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**AWS Community GameDay Europe is coming!** Strategy. Fun. Collaboration. Sarajevo is joining 45+ cities across Europe for a unique event: an international, synchronized AWS Community GameDay, powered by the European AWS community. 🧩 A custom set of challenges makes this GameDay one of a kind. Get hands-on with AI, security and cloud-native challenges — no slides, no tutorials. Come with a friend, a team, or solo - we’ll form teams of 2 to 4 people on site. 📅 **Tuesday, March 17th** 🕔 **Doors open at 5:30 PM \| Game starts at 6:00 PM** – All locations connected live across Europe, we’ll kick off together, on time. 📍 **CosmoHub, Dzemala Bijedica St 162, Sarajevo 71000** 🎟️ **Limited seats – Register on Meetup** 🍔🥤 **Please note that iftar will be served as a buffet for all attendees.** Compete live with AWS User Groups across Europe, all playing the same scenario at the same time. Full list of locations: https://www.awsgameday.eu/ "So... what actually IS a Community GameDay?" A GameDay is a hands-on, team-based challenge where you solve real AWS scenarios under time pressure. No slides. No lectures. You and your team get dropped into a live AWS environment, and things start breaking. Your job? Fix them. Fast. Think escape room meets cloud engineering. AWS put together a short [video](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GJyaTUlZWu21ladTlWp13RZCesTeFZCs/view?usp=drive_link) that shows what a GameDay looks like in action -- hit play and see for yourself. Collaborate. Have fun. #AWS #Sarajevo #AWSCommunityGameDay #AWSCommunityEurope #AWSUserGroup #CloudTechnologies

If you are ☘️, you should have no problem winning TT, right? Show off 😎 your luck with us at 18:30 CEST, 17 March, at Društveni centar Općine Centar, Muhameda Kantardžića 3. Zoom is also totally an option - just message us for the link.

Carissimi, proseguiamo il nostro viaggio con la prima competizione **#AWS** a livello europeo ! Ci troviamo in **#presenza martedì 17 marzo alle ore 18:00**. Saremo ospitati da[ Pixartprinting](https://www.pixartprinting.it/), a Quarto d’Altino *(sfrutta il canale [Telegram](https://awsugvenezia.github.io/) per organizzare gli spostamenti)*. E per chi non potesse raggiungerci, si terrà anche in **#streaming** su YouTube. Parteciperemo insieme a tutti gli AWS User Group europei all'[AWS GameDay](https://www.awsgameday.eu/) !!! 📌 Mandatorio, **entro lunedì 9 marzo**, è necessario * **registrarsi** a questo evento, avendo cura di segnare nome, cognome ed email, necessari per la nostra sicurezza nell’azienda che ci ospita e per *essere iscritti ufficialmente alla competizione* !!! * per chi sarà in **streaming**, è necessario collegarsi a *discord* (istruzioni arriveranno per email, ma potete anche chiedere in [telegram](https://awsugvenezia.github.io/)) ed aver comunicato il *proprio team da 2 a 4 persone* ⏳ Ufficialmente la **competizione** dura 2:15 ore: dalle 18:45 alle 21:00. 👥 Non preoccuparti se non hai un **team**: li faremo appena arriviamo. 🎓 Non preoccuparti se non sai molto di AWS: saranno a disposizione dei **mentor**. 🕠 Agenda * dalle 17:30 potete cominciare ad arrivare e prendere posto❗ * 18:00 - 18:30, connessione alla piattaforma 💻 e definizione team 👥 * 18:30 - 18:45, **introduzione** al GameDay 🎯 * 18:45 - 21:00, **competizione** con snack offerti da Pixartprinting ‼️ * 21:00, cerimonia di chiusura: saranno assegnati **premi** alle squadre migliori 🎁 🎯 4 missioni * AI agents * Security incidents * Event-driven serverless architectures * Cloud Native 👥 Poi ci sposteremo per \( 🍸 \| 🍺 \) & \( 🍕 \| 🍔 \) e **#networking** ! Se volete partecipare attivamente, proponete[vi per] argomenti e/o location con il [Form Google](https://forms.gle/1JdE6YWPbo6phuLe8) o direttamente nel canale Telegram !

**AWS Community GameDay Europe is coming!** Strategy. Fun. Collaboration. Sarajevo is joining 45+ cities across Europe for a unique event: an international, synchronized AWS Community GameDay, powered by the European AWS community. 🧩 A custom set of challenges makes this GameDay one of a kind. Get hands-on with AI, security and cloud-native challenges — no slides, no tutorials. Come with a friend, a team, or solo - we’ll form teams of 2 to 4 people on site. 📅 **Tuesday, March 17th** 🕔 **Doors open at 5:30 PM \| Game starts at 6:00 PM** – All locations connected live across Europe, we’ll kick off together, on time. 📍 **CosmoHub, Dzemala Bijedica St 162, Sarajevo 71000** 🎟️ **Limited seats – Register on Meetup** 🍔🥤 **Please note that iftar will be served as a buffet for all attendees.** Compete live with AWS User Groups across Europe, all playing the same scenario at the same time. Full list of locations: https://www.awsgameday.eu/ "So... what actually IS a Community GameDay?" A GameDay is a hands-on, team-based challenge where you solve real AWS scenarios under time pressure. No slides. No lectures. You and your team get dropped into a live AWS environment, and things start breaking. Your job? Fix them. Fast. Think escape room meets cloud engineering. AWS put together a short [video](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GJyaTUlZWu21ladTlWp13RZCesTeFZCs/view?usp=drive_link) that shows what a GameDay looks like in action -- hit play and see for yourself. Collaborate. Have fun. #AWS #Sarajevo #AWSCommunityGameDay #AWSCommunityEurope #AWSUserGroup #CloudTechnologies

\# MICROSOFT FABRIC USER GROUP AUSTRIA **Sechstes Meetup \| 19\. März 2026 \| ab 18:00 Uhr \(vor Ort\) / 19:00 Uhr \(remote\)** 📍 adesso Austria, Graz 🍴 Snacks & Drinks 🖥️ Hybrid 💬 Sessions: Englisch Wir freuen uns, euch zum sechsten **Meetup** der **Microsoft Fabric User Group Austria** einzuladen. Unsere Community trifft sich **monatlich** und rotiert dabei zwischen **Wien, Graz** und **Linz**. Diesmal sind wir bei **adesso Austria** in **Graz** zu Gast. **AGENDA** **18:00** – Ankommen · Leute kennenlernen · Snacks & Drinks genießen **18:45** – Begrüßung · *Fabric, Power BI & Community News* **19:00** – *Mastering Power BI Model Types - Import, DirectQuery, or Composite?* \| [Gregor Prohaska](https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregor-prohaska/), COSMO CONSULT (englisch) **20:00** – Offene Runde · Fragen, Austausch & gemütlicher Ausklang **ABSTRACT** *Mastering Power BI Model Types - Import, DirectQuery, or Composite?* - **Gregor Prohaska** Whenever you start a new Power BI project, you must choose the right model type — a decision that shapes all the work that follows. This session explores the world of Power BI model types, focusing on the differences between Import, DirectQuery, and Composite models. We examine the limitations, advantages, and requirements of each model to provide a clear decision guideline for when to use each one. This session aims Power BI developers, data analysts, BI architects, and anyone interested in maximizing the efficiency and flexibility of their Power BI solutions. By the end of this session, atttendees will * know the main differences between Import, DirectQuery and Composit models * be able to choose (wisely) the right model for a given task * understand the impact on report design, user experience and governance If you want to avoid classic model type mishaps, this session is for you. Make your users (and database admins) happy and choose wisely!

If you are ☘️, you should have no problem winning TT, right? Show off 😎 your luck with us at 18:30 CEST, 17 March, at Društveni centar Općine Centar, Muhameda Kantardžića 3. Zoom is also totally an option - just message us for the link.

Un viaggio nel mondo dell'homelab: dall'hardware al software, passando per WordPress, Docker, Proxmox e modelli AI locali. Perche' montarsi un server in casa nel 2026? Per imparare, acquisire competenze reali e divertirsi un sacco. Vedremo come si e' evoluto il self-hosting negli ultimi 15 anni, cosa serve davvero per iniziare, quali tool vale la pena provare e come accedere ai propri servizi da fuori casa senza impazzire col networking. Per chiudere, un po' pratica: apriremo il terminale per "deployare qualcosa" qualcosa insieme. Non serve un datacenter. Basta un mini PC, un po' di curiosita' e la voglia di sporcarsi le mani **Agenda** * **18:15** \- Presentazione del Pisa WordPress Meetup \(chi siamo\, cosa facciamo\) * **18:45** \- Presentazione del talk: "WordPress\, AI & Co\. a Km Zero\. Viaggio alla scoperta del magico mondo dell'Homelab" * **19:15** \- Osservazioni conclusive * **19:30** \- Domande e risposte * **19:45** \- Proposte per i prossimi meetup * **20:15** \- After Meetup: socializzazione in un ristorante/pizzeria nelle vicinanze **After Meetup** Al termine dell'evento, ci sposteremo presso un ristorante/pizzeria della zona per continuare le discussioni e il networking in un ambiente informale. Tutti sono benvenuti! **Informazioni Utili** * **Dove**: CNA Pisa è nel quartiere "La Fontina" alle porte di Pisa. La località è Ghezzano, nel comune di San Giuliano Terme. È raggiungibile sia a piedi che in bici dal centro, il posto si trova dietro il Carrefour, nella zona dove stanno anche attività come Mercatopoli e CampoBase. * **Accessibilità**: Il luogo è accessibile ai partecipanti con mobilità ridotta. **Partecipa!** Vuoi proporre un talk per il prossimo meetup? Compila ed invia il [modulo di proposta](https://wppisa.it/partecipa-proponi-tu-un-meetup/). **Contatti** * **Slack** ([https://it.wordpress.org/slack/](https://it.wordpress.org/slack/)): [#wppisa](https://italia-wp-community.slack.com/archives/C05EJKEKT6V) * **Email**: [wpmeetuppisa@gmail.com](http://mailto:wpmeetuppisa@gmail.com/) * **Social**: [facebook](https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61553606083235&locale=it_IT), [instagram](https://www.instagram.com/wpmeetuppisa/) * **Whatsapp:** [canale pubblico](https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaMgd0W3QxRwzxDIC11f) * **Sito Web**: [wppisa.it](https://wppisa.it/) **Informazioni Aggiuntive** * **Pubblico di Riferimento:** Sia che tu sviluppi temi o plugin, sia che tu gestisca solo siti o i suoi contenuti, questo incontro è fatto per te. * **Livello delle Competenze**: Che tu sia un veterano alla ricerca delle ultime novità o un nuovo utente ansioso di gettare basi solide, troverai qualcosa adatto a te. * **Cosa Aspettarsi**: Partecipa per apprendere, condividere esperienze e connetterti con la community locale di WordPress.

Carissimi, proseguiamo il nostro viaggio con la prima competizione **#AWS** a livello europeo ! Ci troviamo in **#presenza martedì 17 marzo alle ore 18:00**. Saremo ospitati da[ Pixartprinting](https://www.pixartprinting.it/), a Quarto d’Altino *(sfrutta il canale [Telegram](https://awsugvenezia.github.io/) per organizzare gli spostamenti)*. E per chi non potesse raggiungerci, si terrà anche in **#streaming** su YouTube. Parteciperemo insieme a tutti gli AWS User Group europei all'[AWS GameDay](https://www.awsgameday.eu/) !!! 📌 Mandatorio, **entro lunedì 9 marzo**, è necessario * **registrarsi** a questo evento, avendo cura di segnare nome, cognome ed email, necessari per la nostra sicurezza nell’azienda che ci ospita e per *essere iscritti ufficialmente alla competizione* !!! * per chi sarà in **streaming**, è necessario collegarsi a *discord* (istruzioni arriveranno per email, ma potete anche chiedere in [telegram](https://awsugvenezia.github.io/)) ed aver comunicato il *proprio team da 2 a 4 persone* ⏳ Ufficialmente la **competizione** dura 2:15 ore: dalle 18:45 alle 21:00. 👥 Non preoccuparti se non hai un **team**: li faremo appena arriviamo. 🎓 Non preoccuparti se non sai molto di AWS: saranno a disposizione dei **mentor**. 🕠 Agenda * dalle 17:30 potete cominciare ad arrivare e prendere posto❗ * 18:00 - 18:30, connessione alla piattaforma 💻 e definizione team 👥 * 18:30 - 18:45, **introduzione** al GameDay 🎯 * 18:45 - 21:00, **competizione** con snack offerti da Pixartprinting ‼️ * 21:00, cerimonia di chiusura: saranno assegnati **premi** alle squadre migliori 🎁 🎯 4 missioni * AI agents * Security incidents * Event-driven serverless architectures * Cloud Native 👥 Poi ci sposteremo per \( 🍸 \| 🍺 \) & \( 🍕 \| 🍔 \) e **#networking** ! Se volete partecipare attivamente, proponete[vi per] argomenti e/o location con il [Form Google](https://forms.gle/1JdE6YWPbo6phuLe8) o direttamente nel canale Telegram !

Join us for an engaging panel discussion on **AI Agentic Coding** and how autonomous AI systems are transforming the way software is built. Experts in AI, software engineering, and developer tools will share insights on how agentic AI—systems that can plan, reason, and execute coding tasks—is reshaping modern development workflows. The discussion will cover topics such as AI-assisted development, productivity gains, challenges around reliability and governance, and what the future of software engineering may look like with AI agents as collaborators. Whether you’re a developer, tech leader, or AI enthusiast, this session is a great opportunity to learn, ask questions, and explore how agentic AI is redefining coding

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

Builders, creators, architects, admins, consultants - come one, come all. This one's for you. We're bringing a little friendly competition to the Columbus ServiceNow community while highlighting the cool things people have built on the platform. Five presenters will take the stage to showcase something they've built, solved, designed, or imagined on the ServiceNow platform - and a panel of judges (plus YOU, our amazing audience) will score them live. So basically, America's Got Talent but make it ServiceNow's Got Talent. Bring a notepad if you'd like 'cause you'll definitely be learning something new. Each presenter gets 10 minutes max to wow the crowd with: • A demo • A real-world business solution • A bold idea • A UX transformation • Or a creative use of the platform Judging Criteria: 🏆 Business Value 🚀 Innovation ✨ User Experience This event is about celebrating ideas, sharing knowledge, and showing how ServiceNow can drive both business impact and meaningful user value. Come learn. Come support. Come get inspired. Refreshments and bites will be provided. And maybe next time… you’ll be on stage.

Discover Kiro, AWS’s innovative development environment that adapts to your workflow. Whether you prefer specification-driven development or a more intuitive, vibe-based approach, Kiro empowers you to build applications your way. In this session, speakers will explore Kiro’s core functionality and its evolution through re:Invent 2025, along with demonstrations of prompts used to create APIs, hooks, and steering documents. In the latter part of the session, watch as we build a complete example from scratch, showcasing Kiro’s agentic AI workflow in action for spec-driven development and vibe coding. What You'll Learn - Core Kiro concepts and development philosophy Feature evolution: pre and post re:Invent 2025 Practical examples: API creation, hooks, and steering docs Live coding demonstration with real-time problem solving Who Should Attend - Developers, solutions architects, and technical leaders interested in modern AWS development tools and AI-assisted coding workflows. **Speakers Bio:** Matthew Jorat: Matthew Jorat is a Customer Solutions Manager at AWS with nearly three decades of expertise in AI, cloud transformation, migration, modernization, IT, technology, and business. His career spans infrastructure engineer, solutions architect, security auditor, customer success director, support and services director, and operations officer. He was an early adopter of AWS services as a customer, and his current role at AWS uniquely blends his technical and business skills as he partners with executive teams to translate strategic priorities into measurable business outcomes through cloud adoption, AI implementation, and operational excellence. Matt leads end-to-end AI initiatives for enterprise customers, identifying high-impact use cases and maintaining relentless focus on measurable ROI. He holds eight AWS certifications and serves as Adjunct Professor at Franklin University teaching cloud computing and AWS architecture. His expertise encompasses GenAI, agentic AI systems, migration, modernization, and optimization strategies that drive transformation at scale. [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjorat/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjorat/) Girish Bhatia: Girish Bhatia is a seasoned technology delivery leader with deep expertise in cross-domain program management. He holds multiple AWS certifications, including AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate, AWS Certified Developer – Associate, and AWS Generative AI Practitioner, and is also an AWS Community Builder. Girish brings over two decades of experience in the information technology industry. Throughout his career, Girish has led major technology-driven business transformation from modernizing on-premises applications to driving large-scale cloud migrations. His work includes API-based integration platforms, data-center and mainframe modernization, and enterprise cloud adoption initiatives. Based in Columbus, Ohio, Girish works at a tech-forward fintech company. He is passionate about AWS serverless architectures, Generative AI and emerging cloud technologies. An avid learner and builder, he continues to explore and apply the latest innovations in AWS to help organizations accelerate their digital transformation. https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/[https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/) **THANK YOU** *Franklin University* for hosting our meetup! To learn more about *Franklin University*, please visit their website: https://www.franklin.edu/ **DIRECTIONS** Franklin University Fisher Hall 300 E. Main St, Columbus, OH 43215 Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jxjBA2hUmS5qrvhq8 Parking is FREE! Please park in Lot C in front of Fisher Hall. See attached map. NOTE: Map the address only. When mapping with Google Maps it may use the Fisher Hall at OSU, which is NOT correct. **Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab?** Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com

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Is your business taking more of your time than you would like? [Rob Young](https://www.linkedin.com/in/cinci-robyoung/) principal at [Stage 3 Group](https://www.linkedin.com/company/stage-3-group/), hosts this workshop series and is the author of Stage 3 Success. * Provides a framework and a playbook for leaders of emerging businesses * Reviews business management tools and techniques for scaling and maturing a business * How to recognize and leverage stories hidden in financial statements * How to implement financial and operational controls and use leading indicators to spot trouble before it occurs * How to manage your time for maximum effect * How to deal with nonperforming employees * How to create standard operating procedures throughout your organization Four sessions will include two hours of content and an optional 90-minute hands-on lab. Reserve your spot via this link: https://clintonvilleba.com/calendar/#!event/2026/3/20/chaos-to-clarity-to-control ($200 for non-CABA members.)