthusiasts together for weekly easy runs and networking. We like to be comfortable when we run and finish with coffee and conversations. Choose your pace or follow a pacer—pets, friends, family, are welcome. 🗓️ Launched in San Francisco, July 16, 2022 🌍 Now in 35+ cities 📅 Running + Networking events + Community **Join the community** [http://foundersrc.com/chats](http://foundersrc.com/chats) **Stay updated**: Instagram [http://instagram.com/foundersrc/](http://instagram.com/foundersrc/) Podcast [http://podcast.foundersrc.com/](http://podcast.foundersrc.com/) LinkedIn [http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/](http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/) Strava [http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC](http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC) Website [http://foundersrc.com/](http://foundersrc.com/)

Dulles Code & Coffee is a collaborative community of software and technology enthusiasts seeking to learn, grow, and help each other. All skill levels are welcome. The concept is simple. Bring a laptop and ideas. We’ll provide coffee, tea, and donuts. Thank you to [BTI360](https://www.bti360.com/) for sponsoring this event. ## **Event Format** 1. At 9:15 everyone introduces themselves and briefly describes what brought them out this morning (project, homework, networking, etc.). 2. For the rest of the day folks work in the communal space, socializing and asking/giving help as desired. ## **Location** BTI360’s Office in Herndon The office is across from Worldgate, looking down on the toll road. ## **Address** 12930 Worldgate Dr, Ste 400, Herndon, VA 20170 [[map](https://goo.gl/maps/pF5ZrPUviX1vtmdSA)] ## **Logistics** * **Must be a U.S. Citizen to attend. Real ID verification is required.** * PARKING: Use the surface lot. All spaces marked MIII are open for parking. Please avoid Management spaces, State Farm and SP+ * ARRIVAL: Follow the signs from the front entrance to the freight elevator located in the parking garage on level P2. Take the elevator to Suite 400 (Floor 4). * How to find us video: [https://youtu.be/ohqFzyqiASE](https://youtu.be/ohqFzyqiASE) ## **Community Guidelines** We value the participation of each member of the community and want all attendees to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience. To ensure a conducive environment, all participants are required to conform to our [code of conduct](https://github.com/DullesCodeCoffee/.github/blob/main/code-of-conduct.md).

## **1 Million Cups Loudoun Workshop: How AI Can Work for Your Business** **Wednesday\, January 28 \| 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM** **Venture X Loudoun – Ashburn** Artificial Intelligence is no longer just a buzzword — it’s a practical tool that businesses of all sizes can begin using today. Join **1 Million Cups Loudoun** for a special **workshop-style presentation** led by **Victor Meer of AI Prime** and **Jay Jay Billings of Band Gap AI**, designed to help entrepreneurs understand how AI can realistically support their business operations. This workshop will provide: * A clear, practical overview of what AI actually is * Real-world examples of how businesses are using AI today * Insight into where automation can save time and reduce friction * Guidance on how to start leveraging AI without needing technical expertise Whether you’re AI-curious, overwhelmed by the noise, or ready to explore automation in your business, this session will help you think clearly about where AI fits — and where it doesn’t. As always, coffee, conversation, and community are at the heart of 1 Million Cups Loudoun. ### 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.**

**The Test Tribe 2nd Washington Meetup – Designing a Modern QA Organization: Structure, Skills, and Shared Ownership** AI is accelerating software delivery at an unprecedented pace-but speed without structure introduces serious risk. In today’s landscape, the traditional “testing bottleneck” isn’t just a delay-it’s a business liability. This session explores how Quality Engineering must evolve from a siloed function into a strategic, distributed capability-one that balances rapid AI adoption with strong human oversight. Moving beyond basic automation, this talk introduces the concept of Distributed Quality Governance, where quality becomes a shared responsibility across engineering, product, and leadership. Expect a practical, leadership-focused discussion that cuts through AI hype and addresses the real challenges of testing complex, AI-assisted systems-while ensuring accountability, trust, and long-term resilience. **Event Details** * **Date: 21st January 2026 (Wednesday)** * **Time: 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT** * **Location: 1501 Langston Blvd. Arlington, Virginia** **Session: Designing a Modern QA Organization: Structure, Skills, and Shared Ownership** **Speaker: Alekhya Guduri** **About the Session** In an era where AI-generated code is accelerating delivery, quality can no longer be treated as a final checkpoint. Instead, it must be embedded, intentional, and governed. In this session, Alekhya Guduri presents a blueprint for building a modern QA organization that operates as a strategic business function. You’ll learn how to shift from centralized testing teams to shared ownership models, while introducing guardrails that ensure responsible AI use across the delivery pipeline. From defining a Materiality Matrix to identify where AI risks are too high to ignore, to implementing Human-in-the-Loop frameworks, this talk provides actionable guidance for leaders navigating AI-driven engineering environments. **Key Takeaways** * The Materiality Matrix: How to objectively prioritize AI risks based on business impact and technical complexity * Distributed Governance: Transitioning from centralized QA to shared ownership in AI-driven CI/CD pipelines * Responsible AI Guardrails: Practical Human-in-the-Loop frameworks to prevent bias, hallucinations, and silent failures **About the Speaker** Alekhya Guduri is a seasoned technology leader whose career sits at the intersection of engineering execution, operational excellence, and innovation. As Director of Engineering at Indeed, she focuses on building high-performing organizations that treat quality as a strategic advantage, not a last-mile activity. With deep experience scaling complex systems and leading cross-functional teams, Alekhya works at the forefront of shaping how AI and human judgment coexist within modern software delivery. She is a strong advocate for distributed governance, responsible AI practices, and the evolution of Quality Engineering into a trusted business partnership. **Why You Should Attend** * Learn how to design QA organizations for AI-driven delivery * Understand how to balance speed with responsibility in modern pipelines * Gain leadership frameworks for shared ownership of quality * Move beyond AI hype to practical, defensible testing strategies * Connect with Washington-area QA, engineering, and tech leaders **About The Test Tribe** **The Test Tribe** is the world’s largest software testing community, empowering testers globally since 2018. With 7**00+ events** and **150K+ members** across **130+ countries**, we bring testers together to learn, grow, and connect through meetups, conferences, cohorts, masterclasses, and more. By RSVPing, you agree to our Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy and consent to be contacted by The Test Tribe and our event partners.

HYBRID EVENT, VIRTUAL SPEAKER In this talk, Sean Hoar will explore the transformative journey of AI’s role in modern software engineering, from rapid prototyping (“Vibe Coding”) to strategic AI integration by skilled practitioners. It clarifies the distinctions between AI-assisted, AI-enabled, and practitioner-led approaches, offering insights into how developers can effectively adapt to and harness AI tools. The presentation also highlights recent advancements and practical strategies for leveraging AI in daily workflows and long-term development.

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.