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Este año tendremos nuestra primera edición de Microsoft Fabric Day 2026. Esto es un evento global soportado por todas las comunidades locales. . 📅 Saturday, June 27, 2026 📅 🕜 9:00 am @ Virtual ⭐️ KEYNOTE 🕜 9:20 am ⭐️ THE INTEGRATION BLUEPRINT: CHOOSING THE RIGHT PATH IN MICROSOFT FABRIC I🙂 Javier Villegas, Gaston Cruz 🕜 10:10 am ⭐️ SHORTCUTS, MIRRORING O DELTA SHARING: INTEGRANDO DATABRICKS CON MICROSOFT FABRIC. 🙂 Daniel Eduardo Portugal Revilla, Hector Loja Alvarado 🕜 11:00 am ⭐️ DATAFLOW GEN2 EN ACCIÓN: DE POWER QUERY A UN LAKEHOUSE EN MICROSOFT FABRIC 🙂 Pedro Castillo 🕜 11:50 am ⭐️ FABRIC ANALYST (RECAP) 🙂 Juan Rafael 🕜 12:40 pm @ Virtual ⭐️ CIERRE \- \- \- \- \- \- \- SPEAKERS: \- \- \- \- \- \- \- 🙂 DANIEL EDUARDO PORTUGAL REVILLA ⚡️ Data Engineert en Yape, Founder of Data Wizard community Daniel es Data Engineer con Maestría en Big Data & Data Science y más de 9 años de experiencia en la industria IT, de los cuales más de 6 están especializados en Ingeniería de Datos y diseño de plataformas de datos. Ha trabajado en sectores como banca, telecomunicaciones, seguros, unicornios y startups, diseñando e implementando plataformas escalables para casos de uso batch y en tiempo real. Apasionado del ecosistema Databricks, trabaja día a día con arquitecturas Lakehouse construyendo pipelines sobre Delta Lake, Autoloader y Structured Streaming. Es fundador de Data Engineering Latam y Data Wizard, dos comunidades globales de datos orientadas a democratizar el conocimiento en ingeniería de datos y arquitecturas modernas en toda la región latinoamericana y más allá. 🙂 GASTON CRUZ ⚡️ Dual MVP Data Platform & AI / Senior Director - Slalom USA Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Data Platform for the last 9 years and MVP in AI. Over 20 years of experience in business and technology working with organizations at various stages of digital transformations. Over the years, worked with several industry sectors including Retail, Banking, Minery, Oil & Gas, and Media/Entertainment. Also led several products and applications that have been in the cusp of data, strategy, technology, and business transformation. Passion for data , emerging technologies and new offerings enables clients to make fact-based decisions and drive actions in the market together.​ Provided recommendations and guidance on revamping Analytics and Reporting enterprise architecture for different companies in helping drive a Customer Data Exchange working closely with the C-Suite to help them design their New Data Services Organization with Data Products. Stood up new capabilities required to effectively operate and move toward Data Monetization using advanced Data consolidation and Data Sharing capabilities focusing on Privacy/Compliance and Data Governance YouTube channel Power Mates: https://www.youtube.com/@PowerMatesMS 🔗 https://sessionize.com/gaston-cruz 🙂 HECTOR LOJA ALVARADO ⚡️ DATA ENGINEER Profesional con amplia experiencia en el mundo de los Datos. Ha trabajado diseñando e implementando soluciones de analítica, reportería y arquitecturas de datos en la nube, con foco en transformar datos en decisiones de negocio accionables. Apasionado por la intersección entre datos e inteligencia artificial, explora activamente tecnologías emergentes como agentes de IA, MCP (Model Context Protocol) y las nuevas capacidades de SQL Server 2025. Speaker en la comunidad de datos hispanohablante, comprometido con compartir conocimiento práctico y reproducible. 🙂 JAVIER VILLEGAS ⚡️ Mediterranean Shipping Company, IT Director - Microsoft MVP Data Platform Javier Villegas is IT Director (DBA & BI Services) at Mediterranean Shipping Company with 30 years of experience working with SQL Server, Including Azure SQL. His specialization is Administration, Performance Tuning, High Availability and Disaster Recovery. Javier is a Microsoft MVP Data Platform since 2016 and MCT He is a frequent speaker in technical conferences and events such as SQL Saturdays, PASS Virtual Groups, PASS Marathons, 24 Hours SQL PASS , vOpen , GroupBy , Data Saturdays and Azure Global Bootcamps. He is one of the group leaders of SQL Argentina Community and former Microsoft Azure Data Advisory Board Member 🔗 https://sessionize.com/javier-villegas 🙂 JUAN RAFAEL ⚡️ Solutions Architect Dynamics 365 Global MCT \| MVP Business Aplications I work as a Solutions Architect for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform at Alianza Corp. I have implemented solutions such as MS Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, Commerce, Sales, and Customer Services, using Azure and Power Platform services. I am also a Global MCT, teaching official MS Dynamics 365 and Power Platform courses such as MB 280, MB 800, PL 900, etc. I have taught courses for Latin America and Spain for partners such as Indra, Santander, BCP, etc. I am part of the Microsoft ESI program. I am a community leader for Cloud Experts, organizing various virtual and in-person events such as SQL Saturday, Data Saturday, Dynamics Saturday, Global Azure, and Global Power Platform BootCamp, among others. 🔗 https://sessionize.com/juan-rafael 🙂 PEDRO CASTILLO ⚡️ Pi Data Strategy & Consulting / Data Analyst Soy Pedro Castillo, Ingeniero Informático. Me apasiona profundamente el mundo de los datos y su potencial para revelar verdades ocultas. En mi actual rol como Analista de Datos, tengo el privilegio de sumergirme en la complejidad de los datos, analizándolos hasta que revelan sus secretos más profundos. He tenido la oportunidad de liderar proyectos en diversos sectores, desde la industria minera hasta el retail y la salud. Mi objetivo es utilizar mi experiencia para desentrañar patrones y tendencias significativas que impulsen la toma de decisiones informadas y estratégicas en cualquier campo en el que trabajo. 🔗 https://sessionize.com/pedro-castillo

Este año tendremos nuestra primera edición de Microsoft Fabric Day 2026. Esto es un evento global soportado por todas las comunidades locales. . 📅 Saturday, June 27, 2026 📅 🕜 9:00 am @ Virtual ⭐️ KEYNOTE 🕜 9:20 am ⭐️ THE INTEGRATION BLUEPRINT: CHOOSING THE RIGHT PATH IN MICROSOFT FABRIC I🙂 Javier Villegas, Gaston Cruz 🕜 10:10 am ⭐️ SHORTCUTS, MIRRORING O DELTA SHARING: INTEGRANDO DATABRICKS CON MICROSOFT FABRIC. 🙂 Daniel Eduardo Portugal Revilla, Hector Loja Alvarado 🕜 11:00 am ⭐️ DATAFLOW GEN2 EN ACCIÓN: DE POWER QUERY A UN LAKEHOUSE EN MICROSOFT FABRIC 🙂 Pedro Castillo 🕜 11:50 am ⭐️ FABRIC ANALYST (RECAP) 🙂 Juan Rafael 🕜 12:40 pm @ Virtual ⭐️ CIERRE \- \- \- \- \- \- \- SPEAKERS: \- \- \- \- \- \- \- 🙂 DANIEL EDUARDO PORTUGAL REVILLA ⚡️ Data Engineert en Yape, Founder of Data Wizard community Daniel es Data Engineer con Maestría en Big Data & Data Science y más de 9 años de experiencia en la industria IT, de los cuales más de 6 están especializados en Ingeniería de Datos y diseño de plataformas de datos. Ha trabajado en sectores como banca, telecomunicaciones, seguros, unicornios y startups, diseñando e implementando plataformas escalables para casos de uso batch y en tiempo real. Apasionado del ecosistema Databricks, trabaja día a día con arquitecturas Lakehouse construyendo pipelines sobre Delta Lake, Autoloader y Structured Streaming. Es fundador de Data Engineering Latam y Data Wizard, dos comunidades globales de datos orientadas a democratizar el conocimiento en ingeniería de datos y arquitecturas modernas en toda la región latinoamericana y más allá. 🙂 GASTON CRUZ ⚡️ Dual MVP Data Platform & AI / Senior Director - Slalom USA Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) in Data Platform for the last 9 years and MVP in AI. Over 20 years of experience in business and technology working with organizations at various stages of digital transformations. Over the years, worked with several industry sectors including Retail, Banking, Minery, Oil & Gas, and Media/Entertainment. Also led several products and applications that have been in the cusp of data, strategy, technology, and business transformation. Passion for data , emerging technologies and new offerings enables clients to make fact-based decisions and drive actions in the market together.​ Provided recommendations and guidance on revamping Analytics and Reporting enterprise architecture for different companies in helping drive a Customer Data Exchange working closely with the C-Suite to help them design their New Data Services Organization with Data Products. Stood up new capabilities required to effectively operate and move toward Data Monetization using advanced Data consolidation and Data Sharing capabilities focusing on Privacy/Compliance and Data Governance YouTube channel Power Mates: https://www.youtube.com/@PowerMatesMS 🔗 https://sessionize.com/gaston-cruz 🙂 HECTOR LOJA ALVARADO ⚡️ DATA ENGINEER Profesional con amplia experiencia en el mundo de los Datos. Ha trabajado diseñando e implementando soluciones de analítica, reportería y arquitecturas de datos en la nube, con foco en transformar datos en decisiones de negocio accionables. Apasionado por la intersección entre datos e inteligencia artificial, explora activamente tecnologías emergentes como agentes de IA, MCP (Model Context Protocol) y las nuevas capacidades de SQL Server 2025. Speaker en la comunidad de datos hispanohablante, comprometido con compartir conocimiento práctico y reproducible. 🙂 JAVIER VILLEGAS ⚡️ Mediterranean Shipping Company, IT Director - Microsoft MVP Data Platform Javier Villegas is IT Director (DBA & BI Services) at Mediterranean Shipping Company with 30 years of experience working with SQL Server, Including Azure SQL. His specialization is Administration, Performance Tuning, High Availability and Disaster Recovery. Javier is a Microsoft MVP Data Platform since 2016 and MCT He is a frequent speaker in technical conferences and events such as SQL Saturdays, PASS Virtual Groups, PASS Marathons, 24 Hours SQL PASS , vOpen , GroupBy , Data Saturdays and Azure Global Bootcamps. He is one of the group leaders of SQL Argentina Community and former Microsoft Azure Data Advisory Board Member 🔗 https://sessionize.com/javier-villegas 🙂 JUAN RAFAEL ⚡️ Solutions Architect Dynamics 365 Global MCT \| MVP Business Aplications I work as a Solutions Architect for Dynamics 365 and Power Platform at Alianza Corp. I have implemented solutions such as MS Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, Commerce, Sales, and Customer Services, using Azure and Power Platform services. I am also a Global MCT, teaching official MS Dynamics 365 and Power Platform courses such as MB 280, MB 800, PL 900, etc. I have taught courses for Latin America and Spain for partners such as Indra, Santander, BCP, etc. I am part of the Microsoft ESI program. I am a community leader for Cloud Experts, organizing various virtual and in-person events such as SQL Saturday, Data Saturday, Dynamics Saturday, Global Azure, and Global Power Platform BootCamp, among others. 🔗 https://sessionize.com/juan-rafael 🙂 PEDRO CASTILLO ⚡️ Pi Data Strategy & Consulting / Data Analyst Soy Pedro Castillo, Ingeniero Informático. Me apasiona profundamente el mundo de los datos y su potencial para revelar verdades ocultas. En mi actual rol como Analista de Datos, tengo el privilegio de sumergirme en la complejidad de los datos, analizándolos hasta que revelan sus secretos más profundos. He tenido la oportunidad de liderar proyectos en diversos sectores, desde la industria minera hasta el retail y la salud. Mi objetivo es utilizar mi experiencia para desentrañar patrones y tendencias significativas que impulsen la toma de decisiones informadas y estratégicas en cualquier campo en el que trabajo. 🔗 https://sessionize.com/pedro-castillo

**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)

**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). Topic: This month Chris Pazsint will be talking about Agentic Coding. How does one use CLI Based Agents, and Agentic IDEs such as Cursor, Kiro, Antigravity? How to include agentic coding plugins for IDEs you already love such as Visual Studio Code. 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 Central OH Python at centralohpython@gmail.com

Our next much-awaited **COLUMBUS** meetup is **Tuesday June 30th from 7-10 pm EST at ACE OF CUPS**. Meet patients, cultivators, processors, dispensary managers/staff, physicians, home growers, educators, activists, nonprofits, artists, attorneys, business owners, writers, students, and supporters to network, share our knowledge, collaborate, support each other and make new ones! Hope you will be there too! Save the date and pass the word. **Please RSVP** so we know who is coming and how many to expect. Find us to say hi and we will introduce you to others. We should be easy to spot. (The happy-looking group wearing cool nametags! See photos from our past events.) Sign in, grab a name tag, start your own bar/food tab, meet old friends and make new ones! Everyone is welcome. SEE YOU THERE!

Our monthly PHP meetup. A virtual shindig courtesy of Zoom. Check back here for the details around 6:15 pm

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.

🛠️ **OpenClaw AI Agent Workshop — One session. One working AI agent.** *The session starts with a goal and ends with a deployed agent* For anyone who wants AI working for them instead of the other way around, this workshop strips out everything unnecessary and gets straight to building. By working through the build with a guide, you leave having built something real and immediately useful. **⚠️ Final step:** Just clicking rsvp will not save your spot in this session, so click the register link below and complete the full sign-up to hold your seat — registration closes once spots fill so act fast, and registration is what actually holds your place. ### [🔗 SECURE YOUR PLACE](https://aiventurelab.org/product/OpenClawMasterclass?city=Columbus&groupurlname=club-of-bold-book-discussions-and-socials&startgmtdatetime=2026-06-27T22:00:00Z) --- **What this session produces:** - Templates and tools from the session to jumpstart your next build - A deployed agent ready to run immediately after the session - A real, working AI agent you built from scratch in the session Start building AI tools today — secure your place and come with one task you want to automate, and the skills from this session apply immediately after. 🚀 *Stop reading about AI. Start building it.*