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A friendly get together for people who like to play boardgames. You are welcome to join. We can converse in English or German. You may bring your own games or we have quite an extensive cupboard full of games you are welcome to use. There are always people who will explain games, so no need to worry. Just come. Usually we meet at 18:30 and decide what we want to play. Usually we are able to fill 4-6 tables or more with different games. So you will certainly find something to your taste and likes. Please note that we would like to ask for a small donation of CHF 2. We need to pay rent for the room.

The Academy of Executive Coaching team in Switzerland invite you to meet us for a drink and to learn about the programs we offer. Come and meet * Philip Atkinson * Dave Kesby * Rachael Waldinger Ask us anything about ICF accredited coach training and coaching in Switzerland, including to learn about; 1. Executive Coaching Level 1. Practitioner Diploma 2. Executive Coaching Level 2. Professional Practitioner Diploma 3. Systemic Team Coaching

!THE EVENT IS NOT BOOKABLE VIA Meetup Get ready for a playful Valentine Edition of our Games Night 💘🎲 This evening is all about board games, laughter, and relaxed socializing. We’ll gather in a cozy location as a group of around 30–35 people, sit around big tables, and spend the evening playing classic, easygoing board games - no experience needed. Expect fun conversations, light icebreakers, and a touch of friendly competition in a laid-back, welcoming atmosphere. This is a Playhard community event for women, but for this special Valentine edition, you’re welcome to bring your boyfriend or partner as your +1. Drinks and snacks will be available for purchase at the venue, so you can grab something while you play and chat. Bring with you: • Your playful energy 😜 • Your +1 (optional) Let’s turn Valentine’s into a night of games, laughter, and great company 💘 *** Hey girl, Just fyi Playhard is a members-only social club for girls 25-35ish in Zurich. We host 10-20 intimate events each month, from brunches and girls nights to deep talks and games… Don’t be confused by the event page signups — our social club has over 100 members and 8-15 girls come to each of our events. Being a member of Playhard is mandatory for attendance. To secure your spot in the community, please join the waitlist via our website: https://playhard.ch/ More about Playhard: Website: https://playhard.ch/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/playhard_zurich Dm us or email hey@playhard.ch with questions See you soon! xoxo Playhard

Welcome to the Winterthur Badminton Meetup! 🏸👊😉🍻 We’re an international group created for badminton fans in and around Winterthur. Open to Expats and Swiss folks who want to train and socialise with fellow ‘badmintonists’. Or perhaps you’d like to learn the sport and meet new people? Whether doing it for fun or fitness, the idea is to enjoy and have a great (kickass) midweek. And everyone is welcome to join us for a postgame drink or two! See yah! 😊 Important: We ask everyone to respect others who wish to play. That means dropping out if you won’t make it to the game by updating your RSVP. Keep in mind: RSVPs close at 21:00 two days before the event to give others enough time to plan. Anyone on the RSVP list who did not show up at the event is considered a "no-show". No-shows will still have to pay the shared cost of the court and shuttles. We keep track of no-shows and deprioritise them in future games. Please try your best to pay on the same day by Twint or in cash. With Twint, write in the comment the date and your name for reference. Cost will be around 12-20 CHF, depending on the amount of players joining and if we have to rent 1 or 2 courts. Note: If it's your first time joining, please send me a message for more details and to confirm your spot in the game. Otherwise, regular players will be given priority. Cheers, Elias

Some outdoor activities can also be practiced indoors, and this is why we love to go indoor bouldering whenever we can! Indoor bouldering is a perfect place to start or improve your level safely and with almost no pre-requirements (except for the shoes and maybe some chalk). Whether it’s your first time or you are a bouldering veteran, tag along to have some fun together, meet new people and maybe learn something new. We are no instructors but we’re happy to introduce you to this activity and to share our knowledge with you 🙂 We meet at Boulderlounge Schlieren at 6:30 pm, in the restaurant area. The entry fee for bouldering is CHF 25 and shoe rental is an additional CHF 7. Looking forward to seeing you!

Lets meet and talk about Symfony, PHP and web technologies and everything else! We are welcome to the Liip Office at Limmatstrasse 183. Liip kindly sponsors drinks and snacks. Doors open at 18:30 19:00 Talks Long Talk **Yanick Witschi: Loupe - A search engine with just PHP and SQLite** *Ever wished full-text search in PHP was fast, local, and ridiculously simple? No containers to set up - just PHP and SQLite? In this talk I’ll take you behind the scenes of Loupe - how it works, why it’s blazing fast, and how you can add powerful search to your app in minutes!* *Why would anyone be crazy enough to implement full-text search in PHP? This talk is the story of that “stupid idea” - and how it turned into Loupe.* *I’ll start with the real-world problem that sparked the project: when existing search solutions felt too heavy or too expensive for my use case. From there, we’ll walk through the decision to build a search engine from scratch - what went wrong, what worked, and what I’ve learnt along the way.* *Step by step, I’ll show how Loupe was built incrementally: from a tiny index, to fast queries, to surprisingly powerful features. We’ll dive into the heart of typo-tolerant search and unpack the algorithmic tricks that make it very fast, even on large datasets.* *Whether you love search, PHP, algorithms - or bad ideas that somehow work - this talk is for you.* Short Talk **David Buchmann: Using postgis in postgres with the swiss buildings registry** *Postgis is an extension for the postgres database to handle geographical data. This is not actually as complicated to use as it sounds - it gives you support for coordinates as column type, and allows to query for areas. I will explain the basics and show some examples how we use this in the Swiss Buildings API project.* 20:00 Drinks and chat with the Symfony community. Would you like to present something? Please contact david@liip.ch with your talk idea. This is a great opportunity to get first experiences in public speaking. We would love to have some first-time speakers present something. Talks can be about an aspect of Symfony, a project you did that involved Symfony, or some general web topic that could be of interest to developers working with Symfony. If you feel you need some support in preparing your talk, please reach out, there are people with experience in public speaking that will be happy to help. Talks can be held in English or German. Please let us know if you plan to come.

### 🎶 Handpan Workshop – First Touch (Zurich) **Curious about the handpan?** Join this *First Touch* workshop and experience the magic of the handpan in a relaxed, inspiring atmosphere. No previous musical experience needed. ### ✨ What to expect * 5-hour holistic handpan workshop * Learn basic grooves and melodies * Play in a fun, supportive group * Suitable for complete beginners ### 🥗 What’s included * Handpan to play during the workshop * Vegan lunch ### 📍 Location **MBODY** Zürcherstrasse 17C 8956 Killwangen (Zurich area) ### 🕰 Date & Time **Sunday, 08 February 2025** 11:00 – 16:00 ### 💰 Price **175 CHF** ### 📩 Registration * WhatsApp / Phone: **+41 76 253 76 63** (TWINT) * Email: **annahandpans@gmail.com** ### 📸 Instagram @aniahandpan @funpanhandpanschool

**If you would like to sign up, please TWINT the 8.- CHF to me at +41 78 317 7037. If you do not have TWINT, please let me know and we can figure out an alternative.** Join us for a pick-up football session at Sportanlage *Heerenschürli* on February 6th from 20:00 - 21:30! Football players of all ages, genders, and skill levels are welcome. We will be playing on half a pitch, so hopefully we can get a good 7- or 8-a-side game going. All you have to do is bring your football boots. I will provide balls and bibs. If you have any issues finding the group, my cell number is +41 78 317 7037 and my WhatsApp is +1 (440) 225-3090.

Korfball is a dynamic, no contact, mixed gender team sport. It pulls together aspects of netball, handball and basketball to form an unique and inclusive game. We will do some exercises, practice, play some games and have fun! :) Everyone is welcome to training, no experience required. Don't be misled by the low sign ups, our regulars don't use meet-up. We are usually 6-10 people. What to bring: sports clothes, (clean) indoor shoes, water bottle More info about us here: www.korfballzurich.ch We look forward to seeing you there! :)

We manage attendance via this WhatsApp group, https://chat.whatsapp.com/LGzReBVGyfa3VM3qVGLEUU?mode=ac_t The actual number of players is on WhatsApp. Contact the host to know how many people signed up. We play every week regardless how many people signed up in Meetup. Saturday morning kick about. Aim to play on small pitches, 6v6, 7v7 or 8v8. If you have bibs or a football please bring it along. The field is artificial grass. Meet in Juchhof in any of the 3 pitches depending on availability. Please remove yourself from the RSVP list by 17:00 on Friday so any waitlist players have enough time to plan to play. If you RVSP and fail to attend you will be removed from the group.

##### Freeride and Ski-touring in Val d'Anniviers Guided by a certified mountain-guide. **Program** 1. day: \- Zürich \- Grimentz by train\, or car\. Meeting 9:42 at Grimentz\. \- freeride or ski\-touring wherever we find the best conditions \- accommodation at the 'Cabane des Becs de Bosson'\, a SAC\-like hut on 2'982m 2. day: \- freeride or ski\-touring wherever we find the best conditions \- accommodation at the 'Cabane des Becs de Bosson' 3. day: \- freeride or ski\-touring wherever we find the best conditions \- back to Zürich by train/car ​ **Date** February 6 - 8, 2026 ​ **Level** intermediate - 1300 m you have already experiences in ski touring. you are a good skier and have the skills to ski in all types of snow and in steep terrain. ​ **To / from** by train, or car ​ **Participants** min. 4 /max. 6 participants ​ **Accommodation** We have half pension at the 'Cabane des Becs de Bosson', a privat owned, SAC-like hut on an altitude of 2'982m. The hut is nice and 'cosy', but basic. We rich the hut after a full day of freeride/skitouring within a one hour walk from the top of the cablecar. ​ **Cost​** 740 CHF for organization, guiding and accommodation (half pension). not incl.: public transport, cablecar, food during the day. ​ **Equipment** normal skitouring equipment, including avalanche transceiver, shovel, probe and harness. If not available I can provide the technical gear. **Contact / Infos** [www.mountaintour.ch](mailto:info@mountaintour.ch) [info@mountaintour.ch](mailto:info@mountaintour.ch) ​ **Sign up** until January 30, 2026 [info@mountaintour.ch](mailto:info@mountaintour.ch)​

**Thursday Night Football is back!** Our decade-long tradition of playing Thursday night games continues at **Turnhalle Lind Nord** in Winterthur! Open to all skill levels, newcomers, as well as regular players. The cost will be CHF 10 per game or there is the option to pay for the whole year. The attendance is limited to 12 players, if the meetup list is full then please join the waitlist as we regularly have people dropping out the day of the event. **Parking** There is no parking at Lind Nord, however there is paid parking at Museumplatz 3 or Kreuzstrasse 13, both of which are about 2 min walking distance **No-shows** We ask everyone to respect others who wish to play, and that means dropping out if you know that you won't play. You are responsible for keeping your RSVP up-to-date, not the organisers. Our no-show rules: * -No-shows will pay the regular fee for that game (even if they already paid for the season) plus the fees for those that were on the waitlist (so x times the regular fee). This way, the people in the waitlist will play a future game for free, as a small consolation present. * -No-shows might loose their place to those in the waitlist the next time they sign up when there is a waitlist * -No-show cutoff time is 2 hours before event start, to give others enough time to plan in advance. So even if you cancel after 18:30, if someone could not play because of you, you are still considered a no-show **IMPORTANT:** If its your first time please also send me a message for more details. If I do not hear from you to confirm this, you might be taken off the confirmed list to make room for regulars & prevent no-shows. If you are coming and using the changing facilities please arrive in time to do so. Cheers, Ömür

**Photography 101: Discover The Photographer Within** **Are you ready to unlock the full potential of your camera? Then this beginning photography course is perfect for you!** This beginner-friendly photography class is your gateway to unlocking the power of your camera and developing a confident artistic vision. This course offers an engaging and practical approach to essential techniques and creative principles for impactful photography. We will explore the use of camera settings, composition, and light to tell a story that evokes emotion in the viewer. **Through hands-on exercises and insightful lessons, you will learn to:** * **Master Your Camera:** Learn fundamental camera functions, including aperture, shutter speed, and ISO, so you can confidently control exposure and creative effects in any lighting situation. * **Compose Captivating Images:** Explore and apply classic composition principles like the rule of thirds, leading lines, and framing to create visually appealing and impactful photographs. * **Harness the Power of Light:** Understand how different light sources (natural and artificial) affect your images and learn to manipulate them to create mood, texture, and enhance the overall quality of your photos. * **Control Focus and Depth of Field:** Discover how to effectively utilize depth of field to isolate your subject and achieve captivating background blur (bokeh) or ensure sharpness throughout your landscape shots. * **Work with Lenses and Filters:** Explore the impact of various lens types and focal lengths on photographs and learn how filters can add creative control and protection. **This class provides the foundation needed to confidently create high-quality images and begin a photographic journey, regardless of the camera used.** **Prerequisites:** * A camera (film, DSLR, or mirrorless) that has manual controls is required. Hands-on exercises make having the camera in class highly beneficial. You will need at least one lens to evaluate the results of control exercises. * You may attend this class in one of two ways: 1. With a class voucher provided by your retail camera store 2. Purchasing a seat in the class

**Photography 102: A Deeper Dive Into Photography** **Are you ready to dig deeper into photography? Then this intermediate photography course is perfect for expanding your knowledge of photography!** This intermediate photography class builds upon the foundational knowledge acquired in the Photography 101 class. It focuses on empowering students to move beyond automatic camera modes and take greater creative control over their images. This course uses an engaging and practical hands-on approach to reinforcing these newer and more advanced photographic concepts. **Through hands-on exercises and insightful lessons, you will learn:** * **Master More Advanced Camera Settings** * **Aperture and F-stops:** Understanding how aperture controls depth of field and using it to create blurry backgrounds (shallow depth of field) for portraits or sharp focus throughout a landscape (deep depth of field). * **Shutter Speed:** Learning to utilize shutter speed to freeze fast action or intentionally blur motion for artistic effects. * **ISO:** Exploring ISO settings for optimal image quality in different lighting conditions, understanding the trade-off between sensitivity and potential image noise/grain. * **Exposure Modes:** Beyond "Auto", understanding and utilizing manual (M), aperture-priority (A or Av), shutter-priority (S or Tv), and program (P) modes for specific shooting scenarios. * **White Balance:** Learn how to effectively set white balance controls to represent colors in varying lighting conditions properly. * **Metering and Exposure Compensation:** Understanding how the camera measures light and how to use exposure compensation to fine-tune exposure for desired results. * **On-Camera Flash Basics:** Gaining a basic understanding of when and how to use the built-in flash or external flash units effectively. * **Advanced Concepts and Techniques** * **Composition Beyond the Basics:** Looking at some more advanced composition concepts and taking a deeper look at the Elements of Design, learning to use space more effectively, controlling the elements of the scene that are drawing attention, and mastering visual weight. * **Lighting Beyond Natural Light:** Introduction to artificial lighting, such as off-camera flash, reflectors, and softboxes, to control and shape light for different effects. * **Basic Image Editing:** An introduction to photo editing software like Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, covering essential tools for adjusting brightness, contrast, color, and sharpness. * **Developing a Personal Style:** Exploring ways to refine a unique artistic voice and create a consistent photographic style. **This class provides the next step in the path to becoming a more proficient and artistic photographer, allowing for more advanced usage of the camera system.** **Prerequisites:** * A camera (film, DSLR, or mirrorless) that has manual controls is required. Hands-on exercises make having the camera in class highly beneficial. You will need at least one lens to evaluate the results of control exercises. * You may attend this class in one of two ways: 1. With a class voucher provided by your retail camera store 2. Purchasing a seat in the class

COLUMBUS RECREATION CENTERS require membership fee to play. Register & Pay at the desk when you arrive. $5 day pass is available. I have some extra pickle ball paddles and balls if you don’t have one. Definitely bring your own paddle if you have one and bring some balls if you have them. Legal Stuff: The event hosts/Organizers are just fellow member volunteers. By participating in any event, you assume all risks of liability and injury inherent in these activities. You are responsible for your own safety and for determining if you are in condition fit to participate. You are also responsible for knowing and abiding by all laws and rules during your participation in any event.
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