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Yeah! We made it! Within 6 months after the last Meetup, here we go again! :) This time we enter the Forum Digital Technologies, which is connected with the Fraunhofer HHI institute. They are also sponsoring drinks and some finger food, which is great! And we will be able to get a small tour around the Forum and what they are doing. Agenda: Gathering at the venue at: 18:00 Program starts at: 18:30 Then: Talks: * Thasso Griebel (CastLabs) - SGAI (fun talk title still to be announced ;)) * Mauricio Alvarez-Mesa (Spin Digital Labs) - Ultra-low latency video encoding: when every millisecond counts Afterwards: food, discussions and chatting Location: Forum Digital Technologies Salzufer 15/16 (inside Lanolin Fabrik), 10587 Berlin Looking forward to see you very soon, Both Stefans

**Treffpunkt:** w3.hub, Möckernstrasse 120, 10963 Berlin 2\. OG\, hinterer Bereich **Unsere Eventreihe hat die Themen:** Die folgenden Workshops sind immer kostenlos und auf die gesamte Eventreihe verteilt. Wir werden es dir auch ermöglichen, dass du zu jedem Zeitpunkt in die Eventreihe einfach einsteigen kannst. Die Eventreihe endet mit dem letzten Termin, aber sie wird danach sofort von vorn beginnen und wir werden das Datum der Events dann anpassen. * 04.05.: Was ist Bitcoin eigentlich? * 18.05.: Workshop: Bitcoin senden und empfangen * 01.06.: Workshop: Bitcoin/ Bitcoin Passwort (Seed) sicher aufbewahren * 15.06.: Wo man Bitcoin kaufen könnte und auf was man achten sollte * 29.06.: Workshop: Bitcoin in Sekunden versenden (Lightning) * 13.07.: Bitcoin vererben * 27.07.: Warum nur Bitcoin - nicht Crypto * 10.08.: Workshop: Bitcoin spielerisch verstehen **Kontakt zu BBW:** * Telegram: https://t.me/+8nEA93930qowODky * Nostr: Bitcoin Beginner Workshops / npub1qtc6zmhaq6svkuny3r5h3n6wxel5cyzmwz7haygans36ee60l7vqgk2sxp **Anmeldungen:** Diese sind nicht erforderlich. Sollte es zu voll werden, werden wir aber Personen mit einer Anmeldungsbestätigung Vorrang geben. Teilt uns in eurer Anmeldung lediglich die Anzahl der Personen mit - keine weiteren Infos erforderlich: * meetup.com * Email: bbw@bitcoinexplained.de * Telegram: https://t.me/+8nEA93930qowODky * oder mündliche Absprache mit den Organisatoren für Folgeevents **Video** Dieses Event wird nicht aufgezeichnet und auch nicht irgendwo danach online verfügbar sein. **Privatsphäre** Die Teilnahme bei diesem Event verpflichtet dazu, dass die Privatsphäre von allen Personen gewahrt wird. Es dürfen keine Aufnahmen jeglicher Art gemacht oder verbreitet werden, wenn Personen dabei erkenntlich sind. Das bezieht sich auf das Event ansich, die Zeit davor und danach.

Join us for a creative gathering for neurodivergent people, including those with autism, ADHD, AuDHD, dyslexia, and similar neurodivergences. This meetup is a chance to make friends, chat, and enjoy arts and crafts with other neurodivergent individuals. **Activities include:** * Clay work * Abstract painting * Finger painting * Creative journaling * Doodling and more Each session offers different activities, with some focused on one project and others on exploring multiple creative outlets. We will provide some arts and crafts equipments but feel free to bring your own arts and craft tools if you want to do your own project. **The event is free and there will be no donation box at the event, but your support is very much welcomed Donation Link: [Ko-fi](https://ko-fi.com/neurodivergentberlin)** **Where:** PopUp Gruppenraum 2 at Amerika Gedenkbibliothek **Facilitators:** Agnieszka Błaszczak (Aga), a multimedia artist, and Sheila (along with other occasional facilitators). **Important Notes:** * If you can’t attend, please edit your RSVP to give the spot to others people. * The community is run by neurodivergent volunteers, so please help us create a positive experience. * Bring sensory tools (headphones, stimming toys, etc.), and we will have some available. * A quiet corner will be provided for breaks. * This event is for late-diagnosed adults (18+). For children’s events, a parent or guardian must be present. See you there!

“Curious about posture? We’ll explore ease of movement and body awareness through the **Alexander Technique**—no experience needed and in a small group. This is a regular Monday class. We learn to cultivate awareness of our body's responses to thoughts and also to activity/ simple movements. This class provides practical tools for overall well-being by improving personal posture, coordination and a sense of inner rest. If the A. T. is not new to you, or you already practice other somatic work then you're welcome to deepen or refresh your experience with it, find new aspects that will seamlessly integrate it into your daily life. Come explore the transformative power of mindful movement with us. I am a certified Alexander Technique teacher and give the class. Door opens just passed 7pm, the start is at 7:15 pm. Please sign up If you're coming. If you have questions just let me know, greetings Mariangela [Alexander Technique - Mariangela](https://k77studio.org/timetable/event/alexander-technique/)

May has a way of making the city feel more possible. The evenings get longer, parks turn into living rooms, and even Mondays carry a little weekend energy. This Social Butterfly Club meetup is for new connections, spontaneous conversations, and starting the week with people instead of postponing life. A soft invitation to arrive in Berlin — or in your own life here — a little more fully. Because sometimes a good week begins with one unexpected conversation. ✨ Suggested Ice Breaker Question: “What’s something in Berlin you’ve been wanting to try, but haven’t yet?” Orga The location accepts only card payments. We will be sitting in the first room. Questions? Check our Meetup-FAQs: [https://socialbutterfly.berlin/meetup-faq/](https://socialbutterfly.berlin/meetup-faq/) Meet your host I’m Julia — a Berlin local who loves bringing people together. My path went from growing up in a dance school to studying philosophy to working in IT support, and somehow all of that led me here: hosting meetups and creating spaces where people can show up, relax, and connect. Insta [https://www.instagram.com/juwaberlin/](https://www.instagram.com/juwaberlin/) LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-waehnert/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/julia-waehnert/) About The Social Butterfly Club 🦋 is a Berlin-based community that has been bringing people together for over three years. Each gathering is part of a larger framework designed to help friendships grow through shared experiences in the city — with a long-term vision of turning Berlin itself into a shared, playful experience. Love the vibe? There’s a whole community waiting for you. 🦋 Join the Social Butterfly Club and experience Berlin together [https://socialbutterflyradar.substack.com/](https://socialbutterflyradar.substack.com/)

English below Liebe Nachbarn und Freunde, Kommt vorbei und lernt eure Nachbarn kennen bei einer Runde Wizard, Just One, Dixit, Fluxx, und noch viel mehr. Ihr dürft natürlich eure Lieblingsspiele mitbringen und sie uns beibringen, falls wir sie noch nicht kennen. Teilnahme auf Spendebasis. Wo: offenes Wohnzimmer, Waldenserstr. 13, 10551 Berlin http://www.offeneswohnzimmer.org/ Dear neighbors and friends, The Offenes Wohnzimmer is hosting the next board game night. Come around and meet your neighbors around a game of scrabble, cards and more. You’re welcome to bring your favorite games. Participation donation based 🙂 http://www.offeneswohnzimmer.org/ Anmeldung: tanjaklett@gmx.de oder spontan !

We are excited to feature **Marzieh Fadaee**, who is currently Head of Cohere Labs at **cohere** and will discuss "**Scaling LLMs Across Languages**", lasting approximately 45 minutes. After the talk, seize the opportunity to connect with fellow AI enthusiasts to share ideas and questions while enjoying free drinks and pizza. **Door close by 7.15pm, so please come early! Also, "attend"ing (RSVP) here on Meetup is strictly necessary to be guaranteed entry.** Please note that Meetup has recently been quite keen on promoting its Plus program. However, you are not obligated to purchase it, as both our events and the platform remain free. **Who is this event for?** This event is open to everyone interested in state-of-the-art AI research. We especially design it for students, PhD candidates, academic researchers, and industry professionals with a research focus in machine learning. **Abstract**: Scaling has driven progress in language models, but improvements in peak performance often fail to translate across languages. In this talk, I show how multilingual models expose the limits of scale and highlight the importance of balanced performance. I argue for a shift from optimizing peaks to lifting the floor, through better data, design, and evaluation illustrated through Tiny Aya. **Bio**: Marzieh Fadaee is the Head of Cohere Labs, where she leads research on fundamental problems in artificial intelligence. Her work spans multilingual language models, data-efficient learning, model evaluation, and trustworthy AI, with a focus on building systems that are robust, inclusive, and globally impactful. She co-leads the Aya initiative that brought together over 3,000 collaborators worldwide to create the world's largest multilingual instruction dataset and the development of a series of state-of-the-art multilingual language and vision models. Before joining Cohere Labs, Marzieh was the Research Lead at Zeta Alpha Vector, where she pioneered innovative approaches to knowledge discovery and organization. She holds a PhD from the University of Amsterdam where she conducted foundational research on neural machine translation. Her research has been published in top venues such as NeurIPS, ACL, EMNLP, and ICLR, and she frequently serves as a mentor and advisor in the global AI research community. We are [BLISS](https://bliss.berlin/) e.V., the **AI** **organization** in Berlin that **connects like-minded individuals** who share great interest and passion for the field of machine learning. This summer 2026, we will, again, host an exciting speaker series on site in Berlin, featuring excellent researchers from cohere, ETH Zürich, University of Oxford, HuggingFace, and Stanford University. Website: [https://bliss.berlin](https://bliss.berlin/) Youtube: [https://www.youtube.com/@bliss.ev.berlin](https://www.youtube.com/@bliss.ev.berlin) Disclaimer: By attending this event you agree to be photographed.

**Two talks. One founder story. One reality check on AI. No fluff.** **=== Please see the English version below ===** Vraćamo se sa 7. okupljanjem ljudi iz sveta tehnologije i preduzetništva iz bivše Jugoslavije (ex-YU), u organizaciji [Nemačkog kutka](https://nemackikutak.com/) i [Serbian Entrepreneurs](https://www.serbianentrepreneurs.com/). Događaj se održava na engleskom jeziku i otvoren je za sve - bilo da dolazite iz regiona ili ste deo šire zajednice. **\# Datum i lokacija** • Sreda, 6. maj 2026 • cognee.ai – Prilaz 4, 1. sprat, Paul-Lincke-Ufer 39–40 • Početak: 18:00 **\# Predavači i teme** Dva predavanja. Jedna osnivačka priča. Jedan ozbiljan pogled na veštačku inteligenciju. Sirovo, bez ulepšavanja. **Milica T. Jovanović** je senior istraživač korisničkog iskustva sa više od dve decenije iskustva u dizajnu, istraživanju i razvoju proizvoda. Bavi se razumevanjem stvarnog ponašanja korisnika i pretvaranjem uvida u bolje odluke u razvoju proizvoda, uz poseban fokus na ulogu veštačke inteligencije u istraživanju. U ovom predavanju, Milica govori o tome da li veštačka inteligencija treba da zameni istraživače korisničkog iskustva — gde daje rezultate, gde ne i šta se usput gubi. Takođe će pokazati kako se veliki jezički modeli mogu koristiti u istraživanju bez stvaranja lažnog osećaja sigurnosti. • **Tema:** Istraživač vs. mašina: Da li veštačka inteligencija može da zameni istraživanje korisničkog iskustva? **Jovan Stevović** je izvršni direktor i suosnivač kompanije Chino.io. Živi između Italije i Nemačke i radi u jednom od najzahtevnijih regulatornih okruženja — digitalno zdravstvo. Doktorirao je u oblasti inovacija u zdravstvu i ima više od deset godina iskustva u industriji, radeći na preseku veštačke inteligencije, usklađenosti sa propisima i razvoja proizvoda. U ovom predavanju, Jovan deli iskustvo izgradnje i prodaje kompanije. Od ideje, prvih odluka i obezbeđivanja finansiranja do toga kako zaista izgledaju prodaje kompanija iza kulisa. Iskustvo iz prve ruke koje nijedna knjiga ne može da prenese. • **Tema:** Od nule do prodaje: realna slika preduzetničkog puta **\# Program događaja** * **18:00 - 18:30** Ulaz i upoznavanje * **18:30 - 18:40** Uvodna reč * **18:40 - 19:00** Milica T. Jovanović: Istraživač vs. mašina: Da li veštačka inteligencija može da zameni istraživanje korisničkog iskustva? * **19:00 - 19:15** Pitanja i odgovori * **19:15 - 20:00** Umrežavanje uz hranu i piće * **20:00 - 20:20** Jovan Stevović: Od nule do prodaje: realna slika preduzetničkog puta * **20:20 - 20:35** Pitanja i odgovori * **20:35 - 20:45** Završna reč * **20:45 - 21:15** Umrežavanje uz hranu i piće * **21:15 - dalje** Prelazak u obližnji kafić na druženje i piće **\# Registracija** Ulaz je besplatan zahvaljujući cognee.ai, koji sponzoriše događaj i podržava zajednicu. Broj mesta je ograničen na 80 učesnika. Molimo vas da potvrdite dolazak kako bismo mogli da isplaniramo prostor, hranu i piće. Gradimo, delimo i podržavamo jedni druge. Vidimo se! **==================================================================** **======================== ENGLISH VERSION ========================** **==================================================================** We're back with the 7th gathering of builders, founders, and tech folks from the former Yugoslavia (ex-YU), organized by [Nemački kutak](https://nemackikutak.com/) and [Serbian Entrepreneurs](https://www.serbianentrepreneurs.com/). The event is held in English and open to everyone - whether you’re from the region or just part of the broader scene. **\# Date and Location** * Wednesday, May 6, 2026 * cognee.ai - Courtyard 4, 1st Floor, Paul-Lincke-Ufer 39-40 * Start: 18:00 **\# Speakers and topics** **Two talks. One founder story. One reality check on AI. No fluff.** **Milica T. Jovanović** is a Senior UX Researcher with over two decades of experience across design, research, and product. She focuses on understanding real user behavior and turning insights into better product decisions, with a growing interest in the role of AI in research workflows. In this talk, Milica explores whether AI should replace UX researchers: where it works, where it fails, and what gets lost along the way. She shares how to use LLMs in research without falling into the trap of false confidence. * **Talk:** Researcher vs. The Machine: Should AI replace the UX researcher? **Jovan Stevović** is the CEO and co-founder of Chino.io, living between Italy and Germany and operating in one of the toughest regulatory environments: health tech. With a PhD in healthcare innovation and 10+ years in the industry, he operates at the intersection of AI, compliance, and product. In this talk, Jovan shares a raw perspective on building and selling a business: from day zero decisions and fundraising to how exit deals are actually structured behind the scenes. First-hand experience no book can teach. * **Talk:** Day Zero to Exit: The Founder’s Full Circle Reality Check **\# Timetable** * **18:00 - 18:30** Entry & networking * **18:30 - 18:40** Opening note * **18:40 - 19:00** Milica T. Jovanović: Researcher vs. The Machine: Should AI replace the UX researcher? * **19:00 - 19:15** Q&A * **19:15 - 20:00** Networking with food and drinks * **20:00 - 20:20** Jovan Stevović: Day Zero to Exit: The Founder’s Full Circle Reality Check * **20:20 - 20:35** Q&A * **20:35 - 20:45** Closing Note * **20:45 - 21:15** Networking with food and drinks * **21:15 - open end** Moving to a nearby café for socializing and drinks **\# Registration** Admission is free thanks to **cognee.ai for sponsoring the event and supporting the community**. Spots are limited to 80 participants. Please confirm your attendance so we can plan space, food, and drinks accordingly. Let’s keep building, sharing, and supporting each other - excited for what’s ahead!

You built, you broke, and now you will learn! Agentic coders are a major breakthrough for developers, making work easier (then at times more challenging!) Think about how these tools evolved from providing simple code blocks to actively rewriting the code inside IDE. As we, developers, engineers and designers, who are still learning how to use them, we need to understand the reasoning behind these tools and follow some best practices. **Kiro Bootcamp - Learn from the Experts** In light of all these, we kept our promise and are happy to organize a half-day long Kiro Bootcamp for you. Thanks to **Rackspace Technology** we will be gathering in WeWork, inviting experts from AWS to introduce you Kiro, explain the critical parts, help with getting the most out of it. This is a hands-on workshop with a practical deep dive into starting-up, running and optimizing Kiro. You work through independent tasks that you can pick and choose from, learning how to build, deploy, and operate your ideas on Kiro IDE. By the end of the workshop, we aim that you understand how Kiro works, what things you have to take into account at spec-driven development, and how you can integrate your Kiro IDE to external and internal tools. This workshop is aimed at developers, designers, cloud specialists and product developers. While it is not necessary to have extensive knowledge on AI development, it is ideal that you install Kiro in your device and try to build some minor projects in advance. **When?** 5th of May\, Tuesday\,\| 12:00 \- 17:00 **Where?** WeWork - Stresemannstraße 123, 10963 Berlin **How?** Fill out this form to apply. Limited seats are available. You can only participate in the workshop if you receive a confirmation mail from us (**kadir@berlinawsug.de**). You need to bring your own laptop to this workshop. ❗**Registration - Read Carefully**❗ Participation is free of charge. Your Kiro resource usage is also covered. You will be provided a sandbox Kiro account. Therefore, you won't need an AWS account! ❗Please register with your full name by filling out this form: **[https://forms.gle/PedkUUfJwVxoujVr8](https://forms.gle/PedkUUfJwVxoujVr8)** ❗You need to bring your own laptop to this workshop. Make sure AWS CLI is installed. Contact us if you're not sure how. ❗A confirmation e-mail from Meetup is not relevant. **You can participate only if you receive a confirmation from us: kadir@berlinawsug.de** \-\-\- **Additional Information** **This event is wheelchair friendly.** Help us spread the word, and invite your friends & colleagues! If you're attending with wheelchair and need assistance, please mail us: organisers@berlinawsug.de for further details. Would you like to host AWS UG Event at your company? [Register here](https://bit.ly/aws-host) Would you like to speak at AWS UG MeetUp? [Submit your topic here](https://bit.ly/aws-talk)

Amazon Aurora DSQL is a groundbreaking technology that has a potential to re-define the entire DBMS solutions. Yet there are lots to uncover, lots to learn on the resource! Therefore, we are inviting you experts on Aurora DSQL with an engaging hands-on workshop to experiment uses of Aurora DSQL, and also learn on the topic. **Build a Multi-Region, Active-active Rewards App with Aurora DSQL** In this workshop, get hands-on experience with Amazon Aurora DSQL, a serverless distributed SQL database that delivers active-active high availability. Learn how to build a retail rewards points application with active-active resiliency across multiple Availability Zones and two Regions. Explore how ACID transactions and active-active replication work in Aurora DSQL. Discover best practices for data model and application design and more. You must bring a laptop to participate. This is a hands-on workshop with a practical deep dive into Amazon Aurora DSQL. You work through independent tasks that you need to complete, with support of AWS Facilitators. The event will also begin with an expert talk: "The Evolution of Resilience - Lessons Learned from 25 Years of Infrastructure Architecture" - further details ahead! **When?** 7th of May\, Thursday\,\| 12:30 \- 18:00 **Where?** AWS Office - BER 21 - Tamara-Danz-Str. 13, 10243 Berlin. **How?** [Fill out this form ](https://forms.gle/CMoz6qGraX8HBHVU6)to apply. Limited seats are available. You can only participate in the workshop if you receive a confirmation mail from us (**kadir@berlinawsug.de**). You need to bring your own laptop to this workshop. ❗**Registration - Read Carefully**❗ Participation is free of charge. Your workshop resource usage is also covered. You will be provided a sandbox AWS account. Therefore, you won't need an AWS account! ❗Please register with your full name by filling out this form: [Registration Form](https://forms.gle/CMoz6qGraX8HBHVU6) ❗You need to bring your own laptop to this workshop. Make sure AWS CLI is installed. Contact us if you're not sure how. ❗A confirmation e-mail from Meetup is not relevant. **You can participate only if you receive a confirmation from us: kadir@berlinawsug.de** \-\-\- **Additional Information** **This event is wheelchair friendly.** Help us spread the word, and invite your friends & colleagues! If you're attending with wheelchair and need assistance, please mail us: organisers@berlinawsug.de for further details. Would you like to host AWS UG Event at your company? [Register here](https://bit.ly/aws-host) Would you like to speak at AWS UG MeetUp? [Submit your topic here](https://bit.ly/aws-talk)

Join us for a fun, low-pressure way to connect with techies/non-techies in Berlin. On **May 8th from 6:00–9:00 PM** we'll run the inaugarial **404 Brain Not Found – Tech Trivia Night**—a playful, welcoming tech-themed quiz night where curiosity beats expertise every time. You don’t need to be a developer, engineer, or “tech person” to have a great time. The questions span everything from everyday tech and internet culture to random fun facts, so everyone can contribute and shine. Whether you’re in it to win or just to laugh along the way, you’ll fit right in. Come with a team of 4–6 friends, colleagues, or fellow trivia lovers—or arrive solo and **we’ll match you up with others.** It’s a great way to meet new people, share a few laughs, and maybe learn something unexpected. Expect good vibes, light competition, and plenty of “wait, I actually knew that!” moments. No pressure. No gatekeeping. Just a great evening together. We’ll have a small **prize** for the winning team—something to celebrate your trivia glory and well-earned bragging rights! We kindly ask each participant to contribute **€2**. A small buy-in, but it makes the win even sweeter 😉

Join Aiven and Google Cloud for a hands-on lab to learn building data infrastructure for AI applications in production, and how to run OpenSearch in production for AI and GenAI workloads. ***IMPORTANT: Please register on* \*\*\*[HERE](https://bit.ly/4sLWiua) \*\*\**to secure your sport.*** This interactive, instructor-led workshop is designed for developers and data engineers who want to build and run real-world data pipelines using open source tools. Note: Bring your laptop, we’ll be shipping code together. Agenda: \* 5:00pm\~5:30pm: Check-in, Food, Networking \* 5:30pm\~7:30pm: Tech talks and Hands-on Workshop \* 7:30pm\~8:00pm: Q&A, wrap-up ⚡️ Workshop 1 — Foundations: Build Your Own Pipeline ​Start from scratch and assemble a complete data pipeline using Aiven services. \- Provision and manage services -Connect systems into a unified pipeline ​- Build an observability setup \- ​Query real\-time data across services using SQL ​​ ⚡️ Workshop 2 — Advanced: Real-Time Retail Streaming Pipeline ​Go deeper with a real, production-inspired use case. \- ​Design and implement a high\-quality streaming pipeline \- Work with real\-time retail data flows \- Apply best practices for scalability and reliability What you’ll learn: * Deploy and scale OpenSearch for production * Best practices for vector and hybrid search * Build efficient real-time data pipelines * Design and optimize RAG architectures ​Why attend? * Build a production-style data pipeline * Learn how to connect Kafka, ClickHouse, OpenSearch, and PostgreSQL into a working, real-time architecture. * Learn by doing and Apply proven patterns * Provision services, stream data, and run queries yourself using both UI and CLI workflows. * Walk away with practical approaches you can reuse for streaming, analytics, and observability use cases. Who Should Attend: Developer and data engineer, interested in moving from prototype to production with OpenSearch. ​ **RSVP is not enough. You must apply for a ticket here:** [https://bit.ly/4sLWiua](https://bit.ly/4sLWiua)

Dear VRBLN Members, Our next event is coming up. Enjoy listening to interesting speakers, trying out the latest XR hardware and demos, meeting old and new XR folks. **Speakers:** 1. [Cyberdelic Nexus](https://www.cyberdelic.nexus/), a global ecosystem designing humane technologies, immersive experiences, and cultural frameworks that help people turn altered states of consciousness into lasting traits like greater clarity, metacognition, creativity, and relational depth [Mars Kairos](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mars-kairos-438a5721/) Founder & Steward Cyberdelic Society Berlin 2. [IMMERSIVE X](https://immersive-x.de/), Gobal XR Festvial in VR [Thomas Zorbach](https://www.linkedin.com/in/tzorbach/), Organizer and Curator of IMMERSIVE X **Demos:** 1. Selection of Cyberdelic Experiences, [Quest 3](https://www.meta.com/de/en/quest/quest-3/) 2. Live AR, [Breakpoint One GmbH](https://breakpoint.one/) 3. VR Chat, Stream Diffusion, VRBLN **Affiliate Links:** bHaptics offers a discount for VRBLN Members. Contact [affiliate@vrbln.de](mailto:affiliate@vrbln.de) for details. **Free Drinks & Networking:** Location Sponsor: [mdh Mediadesign Hochschule](https://www.mediadesign.de/de) Drinks & Insurance Sponsor: [EDFVR e.V.](https://edfvr.org/) Cheers, VRBLN When you attend the event, you agree to this code of conduct: [http://berlincodeofconduct.org/](http://berlincodeofconduct.org/) LinkedIn: [https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8152606/](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/8152606/) Meetup: [https://www.vrbln.de](https://www.vrbln.de/)

Customer identity resolution becomes increasingly complex as organizations scale across multiple systems, regions, and data formats. Traditional rule-based approaches often fail to keep up with data variability, require constant manual tuning, and struggle with real-time processing needs. This session presents a practical approach to building a scalable identity resolution pipeline using AWS services and modern AI techniques. The architecture combines data ingestion through Amazon S3 and AWS Glue, transformation pipelines using Spark on EMR, and machine learning models deployed via SageMaker for entity matching and standardization. Graph-based relationship modeling is implemented using Amazon Neptune to improve resolution accuracy by incorporating household and shared attribute context. We will walk through how machine learning models can be used for name and address normalization, how intelligent blocking strategies improve matching efficiency, and how feedback loops can be introduced to continuously improve accuracy. The session also highlights how serverless components such as AWS Lambda can be used for orchestration and real-time processing. **SPEAKER BIO** Mosaic Syed is a Senior Data Engineering and Cloud Solutions Architect with over 20 years of experience designing and delivering scalable, secure, and high-performance data solutions across global enterprise environments. https://www.linkedin.com/in/mosaic-basha-syed-92300856 **CALL FOR SPEAKERS** Learn more: [https://www.awscolumbus.com/get-involved/](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/](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

**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** TBD **YouTube Link** TBD

Join us for **Ben Frain**'s talk ... Ben's book "Responsive Web Design With HTML5 and CSS" caught my attention (and should interest you as well). Find it here: [https://rwd.education/](https://rwd.education/) ***Bring your laptop and expect to write some (non-AI generated) code!*** Food and drinks will be available. **LOCATION:** 6515 Longshore Loop, Suite 300, Dublin, OH 43017 **FREE PARKING:** 6725 Longshore Street, Dublin, OH 43017

Practical AI for Power BI Developers A year ago, “agentic AI” was mostly hype for Power BI teams. Today, it deserves your undivided attention. For Power BI pros, there is now a real opportunity to reduce repetitive development work, accelerate delivery, and help developers do more, but only when strong DataOps practices are in place to make AI workflows effective. This session is a no-nonsense introduction to effective AI patterns for Power BI and Fabric development. Along the way, we will make sense of the growing pile of terminology, including skills, plugins, hooks, and MCP. You will see examples of how modern AI tooling can help with development tasks across Power BI and Fabric, along with the prerequisites, guardrails, and DataOps principles needed to use it responsibly. Whether you're burned out on AI hype or already using Copilot CLI daily, this session will show you the foundations that are finally making AI-assisted development genuinely useful.

Christians in Tech is a community at the intersection of faith and technology. Our meetups are designed to spark meaningful conversations, promote knowledge sharing, and encourage growth—both in your career and your spiritual walk with God. Whether you're an experienced professional or just starting your tech journey, CIT welcomes you. Our Website [https://linktr.ee/citcbus](https://linktr.ee/citcbus) Sponsors and Partners * Improving (Venue Sponsor) * Bethel World Prayer Center (Fiscal Sponsor) * Fruits & Roots (Coffee Partner)

Topic to be announced. **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

Bring your Raspberry Pi, Arduino, microcontroller, or any other electronic project and join fellow electronics makers for a night of creativity and collaboration! This session is open forum to share your current projects—whether complete or in progress, it’s all interesting! Whether you’re deep into embedded systems, exploring new ideas, or just getting started, you’ll find a welcoming space to collaborate, share, and get inspired. **New to electronics or curious about tinkering?** You’re absolutely welcome. If you’re a beginner and want to experiment, I’ll have a couple of starter kits available so you can try things out—whether that’s blinking your first LED, putting something on a display, or experimenting with simple sensors. No pressure and no experience required—just an interest in learning and building. While we continue to pursue a more permanent venue for this Meetup, we’ll be using public library facilities based on availability. This session will be at the Worthington Park Library in the Olentangy Meeting Room.