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**Leader of the session:** [IICV Calendar](https://www.iicv.at/event-calendar) **What is it ?** An open improv session for all experience levels. Come play, explore, and have fun in a supportive, low-pressure environment. **Want to learn improv?** Check this out: [https://www.iicv.at/improvclass](https://www.iicv.at/improvclass) **Want to practice regularly improv in a small group for an affordable price?** Check this out: [https://www.iicv.at/improv-tuesday](https://www.iicv.at/improv-tuesday) **Already intermediate in improv?** Check this out: [https://www.iicv.at/intermediate-classes](https://www.iicv.at/intermediate-classes) **How to register ?** Meetup registration opens on **Sunday 13:00** for the following Wednesday meetup. Should your plans change, we kindly ask you to **cancel.** For security reason, you cannot join the session if you did not registered. **How much ?** Free for IICV members\* 10 Euros for everybody else. You can pay contactless or cash. \* go to [iicv.at](https://www.iicv.at/) to become a member (13EUR per month until you cancel your membership). **Anything to report?** Please give us an anonymous [feedback](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1oidbMUMs_Zz-rSQ9O4HcR_axPG_zvUb1dc1ssG5IWaw/edit) \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* **Meetup priority**: Please do not enroll to meetup priority!!! You can enroll to any open session without having it (just close the adv. window). **Being meetup priority will not give you any advantage in the waiting list** neither as we will insure to respect the real order of priority. **Photograph policy**: Please be aware that photos will be taken during the open session for social media and newsletters. Before any photos are taken, we ask participants for their consent and provide an opportunity to opt out. **Code of Conduct**: We are a Vienna-based international community seeking to explore, play, practice, and perform improvised arts in a group setting. In treating this space with integrity and professionalism, we are committed to facilitating a harassment-free space for all persons regardless of cultural background, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race, etc. Therefore, the IICV will not tolerate any inappropriate behaviour as per our [Code Of Conduct](https://www.iicv.at/code-of-conduct). Repeated violations of our guidelines can and will result in warnings, removal from sessions, or cancelation of membership. The **International Improv Community in Vienna** IICV e.V. ZVR Nr:1236421179

We'd like to invite you to our second installation for the Cloud Native Vienna Meetups in 2026! Again we'll have two deep-dive talks and time to network and chat with friends in the Viennese cloud native community. A big thank you to **willhaben** for hosting us and providing food and drinks! The meetup will take place at the **willhaben** (Bürozentrum 1, Landstraßer Hauptstraße 97-101, 1030 Wien). You can reach the office from inside the “Galleria Landstraße” mall. After entering through the main entrance, you’ll find the entrance to Bürozentrum 1 (a big red door) on your right, just past the chocolate shop. Take the elevator to floor 3A (look for the button with the willhaben logo). **Agenda:** * **17:30:** Doors Open & Networking * **17:55:** Welcome from the Organizers * **18:00:** **Talk 1:** Lukas Zainzinger – ***willhaben’s Journey to AWS MSK – A retrospective on Security, Costs, and Reality*** * **18:45:** Break & Refreshments * **19:00:** **Talk 2:** David Hondl – ***Monster-Sized Gitops; How to scale Argo CD*** * **19:45:** Open Networking We look forward to seeing you there! \-\-\- **Talks:** Lukas Zainzinger (willhaben) ***willhaben’s Journey to AWS MSK – A retrospective on Security, Costs, and Reality*** Migrating to managed services is rarely a plug-and-play experience. In this talk, we walk through Willhaben’s transition to Managed Kafka on AWS (MSK), sharing the authentic story of our integration rather than a textbook tutorial. We will dive into the specific hurdles we faced, focusing on how we engineered solutions for strict security and access control requirements. Additionally, we’ll discuss the financial aspect—specifically the pricing issues we encountered and the adjustments we made to solve them. This isn't a lecture on the "one right way" to do things, but a transparent look at the decisions, challenges, and learnings we gathered along our own journey. *Bio:* Lukas joined willhaben as a Platform SRE in 2024, following a career path that transitioned from Application Management to specialized DevOps roles at Raiffeisen Informatik, Shöpping and Siemens. Throughout his journey, he has developed a deep expertise in Kubernetes, Terraform and multiple Cloud Providers, always with an eye toward improving developer experience and system reliability. Currently a Master’s student at Hochschule Burgenland, Lukas bridges the gap between academic cloud research and real-world infrastructure challenges. He is particularly passionate about leveraging cloud-native and managed services to build robust, fault-tolerant infrastructure. David Hondl (Dynatrace) ***Monster-Sized Gitops; How to scale Argo CD*** Argo CD is one of the most popular and widely spread GitOps tools for Kubernetes and part of the backbone of many internal developer platforms. Also Argo CD can undoubtedly be a beast - and a huge one at that, as anyone scaling it for a production environment has probably seen in one way or another. But what if simply having a massive installation is not enough for us? What if we want to go even bigger from here, raise it to beyond what we thought feasible? Create more Applications, more ApplicationSets and render more resources at the same time? These are the questions that we will tackle in this talk. We are going to take a look at the different Argo CD components, from the frontend to the K8s controllers and how they behave at scale. We will examine how far they can bend and especially when and how they will break. Based on what we find, we are going to figure out how to tweak these parts in just the right way. And in the end we will hopefully be able to turn Argo CD into a bigger monster than it ever was. *Bio:* I'm a Cloud Engineer at Dynatrace and I'm super passionate about all things Platform Engineering and the cloud-native community. I use (and build) platforms to create better developer experiences and love to share my knowledge as a speaker as well as actively organize meetups around the topic.

For English scroll down Der Eurovision Song Contest ist seit 1956 weit mehr als ein Musikwettbewerb. Als transnationales Medienereignis spiegelt er europäische Stimmungen, politische Brüche und popkulturelle Entwicklungen ebenso wie nationale Selbstinszenierungen. Für viele in der LGBTQIA+-Community ist der ESC zugleich ein zentraler Ort queerer Sichtbarkeit – und damit ein Raum von Zugehörigkeit, Repräsentation und Aushandlung. Die Ausstellung „United by Queerness“ widmet sich diesen Spannungsfeldern zwischen Vielfalt und Nationalismus, Inklusion und Ausgrenzung. Sie folgt einem dreiteiligen räumlichen Konzept – vom Wohnzimmer über die Arena bis zur Bühne – und zeigt, wie der ESC erlebt, gefeiert und politisch interpretiert wird. Qwien macht damit die queeren Dimensionen des ESC sichtbar und reflektiert ihn als popkulturelles Phänomen, das bis heute Debatten auslöst. English: Since 1956, the Eurovision Song Contest has been much more than just a music competition. As a transnational media event, it reflects European moods, political divisions and pop culture developments as well as national self-promotion. For many in the LGBTQIA+ community, the ESC is also a central place for queer visibility – and thus a space for belonging, representation and negotiation. The exhibition ‘United by Queerness’ is dedicated to these tensions between diversity and nationalism, inclusion and exclusion. It follows a three-part spatial concept – from the living room to the arena to the stage – and shows how the ESC is experienced, celebrated and politically interpreted. Qwien thus makes the queer dimensions of the ESC visible and reflects on it as a pop-cultural phenomenon that continues to spark debate to this day.

Discover Bachata Intermediate classes at Lento Dance Vienna – one of the city’s leading dance schools. Guided by internationally certified teachers with over 15 years of experience, our classes offer a welcoming environment where you can refine your technique, boost your confidence, and elevate your social dancing.

Hey! Flow with me through a Vinyasa Flow for 60 Minutes. 
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Looking forward to see you on the mat 🧘🏻 Anna

## **Join Our Weekly Japanese Practice Space!** Immerse yourself in the **Japanese language and culture** in a casual and welcoming environment! Every Wednesday, we create a space where learners of **all levels** can practice speaking, listening, and engaging with Japanese. Whether you’re a beginner or fluent, you are welcome to join! ## **Event Details** ## **When?** 📅 **Every Wednesday** from 17:00 – 18:00 (often longer!) ### **Where?** 📍 [Villa Vida Café](https://g.page/VillaVidaCafe?share), Wien ### **Who?** 👥 Open to all levels – from beginners to advanced speakers! ## **What to Expect** ### **Japanese Language Practice** 🔹 Improve your speaking, listening, and comprehension skills in a relaxed setting. 🔹 Bring your own learning materials or just come and chat! ### **Japan-Related Discussions** 🌏 Planning a trip to Japan? Get **insider recommendations**! 💭 Feeling nostalgic for Japan? Join us in **reminiscing and sharing experiences**!

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€ (cash). 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 winter vibe💫 ⭐️Please register if you go and unregister if you don’t go. Join us on WhatsApp and Instagram and don’t miss new events 🔥 https://www.instagram.com/makegoodfriends?igsh=YjA2czVxNjF0cGJi&utm_source=qr https://chat.whatsapp.com/ERvtYIUDqtHLtVwwytpKLZ

🎉 Special edition: We’re celebrating our new status as an official Fabric User Group! 📍 adesso Austria, Vienna 🍴 Snacks & drinks 🖥️ On site 💬 English We’re excited to invite you to the next meetup of the Microsoft Fabric User Group Austria. Going forward, our community will meet monthly in a hybrid format, rotating between Vienna, Graz, and Linz. For our event, we’ll be hosted by adesso Austria in Vienna. Look forward to engaging talks, networking, and the opportunity to connect with like-minded people around Microsoft Fabric & Power BI. ## AGENDA 6:00 PM – Arrival · Meet people · Enjoy snacks & drinks 6:30 PM – Welcome & introduction to the user group · Update: What’s New in Fabric & Power BI 7:00 PM – Power BI meets UX Design: From Busy Dashboards to Better Decisions - Elena Drakulevska 8:00 PM – Open session · Q&A, discussion & relaxed wrap-up

\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Talks \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **Designing the In-Between States in React** by Aurora Scharff ([aurorascharff.no](https://aurorascharff.no)) **Caching, Payloads, and Other Dark Arts: Optimizing UX in Suboptimal Conditions** by Faris Aziz Link ([faziz-dev.com](https://www.faziz-dev.com)) \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Location \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Adverity BUWOG building, 1st Floor Rathausstraße 1, 1010 Wien \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Agenda \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- 6:30 pm Doors open 6:50 pm Short intro & sponsor presentation 7:00 pm First talk 7:30 pm Break 8:00 pm Second talk \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Sponsors \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **Adverity** Adverity is the integrated data platform for connecting, managing, and using your data at scale. Our mission is to make complex tasks simple, actionable, and accessible for all organizations across the globe. Since launching in 2015, Adverity has opened five offices across the globe in Vienna, London, New York, Katowice and Sofia. Open Roles: [https://www.adverity.com/careers](https://www.adverity.com/careers) **Ketryx** Ketryx is an American based AI-powered platform specifically designed for the life sciences industry supporting companies that build regulated software. Its core function is to bridge the gap between agile software development practices and stringent regulatory compliance. The platform operates as an overlay that integrates seamlessly with existing, best-of-breed developer tools like Jira and GitHub. By doing this, Ketryx automates compliance-related tasks, such as generating audit-ready documentation, maintaining a real-time, end-to-end traceability matrix across all connected systems. This automation significantly reduces the manual burden of paperwork allowing development teams to accelerate their release cycles and bring safer, compliant products to market much faster. We're building up our engineering hub in Vienna. Our Co-Founder and CTO, [Jan Pöschko](https://www.linkedin.com/in/poeschko/), is based here, and we’re on the hunt for best-in-class engineering talent to join our team. Open Roles: [https://www.ketryx.com/about/open-positions](https://www.ketryx.com/about/open-positions) \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Code of Conduct \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- [https://github.com/reactvienna/code-of-conduct](https://github.com/reactvienna/code-of-conduct)

💬 **Money Talks – Build Your Own Business** Du möchtest mehr über **Selbstständigkeit, Chancen und Praxiswissen für den Start eines eigenen Unternehmens** erfahren? Dann bist du bei diesem Event genau richtig. ‼️ **Hard Facts** 🗓 **Datum:** 19.02.2026 🕖 **Einlass:** 19:00 Uhr 🕢 **Start Vortrag:** 19:30 Uhr 🍽 **Im Anschluss:** Essen, Getränke & Networking 📍 **Wo:** MyHive am Wienerberg, 16. Stock mit atemberaubendem Blick über ganz Wien **⚠️ Bitte beachte:** Eine **Bestätigung deines Kommens ist zwingend notwendig**, damit wir das Catering planen können. 🎤 **Fachvortrag vom Steuerberater Florian Krammer** Thema: Build Your Own Business * Selbständig sein – Chance oder Risiko? * Was braucht es zur Selbstständigkeit * Häufige Fehler & Tipps für den Start * Praxistipps von einem Steuerprofi 👥 **Für wen ist das Event geeignet?** * Alle, die sich für Selbstständigkeit, Vermögensaufbau oder neue berufliche Perspektiven interessieren * Menschen, die praxisnahes Wissen aus erster Hand erhalten möchten 💡 **Voraussetzungen:** Keine Vorkenntnisse erforderlich, keine Verpflichtungen. Komm vorbei, hör zu, stell Fragen und genieße einen inspirierenden Abend mit Ausblick und Networking.

(Deutsch unten.) Sunday's portrait sessions start at 3 PM. Everyone is welcome to join our Open Sessions, just bring pencil, paper and any other utensils you may need. (Easels & Boards are available in the atelier). One pose will be maintained for the whole session, so that it is also possible to paint in watercolor, oil, etc. For the breaks we will offer some drinks and snacks. Free snacks and non-alcoholic drinks are available. Registration through this Meetup is suggested but not required. You can pay the 12 Euros fees in cash upon arrival. For more information, feel free to send email at info@viennaatelier.com Looking forward to see you soon! ============================= Die Porträtsitzungen am Sonntag beginnen um 15 Uhr. Bringe Bleistift, Papier und andere Materialen selbst mit, Staffeleien & Bretter gibt es im Atelier. Die gleiche Pose wird, unterbrochen von kleinen Pausen, über den gesamten Zeitraum beibehalten, daher ist es auch gut möglich mit Aquarell, Öl, usw. zu malen. Kostenlose Snacks und alkoholfreie Getränke stehen zur Verfügung. Eine Anmeldung über dieses Meetup wird empfohlen, ist aber nicht erforderlich. Sie können die 12 Euro Gebühr beim Ankommen in bar bezahlen. Für weitere Informationen senden Sie bitte eine E-Mail an info@viennaatelier.com

Hello everybody, As this is a **#mashup meetup**, please be aware, that you have to **register outside of meetup** to join the event (because of room limitations). ⇒ **[Link to register for the meetup](https://techtalk.at/software-net-meetup-weiterentwicklung-modularer-monolithen-mit-architekturellen-fitnessfunktionen/)**[!](https://techtalk.at/software-net-meetup-weiterentwicklung-modularer-monolithen-mit-architekturellen-fitnessfunktionen/) After our strong start into the new year with the *[Architecture Health & Fitness Night – From Debt to Durable Systems](https://www.meetup.com/de-de/softwarearchitektur-wien/events/312499002/?eventOrigin=group_upcoming_events)*, we’re heading straight into the next architecture workout in February 💪. Together with [DotNetDevs.at](https://dotnetdevs.at/), we’re focusing on a topic that many teams care about—especially those who deliberately don’t want to jump into microservices right away. **“[Evolving Modular Monoliths with Architectural Fitness Functions](https://techtalk.at/software-net-meetup-weiterentwicklung-modularer-monolithen-mit-architekturellen-fitnessfunktionen/)”** – concrete, pragmatic, and in a .NET context. Look forward to a hands‑on experience report on how to deliberately evolve a modular monolith, protect architectural boundaries, and use fitness functions to stay clean and extensible in the long run. **Agenda** 🕡 **18:00** – Doors open at TechTalk 🕕 **18:15** – Intro & Talk 🗣️ *Evolving modular monoliths with architectural fitness functions* 🕗 **19:15** – 🍕Food & 🍻Drinks sponsored by [TechTalk](https://techtalk.at/) 🎉 We're looking forward to another evening full of architectural practice, exchange, and great conversations. Daniel \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- 🎤 **Call for Speakers & Sponsors!** If you’d like to contribute something yourself or have an idea for a talk, feel free to reach out. We’re continuously looking not only for speakers but also for new locations for future meetups.

Der Deep Dive in die Zukunft autonomer Business-Agenten. **Freitag, 20. Februar 2026 · Ort: DC Tower 3 – Web3 Hub Vienna** ## Über das Event Vergiss einfaches Q&A. Wir treten ein in die Ära der proaktiven KI. Erfahre aus erster Hand, wie OpenClaw (ehemals ClawdBot) als Open-Source-Framework die Lücke zwischen generativer KI und echter operativer Ausführung schließt. Du siehst, wie KI-Agenten in Messengern wie Telegram oder WhatsApp leben und komplexe Business-Workflows autonom erledigen. ## Agenda & Programm **Einlass & Networking** Ankommen, austauschen und gemeinsam in die Welt der Agentic Economy eintauchen. **Keynotes & Fachvorträge: OpenClaw 101** Evolution: Von ClawdBot zu OpenClaw & Moltbot. The Tech Stack: Agentic Systems, Claude Code & CoWork. Architektur & Setup: Einblick in Installation, Struktur und Systemdesign. Skills & Brains: Integrationen, Kostenoptimierung und alternative LLMs. **Deep Dive: Agentic Operations & Security** Agent Social Networks: Wenn KIs miteinander kommunizieren. Security & Risks: Massive Sicherheitsfragen bei autonomen Systemen. Future Corporate Structures: Wie Agenten Hierarchien und Entscheidungsprozesse verändern. **Podiumsdiskussion: Die Agentic Economy** Wie autonome Systeme Teams, Prozesse und Geschäftsmodelle neu definieren. Welche Chancen entstehen und wo reale Grenzen liegen. **BBQ, Open Bar & Afterparty** Networking, Austausch und entspannter Ausklang des Abends im Web3 Hub Vienna. *** 💡 **FÜR WEN IST DIESES EVENT?** Gründer:innen & Entscheider:innen: Wenn du verstehen willst, wie KI zum skalierbaren Co-Worker wird. Tech-Builder: Wenn du operative Prozesse durch autonome Systeme transformieren möchtest. Developers & Hobbyists: Wenn du dich für selbstgehostete oder agentische Architekturen interessierst. Security-Experten: Wenn du dich mit den Risiken von „Autonomous Computer Use“ beschäftigst. *** ## Warum OpenClaw? OpenClaw ist ein Meilenstein. Zum ersten Mal fungiert eine KI wirklich als persönlicher Assistent, der nicht nur auf Befehle wartet, sondern dich proaktiv informiert, Briefings erstellt und Aufgaben innerhalb vertrauter Schnittstellen wie WhatsApp oder iMessage erledigt. **Sichere dir jetzt deinen Platz im Web3 Hub Vienna!**

Speed Friending: Meaningful Connections Through Deep Conversations Looking to meet new people—but tired of small talk? Join us for an evening of speed friending with a twist: instead of surface-level chit chat, you’ll explore thought-provoking, heart-opening questions designed to spark genuine connections. Inspired by the famous '36 Questions', this event is about more than just meeting people - it’s about really seeing and being seen. This event is for anyone who’s curious, open-minded, and looking for deeper social connections by being willing to listen and to share. \*\*\* If you RSVPed and your plans change, please update your status, to give others from the waitlist a chance. They really wanna join! 🤩 \*\*\* talkin' is an event series focusing on personal development and social adventures, hosted by amateurs and non-professionals. Every participant has the chance to lead their own talkin' event! We believe that the best way to grow as a person is to go out of your comfort zone, and have fun along the way. You don't think that's possible? Come and join us and see for yourself! The English speaking group invites internationals in Vienna, but also Austrians who enjoy speaking English. We are a group of people who organize monthly Social Adventures, everyone is free to join. This event will be held in English, please respect each other and speak English only. German events will be organized in the future as well. \*\*\* To stay updated about all our events join our Telegram :). [https://t.me/czc_vienna](https://t.me/czc_vienna "https://t.me/czc_vienna")

**\*\*\*\* More details and sign up at: https://aifalliance.org/summit-2026/ \*\*\*\*** **What is AI Freedom Alliance?** AI Freedom Alliance promotes the responsible growth of AI guided by practical, commonsense ethics. Our nonprofit is built by professionals from a wide range of industries and is made up entirely of small- and mediumbusiness representatives—never large tech companies. We provide a counterbalance to big corporate influence, focusing instead on how AI can benefit businesses and the world at large. **What’s Happening?** ***The inaugural AI Freedom Alliance Summit.*** This full-day event will explore how we can ensure AI is adopted responsibly through shared ethical standards that empower humanity. The summit will feature interactive and educational sessions led by thought leaders, technologists, policymakers, and advocates who are passionate about making AI fair, transparent, and beneficial for everyone. **Why Attend?** Learn about the legal and technical challenges with implementing AI solutions within your organization. Build better solutions while protecting your organization from legal and compliance risks. And learn how to think strategically about AI as a differentiation tool for your business. This summit is highly recommended for C-Suite leaders to learn as well as interact with each other and our sponsors.

**Abstract:** The Advanced Photon Source (APS) is an X-ray light source at Argonne National Laboratory where researchers perform imaging, diffraction and spectroscopy experiments at 68 specialized beamlines. APS recently completed a major upgrade that made it the brightest synchrotron in the world and upgraded many of the beamlines to take advantage of the dramatically brighter, more coherent beam. These new capabilities are increasing the facility’s raw data production from <10 PB/year before the upgrade to >100 PB/year once all instruments are back online. To meet this data challenge, the APS Beamline Data Pipeline project team is partnering with beamline staff to develop and deploy science data pipelines that use a common set of open-source software tools (many written in Python) to link instruments with the Polaris supercomputer at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) for data processing. This talk will describe the APS data systems, our file-based and streaming pipeline templates, and some of the open-source software we use to extract scientific insights from beamline data. **Audience Takeaway:** Open source Python data acquisition and analysis tools are ubiquitous at the APS. Many of the packages that are mentioned can be found at [https://github.com/AdvancedPhotonSource](https://github.com/AdvancedPhotonSource). This is a *hybrid* event. To attend online, join us on Zoom here at 6pm: [https://numfocus-org.zoom.us/j/89399976851?pwd=UEgMUZXdYmKdK1x1dIPL6hwUYnp7NW.1](https://numfocus-org.zoom.us/j/89399976851?pwd=UEgMUZXdYmKdK1x1dIPL6hwUYnp7NW.1) **Sponsor**: Grainger will provide the meeting site, as well as snacks for the onsite participants. * **Address:** 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, 18th Floor, Chicago, IL 60654 * **Grainger's Overview:** W.W. Grainger, Inc., is a leading broadline distributor with over $17 billion in revenue. At Grainger, We Keep the World Working® by serving more than 4.5 million customers worldwide with maintenance, repair, and operating (MRO) products and services delivered through innovative technology and deep customer relationships. Our machine learning team builds broadly across search, recommendations, product matching, computer vision, and generative AI. * **Logistics**: To access the Grainger office, we require **first and last names** of those who RSVP'd by **Feb 11**. Please take the main elevators at the center of the Mart. Attendees will then present their **IDs** when they arrive at the front desk on the 18th floor.

Join the Columbus AI community for our quarterly gathering — a casual, community-focused evening where everyone has a chance to share, learn, and connect. These open mic–style events give anyone in the community up to **5 minutes** to present a project, share a tool, pose a question, or offer a perspective on the evolving AI space. No slides required — just a welcoming space to exchange ideas and keep the local AI conversation moving. If you’d like to take the stage, message **Chris (the organizer)** with a **title and short description** of what you’d like to share. Whether you’re deep in the field or just getting curious, come connect with others building and exploring AI in Columbus. Sponsored by [Transform Labs](https://www.transformlabs.com/services)

**NEW LOCATION: 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). Lonnie Morgan will be presenting information about the DLT Library. "The Python library `dlt` provides a powerful [REST API toolkit](https://dlthub.com/docs/dlt-ecosystem/verified-sources/rest_api/basic) to ingest data. Combined with our [LLM scaffolds](https://dlthub.com/workspace) and [MCP server](https://dlthub.com/docs/hub/features/mcp-server), you can build a custom connector for any of the 8k+ available sources in 10 minutes by following this guide. Building with LLMs is an iterative process. We will follow this general workflow and give practical tips for each step." See Our [Parking Map](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1u2A4fLNlxwLJn0KA_hKc8bnFlFHLvsHBDh-_8wzX_tk/edit?usp=sharing) 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 centralohpython@gmail.com

**NEW LOCATION: 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). See the handy Parking Map - we recommend street parking. [Street Parking Map](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1u2A4fLNlxwLJn0KA_hKc8bnFlFHLvsHBDh-_8wzX_tk/edit?usp=sharing) 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 centralohpython@gmail.com

Happy Holidays! The first Wednesday of January is 7th, and this is Orthodox Christmas. And i will be wishing everyone Merry Christmas in January, and i am sure many of you will be tired from all this socializing. That is why we are going to meet on February 4th. And we will continue discussing the Hot topic of our age an AI. We’ve spent the last few sessions learning how to *talk* to AI. We’ve mastered prompt engineering and "vibecoding" to build things faster. Now, it’s time for the next leap: **letting AI work for us while we sleep.** In this session, we are moving beyond simple chatbots to explore **Autonomous AI Agents.** Unlike standard tools that wait for you to type a command, Agents are designed to perceive a goal, plan a series of tasks, and execute them independently within your WordPress site. We will discuss **Generative vs. Agentic AI:** Understanding the shift from *"Write me a blog post"* to *"Monitor local Knoxville news and draft a weekly summary every Friday."* I am sure many of you have seen WordPress ads offering different Agentic tools like **Uncanny Automator**, **AI Engine**, or **n8n**. What do these tools do? How successful they are? And how implementable all these agents are for your current WordPress site? I will gather some info and make research. But please join us and bring your stories and experience on topic. See you!

Join other experienced and aspiring agile coaches and professionals to: * develop and practice your coaching skills in a peer-to-peer environment * share current successes and challenges in your work environment and get support from each other * learn from each other, build better relationships and experiment with new ideas