Interaction Design

Taller de cocción cerámica Raku Después de semanas construyendo el horno —cortando, probando y ajustando cada detalle— por fin estamos listos para compartirlo. Este taller propone una aproximación práctica y experimental a la cocción cerámica mediante distintas técnicas de Raku, explorando procesos, materiales y resultados únicos. *** ### ¿Qué es el Raku? El Raku es una técnica de cocción cerámica tradicional japonesa caracterizada por extraer las piezas del horno al rojo vivo (aprox. 1000 °C) y colocarlas en contenedores con materiales orgánicos (serrín, hojas, plumas, etc.). Este proceso genera una atmósfera de reducción que produce efectos únicos: acabados metálicos, ahumados y craquelados irrepetibles. *** ### Técnicas que exploraremos Durante el taller experimentaremos con diferentes tipos de cocción, según su nivel de intervención: ### **Menos agresivas** * Enfriado natural sin choque térmico * *Sagar*: piezas envueltas en aluminio con materiales orgánicos * *Pit firing*: cocción al fuego con la pieza envuelta en tejidos y materiales orgánicos * Carbonación / cocción en gaceta: reducción en contenedores cerrados ### **Medio agresivas** * Extracción a alta temperatura sin choque térmico posterior * Rakú dulce (pelo, azúcar, etc.): intervenciones directas sobre la pieza caliente ### **Muy agresivas** * Técnicas con choque térmico para generar efectos más intensos * *Naked Raku*: con preparación previa de engobes y reducción en serrín * *Obvara*: inmersión en mezcla de agua, harina, levadura y azúcar *** ### Formatos del taller ### **Para ceramistas** * Trae tus propias piezas listas para Raku (bizcochadas) * Experimenta con diferentes técnicas de superficie * Duración: 4–5 horas * Precio: 80 €/persona ### **Para público general** * Día 1: creación de piezas * Día 2: cocción Raku * (Día 3 opcional según formato) * Horario: de 9:30 h a 14:30 h No es necesario tener experiencia previa. Estamos preparando sesiones con piezas incluidas para que puedas vivir el proceso completo desde cero. *** ### ¿Qué te llevarás? * Introducción práctica a la cocción Raku * Experimentación con diferentes técnicas y acabados * Comprensión de procesos de reducción y choque térmico * Piezas únicas e irrepetibles *** ### 📅 Información práctica 📍 La Clandestina (Poblenou) 🗓 Viernes 16 de abril ⏰ De 9:30a 14:30 h 💸 Precio: 80 € (materiales incluidos) 📩 Inscripciones: hola@laclandestinadepoblenou.org

Volvemos a la carga con mucho teatro y más ganas que nunca de poder compartir este maravilloso arte con vosotros. Teatro en estado puro al alcance de todos! El nivel inicial tiene una gran importancia en el camino del desarrollo teatral, ya que en este primer contacto con el teatro nos basamos en comprender el hecho teatral en sí. Para ello realizamos una formación actoral básica, basándonos en las técnicas y disciplinas básicas de las artes escénicas, así como en los conocimientos indispensables para cualquier actor. Trabajo de improvisación, voz, expresión corporal, paleta emotiva, escenas, creación y trabajo de personajes, creación propia, desbloqueos etc. Siempre trabajando de una manera lúdica, el alumno podrá investigar las distintas herramientas escénicas que se pueden dar en el espacio teatral, mejorar la expresividad, potenciar la creatividad, el trabajo en grupo, la autoestima, y mucho más. Tomará conciencia de su cuerpo, del espacio, aprenderá de forma práctica como es la relación con los objetos, la creación de personajes y el trabajo de la improvisación, mejorando la expresión corporal y oral. Pero sobretodo DIVERTIRSE HACIENDO TEATRO, ese es nuestro principal objetivo. No os preocupéis si no hay mucha gente apuntada por meetup, la actividad se hace igual porque tenemos más gente apuntada por otros lugares.

Este taller es un espacio de aprendizaje y búsqueda creativa. La idea es acompañar procesos personales e ir aprendiendo técnica. Vemos obras de artistas. Un espacio para indaga en nuestro estilo personal. Materiales incluidos. 20 euros la clase/ 60 el mes

Encuentro para conocernos , compartir nuestros momentos vitales, nuestras necesidades, descubrimientos, recibir ayuda si lo deseas, etc. Si eres nuev@ en el crecimiento interior-personal-espiritual , te ofrezco leerte tu carta astrologica y compartirte tips esenciales para ser más Fuerte y Libre. Animate. Juntos somos más Fuertes ! **Si quieres asistir escríbeme por whatsapp al 678777477.** **Los encuentros se organizarán desde el grupo de whatsapp.** (por lo que aunque no veas inscripciones aquí no significa nada).

Haz **una pausa de las pantallas y únete a 2 horas de vida en el momento.** Durante dos horas, te invitamos a dejar de lado teléfonos, laptops y tablets, y **reconectar con placeres analógicos: leer, dibujar, escribir en un diario,** **jugar al ajedrez o simplemente disfrutar de una conversación tranquila.** Trae tu cuaderno o simplemente tu curiosidad. Este es un **encuentro sin pantallas**, pensado para desacelerar el tiempo, inspirar la creatividad y compartir un momento de la **vida en el momento** 🕕 Todos los Martes: 18:30–20:30h **Take a break from screens and join us for two hours of living in the moment.** For two hours, we invite you to put aside your phones, laptops and tablets, and **reconnect with analogue pleasures: reading, drawing, writing in a journal, playing chess or simply enjoying a quiet conversation.** Bring your notebook or simply your curiosity. This is a **screen-free gathering, designed to slow down time,** inspire creativity and share a moment of living in the moment Every Tuesday: 18:30 - 20:30

La propuesta de esta actividad es participar en *Historias de fantasmas*, evento en el que se proyectarán vídeos de la artista siria Huda Takriti, junto con un coloquio con la creadora y con la comisaria y escritora Chiara Cartuccia. Huda Takriti (Damasco, 1990) trabaja con formatos de vídeo e instalación para cuestionar historias ocultas en los archivos coloniales y estatales. La proyección y el coloquio tendrán lugar en el cine Zumzeig. Habrá servicio de traducción simultánea en el coloquio. Esta actividad se realiza en colaboración con La Fabra Centre d'Art Contemporani. Actividad gratuita Aforo limitado, es necesaria inscripción previa en el grupo de "meetup". Por favor, evita apuntarte si no tienes claro que asistirás. Gracias. Web de la artista: [https://hudatakriti.com/](https://hudatakriti.com/)

Circling and Transformational Connection - the practice of relational presencing Barcelona, Av Diagonal 345. 50 meters from Verdauger st. Press the button ' bajo' This group is about presence, authenticity, connection, aliveness and revealing the truth of the present moment. * Meeting meaningfully yourself and others in and trough the present moment - ☀️ This practice invites us for : -Slowing down. -Listening and landing. -Tuning into the present moment and the unique experience of it. \- Becoming aware and noticing how something "speaks" to you trough the unfoldment of the present moment\, within and in environment\. \- Revealing something meaningful for you from your felt sense and present moment experience to other/s\. \- Noticing how the presence of others impacts and 'speaks' to you\. \- Owning your bodily felt sense experience\. \- Trusting your experience\. \- Aiming to listen\, attune\, empathize and understand the other ones and to be with them in their experience\. ☀️This practice can be described as a relational meditation, or relational truth seeking. Aim is to gradually develop contemplative and reflective capacity towards all the nuances manifesting trough shared present moment experience. This can often create deep insights, meaningful moments in connection, and even altered states of consciousness. ☀️Some of the other skills which are developing trough this practice are : * awareness skills (body, emotion, energy) * communication skills * ability to stay in a present moment * connection skills * empathy, intuition, capacity to know beyond usualness * heart openness * trust to Life's wisdom * accuracy in articulation * ability to contemplate any life experience * The evening will unfold trough pair and group exercises. Practice evenings will be weekly, on Tuesdays at 18:30-21:00. Place : Barcelona Av Diagonal 345. 50 meters from Verdauger st. Press the button ' bajo' Questions and sign up +4530958904/ Petri Price of the practice evening : 10 €. (In case of a low budget, just tell - we will solve it so you can join ) Warmly welcome 😊

**Discovery starts here! La parte del proceso que nadie te enseña** ¿Qué pasa cuando el equipo deja de caber en una mesa? Cuando ya no basta con mirarse a la cara para saber por dónde va cada uno. Cuando lo informal deja de escalar y hay que inventar una forma nueva de empezar las cosas. Esta es la historia de cómo Agustina Segura, Senior Product Manager en Total Energies y Jessica Siruno, Product Designer de Business Insights, aprendieron a trabajar juntas en ese momento exacto: el del Discovery. Cuatro versiones, muchos tropiezos y algunas conversaciones que cambiaron la forma en que entendemos nuestro trabajo. Hablaremos de lo que se rompe cuando un equipo crece, de las decisiones que se toman en pasillos paralelos, y de cómo aprendimos a hacer visible lo que antes dábamos por hecho. Pero sobre todo, hablaremos de personas — de las que diseñan, de las que planifican, de las que desarrollan — y de cómo encontrar una forma común de empezar. Una charla sobre lo que pasa antes de que pase algo. Y sobre por qué casi siempre se nos olvida prepararlo. Al terminar, habrá tiempo para debatir y hacer networking con unos refrigerios en la terraza de Aticco Verdaguer! Agenda: 18;30 - 19:10 - Charla B! talks: Discovery starts here! 19:10- 20:00 - Networking con cervezas en la terraza Reserva tu plaza: https://bit.ly/42ZcihU

Join us monthly for a creative gathering of designers, design researchers, and AI innovators. This networking event unites professionals passionate about user experience, design methodologies, research insights, and AI-powered design tools to share knowledge, exchange perspectives, and build meaningful connections. Our collaborative atmosphere offers an ideal space to discuss design challenges, explore research methodologies, and discover how AI is transforming the design landscape. Whether you're looking to expand your professional circle, gain insights on emerging design practices, or explore the intersection of human-centered design and artificial intelligence, this monthly meetup is your creative hub. Expect inspiring conversations, practical insights, and opportunities to connect with fellow design professionals who are pushing boundaries and redefining what's possible through thoughtful design, rigorous research, and innovative AI applications.

AI has made it easier to move fast, but not easier to know what matters. As design teams adopt AI into their workflows, the challenge is no longer just output. It is coherence: knowing what to automate, how to measure value and how to lead people through a shift that is changing expectations in real time. On 27 May, Greg Kozakiewicz joins us for a practical talk on design’s next competitive advantage. The session will look at the “60/40” ratio in AI-driven design work, and what it means for designers, design leaders, and teams trying to stay strategically relevant while everything gets faster. We’ll explore: * Why speed is no longer enough * What the “60/40” ratio means for modern design teams * How to measure design value beyond taste and output * How business thinking increase design’s influence * Where design systems fit in the AI era How to manage teams, expectations and ambiguity right now This is not a portfolio talk. It’s a practical session for designers who want to understand where the work is heading, how to stay useful and how to turn design into a clearer business advantage. Speaker Greg Kozakiewicz Design Director @Oracle, UX & AI Strategy Details 📍 BAU, Barcelona 🗓 27 May ⏰ 19:00, doors open at 18:30

**Join Us for a Product Design Networking Meetup at Barcelona!** Are you passionate about product design? Looking to connect with fellow designers, share ideas, and showcase your latest work? Then this is the event for you! Enjoy a relaxed evening of networking with some minds in the industry while sipping on craft beers from Brewdog. Whether you're an experienced product or design person or just getting started, this is a great opportunity to exchange ideas, find inspiration, and build valuable connections. Come prepared to share! Join our WhatsApp Group at: [https://chat.whatsapp.com/LwFwk4uQTLw526t9mNdMtG](https://chat.whatsapp.com/LwFwk4uQTLw526t9mNdMtG)

**NOTE: Please bring your laptop for an interactive session.** May is the month for **World Product Day** and we're celebrating it with an amazing event! Join Figma and ProductTank Barcelona for an event built around one idea: **What can you create when design, product, and AI work together?** The event kicks off with a talk from Figma and continues with a SpeedMake session: a hands-on, dynamic workshop designed to be fun, where teams collaborate to build real product flows with **Figma Make.** If you register for this event, come ready to use your laptop: it'll be a hands-on experience, with learning and fun moments throughout the session. Drinks 🍺, food 🍕, and Barcelona's product community to close out the night.

No slides. No speaker. No agenda. Just developers talking shop over a cold one. This is an informal gathering for engineers, founders, and builders who are deep in the agentic coding trenches — using tools like Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, OpenCode, or rolling their own agent pipelines. Come swap what's actually working, what blew up in production, and what you're excited about right now. We'll be at Barcelona, and the format is simple: show up, grab a drink, and share what you know. Bring a laptop if you want to show something, but it's not required. WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GVS0bHMPIzID3Ch9lt6YsU?mode=gi_t **What we talk about (but not limited to):** *Agentic coding workflows and tooling - Prompt engineering & context engineering in practice *Multi-agent architectures and orchestration - AI-native product building *What's broken in the ecosystem and how you're working around it **Who should come:** Developers, technical founders, and AI engineers who build with (or on top of) LLMs. All levels welcome — senior devs with war stories and curious beginners both make the conversation better. **Format:** Open conversation, round-table style. Everyone teaches, everyone learns.

🗣️ English below, español y català. 👩‍🎨 **Aprende de cero o mejora** tu dibujo y pintura en entorno inspirador pasándolo bien. 👉 **Conócenos** en Instagram: [emili.sensoriart](https://www.instagram.com/emili.sensoriart) **OBJETIVO** 🕰️🪄 Inspírate en esta auténtica **joya modernista** **del Raval**. Un espacio nacido en 1896 que es hoy una cápsula del tiempo, famoso por su espectacular mampara de madera y cristal grabado donde se respira la historia de Barcelona. 🌈 Trabajaremos la **teoría del color, la creación de paletas,** cómo capturar la luz y la sombra y **¡como crear nuevos colores!** 🖍️ Aprenderemos a mezclar los colores adecuados para transmitir la atmósfera íntima y la esencia vintage de este lugar patrimonial y de la temática que elijas tú. 🎨 Te doy **todo el material y te guío** en el proceso de crear lo que elijas tú desarrollando **tu propio estilo**. 🤯 **Rompe** con el pensamiento de "yo no puedo dibujar o pintar bien" con un método que estimule tu creatividad. 🧘‍♀️ Usa el arte como herramienta de meditación y arte terapia de conexión con el entorno y contigo mism@. 🙋‍♀️ Conoce **futur@s amig@s** con tus mismas pasiones y aprende de sus diversos estilos y visiones. **PLAN** 👥 Seremos un **grupo reducido de 6 a 10 personas** para interactuar mejor entre nosotr@s. 1. 👋 **Dinámica inicial** para conocernos y profundizar en enfoque, materiales y referentes. 2. ✏️ **Fase de ejercicios y bocetos** rápidos dibujando tod@s lo mismo para aprender nuevas técnicas y experimentar otras combinaciones. 3. 🎨 **Fase de obra individual** donde cada un@ elige qué hacer. 4. 💬 **Dinámica final** de reflexiones, aprendizajes y puesta en común. 🎁 Llévate de recuerdo mi **reportaje audiovisual de la experiencia** y la obra realizada por ti. **⏳ Duración: 3 h.** **INVERSIÓN** 🍹Consumición en el local. 🐤 **25€ Early bird:** Reservando más de cuatro días antes. 💰 **28€** **Last minute:** Reservando menos de cuatro días antes. **OFERTA** **👫🏻20€ Comunidad:** Precio para cada un@ si traes nuev@ acompañante. 💎 **20** **Suscripción:** Adquiriendo bono de 5 experiencias SensoriArt. La suscripción se puede usar en mis otras actividades, durante medio año e incluye **cumplirte un deseo** de experiencia 🪔🧞. **CÓMO APUNTARSE** 1. ✅ Pulsa asistiré en esta actividad. 2. ✅ **Contacta al organizador** por WhatsApp al [34661511632](https://wa.me/34661511632). 3. ✅ Pagar vía bizum o revolut al mismo número de teléfono con antelación. La plaza no quedará confirmada hasta que te lo comunique. Solo habrá devolución en caso de cancelación con más de tres días de antelación. **QUE HAY QUE LLEVAR** 🔹 Mente abierta y ganas de vivir una experiencia artística personal. 🔹 Opcional pero recomendable traer tu libreta de artista. 🔹 Opcional traer tus materiales para combinar. 🖌️ **Yo pongo todo el material**: hojas, soporte, lápiz, bolígrafo, pincel, pinturas, agua, recipiente para el agua y sobre para llevarte la obra. **ORGANIZADOR** 👨‍🎨 Artista senderista con foco en la acuarela y la fotografía. 😍👉 **Sígueme** en Instagram: [emili.sensoriart](https://www.instagram.com/emili.sensoriart) 📱👉 **Pregúntame** dudas por WhatsApp: [+34 661 511 632](https://wa.me/34661511632) **URBAN SKETCHING** Es la práctica de dibujar aquello que te rodea. Consiste en plasmar tu **visión personal** de tu mundo inmediato, o de los lugares a los que viajas. Es una narrativa de la vida cotidiana: ese café que te motiva, las calles o parques que recorres y te inspiran, etc. Boceta sin miedo a equivocarte, salte de lo figurativo y lo realista para experimentar el estilo con el que mejor te lo pases. **Vente a experimentar!** #urbansketching #paint #painting #drawing #art #mindfulness #watercolour \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- 🗣️ **ENGLISH** \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- 👩‍🎨 Learn from scratch or improve your drawing and painting in an inspiring environment while having fun. 👉 Follow us on Instagram: emili.sensoriart OBJETIVO 🕰️🪄 Get inspired by this authentic Modernist gem in the Raval. A space born in 1896 that stands today as a time capsule, famous for its spectacular wooden partition and engraved glass, where the history of Barcelona breathes. 🌈 We will work on color theory, creating palettes, how to capture light and shadow, and how to create new colors! 🖍️ We will learn how to mix the right colors to convey the intimate atmosphere and vintage essence of this heritage site, as well as the theme of your choice. 🎨 I will provide all the materials and guide you through the process of creating whatever you choose, developing your own personal style. 🤯 Break away from the thought of "I can't draw or paint well" with a method that stimulates your creativity. 🧘‍♀️ Use art as a tool for meditation and art therapy to connect with the surroundings and with yourself. 🙋‍♀️ Meet future friends who share your same passions and learn from their diverse styles and visions. PLAN 👥 We will be a small group of 6 to 10 people to interact better among ourselves. 👋 Initial dynamic to get to know each other and dive deeper into the focus, materials, and references. ✏️ Exercise and quick sketching phase, where everyone draws the same thing to learn new techniques and experiment with different combinations. 🎨 Individual artwork phase where each person chooses what to create. 💬 Final dynamic for reflections, insights, and sharing. 🎁 Take home my audiovisual report of the experience and your own creation as a souvenir. ⏳ Duration: 3 h. INVESTMENT 🍹 Drink at the venue. 🐤 €25 Early bird: Booking more than four days in advance. 💰 €28 Last minute: Booking less than four days in advance. OFFER 👫🏻 €20 Community: Price for each of you if you bring a new companion. 💎 €20 Subscription: Purchasing a voucher for 5 SensoriArt experiences. The subscription can be used for my other activities for half a year and includes fulfilling an experience wish 🪔🧞. HOW TO SIGN UP ✅ Press "attend" on this activity. ✅ Contact the organizer via WhatsApp at +34661511632. ✅ Pay in advance via Bizum or Revolut to the same phone number. Your spot will not be confirmed until I notify you. Refunds will only be given in case of cancellation more than three days in advance. WHAT TO BRING 🔹 Open mind and the desire to live a personal artistic experience. 🔹 Optional but recommended to bring your own artist sketchbook. 🔹 Optional to bring your own materials to combine. 🖌️ I will provide all the materials: paper, backing board, pencil, pen, brush, paints, water, water container, and an envelope to take your artwork home. ORGANIZER 👨‍🎨 Hiking guide and artist focusing on watercolor and photography. 😍👉 Follow me on Instagram: emili.sensoriart 📱👉 Ask me via WhatsApp: +34 661 511 632 URBAN SKETCHING It is the practice of drawing what surrounds you. It consists of capturing your personal vision of your immediate world, or of the places you travel to. It is a narrative of everyday life: that coffee that motivates you, the streets or parks you walk through and that inspire you, etc. Sketch without fear of making mistakes, step away from the figurative and realistic to experiment with the style that brings you the most fun. Come and experiment!

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PLEASE NOTE!!! This event will be In-Person for our very 1st Improving collab! If you know the [Columbus Unity group](https://www.meetup.com/columbus-unity-user-group/) location, we'll be at the same place. This is our 1st event and are doing a soft launch with limited attendance. 1st come 1st serve. If you want to be there and we fill up, please email me at [info@thecogg.com](mailto:info@thecogg.com) and I'll be in touch. All street parking is free on Sundays but you can also pay to park in any of the local garages. See image of [parking map here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mr9_LFIggbs-0_Zd3AJTGNqEhgMf2TzQ/view?usp=sharing). \-\-\- On the last Sunday of the month, we're having our usual end-of-the-month social gathering with our GameDev Meetup meeting. There will be announcements and presentations followed by some social networking Let's continue the conversations with good vibes and friends. All are welcomed from all ages and backgrounds to this public event. If we can, we'll be streaming or uploading the video later via our COGG YouTube channel here: [https://www.youtube.com/@TheCOGG/streams](https://www.youtube.com/@TheCOGG/streams) (Also please do subscribe if you have not done so!) No game development experience required! If you are interested in doing a 20 minute game development related presentation, please fill out our form online here: [https://goo.gl/forms/lVdTJZiNJewlPJuj1](https://goo.gl/forms/lVdTJZiNJewlPJuj1) Or e-mail us at info@thecogg.com with the following: Your Name, Company/Affiliation, Name of Your Game/Topic, Description, Tech Needs, and Your Contact. Be sure to check out our Discord for real time news updates: [https://discord.gg/NrBhuNQ](https://discord.gg/NrBhuNQ)

Most people use AI like a search box: they type one sentence, hope for the best, and get frustrated when the answer is generic, wrong, or useless. But getting better results from tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other AI systems is not about memorizing magic prompts. It is about learning how to give the AI better context. In this beginner-friendly session, we’ll break down how to make AI dramatically more useful by improving the way you communicate with it. You’ll learn how to give clearer instructions, provide examples, set constraints, ask for better output formats, and use follow-up questions to turn a mediocre answer into a genuinely useful one. We’ll cover practical techniques you can use immediately for work, learning, writing, coding, planning, research, and everyday problem solving. We’ll also touch on why these same ideas show up in more advanced AI systems, including RAG, agents, evaluations, and AI workflows. No technical background required. Bring your curiosity, your questions, and maybe one real task you wish AI was better at helping you with. **What you’ll learn:** * Why “better prompting” is really about better context * How to structure requests so AI gives more useful answers * How to use examples, constraints, and output formats * How to iterate when the first answer is not good enough * How these skills connect to more advanced AI workflows This meetup is for anyone who wants to move beyond basic ChatGPT usage and start getting more practical value out of AI. LOGISTICS AND PARKING: The talk starts at 7:00 PM. The first half hour is reserved for everyone to get set up and mingle. Free pizza and drinks! The cheapest parking option is to find street parking, which will only cost you a few bucks. Otherwise, park in the nearby veteran's museum lot for $8. It's highly recommended you avoid the nearby $15 garage parking.

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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/

We meet to learn and practice American Sign Language and to grow our familiarity with Deaf culture. Facilitated by hearing folks (with a connection to a professional interpreter) using Deaf-created content. People of all ASL skill levels are welcome! As we learn, we hope to connect more with the Deaf community in Central Ohio. Join us as you're able! Come regularly or just once - whatever you're looking for! Each meetup will explore different topics related to ASL/Deaf culture, and will feature time to practice conversation with one another. Just bring yourself and a willingness to learn!

**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 You will need to scan your ID at the door to get a visitor badge. **Abstract** Like it or not, AI agents are now capable of turning a quickly written paragraph of requirements into a pull request that is ready to be integrated into real-world production applications and it's now our responsibility to make sure AI doesn't go rogue and take down prod - or corrupt our data by misunderstanding the requirements or our existing schemas. In this session we'll explore strategies to protect our codebases through unit and integration testing, documentation, and code review along with additional ways of providing context and guard rails to our AI agents as they carry out the work we've assigned them to do. By the time we're done, you'll have a firm grasp of the problem and understand some helpful options for protecting your codebase from vibe coding mishaps getting YOLOed into prod. **YouTube Link** TBD