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Agentic AI Open Air Summer Meetup
# Agentic AI Open Air Summer Meetup
An relaxed summer evening directly at the Danube š
Join us for open discussions around the latest developments in Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, AI Agents and Agentic AI ā from emerging trends and real-world use cases to the opportunities and risks of autonomous AI systems.
Whether you are a developer, founder, investor, student, or simply curious about AI ā everyone is welcome.
The venue offers a true summer atmosphere in the heart of Vienna:
Open-air beach bar, sand, hammocks, deckchairs, DJ sessions, and international food options right by the water.
š Location
Strandbar Herrmann
Herrmannpark, 1030 Vienna
š
Date
04.06.2026
š Time
18:00
**Table Reservation:**
A large table has been reserved under **"ED PRINZ"**. If you cannot find the table behind the bar area, please ask the bar staff.
**Important:**
Food and drinks at the venue are self-paid.
I will bring some mini snacks and a few special drinks for the community.
Looking forward to a relaxed evening with great conversations, networking, AI discussions, and summer vibes by the river.
***
# Agentic AI Open Air Summer Meetup
Ein entspannter Sommerabend direkt an der Donau š
Gemeinsam sprechen wir über die neuesten Entwicklungen rund um Artificial Intelligence, Generative AI, AI Agents und Agentic AI ā von aktuellen Trends und praktischen Anwendungen bis hin zu den Chancen und Herausforderungen autonomer KI-Systeme.
Egal ob Entwickler, Unternehmer, Investor, Student oder einfach AI-interessiert: Jeder ist willkommen.
Die Location bietet echtes Summer-Feeling mitten in Wien:
Sandstrand, Hängematten, Liegestühle, Open-Air Atmosphäre, DJ Sessions und internationales Food-Angebot.
š Location
Strandbar Herrmann
Herrmannpark, 1030 Wien
š
Date
04.06.2026
š Time
18:00
**Tischreservierung:**
Für unsere Gruppe wurde ein groĆer Tisch auf den Namen **"ED PRINZ"** reserviert. Falls ihr den Tisch hinter der Bar nicht findet, fragt bitte einfach beim Barpersonal nach.
**Wichtig:**
Die Konsumation vor Ort zahlt jeder selbst.
Ich bringe kleine Snacks sowie einige Special Drinks für die Community mit.
Freue mich auf einen entspannten Abend mit spannenden GesprƤchen, Networking und guter Stimmung direkt am Wasser.
***
**Note:**
By attending the event, you consent to being photographed in accordance with § 78 Austrian Copyright Act (Urheberrechtsgesetz). These photos may be used for post-event reporting by the DLT Austria Team and published on DLT Austria media channels, including the website, LinkedIn, Instagram, and newsletters, without compensation.
Connect & Dine by Network Palace Viennašš„
## š¤ Join the Network Palace Community
This is not an open Event Networking Community
Itās a curated business community for professionals, founders, and decision-makers who want to turn conversations into real opportunities.
Access is limited to members only.
## **Membership**
To keep the quality high and the group focused, access is reserved for members.
š **Join here (ā¬2/month):**
[https://buy.stripe.com/4gM6oH4wx6gEaAl3I28IU00](https://buy.stripe.com/4gM6oH4wx6gEaAl3I28IU00)
**One-Time Visitor Ticket šļø**
For visitors who are only in Vienna for a short time, we offer a special Visitor Ticket for this event.
Register here:
[https://buy.stripe.com/6oUbJ18MN5cAdMxguO8IU01](https://buy.stripe.com/6oUbJ18MN5cAdMxguO8IU01)
š¤ Join the Community
**WhatsApp Event Group**
Connect with attendees at the event, stay in touch afterwards, and turn conversations into real business relationships and opportunities:
š **https://chat.whatsapp.com/DJs8POIQzIS3GCyHjsIC4M**
***
## **What you get**
By joining, you unlock:
⢠private WhatsApp community with selected members
⢠direct access to event attendees before & after each event
⢠ongoing conversations, collaborations & referrals
⢠priority access to all Network Palace formats
This is where the real value happens ā beyond the events.
***
## **Why it exists**
Most networking ends when the event is over.
Here, conversations continue.
Relationships deepen.
Business happens.
## **About the Host**
Simon Duernberger founder of Network Palace Vienna.
He brings together the right people in curated environments where conversations turn into real business opportunities and long-term partnerships.
š Connect on LinkedIn:
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-d%C3%BCrnberger-6523a019a/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-d%C3%BCrnberger-6523a019a/)
## ā ļø Community Guidelines
This group is built for real opportunities and high-quality connections.
To keep it valuable:
⢠No random promotion or links
⢠No cold pitching in DMs without context
⢠Only post if you have a clear opportunity or need
⢠Use the structured format for every post
Low-quality or spam posts will be removed.
Thursday Morning Co-Working Session ā Get It Done Together
This is a structured coworking session for people who want to follow through and get it done. To join, please register here (takes 1ā2 minutes): [https://nocrastination.space/](https://nocrastination.space/)
**We like a touch of mystery!** **The exact location will be sent to you by email 24 hours before the session. Please make sure to register in advance.**
Join our [WhatsApp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/K6LidaoQhe16wZ0Se9pNM6?mode=gi_t). Follow us on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/nocrastinationclub/)
You just havenāt been able to follow through. You start things, lose momentum and find yourself starting over again. Youāre not alone.
Most people get support at the beginning. And applause at the end. But the part that actually matters? The middle. The quiet, repetitive, sometimes frustrating part where nothing feels exciting, and everything depends on showing up. **Thatās where we are.**
At NoCrastination, we donāt meet for hype. We meet to **show up and finish something, together.** Not perfectly. Not magically. Just consistently.
**What this really is**
This is a space for people who are:
* building something
* figuring things out
* or simply trying to stay on track
**without doing it alone**
You donāt need to be an entrepreneur. You just need something you want to move forward.
**What happens here**
You bring something youāve been putting off. We sit down together. We focus. And you leave with something done. Thatās it. And thatās everything.
**Why people keep coming back**
* āI finally follow through on what I planā
* āI leave with real progress every timeā
**Time and Location**
š **Time:** 9:30 AM ā 12:30 NOON
š» **Bring:** Your laptop, journal, or anything youāve been avoiding
**Hosted by**: NoCrastination. See you across from the ground floor bar ⨠you will see us sitting at the long table with our laptops
ā Please do order something from the local host, so as to keep us in their good graces!
**Please arrive on time or during the break windows to avoid interrupting the focus sessions** š
**Focus schedule:**
9:30 AM ā 10:20 AM ā Focus Block 1
10:35 AM ā 11:20 AM ā Focus Block 2
11:35 AM ā 12:25 PM ā Focus Block 3
**If you expect to arrive late, please come during one of these break windows:**
10:20 AM ā 10:35 AM
11:20 AM ā 11:35 AM
12:25 PM ā 1:00 PM for Lunch + Pitch
Simple structure. Real progress.
**This is for you if:**
* You keep starting but donāt finish
* You feel stuck working alone
* You want structure ā without pressure
* You want to express yourself AND move forward
**What youāll get**
Not motivation. Not a productivity hack.
**Youāll get: ONE THING DONE.**
And then you come back, and do it again.
**This is how it starts**
You donāt need to commit to anything big. Just come once. Pick one thing.
Finish it. Weāll be there. As weāre growing and improving the experience, weāre moving to a more structured system. Registration is part of participating.
**Stay connected**
Join our [WhatsApp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/K6LidaoQhe16wZ0Se9pNM6?mode=gi_t)
Follow us on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/nocrastinationclub/)
This is a space you can keep coming back to.
**Youāre not behind. Youāre just in the middle.**
And you donāt have to go through it alone. You are one of us.
š„ Still Canāt Find a Job in Vienna? šPractical Workshop: find a job faster
This practical workshop is for expats and internationals who are tired of sending applications without results ā and want to understand how to actually get hired in Austria.
š Participation fee 10ā¬
ā³ļøPlease register if you come and unregister if you donāt come.
If youāve been applying for jobs, getting ignored, receiving rejections, or simply feeling lost in the Austrian job market, this event will help you understand what employers look for and how to improve your chances of finding a job in Vienna.
During the workshop, youāll learn:
š How to create a CV recruiters actually pay attention to
š« The biggest mistakes expats make when applying for jobs
āļø How to write a strong motivation letter
š Best platforms and websites for finding jobs in Austria
š¤ AI tools that can help you apply smarter and faster
šÆ Networking strategies that actually work in Vienna
š¬ Why applications get ignored ā and how to fix it
š” Practical advice, real examples, and actionable strategies you can start using immediately.
š£ Interactive format
š¤ Meet other internationals and expand your network in Vienna
Perfect for:
š Expats
š International students
š» English-speaking professionals
š Anyone struggling to find a job in Austria
š Participation fee: 10ā¬
š Location: Weltcafe
šØ Language: English
ā ļø Limited spots available.
Join us on Instagram to follow events
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Still Canāt Find a Job in Vienna? šPractical Workshop: find a job faster
This practical workshop is for expats and internationals who are tired of sending applications without results ā and want to understand how to actually get hired in Austria.
š Participation fee 10ā¬
ā³ļøPlease register if you come and unregister if you donāt come.
If youāve been applying for jobs, getting ignored, receiving rejections, or simply feeling lost in the Austrian job market, this event will help you understand what employers look for and how to improve your chances of finding a job in Vienna.
During the workshop, youāll learn:
š How to create a CV recruiters actually pay attention to
š« The biggest mistakes expats make when applying for jobs
āļø How to write a strong motivation letter
š Best platforms and websites for finding jobs in Austria
š¤ AI tools that can help you apply smarter and faster
šÆ Networking strategies that actually work in Vienna
š¬ Why applications get ignored ā and how to fix it
š” Practical advice, real examples, and actionable strategies you can start using immediately.
š£ Interactive format
š¤ Meet other internationals and expand your network in Vienna
Perfect for:
š Expats
š International students
š» English-speaking professionals
š Anyone struggling to find a job in Austria
š Participation fee: 10ā¬
š Location: Weltcafe
šØ Language: English
ā ļø Limited spots available.
Join us on Instagram to follow events
https://www.instagram.com/makegoodfriends?igsh=YjA2czVxNjF0cGJi&utm_source=qr
Lunch + Pitch | LinkedIn in Real Life
To join, please register here (takes 1 minutes): [https://nocrastination.space/](https://nocrastination.space/)
**We like a touch of mystery!** **The exact location will be sent to you by email 24 hours before the session. Please make sure to register in advance.**
Join our [WhatsApp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/K6LidaoQhe16wZ0Se9pNM6?mode=gi_t) for all spontaneous picnics, trips, events, circle discussions etc. Follow us on [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/nocrastinationclub/)
You know that feeling of working alone all day, wishing you could just talk to someone who gets it?
Lunch + Pitch is a free weekly gathering for freelancers, founders, job seekers, and career changers in Vienna, where you share what you're working on, hear what others need, and leave with real connections.
No judges. No slides. No competition. Just 12 people with 3 minutes each to say: here's what I'm building, and here's what I need.
**What happens:**
* 12:30 ā Arrive, order lunch or coffee, meet people
* 13:00 ā 12 pitches, 3 minutes each (sign up to pitch below)
* 13:45 ā Structured networking: find one person you can help
* 14:10 ā Closing circle: everyone leaves with something concrete
* 14:20 ā Group photo
**Who comes:**
Freelancers Ā· Startup founders Ā· Job seekers Ā· Career changers Ā· International students Ā· Solo entrepreneurs
**Register at: www.nocrastination.space** ā location revealed 24 hours before. Limited to 50 spots.
**Want to pitch?** Fill in the pitcher form: https://forms.gle/XJQPrhng5hUDEUBn7
Pitch spots are limited to 12. First-time pitchers get priority. Returning pitchers are welcome once per month with a progress update.
Deadline: Wednesday at 11:59 PM
**How to join:**
Register at: [https://nocrastination.space/](https://nocrastination.space/)
location revealed 24 hours before. Limited to 50 spots.
Evening Coffee & Conversations
āØThursday evening ā coffee & conversations at Radisson Bluāš
āļøA casual evening to meet open-minded people living and building things in Vienna.
āļøJust a group of interesting people, good coffee, and conversations. Conversation topics can be anything:ā life in Viennaā travel & moving abroadā culture & life experiencesā favorite places, ideas, random thoughtsāor whatever naturally comes up.
āļøFree to join.Come for 20 minutes or stay the whole evening. Please register if you come and unregister if you donāt come.
āØJoin our Instagram for more events
https://www.instagram.com/vienna_friends?igsh=YjA2czVxNjF0cGJi&utm_source=qr
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Sharing Vienna<-R's "Travel Paths: Animal movement algorithms" event
We would like to share the upcoming event from the [Vienna<-R](https://www.meetup.com/viennar/) meetup group: [Travel Paths: Animal movement algorithms](https://www.meetup.com/viennar/events/314973700/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events), where Katrina Brock from Max Planck Society presents an R package for analyzing animal movement data and shares how R can be put to work in animal behaviour research.
**Details**:
The behavior ecology literature offers a rich library of approaches for finding patterns in animal movement data. While many of the biologists developing these algorithms publish their code, it is rarely optimized for reuse. Even well-designed packages with similar workflows have different interfaces that potential users need to learn one by one. By wrapping these algorithms in a standardized interface, the āTravel Pathsā framework reduces researcher toil. Instead of digging through scripts and learning disparate conventions, they can run many methods with just a few functions. The framework is composed of two packages: the trackframe package provides a flexible and interoperable format for input data while the travelpaths package, taking inspiration from parsnip, offers the interface for movement models. In this talk, weāll discuss how we designed this framework and how it can be leveraged to enable even novice R users to apply a variety of methods to their animal movement data.
Travel Paths: Animal movement algorithms
We are pleased to welcome Katrina Brock from Max Planck Society to present an R package for analyzing animal movement data. Join us to explore how R can be put to work in animal behaviour research.
**Travel Paths: Bridging the usability gap in open source animal movement algorithms**
The behavior ecology literature offers a rich library of approaches for finding patterns in animal movement data. While many of the biologists developing these algorithms publish their code, it is rarely optimized for reuse. Even well-designed packages with similar workflows have different interfaces that potential users need to learn one by one. By wrapping these algorithms in a standardized interface, the āTravel Pathsā framework reduces researcher toil. Instead of digging through scripts and learning disparate conventions, they can run many methods with just a few functions. The framework is composed of two packages: the trackframe package provides a flexible and interoperable format for input data while the travelpaths package, taking inspiration from parsnip, offers the interface for movement models. In this talk, weāll discuss how we designed this framework and how it can be leveraged to enable even novice R users to apply a variety of methods to their animal movement data.
āØBusiness Networking (Speed Networking)āØ
āļøSpeed Networking Vienna
Make connections. Find opportunities. Meet new friends.
āļøLooking to expand your circle, meet inspiring people and actually enjoy the process? This is not just about business contacts ā itās about real human connection, shared interests and new friendships that can grow into something meaningful.
š How it works:
10-minute one-to-one chats, new person each round. Easy, natural and relaxed ā no awkward vibes, no forced conversations.
āļøPerfect for people from different professions who want to connect, collaborate, exchange ideas and simply meet great new people.
šPrice 10⬠(cash) and order a drink.
š Limited spots. Please register if you are really come and unregister if your circumstances changed. If you are registered and wonāt come you can loose the possibility to join next time.
Come for the networking. Stay for the conversations. Leave with new contacts and new friends. š¬āØ
Join us on Instagram for more events
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AI Breakfast Vienna
ā **AI Breakfast: Real Talk, No Slides**
Weāre hosting the **AI Breakfast Vienna** ā a casual, high-signal meetup for the AI community.
Whether youāre a researcher, an AI engineer," a founder, or a policy innovator, this is your space to connect. Weāre breaking down the silos between research, product, and engineering to spark real discussions before the workday even begins.
* **When:** June 5th, 8:30 AM
* **Where:** Cafe Museum - Literatursalon - Table reserved under **"Cristian Hofmann / AI Austria"**
* **Hosts:** Cristian, Amin, and Ruben
* **Cost:** Order breakfast at your own expense
Space is limited!
š **RSVP only if youāre 100% sure you can make it.**
VATA's Weekly Portrait Event
(Deutsch unten.)
Sunday's portrait sessions start at 3 PM. Everyone is welcome to join our Open Sessions, just bring pencil, paper and any other utensils you may need. (Easels & Boards are available in the atelier). One pose will be maintained for the whole session, so that it is also possible to paint in watercolor, oil, etc. For the breaks we will offer some drinks and snacks.
Free snacks and non-alcoholic drinks are available.
Registration through this Meetup is suggested but not required. You can pay the 12 Euros fees in cash upon arrival. For more information, feel free to send email at info@viennaatelier.com
Looking forward to see you soon!
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Die PortrƤtsitzungen am Sonntag beginnen um 15 Uhr. Bringe Bleistift, Papier und andere Materialen selbst mit, Staffeleien & Bretter gibt es im Atelier. Die gleiche Pose wird, unterbrochen von kleinen Pausen, über den gesamten Zeitraum beibehalten, daher ist es auch gut mƶglich mit Aquarell, Ćl, usw. zu malen.
Kostenlose Snacks und alkoholfreie Getränke stehen zur Verfügung.
Eine Anmeldung über dieses Meetup wird empfohlen, ist aber nicht erforderlich. Sie können die 12 Euro Gebühr beim Ankommen in bar bezahlen.
Für weitere Informationen senden Sie bitte eine E-Mail an info@viennaatelier.com
UX Vienna Mornings: Product Management and User Experience Breakfast š
Are you interested in product management and user experience? Are you an early bird? Join us for **UX Vienna Mornings**, a casual breakfast meetup.
Meet like-minded people, discuss interesting topics, and expand your professional network in a great atmosphere.
Our agenda:
1. Introduce yourself: Share what you do or what you like.
2. Learn about job opportunities and upcoming events.
3. Discuss your topics or projects. Is there a question you would like to discuss? Or a project you would like to share? Please bring them along!
4. Network and chat.
**UX Vienna Mornings** take place on the first Friday of every month from 8 am to 10 am.
Please note that this location only accepts cash.
By participating, you agree that your likeness may be recorded and authorise UX Vienna to use any recording containing your likeness in any medium for any purpose.
Accessible services for people with special needs: For assistance from a public transport stop to the venue and back, please email Max Scheugl at m@nofro.com
PyData London 2026
PyData London 2026 brings together data scientists, engineers, and researchers from around the world for three days of insightful talks, tutorials, and community connection. Hosted in one of Europeās leading tech hubs, the event highlights the latest developments in Python, machine learning, and data science. Attendees can expect a mix of cutting-edge research, real-world applications, and opportunities to network with industry leaders. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, PyData London offers something for every level of the data science community.
**THIS IS NOT A TICKET- TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED ON CONFERENCE WEBSITE.**
https://pydata.org/london2026
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Data & Analytics Wednesday - Finding Product Insights
**The Behavior Gap: Where Products Win or Lose**
Teams today have more data than ever, and yet many still struggle to understand why customers adopt, engage with, or abandon their products. Teams sprint, ship faster, and chase more signals⦠all while metrics stall and confidence drops. The missing piece isnāt more data. Itās often the behavioral insight between the metrics, explaining why the numbers move in the first place. Dashboards can tell you what customers did, but understanding why they did it (and how to influence what they do next) requires a deeper blend of insights. This session is about closing that gap.
Drawing from real-world experience designing and scaling products as [ZoCo Design](https://zocodesign.com/)ās CEO, [Lacey](https://www.linkedin.com/in/laceypicazo/) will share how to cut through the noise and identify the insights that actually change behaviorāmoving people, and moving metrics. Youāll learn:
* Why understanding customer behavior is a quant and qual challenge
* How to spot the signals that actually predict behavior change
* Where AI accelerates insight, and where it creates distraction
* How to get meaningfully closer to customers, without adding more tools
This talk reframes how to evaluate performance and identify what levers actually improve it, helping your team to make smarter bets with greater confidence. Every meaningful outcome is driven by behavior change. And when you know how to design for behavior, you stop guessing, and start building things that work.
**About Our Speaker**
[Lacey Picazo](https://www.linkedin.com/in/laceypicazo/) is the Founder and CEO of ZoCo, a healthcare product studio that turns complex, high-stakes ideas into products that drive real-world adoption. She partners with healthcare organizations to uncover critical care delivery insights, focus product strategy through behavior design, and build solutions that patients and providers actually use.
Thanks to our 2026 sponsors:
[Clarivoy](https://www.clarivoy.com), [What Box Consulting Group](https://www.whatboxconsultinggroup.com), [Conductrics](https://www.conductrics.com), and [Piwik PRO](https://piwik.pro)
More info at [cbusdaw.com](https://cbusdaw.com)
June 2026 AWS Columbus - Topic to be announced
Topic to be announced.
**THANK YOU** *Franklin University* for hosting our meetup! To learn more about *Franklin University*, please visit their website: https://www.franklin.edu/
**DIRECTIONS**
Franklin University
Fisher Hall
300 E. Main St, Columbus, OH 43215
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jxjBA2hUmS5qrvhq8
Parking is FREE! Please park in Lot C in front of Fisher Hall. See attached map.
NOTE: Map the address only. When mapping with Google Maps it may use the Fisher Hall at OSU, which is NOT correct.
**Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab?**
Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com
DoJo (Informal Python Meeting)
**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
Stop Guessing: A Product Person's Guide to AI Adoption
## š¤ Host Information
A co-hosted event by ProductTank Columbus & Women in Product Columbus
š” About the Workshop
AI adoption is stalling across organizations ā not because of a lack of motivation or tools, but because it's fundamentally a behavior design challenge.
This hands-on workshop applies proven Behavior Design models and methods to help you move from a vague organizational wish to boost AI adoption to 3-5 concrete, testable interventions you can act on starting tomorrow.
Whether you're a product manager, on a product team, or just someone trying to get AI to actually stick at work, you'll leave with a clear picture of what's worth focusing on, what to ignore, and how to drive real, sustained adoption ā no guesswork required.
š ļø What to Bring
Laptop: Fully charged and ready to go.
AI Assistant: Have your favorite AI assistant pulled up. (Dom will be using Claude, but feel free to use whichever assistant you prefer!)
š Logistics & Perks
Food & Drink: Pizza and drinks provided!
Parking: Plenty of free spaces available on-site.
###
Efficient Region-of-Interest Detection with Guidance
**Abstract:** Motivated by the challenges of detecting extremely rare failures in sophisticated circuit design specifications, we study the problem of efficiently identifying multiple disjoint regions of interest (ROIs) ā regions of a continuous, high-dimensional parameter space where a complex, expensive-to-evaluate target function falls below or above a pre-specified threshold. We reframe this problem as a Bayesian sequential decision-making problem and, more broadly, as an instance of strategic agent behavior in continuous spaces: an agent that must allocate a hard evaluation budget intelligently, updating its belief about the unknown function after each observation and choosing the next query to maximize coverage of all disjoint failure regions rather than convergence to a single optimum.
This is a *hybrid* event. To attend online, join us on Zoom here at 6pm:
[https://iit-edu.zoom.us/j/89379230295?pwd=NdETyE5sdYuSrvsrBZXSBFkUESBVkg.1](https://iit-edu.zoom.us/j/89379230295?pwd=NdETyE5sdYuSrvsrBZXSBFkUESBVkg.1)
Meeting ID: 893 7923 0295
Passcode: 5t5WYn
**Sponsor**: Grainger will provide the meeting site, as well as snacks for the onsite participants.
* **Address:** 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, 18th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654
* **Grainger's Overview:** W.W. Grainger, Inc., is a leading broadline distributor with over $17 billion in revenue. At Grainger, We Keep the World WorkingĀ® by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products and services delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. Our machine learning team builds broadly across search, recommendations, product matching, computer vision, and generative AI.
* **Logistics**: To access the Grainger office, we require first and last names of those who RSVP'd by Jun 11. Please take the main elevators at the center of the Mart. Attendees will then present their IDs when they arrive at the front desk on the 18th floor.
QA or The Highway 2026
QA or the Highway is a one-day, affordable, regional, professional conference featuring real-world experience and thought leadership in the QA and testing industry.
This is a ticketed event please register here:
https://www.qaorthehwy.com/
Featured Keynote Speakers:
**Matthew-Hope Eland** **(Wizard at Leading EDJE)** \- An AI Specialist and Wizard at Leading EDJE who is known to teach software engineering\, AI\, and data science concepts in the most ridiculous ways possible\. Matt has used machine learning to settle debates over whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie\, reinforcement learning to drive the behavior of digital squirrels\, data analytics to suggest improvements to his favorite TV show\, and AI agents to play board games and create an AI agent with the personality of a dog\. Matt is the author of "Data Science in \.NET with Polyglot Notebooks" and "Refactoring with C\#" as well as several LinkedIn Learning courses\. Matt helps organize the Central Ohio \.NET Developer Group\, runs several blogs and a YouTube channel\, has a Masterās of Science in Data Analytics\, and is a current Microsoft MVP in AI and \.NET\.
**Tatyana Arbouzova** **(CEO at Innovate QA)** \- Tatyana Arbouzova is an engineering and business leader with a strong background in Quality Engineering across multiple industries\, including Big Tech\, Healthcare\, and Entertainment\. She has held leadership roles at world\-class companies such as Microsoft\, VMware\, Disney\, and The PokƩmon Company International\, where she focused on building quality\-driven cultures and scaling teams to deliver high\-impact products\. With decades of experience\, Tatyana has helped organizations transform their quality practices so teams can deliver software efficiently\, confidently\, and with measurable business outcomes\. Today\, Tatyana advises software companies on adopting AI to optimize quality practices and improve how software is delivered at scale\. She is also a passionate community builder and the founder of Innovate QA\, a thriving Seattle\-based community and conference for quality professionals\.
ServiceNow Knowledge 26 Recap + Topgolf Happy Hour
Couldn't make Knowledge? Or want to debrief the dancing robots or Autonomous Workforce? Join us for a Knowledge '26 recap, insights sharing, a couple rounds of golf, and fun at Topgolf. As always, drinks and food will be provided. More details to come ā mark your calendar, RSVP, and save your spot today!






























