Information Science

Join us for **BipTalks Engineering Meetup**, where we’ll explore how to work *with* your database – not against it – through real-world engineering examples and practical insights. Using concrete scenarios from production systems, we’ll show how often-overlooked aspects of **relational database design and usage** can have a major impact on application performance. You’ll learn how to spot common pitfalls, understand what happens **behind the scenes in a database engine**, and make architectural decisions that help your system scale and perform better. The talk is **database-engine agnostic** and valuable for anyone working with data. 💡 **What to expect:** * **Real-world database insights** – See how seemingly small decisions in database usage can significantly affect performance and stability. * **Actionable design advice** – Learn how to recognize common pitfalls and make architectural choices that work in favor of your applications. * **A deeper technical perspective** – Gain a clearer understanding of how relational databases operate internally and why they behave the way they do. * **Networking & fun after the talk** – Connect with fellow engineers and Infobip developers, enjoy food and drinks, try out the **F1 simulator**, and win tickets for the **Shift conference** 🏎️🎉 **🎤 Speaker:** **Borna Biljan**, Principal Engineer @ Infobip Borna Biljan is a Principal Engineer at Infobip with over 15 years of industry experience. He holds a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology and has built strong expertise in designing and developing complex systems. Currently, he works as a back-end engineer focused on **high-throughput, highly available, low-latency systems**, most often using **Java technologies and MS SQL Server**. After the official part of the program, stay with us for **great conversations, refreshments, and hands-on fun with the F1 simulator**! 🍕🥤 🎟️The event is **free**, but the spots are limited so please register here: [Bip Talks Zagreb - Infobip](https://www.infobip.com/hr/c/biptalks-engineering-meetup)

Želite saznati novosti o **Power Automateu** i naučiti najbolje primjere prakse od vrhunskog stručnjaka? Pričat ćemo o custom approvalima u **Power Automate-u.** Kada koristiti standardni approval, a kada ići dužim putem kako bismo imali veću fleksibilnost. **O PREDAVAČU:** **Dino Kurelović** je programer koji radi u game developmentu. U Algebri predaje na programima obrazovanja, a kao certificirani Microsoft trener za područje Power Platform predaje i na IT specijalističkim treninzima.

\# MICROSOFT FABRIC USER GROUP AUSTRIA **Sechstes Meetup \| 19\. März 2026 \| ab 18:00 Uhr \(vor Ort\) / 19:00 Uhr \(remote\)** 📍 adesso Austria, Graz 🍴 Snacks & Drinks 🖥️ Hybrid 💬 Sessions: Englisch Wir freuen uns, euch zum sechsten **Meetup** der **Microsoft Fabric User Group Austria** einzuladen. Unsere Community trifft sich **monatlich** und rotiert dabei zwischen **Wien, Graz** und **Linz**. Diesmal sind wir bei **adesso Austria** in **Graz** zu Gast. **AGENDA** **18:00** – Ankommen · Leute kennenlernen · Snacks & Drinks genießen **18:45** – Begrüßung · *Fabric, Power BI & Community News* **19:00** – *Mastering Power BI Model Types - Import, DirectQuery, or Composite?* \| [Gregor Prohaska](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregor-prohaska/), COSMO CONSULT (englisch) **20:00** – Offene Runde · Fragen, Austausch & gemütlicher Ausklang **ABSTRACT** *Mastering Power BI Model Types - Import, DirectQuery, or Composite?* - **Gregor Prohaska** Whenever you start a new Power BI project, you must choose the right model type — a decision that shapes all the work that follows. This session explores the world of Power BI model types, focusing on the differences between Import, DirectQuery, and Composite models. We examine the limitations, advantages, and requirements of each model to provide a clear decision guideline for when to use each one. This session aims Power BI developers, data analysts, BI architects, and anyone interested in maximizing the efficiency and flexibility of their Power BI solutions. By the end of this session, atttendees will * know the main differences between Import, DirectQuery and Composit models * be able to choose (wisely) the right model for a given task * understand the impact on report design, user experience and governance If you want to avoid classic model type mishaps, this session is for you. Make your users (and database admins) happy and choose wisely!

Umjetna inteligencija sve više mijenja način na koji brendovi komuniciraju s publikom – od analize podataka i personalizacije sadržaja do automatizacije kampanja i kreativne produkcije. Na ovom panelu razgovarat ćemo o tome kako AI već danas pomaže marketingašima da rade brže, pametnije i učinkovitije, ali i gdje su njegove granice. Panelisti će podijeliti konkretne primjere iz prakse, alate koje koriste te savjete kako AI integrirati u svakodnevni marketing bez gubitka autentičnosti brenda. Panelisti: * Ivana Bilić - Atlantic Grupa * Tanja Džido - AI for Business trainer * Iva Obrovac – Rokkin Marketing * Luka Mavretić – Imago Ogilvy * Dina Hrastović, moderatorica - Money Motion Vidimo se 18.3. u 19 h na Zavrtnici u Wespa Spaces! 🤝 O PANELISTIMA * **Ivana Bilić** je digitalna stručnjakinja s više od 15 godina radnog iskustva u digitalnom marketingu, kao i doktorantica na Sveučilištu Sjever. Nakon bogatog iskustva rada u agencijama s malim, srednjim i velikim klijentima, već četiri godine razvija se u korporacijskom okruženju Atlantic Grupe, gdje radi na poziciji Višeg specijalista za digitalni marketing, a uz to je i redovni predavač na Algebra Bernaysu. * **Tanja Džido** vodeća je savjetnica za osobni brending i AI for Business trenerica s više od 16 godina iskustva u komunikacijama, digitalnim strategijama i tržišnom pozicioniranju. U devet godina poduzetništva radila je s više od 370 individualnih klijenata i 80 tvrtki, dok je njezine edukacije prošlo više od 3 tisuće profesionalaca. Posljednje tri godine dodatno se specijalizirala za umjetnu inteligenciju kroz certifikacijske programe Microsofta, IBM-a, Googlea i FER-a, a u svom radu povezuje poslovnu strategiju, umjetnu inteligenciju i autentičnu komunikaciju kako bi liderima i organizacijama pomogla izgraditi vidljivost, kredibilitet i dugoročni profesionalni utjecaj. * **Iva Obrovac** je digitalni marketing konzultant i predavač na Ekonomskom fakultetu u Zagrebu s dugogodišnjim iskustvo rada u performance i venture marketingu. U sklopu Rokkin Marketinga surađuje s agencijama i korporacijama na podizanju učinkovitosti digitalnih timova i njihovih procesa. Kao marketing lead u Martian & Machine radi na razvoju AI-native digitalnih proizvoda, a prije toga je vodila performance marketing tim agencije 404, radeći na nekim od najvećih kampanja u regiji. * **Luka Mavretić** ima day job kao kreativni direktor u agenciji Imago Ogilvy. Navečer kad djeca otiđu na spavanje postaje filmski scenarist, dramski pisac, pjesnik i dokumentarni redatelj. Nagrađivani je kreativac i autor. * **Dina Hrastović** voditeljica je sadržaja konferencije Money Motion. Bivša je članica Upravnog odbora Hrvatske udruge za umjetnu inteligenciju – CroAI, gdje aktivno doprinosi razvoju AI zajednice s naglaskom na odgovornu primjenu tehnologije u poslovanju, medijima i šire. Njezina stručnost proizlazi iz svakodnevnog rada u marketinškoj industriji kao voditeljice TG Studija, interne kreativne agencije Telegrama, kao i iz njezina rada edukatorice za primjenu generativne umjetne inteligencije. Njezino bogato iskustvo u medijima čini snažan temelj za razumijevanje i adresiranje društvenih i gospodarskih izazova u tehnološki vođenom okruženju. \*\*\* 18:30-19:00 Okupljanje sudionika, Wespa spaces Zavrtnica 19:00-20:15 Panel rasprava: "Kako koristiti AI u marketingu?" 20:15-20:30 Otvorena rasprava i pitanja publike 20:30-... Networking i fun 😊 \*\*\* **SPONZORI** Tražimo sponzora za ovaj događaj. Javite se na ilija.brajkovic@gmail.com ako se želite predstaviti zajednici od 6.400+ marketingaša. **PARTNERI** * Godji entertainment prepoznato je ime full service agencije za tehničku produkciju događanja, koja iza sebe ima mnoštvo odrađenih događanja svih vrsta - od koncerata, sportskih natjecanja, korporativnih događanja, poslovnih konferencija i promotivnih događanja, festivala i sajmova. Sve informacije i B2B opcije pronađite na www.godji.hr * Plata do vrata prvi je specijalizirani servis i pionir digitalne prodaje standardiziranih plata hladnih narezaka u Hrvatskoj. Više od 40.000 isporučenih plata godišnje potvrđuje poziciju lidera u kategoriji. Više informacija dostupno je na www.platadovrata.hr \*\*\* Prijave su obavezne! Upad na #MMZG je BESPLATAN, ali vas molim da odgovorno RSVP-ate (Yes/No) kako bismo mogli planirati točan broj sudionika. Hashtag #MMZG. Facebook stranica: https://www.facebook.com/marketingcroatia/ LinkedIn stranica: https://www.linkedin.com/company/marketing-meet-up/ Vidimo se!

Join us for a casual book club. We will talk about [Taking Testing Seriously](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/201116293-taking-testing-seriously). Feel free to join us regardless of how much of the book you have read, if you didn't start reading yet, or even if you don't plan to read it.

Pozdrav Gopheri, Novi meetup! Tema ovog druženja je: \- CEL \- Common expression language \- validation in Go CEL je jezik otvorenog koda, dizajniran za visoko učinkovitu evaluaciju. Kombinira sintaksu sa fokusom na brzu i sigurnu validaciju, što ga čini idealnim za filtriranje, provjere pravila i sigurnosna pravila (npr. u Kubernetesu). Lokacija je: Tehničko veleučilište u Zagrebu Borongajska cesta 83E, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia https://maps.app.goo.gl/1jKZDsiqMbhZc7136 Besplatni parking je moguć ispred zgrade Veleučilišta. Kao i uvijek, pozivamo vas da nam se javite s temom za predavanje. Dobrodošle su i teme za manje iskusne sudionike. Također vas pozivamo da nam se pridružite na Gophers slack kanalu: #croatia https://invite.slack.golangbridge.org/ \-\-\- Hello Gophers New meetup! The topic of this meeting is: \- Common expression language \- validation in Go The location is: Zagreb University of Applied Sciences (Tehničko veleučilište u Zagrebu – TVZ) Borongajska cesta 83E, 10000, Zagreb, Croatia https://maps.app.goo.gl/1jKZDsiqMbhZc7136 Free parking is available in front of the University building. As always, we invite you to contact us with a topic for a talk. Topics for less experienced participants are also welcome. We also invite you to join us on the Gophers slack channel: #croatia https://invite.slack.golangbridge.org/

Za novi meetup DUG BizSource Croatia user grupe očekuje se okupljanje članova i dalje širenje znanja u Microsoftovim tehnologijama koje mnogi svakodnevno koriste u poslu. Težimo ka tome da DUG BizSource Croatia pruži mogućnost stjecanja novih znanja kao i širenja svojih sa ljudima koji se bave Dynamics 365 i Power Platform aplikacijama. Nadamo se da će naša user grupa prije svega postati mjesto dobre i pozitivne energije i da ćete u njoj steći nova poslovna poznanstava i razmijeniti dosadašnje poslovno iskustvo i znanje. Vidimo se 17/03/2026 od 17:30h CET u Business Club 5 - Sky Office! Agenda: * Uvod i dobrodošlica * Predavanje * Druženje nakon predavanja

**New Dojo Location!** **Draft Day Columbus** 1130 Dublin Road Columbus, OH 43215 We're going to try a new dojo location for a few weeks and see how it works Dojos are informal Python group study sessions where everyone interested in Python gathers to learn about Python, help others with Python, or just hang out. Everyone is welcome from Python beginners to experts. Bringing a laptop is encouraged (we'll have extension cords and power strips). If there's something you want to learn leave a comment on this invite so we can plan ahead. We're looking for topic suggestions and people interested in presenting at our monthly meetings. To this end we've set up a survey form at [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15eBKF1nQQ2XS5gzD4rvhVRHMBEj7lJtHuA9wXupS3Uc](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15eBKF1nQQ2XS5gzD4rvhVRHMBEj7lJtHuA9wXupS3Uc)

Discover Kiro, AWS’s innovative development environment that adapts to your workflow. Whether you prefer specification-driven development or a more intuitive, vibe-based approach, Kiro empowers you to build applications your way. In this session, speakers will explore Kiro’s core functionality and its evolution through re:Invent 2025, along with demonstrations of prompts used to create APIs, hooks, and steering documents. In the latter part of the session, watch as we build a complete example from scratch, showcasing Kiro’s agentic AI workflow in action for spec-driven development and vibe coding. What You'll Learn - Core Kiro concepts and development philosophy Feature evolution: pre and post re:Invent 2025 Practical examples: API creation, hooks, and steering docs Live coding demonstration with real-time problem solving Who Should Attend - Developers, solutions architects, and technical leaders interested in modern AWS development tools and AI-assisted coding workflows. **Speakers Bio:** Matthew Jorat: Matthew Jorat is a Customer Solutions Manager at AWS with nearly three decades of expertise in AI, cloud transformation, migration, modernization, IT, technology, and business. His career spans infrastructure engineer, solutions architect, security auditor, customer success director, support and services director, and operations officer. He was an early adopter of AWS services as a customer, and his current role at AWS uniquely blends his technical and business skills as he partners with executive teams to translate strategic priorities into measurable business outcomes through cloud adoption, AI implementation, and operational excellence. Matt leads end-to-end AI initiatives for enterprise customers, identifying high-impact use cases and maintaining relentless focus on measurable ROI. He holds eight AWS certifications and serves as Adjunct Professor at Franklin University teaching cloud computing and AWS architecture. His expertise encompasses GenAI, agentic AI systems, migration, modernization, and optimization strategies that drive transformation at scale. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjorat/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjorat/) Girish Bhatia: Girish Bhatia is a seasoned technology delivery leader with deep expertise in cross-domain program management. He holds multiple AWS certifications, including AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Certified Developer – Associate, and AWS Generative AI Practitioner, and is also an AWS Community Builder. Girish brings over two decades of experience in the information technology industry. Throughout his career, Girish has led major technology-driven business transformation from modernizing on-premises applications to driving large-scale cloud migrations. His work includes API-based integration platforms, data-center and mainframe modernization, and enterprise cloud adoption initiatives. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Girish works at a tech-forward fintech company. He is passionate about AWS serverless architectures, Generative AI and emerging cloud technologies. An avid learner and builder, he continues to explore and apply the latest innovations in AWS to help organizations accelerate their digital transformation. https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/[https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/) **THANK YOU** *Franklin University* for hosting our meetup! To learn more about *Franklin University*, please visit their website: https://www.franklin.edu/ **DIRECTIONS** Franklin University Fisher Hall 300 E. Main St, Columbus, OH 43215 Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jxjBA2hUmS5qrvhq8 Parking is FREE! Please park in Lot C in front of Fisher Hall. See attached map. NOTE: Map the address only. When mapping with Google Maps it may use the Fisher Hall at OSU, which is NOT correct. **Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab?** Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com

This meeting will be a discussion of the book "the Science of Aliens" by Mark Brake

Join us for an engaging panel discussion on **AI Agentic Coding** and how autonomous AI systems are transforming the way software is built. Experts in AI, software engineering, and developer tools will share insights on how agentic AI—systems that can plan, reason, and execute coding tasks—is reshaping modern development workflows. The discussion will cover topics such as AI-assisted development, productivity gains, challenges around reliability and governance, and what the future of software engineering may look like with AI agents as collaborators. Whether you’re a developer, tech leader, or AI enthusiast, this session is a great opportunity to learn, ask questions, and explore how agentic AI is redefining coding

**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: Type Annotations with John Cassidy 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

This month we’ll be ready The Fifth Season by NK Jemisin. Feel free to come even if you don’t finish the bookk!