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Vienna Gaels Training: Football, Hurling & Camogie
This is a weekly training session with Vienna Gaels, a Vienna-based Irish GAA club playing Gaelic football and hurling. The session is relaxed, structured, and welcoming, with coaching provided throughout.
Agenda
• Arrive from 5:45 and meet the group
• Warm-up as a full group
• One hour of Gaelic football training and one hour of hurling training
• The order alternates each week
• Wrap-up shortly before 8:00 pm
Who it’s for
• All levels are welcome
• New players are encouraged
• No previous experience of Gaelic sports is needed
• Men’s and ladies teams train on the same night
What to bring
• Sportswear suitable for outdoor training
• Football boots or trainers (astro or moulded studs work best)
• Water
No equipment is required to try your first session. We can provide hurleys and helmets if needed.
Where & how to find us
📍 Location: Meiereistraße 20, 1020 Wien
Training takes place on the pitches beside the Ernst Happel Stadium.
If you arrive and don’t immediately see the group, wait by the pitches and someone will come over to you.
Good to know
• Training takes place every Monday from 6:00–8:00 pm
• Sessions go ahead in all weather conditions
• Training runs even if Meetup attendance looks low, as many regular members do not use Meetup
If you have any questions beforehand, feel free to message via Meetup — otherwise just turn up and give it a go 🍀
Powering the Grid: Data Science in Energy Storage and Trading
Dear Data Enthusiasts,
Join us this time at TU the Sky on **the 9th of March** to explore how data science and machine learning are powering the energy transition — from battery storage investment to energy volume forecasting and electricity trading for distributed energy resources. A big thanks goes to our co-organizers from the [AI Factory Austria](https://ai-at.eu/), who supports researchers and companies in accessing advanced computing know-how and infrastructure for applications in life sciences among other scientific domains.
This time, we will have 3 speakears and a round table of discussion.
**Comparative Case Study: Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Malaysia, Germany and United Kingdom – BESS Pilot Market Assessment**
The presentation compares five grid-scale BESS pilot markets—Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Malaysia, Germany, and the UK—using a standardized project-finance and credit-risk framework to make IRRs and NPVs comparable. It models 15-year assets with consistent capex/opex, leverage rules (higher for contracted revenue, lower for merchant), and country risk, inflation, FX, and degradation impacts. Saudi Arabia offers the highest certainty and strong returns via sovereign contracted payments. Brazil is contracted but weakened by inflation/FX and immature market design. Malaysia is large but has blended, hard-to-hedge activation risk. Germany and the UK offer higher upside through merchant revenue stacking but face volatility and regulatory uncertainty.
**[Sebastian Meyer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-meyer-5651081/),** entrepreneur
Sebastian Meyer is an energy transition professional with expertise in battery storage, power markets, and project finance. He started his career in banking combining equity capital markets work in Central and Eastern Europe and project finance in London. Energy transition work started with an equity sell-down engagement for one of Europe’s earliest offshore wind projects. Sebastian worked on commercializing clean and renewable technology as a founder and partner in Azure International Beijing from 2003 - 2016, ultimately heading Strategy & Power Markets for EDF Renewables in the context of China’s ongoing power sector liberalisation 2017 - 2020. After returning to Europe, Sebastian played a coordinating role in CCE’s first BESS project in Germany now operational since December, and he supports an Austrian BESS developer at this time.
He recently completed the BatteryMBA executive programme (Cohort 14), deepening his understanding of the battery value chain, storage technologies, lifecycle economics and emerging business models, and co-authored a BESS pilot market assessment presented to industry peers. Based in Vienna, Austria, Sebastian positions himself at the nexus of energy finance, flexibility markets, and power system integration, with a focus on renewables and grid-scale storage.
**Energy Volume Forecasting**
This presentation explores how data science supports energy trading decisions in the context of dynamic electricity tariffs. It begins with an introduction to aWATTar’s dynamic tariffs, which allow customers to consume "Energy in Sync with Nature," benefit from market fluctuations, and participate in the green energy transition.
The session then outlines the trading workflow behind tariff-based energy procurement, highlighting where uncertainty and risk emerge. Building on this context, it motivates the need for accurate total energy forecasting as a critical input for trading decisions.
The second half of the talk dives deeper into the forecasting problem, covering data flow, feature engineering, modeling strategy, and deep learning architecture used to predict aggregated energy demand and production for trading purposes. It concludes by sharing lessons learned from deploying forecasting models in production and their impact on more efficient, data-driven energy trading.
**[Ekin Kaan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekin-kaan/),** *Machine learning engineering at aWATTar*
Ekan is a Machine Learning Engineer at aWATTar, where he focuses on clustering, forecasting, and data-driven energy solutions. With a background in mathematics and theoretical physics, he enjoys uncovering patterns in data and turning them into actionable insights that create business impact. At aWATTar, he develops forecasting solutions that support smarter energy trading and contribute to a sustainable energy transition.
**Unlocking Flex Trading for Consumers**
As Europe's energy grid shifts toward renewables, price volatility on wholesale electricity markets is rising fast. Every connected household device — EVs, heat pumps, batteries, solar inverters — represents untapped flexibility that can be traded on these markets. The problem: until now, only large industrial assets and sophisticated utilities have been able to participate. So far, consumers have been locked out. In this talk, you will hear how to enable utilities to aggregate residential device flexibility and trade it on day-ahead and intraday electricity markets — turning thousands of small household assets into a coordinated virtual battery.
**[Chris Bernkopf](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrisbernkopf-podero-flex-energy/),** *Podero*
Chris Bernkopf has a degree in physics and data science. My journey as a founder started by selling t-shirts at 18. I burned my fingers in ed-tech and worked in e-mobility before building a procurement tool (YC W21). Since 2022, I've been building Podero, an electricity trading software for electric devices (DERs) for the world's leading utilities. **[www.podero.com](http://www.podero.com)**
**Roundatble moderator:**
**[Patrick Fodor](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pat-sc/),** *marbl.*
Patrick is a physicist from Vienna, committed to energy trading, and developing intelligent energy trading systems for a decade. In his free time, Patrick creates and teaches courses on topics such as Smart Contract Security, Solidity, Golang, and Quantum Computing. Professionally, former Algo Development Teamlead in Trayport and E\*Star. Currently, Patrick is Co-Founder and CTO of YQAPP and marbl.energy. At marbl.energy, they are optimizing renewable energy assets such as Wind and Photovoltaic systems in combination with energy storage systems.
🎤🎤 Open Mic
We are going to open up the stage after the talks for community announcements. If you'd like to announce something, [open this slide deck](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1yvFI_Lm7KjgletICOQ1hLW1hHKmCIPA1OWQF2EeZieo/edit?usp=sharing), make sure you are signed in with a google account, and click "View Only" -> "Request Edit Access". Explain in the text box what you want to announce, and we'll give you edit access to the slide deck.
🎤🎤
We’ll have some food and drinks after the event.
Please note that during the event, photos might be made and later posted on VDSG's social media page. Please notify us if you do not agree.
Attention attendees with food allergies. Please be aware that the food and drinks provided may contain or come into contact with common allergens, such as dairy, eggs, wheat, soybeans, tree nuts, peanuts, fish, shellfish, or wheat.
Best,
The Organizer Team
"Building your own lock" + "AI-Driven Development Meets Jakarta EE"
save the date! got anything to share? Reach out to [Dominik Dorn](https://www.meetup.com/members/36867052/)
Agenda:
18:00 Doors Open, Networking
18:20 Welcome + Orga
18:30 **Building your own lock (from scratch)** \- Matthias Langer / dynatrace
19:30 Break, Food, Networking
19:55 Raffle
20:00 **AI-Driven Development Meets Jakarta EE** \- Ondro Mihalyi / OmniFish
21:00 Networking
**Building your own lock (from scratch)**
In this talk we are going to investigate how locks can be built from concurrency primitives and discuss various questions around atomics along the way.
*About Matthias Langer*
[Matthias Langer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthias-langer-67440365/) is an IT enthusiast with 20+ years of experience with JVM technologies and is always eager to learn.
**AI-Driven Development Meets Jakarta EE**
As AI tools increasingly assist in software development – from code generation to architecture decisions – the value of stable, well-documented, and consistent APIs has never been greater.
In this talk, we’ll explore how Jakarta EE and MicroProfile provide the perfect foundation for AI-assisted and even autonomous application development. Drawing on practical experiments developing applications with the help of AI, I’ll demonstrate how modern AI-enhanced development tools can understand and generate Jakarta EE applications more effectively than ad-hoc or framework-specific codebases. Producing up-to-date code that works together much better than if assembled from various libraries or frameworks.
We’ll also discuss the role of open standards in making application behavior predictable for AI, improving maintainability, testability, and avoiding vendor lock-in. You’ll leave with a clear picture of how enterprise Java can thrive in an AI-assisted future – and how your team can start leveraging AI tools today to boost productivity while staying grounded in proven architectures.
*About Ondro Mihalyi*
[Ondro Mihalyi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mihalyiondrej/) is a Java Champion, leader of [CZJUG](https://jug.cz/), the Czech Java User Group, and a conference speaker. He is an active contributor to the Jakarta EE community and its specifications. He co-founded OmniFish, the company behind the development of Eclipse GlassFish, which builds open-source products based on Jakarta EE, and provides enterprise support for them. Ondro is passionate about helping his clients and the wider Java community to be successful with their projects and to love the technology they work with.
Quiz Night at Pickwick’s!
Hello Viennovans! Pickwick's is getting quizzical every monday night! You have a chance to win a round of shots, a 40€ bar tab and/or eternal bragging rights 😉 Teams of up to 6 people, reserve your spot today! Start time is 7!
FREE SHOT FOR EVERYONE COMING FROM VIENNOVA!
Board Game Evening
A Board Game Evening at Munchy The Urban Kitchen am Schottenring! Come, play, socialize, meet and enjoy! You can bring your own games or choose from the ones available.
We have:
* Jenga
* Monopoly
* Tabu
* Uno
and so on...
We are excited to see you here!
Enjoy your nice Monday evening! 🥳
[Follow us on Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/makingfriendsinvienna)❤️
[Follow us on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/makingfriendsinvienna)💙
Do you have questions? Write us on Instagram 🎉
Godot User Group Austria - open-source game development
A meetup for everyone interested in game and multimedia development using the [Godot](https://godotengine.org/) engine. Every second Monday of the month, we present our projects, share our experiences, and learn from each other.
**6:30 PM** Welcome and quick intro
**6:45 PM** Talks
* Max on Rendering Edges using Compute Shaders
* Rainer on Age of Survivors - A Work in Progress
* Sebastian on Why 1000 colliders feel fine ... until they don't
If you want to give a talk, get in touch! Anything related to Godot or game dev in general is fair game: your current project, a specific issue or bug you need help with, a cool feature or design you want to highlight or general processes, tools and tips.
**8:00 PM** Open space: Enjoy a drink, discuss tonight's topics, meet new people, share insights or show your games until 9:00 PM (and often longer)
The event language is **English**.
Doors open at **6 PM**. Rumor has it that we sometimes order pizza before the talks start.
Location: **[Metalab main room](https://metalab.at/)** (please check the [Code of Conduct](https://metalab.at/wiki/Code_of_Conduct/en)). Try the door and don't worry if it is locked. Just ring the bell and wait a little.
For questions, suggestions, or talk slots, you can join the [Godot Discord channel](https://discord.gg/cVGY3mhAnV) hosted by [Pioneers of Game Development Austria](https://pgda.at/), or contact the organizers Erik, Michael, and Jan via E-Mail at **godot dot austria at proton dot me**.
🎳 Let’s play skittles! „Queer Kegeln“
Join our monthly “Queer Kegelabend”, which is mostly a pure fun event with a slight sportive touch. No previous experience required. Beginners and all genders most welcome! It is our ambition to welcome a broadly diversified crowd! Your own omfortable footwear might contribute to an enjoyable evening.
**Schedule:**
1. 19:20 Get together
2. 19:25 Instructions (including safety), line-up of participants
3. 19:30 Getting started
* *Latecomers unfortunately can´t be admitted.*
* *Please bring a few EUR 1 coins to keep the coin operated machinery going.*
There is no drinks or food service in the basement (Kegelbahn) of Café Weidinger. So feel free to order something on arrival and take it downstairs before we get started. Alternatively bring your own drinks or food. Yes, this is possible!
Its chatting, meeting (new) people, catching-up with the ones you might already know from our monthly MeetUps at the HIVE or other events. Communication is key, like always. Let’s enjoy a nice evening together with a modest sportive touch on the side!
**Please show respect to the others and arrive on time.** As we need to line-up the players before getting starteted, hence late comers unfortunately can´t be admitted.
**What is skittles play (Kegeln)?**
Skittles play has a very long tradition in Europe and is the game before the Americans "invented" bowling. So we will play with 9 pins and smaller balls with less weight compared to bowling.
**Costs:** To rent the skittle alley is just EUR 8 per hour for the whole group. We will divide costs by the number of participants.
So expect a contribution of around *EUR 2-3 for the whole evening*. The number of participants is limited.
The machinery of the skittle alley is coin operated and accepts EUR 1 coins only. So please bring along a few EUR 1 coins to keep the machinery going!
**Participation Fee:** To help cover the Meetup maintenance fee, we recommend a donation of 1-2 Euros directly to the organizers.
**Results:** The results of the evening (Igo is so kind to count the scores and enters theses for each participant in a spreadsheet) are published in the "pictures" area of the MeetUp. Historic results are availble there.
**Cafe Weidinger** has not been renovated over the last at least 50 years.
The skittles alley dates from 1964. You can feel this "special flair". A bit shaby, but inexpensive fun for a whole evening.
It´s almost a museum of a skittles alley.
**The difference between bowling and skittles play**:
* The bowling lanes are covered with an oil film, the skittles lane is not.
* In bowling, the ball is is considerably larger and heavier.
* Bowling lanes are slightly curved, our lane is flat.
* Bowling balls have three holes, our balls have none, one or two. Most of our balls have two holes.
* Nine pins are thrown instead of ten.
* In bowling, the pins are set up by so-called pin-setter machines and therefore stand freely in contrast to skittles, where the pins hang from strings.
* Our skittles lane is an asphalt lane.
* You do not need to rent or bring special shoes llike for bowling. But to play in sneakers or sportive footwear is more comfortable.
FinTech Events This Week
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Women Techmakers Conference
Women Techmakers Vienna invites you to our International Women’s Day 2026 conference, themed “Break The Pattern.”
We’ll explore stories of unconventional paths into tech and the moments when women challenged expectations, driving meaningful change in how teams work, collaborate, and lead.
Join us for practical insights, honest reflections, and plenty of opportunities to connect with an inspiring community!
Secure your free spot by **[registering for the WTM Conference via this link!](https://147292833.hs-sites-eu1.com/wtmvienna) Meetup registration does NOT count. Seats are limited!**
**AGENDA**
| Time | Topic |
| ---- | ----- |
| 09:00 | Doors Open & Coffee |
| 09:30 | **Diverse Talks :** by Mahtab Beikpour (Volkshilfe Wien), Malika Mataeva (Rail Cargo Group), Ronke Babajide (Fortinet), Sadet Kaya-Stein (ACOmarket GmbH), Orsolya Nemeth (WienIT) |
\| 10:45 \| 30' Break \|
\| 11:15 \| **Panel Discussion: Break The Pattern & Be Successful:** by Mahtab Beikpour \(Volkshilfe Wien\)\, Malika Mataeva \(Rail Cargo Group\)\, Ronke Babajide \(Fortinet\)\, Sadet Kaya\-Stein \(ACOmarket GmbH\)\, Orsolya Nemeth \(WienIT\)\, Moderator: Christine Wahlmüller\-Schiller \(AIT Austrian Institute of Technology\) \|
\| 12:00 \| When Technologies Meet Social Reality: From Sociology to Robotics\, by Jenny Huch \|
\| 12:30 \| Information Security: Entered by Chance\, Stayed by Choice\, by Barbara Meixner \|
\| 13:00 \| How to find your individual unique value proposition by Mariebth Aquino \|
\| 13:30 \| 1\.5h Networking & Closing Remarks \|
Find out more about the event on our official page [https://www.womentechmakers.at/conference/2026](https://www.womentechmakers.at/conference/2026)
Women in AI Austria Vienna Meet up. Feierabend Edition.
**Women in AI Austria - Vienna Meet up. Feierabend Edition.**
**Come, connect, learn, and get inspired.**
Join us for a relaxed evening full **great conversations** at Aumann's.
Meet great people and spend a nice relaxed evening with great deep talks.
Whether you are an experienced professional, a newcomer to the field, or simply curious about AI - **We are excited to meet you but**
**please only register if you plan to come.**
**When:** **March 12** \| 6 PM
**Where:** [Aumannpl. 1, 1180 Wien](https://www.google.com/maps/place//data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x476d07d702676ab3:0x7a4f9b95c4d30acd?sa=X&ved=1t:8290&ictx=111)
**What to expect:**
* Versatile discussions about AI, new technologies and everything you are interested in :)
* Get to know WAI Austria without a set agenda
* Great people and delicious food (**SELF PAYMENT** :) )
**Cant’t make it? Please cancel your registration to free up the spot for someone on the waiting list!**
Sunday Badminton/Intermediate +/2 h/10 Euro/Feather/Tennis point
To contact the main organizer for any information about our events, please use this number:
+436767401074 (Also WhatsApp)
Welcome to our friendly badminton event!
Let's get moving, improve our game, and make new friends.
We will be playing every Sunday from 11:00 AM to 01:00 PM.
**Very important: this event is for you if your level is intermediate or any higher level above that. 🏸🙂**
**If you're joining us for the first time, the organizer will contact you directly to confirm that you have the required level for this event.**
Feather shuttlecock will be used for this event, and it will be provided by the host.
The location: Tennispoint, Baumgasse 87, 1030 Wien
The Price: We try our best to provide you with the best price in Vienna. You will be paying 10 euros for 2 hours.
How to pay: We accept card payments and cash (card payments are preferred)
Number of players: It depends on how many courts we get, 6 for 1 court and about 10-11 for 2 courts (so we can take a small break between matches)
Remember to bring your own racket please, or you can rent one at the reception for about 3 euros
**Cancellation policy:**
1- Canceling 48 hours before the event = free cancellation
2- Cancellation after the 48-hour deadline = we will ask you kindly to pay the event fee if we are not able to find a suitable replacement. (No exception)
In case of not paying = banned from future events.
See you on the court :)
n8n Community Meetup
❗❗❗ **Register with the following Link**: https://luma.com/qx2kj6yc?tk=VSeXXA
☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️
**📢 Join the n8n Community Meetup in Vienna! 🚀**
The sun is back, fresh ideas are bursting, so let's gather for another evening of inspiring n8n talks, practical insights, and great conversations with fellow automation enthusiasts. Whether you're just getting started or already deep into workflow automation, this is your chance to learn, share, and connect with the Vienna n8n community - all while enjoying **snacks and drinks courtesy of n8n.**
**Talks will be in English.**
## **📅 Agenda**
* 18:00 - Arrival
* will be announced soon.
* 20:00 - Networking with Snacks and Drinks 🍻
## **🎙️ Speakers**
* Cristian Livadaru - [https://www.linkedin.com/in/livadaru](https://www.linkedin.com/in/livadaru)
* will be announced soon.
## **Location**
Das Packhaus Wien
MARXERGASSE 24/2, 1030 WIEN
[https://www.daspackhaus.at/](https://www.daspackhaus.at/)
Badminton for Intermediate Players (Thu 19.00h-21.00h) U3 Kendlerstraße
Hey Badminton Enthusiasts!
**This meet-up is only for intermediate players and up!**
Everyone is welcome to join our large weekly events, test their skills and have some fun together! However, ***this event is for the people that want to push their skill forward and would like to play during the week as well.***
The host will reserve courts in advance, that means please only register if you really plan to come (or cancel at least 24 hours before the event starts). The fee for this event is 12€:
* If you plan on paying in cash, please bring the exact amount as the host might not have any change available
* you can also pay via card on the spot
We are meeting at about 18.55 pm near the reception by the lounge area (next to the courts). Come a bit earlier so you have time to change into workout/sports clothes. The locker rooms are free to use, but for the men lockers you need a padlock - or you can also take your bag of clothes upstairs to the courts if you do not have a padlock. Also, bring clean indoor sports shoes, your racket and a water bottle with you.
If you are just passing through town and do not have a racket, it is possible to rent rackets, either from the club or from us. Sometimes the host or other members have spare rackets - please ask in the comment section below!
If you are joining our events for the first time, **WELCOME!** We are an open and friendly group and we are sure you will develop connections with the people in our community in no time!
Without further ado - let's play some (intermediate) badminton and have fun together!
🦞OpenClaw & Codex - Lightning Talks Night
**[UPDATE Feb 26]**
We have some **incredibly good news** 🎉🥳 for you, but before we get to that (**read to the end!**), we must reiterate our call for lightning talks:
📢 **Call for Lightning Talks — We Want YOU on Stage!**
**We need 6–7 more speakers** (we already have 3 confirmed) who want to share something cool they've built with OpenClaw or Codex in a **maximum of 7 minutes**.
**What we're looking for:**
* OpenClaw agents and automations you've built
* Creative Codex workflows and coding setups
* Combinations of OpenClaw + Codex (or other AI tools)
* Lessons learned, fails, surprises — the real stuff
* Anything that makes the audience go "wait, you can do THAT?"
You don't need perfect slides or a rehearsed talk. Just show up with a demo, a workflow, a lesson learned or even a spectacular failure. 7 minutes, that's it.
**How to submit:** Write us an email at **[viennaaiengineering+speakers@gmail.com](viennaaiengineering+speakers@gmail.com)**. A few sentences about what you would present is enough. First come, first served.
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🎉 Now to the great news:
📍 **We have a much bigger venue: Magenta HQ**
Demand for this meetup has blown past what we imagined and what our Greentube venue could handle, so our friends at **Magenta** jumped in to help — their venue gives us room for a much bigger audience. A huge thanks to Magenta and especially to Georg for getting this approved so quickly!
Find the exact address in the location section. The rest remains unchanged: **same date, same time, same schedule**.
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🥳 And now for the amazing news that probably everybody has been hoping for:
🦞 **The Clawfather is joining us!**
The Clawfather himself, **Peter Steinberger**, will greet the Vienna OpenClaw community from SF via **live stream**.
So see you at **Magenta**, and for Pete's sake, submit your lightning talk to **[viennaaiengineering+speakers@gmail.com](viennaaiengineering+speakers@gmail.com)** !
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Hello everyone!
We're beyond excited to announce the 🦞**OpenClaw & Codex Edition** of our **Vienna AI Engineering Meetup** on Tuesday, March 10th! Once again, we'll be hosted by **Magenta Telekom** at their HQ on Rennweg 97-99.
**This one is going to be different.**
If you've been following what's happening in the OpenClaw community, you know the energy is through the roof. The recent OpenClaw Vienna Meetup organized by **Peter Steinberger** was an absolute blast, and we knew immediately: we need to bring this energy to our next meetup.
So here's the plan: **we're doing lightning talks.** Short, punchy, **7-minute** demos and mini talks - no death by PowerPoint, just builders showing what they've built. The topics: **OpenClaw** and **coding with OpenAI Codex**. Whether you've wired up an OpenClaw agent to automate your entire deployment pipeline, built something weird and wonderful with Codex, or found a creative way to combine the two — we want to hear about it.
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📢 **Call for Lightning Talks — We Want YOU on Stage!**
This is the heart of the event. We're looking for **8–10 speakers** who want to share something cool they've built with OpenClaw or Codex in a **maximum of 7 minutes**.
**What we're looking for:**
\- OpenClaw agents and automations you've built
\- Creative Codex workflows and coding setups
\- Combinations of OpenClaw \+ Codex \(or other AI tools\)
\- Lessons learned\, fails\, surprises — the real stuff
\- Anything that makes the audience go "wait\, you can do THAT?"
To keep it simple and engaging, you don't need to prepare a big polished slide deck. Just make 2-3 slides explaining the main ideas and show us what you've built or learned, ideally with a demo. Our main goal is to have fun and inspire eachother.
**How to submit:** Drop us a message on [meetup.com](meetup.com) or write us an email at **[viennaaiengineering+speakers@gmail.com](viennaaiengineering+speakers@gmail.com)**. A few sentences about what you would present and why you think the audience absolutely needs to hear it are enough. First come, first served.
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🎉 **Welcome Alex Gavrilescu as Co-Organizer!**
Furthermore we're thrilled to announce that **Alex Gavrilescu** is joining the organization of the Vienna AI Engineering Meetups! Many of you already know Alex. He's been a speaker at our meetup several times, most recently with his talks on the Cambrian Explosion of Agentic AI and his Backlog.md deep dives.
Alex is an OpenAI **Codex Ambassador** and the creator of **Backlog.md**. He's bringing fresh ideas and new initiatives to the meetup, and as Codex Ambassador he will be your direct point of contact with the OpenAI Codex team — meaning he can forward your feedback and questions straight to the source. If you have thoughts on Codex, this is your channel.
Welcome aboard, Alex!
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**Schedule**
18:00 - Get together with food and beverages
18:30 - Welcome & intro
18:40 - Lightning talks begin (7 min each, back to back)
20:30 - More drinks & networking.
Looking forward to seeing you at the **Magenta Telekom**!
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This event is sponsored by **Magenta Telekom**, part of the **Deutsche Telekom Group**.
**Magenta** is one of Austria's leading telecommunications providers, offering mobile, internet, and entertainment services. Sponsoring the Vienna AI Engineering Meetup is part of our effort to contribute to the creation of a strong Data & AI community in and around Vienna.
Women Techmakers Conference
We are excited to invite you to our International Women’s Day 2026 conference, this year themed “Break The Pattern.”
We’ll explore stories of non-traditional paths into tech and the moments women stepped up beyond their role to drive real change at work, improving processes, quality, leadership, and team culture.
Join us for practical insights, honest reflections, and plenty of opportunities to connect with an inspiring community!Seats are limited, secure your free spot here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dvxRH6MiAGENDA
09:00 Doors Open & Coffee
09:30 Diverse Talks, by Mahtab Beikpour, Malika Mataeva, Ronke Babajide, Sadet Kaya-Stein, Orsolya Nemeth
10:45 30' Break
11:15 Panel Discussion: Break The Pattern & Be Successful, by Mahtab Beikpour, Malika Mataeva, Ronke Babajide, Sadet Kaya-Stein, Orsolya Nemeth, Moderator: Christine Wahlmüller-Schiller
12:00 When Technologies Meet Social Reality: From Sociology to Robotics, by Jenny Huch
12:30 Information Security: Entered by Chance, Stayed by Choice, by Barbara Meixner
13:00 How to find your individual unique value proposition, by Mariebth Aquino
13:30 1.5h Networking & Closing Remarks
Find out more about the event on our official page https://www.womentechmakers.at/conference/2026
Agenda
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Hosted By
Kariem Hussein, Organizer
Helmuth Breitenfellner, GDG Organizer
Julia Undeutsch, Dev & UX Accessibility Specialist
I am Web & UX Accessibility Specialist at Atos Austria.
After graduating University in Musicology and Japanese Studies in summer 2020, I started learning front-end development and specialized in the topic of web accessibility early on. Since then, I take every opportunity to spread awareness on the topic by regularly creating content in form of writing blog articles and such.
Since 2022, I have been certified by IAAP as a Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies (CPACC). Since 2023 I am a Google Developer Expert for Web Technologies.
chittipolu jayakrishna,
I’m a passionate technologist with 14 years of experience across mobile applications, embedded systems, custom hardware, backend development, and security modules. I build secure, scalable solutions through detailed analysis and practical problem-solving. I believe in continuous learning and enjoy collaborating with fellow developers to explore new technologies.
My expertise includes developing core libraries for custom hardware devices, embedded software, mobile applications, and security modules for various applications. I’ve worked on a wide range of projects, from mobile games to enterprise applications, IoT systems, and backend infrastructures, and I’ve tackled challenges at the OS library level, including custom mobile OS images.
I’m also experienced in Agile project management, version control systems, and CI/CD pipelines, ensuring efficient, iterative development. If you're interested in security, embedded systems, mobile platforms, or backend development—or just want to chat tech—I’d love to connect and exchange ideas!
Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-vienna-presents-women-techmakers-conference/.
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Christians in Tech - Meetup #31 @ Improving
Christians in Tech is a community at the intersection of faith and technology. Our meetups are designed to spark meaningful conversations, promote knowledge sharing, and encourage growth—both in your career and your spiritual walk with God. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting your tech journey, CIT welcomes you.
Our Website
[https://linktr.ee/citcbus](https://linktr.ee/citcbus)
Sponsors and Partners
* Improving (Venue Sponsor)
* Bethel World Prayer Center (Fiscal Sponsor)
* Fruits & Roots (Coffee Partner)
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.
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
Data & Analytics Wednesday - Google Analytics Alternatives
**Google Analytics Alternatives**
Is it finally time to make the switch away from Google Analytics? Two-and-a-half years ago Jason Packer asked this question at Columbus Web Analytics Wednesday.
Since then: Google’s Universal Analytics has been sunset, we’ve changed our name to Columbus Data & Analytics Wednesday, and Jason has released two editions of his book “Google Analytics Alternatives”.
Fresh off the release of the 2nd edition of his book, we thought it was time to re-open this conversation. While people love to complain about it, GA’s market share has remained relatively constant (at least in the United States). Why is that? You won’t find any complaints about GA4 in this talk, but rather an overview of what’s currently available in the market and how to frame your decision-making process.
We’ll also be giving out some free copies of Jason’s book! So even if you’ve got a “GA4Lyfe” tattoo (no judgement), there’s free books to go with the free pizza and beer.
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)
Lewis Center Networking Lunch
Join us for lunch and meet our very successful group. We are each others sales team...always looking for referrals for our members. If you are looking for new clients, let us help you out! Bring your business cards and brochures to share with us.
We have a speaker each week so that we can learn about their business.
Because we have only one member per business, we have many of the spots filled. However, we are specifically looking for an estate attorney, a handyman/electrician, and an event planner. We have referrals for you!
All visitors are welcome. Any questions contact [pmarchio@farmersagent.com](mailto:pmarchio@farmersagent.com)
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! ☀️





















