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Quentin: DRESSED Female Figure Drawing
Dear artists,
This time we will draw Marie with short and long poses! See you there!
Women in AI Austria Vienna Meet up - Summer Beach Edition
**Women in AI Austria - Vienna Meet up - Summer Beach Edition**
**Come, connect, learn, and get inspired.**
**Please note:** As this is an outdoor event, the meetup will only take place in good weather. In case of rain or unfavorable weather conditions, the event will be cancelled.
AI meets Urban Beach. Join our Women in AI community for a summer evening at Strandbar Herrmann. Expect inspiring conversations, new connections, and a relaxed atmosphere that brings smart minds together.
Whether you are an experienced professional, a newcomer to the field, or simply curious about AI – we are very happy to welcome you!
**When:** **July 2nd** \| Doors open at 6 PM
**Where:** Strandbar Herrmann, Herrmannpark 1030 Vienna
**What to expect:**
* Get to know WAI Austria and members
* Versatile discussions about AI, new technologies, and everything you are interested in :)
* Great people and delicious drinks and food (**SELF PAYMENT** :) )
**We are very excited to meet you but**
**please only register if you plan to come.**
**Please cancel your registration to free up the spot for someone on the waiting list!**
🌈 Queer Sundowner auf der Terrasse des Wien Museums
For English scroll down.
Wir treffen uns zu einem entspannten Sundowner auf der Terrasse des Wien Museums - mit Blick auf den Karlsplatz und hoffentlich ein bisschen Abendsonne.
Das Wien Museum hat donnerstags länger geöffnet. Die Dauerausstellung "Wien. Meine Geschichte" ist kostenlos und ohne Ticket zu besuchen. Wer mag, kann also vorher oder zwischendurch noch durchs Museum schauen; wir machen daraus aber keinen fixen Museumsrundgang, sondern bleiben ganz locker.
Besonders schön: Das Wien Museum wird queer geführt. Der Abend passt also sehr gut zu unserer Gruppe und ist eine angenehme Gelegenheit, neue Leute kennenzulernen - gerade auch, wenn du allein kommst oder noch niemanden kennst.
Treffpunkt
18:30 Uhr oben bei der Terrasse / Café-Bar "& töchter" im Wien Museum.
Gut zu wissen
\- Kein Eintritt für die Dauerausstellung erforderlich\.
\- Getränke und Essen zahlt jede Person selbst\.
\- Neue Friends sind wie immer herzlich willkommen\. Wenn du allein kommst oder noch niemanden kennst\, komm einfach zum Treffpunkt \- wir achten darauf\, dass du gut Anschluss findest\.
\- Bei sehr schlechtem Wetter oder falls die Terrasse kurzfristig geschlossen sein sollte\, suchen wir vor Ort eine passende Alternative im Haus oder in der Nähe\.
Adresse
Wien Museum Karlsplatz
Karlsplatz 8, 1040 Wien
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We are meeting for a relaxed sundowner on the terrace of the Wien Museum, with a view over Karlsplatz and hopefully some evening sun.
The Wien Museum is open longer on Thursdays. The permanent exhibition "Vienna. My History" is free and can be visited without a ticket. If you like, you can visit the museum before or during the evening, but this event is mainly a casual get-together rather than a guided museum visit.
A lovely detail: the Wien Museum is queer-led. This evening is also a relaxed chance to meet new people, especially if you are coming alone or do not know anyone yet.
Meeting point
6:30 PM upstairs at the terrace / café bar "& töchter" inside the Wien Museum.
Good to know
\- The permanent exhibition is free to visit\.
\- Food and drinks are self\-paid\.
\- New people are very welcome\. If you come alone\, just come to the meeting point \- we will help you connect with the group\.
\- In case of very bad weather or if the terrace is unexpectedly closed\, we will find a suitable alternative in the building or nearby\.
Mixed indoor volleyball
We play in a friendly atmosphere with mixed teams of intermediate and advanced players. If you are unable to attend, please cancel 48 hours before the game starts so others can join. Thank you for your understanding.
Power-Speed-Walk&Talk Kurs Kunstgeschichte im Kunsthistorischen Musem
Du wirst in diesem lockeren Kunstgeschichte Kurs direkt vor den Originalen Meisterwerken im Kunsthistorischen Museum Wien einen Überblick über die wichtigsten Epochen der Kunstgeschichte von der Kunst des Mittelalters bis ins 18. Jahrhundert bekommen und wirst fortan Kunst in allen Ausstellungen anders sehen und verstehen und Zusammenhänge besser erkennen können. Jede Woche wenden wir uns einer Epoche zu und einem der wichtigsten Werke von einem der bedeutendsten Künstler im Kunsthistorischen Museum.
Vorkenntnisse sind nicht erforderlich, der Kurs ist aber auch für Fortgeschrittene gut besuchbar. Alles wird in lockerem Beisammensein vor den Bildern stattfinden, anschließend stehen das wunderschöne Café in der Kuppelhalle im Museum und die vielen netten Lokale in nächster Nähe für weiteres Beisammensein zur Verfügung und natürlich kann man auch einfach noch weiter alleine oder mit alten und den neuen Bekannten sich selbständig im Museum noch mehr anschauen. Am Donnerstag ist das Kunsthistorische Museum immer bis 21 Uhr geöffnet!
Wir freuen uns auf dich!
Der Kurs wird geführt von: Dr. Kolja Kramer, Kunsthistoriker
Connect & Dine by Network Palace Vienna🎆🥂
## 🤝 Join the Network Palace Community
This is not an open Event Networking Community
It’s a curated business community for professionals, founders, and decision-makers who want to turn conversations into real opportunities.
Access is limited to members only.
## **Membership**
To keep the quality high and the group focused, access is reserved for members.
👉 **Join here (€3/month):**
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**One-Time Visitor Ticket 🎟️**
For visitors who are only in Vienna for a short time, we offer a special Visitor Ticket for this event.
Register here:
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🤝 Join the Community
**WhatsApp Event Group**
Connect with attendees at the event, stay in touch afterwards, and turn conversations into real business relationships and opportunities:
👉 **https://chat.whatsapp.com/DJs8POIQzIS3GCyHjsIC4M**
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## **What you get**
By joining, you unlock:
• private WhatsApp community with selected members
• direct access to event attendees before & after each event
• ongoing conversations, collaborations & referrals
• priority access to all Network Palace formats
This is where the real value happens — beyond the events.
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## **Why it exists**
Most networking ends when the event is over.
Here, conversations continue.
Relationships deepen.
Business happens.
## **About the Host**
Simon Duernberger founder of Network Palace Vienna.
He brings together the right people in curated environments where conversations turn into real business opportunities and long-term partnerships.
👉 Connect on LinkedIn:
[https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-d%C3%BCrnberger-6523a019a/](https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-d%C3%BCrnberger-6523a019a/)
## ⚠️ Community Guidelines
This group is built for real opportunities and high-quality connections.
To keep it valuable:
• No random promotion or links
• No cold pitching in DMs without context
• Only post if you have a clear opportunity or need
• Use the structured format for every post
Low-quality or spam posts will be removed.
Wiener Symphoniker Prater Picnic 2026
Hello all,
we meet on time at 17:30 by McDonald’s at Prater Bahnhof (look for the “Live Club” sign). **Time:** concert starts at 19:30, however we go with a buffer to ensure spots available.
This is how it was last year [Picnic 2025](https://www.instagram.com/reel/DLdSomothsX/?igsh=MWVnaGg1NGV0ZDdmYg==)
The Vienna Symphony Orchestra invites you to an open-air concert in front of the spectacular backdrop of the Wiener Riesenrad!
So just pack everything you need for a cozy picnic evening and come by on time!
Follow us on Instagram: [The Live Club](https://www.instagram.com/the_live_club?igsh=amc4YnVrZHc5MGxk) and [What's up The Live Club](https://chat.whatsapp.com/Ly0VoZ4SnGDE2cM6BG9h47)
See you there!
Yulia
The Live Club
User Research Events This Week
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UX Vienna Mornings: Product Management and User Experience Breakfast 🌄
Are you interested in product management and user experience? Are you an early bird? Join us for **UX Vienna Mornings**, a casual breakfast meetup.
Meet like-minded people, discuss interesting topics, and expand your professional network in a great atmosphere.
Our agenda:
1. Introduce yourself: Share what you do or what you like.
2. Learn about job opportunities and upcoming events.
3. Discuss your topics or projects. Is there a question you would like to discuss? Or a project you would like to share? Please bring them along!
4. Network and chat.
**UX Vienna Mornings** take place on the first Friday of every month from 8 am to 10 am.
Please note that this location only accepts cash.
By participating, you agree that your likeness may be recorded and authorise UX Vienna to use any recording containing your likeness in any medium for any purpose.
Accessible services for people with special needs: For assistance from a public transport stop to the venue and back, please email Max Scheugl at m@nofro.com
AI Breakfast Vienna
☕We’re hosting the next **AI Breakfast Vienna** — a casual, high-signal gathering for the Austrian AI community.
Inspired by the open exchange culture of leading AI hubs, this breakfast is all about bringing together people who work with, build, research, deploy, govern, or are simply passionate about AI.
There’s no stage, no presentations, and no formal agenda — just a room full of interesting people sharing ideas and experiences across the AI ecosystem.
* **When:** July 3rd, 9:00 AM
* **Where:** Oracle Austria (DC Tower) - Donau-City Straße 7 · 1220 Vienna
* **Important:** All participants must register at the lobby reception upon arrival. Simply mention "AI Austria Breakfast".
* **Hosts:** Cristian Hofmann (AI Austria) and Emil Klapija (Oracle)
* **Cost:** Free of charge — coffee and pastries will be provided by the Oracle team.
Space is limited!
👉 **RSVP only if you're 100% sure you can attend.**
Heartfulness-Meditation
**Einladung zum Heartful Communication Programm nach dem Satsangh**
**Ab dem 22. März startet unser Heartful Communication Programm, das sich über 5 Wochen erstreckt. Die Inhalte werden jeweils nach dem Sonntagssatsangh vorgestellt.**
**Gesamtdauer des HC-Programms jeweils ca. 30–45 Minuten.**
**Heartful Communication (HC) unterstützt uns dabei, authentisch aus unserem Herzen heraus zu kommunizieren und eine einfühlsame Verbindung zu uns selbst und anderen zu entwickeln. Der Ansatz hilft uns, Urteile, Vorwürfe und Kritik in respektvolle und fürsorgliche Begegnungen zu verwandeln.**
**Im Mittelpunkt steht die Kultivierung von Bewusstsein – als erster Schritt für positive Veränderung.**
**Weitere Informationen zu HC findet Ihr hier:**
**https://heartfulness.org/heartful-communication/#hc**
**Ort:**
**Markhof – Das Dorf in der Stadt**
**Markhofgasse 19**
**1030 Wien**
**Programm im Detail:**
**10:00 Meditation anschließend Video-Input HC**
**Kurze Bio-Pause (5–10 Minuten): für kleine Snacks und Getränke wird gesorgt**
**HC-Programm**
**Kurzvortrag / Reflexion / Gruppenaktivitäten mit unserem HC-Volunteers-Team**
**Das Programm ist kostenfrei, Spenden für unser Zentrum sind herzlich willkommen.**
**Wir freuen uns, wenn viele von Euch teilnehmen und diesen Prozess gemeinsam erleben.**
The Psychology and Personal Growth Circle: Thinking, Fast and Slow
Welcome to our cozy **The Psychology and Personal Growth Circle** which is part of the Social Book Club!
We will meet to discuss the book “**Thinking, Fast and Slow**" (499 pages) written by Daniel Kahneman.
The idea is to connect with like minded readers that love to grow and get to know themselves better through reading and especially applying knowledge from books.
We meet up once a month and talk about our progress applying knowledge from a certain book and our experience.
The event will take place at the volunteer organisation **MUT**.
It is an organisation to supports humans, animals and the environment especially in Vienna.
MUT or the Social Book Club look forward to some donation to cover the cost of this event.
If you would like to help, please bring some cash with you.
Book Description:
In the highly anticipated *Thinking, Fast and Slow*, Kahneman takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think. System 1 is fast, intuitive, and emotional; System 2 is slower, more deliberative, and more logical.
Kahneman exposes the extraordinary capabilities—and also the faults and biases—of fast thinking, and reveals the pervasive influence of intuitive impressions on our thoughts and behavior. The impact of loss aversion and overconfidence on corporate strategies, the difficulties of predicting what will make us happy in the future, the challenges of properly framing risks at work and at home, the profound effect of cognitive biases on everything from playing the stock market to planning the next vacation—each of these can be understood only by knowing how the two systems work together to shape our judgments and decisions.
If anyone would like to hang out **after** the book club discussion, you’re more than welcome to join us! We’ll be having a picnic and just relaxing afterward.
All the best
Andrea & Ani
Run+B-fast
Hi Running fellows,
Whether you’re a walker, new to running, a semi-pro, a marathonist or a sprint star - if you want to start your weekend in an active way and enjoy the outdoors in lovely surroundings with a fun, international and multilingual group of people, you are welcome to join us!
Every Saturday at 9:30 am, we meet, we run, in the magnificent Schönbrunn park, and then we go for breakfast.
Want to discuss politics or the best recipes for banana pancakes? Not a problem. Not feeling social? Tune out with your earbuds - we can talk over breakfast. We are casual. You can be too.
What to expect: Start by meeting Adrian, Ali, Liz, Paul and Sonia on-time at 9:30am outside the Schönbrunn U-Bahn stop (exit Grünbergstraße). (Coordinates: 48.1858130, 16.3200640) From there, we walk to the side park entrance where the “running” part begins. The important thing is that you run at your own pace. Typically, small groups of people will run at the same pace as you, so you never have to walk/run alone :)
We finish one hour later, at about 10:40am, reconvening just inside the Hietzinger Tor exit. (Coordinates: 48.1858825, 16.3032647). From there, we’re off to breakfast!
Breakfast Details: Anker bakery opposite the U4 Hietzing station and depending on the weather, grab something for a picnic in Schönbrunn park, or hang out in the bakery. If you missed us earlier, you can always go there around 10:45.
We are a fun group of runners who don’t take things too seriously. We meet, chat, RUN, stretch, chat, EAT and we hang out over a beer every now and then. It's that easy. Please join us for breakfast after the run! The more the merrier.
Typically we are 10-30 people, as not everyone who comes signs up on meetup.
Important disclaimer: Please only run as much as you feel you can, considering the temperature, weather conditions, your own fitness etc... run and walk at your own pace as the organizers do not assume any liability for any injuries or health issues. Sonia, Adrian, Ali, Paul and Liz
Photo Walk - Stadtwanderwerg 3
Join me for a photo walk along the Stadtwanderwerg 3 :)
We will gather at Kapelle St. Anna at the beginning of the official hike and take a walk along it (circular route). It should take about 3-4 h to complete, more info here:
https://www.wien.gv.at/en/leisure/hiking-path3
Please note the day might be very hot so dress accordingly and bring water!
The event is free of charge but will be limited to max 14 people as it is meant as an opportunity to connect. It is suitable for all regardless of age/level/gear.
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IxDA Chat n Pancakes
You can sleep in on the Sesquicentennial (observed), we’re shifting to the following Friday.
But join the local UX community for a chat and some biscuits to catch up. If you were in CA for Figma Config, tell us all the lines and you can tell me how I can animate an SVG without coding it by hand, and why I’d even want to.
Thanks to the team at Nationwide of supporting the group.
ServiceNow AI Deep Dive: Hands-On Learning Session
We're planning a hands-on technical session focused on building AI solutions in ServiceNow - think skills, agents, and real-world use cases. If you’re curious about AI on the platform, RSVP now and stay tuned for more details. Let's build together!
CBusData - Highlights and Hidden Gems in SQL Server 2025
Highlights and Hidden Gems in SQL Server 2025
With so much emphasis on cloud data platforms and AI these days, SQL people can feel left behind by all the marketing hype. SQL Server 2025 was officially released in November of 2025, though, and contains a ton of improvements that will make our SQL Server deployments a bit faster, better, and more secure. There are even more improvements tucked into the release that never made a marketing blog or press release that you'll likely be learning about for the first time in this session!
Join this session to learn about what makes your high availability a little more available, your performance a bit more performant, and your database more developer and app-friendly. Come spend an hour with SQL people talking SQL Server 2025 – the good, the "not quite ready for prime time", and the hidden awesomeness.
Stop Guessing: How to Measure and Improve LLM Outputs
Most people use LLMs by feel: ask a question, read the answer, decide whether it “seems good,” and move on.
That works for casual use. It does not work when you are building software, automating workflows, writing important documents, or relying on AI for anything that needs to be repeatable.
In this talk, we’ll look at how to improve and evaluate the inputs and outputs of LLMs using practical measurement techniques. We’ll cover how prompt changes affect results, how to compare outputs, how to build simple evaluation sets, and how math-based methods like similarity scoring can help you move beyond guesswork.
This will be beginner-friendly, so even if you don't know anything about AI, you should get something out of it. However, this will be a little more technical than our intro talks. You do not need to be an AI researcher, but programmers and technically curious attendees will get a lot out of it.
We’ll cover:
* Why “it looks good” is not enough
* How to improve prompts by changing the input, context, and constraints
* How to compare LLM outputs more systematically
* Basic evaluation techniques for accuracy, consistency, and usefulness
* How embeddings, cosine similarity, and scoring can help evaluate results
* Where automated evaluation works — and where humans still need to stay in the loop
By the end, you’ll have a practical mental model for treating LLMs less like magic and more like systems you can test, measure, and improve.
LOGISTICS AND PARKING:
The talk starts at 7:00 PM. The first half hour is reserved for everyone to get set up and mingle. Free pizza and drinks!
The cheapest parking option is to find street parking, which will only cost you a few bucks. Otherwise, park in the nearby veteran's museum lot for $8. It's highly recommended you avoid the nearby $15 garage parking.
Data & Analytics Wednesday - Learning from Everyday Data
**Practical Curiosity: Learning from Everyday Data**
How do we actually get better at utilizing our day-to-day data? Fancy dashboards and complex models might look nice and draw attention, but that’s not where most of us spend our time. In fact those shiny outputs frequently sit unused, while the real insights are drawn from the analyst’s daily practice.
Sometimes it’s as simple and as powerful as noticing that a segment is shrinking, a channel is underused, or certain links keep getting all the clicks. There’s many different places that the spark of insight can come from, but you have to keep your head in the data and know where to look.
In this session, we’ll explore real-world examples of how segmentation, testing, and click behavior can uncover practical digital marketing opportunities. You’ll leave with inspiration for your own use cases, along with a few simple ways to ask better questions, spot meaningful patterns, and make smarter decisions without overcomplicating it.
**About Our Speaker:**
[Elaine Armbruster](https://www.linkedin.com/in/elainearmbruster/) is a Director of Digital Experience at the [American Diabetes Association](https://diabetes.org/), where she focuses on using data and insights to create smarter, more effective digital experiences. A lifelong Columbus resident, she has built her career in email marketing and the broader digital user journey, and is finding she most enjoys working in the messy middle where systems, data, and big ideas don’t quite line up yet.
Thanks to our 2026 sponsors:
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Rays Of Light Spiritualist Church Service
Rev. Steven Clevenger is an ordained spiritualist minister with over 40 years experience as a Spiritual Healer, Clairvoyant and Spiritual Teacher, educated and trained at the White Lily Chapel.
Rev. Siobhan Wolf Shaffer is an ordained spiritualist minister and certified medium and healer with over 20 years experience. She began her development in 1988 in Pennsylvania and continued when she moved to Ohio in 1998 where she studied at Rays of Lights Church with Rev. Steven Clevenger.
Our full worship services consist of an inspirational lecture, healing meditation, and messages from the spirit world that serve to demonstrate evidence of eternal life.
Please visit our Official Church Website (http://raysoflightchurch.com) for more information.
NFT AI ART Columbus
NFT's are here to stay folks!
This is a group for like minded people interested in understanding, leveraging, using, creating for, profiting from, trading too i suppose, NFT's.. everything around them, complexity, fear and exploits, best practices and more.
**PLUS**
This group will talk AI ART tools, techniques, artists, video, audio, prototypes and more in the AI assisted production space- ART specifically, but we can get into any aspect of some of the cooler things happening in AI in general.





















