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Karaoke every Wednesday
Wednesday is karaoke day.
Every Wednesday we gather to sing. Come with a friend or alone, with or without a voice. The format is simple: show up, grab a microphone, and sing whatever you want. Or don't sing, just support others.
As usual, the meeting place is Top Club. If you haven't been before, you can get to know the space at the same time.
We're looking forward to seeing you this Wednesday. See you there!
Trešdiena ir karaoke diena.
Katru trešdienu mēs pulcējamies dziedāt. Nāc ar draugu vai viens, ar balsi vai bez. Formāts ir vienkāršs: nāc, paņem mikrofonu un dziedi, ko vien vēlies. Vai arī nedzied, vienkārši atbalsti citus.
Kā parasti, tikšanās vieta ir Top klubs. Ja iepriekš neesi tur bijis, vari vienlaikus iepazīties ar vietu.
Gaidīsim ciemos šajā trešdienā. Tiekamies tur!
Volleyball tournament in Sporta kvartāls
**Esi gatavs kārtīgai spēlei? 🏐💥**
**Pievienojies episkā brīvdabas volejbola turnīrā! Neatkarīgi no tā, vai mērķē uz "pro" līmeni, vai vienkārši nāc pēc labas atmosfēras (un uzkodām) uzspēlēsim volejbolu visi kopā.**
**Spēlēsim divās grupās paralēli:**
**Pieredzējušie 👑**
**Iesācēji 🏖️**
**📅 10. jūnijā**
**🕕 plkst. 18:00**
**📍 Centra sporta kvartāls**
**Registration Link: https://ej.uz/volleyballks**
Riga Language Exchange Meetup
A weekly meetup for language lovers! Come practice new languages, meet great people, and enjoy a drink — whether it’s beer, tea, or coffee. Everyone’s welcome! 🤗
Address - Aldaru Street 9, FOB Bar
Usability Events This Week
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Sunset Kayak and Adventure trough Riga canal
Join the Riga Kayak Trip Group for a serene evening exploring the beautiful Riga canal by kayak. Paddle through calm waters as the sun sets, creating a magical atmosphere on the water. We will make a stop at a picturesque spot to enjoy a picnic filled with delicious local treats and refreshing drinks. Connect with fellow adventurers, unwind, and take in the breathtaking views of the city's skyline from a unique perspective. No previous kayaking experience is required, as our experienced guides will provide all necessary instructions and equipment. Come create unforgettable memories with us on this unforgettable sunset kayak adventure!
Riga Self-Exploration Meetup, June
***Topic:*** *SHAME!*
**IMPORTANT:** **Please be on time, as late arrivals might be turned away!** If you would like to join, please register here on meetup.com. Using this site is free for regular users.
Good to know:
* Depending on group size we might split up to two or more sub-groups.
* The language of the event is English.
* Age limit: 18 and over.
* Photos of participants may be taken at the event and shared publicly on social media, including but not limited to meetup.com. By joining the event, you accept this condition.
* Prices: the event itself is free of charge, but please purchase a drink or a meal at the bar.
* Event-related announcements are made on meetup.com, so please check posts and messages regularly.
If you have any questions, please contact me — I’ll be happy to help.
*Background photo: [Renāte Šnore, Unsplash](https://x.gd/pLJwE) taken at Viesatas upesloku takas, Irlavas pagasts, Latvia.*
Bingo game every Thursday
Every Thursday we go to play Bingo at the Top club. We enjoy the evening, test our luck. Sometimes we also get gifts. Come play with us. Let's have a drink and talk together.
**free** event
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Katru ceturtdienu mēs ejam spēlēt Bingo klubā Top. Izbaudām vakaru, pārbaudām savu veiksmi. Dažreiz mēs arī saņemam dāvanas. Nāc spēlēt ar mums. Kopā iedzersim un parunāsim.
**bezmaksas** pasākums
Volleyball tournament in Sporta kvartāls
**Esi gatavs kārtīgai spēlei? 🏐💥**
**Pievienojies episkā brīvdabas volejbola turnīrā! Neatkarīgi no tā, vai mērķē uz "pro" līmeni, vai vienkārši nāc pēc labas atmosfēras (un uzkodām) uzspēlēsim volejbolu visi kopā.**
**Spēlēsim divās grupās paralēli:**
**Pieredzējušie 👑**
**Iesācēji 🏖️**
**📅 10. jūnijā**
**🕕 plkst. 18:00**
**📍 Centra sporta kvartāls**
**Registration Link: https://ej.uz/volleyballks**
Riga Language Exchange Meetup
A weekly meetup for language lovers! Come practice new languages, meet great people, and enjoy a drink — whether it’s beer, tea, or coffee. Everyone’s welcome! 🤗
Address - Aldaru Street 9, FOB Bar
Singles Only Mafia vakars 12. jūnijā
(ONLY in LATVIAN)
Vai Tu vēlies pavadīt jautru piektdienas vakaru foršā kompānijā, kurā visi ir brīvi cilvēki?
Kopā baudīsim vakariņas un ļausimies aizraujošam vakaram ar lomu spēli “Mafija”. Tā ir lieliska iespēja iepazīt jaunus cilvēkus, pasmieties un pavadīt piektdienas vakaru nepiespiestā atmosfērā.
Bez spiediena. Bez neveiklām sarunām. Vienkārši labs vakars ar interesantiem, brīviem cilvēkiem. Ja vēlēsies, pēc pasākuma palīdzēsim apmainīties kontaktiem.
📅 **KAD?** 12\. jūnijs
🕒 **CIKOS?** 19.00
📍 **KUR?** Pilsētrestorāns "Lapsas māja", Tērbatas ielā 28
👥 **KAS?** 11 sievietes un 11 vīrieši vecumā no 30-45
💬**VALODA?** Latviešu
📞Ja vēlēsieties, pēc pasākuma palīdzēsim apmainīties kontaktiem.
🎟️www.singlesonly.lv
Iepazīsi jaunus, interesantus cilvēkus, un kas zin, varbūt iegūsi jaunus draugus vai pat satiksi kādu īpašu cilvēku.
**KAS IR SPĒLE "MAFIJA'":**
Populāra psiholoģiska lomu spēle ar detektīvu sižetu, kurā katram spēlētājam būs dažādas lomas, bet galvenais - vai loma ir komandā ar mafiju vai iedzīvotājiem. Katru nakti mafija nogalinās iedzīvotājus un pa dienu iedzīvotāji centīsies uzminēt, kurš ir mafija! Spēle balstās uz dialogiem, maldināšanu un dedukciju, kur mērķis ir atmaskot noziedzniekus, pirms tie pārņem pilsētu. Jautrība garantēta!
**Pievienojies, ja**
✅Esi vecuma grupā 30-45
✅Šobrīd neesi attiecībās
✅Vēlies iepazīt jaunus cilvēkus dzīvē, nevis caur ekrānu
**PROGRAMMA:**
19.00 - kopīgi paēdīsim vakariņas un iepazīsimies (katrs par savām vakariņām maksā pats)
20.00 - 22:30- spēlēsim dedukcijas lomu spēli "Mafija". Priekšzināšanas nav nepieciešamas.
🎟️Biļetes: www.singlesonly.lv
Founders Running Club :: Riga
**Founders Running Club** (FRC) brings founders, investors, tech, creative people and startup enthusiasts together for weekly easy runs and networking. We like to be comfortable when we run and finish with coffee and conversations. Choose your pace or follow a pacer—pets, friends, family, are welcome.
🗓️ Launched in San Francisco, July 16, 2022
🌍 Now in 35+ cities
📅 Running + Networking events + Community
**Join the community** http://foundersrc.com/chats
**Stay updated**:
Instagram http://instagram.com/foundersrc/
Podcast http://podcast.foundersrc.com/
LinkedIn http://linkedin.com/company/foundersrc/
Strava http://strava.com/clubs/foundersRC
Website http://foundersrc.com/
Usability Events Near You
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Smart Search + AI: An Outcome-Driven Journey from IDP to a Suite of AI
Over a billion documents processed. Millions of Veterans impacted. Hundreds of thousands of employee hours saved. Faster decisions. Greater accuracy. More benefits in the hands of our disabled Veterans.
We created Smart Search, the world’s largest consumer of Amazon Textract, right when GenAI began reshaping what’s possible. Since then, we’ve built a suite of AI‑driven solutions that transform this data into real, measurable outcomes—accelerating benefits decisions for our Nation’s Veterans.
Join us for a focused conversation on how an outcome‑driven approach to AI is helping us boost accuracy, streamline workflows, and deliver faster results for those who have served.
This is a follow up to the AWS re:Invent 2023 "Intelligent Document Processing with Gen AI for Public Sector" presentation.
About Speaker: Cameron Williams is a Senior Technical Project Manager and cross-functional technical leader at Booz Allen Hamilton with 15+ years of experience architecting and evolving scalable, cloud-native systems, from greenfield development to complex enterprise modernization. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronw711/
**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
Open-Table RPG Meetup!
Try new games, meet new people, and find out what story games are all about!
Explore the reaches of space! Witness kingdoms rise and fall! Create and explore tragedies! All within a single game night.
We play story games like Fiasco, Kingdom, Polaris and Microscope that encourage everyone at the table to participate creatively. We also have one-shots of indie, OSR, and narrative-focused RPGs such as Apocalypse World, Dread, Lady Blackbird, and Old School Essentials!
Everybody's welcome! It doesn't matter if you've never tried story games before or never played roleplaying games at all! Just bring your brain and a good attitude and come try it out!
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**IMPORTANT**
* When you arrive look for the marked Story Games Columbus Tables. Each table will have a separate game. Seating is on a first-come-first-serve basis.
* If all tables are full, look for a Facilitator. We will find a way to get you into a game!
* There is a flat $3 cover charge for events at Tabletop.
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**Facilitators!!**
Please arrive early so that we can get you set up with a table.
Please reach out to me ASAP if you would be willing to help facilitate. You can reach me on the SGC Discord here -
https://discord.gg/jUTvWUu
Stop Guessing: A Product Person's Guide to AI Adoption
## 🤝 Host Information
A co-hosted event by ProductTank Columbus & Women in Product Columbus
💡 About the Workshop
AI adoption is stalling across organizations — not because of a lack of motivation or tools, but because it's fundamentally a behavior design challenge.
This hands-on workshop applies proven Behavior Design models and methods to help you move from a vague organizational wish to boost AI adoption to 3-5 concrete, testable interventions you can act on starting tomorrow.
Whether you're a product manager, on a product team, or just someone trying to get AI to actually stick at work, you'll leave with a clear picture of what's worth focusing on, what to ignore, and how to drive real, sustained adoption — no guesswork required.
🛠️ What to Bring
Laptop: Fully charged and ready to go.
AI Assistant: Have your favorite AI assistant pulled up. (Dom will be using Claude, but feel free to use whichever assistant you prefer!)
🍕 Logistics & Perks
Food & Drink: Pizza and drinks provided!
Parking: Plenty of free spaces available on-site.
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AWS Columbus: Smart Search + AI: An Outcome-Driven Journey
Title: Smart Search + AI: An Outcome-Driven Journey from IDP to a Suite of AI
Register at the Columbus AWS meetup: [https://www.meetup.com/columbus-aws-amazon-web-services-meetup/events/313426379/](https://www.meetup.com/columbus-aws-amazon-web-services-meetup/events/313426379/)
Over a billion documents processed. Millions of Veterans impacted. Hundreds of thousands of employee hours saved. Faster decisions. Greater accuracy. More benefits in the hands of our disabled Veterans.
We created Smart Search, the world’s largest consumer of Amazon Textract, right when GenAI began reshaping what’s possible. Since then, we’ve built a suite of AI‑driven solutions that transform this data into real, measurable outcomes—accelerating benefits decisions for our Nation’s Veterans.
Join us for a focused conversation on how an outcome‑driven approach to AI is helping us boost accuracy, streamline workflows, and deliver faster results for those who have served.
This is a follow up to the AWS re:Invent 2023 "Intelligent Document Processing with Gen AI for Public Sector" presentation.
About Speaker: Cameron Williams is a Senior Technical Project Manager and cross-functional technical leader at Booz Allen Hamilton with 15+ years of experience architecting and evolving scalable, cloud-native systems, from greenfield development to complex enterprise modernization. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronw711/
**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
THE BEAST/ La Bête (2023)
In the year 2044, in the age of AI, a woman named Gabrielle (Seydoux) tries to purify her DNA by purging the inherited memories of her past lives. She (re)lives her life in 1910 Paris and 2014 Los Angeles, and as the procedure goes on, the lines between her worlds become blurred. These three timelines have a lot of connective tissue holding them together; certain symbols and motifs appear repeatedly, not to mention Mackay’s Louis, a figure whom Gabrielle seems drawn to in each lifetime.
*The Beast / La Bête* can be streamed for free on Kanopy or the Criterion Channel. It's also available for rent on Amazon Prime, AppleTV and YouTube.
Data & Analytics Wednesday - Finding Product Insights
**The Behavior Gap: Where Products Win or Lose**
Teams today have more data than ever, and yet many still struggle to understand why customers adopt, engage with, or abandon their products. Teams sprint, ship faster, and chase more signals… all while metrics stall and confidence drops. The missing piece isn’t more data. It’s often the behavioral insight between the metrics, explaining why the numbers move in the first place. Dashboards can tell you what customers did, but understanding why they did it (and how to influence what they do next) requires a deeper blend of insights. This session is about closing that gap.
Drawing from real-world experience designing and scaling products as [ZoCo Design](https://zocodesign.com/)’s CEO, [Lacey](https://www.linkedin.com/in/laceypicazo/) will share how to cut through the noise and identify the insights that actually change behavior—moving people, and moving metrics. You’ll learn:
* Why understanding customer behavior is a quant and qual challenge
* How to spot the signals that actually predict behavior change
* Where AI accelerates insight, and where it creates distraction
* How to get meaningfully closer to customers, without adding more tools
This talk reframes how to evaluate performance and identify what levers actually improve it, helping your team to make smarter bets with greater confidence. Every meaningful outcome is driven by behavior change. And when you know how to design for behavior, you stop guessing, and start building things that work.
**About Our Speaker**
[Lacey Picazo](https://www.linkedin.com/in/laceypicazo/) is the Founder and CEO of ZoCo, a healthcare product studio that turns complex, high-stakes ideas into products that drive real-world adoption. She partners with healthcare organizations to uncover critical care delivery insights, focus product strategy through behavior design, and build solutions that patients and providers actually use.
Thanks to our 2026 sponsors:
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