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Join the Dubai IT Infrastructure Meetup Group this coming Saturday, January 17th, from 3 pm to 5 pm for our free roundtable event. This session is designed for decision-makers looking to discuss key strategies for robust infrastructure. Topics for discussion include: * Robust **office setups** and scalable **data centers** * Essential **server management** practices * Effective **data connectivity solutions** * Reliable **maintenance planning** and operational continuity Bring your IT-related challenges and connect with local peers to gain actionable insights for business growth in the Dubai market.

2026 is here and we’re stepping into it with intention ✨🚀 Join us for a relaxed, thoughtful session designed to help you reflect on the year behind you and set meaningful goals for the year ahead. This is not about rigid resolutions or pressure to “have it all figured out” — it’s about honest reflection, shared learning, and gentle accountability in a safe, supportive space. Together, we’ll: * Celebrate wins (big *and* small) * Reflect on lessons learned in 2025 * Explore what growth looked like for us * Set intentions and goals for 2026 - professionally, personally, or both Whether your goal is to level up your tech skills, make a career pivot, prioritize self-care, learn to cook lasagna, or train for a marathon - this space is about inspiring each other to stretch, experiment, and grow 💪 To guide the discussion, we’ll use the prompts below - feel free to reflect on them in advance or simply explore them during the session. ✨ **Celebrating Wins** * What professional and personal achievements from 2025 are you most proud of? * What was your proudest moment this year? * Which skills (technical or non-technical) did you develop or improve the most? 🔄 **Growth & Improvement** * What did you try that didn’t work? * What can we try differently in 2026 to improve? * What new skills (technical or non-technical) do you want to focus on next year? 💡 **Lessons Learned** * What surprised you most about the past year? * What did you learn about yourself, your job, or your life that you want to carry into the new year? * What new strategies or habits are you excited to try in 2026? 🌱 **Self-Care Goals** * What does self-care look like for you, and how can we prioritize it in 2025? 🛤 **Looking Ahead** * How does where you are today compare to where you were a year ago? * What do you want to take with you into 2026, and what will you leave behind in 2025? Let’s connect, reflect, and set ourselves up for an incredible 2026! 🌟 See you there!

Club Speech Contest 2026 “Where Champions Are Made” Ace It Marina Toastmasters Club proudly invites you to an exciting Club Speech Contest, featuring the International Speech, Evaluation, Humorous Speech, and Table Topics contests. Watch talented speakers compete, think on their feet, and deliver impactful messages, evaluated by experienced Toastmasters leaders in a high-energy, supportive environment. Whether you’re a contestant, an aspiring speaker, or a guest, this event promises learning, inspiration, and powerful communication in action. 📅 Date: Saturday, 24 January 2026 ⏰ Time: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM 📍 Venue: IN5 Tech, Dubai Internet City Come witness champions in the making and be inspired to become one.

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**Details** This event offers four key talks: **Eslam Awad** on Aws bedrock agent core, **Anitha Senthilnathan** on AWS re:Invent AI/ML Recap, **Saurabh Bhattacharya** on Recap on Databases and **Sabiha Ashik** on AI Inside Amazon Connect. \*\*\* **Staff SRE @talabat, Eslam specializes in building scalable AI solutions on AWS.** **\~Eslam Awad** [Eslam Awad | LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/eslam-awad-19b63a95/) Topic: Aws bedrock agent core. **AI Solutions Architect at Savic INC Headshot** **\~ Anitha Senthilnathan** [Anitha Senthilnathan | LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitha-senthilnathan/) Topic: WS re:Invent AI/ML Recap: Bedrock, Nova, Sonic and the Rise of Agentic AI. **Principal AWS Technical Instructor, AWS** **\~ Saurabh Bhattacharya** [Saurabh Bhattacharya | LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/antaragni/) Topic: Recap on Databases **Independent Consultant** **\~ Sabiha Ashik** [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabiha-ashik/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabiha-ashik/) Topic: Meet the Next-Gen Agent: AI Inside Amazon Connect \*\*\* **User Group Leaders** * **Sabiha Ashik, AWS Hero / AWS User Group Leader** [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabiha-ashik/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabiha-ashik/) * **Hameedullah Khan, AWS Community Builder / AWS User Group Leader** [https://www.linkedin.com/in/hameedullahkhan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hameedullahkhan) * **Saad Zaman, AWS Community Builder/ AWS User Group Leader** [https://www.linkedin.com/in/zamansaad](https://www.linkedin.com/in/zamansaad?utm_source=share&utm_campaign=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=ios_app) * **Mahmoud Khatib, AWS Community Builder / AWS User Group Leader** [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahmoud-khatib-45900052](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahmoud-khatib-45900052)

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🌟 Tea Talk & Track – A Unique Networking & Training Event Join us this Sunday from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at: 📍 B2C Institute, Dhaguard Business Center, Office No. 301, 3rd Floor, Adidas building, Bank Street, Bur Dubai – Near Burjuman Metro Station (Exit 3) Event Flow: 🕛 6:00 – 7:00 PM | Business Networking–Build valuable connections and explore new opportunities. 🕛 7:00 – 8:00 PM | Learn Skill for generating Additional Income throgh the Forex Market–free introductory training workshop for beginners. This weekly gathering blends networking, professional learning, and live forex market experience to help you grow personally and professionally. 🌐 Visit us at: www.b2cinstitute.com 📅 Sunday | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM 🤝 Connect. Learn. Grow.

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**What this is about?** This is a meetup group focused on AI. We meet every Saturday at 7:30pm at DIFC. Usually there are up to 30 people from different backgrounds, such as AI programmers, rocket engineers, physicists, marketing, designers, investors... But it's also meant for people who have no background in AI and are looking for more insight. This is a very casual group for everyone, no presentations, you can pitch your AI business idea or discuss your favorite Terminator movie. We meet at the Stage Area (next to S&C Music, see directions https://imgur.com/a/QIvYOvT ) above the Carrefour market at DIFC, just look for a group of people there without board games (if you see board games, that's another group). The group is free and there is no requirement to buy anything. There is free wifi. 📣 WhatsApp group for event updates (only mods can post): [https://chat.whatsapp.com/JjrVIJyxHbe9fUWoGLaJsZ](https://chat.whatsapp.com/JjrVIJyxHbe9fUWoGLaJsZ) 📍To get there: 🚇 Metro Station: Financial Centre Metro Station, 5 minutes walk, look for the Financial Centre exit sign. 🚗 Parking Options: Gate Avenue Parking is unfortunately under construction. Other options: Gate District Building 2: free underground parking from 6 pm onwards. \* Street Parking near Ritz Carlton: This is a paid parking option, conveniently located. \* Gate Avenue Open Parking: Present a purchase receipt for 4 hours of complimentary parking. 💡 **Note**: *You might see a few other Meetup pages with similar names - this one’s run by the folks actually hosting the weekly meetups and building the in-person community you’ve seen at DIFC.* *PS: We occasionally take group photos to capture good vibes and community spirit, by attending you're comfortable with casual group photos - feel free to step aside if you don't wish to be in them*

Have a small business? Ever wish you could just ask some questions around how to grow your business, get more customers or just know what the freak you are doing with sales? Now is your chance!! Every month we are hosting the "Ask an Expert" at the Columbus Metro Library, Main campus. I will be there to answer your Sales related questions. Drop-in for sales coaching designed to help small business owners, entrepreneurs, and sales professionals sharpen their sales approach. Whether you have questions on how to refine your pitch, are looking to close deals more quickly, or are working on building better client relationships, Smashing Your Sales Goals Coaches are here to help. Drop-in to get expert insights, actionable strategies and real-time solutions to grow your business and generate higher profits. Drop-In Sales Coaching is FREE + OPEN to the public. No appointment needed. First come, first served. EPIC Learning created. Accelerate Columbus supported.

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## Details \#\# Learn Infrastructure\-as\-Code \(the FUN Way\) — Through Minecraft 🎮☁️ **Joint Meetup: DevOps Columbus - Azure CBUS - Columbus HashiCorp User Group** What if learning Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code didn’t feel like a whitepaper… but more like a game? Join us for a joint DevOps Columbus, Azure CBUS and Columbus HashiCorp User Group meetup where **Mark Tinderholt** \(Principal Architect\, Microsoft Azure \| HashiCorp Ambassador \| “The Azure Terraformer”\) shows how **Minecraft** can be used as a surprisingly powerful way to understand real-world Infrastructure-as-Code concepts. In this session, Mark will demonstrate how Terraform and Azure can be used to provision, configure, and manage Minecraft servers—while teaching the same patterns you’d use for production cloud infrastructure. \#\#\# What we’ll cover * Infrastructure-as-Code fundamentals using **Terraform** * Provisioning real infrastructure on **Azure** * Applying **IaC best practices** (immutability, repeatability, versioning) * How playful environments like Minecraft make complex concepts *click* * Why learning through experimentation beats click-ops every time \#\#\# Who should attend * Developers, platform engineers, and cloud engineers * Terraform users (new or experienced) * Anyone curious about Infrastructure-as-Code but tired of boring examples * Minecraft fans who want to see it used in a totally unexpected way No prior Minecraft experience required—just curiosity and a willingness to learn infrastructure the fun way. Come for the blocks, stay for the Terraform. 🧱➡️📐

## Learn Infrastructure-as-Code (the FUN Way) — Through Minecraft 🎮☁️ **Joint Meetup: Azure CBUS × Columbus HashiCorp User Group × DevOps Columbus** What if learning Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code didn’t feel like a whitepaper… but more like a game? Join us for a joint Azure CBUS, Columbus HashiCorp User Group, and DevOps Columbus meetup where **Mark Tinderholt** \(Principal Architect\, Microsoft Azure \| HashiCorp Ambassador \| “The Azure Terraformer”\) shows how **Minecraft** can be used as a surprisingly powerful way to understand real-world Infrastructure-as-Code concepts. In this session, Mark will demonstrate how Terraform and Azure can be used to provision, configure, and manage Minecraft servers—while teaching the same patterns you’d use for production cloud infrastructure. ### What we’ll cover * Infrastructure-as-Code fundamentals using **Terraform** * Provisioning real infrastructure on **Azure** * Applying **IaC best practices** (immutability, repeatability, versioning) * How playful environments like Minecraft make complex concepts *click* * Why learning through experimentation beats click-ops every time ### Who should attend * Developers, platform engineers, and cloud engineers * Terraform users (new or experienced) * Anyone curious about Infrastructure-as-Code but tired of boring examples * Minecraft fans who want to see it used in a totally unexpected way No prior Minecraft experience required—just curiosity and a willingness to learn infrastructure the fun way. Come for the blocks, stay for the Terraform. 🧱➡️📐 Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!! https://sessionize.com/azure-cbus-2026/

Come out to Improving for our monthly iOS and Mac meetings. This Month's Presentation: Nothing yet. (You should volunteer). What is Cocoaheads (http://cocoaheads.org/)? CocoaHeads is a group devoted to discussion of Apple Computer's Cocoa Framework for programming on MacOS X and iOS (including the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch). During monthly meetings, members present on their projects and offer tutorials on various programming topics. What is BuckeyeCocoa (http://buckeyecocoa.org/)? BuckeyeCocoa is a group of Objective-C/Swift developers/enthusiasts. We host monthly Cocoaheads and near-weekly NSCoder meetings in Columbus, Ohio. The meetings are free to attend. Presentations! Presenters welcome! We are always in need of people willing to present material. Any Swift and/or Objective-C related topic is welcome. Times can be 5 minutes (i.e. lightning talks) to a maximum of 2 hours. Interested? Contact info is on the BuckeyeCocoa website. To volunteer for a presentation contact us at @BuckeyeCocoa on Twitter. Follow us on Twitter! @BuckeyeCocoa (https://twitter.com/#!/Buckeyecocoa/) For more information: http://buckeyecocoa.org/

## Learn Infrastructure-as-Code (the FUN Way) — Through Minecraft 🎮☁️ **Joint Meetup: Azure CBUS × Columbus HashiCorp User Group** What if learning Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code didn’t feel like a whitepaper… but more like a game? Join us for a joint Azure CBUS and Columbus HashiCorp User Group meetup where **Mark Tinderholt** \(Principal Architect\, Microsoft Azure \| HashiCorp Ambassador \| “The Azure Terraformer”\) shows how **Minecraft** can be used as a surprisingly powerful way to understand real-world Infrastructure-as-Code concepts. In this session, Mark will demonstrate how Terraform and Azure can be used to provision, configure, and manage Minecraft servers—while teaching the same patterns you’d use for production cloud infrastructure. ### What we’ll cover * Infrastructure-as-Code fundamentals using **Terraform** * Provisioning real infrastructure on **Azure** * Applying **IaC best practices** (immutability, repeatability, versioning) * How playful environments like Minecraft make complex concepts *click* * Why learning through experimentation beats click-ops every time ### Who should attend * Developers, platform engineers, and cloud engineers * Terraform users (new or experienced) * Anyone curious about Infrastructure-as-Code but tired of boring examples * Minecraft fans who want to see it used in a totally unexpected way No prior Minecraft experience required—just curiosity and a willingness to learn infrastructure the fun way. Come for the blocks, stay for the Terraform. 🧱➡️📐 Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!! https://sessionize.com/cbus-hug-2026/

Christians in Tech is a community at the intersection of faith and technology. Our meetups are designed to spark meaningful conversations, promote knowledge sharing, and encourage growth—both in your career and your spiritual walk with God. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting your tech journey, CIT welcomes you. Our Website [https://linktr.ee/citcbus](https://linktr.ee/citcbus) Sponsors and Partners * Improving (Venue Sponsor) * Bethel World Prayer Center (Fiscal Sponsor) * Fruits & Roots (Coffee Partner)