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Join Anne in the cosy Bubble Yoga studio or online for this energising & balancing yoga class! **Vinyasa Flow** is your fluid and energetic flow class! Emphasising the connection of breath and movement, the class combines a creative sequence of poses into a moving meditation, moving in rhythm with the breath - all enhanced by carefully curated music. With a positive, community oriented & uplifting environment, this class is designed to challenge and inspire you both physically and mentally. **Class in English // Intermediate level** **Join at the studio or live online via Zoom.** **\>\> Registrations mandatory [HERE](https://bubbleyoga.ch/yoga/schedule/).** Yoga mats & all equipment available at the studio. Simply bring comfy clothes to move. Class is taught in English. **Pricing options:** '2 for 1' Welcome Pack CHF 35 1 month unlimited Intro Pass CHF85 ZOOM Drop-in class CHF20 STUDIO Drop-in class CHF35 / Abos available. All details available on http://www.bubbleyoga.ch Come as you are & bring your friends! *** *** Bubble Yoga Kirchgasse 12 9000 St. Gallen *NB: The entrance door is at the BACK of the building, from the pathway facing Magnihalden fountain*

> > > we meet every week in Øya. > > > > > > people are around from 17:30 in case you want to come straight after work, and we're usually there til late. alles easy.

Thema: Eckhart Tolles die Tore ins Jetzt und die Bedeutung von "state of nomind" für Manifestation. Praktische Übungen: Wahrnehmung und Sprache.

Join us for a relaxed and welcoming weekly **Buddhist Meditation** session suitable for beginners *and* experienced practitioners. Each week a Buddhist monk—Gen Kelsang Lachpa—offers simple yet profound guidance in meditation along with inspiration from Buddhist teachings. This is a great opportunity to find inner calm, clear your mind, and gain practical perspectives you can apply in daily life. **How to get there:** We generally meet at St. Gallen train station and take train to Sitterdorf at 18.37 and it's nice to talk to each other on the way during this 26 minutes ride :-) The Buddhist Temple is right near the train station. **What to expect:** * Guided meditation practice * Introduction to core Buddhist principles * Practical insights to support peace and mindfulness * A relaxed, friendly atmosphere for all levels 🔔 **Important note:** The main instruction and teaching are given in **German**, but the monk also speaks good **English** and is available for **short conversations in English after the session**, so everyone feels welcome. **Contribution: 10 CHF per person paid directly to the Buddhist Temple**

## Learn Go and NixOS deployments with large language models Hello, 世界! When used sensibly, language models can be tutors, too. For meetup #60 on Tuesday [May 26, 2026 19:00 CET](https://www.meetup.com/leipzig-golang/events/312537727) we are really happy to have [Maxime](https://www.linkedin.com/in/plumps/) dive into Nix/NixOS with the help of language models. Nix is a functional package manager and its immutable traits enable robust, reproducable deployments of Go (and other) projects. The high level goals of Nix/NixOS are similar to other immutable Linux distributions, like [Silverblue](https://fedoraproject.org/silverblue/) or [Bazzite](https://bazzite.gg/). Becoming familiar with the Nix configuration language can be a challenge, but one that a well instructed tutor may help with. > Artificial intelligence techniques are increasingly used in education to enable personalized learning and intelligent tutoring [LLM Agents for Education: Advances and Applications](https://aclanthology.org/anthology-files/anthology-files/pdf/findings/2025.findings-emnlp.743.pdf) (11/2025) Why reproducible and immutable deployments play a role? [Justin Garrison](https://justingarrison.com/blog/state-of-immutable-linux/) says: > It’s 2026, if you’re not using something immutable (or at least reproducable) you’re doing more maintenance work than you should. [blog post recapping talk from [Southern California Linux Expo 23x](https://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale/23x)], 03/2026, PASADENA, CA ### Schedule * 18:45 Doors open * 19:00 Welcome * 19:10 Dive into Nix/NixOS with LLMs * 19:50 Open discussion We’ll meet: * in person at [Basislager Leipzig](https://basislager.co), at [Peterssteinweg 14, 04107 Leipzig](https://maps.app.goo.gl/1fMkeDSPZ7Aauszh8) ([OSM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3504864558)) * and online via [https://meet.google.com/drk-bptj-xss](https://meet.google.com/drk-bptj-xss) Join us to discuss robust Go deployments, language models as learning tools and more!

**Welcome to our May UX Beers in Mechelen!** This time, we will host our event on Tuesday the 26th of May at [Buffl](https://buffl.be) in Mechelen. [Ariad](https://www.ariadgroup.com/) and [Creative Skills](https://www.creativeskills.be/) sponsor our events. Follow the event online? We stream live via [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBqyTDAyQBw) \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \#\#\# UX TALKS **Talk 1: Research Reinvented** [Michiel Willekens](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michiel-willekens/), Productmanager @ BUFFL and [Seppe Stroo](https://www.linkedin.com/in/seppe-stroo-843b82128/), Founding partner @ BUFFL In this presentation, BUFFL will demonstrate how rethinking research can drive real business results through a pragmatic case study. You’ll discover how to translate business objectives into the right customer questions and how to act on those insights immediately to accelerate growth and sales. By bringing the live voice of thousands of (potential) customers into the decision-making process, organizations can ask the right questions at the right time and turn insights into measurable business impact: from increased sales and customer loyalty/experience to stronger brand awareness and more effective activation strategies. **Talk 2: Synthetic Personas – real insights or digital illusions?** [Kate Foszcz](https://www.linkedin.com/in/katarzyna-foszcz/?locale=en), AI Product designer @ Ebay Can synthetic personas help us make better business decisions, or are we just interviewing very convincing imaginary friends? In this talk, Kate will explore where synthetic personas can actually bring value, from testing assumptions to speeding up research, and where they can quietly mislead us with biased, overconfident, or poorly grounded answers. Expect a practical look at how to design these systems responsibly, when to trust them, and when to go back to real humans. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \#\#\# SCHEDULE 18:00 - Doors open. Drinks & snacks 19.00 - 19.15 - Introduction to UX Belgium Meetup, announcements 19.15 - 19:45 - Talk #1 19:45 -20:15 - BREAK 20:15 - 20:45 - Talk #2 20:45 - 21:30 - Socialize \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \#\#\# SLACK CHANNEL We have our own UX Belgium slack channel. [Come join us and say hi!](https://join.slack.com/t/ux-belgium/shared_invite/zt-1bjpnuiog-T4Di4flXYPWgbT9KrZ53CA) \*\*\* \#\#\# YOUTUBE CHANNEL All our livestreams and talks are recorded and available on our [UX Belgium youtube channel](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCno7V18T-EglYXprgrUZQ7A). \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \#\#\# ABOUT UX BELGIUM UX Belgium is a growing community of User Experience (UX) professionals in and around Belgium. Look for these types of events: UX Beers Periodically, we gather at a different agency or venue to drink beers, network and listen to speakers on various themes in the world of UX and digital design. UX Antwerp: Each last Tuesday of the month UX Brussels: Each second Tuesday of the month, 4x per year UX Workshops Now and then we organize events to dive deeper into specific skills and techniques in UX. These are smaller, hands-on workshops designed to boost your UX toolbox. \*\*\* The UX Belgium Meetup Team

Hey Everyone! 👋 **Location:** \- On\-site: INDUSTRIEMUSEUM Minnemeers 10 9000 Gent \- Online: TBA **Practicalities for the evening on Tuesday, May 26th:** \- 18:00: Doors Open\, snacks & drinks \- 19:00: Speaker Talks \- 20:30: Networking & Drinks **Transport:** * **Parking:** Paid parking at Dok Noord * **Arriving by Train:** Minnemeers 10 in Gent is an easy **10 minute walk** from Dampoort Gent Station. **Note:** As this is an invite‑only event, you may be asked to show your calendar invite upon arrival. **Welcome to edition 15 of the Generative AI Belgium Meetup! 🚀** This time, we look at how AI is changing the Way We Work. For a long time, work was built around a simple exchange: time for money. You showed up, spent hours on tasks, and value was measured by effort, output, and expertise. Generative AI is starting to question that model. AI agents are no longer just tools for writing better emails. They are entering workflows, taking over tasks, writing code, coordinating information, and becoming part of how teams operate. Tools like Claude Cowork & Microsoft Copilot are already omnipresent in our daily work and expectations to use them are rising quickly. At the same time, robotics is making the story physical again. Machines are not only thinking with us behind a screen. They are starting to move through factories, labs, hospitals, warehouses, and most importantly homes. This raises a new question: what happens when AI becomes both a colleague in your browser and a body in the room? In this edition, we are inviting: * Startups building the tools, agents, and workflows that make this future happen * Researchers exploring human-machine interfaces and robotics * A broader discussion on what a “union of the future” could look like when work is shared between people, software agents, and machines Let's see what meaningful work, when intelligence becomes abundant. Join us on May 26th! **Line-up:** 🤙 Tom Pluym (Wonderful) — on why cracking enterprise AI demands a new type of engineer 🤖 Ruben Janssens (Ghent University) — on socially interactive robots as the next frontier of human-machine collaboration 🛡️Jarno Goossens (Aikido Security) - on what happens when security becomes the default and software starts securing itself Big thanks to Stad Gent for hosting us and to our sponsors: In The Pocket, BruCON, Red Hat, Collibra, Plainsight & Volta Ventures for supporting the community.

\*\*\*Info: der cerative thursday findet in einem Coworking statt, das heißt es sind immer schon Leute angemeldet die hier im Meetup nicht sichtbar sind. Also keine Angst, es werden Leute da sein.\*\*\* Wir haben ein neues Format: Creative Thursday. Jeden letzten Donnerstag im Monat. An diesem Abend kann sich jede(r) kreativ austoben. Wir stellen den Raum und die Materialien, du bringst die Ideen. Ob Malerei, Skizze oder Modellieren – mach was du willst. Es sind keine Vorkenntnisse nötig. Komm vorbei, nutz unsere Werkzeuge und arbeite an deinem eigenen Projekt in entspannter Gesellschaft. Wir freuen uns auf das, was entsteht. Nächster Event: 16. April, 18:00 – 22:00 Uhr. Pro Abend max. 8 Teilnehmer möglich. Anmeldung unter oben@superfluid.at Beitrag für Materialien: 20 €

Anhand eines konkreten Fallbeispiels zeigt Gerd ([WP-Service](https://wp-service.ch)) auf, wie eine gehackte Seite sich auf deine Inhalte und dein SEO auswirken können. Er zeichnet auch nach, mit welcher detektivischen Energie man an die Bereigung gehen muss, wenn keine geeigneten Backups vorhanden sind. Wir laden Euch ein zu einer Reise durch die Schattenseiten des Internets. Für alle, die in Bern vor Ort sind, gibt es wie immer im Anschluss Zeit für Austausch, Networking und weitere WordPress-Fragen.

Magische Klangwanderung auf den St. Anton/AI Samstag\, 30\. Mai \| Start: 9:35 Uhr \| Oberegg\, vor dem Volg Natur trifft Stimme, Bewegung trifft Klang – bist du mit dabei? Wir, Karin & Alessandro, laden dich herzlich ein zur unserer ersten Wanderung voller Klang, Bewegung, Natur und Gemeinschaft im 2026... Route: • Treffpunkt Oberegg beim Volg • Wanderung auf schönen Trampelpfaden • Besuch eines verborgenen Wasserfalls • Weiter hinauf zum St. Anton (Höhenmeter: ca 240) mit Weitblick über Bodensee, Rheintal und das Appenzellerland • Mittagspause • Rückweg über Heiden mit Halt an einem besonderen Kraftplatz • Abschluss in Oberegg Unterwegs erwarten dich musikalische Stopps mit: • Circlesingen • Freie Stimmimprovisation • Verbundenheit mit Natur, Klang & Moment • Naturmeditationen Voraussetzungen: Gute Grundkondition & Freude am Gehen auf wurzligen Pfaden Schwierigkeitslevel: mittelschwere Route Anmeldung bis Freitag 29.Mai [https://eventfrog.ch/singoutdoor](https://eventfrog.ch/singoutdoor) Max. Teilnehmer 14 Preis: CHF 65.- / Kulturlegi / AHV 60.- Das Event findet nur bei trockenem Wetter statt. Falls es aufgrund der Wetterbedingungen abgesagt werden muss, wird der gesamte Ticketpreis zurückerstattet. Alternativ kannst du am nächsten Sing & Hike teilnehmen. Die Ersatzdaten findest du auf unserer Homepage. [www.firemysoul.ch](www.firemysoul.ch) [Instagram](@firemysoul.ch) Karin Thomsson: [Santosa](www.santosa.ch) I IG: santosa_kundalini Alessandro Zuffelato: [stimmenmusik.ch](stimmenmusik.ch) \| [echtheilsam.ch](echtheilsam.ch) \| IG: stimmenmusik Lass dich berühren – von dem Zauber unserer Stimmen, der Weite des Himmels & plätschern des Wassers Wir freuen uns auf einen unvergesslichen Natur-Tag mit dir! Karin & Alessandro Möchtest du mehr Infos von Fire My Soul dann trete unserer [WhatsApp Gruppe](https://chat.whatsapp.com/IfPVXRyXTQeEFU5qdikgBW)

Lerne wie ein Vinylcutter funktioniert, und worauf du alles bei der Nutzung achten solltest. Du bist schon Member im Maschinenraum? Je nach Nutzungsmodell, bekommst du einen Teil der Gebühr als Guthaben auf dein Fabman Konto rückerstattet.

**Reinforcement Learning** bezeichnet eine Disziplin, in der künstliche Agenten durch Interaktion mit ihrer Umwelt in der Lage sind, selbstständig zu lernen, welche Aktion in einer gegebenen Situation optimal ist, um ein gewisses Ziel bestmöglich zu erreichen. Dadurch konnten in einigen Disziplinen bereits Agenten trainiert werden, die besser abschneiden als ihre menschlichen Gegenstücke. Spannend ist, dass solche Methoden selbstständig, also ohne menschliche Überwachung, in der Lage sind, neuartige Lösungsstrategien zu entwickeln und deshalb enormes Potenzial für vielfältige Anwendungen bieten. Nach diesen spannenden Einblicken lädt die HTL Dornbirn zu einem kleinen Umtrunk ein, die Möglichkeit für weitere Diskussionen und Vernetzung bietet. **Ablauf:** * 16:45 - 17:00: Ankunft * 17:00 - 17:10: Begrüßung & Vorstellung der HTL Dornbirn durch Norbert Lenz (Abteilungsvorstand Wirtschaftsingenieure) * 17:10 - 18:00: „ApolloNET - Wie ein neuronales Netzwerk lernt auf dem Mond zu landen“ (Sebastian Hegenbart, Area Manager Datenanalyse & KI, Digital Factory Vorarlberg). * 18:00 - 19:00: Austausch bei Getränken

**Join Anina every Sunday morning for an open level Hatha Yoga class!** This class is our way to #GiveBack to our Community, making yoga accessible to all with a reduced class price. It is an invitation to come together and share our love of yoga to serve others. The funds collected with the Community Classes are donated in equal parts to the Yoga Medicine Seva Foundation and Paréa SG, supporting broader communities through your own practice. Expect a balance of postures, breath and meditation practices, led each week with a specific theme drawn from the yoga philosophy - reflecting on how your practice on the mat can also nourish your daily life. **Class in English // Open Levels** Space is limited to 10 students. **\>\> Registration is mandatory [HERE](https://bubbleyoga.ch/yoga/schedule/).** Donation price is on 'pay what you can' basis, starting at CHF10. Yoga mats & equipment provided at the studio, simply come with comfortable clothes to move. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- The **Yoga Medicine Seva Foundation**'s mission is to fight human trafficking and sexual exploitation by empowering global, impoverished communities through efforts of education and entrepreneurship. You can learn more about the foundation [here](https://yogamedicine.com/india-seva/). **Paréa St. Gallen** supports humanitarian projects for displaced people at Europe’s borders. Every contribution goes directly to projects that provide safety, dignity, and essential resources to those in need. Additionally, Paréa SG organises events and campaigns to raise awareness about refugees' reality, aiming to foster understanding and solidarity within Swiss society.

\*räusper \* Willkommen, mir sin a hauptsächlich casual EDH gruppa, mir sin prinzipiell sehr Proxy Freundlich und primär spielen mr eher für ank spass😊Notausgänge befinden sich Links und Rechts neben den Toiletten. Es sind durchschnittlich 12-16 Spieler vor Ort, von denen sich niemand über meetup anmeldet....oder überhaupt anmeldet. Wenn ihr lieber was anderes spielen wollt, ist auch ok. Wir haben genug Platz. English: Come and play magic with us. Use proxies if you want to. Have fun. Wanna play other games. Feel free to come. We've got enough space. We are around 12-16 players, just ignore the attendee list from meetup.

Hosted by Licking County Soil and Water Conservation District **Stream Team Sampling Events** Are you interested in the health of local rivers and streams? You can join the Licking County Soil and Water in a Stream Team assessment. These events are a night filled will fun in the water. We look at habitat, biology, and chemical parameters in waterways that indicate how healthy our water is! We would love to see you at one of these events! Family friendly. Free to attend. June Wildwood Park, Granville Where: 785 W Broadway, Granville, OH 43023 Date: 6/11/2026 Time: 5:30 - 7:30 P.M. July Velvet Ice Cream, Ye Olde Mill Where:11324 Mount Vernon Rd, Utica, OH 43080 Date: 7/9/2026 Time: 5:30 - 7:30 P.M.

Let's grab some coffee/food and share a morning chat! The East Market has an ample parking lot and outdoor and indoor seating. Grab a cup of coffee from Winston's Coffee & Waffles or on your way to East Market and meet us on the second floor - table behind or east of the elevator. Per what this group is about: "Everyone is welcome! International transplants to Columbus who want to improve language skills, Columbus residents who enjoy talking to people from other countries, and those who would like to discuss international travel and culture, and who enjoy getting together for good conversations."

**Local Cantina -** We'll shut down wine club at 8 pm this evening and take a short walk to our neighborhood Tex-Mex eatery - Local Cantina. Join us after wine club for a snack or meal. Please RSVP early AND Please let me know in the comments if you plan to join us after at the diner so I can have accurate numbers for the reservations. **On Freestyle night** \- just bring a bottle to share\. There is NO formal wine tasting like on other weeks\. Door charge is $10 \(cash or Venmo only please\)\. We may have some left over wines to clear out\! Glasses are provided\. Take Care\. See you there\. **Parking**: There are several public parking lots near the Alive614 hall. Please be careful to NOT park in private parking lots. They do tow. Check Google maps to scope out your space. Anyone who is early could easily find a parking space on the street nearby. I am told that the Chase parking lot is safe after hours. **Glasses**: …will be provided. Please note that after the wine tasting, the EMPTY glasses need to be returned to the boxes at the service table. Please do not make me hunt down your empty glass. Please be gentle, our glasses are fragile. Uh, they are made of glass! **Food**: You are welcome to bring a snack to share. It is not required. Most people do though. If no one brings anything, there will be nothing. **Code of Conduct**: Though mostly understood, it’s still worth mentioning. We don’t have rules per se, but we highly discourage the following topics of discussion because they are likely to incite anti-social responses - Sex, Politics, Religion. Please don’t mistake this as an attempt to limit your free speech rights but rather a guide to a place and time for appropriate discussions. Again, We look forward to meeting new members and reuniting with old friends. Sincerely, ***Paul Uttermohlen***, **Red 1 Realty** *Your Hilliard Wine Club Host*

The number of ticks and tick diseases in Ohio have quickly multiplied over the last 10 years. Dean Kreager discusses tick species, tick pathogens, tick-borne diseases, tick bite prevention, and proper tick removal. Kreager is an Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator with OSU Extension in Licking County * Lakewood Public Library (in Hebron)- May 26 at 7pm [https://events.lickingcountylibrary.org/event/tick-talk-29621](https://events.lickingcountylibrary.org/event/tick-talk-29621) * Johnstown public library at 7:00 pm June 8 [https://events.lickingcountylibrary.org/event/ctick-talk-29622](https://events.lickingcountylibrary.org/event/ctick-talk-29622) Free to attend, no RSVP needed

Welcome, readers! Our May read is **_Kindred_ by Octavia E. Butler.** The story follows Dana, a Black woman living in 1976 California, who is suddenly pulled back to a Maryland plantation before the Civil War. She learns her survival is tied to a white slaveholder’s son. Forced to move between centuries, she must endure the brutal realities of slavery while fighting to hold on to her identity. Tense, intimate, and unforgettable, Kindred explores how the past refuses to stay buried. Looking forward to discussing with everyone! We will meet at Zaftig Brewing Co in their event room in the back. We are welcome to bring in our own food, but **drinks must be purchased at the bar.** Happy reading! 📖