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🏸Causal/Social Badminton📍Archway 📶 Mixed Ability
**BOOK HERE**: https://sportas.co.uk/games/48933
**Game Description:**
🧡Come and join us for a casual friendly & social badminton session in Archway. This venue consists of 4 courts in total.
🚨Directions🚨
📍Enter via Thornbury Square road and walk all the way downhill. (Note: you won’t be able to enter through the school!)
🚶♂️10 minute walk from Archway or Highgate tube stations (Northern Line)
🚗 Free car parking on site
🚿 Showers, changing rooms, water fountain & toilets are available in
**Rules**
🏸The session is for mixed ability players so please be positive and encouraging to all players. We highly encourage you to read the rules for classic doubles prior to the session so we can run the games smoothly.
👯♀️We play doubles for the whole time and keep rotating courts so everyone gets to play with each other.
We use Yonex Mavis 300 Nylon Shuttle cocks. We also have a few spare rackets.
GoodGym Tower Hamlets // Group Session // Do Good & Get Fit
**PLEASE VISIT THE WEBSITE TO CONFIRM SESSION DETAILS AND LET US KNOW YOU PLAN TO ATTEND. THIS IS MANDATORY.**
**Want to do something useful with your exercise? GoodGym is no ordinary gym. We're a group of people who get fit by doing good - helping out local charities and community groups with physical jobs like shifting compost and planting trees.**
**📍 We meet at** **Town Hall Hotel - Hotel Entrance, Patriot Square, London, E2 9NF** **at 6:45pm.**
**🏃♂️ At 7:00pm we'll run, walk or cycle to do a 30-40 minute task.**
**🏃♂️ Then we'll head back to where we started by 8:45pm, do some stretches and maybe grab a beverage?**
It's FREE. It's fun. It's fulfilling. And we're a very friendly bunch. 🍇
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**BOOK ONTO THE SESSION**
**To come to the session click here:** https://www.goodgym.org/v3/sessions
**You will need to confirm your attendance on the GoodGym website** (this includes creating an account with us if you haven’t already - it only takes a few mins).
The link above takes you to the session listings in your area - if this session doesn’t fit your schedule, you may find something that does so check it out.
p.s. GoodGym is a charity and you will be asked whether you’d like to donate when first creating an account. The choice is yours and does not affect your ability to attend a session.
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**FAQ**
Not sure you'll keep up? GoodGym is for everyone (18+). Whether you've never run before, or are chasing a marathon PB, you are 100% welcome. We always have a back-marker so no one gets left behind.
70% of GoodGym members start as non-runners so if you're new to this kind of thing you will be supported by people who are all on the same journey. 👍
What do I need to wear? Most of us wear gym/running gear. Make sure you're prepared for the weather.
Don't feel like you're fit enough? Our tasks are simple and fun. There are easy jobs as well as more challenging things for those who want a workout! The choice is always yours.
Do I need to bring anything? Gardening gloves are really useful for a lot of GoodGym tasks. And a head torch too if it’s likely to get dark. Please bring some if you can but there’s no requirement 🧤💡🧤
What is GoodGym? We're a (really lovely) group of people who use our energy to make a difference in our local community (and in communities across the UK!). We often meet on a weeknight, at least once a week, for a session to do good and get fit. We'd love you to come and join us. Any questions, just pop a comment below or send me a message. Find out everything you need to know at goodgym.org
🏐Volleyball Session📍Canary Wharf 📶 Lower Intermediate
**BOOK HERE**: https://sportas.co.uk/games/45283
**Game Description:**
In partnership with In2Sports, we bring to you a new Monday night session 🏙️
Learn more about them here: https://in2sports.org
This is a lower intermediate session, if you’re beginner please attend the mixed/social sessions 🧡
💦 Water fountain, showers, bathrooms and changing rooms available
**Directions:**
🚶♂️5 minute walk from Canary Wharf station
**Rules**
\- 2 teams of 6 \(1 rotating sub\)
\- Games to 25 points
\- Please be kind and respectful to all players 🧡
⚽ Mixed 6 aside game📍Stratford 📶 Mixed Ability
**BOOK HERE**: https://sportas.co.uk/games/45262
**Game Description:**
Come and join a casual mixed football game in Stratford 😎
**Directions:**
🚶♂️5 minute walk from Stratford International DLR Station
📍 Pitch 3 - In the small 6 aside cages NOT the big 11 aside pitch.
**Rules**
Classic 6 aside rules, can be explained at the start of the session.
Please be encouraging and positive to all players 🧡
🏐Volleyball Session📍Canary Wharf 📶 Mid Intermediate
**BOOK HERE**: https://sportas.co.uk/games/45321
**Game Description:**
In partnership with In2Sports we bring to you a Monday night session 🏙️
Learn more about them here: https://in2sports.org
This is a session for Mid-Intermediate & above players.
❗️Please be considerate & only sign up to this game if you’re a Mid-INTERMEDIATE skill level player or above. If we think you are a beginner/lower-inter player we will cancel and refund you from the game❗️
💦 Water fountain, showers, bathrooms and changing rooms available
Directions:
🚶♂️5 minute walk from Canary Wharf station
**Rules**
\- 3 teams of 6
\- Games to 25 points
\- max 2 games in a row
\- Please be kind and respectful to all players 🧡
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LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Taster workshop
A fun and hands on introduction to LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®, ideal for those who have not experienced the method before.
After being welcomed by our experienced facilitator Sean Blair, you will explore building models as an individual and as a group. You will become practiced at several methods of communication and learn to hear and understand others, all using LEGO!
Following the workshop we will send you a free pdf copy of the book "SeriousWork" - a hands on guide to using LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® yourself (5\*\*\*\*\* reviewed book that sells for £25 on Amazon
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Facilitate-Meetings-Workshops-Serious-Method/dp/0995664706)
Ideal for those who are interested in participatory leadership, better communication and creativity.
If you have attended a taster workshop before, you are welcome to attend but please note this introductory workshop will be a similar experience.
Let's Discuss... Penal System
We all want 2 things from justice. We want the guilty caught and held, so the rest of us are safe. We also want to be sure we never crush someone who did nothing wrong. But we can't have both. Lean toward catching every criminal, and innocent people get swept up. Lean toward protecting the innocent, and some dangerous people slip through. Benjamin Franklin landed on one side: better a hundred guilty go free than one innocent suffer. The trouble starts when those hundred are real, and they're out.
What is prison actually for? to punish, to protect us, or to fix people?
When a sentence is short, is that mercy or is that punishment of the victim?
Which mistake can you live with: jailing the innocent, or freeing the guilty?
Can a court really say "innocent until proven guilty" after the public already decided?
*Please do your own research and share resources related to this topic in the comments below.*
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**💛 Support The Examined Life**
Enjoying the discussions? Please consider donating, it keeps us running.
👉 Donate here: [https://examinedlife.uk/donation/](https://examinedlife.uk/donation/)
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**Join our Telegram group chat**
Stay connected between sessions: [https://t.me/+o9T9DL5u6AcwMmRk](https://t.me/+o9T9DL5u6AcwMmRk)
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**About the session**
The Examined Life "Let's Discuss…" session is an open, welcoming discussion, no prior reading or expertise required.
Format:
* **13:15** Free-flowing group discussion on the topic
* **14:00 (ish)** We split into smaller groups for deeper conversation on what interests you most
* **16:00** Official end of the meetup. Most attendees stay on and keep chatting until around 18:00
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**Please RSVP accurately**
Please update your RSVP if plans change, it helps us plan and frees up spots for others.
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**Artwork:** Interrogations in Jail 1720 by Alessandro Magnasco.
London (Evening) D365PPUG - June 2026
Our second London Evening D365 and Power Platform User Group event of 2026 will take place on Thursday 18th June 2026 at 6 PM.
**Agenda:**
* 6.00pm - Registration and Networking
* 6.30pm - Welcome and Introduction
* 6.40pm - **Session 1 : Upgrade Your Customer Service Game with Microsoft's Digital Contact Center, Tricia Sinclair - MVP Avanade**
* 7.20pm - Break, Networking and Food
* 7:40pm - **Session 2:**
**Virtual Tour Inside the Microsoft Inclusive Tech Lab - The Microsoft Inclusive Tech Lab is an innovation hub where Microsoft showcases how inclusive design shapes modern technology. In this session, you’ll explore how solutions are built with and for people with disabilities to create more accessible and impactful experiences for everyone**
* 8:10 **Session 3 :** **Getting AI ready - Process and Data optimisation, Steve Snowden - CEO Snowden Consulting**
* 8:40 pm - **Interactive Session / Q&A ( Atif, Pritesh, Tammy)**
* 9:00pm - Close
After event social/networking continues at London Bridge Hotel SE1 9SG.
**Want to present in next event?**
If you are interested in presenting, then drop us a line at london@d365ppug.com. First-timers and our tech women are especially welcome :)
**The event will be at:**
Dotdigital Offices
9th Floor, 1 London Bridge,
London SE1 9BG
A member of the user group will be at the entrance to greet and direct you to the conference room.
Friday LOW INTERMEDIATE+ @ GEORGE GREENS School (7:15pm - 9:10pm)
**Friday - Lower Intermediate+ @ George Green's**
Come and join our friendly badminton club for a fun and competitive doubles session at George Green’s School in Tower Hamlets!
🏸 **How it works**
* Book your spot here on Meetup – spaces are limited.
* Pay by bank transfer before the session – bank details are provided below.
* Bring your own racket and non-marking indoor shoes. Feather shuttles are included.
🎯 **Level**
This is a **Lower Intermediate+ session**. You should be able to play clears, smashes, drops, drives, and net shots consistently in games.
All players **must be at the right level** for this session. Badminton levels vary between clubs, so we strongly recommend checking out our **Instagram page** to see what *we* class as **Lower Intermediate, Intermediate, and High Intermediate** before booking.
We always use the **first game as a level check**. If it becomes clear during that game that the standard isn’t the right match for this session, **you won’t be able to continue beyond that point**.
As a **small community club**, we’re unfortunately **unable to offer refunds** in these situations.
👉 Please **only book a session if you are happy to accept these conditions**.
💬 **Stay connected**
We have a club WhatsApp group for updates, photos, and extra playing opportunities. Message Peter on **07561 100 413** after you've played at your first session and we’ll add you!
📍 **Venue**
* Where: George Green’s School, 100 Manchester Road, E14 3DW (nearest tube: Island Gardens DLR).
* On arrival: Let reception know you’re here for the Tower Hamlets Badminton Meetup.
💷 **Price**
£12 per session, payable in advance (all first time players must pay at least 24 hours before session start time, or your place may be removed to make space for other players).
Bank transfer details:
**Badminton Go Ltd**
Sort code: 60-83-71
Account: 78644858
(Use your name + date as ref)
🏐Volleyball Game📍Poplar 📶 Lower Intermediate
**BOOK HERE**: https://sportas.co.uk/games/45402
**Game Description:**
Come and play Tuesday evenings Lower-Intermediate volleyball session in Poplar 🔥
Picturesque court with plenty of serving space and also space to stay warm on the side when your team is off waiting for the next game 🙌
**Rules**
3 teams of 6
Games to 15 points
Saturday INTERMEDIATE+ @ MULBERRY SPORTS Centre, 2-Hrs (9am - 11am)
**Saturday - Intermediate+ (2 hours) @ Mulberry**
Come and join our friendly badminton club for a fun and competitive doubles session at Mulberry Sports & Leisure Centre in Whitechapel!
**Extra Hour Option (11:00 – 12:00)**
Book a space for the add-on session (you'll find it on our event calendar) for **£6.00**, or just **£3.00** if you’re also booked into the 9:00–11:00 or 12:00–14:00 session on the same day.
**How it works**
* Book your spot here on Meetup – spaces are limited.
* Pay by bank transfer before the session – bank details are provided below.
* Bring your own racket and non-marking indoor shoes. Feather shuttles are included.
**Level**
This is an **Intermediate+ session**. You should be able to play clears, smashes, drops, drives, and net shots consistently in games.
All players **must be at the right level** for this session. Badminton levels vary between clubs, so we strongly recommend checking out our **Instagram page** to see what *we* class as **Lower Intermediate, Intermediate, and High Intermediate** before booking.
We always use the **first game as a level check**. If it becomes clear during that game that the standard isn’t the right match for this session, **you won’t be able to continue beyond that point**.
As a **small community club**, we’re unfortunately **unable to offer refunds** in these situations.
👉 Please **only book a session if you are happy to accept these conditions**.
💬 **Stay connected**
We have a club WhatsApp group for updates, photos, and extra playing opportunities. Message Peter on **07561 100 413** after you've played at your first session and we’ll add you!
**Venue**
* Where: Mulberry Sports & Leisure Centre, Anthony Street, E1 2TX (nearest tube: Whitechapel).
* On arrival: Let reception know you’re here for the Tower Hamlets Badminton Meetup.
**Price**
£12 per session (2 hours), payable in advance (all first time players must pay at least 24 hours before session start time, or your place may be removed to make space for other players).
Bank transfer details:
**Badminton Go Ltd**
Sort code: 60-83-71
Account: 78644858
(Use your name + date as ref)
MAKE A CONSOLE TABLE
**Bookable via our website ➡️** [https://www.thegoodlifecentre.co.uk/events/console-table/](https://www.thegoodlifecentre.co.uk/events/console-table/)
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**Suitable for:** Absolute beginners. No prior experience in woodworking is required for this course.
**About:** Learn traditional carpentry skills using a mixture of hand tools and modern drills to create a beautiful console table at the height of your choice.
This is a twelve evening course to make an elegant console table for your home.
The workshop is suitable for confident beginners and will teach how to measure and mark your work and how to use saws, chisels , planes as you construct bridle, mortise and tenons and shoulder joints.
The design of the table can be altered in height to adapt to a coffee table, a small breakfast bar or hall table.
The base is constructed in pine and the top is furniture grade plywood.
These 12 evenings are a perfect starting point for many aspects of woodwork that will give you confidence to choose and replicate basic wood joints into other projects.
Using a mixture of traditional hand tools and modern drills and saws, our experienced tutor will guide and inspire you as they teach age old techniques in carpentry. As you begin making wood joints traditionally constructed from seasoned pine, you will learn how to use and care for chisels, saws, planes and spoke-shaves.
Maximum dimensions:
Table top: 18mm Birch plywood – 80cm x 40cm – Base H82cm x W68cm x D33cm – overall table height 85cm
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Customize the IDE: Building Extensions for Visual Studio Code - Alan Barber
**Important time note:** Please plan on arriving between 5:30 and 6:00 as the elevators lock after 6 and you'll need to message us and we'll need to come get you.
The building address is 4450 Bridge Park
The entrance is 6620 Mooney St, Suite 400
You will need to scan your ID at the door to get a visitor badge.
**Abstract**
*Customize the IDE: Building Extensions for Visual Studio Code*
Visual Studio Code is one of the most widely used development environments today, and much of its flexibility comes from its extension ecosystem. Extensions allow developers to customize the editor with new features, integrations, and workflow improvements tailored to their needs.
In this session, we’ll cover what extensions are and the different types available, including full extensions written in TypeScript or JavaScript, along with lighter-weight extensions such as color themes, language packs, language support, code snippets, and keymaps. We’ll also look at practical reasons a developer might create an extension, from automating repetitive tasks to adding custom tooling.
The session includes a hands-on walkthrough of creating a new extension, testing it locally, and understanding the basic project structure. We’ll close with a brief overview of how extensions are packaged and published to the Visual Studio Marketplace and other distribution options.
**YouTube Link**
TBD
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/).
NSCoder Night
We've moved to guild.host Look for us there.
https://guild.host/events/buckeye-cocoaheads-nscoders-tcbrk5
Columbus Code & Coffee 87 @ Improving
Columbus Code & Coffee is an inclusive, informal co-working session. People of all skill levels attend, and we love it that way. Many people (optionally) bring projects to work on, and many other people (optionally) socialize the entire time. It's entirely up to you!
**What to Expect at the Intro Circle**
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Near the beginning of the event (1:30 pm), we do a standup:
* Organizer announcements, updates, and logistics
Round 1 - (7 secs max):
* Your name
* What you're working on
* What you can help others with
Round 2:
* Community events you wanna plug. If none, that's cool too.
Round 3:
* Job opportunities you're hiring for OR announce that you are looking for one. If none, that's cool.
After the introduction circle, everything is self-organized! Feel free to work alone, pair up, attend one of our workshops/presentations, or mingle!
Claude Code with Unity
A session on using Claude Code, Anthropic's AI coding agent, in real Unity development. We'll cover what coding agents are, where Claude Code fits, and how to apply it to an actual game project.
The format is presentation-style, with live demos and time for questions throughout. After brief scene-setting on coding agents and what makes Claude Code distinct, we'll go problem-driven: demoing it live on a released Unity game and introducing each feature as a solution to a problem we hit.
What to Expect:
* An intro to coding agents and where Claude Code fits
* A live demo on a real Unity project
* Key features as solutions to real problems: 𝖢𝖫𝖠𝖴𝖣𝖤.𝗆𝖽, context management, hooks, skills, subagents, and MCP
* Unity-specific pain points, including Domain Reload and MCP caveats
* Putting it together
All experience levels welcome. Food and drinks provided.
*Note: meetup topics may change — check back for the latest details.*
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
AI Improv: let’s build a game together with Claude Code, Codex, and Gemini and b
We are going to build together with all the CLIs! E will be doing it at Columbus Code and Coffee
Agenda
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Hosted By
James Power, Organizer
Pete Gordon, Organizer
Just a Software Guy in the age of the Internet.
Complete your event RSVP here: https://gdg.community.dev/events/details/google-gdg-columbus-presents-ai-improv-lets-build-a-game-together-with-claude-code-codex-and-gemini-and-be-the-judge/.




















