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🍿HEY JOE - Cine Belas Artes🍿
Sinopse: "Hey Joe" (2024), dirigido por Claudio Giovannesi e estrelado por James Franco, é um drama que acompanha Dean Barry, um veterano americano que retorna a Nápoles nos anos 1970. Ele busca conhecer o filho fruto de um romance fugaz na Segunda Guerra, mas encontra um jovem envolvido com o crime local.
**Cine Belas Artes - sala 3**
Rua da Consolação, 2423
Drama \| 16 anos \| 117min \| Itália
**Ingressos:**
na bilheteria ou app Ingresso.com
R$ 22,80 inteira
R$ 11,40 meia
**Link para ingressos:**
https://www.ingresso.com/cinema/cinema-belas-artes?city=sao-paulo&partnership=home?utm_campaign=Share&utm_source=TicketingAppAndroid&utm_medium=ShowtimeByTheaterButton
**Comprei para a cadeira: J6**
**Para quem se interessar, faremos um pré-evento a partir das 17h00** no URBE Café Bar localizado na Rua Antonio Carlos , 404 - bem próximo do Belas Artes
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Entre no nosso grupo do WhatsApp para receber todas as informações !!!: [WHATSAPP SOCIALIZANDO](https://chat.whatsapp.com/KNU4HX38Blt8HnWKw7kzQv) *ou* [INSTAGRAM SOCIALIZANDO](https://www.instagram.com/socializandoemsp/)
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Madame Underground Club
**Tipo de Evento: Rock, underground, nostalgia**
**SUBTERRÂNEO** \- New Wave • Post Punk • Darkwave
**Dia Internacional da Mulher!**
**DJs:** Gé Rodrigues, Zauber, Garanci, Maya, Luminati
**Show cover:**
Play Sioux - Siouxsie & the Banshees (às 21h30)
**Entrada:** 30,00 ou 60,00 consumação (somente no local)
Mulheres VIP até às 21h
\- Aos domingos não há lista de desconto
\- Sem reserva de mesa
\- Comanda individual
**Cartaz do evento:**
https://tinyurl.com/md7b9dwr
**Informações gerais da casa:**
https://tr.ee/RDpHsEhok4
Serão todas/todos muito bem vindos.
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*👉 Entre no nosso grupo do WhatsApp para receber todas as informações !!!:* [WHATSAPP SOCIALIZANDO](https://chat.whatsapp.com/KNU4HX38Blt8HnWKw7kzQv) *ou* [INSTAGRAM SOCIALIZANDO](https://www.instagram.com/socializandoemsp/)
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Design Futures Events This Week
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Café SBN
Todas as terças, às 9h, nos reunimos para tomar café, conversar, trocar experiências, falar sobre nossos sonhos, medos, expectativas, fazer negócios e muito mais. Entrada Franca.
118º Meetup AWS UG SP [Presencial] GenAI em escala + Serverless na prática
# GenAI em escala + Serverless na prática
Nesta edição do **AWS User Group São Paulo**, teremos uma noite com dois temas super atuais e complementares:
* **IA Generativa aplicada à avaliação de sistemas conversacionais em escala** (com foco em qualidade x custo)
* **Modernização de arquitetura com serverless**, saindo de uma aplicação em EC2 para uma arquitetura mais resiliente e escalável
Se você trabalha com **GenAI, arquitetura cloud, modernização de aplicações, observabilidade de qualidade ou engenharia de software na AWS**, este meetup foi feito para você.
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## Palestra 1
### **Além da Amostragem: Tornando Viável a Avaliação de Cobertura Total em IA Conversacional**
Avaliar sistemas conversacionais multiagentes em escala apresenta um desafio real: **como manter qualidade de avaliação sem tornar o custo inviável**. Embora LLMs de ponta funcionem muito bem como juízes automáticos, seu uso contínuo para avaliar milhares de conversas pode se tornar economicamente impraticável.
Nesta sessão, Guto e Harry apresentam um framework que utiliza **Small Language Models (SLMs)** para tornar a avaliação **economicamente viável em larga escala**, com foco em três pilares:
* **criação de datasets sintéticos**
* **benchmarking de modelos**
* **estratégias sistemáticas de melhoria de performance**
A abordagem combina geração de conversas sintéticas com avaliação multi-métrica via **LLM-as-a-Judge**, seguida por comparação entre diferentes arquiteturas de modelos para entender os trade-offs de **custo x qualidade**. Por fim, serão exploradas estratégias como **ensemble methods, prompt engineering e fine-tuning supervisionado** de modelos mais econômicos para alcançar qualidade de avaliação próxima a modelos frontier.
Ao final, você vai entender como selecionar a melhor combinação de **modelo + estratégia** para o seu cenário, equilibrando metas de acurácia com restrições de custo em diferentes métricas e casos de uso.
### Palestrantes (mini bios)
**Guto Leoni Santos** é Cientista de Dados no **Generative AI Innovation Center (LATAM)**. Possui 7 anos de experiência no desenvolvimento de aplicações com aprendizado de máquina e deep learning. Atualmente, atua no desenvolvimento de soluções com IA Generativa para geração de texto, imagens e aplicações multiagentes.
**Harry Cavanagh** é Data Scientist no **GENAIIC da AWS**, com PhD em IA e Biofísica pelo **Imperial College London**. Ex-membro da startup **Solve Intelligence (Y Combinator)**, onde trabalhou com patentes usando IA Generativa, e ex-cientista na **Illumina (Singapura)**, aplicando deep learning em genética humana. É apaixonado por construir sistemas de IA com impacto real no mundo.
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## Palestra 2
### **Se funciona, tá bom? Como serverless pode revolucionar sua aplicação**
Você construiu sua primeira aplicação em EC2. Funciona... até não funcionar mais. O tráfego aumenta, a instância trava ou falha, e você está desesperado tentando escalar. Soa familiar?
Nesta sessão-jogo (surpresa 👀), vamos desenhar juntos uma aplicação típica em **EC2** que não escala bem e evoluí-la, passo a passo, para uma arquitetura **serverless**. Você vai ver onde o EC2 sofre e como serverless resolve problemas de escalabilidade, operação e resiliência — sem precisar acordar às 3h da manhã.
### Palestrantes
**Giovana Armani** começou sua jornada técnica como desenvolvedora de software na Amazon. Depois de 4 anos na área, hoje atua como **Developer Advocate na AWS**, criando conteúdo educacional sobre conceitos técnicos fundamentais e melhores práticas de desenvolvimento na nuvem.
**Marcelo Palladino** atua como **Developer Advocate na AWS**, onde trabalha para conectar desenvolvedores e empresas à inovação em nuvem, promovendo boas práticas de engenharia, arquitetura moderna e adoção de tecnologias emergentes.
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## Informações IMPORTANTES!!!!!!
Em caso de inscrição e desistência, **cancele sua participação no Meetup** para liberar a vaga para a próxima pessoa da fila.
É **obrigatório informar seu RG** na confirmação de presença.
**Inscrições sem o RG serão invalidadas.**
Também é obrigatório informar o **número de telefone no cadastro**.
**Não compartilharemos nenhuma informação com terceiros**; os dados serão utilizados apenas para confirmação no dia do evento.
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## Como chegar
**Endereço oficial:**
**Amazon Web Services, Edifício JK**
Av. Chedid Jafet, 200 - Vila Olímpia, São Paulo - SP, 04551-065, Brazil
**Referência:**
Região da Vila Olímpia (Edifício JK).
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Os encontros do **AWS User Group São Paulo** seguem o Código de Conduta, disponível em:
[https://github.com/AWSUserGroupSP/codigo-de-conduta](https://github.com/AWSUserGroupSP/codigo-de-conduta)
Ao confirmar sua participação, você concorda automaticamente com o código.
#AWS #AWSCommunity #AWSUGSP
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## Organizadores
* Willian Peixoto
* Vanessa Santos
* Amanda S. de Souza
* Leticia Massae
* Caiuã Lorio
* Vinícius Matos
Treinamento ClickHouse Presencial em São Paulo
Pessoal, confirmamos nosso primeiro treinamento do ano focado em Desenvolvedores que querem aprender e/ou se aprofundar em ClickHouse. Vagas Limitadas!
Link para inscrição: https://clickhouse.com/company/events/202603-AMER-SaoPaulo-Real-time-Analytics-w-ClickHouse
ClickHouse Meetup - São Paulo
Pessoal, teremos mais um meetup onde apresentaremos as novidades da ClickHouse e mais alguns cases. Contamos com vocês lá!!
Agenda:
* Abertura e Apresentação Novo Time ClickHouse Brasil
* Case Exitlag
* ClickHouse Agentic Data Stack (with LibreChat & Langfuse)
* Managed Postgres Service
* Novas Funcionalidades e Planos
* Fechamento
Meninas me chamem no whats 11953470720 iremos jogar uma vez por mês em Pirituba.
Me adiciona no whats 11 953470720
Primeiro encontro - Virtual
https://www.facebook.com/events/1683552771923726/?ref=1&action_history=%5B%7B%22surface%22%3A%22permalink%22%2C%22mechanism%22%3A%22surface%22%2C%22extra_data%22%3A%5B%5D%7D%5D
primeiro faremos um encontro virtual, depois marcamos outro presencial
Vamos abordar temas como A POLÍTICA QUE QUEREMOS e SUSTENTABILIDADE PARA OSASCO E CIDADES VIZINHAS...
Farei uma apresentação do pré partido político.
A RAiZ - Movimento Cidadanista,
bem como do Projeoto SEE-MEAR, de Participação Social, Interações e Articulações, pró políticas públicas,
independentemente de nossos debates,
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1709733042591626&ref=ts&fref=ts
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Web Design Decoded: Tools, Practices, and Proven Processes (Semantic HTML)
**Web Design Decoded: Tools, Practices, and Proven Processes:**
**Semantic HTML**
At WebDev Columbus, we are exploring some of the most important topics of professional high-end web design and page building. Primarily focused on site building in the WordPress environment, our group explores tools, tips, and techniques for building the best WordPress sites possible. Additionally, we focus on disciplines and technologies that take website design from visually appealing to optimized spaces for delivering you and/or your client's message effectively and with a nod towards extended reach.
Each session combines practical demonstrations with real-world insights, giving you actionable knowledge you can apply immediately. Whether you're a seasoned developer looking to enhance your design skills or a newcomer wanting to understand design best practices, this series offers valuable insights for every skill level.
**What to expect:**
* Hands-on demonstrations of popular design tools
* Best practices for design-to-development workflows
* Tips for creating responsive, accessible designs
* Real-world problem-solving scenarios
* Interactive Q&A sessions
* Networking opportunities with fellow developers
**Each meetup features:**
60 minutes of focused presentation
30 minutes of live demonstrations
30 minutes for questions and discussion
**See you there!**
Our casual, collaborative environment encourages learning from both presenters and fellow attendees. Bring your questions, share your experiences, and connect with Central Ohio's web development community!
**Stay tuned for specific session topics and dates.**
NFT AI ART Columbus
NFT's are here to stay folks!
This is a group for like minded people interested in understanding, leveraging, using, creating for, profiting from, trading too i suppose, NFT's.. everything around them, complexity, fear and exploits, best practices and more.
**PLUS**
This group will talk AI ART tools, techniques, artists, video, audio, prototypes and more in the AI assisted production space- ART specifically, but we can get into any aspect of some of the cooler things happening in AI in general.
Quarterly Goals Reset for Product Professionals
One of the most valuable parts of this community is the opportunity to think out loud with other product professionals. This session is built for exactly that.
As we wrap up the quarter, it’s a great time to pause and reflect. What’s on track? What needs adjustment? Where could a small shift create bigger impact?
Join fellow product professionals for a focused, interactive conversation designed to help you recalibrate for the next quarter. You’ll have the opportunity to share where you are, hear how others are thinking through similar challenges, and gain fresh perspective you can bring back to your team and organization.
We’ll gather at 8:00AM, with discussion starting promptly at 8:15AM.
📍 First Watch - 7227 N High St
Located in: The Shops at Worthington
Ample parking is available.
Food and beverages will be available for purchase.
Start your morning with clarity and connection — we hope to see you there! ☀️
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
Free at Bexley Library- Adventures in Ecological Horticulture
w Rebecca McMackin
Free at Bexley Library
Adventures in Ecological Horticulture
with Rebecca McMackin
Wednesday, March 18
1:00pm - 2:30pm
Gone are the days when a garden could be ornamental alone. We now recognize the impact that our land care practices have on the ecosystems around us, and can see the importance of encouraging biodiversity. Thankfully, we do not need to sacrifice beauty when we invite butterflies and songbirds into our gardens.
Rebecca McMackin has cultivated gorgeous landscapes in the toughest environments possible: urban parks, school playgrounds, and the sidewalks of New York City. She will take lessons from her work at Brooklyn Bridge Park, the Brooklyn Museum, and decades of research to share how those of us who are fortunate enough to care for land, can do it beautifully and ecologically.
Rebecca McMackin is an ecologically obsessed horticulturist and garden designer. She writes, lectures, and teaches on ecological landscape management and pollination ecology, as well as designs the rare public garden.
She is currently Lead Horticulturist for the American Horticultural Society, an Associate with the Harvard Divinity School’s Thinking with Plants and Fungi Initiative, and Consulting Arboretum Curator for Woodlawn Cemetery in the Bronx, NY.
Rebecca spent a decade as Director of Horticulture of Brooklyn Bridge Park, where she managed 85 acres of diverse parkland organically. Their research into cultivating urban biodiversity and ethical management strategies has influenced thousands of people and entire urban parks systems to adopt similar approaches.
She has been published by and featured in the New York Times, Gardens Illustrated, on NPR and PBS. Her garden for the Brooklyn Museum recently won the PPA’s Award of Excellence and her TED Talk has been viewed over a million times. She holds M.Sc. from Columbia University and University of Victoria in landscape design and biology and recently completed the Loeb Fellowship at the
Harvard Graduate School of Design.
This program is presented in partnership with Rooted in Bexley and generously funded by the Bexley Community Foundation and Bexley Community Author Series Fund.
Making Moves: Small-Group Coaching for Women in Product
## Hey Columbus WIP peeps!
## Are you ready for an event that actually gives you what you asked for??
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**A Small-group coaching conversations for women in product navigating growth, leadership, and career decisions.**
**March 10 \| 5:30–8:00 PM**
**Rev1 -- NEW SPACE**
**330 Rush Alley #100**
**Parking Options:**
• **Rev1 at The Peninsula**
• **Starling St. Garage South** – 377 W. Capital St.
• **LAZ Parking (COSI)** – 50 Belle St.
• **LAZ Parking Limited** – 375 W. State St.
• **Veterans Memorial Lot** – 300 W. Broad St.
• **Metered Street Parking**
**What moves are you making?**
A promotion you’re working toward.
A role change you’re considering.
A bigger leadership opportunity.
A conversation that needs to happen.
A decision that’s been sitting in the back of your mind.
For our Q1 Women in Product Columbus event, we’re creating space to actually work through those moments.
**Making Moves** is an evening of focused, facilitated coaching conversations with experienced mentors from our local product community. This isn’t a panel. It’s not passive networking. It’s small-group dialogue designed to be thoughtful, practical, and worth your time.
Here’s how it will work:
• You’ll choose a topic that reflects what you’re navigating right now
• You’ll join a small coaching circle (5–7 participants)
• Each circle is led by a mentor who has lived experience in that area
• We’ll run two rounds so you can go deeper or explore a second conversation
### Coaching Topics:
• Communicating the Value of Your Work (or Team)
• Career Transitions & What’s Next
• Growing Into Leadership
• Staying Relevant as Technology (and AI) Changes
• Getting Alignment and Decisions from Leadership
Our goal is simple: you leave with clearer thinking, practical perspective, and at least one next step you feel confident about.
Space in each circle will be limited to keep conversations meaningful.
If this sounds like the kind of room you’ve been wanting to be in, we’d love to see you on March 10.
RSVP here! [https://community.womenpm.org/c/all-local-events/making-moves-a-columbus-wip-event](https://community.womenpm.org/c/all-local-events/making-moves-a-columbus-wip-event "https://community.womenpm.org/c/all-local-events/making-moves-a-columbus-wip-event")
*And if you haven't joined the WIP group - do that too, would ya?!?!*
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Your Columbus Chapter Leads -
Amber, Leah and Liz!




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