Sound Engineering

**Exciting news: LeadDev Paris are here!** Get ready for the launch of LeadDev Paris Meetups! LeadDev Meetups are making a comeback and we’re excited to announce they will now be held quarterly! Join us for the special launch event on May 21st and enjoy an evening of networking and lightning talks. Drinks and nibbles will be provided on the night, thanks to **[leboncoin tech](https://www.meetup.com/fr-fr/leboncointech/)**. **Date: Thursday, 21 May 2026** **Time: 7 - 10 pm** **Location: 5-7 rue Saint-Fiacre 75002 Paris** **Spaces are limited - you must RSVP to attend. We hope to see you there!** Schedule: **7.00 pm** \- Arrival\, networking and refreshments **7.20 pm** \- Welcome from host \- leboncoin tech **7.30 pm** \- The company cannot rely on heroes: Defining managerial courage to understand how the "gravity" of the organization makes it possible or risky \- **Julien Conan, Head of Infrastructure and Data Platform @ leboncoin** **7.50 pm** \- AI in Code : Boosted productivity\, endangered lucidity ? \- **Arthur Magne, CTPO @ Packmind** **8.10 pm** \- Human vs AI : What if your creativity were your superpower ? \- **Alexandra Zakharova, Senior Solution Architect & MCT @ Microsoft** **8.30 pm** \- Closing remarks **9.00 pm** \- Networking **10.00 pm** \- Close ⚠️ Spaces are limited — you must RSVP to attend. We hope to see you there ! **Talks will be delivered in French, but everyone is welcome to join !** Don't forget to share this with your colleagues who may be interested, and keep an eye out for upcoming meetups later this year. **Thank you to our Paris meetup partner leboncoin tech** 🎉 **Superbe nouvelle : les meetups LeadDev arrivent à Paris!** Préparez-vous pour le lancement des meetups **LeadDev Paris** ! Les meetups LeadDev font leur grand retour et nous sommes ravis d’annoncer qu’ils auront désormais lieu **chaque trimestre**. Rejoignez-nous pour cet événement de lancement spécial le **21 mai** et profitez d’une soirée de networking et de lightning talks. Des boissons et des snacks seront proposés sur place, grâce à **[leboncoin tech](https://www.meetup.com/fr-fr/leboncointech/)**. **Date :** Jeudi 21 mai 2026 **Heure :** 19h00 – 22h00 **Lieu :** 5-7 rue Saint-Fiacre, 75002 Paris ⚠️ **Les places sont limitées — l’inscription est obligatoire pour participer.** Nous espérons vous y voir nombreux ! **Les talks seront en français, mais tout le monde est le bienvenu !** Programme **19h00** — Accueil, networking et rafraîchissements **19h20** — Mot de bienvenue par l’hôte — leboncoin tech **19h30** — L'entreprise ne peut pas reposer sur des héros : Définir le courage managérial pour comprendre comment la « gravité » de l’organisation le rend possible ou risqué - **Julien Conan, Head of Infrastructure and Data Platform @ leboncoin** **19h50** — IA dans le code : productivité boostée, lucidité en danger ? - **Arthur Magne, CTPO @ Packmind** **20h10** — Humain vs IA : et si votre créativité était votre superpouvoir ? - **Alexandra Zakharova, Senior Solution Architect & MCT @ Microsoft** **20h30** — Mot de clôture **21h00** — Networking **22h00** — Fin de l’événement N’oubliez pas de partager cet événement avec vos collègues susceptibles d’être intéressés, et restez à l’affût des prochains meetups prévus plus tard cette année. **Un grand merci à notre partenaire du meetup parisien : leboncoin tech** 🎉

🚀 Bienvenue à l’édition de Mai de notre meetup Grafana & Friends France ! Nous sommes ravis de vous inviter au prochain meetup Grafana qui se déroulera dans les bureaux de WeScale, à Paris – un immense merci à eux pour leur accueil chaleureux ! **\*\*\*** Les portes ouvrent à 18h30, et les présentations débuteront à 19h ! 📋 **Au programme :** 🎙️ **OpenTelemetry à grande échelle : corréler les signaux et stratégie de sampling** Déployer OpenTelemetry à grande échelle pose rapidement des défis de volume, de coûts et de lisibilité des données. Lorsque traces, métriques et logs se multiplient, il devient essentiel de conserver les bons signaux tout en préservant leur corrélation. Dans ce talk, nous verrons comment mettre en place des stratégies de sampling adaptées et comment maintenir la corrélation entre les signaux pour garder une observabilité exploitable dans des systèmes distribués à fort volume. À travers des exemples d’architecture et des bonnes pratiques, nous explorerons comment construire une pipeline OpenTelemetry scalable et efficace. **Speaker**: Alain Pham, Principal Solutions Engineer chez Grafana Labs 🎙️**Comment OpenTelemetry redéfinit l'observabilité de l'infrastructure (bye bye node exporter)** La supervision de l’infra se résume trop souvent à un assemblage de solutions diverses et variées, chacune avec ses propres standards : node exporter, Windows exporter, SNMP, etc. Avec des données aussi hétérogènes, il est difficile, voire impossible, de les exploiter à grande échelle. OpenTelemetry a permis de standardiser la collecte et de structurer les données côté applicatif. Et si OpenTelemetry permettait aussi de le faire pour l’infra ? Dans cette session, Bertrand Martin vous expliquera comment un collector de métriques universel open source basé sur OpenTelemetry, MetricsHub, permet de collecter toutes vos métriques hardware et système, de les standardiser, et de les exploiter directement dans vos dashboards Grafana. **Speaker**: Bertrand Martin, CEO de MetricsHub Nos meetups sont ouverts à tous, débutants ou experts. Au plaisir de pouvoir vous y retrouver ! #Grafana #Observability #DevOps #SRE

Venez découvrir la prise de parole avec notre club Les Ailes 🎁🎙, inspiré du modèle international Toastmasters. Nous nous retrouvons deux jeudis par mois, dans le 8ème. Le 1er et 3ème jeudi du mois. Notre prochaine séance aura lieu le Jeudi 21 mai au 174 rue Faubourg Saint Honoré ( salle à droite au rez de chaussé) Vous assisterez à une séance d'Improvistion😀 ( à laquelle vous pouvez demander de participer - ce n'est pas une obligation) - vous écouterez des discours préparés🎤 et des evaluations sur les différentes prestations. Venez nombreux Le lien pour s"inscrire et décourvrir 2 séances à 10€ [Séance Toastmasters Les Ailes 2025-2026](https://www.helloasso.com/associations/toastmasters-les-ailes/evenements/seance-toastmasters-les-ailes-2025-2026)

In or near Paris? Looking for cultural and language exchanges with French or English native speakers? Come have a drink with us and let's talk! Venez boire un verre avec nous et discuter ! TalkTime is a conversation group dedicated to helping French speakers and English speakers meet to have friendly and casual conversations in a warm and relaxed atmosphere. We regularly organize meetups in the Paris area to help our participants feel comfortable speaking in a foreign language. TalkTime est un groupe de conversation dédié à aider les francophones et les anglophones à se rencontrer, et à discuter de façon détendue dans une ambiance conviviale et tranquille. Nous organisons régulièrement des événements sur Paris et nous aidons nos participants à se mettre à l'aise dans une langue étrangère. Our series of meetups takes place at Folie’s Café (Grands Blvds), Notre série d'événements est au Folie’s Café (Grands Blvds). Entry fee: 10€ (first beverage free)! Participation: 10€ (première boisson offerte)! So what are you waiting for? Make a reservation here or on our Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/TalkTime-Paris-1677529982547236/)! See you there! TalkTime team

Paris Lit Up open mic (PLU) Every Thursday in English (other languages too – when in Rome, speak French) at the historic home of French Slam poetry, Culture Rapide (103 Rue Julien Lacroix, 75020). If you would like to read, dance, sing or otherwise express yourself, sign up is open and free to all, starting at 20.00-ish. We go until we drop or run out of performers! In any language. Or no language at all. No limits, just respect. Plus, each week featured performers from around the world are invited to strut their stuff before our rowdy but respectful audience. For this week's special guest, see: www.facebook.com/ParisLitUp Not in Paris? Join us online at "PLU Live on Zoom"! Every Wednesday from 9pm CET. Just like an open mic, but we chat a bit too. Always the same link, hosts rotate: http://tiny.cc/PLUopenmic

Here we speak English ! Level B1-C1 ❗Please register before coming :)❗it is very IMPORTANT❗ To register and join our WhatsApp group, you have **two options**: 👉 **Register via the form on our website:** https://lampaling.com/inscription-speaking-club/ After registration, you will receive the WhatsApp group link **by email**. 👉 **Click “Participate” on this Meetup event** You will then receive the WhatsApp group link **via private message on Meetup**. **How does it work?** We don’t mix several languages. Here we speak English only. ⏱️ Duration: 1h30 👥 Number of participants per session: max 8–10 people *The number of registrations shown on Meetup does not reflect the actual attendance. **Official registrations** are made through the LampaLing **WhatsApp** group.* 💸 Fee: €7 per session. +Minimum one drink par person required🍹☕️ 📋 **Structure of a LampaLing Speaking Club:** 1. Welcome Short introduction from each participant (name, interests...) 2\. Pair activity o Each participant must download the app LampaLing to access discussion cards, role-play prompts, and questions. 3\. Group activity o Games like “Who am I?” (vocabulary version), “SpyFall – Find the spy”, etc 4\. Wrap\-up **🙋**You’ll be guided throughout the session by our friendly LampaLing host! Our **Lampaling speaking clubs** stand out from traditional language exchange events because they focus on the **educational aspect**. During our sessions, you’re **guided by qualified language teachers** who help you, and answer all your questions about mastering the language. Lampaling has created a **unique mix between a traditional language school and a friendly language exchange event**. Our goal is to help you **really speak the language** — without the pressure of a classroom, but in a **relaxed and supportive atmosphere**, with a strong focus on **speaking and communication**. 🎯💬

Une soirée intimiste de jazz vocal et piano, où les grands standards rencontrent l’improvisation et l’émotion. Laissez-vous emporter par des mélodies chaleureuses, des harmonies élégantes et toute la magie du live dans une atmosphère unique. Rejoignez-nous pour une nuit de swing, de poésie et de musique inoubliable. Loo - voix Florian Berret - piano 🗓️ JEUDI 21 MAI de 19H à 21H 📍 58 rue Richer 75009 Paris 🔴 entrée gratuite + sans réservation + 5 € (minimum) de contribution aux musiciens sur votre premier verre (nous préférons l'argent liquide) + consommation obligatoire 🌐 visitez www.thedissidentclub.org pour plus d’informations

The Horizon Records Présente : Beats, Poésie & Enregistrement Vocal pour Poétesses — Inspiré par les Traditions Africaines et Arabes Rejoignez The Horizon Records, une initiative musicale créative à but non lucratif basée à Los Angeles et Philadelphie, pour un atelier immersif autour du self-recording, du beatmaking et de la création de paysages sonores à travers le rythme, la narration et l’exploration sonore. Cet atelier pratique est destiné aux femmes, artistes, débutantes, chanteuses, poétesses et créatives souhaitant apprendre à s’enregistrer, créer des beats originaux et construire des paysages sonores émotionnels à partir de samples, de voix, de percussions et de textures ambiantes. Inspiré par les traditions musicales africaines, nord-africaines, arabes, hip-hop et diasporiques, cet atelier invite les participantes à explorer comment le rythme et le son peuvent devenir des outils d’expression personnelle, de narration et d’identité artistique. Pendant l’atelier, les participantes apprendront : • Les bases de l’enregistrement autonome de la voix et du spoken word • Comment créer des beats grâce aux samples et aux superpositions rythmiques • La création de paysages sonores à partir de textures, percussions et atmosphères • Les techniques d’enregistrement vocal et de superposition créative des voix • Comment transmettre des émotions et raconter une histoire à travers le son • Les bases accessibles de la production musicale et des workflows créatifs d’enregistrement Cet atelier est un espace collaboratif et bienveillant qui encourage l’expérimentation, la créativité et la connexion à travers la musique et le son. Aucune expérience requise. Tous niveaux bienvenus. Le rythme est mémoire. La voix est puissance. Le son est connexion. The Horizon Records Presents: Beats, Poetry & Song Recording for Poets — Inspired by African and Arab Traditions Join The Horizon Records, a nonprofit creative music initiative based in Los Angeles and Philadelphia, for an immersive workshop exploring beatmaking, vocal recording, poetry, and soundscape creation through rhythm, storytelling, and cultural sound traditions. This hands-on workshop is designed for women artists, poets, singers, beginners, and creatives interested in learning how to self-record, create original beats, and build emotional soundscapes using samples, voice, percussion, and ambient textures. Inspired by African, North African, Arab, hip-hop, and diasporic musical traditions, participants will explore how rhythm, poetry, and sound can become tools for self-expression, storytelling, healing, and artistic identity. During the workshop, participants will learn: • The basics of self-recording vocals, poetry, and spoken word • How to create beats using samples and rhythmic layering • Soundscape production using textures, percussion, and atmosphere • Vocal recording techniques and creative vocal layering • How to combine poetry, rhythm, and storytelling through sound • Beginner-friendly music production and creative recording workflows This workshop is a collaborative and welcoming space encouraging experimentation, creativity, and connection through music, poetry, and sound. No experience required. All levels welcome. Rhythm is memory. Voice is power. Sound is connection.

Votre médiathèque **WordPress** ressemble à un chantier ? Images introuvables, doublons qui s'accumulent, fichiers lourds qui plombent vos performances ? Ce **meetup** est fait pour vous. Pour cette nouvelle rencontre, **WP Paris** accueille **Jason Rouet** et **Antoine Sirven**, pour présenter **Mediapapa**, une extension WordPress conçue pour reprendre le contrôle de sa **médiathèque** — sans avoir besoin d'être un expert technique. **Antoine** témoignera pour nous de son expérience d'utilisation de cet outil destiné à optimiser la **gestion des médias** de WordPress. Il se sert actuellement de l'extension pour la refonte d’un site **gérant 100000 médias**. Son expertise de **développeur** nous éclairera sur la question des médias et de la **médiathèque** dans WordPress, et les caractéristiques de cette nouvelle extension. Jason, le product owner de cette extension, apportera précisions et réponses aux questions sur ce produit. Pour celles et ceux qui le peuvent, nous prolongerons la soirée autour d'une table dans le quartier. Profitant de la présence de Jason, qui est par ailleurs président de WPFR, nous aurons l'occasion d'échanger à propos de la communauté WordPress.

🇫🇷 Bonjour ! J’espère que tout le monde va bien ! 😁 Nous revoilà pour un événement d’échange de Langue Franco-Anglais et de la bonne humeur : * Dimanche à "Les Berthom" : 35 Boulevard Voltaire, 75011 Paris à 18H00, prix de la participation à 10€. Proche des stations République(Métro 3, 5, 8, 9, 11) et Oberkampf(Métro 5, 9). Une boisson vous sera offerte parmi la carte du bar ! 🍻 L’entrée au bar se fait à partir de 17H50. Le concept de l’événement est celui qui suit : * La durée totale de l’événement est de 2 heures, divisée en 3 sessions. À chaque session, des tables de 4 ou 5 personnes seront composées, avec au minimum 2 Français et 2 Étrangers par table. Et pendant cette session, il y aura 15 minutes de conversation en Français et 15 minutes de conversation en Anglais. À la fin de chaque session, les tables changent afin de vous faire rencontrer d’autres personnes ! Nos événements ont pour but de favoriser les échanges linguistiques, culturels et la création de liens sociaux amicaux et/ou professionnels ! Nos événements n’ont pas pour vocations d’être des speed-dating, nous trouvons cela important de le préciser et nous serons strict sur le respect de cette mention. ^^ En espérant vous voir très bientôt ! 🇬🇧 Hello ! We hope everyone’s doing good ! 😁 We're back for a French & English language exchange event : * Sunday at "Les Berthom" : 35 Boulevard Voltaire, 75011 Paris, starting at 6:00PM. For a 10€ fee. Close to the Metro station République (Métro 3, 5, 8, 9 & 11) and Oberkampf (Métro 5 & 9). A drink will be offered from the Bar's Menu !🍻 We’ll start the check-in at 5:50PM. The concept of the event is : * The whole event lasts 2 hours, subdivided in 4 sessions of 30 minutes. In each session, tables of 4 to 8 persons will be formed equally between foreigners and French (2/3 Foreigners and 2/3 French). In these sessions, there will be 15 minutes of French conversation followed by 15 minutes of English conversation. At the end of the 30 minutes, we’ll switch the tables and you’ll be placed on a new table with new persons (Hence, you’ll meet at least 9 to 12 different persons in an event) ! The purpose of the event is mainly focused on the language and cultural exchange, on top of creating friendly and professional links ! These events are not intended to be speed-datings, which is important to be precise and we plan to be strict about this point. ^^ We hope to see you soon !

Atelier d’impro Découvre les joies de l'impro, optimise ta créativité et libère ton potentiel ! L'improvisation théâtrale est un excellent outil de développement personnel et une formidable aventure collective ! Si tu as envie de [re]découvrir l'impro dans un cadre ludique et bienveillant cet atelier est fait pour toi ! Ces séances sont ouvertes à tous, débutants, intermédiaires, confirmés. L'atelier se déroule en 2 heures, au programme : Des échauffements dynamiques pour être à l’aise rapidement avec le groupe. La gestion du stress et le lâcher prise, Des jeux ludiques pour construire avec ses partenaires des histoires éphémères, Du rire, du [Fun] et des rencontres … Infos pratiques : - Nombre de participants limité - Prévoir une tenue confortable -Une participation de 10 euros sera à régler - Les modalités seront envoyées par message privé Venez vous essayer, vous dépasser, jouer des personnages… vous permettant de passer des moments d’exception. Nous déclinons toute responsabilité en cas d’incident, lors des ateliers. Hocine et Solène

Hi guys, The summer is coming ! let’s meet by the river the first outdoor jam (metro Pont Marie). It’s an outdoor jam where everyone is welcome to come. See the map in the photo and don’t hesitate to ask in the comments. Bring something to drink, and your instrument. There will be a bass a guitar the mics with 2 Bose amps and the new Tama coctail drums ;). 10 Euros for stage bracelet to play / free to Watch.

Allongé ou assis en posture de méditation, le tambour et le chant nous accompagnent aux racines de notre histoire, les émotions apaisées, la confiance renforcée. Informations et inscriptions : https://www.tempsducorps.org

Enjoy Bollywood music 🎶🇮🇳 €10 entrance fee with 1 slide Pizza and 1 drink Subscribe here : https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1KQGwZL2rUR0loJQ1bJBM745pi3kG3cVhPAjPmGgFx3Y/edit?chromeless=1#responses community: [https://chat.whatsapp.com/JKoAeadYIj4KWrlXKWdDzN](https://chat.whatsapp.com/JKoAeadYIj4KWrlXKWdDzN) Location A l'intérieur/ Inside Café Foresta Paris ( Bar & Italian restaurant ) 126 Boulevard de Magenta 75010 Paris [https://g.co/kgs/xF3rnzX](https://g.co/kgs/xF3rnzX) [https://www.foresta-paris.fr/](https://www.foresta-paris.fr/) See you on Saturday! Your organizer Jean-Noël

**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you. The building address is 4450 Bridge Park The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400 You will need to scan your ID at the door to get a visitor badge. **Abstract** Like it or not, AI agents are now capable of turning a quickly written paragraph of requirements into a pull request that is ready to be integrated into real-world production applications and it's now our responsibility to make sure AI doesn't go rogue and take down prod - or corrupt our data by misunderstanding the requirements or our existing schemas. In this session we'll explore strategies to protect our codebases through unit and integration testing, documentation, and code review along with additional ways of providing context and guard rails to our AI agents as they carry out the work we've assigned them to do. By the time we're done, you'll have a firm grasp of the problem and understand some helpful options for protecting your codebase from vibe coding mishaps getting YOLOed into prod. **YouTube Link** TBD

Most people use AI like a search box: they type one sentence, hope for the best, and get frustrated when the answer is generic, wrong, or useless. But getting better results from tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other AI systems is not about memorizing magic prompts. It is about learning how to give the AI better context. In this beginner-friendly session, we’ll break down how to make AI dramatically more useful by improving the way you communicate with it. You’ll learn how to give clearer instructions, provide examples, set constraints, ask for better output formats, and use follow-up questions to turn a mediocre answer into a genuinely useful one. We’ll cover practical techniques you can use immediately for work, learning, writing, coding, planning, research, and everyday problem solving. We’ll also touch on why these same ideas show up in more advanced AI systems, including RAG, agents, evaluations, and AI workflows. No technical background required. Bring your curiosity, your questions, and maybe one real task you wish AI was better at helping you with. **What you’ll learn:** * Why “better prompting” is really about better context * How to structure requests so AI gives more useful answers * How to use examples, constraints, and output formats * How to iterate when the first answer is not good enough * How these skills connect to more advanced AI workflows This meetup is for anyone who wants to move beyond basic ChatGPT usage and start getting more practical value out of AI. 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.

Join us as we get together to see Paul Rudd in the latest comedy-drama-musical from John Carney, POWER BALLAD! The film follows a washed-up wedding singer, a fading boy band singer and a stolen hit song. Here’s a description, trailer and plan for this event: DESCRIPTION: Rick, a washed-up wedding singer, and Danny, a fading boy band star, bond over music and a late-night jam session. When Danny turns Rick's song into a hit, Rick sets out to reclaim the recognition he believes he deserves. Power Ballad is written/directed by John Carney, the master of the modern musical and creative mind behind Once, Begin Again and Sing Street! It stars Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Peter McDonald, Marcella Plunkett, Havana Rose Liu and Jack Reynor. BUZZ & ACCLAIM: The film premiered to rave reviews at this year’s Dublin International Film Festival where critics call it “a sure-fired crowd-pleaser” that “just might be the feel-good hit of the year!” Others say, “Paul Rudd delivers a career-best performance in this charmer” that’s both “hilarious and deeply moving!” SUMMER OF ICE CREAM, VOL 2: SHAKE NO. 8! Ranked the #1 Ice Cream Shop in Columbus in 2024, this is the perfect place to kick off our Summer of Ice Cream and grab a sweet treat after the show! Their menu features an array of traditional, specialty and vegan shakes, hot cocoa, and more! You can check out their full menu here: [https://www.shakeno8.com/menu.php](https://www.shakeno8.com/menu.php) PLAN: We’ll plan for a 7pm-ish showing and will meet in the lobby area about 20 minutes before the show. Once showtime is announced, advance ticket purchase is advised! Once you have yours, please list your seat number in the Comments section of this event. We'll head to nearby Shake No. 8 immediately following the show! Should be a fun one, Dan

## Candle Making Night at The Arcane Foundry \| Design Your Own Custom Candle **SPECIAL PROMOTION**: Buy 3 and get 1 Free! Step into The Arcane Foundry and create your own custom candle from start to finish. This is a laid back, hands-on experience where **you’ll blend fragrances, choose your vessel, and pour your own candle using 100% soy wax**. Whether you’re coming solo or with friends, it’s designed to be simple, creative, and a good time. We’ll walk you through the entire process, from picking your scents to choosing between a traditional cotton wick or a crackling wood wick. You can go with one fragrance or mix your own blend to create something completely unique**. No experience needed**, just show up and we’ll handle the rest. While your candle sets, feel free to hang out, play a game, explore the shop, or just relax and talk. Drinks and snacks are available, and the atmosphere leans into the **fantasy**, **dark academia**, and **gothic horror** vibe The Arcane Foundry is known for. Learn More: [Candle Making in Columbus, Ohio at The Arcane Foundry](https://thearcanefoundry.com/candle-making/) *** ### What to Expect: * Guided candle making experience * Choose your own vessel, wax, wick, and fragrance * 100% soy wax candles * Optional drinks and snacks * Time to relax while your candle cools *** ### Important Notes: * Please arrive on time so we can start together * Candles will need time to set before taking home * This is a beginner-friendly event *** ### RSVP Required Reserve your spot on Meetup to lock in your seat. **Candle Making** (includes vessel, your choice of wick, wax, scented oil, labels and lids) 5oz Glass Jars $15 8oz Candle Tins $25 12oz Glass Candles $35 12oz Amber Jars $40 16 oz Skull or Jack o Lantern Candle Mugs $65 (Limited Edition!) **All materials included. You just bring yourself (and your drink of choice).** **Payments accepted:** * Credit Card * Venmo: @Daclaud-Lee * Cashapp: $DaclaudL

PLEASE NOTE!!! This event will be In-Person for our very 1st Improving collab! If you know the [Columbus Unity group](https://www.meetup.com/columbus-unity-user-group/) location, we'll be at the same place. This is our 1st event and are doing a soft launch with limited attendance. 1st come 1st serve. If you want to be there and we fill up, please email me at [info@thecogg.com](mailto:info@thecogg.com) and I'll be in touch. All street parking is free on Sundays but you can also pay to park in any of the local garages. See image of [parking map here](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Mr9_LFIggbs-0_Zd3AJTGNqEhgMf2TzQ/view?usp=sharing). \-\-\- On the last Sunday of the month, we're having our usual end-of-the-month social gathering with our GameDev Meetup meeting. There will be announcements and presentations followed by some social networking Let's continue the conversations with good vibes and friends. All are welcomed from all ages and backgrounds to this public event. If we can, we'll be streaming or uploading the video later via our COGG YouTube channel here: [https://www.youtube.com/@TheCOGG/streams](https://www.youtube.com/@TheCOGG/streams) (Also please do subscribe if you have not done so!) No game development experience required! If you are interested in doing a 20 minute game development related presentation, please fill out our form online here: [https://goo.gl/forms/lVdTJZiNJewlPJuj1](https://goo.gl/forms/lVdTJZiNJewlPJuj1) Or e-mail us at info@thecogg.com with the following: Your Name, Company/Affiliation, Name of Your Game/Topic, Description, Tech Needs, and Your Contact. Be sure to check out our Discord for real time news updates: [https://discord.gg/NrBhuNQ](https://discord.gg/NrBhuNQ)

Main Library, Meeting Room 2B Join us for a welcoming evening of reflection, gentle music, and meaningful conversation. We’ll begin with a short grounding moment, followed by a brief reading from spiritual or philosophical traditions, and an open reflection circle where participants can share (or simply listen). Libera Animae is an interfaith community focused on inner growth, creativity, and authentic connection. All backgrounds are welcome.

**Welcome to Drunken Philosophy** a casual, curious social discussion **Optional topic for this meetup: What's up with all the AI hate?** A recent survey found that 74% of Americans have a negative view of AI, and I want to know why. Come out and debate whether AI is good or bad. My hot take: a labor-saving tool that could potentially help cure cancer gets called dangerous because it might raise unemployment or cause a speculative investment bubble, that tells you a lot more about capitalism and the economic system we live under than it does about the tool itself. As a computer programmer, I think AI is a wonderful tool that has increased my productivity by at least an order of magnitude. I'd go so far as to say Claude Code is the best tool I have ever used. Debate me and name a better one. Is AI potentially dangerous? Yes, but so are a lot of tools. Chainsaws. Steam engines (early ones would occasionally explode and kill everyone in the room). Do you think cavemen sat around debating whether fire could be used as a weapon or for self-harm, and decided not to discover it? I have two friends who hate AI for opposite reasons: one thinks it's a fad and not useful, and the other thinks it's going to take over everything and cause human extinction. Come out tonight, have a friendly debate, and make some friends. No lectures. Friendly crowd. Drop in for one drink and stay if it's fun.