Computer Forensics

👋 Hello AWS User Group Community! Join us on Wednesday, 20th May 2026, for our May meetup at the AWS Singapore Office, IOI Central Boulevard! We’re bringing the community together again for an evening of sharing, learning, and connecting — stay tuned as we finalise the session lineup 👀 📅 Date: Wednesday, 20th May 2026 🕡 Time: 6:30 PM 📍 Location: AWS Singapore; 2 Central Blvd, IOI Central Boulevard East Towers, Level 5 🎤 **Meetup Track** ✅ **Lessons Learned Deploying an LLM-Powered Knowledge Assistant** 📌 Speaker: Hairizuan Noorazman, DevOps Engineer Engineering teams often lose time navigating fragmented Jira and Confluence documentation. To address this, an LLM-powered chatbot was built on AWS — using ECR, EKS, and Amazon Bedrock. The initial RAG approach quickly surfaced critical issues such as data leakage in vector stores, prompt injection, and broken access controls. This session breaks down these failure modes and explores a pivot to a Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration with Atlassian, allowing queries over live data instead of duplicating it. Attendees will gain practical insights into RAG vs MCP trade-offs and a reference AWS architecture for building safer LLM systems. ✅ **Kiro IDE Best Practices in SDLC and Scrum Sprint DevSecOps** 📌 Speaker: Tim Wu, Senior GTM Specialist SA AI/ML An AI-powered development environment that embeds enterprise standards directly into your workflow. See how Kiro transforms traditional SDLC approaches through its Five-Element Architecture, making compliance, security, and best practices automatic rather than afterthoughts. Kiro provides ready-to-use configurations that enforce guardrails while accelerating development. This session focuses on live demonstrations to show you exactly how steering files, hooks, skills, subagents, and MCP integrations work together in real enterprise scenarios. ✅ **Running AI agents that control computers: AWS architecture for sandboxed autonomous execution** 📌 Speaker: Sahil Sharma, Applied AI Enthusiast Agents that browse, click, and type need more than an API call- they need isolated sandboxes, warm container pools, and an architecture that scales. This deep dive covers how 14 AWS services come together to run autonomous computer-use agents safely and fast in production. 📢 **IMPORTANT! Registration Information** To ensure a smooth check-in process, please take note of the following: ✅ ✅ Confirmed attendees will receive a confirmation email before the event titled *"**AWS User Group Singapore: Registration Confirmed for AWS User Group Meetup – May 2026**."* You must present this email at the Level 2 Concierge to gain access to Level 5 for attendance verification. 🚶 Walk-ins (those without a confirmation email) will only be considered if the venue has not reached full capacity. Priority will be given to registered attendees with confirmation emails. 🔒 Strictly enforced: No confirmation email = walk-in. Entry not guaranteed. 💡 **Pro Tip:** Arrive early to avoid queues and secure your seat for the sharing sessions! Additional Highlights: 🍕 Pizza Time: Begin your evening with some delicious pizza at 6:30 PM, courtesy of our generous sponsor, AWS. Vegetarian and halal options will be available. 🍻 Post-Meetup Networking: Stick around for casual networking over drinks. Let’s forge new connections and continue the conversations! 🎁 AWS Swag & Promo Codes: Don’t miss the chance to win exclusive AWS swag and promo codes. Prizes will be drawn for attendees present at the event—so stay till the end! **Connect with us here!** Meetup: [AWS User Group Singapore](https://www.meetup.com/aws-sg/) LinkedIn: [AWS User Group Singapore](https://www.linkedin.com/company/aws-user-group-singapore/) Discord: [https://discord.com/invite/nkZagBG](https://discord.com/invite/nkZagBG) Please reach out to us at **[aws.usergroup.singapore@gmail.com](mailto:aws.usergroup.singapore@gmail.com)** for collaboration or other enquiries!

**Special topic for this week: TODO!** Have you ever wondered what happens after you write your program in any programming language and hit "Run"? Welcome to the new group dedicated to Compiler Engineering so we can discuss language design, static analysis, VMs, and code generation. Topics related to hardware architecture and FPGA are also welcomed! **Join us weekly and learn about:** * The vision for this group. * A crash course on how to start learning compiler dev (including top book recommendations). * An open networking session for showcasing projects and finding collaborators. * Weekly topic to learn about particular aspect of programming languages or hardware **Who is this for?** * Anyone building DSLs or new languages. * Anyone curious about low-level systems and programming * Anyone hiring for compiler/toolchain roles (come pitch your jobs!). * Anyone who wants to learn more about programming languages nature! This isn't a lecture—it's a conversation. Come share your projects and get motivated! This group is not super serious, so if you want to just yap about how bad is the new C++ standard you can find some listeners here. See you!

**☁️⚡️ The Future of AI and Cloud Computing 🚀 First AWS Student Builder Group Meetup!** Artificial Intelligence and Cloud Computing are reshaping the future of industries through smarter, faster, and scalable digital solutions. Join us for an insightful session exploring how AI integrated with cloud platforms like AWS is transforming business intelligence, healthcare, finance, renewable energy, automation, and more. **🎙 Speaker: Hollis Francis** A physicist specializing in solar cell research and a Business Intelligence expert with experience in Microsoft Power BI, SQL, Excel, and cloud-based analytics using AWS. He has worked with organizations including PETRONAS and Permodalan Nasional Berhad, and participated in global competitions such as the NASA Space Apps Challenge and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Programming Challenge. **📍 Venue: MakerSpace, S01, KTC, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia** **📅 Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2026** **⏰ Time: 5.30 PM – 7.30 PM (GMT+8)** **✨ Benefits of Joining:** ⚡️ Explore the future of AI & Cloud Computing 🌍 Discover real-world AI applications across industries 📊 Learn how cloud powers machine learning & analytics 🚀 Understand scalable and intelligent digital solutions 💼 Gain insights into AI & cloud career opportunities 🍽 Refreshments will be provided for participants. Don’t miss the opportunity to learn from industry experience, connect with fellow builders, and be part of the very first AWS Student Builder Group meetup at UTM! **📝 Register Now** [https://forms.gle/EgxCCM1utEFRZUfE7](https://forms.gle/EgxCCM1utEFRZUfE7) or **Meetup:** [https://www.meetup.com/awssbgutm/events/314839918](https://www.meetup.com/awssbgutm/events/314839918) 📣 Stay Connected 📱 Telegram: [https://t.me/awssbgutm](https://t.me/awssbgutm) 📸 Instagram: [https://www.instagram.com/awssbgutm/](https://www.instagram.com/awssbgutm/) 🌐 LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/company/awssbgutm](https://www.linkedin.com/company/awssbgutm) 🌍 Meetup: [https://www.meetup.com/awssbgutm/](https://www.meetup.com/awssbgutm/) **AWS Student Builder Group** **Universiti Teknologi Malaysia** Learn • Build • Connect #AWSsbgl #AWSStudentBuilderGroup #AWSBuilders

🕵️‍♂️ Where Did My Money Go?! The Great Cash-Leak Hunt Your income is your high score. Your cash flow is how you win the game. Ever feel like your bank account has a hidden glitch? You’re hitting your income targets, but your savings balance isn't leveling up. It’s time to play defense. Welcome to The Cash-Leak Hunt—a 30-minute interactive strategy session where we audit your money, hunt down the hidden financial leaks, and reclaim your cash. 🎮 What’s the Game Plan? Identify Your Financial Avatar: Are you The Wealth Builder, The Lifestyle Optimizer, or The Accidental Sponsor (paying for subscriptions you don't use)? Map the Map: Visualise exactly how your money moves through your ecosystem. Plug the Leaks: Spot the top 3 "hidden boss battles" draining your account. Claim Your Prize: Walk away with a custom, actionable roadmap to keep more of what you earn. Ready to unlock your next financial level?

**About the Event** The global architecture around us, work, money, and nations, are being reimagined for a hyper digital borderless world. \*\*\*REGISTER [HERE](https://luma.com/j78i1hau)\*\*\* ​This is a joint event between [e-America](https://e-america.org/), [Aspire](https://aspireapp.com/), and [Mamba Partners](https://www.mambapartners.com/). ​We are bringing together a small group of founders, builders and investors in Singapore for a casual evening of community building. ​The theme of the event is that the core systems we rely on, how we work, how we earn, and how we belong, are starting to change. ​Across Asia, startups are increasingly being built across multiple markets from day one. Talent is fluid across cities like Singapore, Bangalore, and Hong Kong. Capital is global. And new forms of coordination are beginning to emerge alongside these shifts. ​We will spend a bit of time exploring these ideas, then keep things open and social. **Format** ​Short and casual panel Short Q&A Networking, light snacks and drinks **Speakers** ​-[James Sun](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamessun1/), Founder of [Mamba Partners](https://www.mambapartners.com/) -[Vikram Bharati](https://www.linkedin.com/in/vikrambharati/), Co-Founder of [e-America](https://e-america.org/) -[Alyssa Ng Misialek](https://www.linkedin.com/in/alyssanicoleng/), Head of [Aspire for Startups](https://aspireapp.com/) **What We’ll Explore** ​-**Work:** New models of earning, participation, and ownership -**Money:** Global banking, money movement, and what breaks -**e-Nations:** Digital citizenship, borderless nations, and new forms of belonging **Who Should Come** ​Startup founders building or thinking globally, especially those operating across Asia, curious about where work, money, and e-nations are heading. Location \*\*\*REGISTER [HERE](https://luma.com/j78i1hau)\*\*\*

**ANNOUNCEMENT – Registration via this [link](https://go.gov.sg/stackmeetup-21may2026-mc) only.** * Seats are on a first-come, first-served basis. * For admission into our event space, please register beforehand via GovEntry only. * Please present the QR code within your registration confirmation email upon check-in at our event space. **About this Meetup** As AI reshapes the future of defence, how do we stay ahead of machine-speed threats? Dive into the high-stakes world, where AI meets modern security, as we explore the critical intersection of AI-driven resilience and the next frontier of digital warfare. This session unpacks what it takes to stay "In Command" in an increasingly complex landscape, covering the evolution of security operations, strategic leadership, and the transition to post-quantum security. By connecting technical innovation with strategic leadership, we provide the insights needed to navigate today’s dynamic threat landscape. [Join us](https://go.gov.sg/stackmeetup-21may2026-mc) to gain the practical tools to fortify your organisation and lead with confidence in this new era! **Programme** 6:30pm: Networking 6:55pm: Opening Announcements 7:00pm: The Threat Landscape Shift with Claude Mythos By Sean Lim, Security Engineer, Vectra AI 7:10pm: Overwhelmed to 'In Command': How AI‑Driven Defence Empowers Modern SecOps By Jason Heng, Regional Director, Rapid7 7:20pm: Power the Agentic Security Operations Center (SOC) By Jeff Yeo, Leader Solution Engineering, Splunk 7:30pm: Can You Trust Your AI Agents? Evaluation-driven AI for Cyber Intelligence Operations By Simeon Tan, Co-Founder and CTO, Protos Labs 7:40pm: Transitioning from Red to Blue in the AI Era: The CISO Navigator By Terence Teo, Chief Information Security Officer, Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment 7:50pm: Beyond the Hype: What Post-Quantum Security Actually Looks Like in Practice By Regal Star, CEO, ZENTARA Technologies 8:00pm: Closing 8:30pm: End of STACK Meetup Click **[here](https://go.gov.sg/stackmeetup-21may2026-mc)\*** to sign up! \*Registration will be accepted via GovEntry only.

Hi Everyone, It's time for another book club session! It will be a casual sharing session about favourite crime fiction books, killer plot twists, tropes you love and all things crime fiction! 😊 **Date: 24 May 2026, Sunday** **Time: 10am to 12pm** **Venue: Asia Square L1 Atrium** Enter either via the drop-off or Shenton Way. Let's meet at the long table near Asia Square Tower 1 lobby! **Join the Telegram Channel:** [https://t.me/thesundaycrimes](https://t.me/thesundaycrimes) **Theme: Must Read Thrillers** For our second session, we're opening up the discussion to thriller books! Pleass bring along your favorite thriller or your lastest read. It can be a physical book or an e-book or even just an image of the book cover! **Agenda:** 15 Min Ice Breakers 1 h 15 Min Roundtable Book Sharing Session 15 Min Closing Notes Looking forward to meeting everyone!! Cheers, Anna

Hello Gophers! Our **Ultimate Practical AI** workshop will be held on **21 May 2026**, before our GopherCon Singapore 2026 conference. You can buy tickets for the conference and this workshop at our [GopherCon Singapore 2026 website](https://2026.gophercon.sg). Workshop description follows: This is a hands-on, full-day workshop where you'll build a complete AI-powered application in Go — from first prompt to production-ready system. You'll start by connecting your Go application to a language model and grounding its responses in real data using Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG). Then you'll give it the ability to act on the world through Tool Calling, Function Execution, and the Model Context Protocol (MCP). With the core system working, you'll learn the advanced optimization techniques that separate prototypes from production — speculative decoding, semantic caching, and intelligent model routing. Finally, you'll harden everything against the security threats unique to LLM-powered systems, from prompt injection to data exfiltration. Each part builds on the last. By the end of the day, you won't just understand these concepts — you'll have built, optimized, and secured a working system that retrieves, reasons, and acts. ### Full Curriculum #### What a Student Is Expected to Learn By the end of this workshop, you'll leave with working code, a production-ready mindset for AI-powered Go applications, and hands-on experience across the full stack: retrieval, action, performance, and security. 🚀 ##### Part 1: Ground It — Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) in Go * **Understanding RAG Concepts** – Improve responses by dynamically retrieving relevant context rather than relying solely on static training data. * **Ingesting and Processing Documents** – Build pipelines to index and retrieve documents from client systems. * **Interacting with AI-Compatible APIs** – Learn how Go applications can connect to local inference engines, OpenAI-compatible servers, or cloud AI services. * **Optimizing Performance & Latency** – Implement caching, batching, and parallel processing to enhance efficiency. * **Using Vector Databases** – Store and search embeddings with tools such as Chroma, Pinecone, Weaviate, Milvus or pgvector in PostgreSQL. ##### Part 2: Make It Act — Tool Calling, Function Execution & MCP in Go * **How AI Uses Tool Calling** – Enable external system control by allowing AI to invoke predefined functions in Go. * **Building Function Calls with OpenAI-Compatible Systems** – Define structured function inputs and outputs for AI-driven interactions. * **Connecting to External APIs & Databases** – Trigger real-world actions, query databases, and automate workflows. * **Handling Responses & Errors** – Ensure safe and reliable execution of AI-invoked functions. * **Introduction to the Model Context Protocol (MCP)** – Understand how MCP standardizes the way models discover and invoke tools. Build a simple MCP server in Go that exposes tools to any MCP-compatible client, showing how it compares to direct function calling. ##### Part 3: Make It Fast — Advanced Optimizations * **Speculative Decoding** – Use a smaller draft model alongside a larger verification model to get near-large-model quality at small-model speeds. Applicable to both local inference libraries and serving engines that support it natively. * **Automatic Prefix Caching & KV Cache Reuse** – Structure multi-turn conversations so shared prefixes (system prompts, conversation history) are cached and reused across requests, avoiding redundant computation. Manage message arrays carefully to keep prefixes stable across turns. * **Semantic Caching** – Embed user queries and check vector similarity against cached query-response pairs, returning cached answers for semantically equivalent questions without running inference — implementable in Go with any embedding model or API. * **Adaptive Retrieval** – Use a lightweight classifier or a small local model to decide whether RAG context is needed at all, avoiding irrelevant context injection that can degrade response quality. * **Cascading Model Routing** – Route queries to different models based on complexity: a fast small model for simple questions, escalating to a larger model only when confidence is low, implemented as Go middleware. ##### Part 4: Lock It Down — Securing LLM-Powered Go Applications * **Prompt Injection Defenses** – Understand direct and indirect prompt injection attacks, and implement role separation, input sanitization, and detection strategies. Demonstrate how injected instructions in user input or retrieved documents can hijack model behavior. * **Securing Tool Calls** – Apply least-privilege principles to exposed functions, prevent command injection from model output, and enforce authorization checks before execution. * **RAG Pipeline Security** – Guard against data poisoning and indirect injection via ingested documents. Show how a malicious document in the vector DB can manipulate retrieval results and model responses, and defend with access controls, relevance thresholds, and content isolation. * **Output Sanitization & Exfiltration Prevention** – Sanitize model-generated content before rendering in web UIs to prevent XSS. Defend against data exfiltration where the model encodes sensitive retrieved data into tool call arguments targeting attacker-controlled endpoints, using domain allowlists and egress filtering. * **Chain-of-Call Escalation** – Show how a model can chain multiple tool calls in a single turn to escalate privileges. Implement call budgets, supervision layers, and human-in-the-loop checkpoints in Go.

**\*\*This post is for announcement purposes only. To register, visit [https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/the-ai-extinction-event-why-agile-is-the-only-way-project-managers-survive-tickets-1988265035243/](https://www.eventbrite.sg/e/the-ai-extinction-event-why-agile-is-the-only-way-project-managers-survive-tickets-1988265035243/)** **📍Titansoft has moved to a new location at 15 Harvey Road.** AI is not just knocking on the door; it has already broken it down. Traditional project management—gantt charts, routine scope tracking, and basic WBS generation—is being automated at a terrifying speed. We are facing an extinction-level event for the "administrative PM." In this new world order, Agile is no longer just a framework; it is your only survival mechanism. The irreplaceable human elements of Agile—adaptability, complex decision-making, and navigating human chaos—are the only shields against being completely replaced by algorithms. In this session, we will face this harsh reality and discover together how we can leverage AI rather than being replaced by it. We will explore four cutting-edge, AI-powered approaches designed to augment the irreplaceable human PM. Join us to understand why you must evolve your Agile mindset today, or risk becoming obsolete tomorrow. **ABOUT THE SPEAKER** **Tao Chun Liu** (also known in the community as "PM Mayor") is a Global AI Subject Matter Expert (SME) with 9 years of hands-on experience in AI project implementation and over 10 years in Project Management. He is the Founder of PM Mayors. With over 6,000 hours of teaching and mentoring experience, Tao Chun specializes in bridging the gap between advanced AI capabilities (such as AI Agents and Vibe Coding) and practical Agile methodologies.

Welcome to Singapore **AgentCamp 2026**! Organized by the Global AI Community, this global initiative brings together AI enthusiasts and developers to learn, share, and grow their AI knowledge. Join us for an action-packed **5-hour evenin**g filled with **expert-led presentations**, real-world engineering insights, and practical, **hands-on learning**. We’ll be covering everything from low-code AI development in Copilot Studio to pro-code orchestration and AI security. Whether you're taking your first steps in AI engineering or you are looking to build an autonomous agentic SOC, we have an incredible lineup of Experts ready to share their expertise. 🗓️ **Event Agenda** (Note: As this is a highly interactive session, the first hour will act as a buffer to help everyone get set up with their environments before the tech sessions begin!) **4:00 PM \| Welcome\, Setup & Logistics** Arrive, get comfortable, and use this time to get your infrastructure ready. Our team will be on the ground to help you with activating your Azure subscription, getting used to the GitHub repo, and prepping your environment for the Hands-On Lab! **5:00 PM \| Click\. Configure\. Deploy\. Your First AI Agent in 90 Minutes** (Low-Code Session) 🗣️ **Speaker:** Pardha Sardhi Komanduri, Sr. Solutions Engineer **5:40 PM \| Building Agent Orchestration Using Microsoft Agent Framework** (Pro-Code Session) 🗣️ **Speakers:** Sithu Kyaw, Sr. Solutions Engineer & Jana Lee, Solutions Engineer **6:20 PM \| Break & Networking** Grab a bite, stretch your legs, and connect with fellow AI enthusiasts. **7:00 PM \| Hands\-On Lab \(HOL\): Building Agentic Apps from Low to Pro Code** 🗣️ **Conducted by:** Zafir, Solutions Engineer Put theory into practice! One comprehensive lab covering the overarching concepts from the previous sessions. You can take what you've built home with you. **8:00 PM \| Security & AI Engineering: Building an Autonomous Agentic SOC** 🗣️ **Speaker:** Joe Tan, Sr. Solutions Engineer **8:45 PM \| Closing & Open Q&A** **9:00 PM \| Event Concludes** 💻 What to Bring & Prerequisites * **Your Laptop:** This event features a 1-hour Hands-On Lab, so bringing your own device is a must! * **GitHub Account:** Please ensure you have an active GitHub account[[1](https://www.google.com/url?sa=E&q=https%3A%2F%2Fdocs.globalai.community%2Fazure-client.html)]. * **Azure Subscription:** You will need an active Azure Subscription. **Don't have one? We've got you covered!** We will provide a free subscription invite code at the event. ***Only 80 seats are available.*** **RSVP [HERE](https://konfhub.com/checkout/sg-gai-may-2026-agentcamp) to secure your spot! See you there!**

**ANNOUNCEMENT: For this particular event, we will be using a venue near Paya Lebar MRT. The exact location will be shared with confirmed attendees. This event will also start at 11am instead, so please take note too!** It's been a while, but this is the second part of the introduction to philosophy series we started last November! In the previous session, we discussed about philosophy as an endeavour itself, and what makes a good argument. In this session, things will get a little more in-depth, and serious! We will be discussing about the general topic of consciousness; more specifically, we will be addressing the problems consciousness possibly presents to physicalism (the notion that the nature of the actual world is physical). To help us streamline our discussion, participants for this session will have to read at least two (i.e. compulsory) of the readings we are providing. The first reading is "What is it like to be a Bat" by Thomas Nagel. In this paper, Nagel writes about the subjective nature of consciousness, and why he thinks this poses a challenge to the objective nature of science. The second reading is "What is it like to be Myopic and Boring" by Kathleen Akins. This paper is undeniably, a response to Nagel, and she argues that science can still tell us something, and perhaps help us to define consciousness better. This particular paper is not an easy read, so please take your time with this paper! The two compulsory readings, along with the optional reading (Quining Qualia by Daniel Dennett; this is arguably the most difficult read but it's still worth a try), will lay the groundwork, as well as providing arguments (or objections), for what we aim to discuss on an upcoming lovely Saturday morning. For first timers who have never read academic philosophy papers, don't be worried if you cannot understand some of the jargons and terms philosophers might use! Some Googling will help, otherwise just skim through those terms; we are more than happy to help explain some of them in the session anyway. The session will include a (hopefully) short introduction, before we break up into smaller groups for subsequent discussion. We are however, adamant that participants do read the papers, or the discussions we intend to hold will not be in any manner fruitful. So, please do come prepared (or somewhat prepared), and we look forward to having a fun and fulfilling discussion!

**Register here**: https://forms.gle/1yXmoUSSFdcTz3tN9 **Her Code, Her Cause** is a one-day vibe coding hackathon organised in conjunction with National Women's Health Month. It is a community initiative by **Women Devs SG**, in partnership with **Open Government Products** under the **Stewards for Good** programme. This event brings together women of all professional backgrounds to address real-world social challenges through structured collaboration and AI-powered tools. No prior coding experience is required. **Problem Statements** \~ This year, we will be working on challenges submitted by our non-profit partners: * **Society Against Family Violence (SAFV)** * **Breast Cancer Foundation (BCF)** Problem statements will be shared with registered participants in advance so you can review them before the event. Teams will be formed based on your area of interest so that work can begin promptly on the day. **What to Expect** * A morning session introducing vibe coding fundamentals and AI-powered tools * Structured team-based work on real problem statements from the field * Access to domain experts and facilitators throughout the day * A full day that includes meals, peer learning, and meaningful collaboration **Who Should Attend** \~ This event is open to women at any stage: engineers, designers, product managers, strategists, communicators, and those with no technical background at all. If you care about the issues, you belong here. **🔔 Spaces are limited. RSVP to secure your place.**

We will be meeting at Starbucks to learn together. Come with an online class you're already going through or an interest and we will try to connect you with a course where you can learn it. Already have a skill you want to contribute to a Kaggle Datascience competition? We will work on these too! Laptop required :)

**Inflow 6:00 PM - Talks Start \~6:30 PM** **Reston Community Center - 2310 Colts Neck Rd, Reston, VA 20191** NoVA Hackers is a group located in the Northern Virginia area and is made up of Information Security Professionals from all walks of life, from government and private sector, to students and beginners. The monthly meetings are held much like a mini-conference with 4-8 speakers and only a few basic but strict rules. Participation and Permission Active Participation is required for continued membership and is the only due required. Permission is required to be obtained from anyone providing information to the group from the person providing it to be made public by anyone other than the provider. Historically our talks generally run a bit late and we have a hard stop at 9:30pm for the room. If you want to socialize we recommend you arrive at 6 to meet and greet before the talks. Agendas and remote meeting option available after you join the group.

Come join us at Nova Labs for our monthly lockpicking meeting! We meet every third Wednesday at the Nova Labs Fairfax location at 3850 Jermantown Road. Learn about locks, lockpicking, lock modifications, and even lock smithing in our classroom environment. No tools, skills, or knowledge required, but feel free to bring any of those things with you! Our meetings are overseen by one or more locksmiths.

⚡ **Reset your mindset. Meet someone unexpected. Walk away with new clarity.** Join us for a free, small-group gathering held in our **Startup Garage** — a **spacious, comfortable living-room style space** inside a single-family home. Think couches, coffee, and real conversation — **not an actual garage 😊** 🔁 You’ll be **paired** with different attendees throughout the event for short, energizing rounds — each sparked by a simple **opening line** designed to make you laugh, reflect, and think bigger about what comes next. You won’t just talk about what’s behind you — You’ll begin to **picture what’s ahead** in a way that actually excites you. *** **☕ Coffee and snacks are on me.** Just show up with a curious mind — and a willingness to laugh. We’ll guide you through questions that blend **wisdom and humor** — the kind that help you see your story through a new lens. *** **🔍 What You’ll Experience** • One-on-one rounds to explore purpose, identity, and new possibilities • Light, energizing activities designed to shift your mindset in under 10 minutes • Fresh insights from people you’ve never met — but may never forget • A laid-back, thoughtful space to connect without pressure *** **💼 Who It’s For** • Divorced/Separated or midlife professionals figuring out what’s next • Entrepreneurs, builders, and creatives in a season of reinvention • Men and women who prefer **meaningful conversation** over surface level talk Whether you’re starting over, scaling up, or just ready for something more aligned — this space is for you. *** 📊 *Most attendees are in their 30s, 40s, or 50s — navigating life and growth with curiosity, clarity, and a sense of humor.* 🛋️ **Hosted in a spacious living-room setting** inside a single-family home (Ashburn). Full address shared after RSVP. 🌐 Explore more: [https://midlifereinvention.co](https://midlifereinvention.co)

Join our new group’s third meeting. Meet fellow tech enthusiasts west of the beltway. ​Because our group is new, we have a poll for the direction we want to take this new group. ​[https://submatrix.net/article/Meetups/e9ym4fr8Ca](https://submatrix.net/article/Meetups/e9ym4fr8Ca) ​For this event, we will be running a working meetup. ​Our meetings are a great place to work on and show off what you do. We are always welcoming. ​Our format is great for people who have started on but not finished one or several side projects. ​We will start off with basic introductions and what we are working on and what our goals are. We’ll break the rest of the meeting into two working sessions. In between, we’ll do a quick check-in to see how folks are going. If the RSVP is full, come anyway. We'll likely have space.

**ProductTank NoVA is back!** After a brief hiatus, we are relaunching the chapter with a format that cuts out the fluff and gets straight to the reality of building. Every product feed is flooded with AI hype right now, but what does it actually look like on the ground? Instead of a polished keynote, we are hosting **0 to 1 with AI: Real Product Talks**—a "Show & Tell" featuring 3–4 lightning talks focused on the intersection of AI and product. The framing for the talks is simple: *"Here is what I'm building, and here is what I'm stuck on."* We want to look at the messy, 0-to-1 reality of integrating AI into your workflows and products. *(Want to share what you are working on? Reach out! The bar is low-pressure, just 10–12 minutes to talk about a real AI problem you are trying to solve.)* **Agenda:** * **5:30 PM - 6:00 PM:** Doors open, networking, & name tags * **6:00 PM - 6:10 PM:** Welcome + Chapter Relaunch Intro * **6:10 PM - 7:30 PM:** Lightning Talks (Three 12-min talks + 5 mins Q&A each, with a 5-min stretch break) * **7:30 PM - 8:00 PM:** Open networking * **8:00 PM:** Soft close **Location & Logistics:** Herndon Fortnightly Library (Extended Hours Meeting Room) 768 Center St, Herndon, VA 20170 * **Parking:** We'll meet at the library, located just behind the Herndon Municipal Center. There is plenty of free public parking available around the municipal center. * **Metro & Bus:** Take the Silver Line to Herndon Metro Station, then connect via Fairfax Connector Route 921 or 950 to Historic Downtown Herndon. * **Driving (via VA-267/Dulles Toll Rd):** Take Exit 10 North (Centreville Rd, which becomes Elden St). Turn left onto Station St or Lynn St. * **Driving (via VA-286/Fairfax Co Pkwy):** Take the Elden St West exit. Turn right onto Lynn St. Looking forward to seeing everyone again and getting back to building!

\#\# Details ## What to Expect: A Laid-Back Environment: Brew, Food, and Like-Minded Individuals. Grab a beer at the bar and join in! Networking: Short and Sweet Introductions to Kick Things Off. Connect with fellow tech professionals, exchange ideas, and broaden your network horizon. Our meetups are designed for meaningful interactions and creating a supportive community. (Just talk and have fun!) Agenda: 1\. Introductions 2\. Talk and Meet New People 3\. Enjoy Drafts\, Food\, and Conversation 4\. \*Drive Home Safely\* \*\*\ *ATTENTION \*\*\* We are meeting at Bunnyman Chantilly. Address: 14140 Parke Long Ct A-C, Chantilly, VA 20151