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The SAFO Music Group Networking Evening
SAFO Music Group hosts monthly Networking Evenings on the first Monday of every month. This is an amazing opportunity for artists and music industry professionals to build their network of contacts as well as learn invaluable industry advice.
SAFO Music Group HQ is based in Crouch Hill, London and our team have worked with the likes of Sam Smith, Pixie Lott, The 1975, Becky Hill, Samantha Harvey, Ella Eyre and many more.
Our meet up groups run from 18:00 - 21:00 and entry is completely free. Part of the evening includes speed listening sessions where artists and producers will have the opportunity to play one song (USB, Phone or Weblinks) to gain some valuable feedback.
Do check out our video so you get a little taste of the evening:
https://youtu.be/1CzfgY78CXQ
We'll look forward to meeting you soon!
The SAFO Music Group
www.safomusicgroup.com
0207 683 3333
SAFO Music Group's Networking Night
SAFO Music Group hosts monthly Networking Evenings on the first Monday of every month. This is an amazing opportunity for artists and music industry professionals to build their network of contacts as well as learn invaluable industry advice.
SAFO Music Group HQ is based in Crouch Hill, London and our team have worked with the likes of Sam Smith, Pixie Lott, The 1975, Becky Hill, Samantha Harvey, Ella Eyre and many more.
Our meet up groups run from 18:00 - 21:00 and entry is completely free. Part of the evening includes speed listening sessions where artists and producers will have the opportunity to play one song (USB, Phone or Weblinks) to gain some valuable feedback.
Do check out our video so you get a little taste of the evening:
https://youtu.be/1CzfgY78CXQ
We'll look forward to meeting you soon!
The SAFO Music Group
www.safomusicgroup.com
0207 683 3333
Beginner BALLET
### Adult Beginner Ballet \| Monday Evenings at FieldWorks
Curious about ballet but not sure where to start?
This welcoming adult beginner ballet class is designed for those who are completely new to dance, returning after time away, or looking to reconnect with movement in a supportive environment.
Together, we’ll explore the foundations of ballet — posture, alignment, coordination, musicality and flow — at a pace that allows space for learning, questions and discovery.
No previous dance experience is needed.
Our classes are full of adults just like you: beginners, returners and movers exploring ballet for the first time.
At FieldWorks, we believe dance is for everybody. Our teachers are here to guide you, share their love of movement and help you build confidence one class at a time.
Classes take place in our beautiful professional studios in Hackney, with sprung Harlequin floors designed to support safer movement and long-term dancer wellbeing.
Come as you are. Start where you are.
📍 Hackney / London Fields
🩰 Beginner friendly
✨ No experience necessary
Public Speaking Practice - A Friendly and Supportive Group
Build confidence through practical speaking practice in a friendly and supportive group, with a two-time TEDx speaker
**Public Speaking Practice - A Friendly and Supportive Group**
Do you want to feel more comfortable speaking up — at work or in everyday situations — without pressure or judgement?
This session offers **practical public speaking practice in a friendly, supportive group**, where confidence is built gradually through experience, not performance.
**What Happens in the Session**
This is a practical and hands-on session where you’ll be invited to:
* Take part in short, low-pressure speaking activities
* Practice sharing ideas in a calm, supportive environment
* Learn effective techniques to help you speak with more clarity and ease
* Receive optional, supportive feedback to develop your public speaking skillset
You choose your level of participation — many people start quietly and grow from there.
**Who This Is For**
This session is ideal if you want to:
* Grow confidence speaking in meetings or groups
* Strengthen your speaking skills through practice and application
* Reduce nerves and self-doubt over time
* Communicate more clearly and authentically
All levels are welcome — from nervous beginners to experienced speakers who want to stay sharp.
**Discover & practice techniques TODAY and apply them TOMORROW!**
**Why Regular Practice Matters**
Public speaking is a skill – and skills need practice. Your ‘voice’ gets stronger every time you use it.
These sessions offer a safe space to keep your skills sharp, focused and ready, so that speaking up when it matters feels natural to you.
**What others are saying**
* Ben - “Hi David, what a great session. You're a talented facilitator. Can't wait for the next session”
* Hugh - “Thanks very much again David. Much to take forward from your incredibly useful session!”
* Regular attendee - “Hi David, Thank you for your positive feedback. I love your classes and always come out feeling optimistic about the world and myself. Thank you!
**Frequently asked questions**
**Do I need public speaking experience to attend?**
* No. This session is suitable for all levels. Many people attend to build confidence gradually, and you’re always free to take part at your own pace.
**What kind of feedback will I receive?**
* Feedback is optional, supportive, and developmental. The focus is on encouragement and helping you grow in confidence, not criticism.
**English isn’t my first language — can I still attend?**
* Yes. These sessions are open to everyone who wants to grow their speaking skills. Speaking English as an additional language is not a barrier to attending, and many people find this a supportive space to practice speaking with confidence at their own pace.
**Session Format**
* Introduction to practical and effective public speaking techniques
* Short, fun speaking activities
* Supportive group practice
* Optional feedback and reflection
**Meet Your Facilitator**
David is a two-time TEDx speaker and empowers individuals to build their confidence, find their voice and share their message - to connect, inspire, and lead.
**Practical Information**
Please arrive a few minutes early to get settled before we begin.
Location details are included in the Meetup event page.
**Here's David delivering his keynote speech at TEDx:** [https://youtu.be/6Xpr88Iaa00](https://youtu.be/6Xpr88Iaa00)
Globe English Conversation Café – In Person
Our next English Conversation Café will be on **Monday 6 July 2026 at** **7:30pm**!
Topic for the evening: To be confirmed
You will have an opportunity to practice your English and meet new people, through conversation topics and games. This event is mainly for learners of English, so we kindly ask native speakers to give priority to others.
The venue is **downstairs** in Costa Coffee, 3 Southwark St, London SE1 1RQ which is a 1 minute walk from London Bridge Station.
This is a **free** event, you will not be expected to pay for anything. You will also be able to have a free drink and cake.
The café is run by a group of volunteers from [The Globe Church](https://www.globe.church).
Please sign up if you would like to attend. If you have any questions please ask us using Meetup. Numbers are limited so please only sign up if you are going to come and change your response if you can no longer come.
Look forward to seeing you soon 😊
Our Commitment to One Another:
* Together, we commit to fostering a respectful, collaborative and caring environment in which everyone can participate meaningfully and feel valued.
* Show respect for yourself, others and the shared space.
* Value and respect our shared time by arriving on time and being as present as possible during sessions.
* Be present and listen actively, allowing space for different communication styles and experiences.
Public Speaking with the Data Science Speakers Club | HYBRID Meeting
The Data Science Speakers Club is a Toastmasters International club enabling the current and next generation of Data Scientists to improve their Public Speaking Skills.
This is a HYBRID Meeting!
So join us Online via ZOOM or In-Person.
Joining the Data Science Speakers Club means joining a supportive environment to build your confidence in public speaking and to practice speaking in front of an audience. You will also gain the opportunity to receive feedback on your speeches in a friendly environment, including what you have done well and guidance on the areas you can improve upon. We also run a mentorship program where an experienced mentor supports you on your public speaking journey.
Meeting Theme: **TBC**
Tentative Schedule:
18:30 - President's welcome
18:40 - Prepared Speeches (3 prepared speeches with evaluation)
19:25 - Guest introduction
19:30 - Break
19:40 - Table Topic
20:30 - Wrap up, awards, announcements
End of Meeting
The theme is to do with exploring various aspects of power, including how it is distributed, challenged, and transformed in different contexts.
In the first part, there will be speeches.
In the second half, we will have impromptu speeches preparation in groups called Table topics where guests can participate.
We meet on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Mondays of each month from 6:30 pm online. Each meeting is a mixture of prepared speeches by our members, speaking roles, and impromptu speaking challenges by members and guests. Our meetings are free to attend and you only have to speak if you want to. For in-person attendance, snacks will be provided.
Entrepreneurs, Innovators, and Mathematical and Logical Thinkers aiming to focus on their communication and leadership development are always welcome to attend our meetings, to increase their self-confidence, become better speakers, and become better leaders.
TEAMS LINK: [https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/382345239116121?p=cuLtNaK8UsjrLbnexq](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/382345239116121?p%3DcuLtNaK8UsjrLbnexq&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw1h_-J2X3xLknX4gfg-Hy0V)
FACEBOOK: [https://www.facebook.com/datasciencespk/](https://www.facebook.com/datasciencespk/)
LINKEDIN: [https://www.linkedin.com/company/data-science-speakers-club](https://www.linkedin.com/company/data-science-speakers-club)
TWITTER: [https://twitter.com/datasciencespk](https://twitter.com/datasciencespk)
INSTAGRAM: [https://www.instagram.com/datasciencespk/](https://www.instagram.com/datasciencespk/)
London [Mondays] After-Hours Playtest
This is an inclusive and welcoming meetup.
The core of this meetup is to foster a collaborative environment where participants playtest board games and offer constructive feedback to fellow designers.
Bringing a design or prototype is not a requirement, this event is for anyone passionate about games—whether they're a designer, developer, playtester, or simply someone who loves engaging with creative ideas. No prior experience is necessary.
Location: Exact location within the National Theatre is shared 10-15 mins before the event, depending on the availability of the seating. Keep an eye out for a comment on the event page. "Usually", it is around the Lyttleton Circle Bar, First floor.
Join the WhatsApp group for live updates.
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London Analytics Engineering Meetup #25
🎉 **Event #25 – The Analytics Engineering Meet-up** 🎉
The London Analytics Engineering Meet-up - Hosted by Wise!
**Speakers:**
Emanuela Ciotti - Head of Enterprise @ Compare the Market
2nd speaker TBC
📅 **RSVP opens 15th June** (3.5 weeks before the event). This event will be **over-subscribed**, so set a reminder — you won’t want to miss it!
📍 **Agenda**
6pm – Doors open, networking, food & drinks
7pm – Talks kick off
8:30pm – More drinks & networking @ local pub
This is a fantastic opportunity to connect with some of the UK’s top data professionals, share challenges, and exchange learnings.
We are always looking to improve the event and get new ideas for talks, if you could please fill out a [feedback form](https://cognifysearch.com/the-london-analytics-engineering-meet-up-feedback-form/), this will help us continue to improve!
The **Analytics Engineering Meet-up** is a community for data professionals working with the modern data stack, machine learning or AI.
We host regular meet-ups featuring talks from data leaders building and scaling analytics, data platforms, and AI in forward-thinking teams.
The community is ideal for Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers, Analysts, and those working in Data Science, Machine Learning, or AI.
The **Analytics Engineering Meet-up** is organised by [Cognify](cognifysearch.com) — a specialist recruitment partner for teams working across the modern data stack, machine learning & AI.
If you’re looking to hire top data talent or exploring your next move in data, feel free to reach out to the Cognify team — we’re always happy to help and chat through the market.
Our sponsor is [Omni](Omni.co), an AI-powered BI platform that helps people use data to do their best work. Whether users prefer AI, Excel, point-and-click exploration, or SQL, Omni enables fast, trusted answers from a governed semantic model.
If you’re eager to dive deeper into industry insights, check out ***The Stacked Data Podcast*** for conversations with industry leaders:
Listen on: [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/24fIpekn8WfRDZsVHNcf7Q) [Youtube](https://www.youtube.com/@CognifySearch) or [Apple Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-stacked-data-podcast/id1700301417)
Your feedback is so valuable to us, we'd love to hear from you to help us continue to improve, [Feedback Form here](https://cognifysearch.com/the-london-analytics-engineering-meet-up-feedback-form/)
**No-Show Policy**:
* If you miss **2 consecutive events** or **2 out of 3 events**, you wont be able to attend the next event. We hope you understand this is to keep things fair for venues and other attendees.
Game Developer Meetup
A focused Unreal Engine coworking meetup for developers, designers, and artists to build projects, solve problems, share feedback, and collaborate in person — no talks or panels, just real hands-on game development.
LondonJamSessions x TAM MIC DROP (Chord Flow) #38
I am proud to announce that we having our jam at the Temple Of Art & Music in Elephant & Castle!!
Chord Flow:
A structured improvisation session where players explore a shared chord progression and key, creating music organically in the moment.
Lineup (on stage together):
• 2 guitarists
• 1 bass
• 1 drummer
• 1–2 singers
• 1 additional instrument (sax, trumpet, percussion, etc.)
How It Works:
1. A simple chord progression and its key are written on a whiteboard opposite the stage.
1. The group has 5 minutes on stage to explore the progression together.
1. Tempo, time signature, style, and chord changes are left open — the music’s direction is determined by the group.
1. When the timer starts, the music begins. Musicians respond to each other in real time, building the flow organically.
1. No planning or discussion — focus on listening, reacting, and creating a shared musical experience.
1. After 5 minutes, the group rotates and a new set of musicians begin.
The Temple Of Art and Music is a live music venue and bar in Elephant & Castle so I encourage anyone attending to bring friends as it will be great fun for them even if they are not playing.
The venue has a PA system, drum kit, mics and guitar/bass amps.
There is no guarantee that there will be cymbals or drum accessories with the drum kit at the venue. Drummers please being your own if you can.
Like all our other jams it will be a chance to jam with other musicians playing the music that you love in a gentle environment with no judgement and no pressure. This jam also uniquely gives the opportunity to play in front of a crowd!
Tickets are **£10 online** message us let us know what instrument you play and we will confirm if there is space and send you the Eventbrite link for the jam.
Please do not hesitate to contact me for more information about this jam and London Jam Sessions.
At London Jam Sessions we have an active community on WhatsApp where we all discuss the upcoming jams and future events. Everyone in the community is encouraged to ask questions and bring forward new ideas. Dm me and I can add you to our Whatsapp group.
I might take some photos and videos. If you prefer to not appear on photos or videos let me know.
Design Systems London #16
**We are excited to invite you to our summer edition of DSL!** 💫
DSL#16 was originally scheduled for 25 June but has been moved to **Tuesday, 7 July** due to the extreme weather.
Our Eventbrite tickets are now sold out, but you can join our waitlist [here](https://dsl16.eventbrite.co.uk/).
Thank you to [YLD](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/design-systems-london-16-tickets-1989211510175?aff=oddtdtcreator) for organising and [NewDay](https://www.newday.co.uk/ "https://www.newday.co.uk/") for sponsoring this event.
**Who are NewDay**
At NewDay, their business is focused on a single, clear and defining purpose: to help people move forward with credit.
NewDay provides nearly 5 million customers with responsible access to credit, underpinned by best-in-class customer service and exceptional user experience. Their in-house, highly scalable digital platform alongside their proprietary credit decisioning capability unlocks the competitive advantage.
Their broad credit product offering enables instalment finance, BNPL, 0% finance and carded and digital revolving credit. NewDay operates multiple direct-to-consumer products and a range of credit solutions with some of the UK’s most loved brands.
Their underwriting capability and experience allow them to responsibly say yes to more UK customers making them a merchant partner of choice. NewDay partners to harness the power of data to drive commerce across the UK, creating value at scale.
**Who are YLD?**
YLD turns digital investments into results by building what matters, delivering with impact, and making sure it lasts. Their product design, tech, and change experts work as one, applying AI where it shortens the path to value. With design at the heart, YLD brings clarity, puts users first, and shapes solutions that succeed from the start.
YLD is hiring - check out the [job page](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/design-systems-london-16-tickets-1989211510175?aff=oddtdtcreator)
Join the conversation on [LinkedIn](https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/design-systems-london-16-tickets-1989211510175?aff=oddtdtcreator)
The Product Group London July 2026
Note: We’re moving to **Tuesday** for one month only!
For **July 2026**, we’re switching up our routine to **Tuesday 7th** – come along and join use for an evening of learning, sharing and networking at **The Product Group London**.
**Topic of the Night: AI Productivity Tools & Product Management**
AI is now a part of most workstacks, so how do you use them to maxmise your effectiveness without suffering tool fatigue? We’ll explore the tools and how they are changing the work and product role; integrating AI into your workflow from strategy to discovery and delivery; how to separate the marketing hype from the genuine utility; the AI skills to develop and keep on top of, and more.
**Featured Guest: Jonathan Hassell, CEO & Founder, Hassell Inclusion**
Jonathan leads Hassell Inclusion’s team of accessibility experts providing strategic accessibility transformation services to organisations worldwide.
With over 25 years’ experience, he is one of the world's top digital usability & accessibility thought leaders. He has written the International accessibility Standard ISO 30071-1 and 2 best-selling books on the Standard.
In 2026, his focus is on how to ensure opportunities in the transition to AI-created and AI-based products also reach 100% of the audiences who can benefit from them.
**About The Product Group London**
The Product Group London is a monthly meetup designed to bring product people of all levels together for topical discussions, as a group and with our guest speakers.
With attendees from startups to large enterprises, there is no shortage of opportunities to network and make new connections. And whilst the focus is on product management, we welcome product designers and engineers to join for some friendly and lively discussions.
**A word about our sponsor and host, BrainStation**
[BrainStation](https://brainstation.io/london) is a global leader in digital skills training, empowering businesses and brands to succeed in the digital age.
Established in 2012, BrainStation has worked with over 500 instructors from the most innovative companies, developing cutting-edge, real-world digital education that has empowered professionals and some of the largest corporations in the world.
Architecting the Future: An Evening of High-Stakes AI Engineering
**Welcome to DSF Sandbox Sessions!**
Top tech talks and masterclasses from the best in the industry. Every month, and completely free. The catch? There isn’t one. Just a monthly dose of epic content to power up your data passion!
⭐️ **Event:** Architecting the Future: An Evening of High-Stakes AI Engineering
📆 **Date:** Thursday 9th July 2026
⏰ **Time:** 6:00 – 9:00 PM BST
**📍 Location:** London, UK
**🎟️ [CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE BALLOT!](https://datasciencefestival.com/session/faculty-sandbox-session/) 🎟️**
**💡 About the event:**
The “Chatbot” era of AI is over. For technologists in Financial Services, the real challenge is not writing a prompt. It is orchestration, security at scale, and integrating AI into complex, business-critical systems.
Join Faculty and the Data Science Festival for our final in-person meetup before the summer break. This evening is designed specifically for practitioners building production AI systems and navigating the realities of deploying GenAI in regulated environments.
We are stripping away the hype and taking a practical look at the architectural challenges, lessons learned, and engineering decisions involved in moving AI from proof of concept to production. Through two technical talks and a panel discussion, we will explore how organisations are building secure, scalable, and reliable AI systems that can operate in the real world. We will explore topics include retrieval systems, LLM orchestration, and agentic AI in enterprise environments.
No fluff. No “AI will change the world” introductions. Just senior practitioners, technical discussions, real-world architecture challenges, and a few drinks to facilitate the “how did you actually solve that?” conversations.
Food, drinks, and networking with fellow practitioners will be available throughout the evening.
**Who is this for?**
This event is curated for Senior and Lead Machine Learning Engineers, Software Engineers, DevOps Engineers, Data Architects, and Applied Scientists.
While many examples come from Financial Services and Insurance, the architectural patterns and engineering lessons will be relevant to anyone building production AI systems at scale.
**Talk 1: Scaling the Haystack: The engineering reality of processing thousands of sensitive documents for retrieval**
[Brandon Lim](https://www.linkedin.com/in/brandonchinwoeilim/), Senior ML Engineer @ Faculty
Most document processing pipelines look straightforward until you throw thousands of real-world files at them. Inconsistent formats, sensitive data, access controls, and scale all expose the gaps that prototype pipelines paper over. This talk covers the full journey from raw document ingestion to production-ready AI search: including data storage strategies, embedding and indexing, retrieval architecture, and how to keep quality and compliance intact as your corpus grows.
**Talk 2: Claims Without the Hallucinations: A masterclass in LLM orchestration and deterministic outputs in production-grade environments.**
[Prudence Leung](https://www.linkedin.com/in/prudence-leung-827998169/), Senior Data Scientist @ Faculty
In high-stakes corporate workflows, production reliability is on the frontlines of preventing severe financial, legal or regulatory risk. It’s about architecture: validating outputs at every boundary and orchestrating multi-step pipelines so they’re resumable, observable, and safe to retry.
This talk covers practical layers of that architecture, such as using Pydantic to turn LLM outputs into hard pass/fail gates, and durable execution frameworks like DBOS and Temporal to make multi-step pipelines resumable and safe to retry. The goal throughout is keep deterministic logic deterministic, and contain the probabilistic parts.
**Talk 3: Panel - The Autonomous Underwriter: How do you integrate GenAI agents into legacy insurance systems without breaking the business?**
[Chris Mullan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismullan-ai/), Head of Data and AI @ CFC Underwriting
[Divish Rengasamy](https://www.linkedin.com/in/divish-rengasamy/), Lead ML Engineer @ Faculty
[Hanne Carlsson](https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanne-carlsson/), Senior Data Scientist @ Faculty
Hosted by [Michelle Conway](https://www.linkedin.com/in/michelle--conway/), Lead ML & AI Engineer @ Lloyds Banking Group
Agentic AI promises to transform underwriting but legacy systems, regulatory constraints, and organizational complexity make the path from demo to production far harder than it appears. Beyond the software engineering, this is a massive change management and operational transformation. Drawing on real-world experience, this panel unpacks the friction of decoupling agents from brittle dependencies, managing risk acceptance, and building systems that improve over time without creating new operational risks.
**🕧 Schedule:**
6:00 PM – Doors open – networking with food and refreshments
6:45 PM – Intro
6:50 PM – Talk 1 (including Q&A)
7:10 PM – Talk 2 (including Q&A)
7:30 PM – Short comfort break
7:40 PM – Panel discussion
8:20 PM – Networking with refreshments
9:00 PM – Event close
**🎟️ [CLICK HERE TO ENTER THE BALLOT!](https://datasciencefestival.com/session/faculty-sandbox-session/) 🎟️**
**🎟️ IMPORTANT:** Due to high demand and limited space, tickets for this event will be allocated by a ballot. Applying does not guarantee entry. Successful applicants will be notified throughout June and early July. If you have not received confirmation by July 6th, this means your ballot ticket was not drawn this time.
**🚨 PLEASE NOTE:** Clicking 'attend' does not register you for the event. You will need to register for the event on the link provided below to receive a QR code ticket via email. If you do not have a QR code, you will not be able to attend the event.
London PyTorch #27
Join us on July 8th to learn, share, and network with some of the most experienced professionals who are passionate about AI/ML.
This time, we’re excited to have Synthesia as a special partner.
1\. Daniel Thul \(Synthesia\) \- How Synthesia Builds Real\-Time Interactive Avatars with PyTorch
2\. George Grigorev \(Poolside AI\) \- "Scaling laws: what still holds\, what changed"
3\. Kirill Solodskih \(TheStage AI\) \- "Accelerating video diffusion pipelines on blackwell architectures"
More talks will be added soon.
If you’d like to become a partner for this or one of the upcoming meetups, message [https://www.linkedin.com/in/fedorshabashev/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/fedorshabashev/) or [https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirzharov/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirzharov/)
In the meantime, you can watch the previously recorded talks: [https://youtube.com/@londonpytorchmeetup](https://youtube.com/@londonpytorchmeetup)
Please subscribe to our channel! ❤️
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Stop Guessing: How to Measure and Improve LLM Outputs
Most people use LLMs by feel: ask a question, read the answer, decide whether it “seems good,” and move on.
That works for casual use. It does not work when you are building software, automating workflows, writing important documents, or relying on AI for anything that needs to be repeatable.
In this talk, we’ll look at how to improve and evaluate the inputs and outputs of LLMs using practical measurement techniques. We’ll cover how prompt changes affect results, how to compare outputs, how to build simple evaluation sets, and how math-based methods like similarity scoring can help you move beyond guesswork.
This will be beginner-friendly, so even if you don't know anything about AI, you should get something out of it. However, this will be a little more technical than our intro talks. You do not need to be an AI researcher, but programmers and technically curious attendees will get a lot out of it.
We’ll cover:
* Why “it looks good” is not enough
* How to improve prompts by changing the input, context, and constraints
* How to compare LLM outputs more systematically
* Basic evaluation techniques for accuracy, consistency, and usefulness
* How embeddings, cosine similarity, and scoring can help evaluate results
* Where automated evaluation works — and where humans still need to stay in the loop
By the end, you’ll have a practical mental model for treating LLMs less like magic and more like systems you can test, measure, and improve.
LOGISTICS AND PARKING:
The talk starts at 7:00 PM. The first half hour is reserved for everyone to get set up and mingle. Free pizza and drinks!
The cheapest parking option is to find street parking, which will only cost you a few bucks. Otherwise, park in the nearby veteran's museum lot for $8. It's highly recommended you avoid the nearby $15 garage parking.
IxDA Chat n Pancakes
You can sleep in on the Semiquincentennial (observed), we’re shifting to the following Friday.
But join the local UX community for a chat and some biscuits to catch up. If you were in CA for Figma Config, tell us all the lines and you can tell me how I can animate an SVG without coding it by hand, and why I’d even want to.
Thanks to the team at Nationwide of supporting the group.
American Sign Language Beginners Meetup Group
We meet to learn and practice American Sign Language and to grow our familiarity with Deaf culture. Facilitated by hearing folks (with a connection to a professional interpreter) using Deaf-created content. People of all ASL skill levels are welcome! As we learn, we hope to connect more with the Deaf community in Central Ohio. Join us as you're able!
Come regularly or just once - whatever you're looking for! Each meetup will explore different topics related to ASL/Deaf culture, and will feature time to practice conversation with one another. Just bring yourself and a willingness to learn!
Directing and Lighting Your Shoot
**Don’t miss your opportunity to learn from a duo with over 16 years of experience combined. During this demonstration event, you can expect to learn how to direct and guide your creative vision through lighting and communication to your model. We guarantee you will leave this event feeling more confident to try new lighting set ups to match up with your anticipated outcome. Finding the right way to express your vision is key to getting your model to pose accordingly, so we got you there too! To take this even further, think about signing up for a tutorial spot following the demonstration.**
***Note: this is a demonstration event only, you will not shoot your own images. However, if you bring your camera we can test it for compatibility with the studio lights.***
**Following the demonstration will be a tutorial/coaching event - sign up separately if you are interested at**
https://calendar.app.google/ZcHb4CQB2rrV3U7j9
**Save and book both for $199 (discounted from $215; the discount will be applied on the Tutorial invoice).**
Columbus Arduino Raspberry Pi Enthusiasts (CARPE) (Check Location)
Bring your Raspberry Pi, Arduino, microcontroller, or any other electronic project and join fellow electronics makers for a night of creativity and collaboration!
This session is open forum to share your current projects—whether complete or in progress, it’s all interesting! Whether you’re deep into embedded systems, exploring new ideas, or just getting started, you’ll find a welcoming space to collaborate, share, and get inspired.
**New to electronics or curious about tinkering?**
You’re absolutely welcome. If you’re a beginner and want to experiment, I’ll have a couple of starter kits available so you can try things out—whether that’s blinking your first LED, putting something on a display, or experimenting with simple sensors. No pressure and no experience required—just an interest in learning and building.
While we continue to pursue a more permanent venue for this Meetup, we’ll be using public library facilities based on availability.
Cocoaheads
We have moved to guild.host. Look us up there.
https://guild.host/events/buckeye-cocoaheads-rcavwd












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