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⚡️GitLab x AWSCC AI Driven Develops Workshop ⚡️ Join us at Amazon Web Service(AWS) Singapore Office for an interactive GitLab AI-Driven DevOps Workshop and learn how modern development teams use GitLab to build, test, and deploy software faster! 💻🔥 🔥 What you’ll gain: ✅ GitLab & DevOps fundamentals used in real projects ✅ CI/CD pipelines — automate build, test & deployment ✅ How AI simplifies modern software development workflows ✅ Practical insights from industry use cases + live Q&A 💡GitLab is one of the most widely used Git platforms in the government sector and gaining these skills highly valuable for students aiming to work in GovTech and public sector tech roles. 📅 11 March 2026 ⏰ 6PM – 9PM 📍 Amazon Web Service Office 🎤 Speaker: Zane Staff Customer Success Architect at GitLab ⚡ 🔗Register by 8th March 11:59pm : (Register with SIM email) Regarding attendance: ‼️LIMITED SLOTS available, slots are given on fcfs basis!

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Note: This sign-up is **exclusively for SMU students.** Head down to AWS Singapore with us to learn more about DevSecOps! This workshop will cover Developer Journey, CI/CD Basics (hands-on) and AMA/Q&As. Participants would need their laptops. 💻 🎤 Guest speaker: Zane Chua Zane is a Staff Customer Success Architect at GitLab and a seasoned technology leader in enterprise DevSecOps transformation across APJ and ANZ. An industry expert with deep expertise in cloud platforms, infrastructure, software and DevSecOps. Zane has driven multi-million-dollar growth while leading digital transformation initiatives across government, telecommunications, financial services, automotive, and semiconductor sectors. Previously at Microsoft, he shaped partner capabilities across APAC. 🗓 Date: 11 March 2026 ⏰ Time: 6pm - 9pm

Whether you are looking to buy your first home or considering investing in real estate properties, this meetup is perfect for beginners in real estate investing. Book Coach Douglas for an informative session on the basics of real estate, different investment strategies and how to make the most out of your property purchase for personal use or as an investment. Take the first step towards achieving your financial goals through property ownership. Don't miss out on this opportunity to learn and grow your real estate knowledge!

Opened to AWS Cloud Clubs from the Singapore universities below: -Singapore Institute Of Technology (SIT) -Singapore Management University (SMU) -Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) Do sign up with your respective university AWS Cloud Clubs. This sign-up is **exclusively for SIT students.** Event details: 1. Developer Journey & Intro Gitlab 2. CI/CD Basic Workshop 3. QnA & Fireside chat To note: 1. There is no food provided. Please do eat before coming! 2. Bring your own laptop for the workshops

Welcome back to our meetup in March. * **05:30 PM** Registration, dinner, networking * **06:00 PM** Talk starts If you want to have practical AI Agents that can take actions with real application data, this event is for you. There are 2 parts to this event that may be of interest to you. **This is a hands-on lab - please bring your laptop.** Part 1: \- The event begins by grounding you in what an AI agent actually is: an LLM\-powered system that can call tools\, make decisions\, and carry out tasks on your behalf\. You will explore practical use cases across industries—from virtual assistants and customer support to analytics and personalized experiences—so you can understand when AI Agents are the right fit for your applications and how they differ from traditional automation\. \- Learn the foundational concepts of AI agents\, such as reasoning\, memory\, tools\, etc\. \- Understand what AI Agents are\, how they work with large language models\, and when to use them in real\-world applications\. \- Learn when to use cases for AI agents\, different types of agent architectures\, etc\. \- Explore industry use cases for AI Agents\, from customer service to analytics \- Understand how tools are called by agents Part 2: \- You are guided to set up a working environment for building AI Agents\. \- Using concrete examples\, such as answering “What’s the status of my order?” or analyzing trends across thousands of documents\. \- Create a multi\-tool AI Agent \- Build a MongoDB learning agent using MongoDB and LangGraph\. \- Add memory to the AI agent\, including strategies for storing and retrieving past interactions\. Practical applications of Part 2: \- Have a vector store and memory provider for agentic applications using MongoDB \- Build production\-grade agentic applications using MongoDB \- Build controllable\, reliable agentic workflows using LangGraph Special Thanks: \- To SQ Collective for the venue

**ANNOUNCEMENT – Registration via this [link](https://go.gov.sg/stackmeetup-12mar2026-mc) only.** * Seats are on a first-come, first-served basis. * For admission into our event space, please register beforehand via GovEntry only. * Please present the QR code within your registration confirmation email upon check-in at our event space. **About this Meetup** Join us for a discussion exploring the evolving landscape of durable workflow executions in modern systems. As applications become increasingly distributed, durable execution has emerged as a critical paradigm for building resilient systems that survive failures whilst maintaining complete execution state. This session examines why durable execution is essential for modern architectures from multi-step processes spanning multiple services to long-running operations requiring distributed coordination. We'll explore real-world applications and human-in-the-loop processes that traditional patterns cannot handle reliably. The discussion covers challenges and learnings from building automation tools in GovTech, examining how durable execution solves common distributed systems problems like state management, fault tolerance, and observability. We'll delve into design principles that make workflows resilient by default and automatically handling retries. Whether you're evaluating tools like Temporal, Cadence, or others, this conversation offers practical insights into implementation strategies, use cases, and pitfalls to avoid. **[Learn with us today](https://go.gov.sg/stackmeetup-12mar2026-mc)**! **Programme** 7:00pm: Introduction By STACK Community 7:05pm: Opening By ​Steven Koh, Director, Engineering Management, Government Digital Products (GDP), GovTech Singapore 7:15pm: Building Opus: Delivering Durable Workflow Execution for Government Systems By Gabriel Tay, Staff Software Engineer, GDP, GovTech Singapore 7:35pm: Temporal Primitives to Real-World Design By Tao Guo, Staff Solutions Architect, Temporal.io 7:55pm: Real Application Use Case of Subscription Workflows Through TechBiz By Yong Weng Kiat, Software Engineer, GDP, GovTech Singapore 8:15pm: Q&A 8:30pm: End of STACK Meetup Click **[here](https://go.gov.sg/stackmeetup-12mar2026-mc)\*** to sign up! \*Registration will be accepted via GovEntry only.

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🚨 **IMPORTANT – REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED VIA THE AWS SECURITY MEETUP PAGE** 👉 **Please RSVP here:** 🔗[https://www.meetup.com/aws-sg-security/events/313260292/](https://www.meetup.com/aws-sg-security/events/313260292/) 📌 This event is hosted under the **AWS Security Users Group Singapore**. 📩 All attendees **must register** via the link above to receive a confirmation email and secure access to the venue. ❗ Registrations on other meetup pages will **not** be considered valid. **Hosted by AWS User Group Singapore x AWS Security Users Group Singapore** Hey AWS Community, We will be hosting a fireside style conversation with **Jeff Moss**, founder of DEF CON and Black Hat. The discussion will be shaped by questions from the community and moderated to focus on judgment, tradeoffs, and how security really plays out across very different environments and worlds. Expect an open, candid, and thoughtful conversation. No product pitches. No rehearsed talks. Just a room full of practitioners and leaders digging into the questions that actually matter. We will be opening an **Ask Me Anything** with Jeff ahead of the event across our social channels. Keep an eye out and send your questions in! 📅 Date: Friday, 13th March 2026 🕡 Time: 6.30pm – 9.00pm 📍 Location: AWS Singapore; 2 Central Blvd, IOI Central Boulevard East Towers, Level 5 🎤 **Speakers** ✅ **Fireside Chat - Ask Me Anything** 📌 Speaker: Jeff Moss, Founder of DEF CON and Black Hat An open fireside style conversation shaped by questions from the community. Expect candid discussion around judgment, tradeoffs, and how security really plays out across very different environments and worlds. No slides. No sales. Just real talk. ✅ **Ask a CIO** 📌 Speaker: Damian Leach, CIO, Seaco An open and interactive conversation with a CIO operating at enterprise scale. This session will explore how security decisions are made, the tradeoffs leaders face, and what it takes to align technology, risk, and business priorities under real constraints. 📸 Kindly note that photographs and recordings captured during the event will be used for future promotional purposes. 🍕 **Agenda & Housekeeping** 💡 Pro Tip: Arrive early to avoid queues and secure your seat for the sharing sessions! 🍕 Pizza Time: Dinner starts at 6.30pm, enjoy pizza and drinks before the talks begin. 🎤 Talks start around 7.00pm 🍻 Post-Event Networking: Stick around to meet fellow builders, practitioners, and experts. 🎁 Swag & Promo Codes: AWS swag and giveaways await those who stay till the end! 🔗 Connect with us: Meetup: [AWS Security Users Group Singapore](https://www.meetup.com/aws-security-users-group-singapore/) 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) 📬 Enquiries: [aws.usergroup.singapore@gmail.com](mailto:aws.usergroup.singapore@gmail.com)

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Hey AWS Security fam 👋 For our March 2026 AWS Security Users Group meetup, we are honoured to welcome **Jeff Moss**, founder of DEF CON and Black Hat, for a special fireside conversation with the community. This session is a candid discussion shaped by questions from practitioners who build, defend, and operate systems every day. Expect perspectives on judgment, tradeoffs, and how security actually plays out across very different environments and worlds. **Our goal remains the same: bring security and cloud practitioners together.** Security is wide; cloud teams move fast. Let us meet in the middle — share what is working, what is painful, and how we can ship safer, faster. 🎤 **Speakers** ✅ **Fireside Chat - Ask Me Anything** 📌 Jeff Moss, Founder of DEF CON and Black Hat An open fireside style conversation shaped by questions from the community. Expect candid discussion around judgment, tradeoffs, and how security really plays out across very different environments and worlds. No slides. No sales. Just real talk. 📝 Have a question for Jeff? Submit it in advance here: 🔗 https://forms.gle/vJNB7b98zAwakov46 We will prioritise thoughtful, practitioner driven questions during the live conversation. ✅ **Ask a CIO** 📌 Damian Leach, CIO, Seaco An open and interactive conversation with a CIO operating at enterprise scale. This session will explore how security decisions are made, the tradeoffs leaders face, and what it takes to align technology, risk, and business priorities under real constraints. 🧭 **Event Details** 📅 Date: Friday, 13th March 2026 🕡 Time: 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM 📍 Venue: AWS Singapore, 2 Central Blvd, IOI Central Boulevard East Towers, Level 5 🛂 **Registration & Check-in (Important)** Watch for an email titled: AWS Security User Group Singapore: Registration Confirmed for AWS Security Meetup – March 2026 Show this email at Level 1 Concierge to access Level 5 for verification. Walk-ins: Only if capacity allows. Confirmed registrations get priority. No confirmation email = walk-in; entry not guaranteed. 🙌 **What to Expect (and why it’s worth your evening)** * 30-minute interactive sessions — no death-by-slides * Live Q&A & show-and-tell — bring questions, tooling, and war stories * Security × Cloud crossover — incident learnings, IaC guardrails, identity, data protection, cost/risk trade-offs 🍕 **Agenda & Housekeeping** 6:30 PM — Pizza & drinks (vegetarian + halal options) Talks — Start right after dinner Networking — Meet builders, defenders, and platform folks 📸 Photos/recordings may be used for future promo Pro tip: Arrive early to skip queues and snag a good seat 🎁 Swag & promo codes — stay till the end for giveaways

Welcome to the Poetry Group! We meet once every other month for round table group critiques of each other's poetry. This in person meeting will take place at the Book Bar, close to Tanjong Pagar MRT. The bookshop also hosts a cafe with food, light snacks and drinks. Please come along for a night of poetry and refreshments. Since Book Bar has generously allowed us to use their space, we would like to ask members to purchase at least one drink during the meeting. https://www.bookbar.sg/ Thank you. General Group Notes: * Please email Singaporewritersnetwork@gmail.com for submissions with this Subject Heading and file name: poems_submission_(your name). If the heading and your file do not contain this information, they will be deleted. To view submissions please wait for the hosts to send you an email with the google drive folder link, at the deadline. If you do not receive an email, please contact the host as soon as possible. * A maximum of 7 submissions will be accepted, one per person. However, if you are submitting a short form poem, I.e haiku, you can submit up to a two. * Please read and review all the submissions before the meetup. * Uploads are due 1 day before the meeting. * Please view member files for rules and guidelines: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eu0hzJTrMNdSEXsLJ8em0iU5kbHXkiyA?usp=sharing * File sharing and non-meeting discussion happens in a private Slack group which you can join once you’re a member. * If you’d like to check out our group, please contact Alaa or Eneida for the monthly reading list or for any questions. Happy writing and see you soon!

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**Hello Columbus!** **The community is buzzing and growing well.** **We are thrilled to bring our third BrowserStack QA Meetup on March 12th!** We are creating a space for deeper insights, meaningful connections, and a vibe you won't want to miss. **What to expect:** * **Connect:** Network with Columbus' top engineering and QA minds. * **Learn:** Real-world tactics and trends you can use immediately. * **Enjoy:** Food, drinks, and great community spirit. **Agenda** * **[Sam Gomez](https://www.linkedin.com/in/samueljgomez/)** is presenting "AI is more than LLMs: Choosing the right AI for your needs." **RSVP Essential:** Space is limited, and we want to ensure a great experience for everyone. **RSVP now to secure your spot!** 📍 **Venue:** Leading EDJE, 6515 Longshore Loop, Suite 300, Dublin, OH 43017 📍 **Free Parking:** 6725 Longshore Street, Dublin, OH 43017 📅 **Date & Time:** March 12, 6:00 PM **Stay Connected!** Want to continue the conversation beyond the meetup? Join our **BrowserStack Discord Server** to get updates, connect with fellow QA professionals, and be part of an ongoing discussion. **Don’t miss out—click below to join!** 🔗 [\[](https://discord.gg/6SdCyWTNyW)**[Join the BrowserStack Discord Server](https://discord.gg/6SdCyWTNyW)**[\]](https://discord.gg/6SdCyWTNyW) **A Few Notes:** ✅ This is an **in-person event** ✅ **RSVP does not guarantee a seat** – A confirmation email will be sent one day before the event. **TALK ABSTRACT:** AI is all the hype these days; however, despite (or maybe because of) the excitement around it, a high percentage of AI projects fail. Projects that are over budget, delayed, or that fail to scale past the POC phase are very common. In many of these scenarios, choosing the right approach can be as critical as the solution itself. Should you build a tailored machine learning model, leverage the power of large language models (LLMs), or integrate with AI copilots? Each option has unique strengths, trade-offs, and resource requirements, and the key to success lies in aligning your choice with your business goals and technical constraints. In this talk, we will go beyond the basic concepts and definitions to provide a practical guide that allows attendees to navigate these decisions through real-world case studies. We will examine scenarios in which different AI paradigms were chosen, discuss the factors that influenced those decisions, and outline the process for evaluating needs, constraints, and outcomes. From assessing data availability and team expertise to balancing cost and scalability, you'll gain insights into the critical considerations that guide the selection process. By the end of this session, you’ll have a clear process for determining whether machine learning, LLMs, or copilots are best suited to your AI challenges and understand the resources and strategies needed to bring your chosen solution to life. This talk is ideal for decision-makers, technical leads, and innovators seeking to demystify AI implementation and maximize the impact of their investments.

Come chat about Atlassian tools and best practices at the Nationwide Sunny Street Cafe and Breakfast is on Atlassian! Let's get the day started off with breakfast with your ACE Leaders! We're always excited to talk about Atlassian Products, share our knowledge and hand out swag! Come chat with us about new product news and anything you are working on within the Atlassian product stack. This is a great opportunity to come see what we are all about, hear new business news and share with other Atlassian users your questions and experiences. We'd love to see new and old friends come out to chat and learn about Atlassian! Agenda --- Moderators Kimberly Deal - Columbus Atlassian User Group Leader Kevin Stanley - Columbus Atlassian User Group Leader Hosted By Kimberly Deal, Atlassian User Group Leader Kevin Stanley, Chief Everything Greg Sprowls, Agility Lead --- Global Partner Atlassian (http://atlassian.com) Millions of users globally rely on Atlassian products every day for improving software development, project management, collaboration, and code quality. Partner Atlassian --- For over a decade, Atlassian customers have come together to network, share ideas, solve problems, and find new ways to use Atlassian products. Today, more than 15,000 people take part in Atlassian community events in more than 30 countries. --- Complete your event RSVP here: https://ace.atlassian.com/events/details/atlassian-columbus-presents-rise-and-shine-with-atlassian-downtownnationwide-22/.

**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you. The building address is 4450 Bridge Park The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400 **Abstract** TBD **YouTube Link** TBA

Discover Kiro, AWS’s innovative development environment that adapts to your workflow. Whether you prefer specification-driven development or a more intuitive, vibe-based approach, Kiro empowers you to build applications your way. In this session, speakers will explore Kiro’s core functionality and its evolution through re:Invent 2025, along with demonstrations of prompts used to create APIs, hooks, and steering documents. In the latter part of the session, watch as we build a complete example from scratch, showcasing Kiro’s agentic AI workflow in action for spec-driven development and vibe coding. What You'll Learn - Core Kiro concepts and development philosophy Feature evolution: pre and post re:Invent 2025 Practical examples: API creation, hooks, and steering docs Live coding demonstration with real-time problem solving Who Should Attend - Developers, solutions architects, and technical leaders interested in modern AWS development tools and AI-assisted coding workflows. **Speakers Bio:** Matthew Jorat: Matthew Jorat is a Customer Solutions Manager at AWS with nearly three decades of expertise in AI, cloud transformation, migration, modernization, IT, technology, and business. His career spans infrastructure engineer, solutions architect, security auditor, customer success director, support and services director, and operations officer. He was an early adopter of AWS services as a customer, and his current role at AWS uniquely blends his technical and business skills as he partners with executive teams to translate strategic priorities into measurable business outcomes through cloud adoption, AI implementation, and operational excellence. Matt leads end-to-end AI initiatives for enterprise customers, identifying high-impact use cases and maintaining relentless focus on measurable ROI. He holds eight AWS certifications and serves as Adjunct Professor at Franklin University teaching cloud computing and AWS architecture. His expertise encompasses GenAI, agentic AI systems, migration, modernization, and optimization strategies that drive transformation at scale. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjorat/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjorat/) Girish Bhatia: Girish Bhatia is a seasoned technology delivery leader with deep expertise in cross-domain program management. He holds multiple AWS certifications, including AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Certified Developer – Associate, and AWS Generative AI Practitioner, and is also an AWS Community Builder. Girish brings over two decades of experience in the information technology industry. Throughout his career, Girish has led major technology-driven business transformation from modernizing on-premises applications to driving large-scale cloud migrations. His work includes API-based integration platforms, data-center and mainframe modernization, and enterprise cloud adoption initiatives. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Girish works at a tech-forward fintech company. He is passionate about AWS serverless architectures, Generative AI and emerging cloud technologies. An avid learner and builder, he continues to explore and apply the latest innovations in AWS to help organizations accelerate their digital transformation. https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/[https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/) **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

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Drake Lundstrom is presenting: Code Anywhere by Talking to your Phone Abstract: Have you heard the trend of people deploying code anywhere from checkout lines to doctors' offices? In this talk, you will learn how to talk to your phone and have an app on Azure to show your friend 5 minutes later. The basic DevOps tools you already know, plus a little bit of AI magic, are all you need! If you want to follow along, the demo will be in Azure with GitHub Actions and GitHub Copilot, and you can have it set up on your phone by the end of the session. Just come in with an Azure account and a GitHub repo. Join us for pizza, drinks, and networking @ Improving's office. Doors open at 5:45.

We will show a variety of methods for building agents that run in Microsoft Foundry. This covers the different types of agents: Prompt, Multi, and Hosted, as well as the development lifecycle using evals and traces.