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## 🇪🇸 **The Vocal Hits** **The Vocal Hits — Coro Pop\-Rock en Barcelona \| Ensayo semanal \(Martes 20:30\)** ¿Buscas un coro moderno con **nivel, energía y comunidad**? **The Vocal Hits** es un coro urbano de **pop-rock** en Barcelona, pensado para **adultos profesionales** que quieren **mejorar como cantantes** dentro de un proyecto artístico serio, sin renunciar al disfrute social. Trabajamos **grandes clásicos y hits** del pop-rock con criterio vocal y musical, con la **metodología VocalStudio®**. ### Lo que hace diferente este coro * **Técnica vocal aplicada en cada ensayo** (tesitura, emisión, salud vocal mientras montamos repertorio). * **Trabajo real por cuerdas (SATB)**: sopranos, altos, tenores y bajos, para equilibrio, afinación y empaste. * **Energía de directo**: arreglos pensados para sonar potentes en escenario, con dinámica e intención. ### Información rápida 📍 **Dónde:** C/ Venus 3 (Bar Falstaff), Barcelona 🗓️ **Cuándo:** **Cada martes, 20:30–22:00** ### Cómo puedes venir **Opción 1 — Ven como oyente (Gratis):** asistes a un ensayo completo, ves cómo trabajamos y decides después. **Opción 2 — Diagnóstico Express VocalStudio® (30 €):** definimos tu tesitura real, te ubicamos en tu cuerda SATB y te damos orientación personalizada. ### ¿Encaja contigo? ✅ Si te gusta el pop-rock, quieres un formato estructurado (no “cantar por cantar”) y puedes mantener cierta regularidad. ✖️ Si buscas algo totalmente informal o no te gusta cantar en inglés. **Plazas limitadas** para mantener equilibrio SATB. Apúntate y te confirmamos por email (24–48h laborables). *** ## 🇬🇧 **The Vocal Hits** rehearsals **The Vocal Hits — Pop\-Rock Choir in Barcelona \| Weekly rehearsal \(Tuesdays 20:30\)** Looking for a modern choir with **high standards, energy, and real community**? **The Vocal Hits** is an urban **pop-rock choir** based in Barcelona, created for **working adults** who want to **improve as singers** within a serious artistic project—without losing the social, enjoyable side of singing together. We work on iconic pop-rock classics and hits using the **VocalStudio® methodology**. ### What makes this choir different * **Vocal technique built into every rehearsal** (range, healthy production, and control while working repertoire). * **Real section work (SATB)**: sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses—focused on blend, tuning, and balance. * **Live-performance energy**: arrangements designed to sound powerful on stage, with dynamics and intention. ### Quick info 📍 **Where:** C/ Venus 3 (Bar Falstaff), Barcelona 🗓️ **When:** **Every Tuesday, 20:30–22:00** ### How to join (your entry options) **Option 1 — Join as a listener (Free):** attend a full rehearsal, see the real level and structure, then decide. **Option 2 — VocalStudio® Express Diagnosis (€30):** we identify your true vocal range, place you in the right SATB section, and give personalized guidance. ### Is it for you? ✅ If you love pop-rock, want a structured choir (not casual sing-alongs), and can commit to consistent attendance. ✖️ Not ideal if you want a fully informal format or don’t like singing in English. **Limited spots** to keep SATB balance. Sign up and you’ll receive confirmation by email (within 24–48 business hours).

If you’re actively **building/coding AI projects** (LLM apps, agents, evals, RAG, infra), come join. This is a **technical networking** meetup. Conversations are usually technically deep and hands-on. 👉🏻 **Good fit:** engineers, technical founders, researchers. 👉🏻 **Not a fit:** "AI curious", general networking. 👉🏻**Bring:** a project, demo, repo, problem you’re stuck on, or a hiring need. ⏰ We'll start at **7:00 PM at [Alice Secret Garden C/ de Pau Claris, 90, L'Eixample!](https://maps.app.goo.gl/ucBUHhce9Ps2dBrJ8)** 🔥 Join our **[community on WhatsApp (developers only)](https://forms.fillout.com/t/76vmbAQRoNus)** 🔥 LinkedIn: **[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ai-engineers-community)** 🔥 Website: **[https://ai-engineers.community](https://ai-engineers.community)** See you then!

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Hi and welcome to our next Socrates Café philosophy meetup! Do you have a hunger for deeper understanding of yourself and the world? Do you value deep, honest and respectful dialogue? If yes, then this meetup will be very interesting for you. • WHAT IS A MEETUP ABOUT? We ask, answer and discuss questions and ideas to stimulate critical thinking and to widen our perspectives with new concepts and thoughts. The main purpose of these meetups is to enrich ourselves with the perspectives of others, not to convince others about our own perspectives. Our meetups are about our own philosophies of life and not necessarily what the great philosophers and academics have said or written. It is not a debating club or a platform for proselytizing. Instead, we place the emphasis on questioning, open mindedness and challenging our own assumptions while listening to and respecting the views shared by others. A Socrates Café meetup is considered a success when participants leave a discussion with many more questions than they had at the beginning. • WHAT TOPIC IS DISCUSSED AT THE MEETUP? Participants suggest topics at the beginning of each meeting. We then vote and choose that event's most popular topic for discussion. No academic training in philosophy necessary; just enthusiasm for exchanging ideas and points of view. Some examples of subjects chosen on previous meetups: * What ideals are worth dying for? * Why are we never satisfied? * Why is it that human beings know that the society is going wrong, leaders are well informed about it and things continue as is? * Is identity necessary? * How can it be that people in democratic societies are so obsessed with power? (Desire to be different, better, stronger than others) * What is friendship? • WHO PARTICIPATES AT THIS MEETUP? Anybody is more than welcome to join our meetups. Our events gather people from different backgrounds, different cultures, while no philosophical background is mandatory. Our usual participants are people that have a hunger for deeper understanding of themselves and the world. People that value deep, honest and respectful dialogue. The inspiration for Socrates Cafe originates with the book of the same name, written by the philosopher Christopher Phillips. (Socrates Cafe: A Fresh Taste of Philosophy, 2002). Phillips felt that the Socratic method of dialogue and discussion should be practiced not just in academic settings, but among everyday people interested in examining deep questions together. Hundreds of Socrates Cafe groups now exist around the world. To learn more, visit [https://socratescafe.com](https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fsocratescafe.com%2F&data=05%7C02%7C%7C1b245fc060a24a1b22c508dd324f736a%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C638722038989360624%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=pLtcEu25qgDHP1XvhFs5Cx4L1rRDYmqwnNWgxalKovY%3D&reserved=0 "Protegido por Outlook: https://socratescafe.com/. Haga clic o pulse para seguir el vínculo.").

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Si crees que la filosofía necesita diálogo, y que nosotros necesitamos de filosofía, este encuentro es para ti. El encuentro de Consulta Filosófica y Dialógica Colectiva en Barcelona te dará las herramientas para empezar a desarrollar una investigación filosófica capaz de abordar problemas y cuestiones colectivas o individuales que marcan tu y nuestra existencia. Un camino nunca experimentado en Barcelona, con el apoyo de un Filósofo del diálogo que se pone al servicio del descubrimiento, siempre imprevisible, de nuevas verdades comunes. Para descubrir cómo afrontar juntos lo que no somos capaces de comprender solos. Si vienes por Primera vez, es mejor llegar 10 minutos antes del encuentro. Para participar leer bien la descripción del grupo. Idiomas (español e ingles; catalán e italiano). Evento gratuito con abono libre a partir de 5 euro. Método dialogico: Por elegir If you believe that philosophy needs dialogue, and that we need philosophy, this meeting is for you. The first meeting of Collective Philosophical Consultancy will give you the tools to start developing a philosophical research capable of tackling collective or individual problems and questions that mark your and our existence. A path never experienced before in Barcelona, with the support of a Philosopher of dialogue who puts himself at the service of the discovery, always unpredictable, of new common truths. To discover how to face together what we are not able to understand alone. To participate, please read the group description carefully. Languages (Spanish and English; Catalan and Italian). Free event with free subscription (at least 5 Euros Dialogo al Method: To be chosen

THE WHITE VILLA · Plant Showroom🌿 This is not a traditional plant store. It’s a curated showroom where plants are presented in a real setting: terrace, natural light, Mediterranean materials and a calm atmosphere. We work with a small, carefully selected range of indoor and outdoor plants suitable for urban apartments. Resilient species, easy to maintain and designed to live well in compact spaces. Throughout the day, a plant expert will be available to help you choose the right plant based on your light conditions, orientation and lifestyle. You’ll learn how to keep it alive, how to water it properly, what mistakes to avoid and how to integrate it into your home. We also offer simple, easy-to-carry packs ready to take with you. The goal is not volume. It’s choosing well and making sure the plant works in your space. Walk through the terrace, explore the selection and take home a piece of green with knowledge and intention. [More information](https://chat.whatsapp.com/K4Eikp6HRAiFDhxc6BRPt1?mode=hqctswa)

Es una sesión de liberación energética en la que se potencia tu propia Energía Vital. Por eso, uno de los primeros beneficios de la sesión es sentirte en revitalizada, en calma, ligera...A partir de ahí, puedes experimentar mucho más. Es una sesión grupal aunque la experiencia es totalmente personal. Durante la sesión, estás tumbada con los ojos cerrados y escuchando una playlist de música que te lleva a diferentes estados. Mientras tanto, yo voy tocando en diferentes lugares energéticos para ayudarte al proceso de liberación. Es una sesión para regalarte un espacio para sentirte en conexión contigo misma. Mis grupos son pequeños e íntimos para que te sientas sostenida y cuidada en todo momento. Recomendaciones: \- Usar ropa cómoda \- Comer ligero \- Venir con el corazón abierto para sentir cómo se expresa tu propia energía \- Traer antifaz si eres muy sensible a la luz \- Hay esterillas y mantas pero si quieres traer tu propio material está perfecto\. \- Traer tu propia botella de agua Lugar: Espai Entre Vidas. Zona Sagrada Familia. Marina 261 1 5. Barcelona

**Live Website CRO Teardown for eCommerce, SaaS/apps, Marketplaces, and Lead Gen** Want your site (funnel) analyzed by experienced CRO strategists? Want to learn how to apply a scientific conversion optimization framework for increasing conversions and revenue, without rudimentary LLM ideas, guesswork or “best-practice” noise? Send your site (funnel) link to [cro-meetup-barcelona@conversionrate.store](mailto:cro-meetup-barca@conversionrate.store) for a live, professional CRO teardown at the meetup. We’ll show you how to continuously increase conversions and revenue by applying scientific data-driven CRO methodology even for mature products. **In the session, we will walk through real funnels and show how to:** * Pinpoint and benchmark the funnel steps that are underperforming. * Diagnose why users are not converting by surfacing unaddressed frictions, concerns, and uncertainties. * Identify user intents and conversion drivers you can leverage to lift performance. * Ideate and prioritize data-driven CRO hypotheses, then validate them through experimentation (including A/B testing). We will be respectful but candid and critical of the site we will analyze during the session. **What you’ll get from attending the CRO Teardown Meetup** * A professional CRO teardown of your eCommerce, SaaS/app, marketplace, or lead generation funnel. * A clear, practical walkthrough of the scientific CRO process, including: * Quantitative analysis: identifying opportunities through user behavior and funnel patterns. * Qualitative analysis: diagnosing friction and concerns through user sentiment and perception research. * Creation and validation of data-driven CRO hypotheses through experimentation * Relevant CRO case studies selected from one of the world’s largest internal case study libraries. **Who should attend** * CRO and Growth Managers: learn structured hypothesis ideation grounded in user behavior and user perception data. * eCommerce and Marketplace Managers: learn how to lift conversion rate, AOV, and ARPU through evidence-led CRO. * SaaS/App Product Owners and PMs: learn how to increase sign-ups and improve conversion to free trials, free accounts, and paid users. * UX Researchers (eCommerce/SaaS/Marketplace/Lead Gen): learn how to apply advanced qualitative methods to uncover problems users came to address and real conversion blockers. * Data Analysts: learn how to use quantitative behavioral analysis to identify behavioral patterns that translate into high-quality hypotheses. * Growth Designers: learn how to manifest insights into strong, testable UX/UI solutions that increase A/B test win rate. **Who’s speaking at the meetup** Ihor Sokolov is the co-founder and CEO of Conversion Rate Store, a globally recognized CRO agency. He regularly speaks and serves as a panelist at CRO and digital marketing conferences and podcasts, including Conversion Hotel and Riga Comm. Ihor leads a high-performing optimization team focused on improving eCommerce, SaaS/apps, marketplaces, and lead generation funnels. **Participation criteria in the Website CRO Teardown** * Functional, profitable businesses with clear product-market fit (no pre-revenue startups). * “White-hat” niches only. We do not review porn, casinos, betting, forex, alternative medicine, or adjacent categories. **If your site fits the criteria and you want our CRO strategist to deconstruct its performance, send it now to [cro-meetup-barcelona@conversionrate.store](mailto:cro-meetup-barca@conversionrate.store).** Capacity is limited, so we can’t cover every submission. Reviews are handled on a first-come, first-served basis.

**🛑 Antes de inscribirte, por favor, tómate 2 minutos para leer toda la información. ¡Es importante que estemos en la misma sintonía! 🛑** **⚠️ Para que sea justo para todos:** Tenemos plazas limitadas. Si te apuntas y luego no puedes venir, **por favor, cancela tu plaza con al menos 1 día de antelación.** Si no lo haces, tendremos que eliminarte del grupo para darle la oportunidad a otra persona. ¡Gracias por entenderlo! ¿Buscas un rato para jugar y crear sin juicios? Un espacio donde lo que importa es lo que sientes al hacerlo, no el resultado final. Este es un taller de cerámica **gratuito** y alternativo. Aquí no nos obsesionamos con la técnica, sino que le damos paso a la intuición, a lo espontáneo y a conectar con el momento presente. No venimos a enseñarte a hacer piezas perfectas; venimos a **acompañarte** para que la creatividad salga de tu propio cuerpo. Usamos métodos sencillos pero poco convencionales para soltarnos, abrirnos y reconectarnos con lo auténtico que llevamos dentro. El objetivo no es "fabricar" algo bonito, sino **experimentar y sentir** lo que surja, usando la arcilla como nuestro lenguaje. **¿Es para ti?** Si te ha resonado algo de lo que has leído, entonces sí. No necesitas ninguna experiencia previa, solo las ganas de probar. **Te ofrecemos:** * Un espacio seguro y agradable, sin prejuicios. * Los materiales y las herramientas (no hace falta que traigas nada). * Una experiencia pura: no se cocen las piezas. * **Detalles prácticos:** * **Día y hora:** Todos los miércoles, de 18:00 a 18:45. * **Precio:** Gratuito. * **Inscripción:** Apúntate aquí en Meetup. — **¿Por qué hago esto?** 1. **Porque me encanta el proceso** y quiero compartir la magia de crear sin expectativas. 2. **Para que vengas a conocer el espacio** y esta forma diferente de entender la cerámica. 3. **Es una devolución.** En su día, otros talleres gratuitos me ayudaron mucho, y esta es mi manera de devolver esa energía buena a la comunidad. **Si esta forma de crear te llama, ¡será un placer tenerte por aquí!** www.liiceramics.com IG: liiceramics

👩‍🎨 **Aprende de cero o mejora** tu dibujo y pintura en entorno inspirador pasándolo bien. 👉 **Conócenos** en Instagram: [emili.sensoriart](https://www.instagram.com/emili.sensoriart) **OBJETIVO** 🧑‍🎨 Inspírate en el **café donde Picasso se reunía a dibujar con sus colegas y donde expuso por primera vez**. Está **lleno de obras** de arte. 🖌️ Haremos un **especial** temático de Picasso **trabajando sus estilos** que más nos inspiren: **cubismo, abstracción, periodo azul, periodo rosa**.. 🥳 **¡Cuarto aniversario!:** Celebraremos que, hace 4 años hicimos la primera actividad de SensoriArt 🎂. 🎁 Habrá **regalito** especial para la ocasión. 🎨 Te doy **todo el material y te guío** en el proceso de crear lo que elijas tú desarrollando **tu propio estilo sin tener experiencia previa**. 🤯 **Rompe** con el pensamiento de "yo no puedo dibujar o pintar bien" con un método que estimule tu creatividad. 🧘‍♀️ Usa el arte como herramienta de meditación y arte terapia de conexión con el entorno y contigo mism@. 🙋‍♀️ Conoce **futur@s amig@s** con tus mismas pasiones y aprende de sus diversos estilos y visiones. 🗣️ English, castellano y català. **PLAN** 👥 Seremos un **grupo íntimo de 6 a 10 personas** para tener un **trato personalizado** con el guía y el equipo. 1. 👋 **Dinámica inicial** para conocernos y profundizar en enfoque, materiales y referentes. 2. ✏️ **Fase de ejercicios y bocetos** rápidos dibujando tod@s lo mismo para aprender nuevas técnicas y experimentar otras combinaciones. 3. 🎨 **Fase de obra individual** donde cada un@ elige qué hacer. 4. 💬 **Dinámica final** de reflexiones, aprendizajes y puesta en común. 🎁 Llévate de recuerdo mi **reportaje audiovisual de la experiencia** y la obra realizada por ti. **⏳ Duración: 3 h.** Vamos a crear una experiencia **memorable**! Lo aquí descrito se puede ver alterado en algunos aspectos para adaptarnos a factores ajenos a nosotros. **INVERSIÓN** 🍹Consumición en el local. 🐤 **25€ Early bird:** Reservando más de cuatro días antes. 💰 **28€** **Last minute:** Reservando menos de cuatro días antes. **OFERTA** **👫🏻 20€ Comunidad:** Precio para cada un@ si traes nuev@ acompañante. 💎 **20€** **Suscripción:** Adquiriendo bono de 5 experiencias SensoriArt. La suscripción se puede usar en mis otras actividades, durante medio año e incluye **cumplirte un deseo** de experiencia 🪔🧞. **CÓMO APUNTARSE** 1. ✅ Pulsa asistiré en esta actividad. 2. ✅ **Contacta al organizador** por WhatsApp al [34661511632](https://wa.me/34661511632). 3. ✅ Pagar vía bizum o revolut al mismo número de teléfono con antelación. La plaza no quedará confirmada hasta que te lo comunique. Solo habrá devolución en caso de cancelación con más de tres días de antelación. **QUE HAY QUE LLEVAR** 🔹 Mente abierta y ganas de vivir una experiencia artística personal. 🔹 Opcional pero recomendable traer tu libreta de artista. 🔹 Opcional traer tus materiales para combinar. 🖌️ **Yo pongo todo el material**: hojas, soporte, lápiz, bolígrafo, pincel, pinturas, agua, recipiente para el agua y sobre para llevarte la obra. **ORGANIZADOR** 👨‍🎨 Artista senderista con foco en la acuarela y la fotografía. 😍👉 **Sígueme** en Instagram: [emili.sensoriart](https://www.instagram.com/emili.sensoriart) 📱👉 **Pregúntame** dudas por WhatsApp: [+34 661 511 632](https://wa.me/34661511632) **URBAN SKETCHING** Es la práctica de dibujar aquello que te rodea. Consiste en plasmar tu **visión personal** de tu mundo inmediato, o de los lugares a los que viajas. Es una narrativa de la vida cotidiana: ese café que te motiva, las calles o parques que recorres y te inspiran, etc. Boceta sin miedo a equivocarte, salte de lo figurativo y lo realista para experimentar el estilo con el que mejor te lo pases. **Vente a experimentar!** #urbansketching #paint #painting #drawing #art #mindfulness #watercolour

Volvemos con un nuevo evento de **Power BI & Fabric Barcelona**, esta vez en **Pallejà**, con una mañana pensada para acercar el uso del dato a la realidad del negocio y compartir experiencias prácticas desde la comunidad. El evento contará con **un único track**, con sesiones accesibles y casos reales, pensadas tanto para perfiles técnicos como para personas que utilizan Power BI en su día a día 📊 🕒 **Agenda** **09:30 – 10:00 \| Bienvenida** Apertura del evento y bienvenida por parte de la organización de Power BI & Fabric Barcelona 👋 **10:00 – 10:50 \| Cómo un cuadro de mando en Power BI puede ayudar a pequeños comercios a tomar mejores decisiones** Adriana de Carvalho Martins y Valeria Dávila Los pequeños comercios suelen tener los datos repartidos en distintas fuentes y sin una visión clara. En esta sesión se muestra cómo un dashboard bien diseñado en Power BI puede centralizar la información, facilitar el análisis y apoyar decisiones diarias de forma sencilla y efectiva 🛍️📈 **10:50 – 11:20 \| Pausa** Descanso para tomar algo y comentar las primeras impresiones con otros asistentes ☕️ **11:20 – 12:10 \| Power BI como palanca de transformación: del BI tradicional al impacto real en el negocio** Mohamed Lbachiri Un caso real de transformación donde Power BI pasa de ser una herramienta de reporting a convertirse en un elemento clave para la toma de decisiones estratégicas. Se abordará cómo alinear datos, procesos y objetivos de negocio para generar impacto real 🚀 **12:10 – 13:00 \| CI/CD en Microsoft Fabric: estrategias de integración y despliegue** Miguel Troyano Redondo y Adriana de Carvalho Martins En esta sesión se explican estrategias prácticas de CI/CD aplicadas a Microsoft Fabric, abordando cómo automatizar despliegues, mejorar la calidad de los desarrollos y ganar trazabilidad en entornos modernos de datos ⚙️ **13:00 – 13:30 \| Networking** Espacio final para charlar con los ponentes, compartir experiencias y conectar con otros profesionales del dato en un ambiente distendido 🤝 Un evento cercano, práctico y enfocado a compartir conocimiento real desde la comunidad para la comunidad. ¡Te esperamos en Pallejà! 🎉

En Barcelona todavía quedan barrios y **rincones interesantes sin guiris, agobios ni masificación.** Así pues, os proponemos un paseo guiado por el Clot i el antiguo núcleo de **Sant Martí de Provençals**, para conocer y comprender cómo se formó esta parte de la ciudad, popular, obrera y ligada a la industrialización. En el **Clot**, recorreremos su casco viejo, sin coches y agradable, para ver las plácidas calles peatonales alrededor del mercado (conocido por tener buenas pescaterías), el **Parc del Clo**t y los **viejos talleres de Renfe,** o el **antiguo ayuntamiento del municipio**. Y en Sant Martí, nos adentraremos en el pasado popular y reivindicativo de este barrio, construído en **los 50 y 60**, y que ha marcado la historia reciente de toda la ciudad. En él, La Caixa de Pensiones construyó los primeros bloques de pisos de esta nueva Barcelona, un experimento arquitectónico que marcaría el urbanismo de muchos barrios periféricos. Pero entre estas **enormes construcciones,** nos adentraremos en lo que queda del pasado rural del barrio, para llegar hasta **la iglesia de Sant Martí de Provençals**. Una pequeña joya gótica que se conserva escondida y perdida, en medio de estos gigantes bloques de cemento. Una ruta distinta, **alternativa y curiosa** que nos acercará a una Barcelona más real, auténtica y cercana. ¡Seguro que te sorprenderá! Y como siempre, **con explicaciones de un guía licenciado en historia por la UB** Éste es el **PLAN**: 1. Encuentro en la salida de Metro del Clot (L1 y L2) situada en Meridiana-Aragó. 2. Ruta por el casco antiguo del Clot. 3. Visita al Parque del Clot i el viejo ayuntamiento 4. Seguimos hacia Sant Martí y la Verneda, para acercarnos a estos barrios construídos en los 60 5. Llegamos a la iglesia gótica de Sant Martí de Provençals 6. Los que queráis, nos vamos a tomar y comer algo en algún bar auténtico del barrio. **PRECIO**: 14 euros (incluye honorarios guía+organización+ seguro RC + 21% IVA)

This Event is for people who are curious about fashion beyond trends. Our goal is to explore the deeper layers of the fashion industry: how iconic houses build influence, how creative direction shapes cultural perception, and how brand strategy creates long-term power. These meetups are designed as educational and cultural conversations where fashion is approached as a system — not just aesthetics. During our sessions we explore: \* the history and evolution of major fashion houses \* brand positioning and creative direction \* how fashion shapes culture and identity \* how knowledge of the industry builds confidence and perspective Understanding fashion at this level is not only interesting — it is also a valuable skill for people working in creative industries, marketing, branding or cultural fields. But these events are not lectures. They are intimate discussions in small groups, where knowledge becomes conversation and ideas are shared openly. The goal is to create a space for people who want to: \* deepen their understanding of fashion and culture \* develop their thinking and perspective \* build meaningful connections with curious and ambitious people \* grow both professionally and intellectually Because entering an industry does not always start with a job. Sometimes it starts with knowledge, curiosity and the right conversations.

**DC Service Jam is back.** This March, SD:DC is hosting the DC edition of Global Service Jam 2026 week. We are part of a worldwide movement of designers, strategists, and curious minds who come together to build real service concepts from scratch. From **Saturday March 14 to Sunday March 15**, you'll work in a small team around a secret theme revealed at kick-off. No briefs, no client. Just hands-on design, rapid prototyping, and plenty of Post-its. This year we're bringing AI into the mix. Throughout the weekend we'll look at how AI tools can support service design work, as a sensemaking tool, to build artifacts faster, and to push prototypes further. **WHAT TO EXPECT** **Saturday March 14th** * **9 - 10am:** social / breakfast (theme reveal + team formation) * **10am - 6pm:** full day of research, ideation, and prototyping (meals provided) * **6:30pm (optional):** social / happy hour (nearby bar) **Sunday March 15th** * **9 - 10am:** social / breakfast * **10am - 12pm:** finalize prototyping & storytelling * **12pm - 2pm:** present your work and share what DC made with the world **WHO SHOULD COME** You don't need to be a service designer. If you're a UX or product designer, strategist, public servant, researcher, or just someone curious about how services actually work, you're welcome here. **LOGISTICS** * **Dates:** Saturday March 14th & Sunday 15th (ending at 2pm) * **Venue:** SteamPunk, McLean, VA * **Capacity:** 50 spots only (first come, first served) * **Attendee fee:** $60\* (covers meals, materials, and space) *\* If the fee is a barrier for you, we have a limited number of discounted tickets available, just reach out to Sergio Venegas directly for a code.* **WHAT TO BRING** ✔️ An open mind and a willingness to make things ✔️ Laptop and charger ✔️ Curiosity about Service Design (no experience needed) **Follow SD:DC on LinkedIn and @DCServiceJam on Instagram for updates!** \*\*\* Many thanks to our host and sponsor, **SteamPunk** *Design. Disrupt, Repeat. Steampunk is anchored by a startup culture with a customer-centered delivery approach. We put our Federal government clients in the center of everything we design, develop, and deliver to drive high quality mission impacts and user experiences at speed.*

**Agenda:** * 6-6:30 pm: Networking and food/drinks * 6:30-7:15 pm: Announcements and presentation * 7:15 pm-7:30 pm: Q&A and close-out **Hacking the Stack: Using OpenSearch Dashboards as an Application Framework** Most developers treat OpenSearch Dashboards (OSD) strictly as a visualization layer—a place for charts and graphs. They are missing the bigger picture. OSD is a powerful, untapped environment for full-stack application development. In this session, we peel back the architecture of **an enterprise-grade risk, compliance, and security platform built entirely *on top of* OSD**. We moved beyond simple plugins and pushed OSD to its limits to create a seamless, interactive application experience. Join us for a deep dive into the engineering reality of the OpenSearch stack, including: * **The Analysis:** Why the OpenSearch stack beat out the competition. * **The Build,** **Beyond Visualization:** How to implement custom React components to build complex workflows and interactive UIs within OSD. * **The Integrations:** Integrating Wazuh for agent management and ingesting data at scale. * **The “Gotchas”:** Honest, real-world lessons on data handling, state management, and what to look out for. **If you are ready to push your plugins from “reporting tools” to “robust software,” do not miss this session!**

**Ever dreamed of designing your own backyard oasis?** Here’s your chance to make it happen! Join us at the **Premier Pools & Spas showroom in Manassas, VA** for a fun and creative evening of pool design, conversation, and inspiration. We’ll sip, sketch, and dream up the ultimate backyard retreat together! ️ **What to Expect:** * Hands-on pool design session (we’ll provide poster boards, pens, pencils, and markers!) * Learn how pool layouts, materials, and costs come together in real-world projects * Light refreshments, good company, and expert advice from our design and construction team * **Bonus:** select designs from the night will be turned into **real-time 3D renderings** by one of our pool designers! **Space is limited** — only 15 spots available (each attendee may bring one guest). Whether you’re seriously planning your dream pool or just curious about the process, this laid-back event is the perfect mix of creativity and conversation. Come ready to design, sip, and have a great time!

**Agenda :** * 4.45 to 5.00 PM ET: Food and Networking * 5.00 to 5.50 PM ET: "Data Science & Machine Learning with Microsoft Fabric" Hello Everyone! Please join us for our March 12th edition of the AI-ML MeetUp. **Please note this is an in-person meeting and light refreshments/food will be provided. You will need a government-issued ID to enter the facility.** **Title:** Data Science & Machine Learning with Microsoft Fabric **Description:** Explore Microsoft Fabric’s integrated Data Science experience across ideation, preprocessing, modeling, & deployment. Learn how to ingest and prepare data via OneLake and Lakehouse, leverage Notebooks, Data Wrangler, Spark, SynapseML, MLflow for experimentation, & operationalize predictions with batch scoring and Power BI direct integration. Also, learn to build generative AI Q&A systems using Fabric Data Agents. **Location:** The meeting will be hosted in the Applied Information Sciences ( AIS ) office in Reston, at 11440 Commerce Park Dr # 600 · Reston, VA. The location is also right off the Silver Line metro's Wiehle-Reston Metro Station. **Parking:** Parking is paid and can be validated at the AIS office reception. We will meet in Room Lake Anne. We hope to see you all there!!!!

Whether you're new to Insight meditation or an advanced practitioner looking for like-minded people to sit with, you're welcome to join us at our Sunday morning drop-in group, sponsored by the Insight Meditation Community of Washington. Insight meditation cultivates our natural wisdom and compassion. Meditation practice develops concentration, which allows us to calm and steady the mind. This class includes a 30-minute lightly-guided meditation, followed by a short talk and time for questions and discussion. The size of the group usually runs somewhere between 25-40 people in-person and between 12-25 online. Chairs are provided, or you may bring a sitting cushion or bench. You may also use the blankets and bolsters offered by the yoga studio. **We offer both in-person and online attendance.** To learn more about our topics and teachers, view our videos or **get the Zoom link**, visit our [class page](https://imcw.org/event/?eventId=735&utm_source=MeetUp&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=vienna-drop-in).

Leads come in, but they don’t move. Prospects engage, but they don’t convert. Customers join, but they don’t stay. And most teams are guessing where the breakdown actually is. At this DC Marketing Tech Talks event, Geoff Livingston will walk you through a practical, end-to-end AI workflow designed to help you identify and fix the gaps in your customer journey. This session is about using AI to analyze how buyers are actually moving through your funnel, uncover where engagement drops off, and turn that insight into measurable improvements. You’ll learn how to: * Map your real customer journey * Identify friction points across your lead funnel * Use AI to analyze messy marketing data in a structured way. Geoff will show you how to turn disconnected touchpoints into a clear picture of behavior, how to surface usable insights, and how to feed those insights back into your campaigns to improve performance. This session will give you a detailed playbook. You will see the specific tools, the specific processes, and the step-by-step structure to implement this workflow inside your own organization. From auditing your journey to identifying measurable gaps, to prioritizing the highest-impact fixes, to building a repeatable optimization loop, you will walk away knowing exactly how to execute this approach from start to finish.

# ✨ Real Founder Lessons for Builders & Career Pivoters (Ashburn) **Saturday, March 14 • 2–4 PM • Ashburn, VA** What if growing your work didn’t have to come with constant exhaustion? This entrepreneur-focused session is a behind-the-scenes conversation about how to build, pivot, and scale **without burning yourself out** — and without chasing work that drains your energy. Whether you’re launching something new, navigating a career pivot, or rebuilding after a layoff, the principles are the same: 👉 protect your energy 👉 make smarter pivots 👉 build momentum that lasts 👉 apply AI practically to support smarter decisions and workflows Over 12 years, I’ve launched **7 startups and side hustles** — alongside **21 years in corporate tech leadership**. The biggest lesson wasn’t scaling tactics… It was learning when to pivot, how to sustain momentum, and how to align what energizes you with what serves your customers — an approach that generated **revenue** in my first full-time year without burnout. A key part of that evolution has been learning how to integrate AI in grounded, practical ways — helping accelerate testing, decision-making, and workflow clarity without adding complexity. During this session, I’ll share real founder insights — including a live screen walkthrough — showing how smart pivots happen and what separates intentional growth from reactive hustle. *** ## What We’ll Explore 1. **How to recognize when to pivot — and when to stay the course** 2. **Building energy-first systems instead of burnout cycles** 3. **Founder decision-making under pressure** 4. **Designing work that supports long-term momentum** 5. **Why sustainable growth outperforms hustle culture** 6. **Using AI strategically to support pivots, experimentation, and smarter workflows** This is not a lecture or pitch — it’s a grounded founder conversation for people who want to grow smarter and build work that lasts. Expect practical thinking, humor, and takeaways you can use immediately. *** ## Event Details 💵 $20 RSVP — includes coffee + snacks 📍 Ashburn, VA (exact address shared after RSVP) 🕑 2:00 PM – 4:00 PM 👥 Max 15 attendees — intentionally small for meaningful conversation Most attendees are professionals, founders, and growth-minded builders navigating reinvention, pivots, or startup ideas. *** ## About the Space — Startup Garage Style Hosted in my early-founder style startup garage — a **bright, spacious, comfortable Ashburn living room** designed for focused conversation and practical learning. These sessions are intentionally intimate — closer to a founder roundtable than a seminar. *** ## Background — Corporate to Founder Journey After **21 years in corporate tech leadership**, including senior director role, I transitioned into full-time entrepreneurship, building on years of startup and side-hustle experience. If you’re exploring a career pivot or next chapter, you’ll find this conversation highly practical. *** ## 🔗 Builder Ecosystem & Resources 🌐 Website: [https://midlifereinvention.co](https://midlifereinvention.co) ▶ YouTube (300K+ views): [https://www.youtube.com/@midlife_mindfulness](https://www.youtube.com/@midlife_mindfulness) 💼 LinkedIn (4K+ followers): [https://www.linkedin.com/in/anju-debnath-0061524/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anju-debnath-0061524/) 🤝 Meetup Community: [https://www.meetup.com/ashburn-transition-meetup-group/](https://www.meetup.com/ashburn-transition-meetup-group/) 📚 Amazon Author Page (2 Books published, more on the way): [https://www.amazon.com/stores/Anju-Debnath/author/B0FFNBVZLQ](https://www.amazon.com/stores/Anju-Debnath/author/B0FFNBVZLQ) Everything shared comes from lived founder experience — not theory. *** **Space is intentionally limited to ensure focused discussion, interactive learning, and practical takeaways you can use immediately.**