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# 🔐 Alumni Meetup: Breaking into Cybersecurity & Developer Support ### From Developers Institute Graduate to Technical Support Engineer at Snyk Join us for an exclusive alumni event with **Jeremy Gross**, Developers Institute Full-Stack Bootcamp graduate and current **Technical Support Engineer at Snyk**, one of the world's leading developer security platforms. After transitioning careers and moving to Israel, Jeremy went from bootcamp student to working daily with enterprise customers, CI/CD pipelines, application security, AI security, and modern DevSecOps practices. *** ## What You'll Learn ### 🚀 From Bootcamp to First Tech Job * How Jeremy landed his first role after graduation * Challenges he faced entering the Israeli tech market * Building experience when you're starting from zero ### 🔐 Inside a Cybersecurity Career * What a Technical Support Engineer actually does * Working with enterprise customers * Troubleshooting complex technical issues * Understanding SAST, DAST, SCA, SBOM, MCP, and AI Security ### 🤖 AI & Cybersecurity * How AI is changing software development * Security challenges created by AI-generated code * Why cybersecurity is becoming one of the hottest fields in tech ### 💼 Career Advice * Networking that actually works * Interview preparation * Skills employers look for today * How to stand out as a junior developer *** ## Agenda **17:00 – 17:00** Networking & refreshments **17:30 – 18:15** Jeremy's Journey: From Developers Institute to Snyk **18:15 – 18:30** Ask Me Anything Networking *** ## Meetup Description What does it really take to launch a successful tech career in 2026? Join Developers Institute alumnus Jeremy Gross as he shares his journey from bootcamp graduate to Technical Support Engineer at Snyk. Learn how he navigated the job market, built his network, landed his first opportunities, and ultimately broke into the cybersecurity industry. Whether you're currently studying, actively job hunting, or already working in tech, this session will provide practical insights, real-world lessons, and valuable networking opportunities. 📅 **When:** June 30th, 2026 at 5:00pm 📍 **Where:** Developers.Institute Campus, Bezalel 8, Ramat Gan **ONLY ONSITE** 🎟 **Free for Developers Institute students, alumni, and members of the Israeli tech community.** ✅ Reserve your spot now → [https://developersinstitute.typeform.com/open-day](https://developersinstitute.typeform.com/open-day)

***[IMPORTANT NOTICE registration is HERE](https://luma.com/j8czeuvr)*** Join **Aerospike, Start.io, and Contentsquare** for an evening of deep technical talks and peer-level discussion on the real trade-offs behind operating modern real-time systems in production - where tail latency, throughput predictability, scalability, and cost efficiency are constantly in tension. This event will move past theory and into hard-earned production lessons: scaling beyond RAM constraints, migrating high-throughput workloads from Redis to Aerospike, designing architectures driven by real cloud cost models, and uncovering the non-obvious pitfalls of migrating real-time systems from AWS to GCP. Topics range from VPC architecture and traffic steering differences to NVMe and local SSD behavior, and why familiar operational playbooks often fail across clouds. This event is designed for engineers and architects already running latency-sensitive, high-scale systems - where milliseconds matter, growth is relentless, and infrastructure decisions directly impact performance, reliability, and cost. ​ **Agenda** **​17:30 – 18:00 - Welcome drinks & networking** ​**18:00 – 18:10 - Opening Remarks – Speed vs Capacity: Designing Data Systems for Real-Time Scale** *Oshrat Ben-Avi Zabludovitz, Israel Country Manager, Aerospike ​* **18:10 – 18:30 - Scaling Past RAM: Architecture Lessons from Our Redis-to-Aerospike Migration** *Ilan Huchansky, Data Platform Team Leader, Start. io* ​As Start.io scaled, our legacy Redis-based architecture for the user-profiles database reached significant operational limits, particularly during high-traffic periods, node failures, and scaling events. To maintain our strict performance SLAs while reducing operational overhead, we embarked on a search for a more robust, cost-effective NoSQL solution. In this session, we will share the architectural lessons learned while evaluating the database landscape - including our comparisons with alternatives - and our ultimate migration to Aerospike’s Hybrid Memory Architecture. We’ll discuss how we moved past RAM constraints to achieve sub-millisecond performance at massive scale without compromising on availability or data consistency. ​ **18:30 – 18:50 - Boosting Cost Efficiency with Cost-Aware Architecture** *Doron Hoffman, Chief Architect, Contentsquare* ​ In this session, we explore the critical role of cost-aware architecture in achieving optimal cost efficiency for modern software systems. As organizations increasingly rely on cloud services, microservices, and distributed computing, understanding and managing costs becomes paramount. ​We’ll discuss the shift from traditional architecture to cost-aware design and examine how architectural decisions directly impact operational expenses. Through a real-world example, we’ll share lessons learned from evaluating multiple cloud providers and their services using cost models and how rearchitecting with cost as a first-class concern made a measurable difference. ​Attendees will gain practical insights into designing cost-efficient systems that balance performance, scalability, and financial constraints, enabling more sustainable growth. ​ **18:50 – 19:10 - The Latency Leap: Hard Lessons in Migrating Real-Time Systems from AWS to GCP** *David Gerchikov, Senior Software Engineer, Aerospike* ​ Moving a stable web application between clouds is challenging; migrating a high-throughput, real-time system is far more delicate. When heartbeats are measured in milliseconds, the “invisible” differences between AWS and GCP—from VPC architecture to NVMe and local SSD behavior—can determine whether a migration succeeds or fails. ​This session goes beyond basic service mapping to explore the real friction points of moving a real-time engine from AWS’s regional model to Google Cloud’s global fabric. We’ll cover networking and traffic-steering gotchas, why AWS operational playbooks often don’t translate, and how storage lifecycle constraints in GCP Local SSDs force changes in node management to preserve predictable performance and reliability. ​ **19:10 – 20:30 - Networking and fun** ***[IMPORTANT NOTICE registration is HERE](https://luma.com/j8czeuvr)***

מיטאפ פיתוח משחקים, רק שהפעם שמנו את הטק ארט במרכז. מה מחכה לנו? \* מינגלינג ופיצות \* הרצאה של ינון עזרא על חישובי תאורה ואלגוריתם Blinn Phong \* הרצאה של ניצן בואנו על ה-Demo Scene - פיתוח של מיצגים אבסטרקטיים על שיידר אחד מצומצם \* אולי הקולגות שלכם בעבר, בהווה או בעתיד? ה-30 ליוני, שעה 18:30 משרדי קנדיבור, מגדלי דה וינצ׳י (דה וינצ׳י 12/14) קומה 7, תל אביב

How Claude-powered systems actually get hacked. We'll go straight into the attacks people are running right now: prompt injection, jailbreaks, agent and tool exploits, and what red-teaming the Claude ecosystem really looks like. 🍕 **18:00 – 18:30** · **Gathering, Pizza & Drinks** 📣 **18:30 – 18:45** · **Welcome + Latest Claude Updates** · Organizers 💻 **18:45 – 19:15** · **JavaScript Is All You Need: Exploiting Agentic Workflows for API Key Theft** · Eden Katz, GenAI Security Tech Lead @ Alice. Building with AI APIs? This one matters. Alice's research shows that API key creation on platforms like Anthropic relies on cookie-based auth alone — so a malicious browser extension or a compromised agent skill can silently mint a new key and ship it elsewhere. No MFA, no warning, no expiration. As agents get trusted with autonomous code execution and client-side access, the line between safe tool use and serious vulnerability collapses. JavaScript really is all you need. 👾 **19:15 – 19:45** · **Securing coding agents: Unpacking Threats and Defences** · Bar Kaduri, Principal researcher @ Capsule Security *AI coding agents like Claude Code, Copilot, and Cursor now write, execute, and ship code with unprecedented autonomy, often straight to production. But this privileged access opens a unique attack surface, as recent incidents like prompt poisoning and deleted databases reveal. This session breaks down the real-world threats facing coding agents and delivers practical, actionable defences for securing your AI-assisted development pipeline.* 🍻 **19:45 – 20:00** · Drinks & Geek Out

Come every third Tuesday of the month, install [Kali ](https://www.kali.org/get-kali/#kali-live)and last [Debian stable release](https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-13.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso), and meet the HackTAMI squad. The workshop is intended to those who want to become [Free ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software)Linux advanced users and take most of the juice of their computers. The installation will be performed with a separate /home directory to make it coexist with other OS. A 50₪ donation to TAMI will be welcomed. בואו כל יום שלישי בשבוע השלישי של כל חודש והתקינו את [קלי](https://www.kali.org/get-kali/#kali-live) ואת[ גרסה יציבה של](https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-13.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso)[ דביאן](https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-13.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso "https://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/current/amd64/iso-cd/debian-13.1.0-amd64-netinst.iso"). הסדנה מיועדת למי שרוצה להפוך למשתמשים מתקדמים של לינוקס [חופשי ](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_software)ולנצל את רוב התועלת של המחשבים שלהם. ההתקנה תתבצע עם תקייה /home נפרדת כדי לאפשר לעבוד עם מערכות הפעלה אחרות. תרומה של 50₪ לתאמי תתקבל בברכה.

**TAMI Hacking Nights** \- join TAMI CTF team and practice challenges and CTFs with us \- share your knowledge about ethical hacking techniques and tools \- bring some device to reverse engineer it and explore how it works \- propose a bug bounty program to work on together \- just watch and learn from others The meetings are informal and open to all levels - from total beginners to hardcore CTF veterans. Join our HackaTAMI Telegram channel ([https://t.me/+KAXY_iPcPlpmZTRk](https://t.me/+KAXY_iPcPlpmZTRk)) to discuss what we will do this Tuesday and come to TAMI. ========== TAMI wiki: [https://telavivmakers.org](https://telavivmakers.org) TAMI main Telegram channel: [https://t.me/+0t5M0-jK9iIwZmM8](https://t.me/+0t5M0-jK9iIwZmM8)

## Details Hi everyone, ⚠️ You need to join the Whatssapp community and get a confirmation on WhatssApp that there are still spots available in order to be able to attend. You can join the chess community here by filling the form: https://chessbarisrael.com/#join-us The next edition tournament will take place on **Tuesday.** 📍 **Where:** Masaryk Wine & Flowers, **80 King George St, Tel Aviv** 📅 **When:** 6:15 PM - 8:30 PM ♟️ **Format:** 5 rounds of 8+2 (Rapid) OR Meet & Play (depends on which Tuesday) 🥇 **Prizes:** * **Top Winners:** bottles of wine * **Best Under 1500/800:** 1 hour of private chess lesson * **Sandwich for a randomly picked player** ✨ **How does it work?** This is a friendly, unofficial event (not reported to FIDE) and part of a **bi-weekly series of tournaments** held in bars around Tel Aviv. ⚠️ There is an entrance fee for the event including the first free drink and prizes! **Spots are limited!** ⚠️ You need to join the Whatssapp community and get a confirmation on WhatssApp that there are still spots available in order to be able to attend. Olivier 🎉

**Founders Running Club** (FRC) brings founders, investors, tech, creative people and startup enthusiasts together for weekly easy runs and networking. We like to be comfortable when we run and finish with coffee and conversations. Choose your pace or follow a pacer—pets, friends, family, are welcome. Join locall Tel-Aviv chat with all news and updates https://chat.whatsapp.com/IWWgu9DznjzLvMe8p6cVCu?mode=ac_t For any questions pleae contact Tel-Aviv city leaders: Lev +972 55-7704496 Ilia +972535007183 Nastya +972533838320 Dan +972537162316 Yoni +972 50 345 6408 More about FRC global: 🗓️ Launched in San Francisco, July 16, 2022 🌍 Now in 35+ cities 📅 Running + Networking events + Community **Join the community** [http://foundersrc.com/chats](http://foundersrc.com/chats) **Stay updated**: Instagram [http://instagram.com/foundersrc/](http://instagram.com/foundersrc/) LinkedIn [http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/](http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/) Podcast [http://podcast.foundersrc.com/](http://podcast.foundersrc.com/) Strava [http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC](http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC) Website [http://foundersrc.com/](http://foundersrc.com/)

# Let’s Play: **AWS BuilderCards Night** **Sunday, Jul 5, 2026** **6:00 PM – 20:30 PM IST** **AWS Floor 28, Tel Aviv** This time we’re bringing something fun and different a night of **AWS BuilderCards**! We’ll sit together, play AWS-themed card games, and spark conversations around cloud topics in a relaxed, social way. No slides, no lectures just learning, networking, and fun. And here’s the best part: Everyone who joins will receive their **own AWS BuilderCards game box** to take home! **18:00 – 18:30** — Networking & Welcome Grab a drink, meet fellow builders, and settle in. **18:30 – 20:15** — AWS BuilderCards Play Sessions Learn, laugh, and challenge each other through the AWS BuilderCards game. **20:15 – 20:30** — Wrap-Up & Giveaways Closing notes, and each attendee takes home their game box. * Learn directly from **Mo Kamioner**, an AWS expert for BuilderCards. * Connect with fellow AWS builders in a casual, game-night setting. * Test your cloud knowledge (and learn new tricks) while playing. * Go home with your personal deck of BuilderCards. *** Seats are limited save your spot early!

בקורס נכיר לעומק את תוכנת העיצוב המופלאה קנבה. נלמד לעצבקורס קנבה משולב AI בארבעה מפגשים, המעניקים כניסה מהירה ומעשית לעולם העיצוב, הווידאו והבינה המלאכותית. נלמד לשלב בין יסודות התוכנה לתרגול מעשי ליצירת תוצרים מוכנים, כולל עיצוב גרפיקות מתקדמות, עריכת סרטונים ומצגות, ושימוש בכלי ה- AI של קנבה ליצירת תוכן פורץ דרך. בנוסף, נבנה דף נחיתה המותאם לשפה העיצובית שלנו ונצא עם סט כלים רחב ליצירה דיגיטלית עדכנית ומקצועית. למבוגרים/ות (18+). עלות: ₪400 ליחיד/ה, לתושבי יהוד-מונוסון: ₪370 ליחיד/ה. שימו לב: לא מספיק להרשם במיטאפ יש להרשם גם בקישור הבא , שם תמצאו גם פרטים נוספים https://link.makelab.org.il/Canva

מוזמנים/ות לסדנת וואקום פורמינג ויציקת שוקולד. במהלך הסדנה נעבור דרך השלבים השונים של יצירת בונבוניירה מעוצבת משוקולד. נכיר את מכונת הוואקום פורמינג שתאפשר לכם ליצור תבניות מדויקות ומורכבות, אותן נמלא בשוקולד משובח. למבוגרים, נוער (+14) או מבוגר/ת וילד/ה (+8). עלות: 200₪ למשתתף/ת (או מבוגר וילד/ה שעובדים על תוצר אחד) מחיר לתושבי יהוד – 150₪ למשתתף/ת (או מבוגר וילד/ה שעובדים על תוצר אחד) שימו לב: לא מספיק להרשם במיטאפ יש להרשם גם בקישור הבא [https://www.makelab.org.il/registration/vacuum-forming](https://www.makelab.org.il/registration/vacuum-forming)

בסדנה ניצור גופי תאורה מעץ ופרספקס. נלמד לעצב בתוכנה למידול וקטורי דו-ממדי, נעצב מנורה בעיצוב אישי, נחרוט ונחתוך במכונת חיתוך לייזר, נרכיב את בסיס גוף התאורה מחיתוכי לייזר ונלמד להלחים מעגל חשמלי פשוט. סדנה בת שני מפגשים, משך כל מפגש: כשעתיים וחצי. הסדנה מיועדת למבוגרים, נוער או מבוגר/ת ונער/ה מגיל 12. עלות (שני מפגשים): ₪220 ליחיד/ה ₪280 לזוג (שעובדים על מוצר אחד). לתושבי יהוד - ₪170 ליחיד/ה ₪230 לזוג (שעובדים על מוצר אחד). תוצר: גוף תאורה אחד מפרספקס בעיצובכם ליחיד או לזוג. שימו לב: לא מספיק להרשם במיטאפ יש להרשם גם בקישור הבא , שם תמצאו גם פרטים נוספים [https://www.makelab.org.il/registration/plexiglas-light-fixture](https://www.makelab.org.il/registration/plexiglas-light-fixture)

ערב אחד, אווירה ביתית, שיחה פתוחה. דני בית-אור מגיע לביקור קצר מקליפורניה ומארח מפגש אינטימי על השקעה מרחוק בנדל״ן האמריקאי — היכן משקיעים היום, איך נכנסים נכון, ומה באמת חשוב לדעת לפני שמתחילים. ***הרשמה: https://simplydoit.net/etn/june2026*** אני חי בקליפורניה ופועל למעלה מ-20 שנה כמשקיע נדל״ן, ולאורך הדרך סייעתי למאות משקיעים לרכוש אלפי נכסים בלמעלה מ-40 ערי מטרו שונות בארה״ב. זהו מפגש ביתי בסגנון שיחה פתוחה — באווירה אינטימית ומספר מקומות מוגבל. לא הרצאה ולא מצגת, אלא שיחה כנה סביב כל מה שמטריד אתכם לפני הצעד הראשון, וגם אחריו. בואו עם השאלות שלכם. **על מה נדבר** * היכן כדאי להשקיע — אילו שווקים מעניינים היום * איזה סוג נכסים — בית פרטי, דופלקס או מולטי-פאמילי * איך משקיעים מרחוק, מבלי לעלות על מטוס * התנהלות עם חברות ניהול נכסים * זיהוי חששות וחסמים — ואיך מתגברים עליהם * ריביות ומשכנתאות, ומה זמין למשקיע זר * היכן יש הזדמנויות מעניינות במצב השוק הנוכחי * רכישה והחזקת נכסים מישראל * שאלות, תשובות, וחוויות אישיות — ועוד ***הרשמה: https://simplydoit.net/etn/june2026*** **מתי ואיפה** יום שלישי, 16 ביוני, בשעה 20:00. ראש העין אירוח ביתי, קפה וכיבוד קל. הכתובת המדויקת תימסר בנפרד לנרשמים. ההשתתפות ללא עלות, בכפוף להרשמה מראש ולמספר מקומות מוגבל. **קצת עליי — דני בית-אור** עברתי לארה״ב ב-2004, אחרי שהתחלתי להשקיע בנדל״ן אמריקאי עוד כהייטקיסט צעיר בתל אביב. מאז אני ממשיך להשקיע באופן אישי ומסייע למאות רבות של משקיעים לרכוש אלפי נכסים בלמעלה מ-40 ערי מטרו שונות. ב-2008 צלחתי את משבר הנדל״ן הגדול, ואת הלקחים שלמדתי אני מיישם עד היום עם הלקוחות שלי — לא רק כדי להתחיל בהשקעות נדל״ן, אלא כדי להמשיך ולבנות פורטפוליו פיננסי שלם. ***הרשמה: https://simplydoit.net/etn/june2026*** **חשוב לדעת** מספר המקומות מוגבל. ברגע שנגיע למקסימום ההרשמות תיפתח רשימת המתנה, שתתמלא במקרה של ביטולים. אם לא הצלחתם להירשם — שלחו הודעה ל-meet@simplydoit.net או בוואטסאפ. מי שלא יוכל להגיע אבל מעוניין להיפגש, אהיה זמין סביב תאריך ההרצאה לפגישות אישיות. לתיאום ויצירת קשר: WhatsApp / טקסט / שיחה — ‎+1 650-440-5544‎ · dani@simplydoit.net ***הרשמה: https://simplydoit.net/etn/june2026***

This meetup is an advanced one! We will be presenting all sorts of complicated networking, identity, AI and platform engineering solutions established on AWS infrastructure! **What To Expect?** * **Pizza and beer!** * **Cool Swag** * **Awesome Speakers** **Agenda:** 18:00-18:30 **\- Networking\, beers and pizza** 18:30-19:00 **\- Talk 1:** **AI didn’t Wait for Security - Now What?** Speaker: [Ran Isenberg](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranbuilder?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios) , AWS Hero & Principal Architect @Palo Alto Networks & [Stav Ochakovski](https://www.linkedin.com/in/stav-ochakovski?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios) ,AWS Hero & Senior DevOps Engineer, Eon. AI didn't wait for your security review. Developers are already using agentic AI, coding assistants, agentic skills, and MCP servers to write, review, and ship code, often without shared security standards or governance. In large orgs, this becomes chaotic tool sprawl: multiple IDEs, many agents, inconsistent rules, and rising risk. The instinctive reaction is to block AI tools entirely. That approach fails fast: developers work around it, security loses visibility, delivery slows, and risk grows. This talk offers a better path: treat AI as a first-class platform citizen. Drawing on platform engineering principles, you'll learn how to build centralized MCP guardrails, a curated agentic skills catalog, and reusable agentic blueprints, backed by AI SDLC frameworks that govern AI usage while accelerating delivery of AI-powered services. 19:00-19:30 **\- Talk 2: No Secrets Attached: AWS as Your OIDC Provider** Speaker: [Omer Cohen,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/omercohen?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios)Head of Security, Descope Stop putting secrets in Lambda. This talk shows how to use AWS IAM outbound identity federation so a Lambda function can mint a short-lived JWT with sts:GetWebIdentityToken, verify and inspect it, and use it to authenticate to Snowflake, MongoDB Atlas, and a cross-account API Gateway. You will leave with a practical architecture, working code, and a clear understanding of where this pattern shines and where the integration edges still are. Hosted by Descope

Some trained COUNT volunteers work together once a month at RMH (http://www.rmhc-centralohio.org/volunteer.php) as Housewarmers (usually on the 1st Sunday from 1 – 5 PM). Some schedule other shifts at their convenience. You may try this out with less fuss by following a "Fast track" or go through the normal process. Fast track • Arrange a time to shadow a COUNT volunteer. Call Dave Nohle at 614-268-9558 (cell). • Show up and try it out. • Complete application, etc. later. Normal process • Complete an online application (http://rmhc-centralohio.org/volunteer/). • Attend orientation in advance. • At orientation you will complete forms agreeing to keep family/patient info private and allowing a background check and tour the facility. • Complete one training shift. Daily shifts are: morning 9 AM - 1 PM, afternoon 1 - 5 PM and evening 5 - 9 PM. • Schedule shifts online using the on the RMH scheduling system (http://www.volgistics.com/ex/portal.dll/?FROM=32895). The Ronald McDonald House (RMH) provides housing and meals for families with sick children. The Columbus RMH is the largest in the world with 137 rooms. COUNT has been volunteering there since May 2014. Housewarmers work with RMH guests to provide a home-like environment - greet, assist with family needs, answer phones, give tours, assist with checkin/checkout, prepare guest rooms after checkout, clean facility, laundry, restock supplies and staff the front desk. RMH Housewarmers volunteer at least one four-hour shift a month. All Housewarmers must complete an application and agree to a background check before they can be full fledged volunteers.

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.

## Candle Making Night at The Arcane Foundry \| Design Your Own Custom Candle **SPECIAL PROMOTION**: Buy 3 and get 1 Free! Step into The Arcane Foundry and create your own custom candle from start to finish. This is a laid back, hands-on experience where **you’ll blend fragrances, choose your vessel, and pour your own candle using 100% soy wax**. Whether you’re coming solo or with friends, it’s designed to be simple, creative, and a good time. We’ll walk you through the entire process, from picking your scents to choosing between a traditional cotton wick or a crackling wood wick. You can go with one fragrance or mix your own blend to create something completely unique**. No experience needed**, just show up and we’ll handle the rest. While your candle sets, feel free to hang out, play a game, explore the shop, or just relax and talk. Drinks and snacks are available, and the atmosphere leans into the **fantasy**, **dark academia**, and **gothic horror** vibe The Arcane Foundry is known for. Learn More: [Candle Making in Columbus, Ohio at The Arcane Foundry](https://thearcanefoundry.com/candle-making/) *** ### What to Expect: * Guided candle making experience * Choose your own vessel, wax, wick, and fragrance * 100% soy wax candles * Optional drinks and snacks * Time to relax while your candle cools *** ### Important Notes: * Please arrive on time so we can start together * Candles will need time to set before taking home * This is a beginner-friendly event *** ### RSVP Required Reserve your spot on Meetup to lock in your seat. **Candle Making** (includes vessel, your choice of wick, wax, scented oil, labels and lids) 5oz Glass Jars $15 8oz Candle Tins $25 12oz Glass Candles $35 12oz Amber Jars $40 16 oz Skull or Jack o Lantern Candle Mugs $65 (Limited Edition!) **All materials included. You just bring yourself (and your drink of choice).** **Payments accepted:** * Credit Card * Venmo: @Daclaud-Lee * Cashapp: $DaclaudL

**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)

Newark Area Traders and Exchangers Please join us! You won't want to miss this meeting! We have new investor topics every week. Finally, we will go over properties for sale, needs, and wants. Please carve out time to come join us Friday at 8 a.m. EST Don't forget to like us on Facebook, Newark Area Traders and Exchangers. NEWARK AREA TRADE & EXCHANGERS 975 Mt. Vernon Rd. (Entry at the front doors) Newark, OH 43055 Dues are $5 minimum per person, per week. Part of this goes to our treasurer to fund the meeting and the balance to the church for the use of their room. “Opportunity for Generosity”! Founders: Gerald DePalmo and Furman Tinon (and others) Established 60 +/- years ago and still going strong! Zoom meeting. Topic: NEWARK AREA TRADE & EXCHANGERS Time: 08:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Weekly: [https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZcrfuuoqTMvH9Ox4pAJb3wmj1KuwP_Vuylj/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGrqDIoGtOdtRyARpwqBIr4a_TwtlxYgvpyhEv1IgpRMRT7PLNpJ6VPL-7F](https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/tZcrfuuoqTMvH9Ox4pAJb3wmj1KuwP_Vuylj/ics?icsToken=98tyKuGrqDIoGtOdtRyARpwqBIr4a_TwtlxYgvpyhEv1IgpRMRT7PLNpJ6VPL-7F) Join Zoom Meeting [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83692078557?pwd=OXNKVGk4alRPNG1BdlNhdFNDQTFSUT09](https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83692078557?pwd=OXNKVGk4alRPNG1BdlNhdFNDQTFSUT09) Meeting ID: 836 9207 8557 Passcode: 215853 One tap mobile +13462487799,,83692078557#,,,,\*215853# US (Houston) +16699006833,,83692078557#,,,,\*215853# US (San Jose) Dial by your location +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) Meeting ID: 836 9207 8557 Passcode: 215853 Find your local number: [https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kc1yVEZLS1](https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kc1yVEZLS1)

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.

http://photos2.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/2/a/9/6/600_348310902.jpeg Instructor - Crow, HPS Class fee is $30 at the door or approved exchange RSVP with Advance pay of $25 (discounted) by PayPal on the web or by contacting Enchanted Elements (614) 437-2642. Reservations made directly to Enchanted Elements will be added to the class list manually not online. Private Instruction ~ Closed to the Public ~ Initiated Members Only Please come prepared for ritual. Blessings ~ Crow