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If you are ☘️, you should have no problem winning TT, right? Show off 😎 your luck with us at 18:30 CEST, 17 March, at Društveni centar Općine Centar, Muhameda Kantardžića 3. Zoom is also totally an option - just message us for the link.

**AWS Community GameDay Europe is coming!** Strategy. Fun. Collaboration. Sarajevo is joining 45+ cities across Europe for a unique event: an international, synchronized AWS Community GameDay, powered by the European AWS community. 🧩 A custom set of challenges makes this GameDay one of a kind. Get hands-on with AI, security and cloud-native challenges — no slides, no tutorials. Come with a friend, a team, or solo - we’ll form teams of 2 to 4 people on site. 📅 **Tuesday, March 17th** 🕔 **Doors open at 5:30 PM \| Game starts at 6:00 PM** – All locations connected live across Europe, we’ll kick off together, on time. 📍 **CosmoHub, Dzemala Bijedica St 162, Sarajevo 71000** 🎟️ **Limited seats – Register on Meetup** 🍔🥤 **Please note that iftar will be served as a buffet for all attendees.** Compete live with AWS User Groups across Europe, all playing the same scenario at the same time. Full list of locations: https://www.awsgameday.eu/ "So... what actually IS a Community GameDay?" A GameDay is a hands-on, team-based challenge where you solve real AWS scenarios under time pressure. No slides. No lectures. You and your team get dropped into a live AWS environment, and things start breaking. Your job? Fix them. Fast. Think escape room meets cloud engineering. AWS put together a short [video](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GJyaTUlZWu21ladTlWp13RZCesTeFZCs/view?usp=drive_link) that shows what a GameDay looks like in action -- hit play and see for yourself. Collaborate. Have fun. #AWS #Sarajevo #AWSCommunityGameDay #AWSCommunityEurope #AWSUserGroup #CloudTechnologies

Carissimi, proseguiamo il nostro viaggio con la prima competizione **#AWS** a livello europeo ! Ci troviamo in **#presenza martedì 17 marzo alle ore 18:00**. Saremo ospitati da[ Pixartprinting](https://www.pixartprinting.it/), a Quarto d’Altino *(sfrutta il canale [Telegram](https://awsugvenezia.github.io/) per organizzare gli spostamenti)*. E per chi non potesse raggiungerci, si terrà anche in **#streaming** su YouTube. Parteciperemo insieme a tutti gli AWS User Group europei all'[AWS GameDay](https://www.awsgameday.eu/) !!! 📌 Mandatorio, **entro lunedì 9 marzo**, è necessario * **registrarsi** a questo evento, avendo cura di segnare nome, cognome ed email, necessari per la nostra sicurezza nell’azienda che ci ospita e per *essere iscritti ufficialmente alla competizione* !!! * per chi sarà in **streaming**, è necessario collegarsi a *discord* (istruzioni arriveranno per email, ma potete anche chiedere in [telegram](https://awsugvenezia.github.io/)) ed aver comunicato il *proprio team da 2 a 4 persone* ⏳ Ufficialmente la **competizione** dura 2:15 ore: dalle 18:45 alle 21:00. 👥 Non preoccuparti se non hai un **team**: li faremo appena arriviamo. 🎓 Non preoccuparti se non sai molto di AWS: saranno a disposizione dei **mentor**. 🕠 Agenda * dalle 17:30 potete cominciare ad arrivare e prendere posto❗ * 18:00 - 18:30, connessione alla piattaforma 💻 e definizione team 👥 * 18:30 - 18:45, **introduzione** al GameDay 🎯 * 18:45 - 21:00, **competizione** con snack offerti da Pixartprinting ‼️ * 21:00, cerimonia di chiusura: saranno assegnati **premi** alle squadre migliori 🎁 🎯 4 missioni * AI agents * Security incidents * Event-driven serverless architectures * Cloud Native 👥 Poi ci sposteremo per \( 🍸 \| 🍺 \) & \( 🍕 \| 🍔 \) e **#networking** ! Se volete partecipare attivamente, proponete[vi per] argomenti e/o location con il [Form Google](https://forms.gle/1JdE6YWPbo6phuLe8) o direttamente nel canale Telegram !

If you are ☘️, you should have no problem winning TT, right? Show off 😎 your luck with us at 18:30 CEST, 17 March, at Društveni centar Općine Centar, Muhameda Kantardžića 3. Zoom is also totally an option - just message us for the link.

**AWS Community GameDay Europe is coming!** Strategy. Fun. Collaboration. Sarajevo is joining 45+ cities across Europe for a unique event: an international, synchronized AWS Community GameDay, powered by the European AWS community. 🧩 A custom set of challenges makes this GameDay one of a kind. Get hands-on with AI, security and cloud-native challenges — no slides, no tutorials. Come with a friend, a team, or solo - we’ll form teams of 2 to 4 people on site. 📅 **Tuesday, March 17th** 🕔 **Doors open at 5:30 PM \| Game starts at 6:00 PM** – All locations connected live across Europe, we’ll kick off together, on time. 📍 **CosmoHub, Dzemala Bijedica St 162, Sarajevo 71000** 🎟️ **Limited seats – Register on Meetup** 🍔🥤 **Please note that iftar will be served as a buffet for all attendees.** Compete live with AWS User Groups across Europe, all playing the same scenario at the same time. Full list of locations: https://www.awsgameday.eu/ "So... what actually IS a Community GameDay?" A GameDay is a hands-on, team-based challenge where you solve real AWS scenarios under time pressure. No slides. No lectures. You and your team get dropped into a live AWS environment, and things start breaking. Your job? Fix them. Fast. Think escape room meets cloud engineering. AWS put together a short [video](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GJyaTUlZWu21ladTlWp13RZCesTeFZCs/view?usp=drive_link) that shows what a GameDay looks like in action -- hit play and see for yourself. Collaborate. Have fun. #AWS #Sarajevo #AWSCommunityGameDay #AWSCommunityEurope #AWSUserGroup #CloudTechnologies

\# 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!

Carissimi, proseguiamo il nostro viaggio con la prima competizione **#AWS** a livello europeo ! Ci troviamo in **#presenza martedì 17 marzo alle ore 18:00**. Saremo ospitati da[ Pixartprinting](https://www.pixartprinting.it/), a Quarto d’Altino *(sfrutta il canale [Telegram](https://awsugvenezia.github.io/) per organizzare gli spostamenti)*. E per chi non potesse raggiungerci, si terrà anche in **#streaming** su YouTube. Parteciperemo insieme a tutti gli AWS User Group europei all'[AWS GameDay](https://www.awsgameday.eu/) !!! 📌 Mandatorio, **entro lunedì 9 marzo**, è necessario * **registrarsi** a questo evento, avendo cura di segnare nome, cognome ed email, necessari per la nostra sicurezza nell’azienda che ci ospita e per *essere iscritti ufficialmente alla competizione* !!! * per chi sarà in **streaming**, è necessario collegarsi a *discord* (istruzioni arriveranno per email, ma potete anche chiedere in [telegram](https://awsugvenezia.github.io/)) ed aver comunicato il *proprio team da 2 a 4 persone* ⏳ Ufficialmente la **competizione** dura 2:15 ore: dalle 18:45 alle 21:00. 👥 Non preoccuparti se non hai un **team**: li faremo appena arriviamo. 🎓 Non preoccuparti se non sai molto di AWS: saranno a disposizione dei **mentor**. 🕠 Agenda * dalle 17:30 potete cominciare ad arrivare e prendere posto❗ * 18:00 - 18:30, connessione alla piattaforma 💻 e definizione team 👥 * 18:30 - 18:45, **introduzione** al GameDay 🎯 * 18:45 - 21:00, **competizione** con snack offerti da Pixartprinting ‼️ * 21:00, cerimonia di chiusura: saranno assegnati **premi** alle squadre migliori 🎁 🎯 4 missioni * AI agents * Security incidents * Event-driven serverless architectures * Cloud Native 👥 Poi ci sposteremo per \( 🍸 \| 🍺 \) & \( 🍕 \| 🍔 \) e **#networking** ! Se volete partecipare attivamente, proponete[vi per] argomenti e/o location con il [Form Google](https://forms.gle/1JdE6YWPbo6phuLe8) o direttamente nel canale Telegram !

Join Voice Over Pros Of Ohio for an exciting morning of networking, and exploring opportunities in the world of voice acting. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, this event is perfect for expanding your network, learning how to start a VO business, and for honing your skills. Connect with fellow voice actors and VO experts, that will help you succeed in your voice over business. This event will feature discussions on professional development, entrepreneurship in the voice over industry, with tips for navigating the world of voice acting. Don't miss this unique opportunity to learn from others, collaborate with like-minded individuals, and take your voice over career to the next level. Join us Saturday, March 28, from 10am - 12pm and learn how to start or grow your voice over business. Let your voice be heard! The $10 fee covers refreshments and door prizes.

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

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**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 is a free, in-person meeting on the subject of betrayals, losses and how to get over them so you can build lasting relationships. Burdened by a stressful relationship? Unhealthy relationships can trigger feelings of anger, despair or self-doubt. They can create dwindling spirals of fights and seeking to make-up, or trying to “pin the blame” on someone or something. If you don’t find the RIGHT reasons, or select the correct sources of the problem, the problem can just get worse and worse. Whether in love or personal ties, with friends or at work, our life really IS affected by the quality of our relationships. Good ones can promote pleasure and survival while less optimum ones can lead to annoyance, anger, self-doubt, stress, or even affect our health and ability to survive well. Whether you are suffering from a divorce, or a painful break-up, don’t know who to trust (or who to CHOOSE) as a partner, friend, boss or employee - the anxiety of relationship troubles can really make a mess of things. Maybe you’ve suffered a betrayal, or are dealing with hostility or criticalness or invalidation. Dwindling relationships can involve destructive behavior, where we hurt those we love, or start succumbing to self-destructive thoughts, attitudes or behaviors that spiral out of control and affect much more than our immediate relationship. Past losses in love or life can affect how we act or react to new people and situations and hold us back from even starting to create new, possibly great relationships! How can one get back onto a saner course of action? Come to our Meetup, where we can introduce you to some of the knowledge, tools and techniques of the breakthroughs in the field of the mind that we can apply to this ever important area of life: human relationships! Break free from self imposed limitations Here we will discuss: • How to “erase” the trauma of past hurts and betrayals so that one isn’t always repeating past mistakes. • Why and how do the negative emotions of others affect you? • Why is my partner withdrawing and what can I do about it? • Why do we sometimes feel compelled to hurt the ones we love? • Fights & arguments - what's really behind them? • What underlies “corrosive criticism” or the need to invalidate self or others? • How one can stably change one’s outlook on life so they can affect positive change? • Where do compulsive destructive behaviors come from and what can be done about them? • How to form closer bonds & keep growing the relationships with the people you care about? • How to enhance one’s own ability to survive and create positive healthy relationships whether in love, family & friendships or in work, business or one’s career? Relationships can be hard and life itself IS challenging. Why not arm yourself with the knowledge and breakthroughs that have been made about the mind, mental reactions & interpersonal relationships, so that one has better awareness and control over themselves and life in general. Learn where painful experiences are “stored” and how they can unknowingly affect us. You will also find out how one can “erase” those past painful experiences so that one is free to move forward without being tripped up by the past. Learn too, about what can lead some people to become “toxic” personalities and how to identify those traits in others so you won’t be tripped up trusting the wrong person. Our free Meet-ups occur in a safe environment where one can learn, without fear of judgment or criticism, and without the recommendation of harmful mental techniques or therapies, just how YOU can get yourself onto a happier & more successful path: in love & in life. We look forward to having you join us! This class is sponsored by the Dianetics & Scientology Life Improvement Center of Central Ohio.

**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 **Abstract** Web Forms gave .NET developers a powerful abstraction for building reusable UI controls long before design systems were a thing. Web Components finally bring that same idea to the browser natively. This session explores how the Web Forms mindset translates into Custom Elements, Shadow DOM, and HTML templates. We’ll examine how Web Components enable design systems that work across frameworks, how they differ from server‑driven controls, and why they’re becoming a foundational layer for modern UI. Whether you’re maintaining legacy apps or building greenfield projects, you’ll leave with a practical understanding of how to apply familiar patterns in a modern, standards‑based way. **YouTube Link** TBA