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This **in-person theatre** and **livestream** talk is available online from Gresham College to Basingstoke Science subscribers. **ADVANCE BOOKING AND PAYMENT IS REQUIRED FOR THIS TALK.** **More details and booking instructions on the Gresham web site:** **[https://www.gresham.ac.uk/speakers/professor-robin-may](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/speakers/professor-robin-may)** **SUMMARY** #### Part of: **[Notes from a Large Planet: a citizen’s guide to the Earth](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/series/large-planet)** The polar regions are still some of the most inaccessible and least touched by humans, but they are deeply linked to the rest of Earth. We will cover the history of exploring them, the challenges of measuring this environment, and the current state of knowledge about the ice at both poles. We will also cover the likely future for the polar regions – the incentives driving different actions, what science suggests about the consequences, and coming events to look out for. **LIVESTREAM TIMING** **The livestream will go live at 5.55pm, and the introduction will begin at 6.00pm. If you register but miss the livestream, the video will be available to you via the same link for two weeks after the event date.** For more information on livestreams, see the information below, or [visit our FAQs page](https://www.rigb.org/whats/faqs-ri-livestreams). Please use the event link you have been provided with. Gresham College has offered an outstanding education to the public free of charge for over 400 years. Today, Gresham College plays an important role in fostering a love of learning and a greater understanding of ourselves and the world around us. Please consider making a donation on their web site to support the work of Gresham College.

**Join a select group of senior technology leaders for a private lunch at Selfridges to explore how to architect AI systems that perform under pressure - without introducing unnecessary complexity or unpredictable costs.** **Please note:** We can only accept registrations via our official page. **A registration on Meetup alone will not be accepted as a confirmed entry.** 👉 **Register here to secure you space:** [https://events.couchbase.com/register/d317f9f4-1a09-4eea-9e60-c58138160052/](https://events.couchbase.com/register/d317f9f4-1a09-4eea-9e60-c58138160052/) In modern enterprise applications, performance is the backbone of user trust, and AI is quickly becoming mission-critical to delivering it. From managing high-concurrency workloads to real-time personalization at scale, platforms are under increasing pressure to deliver intelligent experiences instantly, reliably, and cost-effectively. However, for many organizations, the true challenge isn't experimenting with AI—it’s making it work at scale. *** ​This executive lunch focuses on the architectural hurdles of moving from AI prototypes to production-ready systems. Our presentation and the following conversations will focus on: * **Performance Under Pressure:** Maintaining sub-millisecond responsiveness during massive traffic spikes and critical processing windows. * **Cost Predictability:** Scaling Generative AI without infrastructure costs spiraling out of control. * **Operational Simplicity:** Reducing data stack complexity to accelerate time-to-market and innovation. * **AI-Native Infrastructure:** How Couchbase’s unified platform addresses context variability and fragmented architectures. ​**What to Expect** * ​**Executive Networking:** An intimate environment for senior technology, data, AI, and digital leaders. * ​**Strategic Insights:** Real-world examples of architecting for the future of retail. * ​**Premium Experience:** Private dining at one of London's most iconic locations

**Join us on *Discord* to keep updated!** **[(Click me! Online Offline Discord)](https://discord.gg/uuwybw93kj)** Meetup with a group for a nice stroll in Battersea park! Bring a coffee.. or grab one in the parks café after! This event is weekly! Get out and about in Battersea park with new people! This isn't a strict walk - however it should be a scenic, fun and enjoyable walk for people of all ages, sizes & abilities! If you're looking for something more energetic have a look at some of our other group exercise activities!

**AI is becoming part of many documentation workflows, but how do you turn that into a clear, repeatable strategy?** At this month’s meetup, we’ll focus on how to build an AI docs strategy by identifying gaps in your current approach, creating practical playbooks, and using automation to support consistent, scalable documentation. In this session, [Maddy Onyehara](https://www.linkedin.com/in/maddalena-o-bb2372020) (Technical Writer, Cloudflare), [Jun Lee](https://www.linkedin.com/in/junlee98?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios) (Senior Technical Writer, Cloudflare), and [Anita Achu](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anita-achu?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_ios) (Technical Writer, Upsun) will walk through how to approach AI in documentation in a structured way. This includes spotting where current workflows fall short, designing playbooks teams can rely on, and introducing automation that improves quality without adding unnecessary complexity. 🔔 **Note** Please note: spaces are limited, so please RSVP only if you’re able to attend and free up your spot if your plans change. 🗒️ **Agenda** **When**: Thursday, 21 May, from 6:00pm **Where**: The Gallery @ [The Corner](https://maps.app.goo.gl/xegvGx3qA9ysEgvA6) (42 Adler Street, E1 1EE) **What**: **18:00 - 18:30** Arrival **18:30 - 18:40** Welcome & Housekeeping **18:40 - 19:00** Presentation from our sponsor, [Document360](https://document360.com/) **19:00 - 19:50** Session: Build Your AI Docs Strategy **19:50 - 20:00** Q&A **20:00 - 21:00** Networking All times are approximate. **📍 How to find us** Enter the hotel, turn right, and pass the bar to find The Gallery meeting room. Look for WTD signs and friendly organisers. **📸 Photos** Please note that organisers may take photos during the event for the Write the Docs London community.

Please join us for our weekly run and social - a great (free!) way to meet new people! We meet at 7pm outside The Horatia ( https://maps.app.goo.gl/p1QnyurFQh3gywov6) and head for the run together from there. You can leave a small bag or extra layer at the pub at your own risk. The winter route is around Highbury Fields and in the summer we do a loop to Clissold Park, both ending at the starting point- the Horatia pub. We run 5km at an easy pace (about 6-7 mins per km), with some people going faster and some slower. After the run, we will head to the Horatia pub for some drinks (alcoholic and soft are fine- no judgment!).

***"In this complex and terrible development which has carried the epoch of class struggles toward new conditions, the proletariat of the industrial countries has completely lost the affirmation of its autonomous perspective and also, in the last analysis, its illusions, but not its being. It has not been suppressed. It remains irreducibly in existence within the intensified alienation of modern capitalism[.]"*** **\- Guy Debord\, *The Society of the Spectacle*** Welcome back readers! By popular request, we're bringing back (for a new generation of LMRG readers) an old favourite: the always-relevant Guy Debord and his masterful *Society of the Spectacle*. This is meeting two, where we'll be reading the fourth, fifth and sixth chapters. Find the classic text here: https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/debord/society.htm Or an alternative, possibly more readable translation here: [https://files.libcom.org/files/The%20Society%20of%20the%20Spectacle%20Annotated%20Edition.pdf](https://files.libcom.org/files/The%20Society%20of%20the%20Spectacle%20Annotated%20Edition.pdf) Often maligned as theorymaxxed nonsense but little-read, this slim volume is certainly dense with ideas - all of which carry as much relevance today as those half-forgotten postwar years when the Situationist International made its mark on the world, if not more. With the rise of the Internet and social media, the decline of literacy and the closing of the mass mind, the endless doom-loop of doomscrolling and bed-rotting, increasingly performative protest, the commodification of everything, the Epstein-approved culture war, and the theatre of spectacular cruelty that is imperialist colonial policy from Gaza to Venezuela, we really are living an age where everything that was once directly participated in has passed into representation. Every hand-grip one searches for to get some kind of grasp on the world seems to be a mirage; "participation" in anything, from politics to culture, has been reduced to fandom - limited to nothing more than expressing approval or disapproval through totally mediated social media platforms. Above it all stands an utterly corrupt, irresponsible elite class more and more transparent in how it relishes in conspiratorial play, power-games with unlimited stakes for us and no consequences for them. Such a world where power wears a shit-eating grin and keeps us off our balance by endlessly[ "flooding the zone"](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_the_zone) (in Steve Bannon's terms) with distractions so intricate they short-circuit the collective brain is exactly what Debord not only predicted but described in frightening detail, with more than a little bit of humour. So let's dig in and find out: just what can we do to unplug from the spectacle? Is the spectacle even un-plug-from-able? Debord haters, cope and seethe: as a much more orthodox Marxist than he ever gets credit for, there really are some strategies in here. We just need to be creative. Take care and happy reading!

We're back to our usual format of 3 speakers + Q&A followed by networking. 18:30: Doors open 19:00 Welcome by Alexandra Deschamps-Sonsino (organiser since 2011) 19:10 [Micael Da Costa](https://www.linkedin.com/in/micdacosta/) 19:30 From Open Source to Your Living Room, How We Ship Hardware at Nabu Casa, [Andrew McMillan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-mcmillan-7a022434/) 19:50 Lessons learnt from [LiveGrid](https://www.livegrid.tech/), [Dhruv Kumar](https://www.linkedin.com/in/drvkmr/) 20:10 Networking 21:00 End of event and move to [Princess Louise pub](https://maps.app.goo.gl/L9hVcFJkjVTzQNn3A) There will be drinks (including non-alcoholic) and nibbles. **About our sponsors:** [Green Custard](https://www.green-custard.com/) is an award-winning AWS IoT specialist consultancy that helps organisations design, build, and scale secure cloud-connected products and solutions. With deep expertise across IoT architectures, data lakes, ML and agentic AI our IoT expertise spans from product innovation to smart factory innovation. We have full stack capability from embedded & mobile to cloud-native development. Green Custard partners with clients to deliver on their business outcomes whether modernising legacy devices, unlocking new value from existing data, or accelerating the delivery of production-ready solutions. Customers trust Green Custard for its technical excellence, pragmatic delivery, and we are proud of our customer success. [Aqua Libra](https://aqualibra.com/pages/flavour-tap) is redefining sustainable hydration through innovative, low-impact dispensing technology. Beyond its zero-sugar infused drinks, the brand has pioneered solutions such as the Aqua Libra Flavour Tap, a digitally controlled dispensing system that delivers chilled, filtered water with natural flavours on demand. By removing the need for single-use bottles and reducing transport emissions, the Flavour Tap enables offices, venues, and public spaces to offer great-tasting drinks with a dramatically smaller environmental footprint. Aqua Libra’s approach blends sustainability, smart technology, and convenience to meet the growing demand for healthier, greener beverage options.

**Beginner Friendly Mixed Gender Football** A friendly mixed gender football game in Regents Park. Equipment such as balls, goals and bibs will be provided. This is a beginners only game. We aim to have roughly equal numbers of men and women for each game. This is the **Mens Signup Page**. Please check the [meetup page](https://www.meetup.com/socialsportsmix/) page for the Womens Sign up Page. We also welcome non-binary and other genders to join us. **Can't put yourself down as attending or on the waitlist?** Our mixed football games are usually oversubscribed for men and so we only guarantee places for: **1\. Those who are able to bring a woman or non binary player** Please message the organiser if you can are interested in attending and can bring a woman player. We encourage couples in particular as it's a great activity for you to do together. **2\. Those who donate to our supported charity** We also currently offer 3 special invitations per event for those who are happy to donate a minimum of £5 to our supported charity. We would like our events to raise awareness and money for worthwhile charities. For more info, please visit: [https://www.justgiving.com/page/social-sports-mix-warchild](https://www.justgiving.com/page/social-sports-mix-warchild) Please get in touch with the organiser if you're interested in a charity place. We are strict in our aim in getting equal numbers and men and women for each game. We also have limits to the number of people we can accommodate. **If you turn up without invitation, you might not be able to participate.** **How it works** We meet at the venue to organise teams and for everyone to get to know each other. Here is where we meet: [https://www.socialsportsmix.co.uk/regents-park-football-and-rounders](https://www.socialsportsmix.co.uk/regents-park-football-and-rounders) This is a friendly game, no hard tackles or aggression! We will play for 60-90 minutes depending on how we all feel. You can leave early if you need to. If there is no Goalkeepers, players who are willing to go in goal will rotate every 8 mins. We recommend you bring shinpads and water. Here are our Terms and conditions [http://www.socialsportsmix.co.uk/terms-and-conditions](http://www.socialsportsmix.co.uk/terms-and-conditions)

**Beginner friendly mixed football** A friendly mixed gender football game in Regents Park. Equipment such as balls, goals and bibs will be provided. You will have the choice of playing in a beginner friendly or intermediate level game. We aim to have roughly equal numbers of men and women for each game. This is the **Womens Signup Page**. Please check the [meetup page](https://www.meetup.com/socialsportsmix/) for the Mens Sign up Page. We also welcome non-binary and other genders to join us. **About Social Sports Mix** Social Sports Mix is for anyone interested in playing mixed gender sports and meeting new people in London. This event happens every Sunday throughout the Summer. You can join our events as an individual or with friends. There is no commitment to come weekly required and we welcome beginners. **How it works** We meet at the venue to organise teams and for everyone to get to know each other. Here is where we meet: [https://www.socialsportsmix.co.uk/regents-park-football-and-rounders](https://www.socialsportsmix.co.uk/regents-park-football-and-rounders) This is a friendly game with no hard tackles or aggression! We will play for 60-90 minutes depending on how we all feel and there will be a half time. There is no pressure to stay for the entire event and you can leave early if you need to. If there is no Goalkeepers, players who are willing to go in goal will rotate every 8 mins. We recommend you bring shinpads and water. We usually go for drinks in the pub or have a picnic in the park after. **Free or play for charity** Our Sunday football events are free for everyone. The organisers volunteer their time and fund for the equipment, public liability insurance, marketing and meetup costs to make this happen. We would like our events to raise awareness and money for worthwhile charities. If you appreciate our events, please consider making a donation on our fundraising page. To donate and for more info, please visit: [https://www.justgiving.com/page/social-sports-mix-warchild](https://www.justgiving.com/page/social-sports-mix-warchild) Here are our Terms and conditions [http://www.socialsportsmix.co.uk/terms-and-conditions](http://www.socialsportsmix.co.uk/terms-and-conditions)

We will be playing Rounders in Hydr Park. Please bring a bat and ball if you have them. Min attendance: 11 If the min attendance isnt met the event will be cancelled. See you there.

Join us on May 21st to learn, share, and network with some of the most experienced professionals who are passionate about AI/ML. This time, we’re excited to have **Revolut** as a special partner. Topics: \- Anton Repushko\, Lead Researcher\, Revolut: "Build Next-Generation Foundation Models in Finance" \- Nicolas Atienza\, Researcher\, Neuralk AI: "Gradient Boosting to Tabular Foundation Models: What Changed, What Didn't" \- Ivan Dolgov\, JetBrains: "Pre\-training at JetBrains: fast MoE perfectly fit for H100/200 GPUs" \- Kir Zharov\, Spinner AI: "Building the unified knowledge layer for self\-improving agents" More talks will be added soon You can submit your talk here: [https://forms.gle/wiWyD5sBqzZtCfpMA](https://forms.gle/wiWyD5sBqzZtCfpMA) If you’d like to become a partner for this or one of the upcoming meetups, message [https://www.linkedin.com/in/fedorshabashev/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/fedorshabashev/) or [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirzharov/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirzharov/) In the meantime, you can watch the previously recorded talks: [https://youtube.com/@londonpytorchmeetup](https://youtube.com/@londonpytorchmeetup) Please subscribe to our channel! ❤️

‼️ **GET A QR CODE ON LUMA TO BE ABLE TO ATTEND THIS EVENT‼️** -> [https://luma.com/bhfumnou](https://luma.com/bhfumnou) **Creative Vibe Coding at the Science Museum with ElevenLabs** ​Artists have spent the last few years hearing that AI will change everything. This event is about putting those tools back into creative hands. We’re taking over the Science Museum’s Smith Centre and teaming up with ElevenLabs for a relaxed night of music, art, experimentation, and social vibe coding. ​Whether you want to make an AI-powered instrument, a storytelling experiment, a poetic web page, or a generative artwork, this is your playground. Use any tools you like (ChatGPT, Claude, Lovable, v0, Cursor, Replit, and more) and get free access to ElevenLabs’ music and audio tools for the night. 🍻 ​**Format 🛠️** ​We’ll be teaming up in small groups of 3–4 people. We’ll provide a creative prompt to get you started, and then it’s heads-down building. The goal is to vibe, experiment with AI as a tool for expression, and make new things together. ​**New to vibe coding? ✨** ​No worries. We’ll provide simple starter ideas, example prompts, and tool suggestions so even complete beginners can get building quickly and without stress. ​**Schedule 🕒** ​(Please arrive between **6:45 and 6:50 PM** so we can begin on time. An earlier arrival is not possible!) ​**7:00** – Welcome **7:05** – Keynote Speaker & Educational Intro **7:15** – Challenge Brief & Team Formation 🤝 **7:35** – Round 1: Build 💻 **8:15** – Break (Snacks, drinks, swap ideas) 🍕 **8:30** – Round 2: Keep Building 🏗️ **9:00** – Optional Demos (Show what you made!) 📺 **9:15** – Hang out, network, make friends ✌️ **9:30** – Close ​**Who is it for?** ​Artists, musicians, designers, creative coders, and total beginners. If you want to understand AI better and like the idea of building in a friendly room (museum), you belong here. ​**What to bring** ​Laptop 💻 Headphones 🎧 A valid photo ID Curiosity & good vibes ⚡ ​**Important info** ​This event is **18+ only**. Please bring a valid photo ID for entry. Please enter via the **Group Entrance** at the Science Museum. We want to keep the evening welcoming and enjoyable for everyone, and reserve the right to remove attendees for disruptive or inappropriate behavior. ​**Accessibility ♿** ​The venue is very accessible, including for wheelchair users, and the museum has step-free access and accessible facilities throughout. ​**Location 📍** ​Science Museum (Smith Centre) **Group Entrance** Exhibition Road, South Kensington London SW7 2DD ​‼️ 👉 Limited capacity. RSVP ON [LUMA](https://luma.com/bhfumnou) required. ​By signing up, you consent to the collection and sharing of your name, email address, photos, videos, and software, unless you explicitly opt out by informing the organizers.

**Backabush is heading off over the late May bank holiday weekend to hike the magical region of the Mullerthal, often referred to as Luxembourg's Little Switzerland!** Cost - £339 per person in small twin share room or £409 single occupancy. Group size - 18. Accommodation (4 nights) - Holiday cabins. The Mullerthal region of Luxembourg is delightful landscape of ancient forests and rolling hills criss-crossed by fast flowing streams which cut deep and narrow gorges. The sandstone geology is peppered with caves, ravines and mysterious rock formations **ACCOMMODATION:** We will stay in comfortable holiday cabins with self catering kitchens and twin share or single occupancy bedrooms. Located in lovely little Berdorf village we are perfectly located to explore this magical region. Our accommodation is situated only 6km from the medieval town of Echternach, on a vast plateaux above the valleys of the Black Ernz, the Sure and the Aesbach forest. Don't miss the chance to hike this little know wonder of Luxembourg! **ITINERARY:** Friday 22 May - We will meet at the accommodation and can check in from anytime from 3PM. Saturday 23 May - Section of the Mullerthal Trail Route 1. This hike interweaves various elements of the beautiful landscape. Rocks, forests, sweeping views and meadows will offer us a delightful outdoor experience. Sunday 24 May - Section of the Mullerthal Trail Route 2. Today's hike leads us deep into the heart of Luxembourg's Little Switzerland and presents spectacular rock formations that fire the imagination. Monday 25 May - Section of the Mullerthal Trail Route 3. Our final hiking day reveals enormous rock formations and enchants with picturesque stream valleys and romantic castles. Tuesday 26 May - We need to check out of the cabins by 10AM. *Hiking plans may need to be altered depending on weather conditions or other unforeseen circumstances.* **DIFFICULTY:** A moderate level of hiking fitness is required to cross terrain that will be uneven and rocky in places. We may be hiking over 12 miles with over 600m of cumulative ascent. **WHAT IS INCLUDED:** - 4 nights twin-share or single occupancy accommodation in holiday cabins shared between 3 people in each cabin. - A full itinerary of hikes. - Trip organiser. Mountain Leader and outdoor first aid certified. - Financial protection in accordance with the Package Travel Law 2018. **WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED:** - Flights (see below). - Meals. Our holiday cabins have self catering kitchens plus there are also restaurants, cafes and a supermarket in the area. - Entry fees. - Travel Insurance. **RECOMMENDED FLIGHTS:** There are numerous convenient flights to Luxembourg from multiple London airports (Heathrow, City and Stansted) with British Airways, Luxair and Ryanair. Please use Skyscanner to find the most suitable flights for you. Public transport is free in Luxembourg and it will be easy to take the bus from Luxembourg Airport to our accommodation in Berdorf (we will share detailed travel information closer to the date). **HOW TO BOOK A PLACE ON THIS TRIP:** To confirm your place on this trip use online banking. **Your RSVP is not enough to reserve a space on this trip**. Please use **Mullerthal** as your payment reference. The account details are: Account Name: BACKABUSH XPLORERS Sort Code: 090127 Account Number: 22440622 The following "terms and conditions" apply to all trip reservations: [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ngc5A61k76qb6HGMeTK96AVaXn0565yPS9p42IPzIy8/](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ngc5A61k76qb6HGMeTK96AVaXn0565yPS9p42IPzIy8/edit?usp=sharing) Please email backabushxplorers@yahoo.com as soon as you send payment so that we can confirm everything with you. **IMPORTANT NOTE:** We consider safety to be our number one priority and while we never take unnecessary risks, we do recognise that any outdoor activity involves a danger of personal injury or death. Remember that you should be aware of and accept these risks as you are responsible for your own safety and you should not undertake anything beyond your abilities. It is also your responsibility to be correctly equipped for the weather and activity you have chosen to participate in.

**Welcome to Drunken Philosophy** a casual, curious social discussion **Optional topic for this meetup: What's up with all the AI hate?** A recent survey found that 74% of Americans have a negative view of AI, and I want to know why. Come out and debate whether AI is good or bad. My hot take: a labor-saving tool that could potentially help cure cancer gets called dangerous because it might raise unemployment or cause a speculative investment bubble, that tells you a lot more about capitalism and the economic system we live under than it does about the tool itself. As a computer programmer, I think AI is a wonderful tool that has increased my productivity by at least an order of magnitude. I'd go so far as to say Claude Code is the best tool I have ever used. Debate me and name a better one. Is AI potentially dangerous? Yes, but so are a lot of tools. Chainsaws. Steam engines (early ones would occasionally explode and kill everyone in the room). Do you think cavemen sat around debating whether fire could be used as a weapon or for self-harm, and decided not to discover it? I have two friends who hate AI for opposite reasons: one thinks it's a fad and not useful, and the other thinks it's going to take over everything and cause human extinction. Come out tonight, have a friendly debate, and make some friends. No lectures. Friendly crowd. Drop in for one drink and stay if it's fun.

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**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you. The building address is 4450 Bridge Park The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400 You will need to scan your ID at the door to get a visitor badge. **Abstract** Like it or not, AI agents are now capable of turning a quickly written paragraph of requirements into a pull request that is ready to be integrated into real-world production applications and it's now our responsibility to make sure AI doesn't go rogue and take down prod - or corrupt our data by misunderstanding the requirements or our existing schemas. In this session we'll explore strategies to protect our codebases through unit and integration testing, documentation, and code review along with additional ways of providing context and guard rails to our AI agents as they carry out the work we've assigned them to do. By the time we're done, you'll have a firm grasp of the problem and understand some helpful options for protecting your codebase from vibe coding mishaps getting YOLOed into prod. **YouTube Link** TBD

Bring your work or your hobby, hang out, and code with us. Follow @buckeyecocoa for more information.

Summer Session, Thursdays, June 4 - July 23, 2026, from 6 to 8:30pm ET **NAMI Family-to-Family** is a free, eight-week program for family members, caregivers, and partners of individuals living with mental illness. NAMI Family-to-Family provides information about anxiety, depressive disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other mental health conditions. Other topics covered include communication, problem solving, treatment, and recovery.

Come out to Improving for our monthly iOS and Mac meetings. This Month's Presentation: Nothing yet. (You should volunteer). What is Cocoaheads (http://cocoaheads.org/)? CocoaHeads is a group devoted to discussion of Apple Computer's Cocoa Framework for programming on MacOS X and iOS (including the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch). During monthly meetings, members present on their projects and offer tutorials on various programming topics. What is BuckeyeCocoa (http://buckeyecocoa.org/)? BuckeyeCocoa is a group of Objective-C/Swift developers/enthusiasts. We host monthly Cocoaheads and near-weekly NSCoder meetings in Columbus, Ohio. The meetings are free to attend. Presentations! Presenters welcome! We are always in need of people willing to present material. Any Swift and/or Objective-C related topic is welcome. Times can be 5 minutes (i.e. lightning talks) to a maximum of 2 hours. Interested? Contact info is on the BuckeyeCocoa website. To volunteer for a presentation contact us at @BuckeyeCocoa on Twitter. Follow us on Twitter! @BuckeyeCocoa (https://twitter.com/#!/Buckeyecocoa/) For more information: http://buckeyecocoa.org/