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🌿✨ L’Acqua di San Giovanni ✨🌿
🌿✨ **L’Acqua di San Giovanni** ✨🌿
Una notte magica, un rito antico, un gesto semplice carico di significato.
Ti invito a celebrare insieme la tradizione de *L’Acqua di San Giovanni*, un rituale antico legato al solstizio d’estate che unisce natura, benessere e spiritualità.
🌸 **Cos’è?**
Un infuso naturale preparato la notte tra il 23 e il 24 giugno, simbolo di purificazione, fortuna e salute.
🌼 **Come vivremo l’esperienza insieme**
📅 **Data:** Martedi 23 giugno
🕖 **Orario:** dalle 19:00 alle 20:30 circa
📍 **Ritrovo:** Parco Nord (zona laghetto)
Da qui dopo una breve introduzione sul rito, partiremo per una passeggiata alla scoperta di fiori ed erbe spontanee da raccogliere e utilizzare. Raccogliendo i fiori, ci connetteremo con la natura e la ringrazieremo per l'abbondanza.
Ogni partecipante avrà a disposizione un sacchettino per la raccolta e **verrà comunque assicurato un sacchettino di erbe** ciascuna.
Alla fine del giro ci raccoglieremo in cerchio per condividere il "raccolto", per esprimere le nostre sensazioni ed emozioni durante l'esperienza e per condividere le istruzioni sul rituale da continuare a casa.
🌙 **Il Rituale a casa**
Immergi le erbe in una ciotola d’acqua e lasciale all’aperto sotto la luna durante la notte per raccogliere la rugiada.
💧 **Il Mattino del 24 giugno**
Usa l’acqua per lavare viso e mani, come gesto simbolico di rinnovamento, protezione e buon auspicio.
✨ Secondo la tradizione, questo rito protegge dai malefici, preserva la salute e porta prosperità.
🍹 Per chi vorrà, dopo la raccolta sarà possibile fermarsi per un aperitivo al Bar "Sun Strac".
⚠️ **Cosa portare:**
– Acqua per idratarsi
– Spray anti zanzare
\- telo da mettere sull'erba per il momento di condivisione
📍 Contributo Workshop 15 euro comprensivo di:
\- guida alle erbe
\- sacchettino con erbe
\- condivisione
⛈⛈ in caso di maltempo l'evento verrà annullato e la quota restituita.
Possibilità di cancellare la prenotazione entro 48h con rimborso quota.
**La presenza è confermata solo se verrà versata la quota con paypal, satispay o bonifico.**
Si prega di confermare la presenza entro **sabato 20 giugno.**
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AI Agents: dalla definizione alla osservabilità
🔍 **Description**
Dai discorsi di apertura alle chiacchierate informali, Platmosphere ha lasciato una scia di idee. Questo meetup riassume le conversazioni che hanno suscitato maggiore interesse e spiega perché stanno influenzando l'evoluzione delle piattaforme e dei AI-native teams.
* **Dal "Vibe Coding" al "Vibe Engineering"**: come abbandonare la generazione caotica di codice tramite prompt estemporanei per passare a un approccio ingegneristico governato, focalizzato sul definire il comportamento atteso del software e sul gestire in sicurezza il codice scritto dagli agenti AI.
* **Il Dato come Fondamenta dell'AI (Data Fabric):** L'intelligenza artificiale non può funzionare su dati grezzi o silos isolati, ma richiede un'infrastruttura in tempo reale, pulita e arricchita di metadati per evitare fallimenti e operare in totale sicurezza operativa.
* **Compliance-by-Design**: La compliance (come AI Act, GDPR e normative di settore) smette di essere un freno burocratico a valle dello sviluppo e diventa un requisito architetturale nativo automatizzato direttamente nei flussi della piattaforma.
* **Composable Enterprise e Orchestrazione**: Per scalare la fiducia e la velocità di mercato, le aziende devono incapsulare le loro logiche in moduli riutilizzabili (Packaged Business Capabilities) orchestrati attraverso ecosistemi aperti, abbattendo i colli di bottiglia storici tra i vari team.
* **Osservabilità e FinOps per gli Agenti AI**: L'adozione di agenti AI richiede l'estensione dei framework di monitoraggio per tracciare percorsi decisionali non-deterministici e l'integrazione di sistemi FinOps predittivi per controllare i costi nascosti legati al consumo di token.
🎙️**Speaker - Giulio Roggero**
25 anni di esperienza in software engineering, imprenditore seriale con oltre 10 iniziative imprenditoriali lanciate; oggi è co-founder e CTO di Mia-Platform de AI-Native Developer
Platform Foundation nominata da Gartner “Cool Vendor” per Software Engineering Technologies e inserita nel Magic Quadrant delle piattaforme applicative cloud.
Aree di interesse principali: AI, cloud native, platform engineering, data fabric ed omnichannel experience. Ama dipingere miniature di Blood Bowl, costruire con i Lego, assemblare e guidare modellini di auto radiocomandate e imparare a suonare il pianoforte.
**📝 Agenda**
* **18.15**: Accesso e Networking (iniziamo a conoscerci!)
* **18:30:** Welcome
* **18:45**: Talk
* **19:30:** Q&A
* **19:45:** Pizza and drinks
Nessun meetup è completo senza un momento conviviale. Durante la serata saranno offerte **bevande, birra e pizza** per facilitare il networking e continuare le discussioni in modo informale.
**⚠️ Nota importante:** I posti sono limitati per garantire la qualità della conversazione durante la tavola rotonda. Assicurati di fare RSVP il prima possibile!
**Ti aspettiamo per dare forma insieme al futuro dello sviluppo software!**
OpenClaw Milano #3: Claws go on the Cloud
**ATTENTION**
**The event is free, but in order to secure your spot, you have to register here**
**[https://radixia.zohobackstage.eu/oc-03](https://radixia.zohobackstage.eu/oc-03 )**
**Registered attendant will have priority entrance to the event**
Halfway through 2026, OpenClaw is no longer a curiosity. The framework has moved into production: teams are running agents against real systems, the clone ecosystem continues to expand, and the conversations have shifted from "what is this" to "how do we operate it safely and at scale". After the strong response to our previous editions, we're back in Milano with the next chapter.
This event combines the power of the cloud and the innovation of Agentic AI to explore how to bring claws into production.
The event will be hosted at **Amazon Web Services** HQ in Milan.
Whether you're already shipping agents in production, evaluating OpenClaw for a specific use case, or just want to understand where the ecosystem is headed, the session is built for engineers, architects, and tech leads working with AI agents day-to-day.
## **🔥 Agenda**
**6:30–7:00 PM — Welcome & Networking**
Opening, meetup presentation, and meeting networking.
**7:00–7:45 PM — From personal agent to enterprise platform: why we built Ross**
*Speaker: Giovanni Germani \-\- Head of Artificial Intelligence at Fastweb \+ Vodafone \| CEO @ NextMindLab*
AI agents are rapidly moving from individual experimentation to increasingly mature forms of adoption, both in the consumer world and in the enterprise. With Ross, we started this journey by launching a global version as a secure B2C personal assistant, designed to make a useful, controlled, and reliable AI agent experience accessible to everyone. Now we are bringing this vision to the enterprise context as well, where requirements become more complex: governance, security, permission control, auditability, and a sustainable operating model.
**7:45–8:30 PM — Inside Ross: toward an enterprise-grade AI agent, between secure runtime and integration platform**
*Speaker: Mark Zampedroni -- Head of Product Development @ NextMindLab*
Building an enterprise-grade AI agent doesn't simply mean taking an autonomous agent and putting it into production. It means progressively designing an ecosystem in which the model can act on enterprise systems in a useful, controlled, observable, and secure way.
In this talk, we will describe the journey through which we are transforming Ross, our enterprise-grade version of OpenClaw, from an evolved prototype into a corporate asset ready for real-world scenarios. Part of the work has already been completed: controlled runtime, tool orchestration, execution isolation, action tracing, and initial governance mechanisms. Another part is still under construction: an increasingly solid permission management model, end-to-end auditability, operational security, and scalability across enterprise use cases.
Particular focus will be dedicated to the creation of a dedicated platform to connect enterprise applications to Ross in a simple, standardized, and secure way. The goal is to enable teams to quickly integrate internal systems, APIs, workflows, and data sources, reducing technical complexity while maintaining centralized control over authorizations, credentials, logging, and usage policies.
The talk will therefore offer a concrete look at what we have already built, the architectural choices we are consolidating, and the open challenges still ahead in bringing AI agents "with hands" into an enterprise context.
**8:30–9:00 PM — Networking and Happy Hour**
## **💡 Why join?**
After the first OpenClaw meetup in Milan, we're growing our community with this second event. We want to be your landing point for agent and OpenClaw development in Milano. Focused on business and devs, and everything that makes our claws thrive:
* Understand why OpenClaw is accelerating in 2026
* See real-world use cases in action
* Get hands-on experience in a supportive environment
* Connect with Milan's emerging OpenClaw community
* Find inspiration for your next project
Bring your curiosity.
Claws are on us 🦞🔥
**ATTENTION**
**The event is free, but in order to secure your spot, you have to register here**
**[https://radixia.zohobackstage.eu/oc-03](https://radixia.zohobackstage.eu/oc-03)**
**Registered attendant will have priority entrance to the event**
Geographical Data & Symbolic Differentiation with Python
**Hello PyData People!**
We are excited to announce our next event of 2026! This time, we will be hosted at **FlixBus Italia**'s headquarters in Milan for an evening dedicated to X
📅 **When:** Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026 – 18:30–21:00
📍 **Where:** FlixBus Italia, Corso Como 11, 20154 Milan
⚠️ **Important:** Spots are limited. Please keep your RSVP updated to allow others to participate if you can no longer attend.
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**🕒 Agenda**
* **18:30:** 🚪 Doors open & Check-in
* **19:00:** 🎤 **Talk 1:** Process geographical data in Python – Jacopo Farina
* **19:45:** 🎤 **Talk 2:** Symbolic Differentiation of Matrices and N-Dimensional Arrays in SymPy – Francesco Bonazzi
* **20:30:** 🍕 **Networking & Social Dinner**
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**🎤 The Talks**
**1️⃣ Process geographical data in Python**
Speaker: Jacopo Farina (Staff Data Engineer @ FlixBus)
In this talk, we are going to see how to process data from OpenStreetMap, public transport data (like the schedule from ATM) and other sources to calculate travel distances in a city, find addresses, find where and when people are using bike sharing (BikeMI) and nice things that can be done with this data. We are also going to see what OSM is and how it represents geographical data, how this data can be imported and used in Python (using PostGIS or DuckDB), how to process it and how to display the results.
About the Speaker:
Jacopo Farina is a data engineer at Flixbus, where he works on the demand forecasting, and a teacher at the Data Science Retreat in Berlin. Previously he worked on the backend using Node.js, reporting and ETL.
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**2️⃣ Symbolic Differentiation of Matrices and N-Dimensional Arrays in SymPy**
Speaker: Francesco Bonazzi (PhD in Physics and Software Developer @ Intesa Sanpaolo)
Numerical frameworks such as PyTorch and JAX routinely compute matrix and tensor gradients via reverse-mode automatic differentiation (backpropagation) to train neural networks. By contrast, there has been a notable absence of symbolic implementations that produce exact, closed-form gradient expressions interpretable and well-suited to further algebraic manipulation.
SymPy, an open-source computer algebra system written in Python, now provides comprehensive support for symbolic differentiation of matrices and N-dimensional arrays.
The implementation gives users flexibility to work with either matrices or arrays, which can be handled in two ways: explicitly, by defining each component individually, or implicitly, as symbolic expressions.
In the explicit case, the derivation algorithm is straightforward: the derivatives essentially amount to nested loops over the array dimensions. By contrast, the implicit algorithm is considerably more intricate, especially when deriving expressions that involve matrices.
After outlining the key aspects of this algorithmic design, the talk showcases its practical value through selected examples that illustrate how closed-form symbolic matrix and tensor gradients can provide valuable insights and enable exact computations in various applications.
About the Speaker:
Francesco Bonazzi is a software developer and core maintainer of SymPy, a Python computer algebra system. He has contributed extensively to the library's physics, matrix algebra, tensor algebra, and probability modules. Currently, he works at Intesa Sanpaolo, focusing on the research and implementation of generative AI. Francesco holds a PhD in Physics and previously served as a researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces in Germany and North Carolina State University in the U.S.
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**See you there! 🚀**
**The PyData Milano Team**
Gruppo di biliardo pool 9 amatoriale
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Buongiorno a tutti. Sono proprietario di un bar e dispongo di un tavolo da biliardo semi-professionale. Sto creando un gruppo WhatsApp di giocatori amatoriali di biliardo americano pool/carambola, per la maggior parte debuttanti. Cerco persone disposte a unirsi al gruppo per giocare e divertirsi nel tempo libero, il pomeriggio oppure la sera in ogni giorno. Per stimolare l'impegno di ogni giocatore, abbiamo pattuito che il vincitore di ogni "mini-torneo" organizzato nei vari giorni giochi gratis e non paghi la tariffa di tempo per il periodo di gioco (un'ora di gioco costa 10€, ma viene di volta in volta frazionata in base al periodo di gioco effettivo). Il locale si trova in zona nord di Milano, stazione Greco-Pirelli, università Bicocca. Chiunque dovesse essere davvero interessato a partecipare e unirsi al mio gruppo, non esiti a contattarmi. Cerco persone serie e disposte solamente a divertirsi, senza puntare mazzette grazie mille.
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Yellowdicomedy - EVERY TUESDAY Free Entry English Standup Comedy Open Mic
🎤Super international event in Milan: English Standup Comedy Open Mic!🎤
Show will be on **EVERY Tuesday** at Ostello Bello Centrale.
If you see on this app only you are going, don't worry about it, we have multiple channels to post our events and we've been organizing shows for three years, we always have a big crowd where you can meet lots of friends!!
We also encourage people to go on the stage for a free drink if you have funny stories or jokes!
It is a free entry but **donation based** show, leave us your donations at the end of the show so we can keep English standup comedy going in Milan.
Follow us on instagram: **yellowdicomedy**
Sip&Paint @ QUO Bar
**Sip & Paint @ QUO Bar**
**Every Tuesday at 19:00 we meet at QUO Bar** for a relaxed and creative evening: a drink in your hand, some colors on the table, and good conversations with new people.
Sip & Paint is perfect if you want to take a break from the routine, meet people and spend a different kind of evening. **No painting skills are needed** and there are no rules, the idea is simply to have fun, relax and be a little creative.
**The cost is 15€ per person and includes:**
• 1 drink
• 1 aperitivo (snacks & bites)
• all the materials needed for the activity
Come alone or with friends, you’ll always find someone to sit with, chat and share the evening.
**Every Tuesday — 19:00**
**QUO Bar** \- Porta Romana\, Milan
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SQF2026
L'evento dell'anno e il più importante in Italia sulla Qualità del Software.
30 interventi in 4 sessioni, di cui una plenaria la mattina e 3 sessioni pomeridiane parallele.
Occasione unica per incontrare la Community della Qualità del Software insieme ai principali player del settore.
Tutti i dettagli e il programma su www.swqualityforum.org
Women in Tech - Let's talk: Real Career stories from Women in Tech & Product
Ever wondered what it *really* takes to build a career in tech or product? No polished LinkedIn summaries, no highlight reels — just honest conversations.
Join us for an interactive evening where women in tech and product share the unfiltered stories behind their journeys: the pivots, the doubts, the wins, and the lessons they wish they'd known sooner.
This edition features three inspiring voices:
* 🎙 **Giulia Ramunni** — Data Scientist at **Klarna**
* 🎙 **Elisa Zanchetta** — Head of Operations at **Doctolib**
* 🎙 **Marta Rettani** — Creative Director & UX at **Moviri**
Three different paths. Three different disciplines. One shared experience: navigating a career in tech as a woman.
The evening will feature a **panel discussion** followed by an open **Q&A session** — a chance to ask the questions you've always wanted to ask, and get real answers.
Whether you're just starting out, navigating a transition, or simply looking for a community that gets it — you're in the right place.
Come curious. Leave inspired.
Games Night @ QUO Bar
**Games Night @ QUO Bar**
**Every Wednesday from 19:00** until bar closing, QUO Bar turns into a playground for games, drinks and good company.
**Join us for a casual Games Night** where you can challenge new friends (or strangers who might become friends) with **beer pong, table football, Jenga and other table games**.
It’s the perfect excuse to meet people, laugh a bit and break the ice.
**Just show up, grab a drink and start playing.**
Come alone or with friends. There’s always a game going on and a table you can join.
**Every Wednesday. From 19:00 until bar closing**
**QUO Bar** \- Porta Romana\, Milan
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Buongiorno a tutti. Sono proprietario di un bar e dispongo di un tavolo da biliardo semi-professionale. Sto creando un gruppo WhatsApp di giocatori amatoriali di biliardo americano pool/carambola, per la maggior parte debuttanti. Cerco persone disposte a unirsi al gruppo per giocare e divertirsi nel tempo libero, il pomeriggio oppure la sera in ogni giorno. Per stimolare l'impegno di ogni giocatore, abbiamo pattuito che il vincitore di ogni "mini-torneo" organizzato nei vari giorni giochi gratis e non paghi la tariffa di tempo per il periodo di gioco (un'ora di gioco costa 10€, ma viene di volta in volta frazionata in base al periodo di gioco effettivo). Il locale si trova in zona nord di Milano, stazione Greco-Pirelli, università Bicocca. Chiunque dovesse essere davvero interessato a partecipare e unirsi al mio gruppo, non esiti a contattarmi. Cerco persone serie e disposte solamente a divertirsi, senza puntare mazzette grazie mille.
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Domenica super Aperitivo 10 euro 🎉
La domenica ormai è appuntamento fisso per il nostro gruppo al Just me (ex Just Cavalli).
Ci incontriamo alle 20:00 per socializzare al nostro tavolo riservato e gustare un ottimo buffet con la prima consumazione inclusa al costo di soli 10€.
Alle 22:30 faremo un brindisi di prosecco offerto dagli organizzatori e chi vuole può rimanere a ballare.
Serata dedicata a un pubblico di tutte le età, divertimento assicurato!
È gradita conferma via whatsapp ai nostri numeri:
Enrico 3930134920
melissa 3755058482
🌈 Sunday Slay @ QUO Bar 28/06
This Sunday, Porta Romana gets a little more colorful.
**Sunday Slay lands at QUO Bar** for an evening of music, drinks and unapologetically good vibes.
Whether you're coming with friends, your chosen family, your date or just by yourself, expect a welcoming space where everyone can **relax, connect and have fun.**
From sunset until late, we'll have a DJ set, drinks and a crowd ready to end the weekend the right way.
Free shot at the bar for everyone who registers in advance. ✨
🗓️ Sunday, June 28, from 6:00 PM till late
Come as you are. Stay as long as you like.
📍 QUO Bar - Viale Regina Margherita 9, Porta Romana, Milan
Sunday aperitif 10€ 🍾🎉💥
La domenica ormai è appuntamento fisso per il nostro gruppo sia d'estate che in inverno al Just me (ex Just cavalli)
Ci incontriamo alle 20:00 per socializzare al nostro tavolo riservato e gustare un ottimo buffet con la prima consumazione inclusa al costo di soli 10€.
target età media 30/55 ma aperto a tutti
Alle 22:30 faremo un brindisi offerto dagli organizzatori 🍾🎉💥 e chi vuole può rimanere a ballare.
È gradita conferma via whatsapp ai nostri numeri:
Enrico 3930134920
melissa 3755058482
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General Business Networking - Columbus
**PLEASE BUY TICKETS THROUGH EVENTBRITE. RSVP THROUGH MEETUP IS NOT A TICKET PURCHASE CONFIRMATION.**
Strive welcomes you to 'General Business Networking', Columbus' hottest networking event! We are set in the perfect central location in Downtown for all to join.
Are you interested in business? Want to elevate your career? Meet Consultants, Analysts of all types, Bankers, Software Engineers, Entrepreneurs, and more who are active in the space or are eager to get started.
**\*\*This will be a multi-vertical event\*\***
**There will be professionals with backgrounds in the arts, finance, tech, real estate, healthcare, and more. Come with an open mind, and leave with connections that wouldn't be possible otherwise!**
Pack some business cards and come with an open mind!
Meet your future business partners, employers, coworkers, investors, and friends. You don't want to miss this opportunity to expand your network and create a brighter future.
We will have a space for our event to check-in.
The event will go from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (feel free to come at any point in this timeframe).
Name tags will be provided.
Business casual dress code. Job fair attire.
**Remember, it's not who you know, it's who you meet tomorrow!**
We look forward to meeting you at the event!
Sincerely,
Strive Networking Team
*Refund requests are permitted up to 24 hours after purchase, so long as we are not within 48 hours before the event start time. Refunds will be made in full and repaid to your method of payment. Note that we are unable to reimburse PayPal fees.*
*Disclaimer: By attending Strive Networking events you agree to photos/videos taken during the event being used to promote future events.*
Networking Night
Free monthly networking for Columbus business owners. Real conversations, real connections, no forced formats. Space is limited. RSVP now.
Most owners leave networking events with a stack of business cards and no plan. The best leads quietly slip through the cracks.
Networking Night is a monthly meetup for Columbus business owners who want to build real local relationships, not just trade contact info. Every kind of local business welcome. No pitch round, no pressure, no awkward speed-networking.
**This month**
We are focused on referral relationships. Walk in with a clear idea of who refers people like you. Walk out having met a few owners whose work fits next to yours.
**What to expect**
Doors open at 6 PM. You get real conversation with other local owners, time to actually connect, and a short marketing lesson woven in. The room is reserved through 7:30 PM.
**Who this is for**
Any local business owner who wants to grow through relationships, not just paid ads. Service businesses, retail, home services, professional services, online owners building local presence, anyone serious about being part of the Columbus business community.
**Not the right fit if**
You are here to pitch the room or recruit for an MLM.
**Details**
* Last Thursday of every month
* 6:00 to 7:30 PM
* COhatch Easton
* Free to attend, RSVP required, space is limited
**About the host**
Rita Suzanne is a local marketing strategist and the founder of Local Marketing Method. She runs Visibility is Profitability, the membership where local owners build the system that keeps their phone ringing, including tracking the referral relationships built in rooms like this one. Learn more at learnlocalmarketing.com.
Register here: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/local-marketing-networking-night-tickets-1988510112275](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/local-marketing-networking-night-tickets-1988510112275)
St. Petersburg Virtual Speed Dating on Zoom
**🌙 St. Petersburg Singles Night — Speed Dating Over Zoom**
Hosted Zoom rounds, St. Petersburg singles your speed, and matches sent the next day. Easy as that.
**Here's how the night runs:**
- Register and take a short personality quiz
- Jump on Zoom when the event starts
- Meet singles in guided one-on-one rounds
- Get your mutual matches by email afterward
**Pick the age range that fits you:**
→ **Ages 18-32** — [Register here](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=573&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=St.%20Petersburg&groupurlname=manga-k-drama-foodie-language-feast-network&ar=18-32&face_v=8.0)
→ **Ages 30-46** — [Register here](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=573&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=St.%20Petersburg&groupurlname=manga-k-drama-foodie-language-feast-network&ar=30-46&face_v=8.0)
→ **Ages 40-58** — [Register here](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=573&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=St.%20Petersburg&groupurlname=manga-k-drama-foodie-language-feast-network&ar=40-58&face_v=8.0)
→ **Ages 55+** — [Register here](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=573&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=St.%20Petersburg&groupurlname=manga-k-drama-foodie-language-feast-network&ar=55+&face_v=8.0)
> Important: RSVP is not the same as registering. Use your age link below and complete the quiz to secure a place. Limited capacity.
Register, relax, and let the night do the work. 🥂
Customize the IDE: Building Extensions for Visual Studio Code - Alan Barber
**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**
*Customize the IDE: Building Extensions for Visual Studio Code*
Visual Studio Code is one of the most widely used development environments today, and much of its flexibility comes from its extension ecosystem. Extensions allow developers to customize the editor with new features, integrations, and workflow improvements tailored to their needs.
In this session, we’ll cover what extensions are and the different types available, including full extensions written in TypeScript or JavaScript, along with lighter-weight extensions such as color themes, language packs, language support, code snippets, and keymaps. We’ll also look at practical reasons a developer might create an extension, from automating repetitive tasks to adding custom tooling.
The session includes a hands-on walkthrough of creating a new extension, testing it locally, and understanding the basic project structure. We’ll close with a brief overview of how extensions are packaged and published to the Visual Studio Marketplace and other distribution options.
**YouTube Link**
TBD
Marketing Monday Networking
Monthly working lunch for Columbus business owners. One specific topic, one to three actions you can run this week.
You can be the best at what you do and still be invisible. If local buyers cannot find you, the phone does not ring.
Marketing Monday Lunch + Learn is a monthly working lunch for Columbus business owners focused on building relationships, local networking, and local marketing. Every kind of local business welcome. No pitch round, no pressure, no upsell.
**This month**
Most local businesses pick one or two places to be visible and call it good. The result is inconsistent calls and a feeling that marketing is not working. We will walk through the three places every local business needs to show up, plus the fourth place most owners ignore that quietly produces the warmest leads.
**What to expect**
Doors open at noon. Order lunch and drinks at the cafe counter or bring your own. You get real conversation with other local owners and a focused marketing lesson. You leave knowing people and with one to three actions to run that week. The room is reserved through 1:30 PM.
**Who this is for**
Any local business owner who wants clearer marketing direction and real local relationships. Service businesses, retail, home services, professional services, online owners building local presence, anyone serious about being part of the Columbus business community.
**Not the right fit if**
You are here to pitch the room or recruit for an MLM.
**Details**
* Second Monday of every month
* 12:00 to 1:30 PM
* Good Cafe Easton, 4400 Easton Commons, Ste 150, Columbus, OH 43219
* Order lunch and drinks at the counter when you arrive
* Free to attend, RSVP required, space is limited
**About the host**
Rita Suzanne is a local marketing strategist and the founder of Local Marketing Method. She runs Visibility is Profitability, the membership where local business owners build the system that keeps their phone ringing. Learn more at learnlocalmarketing.com.
Register here: [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1989964540509?aff=oddtdtcreator](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1989964540509?aff=oddtdtcreator)
Cape Coral Virtual Speed Dating on Zoom
**💫 Cape Coral Singles Night — Speed Dating Over Zoom**
Spend an evening meeting Cape Coral singles face to face on Zoom, matched by age and personality before you arrive.
**What to expect:**
- Register and take a short personality quiz
- Jump on Zoom when the event starts
- Meet singles in guided one-on-one rounds
- Get your mutual matches by email afterward
**Pick the age range that fits you:**
→ **Ages 18-32** — [Register here](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=573&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Cape%20Coral&groupurlname=manga-k-drama-foodie-language-feast-network&ar=18-32&face_v=8.0)
→ **Ages 30-46** — [Register here](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=573&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Cape%20Coral&groupurlname=manga-k-drama-foodie-language-feast-network&ar=30-46&face_v=8.0)
→ **Ages 40-58** — [Register here](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=573&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Cape%20Coral&groupurlname=manga-k-drama-foodie-language-feast-network&ar=40-58&face_v=8.0)
→ **Ages 55+** — [Register here](https://theliveround.com/product?productId=573&productType=onlineSpeedDating&city=Cape%20Coral&groupurlname=manga-k-drama-foodie-language-feast-network&ar=55+&face_v=8.0)
> Important: RSVP is not the same as registering. Use your age link below and complete the quiz to secure a place. Limited capacity.
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