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Anybody who wants to practice their programming skills is welcome. We share our ideas, learn from each other, do some exercise, ask questions, etc. This meetup is the best for those who want to improve their skills by programming and learning in a group If you want to learn more about our Co-Learning, please have a look at our website: [https://opentechschool-zurich.github.io/](https://opentechschool-zurich.github.io/) \*\*\* We have a chat group you can join to get more information: [https://app.element.io/#/room/#ots-zh:matrix.org](https://app.element.io/#/room/#ots-zh:matrix.org) (You need to create a free account if you don't already have one) Remote participants are also welcome. You first need to join the Element chat and then get into the video call that we start at around 19:00 (if we forget, pleas ping us in the Element chat!) \*\*\* Our main languages are Python and Javascript, but we welcome every programming languages. Some of the skills we can help you learning: * Python and * ... PyGame (Zero / Play) -.... Flask * ... Jupyter and data science -... PySide2 / PyQt * ... Shoebot * C++ and * ... Qt * ... cmake * ... and modern C++ * Flutter for Apps * PHP and * ... Vue.js * ... Wordpress * JS and React.js We have a few Github repository that can be interesting to browse:: https://github.com/opentechschool-zurich/

Join us for a community-led developer event focused on AI-assisted coding with GitHub Copilot. This event brings together developers to explore practical workflows, real-world use cases, and hands-on experiences using GitHub Copilot. Whether you are new to GitHub Copilot or already using it, this event will help you better understand how to apply AI-assisted coding techniques in everyday development. It's mandatory to register here: https://events.xebia.com/microsoft/github-copilot-dev-days-zurich-march-2026

Radical Collaboration® ist eine Methode zum Aufbau von vertrauensbasierten Arbeitsbeziehungen, um Effizienz, Produktivität, Innovation und Agilität zu verbessern. Dieser 3-tägige Workshop eignet sich für alle, die in ihrem Umfeld oder ihrer Organisation ein kollaboratives Arbeitsatmosphäre schaffen wollen und in Situationen, in denen Menschen mit verschiedenen Meinungen und Interessen aufeinandertreffen, effiziente Zusammenarbeit suchen. Innerhalb von drei Tagen erlernst du wertvolle Fertigkeiten für deine persönliche und berufliche Entwicklung. Du lernst wie du Situationen, in denen das Gegenüber scheinbar feindlich gestimmt ist, in Situationen umwandelst, in denen Vertrauen und Zusammenarbeit entsteht. Das Training basiert auf fünf essenziellen kollaborativen Fertigkeiten: Kollaborative Absicht – In Beziehungen nicht defensiv werden, Fokus auf gemeinsame Vorteile Offenheit– Aufbau eines Umfelds, das von Ehrlichkeit und Offenheit geprägt ist und Menschen ermöglicht, sich sicher zu fühlen und schwierige Themen anzusprechen Selbstverantwortung – Verantwortung für die Konsequenzen des eigenen absichtlichen und unabsichtlichen Handelns erkennen und übernehmen Bewusstsein für sich selbst und andere – Sich selbst und andere in gut genug kennen, um schwierige zwischenmenschliche Probleme einzuordnen und Probleme zu lösen. Problemlösung und Verhandlung – Unvermeidbare Konflikte so verhandeln, dass die Interessen aller Beteiligten erfüllt und gleichzeitig die Beziehungen gestärkt werden. Das Training beinhaltet verschiedene Methoden wie kurze Vorträge, interaktive Übungen, geleitete bildliche Darstellung, Fragebögen zur Selbsteinschätzung, Gruppenarbeiten und individuelle Aktionspläne. Die TeilnehmerInnen lernen, wie bereits kleine Unterschiede in ihren Problemlösungsansätzen ihre Bestrebungen nach einer verbesserten Zusammenarbeit erleichtern. Das Training wird von Severin von Hünerbein geleitet Anmeldung: https://www.euforia.org/calendar/2026/03/24-26/radical-collaboration-training-for-professionals-zurich-march24-spdnd Ort Im Gubelhof, Zürich Oerlikon Teilnahmegebühren Pauschal: CHF 1500.-, inkl. Unterlagen \*Wenn du aufgrund deiner finanziellen Situation nicht teilnehmen kannst oder Mitglied von euforia bist, bieten wir Stipendien mit reduzierten Teilnahmegebühren an. Bitte schreibe an: severin@euforia.org In den Teilnahmegebühren inbegriffen sind Trainingsmaterial, Moderation durch einen ausgebildeten Radical Collaboration® Trainer sowie Pausensnacks und Getränke.

Registration: https://www.elevate-tech.ch/event-details-registration/women-leaders-v-their-work-their-journey-at-aws ## Celebrating Women's Month at AWS Join us for this fantastic event as we celebrate Women's Month and be inspired by the work and the journey of women in leadership positions. This is a very special event in collaboration between Elevate Tech and AWS Zurich, which has become a tradition since this is the second edition! As always, we will have a stellar lineup of women leaders to inspire us and share their path to leadership. Agenda: 17:30 Doors Open & Check in 17:45 Welcome, Intro to Elevate Tech & AWS 17:55 **Mercy Rizzo**, Senior Global Engagement Manager at AWS, *No Permission Required: How IT Empowers You to Lead, Disrupt, and Dare* 18:20 **Stephanie Ossenbach,** Group Sustainability Officer at dormakaba, *Beyond Net Zero: Risk, Resilience & Rising as a Woman in Tech* 18:45 **Maria Requeman,** Head of CRM & Data at General Motors Europe, *From Data to Relationships: Building Customer Value That Lasts* 19:10 Closing Remarks & Feedback 19:25 Networking Apéro 21:00 Doors Close Registration: https://www.elevate-tech.ch/event-details-registration/women-leaders-v-their-work-their-journey-at-aws Tickets are free, with an optional contribution to Elevate Tech. Follow us on LinkedIn to get notified about future events faster: https://www.linkedin.com/company/elevate-tech-ch We look forward to seeing you there!

[Radical Collaboration®](https://www.radicalcollaboration.com/) ist eine Methode zum Aufbau von vertrauensbasierten Arbeitsbeziehungen, um Effizienz, Produktivität, Innovation und Agilität zu verbessern. Dieser **3-tägige Workshop** eignet sich für alle, die in ihrem Umfeld und in ihrer Organisation eine kollaborative Arbeitsatmosphäre schaffen wollen. Innerhalb von drei Tagen erlernst du wertvolle Fertigkeiten für deine persönliche und berufliche Entwicklung. Du lernst wie du Situationen, in denen das Gegenüber scheinbar feindlich gestimmt ist, in Situationen umwandelst, in denen Vertrauen und Zusammenarbeit entsteht. Das Training basiert auf fünf essenziellen kollaborativen Fähigkeiten: * **Kollaborative Absicht** – In Beziehungen nicht defensiv werden, Fokus auf gemeinsame Vorteile * **Offenheit**– Aufbau eines Umfelds, das von Ehrlichkeit und Offenheit geprägt ist und Menschen ermöglicht, sich sicher zu fühlen und schwierige Themen anzusprechen * **Selbstverantwortung** – Verantwortung für die Konsequenzen des eigenen absichtlichen und unabsichtlichen Handelns erkennen und übernehmen * **Bewusstsein für sich selbst und andere** – Sich selbst und andere in gut genug kennen, um schwierige zwischenmenschliche Probleme einzuordnen und Probleme zu lösen. * **Problemlösung und Verhandlung** – Unvermeidbare Konflikte so verhandeln, dass die Interessen aller Beteiligten erfüllt und gleichzeitig die Beziehungen gestärkt werden. Das Training beinhaltet verschiedene Methoden wie kurze Vorträge, interaktive Übungen, geleitete bildliche Darstellung, Fragebögen zur Selbsteinschätzung, Gruppenarbeiten und individuelle Aktionspläne. Die TeilnehmerInnen lernen, wie bereits kleine Unterschiede in ihren Problemlösungsansätzen ihre Bestrebungen nach einer verbesserten Zusammenarbeit erleichtern. ### **Ort** Zürich. ### **Zeit** 1\. Tag: 9 bis 18 Uhr 2\. Tag: 9 bis 18 Uhr 3\. Tag: 9 bis 17 Uhr ### **Teilnahmegebühren** Pauschal: CHF 1500.-, inkl. Unterlagen Anmelden hier: [https://www.euforia.org/calendar/2026/03/24-26/radical-collaboration-training-for-professionals-zurich-march24-spdnd](https://www.euforia.org/calendar/2026/03/24-26/radical-collaboration-training-for-professionals-zurich-march24-spdnd) \*Wenn du aufgrund deiner finanziellen Situation nicht teilnehmen kannst oder Mitglied von euforia bist, bieten wir Stipendien mit reduzierten Teilnahmegebühren an. \*Wenn du mit deinen Teammitgliedern kommst, gibt es Gruppenrabatt. Bitte schreibe an: [severin@euforia.org](mailto:severin@euforia.org) In den Teilnahmegebühren inbegriffen sind Trainingsmaterial, Moderation durch ausgebildete Radical Collaboration® Trainer und Pausensnacks. Fragen? Setze dich mit uns in Verbindung: severin@euforia.org Mehr Informationen zu Radical Collaboration® findest du [hier](https://www.euforia.org/en/radicalcollaboration).

Das "Drinks und Links"-Team lädt dich zum nächsten Networking-Event in Zürich ein. Sich austauschen, innovative Geschäftsideen besprechen, Kontakte knüpfen oder einfach eine gute Zeit haben - das haben wir uns von "Drinks und Links" auf die Fahne geschrieben. Unkomplizierte Atmosphäre - kühle Drinks - coole Location. Wir freuen uns schon jetzt, dich an unserem nächsten Gratis-Event zu begrüssen! \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- The Drinks and Links team are hosting another fab Free Networking Event in Zürich (http://drinksandlinks.com/netwoking-event-in-zuerich/). So make a resolution to save the date for a great night of networking and socialising. There is plenty of space to expand our group at a bar which boasts a great selection of drinks! See you there. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- The "Drinks and Links"-Team - now wer'e talking http://www.drinksandlinks.com

Come and experience the infamous DC4131 hacker meetup vibe! 👾🍻 Please find more event specific info's on our **[webpage](https://www.beerontuesday.ch/)**. If you have any location specific questions, reach out to the local BoT Master, otherwise please don't hesitate to contact the board through our **[website](https://www.defcon-switzerland.org/)**. Did someone say **SWAG?! –** That’s right baby, we are back with our refreshed swag shop, where you can now again purchase the latest and sexiest DC4131 Swag – All options and details are here: **[DC4131 Swag Shop](https://industryink.co.uk/collections/defcon)** We are also on **[Discord](https://discord.gg/Q3KXn5u)**[ ](https://discord.gg/Q3KXn5u):) Come say hi!

Vorträge, Networking und Apéro für alle, die sich in Winterthur für Webtechnologien interessieren. Türöffnung um 18:30 Uhr, Talks ab 19:00 Uhr. [https://web-winti.ch/](https://web-winti.ch/) **ARIA Demystified: Make Your Web Thing More Accessible** Mohammed Chelouti Praktische Einführung in die Entwicklung barriereärmerer Webseiten und -Apps. **It's About Time** Aleksej Dix Introducing useTemporal library to build calendar UIs much faster.

Web Zurich presents inspiring talks all about the web. Join us for the March 2026 meetup! We will have two talks as well as chit-chat and drinks. Whatapp: [https://chat.whatsapp.com/FxOfVTK9nf431xHtVl3eGK](https://chat.whatsapp.com/FxOfVTK9nf431xHtVl3eGK) Website: [https://webzurich.ch](https://webzurich.ch) 18:30 \~ 19:00 Arrival time with drinks, chat and introduction 19:00 \~ 19:40 *Christian Heitzmann* **Why Documentation Won’t Write Itself—and AI Won’t Save You** For the last 15+ years, I’ve joined and consulted software teams that all struggled with the same problem: nobody likes writing documentation, and everybody pays the price for it. New developers spend weeks reverse-engineering codebases, architecture lives in people’s heads, and wikis quietly decay into noise. With AI now entering the picture, many hope it will fill the gaps. It won’t. I’ll show the simple ideas that change everything: how to think about documentation in the right levels, how to keep it close to the code, and how to avoid the decay we all know too well. These are the decisions that have to be made before any tool or process can work. The documentation won’t write itself. But there are ways to make it far easier and far more reliable. 19:40 \~ 20:00 *Marco Gähler* **How to write good code** There is an infinite amount of solutions how you can solve a programming problem. Some are better, others are worse. The best solutions are easy to understand, maintain and errors are not able to hide. I wrote a book "Software Engineering Made Easy" about this topic and I'm more than happy to explain some principles that make your code better. Most of them are quite simple to understand, once you understand the mechanics, why your code always breaks. 20:00 onward More drinks & chat We look forward to see you there! Location https://zurich.impacthub.ch/space/bogen_d/ Viaduktstrasse 93, 8005 Zürich, Switzerland Visit our website https://webzurich.ch/ for more information about the Web Zurich community. This event is supported by Impact Hub Zürich, The global community of entrepreneurial people prototyping the future of business. At Impact Hub, you can connect, collaborate, co-work and create great content in an inspiring environment.

**WordPress Update – live in Bern** WordPress 6.9 ist gut abgehangen, und der nächste Release steht vor der Tür. Wir teilen unsere Erfahrungen: Was ist neu, was funktioniert gut, was weniger. Ausserdem werfen wir einen Blick auf 7.0 und das, was uns erwartet. Wir diskutieren locker über neue Funktionen und Blöcke. Monique, Ulrich, Gerd und Stefan gehen die wichtigsten Neuerungen gemeinsam durch. Kein Vortrag. Ein lockeres Gespräch. Mit Meinung, Erfahrung und Praxisbeispielen. Egal ob Einsteiger oder Profi: Komm vorbei, hör zu, misch dich ein. WordPress lebt vom Austausch. Genau darum geht es an diesem Abend. Die Änderungen in den verschiedenen Versionen findest du hier: [https://wordpress.org/news/category/releases/](https://wordpress.org/news/category/releases/) Das WP-Meetup Bern findet vor Ort im Impact Hub Bern statt. Zusätzlich bieten wir einen Livestream an. Für alle, die in Bern vor Ort sind, gibt es wie immer im Anschluss Zeit für Austausch, Networking und weitere WordPress-Fragen.

**About the talk** Legal topics are often treated as something that comes after design, product, or branding. In reality, every UX decision, every deliverable, and every shipped product already creates legal consequences, whether we notice them or not. In this talk, [Neena Kaiser,](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nskaiser/) [Ryccardo d' Alessio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryccardo-d-alessio-684337123/), and[ Tadas Zukas](https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtadaszukas/) explore the intersection of Legal × UX × Product × Personal Brand, focusing on real situations designers, founders, and builders face every day. Rather than legal theory or scare tactics, the session is grounded in concrete cases: ownership of design work, intellectual property pitfalls, client conflicts, branding protection, and the moments where teams realize too late that legal clarity should have been part of the process from day one. Through a live case example from Do Your Order, the speakers will show how legal thinking can actively support product growth and marketing instead of slowing it down. The session also introduces Juriscope, a legal-orientation tool designed to bring clarity to complex legal questions, demonstrated live using real UX- and product-related scenarios. T**he talk will also open space for discussion and feedback:** how legal tools should be designed, what designers actually need from legal support, and how we can make legal experiences more transparent, accessible, and human. **\-\-\-\> This will be an open space\, bring questions you would like the experts to Answer\.** **Expect practical takeaways** you can immediately apply to your own work, whether you’re freelancing, building products, scaling a startup, or shaping your personal brand shared through real cases, real trade-offs, and honest conversations. **About the speakers** [Neena Kaiser](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nskaiser/) Managing Partner at Juriscope and Global Transformation Leader. Neena shapes how emerging technologies become shared infrastructure. Her work sits at the intersection of law, technology and human-centered systems. She focuses on how responsibility, authorship, and trust are designed, distributed and sustained. [Ryccardo d' Alessio](https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryccardo-d-alessio-684337123/) Founder of Do Your Order. Ryccardo brings a founder’s perspective on building products, brands, and businesses and the legal blind spots that often appear when ideas move from concept to market. [Tadas Zukas](https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtadaszukas/) Senior Legal Counsel, CSP Senior Fellow, author specializing in sustainability, transition and impact finance. He will talk about his personal practical lessons learned from his real-life experiences at top tier global business organizations as a user of LegalTech tools and creator of legal content. [Juriscope](https://www.linkedin.com/company/juri-scope/) Juriscope is a legal-tech initiative aimed at democratizing access to legal knowledge. By combining legal expertise with thoughtful product design, Juriscope helps people understand their legal position early, before problems escalate and costs explode. \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **💬 The Talk is in English** **📍 \*Note\* The event is happening in a new room \*note\* The event will be held at ETH Zürich Maschinenbau ML, Room F36** *We kindly ask you to arrive 10 minutes early of the event start, so everyone can find a seat due to high attendance. Thank you!*

We're planning the next Hackergarten Zurich 🥳 We're looking forward to see some familiar faces and share knowledge within the open-source community. Spread the word — everyone is welcome! Bring your project, a bug, a feature, a question... or just your time and enthusiasm 💜 As always there will be free drinks, beer and pizza, sponsored by Quatico. As usual we briefly present the open-source projects we'd like to work on, break up into groups and try to make an actual contribution. We offer free pizza, beverages and depending on weather conditions a great view on Zurich West from the rooftop terrace. Many thanks to Quatico (https://www.quatico.com) for hosting the event!

With AI dominating every conversation, it’s becoming harder to separate real business value from hype. In this roundtable, we’ll explore how AI is actually used in modern analytics (beyond chatbots and flashy demos). Our special guest, Dr. Pawel Kampczyk, Head of AI & Data Science at Aktiia, will uncover where large language models and machine learning make a real impact, where their limits are, and how companies can use them with confidence. You’ll leave with a clearer mental model of how AI is used in marketing and analytics today. What to trust, what to double-check, and where it can drive measurable value for your business. The Analytics Roundtable will as always take place at the Advance Metrics office at the On Labs Tower in Zurich at Förrlibuckstrasse 190.

**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 **Abstract** Web Forms gave .NET developers a powerful abstraction for building reusable UI controls long before design systems were a thing. Web Components finally bring that same idea to the browser natively. This session explores how the Web Forms mindset translates into Custom Elements, Shadow DOM, and HTML templates. We’ll examine how Web Components enable design systems that work across frameworks, how they differ from server‑driven controls, and why they’re becoming a foundational layer for modern UI. Whether you’re maintaining legacy apps or building greenfield projects, you’ll leave with a practical understanding of how to apply familiar patterns in a modern, standards‑based way. **YouTube Link** TBA

Join us as we get together for a Discount Tuesday event to see the off-the-rails, over-the-top, action-comedy-horror THEY WILL KILL YOU! Zazie Beetz as a woman who answers a help wanted ad to be a housekeeper in a mysterious New York City high-rise not knowing its mysterious past! Here are details, a trailer and our plan for this event: DESCRIPTION: A woman takes a job as a housekeeper in a NYC high-rise, unaware of the building's history of disappearances. She soon realizes the community is shrouded in mystery. The film is directed by Kirill Sokolov and Zadie Beetz, Myha'la, Paterson Joseph, Tom Felton, Heather Graham, and Patricia Arquette. The film is being released immediately following its premiere at this year’s SXSW Festival earlier this month. TRAILER: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XYqQPiXpi4w BUZZ: Early reviews say it’s “an adrenaline rush of action-packed fights, tons of blood and gore and plenty of laugh-out-loud moments” and a movie that’s “unafraid to march to its own campy, violent, and clever little drummer!” But a quick word of warning -- according to reviewers, "it's gory, excessive, hyper-stylized, and ultra-violent" sigh 'show-stopping fight choreography and an abundance of epic gore" but on the plus side, "It has been a while since we’ve had a movie as weird and fun as this one. PLAN: Please purchase your ticket for the 7:45pm showing and we’ll meet inside the upstairs lobby between 7:25 and 7:35pm! Tickets on sale now and just $5.00 ($6.50 after online fees when purchased via the GFC website). Close, convenient parking available in the nearby garage (Between 9th and 11th, just off High) and just $2 when you have your ticket validated at the theater! NOTE ON TOW: Unfortunately, TOW looks to be a one-week only Gateway exclusive so the word I’m receiving is it won’t be around any longer on the date of our event, so this event will likely be to see THEY WILL KILL YOU! Temporarily downgrading the TOW portion to a “Possible Alternate Title.” Once I confirm on Tuesday evening, I’ll update the event and (most likely) remove the TOW portion then. Should be a wild one, Dan

Discover Kiro, AWS’s innovative development environment that adapts to your workflow. Whether you prefer specification-driven development or a more intuitive, vibe-based approach, Kiro empowers you to build applications your way. In this session, speakers will explore Kiro’s core functionality and its evolution through re:Invent 2025, along with demonstrations of prompts used to create APIs, hooks, and steering documents. In the latter part of the session, watch as we build a complete example from scratch, showcasing Kiro’s agentic AI workflow in action for spec-driven development and vibe coding. What You'll Learn - Core Kiro concepts and development philosophy Feature evolution: pre and post re:Invent 2025 Practical examples: API creation, hooks, and steering docs Live coding demonstration with real-time problem solving Who Should Attend - Developers, solutions architects, and technical leaders interested in modern AWS development tools and AI-assisted coding workflows. **Speakers Bio:** Matthew Jorat: Matthew Jorat is a Customer Solutions Manager at AWS with nearly three decades of expertise in AI, cloud transformation, migration, modernization, IT, technology, and business. His career spans infrastructure engineer, solutions architect, security auditor, customer success director, support and services director, and operations officer. He was an early adopter of AWS services as a customer, and his current role at AWS uniquely blends his technical and business skills as he partners with executive teams to translate strategic priorities into measurable business outcomes through cloud adoption, AI implementation, and operational excellence. Matt leads end-to-end AI initiatives for enterprise customers, identifying high-impact use cases and maintaining relentless focus on measurable ROI. He holds eight AWS certifications and serves as Adjunct Professor at Franklin University teaching cloud computing and AWS architecture. His expertise encompasses GenAI, agentic AI systems, migration, modernization, and optimization strategies that drive transformation at scale. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjorat/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjorat/) Girish Bhatia: Girish Bhatia is a seasoned technology delivery leader with deep expertise in cross-domain program management. He holds multiple AWS certifications, including AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Certified Developer – Associate, and AWS Generative AI Practitioner, and is also an AWS Community Builder. Girish brings over two decades of experience in the information technology industry. Throughout his career, Girish has led major technology-driven business transformation from modernizing on-premises applications to driving large-scale cloud migrations. His work includes API-based integration platforms, data-center and mainframe modernization, and enterprise cloud adoption initiatives. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Girish works at a tech-forward fintech company. He is passionate about AWS serverless architectures, Generative AI and emerging cloud technologies. An avid learner and builder, he continues to explore and apply the latest innovations in AWS to help organizations accelerate their digital transformation. https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/[https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/) **THANK YOU** *Franklin University* for hosting our meetup! To learn more about *Franklin University*, please visit their website: https://www.franklin.edu/ **DIRECTIONS** Franklin University Fisher Hall 300 E. Main St, Columbus, OH 43215 Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jxjBA2hUmS5qrvhq8 Parking is FREE! Please park in Lot C in front of Fisher Hall. See attached map. NOTE: Map the address only. When mapping with Google Maps it may use the Fisher Hall at OSU, which is NOT correct. **Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab?** Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com

**Confidence & Connection: Using Your Authentic Truth to Find Your People** Confidence isn’t just about believing in yourself, it’s about knowing where you belong and who you can grow alongside. In this April Confidence Lab Happy Hour, we’ll explore how living in your authentic truth helps you find your people, build meaningful collaborations, and create spaces where vulnerability is met with respect rather than risk. Together, we’ll reflect on what it looks like to advocate for yourself with clarity and care, and how confidence deepens when it’s rooted in connection rather than comparison. Featured speaker **Lachandra Baker**, founder of **[LBB Edutainment](https://www.lbbedutainment.com/)** and author of *Your Own Biggest Cheerleader*, will share reflections on authenticity, psychological safety, and the power of community over individual achievement. Drawing from personal stories—including the significance of turning 53—Lachandra will invite us into a conversation about showing up fully, being seen, and choosing relationships that support who you truly are. Expect a warm, welcoming atmosphere with space for reflection, shared insight, and intentional connection—plus drinks, light bites, and the kind of conversations that remind you you’re not meant to do this alone. Come as you are. Leave feeling clearer about your voice, your people, and the confidence that grows when both are aligned. **What is Confidence Lab?** Confidence Lab is a monthly community experience for bold, thoughtful leaders building confidence from the inside out. Whether you’re launching a business, leading a team, navigating change, or simply striving to show up more fully—you belong here. Our work demands clarity, courage, and conviction—but the pace of daily life can erode our sense of self. Confidence Lab creates space to reflect, reconnect, and grow with others doing purpose-driven work. It’s designed for entrepreneurs, nonprofit leaders, creatives, corporate professionals, activists, and anyone ready to lead with authenticity and impact. ***Please note:*** *All are welcome! If cost is a concern, please use promo code PUBLIC to access a free ticket—we want you to join us.*

Our monthly PHP meetup. A virtual shindig courtesy of Zoom. Check back here for the details around 6:15 pm

**We are expanding our creative programming opportunities with Queer Quills, a quiet writing and sharing space. Queer Quills features some prompts, supplies and friendly faces to help get some inspiration or feedback for your writing. Hope to see you there!**

Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!! https://sessionize.com/cbus-hug-2026/