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TAMI open-fa-sure (Open Night)
TAMI open-fa-sure (Open Night) is a great time to visit the space and get to know how things work.
If you want to double check whether someone is in the space, call 03-3726660.
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TAMI wiki: [https://telavivmakers.org](https://telavivmakers.org)
TAMI main Telegram channel: [https://t.me/+0t5M0-jK9iIwZmM8](https://t.me/+0t5M0-jK9iIwZmM8)
Repair caffé קפה תיקונים
באו לתקן כל מה שלא עובד.
יותר טוב אם [צרו איתנו](https://docs.telavivmakers.space/welcome) קשר וספרו לנו מה הולכים לתקן ךפני להגיע.
Come to fix together
It is much better if you [contact us](https://docs.telavivmakers.space/welcome) and tell what do you want to repair before coming.
Frontendistim Community December Meetup at UVeye!
We are hosting **Marc Grabanski** 🤩 - don’t miss it!
Join us for an evening of focused tech talks, real-world frontend knowledge, and good people. We’ll hear from experienced engineering leaders on modern web practices, then we’ll go live for an online Q&A with Marc Grabanski. You’ll be able to ask him questions in real time.
Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to connect, learn, and celebrate with fellow frontend enthusiasts!
This meetup is organized by **[Enpitech](https://enpitech.dev/)**, a frontend-focused team helping startups build reliable, production-grade web products.
This special event wouldn't be possible without the generous support of **UVeye**, our gracious hosts.
**Agenda:**
**18:00** \- Doors open \- Mingling \+ Food
**18:30** \- Opening Remarks
**18:40** - **Idan Cohen -** Principal Software Architect at UVeye.
**Stack-Fluid: Making Backend Feel Like Frontend**
As frontenders, we demand visibility and control over our application state. Why accept anything less on the server? If you're sick of diving into the murky backend, this talk is for you. We'll see how Event Sourcing is used to build backend state cleanly, just like in the UI. Learn to expose clear visualization that surfaces process and bugs instantly instead of fishing for logs, and discover the tooling to achieve a developer experience that finally makes infrastructure invisible
**19:15 - Gil Fink** \- CEO & Senior Consultant at SparXys
**Mastering Task Management in JavaScript**
In modern web development, efficient task management is crucial for ensuring smooth user experiences. Long-running JavaScript tasks can block the main thread, leading to janky, unresponsive interfaces.
This session will explore the importance of managing tasks and how to allow the browser to prioritize user interactions. We’ll discuss how to defer non-urgent tasks, improve responsiveness, and optimize performance by leveraging the browser’s built-in scheduling capabilities. Join us to learn how to elevate your JavaScript performance game and create more responsive web applications.
**19:45 -** 15 minutes Break.
**20:00 - LIVE! Marc Grabanski** **& Nir Parisian -** Q&A session with **Marc Grabanski** \- CEO of [Frontend Masters](https://frontendmasters.com/).
**When?**
Monday, 22 December 2025 - **18:00 We start on time!**
**Where?**
Aminadav St 21, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 4th floor
מפגשי עומק - הפילוסופיה של איין ראנד; מפגש 40
במפגש נקרא ונקיים דיון על הספר "אובייקטיביזם הפילוסופיה של איין ראנד", ונמשיך לקרוא את פרק ״אמנות״ את המפגש יוביל אייר רייכל, עמית מרכז איין ראנד בישראל
עד כה קראנו בספר "אובייקטיביזם הפילוסופיה של איין ראנד" מעמוד 9 עד עמוד 494.
במפגש הקרוב נקרא את עמודים 494 עד 510 **של התרגום החדש לעברית של הספר "אובייקטיביזם הפילוסופיה של איין ראנד" מאת לאונרד פיקוף**
ההשתפות כרוכה בתרומה למרכז איין ראנד בישראל.
20 ש"ח למפגש.
חינם: למשתתפים שתורמים תרומה קבועה של 50 ש"ח ומעלה בחודש.
[קישור לתרומה](https://www.aynrand.org.il/donate)
[קישור לרכישת הספר](https://www.aynrandstore.co/product-page/opar)
ניתן להשתתף גם מבלי לרכוש את הספר
(רכישה בהנחה למגיעים למפגש)
מיקום: וויוורק שרונה מרקט
הוראות כניסה:
יש להיכנס בכניסה א' של שרונה מרקט, מול מסעדת "מקסיקנה" יש דלת לחדר מדרגות, יש לעלות לקומה ה3 ולצלצל לפתיחת הדלת לאייר רייכל 050-5210025.
ניתן להגיע באמצעות הרכבת הקלה - תחנת יהודית.
למגיעים ברכב, חניה מומלצת ב"חניון פלטיניום" (מופיע בוייז). או בחניון "מילניום" (שקצת רחוק יותר) ב10 ש"ח עם אפליקציית סנטרל פארק.
לתיאום הגעה בפעם הראשונה ולמתלבטים ניתן ליצור קשר עם אייר בטלפון ובוואטסאפ 050-5210025
Diamond in the Rough: Real World Medical Records Challenges
Join us for a focused deep-dive into the **real challenges of working with medical records** — from collection and processing to cleaning and preparing it for ML and AI pipelines.
We’ll explore the gaps between clinical workflows and the data that actually gets recorded, and share practical methods, tools, and examples to help you build better models, run stronger research, and streamline development in the medical domain.
\*\*\*PLEASE NOTE: all the talks are in Hebrew\*\*\*
AGENDA
**18:00 Gathering and refreshments**
**18:30 Openings Words -** TLV Medical Center
* Prof\. Eli Sprecher \| CEO
* Shomrat Shurtz \| I\-NEXT Tech Ichilov\, CEO
* Michal Shevach\, PhD \| Chief Operating Officer & Business Development at I\-NEXT Data
**18:45 The EMR Landscape \- Know Your Enemy \|** Dvir Ben-David, Director of Data & Analytics at TLV Medical Center
**19:10 Predicting Expected Surgery Duration \(Use Case\) \|** Amit Rappel, Data Scientist at TLV Medical Center
**19:45 What does it really take to put your model into use? from a healthcare organization perspective \|** Stav Devons-Sberro MD, Resident Physician at Clalit Innovation
**20:05 Needle in a Full Stack \-Building with Messy Real\-world Healthcare Data \|** Guy Dolinsky, Software Specialist at Sheba AI Center
**20:20 Drinks and Sweets**
HOW TO GET THERE:
* **Parking:** Golda Parking Lot, Berkovitz 7, Tel-Aviv
* **Public transportation:** Numerous bus lines, 15 min. walk / 5 min. drive from Hashalom train station
* If you need help with access please contact **052-6779595 (Amit)**
日本語 in Sarona
こんにちは、よろしくお願いします.
קבוצת חברים לומדי יפנית מחדשת מפגשים ומחפשת מצטרפים חדשים.
כל הרמות וכל הגילאים מוזמנים — מתחילים ומתקדמים כאחד.
נפגשים בקפה לנדוור שרונה ת"א, יום שני 22.12, ב- 18:15.
מוזמנים להצטרף 一緒に練習しませんか。
המפגש באווירה רגועה ולא פורמלית.
בכל שאלה מוזמנים לפנות אליי בפרטי. לאון.
Intelligent Conversation Events This Week
Discover what is happening in the next few days
TAMI Voice (maintenance hour)
**TAMI Voice (maintenance hour)**
Good time to come and help with cleaning and sorting TAMI stuff for an hour as well as share your thoughts and ideas how to make TAMI a better place!
Right after, we have HackaTAMI evening (from 20:00).
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TAMI wiki: [https://telavivmakers.org](https://telavivmakers.org)
TAMI main Telegram channel: [https://t.me/+0t5M0-jK9iIwZmM8](https://t.me/+0t5M0-jK9iIwZmM8)
Philosophy Group Meeting -- Hebrew
Join us in the search for the true, the good and the beautiful.
Each meet is in one of two formats: a shared reading and open discussion of philosophical texts, or a continuing series of lectures based on the reading of a fascinating book of philosophy. Both formats are in Hebrew, with some reading of English texts, assisted whenever needed.
We meet weekly Friday on 80 Rokach Boulevard, Tel Aviv, at the gardens of the Council for a Beautiful Israel.
Welcome anyone interested in understanding life more deeply, regardless of age or prior knowledge. The love of wisdom is enough.
Please join our WhatsApp group:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/JeAa2uRNTlF0rdrVTLzUC0?mode=wwt
Note: there's always enough sitting room, but some of it is on the grass or a mat on the floor. If you want to guarantee yourself a chair, please bring one with you.
Sapere Aude! (Kant's Motto: Dare to Think!)
HackaTAMI
**TAMI Hacking Nights**
\- join TAMI CTF team and practice challenges and CTFs with us
\- share your knowledge about ethical hacking techniques and tools
\- bring some device to reverse engineer it and explore how it works
\- propose a bug bounty program to work on together
\- just watch and learn from others
The meetings are informal and open to all levels - from total beginners to hardcore CTF veterans. Join our HackaTAMI Telegram channel ([https://t.me/+KAXY_iPcPlpmZTRk](https://t.me/+KAXY_iPcPlpmZTRk)) to discuss what we will do this Tuesday and come to TAMI.
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TAMI wiki: [https://telavivmakers.org](https://telavivmakers.org)
TAMI main Telegram channel: [https://t.me/+0t5M0-jK9iIwZmM8](https://t.me/+0t5M0-jK9iIwZmM8)
Philosophy Group Meeting -- English
Join us in the search for the true, the good and the beautiful.
We will be reading and discussing a fascinating philosophical text in English.
Welcome anyone interested in understanding life more deeply, regardless of age or prior knowledge. The love of wisdom is enough.
Please join our WhatsApp group:
https://chat.whatsapp.com/CDjIJ8i1LZsJ2a7WJXFxhG?mode=wwt
Sapere Aude! (Kant's Motto: Dare to Think!)
Monthly meetup of the Israeli Web3 Developers community
**Web3 Devs Underground - December Meetup**
**About the event:**
**🎙 Brought to you by [Israel Web3 Developers Underground](http://web3devs.org/) × [Arbitrum](https://arbitrum.io/) x [Rapyd](https://www.rapyd.net/company/about-rapyd/) x [Ethereum Foundation](https://ethereum.foundation/) x [Backed.Fi](https://Backed.Fi)**
Powered by [Masterkey VC](http://masterkey.vc/)
**Date & Time**
📅 **Wednesday, Dec 24, 2026**
**Time:** 17:00 - 20:00
**Location:**
Location: Gornitzky GNY Law Firm, HaHarash St 20, Floor 26, Tel Aviv-Yafo, 6761310
[https://maps.app.goo.gl/pCqtSRPjyYCNcoGk9](https://maps.app.goo.gl/pCqtSRPjyYCNcoGk9)
## Speakers:
* **[Steven Goldfelder](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sgoldfed/), Co-Founder & CEO of [Offchain Labs](https://www.offchainlabs.com/), the team behind [Arbitrum](https://arbitrum.io/)**
* **[Arkady Karpman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/arkady-karpman-4904406/), CTO of [Rapyd](https://www.rapyd.net/company/about-rapyd/)**
* [Adam Levi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/leviadam/) \- Co\-Founder @ [Backed.Fi](https://Backed.Fi) (Acquired by Kraken)
* [Tom Teman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-teman-83a49b8/) \- PM @ [Ethereum Foundation](https://ethereum.foundation/)
* **Moderated by [Shauli Rejwan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/saul-shauli-rejwan/), Managing Partner @ [Masterkey VC](http://masterkey.vc)**
## Agenda:
* **17:00-17:30**
Gathering and Mingling
* **17:30-17:40**
Opening Remarks
* **17:40-18:00**
**1:1 Best Practices For The Technical Founder**
By **[Arkady Karpman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/arkady-karpman-4904406/),** CTO @ **[Rapyd](https://www.rapyd.net/company/about-rapyd/).**
* 18:00-18:15
Q&A with **[Arkady](https://www.linkedin.com/in/arkady-karpman-4904406/)**
* 18:15-18:30
Break
* 18:30-19:15
**Panel: The Future of DeFi RWA and Entrepreneurship**
* [Stephen Goldfelder](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sgoldfed/), Co-Founder & CEO of [Offchain Labs](https://www.offchainlabs.com/)
* [Adam Levi](https://www.linkedin.com/in/leviadam/) \- Co\-Founder @ [Backed.Fi](https://Backed.Fi)
* [Tom Teman](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-teman-83a49b8/) \- PM @ Ethereum Foundation
* Moderated by [Shauli Rejwan](https://www.linkedin.com/in/saul-shauli-rejwan/), Managing Partner @ [Masterkey VC](http://masterkey.vc)
* 19:15-19:45
Q&A and open discussion
**[Masterkey Venture Capital](http://masterkey.vc/)** is a global early-stage fund investing in top-tier innovative deep tech and Web3 infrastructure projects. With a strategic presence in key crypto hubs worldwide, we are uniquely positioned to drive technological advancements within global ecosystems. Backed by nearly 50 years of combined expertise in advanced infrastructure, novel cryptography, cybersecurity, and energy solutions, our team is dedicated to empowering the entrepreneurs shaping the future of blockchain technology.
**About Our Host:**
[GNY (Gornitzky)](https://www.gornitzky.com/) has pioneered quality legal services since before there was a State of Israel. Taking the lead in some of the most complex transactions and cases in the country, we have excelled at thought-leadership and originality, motivating a wide range of legal precedents that have changed the face of law and the economy in Israel.
**Get Involved**
**Interested in speaking, sponsoring, or taking an active part in the community?**
We welcome passionate individuals and organizations to contribute to our community. If you're interested in speaking at future events, sponsoring our meetups, or becoming a part of our volunteers, don't hesitate to get in touch with Amit Shilo at @Amit_Shilo (Telegram)
* Community Managers: Amit Shilo, Eden Luttenberg, Alon Kivity, and Alon Ben Lavy.
* Founded by Shauli Rejwan and Roy Osherove.
**RSVP Now!**
Secure your spot for an evening of knowledge-sharing and networking.
*Limited seats are available. Register early to ensure your participation!*
**Stay Connected**
Follow us on social media and join our community to stay updated on upcoming events and news:
* **[Website](http://web3devs.org/)**
* **[Linktree](https://linktr.ee/web3devsunderground)**
* **[Telegram](https://t.me/+-sEflgfrqDoyYWVk)**
Stay in the loop (socials):
Twitter (X) – [https://x.com/Web3_Devs](https://x.com/Web3_Devs)
YouTube – [https://www.youtube.com/@israelweb3devunderground](https://www.youtube.com/@israelweb3devunderground) (Watch our content)
Calendar – [https://luma.com/web3devs_underground](https://luma.com/web3devs_underground)
**See You There! (Also Online)**
Flink & Kafka Deep Dive: From Data Streaming to Real-Time AI
As real-time systems become the backbone of modern products, the way we design and operate data infrastructure is evolving fast. In this meetup, we’re bringing together experts from Riskified, Confluent, and Wix to show how Apache Flink and Apache Kafka power the next generation of streaming architectures—from resilient, fault-tolerant pipelines and reusable data products to AI-driven decisioning at massive scale.
Whether you’re a data engineer, platform builder, or AI-curious developer, this evening will give you practical patterns and fresh ways to think about real-time systems.
**Agenda:**
18:00 - 18:30 - Mingling, drinks, and snacks
18:30 - 19:00 - Supercharge Your FlinkSQL Job: Use a Hybrid API Approach to Achieve Perfection - Gal Krispel, Senior Data Platform Engineer at Riskified
19:00 - 19:30 - From Data Mess to Data Products: Unlocking Real‑Time Value with Data Streaming - Ohad Israeli, Senior Solutions Engineer Team Leader at Confluent
19:30 - 20:15 - AI vs. Karen: Building Real-Time Sentiment Analysis Pipelines at Scale - Josef Goldstein, Head of R&D, Big Data Platform at Wix.com
20:15 - More drinks and mingling
The talks will be delivered in Hebrew.
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**// Supercharge Your FlinkSQL Job: Use a Hybrid API Approach to Achieve Perfection - Gal Krispel, Senior Data Platform Engineer at Riskified**
Apache Flink’s SQL interface almost sounds like a dream: write standard SQL - get a full-blown streaming app. However, dreams and reality rarely align, and FlinkSQL achieved a questionable level of production readiness.
In this session, we’ll explore the known upsides and downsides of FlinkSQL. From the enormous velocity and traction FlinkSQL can create in your organization, to sleepless nights of manual state interventions and unexpected data type inference. The good news is, there are ways to bypass obstacles and tap the most out of FlinkSQL’s benefits by using a Hybrid Flink API approach.
We’ll examine the architecture of a fault-tolerant FlinkSQL job (using DLQ), bypass inherent FlinkSQL’s data-type limitations, and finally, show how we can set up our job to handle a massive load. Finally, we’ll also share step-by-step code examples of how to achieve it.
***About the speaker:***
Gal Krispel is a Data Platform Engineer at Riskified, specializing in streaming technologies such as Apache Kafka and Apache Flink. He focuses on building scalable, real-time data pipelines that power Riskified’s core products. Gal is particularly interested in making complex data architectures accessible and efficient across the organization. His work spans real-time analytics, event-driven design, and the seamless integration of stream processing into large-scale production systems.
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gal-krispel/)
**// From Data Mess to Data Products: Unlocking Real‑Time Value with Data Streaming - Ohad Israeli, Senior Solutions Engineer Team Leader at Confluent**
This talk shows how organizations can move from brittle, point‑to‑point integrations to a data streaming “central nervous system” that powers reusable, trustworthy data products across both operational and analytical estates. We’ll cover the Stream–Connect–Govern–Process blueprint, pragmatic pipeline patterns into warehouses like Snowflake, and real‑world use cases from fraud detection to personalization—highlighting how reusable data products slash time‑to‑value and operating cost while improving data quality and freshness. Attendees will leave with a practical framework to standardize schemas, materialize real‑time pipelines, and reuse domain data products to accelerate AI/ML and analytics initiatives.
***About the speaker:***
Ohad Israeli is a Senior Solutions Engineer Team Leader at Confluent with 20+ years of experience in data architectures. He helps high‑growth tech teams turn streaming data into measurable outcomes using Confluent. His focus is real‑time, event‑driven architectures, faster paths to production, and reliability at scale.
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/israeliohad/)
**// AI vs. Karen: Building Real-Time Sentiment Analysis Pipelines at Scale - Josef Goldstein, Head of R&D, Big Data Platform at Wix**
We’ve all heard that “the customer is always right". But let’s be honest, some customers are just impossible to please.
What if we could detect them before they turn into ALL-CAPS review bombers, in real-time?
In this talk, we’ll walk through how to build AI-powered streaming pipelines using Apache Kafka and Apache Flink that can detect frustrated users and respond in real time at massive scale.
We’ll explore how to embed AI models directly into data streams for live inference, discuss the trade-offs between using Large Language Models (LLMs) and Small Language Models (SLMs), and tackle the real-world challenges of latency, scale, and cost optimization in streaming AI architectures.
Finally, we’ll demo a live end-to-end example, from data ingestion to AI scoring and visualization, that you can later run on your own setup.
***About the speaker:***
The data and culture guy. Currently leading the Big Data Platform R&D at Wix.
Yossi has over 15 years of experience building data intensive SaaS applications and growing the awesome teams that make them.
He believes that the secret sauce for creating sustainable complex systems is good design practices, effective communication between people, and automating everything. In his day to day he works tirelessly on building the culture necessary to support these values and propagate them to others, one pep-talk at a time.
[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/josefgoldstein/)
Fluent's 9th Birthday Language Exchange Event!
**IT’S FLUENT’S 9th BIRTHDAYYYYY!**
**When?**
Saturday December 27th \| 20:30\-23:00
**Where?**
Abraham Hostel Tel-Aviv
**What to expect ?**
*20:30-22:30:* Our traditional Language Exchange Event combined with fun games, festivities, and celebrations !
*22:30-23:00:* An exciting Language Trivia competition with the entire community (get the chance to win free entrances to our events!) + Yearly prizes and awards 🎁
Sign up here: [https://www.fluent.community/events/language-exchange-fluent-9th-birthday/](https://www.fluent.community/events/language-exchange-fluent-9th-birthday/)
🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹
Discounted Prices (Available until 3pm on the day of the event!)🎟️
Ticket + soft drink = 60 NIS
Ticket + beer/glass of wine = 70 NIS
Prices for Walk-ins on the day of the Event 🎟️
Ticket + soft drink = 65 NIS
Ticket + beer/glass of wine = 75 NIS
🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹🔹
Did you know that you can also enter the event **for free** and be an Ambassador? 😃
Ambassadors help others practice their native language for half of the evening, and get to practice other languages during the second half of the evening.
See you there!!
Intelligent Conversation Events Near You
Connect with your local Intelligent Conversation community
Why I Believe This: Beginning 2026 with an Honest Conversation
**Start the new year with a Braver Angels gathering focused on speaking openly and listening deeply.**
**In small, structured groups, each person will have five minutes to share a political or social issue that matters to them and why- no debate, no interruption, just genuine curiosity.**
**Participants will practice curiosity, reflecting back values and emotions they hear, asking thoughtful questions, and- only with permission- offering their perspective.**
**It’s a simple and powerful way to connect with one another and begin the year with a respectful and courageous conversation.**
**Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026**
**Time: 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm**
**Place: Columbus Metropolitan Library, Southeast Branch, 3980 Hamilton Rd, Groveport, Ohio**
**All are welcome- bring a friend!**
For additional information contact: Lee Evans at [LEvans@BraverAngels.org](mailto:LEvans@BraverAngels.org)
ASH UU Topic: TBD
ASH is Atheists, Skeptics and Humanists of First Unitarian Universalists of Columbus Ohio
TBD
Snacks are usually available, and you are welcome to bringing something to share!
French conversation club
Bienvenue! Columbus French Conversation group invites you to our Saturday morning French conversation club. Expect a casual and welcoming atmosphere in which to learn french! I will bring my laptop so we can look up new vocabulary as needed! The venue is a beautiful French restaurant so you can really get into the zone :)
COUNT Discussion Meeting: Topic: Current Events
We may pick a specific topic and post in advance or may discuss current events and various ad hoc topics . We would love to spend time hanging out and getting to know one another.
Atheist, agnostics, other non-theists, and atheist-friendly people are welcome to join us.
Note: COUNT operates a Facebook page at www.facebook.com/groups/COUNT.discussions (http://www.facebook.com/groups/COUNT.discussions/) to promote discussions among members and visitors.
How to Be a Better Communicator - Free In-Person Seminar
Communication is everything in life
You are only as successful as your ability to communicate.
\- What if you could confidently talk to anyone?
\- What if you had the ability to calmly control every conversation?
\- What if you could close that sale\, ask for that date\, make new friends\, repair problematic relationships\, get that raise\, or effortlessly express any idea with confidence?
You can!
The secret to success relies on your ability or inability to effectively communicate. Attend a free seminar and gain a better ability to communicate.
Hosted by the Church of Scientology of Central Ohio
1266 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH 43215
For more information, contact Rhiannon, the Event Host at 614-221-5024
Walk & Talk About Life's Big Questions
[The Board Walks](www.theboardwalks.com) are for curious people who love deep conversations.
If that sounds like you, **bring a thoughtful topic** **and join us for a 5-mile walk** (10,000+ steps!).
**What to expect:**
We walk as a group and dive into topics that go beyond small talk.
Recent topics include:
* "What are you passionate about right now?"
* "What makes a good friend?"
* "What's a belief you used to hold that you've completely changed?"
* "How do you want to be remembered?"
* "What would you do if money wasn't a factor?"
This isn't a fitness event with casual chitchat. It's a walking think tank where we explore life's big questions together. *If you're looking for light banter or a standard networking event, this probably isn't the right fit.*
But if you crave depth, genuine connection, and conversations that make you feel alive? You'll love it here.
**Come prepared:**
We ask that you bring a thoughtful topic with you.
At the start of the walk, everyone shares their topic with the group, and these become the launching points for conversations throughout our 5 miles together.
Think of your topic like the dish you're bringing to our conversational potluck. If everyone brings an A+ dish (i.e. energizing, uplifting, expansive), we'll all walk away feeling lighter and brighter. Be a good egg and bring a topic that'd make people go "Oooh, interesting."
**Important notes:**
* Wear casual athletic attire and sneakers. It's a long walk!
* We welcome people of all ages, backgrounds, and industries who align with the [intention](https://www.theboardwalks.com/ground-rules) of this space.
* This walk is designed for everyone to *move together at the same steady pace* (about 20 min/mile). We want everyone to have a great experience, and this format works best when the whole group moves in unison. If you have mobility limitations, we kindly encourage you to find an event better suited to your needs.
**FAQs:**
* We have multiple first-timers on each walk! We work hard to create a welcoming, inclusive, clique-free space.
* Rain or shine, we've been out here nearly every week since July 2022. If the event is cancelled, we'll let you know.
* Dogs, babies in strollers, parents, and friends are very welcome — please text/email them the event link so they can RSVP and prepare a topic!
**Logistics:**
* **Arrive on time.** If you'll arrive over 10 minutes late, we kindly suggest that you skip the event. It's hard to find us once we start walking, and one of our goals is to create a "phone-free" space — which means everyone (including the host!) will be fully present. We can't answer messages during the event.
* **Read our [Ground Rules](https://www.theboardwalks.com/ground-rules)**. Our host gives an overview of what to expect at the beginning of the walk.
* **Share the magic**. If you enjoy the event, send **[this](www.theboardwalks.com)** to a friend. We're currently in 7 cities with more on the way (Austin, SF, NYC, Denver, Columbus, Boone, London). 🤠👋
**If you want to go deeper...**
[The Board](https://stan.store/ellebeecher/p/the-board) is the next step: a high-trust collective for renaissance people devoted to creating, connecting, and building lives that light us up.
* This is a global HQ for people who crave big talk, deep connection, and dream collaborations with people across industries. If the walks feel like a spark... The Board is the fire.
* We're currently building our waitlist. Apply [here.](https://stan.store/ellebeecher/p/the-board)
How to be a Better Communicator - Free In-Person Event
How to Be a Better Communicator
Communication is everything in life
You are only as successful as your ability to communicate.
\- What if you could confidently talk to anyone?
\- What if you had the ability to calmly control every conversation?
\- What if you could close that sale\, ask for that date\, make new friends\, repair problematic relationships\, get that raise\, or effortlessly express any idea with confidence?
You can!
The secret to success relies on your ability or inability to effectively communicate. Attend a free seminar and gain a better ability to communicate.
Hosted by the Church of Scientology of Central Ohio
1266 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH 43215
For more information, contact Rhiannon, the Event Host at 614-221-5024


















