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**Hello AWS Builders! 👋** We’re excited to announce **AWS Tech Connect 2026**, a flagship **in-person** event organized by **AWS Cloud Club RTMSSU Nagpur**, focused on preparing students and aspiring professionals for the rapidly evolving **cloud, AI, and security landscape** 🚀 Join us for a **power-packed day of industry insights, emerging technology discussions, and career guidance**, featuring expert speakers from the AWS ecosystem. This event is designed to **bridge the gap between academia and industry**, helping attendees understand where technology is headed and how to align their skills for **future-ready careers**. * **Fill this form for In-Person attendes:** [https://forms.gle/R7EwruXjQ7ContJs8](https://forms.gle/R7EwruXjQ7ContJs8) **📌This event will include exciting swags, snacks, and many more engaging experiences!** **Whats in the Store?** 🚀 This event features **three insightful speaker sessions**: **Session 1: Emerging Technologies, Industry Trends & Career Roadmap** **Delivered by:** *Chirag Oswal* **Role:** Solutions Architect, Amazon Web Services (AWS) **This session will cover:** * Cloud Computing, AI/ML, DevOps & Automation * Industry hiring trends and expectations * Skills, certifications, and career pathways * Real-world AWS use cases * Practical guidance for students and early-career professionals **Session 2: From Idea to Output – Building a Generative AI Feature on AWS** **Delivered by:** *Naresh Waswani* **Role:** Senior Architect, Simpplr Inc. (ex-IBM) **Organizer:** AWS User Group Nagpur This session offers a **practical walkthrough of building a Generative AI feature**, starting from a simple idea and ending with meaningful output. Participants will understand how engineers integrate GenAI into real applications and where **Amazon Bedrock** fits in the AWS ecosystem. **Key focus areas include:** * How Generative AI works in real-world systems * End-to-end flow from input to output * Practical understanding of Amazon Bedrock * How GenAI features are designed for production * Career relevance of Generative AI skills **Session 3: Navigating the Cloud Threat Landscape & Global Career Opportunities** **Delivered by:** *Muhammad Murtuza Hussain* **Role:** Program Manager, TCF Research (Dublin, Ireland) This session focuses on **cloud security awareness and career perspectives**, helping attendees understand how modern threats impact cloud environments and how security, risk, and governance intersect with **global cloud careers**. **Topics include:** * Modern cloud threat landscape * Common cloud risks and misconfigurations * Shared Responsibility Model in practice * Security, governance, and compliance basics * Global career opportunities in cloud security **Event Agenda:** **10:00 – 10:15 AM:** Opening Remarks & Introduction **10:15 – 11:15 AM:** Session 1 – Chirag Oswal (AWS) **11:15 – 11:35 AM:** Tea Break & Networking **11:35 – 12:35 PM:** Session 2 – Naresh Waswani (GenAI on AWS) **12:35 – 01:25 PM:** Session 3 – Muhammad Murtuza Hussain **01:25 – 01:30 PM:** Closing Remarks & Vote of Thanks **Who Should Attend?** * Undergraduate & postgraduate students * Aspiring cloud engineers, developers, DevOps & security professionals * Early-career technology professionals * Faculty members & tech enthusiasts 📌 **In-person event** Seminar Hall, RTMSSU, Nagpur - 440025 [https://maps.app.goo.gl/m9AtKfWCemjyrWRW8](https://maps.app.goo.gl/m9AtKfWCemjyrWRW8) **What You’ll Gain:** ✔ Clarity on future technology trends ✔ Role-based career roadmap and guidance ✔ Exposure to real-world AWS and GenAI use cases ✔ Understanding of cloud security and threats ✔ Interaction with industry professionals ✔ Networking with like-minded peers **IMPORTANT – Registration Information:** * To attend this event, **RSVP is mandatory**. * Entry is subject to **venue capacity and security verification**. **Important Notes:** * Please arrive by **09:30 AM – 09:45 AM** (entry closes at 10:00 AM sharp) * Carry a **valid ID proof** (Aadhar Card, Pan Card etc) for venue security **Stay Connected:** 🎟️ Meetup Group: [https://www.meetup.com/rtmssu/](https://www.meetup.com/rtmssu/) 💼 LinkedIn Community: [https://www.linkedin.com/company/rtmssu/](https://www.linkedin.com/company/rtmssu/) 📸 Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/rtmssu/](https://www.instagram.com/rtmssu/) 📧 For queries, collaborations, or support: aws.rtmssu@gmail.com Let’s learn, connect, and prepare for the future of technology together ☁️✨

[Profs and Pints Northern Virginia](https://www.profsandpints.com/washingtondc) presents: **“Satanic Panics,”** a look at waves of fear of demonic activity as an American tradition, with Luxx Mishou, cultural historian and former instructor at the U.S. Naval Academy and area community colleges. [Advance tickets: $13.50 plus sales tax and processing fees. Available at [https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/profsandpints/nv-satanic-panics](https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/profsandpints/nv-satanic-panics) .] The 1980s found the United States gripped by fear of Satanic cults targeting children. They were believed to be corrupting young ones in daycare centers and tempting teens through subliminal messages on heavy metal albums or through the quiet inclusion of demonic rituals in role-playing games. Satanic serial killers supposedly stalked the suburbs. Doctors helped patients uncover what were claimed to be repressed memories of ritualistic satanic abuse. Parents, police, and politicians were urged to protect impressionable youths from both moral and physical danger. With Satanic cults deemed to be a real and material threat, it was a frightening time for everyone, including those who suddenly came under suspicion for doing evil deeds. Then, suddenly, it all faded from public consciousness, just as surely as did eighties fads such mullet haircuts, leg warmers, and Cabbage Patch Kids. Why did it all start? Why did it stop? And has this happened before or since? Hear such questions tackled by Luxx Mishou, a cultural historian and media specialist who has long researched the devious and villainous in cultural artifacts. She’ll discuss moral panics as a longstanding cultural tradition, with each new one stemming from fear of cultural shifts and shaped by the time and place where it occurred. Among the panics we’ll look into are the Red Scare of the 1950s and the public response to the gruesome 1969 murders committed by the Manson Family. Delving into the 1980s panic, Mishou will describe how it began with the 1980 publication of psychiatrist Lawrence Pazder’s memoir *Michelle Remembers*, detailing the suppressed memories of ritualistic abuse reportedly suffered by a patient. As that book quickly became a best seller, its ideas saturated American culture. A California daycare center became the focus of a three-year investigation, followed by three years of trials, based on allegations that its owner had engaged in secret ritualistic abuse of the children in its care. Mishou will lead you through the media that convinced the public that devil worshipers were among them, and she’ll talk about how reactions to imagined threats can have very real social costs. (Doors: $17, or $15 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. The talk starts 30 minutes later.) Image by Canva.

Organized and located in Arlington, Virginia but serving all surrounding areas, GRIST is a fellowship of homebrewing enthusiasts who are dedicated to the art of fermentation. They meet at the post every 2nd Wednesday of the month and encourage members to come out and sample some home brew and join their group if you are interested in the home brew movement.

[Profs and Pints Northern Virginia](https://www.profsandpints.com/washingtondc) presents: **“The Life of Frankenstein,”** on the birth, evolution and impact of a tale of man-made monstrosity, with Bernard Welt, an emeritus professor of arts and humanities at George Washington University who frequently lectures on Frankenstein in literature, cinema, and culture. [Advance tickets: $13.50 plus sales tax and processing fees. Available at [https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/profsandpints/nv-life-of-frankenstein](https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/profsandpints/nv-life-of-frankenstein) .] Guillermo del Toro’s lush and lovingly produced film adaptation of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel *Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus* is just the latest of many iterations of the story to capture the public’s imagination. People have watched Victor Frankenstein give life to his monster in numerous films, on television, and on stage, and even perform “Putting on the Ritz” with him thanks to the comic genius of Mel Brooks. Mary Shelley did not just tell a tale. She spawned the modern genre of speculative fiction and gave rise to a myth that would crop up in debates over nature versus nurture and other matters. Even today it stokes anxieties over the potential impacts of robotics, artificial intelligence, and genetic engineering, by evoking the image of a monster turning on its progenitor. Come gain a new appreciation of Mary Shelley’s creation with the help of Dr. Bernard Welt, who has studied the relationship between nightmares and the horror genre and is the author of *Mythomania: Fantasies, Fables, and Sheer Lies in Contemporary American Popular Art.* Dr. Welt will start by telling a literary origin story almost as famous as Frankenstein itself, of how an 18-year-old Shelley started writing *Frankenstein* in 1816 while staying in a villa on Lake Geneva with two of her era’s leading poets, Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley, her lover. Housebound by foul weather, the three read Gothic tales of ghosts and monsters and challenged each other to produce something even more terrifying. Mary dreamed up a story of a man who defied death by creating a living being out of scraps of deceased men harvested from graveyards and anatomy labs. The resulting novel, *Frankenstein*, published anonymously in 1818, would by that century’s end become a touchstone in philosophical discourse on the nature of humanity and in political discussions of imperialism and populism. By the 21st century, Mary Shelley (as she became) had earned a more significant place in the literary canon than Byron and her husband Shelley. We will examine how this grisly tale became a landmark of modern thought and look at the part played by numerous film adaptations from the first years of cinema to the present day. (Door: $17, or $15 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. The talk starts 30 minutes later.) Image: From a Theodor von Holst engraving in an 1831 edition of *Frankenstein* published by Colburn and Bentley of London.

https://secure.meetupstatic.com/photos/event/e/2/a/c/600_466498028.jpeg GWOT Veterans - join us for this monthly happy hour and an opportunity to network with other fellow veterans who also served in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other GWOT-E mission countries. VFW members and non-members are welcome and we encourage everyone to spread the word about this event to other veterans in the area! ***Special Dinner Menu***To be announced soon! The Post Canteen serves beer, wine, and hard cider. All major credit cards are accepted. We look forward to seeing everyone! ************* New for 2018: Our GWOT Happy Hour takes place on the 1st Thursday of every month! **************

This is an easy level hike along the Potomac Heritage Trail with views of the Potomac River. We weave in and out of the forest with scenic views of Maryland and Virginia The meeting location for this program is at the parking area of Fort Marcy along the GW Parkway. Directions below. *** WHAT TO WEAR: * Comfortable, well-broken-in, sturdy walking shoes or ankle-high boots. * Protective clothing should include: * Long comfortable loose fitting pants * A cotton blend shirt provides for better perspiration and comfort * Dress in layers for warmth and comfort *** WHAT TO BRING: * Water canteen or bottle filled with water (at least 1 quart, bring what you feel you can carry or need to drink) *** WHERE TO MEET: Meet in the Fort Marcy Parking area onloing the GW Parkway. Please note you can only get there on the northbound side. It is approx. 4 miles from Roosevelt Island and the right turn into the parking lot comes up very quickly once you see the sign for Fort Marcy from the GW Pkwy. Marcia, 301-352-5272 IMPORTANT: Your RSVP to this hike assumes the following Acknowledgement of Risks, Responsibility, and Release of Liability. Fresco Adventures, a program of Fresco Enterprises, LLC is the sponsor of arrangements for this activity and is not responsible for any damage, loss, injury, or accident due to any act by the participants. Note: There are elements of risk in any activity associated with the outdoors and the use of any related equipment. Although precautions are taken to provide proper organization and suitable equipment so that you have a safe and enjoyable experience, there can be no guarantee of absolute safety against injury and accident. Acknowledgement of Risks, Responsibility and Release: I recognize the apparent risks of this activity which I and any minor children for which I am responsible, will engage in and confirm that I am mentally and physically capable of participating in the activity. I participate willingly and voluntarily, and I assume full responsibility for any personal injury. I hereby release Fresco Enterprises, LLC, its principals, agents, or volunteers from all liability and waive any claim for damage arising from any cause whatsoever.

Are you interested in know what your local VFW post does and how we operate? This is your chance to find out. Our monthly meetings are where we look at what's happening in the near future for ourselves and other veterans in the area. This is also a great time to share ideas and give input about how VFW 3150 operates. You must be a VFW member to attend this meeting. If you are not a member feel free to show up before the meeting with your proof of service. We can sign you up and get you started on your way to a fulfilling VFW membership. If you are already a VFW member but not a member of 3150 you are still able and welcome to attend these meetings. The only thing you will not be able to do is vote on issues. VFW 3150 is working hard to be the best at helping active duty, veterans, and their families. We sincerely hope you can be part of that as well. Thank you.

Dulles Town Center Mall Hike: Meet at the entrance to the right of the Regal Movie Theater. A Test of Endurance Join us for a 6-mile trek through the treacherous terrain of Dulles Town Center mall. This hike is rated as physically easy, but don't be fooled - the mental challenges will push even the most seasoned hikers to their limits. Hazards Include: The intoxicating aroma of freshly baked Cinnabon, threatening to derail even the most disciplined of diets. Endless rows of high-end storefronts, beckoning you to indulge in some serious retail therapy. Balmy 70-degree temperatures, lulling you into a false sense of comfort. Blinding fluorescent lights, capable of disorienting even the most experienced navigator. Will You Emerge Victorious? Afterwards we'll head over to The Bungalow Lake house 46116 Lake Center Plaza, Sterling, VA 20165 for their delicious brunch cuisine.