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We’re Back! 🔥 DevOps Toronto In-Person Meetup
**DevOps Toronto is officially back, and we’re kicking off 2026 with an in-person meetup!**
After a pause, we’re excited to bring the community together again for an evening of learning, connection, and great conversations 🤝
This is a great chance to reconnect and meet fellow DevOps, cloud, and platform engineering professionals in Toronto.
**What to expect:**
🎤 **2 technical sessions**
1. Crawl, Walk, Scale: Building Maturity into your internal development platform by Jeferson pereira
2. Bring Your Own AI: Running LLM Models in Your Lab by Alexander Kharkevich
🤝 **Dedicated networking time** with the community
💡 Real-world insights, hands-on learnings, and meaningful discussions
**📅 Event Details:**
📅 **Date:** 28th May 2026
⏰ **Time:** 5:00 to 7:30 PM EST
📍 **Venue: 7th Floor, AWS Office,** **18 York St, Toronto, ON M5J 0B2, Canada**
**🎤 Interested in speaking?**
We’re actively looking for speakers to take the stage and share their experiences with the community.
👉 **Submit your talk here:** [https://sessionize.com/devops-toronto-2026/](https://sessionize.com/devops-toronto-2026/)
✨ Let’s bring the DevOps Toronto community back stronger than ever.
🔒 **Note:**
This is a **community-driven event**. We respect your privacy and **will never share attendee information for any monetary or promotional purposes**.
Plan before you build: Deterministic planning patterns for AI agents
Can your agents scale without bankrupting your API quota or your compute budget? Join this session to explore a production-ready architecture that uses the LLM Council pattern, Google’s Agent Development Kit (ADK) for Java and Spring AI, all deployed on Cloud Run. And discover how replacing probabilistic reason-and-act (ReAct) loops with LLM Council enable goal-oriented action planning (GOAP) creates agents that are not only smarter but also significantly lighter and faster – making them the perfect workload for serverless execution.
**About the venue**
Free Times Cafe has bistro-style seating and a full food and drink menu. Please consider helping to support the venue by planning to have supper during the talk.
**Speaker Bio**
Dan Dobrin is an App Architect in Google Cloud, helping customer teams adopt modern AI technologies, cloud-native patterns, practices and technologies in GCP.
Dan focuses on building GenAI applications, adopting AI coding assistance tooling with Gemini, Native Java Images, Spring AI, event-driven architectures, production-readiness and performance optimization.
Prior to joining Google Cloud, he has built highly scalable, low-latency, frameworks for technology, security and financial services organizations.
After Work Social Mixer! VIP entry @ Story Toronto *No meetup fee* 🎶🎉🍾🥂
Join Toronto’s leading founders, builders, investors, and creatives for a refined post-conference experience during Tech Week. Whether you’re a professional in a STEM field, an entrepreneur, or simply a music lover eager to connect with like-minded people, this is your night. Enjoy a blend of networking and nightlife as we dance and mingle at one of Downtown Toronto’s newest standout venues, Story Toronto. Come for the great vibes, stay for the even better connections.
What to expect:
Music
Immersive lighting + elevated venue vibe
Bar + late-night atmosphere
Fundraising in 2026: Panel & Mixer
What does fundraising look like in 2026?
The capital landscape has shifted. The "growth at all costs" era is over, replaced by a focus on sustainable unit economics, AI-driven efficiency, and strategic resilience. Whether you are raising a pre-seed or gearing up for a Series A, the rules of the game have changed.
Join Startup Grind Toronto on May 28th at Startuptive for a tactical deep dive into the current state of venture capital. We’ve assembled a powerhouse panel to give you a 360-degree view of the fundraising journey:
Swish Goswami (CEO and Founder, Stealth Startup, formerly Head of Growth @ Boardy, CEO of Surf) breaks down how to leverage modern growth tactics and AI to build the traction that investors can't ignore.
Kayli Smith (Co-Founder & CEO of Friendlier) shares the raw, "boots-on-the-ground" experience of successfully raising capital and scaling a circular economy startup in today’s evolving economy.
Miryam Lazarte (Founder & CEO of Global Startups Accelerator; General Partner, GSA Ventures): Offers a unique dual perspective as both an accelerator leader and a venture capitalist focused on global scale.
Wael Jabir (Moderator | Chief of Staff at Hustle Fund): Represents an early-stage venture firm investing in "hilariously early" startups. Wael brings insights from Hustle Fund’s massive 600k+ media ecosystem and their 2,600-member global angel community.
This isn't just a panel; it’s a masterclass in modern storytelling and financial strategy. Come for the insights, stay for the high-energy mixer with fellow founders, beer, and pizza.
The Agenda:
6:00 PM: Doors Open & Pre-Event Networking
7:00 PM: Fundraising in 2026: Panel Discussion & Q&A
7:45 PM: Founder & Investor Mixer (Pizza & Beer provided)
Stop pitching like it's 2021. Come learn how to win in 2026.
About Our Venue Partner
Startuptive is a collaborative coworking community designed for ambitious founders, remote teams, and independent professionals. We offer flexible workspace options, high-speed internet, curated events, and a supportive environment that helps you focus, connect, and grow your business. Whether you’re launching your first startup or scaling your next big idea, Startuptive is where productivity meets community.
Sponsor Highlight
Deel is the all-in-one global HR platform helping companies hire, pay, and scale international teams from day one — no local entities required.
From onboarding contractors and employees in 150+ countries to running compliant payroll in 100+ currencies, Deel simplifies global hiring, HR, equity, and equipment management through one centralized platform — so founders can focus on building, not paperwork.
As part of the Startup Grind community partnership, eligible new clients can access up to $5,000 in Deel credits through Startup Grind Toronto.
Learn more:
Startup Grind x Deel Credits
Agenda
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Hosted By
Ankur Sethi, Director
Ankur Sethi is a seasoned entrepreneur and venture capitalist with over 17 years of experience building and scaling consumer businesses across technology, finance, and healthcare. He has led ventures from inception to over $350 million in annual revenue and $2 billion in valuation, combining operational excellence with a deep understanding of evolving consumer behavior.
Daria Tilikanova, Co-Director
Daria Tilikanova is a business and startup coach who helps founders and service-based entrepreneurs build scalable businesses with clear strategy, strong positioning, and predictable revenue systems.
Originally from Russia, she founded and sold two education companies before moving to Canada, where she shifted into full-time mentoring for early-stage and growing founders.
Daria has worked with 200+ entrepreneurs across tech, education, wellness, and agency-based businesses, guiding them from first clients to stable growth and team building. Alongside her private practice, she is a Venture Fellow at Winner Capital, supporting startup evaluation and founder readiness for investment.
Her coaching combines business structure, mindset work, and execution clarity - helping entrepreneurs grow without burnout or chaos.
Lydia Emanuel,
I run a consultancy that focuses on Talent Strategy and Operations for fast-moving companies. Instead of just hiring people, I build the systems that help businesses scale without the chaos.
I also lead Events and Sponsorships for Startup Grind Toronto, connecting the best brands to our local tech community.
Diana Subbotkina,
I help grow the Toronto startup ecosystem through Startup Grind Toronto, connecting founders, investors, and operators through curated events, partnerships, and community initiatives.
My work focuses on bringing the right people into the room and creating opportunities for meaningful connections and growth.
Shabs Badsha,
Sukanta Goswami,
Inquisitive entrepreneur connecting and collaborating with earlystage ventures by investing time and energy in bringing new ideas and concepts to the market.
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Global Partner
Carta (http://www.carta.com/launch?utm_campaign=20240423-nam-general-smb-startup_grind_partnership&utm_medium=social&utm_source=startup_grind)
Carta helps people manage equity, build businesses, and invest in the companies of tomorrow. Carta Launch is the only free cap table product, helping new founders get started. The company is trusted by more than 40,000 companies, over 7,000 funds and SPVs, and over two million equity holders to manage cap tables, compensation, valuations, liquidity, and more. For more information, visit carta.com.
Partners
Startuptive (https://startuptive.com/)
Startuptive is a collaborative coworking community designed for ambitious founders, remote teams, and independent professionals. We offer flexible workspace options, high-speed internet, curated events, and a supportive environment that helps you focus, connect, and grow your business. Whether you’re launching your first startup or scaling your next big idea, Startuptive is where productivity meets community.
Winner Capital (https://winner.capital)
Winner Capital is an early stage to growth stage syndicate fund investing across North America
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Startup Grind is a global startup community designed to educate, inspire, and connect entrepreneurs. We host monthly events in more than 600 cities and 125+ countries featuring successful local founders, innovators, educators and investors who share personal stories and lessons learned on the road to building great companies. Our monthly fireside chat interviews, startup mixers and annual conferences provide ample opportunities to connect with amazing startups and the people behind them, tap into a strong support network, form meaningful connections and gain inspiration for the startup journey ahead. For more information visit StartupGrind.com or follow us on twitter @StartupGrind.
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Complete your event RSVP here: https://www.startupgrind.com/events/details/startup-grind-toronto-presents-fundraising-in-2026-panel-amp-mixer/.
Inclusive AI in Practice: A Cross-Sector Roundtable
**Moving from Conversation to Implementation**
Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping workplaces, products, services, and decision-making systems across sectors. As organizations accelerate AI adoption, many teams are being asked to make high-impact decisions without clear governance structures, shared implementation standards, or practical guidance for assessing risk, accountability, accessibility, and long-term impact.
Across workforce, technical, and community contexts, organizations are grappling with how to ensure AI is implemented in ways that are inclusive, responsible, and grounded in real-world realities. HR professionals, AI practitioners, nonprofit leaders, governance stakeholders, and community advocates each hold critical perspectives on how AI systems can either reinforce existing inequities or help build more equitable futures.
This in-person QT Inclusive AI Roundtable brings together professionals across sectors for a facilitated cross-sector working session focused on one core question:
**What do organizations actually need in order to implement inclusive AI responsibly in practice?**
This session is designed as a collaborative implementation lab where leaders and professionals can explore the real-world challenges of implementing AI responsibly, share practical insights across sectors, and help shape the tools, frameworks, and approaches organizations need to move from theory into action.
Through guided dialogue, peer exchange, implementation exercises, and collaborative activities, participants will explore:
* where AI is already influencing organizational decisions and systems
* the governance, operational, and accountability tensions organizations are navigating
* how different sectors experience and define AI risks differently
* where misalignments and gaps currently exist
* what practical tools, frameworks, and supports are needed to move from theory into implementation
Grounded in queer-informed approaches to systems, safety, accessibility, and community-centred accountability, this session centers lived experience as a critical source of implementation insight. Participants will examine how AI systems can unintentionally reproduce invisibility, exclusion, surveillance, or harm when deployed without meaningful community grounding or governance structures.
This session is part of QueerTech’s broader initiative to move from conversation into practical implementation. Insights gathered through this roundtable will directly contribute to the development of community-informed toolkits, frameworks, case studies, and practical resources designed to support organizations implementing inclusive AI across sectors.
The session will include both implementation perspective-based discussions and cross-sector exchange, creating space for participants to deepen within their own organizational realities while learning from different approaches, constraints, and experiences across the ecosystem.
Participants are encouraged to bring:
* real organizational scenarios
* current implementation challenges
* governance questions
* operational tensions
* decision points they are actively navigating
**Following this roundtable, there is a QT Connect for the broader community at the same location in the evening.**
**Participants will Leave With:**
✨ A clearer understanding of the governance, operational, and accountability challenges organizations are currently facing in AI implementation
✨ Cross-sector perspectives on how AI risks, tensions, and opportunities are experienced differently across workforce, technical, governance, and community contexts
✨ Greater insight into the practical tools, frameworks, and supports organizations need to move from intention into responsible implementation
✨ New ways of thinking about inclusion, safety, visibility, and accountability through queer-informed and lived-experience perspectives
✨ Practical ideas, questions, and next steps to bring back into their organization, team, or community
✨ Connections with peers across sectors navigating similar implementation realities and decision-making challenges
✨ The opportunity to contribute to the development of future QT Inclusive AI resources, frameworks, and toolkits
This roundtable is supported by WAGE (Women and Gender Equality) Canada and by RBC’s approach to helping strengthen the capacity of Canada’s nonprofit sector.
**Who Should Attend**
This session welcomes professionals working across:
* HR, workforce, and organizational leadership
* AI, product, design, and technical systems
* Nonprofit, public, and community-serving organizations
* Governance, policy, accessibility, legal, and strategy roles
* Research, advocacy, and ecosystem-building spaces
No advanced technical expertise is required.
**Event Details**
📅 May 28, 2026
🕑 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM ET
📍 Toronto \| In Person
🗣 Language: English
**About QT Inclusive AI**
QT Inclusive AI is a national initiative designed to support professionals across Canada in understanding, assessing, and applying inclusive AI practices within real organizational contexts. Through curriculum, assessment tools, facilitated dialogue, and community-informed resource development, participants examine how AI systems are being used in practice and where risks, tensions, and opportunities are emerging.
The goal of QT Inclusive AI is to help translate responsible AI principles into practical implementation across technical and non-technical environments.
Read more on the QueerTech website:[ https://queertech.org/en/qt-inclusive-ai](https://queertech.org/en/qt-inclusive-ai)
If you have questions about the program, contact:
Amos B.
Program Manager, Community Learning and Development
amos@queertech.org
Sign up today!
Talent Acquisition Events This Week
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Silent Bookclub Meeting #75 (RSVP REQUIRED)
Note you will need to RSVP to attend our event this Saturday May 30 at Danu Social House. You can RSVP here: https://luma.com/56n7xscd
dbt Meetup, Toronto Tech Week 2026 Edition!
Welcome to the dbt Meetup, Toronto Tech Week 2026 Edition!
dbt Meetups are networking events open to all folks working with data. Talks predominantly focus on community members' experience with dbt, however, you'll catch presentations on broader topics such as analytics engineering, AI, data stacks, data ops, modeling, testing, and team structures.
**To attend, please read the Health and Safety Policy and Terms of Participation: [https://www.getdbt.com/legal/health-and-safety-policy](https://www.getdbt.com/legal/health-and-safety-policy)**
Toronto Tech Week is a citywide celebration of the people building what’s next. From May 25–29, 2026, founders, investors, and builders come together for hundreds of community-led events across Toronto, connecting tens of thousands of people around Canadian tech. Torontotechweek.com.
**Agenda**
* 6:00 > Arrive, Eat, Drink, and be Merry (aka Socialize)
* 6:30 > Speaker 1 and 2 presentations
**Instructions**:
* Meet at entrance and someone will escort you for check-in
**Speaker Sessions:**
**1st Speakers:**
* [Josh Harris](https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-harris-86188983/), founder of AnswerLayer.
* **Topic**: Open Semantic Interchange shipped in January 2026 with dbt Labs as one of the co-leading vendors. OSI v1.0: what it is, why it exists, and what it means for dbt users.
**2nd Speaker:**
* [Daria Sukhareva](https://www.linkedin.com/in/dariasukhareva/), creator of [kWwhat](https://www.linkedin.com/company/108154470)
* **Topic:** Let’s chat: grounding ChatBI with dimensional models, semantic models, and rules - why your AI shouldn't be connecting dots.
Reach out if you're interested in volunteering/speaking!
➡️ Join the dbt Slack community: [https://www.getdbt.com/community/](https://www.getdbt.com/community/)🤝For the best Meetup experience, make sure to join the #local-toronto channel in dbt Slack ([https://slack.getdbt.com/](https://slack.getdbt.com/)).
dbt is the standard in data transformation, used by over 40,000 organizations worldwide. Through the application of software engineering best practices like modularity, version control, testing, and documentation, dbt’s analytics engineering workflow helps teams work more efficiently to produce data the entire organization can trust. Learn more: [https://www.getdbt.com/](https://www.getdbt.com/)
COME SIT WITH US - Meditation
**COME SIT WITH US Meditation - What to Expect**
* **LEARN What is Zen Meditation**
* **TRAIN Your Mind in the Art of Being Present**
* **DAILY Methods for Calm and Focus**
* **BECAUSE Improving Yourself is Improving the World**
Toronto Tech Mixer and Social (Tech / AI / Data / IT) ✨
Whether you're a seasoned tech veteran or just starting out, let's create the ideal afterwork place to meet and chill with other workers in tech - find that new job, expand your network, share ideas, and stay up-to-date on the latest trends in the industry. Let's inspire, innovate, and shape the future of technology in Toronto!
Tech, AI, Data, IT, and more \~
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### Event Details
💰 Cost: Free
🍺🥃 Afterwork drinks and social
📍 The Goodman Pub and Kitchen (Inside, or ask for Tech Social) - 207 Queens Quay W
🕕 6:00pm onwards every Friday
**Or RSVP on the website for our Discord / WhatsApp communities, and to see who else is going and what their backgrounds/seniority/interests are:**
🔗 [Link to Website](https://techsocialtoronto.com/event/meetup)
If you cannot find us, ask staff about Tech Social, or ask in the WhatsApp community above.
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### Who Should Attend?
Perfect for **Toronto tech professionals** including:
* **Software Developers & Engineers** (Python, JavaScript, Java, C++, React, Node.js)
* **Data Scientists & Analysts** (Machine Learning, AI, Data Visualization, SQL)
* **Cybersecurity Professionals** (InfoSec, Ethical Hacking, Cloud Security)
* **Product Managers & Tech Entrepreneurs**
* **Students & Tech Graduates** looking to break into tech
* **Career Changers** entering tech industry
* **Remote Workers & Digital Nomads** in Toronto
* **Startup Employees & Entrepreneurs**
* **Digital Marketing & Product Professionals**
* **Senior Engineers** looking to mentor and network
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### What You'll Experience
* 🤝 **Network with Toronto tech community**
* 💼 **Job opportunities** and referrals from peers
* 🚀 **Career acceleration** through peer networking
* 🎯 **Skill sharing** and tech discussions
* 🧠 **Knowledge sharing** on latest tech trends
* 🎉 **Social activities** and games
* 🧠 **Learn from peers** about real-world challenges
* 🚀 **Collaborate** on projects and ideas
* 🎯 **Mentorship connections** (both ways!)
* 🍻 **Fun, casual atmosphere** \- no matter your seniority level
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### Event Guidelines
* Support the venue by purchasing drinks/food (no outside items allowed)
* Maintain appropriate behavior and respect for all attendees
* Bring physical ID if required by venue (call ahead to confirm)
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*Toronto Canada tech social mixer afterwork drinks AI connect network data IT programming cybersecurity digital nomad blockchain crypto big data science computer networking community jobs entrepreneur industry product design startup software development machine learning python javascript professional networking career development it professionals developers mentorship ai sql analytics data engineering business intelligence deep learning tensorflow pytorch data visualization data analysts ml engineers Toronto Canada tech social mixer afterwork drinks AI connect network data IT programming cybersecurity digital nomad blockchain crypto big data science computer networking community jobs entrepreneur industry product design startup software development machine learning python javascript professional networking career development it professionals developers mentorship ai sql analytics data engineering business intelligence deep learning tensorflow pytorch data visualization data analysts ml engineers*
After Work Social Mixer! VIP entry @ Story Toronto *No meetup fee* 🎉🥂🍾
Join Toronto’s leading founders, builders, investors, and creatives for a refined post-conference experience during Tech Week. Whether you’re a professional in a STEM field, an entrepreneur, or simply a music lover eager to connect with like-minded people, this is your night. Enjoy a blend of networking and nightlife as we dance and mingle at one of Downtown Toronto’s newest standout venues, Story Toronto. Come for the great vibes, stay for the even better connections.
What to expect:
Music
Immersive lighting + elevated venue vibe
Bar + late-night atmosphere
📍 Where: Story Toronto, 214 Adelaide St W
📅 When: May 28, 2026
🕕 Time: 7pm
💵 Cost: Absolutely FREE!
SPRING Toronto Film and TV Industry Networking & Social
HELLO EVERYONE !
It's this time of the month again : let's get together for a fun evening of networking in these slow industry times.
If you're available, please join us on the SECOND FLOOR of Urban House Kitchen & Bar, for your favourite Film and TV Networking evenings.
To book your free admission, go there : [https://tinyurl.com/TFIMay2026](https://tinyurl.com/TFIMay2026)
Rain, Shine or Blizzard, WE WILL BE THERE! AND THERE WILL BE PRESENTS :D
Of course, if you feel sick, have a fever, a cough, or don't feel comfortable with attending such an event post COVID times, please, don't put yourself and others in a bad position, and wait for the next one, because there will always be a next one. :D
Bring your smiles and business cards!
See you there !
DISCLAIMER : The organizers are not responsible for the potential stupid behaviour of some people, and you and us know that there is always a possibility of these happening, so by RSVPing to this event, you assume all responsibility and won't be able to hold the organizers responsible if anything happens that is related to your decision of attending.
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MAY Toronto Film and TV Industry Social Evening
Thursday, May 28th 2026, 6PM
The SECOND FLOOR at Urban House Kitchen & Bar
718 Queen St E.
Toronto, ON M4M 1H2
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Psychic Development Series II - Pueo Group
Private Group. Closed to the Public
Knowing ourselves and understanding our abilities is the first step toward wielding our gifts with control and accuracy.
In subsequent classes we will verify and hone our talents with activities and discussion. These are hands-on workshops and participation is expected.
The goal of our series will be to develop expertise in areas of particular interest such as mediumship, channeling, divination, healing and, etc.. Our ultimate directions will be determined by class members as we evolve.
I look forward to sharing and discovering with you. - Cynthia
QA or The Highway 2026
QA or the Highway is a one-day, affordable, regional, professional conference featuring real-world experience and thought leadership in the QA and testing industry.
This is a ticketed event please register here:
https://www.qaorthehwy.com/
Featured Keynote Speakers:
**Matthew-Hope Eland** **(Wizard at Leading EDJE)** \- An AI Specialist and Wizard at Leading EDJE who is known to teach software engineering\, AI\, and data science concepts in the most ridiculous ways possible\. Matt has used machine learning to settle debates over whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie\, reinforcement learning to drive the behavior of digital squirrels\, data analytics to suggest improvements to his favorite TV show\, and AI agents to play board games and create an AI agent with the personality of a dog\. Matt is the author of "Data Science in \.NET with Polyglot Notebooks" and "Refactoring with C\#" as well as several LinkedIn Learning courses\. Matt helps organize the Central Ohio \.NET Developer Group\, runs several blogs and a YouTube channel\, has a Master’s of Science in Data Analytics\, and is a current Microsoft MVP in AI and \.NET\.
**Tatyana Arbouzova** **(CEO at Innovate QA)** \- Tatyana Arbouzova is an engineering and business leader with a strong background in Quality Engineering across multiple industries\, including Big Tech\, Healthcare\, and Entertainment\. She has held leadership roles at world\-class companies such as Microsoft\, VMware\, Disney\, and The Pokémon Company International\, where she focused on building quality\-driven cultures and scaling teams to deliver high\-impact products\. With decades of experience\, Tatyana has helped organizations transform their quality practices so teams can deliver software efficiently\, confidently\, and with measurable business outcomes\. Today\, Tatyana advises software companies on adopting AI to optimize quality practices and improve how software is delivered at scale\. She is also a passionate community builder and the founder of Innovate QA\, a thriving Seattle\-based community and conference for quality professionals\.
Vision Loss Support Group: Guided Nature Walk
NOTICE CHANGE OF LOCATION.
WE WILL BE MEETING AT THE SHARON WOODS METRO PARK - THIS MONTH ONLY.
Sharon Woods Metro Park, 6911 Cleveland Ave, Westerville, OH 43081
Enter the park from Cleveland Avenue and stay on the main park drive until it dead-ends into a turn around parking lot. We will meet at the Schrock Lake Shelter just off this parking area to the right.
We will be taking a Guided Walk with access very near the shelter, on the Edward S Thomas trail, an ADA flat, hard-packed gravel surface trail. This walk will be led by Carrie Keller, Outdoor Naturalist at the park, and Megan Richley, Inclusion Coordinator for the Metro Parks.
Wear sneakers or other shoes covering the entire foot.
Sandals or flip-flops are ill advised.
Sighted guides will be available.
Target audience for this group is persons who are visually impaired, especially those who have experienced recent loss, however, all are welcome, including family members and supports. Light refreshments will be served.
There will not be a Conference Call option for this meeting.
Ensuring Software Quality in the world of AI Developers - Matt Eland
**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**
https://youtube.com/live/BltmWMH1zG0?feature=share
Gold Star Business Networking
Bring your business cards and network in person with other business professionals! Gold Star Referral Clubs is one of the most established professional networking organizations in the country, with multiple groups in central Ohio. Join us!
Game Dev Meetup (@Improving In-Person)
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).
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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)


















