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Fresh from KubeCon EU 2026, join us for an evening of talks, knowledge sharing, and networking! 📅 Date: Friday, April 2, 2026 🕖 Time: 19:00 📍 Venue: SAP Labs Bulgaria, ul. Srebarna, Sofia ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📋 AGENDA 19:00 – 19:10 - Doors open & networking 19:10 – 19:15 - Welcome & intro 19:15 – 19:40 🎤 Talk 1: From Bare Metal to Cloud: Owning the Stack Without a Hyperscaler(In English) - Boris Kochev 🗣️ Boris Kochev — SAP Labs Bulgaria What does it take to build cloud infrastructure starting from physical servers while remaining independent from hyperscalers? This talk explores the foundations of modern open infrastructure in the context of growing interest in vendor-neutral and sovereign cloud services. We'll begin with a walk-through of the European Apeiro Reference Architecture initiative and its role in promoting open-source, interoperable cloud technologies. From there, we'll dive into bare metal provisioning using IronCore/CobaltCore and Metal API, showing how physical servers can be automated and integrated into a programmable infrastructure layer. We'll finish zooming out to see the bigger picture: how these building blocks can be combined into a full Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform. 19:45 – 20:10 🎤 Talk 2: KubeCon Recap - Open Mic (БГ/EN) 20:10 – 21:30(22) Q&A, networking & drinks 🍻 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📝 NOTES \- The event is free and open to everyone \- Please RSVP so we can plan accordingly \- Hosted at SAP Labs Bulgaria 🙏 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ See you there! 🚀

**Cogito ergo creo — I think, therefore I create.** First gathering of OpenClaw Bulgaria — a community for builders who use AI agents as creative partners, not just tools. **The format — three phases:** 🧠 **Mental** — The idea. What AI agents actually are, how they think, remember, and act. Not theory — the real shift happening right now. 💻 **Demo** — See it work. Live walkthrough of an AI agent doing real tasks — memory, skills, autonomy. No slides, no fluff. 🔥 **Live** — Your turn. Bring your laptop, your project, your questions. Build something, break something, ask anything. Open floor. **Who is this for?** Developers, makers, entrepreneurs, and the simply curious. Whether you've been running agents for months or just heard about it — if you like building things, you belong here. **Language:** English + Bulgarian — whatever flows naturally. 📍 **Location: SOHO — HOLISTIC Room, 4 Iskar Street, Sofia 1000 (near Serdika metro stati**on) 🕐 **Start:** 17:00 🌐 www.openclaw.bg 💬 discord.gg/qu4gusnZd3 This is a recurring meetup — **every first Thursday of the month.** Come once, come always. Hosted by Alex Alexiew & Aria 🤖 ─── 🇧🇬 **Български** Cogito ergo creo — Мисля, следователно създавам. Първата среща на OpenClaw Bulgaria — общност за хора, които създават с AI агенти, а не просто ги ползват. **Форматът — три фази:** 🧠 **Mental** — Идеята. Какво всъщност са AI агентите, как мислят, помнят и действат. Не теория — истинската промяна, която се случва сега. 💻 **Demo** — Вижте го на живо. AI агент изпълнява реални задачи — памет, умения, автономия. Без презентации, без празни приказки. 🔥 **Live** — Вашият ред. Донесете лаптоп, проект, въпроси. Създайте нещо, счупете нещо, питайте каквото искате. **За кого е?** Разработчици, създатели, предприемачи и просто любопитни. Не е нужен опит — достатъчно е да обичате да строите неща. 📍 **Локация: SOHO — зала HOLISTIC, ул. „Искър“ 4, София 1000 (до метростанция Сердика**) 🕐 **Начало:** 17:00 🌐 www.openclaw.bg 💬 discord.gg/qu4gusnZd3 Срещаме се **всеки първи четвъртък от месеца.** Елате веднъж, останете завинаги.

Fresh from KubeCon EU 2026, join us for an evening of talks, knowledge sharing, and networking! 📅 Date: Friday, April 2, 2026 🕖 Time: 19:00 📍 Venue: SAP Labs Bulgaria, ul. Srebarna, Sofia ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📋 AGENDA 19:00 – 19:10 - Doors open & networking 19:10 – 19:15 - Welcome & intro 19:15 – 19:40 🎤 Talk 1: From Bare Metal to Cloud: Owning the Stack Without a Hyperscaler(In English) - Boris Kochev 🗣️ Boris Kochev — SAP Labs Bulgaria What does it take to build cloud infrastructure starting from physical servers while remaining independent from hyperscalers? This talk explores the foundations of modern open infrastructure in the context of growing interest in vendor-neutral and sovereign cloud services. We'll begin with a walk-through of the European Apeiro Reference Architecture initiative and its role in promoting open-source, interoperable cloud technologies. From there, we'll dive into bare metal provisioning using IronCore/CobaltCore and Metal API, showing how physical servers can be automated and integrated into a programmable infrastructure layer. We'll finish zooming out to see the bigger picture: how these building blocks can be combined into a full Infrastructure-as-a-Service platform. 19:45 – 20:10 🎤 Talk 2: KubeCon Recap - Open Mic (БГ/EN) 20:10 – 21:30(22) Q&A, networking & drinks 🍻 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 📝 NOTES \- The event is free and open to everyone \- Please RSVP so we can plan accordingly \- Hosted at SAP Labs Bulgaria 🙏 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ See you there! 🚀

**Founders Running Club** (FRC) brings founders, investors, tech, creative people and startup enthusiasts together for weekly easy runs and networking. We like to be comfortable when we run and finish with coffee and conversations. Choose your pace or follow a pacer—pets, friends, family, are welcome. 🗓️ Launched in San Francisco, July 16, 2022 🌍 Now in 35+ cities 📅 Running + Networking events + Community **Join the community** [http://foundersrc.com/chats](http://foundersrc.com/chats) **Stay updated**: Instagram [http://instagram.com/foundersrc/](http://instagram.com/foundersrc/) Podcast [http://podcast.foundersrc.com/](http://podcast.foundersrc.com/) LinkedIn [http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/](http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/) Strava [http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC](http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC) Website [http://foundersrc.com/](http://foundersrc.com/)

**Cogito ergo creo — I think, therefore I create.** First gathering of OpenClaw Bulgaria — a community for builders who use AI agents as creative partners, not just tools. **The format — three phases:** 🧠 **Mental** — The idea. What AI agents actually are, how they think, remember, and act. Not theory — the real shift happening right now. 💻 **Demo** — See it work. Live walkthrough of an AI agent doing real tasks — memory, skills, autonomy. No slides, no fluff. 🔥 **Live** — Your turn. Bring your laptop, your project, your questions. Build something, break something, ask anything. Open floor. **Who is this for?** Developers, makers, entrepreneurs, and the simply curious. Whether you've been running agents for months or just heard about it — if you like building things, you belong here. **Language:** English + Bulgarian — whatever flows naturally. 📍 **Location: SOHO — HOLISTIC Room, 4 Iskar Street, Sofia 1000 (near Serdika metro stati**on) 🕐 **Start:** 17:00 🌐 www.openclaw.bg 💬 discord.gg/qu4gusnZd3 This is a recurring meetup — **every first Thursday of the month.** Come once, come always. Hosted by Alex Alexiew & Aria 🤖 ─── 🇧🇬 **Български** Cogito ergo creo — Мисля, следователно създавам. Първата среща на OpenClaw Bulgaria — общност за хора, които създават с AI агенти, а не просто ги ползват. **Форматът — три фази:** 🧠 **Mental** — Идеята. Какво всъщност са AI агентите, как мислят, помнят и действат. Не теория — истинската промяна, която се случва сега. 💻 **Demo** — Вижте го на живо. AI агент изпълнява реални задачи — памет, умения, автономия. Без презентации, без празни приказки. 🔥 **Live** — Вашият ред. Донесете лаптоп, проект, въпроси. Създайте нещо, счупете нещо, питайте каквото искате. **За кого е?** Разработчици, създатели, предприемачи и просто любопитни. Не е нужен опит — достатъчно е да обичате да строите неща. 📍 **Локация: SOHO — зала HOLISTIC, ул. „Искър“ 4, София 1000 (до метростанция Сердика**) 🕐 **Начало:** 17:00 🌐 www.openclaw.bg 💬 discord.gg/qu4gusnZd3 Срещаме се **всеки първи четвъртък от месеца.** Елате веднъж, останете завинаги.

The Fellowship of the Star Schema: Transforming OLTP Data for Power BI One does not simply build reports on OLTP data. Join us on an epic journey from the depths of raw, normalized tables to the shining halls of a well-modeled star schema fit for Power BI greatness. We will demystify the differences between OLTP and OLAP, walk through star schema vs snowflake (and why Power BI has a clear favorite), and show you the compression differences between normalized and columnar storage that will make you never look at an OLTP model the same way again. We will cover the different types of dimensions, when to use them, and how to handle Slowly Changing Dimensions without losing your mind. You will leave knowing exactly how to identify a bad model, how to convert OLTP data into a clean star schema, and how to forge relationships that rule them all. Whether you are a data wizard, a curious hobbit, or somewhere in between, your models will never be the same.

Join us as we get together for an Arthouse Movie Friday event to see the A24 dark comedy /romance / psychological-thriller, THE DRAMA! The film stars Zendaya and Robert Pattinson as a happily engaged couple whose relationship is challenged when one discovers unsettling truths about the other. Here are details, a trailer and our plan for this event: DESCRIPTION: The film follows a happily engaged couple whose relationship is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails. The film comes from A24, is written/directed by Kristoffer Borgli stars Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Mamoudou Athie, Alana Haim, Hailey Gates and Zoë Winters. ZENDAYA-PATTINSON TRIFECTA CHALLENGE: Robert Pattinson and Zendaya will star in THREE movies together this year, including THE DRAMA, Christopher Nolan’s THE ODYSSEY this Summer and Denis Villeneuve’s DUNE: PART THREE at Christmas! TRAILER: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zmKcUa4Xxk](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zmKcUa4Xxk) BUZZ & REVIEWS: Overall some solid early reviews but this one seems to be a bit polarizing! We’ll have to see for ourselves. Those in the “loved it” camp say is not the rom-com the trailers would have you to believe! Instead, a twisty darkly comedic drama that’s “anchored by two compelling performances,” “an original idea, great cast, and a movie that’s gonna have people talking at the end of it!” PLAN: A slightly later showtime so we’ll go with dinner before the show this time. Here’s the plan: For dinner before the movie, meet at nearby BRASSICA between 5:45 and 6:00pm. Go through the line, and we’ll try to snag as many of the high-top tables as we can. For the movie, please purchase your ticket for the 7:30pm showing and we’ll meet in the lobby area between 7:00 and 7:15pm. I’ll be with the dinner group and will try to get there as close to 7pm as possible. Advance ticket purchase not required for this theater. When you purchase yours at counter, be sure to mention you’re with the Movie Group for admission and concession discounts. Take care and look forward to seeing you there, Dan

**The Data-Driven Brand: Using Analytics to Shape Perception** Can you use analytics to improve tacos? This being CBUSDAW, we think the answer is probably “yes”, but we’re not sure how to implement or test this theory. For our April meetup we’ve got Sara Kear, CMO of Condado Tacos, to investigate this delicious question. Sara will explore how she blends quantitative data and qualitative customer feedback to shape brand positioning and drive business decisions. We all know that marketing and analytics go way beyond attribution. Sara will show how Condado uses customer insights to inform product and pricing strategy. She’ll also highlight how Condado leverages customer feedback at scale to influence operational priorities, positioning marketing as the voice of the customer across the organization. In the last 12 years Condado has gone from one location in Columbus to 52 locations across 10 states, so we’re guessing there’s more to that growth than really good guac (though the guac probably helps). Ultimately, this talk focuses on the intersection of art and science—using data to inform creativity and build a brand that resonates with customers in a measurable way. **About Our Speaker** Sara Kear is Chief Marketing Officer at Condado Tacos, where she oversees brand, restaurant design, menu and pricing strategy, off-premise including catering, and customer data strategy. Since joining in 2021, she has helped grow the brand from 19 to 52 locations while building a data-driven marketing organization focused on loyalty and customer insights. Condado has since been named to the Inc. 5000, recognized as Breakout Retailer by Chain Store Age, and consistently ranked among FastCasual’s Top 100 Movers & Shakers. 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)

Practicing to code is the best way to level up and hone your skills. We'll be pairing up to practice some straightforward and fun Python exercises. All coding abilities are welcome. **Agenda:** 7:00pm - Opening announcements 7:10pm - Python exercises 7:50pm - Q&A

The global Azure community is coming together again, and Columbus is officially on the map. View the session lineup and speakers at [Global Azure Columbus 2026](https://coazure.github.io/cbus-global-azure-2026/) On **Saturday, April 18, 2026**, the Azure Columbus Meetup, DevOps Meetup, and Code and Coffee Meetup are hosting our local edition of Global Azure 2026. This is a free, community-driven event packed with learning, networking, and all things Microsoft Azure. Whether you’re building modern cloud-native apps, experimenting with AI agents, deploying containers, automating infrastructure, or just beginning your Azure journey, this event is for you! **What to Expect** * Engaging technical sessions * Real-world Azure architecture & cloud-native patterns * AI, agents, automation, and modern DevOps * Food and drinks (because learning burns calories) * Time to connect with fellow engineers, architects, and cloud enthusiasts **Who Should Attend?** * Software engineers (any language, any stack) * Cloud architects * DevOps engineers * Data professionals * AI explorers * Platform builders * Anyone who loves solving hard problems with great tools If you build, deploy, automate, scale, monitor, or optimize in Azure, you’ll feel right at home. **Why Global Azure?** Global Azure is a worldwide community event where Azure user groups host learning sessions on the same day across the globe. It’s grassroots. It’s technical. It’s practical. And it’s powered by people who genuinely love sharing what they’ve learned. And yes, it’s free to attend!

Pay attention! We’re delaying a week for those of you who may be on Spring break and/or celebrating the holiday. Ok, no pancakes, but waffles-a-plenty. Join the local UX and Digital Design community for a casual monthly breakfast. Look for us upstairs!

Central Ohio Radio Enthusiasts—CORE—is an informal community for anyone enthusiastic or curious about radio—whether you're new to radio and want to learn or you've been tinkering for years and want to share. Ham radio operators, GMRS users, Meshtastic fans, software-defined radio nerds, makers, and technical and non-technical folks are all welcome. No experience required or expected. This month we have **WiFi HaLow: Introduction and Practical Use** with **Alex Barbur**. Details are are [core.radio](https://core.radio).