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A pub quiz with of stupid questions, even dumber answers and the chance to prove your random knowledge isn’t totally useless. Study not required. ⋯⋯⋯ Ostello Bello Milano Centrale - Via Lepetit 33, Milano 🎫 Posti limitati. - Ingresso gratuito tramite registrazione Ti ricordiamo che nel corso dell’evento potranno essere effettuate delle riprese di immagini fotografiche e audio-video con diritti di utilizzo ad uso esclusivo del locale. www.ostellobello.com https://www.instagram.com/ostellobello.milanocentrale/

**📌 THE PLAN** Ready to challenge yourself with a pub quiz full of dumb questions and even funnier answers? We’re heading to **Ostello Bello** for a high-energy Monday night. The goal is simple: test your random pop culture knowledge, grab a beer, and meet new people in a place where being a "know-it-all" is actually a virtue. It’s loud, it’s international, and it’s 100% in English. **HOW IT WORKS (Read Carefully)** * **Meet at 8:30 PM:** Gather at the bar area of Ostello Bello. This gives everyone enough time to grab a drink and form teams before the questions start flying. * **The Game:** The quiz is hosted by the venue in English. Expect a mix of music, trivia, and "I-should-definitely-know-this" moments. * **Team Up:** Don’t worry if you come alone! Use the chat to find your fellow Meetup members and build the ultimate "dream team" of expats and locals. **📌 IMPORTANT: THIS EVENT IS COMMUNITY-LED** The Meetup team won't be present. * **Coordination:** You **MUST** join the WhatsApp group to coordinate. Finding your teammates in a crowded bar requires a bit of teamwork! * **Real Talk:** If the WhatsApp chat is silent on Monday afternoon, assume the group isn't gathering. Don't be shy—be the one to message "I’m heading there at 8:30, who's joining the team?" **📌 TO JOIN** * **RSVP to join**. * **Join the [WhatsApp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/HAeDLb8Y1Y743gEhTXlCaQ)** — [Essential to connect with other partcipants]. * (Please please please) **keep your RSVP on Meetup updated** 🫶

**Dance, Connect & Shine** Looking for a fun way to meet new girl friends, get moving, and feel fabulous? ✨ Our **Flawless Female Latin class** brings together women from all walks of life to dance, laugh and share an empowering experience. Each week we’ll learn steps from **Samba, Cha-Cha, Rumba, Paso Doble, and Jive**, building toward a group choreography that we’ll celebrate with a **video day** at the end. No partner needed — we focus on dancing together, cheering each other on, and making new friends along the way. 🌟 A chance to socialize while doing something active and fun 🌟 Open to beginners and anyone curious to try Latin dance 🌟 Friendly, supportive community 🗓 Every Monday & Tuesday at 20.00 🎟 8€ Trial class **Important: To sign up, you must register via the link for the lesson. Only then we can assure you a place in class** [https://shorturl.at/kdun3](https://shorturl.at/kdun3) Come dance, connect, and discover how flawless you can feel 💖

**Lezioni private di nuoto** Descrizione dell'evento: Vuoi migliorare le tue abilità natatorie, acquisire sicurezza in acqua o imparare a nuotare da zero? Unisciti a me per lezioni private di nuoto! Sono un nuotatore esperto e offro lezioni individuali personalizzate per tutti i livelli. Ci concentreremo sulla tecnica, sulla resistenza e sulla sicurezza in acqua in un ambiente amichevole e di supporto. Cosa otterrai: Lezioni personalizzate in base ai tuoi obiettivi Orari flessibili durante i miei orari di nuoto disponibili Guida amichevole e paziente per un'esperienza di apprendimento divertente ed efficace A chi è rivolto: Principianti che vogliono imparare a nuotare Chiunque cerchi una guida personalizzata in un ambiente sicuro Dettagli delle lezioni e prezzi: 30 minuti: 20 € 45 minuti: 30 € 60 minuti: 40 € Pacchetto: 5 lezioni a 150 € Posti limitati per garantire un'attenzione individuale e mirata. Prenota oggi stesso la tua lezione e tuffati! 🌊 **Private Swimming Lessons** ### **Event Description:** Want to improve your swimming skills, gain confidence in the water, or learn swimming from scratch? Join me for **private swimming lessons**! I’m an experienced swimmer offering **personalized one-on-one lessons** for all levels. We’ll focus on technique, endurance, and water confidence in a friendly, supportive environment. **What you’ll get:** * Tailored lessons based on your goals * Flexible scheduling during my available swim times * Friendly, patient guidance for a fun and effective learning experience **Who this is for:** * Beginners who want to learn swimming * Anyone looking for personalized guidance in a safe environment **Lesson Details & Pricing:** * 30 minutes: €20 * 45 minutes: €30 * 60 minutes: €40 * **Package Deal:** 5 lessons for €150 **Location:** Piscina Milano Sport **Limited spots available** to ensure focused, one-on-one attention. Book your lesson today and make a splash! 🌊

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**📌THE PLAN** Still no plans for NYE? Join the club. Forget the €150 dinners and VIP tables. We are doing it the Milanese way: meeting at the Darsena to celebrate on the streets of Navigli. It’s chaotic, it’s crowded, and it’s the best way to start 2026 without going bankrupt or getting stuck at a boring dinner. **HOW IT WORKS (Read Carefully)** Meet at 10:00 PM at the Darsena (aim for the side of Viale Gabriele D'Annunzio). BYOB: Bring your own bottle (plastic cups recommended!) or grab a drink from the hundreds of bars nearby. The Countdown: We hang out, drink, and wait for midnight together in the chaos. **📌IMPORTANT: NO HOST, YOUR RULES** This event is community-led. The Meetup team is not present. **You MUST join the WhatsApp group to coordinate.** Real Talk: The Darsena will be packed and chaotic. If you don't check the WhatsApp chat to find the specific location of the group, you will not find them. **📌JOIN HERE** 1. **RSVP on Meetup.** 2. Join the **[WhatsApp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/J0pNje6JgeM964OvKivO0Q)** <--- Critical to find the group in the crowd. 3. **Update your RSVP** if you change your mind.

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**📌 What** Warm up your wrists. The tournament that separates the amateurs from the true bar athletes is back. We play in pairs (2vs2), classic rules apply (remember: no spinning). But the best part is the loot: we have Borghetti gadgets for the winners. Yes, the legendary Italian coffee liqueur. **How it works:** Arrive, find a partner (or bring one), register your team on the spot, and challenge the bracket. ❗️The Meetup team won’t be there physically. Coordinate with other participants in the WhatsApp chat to manage the tournament and teams! **📌 Who** Retired foosball legends, and anyone who can handle a bit of healthy competition. **📌 How** * **RSVP to join.** * **Join the [WhatsApp group](https://chat.whatsapp.com/Fu2UqhDrGnvL32MOcJvLWI)** — [Essential to create the tournament bracket]. * (Please please please) **keep your RSVP on Meetup updated** 🫶

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**Dinner, Music & Party Until Dawn** Welcome the New Year in a relaxed yet vibrant atmosphere at **Refeel Milano**, one of the city’s most dynamic and welcoming venues. If you’re looking for an easy-going New Year’s Eve in Milan—great food, good vibes and music all night long—this is the right place. The evening kicks off with a **served buffet dinner**, designed to let you enjoy the night at your own pace, socialise and get into the party mood from the very beginning. #### Buffet Dinner A selection of Italian favourites, freshly prepared and served at the counter: * Mixed cold cuts and cheeses * Grilled vegetables with homemade *gnocco fritto* * Hot dishes including: * **Risotto alla Monzese** * **Vegetable lasagna** After dinner, the lights go down and the energy goes up. The party continues with music, dancing and a lively crowd, taking you **all the way until the early hours of the morning**. #### Event Details * **Date:** December 31st, 2025 * **Time:** From 8:30 PM until late * **Location:** Refeel Milano * **Price:** €50 per person * **Format:** Buffet dinner + New Year’s Eve party Refeel Milano is perfect for expats, internationals and locals who want to celebrate New Year’s Eve in a friendly, informal setting—no stress, just good music, good people and a great way to start 2026 in Milan.

## Learn Infrastructure-as-Code (the FUN Way) — Through Minecraft 🎮☁️ **Joint Meetup: Azure CBUS × Columbus HashiCorp User Group** What if learning Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code didn’t feel like a whitepaper… but more like a game? Join us for a joint Azure CBUS and Columbus HashiCorp User Group meetup where **Mark Tinderholt** \(Principal Architect\, Microsoft Azure \| HashiCorp Ambassador \| “The Azure Terraformer”\) shows how **Minecraft** can be used as a surprisingly powerful way to understand real-world Infrastructure-as-Code concepts. In this session, Mark will demonstrate how Terraform and Azure can be used to provision, configure, and manage Minecraft servers—while teaching the same patterns you’d use for production cloud infrastructure. ### What we’ll cover * Infrastructure-as-Code fundamentals using **Terraform** * Provisioning real infrastructure on **Azure** * Applying **IaC best practices** (immutability, repeatability, versioning) * How playful environments like Minecraft make complex concepts *click* * Why learning through experimentation beats click-ops every time ### Who should attend * Developers, platform engineers, and cloud engineers * Terraform users (new or experienced) * Anyone curious about Infrastructure-as-Code but tired of boring examples * Minecraft fans who want to see it used in a totally unexpected way No prior Minecraft experience required—just curiosity and a willingness to learn infrastructure the fun way. Come for the blocks, stay for the Terraform. 🧱➡️📐 Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!! https://sessionize.com/azure-cbus-2026/

**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 **Abstract** GitHub Copilot is rapidly changing how developers write, understand, and maintain code. Powered by generative AI and deeply integrated into modern development environments, Copilot acts as an intelligent coding assistant, helping developers move faster while maintaining quality and focus. In this session, we’ll explore what GitHub Copilot is, how it works, and where it fits into a real-world developer workflow. We’ll break down what Copilot can (and cannot) do, where it can be used, and how licensing differs for individuals and organizations. Most importantly, this talk goes beyond theory with a live, hands-on demo showcasing Copilot inside the IDE and on GitHub, demonstrating how it can assist with code generation, refactoring, learning new APIs, and accelerating day-to-day development tasks. Designed for developers, technical leads, and engineering managers, this session provides a practical introduction to AI-assisted development, highlights best practices for getting value from Copilot, and closes with guidance on how to continue learning and evolving alongside this rapidly advancing tool. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of how GitHub Copilot can enhance productivity, improve developer experience, and fit into modern software teams today, not someday. **YouTube Link** TBA

### Tools in your AI's Toolbox : An introduction to MCP Servers The generative AI revolution has unlocked unprecedented capabilities, but the next frontier is agency: empowering models to interact with, query, and act upon the world. The current challenge is the “N x M integration problem,” where every AI model requires a custom, brittle integration for each external tool or data source. This approach simply doesn’t scale. How can we give an AI access to our sales leads, code repositories, or IoT devices in a standardized, secure, and reusable way? This session introduces Anthropic’s Model Context Protocol (MCP), the open-source framework designed to solve this challenge and become the universal connector—the USB-C port—for AI. MCP standardizes how AI models discover and use external tools, moving beyond simple function-calling to a robust, client-server architecture. We will dive into how this open protocol is creating a new ecosystem for building powerful, context-aware AI agents. Join this session for a developer-focused introduction where you will learn how to: Understand the core concepts of the open-source Model Context Protocol and its architecture. Utilize pre-built, open-source MCP servers to instantly connect AI to tools like Git, Slack, and databases. Build a custom MCP server to securely expose your own proprietary data and APIs as tools for any compliant AI. Move beyond bespoke integrations and contribute to a standardized, collaborative, and open ecosystem. Stop building one-off connectors and start building intelligent agents. This session will give you the practical knowledge to leverage MCP and create the next generation of AI that doesn’t just talk, but does. Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!! [https://sessionize.com/azure-cbus-2026/](https://sessionize.com/azure-cbus-2026/)

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)

Monday December 29th at 6PM we'll be meeting up dinner at the Pies & Pints at Easton. Feel free to bring guests. Sandwiches run about $15 and large pizzas run $20-30.

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. I've been hardware hacking a See N Say to make it say whatever I want - while the project is in progress still, it should be working by this meetup! I'll bring it for demo. [See N Say Project](https://github.com/cdeever/esp32-see-n-say) 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.

Start the new year with your local IxDA pals. Join members of the Central Ohio UX and design community for our monthly breakfast.