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We’re thrilled to announce that **.NET Hub Kathmandu**, together with **Nepal Cloud Professionals**, will be organizing the **local edition of .NET Conf 2025**! 🎉. As an official **local event** of the **global .NET Conf**, this is your chance to connect with passionate developers, tech leaders, and innovators who are shaping the future of .NET and modern software development. 📌 **Event Details**: 📅 **Saturday,** January 10, 2026 📍 **Location:** The100 Spaces, Katyani Marga, Old Baneshwor 🕒 **Time:** 01:00 PM – 04:00 PM **What to Expect** Join us for an **open discussion on all things .NET**! This session is designed to be interactive and community-driven, where everyone can share ideas, ask questions, and exchange experiences. * **Open Forum Conversations** – Discuss the latest .NET updates, trends, and real-world use cases. * **Community Insights** – Share your thoughts and learn from fellow developers’ perspectives. * **Networking & Knowledge Sharing** – Connect with like-minded professionals and grow your network. .NET Conf is an annual, **free, global developer event** co-organized by **Microsoft** and the **.NET community**. Local organizers around the world bring the excitement of .NET Conf to their regions, helping developers learn, share, and celebrate the .NET ecosystem together. **Who Should Attend** * .NET and C# developers * Students and tech enthusiasts * Software engineers and architects **About Nepal Cloud Professionals** Nepal Cloud Professionals is a vibrant community of IT professionals, developers, solution architects, and tech enthusiasts passionate about cloud computing and emerging technologies. We host regular meetups, discussions, and mentorship opportunities to foster learning and collaboration. Read more about the community at [https://nepalcloudpro.org](http://nepalcloudpro.org/). **About .NET Hub Kathmandu** **.NET Hub Kathmandu** is a tech community dedicated to the Microsoft .NET ecosystem and is part of the **.NET Foundation**. It connects developers and tech enthusiasts through meetups, workshops, and events to share knowledge, promote .NET adoption, and support the growth of Nepal’s technology industry. **Stay Connected** Follow **.NET Hub Kathmandu** for updates, speaker announcements, and agenda details. Let’s celebrate the global .NET community — right here in Kathmandu!

WordPress is more than just a tool to build websites. It is a global movement that powers over **43% of the internet**. But what happens behind the dashboard? Whether you are a freelancer, a student, an agency owner, or someone just starting their web journey, understanding the **WordPress Ecosystem** is the key to unlocking global career opportunities and building a local network right here in Pokhara. In this session, we will dive into how the community works, why it is essential for your professional growth, and how you can get involved. **What We will Discuss:** * **The Global Ecosystem:** Understanding the players, from hosting companies and plugin developers to the volunteers who build the core software. * **Why Community Matters:** How being active in the WordPress community can lead to remote jobs, mentorship, and high-value networking. * **WordPress in 2026:** A look at the current trends and how our local Pokhara community fits in. * **Road to WordCamp Nepal:** A special briefing on the upcoming WordCamp Nepal 2026 in Butwal (Jan 23–24). We will discuss travel plans, what to expect, and how to prepare for the Contributor Day! **Who Should Attend?** * **Beginners:** Curious about what WordPress is and how to start a career. * **Developers & Designers:** Looking to expand their network and contribute to open source. * **Business Owners:** Interested in understanding the platform that runs their business. * **Students:** Eager to explore remote work opportunities in the tech world.

We’re thrilled to announce that **.NET Hub Kathmandu**, together with **Nepal Cloud Professionals**, will be organizing the **local edition of .NET Conf 2025**! 🎉. As an official **local event** of the **global .NET Conf**, this is your chance to connect with passionate developers, tech leaders, and innovators who are shaping the future of .NET and modern software development. 📌 **Event Details**: 📅 **Saturday,** January 10, 2026 📍 **Location:** The100 Spaces, Katyani Marga, Old Baneshwor 🕒 **Time:** 01:00 PM – 04:00 PM **What to Expect** Join us for an **open discussion on all things .NET**! This session is designed to be interactive and community-driven, where everyone can share ideas, ask questions, and exchange experiences. * **Open Forum Conversations** – Discuss the latest .NET updates, trends, and real-world use cases. * **Community Insights** – Share your thoughts and learn from fellow developers’ perspectives. * **Networking & Knowledge Sharing** – Connect with like-minded professionals and grow your network. .NET Conf is an annual, **free, global developer event** co-organized by **Microsoft** and the **.NET community**. Local organizers around the world bring the excitement of .NET Conf to their regions, helping developers learn, share, and celebrate the .NET ecosystem together. **Who Should Attend** * .NET and C# developers * Students and tech enthusiasts * Software engineers and architects **About Nepal Cloud Professionals** Nepal Cloud Professionals is a vibrant community of IT professionals, developers, solution architects, and tech enthusiasts passionate about cloud computing and emerging technologies. We host regular meetups, discussions, and mentorship opportunities to foster learning and collaboration. Read more about the community at [https://nepalcloudpro.org](http://nepalcloudpro.org/). **About .NET Hub Kathmandu** **.NET Hub Kathmandu** is a tech community dedicated to the Microsoft .NET ecosystem and is part of the **.NET Foundation**. It connects developers and tech enthusiasts through meetups, workshops, and events to share knowledge, promote .NET adoption, and support the growth of Nepal’s technology industry. **Stay Connected** Follow **.NET Hub Kathmandu** for updates, speaker announcements, and agenda details. Let’s celebrate the global .NET community — right here in Kathmandu!

Our monthly PHP meetup. A virtual shindig courtesy of Zoom. Check back here for the details around 6:15 pm

**NEW LOCATION: Improving Office in Franklinton** Physical location: Improving Office 330 Rush Alley Suite #150 Columbus, OH 43215 Schedule: * 6:00 p.m.: Socialize, eat, and drink. Improving will be providing pizza and beverages. * 6:30 to 8:00 pm. Main meeting and presentation(s). For this first meeting of the year, we will be reviewing submissions for the Your Program is Hideous and Obfuscated Challenge (YPHOC). Submissions for this challenge are due by January 12th, 2026. The details can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/13zbxwElpJqPMuAN4Ele2hUgsqtFKzH3OCTL5NEeiLKQ or on our website http://www.cohpy.org We meet on the last Monday of each Month. Presentations are given by members and friends of this group. If you would like to do a presentation (small or large) on a python topic, please contact centralohpython@gmail.com

Come out to Improving for our monthly iOS and Mac meetings. This Month's Presentation: **Use AI to convert an old game into an iOS App** **John Endres** How I decided to learn AI tools in Xcode (Claude and ChatGPT) John is a long time iOS Developer. What is Cocoaheads (http://cocoaheads.org/)? CocoaHeads is a group devoted to discussion of Apple Computer's Cocoa Framework for programming on MacOS X and iOS (including the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch). During monthly meetings, members present on their projects and offer tutorials on various programming topics. What is BuckeyeCocoa (http://buckeyecocoa.org/)? BuckeyeCocoa is a group of Objective-C/Swift developers/enthusiasts. We host monthly Cocoaheads and near-weekly NSCoder meetings in Columbus, Ohio. The meetings are free to attend. Presentations! Presenters welcome! We are always in need of people willing to present material. Any Swift and/or Objective-C related topic is welcome. Times can be 5 minutes (i.e. lightning talks) to a maximum of 2 hours. Interested? Contact info is on the BuckeyeCocoa website. To volunteer for a presentation contact us at @BuckeyeCocoa on Twitter. Follow us on Twitter! @BuckeyeCocoa (https://twitter.com/#!/Buckeyecocoa/) For more information: http://buckeyecocoa.org/

**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 **Abstract** GitHub Copilot is rapidly changing how developers write, understand, and maintain code. Powered by generative AI and deeply integrated into modern development environments, Copilot acts as an intelligent coding assistant, helping developers move faster while maintaining quality and focus. In this session, we’ll explore what GitHub Copilot is, how it works, and where it fits into a real-world developer workflow. We’ll break down what Copilot can (and cannot) do, where it can be used, and how licensing differs for individuals and organizations. Most importantly, this talk goes beyond theory with a live, hands-on demo showcasing Copilot inside the IDE and on GitHub, demonstrating how it can assist with code generation, refactoring, learning new APIs, and accelerating day-to-day development tasks. Designed for developers, technical leads, and engineering managers, this session provides a practical introduction to AI-assisted development, highlights best practices for getting value from Copilot, and closes with guidance on how to continue learning and evolving alongside this rapidly advancing tool. Attendees will leave with a clear understanding of how GitHub Copilot can enhance productivity, improve developer experience, and fit into modern software teams today, not someday. **YouTube Link** TBA

## Learn Infrastructure-as-Code (the FUN Way) — Through Minecraft 🎮☁️ **Joint Meetup: Azure CBUS × Columbus HashiCorp User Group** What if learning Terraform and Infrastructure-as-Code didn’t feel like a whitepaper… but more like a game? Join us for a joint Azure CBUS and Columbus HashiCorp User Group meetup where **Mark Tinderholt** \(Principal Architect\, Microsoft Azure \| HashiCorp Ambassador \| “The Azure Terraformer”\) shows how **Minecraft** can be used as a surprisingly powerful way to understand real-world Infrastructure-as-Code concepts. In this session, Mark will demonstrate how Terraform and Azure can be used to provision, configure, and manage Minecraft servers—while teaching the same patterns you’d use for production cloud infrastructure. ### What we’ll cover * Infrastructure-as-Code fundamentals using **Terraform** * Provisioning real infrastructure on **Azure** * Applying **IaC best practices** (immutability, repeatability, versioning) * How playful environments like Minecraft make complex concepts *click* * Why learning through experimentation beats click-ops every time ### Who should attend * Developers, platform engineers, and cloud engineers * Terraform users (new or experienced) * Anyone curious about Infrastructure-as-Code but tired of boring examples * Minecraft fans who want to see it used in a totally unexpected way No prior Minecraft experience required—just curiosity and a willingness to learn infrastructure the fun way. Come for the blocks, stay for the Terraform. 🧱➡️📐 Want to be a speaker? submit your talk to our Call for Presenters!!! https://sessionize.com/cbus-hug-2026/

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** \~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~ 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!