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## **From Data Autonomy to Adaptive AI: Building Systems That Change How Decisions Get Made** **DOORS OPEN: 18:30** **TALKS START: 19:00** **NETWORKING: 20:00 - 21:30** ## **Our Speakers** **Marta Expósito Ventura, PhD, Head of Data, Stark Future** **Africa Perianez, Co-founder & CEO, Causal Foundry** ## **Marta Esposito - From ticket queues to data autonomy - engineering the shift** **Marta Esposito is Head of Data at Stark Future, an electric motorcycle company building high-performance, connected vehicles at the intersection of hardware, software, manufacturing and data.** **In her talk, Marta will explore what it takes to move a data function away from reactive ticket queues and towards a more autonomous operating model. As connected products generate increasingly rich streams of operational, product and user data, the role of data teams changes: from responding to requests, to enabling better decisions across the organisation.** **Her session will look at the engineering, organisational and cultural shift behind data autonomy: how teams structure data work, prioritise internal demand, build trust in data products and move closer to the real systems they support.** ## **Africa Perianez - Designing AI for imperfect conditions** **Africa Perianez is Co-founder and CEO of Causal Foundry, where she leads a team of engineers and AI scientists building reinforcement learning and personalisation technologies for real-world operational decision-making.** **Her work focuses on adaptive AI infrastructure that supports decisions across healthcare, logistics, behavioural nudging, demand forecasting, stockout prevention and resource allocation. Causal Foundry works with global partners including the Gates Foundation, Google.org, GAVI, Lilly and Johnson & Johnson, applying AI in environments where decisions are complex, resources are constrained and impact matters.** **In this talk, Africa will explore how AI systems move beyond prediction and dashboards into adaptive decision support. What does it take to build systems that can operate across changing contexts, local constraints and human behaviour? And how do you design AI that supports better decisions without pretending the real world is cleaner than it is?** ## **What’s In It For You?** **Some of the most interesting work in AI today is not just about building more powerful models. It is about turning data, machine learning and decision intelligence into systems that people and organisations can actually use.** **In this DeepTech Talks edition, Marta and Africa will explore two complementary sides of applied AI: how data teams become more autonomous inside complex organisations, and how adaptive AI systems support operational decisions in the real world.** **You’ll hear about:** * **How data teams move from reactive service models to autonomous data products** * **What it takes to build AI systems that support operational decision-making** * **How reinforcement learning and personalisation can be applied beyond consumer tech** * **The gap between dashboards, predictions and decisions that actually change outcomes** * **How technical teams work with messy real-world systems, constraints and stakeholders** **Expect a grounded conversation about AI that becomes s part of how organisations sense, decide and act.** ## **Who Should Come?** * **Data scientists, ML engineers and AI engineers** * **Data leaders, analytics leaders and engineering managers** * **Product leaders working with data-heavy or AI-enabled systems** * **Deep tech founders and technical operators** * **People working across healthtech, mobility, logistics, manufacturing or decision intelligence** * **Anyone curious about how applied AI becomes operational infrastructure** ## **Extras** **We’ll have food and drinks. 🍷🍕** **Come ready to meet engineers, founders, esearchers, data leaders and technology builders working on the next generation of applied AI systems.** **Spaces are limited, so grab your spot on Meetup while you can.** **Brought to you by DeepTech Recruitment & Cloudworks.** The organisers and venue reserve the right to refuse admission or entry and shall not be held liable for any incidents, losses or damages occurring during the event.

¿Cómo reducir el estrés y la ansiedad? 🌿 **Clases de meditación en Rubí - Mirasol** 🌿 Todos los **martes a las 13:00** con **Aurélie Glorieux** 🧘‍♂️ Clases abiertas para aprender a relajarte, soltar estrés y conectar con tu paz interior. * No necesitas experiencia previa * Meditaciones guiadas y consejos prácticos * Ambiente cercano y para tod@s 💳 6€/clase · Bono 4 clases = 20€ 📍 Más info en 👉 [www.meditarabcn.org](http://www.meditarabcn.org/) ¡Te esperamos para compartir un rato de calma y buena energía! ✨ En estas clases aprenderás a meditar de forma accesible y cercana, con métodos que cualquiera puede aplicar. Veremos cómo reconocer y transformar estados mentales que nos generan estrés, enfado o tristeza, y cómo desarrollar actitudes que nos conecten con calma, claridad y bienestar —para nosotros mismos y también para quienes nos rodean 💛.

L'intercanvi lingüístic es d'Italià/català - castellà Els horaris son de 11h à 13h Le prix es de 4 Euros.

🌸 Este es un lugar seguro, creado de corazón a corazón para encontrar en el círculo el sostén de la comunidad femenina. 🌹 Nos reunimos a celebrar el sagrado femenino que habita en todas y cada una de nosotras. ✨Meditación ✨Yoga ✨Movimiento Consciente ✨Ritual ✨Creatividad ✨Celebración Acompañadas por la magia de la Luna y el Mar 🌊🌝 🤍 Aportación voluntaria y consciente ✨✨✨ En este encuentro nos reunimos para despertar la diosa interna que ya esta dentro y cada una de nosotras 🦋 Trae una esterilla 🍶 Agua ❤️ El corazón abierto ¡Únete a la comunidad de WhatsApp para comunicarnos con facilidad! ☺️ https://chat.whatsapp.com/ErEX7TOJFvqAuln5daZhUQ

L'échange linguistique est d'espagnol/catalan-français Les horaires sont de 11h à 13h (flexibilité pour le début et la fin des échanges) Le prix du billet est de 4 Euros.

**THIS TUESDAY WE'RE DOING A SPECIAL WORLD CUP WATCHALONG SHOW - HILARIOUS COMMENTARY & GIVEAWAYS!** THE OPEN MIC WILL START AT 9PM Your two equally *weird* equally *handsome* hosts, Darren and Ewan, will be there to guide you through until the end. [Reserve Your Seat Here](https://thecomedyclubhouse.es/event/fat-goose-2/) **Every Tuesday at 7:30pm** **Bar Opens at 7, come early and grab a drink!** All welcome. Except Darren. He's not invited.

New Meetup is here! Let's gooo! We have some amazing speakers, and pizza and beer will be available after the event. ────────── **18:00: Welcome** Grab a beer, a snack, and a seat until everybody arrives! **18:30 Intro by Host Neciu Dan** **18:45 The Package Was Fine Yesterday: Why Your Dependencies Are a Security Risk - and What to Do About It** Speaker: [Vitaly Baev](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vitaly-baev/), Senior Frontend Engineer @ Revolut Every JS project relies heavily on third-party code. Some of it runs during install, some in CI, some inside the editor, and some with access to real credentials. This talk explains how recent supply-chain attacks abused that trust and what developers can do to reduce risk without stopping delivery. **19:20 Under the hood: How V8 powers your JS apps (and why you should care)** Speaker: [Gwyneth Rose](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gwyneth-rose/), Senior Engineer at Lodgify You've transpiled your JavaScript, minified it, chunked it, and sent it to your CDN. But what happens when the code actually hits the browser? In this talk, we'll walk through the workings of V8, the JavaScript engine that powers Chromium-based browsers and Node.js. We'll focus on its JIT (just-in-time) compiler, how it learns about your code at runtime, and how it optimizes for performance as you use a web app. We'll also go over concrete techniques to make the JIT compiler's job easier, helping you stay in V8's fastest execution path. **19:50: Drinks and networking!** **20:45 Meetup finished** Would you like to talk at the next meetup? Reach out to Dan Neciu [on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/neciudan/) And please help us spread the news and grow the community: **(FOR EARLY ACCESS: WE ALWAYS POST FIRST ON SOCIAL MEDIA)** [Twitter(X)](https://x.com/ReactJsBCN) [BlueSky](https://bsky.app/profile/reactbarcelona.bsky.social) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/reactjs-barcelona/) [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/reactjs_barcelona/) ────────── **Sponsors:** **Lodgify** Lodgify is a constantly growing tech start-up, focused on building vacation rental software that enables vacation rental owners to independently manage and market their business online. We do so by providing them with easy-to-build websites, including a booking and reservation system, various synchronisation options, and payment collection options. We are +350 Lodgifiers strong, and you can find us working in Barcelona and all around the world! We are working in a hybrid mode and provide our team members with an option to work from home and spend additional time with their family, friends and pets. With more than 60 nationalities, we celebrate diversity daily! With 43% of female and 57% of male employees we are striving to establish a gender balance. Actions are continuously taken to include more women in our Tech teams. ────────── **Join the 30-Day React Challenge for FREE!** \- Master core hooks like \`useState\`\, \`useEffect\`\, and \`useReducer\` \- Unlock advanced hooks like \`useTransition\` and \`useLayoutEffect\` \- Learn powerful patterns like Compound Components to build flexible UIs \- Tackle tricky subjects like refs\, context\, and state management \- Get a peek into the future of React with experimental features \- Receive practical\, real\-world examples you can use immediately **[Join here](https://neciudan.dev/react-subscribe)** ────────── **Join the waitlist for a FREE Course: Master Frontend Security** Join the exclusive waitlist for premium early access to the most comprehensive FREE frontend security course. Be among the first to master XSS, CSRF, exploits, and critical vulnerabilities across React, Vue, Angular, and Vanilla JS. **[Join here](https://neciudan.dev/master-security)**

Entrance is **FREE**. **BONUS**: One lucky audience member will get one Belgian beer (or soft drink) for **FREE**! **On Tap Comedy** is a brand new stand-up open mic in English in **IMPRFCTO Poblenou** bar (located in the trendy Poblenou neighborhood of Barcelona)! Every two weeks the best and the bravest standup comedians try their **new jokes**. You can be the first one to see them! How exciting is that?
 We start at **7:30 pm**! But you can come earlier to enjoy the best selection of **Belgian beers** at the Imprfcto Poblenou bar! 🍻 Best comedians and best Belgian beers in Barcelona guarantee that your Friday night will start great! You can't miss it! See you on Friday! NOTE: This is the IMPRFCTO in Poblenou on Carrer de Bilbao, not the one on Parallel! Comedians won't use a microphone. Want to perform?
If you are a standup comedian and want to perform at our venue please send a message to our Instagram: @ontapcomedy

**REGISTRATION (Mandatory to access facilites):** https://usergroups.databricks.com/events/details/databricks-user-groups-databricks-user-group-de-barcelona-presents-databricks-barcelona-user-group-back-from-dais-en-adevinta/ Databricks + networking, by Users for Users. Data professionals of different organizations will share their experience developing AI use cases with the audience. Event aimed at Databricks User community with **AI** and **news from** [Data & AI Summit ](https://www.databricks.com/dataaisummit)as central themes. Event is free and **everyone** (data teams, enthusiasts, consultants, students, freelance,...) is **well received but** **seats are limited**, so register now if you're interested to join! **Agenda:** **17:00 Registro y recepción de asistentes** **17:30 Bienvenida y Apertura** **17:45 Presentación Adevinta** *The Path to Pro: implementing Genie & data product certification With a CI/CD mindset* **18:10 Presentación CTTI** *Analisis de datos geoespaciales con Databricks y Genie* Benjamin Perez Gonzalez, Gestor de Solucions **18:35 Presentacion Bayer** Federico Ravizzini**,** Global Cloud Data, Analytics & AI Platform Manager **19:00** **Novedades Databricks. Data + AI Summit** Javier Gallardo, Strategic Account Executive, **Databricks** **19:20 - 20:30** Cierre del evento y Networking **![🍕]()** See you!

Empieza el fin de semana con una actividad que te ayudará a liberarte del estrés, ansiedad, preocupaciones y te permitirá **conectar con tu Paz interior** **a través de la práctica de la Meditación**. **Te invitamos a este bonito plan de sábado en nuestro Centro de meditación de la calle Berlín 97**, un Oasis de Paz en el centro de la ciudad, para que puedas sentir, por propia experiencia, la energía que se crea al meditar en grupo y experimentes la felicidad que surge de la Paz mental. Pruébalo, disfrutarás de una **Relajación y bienestar total** para un broche de oro del finde. 🌟🧘🏻🧘🏻‍♂️ Esta es la actividad que te proponemos: **De 11h a 11,30h** meditación guiada **De 11,30h a 12h** visita guiada de nuestro precioso Centro urbano. Al finalizar, si te apetece, podrás compartir la experiencia con los demás mientras te tomas algo en nuestro **Café de La Paz**, un bonito espacio amplio y relajado. ☕️🍪🧁 No necesitas experiencia, tod@s son bienvenid@s!! ❤️🤩 \***Te esperamos!** \* Organiza: **Centro de Meditación Kadampa** de Barcelona. Somos una entidad sin ánimo de lucro creada para ayudar a las personas a desarrollar su paz mental y encontrar métodos prácticos para resolver los problemas cotidianos. Ofrecemos sesiones gratuitas y cursos de meditación desde nuestros dos centros en Barcelona ciudad y Montserrat (San Salvador de Guardiola) para ayudar a las personas a conectar con su Paz mental. Formamos parte de una Fundación Internacional para la difusión de la filosofía budista y la meditación en todo el mundo 🙏🏻

Buzoku Meetup | Web3 and AI | Barcelona Join us in Sant Gervasi for Buzoku, a bi monthly casual meetup for people building in Web3, AI, and digital systems. What started as a Web3 focused group is now expanding to include AI builders as well. The format No panels No presentations No agenda We meet at a bar, grab a drink, and talk. That is it. Who comes A mix of: • Engineers and technical builders • Founders and operators • Investors and traders • Designers and curious minds Working across: • Crypto, Web3, and digital assets • AI, agents, and applied machine learning You do not need to be working at the intersection. If you are deep in either space, you will find your people here. We are also very interested in where AI and crypto meet, including agentic systems, automated finance, and new coordination models. What to expect • Real conversations about what people are actually building • War stories, ideas, experiments, and lessons learned • A relaxed environment where you can meet people naturally No pressure to pitch. No structured talks. Just good people and good discussions. Why join • Meet high quality builders in Barcelona • Exchange ideas without the noise of formal events • Find collaborators, hires, or new opportunities 🍺 🍷 Drinks on us, both alcoholic and non alcoholic We try to keep the group high signal. If you are actively building or deeply involved in AI or crypto, you will get the most out of it.

\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- ¡Nuevo canal de YouTube con grabaciones de clases reales! https://www.youtube.com/@bertaturne \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Clases regulares. Incluyen una parte de teoría, una parte de meditación guiada y una parte de meditación en silencio. Puedes venir cada semana o sólo de vez en cuando, como más te convenga. En la parte teórica haremos un repaso por las distintas tradiciones históricas y veremos cómo cada una de ellas ha abordado la cuestión de la meditación: * La meditación en la tradición del yoga * La meditación budista * La meditación en el budismo tibetano * La meditación zen * La meditación taoísta * El mindfulness * El trance chamánico * La cábala judía * La mística cristiana * La meditación en el sufismo * La meditación en la *New Age* **Dónde:** Ortigosa 14, 2ª planta, local 11 – Barcelona (justo detrás del Palau de la Música, a 2 min del metro Urquinaona) **Cómo reservar:** No hay que hacer reserva de plaza para asistir a estas clases, puedes simplemente presentarte en el centro de meditación cinco o diez minutos antes de la hora (¡NO ANTES, por favor, porque habrá otras actividades en marcha en la sala!). **Qué traer:** Durante la meditación podrás sentarte en una silla o en el suelo con un cojín o banqueta, tú eliges. Si te sientas en el suelo asegúrate de llevar una parte de abajo que no apriete y unos calcetines limpios y gruesos para no ensuciar la esterilla y no pasar frío. Si te sientas en silla no es necesario que vayas vestido de ninguna manera especial. **Idioma en el que se imparte la clase:** Castellano. **Precio y formas de pago:** **Clases sueltas**: 12 € A pagar en efectivo después de clase. **Abono mensual 1 clase a la semana**: 38 € A pagar mediante domiciliación bancaria. Mínimo 3 meses de alta. Sin matrícula. Se pueden mezclar días según convenga. **Abono mensual 2 clases a la semana**: 60 € A pagar mediante domiciliación bancaria. Mínimo 3 meses de alta. Sin matrícula. **Para ampliar información sobre esta actividad, por favor visita mi página web:** https://www.bertaturne.com ¡Nos vemos pronto si te animas a venir!

At InnoIT Consulting, we are delighted to invite you to our upcoming event, organized in collaboration with *DevOps BCN*, on **Thursday, July 2**. 🎙️*Ship Without Fear: Specs, AI, and Modern DevOps* **SUMMARY** We will be joined by **[Matīss Treinis](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matisst/)** (Creator and Author, SpecDD) and **[Vicent Soria](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vicentsoria/)** (Fractional Infrastructure Engineer, Tech A Breath). 🎙️**I apologise for the confusion! Anyway, here's the same plausible but wrong software again**, Matīss Treinis Introduction to SpecDD, a Specification-driven development framework that enables humans and AI agents to build better software. 🎙️**DevOps Horror Stories Vol. 1**, Vicent Soria We will be reviewing some of my nightmares: the time I dropped a production database, the two days of downtime, and the rewrite pushed to production the very day its lead developer walked out the door. Real DevOps disasters, what went wrong, and the hard-won lessons that survived the chaos. Come for the schadenfreude, stay for the postmortems. With time for a dynamic **Q&A session and, of course, our networking with food 🍕 and drinks 🍻.** **👥 Do you want to come along?** Share this invitation with all your contacts, or click the "share" button below. **WHEN:** Thursday, July 2 at 6:30 PM **WHERE:** Oficinas InnoIT Consulting, [C/ Diputació, 280, Bajos 2ª, 08009, Barcelona](https://maps.app.goo.gl/zC6Sf2jUogxauX317) **LANGUAGE:** English **Join our [newsletter](https://www.inno-it.es/newsletter/)!** Don't miss out on upcoming events, exciting news and special job offers.

**[QUÉ ES EL SOFTCOMBAT?](https://youtu.be/Essu82NpRvc)** **[Qué es el Jugger? | El Jugger, qué es y cómo jugarlo](https://youtu.be/dfyrlQn14oM)** **[Qué es el LARP?](https://youtu.be/fB3FkxDZhBA)** El Softcombat és una activitat esportiva en la qual, mitjançant armes embuatades (conegudes com boffers), es recreen combats medievals, es practiquen jocs d'equip i s'aprenen moviments marcials de combat. El Rol en Viu consisteix a afegir-li una acció més teatral i dramàtica a aquests enfrontaments. Si t'interessa aprendre a combatre, emular les lluites de les teves pel·lícules favorites, lluitar amb espasa, subjectar un escut, dominar els secrets de l'equilibri de peus o fer fitnes d'un mode diferent; el Softcombat i el Rol en Viu són una activitat que has de provar. **És durant el matí de 11h a 13.30h quan major quantitat de participants es reuneixen. A la tarda, es queda (a vegades) un petit grup, però no es pot garantir la seva presència fins a les 18h, sobretot a l'hivern. Recomanem anar de demà.** *** **REGLES BÀSIQUES PER AL SOFTCOMBAT** **NORMATIVA I SEGURETAT** **la participació en un esdeveniment implica l'acceptació d'aquestes:** Per a garantir la seguretat dels participants, totes les armes alienes a seran testades prèviament, conservant-se el dret a admissió de l'arma o de l'usuari. Com tot esport de contacte, cal anar amb compte i apel·lar sempre al sentit comú i a la companyonia, en inscriure's en la nostra comunitat, el participant o tutors del participant accepten la total responsabilitat de qualsevol mal, lesió, pèrdua... que pugui succeir dins dels entrenaments. **La participació en un esdeveniment implica l'acceptació d'aquestes.** 1. No estan permesos cops **ni al cap ni en els genitals.** 2. **La/s ma/ns** que subjecten l'arma fins a la nina no són blanc vàlid. 3. **No es pot estocar,** només colpejar amb el lateral de l'arma. 4. **Abans de començar** qualsevol enfrontament, cal estendre les armes, procedir a una lleugera salutació mitjançant el xoc entre aquestes. 5. **Cuida del company** amb el qual entrenes. Vigila la seva esquena i advertir-li de forats, arbres, altres persones o altres irregularitats en el terreny. 6. **Abans d'emprar qualsevol propietat aliena**, demana permís al seu propietari. Si algú trenca l'equip d'una altra persona, el propietari pot reclamar una compensació econòmica pels materials. 7. Els **menors de 14 anys** hauran d'anar acompanyats d'un adult responsable. Els menors de 16 anys hauran de portar un document emès per un tutor responsable, eximint de responsabilitat als Organitzadors (o confirmar meetup conforme l'acceptació d'aquestes normes). 8. **L'Organització no es farà responsable** de cap mena de lesió, mal o ferida que pugui succeir durant els entrenaments. 9. Diverteix-te i gaudeix, és un gran esport. 10. **L'organització es reserva el dret a vetar** la participació als qui consideri, sense haver de donar explicacions. Sobretot davant persones que hagin demostrat de manera present o passada un comportament deshonest, vexatori o frau davant l'entitat, els seus membres o equip de direcció. 11. Amb la participació en les activitats de Softcombat Bcn Events Associació Cultural, es declara que l'interessat accepta la política de privacitat i tractament de dades personals concorde a la normativa vigent de la LOPD (UE 2016/679). La qual garanteix un tractament anònim i confidencial de les dades facilitades, excepte indicació explicita del signant. A més, garanteix que el seu ús només serà a mode de còmput de participants davant les autoritats legals territorials de manera numèrica, en cas que fos necessari. 12. D'igual mode, declara el seu consentiment perquè SoftBcn Events faci ús de qualsevol imatge, relacionada amb l'esdeveniment, amb la finalitat de realitzar promoció i difusió de la seva activitat a llarg termini. **MATERIALES PERMITIDOS** [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5WPtm8uctCcPuc-lq_x7h-Uly9cjclOS](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5WPtm8uctCcPuc-lq_x7h-Uly9cjclOS) **Conoce nuestras otras Redes sociales:** [https://www.facebook.com/SoftcombatBcn/](https://www.facebook.com/SoftcombatBcn/) [https://www.instagram.com/softcombatbcn/](https://www.instagram.com/softcombatbcn/) [https://www.youtube.com/softcombatbcnevents](https://www.youtube.com/softcombatbcnevents) [https://twitter.com/SoftBCN ](https://twitter.com/SoftBCN)

Our next much-awaited **COLUMBUS** meetup is **Tuesday June 30th from 7-10 pm EST at ACE OF CUPS**. Meet patients, cultivators, processors, dispensary managers/staff, physicians, home growers, educators, activists, nonprofits, artists, attorneys, business owners, writers, students, and supporters to network, share our knowledge, collaborate, support each other and make new ones! Hope you will be there too! Save the date and pass the word. **Please RSVP** so we know who is coming and how many to expect. Find us to say hi and we will introduce you to others. We should be easy to spot. (The happy-looking group wearing cool nametags! See photos from our past events.) Sign in, grab a name tag, start your own bar/food tab, meet old friends and make new ones! Everyone is welcome. SEE YOU THERE!

You can sleep in on the Sesquicentennial (observed), we’re shifting to the following Friday. But join the local UX community for a chat and some biscuits to catch up. If you were in CA for Figma Config, tell us all the lines and you can tell me how I can animate an SVG without coding it by hand, and why I’d even want to. Thanks to the team at Nationwide of supporting the group.

Whether you've never done improv before, or you've done it for so long you were quoted in *Truth in Comedy*, or anywhere in between, come join us! Swing by *Gresso's* for the **Columbus Improv Comedy Meetup**! The idea behind improvised comedy is to create entire scenes from scratch. A suggestion is taken from the audience and laughter is built on the spot. This can be done in game form, like *Whose Line Is It Anyway, Make Some Noise,* or *Wild 'n Out*; it can also be done in a longer way, to tell a complicated story, like *TJ & Dave*. Our meetup, which is central Ohio's longest running (and FREE!) weekly comedy event, brings the games for you to play in a safe, supportive, and compassionate environment. Afterward, many members will hang out in *Gresso's* itself and get to know each other. Not only is this a lot of fun, but you get to work on thinking faster on your feet, your public speaking, plus it's an excellent way to meet new people and build relationships that will last a lifetime, and you do that while laughing your butt off! Ask yourself if you want to join the **Columbus Improv Comedy Meetup**, and say "*Yes, And*" that you'll have a blast!

**Practical Curiosity: Learning from Everyday Data** How do we actually get better at utilizing our day-to-day data? Fancy dashboards and complex models might look nice and draw attention, but that’s not where most of us spend our time. In fact those shiny outputs frequently sit unused, while the real insights are drawn from the analyst’s daily practice. Sometimes it’s as simple and as powerful as noticing that a segment is shrinking, a channel is underused, or certain links keep getting all the clicks. There’s many different places that the spark of insight can come from, but you have to keep your head in the data and know where to look. In this session, we’ll explore real-world examples of how segmentation, testing, and click behavior can uncover practical digital marketing opportunities. You’ll leave with inspiration for your own use cases, along with a few simple ways to ask better questions, spot meaningful patterns, and make smarter decisions without overcomplicating it. **About Our Speaker:** [Elaine Armbruster](https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainearmbruster/) is a Director of Digital Experience at the [American Diabetes Association](https://diabetes.org/), where she focuses on using data and insights to create smarter, more effective digital experiences. A lifelong Columbus resident, she has built her career in email marketing and the broader digital user journey, and is finding she most enjoys working in the messy middle where systems, data, and big ideas don’t quite line up yet. Thanks to our 2026 sponsors: [Clarivoy](https://www.clarivoy.com), [What Box Consulting Group](https://www.whatboxconsultinggroup.com), [Conductrics](https://www.conductrics.com), and [Piwik PRO](https://piwik.pro) More info at [cbusdaw.com](https://cbusdaw.com)

Our monthly PHP meetup. A virtual shindig courtesy of Zoom. Check back here for the details around 6:15 pm

Join us for our Sunday Meditation Service - Is cancelled!

Come join us for lunch together at Bendi Wok, one of my favorites!