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Rebecka Isaksson and Lukas Wünsch will give some impulses on and thereafter moderate a lively discussion to Communities of Practice (CoPs). The goal of the session would be to demonstrate and discuss how Communities of Practices can evolve beyond simple “social clubs” to become engines of strategic value. The impulse outlines the basics of effective CoPs, showing how they enhance innovation, creativity, employee wellbeing, and, ultimately, organisational productivity and profitability. The speakers will make very sure to properly blend the basic input re Communities of Practice with their practical experience from Community work across sectors. **Expected outcomes** Participants will walk away with a clear understanding of what makes Communities of Practice truly effective - and how they can evolve from informal social groups into engines of strategic value. Through a mix of practical impulses and a lively, moderated discussion, the session will unpack how CoPs strengthen innovation, creativity, wellbeing, and organizational performance. Attendees will gain concrete insights grounded in real‑world community work across sectors, leaving with actionable ideas for building and sustaining Communities of Practice that actually make a difference **Speaker Bios** "Rebecka Isaksson is the Founder of KnowFlow Value and a Content AI & M365 Knowledge Strategist who helps organizations cut through content chaos and build knowledge practices that hold up in real‑world collaboration. A Microsoft MVP and former Director of Knowledge Management at Microsoft HQ, she brings more than 15 years of experience in designing governance and knowledge strategies that stay resilient long after the slide decks are closed. She hosts the Knowledge Fika podcast, where she blends Swedish fika with sharp, practical conversations on AI, collaboration, and knowledge in M365. Recognized as a Microsoft MVP in 2024, she continues championing ethical, human‑centric approaches to AI adoption that move organizations forward without losing the plot. "Lukas Wünsch is a Knowledge Strategy and Organizational Development Leader who helps organizations build knowledge ecosystems and communities of practice that actually work in real‑world conditions. At MHP (global IT consultancy and subsidiary of Porsche AG), he focuses on strengthening knowledge flows, maturing communities, and designing service portfolios that scale in dynamic market environments without collapsing under cultural or structural friction. He writes regularly on the dynamics of effective knowledge work - from cultural debt to community leadership to the interplay between strategy and knowledge. Lukas is known for his clear, grounded perspective on what truly enables knowledge to move, grow, and create value inside complex organizations." If you want to get up to speed on this topics before the meeting, jump on the [Knowledge Fika podcast and have a listen here](https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/episode-31-from-knowledge-silos-to-engage-how-communities/id1744394778?i=1000758048806). **Session Details:** * **Date & Time:** 6:00pm AEDST, Fourth Wednesday of each month * **Format:** Virtual session on Teams * **Agenda:** * 6-6:30 pm networking * 6:30-7:45pm exploration of the topic * 7:45-8pm wrap up * 8pm dinner for those interested. KMLF has run monthly, almost uninterrupted since 1998, serving the Victorian Knowledge Management community with close ties to Change Mgt, Records Mgt, Information Governance and Academic communities.

Face to face!!! In-person in Melbourne!!! As the ANZ Australia New Zealand Spring 2026 program gets ready to launch, don't miss this exclusive VIP Meet & Greet with Melbourne Mentors, Portfolio startup founders (Alumni), current founders, future founders, venture partners, and fellow applicants. This invitation-only event gives you the chance to connect, share insights, and access the FI network. Whether you're applying or considering enrolling, engage with local leaders, alumni, and mentors in a focused, high-value setting. Build relationships, ask questions, and get expert advice to accelerate your startup. Space is limited, so secure your spot today. **❯ Guest Speakers include:** * Sameer Babbar (Director, SVB Group) * Alex Sy (Managing Director, ATLAS Business Consulting and Mentoring Services) * Kirstin Schneider (CEO, Product Builder & Tech Founder, Hyfen8) * Vincent Loremia, realboss.ai **❯ What You'll Learn:** * Meet local mentors, alumni, current founders, future founders, and venture partners. * Casual face to face networking to ask any questions about the August 2026 to November 2026 cohort of [Founder Institute ANZ](https://linktr.ee/foundingANZ) * Exclusive details about the local [FI program in ANZ](https://linktr.ee/foundingANZ) * Insights into the Founder Institute accelerator experience from Mentors, Founders, and Alumni * The importance of building relationships within the FI network * Tips for leveraging FI's resources to rapidly grow your startup * An opportunity for personalized feedback and Q&A with key figures from the FI network https://fi.co/event/vip-meet-greet-with-melbourne-mentors-alumni-founders-venture-partners Face to face!!!! **❯❯ Venue details:** Ruby Riviera Taberna Mediterraneo, 53 S Wharf Promenade, South Wharf, VIC, Australia \-\-\-\- **Apply to [Founder Institute ANZ](https://linktr.ee/foundingANZ)**

🎉 **Melbourne AWS User Group – May Meetup** 🎉 📅 **Wednesday, 27 May** 📍 **NAB Events Hub – 395 Bourke Street, Melbourne** ⏰ **Food at 6:00 pm, talks from 6:30 pm (with live stream)** We're fresh from the excitement of **AWS Summit Sydney**, and the energy is still high! This month, we’re keeping that momentum alive by bringing a piece of the Summit back to Melbourne, alongside an inspiring journey of a cloud newcomer. This month, we’re following the path from a first-ever cloud deployment to managing complex, event-driven IoT systems. Whether you’re just starting your cloud journey or looking to refine how you monitor production-scale data platforms, there’s something here for you. **This month’s lineup features:** * **Nolan Cui**, sharing his authentic "From Zero to First Deploy" journey, highlighting the lessons learned and mistakes made during his first steps into the cloud. * **Matthew Gillard**, presenting an extended version of his **AWS Summit Sydney** talk on data observability, specifically focusing on practical patterns for event-driven IoT platforms. A huge thank you to our sponsors: 🥇 **Mantel Group** – Gold Sponsor, 🥈 **Cevo** – Silver Sponsor, 🏛 **NAB** – Venue Sponsor. The event will be live-streamed on YouTube as always. 🗓️ **Agenda** * **6:00 pm** – Food & Socialising * **6:30 pm** – Introductions * **6:40 pm** – What’s New in AWS * **6:55 pm** – **From Zero to First Deploy: My AWS Beginner Journey** (Level 100); Speaker: **Nolan Cui** * **7:20 pm** – **Data Observability Without the Pain** (Level 200); Speaker: **Matthew Gillard** * **7:55 pm** – Marketplace (Who’s Hiring) * **8:00 pm** – Networking + Close 🎤 **Talk Details** **From Zero to First Deploy: My AWS Beginner Journey** **Speaker:** Nolan Cui **Level:** 100 Nolan is still quite new to AWS, but his passion for cloud tech has led him from "just exploring" to building his first working cloud setup. In this lightning talk, he walks through his first hands-on experiences, the mistakes he made, and the valuable lessons he learned along the way. Nolan will also briefly touch on how he plans to apply these lessons by moving oward a fully serverless design for his upcoming real-world projects. **Data Observability Without the Pain: 3 practical patterns from a production IoT platform** **Speaker:** Matthew Gillard **Level:** 200 Modern IoT platforms are inherently data platforms. When events flow through APIs, queues, Lambda functions, and device networks, tracing a single event can become a nightmare. This fast-paced talk provides three practical observability patterns drawn from building and operating a production healthcare IoT platform that processes tens of thousands of events daily. Using **OpenTelemetry**, **AWS X-Ray**, and **Honeycomb**, Matt will explore techniques for gaining visibility into asynchronous event pipelines and correlating activity across distributed services. You’ll leave with concrete patterns you can apply immediately to your own event-driven systems. > **Note:** This is an extended, deep-dive version of the talk Matt is presenting at **AWS Summit Sydney**! 🙌 **Want to Speak at a Future Meetup?** We’re always looking for new speakers and believe everyone has an interesting talk waiting to be shared. If you’d like to present at a future event, reach out at the meetup or via our website: 👉 [https://melb.awsug.org.au/speak/](https://melb.awsug.org.au/speak/)

Filmonik is an Open-Screen screening / Bring-Your-Own-Film night that has been running since 2013. May 27 2013 was Filmonik #1 and on May 27 2026 it will be Filmonik #128. We're celebrating by being back to Loop Roof this month only. With its leafy (and heated) rooftop, it's truly a world-unique setting to enjoy short films that we were lucky to call home for many years. This month again you should expect immediate, spontaneous, crafty, fun, inventive, weird and with urgent, current short films. Some old classics and worldwide hits will be thrown in for good measure. Arrive early to network! Door: $10 cash or Card. FILMS UNRATED (18+ by default). Content may offend. WEDNESDAY MAY 27 at Loop Roof. 3/23 Meyers Place, Melbourne CBD. Door on the left of the building to the rooftop. Level 3. Stairs only unfortunately. Loop Roof is open to the public before 7:45pm so come over from 7pm, say hi and network. 7:45pm ticketing starts. 8:15pm screening starts FILMMAKERS: Best practice is submitting in advance at filmonik.com.au/submit-your-film or announce via email you'll bring a film on a USB drive on the night (info@filmonik.com.au) so we can reserve you a spot but this month will be even more limited. Guidelines here: filmonik.com.au/how-to-screen Filmonik is part of the worldwide Kino movement active in 30+ countries around the world.

Join us at Keilor Basketball and Netball Stadium, Keilor Park for a fun-filled Walking Football Mixed Gender Session, brought to you by Walking Football 4 Health Victoria. This event is designed for anyone looking for a low impact sport to stay active, be part of a welcoming community, and most importantly have fun. Our friendly host, Ashley, will be there to introduce you to walking football, ensuring a safe and engaging experience. Don't miss out on this opportunity to engage in sports, socialise, and promote a healthy lifestyle in a welcoming community environment. Enjoy your first session on us — absolutely free! After that, it's just $5.60 per session. Sign up now and be a part of this exciting Walking Football Session. If you wish to contact the organiser, Mick directly, you can do so on: 0430 163 550 Email: [info@wf4hvictoria.org.au](mailto:info@wf4hvictoria.org.au) Website: [Walking Football | Walking Soccer | Walking Football 4 Health](https://wf4hvictoria.org.au/) Facebook Community: [https://www.facebook.com/groups/wf4healthvictoria/](https://www.facebook.com/groups/wf4healthvictoria/)

Have you ever felt or been told that it is too hard to be successful? What does it take to stand out from the crowd, or be considered a professional? Find out what it takes to succeed, whether it be in relationships, in a job or in creating your own business. What ever the area, you can be a professional. That is a fact. This seminar will include topics, such as: * Professionalism * The Five Ways to Address a Problem * How to "WEAR YOUR HAT" * PLUS MORE There will also be a personality test after the seminar is completed which will help to isolate which areas of your life need to be addressed, so that you can then improve on those areas!

This is a Paid event at Cost of $35 with only 15 spots . Once you are confirmed as going please make payment to secure your spot. Details Lets explore some of Melbourne's Iconic landmarks. We will first explore the Royal Botanc Gardens including the stunning Fern Gully, Sensory Garden,Australian Forest Walk, Arid Garden, Guilfoyles Volcano, Long Island and the Southern China Collection. This will be approx 4km walk At 3 pm I have pre booked a 45 min guided tour of the Shrine of Remembrance . We will have ample time to explore the Galleries which houses over 800 historical artefacts, view the Crypt, and Sanctuary areas and also take in views over the city from the Balconies. 4.45pm We will watch the Last Post Service in the Forecourt . This moving ceremony honours Victorian Veterans and features a piper, bugler and a Shrine Guard Parading in Historic Uniform. COST : $35 pp. Note please pay asap to secure your place . if payment isnt received within 48 hours I will offer the spot to someone on the waiting list. Please make payment via options below and include name & Shrine in reference Pay Id ref: russellchellew@gmail.com or account transfer BSB: 805–050 Account: 100040923 Meeting Place We will meet outside the Royal Botanic Garden Visitor Centre at 1.15pm . click on red M on the Map for exact location .

Applications now open to join our Italian-Australian social meets

The discussion topic for this meetup will be identity and whether or not history is a necessary condition for consciousness as Dretske proposed. James

Join the Melbourne Happy Hour Commandos for a night filled with drinks, dancing, and the opportunity to make new friends! Get ready for a fun evening at our new very cool and intimate bar-Miranda Bar in Flinders Lane. You will get Spice Market vibes with an awesome Happy Hour 6-9pm and a groovy DJ playing all the best dance tunes from 8pm. And ...wait for it....some favourite staff from Spice Market ! Remy and Heather will be looking after us again! Whether you are new in town or a longtime resident, this event is perfect if you are looking to unwind and mingle with like-minded individuals. We all love to hit the dance floor and we don't wait until 11pm! With great dance tunes the floor starts grooving from 8:30 pm or just chill and enjoy a Happy Hour drink and unwind. Indulge in delicious drinks, hit the dance floor for some social dancing, and experience the lively atmosphere that Melbourne has to offer. Don't miss out on a fantastic night of fun times and creating memorable experiences with a group of friendly individuals. Join us for an unforgettable night with the Melbourne Happy Hour Commandos!

* **Topic:** Real‑time & Batch on Microsoft Fabric * **Date:** Thursday 28th May 2026 at 6.00 pm - 8.00 pm * **Networking:** 6 pm - 6.30 pm and 7.20 - 8 pm * **Presentation Time**: 6.30 pm - 7.20 pm *(includes welcome, presentation 30 mins & community marketplace)* * **Location:** Thoughtworks HQ Level 35/360 Collins St, Melbourne VIC 3000 * **Ticket:** Free of cost, however, registrations and RSVP are required! * **Sponsor:** Thoughtworks **Real‑time & Batch on Fabric** This session presents the end state of a mixed real‑time and batch analytics platform on **Microsoft Fabric**. Live event streams are handled using KQL/Eventhouse, enabling low‑latency dashboards and operational insights with minimal processing overhead. In parallel, near real‑time and batch data is processed using governed, lightweight Fabric patterns designed for efficiency and scale. The outcome is a single, capacity‑aware Fabric platform where real‑time and analytical workloads coexist cleanly, with Power BI as the unified consumption layer. **About The Speaker** Arjun Shankar has over a decade of experience turning data challenges into scalable, cloud-first platforms that drive real business decisions. He has worked across banking, finance, transport, insurance, and energy, specialising in the Azure stack: Synapse, Data Factory, Databricks, PySpark, and Fabric. From reducing platform costs, to accelerating delivery, and putting self-service analytics in the hands of the people who need it. Outside work, he's usually out on a trail, training for his next marathon, or keeping up with two young boys. We’re excited to bring the Data Engineering Melbourne Meetup group together for an evening with Arjun and his insights!

Join Guest Host Jeff and the group as we get together to see the historical drama, PRESSURE! Brendan Frasier, Andrew Scott and Kerry Condon star in this film about the tense and dramatic days leading up to the D-Day invasion! Here are details, a trailer and our plan for this event: DESCRIPTION: The film follows General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Captain James Stagg n the tense 72 hours before D-Day. With the fate of the free world in the balance, they face an impossible choice: launch the largest and most dangerous seaborne invasion in history or risk losing the war altogether. It is directed by Anthony Maras and based on David Haig’s 2014 stage play. The film stars Brendan Fraser, Andrew Scott, Kerry Condon, Chris Messina and Damian Lewis. TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcPgrKoXe_c PLAN: We’ll plan for a 7pm-ish showing and will meet in the bar area about 30 minutes before showtime! Once showtime is announced, please purchase your ticket in advance and list your seat number in the Comments section of this event! Exact showtime and complete details will be confirmed and announced as the date gets closer! Look forward to seeing you there, Jeff P.S. from Dan: THANK YOU to Jeff for hosting this event!

Ciao a tutt\*! Let's meet Monday at 6.30pm at the Upper Arlington Library (**Tremont** Branch) in **Meeting Room A** to speak in Italian for 1 hour.

Join us this Thursday 6:30 pm at the Westerville Veterans Memorial for two loops around the Westerville Sports Complex fields. This 1 mile loop is a flat fully paved trail that straddles Alum Creek. Join us for a beautiful evening hike together!

We meet at lunch each week and each meeting follows a fairly organized agenda. First all participants pass their business cards around. Then each member and guest is invited to give a one-minute overview of their company and what is a perfect referral for the week. We always have a 10 minute presentation from one of the members about their business in more detail. And finally we pass referrals. You're welcome to visit. Nobody is ever put on the spot. Bring plenty of cards!

**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you. The building address is 4450 Bridge Park The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400 You will need to scan your ID at the door to get a visitor badge. **Abstract** Like it or not, AI agents are now capable of turning a quickly written paragraph of requirements into a pull request that is ready to be integrated into real-world production applications and it's now our responsibility to make sure AI doesn't go rogue and take down prod - or corrupt our data by misunderstanding the requirements or our existing schemas. In this session we'll explore strategies to protect our codebases through unit and integration testing, documentation, and code review along with additional ways of providing context and guard rails to our AI agents as they carry out the work we've assigned them to do. By the time we're done, you'll have a firm grasp of the problem and understand some helpful options for protecting your codebase from vibe coding mishaps getting YOLOed into prod. **YouTube Link** https://youtube.com/live/BltmWMH1zG0?feature=share

Summer Session, Thursdays, June 4 - July 23, 2026, from 6 to 8:30pm ET **NAMI Family-to-Family** is a free, eight-week program for family members, caregivers, and partners of individuals living with mental illness. NAMI Family-to-Family provides information about anxiety, depressive disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and other mental health conditions. Other topics covered include communication, problem solving, treatment, and recovery.

Join us as we get together to see Paul Rudd in the latest comedy-drama-musical from John Carney, POWER BALLAD! The film follows a washed-up wedding singer, a fading boy band singer and a stolen hit song. Here’s a description, trailer and plan for this event: DESCRIPTION: Rick, a washed-up wedding singer, and Danny, a fading boy band star, bond over music and a late-night jam session. When Danny turns Rick's song into a hit, Rick sets out to reclaim the recognition he believes he deserves. Power Ballad is written/directed by John Carney, the master of the modern musical and creative mind behind Once, Begin Again and Sing Street! It stars Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Peter McDonald, Marcella Plunkett, Havana Rose Liu and Jack Reynor. BUZZ & ACCLAIM: The film premiered to rave reviews at this year’s Dublin International Film Festival where critics call it “a sure-fired crowd-pleaser” that “just might be the feel-good hit of the year!” Others say, “Paul Rudd delivers a career-best performance in this charmer” that’s both “hilarious and deeply moving!” SUMMER OF ICE CREAM, VOL 2: SHAKE NO. 8! Ranked the #1 Ice Cream Shop in Columbus in 2024, this is the perfect place to kick off our Summer of Ice Cream and grab a sweet treat after the show! Their menu features an array of traditional, specialty and vegan shakes, hot cocoa, and more! You can check out their full menu here: [https://www.shakeno8.com/menu.php](https://www.shakeno8.com/menu.php) PLAN: We’ll plan for a 7pm-ish showing and will meet in the lobby area about 20 minutes before the show. Once showtime is announced, advance ticket purchase is advised! Once you have yours, please list your seat number in the Comments section of this event. We'll head to nearby Shake No. 8 immediately following the show! Should be a fun one, Dan