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L'ÚLTIM ÀTOM, de Jordi Oriol
**Una tragicomèdia apocalíptica al més estil de Jordi Oriol.**
El present ha imposat un ultimàtum a la humanitat, si de veritat vol tenir futur. Mentre un gabinet científic convocat d'urgència dissenya un pla per respondre a la desintegració de la matèria que permet la vida humana, dos germans s'enfronten a la pèrdua del llenguatge que pateix el seu pare, amb la convicció que tot allò que deixa d'anomenar-se, deixa d'existir.
Una història de números, explicada amb lletres. Terrenal, però amb el cap als núvols.
Autoria i direcció: **Jordi Oriol**
Intèrprets:
**Joan Carreras**
**Mia Esteve**
**Carme Milán**
**Carles Pedragosa**
**Lara Segur**
Idioma: Català
Durada: 1h 30m.
Preus i enllaços a venda d'entrades:
7,00€(+ gestió) TR3SC Plus:
https://www.tresc.cat/f/84694/l-ultim-atom/
Web Teatre Goya:
https://tickets.oneboxtds.com/teatregoya/select/2588487?viewCode=Vista_Principal
NOTES IMPORTANTS:
* Cada participant gestiona la compra de la seva entrada.
* Només ha d'indicar RSVP = "Sí" qui ja hagi adquirit o reservat la seva entrada. Si us plau, no us apunteu si no la teniu, perquè altrament ens complica determinar el quòrum real.
* Us recordem que aquest grup no té cap interès comercial, és una simple trobada d'aficionats, apassionats, addictes i bojos pel teatre.
* En acabada la funció, anirem a buscar un bar per fer-hi un mos o un beure i comentar l'obra.
ReactJS Barcelona - June 2026
June Meetup is here! Let's gooo!
Do you want to learn more about Micro Frontends? Then we have some experts in the house! Check it out 👇
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**18:30: Welcome**
Grab a seat until everybody arrives!
**18:45 Intro by Hosts Neciu Dan & Erik Grijzen**
**19:00 8 Years of Micro Frontends @ New Relic: Lessons Learned**
Speaker: **Erik Grijzen, Principal Software Engineer**
New Relic started implementing a Micro Frontend architecture about eight years ago, before the concept of Micro Frontends even existed as an architectural pattern. Over the years, we’ve learned hard-won lessons on designing, scaling, and maintaining Micro Frontends. We will go over some of the most important architectural decisions that need to be considered and see how they have affected us. We will also cover some of the most common anti-patterns and discuss practical strategies to avoid them, illustrated with real-world examples.
**19:30** **Developing a micro-frontends open source framework**
Speaker: **Natalia Venditto, Engineer and hands-on architect at Adobe**
In this talk, I will talk about the technical challenges of building and maintaining an open source framework. What features we have prioritized while using it and solving real life problems, how we have monkey patched the browser to work on top of the web platform and make it agnostic and how we are working to port some of those features as standards
**19:50: Drinks and networking!**
Do you want to talk at this meetup? Reach out to Dan Neciu [on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/neciudan/)
And please help us spread the news and grow the community:
**20:55 Meetup finished**
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This is just the beginning — start building security expertise today.
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The Actor's Instrument
**THE ACTOR'S INSTRUMENT** is a weekly practice dedicated to developing the actor's primary tool: **the self**
**THIS WORK FOCUSES ON:**
Presence, responsiveness, imagination and the ability to act
truthfully under imaginary circumstances.
**IT IS NOT ABOUT PERFORMANCE or RESULT.**
**IT IS ABOUT PROCESS, AWARENESS, AND AVAILABILITY**
**THE WORK:**
* Through structured exercises and guided exploration, actors train:
* Attention and concentration
* Physical and Vocal awareness
* Emotional availability
* Imagination and impulse
* Connection to partner and enviroment
**THE WORK IS ACTIVE, PRACTICAL AND ROOTED IN DOING.**
**THE APPROACH:**
This is a safe space to practice, not presentation.
**Actors are invited to:**
* Let go of fixed outcomes
* Work moment to moment
* Explore without forcing results
* Develop sensitivity to impulse and response
* The aim is to build an instrument that is awake, responsive and precise.
**WHO THIS IS FOR:**
* Actors at any stage of their development
* Artists interested in deepening their craft
* Those looking for a consistent, focused practice
**STRUCTURE:**
Sessions are
* Guided
* Participatory
* Process-oriented
Work may include solo exercises, partner work and group exploration.
🍺 Agentic Coding Meetup — Devs & Drinks
No slides. No speaker. No agenda. Just developers talking shop over a cold one.
This is an informal gathering for engineers, founders, and builders who are deep in the agentic coding trenches — using tools like Cursor, Windsurf, Claude Code, OpenCode, or rolling their own agent pipelines. Come swap what's actually working, what blew up in production, and what you're excited about right now.
We'll be at Barcelona, and the format is simple: show up, grab a drink, and share what you know. Bring a laptop if you want to show something, but it's not required.
WhatsApp Group: https://chat.whatsapp.com/GVS0bHMPIzID3Ch9lt6YsU?mode=gi_t
**What we talk about (but not limited to):**
\*Agentic coding workflows and tooling
* Prompt engineering & context engineering in practice
\*Multi-agent architectures and orchestration
* AI-native product building
\*What's broken in the ecosystem and how you're working around it
**Who should come:** Developers, technical founders, and AI engineers who build with (or on top of) LLMs. All levels welcome — senior devs with war stories and curious beginners both make the conversation better.
**Format:** Open conversation, round-table style. Everyone teaches, everyone learns.
Windy Bluffs: Improvised Radio Play
What's that sound? The Bluff Education Hour presents **Windy Bluffs**, its flagship improvised radio play performed in the dark, in the round, and in spatial audio. Two performers use audience suggestions and off-the-wall soundscapes to create an immersive longform improvisation like no other. Soften your gaze and let's save the world.
**Wednesday, June 10th**
19:30 Door & Bar open
20:00 Show starts
**The BCN Studio**
Carrer d'Elkano 26, 0 1A, Poble Sec, Barcelona
**Tickets**
**12€** Online at [www.bluffeducation.org](www.bluffeducation.org)
**14€** At the Door
*No late seating*
🤩❤️🍹NEW SUBGRUPO CINÉFILOS PARA IR AL CINE, FILMO, TEATRO O CONCIERTOS
Nuestra nueva web: [https://www.patreon.com/singlesbarcelona](https://www.patreon.com/singlesbarcelona)
🤩❤️🍹NEW SUBGRUPO CINÉFILOS PARA IR AL CINE, FILMO, TEATRO O CONCIERTOS
EL OBJETIVO DEL GRUPO ES PONER EN CONTACTO A PERSONAS QUE COMPARTEN LOS MISMOS INTERESES.
NOS PONEMOS DE ACUERDO POR EL CHAT GENERAL PARA ENCONTRARNOS.
ESTE SUBGRUPO SE ORGANIZA A TRAVÉS DE UN CHAT DENTRO DE LA PLATAFORMA PATREON SINGLES BARCELONA. COLABORA, PARTICIPA Y EMPUJA. CREA ACTIVIDAD SOCIAL. COGE LA PALA.
[https://www.patreon.com/singlesbarcelona](https://www.patreon.com/singlesbarcelona)
Spanish Japanese Chinese Wednesday Meeting - 日本語 スペイン語 中国語 水曜交流
**Intercambio de idiomas: castellano, catalán, japonés y chino**
スペインやその他の国の日本が大好きな人たちや、日本語を勉強している人たちと、バルセロナに住んでいたり、旅行で来ている日本人との交流です。参加費はありません。
スペイン語が分からなくても日本語のレベルが高い世界各国の人たちと、スペイン語のレベルが高い日本人がいますので、コミュニケーションに問題はありません。
Cada miércoles, nos reunimos para practicar idiomas tales como castellano, catalán, japonés, chino, coreano, francés, rumano, inglés, etc.
¡Únete a Mundiñol si quieres conocer a gente de otros países! Te lo pasarás la mar de bien.
这是一次让西班牙以及其他国家热爱中国文化圈、正在学习中文的人们,与居住在巴塞罗那或前来旅行的日本人进行交流的活动。
不收取任何参加费用。即使不会西班牙语也没有问题。这里有中文水平很高的各国人士,也有西班牙语水平很高的中文使用者,因此在交流沟通上不会有任何障碍。
Every Wednesday we get together in order to practice languages such as Spanish, Catalan, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, French, Rumanian, English, etc. If you want to meet people from other countries, please drop by this free meeting. You'll have a great time!
**☆ Cada lunes / Every Monday, 20:45 - 22:45**
New Orleans Coffee : [Pere d'Artés 10, Nou Barris, Barcelona](https://maps.app.goo.gl/xLh2Yk1Yxw82QvKK6)
**☆ Cada miércoles / Every Wednesday, 20:30 - 22:30**
Viena Paseo de San Joan : [Pg. de St. Joan, 26, Barcelona](https://maps.app.goo.gl/c7bHnT16pmgjB8bVA)
**☆ Cada viernes / Every Friday, 21:00 - 23:00**
Alex Bar Restaurant : [Córcega 170, Barcelona](https://maps.app.goo.gl/83yAPsJFejE2pKHH9)
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**INTERCAMBIO DE IDIOMAS JAPONÉS CASTELLANO CHINO**
**言語交換 日本語 スペイン語 中国語**
* [Castellano (スペイン語)](https://magradacatalunya.com/intercambio_idiomas_japones.html)
* [Japonés (日本語)](https://magradacatalunya.com/spanish_japanese.html)
* [Chino (中文)](https://magradacatalunya.com/intercambio_idiomas_chino.html)
* [Idiomas europeos y asiáticos](https://magradacatalunya.web.fc2.com/spanish.html)
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**[Exploración Cultural y Lingüística](https://magradacatalunya.com/barcelona/linguist/)**
Mundiñol es un espacio muy valorado donde se puede aprender y practicar en serio idiomas asiáticos, especialmente japonés y chino.
Al mismo tiempo, es también un punto de encuentro para quienes vienen de Asia y desean mejorar su español, catalán u otras lenguas romances, en un ambiente internacional y acogedor.
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**[Mundiñol 文化と言語探究会](https://magradacatalunya.com/barcelona/linguist/)**
バルセロナの Mundiñol(ムンディニョール) は、アジアの言語 (特に日本語や中国語) を本気で学び、練習できる場所として高く評価されています。
また、アジア出身の人たちがスペイン語やカタルーニャ語、そしてその他のロマンス諸語を真剣に学んだり練習したりする場としても知られています。
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**VÍDEOS DE NUESTROS EVENTOS**
**私たちのイベントのビデオ**
* [Welcome to Barcelona!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl7kwr2PQgY&list=PLikpj83315BvAJpJQqpElcMjX01m5qjcR)
* [Mundiñol バルセロナ国際交流](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnCxP7KnQXc&list=PL-5dlWpXEyn70DUhASm5K5CmBTLZPLCgN)
* [Japoneses en Barcelona バルセロナの日本人](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVcylH4u7Ao&list=PLa_detxXmbGHCSMjgG55eap0xRALJpjnZ)
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Web Performance Events This Week
Discover what is happening in the next few days
Scaling advanced AI for real-world product discovery and categorization
\-\-\-\-\-\-\-PLEASE REGISTER ONLY THROUGH [THIS LINK](https://event.meetmaps.com/DS26/en/registration)\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-
**Join us for another Tech Talk at Glovo HQ 🚀**
We’re opening the doors of Yellow Park for the **Data Science Tech Meetup on Thursday, June 11th**, to explore how to scale advanced AI for real-world product discovery and categorization.
Glovo’s team and Anna Sánchez from Wallapop will join the conversation to share their experiences building AI solutions at scale for product discovery and categorization
* **Deploying LLMs at Scale at Delivery Hero:** Our very own team **[Aleix López](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleixlopezpascual/)** and **[Pablo Medin](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pablojmed/)**[a](https://www.linkedin.com/in/pablojmed/) will share what they've learned deploying LLMs in production at Delivery Hero for food categorization across millions of products and multiple markets. Rather than focusing on the model itself, we'll dive into the parts that don't usually make it into papers or blog posts: hard-won takeaways on evaluation, cost optimization, and stakeholder management.
* **The Path to Semantic Search at Wallapop: [Anna Sánchez Espunyes](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-s%C3%A1nchez-espunyes/)**[ ](https://www.linkedin.com/in/anna-s%C3%A1nchez-espunyes/)from Wallapop will talk about how the company moved beyond rigid keyword matching. She’ll break down how they use embeddings to understand what users actually mean when typing vague or misspelled queries into a constantly changing inventory of 100M listings.
**🎤 AGENDA:**
* 18:30 – 19:00 \| Deploying LLMs at Scale at Delivery Hero \(Aleix López & Pablo Medina\) \+ 10 min Q&A
* 19:00 – 19:30 \| Path to Semantic Search at Wallapop \(Anna Sánchez Espunyes\) \+ 10 min Q&A
* 19:30 – 20:30 \| Drinks & Food
**⏰ WHEN:**
Thursday\, June 11th\, 2026 \| 18:30 to 20:30
**📍 WHERE:**
Glovo HQ - Llull 108, 08005 Barcelona
🚀Skills-Based Hiring in Practice: How to Hire for Capability, Not Just CVs
## **Details**
**LUMA REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED TO ATTEND:** https://luma.com/wox7xulo
🚀 Hiring is changing. Are you?
For years, recruitment has been built around CVs, job titles and years of experience. But let’s be honest: the best talent is not always the one with the “perfect” background on paper.
That’s why the next Talented People session by Talent-R is all about: **HR & Recruitment: Skills-Based Hiring in Practice: How to Hire for Capability, Not Just CVs**
We’ll dive into how companies can identify real potential, assess capabilities and build hiring processes that go beyond traditional filters. Because great hiring is not about collecting impressive CVs. It’s about finding people who can actually do, grow and make an impact.
Expect honest conversations, practical insights and real experiences from people who live recruitment from the inside. And, of course, great food, drinks and the Talent-R vibe. 🧡
**⚠️ Your spot is only confirmed once you register on Luma.**
👉 Register on Luma: https://luma.com/wox7xulo
🎯 Details
📆 Thursday, June 11, 2026 18:30-21:00
📍 Talent-R office *Rambla de Catalunya 35, Principal 2, 08007 Barcelona*
📝 Speakers
\- Roxana Suciu\, *Talent Acquisition Lead at Cafler*
\- André dos Santos\, *Global Talent Sourcer at Recare*
\- Sharon C\. Hsieh\, *Senior Talent Partner at Maisa*
📌 Join us and connect with HR, recruitment and talent professionals who are rethinking what great hiring really means.
**Spots are limited!** your attendance is only confirmed once you register through Luma.
👉 Register on Luma: https://luma.com/wox7xulo
🟩[Website](http://www.talent-r.com/)
🟦[LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/talent-r/?viewAsMember=true)
🟥[Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/talentr_recruitment/)
Experiencias Sensoriales
Experiencias Sensoriales
Poesía-cuerpo, música-oído, teatro-mirada, silencio-voz.
También palabra y emoción.
Además, laboratorio de improvisación
en un lugar con paredes ancestrales
donde las emociones roban y se quedan. Con virtuosos invitados
Taquilla inversa
Speed dating Barcelona, citas de 7 minutos
💘 **¡Conoce gente nueva!** Únete a nuestro **Speed Dating** en Barcelona: encuentros cara a cara organizados por grupos de edad.
✨ **¿Cómo funciona?**
🪑 Las chicas se sientan, los chicos rotan con una media de 7 minutos.
⏳ Duración: 1:30h. Tendrás una media de 10-12 citas.
💌 Al final, vota si te interesa alguien. Si hay **match**, ¡os pasamos el contacto!
📅 **Horarios:**
* Registro chicas: 20:00h
* Registro chicos: 20:15h
* Evento: 20:30-22:00h
👥 **Grupos de edad:**
30-39 / 40-49 / 50-59 años
📲 **Reserva tu plaza aquí:**
👉 [Bedazzling.es/speed-dating-barcelona/](https://bedazzling.es/speed-dating-barcelona/)
📌 **Nota importante:**
La inscripción es válida solo a través de la web y según disponibilidad. ¡No es válida la inscripción aquí en la app!
Solemos reunir a una media de 70 personas por evento, hay mucho más de lo que ves aquí, esta app es solo uno de los muchos canales de comunicación de nuestros eventos.
📞 **Dudas? Escríbenos al WhatsApp:** 630001421
🎉 ¡Te esperamos para una noche llena de emociones!
From Silos to...What? Collision or Shared Practice
**Important:**
* Please sign up on the following website to complete your sign up: [https://uxdx.com/community/community-barcelona-2026-06-11/](https://uxdx.com/community/community-barcelona-2026-06-11/)
An in-person series of meetups focused on helping product & engineering teams in Copenhagen bridge the gap between UX, Product, Design, and Dev, and to build better products faster, together.
**Agenda:**
**18:30 - 19:00** Opening and registration
**19:00 - 19:15** Welcome from the UXDX Ambassadors and Preply
**19:15 - 19:45** Talk 1: Oana Stroe, Product Design Lead at Hubtype
**19:50 - 20:15** Talk 2: Mert Tas, Principal Product Manager at Vista
**20:30 - 21:00** Closing and networking
## **✨ Talks**
**Talk by Oana Stroe -** [The Silo is Dead. Long Live the Silo.](https://uxdx.com/session/the-silo-is-dead-long-live-the-silo/)
This talk explores how AI is reshaping ownership, craft and collaboration in cross-functional teams, and why the specialists who feel most threatened might actually be the ones who matter most. Expect honest observations and some uncomfortable questions.
**Talk by Mert Tas -** [AI, Collaboration, and Hidden Tradeoffs of Product Teams](https://uxdx.com/session/ai-collaboration-and-hidden-tradeoffs-of-product-teams/)
Generative AI is changing how product, design, and engineering teams work together, from how ideas are explored to how decisions are discussed and documented. In this session, Mert will share practical experiences from working on complex design and personalization products at Vistaprint: where AI genuinely improves quality, shared context, and speed, and where it risks creating shallow alignment, coordination overhead, or endless artifact generation instead of deeper thinking. The session is intended less as a prescription and more as an honest reflection on the new collaboration tradeoffs many teams are already starting to feel.
## **About UXDX**
UXDX helps teams shift from project based delivery to empowered, autonomous product teams. We host global conferences and over 150 free community events each year, bringing together UX, Product, Design and Development practitioners to share how real teams build better products faster.
Why Is Your Language Learning So Slow? (And How to Fix It)
When I moved to Barcelona, I worked long hours and somehow still couldn't find people to actually practice Spanish with.
I tried courses. I tried Duolingo and Babbel.
They all felt the same: awkward exercises about topics I didn't care about, completely disconnected from my real life.
So I figured out my own method. It worked.
I learned Spanish in 4 months, and I'm now accelerating my French, not in a classroom but by integrating the language into my daily life.
That's exactly what I'm sharing in this free 1-hour session.
**What you'll walk away with:**
* Why traditional methods get you stuck at the intermediate level
* The one thing that actually moves the needle (it's not more tutoring)
* Daily practices you can start tomorrow - built around your life, not a textbook
**Who's this for:**
* You've been learning a language but got stuck somewhere between A2 and B2
* You want to actually use the language, not spend years chasing perfection
* You're open to rethinking how you learn
**Logistics:**
We'll meet at Sandwichez to have a Coffee all together and talk about our language experience.
🤩❤️🍹FREE SINGLES PARTY LANGUAGE EXCH IMPROV PRACTIC cat esp eng DANCE & DRINKS
Nuestra nueva web: [https://www.patreon.com/singlesbarcelona](https://www.patreon.com/singlesbarcelona)
FIESTA GRATIS DE SOLTEROS Y SOLTERAS
FREE PARTY SINGLES ONLY
🤩❤️🍹FREE LANGUAGE EXCHANGE IMPROVE PRACTICE cat, esp, eng, ita DANCE & DRINKS
🤩❤️🍹INTERCAMBIO DE IDIOMAS GRATIS MEJORA PRACTICA cat, esp, eng, ita BAILE & BEBIDAS
MAKE NEW FRIENDS/ HAZ NUEVOS AMIGOS/AS
VEN SOLO/A O CON AMIG@S Y PÁSALO PIPA HACIENDO NUEVAS AMISTADES TOMANDO UNA CERVEZA, BAILANDO Y PRACTICANDO IDIOMAS DE UNA FORMA NATURAL
ESTE SUBGRUPO SE ORGANIZA A TRAVÉS DEL CHAT PRO "GEN Y" DENTRO DE LA PLATAFORMA PATREON SINGLES BARCELONA.
COLABORA, PARTICIPA Y EMPUJA. CREA ACTIVIDAD SOCIAL. COGE LA PALA.
[https://www.patreon.com/singlesbarcelona](https://www.patreon.com/singlesbarcelona)
Web Performance Events Near You
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Smart Search + AI: An Outcome-Driven Journey from IDP to a Suite of AI
Over a billion documents processed. Millions of Veterans impacted. Hundreds of thousands of employee hours saved. Faster decisions. Greater accuracy. More benefits in the hands of our disabled Veterans.
We created Smart Search, the world’s largest consumer of Amazon Textract, right when GenAI began reshaping what’s possible. Since then, we’ve built a suite of AI‑driven solutions that transform this data into real, measurable outcomes—accelerating benefits decisions for our Nation’s Veterans.
Join us for a focused conversation on how an outcome‑driven approach to AI is helping us boost accuracy, streamline workflows, and deliver faster results for those who have served.
This is a follow up to the AWS re:Invent 2023 "Intelligent Document Processing with Gen AI for Public Sector" presentation.
About Speaker: Cameron Williams is a Senior Technical Project Manager and cross-functional technical leader at Booz Allen Hamilton with 15+ years of experience architecting and evolving scalable, cloud-native systems, from greenfield development to complex enterprise modernization. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronw711/
**THANK YOU** *Franklin University* for hosting our meetup! To learn more about *Franklin University*, please visit their website: https://www.franklin.edu/
**DIRECTIONS**
Franklin University
Fisher Hall
300 E. Main St, Columbus, OH 43215
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jxjBA2hUmS5qrvhq8
Parking is FREE! Please park in Lot C in front of Fisher Hall. See attached map.
NOTE: Map the address only. When mapping with Google Maps it may use the Fisher Hall at OSU, which is NOT correct.
**Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab?**
Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com
AWS Columbus: Smart Search + AI: An Outcome-Driven Journey
Title: Smart Search + AI: An Outcome-Driven Journey from IDP to a Suite of AI
Register at the Columbus AWS meetup: [https://www.meetup.com/columbus-aws-amazon-web-services-meetup/events/313426379/](https://www.meetup.com/columbus-aws-amazon-web-services-meetup/events/313426379/)
Over a billion documents processed. Millions of Veterans impacted. Hundreds of thousands of employee hours saved. Faster decisions. Greater accuracy. More benefits in the hands of our disabled Veterans.
We created Smart Search, the world’s largest consumer of Amazon Textract, right when GenAI began reshaping what’s possible. Since then, we’ve built a suite of AI‑driven solutions that transform this data into real, measurable outcomes—accelerating benefits decisions for our Nation’s Veterans.
Join us for a focused conversation on how an outcome‑driven approach to AI is helping us boost accuracy, streamline workflows, and deliver faster results for those who have served.
This is a follow up to the AWS re:Invent 2023 "Intelligent Document Processing with Gen AI for Public Sector" presentation.
About Speaker: Cameron Williams is a Senior Technical Project Manager and cross-functional technical leader at Booz Allen Hamilton with 15+ years of experience architecting and evolving scalable, cloud-native systems, from greenfield development to complex enterprise modernization. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameronw711/
**THANK YOU** *Franklin University* for hosting our meetup! To learn more about *Franklin University*, please visit their website: https://www.franklin.edu/
**DIRECTIONS**
Franklin University
Fisher Hall
300 E. Main St, Columbus, OH 43215
Map: https://maps.app.goo.gl/jxjBA2hUmS5qrvhq8
Parking is FREE! Please park in Lot C in front of Fisher Hall. See attached map.
NOTE: Map the address only. When mapping with Google Maps it may use the Fisher Hall at OSU, which is NOT correct.
**Want to sponsor the pizza and/or bar tab?**
Please contact me if you would like to sponsor this meetup's pizza and/or bar tab: angelo@mandato.com
Site Building with Etch (Class 03 of 10) (FEE BASED)
**PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT NOTES:**
1. The dates for this series are simply placeholders at the moment. We are working on our 2026 schedule, and adjustments are forthcoming.
2. Each class in this series has an attendance fee.
3. Each class, from BOTH a sign-up and fee perspective, is a separate entity.
4. As the Etch toolset evolves, so too will the class outline below.
**Introduction:**
Our Site Building with Etch class provides detailed instructions on the philosophy of the Etch development framework, as well as in-depth, hands-on instruction on using the Etch environment and associated tools. Anyone familiar with Kevin Geary and the Digital Gravy set of products will tell you that they offer ground-breaking approaches to professional WordPress site development.
As we write this, the Etch toolset and environment are rapidly taking shape, with weekly quantum leaps forward in WordPress development methodologies. As early investors in the Etch product offering and its development process, we are actively testing and evaluating the toolset as it takes shape. We are beyond excited to see how WordPress site development is being modernized, and can't wait to bring this course set to you. It will be a paradigm shift in page and site development within WordPress, as well as moving your development mindset light-years forward.
Join us as we explore Etch and dive deep into development approaches that will genuinely elevate your craft as a website developer and agency provider. Scalable, responsive, compliant websites are now within easy reach, and Etch provides both the platform and toolset to take you there.
**The breakdown of the 10-class series is as follows:**
* Class 01 - TBD
* Class 02 - TBD
* Class 03 - TBD
* Class 04 - TBD
* Class 05 - TBD
* Class 06 - TBD
* Class 07 - TBD
* Class 08 - TBD
* Class 09 - TBD
* Class 10 - TBD
Throughout the class sessions listed above, we cover the following key areas of web development with Etch:
* **Introduction to Etch Interface:**
* Familiarization with the toolset's layout and understanding how to navigate and interact with its various components.
* **Visual Site Building:**
* Techniques for creating layouts using Etch's interface, incorporating sections, divs, containers, and elements to build semantically correct page structures.
* **Styling and Design:**
* Utilizing Etch's styling approach to customize elements, apply global CSS classes for consistent design, and leverage features like Flexbox and CSS Grid for responsive layouts.
* **Dynamic Content and Custom Fields:**
* Integrating dynamic content from custom post types and custom field plugins (like ACF, Meta Box, and even built-in fields) to build data-driven websites.
* **Component Building:**
* Creating and managing reusable components for headers, footers, post type layouts, and other site-wide elements.
* **Performance Optimization:**
* Understanding how Etch contributes to fast-loading websites and implementing performance best practices.
* **Advanced Features:**
* Depending on the class level, it might delve into advanced topics such as conditional logic, interactions, and custom code integration to enable more complex functionality.
The series aims to equip participants with the skills to efficiently build, customize, and maintain WordPress websites using Etch, catering to both beginners and experienced web developers alike.
QA or The Highway 2026
QA or the Highway is a one-day, affordable, regional, professional conference featuring real-world experience and thought leadership in the QA and testing industry.
This is a ticketed event please register here:
https://www.qaorthehwy.com/
Featured Keynote Speakers:
**Matthew-Hope Eland** **(Wizard at Leading EDJE)** \- An AI Specialist and Wizard at Leading EDJE who is known to teach software engineering\, AI\, and data science concepts in the most ridiculous ways possible\. Matt has used machine learning to settle debates over whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie\, reinforcement learning to drive the behavior of digital squirrels\, data analytics to suggest improvements to his favorite TV show\, and AI agents to play board games and create an AI agent with the personality of a dog\. Matt is the author of "Data Science in \.NET with Polyglot Notebooks" and "Refactoring with C\#" as well as several LinkedIn Learning courses\. Matt helps organize the Central Ohio \.NET Developer Group\, runs several blogs and a YouTube channel\, has a Master’s of Science in Data Analytics\, and is a current Microsoft MVP in AI and \.NET\.
**Tatyana Arbouzova** **(CEO at Innovate QA)** \- Tatyana Arbouzova is an engineering and business leader with a strong background in Quality Engineering across multiple industries\, including Big Tech\, Healthcare\, and Entertainment\. She has held leadership roles at world\-class companies such as Microsoft\, VMware\, Disney\, and The Pokémon Company International\, where she focused on building quality\-driven cultures and scaling teams to deliver high\-impact products\. With decades of experience\, Tatyana has helped organizations transform their quality practices so teams can deliver software efficiently\, confidently\, and with measurable business outcomes\. Today\, Tatyana advises software companies on adopting AI to optimize quality practices and improve how software is delivered at scale\. She is also a passionate community builder and the founder of Innovate QA\, a thriving Seattle\-based community and conference for quality professionals\.
Page Building with Bricks (Class 06 of 10) (FEE BASED)
**PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT NOTES:**
1. The dates for this series are simply placeholders at the moment. We are working on our 2026 schedule, and adjustments are forthcoming.
2. Each class in this series has an attendance fee.
3. Each class from BOTH a sign-up and fee perspective is a separate entity.
**Introduction:**
Our Page Building with Bricks web development class provides detailed instruction for using Bricks Builder, a visual site builder for WordPress, to create and manage websites. Widely considered by many of the world's leading web developers to be the most complete page builder on the market today, Bricks Builder offers a wide range of features and comprehensive tools. Our Bricks Builder web development class provides detailed instructions on utilizing the toolset. The series of courses covers the core features of Bricks Builder, enabling users to design and develop responsive, visually appealing websites. Moreover, the courses are oriented to reinforce a focus on professional, scalable web development. Throughout the series, we focus our page-building instruction on the semantic and structural integrity of the pages in a responsive world. By the end of the 10-class series, participants will have a fundamental understanding of proper web page and website development.
**The breakdown of the 10-class series is as follows:**
* Class 01 - Survey of Page Builders / What Bricksbuilder Does For You
* Class 02 - Boxes, Boxes, Boxes / Sections / Containers
* Class 03 - Static Units / Relative Units / Responsive Development And Math Functions
* Class 04 - CSS Variables And DRY Development / Classes And Global Styling
* Class 05 - CSS Grid And CSS Flexbox
* Class 06 - Responsive Development / Breakpoints And Media Queries
* Class 07 - Effective Use Of Color / Effective Use Of Images
* Class 08 - Beginning To Think Dynamically / Using Templates And Components
* Class 09 - Dynamic Styling / Data Attributes And Attribute Selectors
* Class 10 - Pseudo Elements / Programmatically Styling With Pseudo Classes
Throughout the class sessions listed above, we cover the following key areas of web development with Bricks Builder:
* **Introduction to Bricks Builder Interface:**
* Familiarization with the builder's layout, including the toolbar, panel, and canvas, and understanding how to navigate and interact with its various components.
* **Visual Site Building:**
* Techniques for creating layouts using Bricks' drag-and-drop interface, incorporating sections, rows, columns, and elements to build page structures.
* **Styling and Design:**
* Utilizing Bricks' styling options to customize elements, apply global CSS classes for consistent design, and leverage features like Flexbox and CSS Grid for responsive layouts.
* **Dynamic Content and Custom Fields:**
* Integrating dynamic content from custom post types and custom field plugins (like ACF, Meta Box) to build data-driven websites.
* **Template Building:**
* Creating and managing reusable templates for headers, footers, post type layouts, and other site-wide elements.
* **Performance Optimization:**
* Understanding how Bricks Builder contributes to fast-loading websites and implementing performance best practices.
* **Advanced Features:**
* Depending on the class level, it might delve into advanced topics such as conditional logic, interactions, and custom code integration to enable more complex functionality.
The series aims to equip participants with the skills to efficiently build, customize, and maintain WordPress websites using Bricks Builder, catering to both beginners and experienced web developers.
Microsoft Build - Columbus Edition!
We are bringing Microsoft Build sessions to Columbus Ohio!
The Central Ohio Azure Meetup and Central Ohio .NET Developer's Group (CONDG) are coming together to bring some of the labs and breakouts from Microsoft Build to your backyard. In this free, 1 day event, you are going to Build stuff with us!
And yes, there will be free food.
Please RSVP via [Microsoft Build //localhost:columbus | Microsoft Reactor](https://developer.microsoft.com/en-us/reactor/events/27247/).






















