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\#\# Full Agenda From: Rotem Gani \| Chen Amrani \| Efi Merdler Kravitz : \[Hebrew\] **Seize the automation - Turning a One-Off Fix into Org-Wide Automation** ​Every engineering team has that moment: a repetitive, error-prone change that needs to be applied across dozens of repositories. Everyone knows it should be automated — but somehow it never is. ​ This talk tells the real story of how one such "annoying but necessary" fix evolved into a fully-fledged AI-powered automation platform used across an organization. From: Ron Klein [Hebrew] **Use Caching and Hashing to avoid Crashing** ​Sure, your framework has a cache. Your CDN has one too. But do you really know what they’re doing? ​In this session, we’ll build a tiny in-memory cache on purpose - so we can break it, fix it, and understand what real caching systems are actually solving. We’ll explore common failure modes like stale data, race conditions, invalidation pain, and the dreaded thundering herd, then level up with ETags and conditional HTTP requests. ​You’ll leave with a clearer intuition for how caching really works - and how to use it to make your backend faster, calmer, and more resilient. Kindly be informed that attendance at the meetup is on a first-come, first-served basis until capacity is reached. Although a place has been reserved for you (after click on attend button), please note that it **does not guarantee your spot.** Register via Luma -> [https://luma.com/1vzetmmg](https://luma.com/1vzetmmg) Kindly be informed that attendance at the meetup is on a first-come, first-served basis until capacity is reached. Although a place has been reserved for you (after click on attend button), please note that it **does not guarantee your spot.**

Date: 2026.01.07 Start: 18:00 \* **Mingling** (30 minutes) \* **Rust is the future of Linux drivers** by [Leon Vak](https://rust.org.il/people/leon-vak) Language: (Hebrew) Length: 60 min I gave a talk about Rust in the Linux kernel back in 2024. Back then, it was mostly an experiment and honestly, there was a lot of debate around it. Even though I was excited, for my daily work—writing DMA and PCIe drivers for our customers—I still stuck with C. The situation felt shaky: one day Linus would say something positive, and the next day a lead maintainer would quit because of the "non-technical nonsense." But while the headlines were messy, the developers kept working quietly and closing the gaps. Fast forward to today, the "experiment" tag is officially gone. With the new Nova driver for NVIDIA and subsystems like Binder already running in Rust on millions of devices, it is no longer a question of "if," but "when." I decided it’s the right time to take a deep dive into what we have today and see if we are finally ready to move our daily driver work from C to Rust.

**נפתח את השנה עם מיטאפ שווה במיוחד שינסה לגשר על הפערים בין עיצוב, מוצר ובינה מלאכותית.** זה לא ערב של מתודולוגיה אחת נכונה, אלא של נקודות מבט שונות, התלבטויות אמיתיות, ניסיון מהשטח, והרבה כנות לגבי איך הדברים נראים כשעובדים עם כלים חדשים, קצב גבוה וציפיות משתנות. אנחנו מזמינות אתכם לבוא לשמוע, לשאול שאלות, ולצאת עם זוויות מחשבה וכלים שאפשר לקחת ישר לעבודה. **בערב הזה נשמע על:** * איך מגשרים על הפער: ממסכים סטטים לפרוטוטייפים דינמיים * איך תפקיד המעצב משתנה כשבינה מלאכותית נכנסת עמוק לתוך התמונה * איך בונים מוצר לסטרטאפים בשלבים מוקדמים בעולם שרץ מהר מתמיד **האירוע יתקיים במשרדים של חברת סימילרווב בגבעתיים, ביום רביעי 7.1.26 בשעה 19:00 בערב** \* **19:00-19:20 מינגלינג ונשנושים!** \* עומר אבירם **Bridging the Gap: Static Screens to Live Prototypes** \* אנה סטיליאנו **מי המעצב כאן?** \* דוד בלסם **בניית מוצר לסטרטאפים בשלבים מוקדמים** האירוע ישודר לייב לפייסבוק שלנו כך שתוכלו להצטרף מרחוק אם במקרה אתם נניח במדינה אחרת וממש מתגעגעים גם. פרטים נוספים על כל הרצאה תמצאו למטה: נתראה בקרוב! מיכל \-\-\-\-\- **ועכשיו בהרחבה על ההרצאות:** \* **Bridging the Gap: Static Screens to Live Prototypes** מכירים את זה שאתם מייצרים פרוטוטייפ בפיגמה, והכל נראה טוב, אבל כשמנסים לשלב נתונים אמיתיים והתנהגות מורכבת - פתאום משהו לא עובד והכל נהיה מסורבל? בהרצאה אציג איך שימוש בכלי בינה מלאכותית כמו קרסור, מאפשרים לנו לבנות פרוטוטייפ דינמי, מבוסס נתונים אמיתיים ולוגיקות מורכבות כדי לדמות את המוצר האמיתי. נדבר על תהליכי עבודה, דוגמאות פרקטיות וטיפים, שילוב כלים חיצוניים וטכניקות המאפשרות איטרציות ובדיקת פתרונות שונים בקלות. נבין מתי כדאי להשתמש בסוגי הכלים השונים ואת המגבלות שלהם. \* **מי המעצב כאן?** כלי בינה מלאכותית הפכו לחלק בלתי נפרד מתהליך העיצוב, ויחד עם היעילות והמהירות, עלו גם שאלות חדשות: מי מקבל את ההחלטות? מי אחראי על הבחירה? ואיפה עובר הגבול בין עזרה להובלה? בהרצאה נדבר על קבלת החלטות בעיצוב בעידן של בינה מלאכותית: הרגעים שבהם הבחירות מרגישות ברורות מאליהן, איך “קול חכם” נוסף משפיע על שיקול הדעת, ולמה דווקא עכשיו חשוב לעצור ולבחון מחדש את תפקיד המעצב בתוך התהליך. \* **בניית מוצר לסטרטאפים בשלבים מוקדמים** סדנה מיוחדת על בניית מוצר לסטרטאפים בשלבים מוקדמים, אשר תועבר על ידי דוד בלסם, איש מוצר ויזם עם ניסיון בסטרטאפים כמו מליו ו-פרייטוס וממקימי קהילת ה-סיקרט פרודקט קלאב. בסדנה נדבר על בניית מוצרים שבאמת עונים על צרכים אמיתיים של הלקוחות. נבחן את תהליך בניית ה-MVP (בניית מוצר הכרחי מינימאלי), נלמד כיצד לזהות ולהבין את הכאבים האמיתיים של הלקוחות, ונציג שיטות ולידציה יעילות לפתרון. בנוסף דוד יציג איך כל העולם הזה השתנה והתקדם בזכות בינה מלאכותית ואיך הכל רץ יותר מהר.

במהלך הסדנה נלמד טכניקות מתקדמות של עיבוד גבס פולימרי, חומר קל לעבודה שמאפשר יצירה גמישה ומדויקת; נבין כיצד ליצור דפוסים מרהיבים ומרקמים עשירים וייחודיים, בסגנון קלאסי ועדכני כאחד; נלמד באילו תבניות ניתן לעבוד ונתנסה בהכנת תוצרים דמויי טראצו ודמוי שיש בעזרת החומר. למבוגרים ונוער (16+). עלות: 250 ש”ח ליחיד/ה. לתושבי יהוד-מונוסון – 200 ש”ח ליחיד/ה. שימו לב: לא מספיק להרשם במיטאפ יש להרשם גם בקישור הבא , שם תמצאו גם פרטים נוספים https://link.makelab.org.il/Terrazzo

Join us at the Tel Aviv-Yafo New Technology Meetup Group's event where we will be showcasing the latest in emerging technologies. From AI and machine learning to augmented reality and blockchain, this event is an opportunity to stay ahead of the curve and network with fellow tech enthusiasts. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out in the tech industry, this event is designed to inspire, educate, and connect. Come learn about the cutting-edge technologies that are shaping our future and be a part of the innovative discussions that will take place. Don't miss out on this exciting opportunity to be at the forefront of new technology developments in Tel Aviv-Yafo!

Get the **latest practical tools and techniques for building AI agents**, simple and to the point. Whether someone at your company said "WE NEED AI NOW", or you just have a startup idea, **you need to know what's the best tools for building AI agents now**, not all the deprecated stuff from last week. Join us to learn the latest and greatest from our amazing speakers, mingle, and most importantly eat some pizzas and drink a bit (or whatever tasty food we can get)! **On the agenda (the usual...):** * **18:00-18:30** \- Mingling\, pizza and drinks 🍕 * **18:30-18:45** \- Quick welcome & updates by [Ashley Majar @ Cyshel](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashleymajar/) * **18:45-19:00** \- Why Your AI Needs a Brain\, Not a Spreadsheet by [Rom Iluz @ MongoDB](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rom-iluz/) * **19:00-19:30** \- How We Built the \#1 Deep Research Agent by Doing Less by [Eyal Ben Barouch @ Taviliy](https://www.linkedin.com/in/eyal-ben-barouch-007-1a2b3c4d5/) * **19:30-20:00** \- Awareness vs\. Memory \- How I Mix Both by [Yogev Ben-Tov @ Team0](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ybentov/) * **20:00-20:30** \- How to Work with 4 Terminals and Kickass by [Sahar Carmel @ Mixtiles](https://www.linkedin.com/in/saharcarmel/)

Always wanted your developers to act like DevOps engineers? Now they actually can. Join the Kuberly Hackathon by Profisea – AWS Premier Partner and GCP Partner – and learn how to build cloud-native apps with best practices, security, and automation baked in. **About Kuberly** Kuberly by Profisea is your **automated Kubernetes on AWS** – ready in minutes, with no heavy lifting. It comes with everything modern teams need: * **Built-in DevOps essentials** – CI/CD, secrets management, monitoring, and release automation out of the box. * **Smarter automation** – self-healing infrastructure, SSL certificates, DB and traffic management, and upgrades made simple. * **AI-powered assistant** – instantly troubleshoot logs, metrics, traffic, and even cloud costs. * **Cost efficiency from day one** – optimized performance without overspending. * **Continuous AWS support** – expert help when you need it.

במפגש הזה נבחר פרויקט קוד פתוח שכתוב בפייתון וננסה לקדם אותו. בהתחלה נדבר קצת על איך בוחרים פרויקט שאפשר לתרום לו בתוך שעה-שעתים ואז ננסה לתרום משהו. יכול להיות שזה יהיה שינוי חיצוני לפרויקט כמו הוספת CI. יכול להייות שזה כתיבת טסטים. יכול להיות תיקון באג. זה מפגש של קידוד שבו גם אתם מוזמנים להציע רעיונות ולעזור בהבנת הקוד. המארח הוא [גאבור סבו](https://szabgab.com/), מרצה ומפתח שתורם לפרויקטי קוד פתוח כבר מעל 25 שנים. פרטים נוספים אפשר למצוא [כאן](https://osdc.code-maven.com/python).

Join us in the search for the true, the good and the beautiful. We will be reading and discussing a fascinating philosophical text in English. Welcome anyone interested in understanding life more deeply, regardless of age or prior knowledge. The love of wisdom is enough. Please join our WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/CDjIJ8i1LZsJ2a7WJXFxhG?mode=wwt Sapere Aude! (Kant's Motto: Dare to Think!)

Читательский клуб по книге Флобера «госпожа Бовари». Мы обсудим все важные темы, исторический контекст и жизнь автора, чтобы лучше понять и почувствовать этот роман. Я придерживаюсь позиции, что нет неправильных мнений на литературу❤️

Join us in the search for the true, the good and the beautiful. Each meet is in one of two formats: a shared reading and open discussion of philosophical texts, or a continuing series of lectures based on the reading of a fascinating book of philosophy. Both formats are in Hebrew, with some reading of English texts, assisted whenever needed. We meet weekly Friday on 80 Rokach Boulevard, Tel Aviv, at the gardens of the Council for a Beautiful Israel. Welcome anyone interested in understanding life more deeply, regardless of age or prior knowledge. The love of wisdom is enough. Please join our WhatsApp group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/JeAa2uRNTlF0rdrVTLzUC0?mode=wwt Note: there's always enough sitting room, but some of it is on the grass or a mat on the floor. If you want to guarantee yourself a chair, please bring one with you. Sapere Aude! (Kant's Motto: Dare to Think!)

האם ידעתם שבן גוריון חשב וכתב על AI? מה נדרש כדי לקבל קו טלפון בשנות השבעים? מתי התחילו להשתמש במיכון לשימוש מדעי הרוח? חנן כהן, ממקימי אתר "לא רלוונטי" ויזם ארכיון תולדות המיחשוב, האינטרנט וההייטק בישראל, ישתף אותנו בהרצאה מרתקת על תהליך יצירת הארכיון ועל שאלות מעניינות שעלו בדרך. בהרצאה הוא ישתף בסיפורים נדירים, מסמכים היסטוריים ותמונות שאסף ושמר. הצצה להיסטוריה שמראה שמה שנראה היום חדשני וייחודי, כבר חשבו עליו פעם. למבוגרים ונוער (16+). ההשתתפות ללא תשלום אך כרוכה ברישום מוקדם. שימו לב: לא מספיק להרשם במיטאפ יש להרשם גם בקישור הבא , שם תמצאו גם פרטים נוספים https://link.makelab.org.il/Digital-Archive

**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 **Abstract** GitHub Copilot is rapidly changing how developers write, understand, and maintain code. Powered by generative AI and deeply integrated into modern development environments, Copilot acts as an intelligent coding assistant, helping developers move faster while maintaining quality and focus. In this session, we’ll explore what GitHub Copilot is, how it works, and where it fits into a real-world developer workflow. We’ll break down what Copilot can (and cannot) do, where it can be used, and how licensing differs for individuals and organizations. Most importantly, this talk goes beyond theory with a live, hands-on demo showcasing Copilot inside the IDE and on GitHub, demonstrating how it can assist with code generation, refactoring, learning new APIs, and accelerating day-to-day development tasks. Designed for developers, technical leads, and engineering managers, this session provides a practical introduction to AI-assisted development, highlights best practices for getting value from Copilot, and closes with guidance on how to continue learning and evolving alongside this rapidly advancing tool. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of how GitHub Copilot can enhance productivity, improve developer experience, and fit into modern software teams today, not someday. **YouTube Link** TBA

Come and join our lively Japanese language meetup, where Japanese language learners and native speakers come together to learn, play, and connect. We’ll practice through fun games and interactive conversation in a relaxed, welcoming environment. Whether you’re just starting out, more advanced, or a native speaker who enjoys helping others, everyone is encouraged to join and participate. After the library we'll take a leisurely walk together to get food/drinks. There are many options around including North Market Bridge Park. It's a perfect opportunity to continue our conversations and enjoy each other's company over a meal.

**New Dojo Location!** **Draft Day Columbus** 1130 Dublin Road Columbus, OH 43215 We're going to try a new dojo location for a few weeks and see how it works Dojos are informal Python group study sessions where everyone interested in Python gathers to learn about Python, help others with Python, or just hang out. Everyone is welcome from Python beginners to experts. Bringing a laptop is encouraged (we'll have extension cords and power strips). If there's something you want to learn leave a comment on this invite so we can plan ahead. We're looking for topic suggestions and people interested in presenting at our monthly meetings. To this end we've set up a survey form at [https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15eBKF1nQQ2XS5gzD4rvhVRHMBEj7lJtHuA9wXupS3Uc](https://docs.google.com/forms/d/15eBKF1nQQ2XS5gzD4rvhVRHMBEj7lJtHuA9wXupS3Uc)

Join us for lunch and meet our very successful group. We are each others sales team...always looking for referrals for our members. If you are looking for new clients, let us help you out! Bring your business cards and brochures to share with us. We have a speaker each week so that we can learn about their business. Because we have only one member per business, we have many of the spots filled. However, we are specifically looking for an estate attorney, a handyman/electrician, and an event planner. We have referrals for you! All visitors are welcome. Any questions contact [pmarchio@farmersagent.com](mailto:pmarchio@farmersagent.com)

SQL Server 2025 delivers a major round of improvements across performance, security, manageability, and hybrid connectivity, and this session gives you a practical, no‑nonsense tour of what matters most. We’ll cover enhancements to the core engine, query processing, storage, and availability that benefit DBAs and developers regardless of where SQL Server runs. You’ll see how SQL Server 2025 aligns with Azure SQL’s roadmap while still supporting strong on‑premises and VM‑based deployments. We’ll highlight new management, monitoring, and troubleshooting capabilities designed to simplify operations and reduce firefighting. AI‑powered features exist in this release, but the focus here is on the foundational improvements you can use immediately. Whether you’re modernizing, maintaining, or planning your next upgrade cycle, this session will help you understand what’s new and how to prepare your environment and your team.

Come assist Van Buren Shelter (https://ymcacolumbus.org/locations/vanburen) staff in serving dinners and cleaning up on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Dinner for the women is 5-6 pm and for the families is 6:15-7:15 pm. There is ample free parking available in the shelter's lot. The recommended area to park is in green in the image above. There will be a new entrance for the time being. We are asking all volunteers to enter through the Donation Dock door, the orange mark on the image above. This door is located between the Single Adults and Family Shelter. You will see 2 large garage doors with a large green trash compactor in the center. Please head to the closest garage door to the building wall, with a ramp leading up. There, you will see a door with a sign stating instructions on how to enter the building. Please ring the doorbell, and a staff member will come and escort you into the building. If a staff member takes longer than 5 minutes, please call the front desk at 614-689-2020. This is a new process for us, and we do not want to keep you waiting! We appreciate your patience as we navigate this temporary change. The shelter needs a volunteer count the day before the event so sign-up ends Monday at 4:50 PM. Afterwards some of us go to the Omnipresent Atheists Weekly Meetup in progress to have a bit to eat or drink (http://www.meetup.com/omnipresentatheists/). Volunteers must be 14 or older. Since we will be working around families, the YMCA does not permit volunteering by individuals with convictions for violent or sexual crimes. The YMCA reserves the right to run background checks on volunteers. For questions, comment on this page or contact: Andrew, awhit12@yahoo.com, (614)937-5802 (cell). Please let Andrew know if you volunteer anytime other than our COUNT events so that he can count your hours toward our service record.

Our January program is privileged to have Kristen Tregar as our speaker. Ms. Tregar is the co-author with John de Lancie (the actor who portrayed the character Q on Star Trek next generation) of a radio play depicting the events surrounding the Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School District trial. The trial decided the issue of some of the Dover school district board members attempting to insert creationism disguised as "intelligent design" into the 9th grade biology curriculum. She will discuss the trial and the process of writing the play. (Bob Leonhard has seen the play and it is riveting and tense). Ms. Tregar's bio is below: Kristen Tregar is a dramaturg, director, playwright, and theatre teacher. She earned her Ph.D. in Drama and Theatre from the UC San Diego and UC Irvine joint program. In addition, she has a MS in Forensic Science from City University of New York- John Jay College of Criminal Justice and a MA in Educational Theatre from New York University- Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development. In 2013, in collaboration with Irish colleagues, she founded *The Ireland Project*, an intercontinental devised theatre work with high school students in New York and Tallaght, Ireland. Her original short story "Far From Here" was recently published in *Stay Awhile Longer: More Scenes From Temecula Valley*. She has two rescued dogs (Kira and Harry) and she rides, competes, and foxhunts with her horses, Andromache and Baker Street Irregular. 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