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GenAI x Chips: Vienna Roundtable — From Silicon to Agents (DACH) A relaxed, no-slides group dialogue on AI compute (Cerebras, SiPearl/EU) and agentic LLM adoption (LangChain, LlamaIndex) for the Austrian and DACH community. WHAT An informal, small-room conversation about the full GenAI stack—from chips and compute choices to real-world, agentic LLM workflows. Short intros, moderated circle discussion, open Q&A. No keynotes, no long decks. WHY DACH teams are moving from pilots to production. Compute options (EU chips, on-prem vs cloud) and building reliable agentic workflows are where decisions get costly. We’ll compare notes and share what actually works. FORMAT Group dialogue under the Chatham House Rule. Hybrid: on-site in Vienna with interactive online participation. Lightning intros only (30–45 seconds each), then moderated discussion and an open fishbowl segment. WHO SHOULD JOIN • Builders and practitioners shipping LLM apps (internal or external) • Data/ML leads, CTOs/CIOs, innovation and product leaders in DACH • Ecosystem partners across compute, infra, and frameworks DATE AND TIME Tuesday, 2 September 2025, 17:00–20:00 CEST (doors 17:00) WHERE Vienna (venue TBA) + Online (stream link sent to RSVPs) INVITED GUESTS (TBD) Cerebras, SiPearl (EU chip initiative), LangChain, LlamaIndex, plus local DACH industry voices. AGENDA (LIGHTWEIGHT) 17:00 — Doors and chill networking 17:20 — Lightning intros 17:30 — Dialogue 1: Chips and compute for DACH (Cerebras, SiPearl/EU landscape, GPUs, cloud vs on-prem, TCO and energy) 18:15 — Coffee break and side chats 18:30 — Dialogue 2: Agentic LLM adoption (LangChain/LlamaIndex in production, tools, evaluation and observability, safety and guardrails) 19:15 — Fishbowl: rotating chairs for audience input 19:45 — Wrap and next steps 20:00 — Official close

L'association des "Joueurs Anonymes" organise un afterwork ludique au Bouillon Belge. Des bénévoles de l'association accueillent les joueurs et joueuses pour leur parler de ses bienfaits et ses sorties. L'association ne demande aucune participation financière, mais nous acceptons les dons :) Plusieurs choses à savoir : _ Venir avec le sourire et la bonne humeur, c'est fin de journée ; _ Des animateurs sont présents pour vous faire découvrir des jeux et vous en expliquer les règles ; _ Possibilité de ramener ses propres jeux si on peut les expliquer ; Je suis parfois joueurs, parfois bénévole. Si vous ne me trouvez pas, n'hésitez pas à demander aux bénévoles présents.

Bonjour à tous, ces cours sont actuellement en pause en attenant la réouverture non-conditionnée des lieux de culture et des lieux recevant du public. Hello, these classes are on hold until access to public places and theatres is once again unconditionally open to all.

🌍 **DO YOU WANT TO TRAVEL WITHOUT LEAVING PARIS?** Join our big polyglot night every Tuesday at Choubidou. A friendly, international atmosphere where you can practice languages and meet great people. **SCHEDULE** • 8 pm to 10:00 pm • Choubidou, 71 rue de Lyon 75012 Paris •​​​​​​​ Metro Bastille **HOW IT WORKS** A host welcomes you and gives you a sticker with your name and the languages you want to practice. All languages and all levels are welcome. All ages and all nationalities. No pressure, just the desire to chat and have fun. **FEE** •​​​​​​​ 2 euros (please bring coins) •​​​​​​​ Happy hour all evening! •​​​​​​​ Please buy at least one drink to support the bar. [Drink prices here](https://polyglotclub.com/file/drink_choubidou.jpg). **ATTENDANCE** •​​​​​​​ 30 to 80 participants every week. 🎉 Event posted on several platforms, ignore attendee numbers. **CHOUBIDOU** •​​​​​​​ Central, warm, affordable, large heated terrace. •​​​​​​​ Google rating 4.9 with more than 1135 reviews. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ •​​​​​​​ ​​​​​​​[Details](https://share.google/X6A0gbHCRFLzIsEmZ) See you Tuesday for your linguistic world tour.

**Némo Biennial 2025 is back in Paris and across Île-de-France! 🌟** This major event dedicated to contemporary and digital art explores the connections between the real, the virtual, and the imaginary. Expect immersive installations, audiovisual performances, and unique interactive experiences that push the boundaries of creativity. **What’s on the program?** • Artworks and devices that blur the line between humans and machines 🤖 • Captivating sensory and visual performances 🎭 • Innovative creations from artists, designers, and researchers from around the world 🌍 We will be visiting exhibitions at **CENTQUATRE-PARIS**, one of the key venues of this edition. It will be a great moment to share impressions, discuss the artworks, and enjoy an inspiring collective experience together. 💫 More information: [https://www.biennalenemo.fr/](https://www.biennalenemo.fr/) **Want to get more involved?** Become a **co-organizer, event organizer, or assistant organizer** and help plan the outing, suggest ideas, or give a hand so everything runs smoothly. 📩 **How to participate**: Just reply directly to this message on Meetup and let us know your interests or availability. Let’s organize everything together to make this an unforgettable experience! 💫 **Spread the word!** If you have friends or colleagues who might enjoy this kind of cultural outing, invite them to join our Meetup group! The more passionate people we have, the more fun, lively, and inspiring our experiences become. 🎊 See you soon, **The Art&More Team**

The Dissident Salon is a weekly poetry and performance series created as an extension of the DISSIDENT Club’s mission to provide a home for dissenting voices, hosted by Alissa Leeds. Rooted in the tradition of the literary salon, it treats writing and performance as public acts that question power and challenge the systems that shape our lives. Each week features a curated performer, followed by open mic sessions open to all. Work may be presented in English, French, or other languages. Multilingual expression is central to the space and reflects the realities of exile, displacement, and exchange that define the DISSIDENT Club. The Salon is an ongoing forum for people who speak publicly and think critically through art. It exists to build community and support sustained creative work within the broader ecosystem of the DISSIDENT Club. **When:** Every Tuesday, starting January 6th, 2026 **Sign-ups:** 8:00 PM **Sets:** Three 45-minute sessions at 9:00 PM, 10:00 PM, and 11:00 PM **Where:** The DISSIDENT Club, 58 rue Richer, 75009 Bring work that confronts. We offer the microphone.

# **Poetry, Prose, and Provocation** # # **The Dissident Salon is a weekly poetry and performance series created as an extension of the DISSIDENT Club’s mission to provide a home for dissenting voices, hosted by Alissa Leeds. Rooted in the tradition of the literary salon, it treats writing and performance as public acts that question power and challenge the systems that shape our lives.** # # **Each week features a curated performer, followed by open mic sessions open to all. Work may be presented in English, French, or other languages. Multilingual expression is central to the space and reflects the realities of exile, displacement, and exchange that define the DISSIDENT Club.** # # **When: Every Tuesday, starting January 6th, 2026** # **Sign-ups: 8:00 PM** # **Sets: Three 45-minute sessions at 9:00 PM, 10:00 PM, and 11:00 PM** # **Where: The DISSIDENT Club, 58 rue Richer, 75009** # # **Bring work that confronts.** # **We offer the microphone.**

\* RUSSE\* Bienvenue à tous et toutes! Le Polyglot Club est une communauté d'échange inclusive, dynamique et conviviale qui valorise la curiosité, la créativité et toutes les différences. Nous nous retrouvons tous les vendredis de 20h à minuit au Denfert Café pour pratiquer le russe et le français (avec nos amis russophones) et échanger sur les cultures russophones. Pour faciliter ces échanges libres, vous serez accueilli(e) à votre arrivée par \*AXELLE\* & \*MARIE\* qui vous expliqueront le concept et le fonctionnement de nos soirées. Chaque participant(e) recevra une étiquette avec son prénom/ pseudo... même si vous ne maîtrisez pas le russe. Ce qui nous intéresse, c'est votre ouverture d'esprit et ce que chacun(e) peut apporter à la communauté en termes de diversité et de spécificités linguistiques et/ ou culturelles autour du russe et de ses variations nationales ou régionales. Impatients de vous rencontrer! \* РУССКИЙ\* Приветствуем всех! Клуб Полиглотов — это инклюзивное, динамичное и дружелюбное сообщество, которое ценит любознательность, креативность и любые различия. Мы встречаемся каждую пятницу с 20:00 до полуночи в кафе Denfert, чтобы практиковать русский и французский (с нашими русскоязычными друзьями) и обсуждать русскоязычные культуры. Для неформального общения вас по прибытии встретят \*АКСЕЛЬ\* и \*МАРИ\*, которые объяснят концепцию и как проходят наши вечера. Каждый участник получит бейджик с именем/псевдонимом... даже если вы не владеете русским свободно. Нас интересует ваша открытость и то, что каждый человек может привнести в сообщество с точки зрения языкового и/или культурного разнообразия, а также особенностей русского языка и его национальных или региональных вариантов. Мы с нетерпением ждем встречи с вами!

L'IA Générale, et la robotique qui l'accompagne, représente un potentiel d'automatisation sans précédent. C'est la valeur productive de l'humain au travail elle-même qui est questionnée. Une nouvelle économie semble nécessairement devoir en résulter. Cette soirée sera l'occasion d'explorer cet horizon, ainsi que les autres questions posées par la l'IA à notre modèle économique. Quel est l'impact réel de l'IA sur l'économie ? Y a-t-il un phénomène de bulle dans l'IA ? Comment les IA peuvent avoir accès au système financier (par ex. via des portefeuilles de cryptomonnaies) et quelles en sont les conséquences ? Quelle reconfiguration de la notion de "valeur" à l'ère de l'IA ? Faut-il se préparer à un post-capitalisme et quelle forme pourrait-il avoir ? Avec la participation d'Axelle Arquié, docteure en économie spécialisée dans l'impact de l'IA. Programme : 18h30 - 18h45 : intro 18h45 - 19h30 : l'économie à l'ère de l'IA - par Axelle Arquié 19h30 - 20h : balade prospective au pays du post-capitalisme - Flavien Chervet 20h - 21h30 : cocktail et réseautage Un grand merci à notre partenaire pour la soirée, Humanskills, grâce à qui nous aurons un super espace et de quoi grignoter pendant le temps d'échange !

Venez découvrir la prise de parole avec notre club Les Ailes 🎁🎙, inspiré du modèle international Toastmasters. Nous nous retrouvons deux jeudis par mois, dans le 8ème. Le 1er et 3ème jeudi du mois. Notre prochaine séance aura lieu le Jeudi 22 janviers au 174 rue Faubourg Saint Honoré ( salle à droite au rez de chaussé) Vous assisterez à une séance d'Improvistion😀 ( à laquelle vous pouvez demander de participer - ce n'est pas une obligation) - vous écouterez des discours préparés🎤 et des evaluations sur les différentes prestations. Venez nombreux Le lien pour s"inscrire et décourvrir 2 séances à 10€ [Séance Toastmasters Les Ailes 2025-2026](https://www.helloasso.com/associations/toastmasters-les-ailes/evenements/seance-toastmasters-les-ailes-2025-2026)

⚠️⚠️⚠️ Mandatory registration on Eventbrite via **[this link](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wimlds-x-mlops-paris-how-to-make-ai-models-faster-cheaper-greener-tickets-1979986773740?aff=oddtdtcreator)** ⚠️⚠️⚠️ The Women in Machine Learning & Data Science (WiMLDS) Meetup aims to inspire, educate, regardless of gender, and support women and gender minorities in the field. We are back for an exclusive collaboration between **[Women in Machine Learning & Data Science Paris](http://%5Bhttps//www.meetup.com/paris-women-in-machine-learning-data-science/%5D(https://www.meetup.com/paris-women-in-machine-learning-data-science/) "\[https://www.meetup.com/paris-women-in-machine-learning-data-science/\](https://www.meetup.com/paris-women-in-machine-learning-data-science/)")** and **[MLOps Paris](http://%5Bhttps//www.meetup.com/mlops-paris/%5D(https://www.meetup.com/mlops-paris/) "\[https://www.meetup.com/mlops-paris/\](https://www.meetup.com/mlops-paris/)")**. All genders may attend our meetups. **Agenda** 18:45 arrival to Vestiaire Collective, 53 Rue de Châteaudun, 75009 Paris. \-\-\- 19:00 - Launch of the evening by Paris WiMLDS, MLOps Paris and Vestiaire Collective. \-\-\- 19:15 - **How to make AI models faster, cheaper & greener,** by Minette Kaunismäki\*\*,\*\* Developer Advocate at PrunaAI. Abstract: AI models become more complex, the cost of inference—both in terms of computation and energy—continues to rise. In this talk, we will explore how combining compression techniques such as quantisation, pruning, caching, and distillation can significantly optimise model performance during inference. By applying these methods, combining compression enables reductions in model size and computational load while maintaining quality, thereby making AI more accessible and environmentally sustainable. 19:45 - **Learning to Rank as a Search as a Service company: Expectation VS Reality,** by Claire HELME-GUIZON, Machine Learning Engineer at Algolia Abstract: A quick dive (so you don't make the same mistakes) on some of the struggles we faced building and shipping our LTR model, respecting theconstraints of a SaaS company. \-\-\- **20:45 - Cocktail & Networking** The cocktail is sponsored by Vestiaire Collective. \-\-\- After the meet-up, a summary be available on our Medium page : [https://wimlds-paris.medium.com/](https://wimlds-paris.medium.com/) \-\-\- Code of Conduct WiMLDS & MLOps are dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone. We do not tolerate harassment of participants in any form. All communication should be appropriate for a professional audience including people of many different backgrounds. Sexual language and imagery is not appropriate. Be kind to others. Do not insult or put down others. Behave professionally. Remember that harassment and sexist, racist, or exclusionary jokes are not appropriate. Thank you for helping make this a welcoming, friendly community for all. All attendees should read the full Code of Conduct before participating: [https://github.com/WiMLDS/starter-kit/wiki/Code-of-conduct](https://github.com/WiMLDS/starter-kit/wiki/Code-of-conduct)

Un autre vendredi, une autre soirée jeux ! Nous y serons avec quelques jeux comme **Bus, Bomb Busters**, et **7 Wonders** \- mais n'hesitez pas à amener vos jeux et votre bonne humeur \!

**Libérer le travail dès la genèse : l’expérience Yemanja.** Suivre son intuition, choisir sans y penser une organisation qui nous ressemble. C’est le pari de **Yemanja**, fondée en 2015 par **Marie Vaillant** et son associé, inspirés dès le départ par *Reinventing Organizations* de **Frédéric Laloux**. D’emblée, Yemanja nourrit une conviction : **le travail peut être libéré dès la genèse**, si l’on fonde l’organisation sur la responsabilité, l’authenticité et la raison d’être plutôt que sur le pourvoir restrictif et le contrôle. Ce n’est pas une transformation vers un modèle plus « libre » : c’est une entreprise **née dans ce paradigme**, qui le vit et le réinvente depuis dix ans. Yemanja conçoit et réalise des **espaces de travail professionnels**. **Elle développe son** propre espace intérieur d'**organisation de manière** assez **singulière** : * pleine autonomie devant le client, * pas de managers, ni de micro-management, * liberté d’organisation du temps, congés illimités, * partage de l’information financière, * des rituels en résonnance... Au cœur de tout : reconnaître l’énergie, le talent, la singularité de chacun — artisans, chefs de projets, fonctions support — et leur donner la légitimité d’agir. Dix ans plus tard, après des phases d’expansion et de contraction, Yemanja continue d’incarner une **démarche résolue, radicale et irréversible** : celle d’une entreprise qui choisit, dans l’abondance comme dans l’adversité, de rester fidèle à ses principes d’origine. **Au programme de la soirée :** · Accueil, Introduction rapide de Yemanja : identité, mission, · Découverte de l’entreprise comme un écrin. Visite de la Source, un lieu inspirant au sujet des modes de travail, · Double Témoignage de Marie Vaillant et d’une collaboratrice ou d’un collaborateur : motivations, difficultés rencontrées, apprentissages… · Temps d’échanges ouverts : interrogations, retours d’expérience, possibles adaptations, perspectives · Conclusion épiphanique et conviviale autour d’un verre. Nous serions très heureux de vous compter parmi nous ce 21 janvier — pour partager, questionner, s’inspirer et peut-être faire naître de nouveaux contours dans vos propres structures. Attention, places limitées : Merci de bien vouloir **écrire à Soizic soizic.thiebaud@happywork.pro afin de recevoir votre invitation par mail** en plus de votre inscription via la plateforme Meetup. À très bientôt, L’équipe Meetup Holacracy & Yemanja

Bonjour à toutes et à tous, Je vous propose de m'accompagner à la soirée jeux organisé par l'association des Joueurs Anonymes aux Grands Gamins. Tous les types de jeux y sont proposés en partant du petit jeu d'ambiance de 10 minutes au gros jeu de plateau durant 1h30-2h. Le principe est simple : * Etant dans un bar à jeux, nous trouverons un grand choix de jeux sur place. * La sortie est ouverte aussi bien aux joueurs confirmés qu'aux joueurs débutants qui sont accueillis au mieux pour leur faire découvrir la passion du jeu. * Des frais d'entrée au Grands Gamins qui s'élèvent à 5€ (frais d'entrée demandés par le bar et non par l'association pour l'accès aux jeux et leurs explications)puis, une consommation régulière. La soirée débute à 19H00 et jusqu'à 23h30 (heure de fermeture du bar), donc vous pouvez arriver en retard, ce n'est pas très grave.

[Profs and Pints Northern Virginia](https://www.profsandpints.com/washingtondc) presents: **“Venezuela’s Future—and Ours,”** an analysis of how the Trump administration’s intervention in Venezuela will affect that nation, the U.S., and the rest of the world, with Ernesto Castañeda, Director of the Center for Latin American and Latino Studies and the Immigration Lab at American University. [Advance tickets: $13.50 plus sales tax and processing fees. Available at [https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/profsandpints/nv-venezuela-future](https://www.ticketleap.events/tickets/profsandpints/nv-venezuela-future) .] On January 3rd, after a long military buildup, the United States used special forces to seize Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, from their residence in Caracas, Venezuela to stand trial here on criminal charges. The development marked a major turning point in our relationship with Venezuela and the rest of Latin America and raised a host of complex questions, not just for Venezuelans living inside and outside that country but for American citizens and other nations of the world. Coming to the stage to break down what all of this means is Ernesto Castañeda, a scholar of Latin America who has given several excellent Profs and Pints talks on immigration policy and has given dozens of interviews to media outlets around the world in the wake of the U.S. raid. In a talk offering informed perspective on the latest news developments, Professor Castañeda will discuss various theories about why the U.S. conducted the operation to get Maduro out of Venezuela. He’s put our nation’s current plans for Venezuela into context by touching on previous U.S. military interventions in Latin America and beyond. Professor Castañeda will look at the implications of recent events for U.S. politics and U.S. citizens and what such developments tell us about the balance of power in the United States. He’ll examine the distance between decisions made by the White House and public priorities, touching on how it all relates to our immigration policies and our views about peaceful protest and democracy. He’ll consider how the Venezuela raid and our actions since have altered relations between the U.S. and other nations and provide scenarios about what the future might hold. (Door: $17, or $15 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. The talk starts 30 minutes later.) Image by Canva.

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Federal Executive GovCon - "Supporting Government Efficiency with Thought Leadership" When: Thursday, January 22, 2026, 5:30 – 8:00 Location: Lost Rhino, 21730 Red Rum Dr, Ste 142, Ashburn, VA 20147 (\*\* NEW LOCATION \*\*) Come network with other local GovCon Executives and enjoy a few free beers on us and engage with our sponsors and Industry speakers. Please register here for your spot and please enter full name and company so a badge will be waiting for you. Sponsorships: 1 of 2 spots are available. DM me to claim the 2nd sponsorship to highlight your company to an invitation-only executive audience.

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0700 Buffalo Wing Factory (BWF) Hunter Woods Shopping Center this week only, with the following weeks located at the RCC Hunter Woods meeting rooms 4-5-6-7 with a free medium Ledo's Pizza. This event is for active political party participants engaging in conversation & political discourse. The primary focus of this event is recorded for YouTube Debate Practice Trials beginning at 0704-0705 after Ledo's Pizza from next door. A projector will be used throughout most of the event, especially during the 45-minute-long trial debate sessions. It is open to all 6-7 political divisions and parties & constructive comments & criticisms are welcome. VICTORY SONGS FOR ELECTION CAMPAIGNS WITH TULSI GABBARD RUNNING ON THE DEMOCRATIC TICKET FOR THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION FOR THE WHITE HOUSE WITH EVENING NEWS BRIEFINGS ON THE TOPIC WITH THE FORMALLY ANNOUNCED AND NEWLY ANNOUNCED DEI COMMANDER IN CHIEF THATS YOU TULSI GABBARD $& PLEASE READ THE BELOW AND TELL ME WHAT YOU THINK AND READ MY EMAILED NOTES ABOUT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN AND RELATED EMAILED NOTES AND SPEECH TOPICS AND RELATED BILLS THAT I SPONSORED WITH TRICRAFT’S FREELY DONATED MONEY FROM KELLY JOPLIN AT NSA HQ BLDG AND ROOM 10 BEFORE HE LEAVES BECAUSE ITS HIS LAST DAY AND YOU CAN GET THE REST FROM CNN BECAUSE I FORWARDED THESE WORDS WITH MY EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION LIKE I DID WITH CODE WORD JAMES DEAN WHICH IS RELATED TO FBI REQUESTS WRITTEN BY YOURS TRULY FOR THE FBI’S JAMES DEAN TO READ BUT NOT ACT ON IT RIGHT AWAY Victory and some democratic Campaign songs in Proper Sequence and some used for Campaign Speeches and used for ***code words*** during the campaign:; [Verse 1] Love spreads her arms, waits there for the nails I forgive you, boy, I will prevail Too much to take, some cross to bear I'm hiding in the trees with a picnic, she's over there, yeah [Interlude] Yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah [Verse 2] She didn't scream, she didn't make a sound I forgive you, boy, but don't leave town Cold black skin, naked in the rain Hammer flash in the lightning, they're hurting her again [Chorus] Let me put you in the picture Let me show you what I mean The messiah is my sister Ain't no king, man, she's my queen Let me put you in the picture Let me show you what I mean The messiah is my sister Ain't no king, man, she's my queen [Post-Chorus] I have a dream, I've seen the light Don't put it out, and she's alright, yeah, she's my sister [Guitar Solo] [Verse 3] She didn't scream, she didn't make a sound I forgive you, boy, but don't leave town Cold black skin, naked in the rain Hammer flash in the lightning, they're hurting her again [Interlude] Oh, oh, oh Yeah, yeah, yeah [Chorus] Let me put you in the picture Let me show you what I mean The messiah is my sister Ain't no king, man, she's my queen Let me put you in the picture Let me show you what I mean The messiah is my sister Ain't no king, man, she's my queen Let me put you in the picture Let me show you what I mean The messiah is my sister Ain't no king, man, she's my queen Let me put you in the picture Let me show you what I mean The messiah is my sister Ain't no king, man, she's my queen Let me put you in the picture Let me show you what I mean The messiah is my sister Ain't no king, man, she's my queen Let me put you in the picture Let me show you what I mean The messiah is my sister Ain't no king, man, she's my queen Let me put you in the picture Let me show you what I mean The messiah is my sister Ain't no king, man, she's my queen Let me put you in the picture Let me show you what I mean The messiah is my sister Ain't no king, man, she's my queen [Outro] I've had a dream, I've seen the light Don't put it out and she's alright, yeah, she's my sister I want it all I want it all And I want it now Only just after Aerosmith Walk This Way Talk This Way JUST-BLOW-ME-A-KISS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN May 08 0709 AM SHE BLINDED ME WITH SCIENCE JUST BEFORE THE ABOVE

This popular and accomplished Toastmasters club (#4787) is open to everyone, with an average of 25 people per meeting, mainly business professionals from the Reston/Herndon area. Meetings are held on the 1st, 3rd and 5th Tuesdays of the month from 6pm to 7pm at 2310 Colts Neck Rd, Reston, VA 20191. Some of the group's members are accomplished professional speakers, while others are just starting down their path of improved public speaking, including many non-native English speakers. Whether you're just starting out and looking to improve your speaking or overcome some nervousness...or looking to gain connections and sharpen your skills, you'll feel connected with the members of Reston Town Center Toastmasters. Stop by. Check us out! Chances are you'll like us so much that you'll be back! For more information: http://towncentertoastmasters.toastmastersclubs.org/

Our local amphibians and reptiles are both susceptible to habitat destruction and pollutants and can often be victims of being misunderstood. Join Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy for an introductory look at our local amphibians and reptiles, what our citizens can do to help protect their habitats, and what related programs are available through Loudoun Wildlife to help monitor populations and increase community awareness of these often overlooked and fragile species. This presentation takes place at Rust Library and is co-sponsored by the Loudoun County Public Library and Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy.