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NuCalm - Brain Health
NuCalm is a patented, drug-free neuroscience technology designed to rapidly reduce stress, improve sleep quality, and aid recovery by shifting the body from a "fight-or-flight" state to a deeply relaxed parasympathetic state within minutes.
[https://stamina.xosialx.com/nucalm.html](https://stamina.xosialx.com/nucalm.html)
It uses neuroacoustic software, a biosignal processing disc, and light-blocking eye masks to guide brain waves from active beta states down to alpha/theta (relaxation/meditation) levels
NuCalm uses a patented, clinically proven pitch and frequency matrix with non-linear oscillating algorithms to safely present your brain with precise signals, prompting what is known as a frequency-following response. Your brain synchronizes with the incoming NuCalm signals helping you naturally and effortlessly manage your state of mind by speeding up or slowing down your brain wave frequencies.
NuCalm has mapped all of your brain wave frequency zones and created products to safely and predictably guide you to whatever mental state you desire.
The amazing thing is, NuCalm is all-natural and works every time you use it within minutes.
The best thing to do now is to watch the video on the website and download the NuCalm app.
All you need is a headset and eye mask. This app purchase is covered with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Get started today and FEEL the difference even 15 minutes can make.
WATCH THE VIDEO ON THE WEBSITE.
[https://stamina.xosialx.com/nucalm.html](https://stamina.xosialx.com/nucalm.html)
Let's build: A.I/ML/Robots using Google Colab and Aiko Services
**NOTE: Meeting location change from 6 pm till finish will be entirely at [Fonda Mexican restaurant, 248 Swan Street, Richmond](https://maps.app.goo.gl/eytwnmbDGrmTY7GX7)**
**This will be a scaled-down meeting (primarily discussion only) due to lack of access to the normal meeting room.**
**Apologies for any disruption to everyone's plans for this evening.**
**Aim** Developing A.I / Machine Learning systems ... optionally with Robots
**Web-site: [https://ai-ml-robots.github.io](https://ai-ml-robots.github.io)**
**Discussions: [https://tinyurl.com/ai-ml-robots-discussions](https://tinyurl.com/ai-ml-robots-discussions)**
**Pre-meeting catch-up:** 6:00 pm at [Fonda Mexican restaurant, 248 Swan Street, Richmond](https://maps.app.goo.gl/eytwnmbDGrmTY7GX7) ***(our table will have orange traffic cones)*** ... great opportunity for casual discussion and especially for newcomers to get acquainted with the group
**Activity:** Using [Google Colab](https://colab.google) and [Aiko Services](https://github.com/geekscape/aiko_services), we will build a project ... where the details will be provided / updated a couple of weeks prior to the meet-up date.
**Agenda: 7:00 pm: Continue at [Fonda Mexican restaurant, 248 Swan Street, Richmond](https://maps.app.goo.gl/eytwnmbDGrmTY7GX7) (no access to regular meeting room)**
**Please bring a laptop, as these are hands-on build sessions.**
Just think of a laptop as a robot without wheels or legs !
If you are a newcomer to Machine Learning or robotics, you are still very welcome.
If you do have a robot, please bring it along !
Monday Esperanto Meetup - Beginners welcome
Come and learn about the International Language, Esperanto, from experienced speakers who have travelled the world, attended international conferences, and made friends with people from many different countries. Esperanto is simple to learn, regular, and a very powerful tool for international communication.
Our Monday meetups are tailored to whoever shows up on the night, so feel free to drop in, no matter what your level (curious/interested/beginner/conversational/expert). We can offer one-on-one lessons or a range of group activities, conversation, and games.
We meet at Enderby Esperanto Centre, suite 304, 343 Little Collins Street.
Your first visit is free, and meetups are free for members, however if neither of these apply we ask for $5 to help cover venue costs.
If you want to join our Discord server for Esperantists in Victoria, please visit [https://discord.gg/6cgKjQhkWa](https://discord.gg/6cgKjQhkWa "https://discord.gg/6cgKjQhkWa")
FRENCHIE - A casual dinner for us
Hi All,
Let’s come to this new Frenchie restaurant at 1/15 Collins Street, Melbourne for some delicious French food and drinks. They have real quality of food and the portion size is just right for tasting!
You will need to transfer me $50/person to secure your seat and it will be deducted from your bill at the event. The first 10 diners, in order of rsvp will get a spot if you can make the required payment within 48hrs once placing your name on the waitlist. When payment is received, I will move your name
to the going list.
If you do not make payment in time. Your name will be removed to the not going list, to allow the next member in line to move forward. If you would like to re-join, feel free to re-queu your name on the waitlist. (Note: I won’t chase members privately and individually for payments for my events, and this has been like this for many years).
You don’t have my banking details? Send me a message on Meetup I will respond accordingly.
Cancellation policy from Frenchie:
We ask that any cancellation to your reservation be made no less than 24 hours prior. For no shows or late cancellations, you will be subject to fee of $50 per person that will be applied to the (your host’s) credit card on file.
I booked a table of 10 seats for our Fine Diners to try the food on their A La Carte menu.
Hope we can gather 10 diners on a Monday evening!
About the restaurant https://australianbartender.com.au/2026/02/23/frenchie-opens-on-collins-street-in-melbournes-cbd/
The menu: https://www.frenchierestaurant.au/the-menu
Cheers,
LeAnn
KDE Events This Week
Discover what is happening in the next few days
Linux Town Hall - March 2026 (online and in-person)
Join us for Linux Town Hall meeting where we discuss the upcoming Document Freedom Day.
This is an open Town Hall meeting where all community members are welcome to attend, observe, and contribute to the discussion. Whether you're a long-time LUV member or new to our community, your input is valuable as we shape the future of Linux Users Victoria.
The meeting will be held online, making it accessible for everyone to participate from the comfort of their own space. This is a great opportunity to learn about Linux Victoria's behind-the-scenes operations and how you can get involved in our growing open-source community.
Come be part of the conversation as we work to strengthen and expand Victoria's Linux adoption and open source practice!
## Key Discussion Points
\- Upcoming Document Freedom Day
More to be added soon.
## How To Join Online
Link to join:
[https://electronworkshop.com.au/goto/venue](https://electronworkshop.com.au/goto/venue)
We use a self-hosted Big Blue Button instance (aka BBB) for this meeting, managed by Electron Workshop and hosted by Serversaurus.
## Join In Person
Maps Link for Inspire9:
[https://maps.app.goo.gl/eRMAXpBdmG1Ece4m9](https://maps.app.goo.gl/eRMAXpBdmG1Ece4m9)
**Getting to Inspire9:**
Train station is located right next to Inspire9.
Tram 70 is a short 2 minute walk.
There is 2hr parking on the street but very often there are no spots.
Inspire9 main entrance is wheelchair accessible.
When arriving, head for the AKM building.
## Schedule
19:00 Meet and greet
19:30 Opening
20:30 Closure
Melbourne CocoaHeads No. 193
Our regular monthly presentation night on the second Thursday of the month from 6:30pm!
Thanks to Mantel Group for hosting us again this month. If you're coming in person we're there with food and drinks from 6pm. We will be live streaming the presentations as usual from 6:30pm at [http://www.melbournecocoaheads.com/live](http://www.melbournecocoaheads.com/live)
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**Agenda**
\| 6:00pm \| Food \+ Networking \|
\| 6:30pm \| Event begins\. Introductions \|
\| 6:40pm \| Luke Howard — An embedded audio product built with Swift \|
\| 7:15pm \| TBC \|
\| 7:55pm \| Wrap up \+ social time at a nearby venue \|
\* All times are approximate. Presentation order will be confirmed on the night.
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We are always looking for speakers and believe everyone has an interesting talk hiding inside themselves. If you are interested in letting that talk out at a future event you can get in touch on the website [https://www.melbournecocoaheads.com/talks](https://www.melbournecocoaheads.com/talks) or on Slack.
KSUG.AI MEL FlexAI: Architecting AI Platform with Kubernetes @AWS - 12 Mar 2026
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**About the event**
Learn how to deploy and scale AI applications using Amazon EKS (Elastic Kubernetes Service). This hands-on workshop demonstrates how to build a complete generative AI platform with automated cluster management, hybrid infrastructure, and enterprise-grade observability.
**What You'll Learn:**
* Leverage EKS Auto Mode for automated Kubernetes cluster management
* Architect hybrid node pools for optimal performance and cost efficiency
* Implement end-to-end observability and LLM serving with vLLM
**Hands-on Lab Experience:**
Learn directly from AWS experts who have helped organizations successfully deploy and manage large-scale GenAI infrastructure.
Through hands-on labs and real-world examples, you'll learn to master:
* EKS cluster setup optimized for NVIDIA GPU workloads
* Efficient model serving and scaling using vLLM
* Distributed inference architecture implementation with Ray
* Comprehensive monitoring and observability using Prometheus and Grafana
* Best practices for production GenAI deployments on Kubernetes.
**Who Should Attend:**
Whether you're looking to deploy your first language model or scale existing GenAI workloads, this workshop will provide you with best practices and hands-on experience using industry-leading tools and frameworks.
**Requirements:**
* Bring your laptop and power adapter
* AWS account access will be provided
* Basic familiarity with cloud infrastructure concepts
* Basic Kubernetes concepts
Through guided exercises, you'll gain practical experience deploying and managing enterprise AI applications on AWS infrastructure.
**Full Agenda**
**Introduction - AI Platform on Kubernetes**
09:30 - 09:45 GMT+11
Nikola Cuca & Hantzley Tauckoor
Explore the fundamentals of running AI/ML workloads on Kubernetes and understand why container orchestration is crucial for GenAI deployments. Learn key concepts and benefits of running AI platforms on Amazon EKS.
**Hosting inference workloads on Amazon EKS**
09:45 - 10:30 GMT+11
Frank Fan
Deep dive into designing scalable AI architectures that combine cloud and on-premises resources using Amazon EKS, focusing on inferencing.
**Hands-on: Explore environment, vLLM model loading, scaling vLLM**
10:30 - 12:00 GMT+11
Frank, Don & Parikshit
Hand-on labs on inferencing on EKS using vLLM
**Lunch Break**
12:00 - 13:00 GMT+11
**Voice of customers & panel discussion**
13:00 - 14:00 GMT+11
Panel
Hear from existing customers who implemented similar architectures in their production environment.
**Introduction to monitoring and observability**
14:00 - 14:15 GMT+11
Melchi & Parikshit
Explore observsability stack for AI on EKS
**Hands-on: Observing LLM Inference workloads**
14:15 - 15:45 GMT+11
Don, Frank & Melchi
Hand-on labs on observsability stack for AI on EKS
**Quiz & Wrap-up**
15:45 - 16:00 GMT+11
Nikola & Hantzley
Interactive knowledge check covering key concepts learned throughout the workshop. Review of best practices, Q&A session, and discussion of next steps for implementing GenAI workloads on EKS.
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EUXMELB
2026 is here and we are excited to announce Nosh Darbari, Human Centred Service Designer giving our first talk on "Hidden drivers behind good Design work."
This talk will explore how Cognitive Load is a precursor to mental health and well-being.
Nosh leads with his heart. Innovates with Purpose and Consciousness. He's an internationally experienced product and service designer working at the intersection of technology and human centred experience.
Most recently he has worked within the vast and often tangled landscape of a federal government organisation. He thrives in complexity, despite the frustrations. Every challenge is a chance to design better systems or services with more human experiences.
Beyond the 9-to-5, Nosh is a seeker of stillness.
He chases sunrises and sunsets, not just for their beauty, but for the quiet lessons they offer — presence, perspective, and peace.
Nosh also helps people recognise the early signals of stress before burnout takes hold. He helps them to rediscover their point of stability and offers simple, practical tools to navigate the noise of modern life with clarity and care.
Event will start at 5:30pm with Pizza, Drinks and networking with the talk starting at 6pm. We are in the Hayden Raysmith Room on Level 4 at The Ross House Association.
**Please enter code #TBC and come up to level 4 where you will need to enter the code again to gain access.**
This event is sponsored by [askable](https://www.askable.com/) ([https://www.askable.com/](https://www.askable.com/)) and Experience Design "UX" Agency [blueegg](http://www.blueegg.com.au/) ([http://www.blueegg.com.au/](http://www.blueegg.com.au/))
International Women's Day
RSVP on https://www.meetup.com/gdg-melbourne/events/313154207/
We at GDG Melbourne and Women Techmakers Melbourne are holding a night of talks, food and networking for International Women's Day! All genders and all levels of technical expertise welcome!
Codeword: IWD
Our friends at Block are hosting us at their office, make sure you check the address - it is different to our usual venue!
We have two great sessions lined up:
Thao Tran: When Tech Turns Personal: A Human Story of Digital Safety, Resilience and Recovery"
Thao is the founder of Ditox, a digital health and wellness company that helps organizations, families and individuals to reduce digital behavioral and mental health issues and improve social connection in a hyper-connected digital world.
Leadership & Career discussion panel
Hosted by Katie Barnett (Engineering Manager at Bilue, GDE Android, WTM Ambassador)
Agenda
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Hosted By
Katie Barnett, GDE Android / GDG Organiser
Katie is passionate about all things Android. She has taken on a wide variety of challenging projects including in the live event, media and travel space. Her favourite thing is to see someone having a delightful experience using something she has worked on. Katie is very active in the development community, she is a Google Developer Expert for Android, one of the organisers of GDG Melbourne and is a Women Techmakers Ambassador. She frequently runs events, speaks on technical and non-technical topics and enjoys writing blog posts to share her experience with others. Katie is based in Melbourne, Australia but loves to travel the world and outside of tech she enjoys boardgaming and attempting to finish many craft projects.
Suesi Tran, Senior Flutter Developer
Google Developer Expert in Dart, Flutter & Firebase, Women Techmaker Melbourne ambassador, GDG Melbourne & Flutter Melbourne co-organiser.
In short: Flutter is love, and mobile is life.
Poornima Sivakumar, GDG Organiser
Lovee Jain, GDG Organiser
Lovee is a Software Engineer at Prezzee, a GDG Melbourne Organiser and also a Women Techmakers Ambassador. A tech inquisitive philomath, she loves problem solving and solution design. She has worked at a city council where she developed a lot of useful system integrations and while at Prezzee she develops and works on multiple gift card solutions to cater the B2B2C market.
Zach Jensz, GDG Organiser
Passionate about the web, seamless UX and accessibility. I love attending meetups, find me and come say hi!
Ujjawal Raj, GDG Organiser
Bramley Turner-Jones, GDG Organiser
Yuba Raj (UV) Panta, GDG Cloud Organiser
Kartik Arora, Android Engineer
Google Developer Expert in Android
Android Engineer @ Bilue
Carolyn Ai Chi Wong,
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Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-melbourne-presents-international-womens-day/.
The Six menu at the second last day of IDES.
Hi all,
Note: ensure to read the RSVP rules below on how to secure your spot for this event (Ides restaurant closing) after placing your name on the waitlist.
Some may have heard of the news that IDES’ last day is on the 14th March 2026 and the early session times were quickly taken on this day after their closure announcement. https://www.broadsheet.com.au/melbourne/food-and-drink/article/peter-gunn-to-close-ides-in-march, https://www.theage.com.au/goodfood/melbourne-eating-out/it-may-have-dropped-the-degustation-and-a-hat-but-this-fine-diner-is-still-a-winner-20260119-p5nv5k.html
I managed to reserve a table of 6 for The Six sample menu at 6:30pm, Friday 13th March 2026.
Those members who attended the farewell dinner at ides 2 years ago marking the founder’s (also group organizer) resignation from her Fine Diners group, would appreciate how nice Ides restaurant was/is. On this day the new organiser/s was/were also appointed for our group…the drum rolled and coronation was officially announced.
Anyways, back to the dinner at Ides-
Steps required to secure your seat to attend this event:
•Payment is required in order of RSVP. (Click on the waitlist to view the number in the queue next to your name)
•The first 6 members on the waitlist have 48 hours to make payment in full after placing your name on waitlist
•If payment is not made within this timeframe, you will have to give up your sport to the next member in line (eg member on queue number 7th) or you will be removed to "not going list" and if you wish to attend, feel free to re-place your name on the going list to re-queue
•Once payment is received I will move your name across to the going list.
•Cost of dinner:
The Six set menu and the Black Box is $188.70/person including card surcharge for food only. Drinks not included and can be purchased on the evening.
>>>>If you change your mind or cancel and are not attending in less than 48 hours' notice before the scheduled event or you are at risk of a cancellation fee of the full price of the reserved menu per person.
Time etiquette:
A strict 3-hour dining time has been allocated for us. Please arrive early or on time.
(I have reserved a table for 6 - please read the RSVP rules above to lock in your spot) (Most likely I won't be able to make it, but I will be meeting you there to finalise the bill for food that you paid me once everyone is arrived and seated. It’s similar to what I have done for the members for the Duck event at Aru last year
I hope you can make it.
Cheers,
LeAnn
More about Ides:
https://www.timeout.com/melbourne/restaurants/i
Workplace Ninja Australia - Melbourne
Join us on Friday, March 13th, 2026, for Workplace Ninja User Group Australia in Melbourne.
As a standout conference on endpoint management, Workplace Ninja provides the stage for workplace management and security professionals to share insights on their journey towards modern management and cloud native.
Agenda:
09:00 - 09:15 - Welcome with **Jose Schenardie**
09:15-10:05 - **Cut the Sneaky DNS: Zero Trust DNS on Windows 11 - Steve Mercer**
10:05-10:30 - Short break
10:30-11:20 - **What's new (and next) in Windows 365 and Azure Virtual Desktop - Matt Shadbolt**
11:20-11:40 - Sponsored Session
11:40-12:30 - Lunch break
12:30-13:20 - **App Control for Business Deep Dive - Nathan Atkins**
13:20-13:35 - Short break
13:35-14:25 - **Remote Help for Intune - Is this the cloud native support saviour we have been waiting for? - Sean Ollerton**
14:25-14:40 - Short break
14:40-15:30 - **Vibe Coding: Infra as Code for Windows Management with Intune - Steven Hosking**
15:30-15:45 - Short break
15:45-17:00 - **AMA with Speakers**
17:00-18:00 - **Networking and Refreshments**
We look forward to seeing you there.
KDE Events Near You
Connect with your local KDE community
CBusData - Discover the Power of Window Functions
Window functions have nothing to do with the Windows operating system but provide a “window” to a result set when used in SQL queries. They are powerful, set-based methods to view data in unexpected ways. Window functions provide easy, set-based solutions to solve some common problems:
* Using running totals
* Performing operations in intervals
* Identifying data gaps and islands
* Performing aggregates without losing detail
Many people are confused by window functions and do not know how to use them properly. This session will explore window functions, how they work, and how to use them. Demonstrations with several examples will solidify how window functions can simplify queries and make them more powerful.
Cocoaheads
Come out to Improving for our monthly iOS and Mac meetings.
This Month's Presentation:
**Python Tips and Tricks on iOS**
**Mike Kennedy**
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/
From Idea to Working App in Minutes: The Agentic Development with Amazon Kiro
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
Columbus HUG March
Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!!
https://sessionize.com/cbus-hug-2026/
Columbus Code & Coffee 84 @ Improving
Columbus Code & Coffee is an inclusive, informal co-working session. People of all skill levels attend, and we love it that way. Many people (optionally) bring projects to work on, and many other people (optionally) socialize the entire time. It's entirely up to you!
**What to Expect at the Intro Circle**
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Near the beginning of the event (1:30 pm), we do a standup:
* Organizer announcements, updates, and logistics
Round 1 - (7 secs max):
* Your name
* What you're working on
* What you can help others with
Round 2:
* Community events you wanna plug. If none, that's cool too.
Round 3:
* Job opportunities you're hiring for OR announce that you are looking for one. If none, that's cool.
After the introduction circle, everything is self-organized! Feel free to work alone, pair up, attend one of our workshops/presentations, or mingle!
NSCoder Night
Bring your work or your hobby, hang out, and code with us.
Follow @buckeyecocoa for more information.
TBD
**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
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