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Join us for an exciting deep dive into the future of Kafka architecture and the intersection of AI with data streaming! Learn how diskless Kafka is revolutionising cloud-native deployments and discover how to interact with your Kafka data using natural language. **Date and Time: 🗓️** Wednesday 4th February, ⏰ 18:00 - 20:30 PM 🕘 **Venue:** Lacon House, London WC1X 8NL, United Kingdom **Attending Brands**: OSO, Aiven, Lenses **Schedule:** 18:00: Doors Open 18:00 - 18:30: Food, drinks, networking 18:30 - 19:00: "Diskless Kafka" - Hugh Evans, Aiven 19:00 \- 19:30: “How Lenses MCP Brings AI to Kafka \| Talk to Your Data with Claude & MCP" \- Tun Shew\, Lenses\.io 19:30- 20:30pm: Additional Q&A, Networking **🎙️ \~Talk 1\~** **Talk Title:** Diskless Kafka **Summary:** Summary: Deep dive into KIP-1150 and the future of diskless Kafka, why diskless matters in cloud-native deployments, rerouting replication to object storage, and how diskless and traditional topics can coexist in one cluster. This talk explores the fundamental architectural shift that allows Kafka to leverage cloud object storage for data persistence, reducing operational complexity and costs while maintaining the performance characteristics that make Kafka the backbone of modern data infrastructure. **🗣️ Speaker 1:** Hugh Evans is at Aiven **🎙️ \~Talk 2\~** **Talk Title:** Go Faster on Kafka with AI-Assisted Engineering (Without Summoning Consumer Lag Demons) **Summary:** Are you spending more time wrestling with Kafka configurations and debugging consumer lag than shipping real-time products? The era of AI-assisted engineering is here to change that. This talk takes you on a journey through the evolution of developer tools, moving from the editor wars of the past to a seamless AI-integrated future. We will demonstrate how next-generation tools like Cursor and Claude Code, paired with the Lenses MCP server, allow you to explore, manage and debug your Kafka environment simply using natural language. Through practical demos, you will see how to design robust topic strategies, apply governance best practices and deploy streaming data pipelines using any framework of your choice in seconds. We'll explore the best ways to shift your mindset towards leveraging an AI copilot and you'll leave with a list of actionable tips to enhance your daily routine and increase your productivity with AI today. **🗣️ Speaker 1:** Tun Shwe, Lenses.io

Wir treffen uns wieder in unserem Lieblingspub Queen's Head in Brook Green, nicht weit weg von den U-Bahn Stationen Hammersmith und Kensington Olympia. Deutschprachige jeder Stufe herzlich willkommen. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- Please note that you're attending the event at your own risk. The event organiser won't accept any risk or liability at this event.

**Overview** Create your own lucky bag this spring—handmade, wish-filled, and full of good fortune with lovely designs to work with. **🌸Matcha Mochi Spring Workshop** **Craft Luck for the New Year** Welcome the New Year with a hands-on Spring DIY workshop where you’ll create your own lucky bag and fill it with wishes for the year ahead. Whether you’re crafting for yourself or as a gift, this workshop is a gentle way to celebrate the season, connect with tradition, and **craft luck for the New Year—by hand**. **🍀 What You Will Make** In this workshop, you’ll handcraft a traditional-inspired lucky bag, write down your personal blessings or intentions, and place them inside—turning your wishes into something tangible, meaningful, and full of warmth. ✨There's up to three design bases for you to choose: * 🍀 **Lucky Clover Lucky Bag** * 🐈‍⬛ **Black Cat & Clover Lucky Bag** * 🐟 **White Lucky Fish Lucky Bag** You’ll start with a lucky bag base of your choice. With step-by-step guidance from our workshop tutor, you’ll handcraft and decorate it into a unique lucky pouch made just for you. Hand-stitch your lucky words and welcome a New Year filled with blessings. No prior DIY experience is needed. The process is beginner-friendly, relaxing, and guided step by step, making it a perfect creative moment to slow down and welcome good fortune. **📅 Workshop Dates** Starting 3 February, running **every Tuesday - Thursday** until 5 March Each day offers **3 sessions** to choose from: * **10:00 - 12:00** * **14:00 - 16:00** * **18:00 - 20:00** Workshop duration: **1.5 - 2 hours** Please notify us on which date would you like to attend. **💚 Ticket Prices** **🍵Workshop with a MMC Drink** * **1 ticket:** £25 / person * **2+ tickets:** £20 / person (With General Admission 2 & More) ✨ **Each ticket includes one complimentary matcha drink!** (1 ticket = 1 drink. Come with friends, get multiple drinks! If you plan to have more than one lucky bag, please order more tickets for the number of designs you want to make.) **📍 Location** **Matcha Mochi Café Funbase** 72–76 Eversholt St, London NW1 1BY **🎫 Reserve Your Spot** Choose your preferred date & time on the right and secure your workshop tickets now!

**[Eng] (Ezt követően magyar nyelven)** Welcome to the MoHu (Monthly Hungarian Professionals Meetup)! This group is for Hungarian professionals living in London/UK who are interested in networking, socializing, and sharing their culture. We aim to organise drinks and other events monthly for Hungarian professionals to connect. We also accept new-gen Hungarians, i.e. those Hungarians who grew up outside of Hungary. **★Join our WhatsApp Group** We will accept only those who are part of this Meetup group. If you don't get permitted to post something on the chat, please contact the organiser on WhatsApp directly. [https://chat.whatsapp.com/CkZsvF99nT3LwRaSVNXPJx?mode=wwt](https://chat.whatsapp.com/CkZsvF99nT3LwRaSVNXPJx?mode=wwt) **★Criteria for joining MoHu** You need to meet at least one of the following requirements: * You are a Hungarian professional living in or visiting London or the UK. \*If you are unsure if you meet any of these criteria, please contact us to check. **★Common language** * We encourage everyone to speak in Hungarian during an event. However, aiming to be a more inclusive Hungarian group, we expect all members to accept English as well (considering new-gen Hungarians). **[Hun]** Üdvözlünk a MoHu-n (Monthly Hungarian Professionals Meetup)! Ez a csoport Londonban/az Egyesült Királyságban élő magyar szakemberek számára jött létre, akik szeretnének kapcsolatokat építeni, ismerkedni és megosztani a kultúrájukat. Célunk, hogy havonta szervezzünk italos összejöveteleket és más eseményeket, ahol a magyar szakemberek találkozhatnak. Szívesen fogadjuk az új generációs magyarokat is, azaz azokat, akik Magyarországon kívül nőttek fel, vagy akik szélesebb etnikai háttérrel rendelkeznek, Magyarországon nőttek fel, vagy osztoznak a magyar örökségben. Célunk egy befogadó magyar közösség létrehozása Londonban/az Egyesült Királyságban **★Csatlakozz WhatsApp csoportunkhoz** Csak azokat fogadjuk el, akik tagjai ennek a Meetup csoportnak. Ha nem kapsz engedélyt valami posztolására a csoportban, kérjük, vedd fel a kapcsolatot a szervezővel közvetlenül WhatsAppon. [https://chat.whatsapp.com/CkZsvF99nT3LwRaSVNXPJx?mode=wwt](https://chat.whatsapp.com/CkZsvF99nT3LwRaSVNXPJx?mode=wwt) **★Csatlakozási feltételek a MoHu-hoz** Legalább az alábbi feltételek egyikének meg kell felelned: * Magyar szakember vagy, aki Londonban vagy az Egyesült Királyságban él, vagy látogatóban van. * Szakember vagy, aki valamilyen magyar háttérrel rendelkezik (Lehetsz vegyes származású vagy etnikailag nem magyar, de osztozol a magyar örökségben. Például, etnikailag nem vagy magyar, de beszélsz magyarul, mert Magyarországon nőttél fel. Egy másik példa, ha magyar szülő(k) által lettél nevelve Magyarországon kívül.) \*Ha nem vagy biztos benne, hogy megfelelsz-e ezeknek a feltételeknek, kérjük, lépj kapcsolatba velünk ellenőrzés céljából."

SOLD OUT # The Ballad of Tara + Marjan + Introduction *The Ballad of Tara* (Cherike-ye Tara) is Beyzaie’s final pre-revolutionary feature. As the film prepared for its premiere, the revolution intervened and the film was abruptly banned. Never screened in Iran, it can now be seen for the first time in London in a brand-new restoration. Tara, a strong-willed widow, encounters an ancient warrior spirit in the forest near her village. The ghostly figure pursues her relentlessly, trying to steal a sword she inherited from her father. Finding himself in love with Tara, the warrior becomes barred from returning to the realm of the dead. The screening is preceded by a short fragment from Shahla Riahi’s *Marjan* (1956), the only surviving material from the first Iranian feature film directed by a woman. Buy your ticket: [https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/masterpieces-of-the-iranian-new-wave-the-ballad-of-tara](https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2026/event/masterpieces-of-the-iranian-new-wave-the-ballad-of-tara) We will have a discussion about the films at Barbican’s café. Introduced by season curator Ehsan Khoshbakht. Join me on: English reading club: [www.meetup.com/persian-culture](www.meetup.com/persian-culture) Spanish reading club: [www.meetup.com/gaia-libros](https://www.meetup.com/gaia-libros) French reading club: [www.meetup.com/gaia-livres](https://www.meetup.com/gaia-livres) Instagram @persian_culture_

If you love anime & manga then please join us for our weekly meetups, where we basically just sit, chat and read anime & manga! We usually sit in the back of the pub. If the weather is nice we may sit outside at the back of the pub, or even outside on the downstairs floor. In this meetup, you can BYOM (bring your own manga) or read one from the selection we will bring. See this as an opportunity to discover, recommend or simply enjoy Japanese comics & anime with like-minded people! Note: This is not a book club. Also, the TCR bar is kind enough to allow us to use their space to host this meetup, and has asked if possible for attendees to support the venue by purchasing a drink or food while you're there. Please don't bring your own food or drink to consume at the venue, as the venue does not allow this! You can also join our discord group: [https://discord.gg/nDMBbQ2CKu](https://discord.gg/nDMBbQ2CKu)

If you are you interested on creating your own comic, but need help to put your vision together or do not know were to start then we may have the solution for you. Come talk shop with fellow creators, share experiences, ideas, techniques and tips to help each other grow and have a chance in the industry.

Improve your Mandarin and English while making new friends! Join [Manhattan Mandarin](ManhattanMandarin.co.uk) at the [Jackalope](https://jackalopelondon.com/) in Marylebone - appropriately situated above a Chinese restaurant, [Liu Xiao Mian](https://www.liu-xiaomian.com/). All levels welcome - these are **very casual** meetups where you're welcome to mingle until finding suitable language partners Pop down for noodles or stay outside in the lovely mews, but whatever you do, come ready to chat, make great new connections, and push your language learning forward 🤗🤗🤗 Feel free to bring anything you think will help facilitate language exchange! (games, flashcards) We often provide ice-breaker question sheets just in case you need some help 🤗🤗🤗 Let us know if you need some help mingling You're welcome to try our HSK Classes in Marylebone: [https://www.manhattanmandarin.co.uk/hskclasses](https://www.manhattanmandarin.co.uk/hskclasses) or our Saturday online HSK classes: [https://www.manhattanmandarin.co.uk/onlineclasses](https://www.manhattanmandarin.co.uk/onlineclasses) For more information please contact Harry@ManhattanMandarin.com, 07767260207) Since 2012, with a fantastic team of over 200 native and non-native Mandarin teachers in the US and UK, [Manhattan Mandarin](ManhattanMandarin.com) knows what makes for fun and engaging communication between English and Chinese speakers!

Basic Ideas: 🌞 📚☕ Any books sitting there collecting dust? Some holiday gifts? Or it’s a book that has changed your life that you want to share? Feel free to bring book(s) to discuss or swap, we usually have more books than people in the end, so feel free to pop along just to have a chat as well. Aiming for every 4 weeks book swap meetup. Note: The event is free to attend, so the only cost for you will only be buying a drink at the location, so coffee/tea/beer etc.

Hola, hola: Empezamos el año 2026 con la obra maestra de Eduardo Galeano, *Las venas abiertas de América Latina* (379 páginas). Vamos a dedicar dos días a esta lectura y, para esta sesión, trataremos la primera parte: LA POBREZA DEL HOMBRE COMO RESULTADO DE LA RIQUEZA DE LA TIERRA. El libro consta de varios subcapítulos y la propuesta será que elijáis tres de ellos y presentéis un resumen al grupo. Por otra parte, sería estupendo si formuláis algunas preguntas para estimular la conversación o preguntas de tipo Trivial para organizar una pequeña competición por equipos. No obstante, esta propuesta no es obligatoria. ¡Qué disfrutéis de América Latina! ¿Te interesa la lectura en inglés, francés o de la literatura persa?: [-](http://-www.meetup.com/gaia-libros)[www.meetup.com/gaia-books](www.meetup.com/gaia-books) [-www.meetup.com/gaia-livres](http://-www.meetup.com/gaia-livres) -[www.meetup.com/persian-culture](www.meetup.com/persian-culture) -Instagram: @persian_culture_