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Still hesitating to start your album? Find out about the process of creating an album from scratch with a professional music producer. **This event is free and open to everyone!** Please RSVP on the [343 Labs Website](https://343labs.de/events/releasing-an-album-min-t/) to save your seat! Join us: **Wednesday, February 18** **18:30–20:30** **House of Music (343 Labs, 2nd floor)** **What to expect:** * **Production:** Developing a song structure, finding matching sounds, and keeping the workflow fast and focused * **Melodies** **and vocal harmonies:** Crafting musical and vocal elements while planning for live performance possibilities * **Mixing:** Streamlining the mixing process without losing creative momentum * **Vision**: Maintaining cohesion across an entire project and keeping every track aligned with the bigger picture.

Cuban salsa classes every Wednesday . Join us, learn how to dance, save lives and make friends! **Classes**: 19:00 - Absolute Beginners (For Free) 20:00 - Beginners 2 21.00 - Improvers 1 **Price: (Card payment only)** 1 class - 7€ 10 class pass - 49€ or 42€ reduced* (To use within 11 weeks. Valid for all our classes. It can only be used by one person per class. No refund possible) * Reduced price for students, Schüler, Azubis, H4-Empfänger, and pensioners/retired folks. A valid proof is needed. **Why should you learn Salsa, and why with us?** - It's great fun! - You don't need any prior dancing experience. - You get to know loads of new people. - No registration, just swing by. - No fix starting date - you can start any week. - No dress code - come in whatever you feel comfortable in. Note:No outside shoes in the room: socks or a pair of clean shoes will be required - No partner needed - we change regularly during the classes (bring all your friends though!) - You can help us make a difference! **What is Salsa4Water**? Simple! We teach Salsa and donate all our profits to the NGO Welthungerhilfe, which uses these funds for their local projects in Malawi. Welthungerhilfe fights for equal access to safe drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene in nearly 40 countries world wide. This gives you the chance to save lives while dancing!

Hello! I’m organising a coworking + socialising session for all of us who are working on projects (e.g. our own creations, freelance or remote work) but don't feel like sitting alone at home. 🙂 To ensure that we have time for both socialising AND working, we will be using the so-called “Pomodoro” technique: **50 mins deep work** (silent), followed by **10 mins break** to socialise. And then repeat! You are welcome to join whatever your personal background is, and whatever project you are working on. I (the host) speak English and German, so either language is fine. ——————————————————- AGENDA: * **Short Intro** Tell us who you are and share something about what you will be working on today * **Pomodoro Session** \- 3x \(3h\) Each Pomodoro session consists of 50 mins focused “deep work” (no talking, no interruptions, **phones on silent mode**) -> then 10 mins break: a chance to share your progress with others -> Repeat * **15 mins Wrap Up** Celebrate what you achieved and get to know others 😊 ———— The location is **Espresso House near Checkpoint Charlie** (they have multiple outlets - so be sure to go to the correct one!) Wifi + power plugs are available - but best to bring a fully charged laptop, just in case 🙃 You **do not** have to pay anything. But since we are using the café space, it is common courtesy to buy at least one drink (coffee costs roughly **4 Euros**).

**PyBerlin: February's event** **Sponsor**: **Sentry** **Location: W3.Hub (ground floor)** **Agenda:** 6:30 pm – Doors open: snacks, drinks, networking 6:55 pm - Welcome from PyBerlin 7:00 pm - Welcome from the sponsor - Sentry 7:10 pm – **Maximum time off, minimum leave: solving the holiday equation with Python and math // Sander Van Aken** Around the beginning of the year, German news sources publish tips on how to optimize your vacation by cleverly using Brückentage: taking a few strategic days of leave to connect weekends and public holidays into long breaks. But how can this be computed systematically? And how can it be tailored to your personal preferences? Operations Research (OR) and mathematical optimization are powerful but often underrepresented disciplines within the broader AI and analytics landscape. In this beginner-friendly talk, we treat holiday planning as a mathematical optimization problem. Using the question “How do I maximize my benefit from taking time off?”, we will walk through the full process from problem formulation to a working Python solution. Speaker's bio: Sander Van Aken is Operations Research Engineer and passionate about applying quantitative methods to solve mobility, logistics and supply chain planning challenges. Beyond his day-to-day job of developing decision support algorithms for network planning at Flix SE, he is active in the broader OR community and loves introducing people to the field. 7:40 pm - break 8:00 pm – **Exception Handling Within the Context of Python's Typing System // Jonathan Herrera** A conceptual approach to exception handling, with a special focus on Python's type hinting system. Python's typing system does not allow for annotating methods with the exceptions they raise. The talk discusses the conceptual consequences of this limitation and introduces different exception handling paradigms with their upsides and downsides. Speaker's bio: Jonathan has worked as a Senior Python Developer in different companies. Currently, he is an Engineering Manager at RoomPriceGenie, a scale-up providing revenue management solutions to hotels, where he oversees the integrations team, and works, amongst other things, on establishing best practices with regard to reliability and security. 8:30 pm – **One does not simply send a GET request // Paweł Wiszniewski** Short presentation on a few of the less-known features of the requests and urllib3 libraries. Regardless of whether you're scraping the web or extracting data from those REST API endpoints, you need a reliable and convenient way to download data from the internet. But packages get lost in the traffic, servers get overwhelmed with requests. And your job is to build a resilient data pipeline. Let's see what the most popular HTTP libraries have to offer. Speaker's bio: Paweł is a Senior Data Engineer and a founding member of the Data Platform team at Flink SE, where he builds tools and designs processes that empower data scientists, analysts, and business teams across the company. 9:10 pm - closing This event will be only in-person. Please check our Code of Conduct and official health regulation in Berlin before coming. If you feel some signs of sickness, please consider skipping this event and attending another time. We will have plenty of events in different formats in the future. Looking forward seeing you all!

**GDG Berlin × Cloudflare** 📍 **Ojin AIxHaus — Powered by Journee** Chausseestraße 36, 10115 Berlin 🗓 **Date:** *Wednesday 18 Feb* ⏰ **Time:** 18:00 – 21:30 (GMT+1) 🚨 **Important** Registration will be handled via **Luma** 👉 **Registration link:** [https://luma.com/x0iqonf2](https://luma.com/x0iqonf2) 🌍 About this event Join us for a **Berlin AI Builders Meetup**, organized by **GDG Berlin** and **sponsored by Cloudflare**. This evening meetup brings together engineers, builders, founders, and AI practitioners for practical, real-world discussions at the intersection of **AI, infrastructure, and modern software systems**. Whether you’re building AI-powered products, scaling platforms, or exploring how AI fits into real production workflows, expect insightful talks, open conversations, and strong community energy. 📍 Venue Hosted at **Ojin AIxHaus — Powered by Journee** Berlin’s home for builders, creators, and AI practitioners. 🗓 Agenda **18:00 – Doors Open** Grab a drink, meet fellow builders, and get settled. **18:30 – Talk 1 (TBA)** *Topic to be announced* 🍕☕ **Break — 15 min** 19:10 – 19:25 **19:25 – Talk 2 (TBA)** *Topic to be announced* 🍕☕ **Break — 15 min** 20:05 – 20:20 **20:20 – Talk 3 (TBA)** *Topic to be announced* 🕺 **Networking from 21:00 until 21:30** 💃 Connect with speakers, organizers, and fellow AI & cloud enthusiasts. 🍕🍻 Food & Drinks Food and drinks will be provided thanks to **Cloudflare’s support**. 🙏 Thanks & Credits A big thank you to **Ojin AIxHaus** for hosting this event and to **Cloudflare** for sponsoring and supporting the Berlin developer community. Ojin AIxHaus is powered by **Journee — The Human AI Company**, a collaborative community space in Berlin Mitte where scientists, machine learning engineers, founders, creators, and AI enthusiasts come together to build the future of AI. Ojin AIxHaus is free to join and is currently curating its 2026 events calendar. Have an idea for a meetup, workshop, or hackathon? Bring your fire — they bring the space 🔥 👉 [https://ojin.ai/community](https://ojin.ai/community) **Google Cloud Credits** We’re planning to offer **Google Cloud credits** to attendees so you can explore and experiment on GCP after the event. Activation details and instructions will be shared on-site. And a huge thanks to everyone in the community who helps make these events possible 💙

If you’re craving more meaning, aliveness, and alignment with what truly matters to you in your work - this evening is for you. ​An intimate dinner evening for people working inside organizations, who don’t just want to function at work but care deeply about shaping things from within. ​This is not a workshop or a networking event. It’s an opportunity to pause, reflect together, and have the conversations that often get postponed in everyday work. ​It’s not about having all the answers. It’s about creating room for clarity, perspective, and one meaningful next step. ​Join us around the table. *Seats are limited to ensure meaningful conversations* 💛 *** **​​This evening is for you, if…** * ​​you desire a deeper sense of meaning and ownership in your everyday work * ​​you miss having inspiring conversations with like-minded people around work * ​​you’re curious how to navigate impact driven projects from within organizations ​We’re looking forward to welcoming you at the table, ​Marielen & Livia *** ​​📍 Berlin, Kreuzberg ​🍝 €11.50 (covers dinner & drinks) ​🦓 10-15 people ​Delicious food. Thoughtful questions. Honest exchange. No rush. *** ​**Why this evening exists** ​Over the last months, we kept meeting amazing people who work inside of organisation (often in a corporate context), who feel stretched by their work - yet still care deeply about contributing to positive change somehow. ​They bring so much care & potential and yet I’ve noticed how often meaningful initiatives never quite take shape, simply because there’s little space or energy to move them forward. ​That’s why we’re experimenting with a small, thoughtful format to create exactly that. ​For now, this takes a very simple form: we’re setting a table and bringing a small group together over dinner. It felt like the most human way to invite reflection, honest conversation, and a sense of hope and possibility. Especially at a time when change within systems can easily feel overwhelming. ​So if someone comes to mind while reading this - a friend, colleague, or collaborator who’s trying to create change from within their organization but might not quite know where to start or how to move forward - feel free to pass this on 💛

Our first CTO Roundtable Berlin in 2026: **How Can I Become a Better CTO**: Many CTOs step into the role through strong technical expertise, only to discover that success increasingly depends on leadership, communication, and influence. This session will focus on the transition from hands-on technical leadership to broader organizational impact. We will discuss which skills matter most at different company stages, how to shift from problem-solver to decision-enabler, and how to continue growing as a CTO while staying credible with engineering teams. Practical advice, common pitfalls, and personal development strategies will be shared to help CTOs evolve their role intentionally. Expectation of the Event: Join us for an evening of real talk, shared experience, and actionable ideas with other CTOs and tech leaders. **Agenda:** * **18:30** \- Arrival & Drinks * **19:30** \- Panel Discussion: Transitioning to Leadership\, Skillsets by Stage\, and Personal Development * **20:30** \- Networking: Connect with fellow tech leaders and share strategies on evolving your role intentionally\. **The Panel Consists of:** * **Mathias Meyer** \- Startup CTO Coach & Author\, Founder of Travis CI * **Steinunn Arnardottir** \- VP Engineering\, Spread AI * **Bastian Buch** \- CTPO\, GetAway Group **Location:** Zendesk Paul\-Lincke\-Ufer 39/40 \| Hof 4\, Aufgang 7\, 2\. Stock 10999 Berlin\-Kreuzberg\, Deutschland The CTO Roundtable is organized by [Elmar Weber](https://www.linkedin.com/in/elmarweber/) (CTO at [Thieme](https://www.thieme.com/de-de)) and[ Christoph Beckmann](https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophbeckmann/) (Founder/CTO at [TechMiners](https://www.techminers.com)). If you're interested in sponsoring, hosting, or contributing a topic for upcoming events, please don't hesitate to reach out! **Mathias** is a CTO and Executive Coach and a former founder, CEO, and CTO. He co-authored the utterly practical management and leadership guide “The Intentional Organization". **Steinunn** is an Engineering leader with 15+ years of experience across Berlin and Silicon Valley, spanning executive leadership, hands-on engineering, and research. Currently VP of Engineering at SPREAD AI, previously CTO and co-founder of Lottie, a Berlin-based startup helping children navigate the digital world. Former Senior Director of Engineering at Native Instruments, where she led and scaled an organization of 80+ engineers building software and hardware for music production and DJing. Holds a B.Sc. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Iceland and M.A. and M.Sc. degrees from Stanford University. **Bastian** is CPTO of the Getaway Group, which brings together successful travel platforms. His focus is on building successful digital products. In addition, he is the creator of the Mentoring Club, a coaching and mentoring platform that has connected experts from over 160 countries since 2020 and supports the transition from technical expertise to strategic leadership.

Join us for an upcoming in-person Lean Coffee meetup. Lean Coffee is a lightly-structured meeting format where the attendees create the agenda. Bring your management challenges; whether you're managing people, products, processes or beyond, and solve them together with peers from a diverse set of backgrounds. This event is great for anybody trying to create better ways of working and wants to share with + learn from others trying to do the same.

Join us for the next Spring User Group Berlin meetup! This time, we are bridging the gap between rock-solid operations and developer joy. [Sign up now to secure your spot!](https://www.meetup.com/spring-user-group-berlin/events/313094589/?slug=spring-user-group-berlin&eventId=313094589)

\*\*\*DEUTSCHE VERSION UNTEN STEHEND\*\*\* 🌟 Calling all Soulful and Energetic Voices that wanna tell stories! 🌟 Hey there, vibrant souls! 🎤 Are you ready to ignite the stage with your youthful energy and passion for music? Join our electrifying urban pop & musical ensemble, where voices come together in a celebration of song and joy! 🎶 Picture this: a dynamic fusion of historic and contemporary pop, musical hits, and soulful melodies, all brought to life by voices bursting with youthful exuberance! 🎵If you're between 15 and 45 and crave the thrill of harmonizing with fellow music lovers, this is your golden ticket! 🌈 Rehearse with us every Thursday from 7:30-10 pm in the heart of Kreuzberg, and experience the sheer exhilaration of making music with kindred spirits! 💃🕺 So, what are you waiting for? We're on the lookout for singers who bring their prior solo and ensemble experience to the mix – voices that stand out and harmonize seamlessly with the sound of the ensemble. 🌟 Are you ready to add your voice to our chorus of excitement? Send us a private message expressing your interest, vocal range, and any singing experience you bring to the table. Let's turn up the volume on fun and create memorable musical moments together! 🎉 🎶 **Day doesn't fit, too little singing experience, or not in the required age group? No problem!** I conduct several choirs with different profiles: **Shabach! *– the choir not only for shy people*** (https://www.meetup.com/de-DE/shabach-berlin-the-choir-not-only-for-shy-people/) **DEUTSCHE VERISON:** Liebe Nachbarn, wir haben 2023 das neue urbane Pop- & Musical-Ensemble "SHOWTIME!" in Kreuzberg 61 ins Leben gerufen, Altersspanne ca. 15-45 Jahre, in englischer und deutscher Sprache. Wir singen Popsongs, Musicals, und Filmmusik. Das Level ist für Fortgeschrittene und die Sänger\*innen sollten über eine gewisse Gesangserfahrung verfügen. Der Chor probt **jeden Donnerstag von 19:30-22:00 Uhr im Gewölbekeller der Kapelle-am-Urban, Grimmstr. 10, Berlin-Kreuzberg.** Falls es Dich interessiert mitzumachen: Schreib mir bitte vorab Dein Interesse und Deine Stimmgruppe / Erfahrung kurz per Privatnachricht. Danke. **Keine Zeit an dem Tag, zu wenig Gesangserfahrung oder außerhalb der Altersgruppe? Kein Problem!** Ich leite Chöre mit verschiedenen Profilen: **Shabach! *– der Chor nicht nur für Schüchterne*** (https://www.meetup.com/de-DE/shabach-berlin-the-choir-not-only-for-shy-people/)

All thx to the sponsor! **Line-Up:** 👉 *TBD* by TBD **Speaker Bios:** 🗣 *TBD*

**Einladung zur Flowgame-Session** In einer Zeit, die für viele von uns unsicher und herausfordernd ist, tragen wir alle auf die eine oder andere Weise Ängste in uns. In dieser Flowgame-Session möchte ich einen Raum öffnen, in dem wir uns diesen Ängsten gemeinsam zuwenden können – im Gespräch, im Austausch und getragen vom Flowgame als Struktur und Halt. Mehr zum FlowGame hier: www.flowgame.net Es geht darum, miteinander ins Gespräch zu kommen: über das, was uns bewegt, was uns Sorgen macht und was uns vielleicht auch Mut gibt. Indem wir unsere Erfahrungen teilen, können wir uns gegenseitig unterstützen und möglicherweise neue Perspektiven und Zuversicht für die Zukunft finden. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei vor allem der ehrliche Austausch über Ängste – weil sie zu uns gehören und gehört werden wollen. Ich freue mich auf eine achtsame, offene Runde mit euch.

**Uncertain Times, Adaptive Teams** What’s the next evolution of Agile? Agile turns **25 years old in 2026**. A quarter of a century after a small group of practitioners met in the late 90s to rethink how teams could work better, we once again find ourselves in a moment of profound change. AI is reshaping roles. Organizations expect clarity and measurable impact. Teams are navigating increasing complexity and shifting expectations. In many ways, it feels similar to the period just before the Agile Manifesto emerged – a time when people sensed that a new way of working was about to take shape. So the question becomes: **What could the next evolution of Agile look like?** Let’s explore it together. **What to expect** Join us for an interactive Meetup that combines a short impulse with a collaborative **World Café**. Together, we will explore several potential future scenarios of Agile and reflect on the signals, patterns, and tensions we already see in our own environments. 🧩 **World Café Session** Move through different tables, each focused on a possible future of Agile — from AI‑supported teamwork to post‑framework agility. 💡 **Fresh Insights** Exchange experiences, challenges, observations, and emerging trends from your daily work. 🤝 **Co‑Creation Instead of Keynote** This isn’t about presenting the “one right answer.” It’s about thinking together and shaping new perspectives. **Who is this for?** Anyone working with or around agility: Product Owners, Agile Coaches, Scrum Masters, leaders, transformation practitioners — or anyone curious about what might come next. **Why join?** Because 25 years after the Agile Manifesto, we may once again be standing at a moment where something new is beginning to emerge. And in this Meetup, **you can be part of that exploration.** 📅 **Date:** 19.02.2026 ⏰ **Time:** 6:15 PM 📍 **Location:** Deloitte Greenhouse, Kurfürstendamm 23, 10719 Berlin > Ground Floor > 6+7 🎤 **Hosts:** Alexander Ständert, Deloitte Consulting GmbH, Deloitte Agile Community Seats are limited. Please register through the official Deloitte event page: 👉[Deloitte | Register ](https://cloud.marketing.deloitte.de/eventRegistration?eventname=Agile%20Meetup%20Feb%2026&locale=en) We look forward to shaping the next chapter of Agile with you! #Agile #FutureOfAgile #WorldCafe #AI #Adaptiveness #25YearsAgile #Meetup

**[REGISTER ON LUMA](https://luma.com/u5c711nm)** Future of DevEx series was first launched in New York in 2025 as part of Tech Week, and after running the event across Toronto, SF and LA, we're finally bringing it back! ​This isn’t just another meetup. It’s part of a growing movement where engineers, founders, and toolmakers come together to define what’s next for developer workflows. ​Join [Deskree](https://deskree.com/), [PostHog](https://posthog.com/), [Arthur](https://www.arthur.ai/) and [Grafana](https://grafana.com/) to see how AI is changing the way we build. **[REGISTER ON LUMA](https://luma.com/u5c711nm)** *** ## ​**What we will cover** * ​How AI is reshaping developer workflows * ​Real-world patterns for observability, monitoring, and feedback loops * ​How teams are structuring workflows to move faster with fewer people * ​Where current approaches break down, and what’s actually working in production ## ​**What you’ll learn** * ​Practical approaches you can apply to your workflows * ​How leading dev tools think about the next 12–24 months * ​How to design workflows that scale with AI, not against it ​Come to learn, get new insights, and connect with like-minded builders. **[REGISTER ON LUMA](https://luma.com/u5c711nm)** *** ## ​Agenda * ​6:00 PM: Arrivals + Food & Drinks * ​6:50 PM: Tech Talks from Deskree, Arthur, PostHog and Grafana * ​Special guest: Christian Rocha, founder of **[Charm](https://charm.land/)** * ​8:00 PM: Continued networking ​If you're an engineer or a technical founder, this event is THE PLACE for you to learn where developer workflows are headed. **[REGISTER ON LUMA](https://luma.com/u5c711nm)**

💃🏼🕺🏼Have you ever tried **Salsa**? How about **CUBAN Salsa**? Now is your chance to learn this exciting & fun dance! On **Wednesday, January 7th**, we are offering a Cuban-style Salsa **BEGINNER** introduction class! The class will start its curriculum from scratch, will be in a dance studio, & will be kept comfortably small to facilitate learning, so *IT DOESN’T MATTER IF YOU HAVE NEVER DANCED*! Also, having a partner is not required as we constantly rotate during the class. This format gives you the opportunity to practice your steps with various partners & prepares you for the social dance scene in a safe & pressure-free environment. The teachers, a male & female, teach progressive levels of Cuban Salsa Partner work, also known as **Casino** & **Rueda de Casino** \- an interactive group dance where there are constant partner exchanges with fun patterns executed in unison\! 🇨🇺The new session of Cuban Salsa begins on **Wednesday, 1/7!** 🇨🇺 ▫️**Wednesdays** (January 7th - 28th): 🔹**7:00-8:00pm** \| **Absolute Beginner Cuban Salsa - Level 1** This class is for *absolute beginners* with little to no dance experience & will allow you to develop a strong foundation in Cuban Salsa in an extremely fun, stress-free atmosphere. In each 60-minute class of the four week series, students focus on developing dance fundamentals including rhythm, coordination, balance, & the specific technical aspects of Cuban Salsa, including basic steps & turn patterns, partnering technique, & the fundamental motions of Casino. Students will also learn social dancing etiquette, floorcraft, & partner safety in an extremely warm, relaxed, social & fun environment. 💲PRICE * For First Time members & their guests, **1st Class**: **ONLY $15, 50% OFF!!!** Normally $30 Drop-In! * Level 1 full month package of **4 classes**: **ONLY $75 -** Normally $100! *That's 4 classes for the price of 3!!!* -Payment in advance encouraged either via Credit Card: https://fuakata.square.site , Venmo: @Chris-Rogicki , Cash App: $FuakataSalsaNYC , or Zelle: Christopher.Rogicki@gmail.com **📍Location:** Adelante Studios 25 W31st Street New York, NY 10001 Between Broadway & 5th Avenue Floor 2 = Grand Ballroom Space/3,000 sq ft of Dance Floor 🗽 Herald Square/NoMad/Koreatown 🚇 **Nearby Subways:** 34th St Station on B, D, F, M, N, Q, R, & PATH trains All classes are taught by both a male (Mark, Nick, & Chris) & female (Arelys, Nikki, & Nayelli), so women can easily follow another woman while men are following a man at the same time! They have over 26 years of training, teaching, performing, & traveling to Cuba to collaborate with the very best in the Salsa world. Feel free to contact them if you have any questions: 📨 Chris: Chris@CubanSalsaNewYork.com / 📲 908.601.3415 For those with **previous experience** dancing Cuban Salsa, we also offer a **Level 1.5/Advanced Beginner class at 7:00pm** (the same time as Level 1/Absolute Beginner at 7:00pm & a **Level 2/Intermediate class at 8pm**. See below: ▫️**Wednesdays** (January 7th - 28th): 🔹**7:00 \- 8:00pm \| Advanced Beginner/Improver Cuban Salsa & Rueda de Casino \- Level 1\.5** This class is for *advanced beginner*s that have completed our 4-week absolute beginner series & further extrapolates from key foundational motions in Cuban Salsa. In each 60-minute class of the four week series, students focus on improving & fine-tuning the core introductory elements of Casino: Exhíbela, Dile que No, Guapea, Enchufla-based patterns, closed & open position transitions, & compositional variations. Rueda de Casino, an interactive group dance involving rapid partner exchanges, will also be introduced with the goal of increasing & fortifying responsiveness in both lead & follow roles, along with spatial orientation & kinesthetic awareness. Upon completion, students will have all the necessary tools to transition to the intermediate level. **🔹8:00 \- 9:00pm \| Intermediate Cuban Salsa & Rueda de Casino \- Level 2** This progressive class is geared for those that have danced Cuban Salsa before & allows you to further solidify, fine-tune, & expand upon the basics covered in both Levels 1 & 1.5. Here is your opportunity to refresh all of the beginning motions at a pace that is comfortable for you while continuing to cement a solid foundation in this exciting, interactive, & fun dance. Students will be able to execute moves at the intermediate level with specific attention to patterns involving both Vacílala & Paséala & their variations. Linear & lateral Guapea footwork patterns will also be introduced. This high-energy class focuses on combinations, leading & following technique, styling, body motion, & fun salsa suelta footwork. Lead better. Follow better. Dance better. We look forward to dancing with you! Con Cariño Casinero, Evelyn, Nayelli, Nikki, Svetlana Javier, Mark, Nick, Ryan, Chris & the Fuákata Crew 🇨🇺 🎶 💃 💥 🕺 🎶 🇨🇺 💻 https://linktr.ee/fuakata 🔗 facebook.com/events/904315419436498/

**\*\*Please note:** **to attend this event, you must be registered and approved here:** [https://luma.com/pt8n7cwe](https://luma.com/pt8n7cwe). Anyone who is not registered and approved will not be admitted to the venue. Thank you. -- We’ve all done a lot of talking in the last few months (years??) about coding agents, advancements in models, and AI slop. In this meetup, we're bringing all of this together as our speakers talk about how to squeeze even more out of AI so you can actually ship something you're proud of. Be our guest, hear from the speakers we've assembled, and bring your hard questions. We're here to learn from each other, successes and failures alike. *** ​**Talks** ​[Tobie Morgan Hitchcock](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobiemorganhitchcock/) (CEO, SurrealDB) Building agent memory with knowledge graphs ​[Richard Feldman](https://x.com/rtfeldman) (Zed, AI team) Exploring live AI workflows + Q&A ​[Shashank Goyal](https://x.com/shashankgoyal95) (OpenRouter, Founding Engineer) Models, benchmarks, and how everything really stacks up *** ​**Agenda** * ​18:00 - Doors + drinks + food * ​18:30 - Welcome * ​18:35 - **Lightning talks (15 minutes each)** * ​20:20 - Drinks + networking * ​21:00 - Close *** ​**About the speakers** ​[Tobie Morgan Hitchcock](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobiemorganhitchcock/) (CEO, SurrealDB) ​Tobie Morgan Hitchcock is CEO & Co-Founder of SurrealDB, an AI-native, multi-model database for modern applications. A tech entrepreneur and software engineer with 17 years in software and cloud computing, he specialises in distributed databases and highly available systems. ​[Richard Feldman](https://x.com/rtfeldman) (Zed, AI team) ​Richard created the Roc programming language, wrote the book Elm in Action, and hosts the Software Unscripted podcast. And now he's building Zed's AI features and shipping (seemingly) faster than the speed of light. ​[Shashank Goyal](https://x.com/shashankgoyal95) (OpenRouter, Founding Engineer) ​Shashank is a seasoned software engineer and founder, currently working on making AI inference easier for millions of devs at OpenRouter.

*** Join us for a special evening celebrating the launch of Agile Meets AI: A Pragmatic Guide for Modern Teams by our own co-organizer, Sheila Eckert. After 30+ years as an agile practitioner, Sheila has written the book she has been wanting to write. It is a myth-busting, anti-pattern-exposing, practitioner-grounded guide for teams navigating agile in the age of AI. This is not a lecture. It is a conversation. Sheila will sit down for an interview covering why organizations struggle with agile, the anti-patterns that undermine teams, and how AI changes the game (for better and worse). You will also leave with practical tools you can use tomorrow. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Come celebrate with us.

***Learn if the core concepts of Eckankar align with your spiritual goals.*** When you’re encountering a spiritual path for the first time, it can often take a while to understand what it’s really about, but in our fast-paced city, time is of the essence. This event is designed to provide a clear, honest, and joyful introduction to the core concepts that guide all students of Eckankar. This will help you determine if it aligns with your current spiritual goals. We welcome people from all teachings, backgrounds, and experience levels. Come ready to listen, ask questions, and share your own spiritual journey with others. Guests who attend our event will receive a unique workbook and journal, titled ***Raise Your Spiritual IQ!,*** that offers creative techniques and spiritual exercises. Are you curious and want to learn a little more about Eckankar? Explore our FAQs [here](http://www.eckankar.org/faq) . For more Eckankar events in New York State taking place online, in person, or as a hybrid event, please visit our webpage at: [https://eckankar-ny.org](https://eckankar-ny/)

Bill, Oriane, and Kilaya will be donating. Hosts: Yen & Bill. Give blood - "One pint of blood can save 3 lives. Bring a friend & save 6 lives." [Pay It Forward](https://youtu.be/MqUfHAOdn30) [https://youtu.be/MqUfHAOdn30](https://youtu.be/MqUfHAOdn30) * 62% of the U.S. is eligible to donate blood. The #1 reason people don't donate is they were never asked. * Did you know that platelets support blood clotting and give those with leukemia and other cancers a chance to live? * Did you know that blood loss victims of car accidents may need transfusions of 50 pints or more of red blood cells? * More than 25% of the blood supply is used by cancer patients. "Red Cross declares first-ever national blood crisis." https://youtu.be/ZUmbgpmNixg #GIVEWITHME [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/red-cross-blood-crises-united-states-covid-19/](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/red-cross-blood-crises-united-states-covid-19/) Make your reservation here: [https://donate.nybc.org/donor/auth/signin](https://donate.nybc.org/donor/auth/signin) We'll be donating at the Grand Central Donor Center Chanin Building 115 East 41st Street NEW YORK, NY 10017 +18009332566 (this is NOT to be confused with the Metro North Donor Center) Information for first-time donors, including eligibility criteria: [https://www.nybc.org/donate-blood/](https://www.nybc.org/donate-blood/) "The need for blood is ongoing, but COVID-19 has destroyed the foundation on which the community donates blood to patients served by New York Blood Center. Every week, more than 75,000 blood donations and 1,700 donated platelet units are needed to meet patient need. To ensure we are prepared to support health agencies in our communities and across the country, NYBCe strongly urges individuals who feel healthy and well to make an appointment at a donor center or find a new community blood drive. DONORS PRESENTING: " Regardless of vaccination status, ALL donors MUST wear a mask that covers their mouth and nose Must be 14 days symptom free if recovered from COVID-19 May NOT donate if they have a positive diagnostic test or experienced symptoms of COVID-19 in the last 14 days May not donate if they have been told to self-quarantine due to exposure risk, including travel. We follow current State and CDC travel recommendations. CDC - Travel (cdc.gov) COVID\-19 Travel Advisory \| Department of Health \(ny\.gov\) If you are unsure whether to donate, or if you have donated recently and you develop symptoms of COVID-19 or you test positive for COVID-19, please contact us at 800.688.0900." https://nybc.org/donate-blood/covid-19-and-blood-donation-copy/ #SAVEALIFE #GIVEWITHME #DONATEBLOOD #NYBLOODCENTER #REDCROSS #VOLUNTEER #BLOODSHORTAGE