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PyData London 2026 brings together data scientists, engineers, and researchers from around the world for three days of insightful talks, tutorials, and community connection. Hosted in one of Europe’s leading tech hubs, the event highlights the latest developments in Python, machine learning, and data science. Attendees can expect a mix of cutting-edge research, real-world applications, and opportunities to network with industry leaders. Whether you're a beginner or an expert, PyData London offers something for every level of the data science community. **THIS IS NOT A TICKET- TICKETS MUST BE PURCHASED ON CONFERENCE WEBSITE.** https://pydata.org/london2026

AI is becoming part of automation, observability, and quality workflows. As adoption grows, teams are also managing new challenges around complexity, engineering data, and trust. Join us at the Test Automation Summit – Toronto 2026 \| Toronto\, Canada \| 5 June 2026 & explore practical insights on AI\-assisted quality engineering\, agentic AI\, observability\, and scalable QA workflows\. Who Should Attend • QA & Quality Engineering Leaders • Automation Engineers & SDETs • Engineering & Delivery Managers • DevOps & Platform Teams • Teams exploring AI-assisted engineering workflows • Professionals focused on scalability, observability, and quality strategy Join QA leaders and practitioners sharing real-world experiences from modern engineering environments. These are some of the conversations shaping modern QA today — and they’re exactly what this summit is designed to explore. Keynote Session Neil Price-Jones, President of TASSQ What Are We Going to Do with All the Information? A perspective on how engineering teams can make better use of growing amounts of testing, quality, and operational data. Featured Sessions \- Jeremy Berriault\, Founder of Berriault & Associates Consulting Group AI Won’t Save Your Quality: Build a Decision-Making Operating System That Scales. Exploring why sustainable quality engineering requires stronger operational decision-making — not just more AI tools. \- Don Jackson\, Technical Evangelist from Perforce Software Sick of Framework Frustrations? Agentic AI Can Remove Them All. A practical discussion on how agentic AI may help reduce complexity within automation frameworks and engineering workflows. \- Natalia Moyseyenko\, Head of Test Management Practice from EPAM Canada AI-Powered Quality Engineering: Strategy, Automation, and Insights at Scale. Insights into how AI-assisted quality engineering practices are evolving across enterprise-scale environments. Panel Discussion Navigating the Next Wave: How AI, Sustainability, and Human-Centered Design Are Redefining Quality Assurance Featuring: \- Rob Virdee\, Senior Consultant from NVP Software Solutions \- Ian Howlett\, Vice President from Innosphere \- Syed Faeez Sultan\, Associate Director from Iris Software Fireside Speakers Rob Virdee\, Senior Consultant \| NVP Software Solutions Ari Rowland\, Co\-founder \| Canadian Quality and Testing Association\. Topic: Beyond the Hype: Personal Journeys in Shaping the Future of QA through Artificial Intelligence and Ethical Innovation Why This Event Matters Many organisations are currently experimenting with AI across engineering and QA workflows. At the same time, teams are also navigating the following: • Increasing delivery complexity • Larger volumes of engineering data • Faster release expectations • Evolving automation architectures This summit focuses on those practical realities through implementation experiences, engineering discussions, and lessons learned from teams actively exploring the shift. Seats are starting to fill — if this is already on your radar, it’s worth planning early. [Register here](https://www.testingmind.com/event/test-automation-summit-toronto/?utm_source=meetup&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Toronto) If you're involved in modern QA, engineering quality, automation, or secure delivery practices – this is a conversation worth being part of.

Join Lawrence, your top hatted host, for an evening of Culture and Modern Art. At 6 pm, we will meet-up at SUGO for a light meal and an Italian inspired beer. I will be enjoying a Spaghetti Pesto Cream with Sugo Pesto Cream, Sugo, Olive Oil, Parm, Pepper. 1281 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON M6H 1N7https://sugotoronto.com/ At 7 pmish, we will head south to MOCA, for their FREE Friday visit. Please acquire your ticket online at [https://moca.ca/free-friday-nights/](https://moca.ca/free-friday-nights/) I have added ten (10) tickets to my Google Wallet. Kimsooja Dimensions of a Needle [https://moca.ca/exhibitions/kimsooja/](https://moca.ca/exhibitions/kimsooja/) Sara Cwynar Baby Blue Benzo Beta [https://moca.ca/exhibitions/sara-cwynar/](https://moca.ca/exhibitions/sara-cwynar/) At 8pmish, we will head to Little Portugal to enjoy their street festival, Do West Fest. As it will be crowded, our group may become separated. Just look for my top hat to navigate your way! https://dowestfest.com/ At 9:30 pm, I will be heading home.

*Unwind, get creative, and connect with cool people.* Looking for a calm space to do some art, have meaningful (or silly) convos, and meet new friends in the city? This is your spot. I’ll be bringing **colouring pages and markers** for anyone who just wants to show up and relax. You're also totally welcome to bring whatever creative activity helps *you* unwind — think **sketchpads, mini canvases and paint, journals, clay sculpting, wire bending, model building kits, and collage supplies**. We’ll hang out, make art, and enjoy chill conversations in a cozy, no-pressure environment. No experience or talent required — just bring yourself and whatever helps you feel creative and calm. **✦ What to Bring (optional):** * Any relaxing art or activity you enjoy **✦ I’ll provide:** * Colouring pages, markers, and good vibes **Where to Meet (MADO Cafe at the Food Hall inside The Well):** * The easiest way to get to the venue is to make your way to La Plume restaurant or The Dorset restaurant and turn towards the statue then take the stairs to the lower level. * Shoppers will be on the right and across from Shoppers will be an entrance to The Well's food court. * Make a left and you should see the long tables and MADO cafe. * **We'll meet at the long tables in front of MADO Cafe** Come solo or bring a friend — this is all about slowing down, making connections, and enjoying a creative evening together ✨

Hello everyone, **\*\*Kindly Read Carefully\*\*** Please join me and my other groups for a very relaxing and fun leisure nature walk through **Earl Bales Park.** A beautiful and colourful evening just off of Bathurst just south of Sheppard. (Easy access by Bathurst Bus and plenty of free parking) \*We will meet out front the **Earl Bales Community Centre at 4169 Bathurst Street** \*To find us-enter the park by car or walking and stay in the left lane until you get to the Earl Bales Community Centre (simply park your car and join us there) \*We will arrive and hang out there from 7:00 pm -7:30 pm as everyone arrives (do your best to arrive at 7:00 pm- then we will begin our leisure nature walk through Earl Bales park; eventually returning where we started from Event Details below: Sincerely, Steve Flemming (Organizer/Host) **Event Details:** **EARL BALES PARK (Leisure Walk and Social Gathering)** ***Bonus if you like: (Food & Beverages After :)*** \*We can stop and rest at different spots, take some lovely scenic photos and share some laughs \*Perhaps play a couple ice breaker games as well to help build some bonds \*This is always a great way to casually and naturally make new connections and release all your stress as we walk through the park \*Stick around after if you like as we will go to a Pub/Restaurant on Avenue Road \*Those taking the bus- plenty of drivers including myself will be happy to drive you to the restaurant after :) \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **Event Fee:** 10 dollars (cash only) when you arrive or etransfer in advance to Steveflemming11@gmail.com \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **Time and Location: Where to meet us?** Arrive between 7:00 pm & 7:30 pm Earl Bales Community Centre at 4169 Bathurst Street \*stay in left lane when entering the park, drive to the end where you will see the Community Centre (We will be out front the Centre- with washrooms inside the building) \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- *Thanks for reading everyone; remember to RSVP and see you real soon!* :) \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-

Hello everyone, **\*\*Kindly Read Carefully\*\*** Please join me and my other groups for a very relaxing and fun leisure nature walk through **Earl Bales Park.** A beautiful and colourful evening just off of Bathurst just south of Sheppard. (Easy access by Bathurst Bus and plenty of free parking) \*We will meet out front the **Earl Bales Community Centre at 4169 Bathurst Street** \*To find us-enter the park by car or walking and stay in the left lane until you get to the Earl Bales Community Centre (simply park your car and join us there) \*Washrooms inside \*We will arrive and hang out there from 7:00 pm -7:30 pm as everyone arrives (do your best to arrive at 7:00 pm- then we will begin our leisure nature walk through Earl Bales park; eventually returning where we started from Event Details below: Sincerely, Steve Flemming (Organizer/Host) **Event Details:** **FRIDAY NIGHT EARL BALES PARK (Leisure Walk and Social Gathering)** **(Leisure Walk and Social Gathering)** Bonus if you like: (Food & Beverages After :) \*We can stop and rest at different spots, take some lovely scenic photos and share some laughs \*Perhaps play a couple ice breaker games as well to help build some bonds \*This is always a great way to casually and naturally make new connections and release all your stress as we walk through the park \*Stick around after if you like as we will go to a Pub/Restaurant on Avenue Road \*Those taking the bus- plenty of drivers including myself will be happy to drive you to the restaurant after :) \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **Event Fee:** 10 dollars (cash only) when you arrive or etransfer in advance to Steveflemming11@gmail.com \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- **Time and Location: Where to meet us?** Arrive between 7:00 pm & 7:30 pm Earl Bales Community Centre at 4169 Bathurst Street \*stay in left lane when entering the park, drive to the end where you will see the Community Centre (We will be out front the Centre- with washrooms inside the building) \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- *Thanks for reading everyone; remember to RSVP and see you real soon!* :) \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-

Ready to add more fun, movement, and connection to your week? Come join our group dance classes at [Access Ballroom](https://studioaccessballroom.com/)! We have classes **every day except Tuesday**—that’s Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday at 7:50pm, and Weekends at 3:40pm. Visit our [Monthly Calendar](https://studioaccessballroom.com/class-schedule/) to view the group class Schedule. To sign up you can also download our APP that is in both the Google Play store and the Apple Store. Just look up Access Ballroom. Whether you’re a total beginner or already have some moves, you’ll fit right in! We always have multiple teachers on hand to guide every level, so everyone gets the attention they need. Our amazing environment and welcoming atmosphere are what make us one of Toronto’s premier Latin and Ballroom studios—and it’s why we have the most Google reviews in the city! Don’t just take our word for it—come experience the energy, laughter, and community for yourself. We can’t wait to see you on the dance floor!

**Join [TILE.]** at the **most popular Saturday Language Learning Social Event & Party in Toronto! 🍁** **[TILE.] = Toronto International Language Exchange [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/tilelearning/)** **[TILE.]** now has a **2-for-1 special event,** which includes: **1.** From **[6:30 - 7:15 PM](https://www.meetup.com/english-class-with-certified-award-winning-teacher):** An optional new $5 small group 45-minute **[English language class](https://www.meetup.com/english-class-with-certified-award-winning-teacher)**[ ](https://www.meetup.com/english-class-with-certified-award-winning-teacher)led by a certified language teacher **2.** From **[7:15 - 11 PM](https://www.meetup.com/biggest-language-party-event-social-in-toronto):** Our usual huge group **[BIGGEST LANGUAGE EXCHANGE SOCIAL EVENT AND PARTY IN TORONTO](https://www.meetup.com/biggest-language-party-event-social-in-toronto)** (Cost: *$5, unless you already paid for the same day 6:30 English class right before, in which which case the 7:15 social is FREE)* Both events happen Saturday on the 2nd floor of the Madison Pub (14 Madison Avenue). ***Attend either or both events for $5!*** Meet Toronto locals and international friends. Talk to language teachers and speakers to learn English, French, Korean, Japanese, Spanish, and much more! Join us for board games, conversation, dancing, singing, and more! Make sure to get a nametag from one of our helpers. *You **must** read the full event description below before attending. By attending, you agree to all the terms listed.* **[TILE.] Toronto International Language Exchange** event details: * We are on the 2nd floor of the Madison pub on the patio with all the international flags! *The dance floor opens around 10 PM, and the live piano bar singer start around 10:30 on the 1st floor.* **PAY** **$5** right at the event by **CASH, CREDIT, or DEBIT**, or **SEND $5 E-TRANSFERS** to: **TILETORONTO1@GMAIL.COM**. You can also support the bar by buying a drink or appetizer. \-\-\-\-\-\- **IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER – Meetup Group** By attending any TILE events, including these ones, you acknowledge and agree to the following: * *The organizers and hosts of TILE events are are not liable for any loss, injury, damage, or other unforeseen outcomes that may occur before, during, or after any event.* * *Participation in TILE events is entirely voluntary and at your own risk. You are solely responsible for your own safety, personal belongings, transportation, behavior, and well-being. It is your responsibility to assess the risks involved in any activity or location and to act accordingly.* * *TILE and its organizers do not provide insurance and cannot guarantee the safety, accuracy of information, or quality of venues, third-party services, or other attendees.* * *By attending, you release TILE, its organizers, and affiliates from any and all claims or liability, and you agree to conduct yourself respectfully and in accordance with local laws and venue rules.* * ***If you do not agree with this disclaimer, please do not attend TILE events.***

Welcome to the **LaLiga Pick-Up Fútbol presented by Remitly**, where the game is played in its purest form. Participation is free for all players. **Each participant will receive an official tournament jersey and have the chance to meet ex Barcelona and Villa Real star, and former Argentina captain, Juan Pablo Sorin.** This experience will feature music, food and drinks available for purchase. Winners will lift a championship trophy at the end of the event. [REGISTER HERE ](https://torontosoccerplex.wixsite.com/laliga-futbol) as an individual or as a team to secure your spot for this celebration kicking off the Summer of Soccer in Toronto. There will also be the chance to get in on drop-in action, no registration required, just show up and play - 1PM. **Where:** Toronto Soccerplex 101 Railside Road, North York **When:** Saturday, 6 June 2026 11:30am - 6:00pm **Price:** FREE , while spots last - Just sign up **Format:** 5v5 (Adult Games in the Dome) [SIGN UP HERE TODAY](https://torontosoccerplex.wixsite.com/laliga-futbol)

Let’s do some coding together at a cafe! No more working alone in the weekend. Here, we write code together. And I mean together together. Not occupying-the-same-space-but-separate together. Here’s how it works: Jennifer brings her mobile app project, tells everyone that it is like Pinterest for recipes and she’d like to work on the nav bar. Paul and Chloe think Jennifer's project is fascinating, and they join the group. They gather around Jennifer’s laptop and work on the nav bar for 2 hours. Jennifer is the one typing out the code while Paul and Chloe research, brainstorm, and offer suggestions. If you’re feeling stuck on your own project or need a motivation boost, bring it to mob programming! Want to learn by watching how others code and solve problems? Join someone else’s project at this event! Oh and we love your half-done projects that you are a bit embarrassed to share. Absolutely bring those to the event! **Discord**: We use Discord to share screen & code snippets during the event. Also feel free to share your projects here before the event! https://discord.gg/xwjDdVSw3E **Event policy**: * We have 0 tolerance for harassment. * We don’t allow the projects that are not meant to be shared in public such as school assignments, interview tasks, or trade secrets. * The goal is to write code. We discourage you from pitching business ideas here, doing code reviews, or spending the whole event on planning what to do. * Please buy a drink, and tip the barista well.

This group is for badminton enthusiasts who are passionate about exploring the connections between metabolism, energy, and exercise. We are welcome beginner plus, intermediate and advance level players looking to improve your skill or a seasoned player seeking to optimize your performance on the court, this group is for you! Join us for friendly games. This badminton session is a weekly event and it is followed with dinner together but it is optional. ATTENTION: Due to many first timers signed up the event but no show, I have no choice to charge the first timers $10 per person as deposit via etransfer to me no later then Friday night. There is no refund for no show. If you show up, then I will etransfer the balance back to you at the end of the badminton event. My email address is: lingseilau@yahoo.com Birdies: Please bring one birdie with you. However, if you are intermediate plus or advanced level, bring two birdies with you. Court fee: It will be informed at the comment section by 4pm. Cost per person is either $216 (for 4 courts), $162 (for 3 courts) or $108 (for 2 courts) divided by the number of players attended. My email address for etransfer is: lingseilau@yahoo.com

Hi everyone! We're doing an afternoon sketching hangout at the MaRS Building food court tables- Enter MaRS from Collage Street where the statue of two men are sitting by the glass doors. Turn left and head down the escalator. Turn left at the bottom of the escalator and head down the hall past another escalator and Foosball table the event will be held at the far end of the food court. **First time meeting us and still not sure about the vibe?** Check out photos from **[past in-person events of 2023](https://www.meetup.com/artsrecto/photos/34212927/)** Please bring your art supplies. Digital tablet, dry mediums, watercolour set, really anything that doesn't smell and is non toxic and easy to clean up. Please be considerate and leave the space as clean as it was before. Feel free to grab a drink or snack if you'd like. *Note the food court is closed but there are a couple of coffee shops in the area at street level. **Where to meet exactly?** MaRS Discovery District at 2pm **How to get there?** \- Public transit \- get off at Queens Park subway station\, walk East along Collage you should see glass doors with a statue of two men sitting at a table outside\. Instructions stated above Looking forward to meeting you all :) ================ **Support This Group 🥰🤩** We hope you're enjoying the Arts & Rec events! If you'd like to give support, please consider making a small Ko-fi donation of $5-10 USD at [https://www.ko-fi.com/artsnrectoronto](https://www.ko-fi.com/artsnrectoronto.) . This helps cover meetup and miscellaneous expenses with hosting events! For more inquiries, please PM me for more info! Thank you all so much!

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Topic to be announced. **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

Jimmy V's Grill & Pub in Grandview Heights. You are responsible for your own meal/drinks. We usually don't have any agenda other than eat, drink and talk. :) If the weather is nice we will be on the back patio, otherwise we are in the cigar room. This group has been meeting every Tuesday evening for over a decade. Many attendees do not RSVP on meetup. Please don't let the small number here discourage you. Anyone/everyone is welcome to come. We'd love to have you join us. COTA bus #5 comes to W. 5th and Wyandotte Rd. And it's a minute walk to the restaurant.

**The Behavior Gap: Where Products Win or Lose** Teams today have more data than ever, and yet many still struggle to understand why customers adopt, engage with, or abandon their products. Teams sprint, ship faster, and chase more signals… all while metrics stall and confidence drops. The missing piece isn’t more data. It’s often the behavioral insight between the metrics, explaining why the numbers move in the first place. Dashboards can tell you what customers did, but understanding why they did it (and how to influence what they do next) requires a deeper blend of insights. This session is about closing that gap. Drawing from real-world experience designing and scaling products as [ZoCo Design](https://zocodesign.com/)’s CEO, [Lacey](https://www.linkedin.com/in/laceypicazo/) will share how to cut through the noise and identify the insights that actually change behavior—moving people, and moving metrics. You’ll learn: * Why understanding customer behavior is a quant and qual challenge * How to spot the signals that actually predict behavior change * Where AI accelerates insight, and where it creates distraction * How to get meaningfully closer to customers, without adding more tools This talk reframes how to evaluate performance and identify what levers actually improve it, helping your team to make smarter bets with greater confidence. Every meaningful outcome is driven by behavior change. And when you know how to design for behavior, you stop guessing, and start building things that work. **About Our Speaker** [Lacey Picazo](https://www.linkedin.com/in/laceypicazo/) is the Founder and CEO of ZoCo, a healthcare product studio that turns complex, high-stakes ideas into products that drive real-world adoption. She partners with healthcare organizations to uncover critical care delivery insights, focus product strategy through behavior design, and build solutions that patients and providers actually use. Thanks to our 2026 sponsors: [Clarivoy](https://www.clarivoy.com), [What Box Consulting Group](https://www.whatboxconsultinggroup.com), [Conductrics](https://www.conductrics.com), and [Piwik PRO](https://piwik.pro) More info at [cbusdaw.com](https://cbusdaw.com)

We are bringing Microsoft Build sessions to Columbus Ohio! The Central Ohio Azure Meetup and Central Ohio .NET Developer's Group (CONDG) are coming together to bring some of the labs and breakouts from Microsoft Build to your backyard. In this free, 1 day event, you are going to Build stuff with us! And yes, there will be free food. So please RSVP for a head count!

This is an in-person meeting. At this meeting you will get answers to depression and anxiety. Find out the source of them and how to get rid of them. Did you know that unwanted emotions like anxiety, depression, unhappiness, loneliness, hopelessness, anger, fear, or feelings of irritation don’t just fall on you for no reason. They are not random occurrences that simply happen to people's minds. They are definitely not due to a chemical imbalance in your brain from some nebulous chemical reaction "by chance". Your negative emotions are the symptoms of the painful experiences that you have which are not healed, and which are still affecting you. The effects of these painful experiences are exacerbated by the pressures or difficulties of the other problems in your life. Come to our Meetup, where we can introduce you to some of the knowledge, tools and techniques of the breakthroughs in the field of the mind that we can apply to this ever important area of life. Be sure to click on the red "Attend" button below to come to this local event. We look forward to seeing you there. This group is created by the Hubbard Dianetics Foundation of Central Ohio and Church of Scientology of Central Ohio.

NFT's are here to stay folks! This is a group for like minded people interested in understanding, leveraging, using, creating for, profiting from, trading too i suppose, NFT's.. everything around them, complexity, fear and exploits, best practices and more. **PLUS** This group will talk AI ART tools, techniques, artists, video, audio, prototypes and more in the AI assisted production space- ART specifically, but we can get into any aspect of some of the cooler things happening in AI in general.