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Mapping Events Today
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Roche's Hill Loop Killiney /Flagstaff Hill
**Roche's Hill, Killiney Loop.**
**Meeting Point : Tara Street Dart Station**
**Time : 12:20**
**When : Sunday 29th of March**
**We will be taking the Dart from TARA Street Station at 12:31 and getting of at Glenageary Dart Station, arriving to Glenageary Train Station for 12:58 (Estimated).**
**We will be walking for 33 minutes to the starting point (2.3KM)**
**The Loop is 2.1 KM long, this is an easy route, it normally takes 36 minutes to do but we can take our time..**
**Dogs are welcome too, on leads please.**
**Every event is 5 Euros's, you can pay by using Revolut or Cash.**
**This helps me maintains the group and this takes a lot of time and effort.**
**I hope to see you there !**
Big and Little Sugarloaf
Hello everybody.
Meeting at 9.15am and
starting off from the Kilmacanogue carpark, up the Big Sugarloaf and then over to the Little Sugarloaf, the hike will be approx 13.2km , ascent 675m.
please have proper hiking boots and rain gear, and enough food and liquids for the hike.
[FREE] Walk - Palmerston Park to Herbert Park Cherry Blossom Trees / Food Market
Hello!
Meeting time: 1030am
Meeting place: Copper + Straw Cafe, Palmerston Park.
Distance: 6km.
Food: there'll be a short coffee break.
Toilets: public toilets at the cafe at the start and at the end.
End point: Herbert Park Food Market.
Important: this is a free event, spaces are limited, please don't be a no show. Thank you.
This walk will not proceed if there is a yellow, orange or red weather alert for Dublin.
Disclaimer: This event and every event in this group is entirely and in every possible way at your own risk.
Thanks
Alan
Tutorial 9 – Object Detection using DETR (Meta AI) with Hugging Face & PyTorch
My name is Aurelie and I'm graduating with an MSc in Artificial Intelligence from the University of Limerick.
I run monthly **machine learning** and **deep learning** tutorials in Dublin with a small group of people.
\*\*In this tutorial, we will build an end‑to‑end object detection workflow using the **DETR** model from Meta AI, powered by **Hugging Face Transformers** and **PyTorch** based on a Hugging Face tutorial. We will use a small public dataset, walk through data preprocessing, fine‑tuning the model, evaluating performance, and finally running inference on a **new, unseen image** containing a similar object that was not part of the training set. You will receive a Jupyter notebook with clean, reusable code covering every step. No setup required beyond a laptop and a Google account to run everything in Google Colab.
**The tutorials are limited to 15 participants and you can reserve your spot either here or by emailing aureliem219@gmail.com. Please make sure to book as soon as possible, as the registration count on Meetup does not guarantee availability.**
**For more information about the tutorials:**
* The tutorials are interactive and will be conducted using **Jupyter notebooks** on **Google Colaboratory** (a free, cloud-based platform that lets us write and run code directly in the browser). While **Google Colaboratory** is free to use, tasks that require more computational power (such as training deep learning models) may benefit from GPU access. In that case, Google offers a once-off payment for around €10 which can last several months depending on your usage.
Some familiarity with **Python** or other programming languages is helpful but not required. Everyone is welcome to join and learn at their own pace.
* The tutorial lasts for 1.5 hours.
* During the tutorial, I share the Jupyter notebook with participants so they can keep it for future reference. We go through the notebook step by step together and I do my best to answer any questions along the way.
* The notebook includes the complete code from data preparation to model training and evaluation. It can be reused or adapted for your own business needs or personal projects
* We will be working with a variety of **Python** libraries including **Scikit-learn**, **PyTorch**, **TensorFlow**, **Keras**, **Seaborn**, **Pandas** and **Matplotlib** and the **Hugging Face** framework. These tools will help us explore different machine learning and deep learning techniques using publicly available datasets.
* Each tutorial focuses on a different algorithm in depth. Topics covered include **linear regression**, **logistic regression**, **K-means clustering**, **decision trees**, **artificial neural networks (ANNs)**, **convolutional neural networks (CNNs)** for image classification, **object detection** and **natural language processing**. The goal is to break down each technique step by step, making it approachable and practical for real-world applications.
This tutorial take place at the **Grafton Hotel, 32 Stephen Street Lower, Dublin 2** (We will be sitting in the lobby in the corner or on the right handside). It will run from **3 pm** to **4.30 pm**.
**Grafton Hotel, 32 Stephen Street Lower, Dublin 2**
* The tutorials are a high-level practical introduction to machine learning and deep learning and the emphasis on understanding how we process the data , train and evaluate a model with Python. We won't cover the mathematics behind it however some tutorials may have mathematical formulas as part of the algorithm explanation and some tutorials might have more complex data preprocessing as it depends on the datasets and the task we are doing. However the tutorials focus on the practical part!
* *Payments need to be made in advance to secure your place and fees are non-refundable unless I need to cancel the event, in this case refunds will be made.*
[FREE] Walk - Herbert Park Cherry Blossom Trees / Food Market to Cowper Luas
Hello!
Meeting time: 1pm
Meeting place: Lolly and Cooks cafe, Herbert Park
Distance: TBC
Toilets: public toilets near the end of the walk
End point: Cowper Luas
Important: this is a free event, spaces are limited, please don't be a no show. Thank you.
This walk will not proceed if there is a yellow, orange or red weather alert for Dublin.
Disclaimer: This event and every event in this group is entirely and in every possible way at your own risk.
Thanks
Alan
Mapping Events This Week
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Sunday Evening Coastal Booterstown to Dún Laoghaire Walk
Sunday Evening Walk
This Sunday’s walk will be a nice gentle pace from Booterstown Dart Station.
We will be meeting at 16:00 outside the entarance of Booterstown Dart Station, you can get the Dart from Northbound or Southbound or you can get the Bus 4, 7 and 7A to the Station.
There is a Car Park too.
We will wait 10 minutes then we will be walking to Booterstown Park, Blackrock Park, We will then be walking the coast of Seapoint and Monkstown and then we will be walking of the Piers in Dún Laoghaire and finishing at the Train Station.
There is a few Cafè’s while we are walking for those who would like Coffee.
You can bring your Pet too but please have them on leads.
We should be back for around 17:30-18:00.
If you can please pay me €3-5 worth this helps me for the page as I am paying the subscription. It also takes me time and effort creating these events and doing research.
I hope to see you there, but please wear warm clothes !
Many thanks
Thomas
Summerhill and Maynooth from Clonsilla
## Details
Details:
🟠Medium difficulty.
No big hills but note the distance.
Distance 76kms, 350m ascent
Today we cycle from Clonsilla train station to Summerhill and Maynooth mostly through backroads in counties Dublin, Meath and Kildare.
Here is our plan for the day.
We leave from outside Clonsilla Train Station at 10.15am.
Cycle through mostly quiet back roads to Summerhill village in rural county Meath.
We will have a coffee and lunch stop at the Centra shop in Summerhill village. There are picnic tables outside the shop.
We return via Maynooth, again using mostly quiet rural roads, and continue back to Dublin through Carton House estate bypassing Leixlip, and onwards via Porterstown to the Phoenix Park, and via the Royal Canal at Ashtown to finish at Drumcondra train station.
There is a train from Connolly station to Clonsilla leaving at 9.48, stopping also in Drumcondra station at 9.53.
Bicycles are allowed on Dublin to Clonsilla/ Maynooth line commuter trains free of charge.
* *Please note - It is every participant's responsibility to ride safely, follow the rules of the road, and come prepared with the proper equipment.*
* *Please wear a helmet and bring a tube etc in case you get a puncture.*
* *Please cycle single file on narrow busy roads*
Sunday 29th March 230pm Forty Foot
Join me for a sea swim/dip at the Forty Foot on Sunday 29th March, at 230pm.
Remember i am not a lifeguard so take care to know your limits in cold water, especially at this time of year.
Bring your warm clothes, warm drink and your warm company. see you all there, down the steps at the forty foot.
Coffee on Sunday
Just us on the 3 rd floor Dunnes Cafe ILAC centre for a nice Sunday Coffee and chat - food , places to try and more .
Mapping Events Near You
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Alum Creek Hike to Strawberry Farms Park
Join us for a flat 2.6 mile hike along the Alum Creek Trail from the rear parking lot of the Easton Hilton Garden Inn to the Strawberry Farms Park and back. This scenic trail along Alum Creek is a gem. Come and hike it with us!
Accidental Friends: How a DBA and an SRE worked together
The April Ohio North Database Training user group meeting will be held on **April 7th, 2026 at 5:00PM**. This will be a **HYBRID** event and we will be joined online by **Kayla Boor**.
You're welcome to come meet in-person at our meeting location, the offices of Improving at
**[6000 Freedom Square Dr,](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Improving/@41.4004167,-81.6614462,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x8830e5b8255c5919:0xd8297060eb68fe04!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830dc7a0fe35dc9:0xbfc4710ecadfc5c!8m2!3d41.4004127!4d-81.6588713!16s%2Fg%2F1hm3hkqp3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)**
**[Unit 110,](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Improving/@41.4004167,-81.6614462,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x8830e5b8255c5919:0xd8297060eb68fe04!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830dc7a0fe35dc9:0xbfc4710ecadfc5c!8m2!3d41.4004127!4d-81.6588713!16s%2Fg%2F1hm3hkqp3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)**
**[Independence, OH 44131](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Improving/@41.4004167,-81.6614462,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x8830e5b8255c5919:0xd8297060eb68fe04!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830dc7a0fe35dc9:0xbfc4710ecadfc5c!8m2!3d41.4004127!4d-81.6588713!16s%2Fg%2F1hm3hkqp3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)**
[Teams Link ](https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/22562814501129?p=w1cSxeUXFTVeIpZiMw)if anyone needs it after RSVP-ing for in person.
If you would like to subscribe to our email list outside of Meetup, we have changed platforms recently and you will need to register [here in Kit ](https://ohio-north-data-training.kit.com/b8f036f615)instead to receive emails.
Agenda:
**5:00 PM EST**: Online and in-person meeting begins with a social hour. This is an unstructured hour where you can join us to catch up and meet other group members before the session starts. There will be food brought in for in-person attendees.
**6:00 PM EST**: Updates and announcements, followed by our feature presentation. See below for presentation details.
**7:30 PM EST**: Optionally after the main presentations, the in-person crowd may go out for snacks and drinks at a local establishment.
We hope to see you there!
Session Abstract
**Accidental friends: How a DBA and an SRE worked together to optimize the system.**
This session is focused on how to communicate effectively between teams to improve alert fatigue, performance, and observability.
\*\*NEW SPEAKER
\*Please note, that we will be using Microsoft Teams for the online portion of this meeting. You may want to join a few minutes early to ensure you do not have any issues. If you are attending in person, there are large TVs at the office, and you do not need to bring a laptop or use Teams.
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.
COhPy Monthly Meeting
**Improving Office in Franklinton**
Physical location:
Improving Office
330 Rush Alley Suite #150
Columbus, OH 43215
Schedule:
6:00 p.m.: Socialize, eat, and drink. Improving will be providing pizza and beverages.
6:30 to 8:00 pm. Main meeting and presentation(s).
Topic: Type Annotations with John Cassidy
We meet on the last Monday of each Month. Presentations are given by members and friends of this group. If you would like to do a presentation (small or large) on a python topic, please contact Central OH Python at centralohpython@gmail.com
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/




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