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**Register here (subject to approval):** **[https://luma.com/mu4wsv8t](https://luma.com/mu4wsv8t)** *This is an in-person event. Successful Registration is subject to approval.* **ABOUT** **In association with [Women's Dev Singapore](https://www.meetup.com/women-devs-sg/), [Zenika](https://www.linkedin.com/company/zenikasingapore/) presents A Practitioner’s Perspective:** ​Scalability is often treated as a purely technical challenge — something to solve with the right architecture, tools, or infrastructure. In reality, it is just as much about how we think. In this talk, \*\*[Fion ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/fion-sim-8427741b0/)\*\*shares her journey of learning to design for scalability through real-world experience — navigating evolving requirements, growing systems, and the trade-offs that come with them. Rather than focusing on deep technical patterns, the session explores the decision-making process behind building systems that can grow sustainably. Through practical examples, she will reflect on: * How to recognise when scalability becomes a concern * Balancing simplicity vs. future-proofing * Breaking down systems into manageable, evolvable components * Learning from constraints, failures, and iteration This session is designed for developers who are early to mid in their journey, or anyone looking to strengthen their intuition around building systems that don’t just work today — but continue to work as they scale. **About the Speaker - [Fion Sim](https://www.linkedin.com/in/fion-sim-8427741b0/):** Fion is a fullstack web developer focused on building robust, scalable applications across the modern web stack. She has hands-on experience with frontend frameworks such as Next.js and Angular, and develops backend microservices using Node.js and Prisma. Driven by curiosity and continuous learning, Fion is particularly interested in how systems evolve over time — and how thoughtful design decisions can support long-term scalability and maintainability. 📍 **Venue:** This meetup is brought to you by Zenika Singapore, 20 Bendemeer Rd, #03-10 BS Bendemeer Centre, Singapore 339914. **NOTE: Successful Registration is subject to approval. Sign up here:** https://luma.com/mu4wsv8t **EVENT SCHEDULE:** **6:30 PM - 6:45 PM:** Registration + Networking **6:45 PM to 6:55 PM:** Intro to WDS **7:00 PM to 7:10 PM:** Intro to Zenika **7:15 PM to 8:15 PM:** Learning to Design Systems for Scalability by Fion Sim, Zenika + Q&A **8:15 PM onwards:** Networking + Phototaking **TERMS & CONDITIONS** * Zenika Singapore reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions at any time. * Although very unlikely, please note that Zenika Singapore reserves the right to cancel or reschedule the event if necessary. However, in case of a cancellation, Zenika Singapore will inform all attendees one day in advance and will endeavor to provide an alternative date. * Please note that photographs and/or videos will be taken at this event for marketing, publicity, and archival purposes. Should you have any concerns with your image being captured or used, please approach one of our staff members. * Zenika Singapore owns the sole copyright of all content. * You will be added to our mailing list upon registration of this event and will receive updates on our next events and open positions at Zenika.

Robots are improving at an increasing pace - due to improvements in hardware; simulation environments; and machine learning approaches at many levels : What if your Agents could take physical form? Talks (subject to updates...): **"Putting AI Agents into Humanoid Robots" - Yip Jia Qi** Since Jia Qi last talked at our meetup in 2023, he has been working at Menlo Research - who have recently open-sourced the Asimov humanoid robot (https://asimov.inc/diy-kit). In his talk, Jia Qi will talk about what has already been accomplished, and outline Menlo's (even more ambitious) goals. **"World [Action] Models" - Martin Andrews** Martin will be giving a high-level description of the World Model landscape (including JEPA) while also comparing them to other approaches for robotics applications. **FOOD UPDATE :** Google has told us that **there WILL BE** pizza at the event \-\-\- Talks will start at 7:10pm (entry at 6:45pm) and end at around 9:00pm, at which point attendees can come up to the front for a bit of a chat with each other, and the speakers. Due to some recent security incidents at the venue please take note of the new DevSpace security procedures [https://bit.ly/devspace-security](https://bit.ly/devspace-security) Attendees will not be admitted later than 15min after the talks have started. As always, we're actively looking for more speakers - both '30 minutes long-form', and lightning talks. For the lightning talks, we welcome folks to come and talk about something cool they've done with keras, PyTorch, JAX and/or Deep Learning for 5-10mins (so, if you have slides, then #max=10). We believe that the key ingredient for the success of a Lightning Talk is simply the cool/interesting factor. It doesn't matter whether you're an expert or an enthusiastic beginner: Given the responses we have had to previous talks, we're sure there are lots of people who would love to hear what you've been playing with. If you're interested in talking, please just introduce yourself to Martin at one of the events.

**Registration Link:** https://luma.com/mu4wsv8t Scalability is often treated as a purely technical challenge, something to solve with the right architecture, tools, or infrastructure. In reality, it is just as much about how we think. In this talk, Fion shares her journey of learning to design for scalability through real-world experience: navigating evolving requirements, growing systems, and the trade-offs that come with them. Rather than focusing on deep technical patterns, the session explores the decision-making process behind building systems that can grow sustainably. Through practical examples, she will reflect on: * How to recognise when scalability becomes a concern * Balancing simplicity vs. future-proofing * Breaking down systems into manageable, evolvable components * Learning from constraints, failures, and iteration This session is designed for developers who are early to mid in their journey, or anyone looking to strengthen their intuition around building systems that don’t just work today but continue to work as they scale. **Agenda** 6:30 PM - 6:45 PM: Registration + Networking 6:45 PM to 6:55 PM: Intro to WDS 7:00 PM to 7:10 PM: Intro to Zenika 7:15 PM to 8:15 PM: Learning to Design Systems for Scalability by Fion Sim, Zenika + Q&A 8:15 PM onwards : Networking + Phototaking + Clean-up

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**Special topic for this week: TODO!** Have you ever wondered what happens after you write your program in any programming language and hit "Run"? Welcome to the new group dedicated to Compiler Engineering so we can discuss language design, static analysis, VMs, and code generation. Topics related to hardware architecture and FPGA are also welcomed! **Join us weekly and learn about:** * The vision for this group. * A crash course on how to start learning compiler dev (including top book recommendations). * An open networking session for showcasing projects and finding collaborators. * Weekly topic to learn about particular aspect of programming languages or hardware **Who is this for?** * Anyone building DSLs or new languages. * Anyone curious about low-level systems and programming * Anyone hiring for compiler/toolchain roles (come pitch your jobs!). * Anyone who wants to learn more about programming languages nature! This isn't a lecture—it's a conversation. Come share your projects and get motivated! This group is not super serious, so if you want to just yap about how bad is the new C++ standard you can find some listeners here. See you!

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👋 Hello AWS User Group Community! Join us on Wednesday, 29th April 2026, for our April meetup at the AWS Singapore Office, IOI Central Boulevard! Our speakers will share their experiences and insights from modernizing existing applications, designing enterprise agent architectures, and taking generative AI ideas from prototype to production. If you're experimenting with AI agents, exploring generative AI architectures, or simply curious about how others are bringing these ideas into real-world systems, this meetup is for you :) 📢 **IMPORTANT! Registration Information** To ensure a smooth check-in process, please take note of the following: ✅ ✅ Confirmed attendees will receive a confirmation email before the event titled *"**AWS User Group Singapore: Registration Confirmed for AWS User Group Meetup – April 2026**."* You must present this email at the Level 1 Concierge to gain access to Level 5 for attendance verification. 🚶 Walk-ins (those without a confirmation email) will only be considered if the venue has not reached full capacity. Priority will be given to registered attendees with confirmation emails. 🔒 Strictly enforced: No confirmation email = walk-in. Entry not guaranteed. 📅 **Date:** Wednesday, 29th April 2026 🕡 **Time:** 6:30 PM 📍 **Location:** AWS Singapore; 2 Central Blvd, IOI Central Boulevard East Towers, Level 5 🎤 **Meetup Track** **✅ Evaluating GenAI Applications in Production with AWS Bedrock Evaluations** **📌 Speaker: Vishesh Kumar, Principal Architect, AWS** Without evaluation, all GenAI is "taking shots in the dark." Learn the six criteria for effective GenAI evaluation frameworks and how Amazon Bedrock Evaluations bridges the PoC-to-production gap with built in and custom metrics. **✅ Solving Real-Life Problem using Agentic AI and AWS cloud** **📌 Speaker: Senthil Baskaran, Emerging Technology Architect** Parents in Singapore receive dozens of school event PDFs via ParentsGateway each term and manually re-entering every date, time, and location into their calendars is tedious and error-prone. One PDF upload, two taps, and every event is in your calendar — that was the goal. School Event Processor — an AI-powered web app that extracts calendar events from school PDF letters and adds them directly to Google Calendar. Built with Next.js 15 (App Router), TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, AWS Bedrock (Claude Sonnet 4.5), OpenAI GPT-4o as fallback, NextAuth v5 (Google OAuth), pdfjs-dist for client-side PDF rendering, and AWS Amplify for hosting, the app was designed to solve a common, everyday pain point for parents. **✅From Idea to Interactive Map: Building AWS Community Globe** **📌 Speaker: Jagateesvaran Rajoo\, Software Engineer \| AWS Cloud Club Core Team at SIT** In this session, Jaga will share the story behind AWS Community Globe, an interactive project designed to make it easier to discover AWS Community Heroes, Community Builders, User Groups, and Cloud Clubs around the world. He will walk through the idea behind the project, how he designed and built the experience, the tools and technologies used, and some of the lessons learned while turning a simple idea into a working community discovery platform. 💡 **Pro Tip:** Arrive early to avoid queues and secure your seat for the sharing sessions! Additional Highlights: 🍕 Pizza Time: Begin your evening with some delicious pizza at 6:30 PM, courtesy of our generous sponsor, AWS. Vegetarian and halal options will be available. 🍻 Post-Meetup Networking: Stick around for casual networking over drinks. Let’s forge new connections and continue the conversations! 🎁 AWS Swag & Promo Codes: Don’t miss the chance to win exclusive AWS swag and promo codes. Prizes will be drawn for attendees present at the event—so stay till the end! **Connect with us here!** Meetup: [AWS User Group Singapore](https://www.meetup.com/aws-sg/) LinkedIn: [AWS User Group Singapore](https://www.linkedin.com/company/aws-user-group-singapore/) Discord: [https://discord.com/invite/nkZagBG](https://discord.com/invite/nkZagBG) Please reach out to us at **[aws.usergroup.singapore@gmail.com](mailto:aws.usergroup.singapore@gmail.com)** for collaboration or other enquiries!

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**Dates:** * 4 April 2026 * 18 April 2026 * 2 May 2026 **Timing:** 2pm onwards **Venue:** HackerspaceSG **Address:** Textile Centre, #08-10, Singapore 199018 ​We'll be hanging out to practice some LeetCode questions together. **\#\# No food provided \#\# Bring your laptop \#\#** # ​Format: * ​Pick a random LeetCode question (easy or medium). * ​One volunteer will connect to screen and attempt the question within 40 minutes. * ​Rest of the group will either role-play as interviewer, collaborator or just observe. * ​At the end of the attempt, the group will provide feedback to the volunteer. # ​Format of Feedback: ## ​Soft skills * ​Ask good questions? * ​What should be talked about? What should demo thru code? ## ​Technical feedback * ​Quality of execution. # ​About JuniorDev SG: ​JuniorDevSG is a developer interest group that focuses on providing a place for junior developers to learn and network with each other. ​At the same time, we seek to be a support system to help junior developers break into tech, navigate their careers as well growing them to one day become senior developers or tech leaders in the tech industry.

Welcome to Institute Illusions — Singapore’s home for live magic experiences 🎭✨ If you’re looking for something unique to do, this is not just a show — it’s an intimate, theatre-style magic experience designed to spark wonder, connection, and unforgettable moments. 🎭 GRAND OPENING SHOW Where Magic Awakens – The Opening Act Be among the first to experience our official launch, featuring Tommillusions (Tommy Chiang), one of the top 10 magicians in Singapore — bringing magic to life up close in an immersive setting. 📅 Show Dates & Time Fri, 1 May 2026 — 8:00PM to 9:00PM Sat, 2 May 2026 — 8:30PM to 9:30PM 🎟️ Tickets $35 / $55 (limited seats) $35: Comfortable Theatre Seats Comes with 1 canned/bottled drink. $55: Front Luxury Sofa Seats Comes with unlimited drinks and snacks. This is a small, intimate venue — seats are limited to ensure a close-up magical experience. 📍 Location Institute Illusions 400 Orchard Road, Orchard Towers, #03-37/38/39, Singapore 238875 ✨ Why Join • A premium live magic show experience in Singapore • Perfect for families, date nights, friends, or something different to do • Experience magic up close — not from a distance • Be part of our official grand opening launch **Expect an evening of:** • Mind-blowing illusions • Laughter and unforgettable moments • A truly intimate, premium magic experience ✨ 📲 Book Your Tickets WhatsApp: +65 9737 7831 Limited seats available — early booking recommended.

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## **[\[register on Luma\] Give your AI Agent a Voice in 1 hour!](https://luma.com/tgbspeechmatics1?tk=2FtgLg)** [The Generative Beings](https://thegenerativebeings.com/?utm_source=luma) (TGB) is partnering up with **Speechmatics** to bring the *best-in-class Speech-to-text for voice agents*, with low-latency multilingual conversion and multi-speaker conversations. ​Speechmatics' enterprise‑grade voice models deliver 90%+ accuracy with sub‑second latency, and truly multilingual performance, including seamless code‑switching across Mandarin, English, Tamil, and Malay. ​Top developers and builders will get their hands on the very best of voice models and capabilities to quickly hack out a voice agent in 1 hour. *** ## ​**Agenda:** * ​**05:30 PM:** Registration + networking * ​**06:00 PM:** Welcome note [Shivang, TGB] * ​**06:10 PM:** Speechmatics Intro + startup program [Paolina] * ​**06:20 PM:** Speechmatics demo + platform access [Jeslyn] * ​**06:40 PM:** Start building Voice Agents * ​**07:40 PM:** Demos * ​**08:00 PM:** Networking + light F&B * ​**08:30 PM:** Doors close *** ## ​Partner: [Speechmatics](https://www.speechmatics.com/?utm_source=tgb) ​Speechmatics offers an enterprise-grade speech-to-text API in 55+ languages, supporting use cases like voice agents, captioning, healthcare scribe, and contact centers post-call analytics. It delivers low-latency transcription, flexible deployment across device, on-prem, and cloud, plus strong privacy and compliance support. ​[Apply to the Speechmatics Startup Program](https://www.speechmatics.com/startup-program?utm_source=luma) and unlock up to $50,000 in credits to build world‑class speech workflows. *** ## ​Venue partner: [SGInnovate](https://www.sginnovate.com/?utm_source=tgb) ​SGInnovate is a Singapore-based deep tech ecosystem builder that invests in startups, develops talent, and connects industry partners to grow the country’s innovation community *** # ​Organiser: ​[The Generative Beings](https://thegenerativebeings.com/?utm_source=luma) ​We accelerate GTM outcome for AI founders and builders. Join Asia's largest AI ecosystem of 15,000+ founders, builders, leaders, VCs, and talent. Currently, running chapters in: India, Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand and SEA. **[Signup](https://thegenerativebeings.com/?utm_source=luma) \| [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-generative-beings/?utm_source=luma) \| [Telegram](https://t.me/tgbcommunity?utm_source=luma) \| [X](https://x.com/tgbeings?utm_source=luma) \| [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/tgbeings?utm_source=luma) \| [Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/TheGenerativeBeings/?utm_source=luma) \| [YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/@tgbeings?utm_source=luma)**

Hey :) Ever feel like going somewhere with a nice vibe… but not really in the mood to drink or do anything wild? This is just a simple, easy meetup with no pressure, no expectations from anyone. Just a group of people coming together to sit, chat, laugh a little, and enjoy being around others. You don’t have to drink. You don’t have to impress anyone. You don’t even have to be super talkative. Just come as you are. Come if you feel like: - Getting out of the house but keeping things low-key - Talking about life, random thoughts, or nothing at all - Just sitting somewhere nice and feeling a bit more human *Important note: - This is a simple and casual arrangement to hang out randomly. - Pay for your own food and drinks. - We will walk in with no reservations so we will play by the ear to find seats. - Do not expect specific arrangements on seating and grouping. - The venue might not be the best condition for deep, proper nor meaningful conversations.

Columbus Code & Coffee is an inclusive, informal co-working session. People of all skill levels attend, and we love it that way. Many people (optionally) bring projects to work on, and many other people (optionally) socialize the entire time. It's entirely up to you! **What to Expect at the Intro Circle** \~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~ Near the beginning of the event (1:30 pm), we do a standup: * Organizer announcements, updates, and logistics Round 1 - (7 secs max): * Your name * What you're working on * What you can help others with Round 2: * Community events you wanna plug. If none, that's cool too. Round 3: * Job opportunities you're hiring for OR announce that you are looking for one. If none, that's cool. After the introduction circle, everything is self-organized! Feel free to work alone, pair up, attend one of our workshops/presentations, or mingle!

Columbus Code & Coffee is an inclusive, informal co-working session. People of all skill levels attend, and we love it that way. Many people (optionally) bring projects to work on, and many other people (optionally) socialize the entire time. It's entirely up to you! **What to Expect at the Intro Circle** \~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~ Near the beginning of the event (1:30 pm), we do a standup: * Organizer announcements, updates, and logistics Round 1 - (7 secs max): * Your name * What you're working on * What you can help others with Round 2: * Community events you wanna plug. If none, that's cool too. Round 3: * Job opportunities you're hiring for OR announce that you are looking for one. If none, that's cool. After the introduction circle, everything is self-organized! Feel free to work alone, pair up, attend one of our workshops/presentations, or mingle!

Main Library, Meeting Room 2B Join us for a welcoming evening of reflection, gentle music, and meaningful conversation. We’ll begin with a short grounding moment, followed by a brief reading from spiritual or philosophical traditions, and an open reflection circle where participants can share (or simply listen). Libera Animae is an interfaith community focused on inner growth, creativity, and authentic connection. All backgrounds are welcome.

Come out to Improving for our monthly iOS and Mac meetings. This Month's Presentation: Nothing yet. (You should volunteer). What is Cocoaheads (http://cocoaheads.org/)? CocoaHeads is a group devoted to discussion of Apple Computer's Cocoa Framework for programming on MacOS X and iOS (including the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch). During monthly meetings, members present on their projects and offer tutorials on various programming topics. What is BuckeyeCocoa (http://buckeyecocoa.org/)? BuckeyeCocoa is a group of Objective-C/Swift developers/enthusiasts. We host monthly Cocoaheads and near-weekly NSCoder meetings in Columbus, Ohio. The meetings are free to attend. Presentations! Presenters welcome! We are always in need of people willing to present material. Any Swift and/or Objective-C related topic is welcome. Times can be 5 minutes (i.e. lightning talks) to a maximum of 2 hours. Interested? Contact info is on the BuckeyeCocoa website. To volunteer for a presentation contact us at @BuckeyeCocoa on Twitter. Follow us on Twitter! @BuckeyeCocoa (https://twitter.com/#!/Buckeyecocoa/) For more information: http://buckeyecocoa.org/

It feels like we just saw each other 🤷. Join members of the local design and UX community for our monthly breakfast. For May we’re stopping in for Rooh’s popup breakfast/cafe concept. You know someone is getting the lobster yuzu croissant, and that’s not even the prettiest thing on the menu!.

**Latest Dojo Location!** **Knotty Pine Brewing** 1765 W 3rd Ave, Columbus, OH 43212 We're going to try a new dojo location for a few weeks and see how it works Dojos are informal Python group study sessions where everyone interested in Python gathers to learn about Python, help others with Python, or just hang out. Everyone is welcome from Python beginners to experts. Bringing a laptop is encouraged (we'll have extension cords and power strips). If there's something you want to learn leave a comment on this invite so we can plan ahead. We're looking for speakers for our Monthly Meetups! Fill out the form if you are interested in presenting to the Python Community. https://forms.gle/ehSfUAC2WgR34Crq9