Information Architecture
Meet other local members of the IA community.
19,437
members
15
groups
Largest Information Architecture groups
Newest Information Architecture groups
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! Check out information architecture events happening today here. These are in-person gatherings where you can meet fellow enthusiasts and participate in activities right now.
Discover all the information architecture events taking place this week here. Plan ahead and join exciting meetups throughout the week.
Absolutely! Find information architecture events near your location here. Connect with your local community and discover events within your area.
Information Architecture Events Today
Join in-person Information Architecture events happening right now
DuPSUG – Spring 2026 🐰🥚
It's time for a new Dutch PowerShell User Group in-person edition. This continues our community events, bringing people together around DevOps, PowerShell scripting, and automation in the Netherlands. Hosted at Rubicon in Leusden, the evening will be a chance not only to learn but also to reconnect with fellow community members.
**Speakers**
As part of this restart, we have opened a [Call for Papers](https://sessionize.com/dupsug/) to give both new and experienced speakers the opportunity to contribute. The full program will be announced soon.
**Agenda**
The event will take place on the 8th of April, 2026. All times are listed in CET.
* 17:30 – 18:00 Arrival
* 18:00 – 18:45 Dinner
* 18:45 – 19:00 Welcome from Rubicon / Organizers
* 19:00 – 19:45 First Session
* 19:45 – 20:15 Break
* 20:15 – 21:00 Second Session
* 21:00 – 21:30 Networking
**Speaker Information**
With the restart of DuPSUG, we are opening the stage for both familiar names and new voices. The [CFP](https://sessionize.com/dupsug/) is currently live, and speakers will be announced shortly.
**Sessions**
As we restart our events, sessions will continue to focus on advanced topics in automation, scripting, and DevOps.
### 1\. Keep secrets away from AI Assistants: Secure Secrets Management with PowerShell \- Jev Suchoi
*More often than not, today’s engineering happens inside AI-assisted development environments (IDE's). While this boosts productivity, it also introduces a new risk: secrets leaking into prompts, suggestions, logs, or chat history. This session shows how to set up a local engineering environment using PowerShell so secrets never end up in code, source control, or an IDE’s AI assistant.*
*The session starts with pragmatic local engineering patterns: separating configuration from code, structuring local secret files, and using .gitignore correctly to prevent accidental exposure. From there, it moves to a secure-by-default approach using the PowerShell SecretManagement and SecretStore modules. Encrypted vault registration, safe unlocking, and runtime secret consumption are covered without leaking sensitive values into scripts, terminals, AI prompts or sharing them with AI Assistants lurking in your development environment.*
*As a demo, secure authentication to Azure and Azure DevOps is demonstrated using PowerShell without exposing credentials to environment variables, clipboard history, or AI tooling. The focus remains on habits and patterns that scale from solo engineers to professional engineering teams.*
### 2\. Modern Powershell module development \- Marko Stanojevic
*Demonstrate powershell module template with built in versioning, labeling, CI/CD, devcontainer, VS code settings, built in tasks, Github Copilot and agents instructions, pull request labeling and release notes automatic generation.*
*[https://github.com/WarehouseFinds/PSScriptModule](https://github.com/WarehouseFinds/PSScriptModule)*
**Location**
We are in-person at:
Rubicon
Leusderend 36
3832 RC Leusden
Participation is free, and you are encouraged to attend in person.
**Tickets**
We kindly ask you to register your attendance through Meetup. Our events are made possible through sponsorship, and accurate attendance numbers help us secure continued support. Please make sure to register if you plan to attend, and update your RSVP if your plans change.
8th Apr 26 | East Midlands Data | Nottingham & Online | Speaker - Jon Lunn
**Online Agenda - Via Teams**
* 18.20 - Introductions
* 18:30 - Guest Speaker Talk
* 19:30 - Q&A. Event Close
**______________________________________________________**
**In Person Agenda**
18:00 - Arrive. Networking
18:30 - Guest Speaker Talk
19:30 - Q&A & Pizza
20:30 - Event Close
**______________________________________________________**
**Report Design and Your Brain**
Your brain is amazing but it can work in strange ways when trying to understand your visualisations and data. How can we make it easier for viewers to understand it, how can you hack your visual to give it a better emotional context. In this fun and slightly interactive session, Jon will give you insight on how to structure your visuals and dashboards, and learn how your brain can mislead lead you, and processes information.
**_____________________________________________________**
**MeetUp Member Resources In GitHub Here:**
[https://github.com/EastMidlandsData](https://github.com/EastMidlandsData)
Including introduction slides and our **Code of Conduct**.
**______________________________________________________**
[Arnhem] English subs: A Family
#This meetup is around a third-party organizer (Focus Filmtheater): you can either purchase your ticket online or right before the session#
**Title**: A Family
**Language**: Dutch
**Subtitles**: English
**Length**: 90 min
**Director**: Mees Peijnenburg
**More info**: https://www.focusarnhem.nl/agenda/english-subs-a-family/
**Ticket link**: https://www.focusarnhem.nl/tickets/143039/
**Synopsis**:
An emotional family drama by Mees Peijnenburg (*Paradise Drifters*), about the impact of their parents’ divorce on two teenagers, seen from their own perspectives. With Carice van Houten.
Fourteen-year-old Eli and sixteen-year-old Nina are both suffering from the breakdown of their parents’ once-loving marriage. In the custody battle, the siblings must express their wishes, fears, and feelings to a judge. While Nina wants to leave the family as quickly as possible, Eli longs for everything to return to the way it was. Their desires are miles apart.
*A Family* is told in two chapters that follow the same three-week period: first from Nina’s perspective, then from Eli’s.
These mirrored timelines show how the same moments can be experienced, felt, and understood in completely different ways. Eli and Nina retreat into their own worlds until they realize they are both searching for the same love, recognition, and comfort.
The film had it’s world premiere at the Berlin Film Festival in February. The film was shown in the Generation 14plus program section, dedicated to films with mature themes that are also suitable for a teenage audience.
**How it works**:
I will be at Focus around 18:30, where we can meet before the movie starts. You can message me to find us. Screening starts at 19:00. After the movie, we can have a drink together.
Hope to see you soon!
Fronteers NL bij Abra
Fronteers is 8 april te gast bij [Abra](https://abra.nl) in Utrecht. Met twee Nederlandstalige presentaties, avondeten vooraf en een borrel na. De meetup vind plaats in The Hub van de Jaarbeurs Innovation Mile, naast Utrecht Centraal.
*This meetup will be in Dutch.*
**Programma**
* 18:00 inloop met avondeten
* 18:50 introductie Fronteers en Abra
* 19:00 The forever quest for accessibility awareness door Darice de Cuba
* 19:45 korte pauze
* 20:00 Bruggen bouwen in de wereld van toegankelijkheid door Jan Jaap de Groot en Mike Slinkman
* 20:45 borrel
* 21:30 einde
**Avondeten**
Om voedselverspilling te voorkomen, geef tijdig door dat je de meetup bijwoont. Je kunt allergie- en dieetinformatie doormailen: *arjan AT fronteers.nl*
**Presentatie: The forever quest for accessibility awareness**
*Spreker: Darice de Cuba*
De presentatie is in het Nederlands.
**Presentatie: Bruggen bouwen in de wereld van toegankelijkheid**
*Sprekers: Jan Jaap de Groot / Mike Slinkman*
Snappen hoe de "accessibility bridge" werkt is essentieel voor het bouwen van applicaties die daadwerkelijk toegankelijk zijn.
In deze sessie leer je:
\- Hoe de toegankelijkheidsbruggen werken bij webbrowsers\, native apps en cross\-platform apps
\- Waarom dezelfde code zich anders gedraagt op Android en iOS
\- Veelvoorkomende valkuilen waarbij overbrugging mislukt of onverwacht gedrag vertoond
**Over Darice de Cuba**
Darice werkt als web developer bij een onderwijs onafhankelijk nieuws platform. Daarnaast houd ze zich graag bezig met inclusie en toegankelijkheid door het schrijven van blogs en geven van presentaties.
Darice is al 18 jaar laat-doof. De combinatie van haar skills als web developer en ervaringsdeskundigheid als o.a. (laat) doof persoon geeft haar een uniek inzicht in inclusive design.
Daarnaast houd ze zich ook serieus bezig met straatfotografie en houd ze ook een persoonlijk food guide van Den Haag bij.
🖥 https://www.darice.org/
🍕 https://www.thehaguefoodguide.com/
🐘 https://mastodon.social/@Darice
📷 https://www.instagram.com/darice/
**Over Jan Jaap de Groot**
Jan Jaap ontwikkelt al ruim 10 jaar (toegankelijke) apps. Sinds 2018 heeft hij zich gespecialiseerd in het toegankelijk maken van apps door ondersteuning in te bouwen voor diverse toegankelijkheidsfuncties. Hij leidt de W3C Mobile Accessibility Task Force, is voorzitter van de Stichting Appt en medeoprichter van Abra, waar hij software ontwikkelt om automatisch toegankelijkheidsfouten in apps te detecteren.
**Over Mike Slinkman**
Mike ontwikkelt al meer dan 5 jaar (toegankelijke) apps. Sinds 2023 werkt Mike bij Abra, waar hij zich heeft gespecialiseerd in het toegankelijk maken van apps. Naast het ontwikkelen van apps, ontwikkeld Mike ook toegankelijke websites, en adviseert hij bedrijven op het gebied van toegankelijkheid.
**Routebeschrijving**
Het adres van de locatie is [Jaarbeursplein 6, 3521 AL Utrecht](https://048-abra.trakqit.com/?u=f0fb0a9ca164a636076e51c54&e=a99d876d68ba6747b5bc3dbb529248a4).
De naam van de locatie is 'The Hub', onderdeel van de Jaarbeurs Innovation Mile (JIM). Deze bevind zich op de 6e verdieping van het Beatrix theater.
We raden aan om met het openbaar vervoer naar Utrecht Centraal te komen.
Het is slechts [2 minuten lopen](https://048-abra.trakqit.com/?u=f0fb0a9ca164a636076e51c54&e=a99d876d68ba6747b5bc3dbb529248a4) vanaf het station naar de locatie.
Route vanaf Utrecht Centraal:
1. Loop naar de uitgang aan de Jaarbeurs-zijde.
2. Neem de lift, roltrap of trap naar beneden.
3. Loop rechtdoor tot je links de hoek om kunt (bij restaurant Pleyn).
4. Loop nog een klein stukje rechtdoor tot de draaideuren met de tekst 'Beatrixgebouw'.
5. Ga door de draaideuren naar binnen. Bij binnenkomst kun je links of rechts de lift nemen naar de 6e verdieping.
6. Loop vervolgens rechtdoor de lift uit naar het midden van de ruimte. Daar zie je de ingang van de JIM. Hier zal een van ons de deur voor je open doen :)
7. Op de vloer staan gele stippen, volg deze naar The Hub, waar de borrel plaatsvindt.
Er is een lift en er zijn geen drempels. Rolstoeltoegankelijke toileten zijn helaas op een andere verdieping. Voor alle informatie en parkeerinformatie: [https://www.jaarbeurs.nl/en/bereikbaarheid/toegankelijkheid](https://www.jaarbeurs.nl/en/bereikbaarheid/toegankelijkheid)
A Cozy Book Swap Evening
Do you love books, or have you been wanting to get into reading more? Then this might just be the event for you!
At this book swap everyone brings one or a few books they no longer need. We put them all out on the table and from there it's up to you, see if something catches your eye and take home whatever you'd like to read next. Any language is welcome, so bring whatever is sitting on your shelf!
At the end of the evening you can take back the books you brought that weren't picked up, or leave them with the organiser who will donate them to a local secondhand shop.
This event is organised on a weekday evening as a nice little break in the middle of the week to meet fellow book lovers over a good drink.
**Bonus for the walkers 🚶♀️** After the event the organiser will walk back to Utrecht Centraal for anyone who wants to join. It's a relaxed 25 to 30 minute walk alongside the water for some extra movement and a calm way to end the evening.
⚠️ If you're unsure whether you can make it, please free up your spot for someone else.
LCU Meeting #801
Hi all! 🙂
On Wednesdays we welcome you to practice languages!
If you want to practice a specific (uncommon) language, please send us a message so we can find some conversation partners for you on our mailing list!
We hope to see you in Café Marktzicht!
In the last year we had tables for the following languages:
* Dutch
* English
* French
* Italian
* Spanish
* Turkish\*
* German\*
* Portuguese\*
* Danish\*
* Norwegian\*
* Russian\*
* Arabic\*
* Chinese\*\*
* Japanese\*\*
* Indonesian\*\*
*
* Most likely, but not every week present.
\*\* - Rather rare ;-)
If your language is not in this list, please let us know! We have a large database of Language Cafe visitors speaking 56 different languages! We might be able to connect you with a person that does speak the language you want to practice.
In case you are not in our database yet, please use this form: http://goo.gl/forms/oSCn9Dn8m8
Information Architecture Events This Week
Discover what is happening in the next few days
Slow dating - Connection Games [Affinitee Utrecht, April Edition]
## Love is in the air…!
After the crazy success of our first event, we're back with more connection games!
This time, the games will be much shorter (15-20 mins each) to allow for easier rotation.
For those who're new here, Affinitee hosts slow dating events focused on discovering relationships built on compatibility over superficiality!
**No more swiping, skip the bad dates!**
### *This is how it works:*
1\. Before you arrive at the meetup\, you fill in a fun 5\-10 minute questionnaire before registration below \(if you haven't already\)\. We explore different aspects of relationship compatibility using this questionnaire\.
To make use of the pre-matching facility, we recommend registering on the website as well. You may sign up here [https://affinitee.eu/au-event-3](https://affinitee.eu/au-event-3)
2\. A match will be automatically assigned \(if available\)\, based on your given criteria \(age range\, children\, location etc\.\) as well as the overall compatibility score based on your questionnaire answers\.
3\. At the event\, you will be able to try out a multitude of board/card games that are specifically chosen to explore various aspects of relationship compatibility \(moral values\, decision making etc\.\)\.
4\. After each game\, you can choose to switch partners\, or continue with the same person\, based on input from either parties\.
5\. At the end of the event\, IF you did indeed feel a spark with someone at the event \(and it is reciprocated\)\, we help you arrange a date with them\. You do not even have to exchange contacts\!
**[!!IMPORTANT!!]** We recommend signing up through our website to guarantee a match as early as possible. But of course, even if no match isassigned to you due to late registration or gender imbalance, a majority of the games are still played as groups! *So nobody gets left out and everyone has a chance to meet and match with other singles.*
We believe in conscious, compatibility based matchmaking. Don't waste your time dating the wrong people!
IN-PERSON Book Club Meeting - KAFKA ON THE SHORE by Haruki Murakami
'KAFKA ON THE SHORE' by Haruki Murakami
'The aging Nakata, tracker of lost cats, who never recovered from a bizarre childhood affliction, finds his pleasantly simplified life suddenly turned upside down. There is a savage killing, but the identity of both victim and killer is a riddle.
Kafka on the Shore follows the fortunes of two remarkable characters. Kafka Tamura runs away from home at fifteen, under the shadow of his father's dark prophesy. The aging Nakata, tracker of lost cats, who never recovered from a bizarre childhood affliction, finds his pleasantly simplified life suddenly turned upside down.
Their parallel odysseys are enriched throughout by vivid accomplices and mesmerising dramas. Cats converse with people; fish tumble from the sky; a ghostlike pimp deploys a Hegel-spouting girl of the night; a forest harbours soldiers apparently un-aged since WWII. There is a savage killing, but the identity of both victim and killer is a riddle. Murakami's new novel is at once a classic tale of quest, but it is also a bold exploration of mythic and contemporary taboos, of patricide, of mother-love, of sister-love.
Above all it is an entertainment of a very high order.'
***Please read the book and join us for a lively discussion (in English) about the contents during our afternoon book club meeting.***
\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-
**PLEASE NOTE:**
This is an IN-PERSON event in Amersfoort, The Netherlands. Please cancel your attendance in advance if you are unable to join, so that those on the waitlist can participate.
Looking forward to seeing you all IN REAL LIFE then!
Best regards,
Sandra
🧗♀️ Vertical Therapy – Midweek Bouldering Night (Arnhem)
Stuck behind a desk all week? Time to climb some walls instead! No skills needed, just good vibes.
Join us at **RijnBoulder (Arnhem)** for a fun and relaxed bouldering session!
Whether you're a seasoned climber or wanna try it for the first time, everyone is welcome. We’ll meet outside at the entrance, warm up a bit, and then hit the walls. Afterward, there’s always the option to grab a drink and chat.
* **Where:** [Bouldercentrum RijnBoulder, Olympus 3, 6832 EL Arnhem](https://maps.app.goo.gl/fPR4qg7wdRTJHcYU6). We will be waiting inside, in/near the café.
* **Experience needed:** None! (Bring your own climbing shoes if you have them. Rentals are also available.)
* **Vibe:** Casual, fun, supportive
Let’s climb, laugh, and maybe even impress ourselves a little!
For more information on pricing of day passes and gear rentals, [check out this page](https://mountain-network.nl/klimcentra/locaties/bouldercentrum-arnhem/tarieven-rijnboulder-2025/) on the RijnBoulder website. First time? No problem! [Some information here](https://mountain-network.nl/klimcentra/sporter/eerste-keer-boulderen/). Their website is only in Dutch, but Google Translate to the rescue: [prices](https://mountain--network-nl.translate.goog/klimcentra/locaties/bouldercentrum-arnhem/tarieven-rijnboulder-2025/?_x_tr_sl=nl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=nl&_x_tr_pto=wapp) and [instructions](https://mountain--network-nl.translate.goog/klimcentra/sporter/eerste-keer-boulderen/?_x_tr_sl=nl&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=nl&_x_tr_pto=wapp). And if you have any questions, just let us know.
⚠️ Disclaimer: Participants are responsible for their own safety.
[Nijmegen] Go Short Festival, EU Comp
#This meetup is around a third-party organizer (Lux Nijmegen): you need to purchase your ticket online before #
**Curious about the best short films of the moment? Go Short is back at LUX Nijmegen!**
Since the festival schedule is huge, I picked out two blocks from the European Competition for the meetup.
**Here is the plan:**
* **19:15 – 20:45 \| Block 1: EU Comp 3**
https://www.goshort.nl/en/festival-program/block?programId=2982&viewingId=5093
* **21:15 – 22:45 \| Block 2: EU Comp 4**
https://www.goshort.nl/en/festival-program/block?programId=2983&viewingId=5102
Feel free to drop in for just one of the blocks, or stay for the double feature.
**Ticket Info:** Tickets must be purchased online in advance. Be aware that the EU Competition blocks tend to be popular and might sell faster!
If you want to join for both blocks, I highly recommend getting a **Day Ticket**. Otherwise, you can just book a single ticket for the specific block you want to see.
**Tickets: https://www.goshort.nl/en/tickets**
**Meeting point:** I will be at LUX right by the entrance, from 18:30 and during the break between the two screenings so we can meet before each block starts.
**More info**: https://www.goshort.nl/en/go-short-festival-2026
Hope to see you soon!
Information Architecture Events Near You
Connect with your local Information Architecture community
IxDA Chat ‘n Pancakes
Pay attention! We’re delaying a week for those of you who may be on Spring break and/or celebrating the holiday. Ok, no pancakes, but waffles-a-plenty.
Join the local UX and Digital Design community for a casual monthly breakfast.
Look for us upstairs!
CBusData: The Fellowship of the Star Schema: Transforming OLTP Data for Power BI
The Fellowship of the Star Schema: Transforming OLTP Data for Power BI
One does not simply build reports on OLTP data. Join us on an epic journey from the depths of raw, normalized tables to the shining halls of a well-modeled star schema fit for Power BI greatness. We will demystify the differences between OLTP and OLAP, walk through star schema vs snowflake (and why Power BI has a clear favorite), and show you the compression differences between normalized and columnar storage that will make you never look at an OLTP model the same way again.
We will cover the different types of dimensions, when to use them, and how to handle Slowly Changing Dimensions without losing your mind. You will leave knowing exactly how to identify a bad model, how to convert OLTP data into a clean star schema, and how to forge relationships that rule them all.
Whether you are a data wizard, a curious hobbit, or somewhere in between, your models will never be the same.
Operating Data Pipelines at Scale: Lessons from a Metadata-Driven Architecture
We will cover metadata-driven approach to building and operating data pipelines at scale on AWS. Discuss architecture, design trade-offs, and lessons learned from running a unified pipeline across multiple customers using configuration-driven workflows.
**Presenter: Dilshad Nasirov**
Seasoned Software Architect and cloud practitioner with 20+ years of experience building scalable systems and data platforms. Specializes in AWS, with deep expertise in data lakes, serverless architectures, and real-time data processing. Has led the design and delivery of enterprise-grade solutions across industries, helping organizations improve performance, reduce costs, and unlock data-driven insights.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dilshad-nasirov-4538431/
**CALL FOR SPEAKERS**
Learn more: https://www.awscolumbus.com/get-involved/
**THANK YOU** *Leading EDJE* for hosting our meetup!
Leading EDJE specializes in helping organizations innovate and solve complex problems. EDJE does this with their "A" player team of professionals using agile methodologies and SCRUM management techniques to give organizations a competitive advantage that sets them apart. Learn more at https://www.leadingedje.com/
**THANK YOU** *Amazon Web Services* for sponsoring pizza! Learn more at https://aws.amazon.com/.
**DIRECTIONS**
6515 Longshore Loop, Suite 300
Dublin, OH 43017
(3rd floor)
**FREE PARKING** at the Endres Garage across the street, 6540 Riverside Dr, Dublin, OH
**Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab for a future meetup?**
Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com
Prompt vs. Paintbrush
AI is changing how art is made. But when does it stop being your work and start being the machine’s?
This month we're going to be doing a panel with with digital image, music, and written word artists, talking about at what point, while using AI in the creation process, does the work become not the artist creation?
We encourage audience participation during this event that will be moderated by Chris Slee.
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)
Sign up also accessible via [Transform Labs Luma](https://luma.com/55umjqta)
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!
What If Your AI Could Be a Team? - Chad Green
**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**
GitHub Copilot is powerful, but what if you could scale from a solo AI assistant to an entire team of specialized agents working in parallel? This session introduces Squad: an open-source framework for multi-agent orchestration that lets you define teams of AI agents with specific roles, responsibilities, and expertise.
We'll progress from Copilot basics to the Copilot CLI, explore how Agents add autonomy, and see how Instructions and Skills let you customize agent behavior. Then, the climax: a live demo where a Squad team of 3 agents (Lead, Developer, Tester) stands up and builds a working application in real-time, showcasing true multi-agent collaboration.
Whether you're new to AI or exploring how to scale your use of Copilot, this session will show you what's possible when agents work as a team.
**YouTube Link**
TBD
Data & Analytics Wednesday - The Data-Driven Brand
**The Data-Driven Brand: Using Analytics to Shape Perception**
Can you use analytics to improve tacos? This being CBUSDAW, we think the answer is probably “yes”, but we’re not sure how to implement or test this theory.
For our April meetup we’ve got Sara Kear, CMO of Condado Tacos, to investigate this delicious question. Sara will explore how she blends quantitative data and qualitative customer feedback to shape brand positioning and drive business decisions. We all know that marketing and analytics go way beyond attribution. Sara will show how Condado uses customer insights to inform product and pricing strategy.
She’ll also highlight how Condado leverages customer feedback at scale to influence operational priorities, positioning marketing as the voice of the customer across the organization. In the last 12 years Condado has gone from one location in Columbus to 52 locations across 10 states, so we’re guessing there’s more to that growth than really good guac (though the guac probably helps).
Ultimately, this talk focuses on the intersection of art and science—using data to inform creativity and build a brand that resonates with customers in a measurable way.
**About Our Speaker**
Sara Kear is Chief Marketing Officer at Condado Tacos, where she oversees brand, restaurant design, menu and pricing strategy, off-premise including catering, and customer data strategy. Since joining in 2021, she has helped grow the brand from 19 to 52 locations while building a data-driven marketing organization focused on loyalty and customer insights. Condado has since been named to the Inc. 5000, recognized as Breakout Retailer by Chain Store Age, and consistently ranked among FastCasual’s Top 100 Movers & Shakers.
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)













![[Arnhem] English subs: A Family](https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/4/7/9/f/highres_533418335.webp?w=640)



![Slow dating - Connection Games [Affinitee Utrecht, April Edition]](https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/a/5/9/d/highres_533322397.webp?w=640)




![[Nijmegen] Go Short Festival, EU Comp](https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/a/8/3/8/highres_533503064.webp?w=640)






