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Let's talk about technology and drink coffee! Until our location is open for visitors, we will run this via ZOOM. Please follow the link for the meeting to join!

Would you like to practice your Conversational French while discussing an article? Join us and fine-tune your pronunciation and improve your vocabulary and ease in French. This is an **online** class and a fun opportunity for intermediate students to practice Conversational French, improve expressing their opinion in French and meet other people. I'm a recognized French teacher (with 15 years experience) and I provide worksheets, support and share my best tips for learning French. **To join click here: https://efrenchcafe.mykajabi.com/french-news-cafe** You may join for a month (or more!), or even better, add a weekly mini-private lessons with the VIP upgrade. Spots generally go fast! So make sure to sign up here on MeetUp before the end of the week if you have any questions. Check it out here: https://efrenchcafe.mykajabi.com/french-news-cafe What others have been saying: • "You can't learn a new language without getting out of your comfort zone. Ida takes you there in fun ways through her Total Immersion techniques. I recommend her highly." • "I really enjoyed studying French with Ida. She makes learning fun and has an easy way to present the lessons to help you understand the language as well as the culture. She is accommodating and fun to work with. I recommend her method to anyone wanting to understand and speak the French language." • "Ida incorporates a variety of fun activities to help challenge and improve your understanding of the French language. As a result of studying with her for a few weeks, I felt more confident in interacting with the locals on a daily basis."

Join Agaric for Show and Tell on Thursdays from 3PM ET More meeting info is here: https://agaric.com/show We have a mailing list so that we can all suggest upcoming topics and we send out the invites the day before Show and Tell. Please get on the mailing list to receive the direct link to the chatroom and to be able to post to the group. Show and Tell Mailing List - https://lists.mayfirst.org/mailman/listinfo/showandtell Link to the chat - nothing to download or install -https://communitybridge.com/bbb-room/show-and-tell/ See you there!!! The Agaric Team

We meet online every Thursday at 7:00 PM US Eastern. Please join the community to - * discuss topics on Python * problem solving * build coding skills Please download and import the following iCalendar (.ics) files to your calendar system. Weekly: [https://zoom.us/j/95353388661?pwd=UkVMUmZzQ3k4TlV2ZDVoVlZ6eU54dz09](https://zoom.us/j/95353388661?pwd=UkVMUmZzQ3k4TlV2ZDVoVlZ6eU54dz09) Join Zoom Meeting [https://zoom.us/j/95353388661?pwd=UkVMUmZzQ3k4TlV2ZDVoVlZ6eU54dz09](https://zoom.us/j/95353388661?pwd=UkVMUmZzQ3k4TlV2ZDVoVlZ6eU54dz09)

**Welcome to the Parental Alienation Anonymous community.** **Please go to our website [pa-a.org](https://parentalalienationanonymous.com/contact/) and sign and fill in the [contact page](https://parentalalienationanonymous.com/contact/). You will receive an automated email immediately, please check your spam if you don’t see the email. It will contain all meeting times and links as well as a link to community resources, PDFs about our support groups and other valuable information.** **If you are new to our community you are welcome at any meeting. The topics vary and we suggest trying several meetings to find the ones that resonate with you. [We have 14 meetings a week all on zoom](https://parentalalienationanonymous.com/meeting-schedule/). The community is incredibly robust and includes folks from all over the world.** **[PA-A is a support group](https://parentalalienationanonymous.com/what-is-a-12-step-meeting/) for people struggling with varying degrees of alienation, estrangement and erasure from their children, grandchildren, parents and other members of their extended family. This also includes previously alienated children. Meetings usually have 20-40 people attending. You can choose to have your camera on or off and participate or just listen.** **PA-A is designed to support people in different phases of the alienation continuum, from those with absolutely no contact, to partial contact and to members who have reestablished regular contact. We are all struggling in unique ways. Our individual struggles all have common intersections, and it is this that brings us together to start the healing process.** **We are a [12-step](https://parentalalienationanonymous.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/PA-A-Newcomer-Booklet.pdf) community. What this means is we are recovery based. We concentrate on working on solutions to our emotional, spiritual and physical challenges that arise out of alienation and all of our relationships. There are a lot of facebook groups and other resources out there. We differ considerably as we have a framework (Allanon) that has worked for over 70 years for people struggling with all sorts of interpersonal relationships. We have adapted this program for alienation.** **The meetings have structure, a leader and a secretary that maintain safety and consistency. We use a timer so no one person can dominate a meeting. We also share in a way that supports and uplifts our community. This is really useful if you feel stuck, hopeless and alone. It keeps us out of the spiral of alienation and gives us a way out.** **Some people think once their alienated child or family member is back in their lives that reconnection will be a relatively smooth process, but the reality is that recovery is a lifelong journey. As PA-A grows in numbers and strength, we will learn how to heal and thrive as a community. Some of the greatest support I receive is in my daily integration of rebuilding a relationship with one of my daughters.** **We as a community have had so many success stories of people reuniting and more importantly seeing people in early stages that have some contact with their loved ones deepen and heal before full on alienation sets in.** **Please send any questions to [parentalalienationanonymous@gmail.com](mailto:parentalalienationanonymous@gmail.com)** **Welcome and we hope to see you in the rooms!!**

Please self-register using this link: [https://dcbni.com/en-US/visitorregistration?chapterId=16762](https://dcbni.com/en-US/visitorregistration?chapterId=16762) Each week, the members of BNI Dupont Business Link meet to share ideas and information, enjoy lunch, and build relationships that lead to closed business. In the fiscal year that ended Oct. 1, chapter members generated over $1.3 Million in new business through word-of-mouth marketing. This year, we are committed to improving on that number and generating even more revenue for each other through referrals and relationship-building.

Are you searching for direction with your divorce? This Divorce Information Workshop may provide you with the resources you need to jump start the process. Join with others going through the same emotional, legal and financial issues. Unfortunately, our meeting room is closed due to the virus. Until further notice, all meetings will be virtual on the Zoom platform. To obtain the link to join the meeting, please register through Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUldu6rqzojHdFKOyEWHRKcTAsrAo0uegyF Please try to register through Zoom, at least a day or two before the meeting. It is a manual approval process, so not automatic. It may take some time before you receive the confirmation and the link to join. Donations to help offset the cost of holding these meetings is appreciated and can be made through Zelle at 310-498-3585. Donations are not tax deductible. The workshops on the second Saturday and the fourth Sunday are for people who identify as women only. The workshops on the first Sunday are for people who identify as men only.

AnalyticsCLUB JobExpo is created to promote virtual, happy, and healthy hiring within the Data Analytics Community. The signature program from Analytics.CLUB would attract 150,000 global participants(About 6k recruiters and 150k global seekers). To learn more, read JobExpo FAQ at https://tao.ai/jobexpo/faq. The Process: Create an account on https://analytics.club Visit https://analytics.club/jobexpo and register your interest 5-7 days before the event, JobExpo will communicate with everyone to complete the signup process(register as a job seeker, recruiter or partner, if not already completed) 3-5 days before the event, JobExpo will communicate with everyone about the process 1-3 days before the event, JobExpo will communicate with everyone about approving the potential matches On suggested timeslots(transmitted via JobExpo communication) all the subscriber will come to JobExpo site and interact withing the right groups/chat sessions to take job conversation forward After JobExpo, all subscribers are encouraged to provide feedback so that TAO.ai could enhance the personal experience for all the subscribers. * Please note JobExpo always value your time and ensures you never have to wait unless JobExpo has identified a match for you. Why it Matters? Best industry hirings are done with the power of networking and reference. JobExpo uses the power of skill connectivity and an identical profile portfolio to connect similar candidates to relevant opportunities. JobExpo brings relationships and connection back into hiring. Takeaways? We expect the event to: 1. Create interesting conversations 2. Improve access to local talent and local opportunities 3. Provide a venue to promote effective hiring 4. Connect professionals with other seekers so they could collaborate and improve their search 5. Discover what some of the top businesses are looking for in a talent 6. Educate recruiters and job seekers about top trends and hiring skills that are trendy and rising. About JobExpo JobExpo is World's largest open community talent platform that is built on the TAO.ai Talent Analytics Artificial Intelligence platform to bring virtual career events to various communities around the World. JobExpo event currently powers more than 2 million communities around the globe. About TAO.ai TAO.ai is created out of a need from AnalyticsWeek. In the age when Artificial Intelligence is synonymized with losing jobs, AnalyticsWeek's vast community started demanding an Artificial Intelligence that could help people find employment, live better professional life and enjoy a healthy, happy, and growth centered life. TAO.ai currently powers several large internet communities and assisting people in living healthy and happy.

**Please click the link below, it will take you to the contact page on our website. Fill in the contact info and you will receive an automated welcome email with all the meeting times/links and information.** [https://parentalalienationanonymous.com/contact/](https://parentalalienationanonymous.com/contact/) or email **parentalalienationanonymous@gmail.com** for meeting info It is suggested to try 5-6 support group meetings before you make a decision if the meetings are supportive and useful to you. There are 8 meetings during the week with slightly different topics and people at each meeting. This is a PARENTAL ALIENATION 12 STEP support group meeting. If you feel like you are always explaining your alienation story, if you fell that close family and friends don't really get it, if you are looking for a safe place to have a shared reality with other folk struggling and if you are looking for tools to support and resource yourself this is a great meeting for you. The meetings over the last several months have been transformative for me. I have friends now that understand what I am going through and there is no need to explain my vocabulary. There is someone that is or has gone through the same thing as me. I am not isolating as much and feel resourced to show up in my life to a degree I haven't felt in along time. If you are new to support group meetings I will give you a 2 minute narrative of what to expect. We meet on zoom with or without a camera on. It is suggested to have your camera on. There is a meeting leader and secretary that run the meeting. The leader reads an intro and then shares on PA or a related topic for 3-5 minutes. After that there is a quick secretary report and then the meetings is opened for all to share. Some folks share, some folks just listen, there is no wrong or right way. These are closed (alienated folks only) meeting for parents, step parents, grand parents, uncles, aunts and any other family or friends struggling with any form of alienation. Please message me with any questions parentalalienationanonymous@gmail.com or go to pa-a.org to register for a weekly email with meeting times, locations and links. This will save you having to check your meetup inbox for a link. I suggest coming 10minutes early to hang out informally before the meeting starts. It a great time to connect and hopefully chuckle a couple of times. Hope to see you at a meeting.

There is no event associated with this Meetup. Rather, it's an announcement directed toward organizers who incur costs related to hosting free educational events in the arts and humanities. The People's Colloquium is a nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon, with a mission to help organizers like yourself cover costs related to hosting events. To find out more, please visit PeoplesColloquium.org.

Learn the art of the literary critique, get direct feedback on your work, and meet other local writers. We focus on workshopping fiction, but also have some free-writing, writing exercises, and discussion. To see this month's submissions and our workshop guidelines click here: https://bit.ly/37aWf56

To help developers to get started with Taxa, we now host online office hours every Friday 11am-12pm PST. Our tech team members will provide tech support and answer tech related questions.

Topic to be announced. **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

**Latest Dojo Location!** **Knotty Pine Brewing** 1765 W 3rd Ave, Columbus, OH 43212 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 speakers for our Monthly Meetups! Fill out the form if you are interested in presenting to the Python Community. https://forms.gle/ehSfUAC2WgR34Crq9

QA or the Highway is a one-day, affordable, regional, professional conference featuring real-world experience and thought leadership in the QA and testing industry. This is a ticketed event please register here: https://www.qaorthehwy.com/ Featured Keynote Speakers: **Matthew-Hope Eland** **(Wizard at Leading EDJE)** \- An AI Specialist and Wizard at Leading EDJE who is known to teach software engineering\, AI\, and data science concepts in the most ridiculous ways possible\. Matt has used machine learning to settle debates over whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie\, reinforcement learning to drive the behavior of digital squirrels\, data analytics to suggest improvements to his favorite TV show\, and AI agents to play board games and create an AI agent with the personality of a dog\. Matt is the author of "Data Science in \.NET with Polyglot Notebooks" and "Refactoring with C\#" as well as several LinkedIn Learning courses\. Matt helps organize the Central Ohio \.NET Developer Group\, runs several blogs and a YouTube channel\, has a Master’s of Science in Data Analytics\, and is a current Microsoft MVP in AI and \.NET\. **Tatyana Arbouzova** **(CEO at Innovate QA)** \- Tatyana Arbouzova is an engineering and business leader with a strong background in Quality Engineering across multiple industries\, including Big Tech\, Healthcare\, and Entertainment\. She has held leadership roles at world\-class companies such as Microsoft\, VMware\, Disney\, and The Pokémon Company International\, where she focused on building quality\-driven cultures and scaling teams to deliver high\-impact products\. With decades of experience\, Tatyana has helped organizations transform their quality practices so teams can deliver software efficiently\, confidently\, and with measurable business outcomes\. Today\, Tatyana advises software companies on adopting AI to optimize quality practices and improve how software is delivered at scale\. She is also a passionate community builder and the founder of Innovate QA\, a thriving Seattle\-based community and conference for quality professionals\.

Join the local UX community for our casual monthly breakfast event. We're exploring the West Side this month with a member suggestion –those are always welcome. Thanks to the team at Nationwide for supporting the group!

**The Behavior Gap: Where Products Win or Lose** Teams today have more data than ever, and yet many still struggle to understand why customers adopt, engage with, or abandon their products. Teams sprint, ship faster, and chase more signals… all while metrics stall and confidence drops. The missing piece isn’t more data. It’s often the behavioral insight between the metrics, explaining why the numbers move in the first place. Dashboards can tell you what customers did, but understanding why they did it (and how to influence what they do next) requires a deeper blend of insights. This session is about closing that gap. Drawing from real-world experience designing and scaling products as [ZoCo Design](https://zocodesign.com/)’s CEO, [Lacey](https://www.linkedin.com/in/laceypicazo/) will share how to cut through the noise and identify the insights that actually change behavior—moving people, and moving metrics. You’ll learn: * Why understanding customer behavior is a quant and qual challenge * How to spot the signals that actually predict behavior change * Where AI accelerates insight, and where it creates distraction * How to get meaningfully closer to customers, without adding more tools This talk reframes how to evaluate performance and identify what levers actually improve it, helping your team to make smarter bets with greater confidence. Every meaningful outcome is driven by behavior change. And when you know how to design for behavior, you stop guessing, and start building things that work. **About Our Speaker** [Lacey Picazo](https://www.linkedin.com/in/laceypicazo/) is the Founder and CEO of ZoCo, a healthcare product studio that turns complex, high-stakes ideas into products that drive real-world adoption. She partners with healthcare organizations to uncover critical care delivery insights, focus product strategy through behavior design, and build solutions that patients and providers actually use. 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)

Bienvenue! We host a twice-a-month French conversation club at La Chatelaine on Lane. All levels welcome! Whether you're new to French or running for Président de la République you are welcome here! We often read plays together, play vocabulary games, and generally enjoy the delicious food available at La Chatelaine! We will be at the long table in the back of the restaurant. A bientôt!

## 🤝 Host Information A co-hosted event by ProductTank Columbus & Women in Product Columbus 💡 About the Workshop AI adoption is stalling across organizations — not because of a lack of motivation or tools, but because it's fundamentally a behavior design challenge. This hands-on workshop applies proven Behavior Design models and methods to help you move from a vague organizational wish to boost AI adoption to 3-5 concrete, testable interventions you can act on starting tomorrow. Whether you're a product manager, on a product team, or just someone trying to get AI to actually stick at work, you'll leave with a clear picture of what's worth focusing on, what to ignore, and how to drive real, sustained adoption — no guesswork required. 🛠️ What to Bring Laptop: Fully charged and ready to go. AI Assistant: Have your favorite AI assistant pulled up. (Dom will be using Claude, but feel free to use whichever assistant you prefer!) 🍕 Logistics & Perks Food & Drink: Pizza and drinks provided! Parking: Plenty of free spaces available on-site. ###