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Praha [MEWS]: Nowwwinky, Observability, zkušenosti a kompetence v době AI
**Pomlázky se už pletou, vajíčka se malují… a až se z té velikonoční radosti vzpamatujeme, tak nás čeká první jarní pražský meetup! 🥚🌿🔥**
Večer plný talků, nápadů, budoucnosti a podobně naladěných lidí. Jako vždy to rozjedeme Nowwwinkami a pak se ponoříme hlouběji do programu, který opět stojí za to. Přijďte si pro svoji dávku inspirace.
Hostit nás budou Mews ve svých pražských kancelářích, kde se můžete těšit nejen na skvělé prostředí, ale i komunitu lidí, kteří žijí frontendem stejně jako vy. 🚀
**Hlavní line-up a na co se těšit dále** 🤩
* 🟢 18:00 otevíráme
* 1️⃣ 18:40 **Nowwwinky** od Tomáše Kouta
* 2️⃣ 19:00 **Frontend Observability v časech AI: přežitek nebo nutnost?** od Alexe Ratmana
* 3️⃣ 19:30 **Proč vám váš CEO bere práci?** od Martina Michálka
* 4️⃣ 20:00 **7 klíčových kompetencí vývojáře v době AI** od Marka Velase
* 🎓 80+ nadšených účastníků
* 🍻 a v neposlední řadě kvalitní catering a networking
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1️⃣ Tomáš Kout se svými **Nowwwinkami** otevře večer svým přehledem toho nejzajímavějšího z poslední doby. Rychle, výstižně a se vším, co si zaslouží vaši pozornost.
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2️⃣ Následuje přednáška na téma **Frontend Observability v časech AI: přežitek nebo nutnost?** od [Alexe Ratmana](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexratman/) z Mews.com
Ve světě, kde AI generuje čím dál víc frontendu, je lákavé myslet si, že observability se postará sama. Ale co když se něco pokazí a vy nevíte kde, proč ani kdo? Na příkladu Mews ukážu cestu od téměř nulové frontend observability až po nasazení Coralogixu a interní vzdělávání týmu. A jako bonus: reálný případ z prostředí velkého evropského telekomunikačního operátora, kde Claude analyzoval produkční problémy na základě dat, která jsme nasbírali - důkaz, že v AI éře jsou dobrá data důležitější než kdy dřív.
*O Alexovi: Alex je Senior Frontend Developer ve společnosti Mews, která vyvíjí cloudový hotelový software používaný hotely po celém světě. Za téměř pět let v Mews se intenzivně věnoval frontend observability - od stavu, kdy tým létal naslepo, až po zavádění Coralogixu a budování kultury datově řízeného vývoje. Organizoval interní sérii „Frontend Observability Kindergarten", kde frontendový tým společně prozkoumával možnosti nových nástrojů. Věří, že dobrá observability není o dashboardech - ale o schopnosti pochopit, co se děje s uživatelem právě teď.*
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3️⃣ Po přestávce navážeme příspěvkem **Proč vám váš CEO bere práci?** od [Martina Michálka](https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinmichalek/)
Velmi dlouho jsem se na svět díval vývojářskou perspektivou. Teď jsem především CEO. Jeden z těch CEO, kteří se zbláznili do vibe-codingu a lezou svým lidem do kódu. To nechcete. Nebo chcete? Vývojářská perspektiva mi umožňuje to vidět i očima frontendistek a frontendistů. Ukážu vám ukázky aplikací, na kterých jsem se podílel, výhry, fuckupy, i vývojářský a produktový pohled.
*O Martinovi: Martina snad není nutné představovat*… *😊 tak jen pro zopakování. Martin je známá osobnost české frontendové komunity a dlouhodobě se věnuje hlavně rychlosti webu a webové výkonnosti. Je autorem projektu [Vzhůru dolů](https://www.vzhurudolu.cz) a jeho práce propojuje technickou kvalitu webů s dopadem na UX a byznys. Veřejně vystupuje také v odborných článcích, školeních, konferencí a komunitních aktivitách kolem frontendu obecně. Spolupořádá konferenci [FrontKon](https://www.frontkon.tech/) a je otcem zakladatelem naší komunity [Frontendisti](https://www.frontendisti.cz).*
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4️⃣ Večer uzavřeme tématem **7 klíčových kompetencí vývojáře v době AI** od [Marka Velase](https://www.linkedin.com/in/marek-velas/) (Talent mentor a founder edupunk.cz)
Psychologický pohled na to, co se skutečně mění — a proč to není o nástrojích. AI dnes negeneruje jen kód. Generuje možnosti. A tím mění práci vývojáře víc, než se zdá. V téhle krátké přednášce se podíváme na 7 kompetencí, které začínají rozhodovat o tom, kdo bude v AI-first prostředí opravdu silný developer — a které se přitom netýkají technologií, ale způsobu přemýšlení. Nejde o nástroje. Jde o změnu role.
*O Markovi: Marek působí jako Talent mentor a je hrdým founderem platformy [edupunk.cz](http://edupunk.cz/).*
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Přijďte si poslechnout, podiskutovat a nastartovat se po Velikonocích správnou Human-AI energií. ✨
Neváhejte s registrací a zabookujte si místo – bude to stát za to! 🎉
👉 Pro další zajímavé novinky a dění sledujte kanály komunity na [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/@FrontendistiCz),
[X](https://x.com/Frontendisti), [Facebooku](https://www.facebook.com/frontendisti/), [Instagramu](https://www.instagram.com/frontendisti/), [LinkedInu](https://www.linkedin.com/company/frontendisti/posts/?feedView=all) nebo navštivte [náš web](https://www.frontendisti.cz).
World building debate
A meetup with clear possibilities for constructive talks and curious debate.
Image credits: Boris Smokrovic
https://unsplash.com/photos/orange-and-green-bird-on-branch-of-tree-T_diWdiLbg0
Wednesday Vltava Run
We are a group of runners who meet most weeks for a run around the beautiful Vltava River's edge.
You can bring your running shoes straight from the office/home office if you don't have time to stop at home. There will be a place to put your bags in the Cafe. We will run about 9 km along the river and have a drink afterwards. Paces vary!
We will meet in the square near Kavarna Liberal (Hermanova 6), near the Vltavska metro/tram stop at 6:30 on Wednesday.
See you there!
DANCE MOVEMENT THERAPY
Dance-Movement Therapy is a somatic practice that uses spontaneous movement as a way of self-exploration.
This workshop offers a gentle introduction to the principles of dance-movement therapy. It is not a dance class and not a fitness session. There are no steps to learn and no choreography to follow.
Participants are guided through simple movement and awareness exercises, sometimes individually and sometimes in interaction with others. The focus is on listening to the body, noticing impulses, and allowing movement to arise naturally.
Through this process, participants may experience greater grounding, emotional awareness, and nervous system regulation.
The atmosphere is supportive and non-judgmental. The intention is to create a safe and accessible space for exploration, not therapy.
No previous movement experience is required.
Facilitated by Marie Vejvodova, who completed a 4.5-year certified professional training in dance-movement therapy. She continues to deepen her education in somatic and self-development approaches in the Czech Republic and abroad. In her work, she creates a respectful and non-judgmental space where participants can reconnect with themselves through authentic movement.
250 CZK, REGISTER: https://vev.co/atma-community-space-praha
Open Mic | Jam Session
🎤🔥 OPEN MIC \| JAM SESSION @ Tequila Tales 🔥🎶
Ready to step on stage, grab the mic, and let your talent shine? ✨
We’re launching a weekly Open Mic \| Jam Session — a vibrant\, inclusive space where artists come together to create\, experiment\, and perform in front of an energetic\, supportive crowd 🎭💛
📅 Every Wednesday
🚀 First Edition: Wednesday, 21st January 2026
🎭 Who can perform?
🎤 Poets & spoken word artists
😂 Stand-up comedians
🎸 Musicians & bands
🎭 Improv & theatre performers
🪄 Magicians & experimental acts
⏱ Performance slots: 15–20 minutes
🎶 Open format \| Free entry \| Community vibes only
📝 Want to perform? Sign up here:
👉 https://forms.gle/uwcZcDdGkBwM3Yqs9
⏰ Signup deadline: Sunday 19:00 (same week)
📋 Final roster announced: Monday
⚠️ Late requests may be considered via WhatsApp on Monday & Tuesday only if slots are available — no guarantees once the lineup is full.
Whether you’re testing new material, performing for the first time, or just soaking in the creative energy — this stage is yours 🎶🔥
Come perform, come support, come vibe ✨🍹
🎤💥 Every Wednesday. One mic. Endless talent. 💥🎤
Wednesday 5-a-side Football in Žižkov with Galaksians
**5-a-side Football** practice at Rajská Zahrada artificial grass pitch.
No cleats shoes.
Maximum of 15 participants for a 3 teams of 5 rotating.
**Kick off at 18h00**. Everybody is welcome, no age, gender nor any restriction of any type to join.
Cost: **90 crowns**.
Please send the money using the **QR Code** stored here:
https://imgur.com/a/G8NWGjM
In case of any Opt-out within 24h of the session, or no show, the payment will be due (you still can ask someone to come instead of you, as your spot will be booked)
Naked Minds: Reconnect
**Naked Minds: Reconnect**
**Feel it. Don’t just think it.**
Launch price: 499 CZK (regular price: 1,499 CZK)
You need to register and buy [Tickets here](https://www.tixtree.com/e/naked-minds-the-reconnect-de1c7da985aa)
You spend most of your life in your head. Thinking, planning, solving, pushing through.
But your body? You often notice it only when something hurts, feels off, or slows you down.
**This time, we’re exploring it together — with Lubo Smid.**
A practical perspective on how to work with your body not as a performance tool, but as a source of energy, resilience, and clarity.
No theory. Just things that actually work in real life.
You tell yourself you’ll “take better care of it soon.” Move more. Rest more. Listen more.
It’s important. Just not urgent. So it stays on your list.
This evening is where you stop postponing it.
Not alone at home. But together — in a space where people also want to feel better, have more energy, and understand themselves beyond just thinking.
Not as a performance. Not as a biohacking experiment. But as a real experience.
We’ll slow down. We’ll feel more. We’ll reconnect.
We go honest. We go into detail. We go a little naked.
And in the right atmosphere, with the right people, that’s a lot easier.
You won’t leave with hacks or pressure. You’ll leave with awareness, clarity, and one concrete shift that actually fits your life.
**WHAT THIS EVENT IS ABOUT**
This is a structured, guided evening where we combine experience, reflection, and connection.
We will:
* Explore your current relationship with your body
* Notice where you feel energy, tension, and disconnection
* Learn how your **nervous system works (parasympathetic vs. sympathetic)**
* Experience simple breathing techniques to regulate it
* Understand how to **increase HRV (heart rate variability)**
* Go through a guided Body Audit
* Take part in a **cold plunge experience**
* Get a **biological age measurement** and new perspective
* Reflect on what your body has been trying to tell you
* Turn that into one simple, actionable shift
All of it inside a supportive community.
No pretending. No performance. Just real conversations, depth, and good energy.
**WHAT YOU’LL WALK AWAY WITH**
* A clearer connection to your body
* Understanding of how your nervous system affects your energy
* Practical tools to regulate stress and increase HRV
* Awareness of what gives you energy — and what drains it
* One concrete shift to test in your daily life
* New contacts and a sense you’re not doing this alone
Energy is not about pushing harder.
It’s about listening better.
**HOW IT FEELS**
Honest. Energising. Grounding.
There’s depth but it’s not heavy. There’s structure but it’s not rigid. There’s discomfort — and that’s part of it.
And yes, there’s laughter.
Together, it’s a lot easier.
**WHO THIS EVENT IS FOR**
This is for you if you:
* Feel disconnected from your body
* Are often tired but keep pushing anyway
* Want more energy without pressure or extremes
* Want to understand how your body actually works
* Want to slow down — but don’t want to do it alone
* Prefer real experience over just talking about it
**WHAT THIS IS … AND ISN’T**
This is not a fitness class. Not a performance challenge. Not a complex biohacking deep dive.
No ego. No “just push harder.”
This is a Naked Minds evening where you reconnect with your body, understand it better, and move forward in a way that actually feels sustainable.
**PRACTICAL INFO**
🎟 Launch price: 499 CZK (limited)
🧠 No preparation needed
👕 Sport clothes recommended
🧘 Bring yoga mat (for grounding & body work)
💧 Bring water bottle
🩱 Swimsuit & towel (for cold plunge)
Mac Events This Week
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CZSK PPUG Meetup
Pojďme se pravidelně potkávat a sdílet zkušenosti z Power Platformy, co nás na ní baví, co nás trápí a co nového zajímavého přichází. A pokud už nám to někde reálně běží, pochlubme se, jak to funguje nebo nefunguje.
Témata jsou primárně Power Automate, Power Apps, Power Pages, Power BI, Copilot Studio, Dynamics 365 a Dataverse. Budeme rádi i za méně pokročilé příspěvky, protože většinou jsme velmi hluboko v technických detailech.
**Lokalita:**
Fyzicky v Microsoftu v Praze
Vyskočilova 1561/4a, Praha 4, 140 00
Místnost Morava
Případně online na [https://ppug.community/stream](https://ppug.community/stream)
**Jazyk:**
čeština
**Agenda:**
[https://ppug.community/agenda](https://ppug.community/agenda)
**Přihlašte vlastní příspěvek:**
[https://ppug.community/sessions](https://ppug.community/sessions)
**Link na stream:**
[https://ppug.community/stream](https://ppug.community/stream)
**Občerstvení:**
Bagety
**Úroveň:**
100-300
Tak si prosím naplánujte čas ve svých kalendářích a přijďte, pokud bude chuť a čas, tak si po meetupu určitě můžeme sednout na pivo.
Hyderabad, India | AI + Design: Human Judgment in Automated Systems
**IMPORTANT! Please register on [Luma event](https://luma.com/8b1pmcxd)**
Designers work with AI every day now. But the hard questions keep getting skipped: When do you trust what the model gives you? When do you overrule it? And if the product ships something wrong, whose call was it?
This is a small, practitioner-led conversation: two speakers, two short perspectives, then an open discussion with everyone in the room.
**Speakers:**
* Sachin P. - UX Designer at Think Design, Hyderabad. 10+ years in product and service system design.
* Sujit Kumar Pradhan - UX Designer III at Google (Hyderabad), previously at Microsoft and Amazon. Currently building Agentic AI tools for Google's People Ops. Has spoken at GDG DevFest (800+ attendees) and IIT Jodhpur on designing with AI.
**Schedule:**
7:20 PM - Doors open
7:30 PM - Speaker perspectives
8:00 PM - Open discussion
8:30 PM - Networking
9:30 PM - Wrap up
**Venue:** Lamakaan - The Open Cultural Center Off Road 1, Near GVK Mall, Banjara Hills, Hyderabad 500034
Free entry. Limited spots, only RSVP.
Organised by Projector Community (by[ Projector Institute](prjctr.com/en/about)), a global network of creative and tech professionals founded in Ukraine.
Hosted by Projector Community Hyderabad ambassador: [Iryna Snytiuk](https://www.linkedin.com/in/iryna-snytiuk/)
Scraping Like It’s 2026
This time, the event will also include a **competition** and the **announcement of its results**. The description can be found below.
For more information about the competition, please click **[HERE](https://deepscout-challenge.miton.cz/).**
Web scraping is no longer just about simple scripts. Modern websites are complex, dynamic, and protected by many anti-scraping systems. At the same time, companies need large amounts of structured data from the web.
In this event, we will focus on a real scraping use case and use it to explain how modern scraping works. You will learn what kinds of protections websites use today, what tools can be used depending on website difficulty, and what technical challenges appear in practice. We will also show how machine learning and AI help turn messy web data into structured, usable information.
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⌚️ **Start**: 16:00 and end at 17:00, both online and offline in **Truhlárna Karlín** (Šaldova 388/5) - **Onsite attendance is limited to 100 people.**
🎙️ **Speakers:** Jan Mittner, Michal Marhan
🍻 **Networking** after the seminar – great food and cold beer waiting for you!
**🎥 Recording:** After the event we will publish a recording and post a link to it in the comments.
🚪**Doors open** at 15:45, and the event officially starts at 16:00.
Your expertise is about to take off. Can't wait to have you on board!
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**Who is hosting the event**
**GLAMI** is a leading European fashion discovery platform active in 14 countries. It brings 500,000 orders monthly to the 4,000+ shops listed. [GLAMI](https://glami.group/) has an in-house team of 10+ AI researchers and developers. Machine learning models handle the entire personalization and catalog ranking process, manage bidding in marketing tools, and take care of content management and categorization.
[Tonda Hoskovec](https://www.linkedin.com/in/antonin-hoskovec-52b611a0/), CAIO at GLAMI, is the main organizer of Miton AI Times.
**Miton** is a Czech VC with portfolio companies like Rossum, Equilibre, or Rohlik. Apart from supporting Miton AI Times, Miton also issues the bi-weekly [AI Newsletter](https://mitonainewsletter.substack.com/).
[Read more about Miton and AI](https://www.miton.cz/en/ai/)
✨Bi-Weekly Co-Working Session in Prague – Get It Done Together (3–6PM)
Been putting something off for too long?
Join us for our **Bi-Weekly** **Co-Working Session** in creative driven **Safe Space Bookstore** — and let’s finally get it done, together.
📲 **Want reminders or to connect with others before/after?**
Join our [WhatsApp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/K6LidaoQhe16wZ0Se9pNM6), Keep contact via [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/nocrastinationclub/)
This is a soft, safe, supportive in-person space to move through procrastination with presence and companionship. Whether you’re working on admin tasks, tax return, writing, creative projects, or simply clearing your inbox — bring whatever you’ve been avoiding and we’ll gently focus beside you.
🕐 **Time**: 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
📍 **Location**: Jaz in the City – Ground Floor Lounge: Windmühlgasse 28, 1060 Vienna, Austria
💻 **Bring**: Your laptop, journal, creative tools, or anything you’ve been procrastinating on
🌿 **Hosted by**: NoCrastination.
☕ Please do order something from the bar, so as to keep us in their good graces!
Donations optional.
**🪑Seating information:**
* If this is your first time joining us, please look for **Fernando Goncalves** when you arrive
* If you’d like to **work independently (without the Pomodoro arrangement)** but still be part of the group energy, just let Fernando know — we’ll make sure you’re comfortably included. 💛
🌱 **What to Expect**
* **Drop in anytime** between **3:00–6:00 PM** — stay for a bit or settle in for the whole session
* **Clarify your goals**: write down your measurable tasks for the day on a Post-it when you arrive
* **Two spaces**: one for quiet focus, one for casual conversation. After each focus session, if you’re still in the flow, feel free to remain seated — no need to move. If you're up for a chat, join others in the social area for a relaxed break.
* **Social start**: from **3:00 to 3:30 PM**, we mingle and get to know each other; our first focus session begins at **3:30 PM**
* **Gentle structure**: we begin with a soft check-in and intention round
* **Pomodoro-style rhythm**: We work in 45-minute focus blocks followed by 15-minute social breaks. If 45 minutes feels too long, feel free to break it into two 20-minute focus sessions with a short 5-minute reset in between. You’ll need to self-regulate these shorter cycles, just tune into your own flow and rejoin when ready.
* **Quiet companionship**: no pressure to talk during focus time — just shared presence and support
* **Welcoming space**: we meet in the creative, cozy lobby of the **Safe Space Bookstore**
💡 **New to Pomodoro?** Don’t worry — we’ll guide you gently. No apps or timers needed.
💬 Why Join?
* Beat procrastination with gentle accountability
* Reclaim your momentum without doing it alone
* Enjoy a change of scenery that boosts your focus
* Be part of a community that shows up — without hustle
Bring your project. Bring your presence. Let’s work side-by-side. 💚
International Café Philo: Open philosophical discussion for everybody
Open philosophical discussion, thinking together about a topic in a philosophical way. The topic will be chosen by the participants at the beginning of the event. No application, no entrance fee. (But as we are meeting in a normal coffee shop, you have to order at least a cup of coffee or tea.)
Experience the joy of real dialogue with other people about the really important topics of life! Follow the white rabbit into the wonderland of philosophy...
You find informations about me and the event [here](https://sophonautik.ch/english/).
Je nach Gruppe kann die Veranstaltung auch auf [Deutsch](https://sophonautik.ch/deutsch/) abgehalten werden.
Support Group for Failed Meditators & Other Spiritual Misfits
You went on that retreat, read the book, commited to meditate daily. And here you are at 3 am, drunkenly staring down a Žižkov doner, wondering what went wrong.
You are not alone!
Come share your spiritual misadventures. Its a space where you can bring a poem, story, koan etc. Or just come and hang out. All paths and experiences are welcome.
This week we are meeting at ShenGen Klub. Your clothes will smell like incense!
If you can't make it please adjust your RSVP to make space for others.
Mac Events Near You
Connect with your local Mac community
Cocoaheads
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/
How to be a Better Communicator - Free Seminar
Communication is everything in life!
Attend this free lecture about how to be a better communicator.
📍 1266 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH 43215
You are only as successful as your ability to communicate.
\- What if you could confidently talk to anyone?
\- What if you had the ability to calmly control every conversation?
\- What if you could close that sale\, ask for that date\, make new friends\, repair problematic relationships\, get that raise\, or effortlessly express any idea with confidence?
You can!
The secret to success relies on your ability or inability to effectively communicate. Attend a free seminar and gain a better ability to communicate.
Hosted by the Church of Scientology of Central Ohio
For more information, contact Rhiannon, the Event Host at 614-221-5024
IxDA Chat ‘n Pancakes
Pay attention! We’re delaying a week for those of you who may be on Spring break and/or celebrating the holiday. Ok, no pancakes, but waffles-a-plenty.
Join the local UX and Digital Design community for a casual monthly breakfast.
Look for us upstairs!
Prompt vs. Paintbrush
AI is changing how art is made. But when does it stop being your work and start being the machine’s?
This month we're going to be doing a panel with with digital image, music, and written word artists, talking about at what point, while using AI in the creation process, does the work become not the artist creation?
We encourage audience participation during this event that will be moderated by Chris Slee.
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)
Sign up also accessible via [Transform Labs Luma](https://luma.com/55umjqta)
CBusData: The Fellowship of the Star Schema: Transforming OLTP Data for Power BI
The Fellowship of the Star Schema: Transforming OLTP Data for Power BI
One does not simply build reports on OLTP data. Join us on an epic journey from the depths of raw, normalized tables to the shining halls of a well-modeled star schema fit for Power BI greatness. We will demystify the differences between OLTP and OLAP, walk through star schema vs snowflake (and why Power BI has a clear favorite), and show you the compression differences between normalized and columnar storage that will make you never look at an OLTP model the same way again.
We will cover the different types of dimensions, when to use them, and how to handle Slowly Changing Dimensions without losing your mind. You will leave knowing exactly how to identify a bad model, how to convert OLTP data into a clean star schema, and how to forge relationships that rule them all.
Whether you are a data wizard, a curious hobbit, or somewhere in between, your models will never be the same.
Columbus Code & Coffee 85 @ 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!
Data & Analytics Wednesday - The Data-Driven Brand
**The Data-Driven Brand: Using Analytics to Shape Perception**
Can you use analytics to improve tacos? This being CBUSDAW, we think the answer is probably “yes”, but we’re not sure how to implement or test this theory.
For our April meetup we’ve got Sara Kear, CMO of Condado Tacos, to investigate this delicious question. Sara will explore how she blends quantitative data and qualitative customer feedback to shape brand positioning and drive business decisions. We all know that marketing and analytics go way beyond attribution. Sara will show how Condado uses customer insights to inform product and pricing strategy.
She’ll also highlight how Condado leverages customer feedback at scale to influence operational priorities, positioning marketing as the voice of the customer across the organization. In the last 12 years Condado has gone from one location in Columbus to 52 locations across 10 states, so we’re guessing there’s more to that growth than really good guac (though the guac probably helps).
Ultimately, this talk focuses on the intersection of art and science—using data to inform creativity and build a brand that resonates with customers in a measurable way.
**About Our Speaker**
Sara Kear is Chief Marketing Officer at Condado Tacos, where she oversees brand, restaurant design, menu and pricing strategy, off-premise including catering, and customer data strategy. Since joining in 2021, she has helped grow the brand from 19 to 52 locations while building a data-driven marketing organization focused on loyalty and customer insights. Condado has since been named to the Inc. 5000, recognized as Breakout Retailer by Chain Store Age, and consistently ranked among FastCasual’s Top 100 Movers & Shakers.
Thanks to our 2026 sponsors:
[Clarivoy](https://www.clarivoy.com), [What Box Consulting Group](https://www.whatboxconsultinggroup.com), [Conductrics](https://www.conductrics.com), and [Piwik PRO](https://piwik.pro)
More info at [cbusdaw.com](https://cbusdaw.com)


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