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🎲 INTERNATIONAL MONDAY BOARD GAME NIGHTS @ Voyager Craft Beer Bar 🍺
🎲 INTERNATIONAL MONDAY BOARD GAME NIGHTS @ Voyager Craft Beer Bar 🍺
Every Monday @ 19:00 \| Voyager Craft Beer Bar
Forget the Monday blues. We’re turning the start of the week into a night of strategy, social deduction, and world-class craft beer. Whether you’re a ruthless tactician or just here for the laughs, your seat at the table is waiting.
This isn’t just a one-off event—we are building Ljubljana’s premier boardgaming community. Our mission? To make Mondays your favorite night of the week.
👉 Join the Boardgame WhatsApp Group:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/GQ939ioFYXY6pK71oXfh4h
🌍 International & Inclusive
We are a global crowd! The primary language of play is English, making this the perfect spot for expats, nomads, and locals to connect. No cliques, no gatekeeping—just good vibes.
🎲 WHAT WE PLAY
Mostly fun, social, easy-to-learn games:
party games
bluffing & social deduction
light strategy
quick, interactive games
Think: laughing, debating, teaming up, betraying your friends 😄
👉 Not super “hardcore nerdy” — but those games are welcome too.
Got your own? BRING IT! We encourage you to bring your favorite games from home. Share the games you love with the community.
🍻 Why Voyager?
We’ve moved to Voyager Craft Beer Bar for a reason. Great gaming deserves great beer. Swap the basic drafts for premium, independent craft brews while you plot your next move.
💡 How it Works
Come Solo or with Friends: Most people show up alone. We’ll get you into a group immediately.
📍 Event Details
📅 When: Every Monday @ 19:00
📍 Where: Voyager Craft Beer Bar
💶 Entry: Free (Support the venue by grabbing a craft beer or a drink!)
👉 Join the Boardgame WhatsApp Group:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/GQ939ioFYXY6pK71oXfh4h
Connect with the community beforehand and after the event. Find players for a game you love before Monday arrives.
🌍 Part of Ljubljana International
Hosted by the city's biggest international community. Follow us for more:
👉 linktr.ee/ljubljanainternational
An AWS Container Journey (AWS UG Nürnberg 04/26)
**Hey fellow AWS enthusiasts! ✨**
This April we welcome **[Philipp Hoyer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipp-hoyer-621555174/)**, Lead Engineer at Rackspace Technology. He'll walk us through a journey of AWS' popular containerization services Amazon ECS and Amazon EKS running on Fargate by discussing which fits best for which use case, where EKS can make you go nuts and when ECS might shines brighter - or vice versa.
**📆 Tonight's Agenda**
19:00 - Welcoming
**19:15 - Talk by Phillip**
20:15 - Networking
Thanks to our friends at **[CodeCam:N](https://www.codecamp-n.com/)** who open their offices for us and sponsor food and drinks for this evening.
Looking forward to seeing you 👋🏻
Nora & Frank
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The talk ⤵️
**An AWS Container Journey - The Good, The Bad and The Ugly featuring ECS and EKS**
EKS on Fargate promises fully managed Kubernetes with zero node management—but the reality is often more complex than expected. This talk explores the journey of building a production workload on EKS Fargate, starting with the initial motivations and architectural decisions.
It uncovers three non-obvious pitfalls that only surface during real-world implementation, including challenges with load balancing, EFS integration, and logging. For each case, the underlying issues and the required workarounds are dissected to reveal the hidden operational complexity behind the “serverless” promise.
Based on these insights, the talk takes a critical look at whether ECS on Fargate would have been the simpler alternative. It provides a concise overview of ECS, highlights its own limitations, and delivers a direct comparison between ECS and EKS.
The session concludes with clear, experience-driven guidance on when to choose which service—helping teams avoid costly assumptions and make better architectural decisions in AWS container environments.
The speaker⤵️
Philipp is a Lead Engineer at Rackspace Technology who enjoys turning complex cloud architectures into solutions that actually work in practice. He started in software development, moved through the DevOps world of pipelines, containers, and Kubernetes, and eventually specialized in AWS.
He has built and operated cloud solutions ranging from big data and streaming platforms to containerized and serverless workloads. With experience in both insurance and automotive, his focus today is on real-world cloud challenges—especially the ones that don’t show up in the docs.
Get in contact with Philipp on [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipp-hoyer-621555174/)
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**Please note:**
At the event, photos and videos will be taken for marketing purposes both by our hosts and our location sponsors.
We try to offer a hybrid experience by providing a video stream of the talk. There will be no recording published after the event. Please also keep in mind, that we try our best effort to provide a good streaming experience. We don't offer a professional stream, so delays, technical issues or other interference are a matter to be tolerated.
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🍑 NORD AFTERWORK THURSDAYS: Quit Your Job, Drink a Nord 🍹✨ 3+1 GRATIS
🍑 NORD AFTERWORK THURSDAYS — 3+1 GRATIS
Every Thursday in April • From 7PM
📍 Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center, Ljubljana
Ljubljana, it's time to upgrade your Thursdays.
Forget boring afterwork drinks — we're turning Thursdays into a Nord-powered social ritual.
Together with Nord Hard Seltzer, Ljubljana International, and Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH, we’re launching a new weekly hangout where locals, expats, creatives, and party people meet to relax, connect, and start the weekend early.
🍹 3+1 GRATIS on all Nord Hard Seltzers all night
Nord is Slovenia’s first hard seltzer — a fresh alternative to beer and cocktails:
• light
• refreshing
• low calories
• full of flavor
Choose your favorite:
🍑 Cheeky Peach
🥭 Mango Tangerine
🫐 Bluberry Mint
🍋 Lemon Elderberry
🍊 Blood Orange Ginger
🌿 Lemongrass Green Tea
🍋 Matter Lemon
🥭 Mrfy Guava Fresh
🎶 What to expect
• international crowd
• indie / retro party vibes
• new people & spontaneous conversations
• music, laughter and good energy
• creative and festival-style atmosphere
Basically: the best way to spend your Thursday in Ljubljana.
🔥 Why come?
Because Thursday is the new Friday.
Because Nord is the perfect drink for social nights.
Because the best nights start unplanned with good people.
And because 3+1 Nord tastes better with friends.
📅 Every Thursday in April
🕖 From 19:00
📍 Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center
Bring your friends, meet new people, and start your weekend early.
QUIT YOUR JOB.
DRINK A NORD.
See you Thursday.
🌎 Join the Community
Meet people before and after events in our Ljubljana International community:
👉 WhatsApp group
https://chat.whatsapp.com/KB3YaX1GuqY4eYcYUh3TpK
👉 Events & socials
https://linktr.ee/ljubljanainternational
💃 BACHATA & SALSA COURSE FOR BEGINNERS
We’re launching a beginner Bachata & Salsa course together with one of the best dance schools in Ljubljana — @utripplesa.
You’ll learn the basics, get comfortable with the movements and simply enjoy dancing in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Perfect for those who have been wanting to try partner dancing but didn’t know where to start.
📅 **Sundays at 17:00 (starting 05.04)**
⏱ **4 classes (1.5 hours each)**
💶 **Price:**
€45 for the full course
€40 per person if you join with a partner or a friend
If you didn’t attend the trial class, you can join the **first session for €10** to see if you like it before committing to the full course.
👉 **Register here:** [https://forms.gle/Gp47pWi8Pk2QsKTu5](https://forms.gle/Gp47pWi8Pk2QsKTu5)
Please make sure to **check your email and WhatsApp after registering** — we’ll send all confirmations and updates there.
Let’s dance ✨
Igralni četrtki v Klubu KIND
Toplo vabljeni k obisku enega starejših igralnih klubov pri nas, kjer lahko preizkusite igre iz naše obsežne kolekcije in jih igrate s prekaljenimi mački ali tistimi bolj lenobnimi. Skozi leta so se nabrale dobre igre in dobra družba, ki vedno rada sprejme nove igralce in radovedneže.
Klub Igralcev Namiznih Družabnih iger Slovenije.
https://www.facebook.com/klubKINDsi
https://twitter.com/KlubKINDsi
🌍 Ljubljana International Friday After Party @ Voyager 🍺
🌍 Ljubljana International Friday After Party @ Voyager 🍺
Every Friday from 23:00 → late (1AM)
30+ internationals. One spot. Best Friday night energy in Ljubljana.
🔥 What to expect
The official afterparty of Ljubljana’s biggest international meetup.
Meet new people (30+ attendees)
Stronger vibe, better connections
Music, drinks, and real energy
The place where the night actually happens
🍺 Why Voyager?
Craft beer. Proper selection. No basic drinks.
At Voyager Craft Beer Bar you get:
A wide range of local & international craft beers
A more unique, premium bar experience
The perfect setting to continue the night with your new crew
💬 Who comes?
Internationals
Erasmus students
Digital nomads
Young professionals
Locals who want something more social
Everyone is open. Everyone is here to connect.
📍 Event details
📅 Every Friday
⏰ From 23:00 until 01:00
📍 Voyager Craft Beer Bar
👥 30+ attendees (growing every week)
🌐 Stay connected
Join the WhatsApp community (1000+ members):
https://chat.whatsapp.com/KB3YaX1GuqY4eYcYUh3TpK
Explore more events:
https://linktr.ee/ljubljanainternational
🌍 Ljubljana’s Biggest International Friday Afterwork Meetup! 🎉
🌍 Ljubljana’s Biggest International Friday Afterwork Meetup! 🎉
Every Friday @ 18:00 (6 PM)
At Pizzeria DOBRA VILA (Dunajska 5)
Looking to meet new internationals, young professionals, Erasmus students, digital nomads, travelers, and locals every week?
Welcome to Ljubljana’s Friday International Social — the weekly community night hosted by Ljubljana International, Expat Meetups by Mehtab, and Pizzeria Dobra Vila.
This is your core weekly ritual, your Friday reset, and the easiest way to meet 30-50+ people in Ljubljana — every single week.
🌍 What This Event Is
A weekly Friday tradition where internationals and locals come together to:
Meet new friends
Build social circles
Connect with people from 30+ countries
Start their weekend with good vibes
Have meaningful conversations
Enjoy a warm, friendly, open community
No awkwardness.
No pressure.
No cliques.
Just good people, good energy, and a guaranteed crowd.
🔥 Why People Love It
You can come solo — you’ll meet people instantly
Super friendly vibe
Easy conversations
Everyone is open to meeting new people
Perfect for newcomers in Ljubljana
A mix of locals, students, nomads, workers & travelers
The event grows every week
Your Friday nights become bigger, better, and more social.
📍 Event Details
📅 Every Friday
⏰ 8:00 PM
📍 Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center (City Center)
👥 40+ attendees — growing toward 100 by summer
💬 Who Should Come?
New in Ljubljana
Want to grow your social circle
Looking for international-friendly environments
Want to meet people without awkwardness
Just want a fun, social Friday night
If you’re international — or simply international-minded — this is the place to be.
✨ Hosted by
Ljubljana International × Expat Meetups by Mehtab × Pizzeria Dobra Vila
Three communities → One massive weekly meetup.
🔗 Stay Connected
Join the WhatsApp community with 1000+ members to meet people before & after events:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/KB3YaX1GuqY4eYcYUh3TpK
Explore our upcoming events and follow us on our social media to stay up to date:
https://linktr.ee/ljubljanainternational
🎮 ZAP PUB QUIZ with Ljubljana International - Every Wednesday🕹️
📚🍻 ZAP Pub Quiz – Your New Wednesday Tradition!
Powered by Ljubljana International 🧠✨
If you want a fun night, new friends, good vibes, and a mix of internationals & locals —
this is the Wednesday event you don’t want to miss.
Come solo. Come with friends.
Either way, we’ll put you in a team and you’ll leave knowing new people.
📍 The Place, Plečnikov trg 1
⏰ Every Wednesday @ 19:00
💶 €5 entry • All English • Open to everyone
✨ The Vibe
🌍 A big, friendly, international crowd
😄 Easy to socialize — zero awkwardness
🍺 Chill drinks + good music + fun atmosphere
🧠 5 trivia rounds (memes, geography, music, movies, pop culture)
🏆 Prizes & bragging rights
🔥 Great mid-week energy boost
It’s not about winning —
it’s about connecting, laughing, and having a good time.
🕹️ How To Join
1️⃣ Join our WhatsApp Group
Team forming + updates happen here:
👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/KB3YaX1GuqY4eYcYUh3TpK
2️⃣ Sign Up (recommended!)
This helps us organize seating & teams:
👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-nHP7z815r8oxeyqlPTFRuQ_wSaQNZCgzRQ30nG9rIvB5-A/viewform
3️⃣ Show up (solo or with friends)
4️⃣ Pay €5 at the bar
5️⃣ Grab a drink 🍺
6️⃣ Meet your team & enjoy the quiz!
👥 Teams
👫 Teams of 2–8 players
🙋 Solo players get matched right away
💬 Coordination is super easy through WhatsApp
WhatsApp Group:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/KB3YaX1GuqY4eYcYUh3TpK
Sign-Up Form:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-nHP7z815r8oxeyqlPTFRuQ_wSaQNZCgzRQ30nG9rIvB5-A/viewform
🕺 Timeline
🕧 18:30–19:00 — Arrivals, chit-chat, team formation
🧠 19:00–22:00 — Quiz (5 rounds)
🏆 22:00+ — Prizes + after-quiz drinks
📍 Essentials
📅 Every Wednesday
📍 The Place, Plečnikov trg 1
💰 €5
🗣️ English
👥 Teams 2–8
🍻 Friendly, social, international crowd
🔗 Important Links
🌍 All links in one place (Linktree):
👉 https://linktr.ee/ljubljanainternational
💬 WhatsApp Group:
👉 https://chat.whatsapp.com/KB3YaX1GuqY4eYcYUh3TpK
📝 Quick Sign-Up:
👉 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-nHP7z815r8oxeyqlPTFRuQ_wSaQNZCgzRQ30nG9rIvB5-A/viewform
💡 If you want a mid-week plan that’s fun, social, relaxed, and full of new people —
you’ll love this quiz night.
📲 See you on Wednesday — come meet the community! 🎉✨
🍻 LOO-BLAH-NAH International ZAP Pub Quiz – Every Tuesday @ 19:00! 🧠
🍻 LOO-BLAH-NAH International ZAP Pub Quiz – Every Tuesday @ 19:00! 🧠
Every Tuesday @ 7 PM
📍 Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center (Adamič-Lundrovo nabrežje 1)
🗣 Quiz in ENGLISH \| 💶 €5 per person \| 👥 Teams of 2–5
Join us every Tuesday evening at Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center for a fun, competitive, and social international pub quiz.
⚠ IMPORTANT: EXCLUSIVE & INTIMATE This venue is cozy! We have a strict limit of 50 people. Registration is highly advised—secure your spot before it fills up!
👉 Register here: https://forms.gle/V5fJieLx3ySXjnoS7
🎯 WHAT IS IT?
Teams of 2 to 5 people compete in 4 rounds of 10 questions.
General knowledge, pop culture, movies, music, geography, weird facts & surprises.
The top 2 teams win rich prizes 🏆 (drinks, bar goodies, and eternal bragging rights).
🙋♀ NO TEAM? NO PROBLEM!
Want to come but don’t have a team?
👉 Join the Ljubljana International WhatsApp Community and just write that you’d like to attend the Tuesday Pub Quiz.
We’ll connect you with other like-minded people and make sure you get a spot at a fun international table.
🔗 Join the WhatsApp Group:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/KB3YaX1GuqY4eYcYUh3TpK
🕹 HOW IT WORKS
1️⃣ Register your team in advance (recommended – the venue fits only \~50 people).
2️⃣ Arrive around 18:45 at Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center.
3️⃣ Pay €5 per person at the bar (cash/card).
4️⃣ Grab a drink 🍺 and get comfy with your team.
5️⃣ Play 4 rounds × 10 questions – all in English.
6️⃣ Top teams win prizes & glory.
📍 EVENT DETAILS
📅 When: Every Tuesday
🕖 Time: 19:00 (quiz starts shortly after)
📍 Where: Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center
💶 Entry: €5 per person
👥 Team size: 2–5 players
🗣 Language: English
👨👩👧👦 Vibe: Fun, friendly, international & a bit competitive
📅 SCHEDULE
Every Tuesday:
🕖 18:45: Arrival, drinks, and finding your team.
🧠 19:00: Quiz starts!
🏆 21:00: Winners announced & celebratory drinks.
⚠ LIMITED SEATING – REGISTRATION ADVISED
The pub holds around 50 people, so spots can fill up quickly.
To secure a place for your team:
✅ Register your team in advance here: https://forms.gle/V5fJieLx3ySXjnoS7
✅ Or join the WhatsApp group and say you’re coming here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KB3YaX1GuqY4eYcYUh3TpK
📲 Come for the quiz, stay for the people.
Make Tuesday your new favorite pub night at LOO-BLAH-NAH International ZAP Pub Quiz!
This event is organized by Ljubljana International, ZAP Events and Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center
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🍻 LOO-BLAH-NAH International ZAP Pub Quiz – Vsak torek ob 19:00! 🧠
Vsak torek ob 19:00
📍 Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center (Adamič-Lundrovo nabrežje 1)
🗣 Kviz v ANGLEŠČINI \| 💶 5 € na osebo \| 👥 Ekipe 2–5 oseb
Pridružite se nam vsak torek v Pubu LOO-BLAH-NAH Center na zabavnem, tekmovalnem in mednarodnem pub kvizu!
⚠ POMEMBNO: INTIMNO & OMEJENO ŠTEVILO MEST
Prostor je majhen in sprejme največ 50 ljudi.
Zato priporočamo obvezno registracijo – zagotovite si mesto, preden se zapolni!
👉 Registracija: https://forms.gle/V5fJieLx3ySXjnoS7
🎯 KAJ JE TO?
Ekipe 2 do 5 oseb tekmujejo v 4 krogih po 10 vprašanj.
Teme vključujejo splošno znanje, pop kulturo, filme, glasbo, geografijo, nenavadna dejstva in presenečenja.
Najboljši dve ekipi prejmeta lepe nagrade 🏆 (pijače, nagrade iz bara in večna hvala & slava).
🙋♀ NIMAŠ EKIPE? NI PROBLEMA!
Želiš priti, pa nimaš ekipe?
👉 Pridruži se WhatsApp skupnosti Ljubljana International in napiši, da želiš na torkov pub kviz.
Povezali te bomo z drugimi udeleženci in ti zagotovili ekipo.
🔗 WhatsApp skupina:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/KB3YaX1GuqY4eYcYUh3TpK
🕹 KAKO DELUJE
1️⃣ Registriraj svojo ekipo vnaprej (priporočljivo – prostor sprejme samo 50 ljudi).
2️⃣ Pridi ob 18:45 v Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center.
3️⃣ Plačaj 5 € na osebo na baru (gotovina/kartica).
4️⃣ Vzemi pijačo 🍺 in se udobno namesti s svojo ekipo.
5️⃣ Igraj 4 kroge po 10 vprašanj – vse v angleščini.
6️⃣ Najboljši ekipi prejmeta nagrade & slavo.
📍 PODROBNOSTI DOGODKA
📅 Kdaj: Vsak torek
🕖 Čas: 19:00 (kviz se začne kmalu po tem)
📍 Kje: Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center
💶 Vstopnina: 5 € na osebo
👥 Velikost ekipe: 2–5 igralcev
🗣 Jezik: Angleščina
🌍 Vibe: Zabavno, prijazno, mednarodno & malo tekmovalno
📅 URNIK
Vsak torek:
🕖 18:45 – prihod, pijača, oblikovanje ekip
🧠 19:00 – začetek kviza
🏆 21:00 – razglasitev zmagovalcev & druženje ob pijači
⚠ OMEJENA MESTA – PRIPOROČENA PRIJAVA
Da si zagotovite mesto:
✅ Registrirajte svojo ekipo: https://forms.gle/V5fJieLx3ySXjnoS7
ali
✅ Pridružite se WhatsApp skupini in napišite, da prihajate: https://chat.whatsapp.com/KB3YaX1GuqY4eYcYUh3TpK
📲 Pridite zaradi kviza, ostanite zaradi ljudi.
Naj torek postane vaš novi najljubši pub večer z LOO-BLAH-NAH International ZAP Pub Quiz!
Organizirajo: Ljubljana International, ZAP Events in Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center.
Anti-Globalization Events Near You
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Saturday Mornings @ East Market
Let's grab some coffee/food and share a morning chat! The East Market has an ample parking lot and outdoor and indoor seating.
Grab a cup of coffee from Winston's Coffee & Waffles or on your way to East Market and meet us on the second floor - table behind or east of the elevator.
Per what this group is about: "Everyone is welcome! International transplants to Columbus who want to improve language skills, Columbus residents who want to discuss international travel and culture, and anyone who enjoys getting together for good conversations."
Global Azure - Columbus
The global Azure community is coming together again, and Columbus is officially on the map.
View the session lineup and speakers at [Global Azure Columbus 2026](https://coazure.github.io/cbus-global-azure-2026/)
On **Saturday, April 18, 2026**, the Azure Columbus Meetup, DevOps Meetup, and Code and Coffee Meetup are hosting our local edition of Global Azure 2026. This is a free, community-driven event packed with learning, networking, and all things Microsoft Azure.
Whether you’re building modern cloud-native apps, experimenting with AI agents, deploying containers, automating infrastructure, or just beginning your Azure journey, this event is for you!
**What to Expect**
* Engaging technical sessions
* Real-world Azure architecture & cloud-native patterns
* AI, agents, automation, and modern DevOps
* Food and drinks (because learning burns calories)
* Time to connect with fellow engineers, architects, and cloud enthusiasts
**Who Should Attend?**
* Software engineers (any language, any stack)
* Cloud architects
* DevOps engineers
* Data professionals
* AI explorers
* Platform builders
* Anyone who loves solving hard problems with great tools
If you build, deploy, automate, scale, monitor, or optimize in Azure, you’ll feel right at home.
**Why Global Azure?**
Global Azure is a worldwide community event where Azure user groups host learning sessions on the same day across the globe. It’s grassroots. It’s technical. It’s practical. And it’s powered by people who genuinely love sharing what they’ve learned.
And yes, it’s free to attend!
Scali Ristorante
Let’s try this popular Italian restaurant in Reynoldsburg.
This is the menu:
https://scaliristorante.com/#4e468054-0235-43e2-81c2-44e061341e9e
[X-post, RSVP link in desc.] Global Azure - Columbus
Colombus Code & Coffee is thrilled to partner with Central Ohio Azure to put on the global Azure community day! RSVP here: https://www.meetup.com/central-ohio-azure/events/313484939/
View the session lineup and speakers at [Global Azure Columbus 2026](https://coazure.github.io/cbus-global-azure-2026/)
On **Saturday, April 18, 2026**, the Azure Columbus Meetup, DevOps Meetup, and Code and Coffee Meetup are hosting our local edition of Global Azure 2026. This is a free, community-driven event packed with learning, networking, and all things Microsoft Azure.
Whether you’re building modern cloud-native apps, experimenting with AI agents, deploying containers, automating infrastructure, or just beginning your Azure journey, this event is for you!
**What to Expect**
* Engaging technical sessions
* Real-world Azure architecture & cloud-native patterns
* AI, agents, automation, and modern DevOps
* Food and drinks (because learning burns calories)
* Time to connect with fellow engineers, architects, and cloud enthusiasts
**Who Should Attend?**
* Software engineers (any language, any stack)
* Cloud architects
* DevOps engineers
* Data professionals
* AI explorers
* Platform builders
* Anyone who loves solving hard problems with great tools
If you build, deploy, automate, scale, monitor, or optimize in Azure, you’ll feel right at home.
**Why Global Azure?**
Global Azure is a worldwide community event where Azure user groups host learning sessions on the same day across the globe. It’s grassroots. It’s technical. It’s practical. And it’s powered by people who genuinely love sharing what they’ve learned.
And yes, it’s free to attend!
Drunken
This month's prompt concerns the idea of the “warrior philosopher” (seemed appropriate in these times)--that is someone whose understanding of violence, power, and justice is forged through direct experience of war. We are looking at Major General Smedley D. Butler, a highly decorated U.S. Marine raised in a Quaker (pacifist) tradition who later became a prominent critic of American militarism (there is a wonderful biography of Gen. Butler called "Gangsters of Capitalism")
Butler's argument in *War Is a Racket* (1935): that many U.S. interventions were driven less by national defense than by corporate and financial interests, with Butler portraying himself as an enforcer for business and Wall Street. We can consider the moral ambiguity of his insider critique—whether complicity strengthens or undermines credibility and also consider some of the concrete reforms he proposed (e.g., “conscript” capital before soldiers, restrict the military to coastal defense, and have only those who fight decide on war).
Butler’s life arc clearly changed from pacifist upbringing to warrior to antiwar crusader—and asks whether true understanding of peace requires firsthand knowledge of war, and what that implies about the cost of suffering. So do we need to suffer to understand suffering? Do we have to experience war to appreciate peace? As one more question: in the movie "A Few Good Men" Jack Nicholson's character says that "you have the luxury of not knowing what I know" so do most of us go through life oblivious to real violence and suffering? See you at Drunken Philosophy!
Monthly Meet Up (Assassin’s Apprentice)
This month we’ll be reading Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb. Feel free to come even if you don’t finish the book!
Soccer + Vida’s Plant Based Butcher ⚽️ 🌱 🥪 🔥
Soccer + vegan deli eats =
the perfect Saturday ⚽🌱🔥
We’re kicking things off with soccer (all levels welcome!) and then heading to Vida’s Plant-Based Butcher for some seriously good food—Vida’s Reubens, Philly cheesesteaks, Chipotle Cheddar Melt and classic deli sides.
Whether you’re playing, socializing, or just here for the food, this is a great way to meet like-minded people and enjoy the day!
Game → Food → Good vibes
📍 Soccer - Park of Roses
3923 N High St
Columbus, OH 43214
📍 Vida’s Plant Based Butcher
1724 Northwest Blvd Unit C
Columbus OH, 43212












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