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## 🚀 Hands-On Workshop: Building Agents with the Microsoft Agent Framework Join us for an interactive, **hands-on workshop** where you’ll learn how to design, build, and deploy intelligent agents using the **Microsoft Agent Framework**. This session is perfect for developers, AI enthusiasts, and professionals who want to explore practical applications of agent-based systems and gain real-world experience with Microsoft’s cutting-edge tools. ### 🔑 What to Expect * Guided walkthroughs of the Microsoft Agent Framework * Step-by-step exercises to build and customize your own agents * Best practices for integrating agents into enterprise workflows * Live demos and collaborative coding sessions ### 💻 Important Note * This is a **hands-on workshop**, so please **bring your laptop** to fully participate in the exercises and coding labs. * An **Azure subscription will be provided** for all participants to use during the workshop. ### 🌐 Who Should Attend * Developers and engineers exploring AI agent technologies * Technical trainers and consultants looking to expand their toolkit * Students and professionals eager to gain practical experience with Microsoft AI solutions

A New Beginning Rebirthing Kundalini Yoga Retreat Feb 20 to 22 \| Banahaw Circle Nature Retreat The Rebirthing Kundalini Yoga Retreat on February 20 to 22, 2026 is held during a rare planetary alignment: Saturn and Neptune meet at zero degrees Aries, the very first degree of the zodiac- an initiation point associated with new beginnings, clarity and conscious change. Through Kundalini Yoga, rebirthing breathwork, sound healing with the gong, and time in nature, you'll be guided to release emotional and mental patterns and create space for a grounded new chapter. Held in the sacred landscape of Mount Banahaw, the retreat offers a supportive container for deep reset and renewal. This retreat is for you if you are: \- At a transition point in life and ready to let go of an old chapter \- Seeking more than rest—a true inner reset \- Feeling called to reconnect with your breath\, body\, and inner guidance \- Ready to step into a new beginning with clarity and grounded intention **What’s Included** * 2-night accommodation in a cozy shared room (single bed & shared bath) Room upgrades available * Wholesome, slow-cooked meals to nourish body and soul * Daily sunrise meditations to ground, center, and integrate * Four (4) Kundalini Rebirthing Yoga sessions for deep release and renewal * Two (2) Sound Healing Gong Baths to restore balance and clarity * Guided walks to Mount Banahaw’s healing puestos and natural waters, reconnecting you with the land’s ancient energy **Optional Add-ons** * Massage services during free time (Traditional Hilot or Regular Massage) at ₱650/hour * Transportation assistance available upon request * Pet fee of ₱500 per pet per night (Private room recommended for those bringing pets) **Energy Exchange** * Early Bird Rate: ₱14,888 (until February 15, 2026) * Regular Rate: ₱16,888 * Room Upgrade: ₱1,200 per person * Walk-in: ₱2,888 per person per rebirthing or sound healing session If you feel called to release what no longer serves you and consciously step into a new beginning, this retreat offers a grounded, supportive space to do so—held by breath, sound, nature, and community. You can read more details and register here: https://forms.gle/TUDtoKXBJGRsjww58

**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 **Abstract** TBD **YouTube Link** TBA

Meeting @ Improving's office in Downtown Columbus, near Cosi. Parking is paid, food & drink are free! This time we're hanging out after the long winter break. We are going to look at a group-member's project used to help learn the fundamentals of Go, and if time allows, we can take a look at how we like to build Go projects using AI.

Join us for a CMG Discount Tuesday event to see the hilarious, action-packed and absolutely-bonkers-looking sci-fi-action-comedy, GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE! The film follows a man from the future who recruits diners at an LA restaurant to help combat rogue AI. Here’s a description, trailer and our plan for this event: GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE: A man from the future arrives at a diner in Los Angeles where he must recruit the precise combination of disgruntled patrons to join him on a one-night quest to save the world from the terminal threat of a rogue artificial intelligence. The film is directed by Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean series) and stars Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz, Asim Chaudhry, Tom Taylor, and Juno Temple. TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkFW7BZyqkI EARLY BUZZ AND REVIEWS: Early reviews have been stellar with the film earning a 94% positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes! “It offers laughs, thrills, and it’s a thinker; you will not be disappointed.” It’s a “laugh-filled yet incredibly dark and poignant fever dream that pleads for a safer AI tomorrow” and director Gore Verbinski's “command over utter chaos is nothing short of marvelous!” PLAN: Please purchase your ticket for the 6:20pm showing and meet in the bar area between 5:45 and 6:00pm! A smaller theater so advance ticket purchase as soon as possible is advised! (If we fill it up, we can sometimes persuade them to move it to a larger theater.) One you have yours, please list your seat number in the Comments below. Should be a fun one, Dan

ASH is Atheists, Skeptics and Humanists of First Unitarian Universalists of Columbus Ohio TBD Snacks are usually available, and you are welcome to bringing something to share!

**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

Join us as we get together to get together to help those in need at this CMG Gives Back event! For this event, we’ll help prepare food, serve meals, assist residents, wash dishes and clean surfaces at Fath Mission – Grant Kitchen. We have a great little community of Movie Group friends so rather than see a movie this time, we’ll help “Create a better world” by helping serve those in need. Here are complete details and our plan for this event: FAITH MISSION – GRANT KITCHEN: The Faith Mission kitchen and dining room serves residents 3 meals a day, every day of the year. Our group will help prepare food, serve meals, assist residents in the dining room, wash dishes, and clean surfaces. PLAN: We will be preparing / serving / cleaning for BRUNCH from 10:30am to 12:30pm and have space for a total of 7 volunteers. Please arrive at 10:15am and wear closed-toe shoes and long pants. LOCATION: Faith Mission – Grant Kitchen is located at 245 N. Grant Ave. Enter the kitchen at Dock 1, indicated in the attached map. On-site and street parking are available in the surrounding area. Below are some links / attachments with additional info/details: \* LSS Volunteer Guidelines: Uploaded to photos. \* Parking Map Info: Uploaded to photos. \* LSS Faith Mission Orientation Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bp46_6ay6iA \* Link with Additional Details / Info: https://lss.vomo.org/opportunity/faith-mission-grant-kitchen-2025 IMPORTANT REMINDER: Our group will be providing the all of the volunteers on this day so a firm RSVP count is essential. Please only sign up if you are certain you’ll be able to attend. If something unavoidable comes up, please update your RSVP no later than one week prior to the event. With very few exceptions, no shows or cancelations within 1 week of the event will not be eligible for future CMG Gives Back events. I appreciate your understanding as we try to ensure the agencies have the volunteers needed to provide the essential services they provide to the vulnerable population they serve. THANK YOU: This CMG Gives Back event provides an opportunity for YOU to get involved in helping others! Benefits go well beyond the help we give to others. Volunteering provides a wide range of personal benefits, including positive effects on mental and physical health, reduced stress/depression/anxiety, increased happiness and improved purpose, life-satisfaction and personal well-being! Plus, the opportunity to get involved, connect with others and help those in need. PARTNER AGENCY: This event is hosted by Lutheran Social Services (LSS), which serves thousands of people in need each day in 27 Ohio counties by addressing the four core societal issues of food, shelter, safety and healing. LSS offers food through the LSS Food Pantries, housing and supportive services through LSS Faith Mission and LSS Faith Mission of Fairfield County homeless shelters, domestic violence services through LSS CHOICES for Victims of Domestic Violence, senior living and health care, affordable housing communities, and other services that uplift families and strengthen communities. Look forward to seeing you there, Dan