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Meeting new Korean friends in Daejeon (Free only for forigners)
โจโฃ๏ธ๐๐๐งก๐Meeting new Korean friends in Daejeon (Free only for forigners)โฃ๏ธ๐๐๐๐งก
Time: 11:00AM-13:00PM // 18:00PM - 20:00PM
every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
11:00AM-13:00PM every weekend on Saturday, Sunday
๐ We are the awesome language exchange cafe with warm and great mood, you can learn language, and culture, meet new people, and make friends a lot( Foreigners & Korean)
๐ทFree drinks, snacks and parties // Learning Korean for language exchange are available. ๐๐โฃ๏ธ
โฃ๏ธPlease do not judge availability by current RSVPs through Meetup cause weโre much more active on other platforms as like Instagram and generally only receive a few RSVPs via Meetup.
You can make many wonderful friends here!!
Letโs make great moment altogether!!๐ท๐ป
Place: 1066 3rd floor, Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon
our map
[https://naver.me/xDJXc1Q1](https://naver.me/xDJXc1Q1)
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Real Conversations&Friends: Meeting K-Chingu in Dajeon!
## **Stop Living the Typical Expat Life! Meet Real Local Friends at Culcom** ๐ปโจ
Are you tired of the "Home โ Work โ Home" routine? Finding Korean friends who actually vibe with you in English isn't always easy. Thatโs why weโre here.
At **Culcom Daejeon**, weโre not about boring textbooks. Weโre about **real connections.** Since 2004, weโve been the go-to spot for expats and locals to hang out, share stories, and build a "second family" in Korea. ๐๐ค
***
### **Whatโs Waiting for You?** ๐
* **Real Talk:** Skip the "How are you?" and dive into dating, culture, and life with 40\~70 people every night.
* **Small Groups:** You'll be placed in a cozy team (5-7 people) so everyone gets a chance to speak.
* **Free Perks:** Enjoy **unlimited self-service beer**, snacks, and a super chill vibe. ๐บ๐ฅจ
* **Beyond the Cafe:** We donโt just sit and talk. We do ski trips, kimchi making, casino nights, and wine parties! ๐ฟ๐ท
### **When & Where?** ๐
* **Time:**11:00 AM โ 13:00 PM (Every Weekend)
* **Place:** 5F, 487, Daejong-ro, Jung-gu, Daejeon (Right in the heart of the city!)
* **Inquiry:** 010-8268-1638
### **What Happens When You Arrive?** ๐
1. **Welcome:** Chat with our friendly staff and get to know the Culcom vibe. (Don't forget to say you came through **Meetup**! ๐)
2. **1:1 Matching:** If you want, sign up for a personal language exchange partner.
3. **The Main Event (2 hours):** Meet a bunch of new Korean friends and chat away in English!
### **FAQ** ๐ฌ
* **Is there any hidden charge?** Nope, not at all.
* **What if Iโm late?** No worries! You're always welcome, but coming on time is more fun for everyone. ๐โโ๏ธ๐จ
* **Can I bring a friend?** Please do! Weโll give you a big hug if you bring your crew. XD ๐ค
### **Check Our Vibe!** ๐ฅ
Curious what we actually do? Check out these clips:
* [Beerpong Night ๐บ](http://vimeo.com/101484635)
* [Kimchi Making ๐ฅฌ](http://vimeo.com/57131651)
* [Casino Night ๐](http://vimeo.com/136714567)
**"Come for the English. Stay for the people."** See you at the 5th floor! ๐โจ
๐คFree Korean class (for foreigners)
Korean Class at Culcom Eunhaeng!
Want to learn Korean for free?
Join our Korean
Class for Foreigners at Culcom Daejeon!
Schedule: Every Thursday 7-8pm & Saturday 1-2pm
Fee: FREE!
Location: Culcom Eunhaeng
A Korean class taught by a **professional Korean language instructor**
for foreigners living in Korea.
This class starts from the **beginner level**,
so even if you donโt know Hangul or basic grammar, youโre totally welcome.
We focus on real-life Korean, practical expressions, and speaking confidence not just textbook Korean.
**Class Schedule**
Thursday 7:00โ8:00 PM
Saturday 1:00โ2:00 PM
Small group classes, friendly atmosphere, and plenty of chances to speak and ask questions. If you want to feel more comfortable living in Korea and communicate more naturally, this class is for you.
How to Join?
Text 010-8268-1638 to book a consultation and get
started!
Meeting new Korean friends in Daejeon (Free only for forigners)
โจโฃ๏ธ๐๐๐งก๐Meeting new Korean friends in Daejeon (Free only for forigners)โฃ๏ธ๐๐๐๐งก
Time: 11:00AM-13:00PM // 18:00PM - 20:00PM
every week on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
11:00AM-13:00PM every weekend on Saturday, Sunday
๐ We are the awesome language exchange cafe with warm and great mood, you can learn language, and culture, meet new people, and make friends a lot( Foreigners & Korean)
๐ทFree drinks, snacks and parties // Learning Korean for language exchange are available. ๐๐โฃ๏ธ
โฃ๏ธPlease do not judge availability by current RSVPs through Meetup cause weโre much more active on other platforms as like Instagram and generally only receive a few RSVPs via Meetup.
You can make many wonderful friends here!!
Letโs make great moment altogether!!๐ท๐ป
Place: 1066 3rd floor, Dunsan-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon
our map
[https://naver.me/xDJXc1Q1](https://naver.me/xDJXc1Q1)
Sunday Tea Club Regular Meetup
Sunday Tea Club was founded in Daejeon in 2023.
Created as a quiet alternative to Koreaโs typical drinking and nightlife culture, the club offers a calm, meaningful way to spend your Sunday afternoons.
If youโve ever wished for a slower, more mindful space to enjoy afternoon tea and gentle conversation โ youโre more than welcome to join us!
Participant fee 15,000won+order 1drink(The participation fee is only paid once โ at your first visit. All fees are collected and reinvested into the club to purchase new teaware, high-quality teas, or ingredients for future gatherings.)
[First 2 Join Free] Daejeon Langauge Exchange
**What to Expect**
Weekly in-person language exchange meetups in a relaxed cafรฉ setting.
Meet locals and internationals, practice languages, and make new friends. Every round, groups rotate so you can talk to different people.
**Who Comes**
A mix of locals and internationals learning each other's languages.
Most conversations are in Korean and English, but everyone is welcome.
**How It Works**
1. Join our open chat: [https://open.kakao.com/o/gLvLBEai](https://open.kakao.com/o/gLvLBEai)
2. Reserve your spot at [https://nurio.kr/events](https://nurio.kr/events)
3. Wait for your registration confirmation
4. Attend the meetup and start talking
You can come alone or with friends.
**Important**
* Please register through our website before attending. This helps us manage capacity, waiting lists, and the balance between local and international participants.
* If this is your first time joining our meetup, please contact us through KakaoTalk or Instagram before registering.
* Same-day participation may be limited, so if you would like to join on the day, please contact us first.
**Instagram**: [https://www.instagram.com/nurio.language](https://www.instagram.com/nurio.language)
**KakaoTalk**: [http://pf.kakao.com/_xmzbQn/chat](http://pf.kakao.com/_xmzbQn/chat)
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ํธ์ํ ์นดํ ๋ถ์๊ธฐ์์ ์งํ๋๋ ์ฃผ 1ํ ์คํ๋ผ์ธ ์ธ์ด๊ตํ ๋ชจ์์
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ํ๊ตญ์ธ๊ณผ ์ธ๊ตญ์ธ์ด ํจ๊ป ๋ง๋ ์ธ์ด๋ฅผ ์ฐ์ตํ๊ณ ์๋ก์ด ์ฌ๋๋ค์ ๋ง๋ ์ ์์ต๋๋ค. ๋งค ๋ผ์ด๋๋ง๋ค ๊ทธ๋ฃน์ด ๋ฐ๋์ด ์ฌ๋ฌ ์ฌ๋๊ณผ ๋ํํ ์ ์์ต๋๋ค.
**์ฐธ์ฌ ๋์**
ํ๊ตญ์ด์ ์ธ๊ตญ์ด๋ฅผ ๋ฐฐ์ฐ๊ณ ์ถ์ ํ๊ตญ์ธ๊ณผ ์ธ๊ตญ์ธ์ด ํจ๊ป ์ฐธ์ฌํฉ๋๋ค.
์ฃผ๋ก ํ๊ตญ์ด์ ์์ด๋ก ๋ํํ์ง๋ง ๋๊ตฌ๋ ํ์ํฉ๋๋ค.
**์ฐธ์ฌ ๋ฐฉ๋ฒ**
1\. ์คํ์ฑํ
์ฐธ์ฌ: [https://open.kakao.com/o/gLvLBEai](https://open.kakao.com/o/gLvLBEai)
2. [https://nurio.kr/events](https://nurio.kr/events) ์์ ์ํ๋ ๋ ์ง์ ๋ชจ์ ์ ์ฒญ
3\. ๋ฑ๋ก ์๋ฃ ๋๋ ์ฐธ์ ํ์ ์๋ด ํ์ธ
4\. ๋ชจ์์ ์ฐธ์ํ์ฌ ์ธ์ด๊ตํ ์์
ํผ์ ์ค์
๋ ์ข๊ณ ์น๊ตฌ์ ํจ๊ป ์ค์
๋ ๋ฉ๋๋ค. ๐
**์ค์**:
* ๋ชจ์ ์ฐธ์ ์ ๋ฐ๋์ ํํ์ด์ง ์ฌ์ ์ ์ฒญ์ด ํ์ํฉ๋๋ค. ํํ์ด์ง๋ฅผ ํตํด ์ ์, ๋๊ธฐ์, ๊ทธ๋ฆฌ๊ณ ํ๊ตญ์ธ/์ธ๊ตญ์ธ ์ฐธ๊ฐ์ ๋น์จ์ ๊ด๋ฆฌํ๊ณ ์์ต๋๋ค.
* ์ฒ์ ์ฐธ์ฌํ์๋ ๋ถ์ ์ ์ฒญ ์ ์นด์นด์ค ๋๋ ์ธ์คํ๊ทธ๋จ์ผ๋ก ๋จผ์ ๋ฌธ์ํด ์ฃผ์ธ์.
* ๋น์ผ ์ฐธ์์ ์ํ์๋ ๊ฒฝ์ฐ์๋ ์ฐธ์ ๊ฐ๋ฅ ์ฌ๋ถ๊ฐ ์ ํ์ ์ผ ์ ์์ผ๋, ์นด์นด์คํก ๋๋ ์ธ์คํ๊ทธ๋จ์ผ๋ก ๋จผ์ ๋ฌธ์ํด ์ฃผ์ธ์.
**์ธ์คํ๊ทธ๋จ**: [https://www.instagram.com/nurio.language](https://www.instagram.com/nurio.language)
**์นด์นด์คํก**: [http://pf.kakao.com/_xmzbQn/chat](http://pf.kakao.com/_xmzbQn/chat)
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Profs & Pints Northern Virginia: Can Artificial Intelligence โSeeโ?
[Profs and Pints Northern Virginia](https://www.profsandpints.com/washingtondc) presents: **โCan Artificial Intelligence โSeeโ?โ** A look at how humans and artificial intelligence systems interpret the visual world in fundamentally different ways, with Arryn Robbins, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Richmond and cognitive scientist who researches visual attention, perception, and category learning.
[Advance tickets: $13.50 plus sales tax and processing fees. Available at [https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/profsandpints/nv-can-AI-see](https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/profsandpints/nv-can-AI-see) .]
Artificial intelligence can now identify faces, categorize objects, describe scenes, and outperform humans on certain visual tasks. But does AI actually โseeโ the world the way that people do? Or does it arrive at correct answers using representations that differ markedly from human perception?
Join Arryn Robbins of the University of Richmond for a fascinating exploration of how humans and AI construct meaning from visual information and a look at comparisons between human perception and AI that reveal just how dynamic and context-dependent our own visual systems really are.
Dr. Robbins, who previously has given excellent Profs and Pints talks on flaws and biases in human visual perception, will draw from research in cognitive science, visual perception, and AI vision systems.
Sheโll explain how human perception is not merely a simple recording of the world, but an active process shaped by expectations, context, goals, and recent experience. Youโll learn how humans form flexible mental representations that allow us to recognize objects across changing environments and conditions, and why those representations continuously adapt as we interact with the world.
Many AI systems, by contrast, learn visual categories through statistical patterns in data. They can produce impressive results, but sometimes they also produce strange and unexpected failures, and sometimes they classify images in ways that seem strange to us.
Dr. Robbins will discuss what these differences reveal about the nature of perception itself, and why the mismatch between human and AI representations matters for technologies like self-driving cars, medical imaging, facial recognition, and automated surveillance.
Important for anyone trying to understand the rapidly growing role of AI in daily life, this talk will explore one of the biggest questions in cognitive science and artificial intelligence: What does it actually mean to โseeโ and understand the world? (Doors: $17, or $15 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. The talk starts 30 minutes later.)
Image: โEye Farmโ by Nevit Dilmen (Wikimedia Commons).
Mt Kilimanjaro Trek! One of the 7 Summits. Join us on this bucket list adventure
**Our Meetup is off to another hiking adventure! Mt Kilimanjaro, as the tallest mountain in Africa, is included in the 7 Summits of the world.**
**It is a bucket-list item for all hard-core hikers and mountain lovers.**
We did this trek with Meetup in the summer of 2024 and it was a true experience of a lifetime (see photos below)
Let's get to some numbers. It is 5,895m/19,340ft
BUT . . . our starting elevation for the trek is 3795m/12541ft
As such elevation gain is 2100m/6799ft
To compare Everest Base Camp trek, is about 2754m/9035ft elevation change. And Mt Whitney is about 1828m/6000ft elevation change.
The key to being able to succeed in this endeavor lays in the route and the support system.
We are taking the Lemosho Route via the Northern Circuit. The Northern Circuit route is the longest and newest of the seven established Kilimanjaro routes. It's one of the best routes because it has the best acclimatization profile. This results in one of the highest summit success rates. Add to that stunning views, and comparatively relaxed pace. It is also much less crowded than the other Kilimanjaro routes.
As far as our support system: We will be accompanied by experienced guides, porters and cooks. They are certified, ensuring our safety and comfort. Porters will carry our gear.
We will have a high ratio of guides to hikers. Our guides will go our pace and support each and everyone of us, regardless of fitness level and pace. In other words...you go your own speed and we all get there safe.
More about our trek/trip.
As with all our international trips, we picked the best season/time of year to go for weather and wildlife. Lemosho and Northern Circuit is a scenically spectacular and varied route. At the lower elevations it has an abundance of wildlife such as elephant, buffalo, eland and lion which come over to forage during dry season.
**Each of our trips is personally crafted to offer the best places and best use of time.**
*But I don't have the needed gear?!*
You don't need much more than the standard trekker's equipment. We will provide you with a list of what is already included and what can be rented there.
*Does this include food?*
All meals on the trek potion are included and a cook travels with us!
*What is lodging like?*
We are sleeping in new and comfortable tents (carried during the day by porters)
*I am new at this.*
That's OK. We do plenty of prep Zooms before we depart. And in California we have a number of local outdoor day or weekend outings you can test out with us.
*How dangerous is this? What if I get sick or hurt?*
We will be walking on an established, well used trail the entire time. **Our trip INCLUDES emergency insurance.** We are also Certified Wilderness First Responders and our guides are members of (AMREF) Flying Doctor.
**Plain and simple, safety is our primary goal.**
*How much does this cost?*
**Kilimanjaro Mountain Trek $3950 per person, double occupancy. Land only (airfare not included). Solo supplement $600**
Trip Cost includes:
\- 9 nights accommodation
\- 3 meals everyday on the trek
\- All Fees & Entrances and Taxes
\- Camping equipment such as tents\, tables\, chairs\.
\- Lead Guide\, Assistant Guides\, Porters and Cook
*RSVP to this event shows your interest, but does not hold your space.*
***The only way to secure your spot for this trip is a $300 deposit:***
***[CLICK HERE FOR SECURE DEPOSIT LINK](https://www.paypal.com/instantcommerce/checkout/8P9NUAVQM8UEN)***
*Deposit is refundable up to 90 days before the departure (less PayPal fees).*
*IF you need an airfare quote,* [Click here to message Anna](https://secure.meetup.com/messages/?new_convo=true&member_id=131297062)
For more information about this or any of our other international events, fill out this form: **[INTERNATIONAL MEETUPS INFO REQUEST](https://forms.gle/cQdqYw74gAYqphXX8)**
To see pictures from our Kilimanjaro adventure in 2024 [CLICK HERE](https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipPkfkUp6sEZVQ-xse1di_K19d1QVmSb5KOLeIjynRoWGv_XFLXI8wBfT61XxAHavg?key=U2tKajBuOGRiZkxBOUtTUG1GbUVRVmlDaERCeG5n)
We do a monthly Q & A Zoom: Meet others attending, be social, or come and get any questions answered.
[Click Here to RSVP to our Zoom](https://www.meetup.com/moretoexplore/events/296044209/)
The MAIN location where this event is posted:
[https://www.meetup.com/moretoexplore/events/302872805/](https://www.meetup.com/moretoexplore/events/302872805/)
(RSVP there for any conversation and comments)
This events is cross posted to several other groups and the number of RSVPs on each is not reflective. We have a set of sister groups where we post our local free, local/regional camping, and our overseas events too.
[Click Here ](https://www.meetup.com/CulturalArts/Events)for our other events:
Live the adventure instead of only dreaming it!
SOT 200318-10
Learn all things Data Science and Compete on Kaggle
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 :)
Father's Day - Teddy Roosevelt Island exploration
Weather Permitting. Please RSVP the number of corgis attending only.
Great walk with views of DC and Georgetown. It is an island so you can't get too lost! Please be mindful of the parking situation there as when it's busy you have to park up in Rosslyn and cross the bridge over the GW parkway. Meet at the bridge on the island side by 10 am. We will go left and walk the upland trail and finish up at the monument for a group photo. For those with swimmers we can follow up with a dip overlooking Georgetown at the point marked 10 on the cartoon map.
For those interested in Kayaking after around the island please be prepared to move the party across the river to get a rental at Fletchers or Georgetown boathouse if you don't BYOK/SUP. Remember to bring a doggie life jacket too since this is a real river paddle.
AI Tool Explorers Night | Connect & Make New Friends
Most AI meetups end up as just networking. **Weโre different.**
At **AI Tool Explorers Night \| Connect & Make New Friends**, youโll:
โจ Walk away with a *real learning nugget* (a tool, workflow, or strategy you can use immediately)
โจ Connect with people who share your curiosity for AI, productivity, and automation
โจ Enjoy a fun, casual setting where new ideas and friendships spark naturally
๐ **Our promise:** every session delivers structure, substance, and takeaways you can use when you get home.
### ๐
Event Flow
* **6:00โ6:15 PM** โ Arrivals & intros
* **6:15โ6:45 PM** โ AI demo / learning nugget
* **6:45โ7:00 PM** โ Q&A and group discussion
* **7:00โ8:00 PM** โ Networking & contact sharing
โก Please hold networking until after the presentation so we can all learn together. Plenty of time at the end to connect and exchange cards!
**Let's explore AI Tools that actually *work* in our day-to-day life!**
***
#ChatGPT #Claude #Grok #Gemini #Perplexity #DeepSeek #NotebookLM #Cursor #GitHubCopilot #Replit #Windsurf #v0dev #Lovable #Zapier #Makecom #n8n #Descript #OpusClip #Synthesia #Runway #Sora #Kling #Veo #PikaLabs #LTXStudio #AdobeFirefly #Vidu #Hailuo #LumaDreamMachine #Wisecut #Elaiio #Capsule #Filmora #Gling #Magisto #AdobePremierePro #ElevenLabs
#Suno #Udio #Soundraw #Riffusion #Mubert #BeatovenAI #AIVA #Loudly #SplashPro #Soundful #MagentaStudio #WavTool #MakeBestMusic #BandLabSongStarter #TadAI #EcrettMusic
#Midjourney #DALLE3 #CanvaMagicStudio #NotionAI #Gamma #Fathom #FirefliesAI #MLX
AI Meetup (June): Secure AI Agents
Important: Register on [AICamp website](https://www.aicamp.ai/event/eventdetails/W2026061814) is required for admission.
**Description:**
Welcome to the AI meetup in Washington DC. Join us for deep dive tech talks on AI, GenAI, LLMs and Agents, hands-on experiences on code labs, workshops, and networking with speakers and fellow developers.
**Agenda:**
\* 5:30pm\~6:00pm: Checkin, Food/drink and networking
\* 6:00pm\~8:00pm: Tech talks and Q&A
\* 8:00pm: Happy Hour at Courthouse Social (cross the street)
**Tech Talk: Secure Developer Environments in the Age of AI Agents**
**Speaker:** Patrick Brown (Coder)
**Abstract:** Federal engineering teams are under pressure to ship faster while meeting some of the most demanding security and compliance requirements in the world. In this talk, Patrick Brown of Coder explores how cloud development environments (CDEs) give agencies a foundation to accelerate software delivery without sacrificing control โ and why that foundation matters even more as AI-powered coding agents enter the workflow. He'll cover how CDEs keep source code off endpoints, enforce zero-trust access patterns, and provide the consistent, ephemeral infrastructure that both human developers and AI agents need to operate safely at scale.
**Speakers:**
Stay tuned as we are updating speakers and schedules.
If you have a keen interest in speaking to our community, we invite you to submit topics for consideration: [Submit Topics](https://forms.gle/JkMt91CZRtoJBSFUA)
**Sponsors:**
We are actively seeking sponsors to support AI developers community. Whether it is by offering venue spaces, providing food, or cash sponsorship. Sponsors will not only speak at the meetups, receive prominent recognition, but also gain exposure to our extensive membership base of 5,000+ AI developers in D.C and 500K+ worldwide.






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