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Social Software Events Today
Join in-person Social Software events happening right now
SOCIAL LANGUAGE EXCHANGE
***[Save 50% getting a ticket in advance (only first 20 people)](https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/social-language-exchange-tickets-1985534555304?discount=EarlyBirdsMeetup&keep_tld=true)***
**✨ Dynamic Conversations**
Enjoy small-group conversations (2–3 people per table) at dedicated language tables.
There will always be **English-only tables**, and every attendee rotates through these tables during the **first and last rotation**.
**🏷️ Language Stickers on Arrival**
As soon as you arrive, you’ll receive:
• **Native language stickers** (with flags + “native”)
• **Practicing language stickers** (with flags + “practicing”)
You may choose multiple practicing languages. These stickers help you join the right tables and connect with people who match your goals.
**🔄 Rotations Every 30 Minutes**
Every 30 minutes, the organizer rearranges groups based on preferred languages.
We aim for **bilingual tables**, ideally with at least one native or advanced speaker.
If no native speakers are available, we can still create a table as long as **two people want to practice the same language**.
**🌍 Popular Languages**
English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, and any other language requested by at least two attendees.
**📈 All Levels Welcome**
Beginner or advanced—everyone is welcome.
The only requirement is enthusiasm and willingness to communicate.
**🃏 Conversation Cards + Complimentary Fries**
Need inspiration? Conversation cards are available at every table.
Enjoy complimentary **fries around 8:00 PM**.
**💸 Pay-as-you-go (Cash / Card)**
• €6 General Admission
• €5 Students
• €4 per person when you bring friends
**⭐ Loyalty Card (Automatically Activated)**
Attend **4 Language Exchanges or International Meetups**, and your **5th event is FREE**.
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**🟡 Regular Membership (€12/mo)**
✔ Free: Singles, Language Exchange, International Meetup
✔ –50%: Quizzes, Big Singles, Theme Party, Social Pub Crawl, Big International Meetup, Music Social Night
✔ Extra perks
**🔵 Theme Membership (€15/mo)**
✔ Free: Quizzes, Big Singles, Theme Party, Social Pub Crawl, Big International Meetup, Music Social Night
✔ –50%: Singles, Language Exchange, International Meetup
✔ Extra Perks
**🟣 Complete Membership (€20/mo)**
✔ Free access to ALL events
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Databricks Dublin Meetup
Welcome to the next Databricks Ireland Meetup.
Join us in Dublin for an evening of practical talks, customer stories and networking focused on Data, Analytics and AI.
This session will bring together Databricks updates from Data + AI Summit, real-world customer use cases from Dublin Airport Authority and Kerry Group, and short industry perspectives from payments and professional services.
The theme for the evening is practical AI adoption: what organisations are doing now, what is changing after Data + AI Summit and how teams are thinking about data foundations, governance, AI agents, business value and responsible adoption.
Whether you work in data, analytics, AI, technology leadership or business transformation, this will be a chance to hear from people applying these ideas in the real world and to connect with the wider Irish Databricks community.
**Agenda**
**5:30pm - Arrival and networking**
**6:15pm - Welcome and opening remarks**
**6:30pm - AI in the Industry**
Practical perspectives from payments and professional services, including how AI is starting to shape customer journeys, trust, decision-making and day-to-day business operations.
**6:50pm - Databricks Data + AI Summit recap**
Key announcements, product updates and what they mean for teams building with data and AI.
**7:20pm - Quick break**
**7:35pm - Dublin Airport Authority**
Data foundations and MVPs with Databricks Apps.
**7:55pm - Kerry Group**
Leveraging the power of Genie across business units.
**8:15pm - Closing, drinks and networking**
**Speakers:**
**Adam Ball**, Chief Commercial Officer at Prommt
Payments, Trust and AI: Where Automation Helps and Where It Needs Care
**Daniel O’Brien**, Partner at Xeinadin Ireland
AI in Accountancy: Practical Use, Client Expectations and What Comes Next
**Conor Rothwell**, Lead Data Scientist, Dublin Airport Authority
**Colm Sheridan**, Director of Data Platforms, Kerry Group
Supported by Databricks and Transatlantix.
Spiritual Conversations Dublin
This Meetup was created as a sacred place for those who feel called to explore consciousness, spirituality, personal growth, and the deeper aspects of who we are.
We come together every two weeks not for casual socializing, but to connect with depth, presence, and authenticity. Everyone’s perspective is welcome here without judgement.
My intention for this gathering is to be conscious and deliberate—like a living container that supports us all in being seen, heard, and understood.
This space may not be for everyone—and that’s okay.
If you’re looking for light social banter or casual networking, this group may not resonate with you.
But if you feel called to walk into a space where people speak from the heart, share with honesty, and lean into spiritual exploration with wonder and sovereignty—then you’re in the right place.
We don’t always know where the conversation will flow—but we trust the current.
And every time, it brings us to understanding each other from a deeper level.
If this resonates then I look forward to sharing this space with you.
***All are welcome and facilities are wheelchair friendly
6v6 soccer, Wednesdays 8:00PM, SportsCo, D4
\*\*Each week we typically have 2-3 spots open to players from this app. This is why you will only see 2-3 attending. The others are regulars and we coordinate in a private WhatsApp group\*\*
We play a 6v6 game every Wednesday @ 8:00PM in SportsCo, Dublin 4. The pitch we use is spacious an ideal for 6v6 (ball/all bibs provided). To encourage passing and flowing football, goals can only be scored from inside the penalty area. Games are played in a friendly atmosphere and slide tackles are prohibited. We don't have stick keepers and use a last-man back policy. There is a core group of regular players who have played with us for years but we also invite a handful of pickup players to play from this app. If pickup players like the vibe they might have the option to subscribe on a longer-term basis.
This game has been running on the same pitch for over a decade. The games are good quality with good technical players and always played in a nice, competitive atmosphere.
TouchDesigner Meetup Dublin @ TOG HACKERSPACE
We are hosting an open **TouchDesigner** meetup with demos, hands-on learning, and space to share work with others using the software. This is part of a series of monthly events in collaboration with **[@noid_lab](https://www.instagram.com/noid_lab/)** typically on the last Wednesday each month in the space, so this month it's 1st July, 7-10pm.
**Tickets are free** \- but registration is required to secure your place\. [Click here to register](https://www.eventbrite.com/e/touchdesigner-meetup-dublin-tickets-1989876226359)
**Workshops:**
This month's event will focus on MIDI integration in TouchDesigner, exploring how MIDI data can be used to control visuals, trigger events, manipulate parameters, and connect external hardware to interactive and audiovisual systems. Through demonstrations, we'll look at practical workflows for working with MIDI devices.
**Format:**
The session will run for around three hours in a relaxed, hands-on setting. With multiple rooms available at TOG Hackerspace, we can host beginner and advanced activities simultaneously, ensuring everyone gets the most out of the evening. The event will focus on learning, with a combination of scheduled short and long presentations/demonstrations.
### **Format**
The session will run for around three hours in a relaxed, hands-on setting.
The event will focus on learning, with a combination of scheduled short and long presentations/demonstrations. The last hour will take a more flattened and open approach, allowing the space for people to chat, share, learn, and explore TouchDesigner.
Expect an informal, community-driven environment where the format adapts to participants. So if you would like to bring your laptop and learn the basics, share your projects, or connect with other using the software, this meetup offers a welcoming and supportive space to do so.
The event is also a great opportunity to meet other creative technologists and artists, and to continue building the growing the digital art community in Ireland.
Contact us at noidlab.collective@gmail.com to share ideas for future sessions or to express interest in presenting your work.
A special thanks to TOG for allowing **[@noidlab](https://www.instagram.com/noid_lab/)** to use the space for these events, and **[Derivative](https://www.instagram.com/touchdesigner/)** for supporting the project. The meetups are hosted each month by a group of artists and creative technologists.
8pm Wednesday Footie PREPAY €7.50
Please PREPAY for this game either by https://revolut.me/davidandl or Paypal ([kenna.david@gmail.com](http://kenna.david@gmail.com/))
√ We have just 60 minutes to play, so please come along a few minutes early to ensure we can start on time.
√ The maximum number of players is 14. If you are not among the 14, please do not attend the pitch. If you are one of the 14, please be sure you show up. Places are in high demand, so unfortunately, failure to show will result in your immediate removal from the group.
√ As always, you participate in these games at your own risk and agree to indemnify the organisers from any injury, loss, claim, or infection.
Social Software Events This Week
Discover what is happening in the next few days
Park Games Social: Badminton, Frisbee & Picnic: Herbert Park
Join us for a relaxed evening of badminton and picnic vibes in Herbert Park 🏸🌿
Arrival is flexible from 19:00. We’ll play some casual badminton, frisbee and hang out while enjoying the sunshine together. ☀️
Bring snacks or drinks for the picnic if you’d like.
DM me for the exact location in the park on the day.
There’s a €5 host contribution, payable by Revolut or cash. This helps cover the time involved in organising, hosting, and keeping the group running.
SOCIAL TENNIS ((Prepay €10 for 4pm: 05/07))
During social tennis, you’ll play several matches and rally, meet new people…
and play a wide range of playing abilities with those who have played tennis before!
It is suitable to all players but if you have not played before, please consider joining at least a few group lessons before considering social tennis… 😊
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NEXT STEPS:
1 - SEND PAYMENT via Revolut
https://revolut.me/liam_ellis
2 - Send the lesson date and time in your payment message on Revolut or via WhatsApp
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⚠️ IF PAYMENT IS NOT SENT, your place may be given to someone on the waitlist…
REFUNDS ARE AVAILABLE up to 48 hours before a session - but to qualify: first cancel on Meetup and then WhatsApp me to confirm you have done so on time…
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Please join my group chat for social tennis below 👇
Https://chat.whatsapp.com/G60iuOQFYm3E6p5yogUo21?mode=ems_copy_t
Stripe Developer meetup Dublin July 2026 (In Person)
**Join us on July 2 for the next Stripe Dublin meetup. This is an in-person event for anyone building with Stripe. An evening focused on Stripe user experiences, product insights, best practices, and community.**
🍕🍺 **Perks**
Food, drink provided!
**🎫 Tickets**
There is a hard limit for RSVP :) Wait list will be operating on Meetup.
**📍Location**
The event is hosted at Stripe's Dublin offices, Fitzwilton House, Wilton Pl, Dublin, 2 · Dublin, ie
**🕚 Rough timings**
* 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Doors open with refreshments
* 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Talks and Q&A
* 7:30 pm - 8:00 pm: Drinks, food, and networking
**📣 Talks**
1. From Compliance to Conversion: Optimizing 3D Secure 2 and SCA - **Marcus Dalton, Stripe**
2. Pricing for Big Data and how we use Stripe - **David Tracey CTO at Bronto**
Don't miss this opportunity to connect with the Stripe community.
[Stripe developer code of conduct.](https://stripe.com/legal/developer-code-of-conduct)
Sure Look! It’s Friday.. 🥳😉
✨ Friday Night Vibes! ✨
Here is the Irish summer time and i am back after a long winter ! 😉
And The week’s done, thanks God ! —time to unwind. 🍹
Come hang out this Friday night for good vibes, easy laughs, and great conversations and make some friends!
Bring your best mood, your stories, and maybe a little thirst (for drinks and fun).
Let’s make it a night to remember!
🤩
If you like to support me…
💡 Due to the cost of meet up app and organizing, any donation will be greatly appreciated 😉
Revolut by following this link: https://revolut.me/mervebx1111
Thanks 🙏
💪 Sunday Strength Social 🥐 Treat & Coffee After!
*NB VERY IMPORTANT - Location not in Stephens green but in a south of the city park, click the link in the comments be added to our WhatsApp group to get the exact location!*
You can also follow us on IG where the whats app group link is - https://www.instagram.com/sundaystrengthsocial?igsh=ZHNwYnBtcW4yZTNx&utm_source=qr
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A weekly guided bodyweight callisthenics meetup to **get stronger—together**.
Think push-ups, squats, and core work scaled to your level. **No gym experience needed**, just a willingness to move and chat! Get stronger every week and build a habit!
All **ages, genders and fitness levels welcome**!
The session will consist of a full 360 routine of:
**5 minute warm up:** including exercises like butt kicks and shoulder rotations.
**35/45 minute strength building + endurance**: to build muscle and endurance. Easy, intermediate to hard versions for every level.
**15 minute HIIT:** for some happy endorphins! (Okay to skip if you're tired!)
**5 minute Cooldown:** Get the heart rate down and stretch
After, we will go to the food market close by.
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This will be **super low pressure**, incorporating **basic callisthenics at whatever pace is good for you! Lots of variations from beginner to advanced.** Push yourself or take it easier - no judgement!
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3 euro donation to cover MeetUp organiser cost only!
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**What to bring:**
* Workout attire
* Water bottle
* Yoga mat or big black plastic bags for ground exercises
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See you there!👋
Brunch & Chill: Make New Friends
⚠️ **IMPORTANT: You must sign up and buy a ticket here to attend:**
[https://groupvibe.com/](https://groupvibe.com/)
**Join the Dublin** **Brunch Club and make new friends!**
Each meetup brings together 4–6 people for casual conversations over brunch. We use the Groupvibe platform to facilitate the meetup and ensure everyone’s a good fit.
👉 **To attend, you’ll need to complete registration via this link:**
[https://groupvibe.com/](https://groupvibe.com/)
We’ll share the exact location of the upcoming meetup the night before only if you have bought a ticket or membership plan.
**Why this works:**
\* Smaller groups make real conversations easier.
\* Discover new restaurants in your city, together.
\* Curated brunch venues with good food and vibe.
\* If you hit it off with your group, there’s plenty of time to hang out afterwards.
**Note:**
RSVPs on Meetup don’t reflect total attendance. Many attendees register directly via our website. The event on [Meetup.com](http://meetup.com/) is only a placeholder.
This meetup is organized by Groupvibe, a small team passionate about helping people form meaningful friendships offline.
Let's Be Honest Together (Outdoor @ Merrion Square Park)
⚠️ WEATHER DEPENDANT: we might cancel depending on the weather forecast. Please check the event 90 minutes in advance, for updates.
1. New Location: Outdoors in Merrion Square park, near the picnic tables in the middle of the park.
2. Start time: 7:30PM
This event has a different topic each time and includes a variety of interactive exercises. It's an engaging and creative way to express ourselves, and connect with how others think, feel and deal with life. We will aim to provide a supportive and safe environment and open up about our lives freely.
A lot of times we don't talk about what we are really going through because we are worried of what people might think of us. This causes us to bottle things up, feel disconnected with the people around us or feel ashamed of ourselves.
Anything you share in the session is confidential and shall not be disclosed outside of the room.
Please only RSVP if you intend to come and change your RSVP to 'No' if you are not going to be able to attend.
**PRICE**: 5€ to cover costs (Revolut/Cash/Paypal). Please pay the fee after the event.
**TIME**: We will start at 19:30 and finish at 21:00. Please be on time, to respect the event and other members in the group.
**LOCATION: Merrion Square Park, near picnic tables.**
**NOTE**: For some exercises we will sit on the ground, so please bring a picnic mat or something to sit on.
\*\*Keep in touch with us: \*\*[https://activesocialconnections.com](https://activesocialconnections.com/)
Social Software Events Near You
Connect with your local Social Software community
Stop Guessing: How to Measure and Improve LLM Outputs
Most people use LLMs by feel: ask a question, read the answer, decide whether it “seems good,” and move on.
That works for casual use. It does not work when you are building software, automating workflows, writing important documents, or relying on AI for anything that needs to be repeatable.
In this talk, we’ll look at how to improve and evaluate the inputs and outputs of LLMs using practical measurement techniques. We’ll cover how prompt changes affect results, how to compare outputs, how to build simple evaluation sets, and how math-based methods like similarity scoring can help you move beyond guesswork.
This will be beginner-friendly, so even if you don't know anything about AI, you should get something out of it. However, this will be a little more technical than our intro talks. You do not need to be an AI researcher, but programmers and technically curious attendees will get a lot out of it.
We’ll cover:
* Why “it looks good” is not enough
* How to improve prompts by changing the input, context, and constraints
* How to compare LLM outputs more systematically
* Basic evaluation techniques for accuracy, consistency, and usefulness
* How embeddings, cosine similarity, and scoring can help evaluate results
* Where automated evaluation works — and where humans still need to stay in the loop
By the end, you’ll have a practical mental model for treating LLMs less like magic and more like systems you can test, measure, and improve.
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.
Data & Analytics Wednesday - Learning from Everyday Data
**Practical Curiosity: Learning from Everyday Data**
How do we actually get better at utilizing our day-to-day data? Fancy dashboards and complex models might look nice and draw attention, but that’s not where most of us spend our time. In fact those shiny outputs frequently sit unused, while the real insights are drawn from the analyst’s daily practice.
Sometimes it’s as simple and as powerful as noticing that a segment is shrinking, a channel is underused, or certain links keep getting all the clicks. There’s many different places that the spark of insight can come from, but you have to keep your head in the data and know where to look.
In this session, we’ll explore real-world examples of how segmentation, testing, and click behavior can uncover practical digital marketing opportunities. You’ll leave with inspiration for your own use cases, along with a few simple ways to ask better questions, spot meaningful patterns, and make smarter decisions without overcomplicating it.
**About Our Speaker:**
[Elaine Armbruster](https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainearmbruster/) is a Director of Digital Experience at the [American Diabetes Association](https://diabetes.org/), where she focuses on using data and insights to create smarter, more effective digital experiences. A lifelong Columbus resident, she has built her career in email marketing and the broader digital user journey, and is finding she most enjoys working in the messy middle where systems, data, and big ideas don’t quite line up yet.
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)
Clippers Game Social! (& pregame happy hour)
Whether you're a big baseball fan or not, you might like the social twist we put on a Clippers game! $5.00 Fridays: Select small beers are $5! They also have your favorite hard seltzers and wine.
**PREGAME**: Meet at ***Barley's Brewing on 467 N High Street***, just a few blocks east of the ballpark. **HAPPY HOUR** is 4-7pm with pregame specials and $4 pints! *At 7pm, we'll walk from Barleys to Huntington Field.*
**TICKETS**: $10.00 at gate, purchase **STANDING ROOM ONLY**.
**MEETUP**: We'll be near the Right Field bar stools/picnic tables.
**RAIN?** Unless it's a thunderstorm or heavy rain, they play. We have a nearby plan B, indoors at Grandview Yard, if raining.
**PARKING**: The garages near Nationwide will be busy with concert goers. *Find space in lots next to the ballpark (along W Nationwide Blvd) and near Crew Stadium. Short walk.*
SRO (standing room only). These are the cheapest seats to purchase. WE WILL NOT BE STANDING much at all. The areas we land on have bar stools or picnic tables. There are also plenty of "lean on" along the first and third base line.
Play ball!
Columbus Code & Coffee 88 @ Improving
Columbus Code & Coffee is an inclusive, informal co-working session. People of all skill levels attend, and we love it that way. Many people (optionally) bring projects to work on, and many other people (optionally) socialize the entire time. It's entirely up to you!
**What to Expect at the Intro Circle**
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Near the beginning of the event (1:30 pm), we do a standup:
* Organizer announcements, updates, and logistics
Round 1 - (7 secs max):
* Your name
* What you're working on
* What you can help others with
Round 2:
* Community events you wanna plug. If none, that's cool too.
Round 3:
* Job opportunities you're hiring for OR announce that you are looking for one. If none, that's cool.
After the introduction circle, everything is self-organized! Feel free to work alone, pair up, attend one of our workshops/presentations, or mingle!
IxDA Chat n Pancakes
You can sleep in on the Sesquicentennial (observed), we’re shifting to the following Friday.
But join the local UX community for a chat and some biscuits to catch up. If you were in CA for Figma Config, tell us all the lines and you can tell me how I can animate an SVG without coding it by hand, and why I’d even want to.
Thanks to the team at Nationwide of supporting the group.
Odoo Business Show - Columbus, OH
Where innovation meets practicality. Join us in **Columbus, OH** for our **immersive event** featuring dynamic, audience-driven demonstrations showcasing the groundbreaking features of our software.
We'll cover a wide range of topics, from Manufacturing and Accounting to Inventory Management, Sales/CRM, and eCommerce, as we **delve into the capabilities of Odoo 19**. Discover how it can transform your business processes and support your journey towards digital transformation!
Attend for FREE -[ ](https://www.odoo.com/r/dKG)**[Register now!](https://www.odoo.com/r/QU4)**
For any inquiries, feel free to reach out to us at ellee@odoo.com
NFT AI ART Columbus
NFT's are here to stay folks!
This is a group for like minded people interested in understanding, leveraging, using, creating for, profiting from, trading too i suppose, NFT's.. everything around them, complexity, fear and exploits, best practices and more.
**PLUS**
This group will talk AI ART tools, techniques, artists, video, audio, prototypes and more in the AI assisted production space- ART specifically, but we can get into any aspect of some of the cooler things happening in AI in general.




















