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* Zwischen 10 und 30 internationale Teilnehmer \* Wir treffen uns, um kulturellen Austausch zu fördern und Fremdsprachen zu üben. Heute Abend stehen Französisch oder Deutsch im Mittelpunkt! Um eine freundliche und intime Atmosphäre zu gewährleisten, ist die Anzahl der Teilnehmer begrenzt. Die Veranstaltungsadresse wird nur mit Personen geteilt, die eine gültige Jahresmitgliedskarte besitzen. Durch den Beitritt zu unserer Vereinigung erhalten Sie außerdem einen kleinen Trick, um die Teilnehmerzahl zu überprüfen. Die Mitgliedskarte bietet eine besondere Funktion: Wählen Sie eine Aufklebernummer, um nach Gesprächen mit anderen Gruppenmitgliedern einen kostenlosen Shot an der Bar zu erhalten. **Kartenkosten**: 5€ (hier erhältlich). \*\* Entre 10 et 30 participants internationaux \*\* Nous nous réunissons pour favoriser les échanges culturels et la pratique des langues étrangères. Ce soir, place au français ou à l'allemand ! Pour une ambiance conviviale et intimiste, le nombre de participants est limité. L'adresse de l'événement sera communiquée uniquement aux personnes possédant une carte de membre annuelle valide. En adhérant à notre association, vous recevrez également une petite astuce pour vérifier le nombre de participants. La carte de membre offre une particularité : choisissez un numéro de vignette pour recevoir un shot gratuit au bar après avoir discuté avec les autres membres du groupe. **Prix du billet** : 5 € (disponible ici). ⬇️ : [https://bit.ly/apero-linguistique2025](https://bit.ly/apero-linguistique2025)

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\*Salut ! \* Une soirée pour décompresser, rigoler… et rencontrer du monde ! Tu veux te détendre après ta journée ? Viens partager un moment fun et convivial autour de jeux de société avec une communauté ouverte et sympa. Cet afterwork est dédié aux jeux de société, de stratégie et même aux jeux vidéo, ou internationaux et parisiens se rencontrent ! Chacun peut amener ou proposer son jeu ou utiliser ceux qui sont dans le bar. \*\* Concept\*\* C'est un afterwork revisité, où internationaux et parisiens se retrouvent pour discuter ou jouer à des jeux en tous genres, et avec en bonus un petit jeu brise glace. Demande puis trouve une personne avec le même sticker numéroté que toi pour gagner un shot gratuit, le tout dans un bar au centre de Paris. Arrive quand tu veux, mais plus tôt tu viens, plus tu profites de parties pleines de suspense ! **Infos pratiques :** Horaire : De 19h à 22h Gratuit avec le pass à récupérer sur l’app gratuite Socializus WhatsApp pour des infos rapides : [https://chat.whatsapp.com/GYgNbDXz0L91xi7qKTyY51](https://chat.whatsapp.com/GYgNbDXz0L91xi7qKTyY51) **Comment participer :** \- Vérifie l’adresse exacte avec l’app gratuite et le pass gratuit : [www.socializus.org](http://www.socializus.org/) \- Soutiens l’association pour payer les frais meetup avec une carte de membre annuelle ici : [https://www.placeminute.com/event/afterwork/apero-linguistique-dans-un-bar-secret,36046.html](https://www.placeminute.com/event/afterwork/apero-linguistique-dans-un-bar-secret,36046.html) **Reste connecté :** Meetup – [https://www.meetup.com/afterwork-paris/](https://www.meetup.com/afterwork-paris/) Socializus : [www.socializus.org](http://www.socializus.org/) WhatsApp (infos & rappels jour J) : [https://chat.whatsapp.com/GYgNbDXz0L91xi7qKTyY51](https://chat.whatsapp.com/GYgNbDXz0L91xi7qKTyY51) (Active “Tout recevoir” pour ne rien manquer !) Groupe Facebook – [https://www.facebook.com/groups/afterwork.paris](https://www.facebook.com/groups/afterwork.paris) Page Facebook – Photos, souvenirs et actus : [https://www.facebook.com/groups/afterwork.paris](https://www.facebook.com/groups/afterwork.paris) Socializus : [www.socializus.org](http://www.socializus.org/) Deviens Orga :[[https://chat.whatsapp.co](https://chat.whatsapp.co/) m/KtR79S8Obfs3WTPTIBsoCm]([https://chat.whatsapp.com/KtR79S8Obfs3WTPTIBsoCm](https://chat.whatsapp.com/KtR79S8Obfs3WTPTIBsoCm)) et reçoit une boisson gratuite C’est 100% gratuit car nous sommes une association à but non lucratif, il faut simplement être friendly. ✦✦ Les changements de dernière minute peuvent arriver, mais tout est mis à jour via l’app avec le pass gratuit. Pour mieux gérer le nombre de participants, nous comptons sur les inscriptions via le pass gratuit. Inscris-toi seulement si tu es sûr de venir on compte sur toi ! / En participant à notre activité, vous acceptez d'être photographié et / ou filmé. Les photos et vidéos seront partagées sur nos réseaux sociaux et pourront être utilisées à des fins commerciales. Vous pouvez également publier vos propres photos avec le #socializus

Bonjour à toutes et à tous, Nous sommes ravis de vous annoncer notre prochain Meetup AWS User Group Paris, organisé en partenariat avec **TRAE** et **Amazon Web Services** — une soirée 100% hands-on dédiée au développement AI-native et aux applications agentiques ! 🚀 🗓️ Mardi 31 mars 2025, à partir de 18h30 📍 Amazon France — 67 Bd du Général Leclerc, 92110 Clichy **Qu'est-ce que TRAE ?** TRAE est un IDE AI-native. Contrairement aux éditeurs traditionnels qui greffent l'IA comme un simple plugin, TRAE a été conçu dès le départ avec l'intelligence artificielle au cœur de chaque étape du développement : génération de code, débogage, création de projets. *** **Programme de la soirée :** 🕡 18h30 – 19h00 \| Accueil & enregistrement *** 🎤 19h00 – 19h20 \| Introduction à TRAE — Développement AI\-Native & dernières nouveautés L'équipe TRAE vous présentera leur environnement et les dernières fonctionnalités de leur release. Vous découvrirez comment le **Vibe Coding** permet de passer d'une idée produit à une application fonctionnelle en utilisant uniquement le langage naturel et des workflows pilotés par l'IA — et pourquoi ça change fondamentalement la façon dont les développeurs travaillent. *** 🎤 19h20 – 19h40 \| AWS AI & Agents — Construire des applications intelligentes avec AWS par **Weibo Gu** et **Xiaowei Zhu**, Specialists, Amazon Web Services Les équipes AWS vous partageront leur vision du marché et des retours concrets sur la façon dont les clients construisent aujourd'hui des applications avancées avec **Amazon Bedrock** et **Amazon Bedrock Agents**. Une mise en contexte essentielle avant le workshop. *** 🍕 19h40 – 20h10 \| Dîner *** 🛠️ 20h10 – 21h30 \| Workshop Live — Coder une application iOS avec TRAE\, de zéro Le cœur de la soirée : un **live coding guidé** en temps réel par l'équipe TRAE. Vous suivrez et participerez à la construction d'une vraie application iOS en utilisant le **Solo Mode** de TRAE — de la spécification produit à l'application fonctionnelle, étape par étape. *** 🍕 21h30 – 22h00 \| Networking avec la communauté Builders \! *** 🎁 **Cadeaux pour tous les participants :** * Tokens TRAE offerts à tous les participants * T-shirt co-brandé TRAE × AWS + stickers exclusifs On a hâte de vous y retrouver ! L'équipe AWS User Group Paris

**Complementary lessons from internal productivity to customer-facing AI** AI is transforming the travel industry, but turning ideas into reliable, measurable systems in production remains hard. In this meetup, engineers and leaders from BlaBlaCar and AMEX GBT Egencia will share practical lessons on how they structure AI efforts, ship real systems, and operationalize agentic workflows—from internal platforms to customer-facing travel products. While both companies tackle similar challenges, they’ll share perspectives from different starting points: * **BlaBlaCar** will discuss its focus on **internal productivity and developer enablement**. * **AMEX GBT Egencia** will share learnings from building **customer-facing, knowledge-grounded GenAI agents**. Together, we’ll cover: * how AI initiatives are structured and measured for impact, * how agentic AI is used for both internal productivity and external user experiences, * what it takes to evaluate, orchestrate, and operate agents reliably in production. Expect concrete examples, honest trade-offs, and shared lessons from teams approaching similar problems from different angles. **Format (Hybrid)** This will be a **hybrid meetup**. If you’re around the Paris area, we strongly encourage you to join in person for discussions, networking, and pizza. Remote attendance is also possible—**RSVP to receive the Zoom link.** **Practical Information** **Date**: March 31st, 2026 🕕 **Schedule**: * 6:00 pm – Welcome & networking * 6:30 pm – Talks start * ± 9:00 pm – Pizza & drinks **📍 Location:** AMEX GBT Egencia, 11 Chemin de Bretagne, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux (Agora conference room) **🎯 Audience:** (ML) engineers, data scientists, AI enthusiasts, AI practitioners, leaders **🗣️ Language:** English (questions welcome in English, French, and a few other languages) 👉 RSVP early — **in-person spots are limited.** **Agenda & Talks** **Part 1 — AI Strategy: Organizing for Impact** **BlaBlaCar — Yannick HOFFSESS** In the race to “AI-everything”, a lot of companies are burning cash on demos that never leave the lab. At BlaBlaCar, we took a different route: we are treating AI integration like our carpooling model — focused on efficiency and shared resources. In this talk I will go under the hood of BlaBlaCar AI strategy. This isn't about theoretical models. It is a blueprint of how we integrated AI in our practices. I’ll share our reality: the mindset that actually matters, the projects that delivered good ROI and the hurdles that are slowing down our journey. **AMEX GBT Egencia — Bernard CHEA, Véronique BLIN-ROYER** Great AI products don’t start with a model — they start with the fundamentals that make them reliable. We’ll share how we structured and evolved our AI initiatives to move from experimentation to sustained impact: building strong data and AI platform foundations, adapting our approach for GenAI without reinventing everything, and partnering closely with Product to define success criteria upfront. We’ll also cover the governance and prioritization choices that helped us — and the lessons from what slowed us down. **Part 2 — Agentic AI: Internal and Customer-Facing Use Cases** **BlaBlaCar — Mike BENOIT, Valentin FRIES** In this talk, we’ll first break down our journey in enabling engineering teams with a tailor-made multi-agent ecosystem. How to create an orchestrator agent? Are they good at introspection? How to get the most out of your trusty IDE plugin? We’ll share how we moved beyond standard Copilot usage to significantly increase developer experience. We’ll then demonstrate how agentic tools can be leveraged internally to lift operational bottlenecks, like solving the flakiness of external test systems, assisting customer support in investigating escalations, or optimizing the cost of profile picture moderation. We’ll showcase real-world implementations that directly improve our teams’ quality of life and share how we track the tools’ efficiency to provide measurable business value. **AMEX GBT Egencia — Mohamed HAMHOUM, Riham MANSRI** We’ll share a production-grounded journey of building customer-facing GenAI support, starting with a multilingual RAG-based FAQ system deployed in 10 languages. We’ll do a candid retro on what it really takes to keep a RAG experience healthy once it’s live: defining success criteria, putting the right guardrails in place, building an evaluation approach that works across languages, and maintaining quality over time through monitoring and iterative improvements—not just one-off demos. We’ll then show how those learnings informed our move from Q&A to our first Flight Exchange AI agent in production. Using insights from real chat and live-agent sessions, we’ll explain why flight changes were the right next step, what changed when we introduced an agentic workflow, and how we scoped an initial v1 to deliver value safely while creating a feedback loop to expand capabilities. **Speakers:** **Bernard CHEA** is initially a full-stack software developer since 2005 and joined Egencia back in 2012, building the booking platform, then led the data platform and lastly the AI engineering and AI platform teams. His objective has always been to have a full end-to-end view on all aspects of the business to better serve our customers, asking the same to the teams he’s managing. Outside of work, he likes spending time with friends, a former bachata dancer – connecting to humans and not only computers. **Mika BENOIT** works as a Software Engineer at BlaBlaCar since 2021. He joined the Booking squad, creating since then the backend serving the booking flow for all the buses and trains on the platform. During his free time, Mika likes to learn new maker skill, maintain a too complicated home automation setup and play Dungeon & Dragon. **Mohamed HAMHOUM** is a Machine Learning Engineer at Amex GBT since 2024 passioned by GenAI. He has worked on turning structured search systems into intelligent, agent-driven assistants using RAG and Agentic architectures. He has also led efforts in evaluating and strengthening these systems, ensuring performance, stability, and reliability in high-stakes enterprise settings. Outside of AI, he's a big fan of board games and traveling, though he ironically forgets the names of most of the games he plays, despite being able to design agentic ai systems cross teams. **Riham MANSRI** is a Machine Learning Engineer at Amex GBT, where she develops AI solutions and machine learning models across a range of use cases since her final year R&D internship back in 2022 at Egencia. She enjoys working with advanced ML technologies and applying them to real-world problems. Most recently, her work has centred on Generative AI, spanning the design and evaluation of RAG systems, agentic AI, and the use of A2A to improve agent-to-agent communication and coordination. Outside of work, Riham enjoys movies, especially horror and thrillers, has grown into an F1 fan over the past few years, and is an enthusiastic bootcamp workout devotee. **Valentin FRIES** joined BlaBlaCar as a Senior Software Engineer in 2022 and worked since then on bootstrapping and evolving the Global Distribution System enabling train sales on the platform. Prior to that, he worked for multiple years as Software Engineer in the travel industry, in education, and infrastructure. During his free time, Valentin practices Taï Chi Chuan and likes to start new hobbies — woodworking, bass guitar — that he won't be able to invest in since he has a newborn child. **Véronique BLIN-ROYER** has been working in product management for over 15 years. She started her journey when agile practices were beginning to take root — around 2012, when agile was becoming mainstream. Since then, she had the opportunity to work across different product development teams, from front-end to back-end, always refining her craft as a product leader. Product management has always been a passion for her: “not only do I practice it daily, but I also teach it in a business school and create internal training programs to help others grow in this discipline”. This background has shaped how I approach AI Product Management today — blending rigor, agility, and a deep curiosity for how AI can transform products. **Yannick HOFFSESS** is the Head of Bus and Train Engineering at BlaBlaCar, a company he joined 4 years ago, bringing over 15 years of tech leadership experience from roles in the travel industry at Amadeus. Yannick balances his professional life with a passion for sports, van-life adventures with his family and needles.

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We are very glad to host our first meetup of 2026 with **Confidence** by **Spotify** ! **18h30 - Doors Open** **19h00 - Talks** * REX on the implementation of Confidence at leboncoin by [Patrice Chaperon](https://www.linkedin.com/in/patricechaperon/), Product Director and [Alexis Mauzé](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexis-mauze/), Technical Program Manager from [leboncoin](linkedin.com/company/leboncoin/) * Experimentation in the AI era and demo of Confidence by [Sebastian Ankargren](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastianankargren/), PhD Statistics and Senior Data Scientist from [Spotify Confidence](https://confidence.spotify.com/) **20h30 - Networking** Join us for an informal networking session with food and drinks 🍕 📅 Tuesday, 31 March 2026 📍 5-7 Rue Saint-Fiacre - 75002 Paris ⏰ Doors open at 6:30 PM, event starts at 7:00 PM.

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Bonjour\* ! \* Envie de déguster un apéritif gastronomique tout en pratiquant la langue de Molière à Paris ? Rejoignez notre apéritif gastronomique dédié à la langue française pour les locaux et les internationaux qui souhaitent aider ou améliorer leurs compétences en français. Nous avons trouvé un lieu confortable avec une petite mezzanine, et notre communauté s'agrandit ! À votre arrivée, présentez votre pass. Concept Venez seul ou entre amis, et rejoignez-nous pour discuter, partager un verre ou savourer un plat gastronomique ! Arrivez à l'heure qui vous convient, mais mieux vaut venir tôt pour profiter des conversations et rencontrer plus de monde ! À votre arrivée, demandez à l'organisateur un autocollant numéroté. Trouvez la personne qui porte le même numéro et gagnez un shot gratuit ou une petite dégustation de cocktail pour briser la glace avec les autres participants ! **Infos pratiques :** Horaires : de 19 h à 22 h. Gratuit avec le pass Socializus, qui nous aide à compter les participants. Option VIP : soutenez l'association, devenez VIP ! [https://bit.ly/apero-linguistique2025](https://bit.ly/apero-linguistique2025) WhatsApp pour un rappel le jour même. N'oubliez pas d'activer « Tout voir » : [https://chat.whatsapp.com/JzsETXxc4Ug0RwvgrJZ49S](https://chat.whatsapp.com/JzsETXxc4Ug0RwvgrJZ49S) Comment participer : Vérifiez l'adresse exacte avec l'application gratuite et obtenez un pass gratuit : [www.socializus.org](http://www.socializus.org/) Aidez-nous à couvrir les frais et soutenez l'association avec une carte de membre annuelle : [https://www.placeminute.com/event/afterwork/apero-linguistique-dans-un-bar-secret,36046.html](https://www.placeminute.com/event/afterwork/apero-linguistique-dans-un-bar-secret,36046.html) **Restez connecté :** Meetup : [https://www.meetup.com/internationals-events-paris/](https://www.meetup.com/internationals-events-paris/) WhatsApp (informations et rappels le jour même) : [https://chat.whatsapp.com/JzsETXxc4Ug0RwvgrJZ49S](https://chat.whatsapp.com/JzsETXxc4Ug0RwvgrJZ49S) (Activez « Recevoir tout » pour rester informé !) Groupe Facebook : [https://www.facebook.com/socializing.with.internationals.in.Paris/](https://www.facebook.com/socializing.with.internationals.in.Paris/) Page Facebook – Photos et mises à jour : [https://www.facebook.com/socializing.with.internationals.in.Paris/](https://www.facebook.com/socializing.with.internationals.in.Paris/) Informations Socializus : [www.socializus.org](http://www.socializus.org/) Vous souhaitez nous aider ? Rejoignez l'équipe de bénévoles et obtenez une boisson gratuite [https://chat.whatsapp.com/KtR79S8Obfs3WTPTIBsoCm](https://chat.whatsapp.com/KtR79S8Obfs3WTPTIBsoCm) C'est 100 % gratuit, car nous sommes une association à but non lucratif qui vise à créer des rencontres conviviales et inclusives. ✦✦ Des changements de dernière minute peuvent survenir, mais tout est mis à jour via l'application avec le pass gratuit. Afin de mieux gérer la fréquentation, nous comptons sur les inscriptions via le pass gratuit. Inscrivez-vous uniquement si vous êtes sûr de pouvoir venir, nous comptons sur vous ! Venez pratiquer le français, aider des étrangers à l'apprendre ou simplement profiter d'une soirée gastronomique dans une ambiance conviviale !

Pay attention! We’re delaying a week for those of you who may be on Spring break and/or celebrating the holiday. Ok, no pancakes, but waffles-a-plenty. Join the local UX and Digital Design community for a casual monthly breakfast. Look for us upstairs!

WQC has weekly Thursday night social nights at the Westerville Java Central. Come and grab a coffee and connect with the community: low stakes, chill environment, and tasty drinks. No registration is required; come as you are.

Over 50 Happy Hour – Liberty Tavern Polaris Join us for a fun and relaxed Over 50 Happy Hour on Friday, April 10th from 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM at Liberty Tavern Polaris. This is a great opportunity to meet new people in our age group in a casual, comfortable setting. Whether you’re in your fifties, sixties, or seventies, everyone is welcome. Some people who attend are retired, while others are still working, but we all share one thing in common — enjoying good conversation and good company. If you’re new to the group, don’t worry. Many people attend solo and quickly find it easy to strike up conversations. The goal of this happy hour is simple: meet people, socialize, laugh, and enjoy the evening. We’ll be gathering at Liberty Tavern Polaris, a welcoming tavern with a warm atmosphere, great food, and a bar perfect for relaxed conversation. Feel free to come when you can and leave when you want. Some members arrive right at 4:00 PM, while others stop by later after work. There’s no formal agenda — just friendly people getting together to enjoy a Friday evening. Location: Liberty Tavern Polaris 2170 Polaris Parkway Columbus, Ohio Time: Friday, April 10 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM Come join us for a drink, good conversation, and the chance to meet some great people in the 50+ community.

**Connected Westerville Night of Networking** *April Edition: The Introduction Economy* You've been to the networking events. You've done the small talk. Collected the cards. Forgotten the names. And walked out feeling like you just wasted two hours of your life. The problem isn't you. It's the format. Most networking events put you in a room and tell you to figure it out. So everyone defaults to elevator pitches and business talk, and nothing real gets built. Here's the truth about networking that most people miss: Your network isn't just who you know. It's who thinks of you when they're talking to someone else. *That's* The Introduction Economy. And it only works when relationships are real. There's a reason people who come once keep coming back. It starts with seven minutes that feel nothing like networking. Then we open it up. Free networking. More conversations. More momentum. This is a room full of corporate professionals, entrepreneurs, business owners, creatives, and career builders in the Westerville and Columbus area. The mix is the magic. You might never do business with everyone you meet tonight. But someone in this room will think of *you.* **By name**. So, the next time someone needs exactly what you do, you get the recommendation. **April 14th. RSVP now.** **When:** Tuesday\, April 14th \| 6:15 PM \-\- 8:00 PM **Where:** Vineyard Community Center \| 6000 Cooper Rd\, Westerville\, OH 43081

**The Data-Driven Brand: Using Analytics to Shape Perception** Can you use analytics to improve tacos? This being CBUSDAW, we think the answer is probably “yes”, but we’re not sure how to implement or test this theory. For our April meetup we’ve got Sara Kear, CMO of Condado Tacos, to investigate this delicious question. Sara will explore how she blends quantitative data and qualitative customer feedback to shape brand positioning and drive business decisions. We all know that marketing and analytics go way beyond attribution. Sara will show how Condado uses customer insights to inform product and pricing strategy. She’ll also highlight how Condado leverages customer feedback at scale to influence operational priorities, positioning marketing as the voice of the customer across the organization. In the last 12 years Condado has gone from one location in Columbus to 52 locations across 10 states, so we’re guessing there’s more to that growth than really good guac (though the guac probably helps). Ultimately, this talk focuses on the intersection of art and science—using data to inform creativity and build a brand that resonates with customers in a measurable way. **About Our Speaker** Sara Kear is Chief Marketing Officer at Condado Tacos, where she oversees brand, restaurant design, menu and pricing strategy, off-premise including catering, and customer data strategy. Since joining in 2021, she has helped grow the brand from 19 to 52 locations while building a data-driven marketing organization focused on loyalty and customer insights. Condado has since been named to the Inc. 5000, recognized as Breakout Retailer by Chain Store Age, and consistently ranked among FastCasual’s Top 100 Movers & Shakers. Thanks to our 2026 sponsors: [Clarivoy](https://www.clarivoy.com), [What Box Consulting Group](https://www.whatboxconsultinggroup.com), [Conductrics](https://www.conductrics.com), and [Piwik PRO](https://piwik.pro) More info at [cbusdaw.com](https://cbusdaw.com)

Topic to be announced! **CALL FOR SPEAKERS** Learn more: https://www.awscolumbus.com/get-involved/ **THANK YOU** *Leading EDJE* for hosting our meetup! Leading EDJE specializes in helping organizations innovate and solve complex problems. EDJE does this with their "A" player team of professionals using agile methodologies and SCRUM management techniques to give organizations a competitive advantage that sets them apart. Learn more at https://www.leadingedje.com/ **THANK YOU** *Amazon Web Services* for sponsoring pizza! Learn more at https://aws.amazon.com/. **DIRECTIONS** 6515 Longshore Loop, Suite 300 Dublin, OH 43017 (3rd floor) **FREE PARKING** at the Endres Garage across the street, 6540 Riverside Dr, Dublin, OH **Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab for a future meetup?** Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com

Join us for lunch at Cooper’s Hawk in Easton. If the weather is nice, we’ll enjoy lunch on their gorgeous patio!