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Ljubljana International: Saturday Pre-Party Meetup 🎉🍻🌍 Make Ljubljana your own. 🌍 We are the city's largest international family with 1,500+ members. Meet your crew, grab a drink, and start your Saturday night with an international crowd before heading out to Ljubljana's best parties, bars, and clubs. 📍 LOGISTICS 📅 Date: Every Saturday ⏰ Time: 20:00 - 23:00 (Join anytime! No need to be on time) 🏢 Venue: Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center, Adamič-Lundrovo nabrežje 1, Ljubljana 💶 Price: Free entry 🎟️ Entry: Walk-ins welcome 🔄 Type: Weekly recurring 👥 Vibe: Expected 30–50+ attendees. Social, energetic, international atmosphere. No strict capacity limit. 👤 WHO IT'S FOR Casual, open-minded people aged 18-40 who want fun, new friends and connections. Perfect for remote workers, digital nomads, freelancers, programmers, engineers, Erasmus students, researchers, business owners, travelers, expats, and locals. 70% international, 30% Slovenian. English is the main language. 🍻 WHAT TO EXPECT • Meet people before going out • International crowd • Great conversations • Drinks and good vibes • New friendships • Spontaneous plans for the rest of the night • Groups forming naturally Whether you're heading to a club, a bar, another event, or haven't decided yet, this is where the night begins. 🤝 COMING ALONE? Perfect. Most people do. No need to come on time. Come alone or bring friends — 90% of people arrive solo and leave with new ones. Every event has 10+ nationalities, 30+ people, and zero awkward standing around. We've done this 200+ times. We know how to make you feel at home. Events 6x per week — there's always something happening. The real product isn't the drinks. It's the people. 📲 JOIN THE COMMUNITY The most important thing you can do right now: 👉 Join our WhatsApp community of 1,500+ members — this is where Ljubljana actually happens. https://linktr.ee/ljubljanainternational This is where people organize dinners, hikes, sports activities, language exchanges, weekend trips, parties, and spontaneous adventures throughout the week. ⚠️ WHATSAPP NOTE We auto-reject +1 (US) and +44 (UK) numbers to fight spam. If you have one of those or can't join, DM us on Instagram @ljubljanainternational and we'll add you manually. 📍 HOW TO FIND US AT THE VENUE Just join the biggest group! If you have trouble finding us, ask an employee at Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center where the Ljubljana International meetup is happening. Or look for the bald guy with a beard and glasses (often wearing a blue polo shirt) who is usually hosting. Don't pre-party alone. Start your night with great people. Make Ljubljana your own. 🎉🍻🌍

Ljubljana International: Slow Turkish Aegean Dinner – Rakı, Meze & Soul 🇹🇷🍽️🥂 Make Ljubljana your own. 🌍 We are the city's largest international family with 1,500+ members. For one evening, Ljubljana becomes Izmir as we gather around a shared table for authentic Turkish mezes, rakı, stories, and meaningful conversations. 📍 LOGISTICS 📅 Date: Saturday, June 13 ⏰ Time: 19:00 - 22:00+ (Please try to arrive close to the start time so everyone can enjoy the shared dining experience together) 🏢 Venue: Meyhane Zahir, Rečna ulica 8, Ljubljana 💶 Price: €39 per person 🎟️ Entry: Advance registration required: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdPgLqvMbIxJaLhLK2HHISfufLPSYoY7R4RYX4xjY1ipt2JZg/viewform?usp=publish-editor 🔄 Type: One-off special event 👥 Vibe: Intimate cultural dining experience. Limited to only 25 guests. 👤 WHO IT'S FOR Casual, open-minded people aged 18-50 who enjoy food, culture, travel, meaningful conversations, and authentic experiences. Perfect for internationals, digital nomads, Erasmus students, travelers, food lovers, remote workers, entrepreneurs, researchers, and curious locals. English is the main language. 🍽️ WHAT TO EXPECT • Complimentary welcome glass of rakı • Authentic Turkish Aegean meze experience • Shared communal dining • Traditional Turkish hospitality • Stories, conversations, and cultural exchange • Soft Turkish and Aegean music throughout the evening • A relaxed atmosphere where strangers become friends 🍴 INCLUDED SHARING MENU • Kurucacık • Köpoğlu • Hummus • Girit Ezmesi • Barbunya Pilaki • Seasonal Salad • Unlimited Toasted Bread • Butter Shrimp • İrmik Helvası (Traditional Semolina Dessert) • 1 Glass of Rakı Additional drinks such as wine, beer, soft drinks, and extra glasses of rakı will be available separately and are not included in the event price. The evening is intentionally designed to be slow. No rushing. No loud nightclub energy. Just good food, good people, and good conversation. 🌱 VEGETARIAN & VEGAN FRIENDLY Many dishes are naturally vegetarian or vegan. Vegan options can be arranged with advance notice. 🤝 COMING ALONE? Perfect. Many attendees join our events solo and quickly find themselves surrounded by new friends. This event is specifically designed around communal tables and shared experiences, making it easy to meet people naturally throughout the evening. 🌍 ABOUT LJUBLJANA INTERNATIONAL 📈 1,500+ members 🎉 200+ events organized 📅 Events 6x per week We help internationals and locals build friendships, create unforgettable memories, and discover unique experiences in Ljubljana. The real product isn't the food. It's the people around the table. 📲 JOIN THE COMMUNITY The most important thing you can do right now: 👉 Join our WhatsApp community of 1,500+ members — this is where Ljubljana actually happens. 👉 https://linktr.ee/ljubljanainternational ⚠️ WHATSAPP NOTE We auto-reject +1 (US) and +44 (UK) numbers to fight spam. If you have one of those or can't join, DM us on Instagram @ljubljanainternational and we'll add you manually. 📍 HOW TO FIND US AT THE VENUE Simply ask the staff for the Ljubljana International dinner table. Or look for the largest international group in the restaurant. Come hungry. Come curious. Come ready to share. Şerefe! 🇹🇷🥂

🇹🇷 Ljubljana International: Slow Turkish Aegean Dinner – Rakı, Meze & Soul 📅 Saturday, June 13 ⏰ 19:00 📍 Meyhane Zahir, Ljubljana For one evening, Ljubljana becomes Izmir. We'll gather around communal tables and enjoy a curated selection of authentic Turkish mezes, accompanied by rakı, music, stories, and great company. A meyhane is more than a restaurant. It's a place where strangers become friends, where meals last for hours, and where people come together to share food, culture, laughter, and life. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🍽️ THE EXPERIENCE ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ The evening begins with a complimentary welcome glass of rakı and a short introduction to Turkish rakı culture. Together we'll raise a toast before dinner begins. Throughout the evening, a curated selection of authentic Turkish Aegean mezes and dishes will be served to the table for sharing. Our chef will introduce the dishes and explain the traditions behind them. Expect a slow-paced evening centered around good food, meaningful conversations, and genuine hospitality. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🍴 FIXED SHARING MENU ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ • Kurucacık • Köpoğlu • Hummus • Girit Ezmesi • Barbunya Pilaki • Seasonal Salad • Unlimited Toasted Bread • Butter Shrimp • İrmik Helvası (Traditional Semolina Dessert) • 1 Glass of Rakı 💰 Price: €39 per person Additional drinks such as wine, beer, soft drinks, and extra glasses of rakı will be available separately and are not included in the event price. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌱 VEGETARIAN & VEGAN FRIENDLY ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ One of the beautiful things about Aegean meyhane cuisine is that many dishes are naturally vegetarian or vegan. Vegetarian guests are already well accommodated, and vegan options can be arranged with advance notice. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎶 THE ATMOSPHERE ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ The evening begins with soft Turkish fasil and Aegean melodies, creating the feeling of a seaside dinner somewhere between Izmir and Bodrum. As the night unfolds, the music gradually becomes more lively, moving into upbeat Aegean and Balkan rhythms while keeping the focus on conversation, connection, and shared experiences. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌍 PERFECT FOR ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ • Food lovers • Travelers • Expats and internationals • Locals curious about Turkish culture • People looking for meaningful conversations • Anyone who enjoys slow dining and authentic cultural experiences ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠️ LIMITED TO 25 GUESTS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ To preserve the intimate atmosphere of a traditional meyhane, attendance is limited to just 25 guests. 👇 HOW TO SECURE ENTRY: You must fill out the Google Form below to claim your seat. Spots are first-come, first-served. Once we hit 25, the list closes. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdPgLqvMbIxJaLhLK2HHISfufLPSYoY7R4RYX4xjY1ipt2JZg/viewform?usp=publish-editor Come hungry. Come curious. Come ready to share. Şerefe! 🇹🇷🥂

We’re launching a beginner Bachata & Salsa course together with one of the best dance schools in Ljubljana — @utripplesa. You’ll learn the basics, get comfortable with the movements and simply enjoy dancing in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Perfect for those who have been wanting to try partner dancing but didn’t know where to start. 📅 **Sundays at 17:00 (starting 05.04)** ⏱ **4 classes (1.5 hours each)** 💶 **Price:** €45 for the full course €40 per person if you join with a partner or a friend If you didn’t attend the trial class, you can join the **first session for €10** to see if you like it before committing to the full course. 👉 **Register here:** [https://forms.gle/Gp47pWi8Pk2QsKTu5](https://forms.gle/Gp47pWi8Pk2QsKTu5) Please make sure to **check your email and WhatsApp after registering** — we’ll send all confirmations and updates there. Let’s dance ✨

Ljubljana International: Saturday Pre-Party Meetup 🎉🍻🌍 Make Ljubljana your own. 🌍 We are the city's largest international family with 1,500+ members. Meet your crew, grab a drink, and start your Saturday night with an international crowd before heading out to Ljubljana's best parties, bars, and clubs. 📍 LOGISTICS 📅 Date: Every Saturday ⏰ Time: 20:00 - 23:00 (Join anytime! No need to be on time) 🏢 Venue: Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center, Adamič-Lundrovo nabrežje 1, Ljubljana 💶 Price: Free entry 🎟️ Entry: Walk-ins welcome 🔄 Type: Weekly recurring 👥 Vibe: Expected 30–50+ attendees. Social, energetic, international atmosphere. No strict capacity limit. 👤 WHO IT'S FOR Casual, open-minded people aged 18-40 who want fun, new friends and connections. Perfect for remote workers, digital nomads, freelancers, programmers, engineers, Erasmus students, researchers, business owners, travelers, expats, and locals. 70% international, 30% Slovenian. English is the main language. 🍻 WHAT TO EXPECT • Meet people before going out • International crowd • Great conversations • Drinks and good vibes • New friendships • Spontaneous plans for the rest of the night • Groups forming naturally Whether you're heading to a club, a bar, another event, or haven't decided yet, this is where the night begins. 🤝 COMING ALONE? Perfect. Most people do. No need to come on time. Come alone or bring friends — 90% of people arrive solo and leave with new ones. Every event has 10+ nationalities, 30+ people, and zero awkward standing around. We've done this 200+ times. We know how to make you feel at home. Events 6x per week — there's always something happening. The real product isn't the drinks. It's the people. 📲 JOIN THE COMMUNITY The most important thing you can do right now: 👉 Join our WhatsApp community of 1,500+ members — this is where Ljubljana actually happens. https://linktr.ee/ljubljanainternational This is where people organize dinners, hikes, sports activities, language exchanges, weekend trips, parties, and spontaneous adventures throughout the week. ⚠️ WHATSAPP NOTE We auto-reject +1 (US) and +44 (UK) numbers to fight spam. If you have one of those or can't join, DM us on Instagram @ljubljanainternational and we'll add you manually. 📍 HOW TO FIND US AT THE VENUE Just join the biggest group! If you have trouble finding us, ask an employee at Pub LOO-BLAH-NAH Center where the Ljubljana International meetup is happening. Or look for the bald guy with a beard and glasses (often wearing a blue polo shirt) who is usually hosting. Don't pre-party alone. Start your night with great people. Make Ljubljana your own. 🎉🍻🌍

Ljubljana International: Slow Turkish Aegean Dinner – Rakı, Meze & Soul 🇹🇷🍽️🥂 Make Ljubljana your own. 🌍 We are the city's largest international family with 1,500+ members. For one evening, Ljubljana becomes Izmir as we gather around a shared table for authentic Turkish mezes, rakı, stories, and meaningful conversations. 📍 LOGISTICS 📅 Date: Saturday, June 13 ⏰ Time: 19:00 - 22:00+ (Please try to arrive close to the start time so everyone can enjoy the shared dining experience together) 🏢 Venue: Meyhane Zahir, Rečna ulica 8, Ljubljana 💶 Price: €39 per person 🎟️ Entry: Advance registration required: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdPgLqvMbIxJaLhLK2HHISfufLPSYoY7R4RYX4xjY1ipt2JZg/viewform?usp=publish-editor 🔄 Type: One-off special event 👥 Vibe: Intimate cultural dining experience. Limited to only 25 guests. 👤 WHO IT'S FOR Casual, open-minded people aged 18-50 who enjoy food, culture, travel, meaningful conversations, and authentic experiences. Perfect for internationals, digital nomads, Erasmus students, travelers, food lovers, remote workers, entrepreneurs, researchers, and curious locals. English is the main language. 🍽️ WHAT TO EXPECT • Complimentary welcome glass of rakı • Authentic Turkish Aegean meze experience • Shared communal dining • Traditional Turkish hospitality • Stories, conversations, and cultural exchange • Soft Turkish and Aegean music throughout the evening • A relaxed atmosphere where strangers become friends 🍴 INCLUDED SHARING MENU • Kurucacık • Köpoğlu • Hummus • Girit Ezmesi • Barbunya Pilaki • Seasonal Salad • Unlimited Toasted Bread • Butter Shrimp • İrmik Helvası (Traditional Semolina Dessert) • 1 Glass of Rakı Additional drinks such as wine, beer, soft drinks, and extra glasses of rakı will be available separately and are not included in the event price. The evening is intentionally designed to be slow. No rushing. No loud nightclub energy. Just good food, good people, and good conversation. 🌱 VEGETARIAN & VEGAN FRIENDLY Many dishes are naturally vegetarian or vegan. Vegan options can be arranged with advance notice. 🤝 COMING ALONE? Perfect. Many attendees join our events solo and quickly find themselves surrounded by new friends. This event is specifically designed around communal tables and shared experiences, making it easy to meet people naturally throughout the evening. 🌍 ABOUT LJUBLJANA INTERNATIONAL 📈 1,500+ members 🎉 200+ events organized 📅 Events 6x per week We help internationals and locals build friendships, create unforgettable memories, and discover unique experiences in Ljubljana. The real product isn't the food. It's the people around the table. 📲 JOIN THE COMMUNITY The most important thing you can do right now: 👉 Join our WhatsApp community of 1,500+ members — this is where Ljubljana actually happens. 👉 https://linktr.ee/ljubljanainternational ⚠️ WHATSAPP NOTE We auto-reject +1 (US) and +44 (UK) numbers to fight spam. If you have one of those or can't join, DM us on Instagram @ljubljanainternational and we'll add you manually. 📍 HOW TO FIND US AT THE VENUE Simply ask the staff for the Ljubljana International dinner table. Or look for the largest international group in the restaurant. Come hungry. Come curious. Come ready to share. Şerefe! 🇹🇷🥂

🇹🇷 Ljubljana International: Slow Turkish Aegean Dinner – Rakı, Meze & Soul 📅 Saturday, June 13 ⏰ 19:00 📍 Meyhane Zahir, Ljubljana For one evening, Ljubljana becomes Izmir. We'll gather around communal tables and enjoy a curated selection of authentic Turkish mezes, accompanied by rakı, music, stories, and great company. A meyhane is more than a restaurant. It's a place where strangers become friends, where meals last for hours, and where people come together to share food, culture, laughter, and life. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🍽️ THE EXPERIENCE ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ The evening begins with a complimentary welcome glass of rakı and a short introduction to Turkish rakı culture. Together we'll raise a toast before dinner begins. Throughout the evening, a curated selection of authentic Turkish Aegean mezes and dishes will be served to the table for sharing. Our chef will introduce the dishes and explain the traditions behind them. Expect a slow-paced evening centered around good food, meaningful conversations, and genuine hospitality. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🍴 FIXED SHARING MENU ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ • Kurucacık • Köpoğlu • Hummus • Girit Ezmesi • Barbunya Pilaki • Seasonal Salad • Unlimited Toasted Bread • Butter Shrimp • İrmik Helvası (Traditional Semolina Dessert) • 1 Glass of Rakı 💰 Price: €39 per person Additional drinks such as wine, beer, soft drinks, and extra glasses of rakı will be available separately and are not included in the event price. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌱 VEGETARIAN & VEGAN FRIENDLY ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ One of the beautiful things about Aegean meyhane cuisine is that many dishes are naturally vegetarian or vegan. Vegetarian guests are already well accommodated, and vegan options can be arranged with advance notice. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🎶 THE ATMOSPHERE ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ The evening begins with soft Turkish fasil and Aegean melodies, creating the feeling of a seaside dinner somewhere between Izmir and Bodrum. As the night unfolds, the music gradually becomes more lively, moving into upbeat Aegean and Balkan rhythms while keeping the focus on conversation, connection, and shared experiences. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ 🌍 PERFECT FOR ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ • Food lovers • Travelers • Expats and internationals • Locals curious about Turkish culture • People looking for meaningful conversations • Anyone who enjoys slow dining and authentic cultural experiences ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ ⚠️ LIMITED TO 25 GUESTS ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ To preserve the intimate atmosphere of a traditional meyhane, attendance is limited to just 25 guests. 👇 HOW TO SECURE ENTRY: You must fill out the Google Form below to claim your seat. Spots are first-come, first-served. Once we hit 25, the list closes. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdPgLqvMbIxJaLhLK2HHISfufLPSYoY7R4RYX4xjY1ipt2JZg/viewform?usp=publish-editor Come hungry. Come curious. Come ready to share. Şerefe! 🇹🇷🥂

**CAIRN Launch Meeting** **Community AI Research Network** **Humans + AI Solving Real-World Problems** **Date: June 13, 2026** **Time: 1:00 PM–3:00 PM** **Location: Bull Run Library, Manassas, Virginia** **1:00 PM – Welcome & Networking (20 min)** * **Meet members and introductions** * **Why you joined CAIRN** * **Networking** **Icebreaker: “What problem would you like AI to help solve?”** **1:20 PM – Welcome to CAIRN (15 min)** **Presenter: Edith Mbuyi** **Topics:** * **CAIRN’s mission and vision** * **AI for community impact** * **Member opportunities** * **Future projects and publications** **Motto: Research. Discuss. Create. Publish. Solve.** **1:35 PM – Meet the AI Team (20 min)** **Overview of ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot, Perplexity, Grok, and NotebookLM.** **Discussion:** * **Strengths of each tool** * **Comparing perspectives** * **Fact-checking and responsible use** * **Importance of human judgment** **1:55 PM – Live AI Demonstration (25 min)** **Challenge: “How can communities better prepare students for the future workforce?”** **Activities:** * **Compare AI responses** * **Evaluate recommendations** * **Build a draft action plan** **2:20 PM – Break (10 min)** **2:30 PM – Small Group Research Challenge (20 min)** **Teams explore topics such as education, healthcare, transportation, digital equity, business, senior services, or safety.** **Each group:** 1. **Defines a problem** 1. **Uses AI to explore solutions** 1. **Discusses findings** 1. **Recommends an action** **2:50 PM – Group Presentations** **Share problem, AI findings, recommendation, and next steps.** **2:55 PM – Building CAIRN’s Future** **Discuss meeting topics, speakers, research teams, publications, and membership.** **3:00 PM – Closing** **Founding Question: “What challenge should CAIRN tackle next?”** **Collect contact information and invite attendees to become Founding Members.** **Goals** **✅ Learn collaborative AI research** **✅ Explore multiple AI systems** **✅ Connect with innovators** **✅ Develop real-world solutions** **✅ Help shape CAIRN’s future** **Community AI Research Network** **Humans + AI Solving Real-World Problems** **Research. Discuss. Create. Publish. Solve**

We will be meeting at Starbucks to learn together. Come with an online class you're already going through or an interest and we will try to connect you with a course where you can learn it. Already have a skill you want to contribute to a Kaggle Datascience competition? We will work on these too! Laptop required :)

[Profs and Pints Northern Virginia](https://www.profsandpints.com/washingtondc) presents: **“Can Artificial Intelligence ‘See’?”** A look at how humans and artificial intelligence systems interpret the visual world in fundamentally different ways, with Arryn Robbins, assistant professor of psychology at the University of Richmond and cognitive scientist who researches visual attention, perception, and category learning. [Advance tickets: $13.50 plus sales tax and processing fees. Available at [https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/profsandpints/nv-can-AI-see](https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/profsandpints/nv-can-AI-see) .] Artificial intelligence can now identify faces, categorize objects, describe scenes, and outperform humans on certain visual tasks. But does AI actually “see” the world the way that people do? Or does it arrive at correct answers using representations that differ markedly from human perception? Join Arryn Robbins of the University of Richmond for a fascinating exploration of how humans and AI construct meaning from visual information and a look at comparisons between human perception and AI that reveal just how dynamic and context-dependent our own visual systems really are. Dr. Robbins, who previously has given excellent Profs and Pints talks on flaws and biases in human visual perception, will draw from research in cognitive science, visual perception, and AI vision systems. She’ll explain how human perception is not merely a simple recording of the world, but an active process shaped by expectations, context, goals, and recent experience. You’ll learn how humans form flexible mental representations that allow us to recognize objects across changing environments and conditions, and why those representations continuously adapt as we interact with the world. Many AI systems, by contrast, learn visual categories through statistical patterns in data. They can produce impressive results, but sometimes they also produce strange and unexpected failures, and sometimes they classify images in ways that seem strange to us. Dr. Robbins will discuss what these differences reveal about the nature of perception itself, and why the mismatch between human and AI representations matters for technologies like self-driving cars, medical imaging, facial recognition, and automated surveillance. Important for anyone trying to understand the rapidly growing role of AI in daily life, this talk will explore one of the biggest questions in cognitive science and artificial intelligence: What does it actually mean to “see” and understand the world? (Doors: $17, or $15 with a student ID. Listed time is for doors. The talk starts 30 minutes later.) Image: “Eye Farm” by Nevit Dilmen (Wikimedia Commons).

Grab your coffee and binoculars- it's prime season to hear the musical morning songs of visiting passerines and other birds here in the Bull Run Mountains. Join Preserve staff on a 3.5-mile hike to listen and look for forest-dwelling birds like our scarlet tanager, waterthrush, towhee, and many more. This is a good chance to sharpen your identification skills or see something new! **What to bring:** Insect / tick repellent, water, snacks, binoculars, and hiking shoes. **Where is it:** The public south section of the preserve, located at the end of Beverly Mill Drive. We'll meet near the kiosk board at the trailhead **When:** 5:30 AM The early bird gets the worm. The late hiker gets to catch up to the group! **Who to Contact for Questions**: Deneith Reif, at dreif@vof.org If you're adventurous enough to wake up early on a weekend, you will be rewarded with a dawn chorus and a chance to glimpse some special birds! PS: Please leave your canine companions at home for this and any hike at the preserve.

Important: Register on [AICamp website](https://www.aicamp.ai/event/eventdetails/W2026061814) is required for admission. **Description:** Welcome to the AI meetup in Washington DC. Join us for deep dive tech talks on AI, GenAI, LLMs and Agents, hands-on experiences on code labs, workshops, and networking with speakers and fellow developers. **Agenda:** \* 5:30pm\~6:00pm: Checkin, Food/drink and networking \* 6:00pm\~8:00pm: Tech talks and Q&A \* 8:00pm: Happy Hour at Courthouse Social (cross the street) **Tech Talk: Secure Developer Environments in the Age of AI Agents** **Speaker:** Patrick Brown (Coder) **Abstract:** Federal engineering teams are under pressure to ship faster while meeting some of the most demanding security and compliance requirements in the world. In this talk, Patrick Brown of Coder explores how cloud development environments (CDEs) give agencies a foundation to accelerate software delivery without sacrificing control — and why that foundation matters even more as AI-powered coding agents enter the workflow. He'll cover how CDEs keep source code off endpoints, enforce zero-trust access patterns, and provide the consistent, ephemeral infrastructure that both human developers and AI agents need to operate safely at scale. **Speakers:** Stay tuned as we are updating speakers and schedules. If you have a keen interest in speaking to our community, we invite you to submit topics for consideration: [Submit Topics](https://forms.gle/JkMt91CZRtoJBSFUA) **Sponsors:** We are actively seeking sponsors to support AI developers community. Whether it is by offering venue spaces, providing food, or cash sponsorship. Sponsors will not only speak at the meetups, receive prominent recognition, but also gain exposure to our extensive membership base of 5,000+ AI developers in D.C and 500K+ worldwide.

**Register Here:** https://reg.experiences.redhat.com/flow/redhat/4102500/rhexpressregistrationapp/page/expressregistration?sc_cid=RHCTN1260000485001 **Automate at the speed of mission** Today’s landscape demands a shift in strategy. One where automation isn’t just a tool, but the engine driving modernization for your organization or agency. Join Red Hat experts and your peers at **[Ansible Automates in Washington, DC](https://reg.experiences.redhat.com/flow/redhat/4102500/rhexpressregistrationapp/page/expressregistration?sc_cid=RHCTN1260000485001)** for a full day of conversation on building an automation strategy that scales. We’re moving beyond isolated tasks to focus on the topics that define modern IT: * **Operational velocity and scale:** Deploy faster and eliminate manual bottlenecks by standardizing on Red Hat® Ansible® Automation Platform as the backbone of your IT estate. * **Continuous compliance and resilience:** Trade audit anxiety for automated governance, stay ahead of configuration drift, and minimize human error to ensure mission continuity. * **AI-driven operations:** Put data and intelligence into automated action with the latest advancements in Ansible Lightspeed and gen AI. **What you'll walk away with** You'll leave with real, applicable insight from technical experts, peer practitioners, and Red Hat product leadership, including a 1st-look at what's new in AAP 2.7. **Who should attend?** **#AnsibleAutomates2026** is for IT business leaders and their teams: * CIOs, CTOs, and IT Directors * Enterprise and Network Architects * IT Operations and DevOps Leads * Security and Compliance Professionals * Automation Architects shaping AI and modernization strategy * Anyone interested in Automation - no matter where you are in your journey **[Event Details](https://reg.experiences.redhat.com/flow/redhat/4102500/rhexpressregistrationapp/page/expressregistration?sc_cid=RHCTN1260000485001)** * **Location:** Marriott Marquis\, DC \| 901 Massachusetts Ave NW\, Washington\, DC 20001 * **Date:** Wednesday, June 24, 2026 * **Time:** 8:15 AM - 4:30 PM ET **Note:** Please register using your business email address. Questions? Contact us at infrastructure@redhat.com

Most AI meetups end up as just networking. **We’re different.** At **AI Tool Explorers Night \| Connect & Make New Friends**, you’ll: ✨ Walk away with a *real learning nugget* (a tool, workflow, or strategy you can use immediately) ✨ Connect with people who share your curiosity for AI, productivity, and automation ✨ Enjoy a fun, casual setting where new ideas and friendships spark naturally 👉 **Our promise:** every session delivers structure, substance, and takeaways you can use when you get home. ### 📅 Event Flow * **6:00–6:15 PM** → Arrivals & intros * **6:15–6:45 PM** → AI demo / learning nugget * **6:45–7:00 PM** → Q&A and group discussion * **7:00–8:00 PM** → Networking & contact sharing ⚡ Please hold networking until after the presentation so we can all learn together. Plenty of time at the end to connect and exchange cards! **Let's explore AI Tools that actually *work* in our day-to-day life!** *** #ChatGPT #Claude #Grok #Gemini #Perplexity #DeepSeek #NotebookLM #Cursor #GitHubCopilot #Replit #Windsurf #v0dev #Lovable #Zapier #Makecom #n8n #Descript #OpusClip #Synthesia #Runway #Sora #Kling #Veo #PikaLabs #LTXStudio #AdobeFirefly #Vidu #Hailuo #LumaDreamMachine #Wisecut #Elaiio #Capsule #Filmora #Gling #Magisto #AdobePremierePro #ElevenLabs #Suno #Udio #Soundraw #Riffusion #Mubert #BeatovenAI #AIVA #Loudly #SplashPro #Soundful #MagentaStudio #WavTool #MakeBestMusic #BandLabSongStarter #TadAI #EcrettMusic #Midjourney #DALLE3 #CanvaMagicStudio #NotionAI #Gamma #Fathom #FirefliesAI #MLX