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dear all, We will move to Bailian Zhongshan BEFORE jing’an opens. Welcome to join us Please confirm with me first before you signed up My WeChat is ellenliu12345 60rmb for 2 hours , 6 people share a court 小伙伴们， 所以我们在静安开放之前将会在百联中环打，欢迎加入我们

✅ Small group (4-12ppl) ✅ Tibet permit handled for you ✅ Authentic experiences of Tibetan culture ✅ All iconic attractions included ✅ 1-2 people to sign up A classic 8-day tour that includes all of the iconic Tibet destinations, offering fabulous **monasteries**, breathtaking **high-altitude walks**, stunning views of the world’s **highest mountains** and one of the **warmest cultures** you will ever encounter. An ideal choice to fully experience the magnificient nature and fascinating culture of the sacred land of the Himalaya. **Destination:** Tibet, China **Accommodation:** 4 star hotel in Lhasa and Shigatse; one night in dorm room hostel or tent in Rongbuk with limited condition **Airport Free Picking up and Seeing Off -** Picking Up at 10:00，13:30，16:00，18:30 everyday from Lhasa airport to city downtown Seeing off at 06:30，08:00, 12:00 from Lhasa city downtown to the airport **(\*if your time falls off from these committed pickup times, there will be extra 400rmb/car for private airport pickup)** **Train station** picking up and seeing off are all **free of charge on your committed arrival and departure date.** **Notice** 1\. Each group will be confirmed with minimum of **4** guests and **12** guests maximum 2.The dates in the form highlighted **in bold** indicate that the groups have been confirmed with more than 4 guests signed up. 📅 Trip Dates & Pricing **Slow Season** Jan 11-18, **16-23, 19-26,** 22-29, **25- Feb. 1,** 29 - Feb. 5 Feb 1-8, **3-10,** 5-12, 6-13, **8-15,** 9-16, 12-19, **15- 22,19-26,** **22-Mar. 1,26- Mar. 5** Nov 1-8, 5-12, 8- 15, 12- 19,15-22, 19-26, 22-29, 26- Dec 3, 29-Dec 6 Dec 3-10, 6-13,10-17, 13-20,17-24,20-27, 24-31, 27-Jan3, 31-Jan7 **·** **Price:** RMB 6990 **·** **Single Supplement:** RMB 1400 **Normal Season** **Mar 1-8,** 4-11, 5-12, 8-15, 12- 19,**15-22,** **19-26,** 22-29, **25-Apr 1, 29 - Apr 5,** 30 - Apr. 6 **Apr. 1-8, 3-10, 5-12, 7-14, 9-16,11-18, 13-20, 16-23,**18- 25, **20-27, 23-30, 25- May 2, 27-May 4, 29-May 6** **May 1-8,** 3-10, 6-13, 8-15, **10-17,**11-18, 13-20, **14- 21,** 16-23,**17 -24,19-26,** 20-27, 22-29, **24-31,** May 25- Jun 1, 27 - Jun 3, 29-Jun 5 Oct 11-18, 12-19,14-21, 16-23, **19-26,** 21-28, 23-30, 25-Nov 1, 27-Nov3, 29-Nov5 **·** **Price:** RMB 7890 **·** **Single Supplement:** RMB 1560 **Peak Tour Season** June. 1-8, 3-10, **5-12, 7-14,** 9-16, 11-18, **14-19,**15-22, **16-23,** 17-24, 19-26, 21-28, **25 - July 2, 27 - July 4,** 29 - July 6 July. 1-8, 3-10, **5-12,8-15** **Aug. 21-28**, 23-30,**26-Sep 2**, 28-Sep 4, 30-Sep6 Sep 2-9, 4-11, 6-13, 9-16, **11-18,**13-20,16-23,**18-23** **·** **Price:** RMB 8390 **·** **Single Supplement:** RMB 1740 **TOP Peak Tour Season** July 10-17, 12-19, **15-22,**17-24, 20-27, 22- 29, 24-31, 26-Aug 2, 29-Aug 5, 31-Aug 7 Aug 3-10, 5-12, 7-14, 9-16, **11-18,** 14-19, 16-23, 18-25 Sep 20-27, 23-30, **25-Oct 2,** 27-Oct4, 30-Oct 7 Oct1-8, 4-11, **6-13,** 8-15 **·** **Price:** RMB 8990 **·** **Single Supplement:** RMB 1980 **Discounted Price For -** \* **200rmb/person off** discount price for **citizens from China including HK&Macao** \* Free of Charge for the children under 3 years old, half price for children between 4-11 years old and full price charged to children above 12 years old **🗺️ Itinerary Highlights** **Day 1 · Lhasa arrival, free time** 🚌 70kms \| 1h 🏨 Thangka Hotel Lhasa or similar ⛰️ 3650m **Day 2 · Lhasa City Sightseeing** ✨Visit Drepung Monastery and Sera Monastery Debating 🏨 Thangka Hotel Lhasa or similar 🥞 Breakfast; Welcome Dinner ⛰️ 3650m **Day 3 · Lhasa City Sightseeing** ✨Potala Palace; Local Folks Activities; Johkang Temple；Local Tea House Experience 🏨 Thangka Hotel Lhasa or similar 🥞 Breakfast; Tea Break ⛰️ 3650m **Day 4 · Lhasa - Yamdrotso - Gyatse - Shigatse** ✨ Yamdrotso Lake, Local rural family visiting & Farm lunch; Karola Glacier 🏨 Schery Hotel Shigatse or similar 🚌 360kms \| 8h 🥞 Breakfast; farm lunch ⛰️ 3650m - 5030m - 3600m **Day 5 ·Shigatse - Tingri - Everest Base Camp** ✨ overlooking Mt. Everest and the Gawula view point visit Rongpuk Monastery (3.3km to EBC, you could take a short hike there if you like) 🏨 Everest Base Camp Guest House (dorm bed) 🚌 340kms \| 8h 🥞 None ⛰️ 3650m - 4300m - 5200m **Day 6 ·Mt. Everest - Dingyal-Shigatse：Everest East sideViewpoint, Farewell Dinner** ✨Savor the beautiful moments of the early morning. Visit Rongbuk Monastery, the world's highest-altitude monastery. Drive to the Xilin View point to admire the breathtaking views of the eastern slope of Everest, and Mt. Lhotse. Share a traditional Tibetan dinner and enjoy the distinctive folk songs and dances of Shigatse. 🏨 Schery Hotel Shigatse or similar 🚌 360kms \| 8h 🥞 Breakfast; Dinner with Song and Dance Performance ⛰️ 5200m - 4300m - 3600m **Day 7 · Shigaste - Lhasa** **✨** Tashilhunpo Monastery; Yarlung Zangbo River 🏨Gang-Gyan Hotel Lhasa or similar 🚌 280kms; 5h 🥞 Breakfast ⛰️3650m **Day 8 · Lhasa departure** **🥞** Breakfast **Price includes:** **√ All necessary travel permits for Tibet** (mainland Chinese/HK citizen waived) √ Tourist bus/minibus transportation with experienced local driver during tour and between airport/train station and Hotel at designated period of time √ 6 nights accommondation: twin shared rooms with breakfast - 6 nights at 4-star hotel; 1 night at EBC area with limited condition and no breakfast. √ All admission fee of tourists sites listed in the itinerary √ Welcome dinner in D2, Tea break in D3 and Dinner with song and dance performance in D6. √ Experienced Local Tibetan private guide √ Travel insurance **Price does not include:** × Main transportation (flights/train) × Lunches except D4 and dinners Except D2 during the trip x Tips to driver and tour guide \*not mandatory × Single room supplement × Invoice and all personal expenses × Airport/train station pickup/see off out of your group dates dates or shuttle bus schedule **What you should bring:** **1\. Clothing** 1-2 pairs of durable shoes, mid-weight (may-sep) waterproof clothes (dress in layers); hat (to prevent from UV and strong wind); high-quality socks **2\. Personal Hygiene and Toiletry Items** Sun block SPF 50+, lip balm SPF 50+, moisturizing skincare products, anti-bacterial hand sanitizer, wipes, feminine products, shaving products; (for 1 night in Rongbuk: travel size soap and shampoo, toothbrush and tooth paste, disposable towel, ear plugs, etc) **3\. Others** Original passport, basic medicines, waterbottle, camera, energy snacks, power bank, books, etc **About high altitude sickness:** The average altitude of Tibet is about **4000 meters** above the sea level (Lhasa: 3700m; Shigatse: 3836m; EBC: 5100m;). You may suffer from High Altitude Sickness in the beginning days of your Tibet trip. But don’t worry too much, **the high altitude can be acclimatized usually in 2\~3 days**. Our suggestion is to take a physical examination and get suggestions from your doctor, and medicines like aspirin is helpful to ease the headache. (drinking coke is also helpful). While in Tibet, you should **keep warm all the time**, avoid running, drink more water and eat more vegetables and carbohydrates. We suggest you to not take showers during the first day after your arrival at Tibet. If you don’t feel well, get help from your tour guide or go to the hospital without any delay.

Welcome to the Shanghai Writing Workshop. We are interested in everything related to creative writing, and we hope you can join us. If you're interested in joining, you'll need to join our wechat chat group to let us know if you're lost on your way to the meeting. You can wechat me at texaswriter, and I can get you added. I also encourage you to scan the QR code above to join our official wechat channel. There you can get detailed directions on how to find us, how to sign up for our website (www.shanghaiwriting.com), and details on how we function. There's a new short prompt available on the website that's updated for each meeting. Try and post a response a few days before meeting if you want others a chance to comment on it. You also don't have to submit. Readers are always welcome, but I do find that reading before meeting greasy increases the joy of going to meeting. No experience required. We are a mixed group in terms of experience, backgrounds, and languages, but I find that we are also very supportive of each other in everything from goals to reading to publishing. In addition to the standard workshop, the Shanghai Writing Workshop hosts two writing retreats a year, puts forward a team for the three day novel writing competition, hosts a reading series called Shanghai Voices, and puts together an ebook anthology of work at the end of every year. We're always doing something, and if you have any ideas, we're always up for anything literature related. Once again, if you need help getting setup, contact me on wechat, texaswriter, and I hope to see you at the workshop.

what is the best way to spend your weekend ? come to join us for badminton to have fun! please prepare racket by yourself , shuttlecock will be provided , add my WeChat : ellenliu12345 to sign up by our WeChat group . 60 RMB for 2 hours , we play double for fun game , 6 people share one court

Join us for a simple chat over some hot water for general Business networking - Fintech, Ecommerce, and Startup talk. You NEED TO add my WeChat ID: cerentine, to confirm your event attendance. If you do not, your RSVP will NOT be accounted for as there is only limited space.

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▶️ What we do / 我们聊什么？ 我们不仅有AI活动 还有AI 茶话会 AI路演 还有复旦 大学创业 AI 项目展示 We meet to talk about AI and its impact on daily life and business（人工智能如何影响我们的生活和商业）. Instead of worrying about being replaced by AI，我们一起探索： How to benefit from AI, not be replaced by it （如何用好 AI，而不是被它取代） Fun side projects, startup ideas, and real use cases Tools, prompts, agents, automation… anything AI ▶️ Open, casual, for everyone / 轻松开放，欢迎所有人 Every Saturday 7:30pm, Anyone is welcome to: give a short talk or demo（欢迎闪电分享 / 小分享） share a story or idea about AI or just come, listen, and chat over coffee 无论你是开发者、创业者、学生、设计师、投资人，还是刚开始对 AI 好奇，这里都有适合你的位置。No prior AI background required. 🏠: 复旦科技园副楼一楼 📍Fudan science park ▶️location video guide： [https://maps.app.goo.gl/bmf1TkzZ45SUR2nX8](https://maps.app.goo.gl/bmf1TkzZ45SUR2nX8) 🎫：Early-bird: 35 RMB = 5$ 【set going before 】 normal 40 RMB = 6$ At the Door 50RMB = 7$【At the door buy 】 #公众号：说会英语 #视频号：说会英语 #小程序://互动吧/h1LX5oWSDmgO10v #小程序://微博/H1VOJN21MjI0Tjx #公众号：说会英语 #视频号：说会英语 #[小红书：说会英语](https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/5f2ccb430000000001000244) WeChat：17317121983 【Please be sure to add us to get the latest information】 Language Exchange - YouTube 🔴Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/languageexchangeshanghai 🔴Whatsapp group which you can join here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/BRscBnmLynICxeOQycSvWq 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇳🇱🇦🇷🇬🇭🇿🇦🇧🇩🇫🇯🇦🇪🇷🇺🇵🇦🇯🇲🇵🇪🇵🇷🇹🇷🇬🇷🇺🇦🇦🇿🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳

**Bringing Dubai AI weekly AI energy to ShanghAI (上海):** 我们每周六 19:30 线下聚会。 This is a casual, high-bandwidth gathering for AI programmers, founders, and the AI-curious (对 AI 好奇的朋友们). No prior background required—探索如何用好 AI，而不是被它取代。 📱 Stay Connected / 保持联系 Join our shared global community to stay synced on tools, locations, and updates: * **WhatsApp (Global Community):** [https://chat.whatsapp.com/EJv3nAlirgr7IGWxhvqmNV](https://chat.whatsapp.com/EJv3nAlirgr7IGWxhvqmNV) * **WeChat/QQ Group (Weekly Update):** [https://qm.qq.com/q/EEKnU4Sp7q](https://qm.qq.com/q/EEKnU4Sp7q) * **Meetup Pages:** [https://www.meetup.com/shanghai-ai](https://www.meetup.com/shanghai-ai) [https://www.meetup.com/dubai-ai](https://www.meetup.com/dubai-ai) ### 📍 The Venue / 活动地点 We start with focused discussions and transition to the city's nightlife energy after the bookstore closes. * **19:30 - 21:30:** Local Book Store (Check WeChat group for this week's specific hidden gem). * **21:30+ After-Hours:** We move to **4 Heng Shan Lu, Xu Hui Qu (衡山路4号，徐汇区)**. This is a lively, expat-friendly bar street—perfect for "terrace" networking and neighborhood-style food. * **Cost:** Free (Come as a regular customer). ### 🌍 Global Context / 全球联动 ShanghAI is a direct sister hub to the **Dubai AI (DIFC)** and **MumbAI AI** chapters. We are building a global “AI-agentic social marketplace” community—从上海到迪拜，从线下 meetup 到线上工具 ( GetPaidX.com / DubaiAI.vip ). GetPaidX.com — Publish Your Professional 24/7 AI Workspaces, Get Funded. *** Reply with a comment below or visit the scratchpad at **[https://dubaiai.vip/profile/dubai-ai-vip@outlook.com](https://dubaiai.vip/profile/dubai-ai-vip@outlook.com)** to add ideas for our next meeting: * **How to get paid by fans & clients:** Discussions around app payments and global payouts. **Stripe API (US)** vs. **WeChat Pay/Alipay (China)** vs. **RazorPay (India)**. Navigating taxes and cross-border financial regulations. * **How to get closer to creators & developers:** Insights into local Xuhui business networks, Shanghai co-working spaces, and regulated industries (Education/Healthcare). What products do local customers actually want? * **How to share revenue with influencers:** Partnering with local creators on **Xiaohongshu (小红书)**, Instagram, or YouTube to distribute and market AI products. * **How to save time via AI Agents:** Setting up **OpenAI Codex CLI**, **Google Gemini CLI**, **Anthropic Claude Code**, or **Google Antigravity** to delegate tasks directly from your terminal. *Add your own ideas and discussion topics to the scratchpad link above...*

Coffee chat? NO. Tea chat? NO. A 900-year-old latte chat! ☕️ Our first Explorer Session is here 🌿 In the Song Dynasty (around 1100 AD), Chinese people were already whisking tea powder into creamy foam. It was introduced to Japan and developed into Matcha. But the original? It's been in China this whole time. This time, we're not just reading about it. We're doing it. 🍵 Explorer Session Vol.1 — Song Dynasty Tea What we'll do: → Make tea with your own hands → Guided by a Dashi who lives this tradition → Drink tea, talk, connect You might be an Explorer if… → You tried TCM or tea before but wanted to go deeper → You're curious about Chinese culture beyond the tourist stuff → You enjoy conversations where different cultures meet at the same table 📍 Shanghai (venue shared after sign-up) ⏰ April 19 👥 8 Explorers only 💰 RMB150 🗣 EN/CN

Meet other local people interested in Language Exchange: share experiences, inspire and encourage each other! Join our Shanghai Language Exchange group. Do you speak Spanish🇪🇸, French🇫🇷, German🇩🇪, Hebrew, Portuguese🇵🇹, Italian🇮🇹, Russian🇷🇺, Japanese🇯🇵, Korean🇰🇷, Chinese🇨🇳, Arabic🇦🇪 or English🇬🇧🇺🇸?Practice your Spanish, French, German, Hebrew, Portuguese, French, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, and English All language levels are welcome! Follow us for upcoming events! 📆Saturday 【周六】 🟢 International Students Talkspace留学生交流会🟢 🎟#小程序://互动吧/Sl7QHUqQbsY1pHC ⏰:19:00-22:00 【Saturday】 🏠: 复旦科技园副楼一楼 📍Fudan science park ▶️location video guide： [https://maps.app.goo.gl/bmf1TkzZ45SUR2nX8](https://maps.app.goo.gl/bmf1TkzZ45SUR2nX8) 🎫：Early-bird: 35 RMB = 5$ 【set going before 】 normal 40 RMB = 6$ At the Door 50RMB = 7$【At the door buy 】 #公众号：说会英语 #视频号：说会英语 #小程序://互动吧/h1LX5oWSDmgO10v #小程序://微博/H1VOJN21MjI0Tjx #公众号：说会英语 #视频号：说会英语 #[小红书：说会英语](https://www.xiaohongshu.com/user/profile/5f2ccb430000000001000244) Talkspace help visitors, international friends, business professionals, and newcomers integrate into local life, explore local culture, and build language and emotional connections. Breaking language barriers · Creating spaces for dialogue. Through cultural exchange and interactive communities, we connect the world, helping people quickly integrate into new cities and experience authentic local culture. By combining linguistic, physical, and cultural spaces, we promote both cultural development and individual growth.

***Scan the WhatsApp QR code above to connect with us.*** (Hint: Save the image to your phone, then open it. Press and hold on the image, and your WhatsApp app will open and prompt you to add the contact.) **AN EVENT MAY ONLY TAKE PLACE AFTER YOU HAVE CONNECTED VIA WHATSAPP. There will be no event unless it is confirmed in a WhatsApp group.** The picture above was taken in the compound of **Baoshan Temple** (寶山寺), it is a Buddhist temple located on the banks of the Lianqi River in the town of Baoshan District, Shanghai. Hi, my name is Nigel. I graduated from Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics and began my career designing rocket components for China’s aerospace program. So unlike the so-called “rocket scientists” on Wall Street, I am the real deal. For the past 20 years, I have helped foreign businesses achieve a smooth landing in China, navigating everything from market strategy and regulatory compliance to local partnerships and execution. I speak the languages of engineering, mathematics, and cross-border business. Let us have a cup of tea at a peaceful Buddhist temple and talk business. We can brainstorm practical, real-world approaches to doing business in China. My associate and I also host business networking events and organize trips around China for professionals and entrepreneurs. Please add the WhatsApp contact above to connect and confirm details.

Do you know how to protect what feeds us? What about that protection to begin with - ever thought about it? Lucky us, the April CyberTech event is here! Join us on **Tuesday, April 14, 2026,** at **Honor Brewing Company** at **42604 Trade West Dr, Sterling, VA 20166**! Want a custom name tag to enhance your networking opportunities? Register here and yours will be ready at the door: https://share.hsforms.com/12XOIQJUmSUeWF_8p8xm13Qdwxz1 Join us for an eye-opening evening with our spotlight speaker, **Kristin King, CEO of AnzenOT & AnzenSage!** In this session, **Kristin King** pulls back the curtain on the invisible systems powering our food supply and what's at risk when they're disrupted. From farm to distribution to global supply chains, she explores ***how cyber threats can ripple far beyond the field***, impacting economies, security, and daily life. Kristin is a cyber and OT risk expert focused on proptecting critical food and agriculture systems. As **CEO of AnzenOT** and **AnzenSage,** and **VP of Food Cybersecurity at CSAFI**, she brings a rare, systems - level perspective shaped by more than 25 years in technolog and environmental work. Join us on April 14 to meet **Kristin King** and dive into the effects of cyber on food and agriculture! **Agenda** 5:30 Social hour and networking begins 6:10 Welcome & RSA Recap 6:20 Spotlight Speaker - **Kristin King** 6:50 Q&A 7:00 Open Mic & Networking Continues 7:30 Adjourn

Network with an average of 60+ business professionals, all attendees get an opportunity to give a 30 second elevator pitch, enjoy a light breakfast, 10 minute educational presentation on topics that change weekly, and enjoy networking before and after the meet up.

**Agenda :** * 4.45 to 5.00 PM ET: Food and Networking * 5.00 to 5.50 PM ET: "Hands-On : GitHub Copilot SpecKit" Hello Everyone! Please join us for our April 14th edition of the AI-ML MeetUp. **Please note this is an in-person meeting and light refreshments/food will be provided. You will need a government-issued ID to enter the facility.** **Title:** Hands-On : GitHub Copilot SpecKit **Description:** Spec-Driven Development **flips the script** on traditional software development. For decades, code has been king — specifications were just scaffolding we built and discarded once the "real work" of coding began. Spec-Driven Development changes this: **specifications become executable**, directly generating working implementations rather than just guiding them. In this hands-on lab, we will be covering building your application using SpecKit. Pre-requisites: VSCode v1.107, GitHub Copilot, Python 3.13 + uv, Git installed. **Location:** The meeting will be hosted in the Applied Information Sciences ( AIS ) office in Reston, at 11440 Commerce Park Dr # 600 · Reston, VA. The location is also right off the Silver Line metro's Wiehle-Reston Metro Station. **Parking:** Parking is paid and can be validated at the AIS office reception. We will meet in Room Lake Anne. We hope to see you all there!!!!

**LOCATION CHANGE as of APRIL 1, 2026:** **Body Grace has moved to 133 Maple Avenue East, 3rd Floor, above the Bear Branch Tavern.** Whether you're new to Insight meditation or an advanced practitioner looking for like-minded people to sit with, you're welcome to join us at our Sunday morning drop-in group, sponsored by the Insight Meditation Community of Washington. Insight meditation cultivates our natural wisdom and compassion. Meditation practice develops concentration, which allows us to calm and steady the mind. This class includes a 30-minute lightly-guided meditation, followed by a short talk and time for questions and discussion. The size of the group usually runs somewhere between 25-40 people in-person and between 12-25 online. Chairs are provided, or you may bring a sitting cushion or bench. You may also use the blankets and bolsters offered by the yoga studio. **We offer both in-person and online attendance.** To learn more about our topics and teachers, view our videos or **get the Zoom link**, visit our [class page](https://imcw.org/event/?eventId=735&utm_source=MeetUp&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=vienna-drop-in).

The next NoVABeerSec event - "Informal Gathering of Security Minds Over Beer" will be Wednesday, April 29th, 5:30PM til 7:30ish at Aslin Beer Company - Herndon Taproom (767 Elden St., Herndon VA 20170). **Venue for April:** Aslin Beer Company (https://www.aslinbeer.com) - Aslin Beer Co. was founded in 2015 by Andrew Kelley and Kai Leszkowicz. The name, Aslin, comes from the family that connected Andrew and Kai through marriage; they each married a daughter from the Aslin Family. Andrew’s professional background was in finance and consulting, while Kai worked in public service. They bonded over a shared interest of craft beer and home-brewing, which eventually lead to the idea that “We can do this too.” **Additional Info:** We are an inclusive group, so if we missed anyone please let us know or if you want to bring your significant other/spouse please do. We do know there are folks that have changed roles since we last met so please also let us know if we need to add new contact info for people. Have a great week and see you later this month! Cheers, Rinaldi Rampen & Mike McCabe of @NoVABeerSec

Let's celebrate Brandon's birthday

Let’s reboot the DC Postgres Meetup series! This inaugural meeting will be hosted by John Porvaznik and Eddie Pickle and all are welcome. We’re actively looking for speakers, co-hosts, event spaces and other folks that want to help bring this group back to life. If you can’t make it but want to be involved in the future, please let us know. John Porvaznik will present a talk on Postgres fundamentals including shared buffers, memory usage, pages, and more. John is a long time PostgreSQL Engineer and DBA in the government space with focus on ETL / Data Ingestion, PostGIS and spatial data sets, query optimizations, Database Design // DDL, benchmarking and specifications, data health, and system healths and monitoring. This meetup will be hosted near the Snowflake office in Tysons (event space sponsored by Snowflake). We’ll have pizza and drinks for folks. 6:00 arrival and networking, 6:30 talk followed by discussion, 7:45 close. The event is at 1750 Tysons Boulevard, McClean, VA, 22102, in the 1750 Tysons Conference Center. This is Metro Accessible from the Silver Line to Tyson's Corner station. Parking at the mall next door is free or the event building has paid parking.