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Get ready for our biggest event so far, in partnership with Togeda and Sofia Expats! The main focus of this networking event is to bring our two vibrant communities together, sparking new friendships, valuable connections, and great conversations. **Grab your ticket here**: [https://go.sofiaexpats.com/togedasofiaexpats](https://go.sofiaexpats.com/togedasofiaexpats) **Please note:** The primary language of communication for this event will be English to accommodate our international guests. **🌟 What to expect?** To make networking as smooth and engaging as possible, the venue will be divided into 6 dedicated interest zones: Travel, Socialising, Business, Tech, Sport, and Arts. You choose your preferred zone, and the games begin! ⏱️ **Event Program & The Rules of the Game** **Game 1: The Icebreakers (30 minutes)** Start by connecting with people who share your specific interest. You will chat 1-on-1 or in small groups (up to 5 people). We will provide specially curated icebreaker questions tailored to your zone to help you kickstart meaningful conversations easily. **Game 2: The Dilemmas** Participants in each zone will gather into larger groups. Together with your like-minded peers, you will discuss and debate engaging dilemmas prepared by our team. **Game 3: Cross-Zone Bingo** Time to mingle! In this dynamic round, you will need to meet people from the other interest zones. Your goal is to discuss specific topics, find individuals with certain traits, or complete fun tasks together to fill out your Bingo card. **🎟️ The Reward:** Everyone who successfully completes their Bingo card will enter a raffle for an exclusive rewards. There will be three winners. **🥂 Networking & Party Time** After the structured games are over, the whole venue turns into a free zone. This is your time to relax and continue the conversations that intrigued you the most. 🎉 At 22:00, the venue will kick off a special party night! It’s the perfect way to elevate the mood, celebrate your new connections, and enjoy the rest of the evening on a high note. We wish you successful partnerships, new friendships, and an unforgettable night! **Location:** [Bar de Rouge](https://maps.app.goo.gl/wDJr6JfboskSxznx6?g_st=ic) You need a ticket for this event: **Grab your ticket here**: [https://go.sofiaexpats.com/togedasofiaexpats](https://go.sofiaexpats.com/togedasofiaexpats) See you there!

**MEET THE FUTURE OF SOUND IN EASTERN EUROPE AT //S//S ’26** The second edition filled with gear demos, hands-on workshops, and live performances. Expect more makers, more music, and even more ways to connect with the region’s growing community of artists, inventors, and innovators. Tickets available at [https://www.synthsymposium.com/](https://www.synthsymposium.com/) or at the door. Single day ticket €10, two day ticket €15. 50% discount available for students (student ID required). ## Friday June 12 – Opening Party @ Atelieto Bar **(Free entrance)** * 22:00 **LTNC – Live** * 23:00 **Preslava Krasteva (aka LVA) – Live** * 00:00 **YAPACC (Berlin) × DESI (Sofia) × PAKKADEJ (London) – Live** * 01:00 **ArteFactor – Live** * 02:00 **Wrighter – Live** ## Saturday June 13 – Expo Day 1 10:00 – Expo Doors open 12:00 – Start of the program ### Talks & Demo sessions * 12:00 – 13:00 **Creating Audio Plugin in JUCE** **Desislava Ilieva (daudio.dev)** * 13:00 – 14:00 **How to embed an AI Model into your music plugin (C++/JUCE)** **Achillefs Sourlas** * 14:00 – 14:30 **Audiowizz - EVE Audio** * 14:30 – 15:30 **Game Audio** **Sound Ninja** * 15:30 - 16:30 **Modular Synthesis Demo** **Uwe George (Rides In The Storm)** * 16:30 – 17:00 **Live Performance** * 17:00 – 18:00 **Ableton – Deep Dive** **Preslava Krasteva (aka LVA)** * 18:30 – 22:00 **Live Performance** ### Workshops * 12:00 – 13:30 **Kids music making workshop** **Boyan Avramov** * 14:30 – 15:30 **Procedural Audio** **Petar Guglev** * 17:00 – 18:30 **Audio Coding** **MusicTechBG** ## Sunday June 14 – Expo Day 2 10:00 – Expo Doors open 12:00 – Start of the program ### Talks & Demo sessions * 12:00 – 13:00 **Sound & Music Creation with Max/MSP** **Vladimir Vlaev** * 13:00 – 14:00 **Circle Of Live: The Architecture of Collaborative Live Improvisation** **Niko Seizov (Grammy nom. Creative Producer)** * 14:00 – 14:30 **Live Performance** * 14:30 – 15:30 **Recording Techniques vs. Audio Editing** **Strezov Sampling (WSA nom.)** * 15:30 – 16:30 **Randomness as a Method in Electronic Music, Sound Design, and Film Scoring** **Emilian Gatsov (Elbi)** * 16:30 – 17:00 **Live Performance** * 17:00 – 17:30 **Software Giveaway Draw** Win software licenses and prizes from our partners * 17:30 – 18:30 **Past and future of electronic music** **Simo Lazarov** ### Workshops * 12:00 – 13:30 **Kids music making workshop** **Boyan Avramov** * 14:00 – 18:30 **Design & Build a Simple Effect Module** **Nikolai Dichev (Rides In The Storm)** ## Closing Party 19:00 – 22:00 @ Toplocentrala ## ТЕЖЪК ЛУКС (Shamanez + Superseko)

Get ready for our biggest event so far, in partnership with Togeda and Sofia Expats! The main focus of this networking event is to bring our two vibrant communities together, sparking new friendships, valuable connections, and great conversations. **Grab your ticket here**: [https://go.sofiaexpats.com/togedasofiaexpats](https://go.sofiaexpats.com/togedasofiaexpats) **Please note:** The primary language of communication for this event will be English to accommodate our international guests. **🌟 What to expect?** To make networking as smooth and engaging as possible, the venue will be divided into 6 dedicated interest zones: Travel, Socialising, Business, Tech, Sport, and Arts. You choose your preferred zone, and the games begin! ⏱️ **Event Program & The Rules of the Game** **Game 1: The Icebreakers (30 minutes)** Start by connecting with people who share your specific interest. You will chat 1-on-1 or in small groups (up to 5 people). We will provide specially curated icebreaker questions tailored to your zone to help you kickstart meaningful conversations easily. **Game 2: The Dilemmas** Participants in each zone will gather into larger groups. Together with your like-minded peers, you will discuss and debate engaging dilemmas prepared by our team. **Game 3: Cross-Zone Bingo** Time to mingle! In this dynamic round, you will need to meet people from the other interest zones. Your goal is to discuss specific topics, find individuals with certain traits, or complete fun tasks together to fill out your Bingo card. **🎟️ The Reward:** Everyone who successfully completes their Bingo card will enter a raffle for an exclusive rewards. There will be three winners. **🥂 Networking & Party Time** After the structured games are over, the whole venue turns into a free zone. This is your time to relax and continue the conversations that intrigued you the most. 🎉 At 22:00, the venue will kick off a special party night! It’s the perfect way to elevate the mood, celebrate your new connections, and enjoy the rest of the evening on a high note. We wish you successful partnerships, new friendships, and an unforgettable night! **Location:** [Bar de Rouge](https://maps.app.goo.gl/wDJr6JfboskSxznx6?g_st=ic) You need a ticket for this event: **Grab your ticket here**: [https://go.sofiaexpats.com/togedasofiaexpats](https://go.sofiaexpats.com/togedasofiaexpats) See you there!

**Founders Running Club** (FRC) brings founders, investors, tech, creative people and startup enthusiasts together for weekly easy runs and networking. We like to be comfortable when we run and finish with coffee and conversations. Choose your pace or follow a pacer—pets, friends, family, are welcome. 🗓️ Launched in San Francisco, July 16, 2022 🌍 Now in 35+ cities 📅 Running + Networking events + Community **Join the community** [http://foundersrc.com/chats](http://foundersrc.com/chats) **Stay updated**: Instagram [http://instagram.com/foundersrc/](http://instagram.com/foundersrc/) Podcast [http://podcast.foundersrc.com/](http://podcast.foundersrc.com/) LinkedIn [http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/](http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/) Strava [http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC](http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC) Website [http://foundersrc.com/](http://foundersrc.com/)

**MEET THE FUTURE OF SOUND IN EASTERN EUROPE AT //S//S ’26** The second edition filled with gear demos, hands-on workshops, and live performances. Expect more makers, more music, and even more ways to connect with the region’s growing community of artists, inventors, and innovators. Tickets available at [https://www.synthsymposium.com/](https://www.synthsymposium.com/) or at the door. Single day ticket €10, two day ticket €15. 50% discount available for students (student ID required). ## Friday June 12 – Opening Party @ Atelieto Bar **(Free entrance)** * 22:00 **LTNC – Live** * 23:00 **Preslava Krasteva (aka LVA) – Live** * 00:00 **YAPACC (Berlin) × DESI (Sofia) × PAKKADEJ (London) – Live** * 01:00 **ArteFactor – Live** * 02:00 **Wrighter – Live** ## Saturday June 13 – Expo Day 1 10:00 – Expo Doors open 12:00 – Start of the program ### Talks & Demo sessions * 12:00 – 13:00 **Creating Audio Plugin in JUCE** **Desislava Ilieva (daudio.dev)** * 13:00 – 14:00 **How to embed an AI Model into your music plugin (C++/JUCE)** **Achillefs Sourlas** * 14:00 – 14:30 **Audiowizz - EVE Audio** * 14:30 – 15:30 **Game Audio** **Sound Ninja** * 15:30 - 16:30 **Modular Synthesis Demo** **Uwe George (Rides In The Storm)** * 16:30 – 17:00 **Live Performance** * 17:00 – 18:00 **Ableton – Deep Dive** **Preslava Krasteva (aka LVA)** * 18:30 – 22:00 **Live Performance** ### Workshops * 12:00 – 13:30 **Kids music making workshop** **Boyan Avramov** * 14:30 – 15:30 **Procedural Audio** **Petar Guglev** * 17:00 – 18:30 **Audio Coding** **MusicTechBG** ## Sunday June 14 – Expo Day 2 10:00 – Expo Doors open 12:00 – Start of the program ### Talks & Demo sessions * 12:00 – 13:00 **Sound & Music Creation with Max/MSP** **Vladimir Vlaev** * 13:00 – 14:00 **Circle Of Live: The Architecture of Collaborative Live Improvisation** **Niko Seizov (Grammy nom. Creative Producer)** * 14:00 – 14:30 **Live Performance** * 14:30 – 15:30 **Recording Techniques vs. Audio Editing** **Strezov Sampling (WSA nom.)** * 15:30 – 16:30 **Randomness as a Method in Electronic Music, Sound Design, and Film Scoring** **Emilian Gatsov (Elbi)** * 16:30 – 17:00 **Live Performance** * 17:00 – 17:30 **Software Giveaway Draw** Win software licenses and prizes from our partners * 17:30 – 18:30 **Past and future of electronic music** **Simo Lazarov** ### Workshops * 12:00 – 13:30 **Kids music making workshop** **Boyan Avramov** * 14:00 – 18:30 **Design & Build a Simple Effect Module** **Nikolai Dichev (Rides In The Storm)** ## Closing Party 19:00 – 22:00 @ Toplocentrala ## ТЕЖЪК ЛУКС (Shamanez + Superseko)

Over a billion documents processed. Millions of Veterans impacted. Hundreds of thousands of employee hours saved. Faster decisions. Greater accuracy. More benefits in the hands of our disabled Veterans. We created Smart Search, the world’s largest consumer of Amazon Textract, right when GenAI began reshaping what’s possible. Since then, we’ve built a suite of AI‑driven solutions that transform this data into real, measurable outcomes—accelerating benefits decisions for our Nation’s Veterans. Join us for a focused conversation on how an outcome‑driven approach to AI is helping us boost accuracy, streamline workflows, and deliver faster results for those who have served. This is a follow up to the AWS re:Invent 2023 "Intelligent Document Processing with Gen AI for Public Sector" presentation. About Speaker: Cameron Williams is a Senior Technical Project Manager and cross-functional technical leader at Booz Allen Hamilton with 15+ years of experience architecting and evolving scalable, cloud-native systems, from greenfield development to complex enterprise modernization. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronw711/ **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

Title: Smart Search + AI: An Outcome-Driven Journey from IDP to a Suite of AI Register at the Columbus AWS meetup: [https://www.meetup.com/columbus-aws-amazon-web-services-meetup/events/313426379/](https://www.meetup.com/columbus-aws-amazon-web-services-meetup/events/313426379/) Over a billion documents processed. Millions of Veterans impacted. Hundreds of thousands of employee hours saved. Faster decisions. Greater accuracy. More benefits in the hands of our disabled Veterans. We created Smart Search, the world’s largest consumer of Amazon Textract, right when GenAI began reshaping what’s possible. Since then, we’ve built a suite of AI‑driven solutions that transform this data into real, measurable outcomes—accelerating benefits decisions for our Nation’s Veterans. Join us for a focused conversation on how an outcome‑driven approach to AI is helping us boost accuracy, streamline workflows, and deliver faster results for those who have served. This is a follow up to the AWS re:Invent 2023 "Intelligent Document Processing with Gen AI for Public Sector" presentation. About Speaker: Cameron Williams is a Senior Technical Project Manager and cross-functional technical leader at Booz Allen Hamilton with 15+ years of experience architecting and evolving scalable, cloud-native systems, from greenfield development to complex enterprise modernization. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronw711/ **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

Rev. Steven Clevenger is an ordained spiritualist minister with over 40 years experience as a Spiritual Healer, Clairvoyant and Spiritual Teacher, educated and trained at the White Lily Chapel. Rev. Siobhan Wolf Shaffer is an ordained spiritualist minister and certified medium and healer with over 20 years experience. She began her development in 1988 in Pennsylvania and continued when she moved to Ohio in 1998 where she studied at Rays of Lights Church with Rev. Steven Clevenger. Our full worship services consist of an inspirational lecture, healing meditation, and messages from the spirit world that serve to demonstrate evidence of eternal life. Please visit our Official Church Website (http://raysoflightchurch.com) for more information.

Join the Columbus AI community for a special event. **Battle of the Personal Agents** is your chance to see what people are actually building with AI agents and personal automation systems. Whether you’re running OpenClaw, Hermes, or a completely custom solution, bring your agent and show the community how it works. We’re interested in real-world implementations: the problems your agent solves, how you use it day-to-day, how it’s hosted and managed, how you built it, and why you’ve chosen to keep using it. Live demonstrations are encouraged, so be prepared to show your code, architecture, workflows, and your agent performing real tasks. This is less about polished presentations and more about sharing practical experience, comparing approaches, and learning from one another. If you’d like to present, please contact Chris Slee (via meetup) before the event so we can allocate enough time for everyone’s demonstrations. Come ready to show what you’ve built, discover what others are doing, and maybe find a few ideas worth taking home. Whether you’re deep in the field or just getting curious, come connect with others building and exploring AI in Columbus. Sponsored by [Transform Labs](https://www.linkedin.com/company/transformlabs/) Sign up also accessible via [Transform Labs Luma](https://luma.com/transformlabshq)

## 🤝 Host Information A co-hosted event by ProductTank Columbus & Women in Product Columbus 💡 About the Workshop AI adoption is stalling across organizations — not because of a lack of motivation or tools, but because it's fundamentally a behavior design challenge. This hands-on workshop applies proven Behavior Design models and methods to help you move from a vague organizational wish to boost AI adoption to 3-5 concrete, testable interventions you can act on starting tomorrow. Whether you're a product manager, on a product team, or just someone trying to get AI to actually stick at work, you'll leave with a clear picture of what's worth focusing on, what to ignore, and how to drive real, sustained adoption — no guesswork required. 🛠️ What to Bring Laptop: Fully charged and ready to go. AI Assistant: Have your favorite AI assistant pulled up. (Dom will be using Claude, but feel free to use whichever assistant you prefer!) 🍕 Logistics & Perks Food & Drink: Pizza and drinks provided! Parking: Plenty of free spaces available on-site. ###

Most people still use AI like a search box: type one question, get one answer, repeat. But the next step is AI agents: systems that can take a goal, break it into steps, use tools, remember context, and produce useful work for a human to review. In this beginner-friendly session, we’ll demystify what AI agents actually are — without hype or jargon. We’ll walk through practical examples of how agents can help with research, planning, writing, coding, operations, and personal productivity. We’ll cover: * What makes an AI “agent” instead of just a chatbot * How agents break tasks into steps * Where agents are genuinely useful today * Where they fail, hallucinate, or need human review * How to design simple AI workflows for your own work * A live demo of an AI agent-style workflow from start to finish No coding experience required. This is for anyone who wants to understand where AI tools are going and how to use them more effectively right now. 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.

QA or the Highway is a one-day, affordable, regional, professional conference featuring real-world experience and thought leadership in the QA and testing industry. This is a ticketed event please register here: https://www.qaorthehwy.com/ Featured Keynote Speakers: **Matthew-Hope Eland** **(Wizard at Leading EDJE)** \- An AI Specialist and Wizard at Leading EDJE who is known to teach software engineering\, AI\, and data science concepts in the most ridiculous ways possible\. Matt has used machine learning to settle debates over whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie\, reinforcement learning to drive the behavior of digital squirrels\, data analytics to suggest improvements to his favorite TV show\, and AI agents to play board games and create an AI agent with the personality of a dog\. Matt is the author of "Data Science in \.NET with Polyglot Notebooks" and "Refactoring with C\#" as well as several LinkedIn Learning courses\. Matt helps organize the Central Ohio \.NET Developer Group\, runs several blogs and a YouTube channel\, has a Master’s of Science in Data Analytics\, and is a current Microsoft MVP in AI and \.NET\. **Tatyana Arbouzova** **(CEO at Innovate QA)** \- Tatyana Arbouzova is an engineering and business leader with a strong background in Quality Engineering across multiple industries\, including Big Tech\, Healthcare\, and Entertainment\. She has held leadership roles at world\-class companies such as Microsoft\, VMware\, Disney\, and The Pokémon Company International\, where she focused on building quality\-driven cultures and scaling teams to deliver high\-impact products\. With decades of experience\, Tatyana has helped organizations transform their quality practices so teams can deliver software efficiently\, confidently\, and with measurable business outcomes\. Today\, Tatyana advises software companies on adopting AI to optimize quality practices and improve how software is delivered at scale\. She is also a passionate community builder and the founder of Innovate QA\, a thriving Seattle\-based community and conference for quality professionals\.