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**THIS MEETUP WILL BE IN-PERSON 🕺** **We're starting at 17:40 this time! 🕒** **What to expect:** 🗣️ Two or three speakers 👥 Meet old and new friends from the community 🍕 Free food 🎉 Open-end and free drinks afterwards ✔️ Just RSVP! Agenda: * 17:30 - Doors open * **17:40 - Welcome by &‌‌amp and SQUER** * 17:50 - First talk * 18:35 - Break * 18:50 - Second talk * 19:35 - Food, Drinks & Networking * 21:30 - Doors closing 👂 **Talks:** 🗣️ Boris Wrubel **Developing Selenium Tests with AI: Practical Insights from Real-World Automation Projects** 🗣️ Philipp Greitbauer **Modern Java Packaging: From Slim Images to Swift Runtimes** 🧑‍💻 **Speakers:** **Boris Wrubel** has over 20 years of experience in software testing, specializing in test automation within agile environments. His expertise spans major projects in banking, telecommunications, and the public sector. For a decade, Boris was part of the Industrial Software Research Group (INSO) at Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), where he also organized and lectured in the "Software Testing" course. He holds a degree in Business Informatics, with a focus on project and quality management from TU Wien, and has contributed to open-source test automation projects in recent years. *Talk description:* He will share an honest field report from an ongoing project: How does my day-to-day work with Selenium change when generative AI is added as a support tool? Using concrete examples, I demonstrate how AI-based tools help with writing, revising, and understanding test code - for example, by suggesting test cases, proposing refactorings, or assisting with debugging. The focus is not on technology promises, but on real-world experience: Where does AI save time? Where does it lead you astray? And how does this change the role of the test automation engineer? The talk is aimed at anyone interested in the use of AI in quality assurance, with a focus on practical insights, pitfalls, and concrete learnings from everyday project work. **Philipp Greitbauer** is a software engineer at &‌‌amp, a Vienna-based software consulting company. While he works across the full stack, his focus lies in the backend using Java, Kotlin, and Spring Boot. Driven by a curiosity that often leads him down technical "rabbit holes", Philipp is committed to building proper technical foundations. He prioritizes utilizing existing tools to their full potential rather than reinventing the wheel, ensuring that systems are built efficiently. His daily work involves helping clients evolve their systems, drawing on his experience in the banking industry and the public sector. *Talk description:* In this session, we will look at modern strategies for efficiently packaging and running Spring Boot applications. If you are currently building Docker images by simply copying fat JARs, there are several newer tools and techniques in the Java ecosystem that can significantly optimize both your deployment process and runtime performance. We will explore the use of Buildpacks and Spring AOT, alongside JVM advancements like Project Leyden and Java 25’s Compact Object Headers. The talk will also contrast GraalVM with optimized JVM runtimes using AOT Cache or CRaC, examining how these different approaches address the challenges of startup time and resource usage. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **Can't find what you like?** **Got something to say?** 📢 Send us your thoughts in the comments. Whether you’re a seasoned speaker or stepping onto the stage for the first time, we’d love to have you share your insights at one of our upcoming events. Interested in giving a talk? Let us know! Our formats: • Full talks (\~30 to 45 min.) • Short talks (\~15 min.)

Bring your JS interest and a good vibe! Everybody is welcome & feel free to share this invitation! **Talks and info:** All details: [https://viennajs.org/en/meetup/viennajs-march-2026](https://viennajs.org/en/meetup/vienna-js-march-2026) **Timetable:** * 18:00: Gathering, food & drinks * \~18:45 - 19:00: Start of the first talk **Talks:** \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- 🗣️ Daniil Rabizo ▶️ AI Is Just JavaScript: Building Powerful Agents with Google ADK & RAG Most valuable company data is private: documents, presentations, internal notes, yet AI tools can’t use it out of the box. In this talk, we’ll show how easy it is to build an AI agent that can securely read Google Drive data and answer real business questions using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). Through a simple JavaScript demo with Google ADK and Vertex AI, you’ll see how private docs and slides can power use cases like internal knowledge assistants, onboarding bots, management Q&A, and support automation without complex ML infrastructure. This session is for developers, founders, and tech leaders who want practical, production-ready AI use cases and a clear understanding of how to turn existing company data into useful AI agents. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- 🗣️ Priscila Oliveira ▶️ Comprehend First, Code Later: The AI Skill I Rely On Daily Literally everyone is vibe coding. It's about letting AI write, commit, and ship code you never even read. Perfect for prototypes and side projects - no argument there. But what happens when you're working in a million-line codebase where you need to understand before you change? Quality code still matters. It is widely stated in the software development community that developers spend 70–80% of their time reading and understanding existing code, not writing new code. We now have an incredibly smart tool - so why not use it for exactly that? So I went straight to the data - 239 of my own messages from daily work at Sentry. What I found flipped the narrative: my #1 use of AI wasn't generation. It was comprehension. Whether navigating unfamiliar code or reconstructing past decisions from commit history - AI became the teammate who never gets tired of my questions. In this talk, I'll show you the loop that actually makes me productive in a large, complex codebase: understand first, then say 'go ahead'. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **🗣️Want to give a Talk?** ▶️ [https://viennajs.org/en/participate/give-a-talk](https://viennajs.org/en/participate/give-a-talk) **Location:** Sentry Jakov-Lind-Straße 5, 4. OG (Entrance next to Max & Benito) 1020 Wien **Sponsors:** 🙏 Sentry Sentry is the market leader in the error monitoring space and like many startups with engineer founders, Sentry was born out of frustration with technology. David started Sentry as an open-source side project in 2008. We started in a small community — the Django web framework — and over time expanded our technology to support dozens of other platforms, including browser JavaScript and mobile applications. Fast forward to today, we're a $90M Series E company with a $3B valuation and 200+ employees on a mission to help developers write better software faster, so we can get back to enjoying technology. As one can see, the adventure continues to be exciting as we bring our developer-first Application Monitoring to more customers and industries worldwide. Consider us for the ride! Link to Open Roles: [https://sentry.io/careers/#openings](https://sentry.io/careers/#openings) **🙏 Want to sponsor?** We are looking for more sponsors! If you are interested please contact us via [viennajsmeetup@gmail.com](http://viennajsmeetup@gmail.com/) or at [viennajs.org.](http://viennajs.org./) \*\*\* **Don't forget to RSVP!**

Wir laden euch ein zu einem Meetup bei unserem Host happtiq in Wien! Los geht's am 25.03. um 18:00 Uhr in der Absberggasse 27 (Tür 9.17), 1100 Wien. Auf folgende Vorträge (auf Englisch) dürft ihr euch bereits freuen: Vortrag 1 - **BigQuery Meets LLM – MCP Server in Practice** (Marcus Stade & Patrick Mohr) Vortrag 2 - **Keeping the Logic in the Lake: Building Better Recommenders with SQL & LLMs** (Gunnar Sjúrðarson Knudsen) Snacks und Getränke stehen kostenlos für euch bereit. Wir freuen uns auf einen entspannten Abend mit euch! \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- We invite you to a meetup at our host happtiq in Vienna! It starts on 25 march at 6 p.m. at Absberggasse 27 (door 9.17), 1100 Wien. You can already look forward to the following talks (in English): Talk 1 - **BigQuery Meets LLM – MCP Server in Practice** (Marcus Stade & Patrick Mohr) Talk 2 - **Keeping the Logic in the Lake: Building Better Recommenders with SQL & LLMs** (Gunnar Sjúrðarson Knudsen) Free drinks and snacks will be available for you. We’re looking forward to a relaxed evening with you!

**[🎫 BOOK TICKETS HERE!!!!](https://www.universe.com/events/english-stand-up-comedy-open-mic-the-light-at-the-end-the-comedy-pub-tickets-R87FSV?ref=MeetUp)** 🎤 Welcome to 'The Light at the End' Open Mic, where laughter takes center stage! 🌟 Hosted by the hilarious Razvan Florian, this weekly comedy event promises an evening of side-splitting humor and budding comedic talent. 📅 Join us every Wednesday, as our stage transforms into a platform for comedians of all backgrounds to share their wit and charm with a lively audience. Whether you're a seasoned pro or taking your first comedic steps, 'The Light at the End' is your chance to shine. 🏢 Located at The Comedy Pub on Wiedner Hauptstraße, our cozy and intimate venue provides the perfect backdrop for a night filled with laughter. Our welcoming atmosphere and dedication to humor ensure that each visit is a memorable one. 😄 So, gather your friends, come on down, and get ready for a night of non-stop laughter and camaraderie. Whether you're performing or in the audience, you're guaranteed a fantastic time at 'The Light at the End' Open Mic. See you there! **📣 Connect with us on social media for the latest updates:** **[-- Facebook --](https://www.facebook.com/the.comedy.pub/)** **[-- Instagram --](https://www.instagram.com/the.comedy.pub/)** #TheLightAtTheEnd #ComedyOpenMic #RazvanFlorian #ComedyPubVienna #WednesdayLaughs #StandUpComedy #WiednerHauptstraße #LaughterAndFun #ComedicTalent #ComedyCommunity #ViennaEvents

Hey guys and gals, This meetup is to help you discover healthy restaurants in Vienna that support your diet and also to introduce those who are considering the benefits of a plant-based diet to some great and tasty food. So join in, bring your friends and let's have a nice evening dinner with some mouth-watering food, drinks, and of course sweets! This is a free event. You only pay for your own food and drinks! Because of limited space, if you can not attend, please cancel, as someone else may want to take the spot. This Week's Restaurant: Loving Hut Neubau Neubaugürtel 38/5, 1070 Wien +436602290351

**GenAI Community: Autonomous Agent Edition** Fiskaly\, Vienna \| March 25\, 2026 \| 5:30 PM AI Agents are moving from hype to reality – and the community is figuring out what actually works. From real-world deployments to global hackathons, from research-driven architectures to lessons learned in production: this GenAI Community Edition focuses entirely on **agent-based systems** and the challenges that come with building them. Together with leading voices from Austria’s AI ecosystem, we will explore how agentic architectures are evolving, what technical and organisational hurdles teams face, and how the global developer community is experimenting with new paradigms. Hosted by **Ruben Hetfleisch (AI Austria)**, this evening combines **short impulse talks with open discussion and networking**, bringing together builders, researchers, and practitioners working on the next generation of AI systems. Expect **deep technical insights, honest lessons from the field, and lively discussions with the community.** **17:30 – Welcome & Opening** Hosted by Ruben Hetfleisch (AI Austria) → Why agentic systems are redefining software architectures **17:40 – Agent Challenges & Global Hackathons** Felix Krause & Rinat Abdullin (AI Impact Mission) → Lessons from building agents and organising global AI hackathons **17:50 – Agentic Code Generation** Ivan Birkmaier (IBM) → How is IBM coding **18:00 – Exploit Arena - CLI Battlebots** Andrew Demczuk (CTO, OpenClaw Maintainer) → Developing Agents to beat other Agents **18:15 – AI Austria Community Insights** Daniel Noszian (AI Austria) → What the Austrian AI ecosystem is learning about agentic systems **19:00 – Networking, Drinks & Conversations** → Meet the speakers, exchange ideas and connect with the AI community More speakers to be announced soon! ### **📍 Location** Fiskaly, Vienna ### **🗓 Date & Time** March 25, 2026 – from 5:30 PM ### **🎟 Admission** Free & open to the community – limited seats.

In March, we'll be joined by **[Marc Busch](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-busch/)** for a very special session. Marc is not only a very experienced UX researcher and lecturer for quantitative and qualitative research methods at various universities, he is also the auther of ***UX Research - Building Blocks for Impact in the Age of AI***. He'll tell us a bit more about how and why he wrote this book and he'll answer your UX research questions - and there will be a few copies of the book for you in exchange for feedback 🤩. Join us for a fun and insightful evening and **bring all the research questions** you never dared to ask! **Agenda** 🚀 We'll kick things off with a round of **introductions**. 📕 Quick intro about Marc's book, ***UX Research - Building Blocks for Impact in the Age of AI*** 🙋**Ask Marc anything!** 🍻 The **second half** of the evening is all about **networking and conversation** over drinks. Whether you're looking to learn and get inspired, connect with fellow UX professionals, or gain fresh perspectives, the UX Vienna Club is the perfect place to start. We look forward to seeing you! By participating, you agree that your likeness may be recorded and authorise UX Vienna to use any recording containing your likeness in any medium for any purpos

**THE LAST CEO** What if AI doesn't automate the factory floor — but the corner office? A CEO costs 300K+. They make decisions based on dashboards, quarterly reports, market data. Pattern-matching at the highest salary level. Exactly the thing AI is provably best at. The third AI Salon asks the uncomfortable question: If AI makes strategic decisions faster, cheaper, and more data-driven, what's left for the humans in the C-suite? We're bringing this to **Funkhaus Wien** \- Vienna's legendary former radio broadcasting house\. Brutalist architecture\, cathedral ceilings\, and a history of transmission\. The perfect stage for asking what still needs a human voice\. **Programme:** 🎤 **Opening** — Andreas Fraunberger, Can Nuri, Michael Raab 💬 **Keynote Conversation** — Betina Kitzler (MIT Sloan Fellow) × Andreas 🎨 **Artistic Intervention** — Sarah Rechberger (Transmedia Artist) 🧠 **Think Tank** — You decide: replace the CEO — yes or no? Then you design the org chart of 2030. 🎉 **Afterparty & Networking** Date: March 27, 2026, 6:30 PM Location: Funkhaus Wien, Argentinierstraße Language: English **brought to you by** [FUNKHAUS WIEN](https://www.funkhaus.wien/) [Fachgruppe UBIT der WKW](https://unternehmensberatung-und-wir.wien/) [AI Austria ](https://www.aiaustria.com/) [chim.ai](www.chim.ai) Thanks to Ruben Hetfleisch, Patrick Schabus, Philipp Lammer and many more for contribution **Note:** We increased Max Registrations to 140. Wait list will be possible, with a good chance to enter at the venue.

Social meetup and making friends Would you like to make new friends? ⛳️After a long day at work, what’s better than to communicate with great people, good vibes, and city views? Let’s meet, chat, and enjoy the evening together! ✨Participation fee is 2€ Donations are welcome ✨ This is your chance to: • Meet new people and catch up with familiar faces • Share stories • Exchange contacts and grow your circle • Soak in the spring vibe ⭐️Please register if you go and unregister if you don’t go. Join us on Instagram and don’t miss new events https://www.instagram.com/makegoodfriends?igsh=YjA2czVxNjF0cGJi&utm_source=qr

⭐️Would you like to meet new friends?✨Welcome to Speed Friending in Vienna! Age 20-29/30-39. Please read the description attentively: Our next event is coming soon! Price for boys is 10€ and order a drink Price for girls is 5€ and order a drink ✨if you’re not comfortable with the price, you are welcome to skip this event. How it works: • You’ll have a short conversations with different people. • After each round, you’ll switch to meet someone new. • You’ll note who you liked, and if there’s a match, we’ll connect you after the event. ‍‍ Age groups: The main groups are for ages 20-29 and 30-39 You are welcome)! Register today)✨ Join us on Instagram and don’t miss new events https://www.instagram.com/makegoodfriends?igsh=YjA2czVxNjF0cGJi&utm_source=qr

Hei BBCers ☀️👋, Greetings from the 31 tram 🚋👋 ☀️. What a lovely couple of weeks we are having with the bright sun ☀️ and blue 🏙️ skies, not to mention the warmer 🔥 days. Summer time is coming up and the longer days are-a-cumin 🎉🎉 definitely an excuse to have a few Guiness beers and a plate of baked beans. Soooooo … heres the next BBC … 🎉🥳 See you soon! 🥳👋

Yes, you read that right. **Get a glass of Prosecco for free** as a welcome drink by simply **signing up for this event** and showing up. This is a special offer, exclusive to this meetup event! There are also amazing offers on Tapas plates for meetups as well! Not to mention special drink and shot prices! This is a **free** event. They have both Indoor and Outdoor seating. Suitable for all weathers. Friday evenings after work are all about meeting old and new friends. Have a meal and a few drinks before the real weekend fun begins. So come join us at this cozy bar for a lovely evening! All languages and cultures are welcome. Looking forward to seeing you all. **ATTENTION:** Please note the restaurant/bar may collect the payment at the time of your order, since there are so many people and sometimes people forget to pay. Please cooperate with them. They try to provide the best service they can for a large group. Kindly please carry cash to make payment and service easier and faster. Please support them with good reviews on Google if you like them. Best, Your Organiser - Rohit

Join us at our March Meetup event for great talks, discussions and beers. Big thanks to Posedio for hosting! **Agenda**: * Doors open 5:30 p.m. * ***Talk 1: 6:00 to 6:30 p.m.*** * **Speaker**: Christian Kirchknopf * **Title**: Building a Secure In-House LLMaaS Platform: BRZ's Approach to AI for Federal Government * **Abstract**: In this talk, I demonstrate how we (BRZ) have developed an Enterprise-Ready LLM-as-a-Service platform that provides government applications simple and secure access to Large Language Models – without dependency on public cloud providers and without data sharing with third parties. Through a unified API, AI applications gain access to locally operated models (e.g., Mistral) or optionally to public cloud providers – depending on requirements, costs, and data protection needs of the workload. Discuss the architectural and product decisions: vLLM as a GPU-optimized inference engine, a central AI gateway that enforces multi-tenancy, security, and comprehensive observability. A brief live demo will show how applications and developers access AI models through a single API – with token-based quotas per tenant and intelligent routing. An experience report from an exciting AI infrastructure project in Austria. * **Break: 6:30 to 6:45 p.m.** * ***Talk 2: 6:45 to 7:30 p.m.*** * **Speaker**: Damjan Gjurovski * **Title**: What is A(I) platform? * **Abstract:** In this talk I will discuss the need of platforms in the age of AI. I will outline some hard-won lessons from my previous experience in developer platforms, data platforms and SRE teams, and discuss how these apply to AI platforms. On the one hand, I will make the argument that AI makes certain aspects of platforms and platform engineering unnecessary, but on the other hand reinforces the need for other platform components. Finally, I will attempt to differentiate between the two new platform types out there – AI platforms and AI Engineering platforms and discuss the capabilities and requirements for each. * **Networking**: start 7:45 p.m.

Builders, creators, architects, admins, consultants - come one, come all. This one's for you. We're bringing a little friendly competition to the Columbus ServiceNow community while highlighting the cool things people have built on the platform. Five presenters will take the stage to showcase something they've built, solved, designed, or imagined on the ServiceNow platform - and a panel of judges (plus YOU, our amazing audience) will score them live. So basically, America's Got Talent but make it ServiceNow's Got Talent. Bring a notepad if you'd like 'cause you'll definitely be learning something new. Each presenter gets 10 minutes max to wow the crowd with: • A demo • A real-world business solution • A bold idea • A UX transformation • Or a creative use of the platform Judging Criteria: 🏆 Business Value 🚀 Innovation ✨ User Experience This event is about celebrating ideas, sharing knowledge, and showing how ServiceNow can drive both business impact and meaningful user value. Come learn. Come support. Come get inspired. Refreshments and bites will be provided. And maybe next time… you’ll be on stage.

**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you. The building address is 4450 Bridge Park The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400 **Abstract** Web Forms gave .NET developers a powerful abstraction for building reusable UI controls long before design systems were a thing. Web Components finally bring that same idea to the browser natively. This session explores how the Web Forms mindset translates into Custom Elements, Shadow DOM, and HTML templates. We’ll examine how Web Components enable design systems that work across frameworks, how they differ from server‑driven controls, and why they’re becoming a foundational layer for modern UI. Whether you’re maintaining legacy apps or building greenfield projects, you’ll leave with a practical understanding of how to apply familiar patterns in a modern, standards‑based way. **YouTube Link** TBA

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

Come chat about Atlassian tools and best practices at the Nationwide Sunny Street Cafe and Breakfast is on Atlassian! Let's get the day started off with breakfast with your ACE Leaders! We're always excited to talk about Atlassian Products, share our knowledge and hand out swag! Come chat with us about new product news and anything you are working on within the Atlassian product stack. This is a great opportunity to come see what we are all about, hear new business news and share with other Atlassian users your questions and experiences. We'd love to see new and old friends come out to chat and learn about Atlassian! Agenda --- Moderators Kimberly Deal - Columbus Atlassian User Group Leader Kevin Stanley - Columbus Atlassian User Group Leader Hosted By Kimberly Deal, Atlassian User Group Leader Kevin Stanley, Chief Everything Greg Sprowls, Agility Lead --- Global Partner Atlassian (http://atlassian.com) Millions of users globally rely on Atlassian products every day for improving software development, project management, collaboration, and code quality. Partner Atlassian --- For over a decade, Atlassian customers have come together to network, share ideas, solve problems, and find new ways to use Atlassian products. Today, more than 15,000 people take part in Atlassian community events in more than 30 countries. --- Complete your event RSVP here: https://ace.atlassian.com/events/details/atlassian-columbus-presents-rise-and-shine-with-atlassian-downtownnationwide-22/.

Central Ohio Radio Enthusiasts—CORE—is an informal community for anyone enthusiastic or curious about radio—whether you're new to radio and want to learn or you've been tinkering for years and want to share. Ham radio operators, GMRS users, Meshtastic fans, software-defined radio nerds, makers, and technical and non-technical folks are all welcome. No experience required or expected. This month we have **WiFi HaLow: Introduction and Practical Use** with **Alex Barbur**. Details are are [core.radio](https://core.radio).

**Improving Office in Franklinton** Physical location: Improving Office 330 Rush Alley Suite #150 Columbus, OH 43215 Schedule: 6:00 p.m.: Socialize, eat, and drink. Improving will be providing pizza and beverages. 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Main meeting and presentation(s). Topic: Type Annotations with John Cassidy We meet on the last Monday of each Month. Presentations are given by members and friends of this group. If you would like to do a presentation (small or large) on a python topic, please contact Central OH Python at centralohpython@gmail.com