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IBM Bob (Coding) Watch Party in Berlin
Developers, this one’s for you - We are rolling out a series of hands-on developer events around IBM Bob — the new AI-powered development partner designed to help you ship better code, faster.
What makes these events stand out?
👩💻👨💻🧑💻🪩 Watch Parties in Berlin, Frankfurt, Ehningen, Vienna, Zurich...
Join live sessions together with other developers — not just watching, but discussing, reacting, and learning in real time. Think of it as turning a webinar into a shared experience.
The (Coding) Watch Parties will take place on
\- 16th June\,
\- 20th August\,
\- 5th October and
\- 1st December
*The Watch Parties are free of charge. Tickets are limited.*
🥷🧙♀️🧝🪄 Hands-on + Community-first
From hackathons to deep dives, these events are built to help you explore modern AI-driven development workflows and connect with peers.
Bob is built to support everything from modernization to secure, enterprise-ready development. IBM Bob supports the entire SDLC — and these sessions show and guide you how it actually works in best practice.
If you’re curious about where AI is taking software engineering next, this is a great place to plug in.
We will add more Bob events to the calendar soon. Feel free to ***get subscribed to our Luma calendar* to stay uptodate for ALL upcoming events early on** and get registered for the events you like to join either here on Meetup or on our central Luma calendar: 👉 [https://luma.com/ibm_bob](https://luma.com/ibm_bob)
**Download and try Bob 1 month for free**, get the trial here:
👉 [ibm.biz/try_bob_for_free](http://ibm.biz/try_bob_for_free)
AI for Non-Techies
**Die meisten nutzen Claude bisher nur im Chat-Fenster.**
Ein möglicher nächster Schritt heißt ***Claude*** ***Cowork***: Claudes Desktop-App greift direkt auf deine Dateien zu und übernimmt ganze Workflows statt einzelner Prompts. Die Einstiegshürde ist höher als beim Chat — und genau da setzt dieser Abend an. Am Ende gehst du mit Cowork auf deinem Rechner, einem ersten Setup für einen echten Use Case und einer klaren Idee, was du damit morgen machst.
Durch den Abend führt **Daniel Wäsch, Partner bei Teclead Ventures.**
**Für wen das passt:**
* **Du nutzt Claude im Chat** und willst den nächsten Schritt: Dateien, Automation, eigener Workspace
* **Du experimentierst schon mit AI** im Alltag oder im Team und willst sehen, wie andere damit produktiv arbeiten
* **Du hast Team- oder Bereichsverantwortung** und überlegst, wie ihr AI strukturiert einführt — was Mitarbeiter wirklich brauchen, was nur Workshop-Hype ist
* **Du studierst oder stehst am Berufseinstieg** und willst praktische AI-Erfahrung, um eine bessere Chance am Arbeitsmarkt zu haben
*Vorkenntnisse helfen, sind aber keine Voraussetzung. Der Praxisteil läuft in kleinen Gruppen, abgestuft nach Vorerfahrung.*
**Ablauf:**
* **18:00 – 18:30** — Ankommen, Getränke, Kennenlernen
* **18:30 – 19:15** — Impulsvortrag von Daniel zu Cowork oder einem Grundlagenthema (Tokens & Kontext, 4D AI Fluency)
* **19:15 – 20:30** — Hands-on in kleinen Gruppen. Du arbeitest entweder an einer unserer sechs vorbereiteten Cowork-Demos (Vertragsanalyse, Vibecoding-Landingpage, Sales-Outreach, Content-Pipeline, Event-Wrap-Up, Strategie-Sparring) oder an einem eigenen Use Case
* **20:30 – 21:00** — Pizza und Austausch zum Abschluss
**Was du konkret mitnimmst:**
* Ein funktionierendes Cowork-Setup auf deinem Rechner
* Eine konkrete Idee, wo Cowork dir im Alltag, Studium oder Job Zeit spart
* Zugang zu unserem Drive-Ordner: sechs Cowork-Demos als interaktiver Playground mit Beispieldaten, das Tokens-&-Kontext-Handout mit der Schreibtisch-Analogie, die 4D-AI-Fluency-Reference-Card (Delegation, Description, Discernment, Diligence) als Kompass für die Arbeit mit AI
* Kontakt zu anderen Teilnehmenden aus der Berliner KI-Community
**Was du mitbringst:**
* Laptop
* Idealerweise einen Claude-Account mit Pro- oder Max-Plan — Cowork ist im Free-Plan nicht enthalten.
* **Empfohlen, nicht Pflicht:** einen eigenen Use Case.
**Logistik:**
* Dienstag, 16.06.2026, 18:00 – 21:00 Uhr
* Teclead Ventures (im Viktoriahof), Köpenicker Straße 126, 10179 Berlin (U-Bahnhof Heinrich-Heine-Straße)
* 25 Plätze, kostenlos, Verpflegung inklusive
**Über uns:**
Teclead Ventures begleitet KMU beim strukturierten Einstieg in KI — von AI Literacy Workshops über Entwickler-Enablement bis zur Implementierung von Automation und Agents. „AI for Non-Techies" ist unsere monatliche Meetup-Reihe in Berlin.
Hybrid: Build with AI: Real-World AI in Health @ Doctolib
🎫 Complete your event RSVP here: [https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-cloud-berlin-presents-build-with-ai-real-world-ai-in-health-doctolib/](https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-cloud-berlin-presents-build-with-ai-real-world-ai-in-health-doctolib/).
Join GDG Cloud Berlin at Doctolib for an evening on real-world AI in health and complex enterprise environments. We’ll explore what it takes to move beyond simple GenAI demos and build systems that handle trust, multilingual knowledge, regulatory context, and production constraints.6:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Doors open, check-in, drinks & snacks
6:30 pm – 6:40 pm
Welcome & intro by GDG Cloud Berlin / Doctolib
6:40 pm – 7:20 pmTalk 1: Lost in Translation: Beyond Document Automation
Speaker: Andrey Holz
Applied Research Manager, ex-EPAM Chief Data Scientist & AI Architect
7:20 pm – 7:40 pm
Break, drinks & networking
7:40 pm – 8:20 pmTalk 2: Building with AI: Giving Doctors Their Time Back
Speaker: Batuhan Gündoğdu
Senior Mobile Software Engineer @Doctolib
A practical session from the Doctolib team on AI, engineering, product, or healthcare technology challenges.
8:20 pm – 8:30 pm
Closing notes & community announcements
8:30 pm – 10:00 pm
🌮🍻 Taco x Networking with a view
10:00 pm
Doors close
**🩺 Doctolib**
Since 2013, Doctolib has been supporting 520,000 health professionals and 90 million patients across Europe.
We build technology that improves the daily life of health professionals and gives them more time to fully focus on their patients. Our unique suite of technologies for health professionals brings together appointment scheduling, digital secretariat, secure professional messaging, electronic health records, financial solutions, and AI assistants dedicated to clinical or administrative tasks.
Doctolib is also a health companion that unifies prevention, guidance, and access to care in one place. It helps people find the right professional faster, better understand their health, and benefit from more personalized and continuous support.
With 3,000 employees across more than 30 cities, Doctolib works every day alongside health professionals to build, together, the future of healthcare through trusted technology and high medical standards.
After Work Jam Session
Dear Community,
on **June 16** it is time again:
We are meeting for our
**After Work Jam Session at the Wiener Café of Bayer AG in Wedding!**
**Music, drinks and good vibes for free!**
**Join in, sing along or simply listen and meet great people.**
Also joining us again:
Our wonderful guest musicians
**Oli Bott on vibraphone and**
**Anna Carewe on cello.**
Do not miss it.
**Since we are opening the outside entrance, you can easily bring along family, friends and music-loving acquaintances,**
**....and from 20.00 we will continue in our splendid Bayron Bar!**
Advanced DJ Techniques Masterclass
**Free Masterclass**. You must register on the **[343 Labs website](https://343labs.de/events/advanced-dj-masterclass/)** to reserve your seat!
343 Labs is excited to share the launch of our new [DJ Performance course](https://343labs.de/dj-performance-berlin/) for intermediate and experienced DJs! We are celebrating the new course by offering this special, one-time masterclass where DJ, producer and 343 Labs instructor **Matthew Martinez** will preview a variety of advanced techniques and topics from the class, including 3+4 deck mixing, complex transitions, layers with acapellas, doubles and fx tracks, as well as long-form storytelling.
Our DJ courses and events demonstrate industry standard Pioneer DJ equipment and Rekordbox DJ software. Come up your game, meet other Berlin DJs, and take away a new technique to apply to your next set!
IBM Bob (Coding) Watch Party in Berlin
Developers, this one’s for you - We are rolling out a series of hands-on developer events around IBM Bob — the new AI-powered development partner designed to help you ship better code, faster.
What makes these events stand out?
👩💻👨💻🧑💻🪩 Watch Parties in Berlin, Frankfurt, Ehningen, Vienna, Zurich...
Join live sessions together with other developers — not just watching, but discussing, reacting, and learning in real time.
Think of it as turning a webinar into a shared experience.
The (Coding) Watch Parties will take place on
\- 16th June\,
\- 20th August\,
\- 5th October and
\- 1st December
*The Watch Parties are free of charge. Tickets are limited.*
🥷🧙♀️🧝🪄 Hands-on + Community-first
From hackathons to deep dives, these events are built to help you explore modern AI-driven development workflows and connect with peers.
Bob is built to support everything from modernization to secure, enterprise-ready development. IBM Bob supports the entire SDLC — and these sessions show and guide you how it actually works in best practice.
If you’re curious about where AI is taking software engineering next, this is a great place to plug in.
We will add more Bob events to the calendar soon. Feel free to ***get subscribed to our Luma calendar* to stay uptodate for ALL upcoming events early on** and get registered for the events you like to join either here on Meetup or on our central Luma calendar: 👉 [https://luma.com/ibm_bob](https://luma.com/ibm_bob)
**Download and try Bob 1 month for free**, get the trial here:
👉 [ibm.biz/try_bob_for_free](http://ibm.biz/try_bob_for_free)
regular NixOS Meetup @c-base
We are back in the c-base!
Do you already run NixOS and want to talk to other people or want an introductory session with some NixOS users. Just bring your machine!
Usually there are no topics, we just sit in front of our computers, talk about stuff, debug some problems or review some PRs on nixpkgs.
There are drinks usually available from the c-base bar.
If you can't find us. just ask around or ask in irc (#krebs on hackint)
Technology Events This Week
Discover what is happening in the next few days
OpenSpace Networthing - Vibe Coding & AI
At OpenSpace Networthing entrepreneurs from diverse disciplines, industries and nations meet to collaboratively develop solutions for challenges presented by participants.
This month we will dive deeper into building digital products with Vibe Coding & AI with Varun Jain. We are building a networking-App: The "Tinder for Entrepreneurs"
If you want to offer a workshop or present a topic for our members, write an email to
alejandro.wagner@mlp.de
Entrance is free! Bring in your expertise instead.
Episode 3 of the 2026 Edition - The longest Kotlin night of the year
The longest day of the year is comming and let's another Kotlin meetup. This time we geather at N26!
**⚠️⚠️⚠️ Due to a venue policy please submit the following form for additional details. Without it, you won't be allowed inside the venue:**
https://forms.gle/XjqVXkD3FARCM6jA8
**Line-Up:**
👉 **TestBalloon: Kotlin testing is easier (and more fun) than you think**
*by Oliver Okrongli*
You want an easier way to write tests? Parameterize tests in plain Kotlin? Reuse a series of tests? Easily extend own your test setup? Have first-class support on all platforms? All without struggling with a huge framework API? TestBalloon is a new test framework that brings the power of Kotlin to your test setup. With a small-surface API, a hierarchical test structure and an extensible DSL, TestBalloon makes Kotlin testing easy, even at scale. Oliver, the author of TestBalloon, will show testing patterns and strategies and lots of practical examples, ranging from simple unit tests with less boilerplate to advanced testing with coroutines and generated data. This talk is based on insights first presented at KotlinConf 2026 in Munich. At the end of this talk, you’ll be able to firmly the answer the question: "How can I master Kotlin testing with ease, and make my team release with joy and confidence, every time?"
👉 **One Topic to Rule 'Em All**
*by Yonatan Karp-Rudin*
Kafka delivered every event exactly once, in order, and lost nothing. So what broke? This talk follows that question into the gap most event-driven systems leave open: what actually guarantees the order your domain depends on, and what quietly doesn't. We start from a real log line, find the crack in an architecture that looks clean and ships fast, and rule out the fix everyone reaches for first. The cure turns out to be one sentence of domain thinking plus one line of config, though the Schema Registry will fight you on the way there. A live demo runs the bug and the fix back to back: same load, same hero, one change. If you build with Kafka, you have probably shipped a version of this bug. You will leave able to spot it and fix it before it pages someone.
👉 **TBD**
**Speaker Bios:**
🗣 Oliver Okrongli
Oliver has been shaping and creating software from backend to frontends. He is the author of TestBalloon, a next-generation Kotlin test framework. Before, he has helped to maintain Kotest, and contributed to several libraries of the Kotlin ecosystem as well as the Kotlin compiler. Can be found on GitHub (OliverO2) and the kotlinlang Slack (Oliver O).
When not developing, he is most probably in deep talks, dancing, snowboarding or F18 catamaran sailing whenever he gets a chance.
🗣 Yonatan Karp-Rudin
Yonatan Karp-Rudin is a Staff Engineer at Billie, building event-driven systems in Kotlin and Spring Boot. Off the clock, he plays with AI agents and builds random tooling, trying to hand off as much of his own workflow to a machine as he can. The rest of the time he's brewing mead or deep in a video game.
**🗣 TBD**
CocoaHeads x 42 Berlin: iOS Community Meet-up
We are happy to invite you to our next iOS meetup. This time we cooperate with the amazing 42 Berlin to share the knowledge and experience in iOS development.
18:00 Doors open
18:30 Welcome on campus
**18:45** **— Sebastian Hagedorn, director of Engineering at Clue, presents "The Sensitive App".**
Is your app really working, or just not crashing? “The Sensitive App” reports subtle bugs regardless of origin, and validates your assumptions in production so you don’t have to resort to guessing or praying. Learn how to turn your app into the first line of defense for your entire system’s health!
**19:45** **— Dmitry Kurkin, lead Mobile Engineer at SuperNext, presents "Lessons that iOS Native Project could learn from ReactNative in agentic development".** We'll inspect the components of the React Native engine that provide faster feedback and boost agentic iterations.
Humboldthain Pool: 30 min swim 🌞 🌊 👋
Join Us for a Morning Swim at Humboldthain Outdoor Pool!
Hey everyone,
We are doing another relaxed swim meet-up at Humboldthain outdoor swimming pool, and I'd love for you to join! We'll be gathering for a casual 30-minute swim - nothing competitive, just a chance to enjoy the water and start the day on a refreshing note.
Afterwards, if you're up for it, we can go to a nearby cafe for a coffee and chat, but no pressure - totally optional!
📝 **Bring**
- ID/passport (mandatory, checked by the pool staff) !!!
- swimsuit
- towel
- 1 Euro coin (for a locker)
- ticket is around €5.50 (buy online or at the pool)
**RSVP**
Please un-RSVP ❌ if you cannot come! Otherwise we would unnecessarily wait for people to never show up.
📍**Where**
At the pool entrance (see the map pin) and wait for 15 min for people to gather. You need to enter Humboldthain park.
🎟 **Pool tickets**
[https://www.berlinerbaeder.de/baeder/detail/sommerbad-humboldthain/](https://www.berlinerbaeder.de/baeder/detail/sommerbad-humboldthain/)
☕ **Coffee**
A wonderful coffee shop a few minutes away from the pool
[https://maps.app.goo.gl/os3WHTSfYzbDyKQh7?g_st=ac](https://maps.app.goo.gl/os3WHTSfYzbDyKQh7?g_st=ac)
Looking forward to seeing you there!
Sunday Tech Coffee Meetup
Welcome to Sunday Tech Coffee. This is a **networking** event for those in the tech industry in Berlin.
We are usually inside and to the right. Ask the barista/bartender if you can't find us.
BitDevs Bitcoin Socratic Seminar Berlin
**One week later than usual! We'll be at the small Seminarraum instead of the mainhall.**
**BitDevs Bitcoin Socratic Seminar Berlin @ c-base Raumstation**
Join us for our monthly interactive **[Bitcoin Socratic Seminar](https://bitdevs.berlin)** in Berlin! We’ll start with pizza and beer (sponsored by [Ordimint.com](https://ordimint.com)), followed by deep-dive discussions on the most interesting *technical* developments in Bitcoin from the past month. Participation by everyone is highly encouraged!
Our goal is to foster lively discussion, knowledge sharing, and debate. In the weeks leading up to the event, participants gather topics such as:
* New research papers
* New BIPs and BOLTs
* Network statistics
* Technical blog posts
* Mailing list and Delving Bitcoin threads
* Pull requests and updates from key repos (Bitcoin Core, LND, Core Lightning, Eclair, BDK, rust-bitcoin, LDK, Electrum, …)
Each topic is briefly introduced by our moderators and then discussed before moving on. The full list of links will be published at [bitdevs.berlin](https://bitdevs.berlin) 1–2 days before the event — please review them in advance to get the most out of the discussion.
**Important details:**
* This event is highly technical — best suited for those with a solid grasp of Bitcoin internals. Curious newcomers are always very welcome, but expect in-depth conversations (see the former topics at [bitdevs.berlin](https://bitdevs.berlin)).
* Chatham House Rule applies: you may share what was discussed, but not who said it. No livestream, no photos, no recordings.
* The evening begins with food and networking; people often stay after the seminar to keep talking.
**Co-hosted by:**
* [Felix](https://x.com/FelixWeis)
* [Freerk](https://x.com/freerko)
* [Fabian](https://x.com/fjahr)
For background on the idea of BitDevs Socratic Seminars, see [this article](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/articles/op-ed-want-to-learn-about-bitcoin-try-a-local-socratic-seminar).
DRAWING AND PAINTING CLASS on VARIOUS TECHNIQUES SUITABLE FOR BEGINNERS
**DRAWING AND PAINTING CLASS**
**on VARIOUS TECHNIQUES**
***SUITABLE FOR BEGINNERS***
with Travis Hendrix
[BOOK IT HERE](https://berlinschoolofdrawing.weebly.com/booking---contact--venue.html)
Weekly on Thursdays from 7.30 to 9.30 p.m.
\- to be joined anytime\!
FROM THU MAY 7TH to JULY 23rd 2026
Join anytime!
*Scroll down for detailed program*
Pricing options:
\- 4 entrances/€110 \- to be used within 7 weeks from purchasing
\- Special 3 MONTHS booking: €290
\- one time drop in: 36€
This is an ongoing class from MAY to JULY 2026
The subscription to the class can be done monthly ( the 4 entrances don't have to be used in a row )
Plus: SPECIAL Price for booking 3 MONTHS to be followed in a row
Each individual will be guided separately so any level is welcome!
**ALL MATERIAL WILL BE PROVIDED by us:**
however you are more than welcome to bring your own material and try things out.
The aim of the class is to target a big range of people who know nothing about drawing, to the ones who have some experience already and want to develop ideas, techniques etc. therefore it will be suitable for complete beginners or intermediates.
We will sometimes have models, sometimes work on still life, sometimes on botany, sometimes we will focus rather on techniques and some other times it ́s more liberated and free.
The goal of the class is to learn how to draw, and how to find your own style with time.
**DETAILED PROGRAM:**
MAY 7th to JULY 30th 2026
May 7: Introduction to drawing with pencil forms, volume, perspective and shading.
May 14: Drawing with pen and ink still life, focusing on positive and negative space and silhouette drawing.
May 21: life drawing session with model, elaborating on pencil and charcoal and pen skills, learning about figure drawing, and applying the previous sessions into body forms and shades
May 28: Drawing the face with pencils
June 4: Intro to Acrylics. Materials and techniques.
June 11: Colour theory applied through all painting mediums.
June 18: Abstract surrealism in acrylics. How to start a painting against the fear of the blank.
June 25: Image transfer with acrylic mediums and mixed media.
July 2: Intro to watercolour and gouache July 9: Botanical art (drawing and painting).
July 16: Introduction to Indian(Chinese) ink, learning how to work with shadows, layers and lines
July23: Mixed media painting
July 30: life drawing with Model, material choice up-to students
***
Technology Events Near You
Connect with your local Technology community
Battle of the personal agents
Join the Columbus AI community for a special event.
**Battle of the Personal Agents** is your chance to see what people are actually building with AI agents and personal automation systems. Whether you’re running OpenClaw, Hermes, or a completely custom solution, bring your agent and show the community how it works.
We’re interested in real-world implementations: the problems your agent solves, how you use it day-to-day, how it’s hosted and managed, how you built it, and why you’ve chosen to keep using it. Live demonstrations are encouraged, so be prepared to show your code, architecture, workflows, and your agent performing real tasks.
This is less about polished presentations and more about sharing practical experience, comparing approaches, and learning from one another. If you’d like to present, please contact Chris Slee (via meetup) before the event so we can allocate enough time for everyone’s demonstrations.
Come ready to show what you’ve built, discover what others are doing, and maybe find a few ideas worth taking home.
Whether you’re deep in the field or just getting curious, come connect with others building and exploring AI in Columbus.
Sponsored by [Transform Labs](https://www.linkedin.com/company/transformlabs/)
Sign up also accessible via [Transform Labs Luma](https://luma.com/transformlabshq)
Smart Search + AI: An Outcome-Driven Journey from IDP to a Suite of AI
Over a billion documents processed. Millions of Veterans impacted. Hundreds of thousands of employee hours saved. Faster decisions. Greater accuracy. More benefits in the hands of our disabled Veterans.
We created Smart Search, the world’s largest consumer of Amazon Textract, right when GenAI began reshaping what’s possible. Since then, we’ve built a suite of AI‑driven solutions that transform this data into real, measurable outcomes—accelerating benefits decisions for our Nation’s Veterans.
Join us for a focused conversation on how an outcome‑driven approach to AI is helping us boost accuracy, streamline workflows, and deliver faster results for those who have served.
This is a follow up to the AWS re:Invent 2023 "Intelligent Document Processing with Gen AI for Public Sector" presentation.
About Speaker: Cameron Williams is a Senior Technical Project Manager and cross-functional technical leader at Booz Allen Hamilton with 15+ years of experience architecting and evolving scalable, cloud-native systems, from greenfield development to complex enterprise modernization. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronw711/
**THANK YOU** *Franklin University* for hosting our meetup! To learn more about *Franklin University*, please visit their website: https://www.franklin.edu/
**DIRECTIONS**
Franklin University
Fisher Hall
300 E. Main St, Columbus, OH 43215
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jxjBA2hUmS5qrvhq8
Parking is FREE! Please park in Lot C in front of Fisher Hall. See attached map.
NOTE: Map the address only. When mapping with Google Maps it may use the Fisher Hall at OSU, which is NOT correct.
**Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab?**
Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com
Stop Guessing: A Product Person's Guide to AI Adoption
## 🤝 Host Information
A co-hosted event by ProductTank Columbus & Women in Product Columbus
💡 About the Workshop
AI adoption is stalling across organizations — not because of a lack of motivation or tools, but because it's fundamentally a behavior design challenge.
This hands-on workshop applies proven Behavior Design models and methods to help you move from a vague organizational wish to boost AI adoption to 3-5 concrete, testable interventions you can act on starting tomorrow.
Whether you're a product manager, on a product team, or just someone trying to get AI to actually stick at work, you'll leave with a clear picture of what's worth focusing on, what to ignore, and how to drive real, sustained adoption — no guesswork required.
🛠️ What to Bring
Laptop: Fully charged and ready to go.
AI Assistant: Have your favorite AI assistant pulled up. (Dom will be using Claude, but feel free to use whichever assistant you prefer!)
🍕 Logistics & Perks
Food & Drink: Pizza and drinks provided!
Parking: Plenty of free spaces available on-site.
###
Microsoft Build - Columbus Edition!
We are bringing Microsoft Build sessions to Columbus Ohio!
The Central Ohio Azure Meetup and Central Ohio .NET Developer's Group (CONDG) are coming together to bring some of the labs and breakouts from Microsoft Build to your backyard. In this free, 1 day event, you are going to Build stuff with us!
And yes, there will be free food.
Please RSVP via [Microsoft Build //localhost:columbus | Microsoft Reactor](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reactor/events/27247/).
AI Agents 101: How to Make ChatGPT Do Actual Work
Most people still use AI like a search box: type one question, get one answer, repeat.
But the next step is AI agents: systems that can take a goal, break it into steps, use tools, remember context, and produce useful work for a human to review.
In this beginner-friendly session, we’ll demystify what AI agents actually are — without hype or jargon. We’ll walk through practical examples of how agents can help with research, planning, writing, coding, operations, and personal productivity.
We’ll cover:
* What makes an AI “agent” instead of just a chatbot
* How agents break tasks into steps
* Where agents are genuinely useful today
* Where they fail, hallucinate, or need human review
* How to design simple AI workflows for your own work
* A live demo of an AI agent-style workflow from start to finish
No coding experience required. This is for anyone who wants to understand where AI tools are going and how to use them more effectively right now.
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.
Prototype, Play, and Build Workshops (In-Person @GameArena)
We're going to GameArena! We'll be in-person at the GameArena Gateway for our monthly COGG Prototype and Play event. Come to play and showcase your games!
We're back in the upper levels of the catwalk area. It'll be packed with lots of camaraderie playing your game(s) and other's games on the 2nd floor. Light snacks and water provided but you can buy food and drinks at the bar (alcoholic drink ID required).
[www.game-arena.co](http://www.game-arena.co/)
**Attendees:**
Don't have a game to show? Not a problem! All are welcomed and invited from all ages and backgrounds. The more we can have to play test our games is all the better!
**Developers:**
Do you have a game that you would like to get critical feedback on? Would you like an excuse to work on a game with other talented artists, programmers, musicians, designers, and writers? Digital, table-top, non-experienced developers, and the like are welcomed! We'll provide signage for your game to help others learn more about your work. Wifi, outlets, tables, and seats (though standing tables also) are available.
Come to the Prototype and Play workshop to collaborate and meet local game developers for an evening of epic and raw game play fun! Play works-in-progress, show off your own game, work with others to add polish to a game, or even lend your talents to other fellow developers. For this event, light snacks from the bar and water will be provided!
Though you can purchase you own if you like at the bar:
[https://www.game-arena.co/menu](https://www.game-arena.co/menu)
Can use South Garage at the Gateway with a $5 voucher on your way out.
75 E 11th Ave, Columbus, OH 43201
[https://maps.app.goo.gl/UwgveUYG37Jy7RtS9](https://maps.app.goo.gl/UwgveUYG37Jy7RtS9)
If you have any questions or comments, as always, feel free to reach out to us at [info@thecogg.com!](http://info@thecogg.com!/)
AWS Columbus User Group - Topic to be announced
Topic to be announced.
**CALL FOR SPEAKERS**
Learn more: https://www.awscolumbus.com/get-involved/
**THANK YOU** *VEEAM* for hosting our meetup! To learn more about *Veeam*, please visit their website: https://www.veeam.com/
**DIRECTIONS**
8800 Lyra Dr #450 · Columbus, OH
go to 4th floor.
**Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab?**
Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com






























