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Felhő európai szabályok szerint: AWS Sovereign Cloud
**Felhő európai szabályok szerint: AWS Sovereign Cloud** / **Cloud on European Terms: AWS Sovereign Cloud**
🇬🇧 English version below 👇
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**Adat. Szabályozás. Kontroll.**
Három kulcsszó, amelyek ma már nem csak technológiai kérdések — hanem üzleti döntések, versenyelőnyök és kockázatok forrásai.
Hol vannak valójában az adataid?
Ki gyakorol felettük kontrollt?
És mennyire vagy felkészülve a folyamatosan szigorodó európai szabályozási környezetre?
Csatlakozz az **AWS User Group Budapest** vezetői fókuszú, exkluzív meetupjára, ahol bemutatjuk az **AWS European Sovereign Cloud** koncepcióját és valódi jelentőségét. Megmutatjuk, hogyan teremthet egyensúlyt a felhő skálázhatósága, az adat-szuverenitás és a működési autonómia között —üzleti, nem technológiai szemszögből.
Ez az esemény azoknak a döntéshozóknak szól, akik nem csak reagálni akarnak a szabályozásra, hanem stratégiai előnyt kovácsolnának belőle!
Keynote előadónk **Markus Ostertag**, az európai felhőszabályozás és digitális szuverenitás egyik legismertebb szakértője.
Mellette felhőbiztonsági, jogi és architektúra‑szakértőkből álló kerekasztal beszélgetés keretében járjuk körül , hogy milyen valós üzleti és működési következményekkel jár az európai szabályozás alá tartozó vállalatok számára az AWS European Sovereign Cloud. Az este zárásaként Dr. Pejó Balázs veszi át a szót, és tömör előadásában bemutatja, milyen modern technológiák segíthetnek abban, hogy a vállalatok érzékeny adatokat használjanak elemzéshez vagy mesterséges intelligenciához úgy, hogy közben csökkentik az adatszivárgás és az egyének visszaazonosításának kockázatát.
🙏 **Az eseményt az msg Plaut Hungary szponzorálja.**
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🗓️ **Program**
**16:30 – 17:00 \| Érkezés és regisztráció**
**17:00 – 17:05 \| Megnyitó** Balassy Mihály – AWS User Group Budapest, Bartha Levente / Korcyl Réka – msg Plaut Hungary
**17:05 – 17:50 \| Keynote: AWS European Sovereign Cloud: What It Is\, How It Works\, and Why It Matters** *(angol nyelven)* **Markus Ostertag** – AWS Hero, Cloud Architect & European Sovereign Cloud Expert
Hogyan tartható egyensúlyban az innováció, a kontroll és a megfelelőség a felhőben?
**Markus Ostertag**, az **AWS European Sovereign Cloud** elismert európai szakértője rövid, lényegre törő előadásban mutatja be, mit jelent a digitális szuverenitás a vezetői döntések, a szervezeti működés és a modern felhőstratégia szempontjából. Gyakorlati nézőpont ad, stratégiai fókusszal **vezetőknek**, **akik** **előre gondolkodnak**.
**17:50 – 18:05 \| Szünet ☕**
**18:05 – 18:50 \| Kerekasztal\-beszélgetés: Adatvédelem a felhőben — mit hoz az AWS European Sovereign Cloud?** *Moderátor: Bartha Levente – Ügyvezető @ msg Plaut Hungary*
* **dr. Rácsai Tünde** – Jogász, adatvédelmi szakértő @ Business Portfolio Kft.
* **Boross Ádám** – Senior Solutions Architect @ AWS
* **Kulcs Viktor** – Cloud Security Architect @ TC2
* **Balázs István** – Cyber Security Defense Evangelist @ IBALAZS
**18:50 – 18:55 \| Rövid szünet**
**18:55 – 19:15 \| Privacy Enhancing Technologies** **Dr. Pejó Balázs** – Assistant Professor @ CrySyS Lab
Az előadás közérthetően mutatja be, milyen modern technológiák segíthetnek abban, hogy a vállalatok érzékeny adatokat használjanak elemzéshez vagy mesterséges intelligenciához úgy, hogy közben csökkentik az adatszivárgás és az egyének visszaazonosításának kockázatát.
**19:15 – 19:20 \| Zárszó**
**19:20 – 20:30 \| Networking 🤝** Folytasd a szakmai párbeszédet és építs kapcsolatokat.
🌐 **Nyelvi megjegyzés:** A keynote előadás angol nyelven hangzik el. A kerekasztal-beszélgetés és a többi előadás magyarul zajlik.
Találkozunk május 28-án! ✨☁️🇪🇺
**🇬🇧 ENGLISH**
Data residency. Regulatory compliance. Operational autonomy. These are no longer just IT concerns — they're boardroom conversations. Join us for a special executive-focused AWS User Group Budapest meetup, where we go deep on the **AWS European Sovereign Cloud**: what it means for your organization, your data strategy, and your compliance posture.
We're honored to welcome **Markus Ostertag**, one of Europe's foremost voices on AWS and digital sovereignty, as our keynote speaker. Alongside him, a hand-picked panel of cloud security, legal, and architecture experts will tackle the real-world implications for enterprises operating under European regulation. As the closing session of the evening, Dr. Balázs Pejó will take the stage with a concise presentation on how modern technologies can help companies use sensitive data for analytics or artificial intelligence while reducing the risk of data leakage and individual re-identification.
🌍 **English-speaking attendees are warmly welcome!** The keynote will be delivered in English, and our panelists are happy to engage in English during the roundtable and networking.
🙏 **This event is sponsored by msg Plaut Hungary.**
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🗓️ **Agenda**
**16:30 – 17:00 \| Registration & Networking**
**17:00 – 17:05 \| Opening Remarks** Mihály Balassy – AWS User Group Budapest, Levente Bartha / Réka Korcyl – msg Plaut Hungary
**17:05 – 17:50 \| Keynote: AWS European Sovereign Cloud: What It Is\, How It Works\, and Why It Matters** *(in English)* **Markus Ostertag** – AWS Hero, Cloud Architect & European Sovereign Cloud Expert
Balancing innovation, control, and compliance is one of the hardest challenges in the cloud today. As one of Europe's leading voices on AWS European Sovereign Cloud — having delivered numerous talks on the topic and working closely with AWS — Markus brings deep expertise to this session. We go deep on the AWS European Sovereign Cloud: how it addresses the multiple dimensions of digital sovereignty, what changes for builders and organizations, and where it fits in a modern cloud strategy.
**17:50 – 18:05 \| Break ☕**
**18:05 – 18:50 \| Roundtable: Data Protection in the Cloud — What Does AWS European Sovereign Cloud Bring?** *Moderated by Levente Bartha – CEO @ msg Plaut Hungary*
* **dr. Rácsai Tünde** – Lawyer, Data Protection @ Business Portfolio Kft.
* **Boross Ádám** – Senior Solutions Architect @ AWS
* **Kulcs Viktor** – Cloud Security Architect @ TC2
* **Balázs István** – Cyber Security Defense Evangelist @ IBALAZS
**18:50 – 18:55 \| Short Break**
**18:55 – 19:15 \| Privacy Enhancing Technologies** **Dr. Pejó Balázs** – Assistant Professor @ CrySyS Lab
The presentation clearly explains how modern technologies can help companies use sensitive data for analytics or artificial intelligence while reducing the risk of data breaches and the identification of individuals.
**19:15 – 19:20 \| Closing Remarks**
**19:20 – 20:30 \| Networking 🤝** Continue the conversation and connect with peers.
🌐 **Language note:** The keynote will be in English. The roundtable and other talks will be in Hungarian,with speakers happy to answer questions in English.
We look forward to seeing you! ✨☁️🇪🇺
ProductTank Meetup
We’re excited to host our next Product Meetup, co-organised by Wise & Startup Hungary. We have three insightful sessions lined up for you:
**PM-ing a Product Nobody Asked For - András Lebó (Product Manager at Wise)**
Data scientists can build anything themselves. That's what makes them the hardest users to build a platform for. They have notebooks, custom pipelines, workarounds that work. Why would they switch?
András will share his learnings on PM-ing a data science platform: finding the real bottlenecks, earning trust from users who could out-engineer your solution, and measuring success when your contribution hides behind another team's objective.
**Building the Engine Behind the Product - Balázs Dósa (Product Manager at Wise)**
Ever wonder what happens when a fintech serving 19M+ customers decides to bet big on internal platforms?
Join us as we pull back the curtain on:
* The Why — What made Wise go all-in on internal platforms
* The Hard Parts — The real challenges no one warns you about
* The Payoff — What success actually looks like (and how we measure it)
Whether you're building platforms, considering the investment, or just platform-curious — this one's for you.
**Build to Learn: How AI Tools Are Changing What's Possible for Product Managers - István Szabó (Product Manager at SAP Emarsys)**
"Can we ship this table tomorrow?" Sometimes the most important product work is knowing what NOT to ship. Learn how one PM used AI tools to independently investigate a production data issue—tracing through two codebases, validating 82,000+ records across multiple customers, and delivering an evidence-based decision in half a day instead of one week. We'll walk through the real investigation, and show you a repeatable "Build to Learn" practice you can start using next week to tackle PM work that was previously impossible.
## Schedule:
* 18:00-18:30 - Arrival + Intro
* 18:30-19:00 - PM-ing a Product Nobody Asked For
* 19:00-19:30 - Building the Engine Behind the Product
* 19:30-20:00 - Build to Learn: How AI Tools Are Changing What's Possible for Product Managers
* 20:00-21:30 - Drinks, Pizza, Networking 🍕
Mit kezdjünk a rádióhullámokkal? (Nem wifihackelés lesz)
A terület egyszerre szól elektronikáról, rádiófrekvenciás technikáról, antennákról, analóg és digitális kommunikációról és kísérletezésről – ezért sok ponton kapcsolódik az etikus hackelés világához is.
Az előadásban szó lesz a vezeték nélküli kommunikáció alapjairól: modulációkról, protokollokról, digitális módokról, elérhető ingyenes szoftverekről, valamint arról, hogyan is vágjunk bele a rádiózásba és egy RF szignál azonosításába.
Mindezt olcsón beszerezhető eszközök használatával.
Az előadás végére remélhetőleg felismerésre kerül, hogy a rádiózás etikus hacker szemmel kiváló terep RF-biztonsági kutatásokhoz, SDR-es elemzésekhez és legális, kontrollált kísérletezéshez.
Az előadásra hozunk egy csomó RF-fel működő kütyüt, ha van otthon elfekvőben régi kocsikulcs, távnyitó, elemes távirányítható játék, Flipper Zero vagy hasonló, hozd el és nézzük meg, mit tudunk kezdeni velük.
Session #29 - Teal organizations: evolution from hierarchy or utopia?
*“In a forest, there is no master tree that plans and dictates change when rain fails to fall or when the spring comes early. The whole ecosystem reacts creatively, in the moment.”*
*―* **Frederic Laloux**, Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating Organizations Inspired by the Next Stage of Human Consciousness
**(Session in english!)**
Frederic Laloux is a former management consultant and organizational theorist best known for the book **Reinventing Organizations**, where he argues that human organizations evolve alongside human consciousness.
Drawing from developmental psychology, systems thinking, and real-world case studies, Laloux proposes that many modern companies still operate with industrial-age assumptions centered on hierarchy, control, and bureaucracy, even though the nature of work and society has fundamentally changed. His work became influential among some founders, innovators, and organizational reformers searching for alternatives to rigid corporate structures.
At the center of Laloux’s vision is the idea of “Teal organizations”: companies built around self-management, personal wholeness, and evolutionary purpose rather than traditional command-and-control leadership. Influenced by thinkers such as **Ken Wilber**, Laloux presents organizations not as machines to optimize, but as living systems capable of adaptation and emergence.
His ideas are both inspiring and controversial, praised as a blueprint for post-industrial collaboration and criticized as overly idealistic, difficult to scale, and even utopian.
**Introduction of guests (15 minutes)**
We start with a short introduction of the topic and of the guests
1. What kind of organizations have you been a member of?
2. Was there anything in common in the way they operated?
**Questions (1 hour and 45 minutes)**
1. What sense does it make to categorize organizations into consciousness levels?
2. When it comes to organizations, should efficiency or harmonious functioning be the primary goal?
3. Is personal fulfillment a good foundational goal and guiding principle for an organization?
4. Can dynamically distributed authority function in the long run?
5. How solid a foundation for success is the self-organization of roles based on earned authority and trust?
6. Alongside self-organization (i.e., without overarching control), can it be guaranteed that every necessary role will have a sufficient number of competent members?
7. Is full transparency in finances and decision-making sustainable?
8. Is trust-based delegation necessarily better than competence-based delegation?
9. Is it not dangerous to optimize for pleasantness when one may have to face serious competitors?
10. Can the claim really be true that the propaganda proclaims: "the question is not whether you are good enough"?
11. Can actual quality of life be measured through feedback about how a person feels? How reliable a reflection for one's quality of life is one's sense of happiness?
12. Is it sufficient to weight the evaluation of an idea based on the degree of involvement of the voters?
13. Can a parliament whose members are selected based on popularity rather than competence truly be competent
14. Can a community feedback-based competence assessment be as good as an objective test-based one?
15. Does it make sense to speak collectively about the fulfillment of the people?
16. If people make decisions by relying on results provided by AI, are those decisions truly their own?
17. If a country was to transition to the Teal model today, how could it enforce its laws?
18. Was the Zappos example more of a good initiative or a bad one?
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**RSVP:** Please confirm your attendance here on Meetup to save your space and if you cannot assist, yield your space to another person in the waiting list.
We welcome donations from 1.000 HUF (min 400 HUF) to keep the costs of the meetup.
**If you order food, or alcohol-free wines, you dont need to donate for the group. Thank you!**
Hot Paprika Pub Quiz at Bunkert
Please sign up in advance!
Hot Paprika Presents: Budapest’s Best Pub Quiz!
Sign Up: https://forms.gle/CouTc9QdmoPqEkRp8
Join us for the Hot Paprika Pub Quiz at Bunkert, kicking off at 8 PM! This isn’t your average trivia night—it's hosted by comedians, so expect uncomfortable laughs, unexpected twists, and an unforgettable time! What to Expect:
Diverse Topics – From pop culture to history, no subject is off-limits!
Comedian Hosts – The hilarious Tauseef Parvez will keep you entertained.
Big Prizes – Weekly winners score free comedy show tickets & bar discounts .
Donation-Based – Come, play, and support the show however you can!
Gather your team, sharpen your wits, and let’s make trivia night legendary! Register now and don’t miss out!
(May) Monthly Book Club: Why Nations Fail
Hello everyone,
Welcome to the Monthly Book Club — the discussion edition of the Budapest Silent Book Club for those who enjoy reading the same book and sharing thoughts together.
This May, we’ll be reading *Why Nations Fail* by Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson. The book explores the monumental question of why some nations are wealthy while others remain locked in poverty, diving deep into the powerful role that political and economic institutions play in shaping a country's destiny.
It’s a thought-provoking, sweeping read that opens the door to deep conversations about history, economics, power, and the structures that govern our societies.
🕕 **Time:** 18:00–20:00 – Group discussion about the book (no silent reading hour this time)
📍 **Location**: Lumen (we will be outside in the backyard garden).
I’ll bring a few discussion prompts, but everyone’s thoughts are welcome. Whether you loved the book, found it heavily debatable, or didn’t quite manage to finish — you’re invited.
This month's book was the winning choice voted by you! If you want to have your say on what we read next, make sure to join the poll in our Goodreads group.
**Follow us:**
📌 **[Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1271292-budapest-silent-book-club)**[ ](https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1271292-budapest-silent-book-club)(monthly book club voting)
📌 **[Facebook Page](https://www.facebook.com/people/Budapest-Silent-Book-Club/61567388151835)** (previous books read in sessions)
User Experience Events This Week
Discover what is happening in the next few days
Power Platform & Copilot Meetup @ Arrow
Következő meetuponkon az Arrow lát minket vendégül.
Agenda:
17:30 - 18:00 Regisztráció
18:00 Köszöntő: HUPPUG és Arrow
Session 1: M365 Copilot & Copilot Cowork - Tóth Máté (Microsoft MVP)
Session 2: How to move from Power Automate & AI Builder to Copilot Studio? - Dénes Halász
19:00 - 20:00 Networking
Ahogy eddig megszokhattátok, az esemény nem lesz közvetítve, illetve felvéve. A helyek limitáltak, így megkérnénk Titeket, ha nem tudnátok jönni, akkor szabadítsátok fel a helyeteket. A helyszínt és a cateringet az Arrow biztosítja!
A helyek befoglalása megjelenés nélkül befolyásolhatja a következő eseményeinken való részvétel lehetőségét.
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At our next meetup, our host will be hosted by Arrow.
Agenda
17:30 – 18:00 Registration
18:00 Welcome: HUPPUG and Arrow
Session 1: M365 Copilot & Copilot Cowork - Tóth Máté (Microsoft MVP)
Session 2: How to move from Power Automate & AI Builder to Copilot Studio? - Dénes Halász
19:00 - 20:00 Networking
As you’ve come to expect, the event will not be streamed or recorded. Since the number of seats is limited, we kindly ask that if you cannot attend, please free up your spot.
The venue and catering are provided by Arrow.
Please note that reserving a seat and not attending may affect your ability to participate in our future events.
The Hard Questions of Clean Energy
This month's topic is an discussions about clean energy.
If you are:
* working or interested in sustainability,
* interested in bringing climate action into your current role,
* or just looking to grow your network, exchange ideas, and connect with like-minded people,
…this event is for you!
Whether you are new to Budapest, a local or just visiting, we encourage you to join us in the city center for a friendly event to mingle with like-minded people. Our events are in English, so don't worry if you don't speak Hungarian.
**Let's meet at KUBIK Coworking office!**
[Join our Discord](https://discord.gg/UrgJ3EdHNx) to get to know our speaker before the event, and to keep in touch between meetups!
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**What to expect:**
1. 17:45 - 18:00: Attendees arrive. Have a drink or take a snack, and chat with the other.
2. 18:00 - 18:10: **Greetings and introduction**
3. 18:10 - 18:20: **[Dénes Bulkai](https://www.linkedin.com/in/denes-bulkai-9a751017/) \- Energy Resources of Hungary**
Brief primer for the discussion.
4. 18:20 - 19:20: **The Hard Questions of Clean Energy**
Discussing solar power, batteries, nuclear, and air quality. We prepared a lot of questions for Dénes, but you'll have a chance to ask yours too.
5. 19:20 - 20:00: **Mingling**
Have thought-provoking conversations and exchange ideas with other community members on the topic of sustainability. Drinks and snacks included!
This event's speaker is Dénes Bulkai, Senior Environmental & Energy Efficiency Expert, consultant at [Bulkai Ltd.](https://bulkai.com/):
*Denes has over 45 years of professional experience in environmental and social due diligence, development of energy efficiency projects and preparation of feasibility studies, which includes serving 17 years as a Senior Environmental Advisor at the EBRD in London. He has also worked as a consultant for the Green Climate Fund, EIB, FMO, IADB and IFC in 28 countries, including Albania, Botswana, Bulgaria, Chile, Hungary, India, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Russia, and Serbia, and as an UNIDO and UNDP consultant in Jamaica, China, and Iraqi Kurdistan. His experience includes reviewing environmental and social impact assessment documentation compliance with equator principles, EU and Hungarian regulations and calculation methodologies for energy savings and GHG emission reductions. Denes is a British and Hungarian citizen, and resides in Hungary. He has an MSc in Chemical Engineering and PhD in Analytical Chemistry, a post gradual degree in Economics and History, he speaks English, Hungarian, German, Russian.*
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Let's share, learn, and build something meaningful together!
**Note**: The talks and Q&A are recorded and published on YouTube, and photos on Meetup and in social media. By attending this event you accept that you might appear in a photo or video taken and published by the organizers. If you wish to remain private, please let us know on-site before the event.
This event is hosted and organized by [Lombiq Technologies](https://lombiq.com/).
sunday hike in Nagykovácsi
**〜 unplugged sunday hike in Nagykovácsi 🌿✨**
a morning in nature, not too far from the city 〜 we’ll head into the hills near Nagykovácsi for fresh air and good company ☻
🕘 **when**
Sunday, May 31st
9:00 → 15:00
**📍 meeting point**
Széll Kálmán tér fountain ([https://maps.app.goo.gl/sEkyBE9jueH7c7n86](https://maps.app.goo.gl/sEkyBE9jueH7c7n86))
Between 8:55 and 9:05.
**Don't be late, or you'll miss the tram.**
**🥾 the hike**
\~11 km \~460 m elevation. We'll walk up to Nagy-Szénás hill. Moderate pace, around 4 hours. We'll wait for everyone.
Route map: [https://turistautak.openstreetmap.hu/mentettutv-17791795399zj2](https://turistautak.openstreetmap.hu/mentettutv-17791795399zj2)
We'll visit Jegenye-völgy, Zsíros-hegy, Nagy-Szénás.
**🚊 transportation**
We'll take tram 56A to Hűvösvölgy, then bus 164B to Kökörcsin utca, arriving at 9:44.
There are parking spots nearby.
We hike until Nagykovácsi, Tisza István tér bus stop.
From there, bus 63 (planned at 14:09) will take us back to Hűvösvölgy.
**Budapest Passes are not valid on this section. Everyone should bring 1 BKK Single Ticket, a Pest County Pass (you can buy on the MÁV app), or equivalent.**
The tram from Hűvösvölgy arrives back to Széll Kálmán tér at 14:54.
**🎒 bring**
– Valid BKK tickets or passes, as a Budapest Pass alone is not sufficient
– At least 1L water, snacks if you'd like
– Comfortable clothes & walking shoes for nature
– Sun protection (hat, sunscreen)
**👥 group size**
Max. 20 people
If you can't join, cancel by Saturday, so others can get a spot.
Bookbinding workshop - Create your own sketcbook!
Are you interested in making your own notebooks? Do you love sketchbooks? Craving some calm, creative crafting time? 🖌️✨
Join us for a **Bookbinding Workshop** and learn how to create your very own sketchbook from scratch!
In this workshop, we’ll guide you step-by-step to craft a unique faux-leather sketchbook with **French-link binding**. Perfect for journaling, sketching, or gift-giving!
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**Workshop Details:**
* **Fee:** **8000 Ft (all materials provided)**
You’ll leave with your own beautiful, hand-made sketchbook and the skills to create more in the future! 🖋️
**To secure your spot, please send an email to kissnikolettart@gmail.com with your name and confirmation.**
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**Payment Options:**
* Cash at the event
* Bank transfer
FlowDan’s Mix class
FlowDan’s Mix is a Latin-inspired dance party workout.
High energy, easy-to-follow choreographies, and nonstop good vibes!
Each class has a theme we dance through
Class fee: 2500 Huf
5 class pass: 10000 Huf
Budapest Silent Book Club #112 — (FSZEK, Boulevard Library)
Hello everyone,
Take a break from your week, make progress on your reading in good company, then join a relaxed chat about what everyone's been reading.
**Schedule**
10:30 \- 11:00 \| Arrival & Introduction round
11:00 \- 12:00 \| Silent Reading Hour
12:00 \- 13:00 \| Chat & Discussion
**The After-Event** ☕ After the session, we’ll head over to "Kisüzem" for some tea, coffee, cookies, and sandwiches. Feel free to stick around and join us to keep the conversation going!
**Location** Metropolitan Ervin Szabo Public Library, Boulevard Library It will take place in the event room. After you enter the library, turn right, cross the lounge, and go down the stairs at the far end. If you bring snacks, you can have them in the lounge area.
Whether you're a regular or a first-timer, you're welcome. See you there!
**[Facebook Page](https://www.facebook.com/people/Budapest-Silent-Book-Club/61567388151835)** (previous books read in sessions)
**[Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1271292-budapest-silent-book-club)**[ ](https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1271292-budapest-silent-book-club)(monthly book club voting)
**[Silent Book Club](https://silentbook.club/pages/about-us)** (the idea itself, where did it come from?)
This is a free event, but Meetup has its own fee. If you'd like to contribute and help keep this going, you're welcome to donate [via Revolut](https://revolut.me/schmidtpeter), every bit helps!
(we keep track of all donations in this [spreadsheet](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1C_N9CN_pQO5aUYezqzQW4GS7pr8IfplchwG8-ruZ19g/edit?usp=sharing))
Pub Quiz Special: FRIENDS Trivia
Tickets: [https://cooltix.hu/event/6a102a22638cc678319f3481](https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fcooltix.hu%2Fevent%2F6a102a22638cc678319f3481%3Futm_id%3D97758_v0_s00_e226_tv4_tp1_a1den1nl6nk62p%26fbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExV2E0c1BmVERvZHR5dzVacnNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7C_1Yk1O5IfY1AEar8tfAEsNoKzWLhv8Pj1IyOAU1SWK7ko4qVZEtCTVBJYg_aem_-r4l5VsE7O8ahlYm4Jheow&h=AUB51CEduQ33ibdHFl45qRzuC6SwEEDQBJGdKlgLRoio8fxQPt5sIWFfxhXOtEfws7-syzfPqOJDMIefpFXAEiB_U93s2vzVrYpfrOY1ODaEYeh6FThiMHDtiAp9HT0twRFbxmhvpOKBofUl-XmIxDceCCpN21iD&__tn__=q&c%5B0%5D=AUAT15ZaP15Ui2G5n1ryxraTCpNrYp6qlUetOAszUpQCQE7jx9RFNTl6-UNRbuOVTNPFiMuV7T6uPpi9uCHFs2pefZ5DX5m662amF6bSfU8234rnI3LS8KQKbt-MGLvhUWRTCiS-3NNAdmlH4QSdjPLJc8QLGgLYiSA)
Hot Paprika Presents: FRIENDS Pub Quiz
Could this \*be\* any more exciting? Date: 29th May \| Time: 8 PM \| Venue: Jo&Joe Budapest
Think you know your pivot from your moo point? Your Unagi from your Holiday Armadillo? Join us for a hilarious night of FRIENDS trivia—where only the ultimate Central Perk superfans will take home the title of Quiz Champion!
What to Expect:
Apartment 20–Level Trivia – From Ross’s divorces to Joey’s acting career and Chandler’s sarcasm, test your knowledge across all ten iconic seasons
Smelly Cat–Approved Prizes – Drinks, discounts, and more for the top-performing trivia lobsters
All Teams Welcome – Come solo or bring your Monica-level competitive friends. No team? No problem—we’ll match you up faster than Rachel and Ross got back together Tickets:
General Admission: 2500 HUF
On the Spot: 2500 HUF
After purchasing, we’ll reach out via email (not via the giant poking device) for your team name and other details.
So grab your friends, practice your clap-clap-clap, and get ready for a night of laughs, nostalgia, and trivia tougher than carrying a couch up the stairs. PIVOT your plans—it’s quiz night!
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ServiceNow Knowledge 26 Recap + Topgolf Happy Hour
Couldn't make Knowledge? Or want to debrief the dancing robots or Autonomous Workforce? Join us for a Knowledge '26 recap, insights sharing, a couple rounds of golf, and fun at Topgolf. As always, drinks and food will be provided. More details to come — mark your calendar, RSVP, and save your spot today!
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:
[Clarivoy](https://www.clarivoy.com), [What Box Consulting Group](https://www.whatboxconsultinggroup.com), [Conductrics](https://www.conductrics.com), and [Piwik PRO](https://piwik.pro)
More info at [cbusdaw.com](https://cbusdaw.com)
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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Columbus Museum of Art, Free Admission Sundays
Let’s meet and wander the galleries! General admission on Sundays is free.
Feel Good Friday: POWER BALLAD at the Gateway Film Center + SHAKE NO. 8!
Join us as we get together to see Paul Rudd in the latest comedy-drama-musical from John Carney, POWER BALLAD! The film follows a washed-up wedding singer, a fading boy band singer and a stolen hit song. Here’s a description, trailer and plan for this event:
DESCRIPTION: Rick, a washed-up wedding singer, and Danny, a fading boy band star, bond over music and a late-night jam session. When Danny turns Rick's song into a hit, Rick sets out to reclaim the recognition he believes he deserves. Power Ballad is written/directed by John Carney, the master of the modern musical and creative mind behind Once, Begin Again and Sing Street! It stars Paul Rudd, Nick Jonas, Peter McDonald, Marcella Plunkett, Havana Rose Liu and Jack Reynor.
BUZZ & ACCLAIM: The film premiered to rave reviews at this year’s Dublin International Film Festival where critics call it “a sure-fired crowd-pleaser” that “just might be the feel-good hit of the year!” Others say, “Paul Rudd delivers a career-best performance in this charmer” that’s both “hilarious and deeply moving!”
SUMMER OF ICE CREAM, VOL 2: SHAKE NO. 8! Ranked the #1 Ice Cream Shop in Columbus in 2024, this is the perfect place to kick off our Summer of Ice Cream and grab a sweet treat after the show! Their menu features an array of traditional, specialty and vegan shakes, hot cocoa, and more! You can check out their full menu here: [https://www.shakeno8.com/menu.php](https://www.shakeno8.com/menu.php)
PLAN: We’ll plan for a 7pm-ish showing and will meet in the lobby area about 20 minutes before the show. Once showtime is announced, advance ticket purchase is advised! Once you have yours, please list your seat number in the Comments section of this event. We'll head to nearby Shake No. 8 immediately following the show!
Should be a fun one, Dan
SQL Server 2025: The Developer’s Revolution
The June Ohio North Database Training user group meeting will be held on **June 2nd, 2026 at 5:00PM**. This will be a **HYBRID** event and we will be joined online by **Sam Nasr.**
You're welcome to come meet in-person at our meeting location, the offices of Improving at
**[6000 Freedom Square Dr,](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Improving/@41.4004167,-81.6614462,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x8830e5b8255c5919:0xd8297060eb68fe04!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830dc7a0fe35dc9:0xbfc4710ecadfc5c!8m2!3d41.4004127!4d-81.6588713!16s%2Fg%2F1hm3hkqp3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)**
**[Unit 110,](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Improving/@41.4004167,-81.6614462,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x8830e5b8255c5919:0xd8297060eb68fe04!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830dc7a0fe35dc9:0xbfc4710ecadfc5c!8m2!3d41.4004127!4d-81.6588713!16s%2Fg%2F1hm3hkqp3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)**
**[Independence, OH 44131](https://www.google.com/maps/place/Improving/@41.4004167,-81.6614462,17z/data=!3m2!4b1!5s0x8830e5b8255c5919:0xd8297060eb68fe04!4m6!3m5!1s0x8830dc7a0fe35dc9:0xbfc4710ecadfc5c!8m2!3d41.4004127!4d-81.6588713!16s%2Fg%2F1hm3hkqp3?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDQzMC4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)**
[Teams Link ](https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/215625630917731?p=vxNb3zudhNj0S6Cg0v)if anyone needs it after RSVP-ing for in person.
If you would like to subscribe to our email list outside of Meetup, we have changed platforms recently and you will need to register [here in Kit ](https://ohio-north-data-training.kit.com/b8f036f615)instead to receive emails.
Agenda:
**5:00 PM EST**: Online and in-person meeting begins with a social hour. This is an unstructured hour where you can join us to catch up and meet other group members before the session starts. There will be food brought in for in-person attendees.
**6:00 PM EST**: Elections, announcements, followed by our feature presentation. See below for presentation details.
**7:30 PM EST**: Optionally after the main presentations, the in-person crowd may go out for snacks and drinks at a local establishment.
We hope to see you there!
Session Abstract
### SQL Server 2025: The Developer’s Revolution
Explore SQL Server 2025’s new dev features -JSON type, Regular Expressions, and Change Event Streaming for real-time pipelines. See how REST API and Data API Builder turn your data into secure, high-performance APIs. Packed with demos, this session is perfect for developers, DBAs, and architects
\*Please note, that we will be using Microsoft Teams for the online portion of this meeting. You may want to join a few minutes early to ensure you do not have any issues. If you are attending in person, there are large TVs at the office, and you do not need to bring a laptop or use Teams.



























