Decentralized Systems & Applications

We are **[Rhacklette](https://rhacklette41.github.io/),** a group of female, inter, non-binary, trans and agender (FINTA) people in Security. Our goal is to create a protected space for gender minorities in the security industry, this applies to professionals as well as students or career changers. We are a subgroup of **[DEFCON Switzerland](https://www.defcon-switzerland.org/)**, a non profit well known for the **[Area41 conference](https://area41.io/)** and **[Beer On Tuesdays (BoTs)](https://www.beerontuesday.ch/)**. DEFCON Switzerland strives to support and foster the local hacker community. We want to create a network, mainly in Switzerland, where people feel safe and understood. A safe space to learn together, in which knowledge is imparted and built up, where you can have fun together and meet other people who share the same passion. Come and join us for our monthly meetups, we look forward to welcoming you! :)

**What this is** A calm afterwork salon for long-view investors. Quick macro, three names worth real homework, and a frameworks roundtable to sharpen your thesis. Bring one Ticker that is worth highlighting. **Where** Motel One Zurich, bar area. Head to the bar and ask for Financial Network Zurich. **When** Mondays, 19:00 to 22:00 19:00 welcome and connections 19:30 macro group analysis 20:00 three tickers in focus (tech and fundamental analysis in group) 21:00 open networking until 22:00 **How we roll** Signal over noise. Evidence over anecdotes. Respect for risk. **Bring** Notebook or laptop helpful. Curiosity required. **Food and drinks** Order food and drinks with the waitresses whenever you like. **LINKS** Community Owner’s Direct (All Infos & Questions): Alessandro +41 76 279 32 84 WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/DCSSmdHj7xr6F39ZAAWubX Financial Network Zurich: https://www.meetup.com/entrepreneurs-focus-and-network-workshop/ Founder’s Links (Alessandro): https://linktr.ee/alessandronfthyme

Circling ist eine Einladung, dir selbst und anderen ehrlicher, offener und präsenter zu begegnen. In einem sicheren und respektvollen Gruppenrahmen erforschen wir, was sichtbar wird, wenn wir langsamer werden, tiefer zuhören und aus dem sprechen, was im Moment wirklich da ist. Statt bei oberflächlichen Gesprächen zu bleiben, üben wir eine Form von Präsenz und Verbindung, durch die innere Muster, Emotionen, Erwartungen und Beziehungsdynamiken bewusster werden können. Im Kern ist Transformational Connection / Circling eine Form von Meditation in Beziehung: präsent mit dir selbst sein und gleichzeitig in echtem Kontakt mit anderen. Durch ehrliche und empathische Kommunikation können Teilnehmende beginnen, die inneren Haltungen, Schutzstrategien und unbewussten Annahmen wahrzunehmen, die sie in Begegnungen mitbringen. Viele dieser Muster entstehen durch frühe Kindheitserfahrungen mit wichtigen Bezugspersonen sowie durch spätere Interaktionen in unserem sozialen und kulturellen Umfeld. Positive Erfahrungen können gesunde innere Überzeugungen stärken, während schwierige Erlebnisse emotionale Spuren hinterlassen und zu negativen inneren Grundannahmen führen können — zum Beispiel: „Ich bin nicht liebenswert“, „Ich bin zu viel“ oder „Ich muss mich schützen“. C. G. Jung beschrieb solche verborgenen Anteile der Psyche als Schattenaspekte — innere Anteile, die unserem bewussten Zugriff oft entzogen sind und dennoch unser Verhalten, unsere Beziehungen und unsere Persönlichkeit mitprägen. Kurz gesagt: In vieler Hinsicht kennen wir uns selbst nicht so gut, wie wir vielleicht glauben. Diese Gruppe schafft einen Raum, in dem unbewusste Überzeugungen, Prägungen und Beziehungsmuster behutsam ins Bewusstsein kommen können — nicht nur durch Analyse, sondern durch direkte emotionale Erfahrung, Präsenz und Verbindung mit anderen. ## **Haltung und Methodik** In der Gruppe wird eine innere Haltung von Offenheit und Empfänglichkeit gegenüber allen körperlichen und emotionalen Erfahrungen gefördert, die im Kontakt entstehen. Besonders wichtig ist dabei die Haltung des „Nicht-Wissens“: eine neugierige und nicht-wertende Erforschung dessen, was im Moment auftaucht — ohne sofort zu interpretieren, zu bewerten oder einzuordnen. Die Arbeit basiert auf der Gruppenpraxis des Circling / Transformational Connection, die Präsenz, Authentizität und echte Begegnung im Hier und Jetzt betont. Ergänzend fliessen Elemente der interaktionellen Gruppentherapie nach Irvin D. Yalom ein. Darüber hinaus werden Aspekte zeitgenössischer Spiritualität integriert, besonders mit Blick auf Verbundenheit, Einheit und Ganzheit. Mit der Zeit kann dieser Prozess Wahrnehmung, Präsenz, emotionale Ehrlichkeit und die Fähigkeit stärken, tiefere und bedeutungsvollere Beziehungen zu gestalten — zu dir selbst, zu anderen und zum Leben. Du brauchst keine Vorerfahrung. Eine Bereitschaft, präsent, neugierig und offen zu sein, genügt. **Hinweis:** Dies ist ein Raum für persönliche Entwicklung, Selbsterfahrung und bewusste Verbindung. Er ersetzt keine Psychotherapie oder medizinische Behandlung. Bitte komme mit Selbstverantwortung und Respekt für deine eigenen Grenzen sowie die Grenzen der anderen Teilnehmenden. Leiter: Martial Böni, eidg. anerkannter Psychotherapeut und SAS Leader Web: www.haldenbachmindcare.ch Wo: Haldenbachstrasse 31, 8006 Zürich Wann: Wöchentlich Montag 17.00 - 18.45 Uhr Kosten: freiwilliger Beitrag Anmeldung: [https://book.calenso.com/boenipsychotherapie/events/7e63ac27-a570-4686-8f5d-c343b4706ab6](https://book.calenso.com/boenipsychotherapie/events/7e63ac27-a570-4686-8f5d-c343b4706ab6) **Beim ersten Besuch bitte vorher Kontakt aufnehmen. Danke**

Random Facts Exchange is what happens when you give nerds a microphone instead of telling them to stop. **[Tickets on Eventfrog](https://eventfrog.ch/en/p/groups/random-facts-exchange-7434337254674303477.html)** It’s a science comedy show where real humans get up and present whatever weird thing they’re obsessed with. The mating habits of Swiss alpine ants. Why your toaster has feelings. The geopolitics of pineapple. How to mathematically prove your ex was wrong. Physics, history, psychology, anything goes, as long as it’s interesting and at least slightly funny. Think TED Talk, but the speaker is your friend who fell into a Wikipedia hole at 2am and never came back. Inspired by An Evening of Unnecessary Detail, the Ig Nobel Prizes, and the entire science YouTube rabbit hole. Come for the facts. Stay because you’re trapped between two strangers and the show hasn’t ended yet. **[Tickets on Eventfrog](https://eventfrog.ch/en/p/groups/random-facts-exchange-7434337254674303477.html)**

A 1:1 Reiki journey where you receive focused healing, intuitive guidance, and space to reconnect with your inner flow. Discover more about me and my work on: https://thebecomingfield.com/

Join us for the weekly Language Exchange! 🚀 Language Exchange WhatsApp Chat https://chat.whatsapp.com/C36TAgOl8Ei5qsWMNPZpHU Join the weekly Language Exchange (every monday) to work on your language skills, socialize and meet cool and open people. 💡HOW DOES IT WORK💡 1. Come to the location (for Spring and Summer the event will take place on a outside)☀️🍹 2. The Event Host will greet you🤜🏽🤛🏾 3. Choose the language flag that interests you and speak the language of the flag🇪🇸🇬🇧🇵🇹🇮🇹🇩🇪🇨🇭🇫🇷 4. Start talking with people around the world and improve your language skill💪🏽💭

Dear friends, ☕️ 🥐 We invite you and your family to enjoy a warm and cosy moment at the Parkhotel in Zug. There will be the opportunity to drink a delicious cappuccino with croissants and more together, to have many inspirational conversations, as well as gaining insights behind the scenes of the Web3 / Crypto Valley 🏞️ 👋🏻 We are excited to meet new web3 enthusiasts, big or small, and to share this lovely morning with you and your loved ones! 😊 See you soon! Best, Costin PS: * 📲 Join us on Signal to connect with the community: https://signal.group/#CjQKIDQRtCSnYIuwmKeOUE69hEMzpF8YqxoibUkGRZzQM_lKEhCwgeogZ3oGE_s8EAdzbLzB * 🏨 For those who don't know the Parkhotel yet, it is a 3-minute walk from the Zug train station 🚉, there is also a parking under the hotel 🅿️

Two very different, complementary topics for our June evening. One on the small, everyday habits that make teams actually collaborate. The other on how a platform and a cultural movement transformed IT in the public sector. Here's what's planned for the evening: 17:30 - 18:00 - Arrival and first drinks 18:00 - 18:45 - Micro Habits for better Teamwork by Dr. Denniz Dönmez 18:45 - 19:30 - From DevOps to Digital Sovereignty: How a Movement Became a Platform by Syrian Hadad 19:30 - 20:30 - Networking, Open Space & More drinks\* **Micro Habits for better Teamwork** Great teamwork is like solving a puzzle, and not like playing poker, it's not about playing against each other, but rather achieving real collaboration. Micro Habits are psychological hacks that create big results in teams. Micro Habits for Better Teamwork span seven behavioral domains, such as taking responsibility, creating psychological safety, and testing our assumptions. Each provides concrete, small, actionable behaviors that lead to major improvements in collaboration. This talk presents practical, everyday tools based on real-world experience that can be applied immediately to make teamwork easier and more effective, without lengthy coaching programs or complex team-development processes. With Micro Habits, teams unlock their full potential step by step. **Dr. Denniz Dönmez** Scientific agilist and co-creator of Micro Habits for better Teamwork. 15 years experience leading teams and consulting market leaders with a background and PhD in agile methods. **From DevOps to Digital Sovereignty: How a Movement Became a Platform** IT in the public sector is anything but simple: long-established landscapes, strict regulatory requirements, complex processes, and often more than 500 business applications that must be operated reliably. For a long time, this meant ordering individual servers, databases, DNS entries, firewall rules, and storage, then assembling everything manually. Every application was unique. Pets instead of cattle. This talk tells the story of how the DevOps idea took hold in exactly this environment — first as a cultural movement, and later as a concrete operating and architectural model. Step by step, individual infrastructure evolved into a platform, manual work into automation, and isolated solutions into standardization. The result: the Aargau Cloud Platform and a dedicated platform engineering team. In an environment shaped by legacy systems, federal structures, and long lifecycle expectations, platform thinking becomes the foundation for digital sovereignty: maintaining control, reducing dependencies, and still staying innovative — without simply handing everything over to others. **Syrian Hadad** Syrian Hadad is a CTO and long-standing technology and platform leader in the public sector. Among other achievements, he built the Aargau Cloud Platform and helped establish DevOps, cloud, and architecture topics strategically within the organization. Together with the IT organization of the Canton of Aargau, he won the 2023 Digital Economy Award (Digital Excellence) for the consistent transformation toward platforms, cloud-native technologies, and modern governance. Many thanks to our **sponsors**: * Catering Sponsor: **DevOpsDays Zürich** https://www.devopsdays.ch/ * Location Sponsor: **Digicomp** https://www.digicomp.ch/ \* contact us min. 3 days prior to the event if you prefer a vegan option.

Let's get together for the next TechTalkThursday to learn new things and share experiences! 17:45 Door opening 18:00 **Intro** – Thomas Hug, CEO & Founder of Nine 18:05 **The Shift From "Hack In" to "Log In": How Overprivileged Non-Human Identities Became the Modern Attack Path** – Jan Brons (Co-Founder & Cyber Security Expert at Kleeo GmbH) 18:30 **How To Navigate Complex Systems Using a Non-Software Toolkit** – Florian Sommerfeldt (Quality Expert at House of Test Switzerland) 19:00 **Zero to SELECT: Providing Databases in 10 Seconds** – Daniel Wilhelm (Senior Engineer Managed Services at Nine) 19:30 Snacks & Drinks Have we aroused your interest? Then please register! We look forward to meeting you! You can also watch this event's livestream on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgsaBKivvXk

Let this be your rite of passage between the demands of your day and the space of your evening. 👉🏼 [Save your spot](https://eventfrog.ch/en/p/groups/afterwork-ritual-yoga-for-nervous-system-reset-7440003416020011937.html) **A conscious transition from doing into being** from pressure, stimulation, and output into calm, clarity, and restoration. In a world that constantly activates the nervous system, the ability **to downregulate** is no longer a luxury - **it is essential**. This session is designed to guide you there. Through a refined blend of slow, intentional movement, breathwork, and deeply restorative practices, you will be gently led into a state where the body can truly let go. We will work with simple and effective techniques to: • regulate the nervous system • stimulate and tone the vagus nerve • release accumulated stress and tension • restore inner balance and coherence All practices are accessible and suitable for every body, no experience needed. 💫 What you’ll experience • A gradual shift from activation into deep relaxation • A sense of spaciousness in body and mind • Nervous system recalibration • A grounded, peaceful inner state 🌙 You’ll leave feeling • Clear and centered • Deeply relaxed • Reconnected to your body • Ready to move into your evening with more presence and balance 📍 Details 🗓 Every Thursday 🕕 18:00 – 19:15 📍 Yoga2Be Studio Rötelstrasse 32, 8006 Zürich 🌿 All levels welcome Arrive as you are. Leave in a different state. ✨ Offer yourself this transition - your nervous system will thank you. Spots are limited. Book yours here 👉🏼 https://eventfrog.ch/en/p/groups/afterwork-ritual-yoga-for-nervous-system-reset-7440003416020011937.html

A slow, grounding practice designed to support nervous system regulation. We move through long held yin postures gentle functional breathwork and guided meditation with an emphasis on choice, sensation and unforced pacing. This class is about softening rather than pushing creating space and settling the body and mind. Suitable for all levels especially supportive if you’re seeking stillness, recovery or a quieter counterbalance to everyday demands. 📍 OM Yoga, Wallisellen 🗓 Once a month 🕰 10:45am, meeting point at 10:30am The class is held in English. Limited spots. Booking via link: https://www.kyomibloom.ch/yin-yoga-with-breath-and-meditation

Software delivery is changing faster than most organizations can keep up with. Teams are shipping more. Expectations are rising. New capabilities are entering the development workflow at speed. But behind the momentum, many organizations are asking the same questions: * What does this actually change for our teams? * How do we adopt this without losing control? * And what do we need to have in place to make this work? Because one thing is becoming clear: *The gap between teams that adapt and those that don’t, is growing fast.* This event gives you a clear, practical view on what’s happening, what it means for your engineering organization, and what you should be doing next. **Real insights, real trade-offs, and real next steps.** Program and Registration: https://events.xebia.com/microsoft/ai-reshaping-software-delivery-zurich-june-2

‼️ **IMPORTANT:** Meetup RSVPs don't count. Registration is on Luma only — **grab your spot here:** [https://luma.com/99z48ev4](https://luma.com/99z48ev4) What does it actually take to build with AI right now? 🎯 Three practitioners. A panel. Drinks after. We're back on the 4th of June at the Zalando Office in Prime Tower for an evening of high-signal talks from people who are shipping with AI — not theorizing. **On stage:** * **Ania Szostek** — Product Lead, Zalando - *Building AI-First, Not AI-Added: Lessons from Zalando Assistant* * **Cinzia Bonetta** — Founder & CEO, MaiQ *Vibe Coding Makes You Faster. But How Do You Ensure Quality?* * **Oliver Förg** — Product Owner AI Solutions Digital Commerce, Migros - *Building Chatbots in Minutes: How Migros Made GenAI Fast, Secure and Enterprise‑Ready* **Then: a panel.** The three speakers, three moderators and your questions. The conversations that usually happen in the hallway — but on stage. **Afterwards: apéro.** Drinks, snacks, and the people you actually came to meet. *** **Who shows up at GenAI 360:** product people, business strategists, decision-makers, engineers, founders, researchers, and the AI-curious from across Zurich. If you want to know what's working before it shows up on LinkedIn, this is the place to be. 😉 📍 **Location:** Zalando Office, Zurich **📆 Date:** Thursday, 4th of June 2026 🕕 **Time:** 18:00–21:00 🎟️ **Capacity is limited** — Meetup RSVPs won't get you in - register on Luma to **get your spot:** [https://luma.com/99z48ev4](https://luma.com/99z48ev4)

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

In this local meeting, you will discover knowledge that you can use to get over the past. The key to improving your personal motivation, self-confidence, and happiness is to get over your painful memories. When you become free of your past, you will be free from stress, anger, anxiety and depression. Studies show that negative emotions can affect your health. By being free of negative emotions, believe it or not, you will most likely even look younger, feel more energetic, and become healthier! Be sure to click on the red "Attend" button below to come to this local event. We look forward to seeing you there. This group is brought to you by the Dianetics and Scientology life improvement center.

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The number of ticks and tick diseases in Ohio have quickly multiplied over the last 10 years. Dean Kreager discusses tick species, tick pathogens, tick-borne diseases, tick bite prevention, and proper tick removal. Kreager is an Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator with OSU Extension in Licking County * Lakewood Public Library (in Hebron)- May 26 at 7pm [https://events.lickingcountylibrary.org/event/tick-talk-29621](https://events.lickingcountylibrary.org/event/tick-talk-29621) * Johnstown public library at 7:00 pm June 8 [https://events.lickingcountylibrary.org/event/ctick-talk-29622](https://events.lickingcountylibrary.org/event/ctick-talk-29622) Free to attend, no RSVP needed

I have been studying the question of "self" online with Prof. Ellie Anderson and so I thought a prompt on the "self" might be interesting. Full confession: I had Claude create this prompt and I like it, so here goes: Imagine a thought experiment that merges two classic puzzles: > You undergo a procedure, performed neuron by neuron, in which every biological component of your brain is replaced with a functionally identical synthetic substitute. At each step, your behavior, memories, and personality remain unchanged. When the last neuron is swapped, is the consciousness experiencing the world still you? And — more pressingly — was there ever a continuous "you" to begin with? ### Questions to Wrestle With * If consciousness is purely physical, does the *gradual* nature of the replacement matter, or is it equivalent to being destroyed and rebuilt? * Could there be a "self" without continuity of experience — even moment to moment, while you sleep? On a more practical level, consider the simpler case first: **hemispherectomy** patients — people who have had an entire cerebral hemisphere surgically removed — often retain a strong sense of personal identity and continuity. This suggests "you" are not rigidly tied to specific physical material. But does that vindicate the synthetic neuron case, or merely show that identity is more *flexible* than we thought — not that it can survive *complete* substrate replacement? I used Claude so I could get this out today and let everyone have some time to consider it. Hope to see you at the Oracle. Sorry about the location change two weeks ago. That's what I get for trusting local weather predictions!

Bring your Raspberry Pi, Arduino, microcontroller, or any other electronic project and join fellow electronics makers for a night of creativity and collaboration! This session is open forum to share your current projects—whether complete or in progress, it’s all interesting! Whether you’re deep into embedded systems, exploring new ideas, or just getting started, you’ll find a welcoming space to collaborate, share, and get inspired. **New to electronics or curious about tinkering?** You’re absolutely welcome. If you’re a beginner and want to experiment, I’ll have a couple of starter kits available so you can try things out—whether that’s blinking your first LED, putting something on a display, or experimenting with simple sensors. No pressure and no experience required—just an interest in learning and building. While we continue to pursue a more permanent venue for this Meetup, we’ll be using public library facilities based on availability. This session will be at the Worthington Park Library in the Olentangy Meeting Room.