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We’re keeping the momentum going into February with a trip to the **Singer Tavern** near Old Street this month. This place has quite the history - built in 1929 as the headquarters for the Singer Sewing Machine Company. They’ve kept the original Art Deco feel and the green-and-white tiling, but these days it’s a great Shoreditch pub with a solid rotation of craft beers. See you there **​What is Product Pints, anyway?** ​It's simple: Forget the stuffy presentations, Product Pints is all about meaningful connections and stimulating conversations for product people. Our diverse crowd includes everyone from aspiring PMs to seasoned CPOs, entrepreneurs, developers, designers, and tech enthusiasts. ​Need advice on a tricky problem? Curious what other PMs are building? Or just want to share a beer with your peers? This is the perfect opportunity to grow your network and launch some genuinely great chats! **​P.S. If your company is interested in sponsoring future events in 2026, please reach out to us at hello@productpints.com - thanks!**

New members welcome. We are a 4 part choir with a life-affirming, humanist focus. We're a friendly bunch, and the singers in your section will help you get started and feel welcome. New members will be able to borrow printed music. We do perform both formally and informally, and our varied repertoire supports this. For regular attendees, please print out your music, which is available in the [members section of our site](https://london.humanistchoir.org/groups/library/buddydrive/). If you need access, contact Laurence. ([members@london.humanistchoir.org](mailto:members@london.humanistchoir.org)). For more information see the [Join Us](https://london.humanistchoir.org/join/) page , or listen to the choir on our [YouTube channel](https://www.youtube.com/@LondonHumanistChoir). We always allow potential members to try us out for a couple of weeks. We do not hold auditions. By all means message with any queries. **Term Dates (6 a year) SPRING/SUMMER 2026** * THIS TERM - Tuesdays 24 February to 24 March inclusive * EASTER BREAK * NEXT TERM - Tuesday 14 April until 19 May * TERM AFTER THAT - 2 June to date to be determined Current repertoire: Yesterday (Beatles) Gold (from Once) Think About Things Obladi Oblada (Beatles) Too Sweet When the Earth Stands Still more to come

## Overview Join us in London to celebrate 15 years of Search, Community and more recently AI in person! ## Search London's 15th Birthday with Search 'n Stuff! Join us **in person** for an epic celebration of **15 years** of Search London. Dive into the future with talks on **Community, Reddit, LLMs and Measuring AI in 2026**. It’s the perfect chance to connect, learn, and network with our community. To celebrate turning 15, we are teaming up with Search 'n Stuff. Come and meet and network with digital marketers from both communities. ️ **Date :** Tuesday, 24 February, 2026 ⏰ **Time :** 18:00 – 23:00 **Venue :** Bounce, 121, High Holborn, Farringdon, EC1N 2TD A big thank you to our sponsors for making this event possible. Thank you to our **headline sponsor** [Candour](https://withcandour.co.uk/?utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=searchldnpage&utm_campaign=feb2026), a search-first design & build agency, our refreshment sponsor [WhitePress](https://www.whitepress.com/?utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=searchldnpage&utm_campaign=feb2026), our cake sponsor, [Good Signals](https://www.goodsignals.com/?utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=searchldnpage&utm_campaign=feb2026), our community sponsors, [StudioHawk](https://studiohawk.com/?utm_source=eventbrite&utm_medium=searchldnpage&utm_campaign=feb2026) and [Lunar Links](https://www.lunarlinks.io/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=eventbrite&utm_campaign=feb-2026) and our scholarship sponsor [Amplfyr](https://www.amplfyr.app/?utm_source=website&utm_medium=eventbrite&utm_campaign=feb-2026) for supporting us. Buy your ticket today on [Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/search-londons-15th-birthday-community-reddit-and-measuring-ai-in-2026-tickets-1977195256236?aff=oddtdtcreator) to secure your place. RSVPing on meetup will not guarantee your place. ## Meet our speakers! Come and learn from our speakers: Erin, Jon, Tom and Jandira. **Erin Simmons (They / Them)** [Erin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinsimmonsfreelance/) is Managing Director at the Women in Tech SEO community - focused on democratising successful careers through connection, education, opportunities, & amplification. With 15+ years in marketing and analytics, they now focus on better understanding people and connecting them to the relationships and resources that support them most. Erin will speak about: * **Trust → Visibility: SEO Powered by Community** You can AI-engineer your content and website all day, but even if you show up in the answers, you still won’t be chosen if people don’t trust you. Trust isn’t built between a person and a brand; it’s built in the communities, conversations, and human spaces where people help each other make sense of the world. In this talk, Erin Simmons explores the growing trust gap in search and why the real SEO edge comes from showing up where trust is being exchanged. * When you earn trust, people make you visible -- they reference you in conversations, recommend you in threads, and surface you in the exact places AI and search engines now look for signals. Visibility is a byproduct of trust. * And if you focus on trust first, you’ll show up everywhere that matters: in AI results, in search, and in the moments when people turn to one another to decide what to believe. **Jonathan Moore** [Jonathan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/moorejonathan/) is an independent SEO and analytics consultant based in Cheltenham. With over 15 years of experience, including six years heading up the SEO and analytics for one of the UK's largest independent digital marketing agencies, he has got a knack for digging into the details to find what really matters. He has a degree in Computer Science and works with large data sets, APIs, and scripts the form the backbone of his business. Whether you need help with technical SEO, analytics audits, or uncovering competitive insights, he provides hand on consultancy for any business. Jonathan will speak about: **Measuring search disruption: What metrics matter and who needs to know them** * This talk is for SEOs who need to understand and communicate the impact of emerging AI-driven search disruptors, including LLMs and AI Overviews. * The audience will learn which metrics genuinely matter and how to communicate the right insights to the right stakeholders at the right moment. * The takeaway is practical advice for measuring disruption that supports sound decisions without getting lost in hyper-tactical detail. **Tom Sangers** [Tom](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-sangers-b016819/) is Founder & CEO of Metric Hub Digital, With over 20 years of hands-on experience in digital marketing, Tom brings a broad yet deeply practical skill set spanning PPC, SEO, and Paid Social. As the founder of Metric Hub, he works closely with eCommerce brands to build performance-led strategies that scale profitably, always focusing on real outcomes rather than vanity metrics. Tom will speak about: **Reddit: Turning Communities into Customers** Reddit isn’t niche anymore, it's mainstream attention at scale. \- Usage is real\, and the time\-spent is *sticky*: people don’t skim, they read, compare, and come back. Reddit also gets everywhere, in feeds, links in group chats, and “best of” threads ranking in Google when people want honest answers. For brands, the win is **paid + organic in harmony**. \- Paid gets you discovered and captures demand fast\. \- Organic builds the proof: helpful posts\, credible comments\, answers that match what your ads promise\. \- When they align\, Reddit drives awareness **and** trust and turns curiosity into conversions. Let's look at a few strategies, to bring Reddit to the mainstream **Jandira Neto** [Jandira](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jandira-neto/) is an SEO Manager at Jellyfish, specialising in optimising digital SEO strategies to achieve exceptional results. With a focus on industries ranging from travel to retail, Jandira is dedicated to enhancing organic traffic, rankings, and click-through rates. Jandira will speak about: **A Technical Analysis of LMM Content Retrieval and Its Impact on Brand Visibility** * Discover how to transform LLMs from static predictors into dynamic, real-time experts by mastering the architecture of Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). * This talk deconstructs the shift from Naive to Modular RAG paradigms, revealing why technical strategies like semantic HTML are now more critical for brand visibility than traditional SEO. * Whether you are scaling automation workflows or optimizing for AI Overviews, you will leave with a strategic blueprint for building verifiable, context-aware systems that eliminate hallucinations and turn AI into a high performing business asset. ## Ticket includes: ✅ Entry to the event ✅ Finger foods ✅ x2 drinks per person (soft drinks, wine and beer) ✅ Access to all talks and networking Buy your ticket today on[ ](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/search-londons-15th-birthday-community-and-measuring-ai-in-2026-tickets-1977195256236?aff=oddtdtcreator)[Eventbrite](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/search-londons-15th-birthday-community-reddit-and-measuring-ai-in-2026-tickets-1977195256236?aff=oddtdtcreator) and learn from Jonathan and Erin, plus network with up to 120 search professionals with enough food and drinks for everyone. 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Hello London content folks - come along to the next ContentUK meetup at The Exmouth Arms, Euston! **About ContentUK meetups** We're London's #1 meetup for content marketers We exist to allow people working in content to meet IRL, collaborate and support each other in an informal environment. **Meetup format:** * Meet from 6:30pm (table will be booked under Emily - ContentUK) * Introduce yourself to other content folks * Chat about what you're working on in content and try to support each other * Have fun :) **Who is the meetup for?** * Anyone with a career in content (in-house, freelance, agency) * Content managers, content writers, content designers, SEOs, heads of content, content strategists Hope to see you there! Emily ([ContentUK](https://www.contentuk.co/))

Tickets are now sold out for this event! Please join the waitlist, and you will get an email if a place becomes available. Leadership, Resilience, and Real-Time Performance with Atherio’s Ben Stocken **Date:** Tuesday 24th February 2026 6:15-9 PM UK Time **Location:** [1 Warwick by Maslow’s](https://share.google/MnxwD6w1PqaJ512K6) [Sign up here!](https://founders500.com/session/what-leaders-wont-talk-about-but-need-to-know/) Building a business is one of the hardest things you will ever do and one of the most rewarding. This evening is an honest, inspiring conversation for founders at any stage who want a real insight into what it actually takes to build, lead, and keep going. Set in the beautiful surroundings of Maslow’s, this is not a polished keynote or surface-level success story. It is a candid, interview-style conversation with Ben, founder of Atherio, about the realities of entrepreneurship, including the failures, the struggles, the wins, and the journey in between. ### Why This Event Matters Ben has spent over 20 years advising FTSE 250 companies and fast-growth businesses, and as the founder of Atherio, he knows first-hand the pressure of building something from the ground up. A former England Rugby coach and extreme endurance athlete, including summiting the world’s 10th deadliest mountain and completing the Marathon des Sables, Ben brings a rare perspective on leadership, resilience, and performance under pressure. This conversation will explore: * What Ben learned the hard way as a founder * Leadership mistakes, setbacks, and defining moments * What success really looks like beyond the highlight reel * How founders can lead themselves and their teams through uncertainty You will leave with practical insight, fresh perspective, and the reassurance that you are not alone on the journey. ### Event Flow **6:15 PM Doors Open** Join us for a welcome drink and relaxed networking at Maslow’s. **6:45 PM Interview with Ben** A candid, heart-to-heart conversation on founding, leadership, and growth. **8:15 PM Community Mix and Mingle** Stay for informal networking and meaningful conversations with fellow founders. **9:00 PM Doors Close** ### Who Should Attend * Founders at any stage, from idea to scale * Entrepreneurs navigating challenges or growth * Leaders curious about the real journey behind building a business Come as you are. Learn from lived experience. Leave inspired, grounded, and connected. *** Thank you to our founding partner [Signal](https://www.thesignalgroup.com/signal-ventures) for making this event happen.\ [Sign up for the event here!](https://founders500.com/session/what-leaders-wont-talk-about-but-need-to-know/)

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Happy 2026! Our first meetup of the year will be back at Zühlke's offices near Old Street, with Guillaume Faas talking about better ways to handle exceptions, Jenny Martin talking about taming complexity with OOPSI, plus the usual drinks, snacks, and plenty of time to chat. Doors 18:30, the first talk starts at 19:00 and we'll be done and heading to the pub at 21:00 to continue the conversation. **Guillaume Faas: Throw exceptions... out of your codebase** Throwing exceptions is often used to handle errors, validations, and other specific use cases. It is considered by many to be the standard way of indicating a failure and providing feedback to the caller. However, this approach can cause significant issues like being hard to detect, obfuscating the flow or leaving the system invalid. In this talk, I want to show you a faster alternative that offers more transparency and predictability. We will see how to integrate ideas from the Functional paradigm, such as "Monads", into an Object-Oriented codebase using a real-life project: Vonage's open-source .NET SDK. This talk will be the perfect opportunity to show you what they are and how easy they are to use. **Guillaume Faas** is a Senior .Net Developer Advocate at Vonage, based in Thionville, France. In recent years, Guillaume has focused on sharing my experience through mentoring, public speaking, and open-source contributions; all aimed at helping teams grow and build sustainable software. With nearly 15 years of experience in .NET development, he's worked across industries as an engineer, coach, and now developer advocate. His current focus is on developer experience: building SDKs, writing approachable technical content, and speaking at conferences around the world. **Jenny Martin: OOPSI: Making Sense of Complexity** OOPSI stands for outcomes, outputs, process, scenarios, inputs. It’s a flexible, easy-to-use collaboration framework that helps agile and product development teams cut through complexity and focus on value. OOPSI is timely because it maximises the intrinsically human aspects of effective delivery, helping teams understand how and when to collaborate, while producing lean, example-driven artefacts that clarify scope and intent so both people and automation can work more effectively. In this talk, you’ll learn how to apply OOPSI to strengthen shared understanding, clarify assumptions, and support testable delivery, using a detailed, end-to-end example. **Jenny Martin** is a practitioner, facilitator, and product discovery specialist with over 25 years’ experience working at the intersection of technology, delivery, and human behaviour. She has spent more than 15 years working with Agile and modern product development teams, helping them make sense of complexity and build shared understanding. Known as The Collaboration Coach, Jenny focuses on practical collaboration that supports effective delivery. She is currently writing a book on OOPSI.

**Brighton Seafront Walk & Talk** Kick off the year with fresh air and meaningful founder conversations. A relaxed seafront walk ideal for talking about workflows, automation opportunities, and AI tools. 9:00–10:00am Meet: Brighton Pier Walk to :Hove Lawns

Come and join us for a coffee/tea and chat as we discuss what’s hype and what’s real as well as how analytics helps us fight human trafficking. All Food and drink must be paid for as you consume it. A minimum of a drink must be orders can be water soft drink or coffe/tea etc excellent cocktails available.

In 2026, AI chatbots are no longer just "nice-to-have" features, they are the primary interface for our customers and global workforces. But as we scale, the stakes have shifted. It’s no longer just about "can we build it?" but "how do we govern it responsibly?" Let me guide you through AI Ethics & Governance specifically for those of you in the trenches of product development. We’re moving beyond compliance as a "chore" and reframing it as a competitive advantage. From implementing frameworks like NIST, through compliance with the EU AI Act, to mitigating bias, we explore how Product Owners, Product Managers, and Software Engineers can build "Trustworthy AI" that scales. Don’t let ethics be an afterthought, make it your product’s superpower. Let’s lead the era of building AI that isn't just smart, but right. Agenda --- Speakers Khrystyna Shparyk - GitProtect.io (Partnership & Alliances Manager) Being a Partner manager and Atlassian Community Leader based in Kyiv I am deeply passionate about building strong, collaborative partnerships within the Atlassian ecosystem. In my role, I manage relationships with a diverse range of Atlassian partners—including Solution Partners, Technology Partners, and Marketplace Vendors—helping to foster growth and innovation in the Atlassian community. Derek Vaughan Hosted By Stuart Capel, Head of Technical Delivery Head of Technical Delivery at TiPJAR / Atlassian Community Leader / PMP Jay O., Service Desk Manager Bruce Cullen, Director of Products I am Director of Products and Community at Rimo3, driving product & marketing strategy and go to market for our Workspace360 suite of tools making endpoint management a breeze. In past lives I have been a Director of Products building dashboarding software, x2 founder of companies in integrations and reporting and before then I worked as a delivery manager, running multiple projects in parallel and delivering software projects in teams of up to 500 engineers spanning the globe Abigail Adewoyin, Technical Application Specialist --- 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/atlassian-london-presents-youre-in-the-cloud-but-is-your-jira-amp-bitbucket-data-really-safe/.

**Please note this is an offline event with limited space. RSVP only if you will be able to attend in person. If you want to watch the live streaming, please RSVP to our [online meetup](https://www.meetup.com/producttank-london/events/313347025/?eventOrigin=group_events_list),** **\-\-\-\-\-\-\-** Join us for an exciting panel discussion at the next ProductTank London event on **Navigating the transition to a product-first operating model: leveraging AI to make faster and smarter decisions.** **Our speakers:** **[Alex Stergiou](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-stergiou-30465a67/)** - **Product Success Partner** Alex Stergiou is a transformation and product leader with nearly two decades of experience in complex sales and service organisations, primarily at BT and now in a high‑growth SaaS environment. He has led cross‑functional squads and business analysis teams to deliver major broadband, TV and converged product transformations, and more recently has rolled out Productboard and modern demand planning practices across BT Business. In his current Product Success role, he helps enterprises evolve their product operating models and unlock value from product tooling and AI‑enabled ways of working. **[James Reynolds](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesreyno/)** - **Director** A product leader with huge experience in Telco across roles in marketing, engineering and digital, covering consumer and business in multi national organisations. I love telco as it's the fabric that underpins all our digital lives. I'm passionate about the power of product to solve problems and excited about the possibilities AI brings. Away from work I taxi my 3 kids around, go on dog walks and follow Arsenal. **[Simon Evatt](https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonevatt/)**[ ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonevatt/)- **Digital Director** Simon Evatt, Digital Director is responsible for BT, EE and Plusnet digital journeys and experiences across Service and Sales channels, along with tools and tech in our Contact Centres and Retail stores. **[Amanda Ho](https://www.linkedin.com/in/amanda-ho-uk/) \- Product Manager**, will be our host for the evening. This event is sponsored by [Productboard](https://www.linkedin.com/company/productboard/) **Location:** EE, 1 Braham St, London, E1 8EE **Timings:** 6:30 - Doors open 7:00 - Talk starts / streaming starts 8:00 - Q&A 8:30 - Q&A Finish 9:00 - Close Please note that the event will be live-streamed on our YouTube channel, and images taken throughout the evening may be shared on our social media platforms. To keep up-to-date with our upcoming talks, follow our [LinkedIn page](https://www.linkedin.com/company/producttanklondon) and our [YouTube channel.](https://www.youtube.com/c/MindtheProductTV) \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- By attending this event, you agree to give permission for any photos taken during the event to be used for promotional purposes, give permission for your name and surname to be used for registration purposes, and agree to be contacted by email by ProductTank and Productboard.

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## DevOps Society Meetup with EDF **Location:** EDF UK, Nova North, 11 Bressenden Place London, SW1E 5BY **Time:** Doors open at 6PM **Drinks, snacks, talks, and networking.** We’re excited to invite you to our first in-person **DevOps Society Meetup** of 2026, proudly **sponsored by EDF**. This event brings together the DevOps, SRE, and cloud engineering community for an evening of honest conversations, real-world lessons, and networking with people who’ve actually done the work. A huge thank you to **EDF** for sponsoring the event and for providing the venue, refreshments, and support for our community. *** ## ️ Format of the Meetup: 6:00pm – 6:30pm — Networking on arrival, with food and drinks provided by EDF 6:30pm – 7:10pm — First speaker + Q&A 7:10pm – 7:20pm — Break for refreshments and networking 7:20pm – 8:00pm — Second speaker + Q&A 8:00pm onwards — More networking at the venue, then at a nearby pub. *Timings can vary slightly depending on Q&A.* *** We’re delighted to welcome **two fantastic speakers** to this EDF-hosted DevOps Society meetup. *** ## SPEAKER 1 – Steve Bowerman **Principal Software Engineer, EDF** ### Bio Steve is a technologist and thought leader with **25 years in the industry**, including **20 years in the utilities sector**, spanning startups through to large, established enterprises. Since stepping into the role of **Principal Software Engineer at EDF**, Steve has played a key role in reviewing and overhauling EDF’s approach to software engineering - bringing critical capabilities in-house and aligning teams with modern **DevOps and SRE principles**. His work focuses on long-term, sustainable transformation rather than tooling churn, helping large organisations evolve how they build, operate, and scale software. *** ### Talk Title **Rebooting the Enterprise: The DevOps Way** ### Talk Intro Building a DevOps mindset in a startup is relatively easy - it’s often the default DNA of modern engineering teams. Doing the same in a **large enterprise** is a very different challenge. In this talk, Steve will take you through **five years of transformation in 15 minutes**. He’ll share how EDF approached enterprise DevOps adoption, where things failed (and why), what ultimately worked, and the lessons learned along the way. Spoiler: **technology was the least difficult part**. This session is ideal for engineers, platform teams, and leaders working in complex organisations who want a realistic view of what enterprise DevOps transformation actually looks like. *** ## SPEAKER 2 – Matteo Emili **Director of Software Engineering, Avanade** **Bio** Matteo Emili is a Director of Software Engineering at Avanade UK and Ireland, leading the talent in Software Engineering and always looking at new ways of applying technology to solve business problems. He is a passionate Agile advocate and a technologist at heart, a Cloud Architect who is always driven by using technology as a vehicle for change and continuous improvement. A Microsoft MVP since 2010 (currently in the Azure DevOps and GitHub category), he enjoys sharing back as much as he can with the worldwide technical communities – especially within Agile and DevOps. He has founded several User Groups around Europe and he is a regular speaker at meetups and conferences. ### Talk Title **From Vibe Coding to Agentic Engineering: A Step-by-Step Guide** ### Talk Bio AI-augmented software development is evolving. What started as *“vibe coding”* \- intuition\-driven\, creative experimentation with AI \- is now moving toward **agentic engineering**, a more governed and intentional approach where AI agents actively collaborate with developers while enforcing best practices and organisational standards. In this session, Matteo explores how teams can transition from unstructured AI experimentation to **agentic workflows** that balance creativity with accountability. You’ll learn how agentic engineering enables: * Faster development without sacrificing quality * Built-in governance and standards * AI collaboration that scales across teams * A practical path from experimentation to production-ready AI-assisted engineering This talk offers a clear, pragmatic view of how AI will reshape software engineering in the years ahead - and how teams can adopt it responsibly. *** Please **RSVP to secure your spot**. Spaces are limited and available on a **first-come, first-served** basis. We’re really looking forward to getting the community back together again for our first event of 2026. [Our slack community](https://join.slack.com/t/devopssociety/shared_invite/zt-3mswuylw7-MhJg1IZ70rX_GpJTluG2Cw) \- join in and introduce yourself\! [Our Youtube Channel ](https://www.youtube.com/@DevOpsSociety)for regular podcasts with DevOps professionals + more DevOps content. [Website](https://thedevopsociety.com/) [To partner with us](https://thedevopsociety.com/partnerships) EDF website - https://www.edfenergy.com/ Thanks! From the DevOps Society team [Ben](https://www.linkedin.com/in/benwhitmarsh/) and [Vytas](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vytasdevops/)

Join other experienced and aspiring agile coaches and professionals to: * develop and practice your coaching skills in a peer-to-peer environment * share current successes and challenges in your work environment and get support from each other * learn from each other, build better relationships and experiment with new ideas

Come chat about Atlassian tools and best practices at the Reynoldsburg Sunny Street Cafe and Breakfast is on Atlassian! Let's get the day started off with breakfast with your ACE Leaders! We're always excited to talk about Atlassian Products, share our knowledge and hand out swag! Come chat with us about new product news and anything you are working on within the Atlassian product stack. This is a great opportunity to come see what we are all about, hear new business news and share with other Atlassian users your questions and experiences. We'd love to see new and old friends come out to chat and learn about Atlassian! Agenda --- Moderators Kimberly Deal - Columbus Atlassian User Group Leader Kevin Stanley - Columbus Atlassian User Group Leader Greg Sprowls - Columbus Atlassian Community Leader Hosted By Kimberly Deal, Atlassian User Group Leader Kevin Stanley, Chief Everything Greg Sprowls, Agility Lead --- 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. Partner Atlassian --- 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/atlassian-columbus-presents-rise-and-shine-with-atlassian-reynoldsburg-4/.

Please join the Columbus Atlassian Events Team for an evening program where we show you how we are using the Atlassian tools to track, manage and collaborate with others on our hobbies, From Jira & Confluence and Lego, to Tabletop gaming and Trello to miniature painting and Jira. Join the Columbus Atlassian leaders as they walk you through how the Atlassian tools enhance their passion projects.&nbsp;&nbsp; We'll go over space structures, lessons learned as we built and tracked our project and how it helped us organize group adventures.&nbsp;&nbsp; Looking forward to sharing our fun with you!Please take note of the New Location and Time of the event. Pay Parking can be found on street, and in locations marked. Agenda --- Speakers Kimberly Deal - Columbus Atlassian User Group Leader Greg Sprowls - Columbus Atlassian Community Leader Kevin Stanley - Columbus Atlassian User Group Leader Moderators Kimberly Deal - Columbus Atlassian User Group Leader Greg Sprowls - Columbus Atlassian Community Leader Kevin Stanley - Columbus Atlassian User Group Leader Hosted By Kimberly Deal, Atlassian User Group Leader Kevin Stanley, Chief Everything Greg Sprowls, Agility Lead --- 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/atlassian-columbus-presents-for-the-love-of-atlassian-using-atlassian-to-manage-your-passion-projects/.

Our next much-awaited **COLUMBUS** meetup is **Tuesday February 24 from 7-10 pm at ACE OF CUPS**. Meet patients, cultivators, processors, dispensary managers/staff, physicians, home growers, educators, activists, nonprofits, artists, attorneys, business owners, writers, students, and supporters to network, share our knowledge, collaborate, support each other and make new friends! WE HOPE TO BE COLLECTING SIGNATURES TO OVERTURN SB56. BRING YOUR FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO JOIN US AND SIGN! Hope you will be there too! Save the date and pass the word. **Please RSVP** so we know who is coming and how many to expect. Find us to say hi and we will introduce you to others. We should be easy to spot. (The happy-looking group wearing cool nametags! See photos from our past events.) Sign in, grab a name tag, start your own bar/food tab, meet old friends and make new ones! Everyone is welcome. SEE YOU THERE!

Bring your business cards and network in person with other business professionals! Gold Star Referral Clubs is one of the most established professional networking organizations in the country, with multiple groups in central Ohio. Join us!

Excited to share that AWS Cloud Club's first meeting will take place on Thursday, February 26th at 5pm - 6pm! We’re collaborating with [Big Data & Analytics Association](https://www.linkedin.com/company/big-data-analytics-association/) to host [Alok Jha](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alok-jha-42abb928/), Head of Product Management for AWS Intelligent Application Protection at Amazon Web Services, for a tech talk + Q&A on his journey in leading cutting-edge innovation in industry. If you’re interested in cloud, cybersecurity, AI, or product management, this is a session you won’t want to miss. Make sure to join our Meetup and GroupMe to stay up to date for future events and collabs!