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Greetings All, The Spiritual Discussion Programme (in English) on BLESS RADIO 1 is on today from 7pm to 9pm CET time which is 6pm to 8pm UK time. The topic is "Investigate with Nature, Logical Thinking and Perception" To listen visit www.blessradio1.com Alternatively you can listen on zeno.fm/radio/blessradio1 We are also live streaming on YouTube. Goto www.YouTube.com Search for "Blessradio1 Grail Message Investigate with Nature, Logical Thinking and Perception" (i.e. TOPIC OF THE SHOW) After the show, you can also listen to the recording of the show on YOU TUBE (as above). Hope you can listen tonight and join in. You are welcome to join in the discussion. PLEASE call /text / WhatsApp us with your questions or comments on +44 7939 641 958. OR MESSAGE us on Bless Chat box on [www.blessradio1.com](http://www.blessradio1.com/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2fGBcwr_zqUzBvp1UNYPsReHJqU4HJqhn3rg3XZGIk-3b5QHFKoJQolAs_aem_ONWb__d3tcI4BshpKmv6ag) Regards, Saad Farooqi

We are going back to Brussels, which means we'll once again be teaming up with the [Brussels Java User Group](https://www.meetup.com/brujug/) <3. We'd like to thank [Adesso ](https://www.adesso.be/)for graciously hosting! This edition features **3 talks**! * *Finding Java Memory Leaks with Heap Dumps (JDK 25)* by [Badr Kacimi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/badr-kacimi/) * *Vibe Coding a Home Server on the Raspbery Pi, What AI-Native Development Actually Looks Like* by [Wim De Troyer](https://www.linkedin.com/in/wim-de-troyer-40647b130/) * *Fraud detection on card transactions, Supervised learning with extreme imbalanced data using Python* by [Franck Benault](https://www.meetup.com/members/127308222/) Come join us for this next event! **Schedule** \- 18:00: Doors open \+ Food and Drinks \- 18:45: Intro and BeJUG updates \- 18:50: Talk 1 \- *Fraud Detection* \- 19:05: Talk 2 \- *Vibe Coding a home server on the raspberry pi.* \- 19:30: Little break \- 19:45: Talk 3 \- *Finding Java Memory Leaks with Heap Dumps (JDK 25)* \- 20:30: Mingling \+ Drinks **Topics** **Finding Java Memory Leaks with Heap Dumps (JDK 25)** This talk will demonstrates how to identify, analyze, and fix Java memory leaks using heap dumps and practical JVM diagnostic tools in JDK 25. **About Badr** Badr Kacimi is a Senior Software Engineer at ABN AMRO Bank and GenAI Whisperer at Blue Harvest Belgium. With a strong Java background in large-scale banking and booking platforms, he now builds financial risk models in Python. **Vibe Coding a Home Server on the Raspbery Pi: What AI-Native Development Actually Looks Like** It's been over 3 years since the release of ChatGPT and the innovations in the AI space still do not seem to be slowing down. On the contrary, agentic tooling like Claude Code and Codex have since launched, kept improving, and according to some have now recently reached an inflection point where they can handle long running coding tasks (mostly) unsupervised. Let's find out together if those claims hold up and what that new AI native development looks like. We'll do this by showcasing a very personal case study. Over the past few months, I've developed a home-server setup on my raspberry pi with tons of weird and quirky apps all developped with varying degrees of AI assistance. Join me to find out how that went, how much time I saved (or wasted!) and my biggest take-aways and future plans. **About Wim** Wim is a freelance Software Engineer from Belgium with around 7 years of experience. He focuses on backend web development, using the Spring Framework on a daily basis. He's a firm believer in learning something new everyday (not just about java or spring!) and doing so in public is always the greatest motivator. So he blogs on wimdetroyer.com, and talks occasionally in front of an audience when he can muster up the courage. **Fraud detection on card transactions, Supervised learning with extreme imbalanced data using Python** I will explain: * The context and the goal of this work (supervised learning) * The challenges related to the data (availability and preparation) * The strategies to apply when dealing with severe class imbalance **About Frank** Research and development engineer in computer science, Java developer, passionate about physics, astronomy, and cosmology.

Drill for oil while preparing for a future beyond fossil fuels. Early profits come from extraction, but long-term success requires investing in green technology. A tense economic strategy game about balancing present gains with future sustainability. [How to Play](https://youtu.be/dMvbTtmKP70?si=RfGbRJ29n4KFZYi-) [BGG](https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/169215/peak-oil) [Rulebook](https://tesera.ru/images/items/1217537/2T_PO-rules-EN-170724.pdf) Everyone is welcome! No previous experience or game knowledge needed — I’ll explain all the rules before we start.

We do cycles of 4-6 weeks, with a progressive load, and a recovery week at the end of the cycle. Session: * 10 - 20’ warm up (easy run and drills) * Core session (ie. 6x5' - 2' recovery) * Cool down We run together during Warm-up, and cool down and tey to regroup during recovery time. Paces are not imposed (everyone runs at his/her own pace) given the intensity suggested. Notes: It's NOT required to have an activity tracker or smart watch to be able to follow the session, as I'll be giving signals with a whistle. Intervals training is not advised for total beginners. To have an idea, the average pace at the warm up is around 5'45"/km-6'15"/km so this pace should feel very comfortable ***Acknowledgement of member responsibility and release of liability.*** By signing up for this event, you agree to release the organizers from any responsibility and liability in all claims. As the participation is strictly voluntary and you freely choose to join, it is the responsibility of individuals participating to ensure that they are fit enough and have adequate coverage to protect themselves.

🚀Forget your job title, forget your powerpoints, and forget your elevator pitch: come join us in BrewDog Brussels on March 26th, 2026 for the Spring Edition of the Data Drinks! 📍The Data Drinks is an informal get-together for Belgium-based Data Professionals from all parts of the datasphere: strategy, leadership, data science, analytics, governance, security, architecture, ... It's a great opportunity to expand your professional network and connect with other data enthusiasts. Plus, you'll be able to get drinks and food to fuel the conversation. ✅Add the event to your work calendar, consider inviting a (data) friend, and if you want to connect with other professionals, you can join the data professionals group: https://lnkd.in/eqkpubKk #DataProfessionals #NetworkingEvent #Belgium #data

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Hi Runners, The countdown continues! After a fantastic first session, it’s time to step things up. Whether you’re a seasoned veteran of the Cinquantenaire finish line or a first-timer, there’s no substitute for time on the actual course. For our second preview run, we will follow the route along Avenue Louise and the loop at the Bois de La Cambre. This time we will skip Av. Tervuren. This session will remain "steady and social," The Details: Meeting Point: Right in front of Cafe To Meli (near Rond-point Schuman). When: Sunday, March 29 th at 09:30 AM. Bag Drop: Available. Feel free to leave a jacket or a change of clothes so you can stay warm post-run. The "Cuppa": We’ll head back to Cafe To Meli after the session for coffee, snacks, and a chance to swap training tips. The Pace: We are keeping it inclusive and controlled at a comfortable 6:00-6:15 min/km. This is all about time on feet and building that community spirit. Let’s get those kilometers in together! See you at Schuman, The Brussels Runners Team

Socializing and Networking 🛜🆕 at PLUX on Thursday. Making new friends and drinking 🚰🎈🎉🚿🌊. Everybody Welocme, locals, expats or new 🆕 in town.

Join us for an exciting gathering where we'll dive into the world of Atlassian and explore its vibrant ecosystem. This event is your chance to meet and engage with marketplace partners who will present their innovative solutions and products. Discover new ways to enhance your Atlassian experience and network with like-minded enthusiasts. Come along and be part of our growing community. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn and connect. RSVP today and be part of something special! Streamlining Release Processes in Large-Scale Environments presented by Yuri Kudyn from Release Management Apps Agile and DevOps have revolutionized software delivery, but implementing them effectively in enterprise environments demands additional strategies, practices, and tools tailored to organizational complexity. Quality gates, compliance checks, dependency tracking, and linkage management are essential components of any large-scale release process. In this session, we’ll explore how Atlassian Jira, Release Hub, and Marketplace apps enable smooth, compliant releases across complex enterprise ecosystems. From complex dependencies to compliance hurdles, we’ll break down the biggest release management challenges and how to tackle them effectively. AI Apps builder for Jira (No-Code Way to Build Forge Apps) presented by Stepan Fedortsiv from Saasjet Jira teams often need custom dashboards, panels, or reports that aren’t available in Jira’s native features. In the past, building these solutions required development skills and time to write code. AI Apps Builder for Jira simplifies this process. Instead of coding, users can describe the solution they need in plain language, and the AI generates a secure Forge app ready to deploy, no coding required. Join Stepan to see how you can build Jira apps faster with AI and Forge, and turn ideas into working Jira solutions in minutes. Good to know: Our Brussels venue is located within the city’s Low Emission Zone (LEZ). If you’re coming by car, please check in advance whether your vehicle is allowed. Public transport is a great alternative. Agenda --- Speakers Yuri Kudyn - Release Management Apps (Co-Founder) Co-founder of Release Management Apps and Journy.io Yuri Kudyn is an accomplished IT leader with 18 years of software development and management expertise. He has successfully led large-scale international projects and programs, consistently delivering high-quality, complex solutions within tight deadlines. As an Agile and Lean methodologies sp… Stepan Fedortsiv - SaaSJet (Chief Product Officer) Hosted By Peter Van de Voorde, Chief Community Coach Peter has been part of the Atlassian ecosystem for over a decade. He's even been an Atlassian for over 4 years. His passion is helping others excel at what they do through the power of community. He's one of the founders at Atlas Advantage, where he's focussed on helping Atlassian Partners be successful. In his time off he's a dad to 4 boys. He also loves skiing, reading, boarding, and Lego. Fabrice Huart, Atlassian Community Leader Hi, Born before the Internet exist, I can say that like Obélix, I fell into the IT pot when I was little.d of IT. Passionate about Atlassian for twenty years, I have the joy every day of fulfilling myself in the Atlassian ecosystem and, pure happiness, of having put together a passionate team that dazzles me everyday. Come and share your passion with me, do not hesitate to contact me. Tessa Tuteleers, Community Champion --- Global Partner Atlassian (http://atlassian.com) Millions of users globally rely on Atlassian products every day for improving software development, project management, collaboration, and code quality. For over a decade, Atlassian customers have come together to network, share ideas, solve problems, and find new ways to use Atlassian products. Today, more than 15,000 people take part in Atlassian community events in more than 30 countries. --- Complete your event RSVP here: https://ace.atlassian.com/events/details/trello-brussels-presents-engage-with-atlassian-marketplace-partners-special/.

One of the defining changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic is the proliferation of remote work, alternatively known as telework or work from home. Technology had been advancing to the point that many jobs could be done at least in part from home. With a work laptop, video calling, a stable internet connection, and a cyber security program, many office jobs can be done at home without any serious hindrance. When COVID started, many white collar employees became full time remote workers. Six years after the start of the pandemic, many of these people still work at least in part from home. Recent years have seen rising skepticism about remote work, particularly among management. Questions have been raised about whether people working from home are as productive or efficient as those in the office. Similarly, whether work culture can be as effectively created with people often working from home has also become a topic of discussion. Long story short, remote work is, to some degree, here to stay. But to what degree? Do the costs outweigh the benefits? Come discuss this at Brussels Debaters!

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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

Jimmy V's Grill & Pub in Grandview Heights. You are responsible for your own meal/drinks. We usually don't have any agenda other than eat, drink and talk. :) If the weather is nice we will be on the back patio, otherwise we are in the cigar room. This group has been meeting every Tuesday evening for over a decade. Many attendees do not RSVP on meetup. Please don't let the small number here discourage you. Anyone/everyone is welcome to come. We'd love to have you join us. COTA bus #5 comes to W. 5th and Wyandotte Rd. And it's a minute walk to the restaurant.

Builders, creators, architects, admins, consultants - come one, come all. This one's for you. We're bringing a little friendly competition to the Columbus ServiceNow community while highlighting the cool things people have built on the platform. Five presenters will take the stage to showcase something they've built, solved, designed, or imagined on the ServiceNow platform - and a panel of judges (plus YOU, our amazing audience) will score them live. So basically, America's Got Talent but make it ServiceNow's Got Talent. Bring a notepad if you'd like 'cause you'll definitely be learning something new. Each presenter gets 10 minutes max to wow the crowd with: • A demo • A real-world business solution • A bold idea • A UX transformation • Or a creative use of the platform Judging Criteria: 🏆 Business Value 🚀 Innovation ✨ User Experience This event is about celebrating ideas, sharing knowledge, and showing how ServiceNow can drive both business impact and meaningful user value. Come learn. Come support. Come get inspired. Refreshments and bites will be provided. And maybe next time… you’ll be on stage.

Jimmy V's Grill & Pub in Grandview Heights. You are responsible for your own meal/drinks. We usually don't have any agenda other than eat, drink and talk. :) If the weather is nice we will be on the back patio, otherwise we are in the cigar room. This group has been meeting every Tuesday evening for over a decade. Many attendees do not RSVP on meetup. Please don't let the small number here discourage you. Anyone/everyone is welcome to come. We'd love to have you join us. COTA bus #5 comes to W. 5th and Wyandotte Rd. And it's a minute walk to the restaurant. Did you know that there are atheists everywhere?!?! You may not know it, but we are! We're in your schools, diners, police force, military, government, and some are even still in your churches! So come and join us and meet other local atheists, along with agnostics, heathens, humanists, skeptics, and anyone else who's 'hell bound'! Vision: a Central Ohio that accepts atheism as a viable alternative in all areas of public and private life. Mission: grow, support, and provide community for atheists in Central Ohio. Social meetings held most Tuesdays at a local pub/restaurant at 7:00 PM (and often into the wee hours). Attendees call themselves agnostics, skeptics, humanists, non-theists, deists or even theists. All attendees are welcome but should support our vision. Atheists of Columbus (AoC) is part of Omnipresent Atheists (OA). AoC members are invited to join this OA meetup and/or OA Facebook group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/omnipresentatheists/ ) but are free to continue conversations on the AoC Facebook group ( https://www.facebook.com/groups/columbusatheists/ ). AoC was founded in 2012 as a networking, social group for Central Ohio area humanists, skeptics, atheists, agnostics, nonbelievers, freethinkers, and the curious. It was a member of Columbus CoR and held weekly meetings, mostly on Fridays, for several years but then operated as an online only group for some time. In November 2018, Omnipresent Atheists (OA), a group that routinely meets on Tuesdays, invited AoC to merge. Omnipresent Atheists is a member of the Columbus Coalition of Reason (ColumbusCoR.org). Omnipresent Atheists is a member of the Columbus Coalition of Reason ( http://www.ColumbusCoR.org ). Omnipresent Atheists endorses the mission of the Secular Coalition for America ( http://secular.org ). This group has been meeting every Tuesday evening for over a decade. Many attendees do not RSVP on meetup. Please don't let the small number here discourage you. Anyone/everyone is welcome to come. We'd love to have you join us.

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The Humanist Monthly Program is our longest running event and still a community favorite. In the old days it used to be called "Going to HCCO" and we still like to think of it as our flagship event. Food and drinks will be provided at the event. Feel free to show up a little bit early to hang out and talk. Going forward our meetings will be hybrid. You can meet us in-person or attend online Join Zoom Meeting [https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87836564953?pwd=4Mi57ElZkDIFlb1fnlNwOJ0NiOK4tP.1](https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87836564953?pwd=4Mi57ElZkDIFlb1fnlNwOJ0NiOK4tP.1) Meeting ID: 878 3656 4953 Passcode: 760812 One tap mobile +19292056099,,87836564953#,,,,\*760812# US (New York) +13017158592,,87836564953#,,,,\*760812# US (Washington DC) The formal presentation will start at noon

OpenClaw, NemoClaw, personal assistants, 24/7 agents. What does it all mean? How does it all work and what should we know about it? Whether you’re deep in the field or just getting curious, come connect with others building and exploring AI in Columbus. Sponsored by [Transform Labs](https://www.transformlabs.com/services)