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Open-Weight LLMs: Strategic Import, Research, and Coordination
This is a ticketed event. Please register at [this link](https://luma.com/hpn010ze).
In this talk, [Kristy Loke](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristy-loke/) (MATS research fellow) will discuss:
1\. How did China come to lead in open\-weight LLMs?
2\. How are various jurisdictions’ \(such as the EU and the US’s\) interest in open\-weight models changing?
3\. What technical and global governance actions ought to be taken if we want to make sure the open\-weight AI space continues to thrive?
**Event Schedule**
6:00 to 6:30 - Food and introductions
6:30 to 7:30 - Presentation and Q&A
7:30 to 9:00 - Open Discussions
If you can't attend in person, join our live stream starting at 6:30 pm via [this link](https://www.youtube.com/@Trajectory-Labs/live).
Learn Public Speaking
Join us for an interactive workshop on mastering public speaking, covering essential communication skills, personal development, and professional development. Whether you are a beginner or looking to enhance your existing skills, this event is designed to help you gain confidence, improve your storytelling abilities, and conquer stage fright. Our experienced speakers will share practical tips, techniques, and exercises to help you become a more compelling and engaging speaker. Don't miss this opportunity to overcome your fears and unlock your full potential in public speaking.
Toronto Fractional Executives Pub Night -- March 2026
Join us for our first Toronto Fractional Executives Pub Night--a casual, in-person gathering for fractional CXOs and senior operators across the GTA.
If you’re a Fractional COO, CFO, CTO, CMO, CHRO, etc., this night is about stepping away from our screens and into a pub for real conversations with peers who actually get the fractional life.
What to expect:
* Relaxed, pub-style networking (no presentations, no slide decks, no panels);
* Thoughtful conversations with experienced operators;
* Stories, insights, and lessons learned from fractional work;
* Opportunities for referrals, collaborations, and partnerships;
Come when you can, grab a drink, and mingle.
Who should attend:
* Practicing fractional executives (CXOs);
* Independent consultants operating at the executive level;
* Experienced operators transitioning into fractional roles;
* Founders and senior executives with SMBs looking for fractional leadership;
* Senior executives with VC/PE firms looking for fractional leadership for their portfolio firms.
Logistics:
* We're meeting at Pogue Mahone Pub & Kitchen (near Yonge & College);
* It's a cash bar and food will also be available for purchase;
* Space may be limited, so please RSVP if you plan to attend.
Come out and swap stories, talk shop about clients and pricing, and meet great people over a drink.
Mindstone Toronto March AI Meetup
Please Note: This event is advertised on multiple platforms. Please RSVP and get a ticket on Mindstone (https://community.mindstone.com/events/mindstone-toronto-march-ai-meetup-2026) to view the agenda and guarantee a spot.
Welcome to the most electrifying and ground-breaking AI Meetup in Toronto!
Join us once a month as we delve into the world of artificial intelligence, explore its cutting-edge practical applications, and marvel at the astonishing projects that are shaping our future.
Why should you attend?
• Get up close and personal with the AI projects that are redefining the boundaries of technology and human potential.
• Learn from the brightest minds in the field and gain valuable insights into the ever-evolving AI landscape.
• Unleash your curiosity, fuel your creativity, and expand your network as you connect with fellow AI aficionados and pioneers.
What you can expect?
Mindstone events consist of three talks covering different aspects:
• What I Learned Building With LLMs: A technical demo breaking down the process for building a product using AI with real-life learnings and insights.
• How To Be More Productive Using AI: A practical demo and step-by-step guide on how to use AI to speed up and improve tasks.
• What Does The Future Look Like With AI?: A theoretical talk on the impact of AI on work, life and society.
After the talks we'll have pizza, drinks, and networking.
Don't miss out on this extraordinary opportunity to witness the AI revolution in action. It's time to embark on a thrilling journey into the future and discover the endless possibilities that lie within the realm of artificial intelligence.
Reserve your spot today for the ultimate AI experience! 💡✨ (https://community.mindstone.com/events/mindstone-toronto-march-ai-meetup-2026)
Please Note: This event is advertised on multiple platforms. Please RSVP and get a ticket on Mindstone (https://community.mindstone.com/events/mindstone-toronto-march-ai-meetup-2026) to view the agenda and guarantee a spot.
Sun Life Speakers Corner weekly Toastmasters event
Do you want to improve your Public Speaking skills, your Impromptu Speaking skills, learn how to present Feedback with Evaluations, and build your Leadership skills?
If the answer is YES to any, attend SUN LIFE SPEAKERS CORNER online for an informative and fun filled session each Tuesday at Noon EST/EDT (except following a Holiday Monday). Guests/Visitors are welcome to participate in the Table Topics (impromptu) session. Join and become a Member to have access to all roles and Pathways, the education system.
Please email info.sunlifespeakerscorner@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
Choices About Children: The Ethics of Procreation, Parenting, and Education
This workshop brings together Australia and Canada-based philosophers to examine how families, schools, and societies negotiate the responsibilities and expectations of raising children. Presentations will explore the evolving landscape of parental rights and identities, the impact of low expectations on children’s development, and the processes through which values are transmitted across generations. Speakers will also analyse how educational systems reproduce or challenge social class hierarchies, and debate who should bear the financial and social costs of childrearing. Together, these discussions aim to illuminate the tensions and possibilities at the heart of contemporary childhood and family policy.
Speakers: Lauren Bialystok (Toronto), Ryan Cox (Sydney), Luara Ferracioli (Sydney), Amy Mullin (Toronto), Andrew Fanklin-Hall (Toronto), Sarah Hannan (Manitoba)
SCHEDULE (subject to change)
* 9:00 — Introductory remarks
* 9:10-10:20 — 1st Presentation: Ryan Cox (Sydney)
* Morning Tea/Break
* 10:40-11:50 — 2nd Presentation: Luara Ferracioli (Toronto)
* 11:55-13:05 — 3rd Presentation: Amy Mullin (Toronto)
* Lunch Break
* 14:05-15:15 — 4th Presentation: Andrew Franklin-Hall (Toronto)
* Afternoon tea/Break
* 15:35-16:45 — 5th Presentation: Sarah Hannan (Manitoba)
* 16:50-18:00 — 6th Presentation: Lauren Bialystok (Sydney)
Coffee/Tea will be provided. Lunch will not be provided.
We hope to see you there!
**\* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \* \***
This is a workshop presented by the University of Toronto's Centre for Ethics that is free to attend and open to the public. Please also fill out [this form](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe2nBMEp7FvcNml0cNnmPvadsDieec8kPrVan5AHwVJutmu1w/viewform) if you're attending in person.
The talk will also be streamed online with live chat [here](https://www.youtube.com/live/nYKCIfEoe64?si=SLkZwa0z_fUilw73).
About the Centre for Ethics (http://ethics.utoronto.ca):
The Centre for Ethics is an interdisciplinary centre aimed at advancing research and teaching in the field of ethics, broadly defined. The Centre seeks to bring together the theoretical and practical knowledge of diverse scholars, students, public servants and social leaders in order to increase understanding of the ethical dimensions of individual, social, and political life.
In pursuit of its interdisciplinary mission, the Centre fosters lines of inquiry such as (1) foundations of ethics, which encompasses the history of ethics and core concepts in the philosophical study of ethics; (2) ethics in action, which relates theory to practice in key domains of social life, including bioethics, business ethics, and ethics in the public sphere; and (3) ethics in translation, which draws upon the rich multiculturalism of the City of Toronto and addresses the ethics of multicultural societies, ethical discourse across religious and cultural boundaries, and the ethics of international society.
The Ethics of A.I. Lab at the Centre For Ethics recently appeared on a list of 10 organizations leading the way in ethical A.I.: https://ocean.sagepub.com/blog/10-organizations-leading-the-way-in-ethical-ai
Decentralised Application Development Events This Week
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Mastering Application Threat Detection & Response: A Hands-On Workshop
Please RSVP on our [Eventbrite page](https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/owasp-toronto-march-2026-tickets-1984518199356)!
**Mastering Application Threat Detection & Response: A Hands-On Workshop**
Elevate your cybersecurity skills with this hands-on workshop as you dive deep into critical application security challenges.
In this workshop, you'll work directly in the Contrast Security platform to:
* Uncover hidden application-layer threats that bypass conventional defenses like WAFs, EDR, and CNAPP solutions.
* Execute real-time threat detection and streamline your response with pre-built runbooks.
* Neutralize active attacks with confidence
* Defend against zero-day exploits with behavior-based threat detection.
This workshop is designed for:
* AppSec Professionals
* Security Engineers
* Software Engineers
* DevOps/DevSecOps Professionals
* SOC Analysts & Managers
Game Dev Coffee Shop Meetup
Tired of spending time at home? Come hang out with some other Game Programmers, Artists, Audio Engineers, Musicians, Designers, Gamers etc... Bring your computer/devices if you want to share your projects!
We usually transition to a nearby bar after 8pm (coffee shop closes). So if you wanna pop in after 8, we're likely at [Wei Bar](https://goo.gl/maps/iVL3yBFywkR421Tq5) and if not, just hit up the discord and ask where we moved to. See you there!
**Discord:** [https://discord.gg/PW9YnAx6yx](https://discord.gg/PW9YnAx6yx)
AI + Streaming: Practical Architectures That Work
We're excited to bring the community together for an evening of learning and connection!
Come support your fellow developers, learn something new, and meet others who are passionate about search, observability, and security.
**Date and Time:**
Thursday, March, 12th from 5:30-7:30 pm
**Agenda:**
* 5:30 pm: Doors open; say hi, grab a seat, and eat some food.
* 6:00 pm: Building Agentic AI on ELK stack, by **Gleb Gadyatskiy**, Principal Engineer at PointClickCare
* 6:30 pm: Q&A
* 6:40 pm: "One Does Not Simply Query a Stream", by **Viktor Gamov** is a Principal Developer Advocate at Confluent
* 7:10 pm: Q&A
* 7:20-7:30 pm: Networking & refreshments
**Talk Abstracts:**
**"Building Agentic AI on ELK stack"**
Story how I built AI Agent using pure ELK + LLM to automate incidents investigations
1. What is AI Agent, ELK and why I decided to build AI Agent using only ELK
2. Building simple AI Agent using pure Logstash pipelines
3. Building advance AI Agent using Ruby plugin
4. Connecting AI Agent to Elastic AI Assistant
**Gleb Gadyatskiy** is a Principal Engineer at PointClickCare. He is a part of the Infrastructure Architecture team and describes his role as “the first line in attack and the last line in defense”. Gleb provides support for all teams to aggregate logs from various apps into Elasticsearch, use AI to get insights from logs and actively promotes Elastic stack in PointClickCare. Gleb enjoys outdoor traveling with his wife and two kids in a camper.
**"One Does Not Simply Query a Stream"**
Streaming data with Apache Kafka® has become the backbone of modern applications. While streams are ideal for continuous data flow, they lack built-in querying capabilities. Unlike databases with indexed lookups, Kafka’s append-only logs are designed for high-throughput processing—not for on-demand queries. This necessitates additional infrastructure to query streaming data effectively. Traditional approaches replicate stream data into external stores: relational databases like PostgreSQL for operational queries, object storage like S3 accessed via Flink, Spark, or Trino for analytics, and Elasticsearch for full-text search and log analytics. Each serves a purpose—but they also introduce silos, schema mismatches, freshness issues, and complex ETL pipelines that increase system fragility. In this session, we’ll explore solutions that aim to unify operational, analytical, and search workloads across real-time data. We'll demonstrate stream processing with Kafka Streams, Apache Flink®, and SQL engines; real-time analytics with Apache Pinot®; search capabilities with Elasticsearch; and modern lakehouse approaches using Apache Iceberg® with Tableflow to represent Kafka topics as queryable tables. While there's no one-size-fits-all solution, understanding the tools and trade-offs will help you design more robust and flexible architectures.
**Viktor Gamov** is a Principal Developer Advocate at Confluent, founded by the original creators of Apache Kafka®. With a rich background in implementing and advocating for distributed systems and cloud-native architectures, Viktor excels in open-source technologies. He is passionate about assisting architects, developers, and operators in crafting systems that are not only low in latency and scalable but also highly available.
As a Java Champion and an esteemed speaker, Viktor is known for his insightful presentations at top industry events like JavaOne, Devoxx, Kafka Summit, and QCon. His expertise spans distributed systems, real-time data streaming, JVM, and DevOps.
Viktor has co-authored "Enterprise Web Development" from O'Reilly and "Apache Kafka® in Action" from Manning.
Follow Viktor on X - @gamussa to stay updated with Viktor's latest thoughts on technology, his gym and food adventures, and insights into open-source and developer advocacy.
**Location:**
Improving Office
171 East Liberty St
Unit 235
Toronto, Ontario M6K 3P6
**Directions (171 E Liberty St - Suite 235)**
**By transit**
Streetcars 504 and 509 both travel close to the office (less than 10 minute walk to the office from either), the lakeshore GO train is also a 5 minute walk from the office.
**By car/parking**
On street parking is available - there are a handful of paid parking spots directly in front of the entrance - with a large city parking lot across the street.
**Entrance**
The entrance to the office is beside the Bulk Barn entrance facing Hannah Street. There is an Improving logo on the door.
AI Camp Meetup (Toronto): AI, LLMs and Agents
**Join Docker at the AI Camp meetup in Toronto!**
--> Register directly at: https://www.aicamp.ai/event/eventdetails/W2026031214
**Agenda:**
\* 5:30pm\~6:00pm: Checkin, Food/drink and networking
\* 6:00pm\~7:00pm: Tech talks and Q&A
\* 7:00pm\~7:30pm: Open discussion and Mixer
**Tech Talk:** Building Secure AI Agent Ecosystems: The 3Cs Framework in Practice
**Speaker:** Eli Aleyner (VP of Product Strategy & Alliances, Docker)
**Abstract:** AI agents are moving from experiments to production, but security is an afterthought for most teams. In this talk, VP of Product Strategy & Alliances at Docker, Eli Aleyner shares the 3Cs Framework for AI Agent Security: a practical model for architecting trustworthy agentic systems across your organization. Drawing from real-world experience running OpenClaw and building Docker's AI partnership ecosystem, Eli breaks down how product leaders can integrate security into agent design, testing, and deployment without sacrificing velocity. Leave with a framework you can apply immediately.
**Venue:**
St. Paul Bloor, 227 E Bloor St, Toronto
AgentCon 2025: Toronto
On March 14th, 2026, [AgentCon](https://www.linkedin.com/search/results/all/?keywords=%23agentcon&origin=HASH_TAG_FROM_FEED) lands in Toronto, bringing together developers, engineers, and innovators shaping the future of AI agents.
Expect deep‑dive talks, hands‑on learning, practical demos and plenty of networking with the AI community.
This isn’t just another AI event, it’s where builders meet to talk real code.
✅ Ready to build the future? Register Now: [https://lnkd.in/dX5AVXRw](https://lnkd.in/dX5AVXRw)
#92: 1 Man Company Agentic Engineering:10 DOs & Don'ts
你一个人,但需要做 5 个人的事。
*You're one person. But you're doing the work of five.*
需求文档?你写。代码架构?你定。测试?你跑。部署?还是你。
*Product spec? You write it. System architecture? You design it. Testing? You run it. Deployment? Still you.*
这不是抱怨,这是 Solo Founder、独立工程师、技术 Lead 的日常现实。
*This isn't a complaint — it's the daily reality of solo founders, independent engineers, and technical leads.*
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哈佛商学院今年刚发布了一项研究:他们跟踪了 200 名工程师长达 9 个月,结论出人意料——
*Harvard Business Review recently published a striking finding: they tracked 200 engineers over 9 months, and the conclusion was counterintuitive —*
**用了 AI 的人,工作量反而增加了。**
***People who used AI ended up with more work, not less.***
速度更快,被分配更多任务。工具更多,注意力更碎片化。AI 放大了原有的工作节奏,而不是改变它。
*Work faster, get assigned more. More tools, more context-switching. AI amplified the existing pace of work — it didn't change it.*
这项研究说中了很多人的感受:AI 没有给我们自由,它只是让我们更忙。但这也说明——问题不在 AI,在于我们怎么用它。
*This research captured what many of us already feel: AI hasn't freed us — it just made us busier. But that also means the problem isn't AI. It's how we use it.*
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本次分享,讲者将从自己的真实项目经验出发,拆解他如何用 **Agentic Engineering** 方法论,真正实现了一个人跑出整个工程团队产能的工作方式。
*In this talk, the speaker will draw on his own real projects to break down how he uses the **Agentic Engineering** methodology to genuinely achieve the output of a full engineering team — as one person.*
不是让 AI 帮你聊天,而是让 AI 成为你的产品经理、工程团队、工程文化和 DevOps——
*Not using AI to chat — but making AI your product manager, your engineering team, your engineering culture, and your DevOps.*
分享将以 **10 DOs & Don'ts** 为主线,每一条都有对应的真实场景。10 个 DO/DON'T,是他从中整理出来的实战清单。
*He's been there. The 10 DOs & Don'ts are the practical checklist he built from those mistakes.*
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**你将带走什么 · What You'll Take Away**
不是理论框架,是一套当晚就能用的判断标准:
*Not a theoretical framework — a set of judgment principles you can apply the same night:*
* 什么时候用 Claude,什么时候切 Codex,什么时候用 Raycast *When to use Claude, when to switch to Codex, when to reach for Raycast*
* 为什么"提问前先优化提示词"能把输出质量翻倍 *Why optimizing your prompt before asking can double output quality*
* Plan Mode 和直接对话的区别,以及在什么情况下必须用 Plan Mode *The difference between Plan Mode and direct chat — and when you must use Plan Mode*
* 如何把反复有效的提示词固化为跨项目的 Skill 资产 *How to crystallize effective prompts into reusable Skills that compound across projects*
* 如何搭建一套多机可同步、一行命令恢复的 1 Man Company 工程环境 *How to build a 1 Man Company engineering environment: portable, multi-machine, one-command recovery*
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**适合谁来 · Who Should Attend**
正在用 AI 写代码、但感觉还没找到节奏的工程师。独立开发者或 Solo Founder,想把个人产能天花板再往上推一层。对 Agentic AI 感兴趣,但还没有实战经验可以参照的技术人。
*Engineers who are using AI to code but haven't found their rhythm yet. Independent developers or solo founders who want to push their personal productivity ceiling higher. Technical practitioners curious about Agentic AI but without real-world reference points yet.*
不需要提前了解 Claude 或 Codex,只需要有过"AI 没帮上忙"的困惑,就值得来听一听。
*No prior knowledge of Claude or Codex required. If you've ever felt that "AI just isn't helping me the way it should" — this talk is for you.*
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Speaker: Bryan Zheng, Founder of Startup4Chinese, developed several in-house products for a crypto data analysis firm.
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**Fee: $25 per person**, with fresh tea and exquisite snacks served.
***Special thanks to Jiamu Tea House.***
https://www.instagram.com/jiamuteahouse.ca/
Started in August 2017, our mission is to **inspire**, **empower**, and **connect** entrepreneurs not only among Chinese but beyond. We want to:
• inspire your passionate entrepreneurship spirit
• empower your brilliant startup idea, and
• connect you with your future reliable partner
We value *openness*. We provide *pragmatic* topics. We want to help you *succeed*!
Startup4Chinese,成立于加拿大多伦多,致力于联结华人创业者与各个族群中的聪明才智,弘扬华人创业者的创业激情,赋予华人创业者更大力量。Startup4Chinese 主张开放心态,锐意开拓进取,注重脚踏实地,让我们一起享受创新、创业的过程。
Please check out our [website](http://startup4chinese.com/) for more info, and [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5anEPSp8wwEMJFZjwsThHA) for past meetups.
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From Idea to Working App in Minutes: The Agentic Development with Amazon Kiro
Discover Kiro, AWS’s innovative development environment that adapts to your workflow. Whether you prefer specification-driven development or a more intuitive, vibe-based approach, Kiro empowers you to build applications your way.
In this session, speakers will explore Kiro’s core functionality and its evolution through re:Invent 2025, along with demonstrations of prompts used to create APIs, hooks, and steering documents.
In the latter part of the session, watch as we build a complete example from scratch, showcasing Kiro’s agentic AI workflow in action for spec-driven development and vibe coding.
What You'll Learn - Core Kiro concepts and development philosophy
Feature evolution: pre and post re:Invent 2025
Practical examples: API creation, hooks, and steering docs
Live coding demonstration with real-time problem solving
Who Should Attend - Developers, solutions architects, and technical leaders interested in modern AWS development tools and AI-assisted coding workflows.
**Speakers Bio:**
Matthew Jorat: Matthew Jorat is a Customer Solutions Manager at AWS with nearly three decades of expertise in AI, cloud transformation, migration, modernization, IT, technology, and business. His career spans infrastructure engineer, solutions architect, security auditor, customer success director, support and services director, and operations officer. He was an early adopter of AWS services as a customer, and his current role at AWS uniquely blends his technical and business skills as he partners with executive teams to translate strategic priorities into measurable business outcomes through cloud adoption, AI implementation, and operational excellence. Matt leads end-to-end AI initiatives for enterprise customers, identifying high-impact use cases and maintaining relentless focus on measurable ROI. He holds eight AWS certifications and serves as Adjunct Professor at Franklin University teaching cloud computing and AWS architecture. His expertise encompasses GenAI, agentic AI systems, migration, modernization, and optimization strategies that drive transformation at scale.
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjorat/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjorat/)
Girish Bhatia: Girish Bhatia is a seasoned technology delivery leader with deep expertise in cross-domain program management. He holds multiple AWS certifications, including AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Certified Developer – Associate, and AWS Generative AI Practitioner, and is also an AWS Community Builder. Girish brings over two decades of experience in the information technology industry.
Throughout his career, Girish has led major technology-driven business transformation from modernizing on-premises applications to driving large-scale cloud migrations. His work includes API-based integration platforms, data-center and mainframe modernization, and enterprise cloud adoption initiatives.
Based in Columbus, Ohio, Girish works at a tech-forward fintech company. He is passionate about AWS serverless architectures, Generative AI and emerging cloud technologies. An avid learner and builder, he continues to explore and apply the latest innovations in AWS to help organizations accelerate their digital transformation.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/[https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/)
**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
TBD
**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you.
The building address is 4450 Bridge Park
The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400
**Abstract**
TBD
**YouTube Link**
TBA
Prototype, Play, and Build Workshops (In-Person @GameArena)!!!
This month, we are in-person at GameArena!!! We will also be joined by students and their games from [Shawnee State](https://www.shawnee.edu/game-design-programs)!
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Join us for our our monthly COGG Prototype and Play event @GameArena! Come to play and showcase your games.
We're back in the upper levels of the catwalk mezzanine area. It'll be packed with lots of camaraderie playing your game(s) and other's games on the 2nd floor as well as the 1st floor in the gaming room below the mezzanine.
Light snacks and water provided but you can buy food and drinks at the bar (alcoholic drink ID required).
[https://www.game-arena.co/menu](https://www.game-arena.co/menu)
**Attendees:**
Don't have a game to show? Not a problem! All are welcomed and invited from all ages and backgrounds. The more we can have to play test our games the better!
**Developers:**
Do you have a game that you would like to get critical feedback on? Would you like an excuse to work on a game with other talented artists, programmers, musicians, designers, and writers? Digital, table-top, non-experienced developers, and the like are welcomed! We'll provide signage for your game to help others learn more about your work. Wifi, outlets, tables, and seats (though standing tables also) are available.
Come to the Prototype and Play workshop to collaborate and meet local game developers for an evening of epic and raw game play fun! Play works-in-progress, show off your own game, work with others to add polish to a game, or even lend your talents to other fellow developers.
Can use South Garage at the Gateway with a $5 voucher on your way out.
75 E 11th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201
[https://maps.app.goo.gl/UwgveUYG37Jy7RtS9](https://maps.app.goo.gl/UwgveUYG37Jy7RtS9)
If you have any questions or comments, as always, feel free to reach out to us at [info@thecogg.com!](http://info@thecogg.com!/)
Code Anywhere by Talking to your Phone
Drake Lundstrom is presenting:
Code Anywhere by Talking to your Phone
Abstract:
Have you heard the trend of people deploying code anywhere from checkout lines to doctors' offices? In this talk, you will learn how to talk to your phone and have an app on Azure to show your friend 5 minutes later. The basic DevOps tools you already know, plus a little bit of AI magic, are all you need!
If you want to follow along, the demo will be in Azure with GitHub Actions and GitHub Copilot, and you can have it set up on your phone by the end of the session. Just come in with an Azure account and a GitHub repo.
Join us for pizza, drinks, and networking @ Improving's office. Doors open at 5:45.
Building Agents with Microsoft Foundry
We will show a variety of methods for building agents that run in Microsoft Foundry. This covers the different types of agents: Prompt, Multi, and Hosted, as well as the development lifecycle using evals and traces.
Columbus HUG March
Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!!
https://sessionize.com/cbus-hug-2026/
Columbus PHP: Monthly Meetup
Our monthly PHP meetup.
A virtual shindig courtesy of Zoom. Check back here for the details around 6:15 pm





















