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Candle Making & Aperitivo 24/03
Join The Candle Cluub for a cozy and creative evening where Craftsmanship meets relaxation! In this hands-on candle-making workshop, you'll blend scents, pour wax, and craft your own beautifully eco-friendly personalized candles.
As you shape your creations, enjoy a delightful light aperitivo. Whether you're here to explore a new hobby, unwind with friends, or simply savor the moment, Candle Making & Aperitivo offers the perfect mix of creativity, conversation, and indulgence.
**Les Amis** is a women-only community of friendly souls. We provide access to hundreds of experiences that explore your passions and connect you with other event participants. **Check our website to learn more, and apply to join our community and events**: [lesamis.cc/apply](https://www.lesamis.cc/apply)
đ(7:00 PM) MILAN: State of Innovation with LEGOÂŽ SERIOUS PLAYÂŽ
**(7:00 PM)**
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**State of Innovation with LEGOÂŽ SERIOUS PLAYÂŽ**
**đ Unlock Business Agility with LEGOÂŽ SERIOUS PLAYÂŽ đ**
Are you ready to transform your approach to problem-solving and innovation? **Join us for State of Innovation,** an immersive event designed to equip you with the mindset and tools necessary to thrive in todayâs complex business environment.
**About the Event**
**Business Agility** is more than just a buzzword; itâs a mindset focused on achieving end results through collaborative efforts. Itâs about how every team member contributes to creating solutions that everyone feels ownership of and are aimed at the goals we set out to achieve.
**Why is this important?** In a world marked by complexity, the ability of leaders to make informed decisions based on context is crucial. Instead of rigidly following best practices, leaders should embrace experimentation, learn from failures, and allow new practices to emerge organically.
**Business agility fosters:**
â **Innovation and Creativity:** Unlock the full potential of your team by encouraging creative solutions and empathetic collaboration.
â **Trust and Commitment:** Build solutions that everyone believes in and is committed to because they played a part in their creation.
â **Speed and Effectiveness:** Achieve swift
implementation and impactful results through continuous improvement and alignment among team members.
While traditional methods often rely on tools like post-its, we take it a step further. Using the **LEGOÂŽ SERIOUS PLAYÂŽ** methodology,
developed by Robert Rasmussen and Per Kristiansen, we address major challenges in a unique and engaging way. This method helps teams create real-time strategies by building 3D models with LEGOÂŽ bricks, serving as metaphors for ideas, concepts, and realities.
**Why Attend?**
â **Interactive Learning:** Engage in hands-on activities that foster deeper understanding and innovative thinking.
â **Expert Facilitation:** Learn from Andrea Romoli, a seasoned facilitator in Design Sprint, **LEGOÂŽ** **SERIOUS PLAYÂŽ**, and Design Thinking processes.
â **Real-Time Strategy Building**: Experience a proven method for enhancing team collaboration and decision-making.
â **Creative Confidence:** Develop the skills to visualize and articulate your ideas, making invisible thoughts visible and tangible.
***đ Join Our Community***
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Please complete this form to join the group. Youâll be added to the WhatsApp group shortly afterwards.
**LinkedIn:** [Digital Marketing Group](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/9249844/)
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**Become a membe**r Social platform â [www.dmktribe.com](https://dmktribe.com/) (weâll notify you when your profile is ready)
**Instagram** â [@dmktribemilan](https://www.instagram.com/dmktribemilan/)
Curious to see what weâve been up to in Portugal and Spain? Check out our latest magazine here: â [https://dmktribe.com/magazine](https://dmktribe.com/magazine/)
**đ About DMK Tribe**
**DMK Tribe** is an international community of marketers, creatives, entrepreneurs, and curious minds who believe in the power of genuine human connection.
With two inspiring years of growth behind us in Lisbon, Barcelona, Cascais, and Milan, our journey of expanding reach and impact continues.
Our mission is to empower professionals and businesses through authentic connections, continuous learning, and purposeful collaboration.
With over **6.400 active members**, we organise regular events, workshops, and masterminds focused on digital marketing trends, personal branding, content creation, AI, and entrepreneurship.
Weâre more than a network â weâre a movement of value-driven professionals building lasting impact.
***We're a global community of marketing professionals united by our values***
***â¤ď¸ Love \| đ¤ Caring \| đ Serving \| đ Learning \| đ Inclusion***
đ Curious to see what weâve been up to in Portugal, Spain and Milan? Check out our latest magazine here: [https://dmktribe.com/magazine/](https://dmktribe.com/magazine/)
***Come network with Milan's most dynamic marketers! Let's grow together***.
ARTFUL LEADERSHIP - PRESENTAZIONE LIBRO E ESPERIENZA DI PRATICA THROUGHARTÂŽ
***PRESENTAZIONE DEL LIBRO âARTFUL LEADERSHIPâ E PRATICA GUIDATA DI âCONTEMPLAZIONE ARTISTICAâ***
âcon lâautrice Giorgia Madonno, intervistata da Luigi Boaretto (Co-founder and Equity Partner Astheria)
âUn incontro dedicato alla scoperta dellâ*Artful Leadership*, un approccio innovativo alla leadership attraverso lâarte. Durante lâevento, lâautrice del saggio *Artful Leadership,* in dialogo con Luigi Boaretto, introdurrĂ il suo testo ed esplorerĂ il legame profondo tra arte e leadership, proponendo una prospettiva trasformativa per orientarsi nella complessitĂ e nellâincertezza del mondo organizzativo contemporaneo. Forte di un percorso professionale che intreccia management, HR e arti visive, Giorgia Madonno, racconterĂ come la pratica artistica possa diventare uno strumento potente per sviluppare una leadership diffusa, capace di attivare risorse interiori, intuito, empatia e creativitĂ . In questo approccio lâarte non verrĂ approcciata come una semplice metafora, ma come unâesperienza viva: un modo per âsentireâ la leadership, oltre che comprenderla.
âLâevento includerĂ una sessione guidata di **Contemplazione artistica**, uno dei metodi ThroughArtÂŽ, pensato per favorire il dialogo tra i membri di un gruppo e sviluppare competenze sociali e di leadership attraverso lâesperienza diretta dellâopera dâarte. Un momento di pratica condivisa che permetterĂ ai partecipanti di sperimentare in prima persona il potere trasformativo dellâarte, dello sguardo, dellâascolto e della riflessione collettiva.
âLâevento è rivolto a leader, imprenditori, team leader, professionisti e HR alla ricerca di autenticitĂ e ispirazione e invita a guardare al business come a unâopera dâarte e al leader come a un artista capace di generare significato, connessioni e cambiamento.
âLâincontro rappresenta inoltre unâoccasione preziosa per chi opera nel campo della facilitazione e dello sviluppo organizzativo per sperimentare direttamente un metodo di innovativo ed efficace e per esplorare le potenzialitĂ applicative della facilitazione artistica nei contesti di team e di leadership.
â**AGENDA**:
* â**17:30 -** Apertura e saluti di **Andrea Romoli** (Managing Partner In Sprint)
* â**17:45 - 18:30** \- Introduzione del Libro *Artful Leadership* e spiegazione di come, nel contesto di business attuale, lâarte può migliorare il nostro processo e le nostre competenze di leadership.
* â**18:30 - 19:30** \- Pratica di âcontemplazione artisticaâ: un percorso maieutico attraverso il quale **Giorgia Madonno** accompagnerĂ gli individui e il gruppo nell'esplorazione delle proprie reazioni e intuizioni rispetto a unâopera dâarte proposta, e stimolerĂ dialogo e costruzione di senso condiviso. In questa sessione lâopera verrĂ selezionata per attivare conversazioni su un tema organizzativo dâattualitĂ : il cambiamento.
* â**19:30 â 20:00** \- Chiusura\, networking e firma copie con lâautrice
â**Giorgia Madonno** è artista visiva, art coach, imprenditrice e consulente con una lunga esperienza internazionale tra Asia, Europa e Stati Uniti. Dopo una carriera come HR Director e fondatrice di Marco Polo Consulting, ha creato **ThroughArtÂŽ** un approccio innovativo che integra arte e sviluppo organizzativo. Ă docente, curatrice di eventi culturali e promotrice di pratiche trasformative per leader, organizzazioni e, attraverso ritiri e laboratori, anche per singole persone in una logica B2C (Business to Consumer).
Every TUESDAY Free Entry English Standup Comedy Open Mic for locals and internat
đ¤Super international event in Milan: English Standup Comedy Open Mic!đ¤
Show will be on **EVERY Tuesday** at Ostello Bello Centrale.
If you see on this app only you are going, don't worry about it, we have multiple channels to post our events and we've been organizing shows for three years, we always have a big crowd where you can meet lots of friends!!
We also encourage people to go on the stage for a free drink if you have funny stories or jokes!
It is a free entry but **donation based** show, leave us your donations at the end of the show so we can keep English standup comedy going in Milan.
Follow us on instagram: **yellowdicomedy**
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## What weâre about
Buongiorno a tutti. Sono proprietario di un bar e dispongo di un tavolo da biliardo semi-professionale. Sto creando un gruppo WhatsApp di giocatori amatoriali di biliardo americano pool/carambola, per la maggior parte debuttanti. Cerco persone disposte a unirsi al gruppo per giocare e divertirsi nel tempo libero, il pomeriggio oppure la sera in ogni giorno. Per stimolare l'impegno di ogni giocatore, abbiamo pattuito che il vincitore di ogni "mini-torneo" organizzato nei vari giorni giochi gratis e non paghi la tariffa di tempo per il periodo di gioco (un'ora di gioco costa 10âŹ, ma viene di volta in volta frazionata in base al periodo di gioco effettivo). Il locale si trova in zona nord di Milano, stazione Greco-Pirelli, universitĂ Bicocca. Chiunque dovesse essere davvero interessato a partecipare e unirsi al mio gruppo, non esiti a contattarmi. Cerco persone serie e disposte solamente a divertirsi, senza puntare mazzette grazie mille.
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Female Latin Dance Class - Girls Only
### **Dance, Connect & Shine**
Looking for a fun way to meet new girl friends, get moving, and feel fabulous? â¨
Our **Flawless Female Latin class** brings together women from all walks of life to dance, laugh and share an empowering experience.
Each week weâll learn steps from **Samba, Cha-Cha, Rumba, Paso Doble, and Jive**, building toward a group choreography that weâll celebrate with a **video day** at the end.
No partner needed â we focus on dancing together, cheering each other on, and making new friends along the way.
đ A chance to socialize while doing something active and fun
đ Open to beginners and anyone curious to try Latin dance
đ Friendly, supportive community
đ Every Tuesday at 20.00
đ 8⏠Trial class available
**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
Come dance, connect, and discover how flawless you can feel đ
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Pianificazione strategica con le Mappe di Wardley
Ci incontreremo nel Coworking Copernico Martesana, Viale Monza 259 Milano
vi prego di prenotare tramite il seguente link
https://www.coperni.co/it/eventi/milano/pianificazione-strategica-con-le-mappe-di-wardley
Pottery Workshop in Clay 28.03
Create a plate and decorate it with fishes and wave using the slab technic in clay . Colour with engobe .
**Les Amis** is a women-only community of friendly souls. We provide access to hundreds of experiences that explore your passions and connect you with other event participants. **Check our website to learn more, and apply to join our community and events**: [lesamis.cc/apply](https://www.lesamis.cc/apply)
Pausa pranzo tra freelance, creativi e smart workers
**đŠâđťSiamo il Social Club per conoscere altri freelance, creativi e smart workers della tua citta!**
Condividi na pausa pranzo con lavoratori simili a te!đĽ
**La sola conferma su meetup non basta per partecipare,**
**Clicca sul link qui sotto e partecipa!**
https://toworksocialclub.com/momento/33ed8f3e-0448-4dd3-a652-a57322d372ec
Coding with AI: the last 3 months - Matteo Vaccari
Per il mese di Marzo accogliamo nuovamente un ospite speciale, a un anno esatto dall'ultimo intervento fatto per noi. Esponente di spicco del movimento Agile ed XP in italia, membro storico del gruppo di *eXtreme Programming Milano* : **Matteo Vaccari**.
Portandoci *"Coding with AI: the last 3 month"* ci racconta le novitĂ che ha esplorato e sperimentato negli ultimi mesi sul coding con l'AI.
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**Abstract**
La programmazione assistita dall'IA si sta evolvendo rapidamente. Negli ultimi mesi sono emerse due tendenze: lo spec-driven development, ovvero la stesura di piani dettagliati prima della implementazione, e l'harness engineering, ovvero l'utilizzo di test, linter e controlli automatizzati per mantenere l'IA sulla strada giusta. Parlerò di questi trend e della nostra esperienza recente applicandoli a una codebase reale dove vogliamo (a) non scrivere mai codice a mano e (b) ottenere codice di alta qualitĂ
**Bio**
Extreme programmer, Thoughtworker, trainer, coach and software developer. Deeply interested in what makes teams and companies successful beyond expectations! Any opinion expressed are my own.
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**Dove ci troviamo?**
Anche questo mese siamo ospiti di [Thoughtworks Italia](https://www.thoughtworks.com/it-it/about-us/Chi-Siamo-Thoughtworks) nella sua sede milanese in Via Filippo Turati, 30:
* 18:45 Ritrovo e networking
* 19:15 Inizio attivitĂ
* 21:00 Saluti e birra/cena vicino alla location per chi vuole rimanere
Road to HACK: Fine-Tune Your Own AI Model | Hands-On Workshop
Large language models are impressive out of the box â but they hallucinate, they're generic, and they need the cloud.
What if you could take a small open-source model and turn it into a domain expert that runs on your own hardware?
That's exactly what we're doing in this hands-on workshop.
**[Luca Massaron](https://www.linkedin.com/in/lmassaron/)** â data scientist, bestselling AI author, 3x Kaggle Grandmaster, and Google Developer Expert â will walk you through a complete fine-tuning pipeline from scratch: evaluate a base model, generate synthetic training data, fine-tune with QLoRA, and measure the improvement. All on consumer-grade hardware.
By the end of the session, you'll have a repeatable playbook for making small models punch way above their weight in any domain you care about.
**What you'll work through:**
Baseline evaluation of a pre-trained model â Synthetic dataset generation from real sources â Supervised fine-tuning with QLoRA (parameter-efficient, memory-friendly) â Post-training evaluation to measure the knowledge gain â **Bonus:** fine-tuning for classification tasks (sentiment analysis)
**What to bring:**
**Your laptop**. The workshop runs on Google Colab (free T4 GPU tier), so no fancy hardware required â just a browser and a Google account. If you have a machine with an NVIDIA GPU (16GB+ VRAM) or an Apple Silicon Mac (16GB+ unified memory), you can run everything locally too.
**This event is part of Road to HACK â the official warm-up series for [GDG AI HACK 2026](https://gdgaihack.com/).**
On May 8â10, 160 selected participants will compete in a 24-hour AI hackathon in Milan, with tracks spanning on-device AI, vision AI, and EdTech.
Fine-tuning is one of the most directly applicable skills you can bring to the hack.
Applications for GDG AI HACK 2026 are open **until April 17 â** [gdgaihack.com](https://gdgaihack.com/)
Apache KafkaÂŽ x ClickHouse x AWS
Join us for a meetup on Thursday, Mar 26th from 6:00pm in Milan hosted by AWS and supported by ClickHouse!
đ**Venue:**
Amazon Italy
Viale Monte Grappa, 3/5, 20124 Milano MI, Italy
**âNOTE:** registration will be split across this page and ClickHouse's - you do not have to register to both, thank you!
**PLEASE REGISTER WITH YOUR DETAILS FOR SECURITY PURPOSES.**
* âPlease bring a valid government-issued photo ID with you to the event for entry.
â**Data Notice:** *By registering for this event, you acknowledge that your registration details will be shared with AWS for security and access-control purposes related to entry to the AWS office, in accordance with applicable data protection and GDPR regulations.*
đ **Agenda:**
* 6:00pm: Welcome, Food & Drinks, Networking
* 6:30pm - 7:00pm: **My Favourite Features - A ClickHouse Overview** \- Tyler Hannan\, Sr\. Director \- Developer Advocacy\, ClickHouse
* 7:00pm - 7:30pm: **Streaming + AI = The Perfect Match-** Samuele Dell'Angelo, Senior Solutions Engineer, Confluent
* 7:30pm - 8:00pm: **Compute Smarter: A Practical Guide to EC2 Performance & Cost Optimization** \- Gianluca Vegetti\, Enterprise Architect\, AWS & Nati Cohen\, Solutions Architect\, AWS
* 8:00pm: Additional Q&A, Networking
đĄ **First Session: My Favourite Features - A ClickHouse Overview** by
Tyler Hannan, Sr. Director - Developer Advocacy, ClickHouse
**Bio:** Tyler Hannan is an experienced technologist with a passion for human interaction. With a career that has spanned the private and public sectors, large enterprises, consulting, and startups of varying success, he has maintained a focus on data persistence and analysis. He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences, called on to provide commentary about market trends impacting the design and deployment of database solutions and distributed systems.
đĄ **Second Session:** **Streaming + AI = The Perfect Match** Samuele Dell'Angelo, Senior Solutions Engineer, Confluent will explore how real-time data streams unlock AI models that are more accurate, contextual, and actionable. It shows why combining event-driven architectures with modern AI turns every interaction into an opportunity for instant insight and automation. Attendees will leave with practical patterns and examples to start unifying their streaming and AI strategies today.
**Bio:** Samuele is a Senior Solutions Engineer specializing in enterprise transformation through real-time, event-driven architectures. He helps organizations migrate from batch-based and legacy systems to modern streaming platforms using Confluent and Apache Kafka. His focus is on Data in Motion, designing scalable solutions that enable real-time intelligence and customer experiences. He has deep expertise in cloud-native platforms, ecosystem integrations, and legacy modernization.
đĄ **Third Session: Compute Smarter: A Practical Guide to EC2 Performance & Cost Optimization** Gianluca Vegetti, Enterprise Architect, AWS & Nati Cohen, Solutions Architect, AWS will offer a hands-on guide to optimizing Amazon EC2 for both performance and cost. Using real customer and partner examples, we'll explore how to choose the right processor (Graviton, AMD, or Intel) based on workload needs, and how small architectural decisions can unlock significant efficiency gains.You'll learn:
* How to select the right EC2 processor for common workloads using simple, repeatable decision criteria
* Proven optimization patterns that deliver 20-80% improvements in price-performance
* A practical benchmarking and migration approach to validate changes with low risk
You'll leave with concrete strategies, decision frameworks, and implementation tips you can immediately apply to help customers run EC2 workloads more efficiently, without overengineering or guesswork.
**Bios:**
**Nati** is a Solutions Architect with AWS. He delights in helping customers simplify complex systems, teaching them about the inner workings of cloud services and debugging annoying technical oddities. When he is not at his computer he is soldering electronic kits, tinkering with smaller computers, and drumming on a Taiko.
**Gianluca** is an Enterprise Architect at AWS, where he partners with AWS strategic partners to design and optimize cloud solutions that maximize their business outcomes. With deep expertise spanning cloud computing, networking, and telecommunications, he brings a comprehensive technical perspective to complex architectural challenges. When he's not architecting cloud solutions, you'll likely find him curating photos from his latest adventure, planning the next family expedition, or plotting how to crush a party of adventurers in the next D&D session he's running as a Dungeon Master.
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If you are interested in hosting or speaking at a meetup, please email community@confluent.io
đą Milan Startup Pool Night â Founders & Builders #4
Calling all founders, operators, and startup ecosystem players!Whether youâre a pool regular or just enjoy a good game and better conversations, join us for an evening of pool, relaxed competition, and meaningful networking.
This is a social night where the strategy and focus of pool meet the energy of the startup world. No pitches, no panels â just good games, sharp minds, and authentic connections. Because some of the best ideas (and partnerships) start away from desks and screens.
đŻ What to Expect
Casual Pool Games & Mini Matches â Open to all levels, beginners very welcome.
Founder-to-Founder Connections â Meet fellow founders, VCs, operators, and creatives in a laid-back setting.
Drinks & Conversations â Easy networking, real talk, no awkward name-tag vibes.
Fun Challenges & Small Surprises â Friendly competition, nothing too serious (except pride đ).
đ¸ Pricing
Pay on the spot at the end, based on time played (around âŹ15/hour per table - divided by 2 or 4). Each person can order the food/drinks at the bar.
Whether you come to play, connect, or just unwind with people who get the startup life, this night is about building community through sport and play.
**You can register here too to receive updates - [https://luma.com/z6lpu57b](https://luma.com/z6lpu57b)**
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From Idea to Working App in Minutes: The Agentic Development with Amazon Kiro
Discover Kiro, AWSâs innovative development environment that adapts to your workflow. Whether you prefer specification-driven development or a more intuitive, vibe-based approach, Kiro empowers you to build applications your way.
In this session, speakers will explore Kiroâs core functionality and its evolution through re:Invent 2025, along with demonstrations of prompts used to create APIs, hooks, and steering documents.
In the latter part of the session, watch as we build a complete example from scratch, showcasing Kiroâs agentic AI workflow in action for spec-driven development and vibe coding.
What You'll Learn - Core Kiro concepts and development philosophy
Feature evolution: pre and post re:Invent 2025
Practical examples: API creation, hooks, and steering docs
Live coding demonstration with real-time problem solving
Who Should Attend - Developers, solutions architects, and technical leaders interested in modern AWS development tools and AI-assisted coding workflows.
**Speakers Bio:**
Matthew Jorat: Matthew Jorat is a Customer Solutions Manager at AWS with nearly three decades of expertise in AI, cloud transformation, migration, modernization, IT, technology, and business. His career spans infrastructure engineer, solutions architect, security auditor, customer success director, support and services director, and operations officer. He was an early adopter of AWS services as a customer, and his current role at AWS uniquely blends his technical and business skills as he partners with executive teams to translate strategic priorities into measurable business outcomes through cloud adoption, AI implementation, and operational excellence. Matt leads end-to-end AI initiatives for enterprise customers, identifying high-impact use cases and maintaining relentless focus on measurable ROI. He holds eight AWS certifications and serves as Adjunct Professor at Franklin University teaching cloud computing and AWS architecture. His expertise encompasses GenAI, agentic AI systems, migration, modernization, and optimization strategies that drive transformation at scale.
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjorat/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattjorat/)
Girish Bhatia: Girish Bhatia is a seasoned technology delivery leader with deep expertise in cross-domain program management. He holds multiple AWS certifications, including AWS Certified Solutions Architect â Associate, AWS Certified Developer â Associate, and AWS Generative AI Practitioner, and is also an AWS Community Builder. Girish brings over two decades of experience in the information technology industry.
Throughout his career, Girish has led major technology-driven business transformation from modernizing on-premises applications to driving large-scale cloud migrations. His work includes API-based integration platforms, data-center and mainframe modernization, and enterprise cloud adoption initiatives.
Based in Columbus, Ohio, Girish works at a tech-forward fintech company. He is passionate about AWS serverless architectures, Generative AI and emerging cloud technologies. An avid learner and builder, he continues to explore and apply the latest innovations in AWS to help organizations accelerate their digital transformation.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/[https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/girishbhatia/)
**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
Free in-person event: Take Control of Your Mental Health
Itâs time to take control of your mental health. How do you get rid of stress, anxiety and uncertainty? These emotions are buried deep in your reactive mind. Find out what the reactive mind is, and in the process find yourself.
Have you ever suffered from a traumatic experience, a deep loss or been through a painful breakup? Has your ability to communicate suffered as a result? And after that, even though you "moved on" did you find that things were never quite the same? Have you ever looked at childhood photos, or reminisced your early life and wondered where that happiness and spark went?
Are your emotions out of your own control? Have you ever felt, even if you arenât aware of it, that possibly you are getting in your own way of your happiness and success? How does this affect your self-confidence?
Find out what is at the root of all stress, anxiety, depression and self-doubt. Find out how and why you hold yourself back from achieving your goals and having the life you have dreamed of. As soon as you learn what is at the root of these unwanted conditions, youâll see it is something you can DO something about. You will not be labeled or categorized at this MeetUp.
From Web Forms to Web Components - Burton Smith
**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**
Web Forms gave .NET developers a powerful abstraction for building reusable UI controls long before design systems were a thing. Web Components finally bring that same idea to the browser natively.
This session explores how the Web Forms mindset translates into Custom Elements, Shadow DOM, and HTML templates. Weâll examine how Web Components enable design systems that work across frameworks, how they differ from serverâdriven controls, and why theyâre becoming a foundational layer for modern UI. Whether youâre maintaining legacy apps or building greenfield projects, youâll leave with a practical understanding of how to apply familiar patterns in a modern, standardsâbased way.
**YouTube Link**
TBA
Conversation and Coffee @ Belle's Bread Bakery
Hey Everyone!
Let's meet at Belle's Bread Bakery and Cafe. There is lots of free parking and easy access to the cafe and many shops and restaurants as well. This is a great way to meet new and old friends while chatting about life and practicing English language speaking skills. All are welcome and encouraged to join us anytime between 11am and 1pm. Looking forward to seeing you soon.
BeComing Circle Initiates
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Instructor - Crow, HPS
Class fee is $30 at the door or approved exchange
RSVP with Advance pay of $25 (discounted) by PayPal on the web or by contacting Enchanted Elements (614) 437-2642.
Reservations made directly to Enchanted Elements will be added to the class list manually not online.
Private Instruction ~ Closed to the Public ~ Initiated Members Only
Please come prepared for ritual.
Blessings ~ Crow
Brunch Club: Make New Friends
â ď¸ **IMPORTANT: You must sign up and buy a ticket here to attend:**
[https://groupvibe.com/](https://groupvibe.com/)
**Join the Columbus City Brunch Club and make new friends!**
Each meetup brings together 4â6 people for casual conversations over brunch. We use the Groupvibe platform to facilitate the meetup and ensure everyoneâs a good fit.
đ **To attend, youâll need to complete registration via this link:**
[https://groupvibe.com/](https://groupvibe.com/)
Weâll share the exact location of the upcoming meetup the night before only if you have bought a ticket or membership plan.
**Why this works:**
\* Smaller groups make real conversations easier.
\* Discover new restaurants in your city, together.
\* Curated lunch venues with good food and vibe.
\* If you hit it off with your group, thereâs plenty of time to hang out afterwards.
**Note:**
RSVPs on Meetup donât reflect total attendance. Many attendees register directly via our website. The event on [Meetup.com](http://meetup.com/) is only a placeholder.
This meetup is organized by Groupvibe, a small team passionate about helping people form meaningful friendships offline.
The Clawwww
OpenClaw, NemoClaw, personal assistants, 24/7 agents. What does it all mean? How does it all work and what should we know about it?
Whether youâre deep in the field or just getting curious, come connect with others building and exploring AI in Columbus.
Sponsored by [Transform Labs](https://www.transformlabs.com/services)




















